...A Field Trip...
I wake in a white room finding Draco's hands on mine his head resting next to mine. My movement wakes him and his eyes search mine and then he's kissing me. He caresses my face and it's then that I realize he wasn't asleep and was crying.
"I thought I'd lost you." I whisper. "No, it was just a potion that made it seem like I was dead. We all had to try it. Then Chann had started mumbling something about not being able to sense you at all and your grandfather ran from the room with your dad. You've been out cold for a week Isabella." Draco whispers. My eyes go wide in shock and a Healer walks in. "Feeling better?" she asks doing a quick examination.
"I think so. I'm really hungry though." I mumble. She smiles and scribbles the last necessary information on a clipboard. "I'll go let your grandmother know you're awake and doing fine." she hurries from the room. I turn to Draco who has been watching me the entire time. He gets to his feet and kisses the top of my head.
"I'll get you some food. Get a bit of rest. I'll be right back." he whispers. I watch him go then lie back down. I fall into a fitful rest waking with a start. Gasping and shaking I look around but Draco isn't back. I crawl out of bed and curl up in a corner pulling my knees to my chest and crying.
I vaguely hear footsteps and Draco bursts in. He searches the room and finds me. I hold out my hands and he picks me up and carries me to my bed. Tears stream down my face as Draco tries to calm me down. He lies with me on the bed stroking my hair until my tears cease. "What happened?" he wonders wiping my tears away.
"I had a nightmare that you died again. You know that's the second time you've 'died'. One more time and I'll kill you myself. Do you understand?!" I sniffle. He nods trying not to smile. I poke his chest and he laughs. "If memory serves me right you also almost died. So, can't we just call it even and be done with it?" he murmurs.
I think it over and shake my head. "No, and I'm hungry." I pout up at him. Draco kisses me softly and nods at the bedside table. The table has food from my favorite bakery and sweets shop on it. He sits up and pulls out a green apple macaroon. He taps my lips and I open mouth letting him feed me. He's holding a butterbeer to my lips when grandma bursts in.
She immediately bursts into tears and engulfs us both in a bone crushing hug. I feel the tears coursing down my cheeks as I begin to cry again. After a week I'm released and allowed to return home. Draco makes me rest in bed denying me when I beg to work on my homework. My eyes flutter open, after my nap and find Draco lying next to me fast asleep. I brush his hair from his face and cuddle him throwing my leg over his waist.
He rolls onto his side and I rub his back until he's relaxed. I wrap my arms around him and put my head on his back. I hum softly to myself until he wakes. He turns to me keeping my leg draped across him. "You're awake Mrs. Malfoy. I thought you'd be asleep for at least a few more hours." he whispers pulling me on top of him.
I put my head on his chest listening to his heartbeat. We lie there in silence until Draco sits up. I stare at him unblinkingly. "I nearly forgot. Mother and aunt Bellatrix are taking us to Diagon Alley today." he groans. I nod but I don't climb off his lap. "Sweetheart we have to leave in an hour." he whispers. I merely lock my legs around him and pout. "How about this, you get up, and I'll pick you up a treat." he promises. I whine and he grumbles.
In a flash he's out of bed me still in his arms and carries me to the bathroom. I grumble to myself as we shower and get ready. He places a hand on my hip and kisses me softly. I bite back a smile. "Please stop pouting. Do you want to go by the cookware store you love?" he tries rubbing my shoulders. I sigh on the verge of talking to him.
"You have to talk to me Isabella. I haven't heard your voice in several days. Please talk to me darling." Draco kisses my shoulders. I shrug his hands off me and go to the closet to get dressed. Narcissa eyes the two of us as she sits down. I place my head on her shoulder and she smiles patting my head. "Draco's being a meanie!" I whisper to her.
She stifles a laugh. "And why is that?" she wonders. "He's forbidden me from doing my summer homework until he's satisfied that I'm ok. If I wasn't ok, I wouldn't have been released from hospital." I pout. Unable to hold herself back she begins to laugh. "What is it Cissy?!" Bellatrix wonders. "Nothing, Isabella is just being highly adorable." Narcissa giggles.
I walk through the rows of books ignoring Draco. I grab several new books that aren't on the list of books for school and he groans. I glare at him and he brightens pretending he hadn't groaned. I place the books on the growing stack he's carrying and continue perusing the selection until I'm satisfied with my haul.
Draco grabs my hand as we leave the shop but I'm too distracted by the pet shop to notice. He leads me to the robe shop since mine are too short and nudges me inside. I leave the shop and look around. Narcissa and Bellatrix had to go to Knockturn Alley and I can't find Draco. I gather the few bags that I do have and wander through the Leaky Cauldron and out onto the packed Muggle street.
I shop along the street winding up in a cookware shop. I'm examining different cast iron skillets when someone taps my shoulder. I look up and find a very irritated Draco frowning at me. I bite my lip and he sighs crouching down beside me. "I was worried out of mind. I've been looking for you for five hours." his voice cracks and I feel bad. "I didn't realize how much time had passed. I was researching." I mumble as he pulls me to him.
I wrap my arms around him patting his back when I realize he's shaking. Once he's calm, we rise and he kisses the top of my head. "Don't disappear on me like that ever again." he whispers. I nod and lift my head to look at him. "Didn't I tell you no more toys." he frowns. I pout and whine. "Please!" I give him my best puppy dog eyes.
He looks away and freezes. The shop owner is watching us with a smile. "Carry on!" she giggles hurrying around the corner. I turn back to Draco and whine. "One thing! Then you don't get anything else today..." I take off before he can finish. He finds me jumping up and down a few aisles away. The store owner had managed to find a box with the equipment I was looking for from cast iron skillets to a wok to bamboo sushi mats.
Draco's head falls and I giggle clapping my hands. He purchases it and we carry it from the shop together. When we get home, he and Bellatrix put some shelving together and I stare in fascination. He then points to my cookware that is cluttering my office. "Put them up however you want just don't let it clutter the space." he chuckles. I zoom back and forth shocking both Narcissa and Bellatrix with the magnitude of the toys Draco has bought me.
When I drag out an ice cream maker Narcissa turns to Draco. "She begged me. I had to. I did get a good deal on it though. Made sure of that." he sighs. After they leave and we've had dinner Draco pulls me over to the couch. Straddling his lap, I place my hands on his shoulders. "No more toys Isabella." he whispers. I pout and look away.
"I already ordered some things." I mumble. "What things?!" he demands turning my face back to him. "A kiln, some clay, sculpting tools, paints, and the like." I confess. Draco takes a deep breath his eyes closed. "You are so very, very, very lucky I love you. If I wasn't madly in love with you, I'd sell half this shit." Draco's eyes open and I know he's serious.
I wake early on the first of September. Draco is still lying on top of me from our sex fest the previous night. I run my fingers through his hair causing him to stir. "Morning." I whisper. He kisses me softly and I smile. "You look very lovely this morning Mrs. Malfoy." Draco smiles and caresses my cheek. I kiss his hand and he rolls over.
"It's our final year Dray." I whisper rolling onto my side and placing my hand on his heart. "I know love. Trust me, I know." he mumbles rubbing my shoulder. I sit up and straddle his waist letting the sheets fall off me and pool around my waist. "We still have a few hours before we have to leave though." Draco whispers sliding into me making me gasp.
Hogwarts is no longer the Hogwarts I knew. The Carrows are completely horrible and I try not to anger them unless they torture anyone who's a first, second, or third year. The rest of us are wise enough to stay clear of them. More often than not I find myself in Draco's bed in the head boy dormitory. I lay underneath him running my fingers through his hair after a long night of patrols.
Draco's fingers skim up and down my leg while humming. I fight to keep my eyes open but Draco notices and rolls over placing my head on his chest. He rubs my shoulders then my back. It doesn't take me long to fall asleep. He wakes me in the morning and I whine. "It's time for class Iz." he mumbles. "Not going." I frown. He slides out of bed and tucks me in.
He wakes me for lunch though and I have a mini fit. He sits me up and sits behind me coaxing me into eating and drinking. When he's satisfied, he frowns at me and places a hand on my forehead. "You're burning up!" he gasps. I hum softly and try to lie back down. He scoops me up and carries me to the Hospital Wing.
"Too many patrol shifts back-to-back. The other prefects keep winding up in detentions or having to torture rule breakers." Draco mutters as Madam Pomfrey examines me. "Overwork, I'll get you medicine and then let the Headmaster know." she hurries back to her office.
Draco brushes my hair back staring at me with unveiled worry in his eyes. Madam Pomfrey delivers the medicine to Draco before rushing out of the room to tell dad. Draco coaxes the bitter medicine into me and I groan. "You need to get better and get better soon." he whispers. I nod and fall asleep. To my surprise I wake in Draco's bed.
A bottle of medicine sits on the stand beside the bed with a note from Draco telling me to take some medicine and eat and that he'd be back around lunch to check on me. I take another dose of medicine, eat breakfast, and take a nice bath in his private bathroom.
I come out in my robe just as Draco walks in. He hurries over and pulls me into his arms. I gasp as he lifts me off my feet and carries me to his bed. "Feeling better?" he asks and I nod. "A bit of sleep and some medicine and now I feel right as rain. "Isabella." he says a note of warning in his voice. "Yes?" I murmur looking away.
"Are you forgetting that we've known each other all of our lives? I know you almost as well as I know myself. You haven't been sleeping well with all these extra shifts. Don't lie to me. You still aren't feeling well. Take another dose of medicine." he orders testing my temperature with his hand. I whine as the cool metal of the wedding band on his finger touches my forehead and shiver uncontrollably. Draco tsks disapprovingly.
I choke down the medicine and he pulls me into his arms as we lie back down. To my surprise he pulls an old but familiar quilt from his trunk. "That's the quilt your mum used to wrap us in when we got sick." I gasp as he wraps it around me. "I know, she gave it to me the day we got married. Said we'd probably need it. I should write her and tell her." Draco mumbles kissing my cheek.
My shivering and chattering teeth slow and then stop after a few minutes in the quilt. Draco watches me fight to keep my eyes open and kisses my cheek once more before getting up. "I'll be back as soon as classes are over." he promises as the bell rings. I nod and watch him go. "Bye-bye darling." I whisper as I fall asleep.
As soon as I've recovered Chann and Amber tackle hug me. "We were worried sick." Amber sniffles. "Sick?" I laugh and she lightly smacks my arm. "You got better just in time. Grandfather is coming for a visit this weekend. He would've had a fit if he'd found out you were still sick." Chann whispers. I stare in shock as Amber leads us into the hall for breakfast. Chann sits across from us with Blaise, Pansy, and Daphne. Amber and Theo sit to my right and Draco sits to my left.
"When did he announce his visit?" I wonder. They all turn to Draco. "You didn't tell her?!" Theo scoffs. "She was sick! I couldn't tell her. I wanted to wait until she was better." Draco frowns. "Aww, he was worried. Isabella, let me tell you. This idiot was so stressed out that he..." Blaise doesn't get to finish. Draco stuffs a bagel in his mouth cutting him off. I tut and Draco shrugs. "You didn't need to know yet is all." he mumbles.
"Aww! He's so protective." Chann teases. The boys get into a mini food fight throwing pieces of toast, bagels, waffles, and pancakes at each other. Pansy, Daphne, Amber, and I eat quietly avoiding the flying food as if this is completely normal. We wind up separating them after the meal which is quite all right by me.
I grab Draco's hand and take him for a walk down to the lake. We sit down and I nuzzle Draco's neck. He groans and pulls me onto his lap and wraps his arms around my waist. I moan softly as he kisses me. "I'm so glad you're feeling better love." he whispers. I twist around on his lap and stare at him. "Were you causing problems while I was ill?" I ask.
He scoffs and rolls his eyes. "I was not. I merely requested that for the time being you shouldn't have to do nighttime patrol." he mutters looking away. I grin and kiss his cheek. He smiles and chuckles. I kiss his cheek again and he turns back to kiss me fully.
We're nearly late to our first class. We take seats in the back and Draco grabs my hand under the desk. I shoot him a look but he's already reading the assignment. I whine and try and tug my hand free but he doesn't let go.
At the end of the day Draco sends me up to his dorm while he does rounds with Blaise and Theo. I bathe and change into my nightdress. I lie on the bed reading until I fall asleep. I wake to a familiar feeling a few hours later. My eyes flutter open and I let out a moan of pleasure as Draco fingers me. I throw my head back as a wave of pleasure hits me.
"You look so pretty. Should I continue?" he stops withdrawing his fingers. "No, no, no. Please don't stop. Keep going. I want you to keep going. Please!" I beg. He chuckles and his head dips between my legs. I gasp as his tongue darts inside me. Draco places my legs over his shoulder when I try to close my legs.
"Don't you dare. Do you want me to stop?" Draco wonders. I shake my head. "Keep going!" I moan. Knotting my fingers in his hair. I must've tugged too hard because he removes my hands and places them above my head and begins kissing my neck. His lips travel slowly up to mine and kisses me deeply. I gasp and arch into him as his fingers brush over my clit as the kiss grows more and more heated.
I begin to whimper and he breaks the kiss to discard his clothes and I watch with hungry eyes. He thrusts into me without hesitation and I cry out in pleasure. Our moans fill the air mixing with the sounds of sex. I gasp trying to catch my breath as he pummels into me. I wrap my arms around him as if to anchor myself. My nails rake down his back earning a growl from him as he attacks my neck.
I can't form the words to tell him that I'm quickly approaching orgasm. I begin to whimper again and he picks up the pace. Stars burst across my vision and I cry out in ecstasy and shudder as I fall back onto the bed. In my orgasmic daze I don't realize Draco has reached his release too.
I pant trying to catch my breath. Draco turns me over not yet satisfied and slides into my ass. I moan into the pillows and arch further pressing into him. The slapping sound turns me on even more and I moan loudly into the pillows. A few more well-done thrusts and he explodes inside me and we slump onto the bed. I turn over as best I can with him on top of me and discard my nightdress which is soaked with sweat and cum.
I place my arms around him and run my fingers through his hair. I've just caught my breath when he sits up and kisses me. "I love you, Isabella." he whispers. "I love you too Draco." I whisper my lips brushing his. He rolls over pulling me onto him and covering us with the fallen sheets.
He wakes me early on the morning of Grandfather's visit. I roll over and hide beneath my pillow. He crawls on the bed and leans close to my ear. Get your ass up now Izzy." he slaps my ass and I jump up but he's already darting into the bathroom a satisfied smile on his face. I whine and roll around on the bed quite irritated at being woken up. Draco comes out of the bathroom 20 minutes later and picks me up and carries me into the bathroom.
Setting me on the counter he hands me my brush and I untangle my hair muttering to myself. He places his hands next to me and leans down. I look away not wanting to meet his eyes. He kisses my cheek and smiles. I look at my hands fighting back a blush. He kisses my lips and I wrap my arms around him. Draco groans and presses his hands on the small of my back. I smile into the kiss and Draco begins to slip my nightdress off. I raise my arms as he slips it over my head and flings it across the room.
I untangle my fingers from his hair as we lay panting on the floor of the bathroom. I close my eyes and rest my head on the cool tiles. I moan softly as Draco kisses my neck. "How are you feeling?" he mumbles. "Full to bursting and sleeeeepy!" I yawn. Draco nips my neck and my eyes fly open. Draco smirks in satisfaction. "I think I'm well awake now." I whisper.
I sit on the counter brushing out my damp hair as Draco walks around in a towel. "What if I'm not hungry?" I pout. "Isabella." he stops walking and gives me a look. I hop off the counter and wrap my arms around him. "Your presence is required." he whispers in my ear walking me out of the bathroom. Grumbling, I flop on the bed.
Ignoring my tantrum Draco gets dressed flinging my clothes at me. When I don't get dressed, he walks over slipping my clothes on me himself then helping me to my feet. I stare at him half in amazement half in shock. He kisses me softly and steers me out of the room. "Come on. Be a good girl." he chuckles.
I sit next to Draco still grumbling. "Aww, did he wake you?!" Amber pinches my cheek. I nod resting my head on her shoulder. "Oh, you poor thing." she laughs. Draco slides a plate of food my way but I ignore it. "It was awful." I whine in complaint. "You weren't complaining until I made you get dressed. Now eat Isabella." Draco whispers in my ear. Blushing I start on my breakfast. "Ooooh... Blackmail?" Amber giggles. "Sexual blackmail?" Chann asks with interest. I roll my eyes and notice Ginny and Luna trying to look innocent with something in their ears. "What goes on between me and my husband is none of your business." I huff.
I kick them both under the table. Besides quiet yelps of pain no one notices. After breakfast we head up to the Headmaster's office. I keep close to Draco clinging to his arm. He looks at me, smiles, and kisses the top of my head. I turn and look around. "What is it?" Draco whispers pulling me to the side. "Uncle Aiden is coming with grandfather." I reply feeling a bit dizzy.
Draco tightens his hold. "You stopped practicing, didn't you?" he whispers a note of worry in his voice. "Just a little bit." I murmur trying to clear my head. Once we get to dad's office, he sits me down and examines me closely. He gives me a piece of chocolate and a quick kiss.
We wait patiently, Draco occasionally squeezing my hand and I squeeze his back trying to get through to him that I'm feeling better. Grandfather and uncle Aiden pop out of the fire with dad all three men talking seriously and in hushed tones. "Good! You all are here and ready to go. Great! We're going on a field trip today." grandfather smirks. His eyes briefly catch mine and he looks away.
I get to my feet and Draco frowns watching me carefully. "I'm fine!" I mouth when grandfather isn't looking. His frown deepens and I turn to Pansy and Daphne are watching us with interest. "Are you still not completely recovered?" Daphne mouths. I shake my head. "I just was temporarily dizzy." I reply quickly.
"The first part of our trip will take us to the Chamber of Secrets!" grandfather announces making us all turn back to him. I tilt my head and frown. "I think Isabella should lead the way. From your memories I gather that you were the last to talk to the Basilisk before it died." he eyes me just as carefully as Draco has been doing. I nod trying not to feel uncomfortable as all eyes in the room, human and portrait, turn to me.
"Yes, I was. I spent most of my first two years talking to it. It was quite lonely. Myrtle would've caused a scene had I gone down there though." I mumble. Grandfather smiles and waves for me to lead us all out though I do not miss the worried eyes of Dumbledore as we step from the office. Amber and Chann fall into step beside me as we walk through the corridors.
"Are we almost to the entrance?" Amber wonders. I nod as we enter Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Draco shivers and I grab his hand. Not one year ago Draco nearly died in here. Myrtle eyes our joined hands with disdain then her eyes slide past us to grandfather. She shrieks and hides int the u-bend of her toilet with a splash.
"Murdered her in my fifth year with the help of the Basilisk. Not intentional but now is neither the time or the place for that story." grandfather strides towards the sink. I hiss making grandfather smile. He waves Chann forward. With a hiss the entrance opens. Chann and grandfather slide in first. Dad waves us all in pulling up the rear.
"This is where Lockhart tried to wipe Ron and Harry's memories when they came down here to rescue Ginny." I mumble to no one in particular. "And how pray tell how do you know that?" uncle Aiden asks turning to me with a smile. "Well, I kind of hooked up with Hermione Granger a few times and Ron." I shrug examining the hole in the rocks.
I hear Draco growl quietly somewhere to my right and freeze. I shoot uncle a look but he seems rather content with having just gotten me into trouble. Draco waves a finger at me and I look away knowing that I'm in serious trouble. I give the stones a tap with my wand and it melts back creating many support pillars. We keep on stepping over the many shedded skins of the Basilisk over the centuries.
We reach the final door and Chann steps forwards hissing for the door to open. It does and he, grandfather, and uncle step in first. Dad is the last to step inside. The Basilisk is motionless on the floor. Goyle looks slightly sick and I nudge Draco. "I swear if you throw up in here, I will make you scrub the entire place from top to bottom. NO MAGIC!" dad growls. Goyle forcibly swallows whatever he was going to upchuck.
Amber grabs my hand and we explore. When we return grandfather is laughing. We return to Myrtle's bathroom and out onto the grounds. "Next we're going into the forest. Come now children." grandfather strides down the lawn. I feel Draco tense up next to me. I grab his hand and shoot him a meaningful look.
He closes his eyes and shakes his head. We follow the others into the forest but in no time at all we're leaving the path and travelling into denser trees. I can hear clicking and speed up. "Yes, Isabella. Spiders. Acromantulas to be precise." grandfather hisses. "Some many restless creatures!" Amber hisses stepping expertly through the undergrowth.
Their nest is gigantic. It's nearly triple the size of Hagrid's hut. The biggest Acromantula scurry forth clicking menacingly at grandfather who finds their actions adorable. The new leader tries to eat him but in a flash the leaders are squirming in pain at grandfather's feet. The encroaching spiders fall back instantly in terror.
It takes him no time at all to convince them to join his cause. I notice to my great surprise that I'm behind Draco. I stare at him in shock. We trek back to the forest's edge and down to the school gates. Portkeys lie on the ground and uncle Aiden situates us around them. I give Draco a gentle nudge and he squeezes my hand.
Just as we touch the portkeys grandpa chuckles "Time to visit the giants!" Me and the others share worried glances as we're whisked away. We land and grandfather, dad, and uncle Aiden stride confidently down the hill to what looks like a hastily put together camp. I hide behind Draco genuinely terrified.
We follow grandfather though hanging back. The new Gurg lays on the ground surrounded by the gifts from grandfather. He waves for us to wait by a nearby boulder. Draco holds me close as the giants eye us with contempt. I feel someone nudge me and turn to see Amber, Pansy, and Daphne gawking at several giants who've come out to watch our party.
I collapse on Draco's bed after our shower. I'm worn out from grandfather's little 'field trip'. Draco drops next to me and puts his head on my chest. I stroke his hair as he begins to fall asleep. I spend an hour watching him sleep before falling into a deep sleep myself.