Falling

"Why ever not? Oh Drake have you got someone in there?" She asked.

"Go in the bathroom, stay in there until I tell you it is okay to come out, it won't be long." I whispered pressing a kiss to his forehead.

I realized I was screwed if I didn't come up with a plan, so I stripped down to my boxers and started putting my jeans back on. "Astoria, I will hex you into next week if you open that door." I snapped.

"Threat or Promise?" She opened the door.

"Promise." I spun round, jeans half hanging around my hips, with my wand drawn at her.

"I don't believe it, he was telling the truth." She said shocked.

"Yeah, he does that." I noticed Scorpius' eyes were wide with shock. He frowned then went back downstairs.

"Sometimes I wish you weren't gay." She muttered, eyeing me.

"Tori, you are married." I chided.

"Yeah, I know. But if you weren't gay, I would still be married to you."

"Not necessarily."

"Are you saying you don't think I'm attractive Drake?"

"Tori, you are putting words in my mouth. Now bugger off so I can finish getting dressed, you know where everything is and the house elves love you, find something to do while I get ready. And don't bother snooping, there is nothing to find."

"You didn't answer my question Drake." She sang while dancing off and closing the door.

"Colloportus. Muffilato." I muttered, before saying. "Allie you can come out now."

He nudged the door and poked his head out before coming back into the bedroom. I picked up my shirt and slid my arms in the sleeves, leaving it unbuttoned for the time being.

I was just about to zip my jeans when I heard him whisper. "Why didn't you tell her?"

"Because I didn't want her to find out like that. We're going down to tell them in a minute, if that's okay?" I turned around.

"Oh." He blushed.

"Never." I grabbed him and pulled him tightly to my chest. "I would never, ever, be ashamed of you."

"How do you do that?" He whispered against my collar bone.

"It's a fairly common side-effect of the soul mate bond we share; I can do it because I have more control over my magic than you do. You'll pick it up."

"Can you read my mind then?"

"No, well, not exactly. I just know things, like I can tell that you're nervous, I knew you were upset because you thought that I was ashamed of you. Oh and you can stop with that as well." I pushed him back a little.

He blushed furiously. "I told you, you are too young." I whispered.

He looked away. "Oh give over. You know I love you." I snapped, a little harshly.

He made for the door and tried to open it, when it didn't move he started to kick and punch it. Eventually resting his head and hands against the door. Tears streaming down his face, blood running down from his knuckles.

"Come here." I whispered.

He turned to face me, then walked over and sat on the bed in front of me. I knelt down and took hold of his hands. "Tergeo. Episkey." I whispered, pressing a kiss to each hand as I did. "Allie please don't do that again."

"Sorry." He whispered.

"Shhhh. Look. I shouldn't have snapped I know. I'm sorry. I love you. I promise." I stretched up and kissed his nose, before getting to my feet.

He slipped his hands around my waist and pulled me down next to him. I smiled. "Allie, we really have to go down before one of them comes up."

"Kiss me."

"What?"

"Kiss me, properly, please."

"Allie."

"No, just. Just kiss me, now, please."

"Allie, please. We need to go downstairs."

"I DON'T CARE." He shouted. "I don't care about any of them. I don't care about anyone else. I just want to feel your lips against mine, to taste you, to feel your breath on my face. Just kiss me."

I looked across at him, he laid there eyes closed, mouth slightly open. Watched the slight rise and fall of his chest with his heavy breathing. I moved silently, leaned my head close to his, letting out a slow steady breath over his cheek. I moved my mouth closer to his, let my lips cover his completely. I felt his arms slide around me and pull me closer. I ran my tongue across his lower lip, he opened his mouth obediently. I pressed myself against him, pushed my tongue inside his mouth. He pulled away, a few moments later, gasping for breath.

"Now we really need to go downstairs." I mumbled, lips brushing against his.

"Okay." He whispered.

I stood up and started fastening my jeans. He slipped his hands between my arms and began buttoning my shirt up from the bottom. "Thanks, love." I whispered as I began buttoning from the top down. Our hands met, I slipped my fingers through his, grabbing my wand with my other hand. "Finite Incantatem."

"Can we just tell Astoria first?" Allie mumbled.

"Yeah, sure." I pulled him into the drawing room.

I smiled down at him and pressed a brief kiss to his lips. "It will be fine." I murmured.

"TORI! Come to the drawing room, alone." I called.

"You yelled?" She looked at me, then noticed Allie beside me. "No."

"Yes," I whispered. "And before you freak, we're soul mates."

"But-"

"He is literally less than half my age and my son's best friend. I know."

"Wow." She said taking a seat on the couch opposite Allie and I. "Congrats. Oh and good luck." She then beamed.

"To whom?"

"Not you, to Allie." She conjured up 3 glasses of fire whiskey. "May you have better luck taming him than I did."

"I believe I may have a hidden advantage." Allie smirked.

"Oh yeah?"

"Penis." Allie dead panned.

Astoria's mouth fell open, eyes wide with surprise. "Not the average Potter?" She asked me.

"No, the Slytherin one." I supplied.

"I'll give you credit, Drake, you can't half pick 'em."

"You make it sound like there have been many. I recall three, including you and Allie."

"Wait, three?" Allie raised an eyebrow.

"Ooooooh you're already keeping secrets?" Astoria's eyes lit up, she would enjoy this.

"Tori, keep your mouth shut."

"Why ever would I do that?" She laughed.

"THINK ABOUT IT!" I snapped. "Tori, this is not about me, or Allie. It's about him."

"Who, what is so important about keeping it a secret?" He looked at Tori, knowing I wouldn't talk.

"I can't explain, it isn't my place." She conceded.

"But it is yours?" He turned to me.

"Not entirely."

"Draco?"

"Allie, I can't tell you. Just trust me, please."

"Okay." He whispered.

I heard the doorbell ring. "Back in a sec." I stood up and went to the door, opening it to reveal Harry bent double clutching his side.

"Harry?"

"Draco, help me, the bitch cursed me. Arghh." I slipped my arm under his shoulder and moved him to sit on the stairs.

"Sectumsempre?"

"Yes. Oh hurry up, I'm fucking bleeding out." I accioed a book and started searching through it.

"I don't know the counter curse you moron."

"But Snape?"

"Can do nonverbal casting."

"Could." He snapped back.

"Yeah, fucking rub it in you bastard."

"What do you mean? I lost practically everyone I ever loved because of your great leader."

"Yeah, and then threw one of them away, or had you forgotten."

"Actually I have regretted it pretty much every day since if you must know. But looks like it turned out for the best now."

"How can you even say that?"

"Well. You know what I mean."

"A victim of circumstance, you and I both know that. Potter." I spat.

"Are you two trying to start another wizarding war?" Allie asked.

"Leave it." We both snapped.

"Now I remember a little more about that other relationship."

"TORI, MOUTH SHUT NOW. HE ISN'T FUCKING DAFT!" I screamed at her.

"No, no. But. What? Dad?" He whispered.

"Got it. Vulnera Sanentur. Vulnera Sanentur. Vulnera Sanentur." I flicked my wand, the gashes began healing. "Tori, potions lab, I need Dittany."

She rushed off.

"How could we not even know? How could you keep that from us?" Allie asked, tears streaming down his face.

"Allie, I'm sorry." Harry whispered.

"Is that why you freaked? Thought I was stealing your boyfriend?"

"Allie, go to Scorpius." I told.

"No, don't think this will just go away. Either of you, at least now I know why you didn't want me to know. Is it like being with him again? Is that why you don't care? Or am I not as good as the great Harry Potter?"

"Malfoy?"

"No, we have not. Albus, in there NOW!" I shouted. Allie took one look at me, and thought better of protesting.

"He implied that you had-"

"Harry, you think that little of me."

"Got the Dittany." Astoria handed me the bottle.

"You know this is gonna hurt. Sorry." I dropped the foul smelling liquid over the wound to prevent scarring.

"I never meant to cause this. I just wanted to make them happy."

"Yeah, I know I shouldn't have brought it up, it's my fault." I held out my hand and helped him to his feet.

"I'll explain it to Allie."

"You sure, I don't mind."

"I think it might be easier to hear it from me."

"Sure, you'll have to tell James and Lily as well though, eventually."

"Yeah I know, are you going to tell Scorpius?"

"I haven't got much of a choice."

"We could tell them together?"

"No that would only make matters worse, we aren't a united front. Not anymore."

"Mmm, is there somewhere I can talk to him in private?"

"Yeah, drawing room, that one there." I pointed to the door as I entered the living room.

Allie was curled up next to Scorpius crying, Scorp' just stroked him gently.

"Scorpius."

"Don't you dare. Blaise, Amy and Mum have gone home, these walls are thin. Don't you dare try to cover this up, not anymore."

"New plan." Harry muttered. "I take yours you take mine. Yeah?"

"Sure. I'm not going to belittle you, or explain, you want the truth, you'll hear it from someone with no reason to lie."

"Yeah, and what about Allie, who's gonna tell him?"

"Leave it to your Dad." Harry told him, gesturing to the door. Scorpius glared at him, but shuffled from his seat and walked out.