A few months had passed and it was already April. Both Draco and Jade spent 6 months together and the effect of being together for someone this long changed their minds completely about each other since the last 6 years.
"How long will you write on that?" Draco complained waiting for her to finish up. It was only a half an hour from dinner.
"Will you give me a moment please? I never had the chance to write Goyle and Parkinson's story out! Everywhere I go, I'm always pulled away in a dark place with you." Jade said finishing up her paragraph.
Just a week ago, Draco and Jade slipped into the Astronomy Tower, after class. Trelawny had already left and before they even started to kiss, they heard someone walk in. Draco and Jade quickly hid behind the curtains and heard Goyle and Pansy shacking up in the very same room. It took a lot of self control and determination not to burst out laughing…or gagging. Draco and Jade both giggled silently knocking heads to control their laughter.
"That's my fault? If you were so busy, why couldn't you just stop me?" he asked wearing his robe. Jade snorted and closed her journal.
"Think of the many times I did try to stop you. I tried to stop the very first time you tried to touch me. If it wasn't for Filch-"
"Screw you, I would have done you right in front of him." Draco said. Jade threw a piece of parchment in his way and stood up.
"Only 25 minutes until dinner." Jade said glancing at the clock. Draco swooped down and kissed her lovingly. He picked her up and threw her on the bed, receiving a scowl from her. He quickly made that disappear and kissed her again, pulling off her shirt.
A necklace hung around Jade's neck and Draco's heart was caught in his throat. Every time he saw that necklace, Draco would feel the same sensation. It was a gift that he had bought for Jade for Christmas. It was a silver chain with a small silver sword. On the handle of the sword was a tiny green emerald. Ever since he had gifted to her, it had been with her since.
The necklace that he took from Jade 6 months ago still hung on his neck and Jade let it stay there. She always saw the necklace hang from his neck whenever they went to bed and it was calming for her to see him reciprocate whatever feelings she had for him, by wearing his necklace. Jade thought about him for a while. The longer she would be with him, the more she would think about. It had already been 6 months and Jade felt strongly for him. The exchange of necklaces, where Jade had given him her necklace and Draco gifted another necklace to make up for the one he took from her, made Jade think. Perhaps this was a silent proclamation of some sort?
She couldn't think of anyone else these days. She caught herself thinking of him at the most unusual times. Sometimes she would be overwhelmed with emotion, just by looking at him. When she thought out these feelings, she wondered if Draco felt the same way about her too. She never had anyone give a damn about her after her mother and father. Draco was the third to care for her so much. After him was Hermione and Ginny and the rest was history.
He'd carry out small things for her and listened to her whenever she needed. Whenever she'd ask for a favor, he never once refused. In fact, he was the one that got her into the habit of asking for small favors. Before she was incredibly self-reliant on everything, she had no one to trust completely and no one to ask help from. She managed life by herself, taught herself, and loved herself when no one was there but now, she was in a way dependent on Draco Malfoy. She loved hearing him speak to her about his day. She looked forward to hearing him talk on just about anything. He spoke to her about his parents and friends. Jade learned a lot from Draco's point of view and respected him.
A knock interrupted them and Draco slammed the headboard panting. "Fuck!" Draco swore. The knocking persisted and became louder. "They're fucking losing their mind whoever's outside!" Draco said angrily. He pulled out of Jade softly and started to clothe himself.
"This is unusual for a visit." Jade said putting her clothes back on.
"You know where to hide right?" Draco asked and Jade nodded. Draco left his bedroom and walked downstairs. Jade closed the bedroom lights and grabbed her books and bag. She placed them in the closet and peeked out seeing Draco open the door.
It was Pansy Parkinson. She walked in smirking looking oddly satisfied. "What do you want?" Draco asked. He hated Parkinson since the day he had met her. They were childhood friends, but he had no interest to play with girls. As they grew up in the times where a boy and a girl were faced with such awkwardness, Draco's father, Lucius always tried to get the two together, in hopes of Draco falling in love with Parkinson.
Draco laughed at this part. He told Jade he'd love Granger than ever love Pansy. There were so many things wrong with her, Draco didn't know where to start and wasn't sure that there was an end either. Pansy was simply not his type and right now, she stood in front of him, all of a sudden as if she had a very good excuse to see him.
"Well?" Draco asked seeing Pansy whirl around and playfully sitting on his couch, exposing her long lean legs.
"I never knew your quarters would be so…big." She said looking around and resting her eyes on him. Draco saw everything in her eyes. The way her eyes traveled to his bare torso and rest under his navel. He suddenly felt naked in front of her and wished he would have worn a shirt.
"Pansy if you wanted to get thrown out, you should have asked." Draco said seeing her stand up sprite like.
"Don't speak to me that way Draco; after all I am your…fiancée." She said. Draco rolled his eyes and grabbed her arm.
"Get out you crazy wench and don't come back." Draco said.
"Lucius and my Daddy told me that if you throw me out, they'll pay you a visit! I just wanted to tell you that this week, you will be engaged to me and the week after, we will be married." Pansy said pleased with herself.
"You're a liar." Draco said and Pansy laughed taking off her robe.
"If I'm lying, I'll do whatever you say, if I'm not…" she said unbuttoning her shirt.
"Pansy, leave your clothes on. I'm going to have a talk to my father about this." Draco said enraged at this piece of news. He was going to kill Pansy if she was here wasting his time.
"I love you Draco. My body is now your body." She said exposing her bare chest. She walked up to him slowly and wrapped an arm around his neck. Draco immediately flung her hand away from him and pushed past her. He picked up her cloak and shoved it to her.
"You do not love me and I will never love you. No respectable woman would ever-"
"It's the marriage law Draco Malfoy and you cannot to ANYTHING in your power to break this! Ever since you and I were born, our parents had arranged this!" she shrieked.
"Shut up!" Draco roared. He had a bad feeling about this and knew that whatever she had just told him was 100 percent true. He threw her out and Draco slammed the door shut. "Jade." Draco whispered. He rushed through the common room and was just about to reach the stairs until he saw Jade, standing there at the top of the stairs. She stood there, her eyes watery and her nose was red. "Just listen to me, there's a mistake." Draco explained calmly but Jade silenced him with a hand.
"A marriage law is something that you can never talk yourself out of. No matter what you do, what anyone says, you will have to marry them, under the supervision of your parents. There's nothing you can do about it Draco." Jade said softly.
"My father can't make a decision without consulting me!" Draco yelled. "There has got to be something I can do!" Draco said. Jade knew that it was useless to speak to him. He wasn't in his right state of mind. Jade needed to leave him alone. "Where are you going?" he asked and Jade tried to leave but Draco only pulled her back. "Where are you going?" Draco hissed. His grip was tight and Jade felt like he was going to cut her arm right off.
"Draco, Draco please…you're hurting me." Jade said trying to pull from his grip. She dropped her bag and tried to pry him off but he only grabbed her hair and forced her to look into his eyes.
"You're not listening to me." Draco said shaking her violently. Jade looked at him with horror. It was as if he was possessed, she had never seen him like this. "You will not leave me." Draco said tightening his grip on her hair. Jade felt something wet, slide down her arm and linger on her elbow.
"Draco, please…don't do this to me." Jade pleaded softly. Her throat tightened and she started to cry. Draco stood firm on his place, still looking menacing. "I love you…I don't want to see you this way." Jade said her heart sinking.
These words hit Draco like rough waves. He immediately released her hands and felt his fingers were wet. He looked down to his hands and saw how bloody they were. He looked at her arm and saw the blood, dripping from the deep marks he had made from his nails. He looked up at her and saw her cry for him. She truly didn't want him to be this way. Draco was never this way. This was his father. Draco never wanted to be his father. The way his father used his mother to regain control, he would instill fear. He closed his eyes, unable to speak, feeling gruesome. He had hurt Jade, and she told him that she loved him.
"I love you." she whispered. She touched his face and turned his face to her. "I wouldn't leave you for the world." Jade said. He couldn't look her in the eye. Jade leaned in and kissed him softly. "I'll never leave you…you're my life, my love." Jade said. With that, Jade dropped her hands and left.
It hadn't even been a week. It hadn't even been a week when Lucius and Pansy's father came to visit him. Both Jade and Pansy were right. There was nothing that Draco could do to break the marriage law.
"What if I don't?" Draco asked sitting on his couch in his quarters.
Pansy's father, who had the same dark hair and dark eyes like Pansy's, set his tea down. "It's simple, you go to Azkaban." Pansy's father told him.
"Great, I'm ready." Draco said and Lucius cut in.
"Don't be stupid boy. I've spoken to Dumbledore and this weekend you will be married to Pansy before dusk." Lucius told him.
"A week?! Are you mad? I thought it was supposed to be 2 weeks from now." Draco said angrily.
"We know what's best for our children." Lucius replied. 'My arse you know what's best for me.' Draco thought.
"Tell me Draco, why is it that you are upset about marrying my daughter Pansy? You've been friends since birth, she's a beautiful young lady and she's got eyes only for you." Pansy's father said.
"With all due respect...sir," Draco said sarcastically, making Pansy's father squirm. "Pansy was never a friend of mine. I'm not in any way attracted to her and nothing in the world would get me to love her." Draco said. Everyone was silent. Pansy sat in the corner, sniffing from his hurtful words.
"Do you love someone else?" Lucius asked inquiringly.
Draco did not expect this question. "Pardon?" Draco asked.
"Do you love someone else?" Lucius spat. Draco gave a long look at his father.
"Answer the question Draco, if you love someone, it's clear as to why you would never love Pansy, if you don't, well you can start to love now." Pansy's father said.
"I do not love anyone." Draco said plainly. "And about Pansy's case, I'll never love her, even if I'm in love or not, Pansy will never receive love from me." Draco said. Pansy went into a fit of sobs and Draco leaned against his chair. "There, there Pansy, don't cry. You have more tears to shed after we get married. I promise you, this will be the marriage from hell." Draco promised.
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