There was a rap on the window in the middle of the night. Draco was woken to a start by an owl tapping its beak into the window. "an owl? This late?" he stretched and scratched his self before throwing the covers off of him and walked to the window. With a swoosh the owl was on the bed. It was a beautiful pitch black owl. Draco stopped for a second and stared. It was his fathers', he knew this letter wouldn't be a happy one. Draco gave the owl a piece of bread before watching it swoop out of sight. There was a heavy sigh which erupted from Draco while he opened the letter. It was just as he had expected. Luckily his father was never a howler person or everyone would be awake by now. The words fell onto Draco's heart like knives.
"NOT MY SON"
Draco was on the verge of tears. "How could he do that to me? How did he know? Who told him? Spies?" The silence around him was too much, by morning every Slytherin would know he was a blood traitor and a faggot at that. "Ah!" he whispered as the door appeared before him. Draco quickly climbed in and found a room, it looked just like his Slytherin dorm. Draco greeted the bed with a warm smile before sliding into it.
In the Gryffindor Boys Dorms
Ron woke to his owl tapping his forehead. "Mh, Draco" he said in his sleep before one final tap "Ow! What the-" Pidwidigon was looking him in the eye, his big owl eyes sparkling as he hooted cheerfully. Ron gave him an owl treat before petting the bird and letting him fly to the owlery. It was a letter from his mother. Ron, curious, opened it, ripping the envelope. He had never grasped the concept of opening it normally. Inside was a letter from his mother.
"Ronald,
Dear,
I miss you so much.
I'm sorry this letter is so short I just thought I should warn you. I have recently gotten a letter from a friend of yours telling me about you and your...love life. I think you should know that while I don't understand it I still love you and wanted you to know that there are people out there who do not like you. I would be very careful if I were you. Don't trust anyone except your┘boyfriend. I love you Mum"
Ron was confused. Who would tell his mother about him and Draco? He dropped the paper and hit his forehead in realization "HERMIONE!" He got up in a flash. If she told his mother, she must have told- "SHIT!" Ron put on his clothes and ran out of the Gryffindor common room towards the Room of Requirement. How he knew Draco was there, he could not explain, but it was a strong feeling tugging at his heart.
As soon as Ron entered the room of requirement, he was instantly hugged by Draco, so tight that he lost his breath. "He disowned me Ron! That bastard of a father disowned me!!! What am I going to do?" Ron, for once, did not know an answer to his beloved's question. All he could do was to hug him, and hug him tightly. He decided though, that it would be best to reveal his news later, when Draco was not in hysteria. After what seemed hours to Ron, but only moments to Draco, Draco finally stopped crying. By then they were lying on the blue-green couch that Draco conjured earlier. When Ron decided to tell Draco what his mother had sent him, he noticed that the other boy was asleep. Ron pushed away the hairs that were in Draco's eyes, and kissed his forehead.
"I will take care of you, Draco. I promise. I love you so, so much. It kinda hurts to love you this much." Ron whispered. Little did he know however, Draco heard every word Ron had just said, smiling to himself he thought, 'I love you too, and if any body tries to take you away, they WILL regret it.'
Later that morning.
Ron was asleep, Draco was still laying in his lap. With Ron's hand in his, Draco moved his fingers over Ron's skin gently, kissing every fingertip. "Morning" grunted Ron.
"Morning." said Draco back.
"We have class today don't we?" said Ron wishing he never had to get up again.
"Actually we don't. Today is Saturday." Draco smiled up at the boy
"Good, I want to spend all day with you." Ron kissed his counterpart.
"That was the plan." said Draco, giving a light kiss in return.
"How did you know I was here last night?" asked Draco looking up at his love.
"Honestly, I don't know. I just felt it, something was dragging me to you. Like we were connected."
"Want to get breakfast?" asked Draco.
"Isn't it ten a.m.?"
"So?"
"Okay, come with me. I know how to get to the kitchens." Ron grabbed Draco by the wrist and pulled him up. Both were still in their pajamas. Ron looked both ways before walking out of the room with Draco in tow. "Come on, its this way." Ron lead Draco to a large painting of fruits in a bowl.
"This is the entrance to the kitchen?" asked Draco
"You didn't know that?"
"Obviously not." said Draco in sarcasm.
"Come on." Ron dragged Draco into the kitchen where the house elf Dobby greeted them.
"Oh! Harry Potters friend! What brings you to Dobby's home?"
"Hello Dobby!" greeted Ron. "Could we get some food from breakfast?"
"Anything for friends of Harry Potter's friend." said Dobby walking off to get Ron and Draco some left over food.
"This place is huge!" said Draco looking around at the pots and pans around the walls.
"Yeah it is. I used to come here in the middle of the night and grab some food. Dobby always gave me the best food. He's really a good house elf."
"Yeah, I know. He was my father's remember?"
"Oh yeah! Huh!" said Ron. Ron looked into Draco's eyes.
"What?" questioned Draco
"You are so hot" replied Ron, pulling Draco in.
"Oh? Well, it will have to wait a few more minutes before we can do anything."
"Oh?" said Ron, one eyebrow cocked. "Why cant I just take you right here? I'm sure the house elves wouldn't mind us just throwing all these bowls and stuff onto the ground and going after each other."
"Really? Then I'm all for it." said Draco kissing Ron.
"Fine, we will wait a little longer." replied Ron.
"Here you are friends of Harry Potter." Dobby was behind them holding up a plate of eggs, bacon, pancakes, syrup, sausage, jellies, breads, and an assortment of other things.
"Oh! Thanks Dobby." said Ron taking the tray and escorting Draco out of the kitchen. As they left Ron looked around and saw the emptiness of the halls. One third year was rushing to a class his books in tow. "I thought you said is was Saturday?"
"I lied?" said Draco. "Come on, remember when it was supposed to be our day and I took it for granted?"
"Well yeah- but-"
"Well, today will be our day."
"Really?" said Ron hugging his love. "But what about class?"
"Well, we will just say we didn't feel well that day. Besides, I'm sure that all the Slytherin's wont look too kindly on me after they find out I am, well, you know."
"Oh! Mr. Weasley, Mr. Malfoy. May I have a word with you?" The two boys looked up and saw a tall, grey haired and bespectacled man.
"He-hello Professor Dumbledore. Of course."
"You can drop the food off here, the house elves will come and get it again." The two boys dropped the food and walked with Professor Dumbledore to his office. Once they entered the office the boys took a seat and waited for Dumbledore to address them. "I want to discuss your housing arrangements with you. I know about your-predicament and recent letters. I think it may be safer for both of you, primarily Mr. Malfoy, if you room together in neither houses."
"Do what?" Draco and Ron said simultaneously in bewilderment.
"Well, since the summer holidays are coming soon, I would've thought that you wouldn't mind, but if you'd rather stay in your houses then-"
"NO!!!"
"N-no professor, we would like it very much. But where would we be staying then?" Ron asked.
"There is another room, like an apartment you might say. The school uses it if a girl gets pregnant and wishes to keep the baby with her. It is on the third floor, behind the painting of a lion chewing on grass. The password is laffy taffy. Your stuff is already there, and you have been excused for the day due to distress." Then the professor left the boys to go search for their new home.
When the boys found the painting and gave the lion the password, they where overwhelmed with joy. The thought of them being able to be together at all times just boggled their minds. The first room when they entered was a baby blue and yellow wallpaper with lace flowers climbing across the walls and other disgusting dИcor. Just the right colors for a baby. Ron looked at Draco and could not stop laughing; the look of disgust on the blondes face was priceless. When Ron looked around he found a note on the counter that led to the kitchen. He read it aloud,
'Boys feel free to change the house to your liking. D.'
"GLADLY!" Draco exclaimed.
"What color should we have it?" Ron asked.
"Dark emerald green of course."
"But I don't like green, why not red?"
"Ew no! gah! I really don't want to argue with you about what color we should do it, why not just mix the green and red?"
"And make it look like Christmas barffed in it? NO!" they thought, and argued before they finally came up with a solution, their colors, deep blue with charcoal grey. When they finished furnishing the first room and kitchen, they moved onto the bedrooms.
"Well look! There's two bedrooms! One for each of us!" Ron stated.
Draco turned to Ron and asked, "Do you really expect me to let you live with me but not share my bed? No. we share a room."
"Oh, ok."Ron was blushing by then. "So I guess we have an office?" asked Ron.
"An office." Throughout the day the boys began setting up and moving pieces of furniture until it was to perfection. In the main room three of the four walls were a dark cobalt blue while the far west wall was a steel grey. A black, large, and comfortable, sofa was placed behind the grey wall. A glass coffee table was in front of the sofa with small kick knacks and a dark bears skin rug underneath it. The fireplace faced the sofa, a banner of grey across it. To the sides were some mismatched chairs and a grey chaise lounge with a blue throw across the top, draping down. Portraits were all around the rooms, but they were not inhabited because of all the 'unknown acts' these two boys would conjure up. In the shared bed room the theme continued with a dark four poster king size bed with cobalt blue sheets. The pillows were grey and the window treatments behind them as well. A dark dresser was on the opposite wall, adjacent to another door leading to the bathroom. Another bear skin rug below the bed. The whole area was covered in hard wood. In the bathroom there were two sinks and a Jacuzzi tub, Ron wanted the Jacuzzi tub. Along with a two person rain shower and marble flooring.
'You like?" asked Ron wrapping his arms around Draco's neck.
"Like? Try love!" said Draco kissing his lovers hands.
"Good. Wanna try out that Jacuzzi tub?"
"Race you!"