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Chapter 26
Day after day has passed and turn into weeks, and weeks into months. Draco and Luna are taking care of their wedding, decorations, flowers, ornaments, cakes, catering, dresses, robes, invitations, rings, they make sure everything is perfect and also as elegant as possible, just like Narcissa's wish, their wedding must held large and luxurious. Though the Malfoy's reputation is at a standstill they should at least show their wealth, Lucius said.
Draco is frustrated by his father's request, but Luna never minds, knowing Lucius wants to take part in their wedding makes her very happy. At first she doubted that Lucius cared about their wedding, but he did care.
Luna visits Ginny regularly to check her pregnancy. Pregnancy does well on Ginny, she looks healthier and glowing, she really looks happy, and her cheeks look chubbier, but Ginny doesn't even care, where Luna finds it's good for her and for her baby. She has also advised Ginny to do prenatal yoga to make it easier for her during labor. Even though she knows she will never feel what Ginny feels, she feels excited like her too, always eager if it's about baby's stuff.
While Draco, he is still busy with the files and meetings so he comes home late at night. His company increased drastically so he barely believed. At this young age he never thought that he could control a growing company, his father would be proud to hear this.
Like the usual night, he came home late after the meeting and signed some files. Luckily his new assistant made his job easier, at least his new assistant was really competent and professional.
As he walks out of the dark building, he sees a tall figure, he knows who it is, he's always anywhere, but he's never bothered by his presence, but still he has to be careful.
"Grenouille," Draco said coolly as usual.
"Malfoy," Adam greeted.
"What are you doing here?" Draco asked.
"I just passed by and thought maybe we could have a cup of coffee at the coffee shop across the street," he offered.
Draco thought for a moment. It will not hurt if he has a cup of coffee, right? "All right." Without waiting for Adam's response he crossed the street casually and entered the coffee shop.
"I heard you were getting married," Adam said.
"Yes, in a few months," Draco replied, reaching for his latte.
"Will I be invited?" Adam grinned.
"The wedding will be held at Wizarding World, I don't think non-magical human beings are allowed to set foot unless you have a magical child," Draco replied nonchalantly. "But I will hold a reception in London afterwards, you may come, you don't need an invitation, do you?"
"No, I will certainly be coming," Adam said. "Something has bothered me since I knew you were a Vampire."
"What is that?"
"Your body temperature, that's not normal for creature like us," Adam said.
"I'm aware of that," Draco replied lazily.
"How did it happen?"
Draco didn't answer; he just smirked and shook his head. Like hell he will tell him. "I'm a Wizard you know, I can make things impossible, be possible." Since the coffee shop was very quiet, Draco grabbed his wand and aimed at Adam's cup, turning his cup into a mouse.
"Impressive," Adam said as he studied his cup that had turned into a mouse, and with a flick of his wand, the mouse turned back into a cup. "What can you do with it?"
"Making a fire, drawing water, making you do what I want, torturing you, hanging you upside down, blasting you, slicing your body. Just saying what you want, I have it all on this," Draco said as he returned his wand behind his jacket. "But the thing I like the most, it can kill in just a second," he whispering dramatically as he stood up and left a few pounds on the table and left.
"I'll love to see that," Adam said with a smirk.
When he arrived at his apartment, confusion rained down on him. Everything is dark, he also doesn't hear any signs that Luna is around. The kitchen looks clean and tidy, without a dish wash. Luna doesn't usually come home late, even if does she came home late, she will let him know.
Suddenly, his nose twitched, there is another Vampire here besides Luna, just in seconds, his nose catches Luna's scent from their room. Without thinking anything, he ran into the room. How he was surprised to see the scene before his eyes. Luna was pressed against the wall, her feet not on the floor, her eyes widened, her mouth open as if she wanted to scream, and there was someone strangling her.
"Who the hell are you?" Draco was furious, he changed his form; his eyes turned red and showed enormous anger.
Quickly, he grabbed the other Vampire by his/her shoulder and tossed him/her across the room and landed appropriately on the dresser. Draco approached the Vampire and stepped on his/her stomach and chest over and over, but suddenly the Vampire grabbed his ankle and pulled him so he fell right on his back. Draco hissed angrily, he would happily break that blasted Vampire's neck. How dare he/she come to his apartment and hurt Luna. But unfortunately, when he was at his feet, the Vampire escaped through the window.
"Fuck!" He shouted angrily as he looked out the window, the Vampire not even seen again.
He turns his head on to Luna; he runs toward her and kneels beside her. He grabs her head and puts it on his thigh, she is not in her form as a Vampire, but she is very pale. "Luna?"
Luna opened her eyes and was relieved to see Draco's red eye. "Draco," she smiled weakly.
"Are you all right?" He asked worriedly, his fingers brushing against her bruised neck, but slowly her bruises disappeared.
"I'm fine, I'm just surprised," she said, trying to sit up. "She took me by surprise."
"She?" Draco can't be sure the Vampire is male or female. The Vampire was wearing a black robe and hood.
"The Vampire has delicate fingers like a woman, so I suspect the Vampire is a woman," she said and coughed a bit.
"I'll take you to bed and tell me everything." Draco grabbed her body and carried her to the bed. "Tell me, Luna."
"I came home a little late and when I came into our room I saw her struggling with the safety box, she even brought a crowbar," she said, glancing over at the crowbar lying near the closet. "She may be too focused on whatever she does and doesn't sense to my arrival. I tried to fight her with magic, she was thrown back, but she was very fast. She grabbed me and strangled me. I was wondering if I could die of being strangled. "
"No, you will not die because of being strangled, Luna, I'm guessing she's just torturing you," Draco said softly. He glanced at the crowbar and closed his eyes, he imagined what if the Vampire used the crowbar to stab Luna's chest right in her heart, surely she would die instantly.
"Draco, you're stiffening," Luna said and pressed her back against his chest. His muscles tightened and he shuddered slightly. She knew he must have been shaken by the events he had just witnessed. She's shaken too; she has never been against the Vampire before and doesn't know how to fight the Vampire. She may have been against a Werewolf, but not with a Vampire. Somehow Vampires could be more brutal and stronger than the Werewolves.
"I'm so scared, Luna," he said, his voice trembling slightly, he buried his face in her neck and breathed her in to make him feel better.
"That's fine, I'm fine," she assured and reached for his hand, holding it tightly. "But Draco, your serum attracted the other Vampire."
"I know, Luna, believe me, I know," he said. He should stop making another serum, but he can't stop, he and Luna need it to live a normal life. "I'm going to put a ward in our room, so no one can come in besides us." It was something he had to do long ago.
"Yes, that's a good idea, the serum will be safer," she said.
"Let me see your neck," Draco said. He pushed her hair aside and looked at her neck, the bruises had disappeared. "What about your neck?"
"A little hurt, but maybe with warm tea will feel better," she murmured.
"I'll make you a cup of tea," Draco said about to stand up, but he stopped as Luna took his hand.
"I'll handle that, go take a shower and sleep, you look very tired. Have you had dinner? "
"Yes, I have dinner."
"Bathe then," Luna said. She got up and kissed Draco quickly on the lips before leaving the room.
Shortly after Luna disappeared from the room, Draco buried his face in his hands. He moaned in frustration. Why should everything happen to him? And who the hell the Vampire is? He never met a female Vampire before. But he made a mental note, once he found her; he would gladly kill her and throw her corpse in the Thames. To hell with humanity, he is not human.
By the time Luna had fallen asleep, Draco carefully crawled out of bed. He's tired, but he can't sleep. The incident a few hours ago is still very clear in his mind, it can't disappear, it keeps playing, and the longer it makes it seem as if his body becomes weaker, his power disappears.
He stood facing the window and closed his eyes tightly. He was never that angry, not when Potter got all what he wanted or when Potter put his father into Azkaban during his fifth year. Not only angry, but he also suddenly feels weak, it feels his energy has been drained. But after realizing what would happen to Luna if he just watched, suddenly his powers bombarded him, maybe with that power he could destroy everything with his bare hands, whatever and whoever, he shuddered at the thought.
"She will be the source of your strength and also the source of your weakness." Sanguini's voice echoed in ears. He never took what Sanguini said seriously, until now. He is under Luna's control. Luna has his world in her little hands.
He folded his arms in front of his chest and turned to look at Luna's sleeping form, her hair is scattered everywhere, her face looks very calm, and her pink lips is slightly open. Then he looks back out of the window. She has forgotten what happened to her quickly. She came back from the kitchen with a cup of tea for her and a cup of coffee for him. He hugged her in his arms while she told her day cheerfully, as if nothing had happened.
He wonders how she handles herself.
"Draco,"
He heard Luna mumble his name softly. He turns around and realizes that she wakes up. He smiled at her.
"Why don't you sleep?" Luna asked in a hoarse voice.
Draco approaches her and joins her in bed, ignoring her question. Instead, he grabs her in his arms and buries his face in her hair, it has become his habit, especially when he needs comfort from her, her scent is helpful.
"Why don't you sleep, Draco?" Luna asked again.
"Nothing," he replied quietly.
"You are still worried about the earlier event, aren't you?" Luna is not surprised that the events of the past few hours still haunt him, even before she goes to sleep; she has noticed that he is disturbed. "No need to worry, love."
"I'm scared," he whispered, his voice trembling and he hugged her tightly. "I'm scared, Luna."
"That's fine, Draco," she reassured, pressing her body against his.
"You almost got killed."
"But I'm not dead. I'm still here with you. "
There was a long silence between them. Draco breathed her in and Luna enjoying his warm body against hers.
"You're not safe here." He finally broke the silence. "You have to go back to Wizarding World."
"No!" Luna is not afraid to show her disagreement.
"Luna-"
"I'm not going anywhere, Draco, not without you," she said as she removed Draco's arm from her body forcefully. "I don't want to be at Ottery St. Catchpole and feel safe, while you're here alone and in danger."
"Don't you see what just happened? Something worse could happen in the future because of me. Whoever came and attacked you was someone who wanted something from me, they tried to hurt you because of me," Draco argued angrily.
"I'm going nowhere," she said stubbornly. "I'll go if you go with me."
Draco fell silent for a moment. Luna is quite stubborn, whatever she wants she should get. But Draco is a man who is in love and willing to obey whatever she wants.
"All right." He finally gave up. "We're moving to the Wizarding World for a while."
Luna looked at him and smiled broadly, showing her white teeth as white as pearls. "I know you're coming with me," she said, catching his lips.
"I can't say no to you," he admitted before kissing her back.
