Chapter 10

Allison's eyes fluttered open. She saw Draco pulling his wand away from her chest.

"What are you doing!" Allison sat suddenly, feeling as all of the world's air had swooshed into her lungs. Draco threw his wand away and held both of his hands up. "Nothing" he said. "You need to relax. Everything is okay." Allison crept away as fast as she could. She held her head in her hands, buried in her bent legs and she started to sob "You killed that man. You killed him with your fucking wand! Who are you?"Allison started to look around. Her surroundings were luxurious, she was lying in the bed covered with silk sheets, and the cover she'd been snuggling into was made out of some kind of fur. The room was strangely dark and flooded with sunlight at the same time. "Where am I?"

"You are in a safe place. Please you need to calm down" Draco repeated. Allison whimpered again, her eyes scared and bloodshot as if she hadn't been sleeping but crying all night long. "CALM DOWN? How can I calm down after I saw you murder someone?" Allison shouted. "For merlin's sake can you not shout?" Draco whispered urgently. He turned around to pick up his wand and started to cast silencing charms around. Something in his stance made Allison think that he was far worried to be in this situation than she was. He was pacing around as he worked his wand in a strange fashion. Even after when he was done moving his wand, his fingers kept fidgeting. "What was that?"Allison asked when Draco had finally halted moving around. "It's a charm that would prevent anyone else from hearing us. You are free to shout out your lungs now." he moved his arms in a dismissal fashion which bothered Allison very much. There was a minute of dead silence between them, both gazing each other furiously.

"I saw you kill that man with that thing." Allison's voice was barely a whisper but Draco heard it. "I saw the blue light hit him and he was dead." Allison voice rose slowly and she whimpered again.

"Exactly, blue light doesn't kill. I could never kill someone. I just stunned him. That's all." He paced around the bed, pinching the bridge of his nose with his fingers. "And this" he pointed at the stick he was holding "is called a wand. You may as well know about it after you so foolishly decided to follow me here" Allison knew that already from the shop she had come across last night. However she wanted to believe that it wasn't true.

"A..a wand?" Allison muttered. "You must be joking." she said out loud. She could hear the hysteria in her voice. She took two deep breaths to calm herself down. "Is that what you want me to believe, that what you did last night was magic? How stupid do you think I am?" Allison looked at Draco accusingly.

Draco took a deep breath, ran a hand over his mouth, he was shaking his head as if to control himself. He raised his finger in towards Allison "Stupid enough to follow me into the Wizarding world! Not to mention it is forbidden for your kind!" He started to pace around again his hands on his hips. "And all wizards have a wand. And yes I am a wizard. I can do magic. I did use magic last night." he stopped to look at Allison his eyebrows raised as if to challenge her to contradict his statement. Allison's eyes seemed they would come out of her sockets any second now.

"I.. I don't understand. I need to go. You.. this can't be. I need to get out." Allison stammered and began to get out of the bed.

Draco exhaled out loud and ran towards Allison to keep her from getting off the bed "For the love of Merlin! Calm down!" He held her shoulders which Allison violently shrugged off. "Get your hands off me" she shouted. Draco raised both of his hands in surrender "You need to relax. I would get you out of here. I promise". He turned around to open a closet, took out a vial and gave it to her. "Drink it. It'll calm your nerves." Draco ordered.

"I'm not drinking that! I saw a shop selling poisons last night!" Allison glowered at Draco.

"For fuck's sake" Draco muttered. This woman was driving him mad. "This is a calming potion!" Draco said. "And I might as well have some of it" he took a gulp of the liquid and offered Allison the rest "See I'm not dead. So if you could do the honors to drink it." Draco said his voice strangely calm now but not losing an ounce of sarcasm. Allison who sat now cross legged and cross armed on the bed took the vial from Draco and drank it without another word. The effect was quick, she felt calmer as if all the tight knots in her body had opened up and her head had transformed from a heavy rock to a feather. She felt a weight getting off her shoulders and her mind getting clearer. Draco was now sitting on a chair beside the bed. He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. "Look I'm sorry this all must be very confusing for you. I apologize for being crass, but you coming here was not a pleasant surprise you know." Draco sighed.

"I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't have. I just wanted to talk. The things you said the last time we met … I ..I wanted answers..some kind of justification…"Allison trailed off.

"..and you have it now" Draco completed.

"Right" Allison pursed her lips and looked at her toes. She had not realized the whole time she was wearing green silk pajamas. "Did you…change my clothes?" Strangely Allison was very calm about it. Must be the potion she thought.

"No, I transfigured your dress last night, altered it by magic into what you're wearing" Draco cleared.

"About last night…"Allison started "Thanks for saving me." she went beet red as the events of last night replayed in her head. Draco cleared his throat "No problem". Draco stood up and went of the room without a word Allison bit her lip, wondering if she had said the wrong thing at a wrong time, just then Draco come back into the room with a bag. "I took the liberty to order some clothes for you. Wandering in a gown like that around here would hardly be a great idea." Draco mocked. Allison nodded and received the package. "The bath is right next to this room. You'll find all the necessities there." Draco stated.

"Thank you. I need to make a call at the hospital first." She was sure Beth had exploded her inbox with messages by now. She looked around for her clutch. Draco opened the closet again and handed it to her "It would be of no use. Electronic devices don't work around here." Draco told Allison who looked puzzled. "High frequency of magic makes every electronic device useless" he stated.

"Where am I exactly?" Allison questioned Draco. The amount of calm in her voice bothered Allison. She couldn't be mad even if she wanted to. This was definitely weird.

"This is just a makeshift apartment of mine that I have in the Diagon Alley" Draco answered.

"Diagon Allley?" Allison asked.

"I'll explain everything over breakfast. You get freshened up and I'll wait in the living room" Draco told Allison who nodded. He turned around and went out of the room, closing the door with a soft click.

"So it was a dangerous place to be at night." Allison repeated what Draco had filled her in about the place she visited last night while she chewed her breakfast. "Not only at night. Knockturn Alley is a dangerous place, period." Draco stated, sipping his tea. "Especially for a young respectable woman who decides to go around in that dress" he pointed his chin towards the dress that had been transfigured back by Draco and was now sprawled over the sofa. Allison looked at that dress and then at the clothes she was wearing. It was a simple blouse and cigarette pants, with comfortable Mocassins for her feet. The fabric was soft on her skin, so soft and delicate she barely felt it. Although her attire was simple, it shouted volumes of class. Allison doubted Draco fetched the clothes himself. He would have never left a "muggle" as he called her and the non wizarding folk, alone untended in his apartment. Moreover it looked as if Draco hadn't gotten an ounce of sleep last night. His orbits were swollen and eyes tired. He must have sent someone to fetch the clothes and breakfast. They had been sitting in for an hour, having breakfast and discussing the wizarding world. Draco had told her how the wizards had been in hiding since centuries. How he had forced himself to seek out the muggle treatment and the reason he had fled as soon as his mother had recovered. He had told her about Leaky cauldron, Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley. When Allison had tried to ask more questions he had simply told her too much information could be harmful to her and he wanted her to only to stick to the things she had seen.

"That doesn't justify those men trying to rape me" Allison stated. "No it doesn't. I am sorry it happened" Draco said. "It's a shame men like those exist, but they will answer for what they did last night"

"They did look quite terrified of you" Allison smiled.

"As they should be" Draco raised an eyebrow and reclined back into his chair.

"Draco.." Allison started. The calming potion's effect had worn off and Allison felt uneasy saying his name. It was strange, after she had moaned it again and again last night in the streets.

She cleared her throat and continued "why didn't you use magic before. You know last night when we were umm.." she trailed off. Draco knew she was talking about their little show that he had orchestrated in the alleyway.

"If the men knew you didn't have a wand on you, they would have gotten suspicious and we would've been in trouble. Let's just say Muggles are not received well by some wizards. Also a muggle wandering the wizarding streets without the knowledge of Ministry of Magic is a serious offence." Draco stated in a very clear and serious voice. "Which, in fact is precisely the thing I wanted to discuss with you."

"There is a Ministry?"Allison frowned asking if she was in any kind of trouble.

"Not yet. But you will be if we didn't do anything about our situation." Draco looked Allison in the eye.

"And what needs to be done?" asked Allison. Draco's grave tone told her whatever it was, it wasn't any good. She felt her breakfast turning over in her gut. If only she could have more of that bloody potion.

"As per the procedure, I must tell the ministry."Draco said. Allison's eyes grew wide. "But since you stumbled into our world without any ulterior motives, only to be spotted by me, thank Salazar for that! I think we can refrain ourselves from revealing this little secret to the ministry."

"But?" Allison asked sensing he wasn't finished.

Draco exhaled and ran his hand through his hair. "I'm afraid; it is an offence to let a muggle wander free with the knowledge of our world. It is highly unacceptable and a serious breach of law which can put us both in danger" Draco stated.

"Go on" Allison was sitting very still. There was definitely more.

"Allison, I'm afraid, you must forget about last night" Draco stated. Allison feeling quite embarrassed thinking he was referring to the action they had last night, blushed "Absolutely, I won't utter a word to anyone" she said.

"No, you don't understand. Your memories must be wiped away"

Draco put the tip of his wand over Allison's forehead. "I'm sorry" he whispered as he looked at Allison with those silver eyes which seemed to be pools of warm molten metal instead of icy. His eyes were kind, almost pitiful as if he was about to put a pet to sleep of eternity. Allison gaze softened, she nodded in encouragement. They had been discussing the idea of taking away Allison's memory till noon. Allison understood the dangers that stood for her if the precautions weren't taken. Undergoing a trial and spells by the hand of Ministry people was the last thing Allison wanted. She had reluctantly agreed for her memories to be wiped away, but on the conditions that only last night's events would be cleared off. She didn't want to forget about the man who was sitting in front of her now. Although Draco had agreed to her condition, he had advised to alter her memory too so that she didn't come looking after him again, which meant Allison would not remember how much she had wanted to see him for the last time and ask all the unanswered questions between them. Allison had never prioritized her feelings, never did she make a decision that ushered her in unacceptable behavior and trouble. She had always had a very clear mind untainted by unnecessary thoughts that could ever deviate her. But she failed to understand why Draco had such enormous effect of her. She had followed him out of sheer desperation, of which Allison was embarrassed of; and look what it had gotten her into! Was it so bad to have all of this taken away from her so that she could return to her normal state of mind? Especially when it was impossible to be a part of his world?

She nodded again. Allison knew this had to be done, so did Draco, then why did Draco seemed almost resentful, almost not wanting it, almost lowering his wand. She noticed him hesitating. She could feel her gut being pulled down, as if falling into an endless pit. If what to be done was right, then why did she feel like shit. Why was Draco not getting on with it already? They were both sitting in the living room, opposite to each other, with Draco's wand pointing on her forehead, staring at each other. Allison did not know how much time they had been sitting like this, it could have been hours. She didn't know about Draco but she surely wasn't going down without a fight. Despite of her mind screaming for her to be sane, every fiber of her body begged her to do the opposite. She knew her losing her memories was inevitable; and if all of this had come to her losing his memories, she needed to seize the moment. Her mind may forget about Draco Malfoy but she would not let her body forget his touch. Even if her mind was robbed of the things she felt for him, her body would remember the graze of his skin against hers. Even if her brain was about to forget this feeling, she did not want her senses to forget about him. Allison was surprised by how much she was attracted to this man. Maybe it was all about the forbidden love, or maybe it was all plain crazy, but she needed to act one last time, before the spell hit her. She didn't know what came over her but somewhere deep down she knew that whatever she was about to do, she didn't doubt her feelings. It was as if her mind had become crystal clear before being pushed into a sea of haze. Allison looked at Draco, her eyes drinking in his face, trying to remember, forcing herself to not forget. Something in her eyes must have changed, because now Draco's eyes widened. Allison suddenly leaned in and put her lips on Draco's. She gave it all in that kiss. "I'm sorry we had to meet this way. I'm sorry we are so different. I'm sorry we didn't get a chance. I'm sorry we don't belong together" she whispered against his lips, a hastened and failed attempt to let him know what she felt. A stray tear dropped from her eyes. Allison had never been attracted to someone with this much intensity and all of that was going to be taken away from her, by the very same person. She kissed him again, this time deep, taking her time, not caring if Draco kissed her back or not. For once she wanted to do what she desired. She wouldn't remember any of this anyway, so why shy away. Allison could feel Draco going rigid under her touch. It was evident he didn't want any of this. Any of her. The realization hit her hard. She froze and broke the kiss. This sure made a lot of things easier. She blinked a couple of times, trying to get herself together. She sat back and took a deep breath. Why did she always have to make a fool of herself in front of this man? Damn her feelings. She was beyond embarrassed.

"Do it." she whispered. Her hands covering her face, not because she was afraid but because she had been downright insane to think he would actually kiss her back. Draco had not uttered a single word. He had not moved, he was rooted to his chair, observing Allison in a strange fashion. Allison watched him stand up from his chair, through the gap in her fingers that were covering her eyes. Suddenly he grabbed her by her wrists and pulled her hands away from her face. Allison was not crying, but her eyes were filled with unshed tears. She looked at him through the glass vision of her tears, his face a blurry set of lines and color. He was still holding her wrists. Suddenly he hoisted her up by her wrists so that she was standing now against him. "Draco what.." Allison whispered. The sudden movement made her unshed tears drop like crystals against her skin. Before she knew his mouth was crashing on hers, his hands grabbing her by the waist and pulling her into himself, closing all the distance in between.

He should have cast the spell, he should have erased her memories, and instead he was kissing her like a man deprived of a lifetime of touch. He could feel the warmth of her mouth when he slid his tongue in, as he savored on the sweet taste of her that was meant to be forbidden. He knew it was not right, but how could it ever be wrong. He knew he had been brought up to despise muggles, then why could he not muster a single speck of resentment. He knew had been told that muggles were the lowest of the creatures, the most ordinary, then why did this woman became the most extraordinary creature he had ever met. He knew no magic flowed in her veins, then why did she have such power on him. He knew he was ought to put a spell on her, then why did it feel like he, not her was the one under a spell. He had been surprised when she kissed him out of the blue. He had not seen it coming. She had stopped but then kissed him again and Draco could not help but take in her scent, the lovely aroma that she gave off, the one that reminded him of Sun, of summers, of the days when there had been no destruction, no deaths, no darkness. A time when he had roamed the Manor's grounds amongst the blindingly bright sun and beautiful birdsongs. Everything about this girl reminded him of the purity that he always sought. She was untainted by the flaws of magic and the wizarding world, untouched by the hands of the darkness that suffocated his entire world. She was everything he wanted to be. She was a no one, an outsider, oblivious to the workings of his world. Every time he kissed her, she made him forget about the world around, something he had been trying to do for years. When he kissed her, his entire world zeroed only on her. He wanted more of that. He wanted more of her. Even if things did not make sense, he wanted to have her anyway. He grabbed her by her thighs and pulled her up so that she had them wrapped around his waist and without breaking away his lips from hers he took her into his room.

Draco put Allison on his bed and loomed over, standing over the edge, his eyes filled with pools of lust. Allison's heart raced uncontrollably in her rib-cage. Draco had kissed her with such intensity, when she had given up all hope. She had been sure, he wanted nothing to do with her, and instead he had carried her all the way to his bedroom. Now she lay on his bed, her chest heaving up and down as he began to unbutton his shirt, without ever taking his eyes off her. Allison bit her lip and watched him unbutton the top two buttons of his crisp white shirt. She moved towards the edge of the bed and grabbed his wrists lowering them down and unbuttoning the rest of his shirt herself. As she freed a button, she kissed every spot that was left naked. She trailed down kisses on his sculpted chest and abdomen occasionally coming across a faded scar or two, which she traced with her fingers and when she was done, she trailed back up, tasting his skin with her tongue until she reached his neck. She let her tongue wander the angles of his jaw and the curve of his ear, as her hands grazed all over his skin.

Draco stood with his eyes closed taking in the sensation of her tongue on his skin. This woman had a way of driving him mad. He put his hands on her small waist and turned her around so that her back was now touching his chest. She rested her head on his shoulder and he buried his face in her neck, breathing in her scent, getting intoxicated by it. His hands traveled up, cupping her breasts as he kept licking and biting her neck. His fingers found the buttons of her blouse and he undid them in no time, exposing the mounds of breasts in her brassiere that heaved up and down as she took heavy breaths. He could feel himself harden as he saw the glorious view from the nook of her neck. His mouth trailed up and captured her lips, pushing his tongue inside her mouth as his hands pushed the brassiere down exposing her breasts. He cupped her breasts that perfectly fit in his hands and pressed hard, earning a soft moan from Allison over his lips. He broke the kiss and bit her neck, as he squeezed her nipples between his thumb and finger, earning a louder moan from Allison.

Allison felt light headed as Draco played with her breasts, the feeling of his hands on her naked skin felt like a bestowed bliss. He turned her around again, this time facing her, and his eyes traveled down and he stared at her breasts. Allison suddenly flushed, feeling embarrassed. Draco's gazed her with such intensity, she wanted to cover herself, not because she was afraid, but because no one had ever seen her like that. Partly because she had never been naked with another man. Allison had always believed to wait for the right time and it had never come. Until now. She started to pull her arms up to cover herself, which Draco noticed. He held her by her wrists and pulled her to him so that her breasts clashed with his chest and kissed her softly, taking his time. She felt him let going of her wrists and wrapping his arms around her waist. "So exquisite. So beautiful" he murmured against her lips and kissed her again ever so softly. Allison kissed back and pulled Draco even closer. He smiled against her mouth and tightened his grip around her waist, so that he could climb over the bed and carry her with himself. He put Allison on the bed, as he hovered over her, taking in the sight of her watching him, with her dark hair sprawled over the pillow. She looked like a being of another world, a maiden sent by the gods, or a goddess herself, with her cheeks flushed, her eyes hazy and her lips swollen by his kisses. He traced his finger over her lips, down her chin, over her collarbone as she watched him quietly. He kept tracing his finger down, until it reached the elevation of her nipple. He felt the bud hard against the pad of his finger and he flicked it. He heard a sharp intake of breath from Allison.

Allison saw as Draco lowered his head onto her breast as his other hand kept caressing the other one. She felt his tongue over her nipple and she let out a soft moan. He was relishing on her breasts now, licking, flicking, sucking and biting. Everything he did pushed Allison into a new kind of bliss. She felt Draco's hand travelling down until he put his hand inside her panties and cupped her pubis. She moaned out loud as he found her clit and began rubbing it. Allison felt as if she would break down any minute. The pressure of his finger rubbing over the sweet spot was more than Allison could take. Within minutes she was coming undone over his hand, her body shaking involuntarily. Draco barely gave her the time to catch her breath as he put a finger inside her. His mouth found her breasts again and she let herself sink again in the sensation of Draco's mouth and fingers. She felt the weight shift over her and suddenly Draco was getting up and walking away. Allison was left worried but before she could think anything, he came back with his wand. "What's that for" Allison asked, Draco sensing fear in her voice climbed on the bed and smiled "We'll need protection. Don't worry I won't use it on you" he kissed her on the lips lightly.

Allison saw as he waved his wand down on him and exhaled a breath of relief. Draco was now getting out of his pants and boxers. Allison quickly averted her eyes away, blushing red. Draco noticed this and smirked, much to Allison's embarrassment. "Ready?" he asked. Allison nodded. Draco was looming over her, supporting himself with one of his arms, while he used his other one to guide himself inside Allison. Allison felt a sharp pain when Draco drove his member inside her. She could feel a lot of pressure stretching her walls. Draco must have realized about her being a virgin, as he was looking down at her wide eyed. "You should have told me" he said, his voice a little raspy. Allison said nothing.

Merlin she was so tight. He had no idea; or he would have been more precautious. He felt something break when he entered her, but it felt so good, her walls enclosing on his cock so tightly leaving it throbbing inside her. Draco adjusted herself on her and heard another intake of a sharp breath. "Look at me. Put your hands on me, grip as tight as you need to" he told Allison, he moved a little back and pushed inside her again. She put her hands on his arms on which he was propped up over her. She squeezed them, a silent signal to continue. Her eyes grew wide, but she did not break the eye contact. He moved again, and this time her lips parted, while she squeezed her eyes shut. "Relax" he murmured against her mouth. "It's alright".

Allison was in pain, but she had never felt this kind of pain before. Somehow the more Draco moved her walls relaxed to accommodate him inside her. Draco started to move in a slow rhythmic fashion, which Allison had trouble to catch first. It was still painful, but she could take it. Draco bent down a little to kiss her, his breath harsh. Allison was slowly catching up with Draco on his movements. Draco buried himself in the nook of her neck and began to push harder inside her. Allison opened her legs, to further accommodate him. When he drove inside her this time Allison felt him touch a sensitive spot inside her. She moaned out loud and bit on his shoulder, which made Draco to drive even harder. Draco's thrusts became more rapid and deep. In a matter of seconds Allison shuddered gracelessly, and allowed the bizarre and beautiful sensations take over her. Her whole body seemed to quiver and her moans filled the room, so did Draco's harsh breaths. After a few thrusts, and Allison's orgasmic walls milking him down, he felt his control go, and felt his seed release into her. He shivered as he came undone and covered Allison's body with his, gripping her as his whole life depended on her whole being. As the buzz left their bodies, their breaths began to slow down. Draco slowly pulled out of her and settled himself next to her. He still held Allison close, her arms and legs entangled with his, her head on his chest. He rubbed her shoulders absentmindedly. She looked up at him, chewing on her lower lips. He could sense her awkwardness. "I know this makes things even more complica.." Allison started.

"Rest now" he cut her sentence. He laced his fingers with hers. Such fragile, long fingers, he noticed. He kissed her hand. "Rest" he said again as he himself closed his eyes, for even he was not ready to face what was yet to come.