Chapter 25-
After a few days of staying in the infirmary, Airykkaa needed to get out, she needed some time to think to herself. She grew very calm as she stared at the rows of books lined on the shelves in the prefects portion of the library, fingering the bindings and reading the titles. Just as she was about to pull "1000 methods of Warlock Torture" she felt a light tap on her shoulder.
"Airykka, I..."Draco began before Airykkaa turned abruptly, brushing his hand off of her shoulder as if he were some kind of insect. "Airykkaa PLEASE don't be like this!?" he pleaded.
"I thought I told you not to touch me." she hissed as she began to walk off. Draco abruptly put his arm on the shelf in front of her, blocking her way through, "I just want to talk to you." he pleaded, "Just five minutes, and then I'll go." Airykkaa sat down on a well cushioned chair, the sorrow and guilt in his eyes wretching at her and breaking her heart again.
"Fine, five minutes," Airykkaa sighed, knowing that she was going to be back in Draco's arms in the end of it all, and she hated herself for it. She began to tap her fingers on the book and Draco glanced at the title and shivered.
"I'm sorry that I've been such a prat. Its completely unacceptable, I know." he said and lowered his gaze to the floor, his piercing blue-grey gaze diminished in guilt and loss. He looked back up into her deep unripe banana green eyes, "Airykkaa, I love you so much, but I know that you're angry, and I can't blame you. Its all my fault. I'm so very sorry."
Airykkaa's heart skipped a beat but she forced herself to say nothing, and she tried not to look at Draco, but she utterly failed. The sincerity she saw in his eyes made her melt. "Why should your 'pet mudblood' believe you?" she whispered, tars springing to her eyes.
"I never said that." Draco said calmly, "Nor did I ever say that you were my property, you are your own person, and nobody can change that. But you are my heart, and I do need you." he said, seriously as he say next to her, staring into her eyes.
"Oh Draco, why did you let them say that?!" Airykkaa said, not knowing whether she should be angry or upset, "Is it because I havn't slept with you? I thought that wasn't important."
"If you're not ready, its well worth the wait. For you, anything is worth it." he sighed. "I may not be happy about it at times, but I WILL get over it." he laughed.
It made Airykkaa laugh too, and as she knew she would, she leapt into his arms and kissed him deeply, loving him even deeper, even for all of his imperfections.
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Pike groaned as he felt his skull throb, he lightly shook his head and decided not to move. He heard and recognized Jasper's voice, and realized that someone had his hand in a vice-like grip.
"She really loves you." Jasper said in quaint disbelief, shaking his head.
Jasper's voice rang like horns in Pike's ears, "What?" Pike tried to move his arms to shield his eyes from the light in the room, but found himself still too groggy to move.
"She CRIED." Jasper said, almost as if it was an omen that warned to prepare for the worst, "I've never seen her do it before, not since ma died anyway. Whenever she needs to show emotion she just runs," he said, shaking his head slowly, "but she didn't run from you."
As Pike gained control of himself again he lowered his eyes. Eden. She was latched to his arm as if she has been frozen there. Jasper went off on a tangent about something involving Airykkaa, but Pike wasn't listening. Madame Pomfrey rushed over as she heard voices, "Pike," she said ecstatically, "You're AWAKE! THANK HEAVENS!" she said taking Pikes face into her hands, "We didn't think you would make it!" she said while she kissed his brow softly. "What on EARTH made you do it?" she said, wondering what would drive someone to take their own life.
Pike looked down at Eden once again, not able to believe that she was there, after nearly a month of cold rejection, she was there. "She gave up on me." he said quietly, trying to force back tears from rushing to his eyes.
At that, Madame Pomfrey understood perfectly well what had happened, "Oh dear..." she said, not able to finish. Once again Jasper spoke but Pike was not listening, he still stares at Eden. She looked extremely uncomfortable, sleeping crouched halfway over the bed and halfway on the floor with her arm outstretched. What must it had been like he could not know, waiting for days for someone to wake up, not even knowing if they ever would. He wrapped his arms around her waits and tried to pull her up from the floor and onto the tiny bed.
"I'm NOT hungry and I'm NOT leaving!" Eden growled as she fiercely gritted her teeth and kept her eyes closed.
"Why?" Pike asked quietly, "I'm not going anywhere." She grinned sheepishly at Eden.
Eden's eyes shot open, "Pike?!" she asked, either unwilling or unable to believe that he wasn't brain-dead, and furthermore, that it was all going to be okay. She Smacked him full across the face, "You SON OF A BITCH! If you EVER do that to me again I'll KILL you if you're not already dead!" she shrieked. She flung her arms about his neck and buried her face into his check.
Pike felt her warmth and felt tears prick his eyes, and he couldn't help but laugh at her reaction as he played with her hair, feeling the strands fall through his fingers. He ran his fingers along the streaked on her face where tears had stained her cheeks, and brushes his lips against them too.
"I thought you were gone." she whispered, letting him enfold her in his arms.
He lifted her chin in one of his hands, "You'll NEVER be able to get rid of me again." he said as he kissed her forehead and ignored the burning sting on the side of his face. "And just because YOU'RE not hungry doesn't mean that I'M not!" he said, grinning and realizing that he was starving.
In that hour Eden not only made sure he received food, but had forced him to eat everything on a heaping plate that Willow O'Brian carried in. Pike felt as if he was going to be sick by the end of it, be he ignored it, not wanting to miss another second with Eden.
Pike recovered slowly, and Madame Pomfrey ordered that he was not to be in classes due to the fact that he needed rest. Pike didn't argue, in fact he was more than happy to just wander around the school, and it gave him more time to give Potter and his friends hell. Of course Snape grew ever more watchful of his son, making sure that Pike almost never had a minute alone in which he could try to commit suicide again. Pike spent every second he could with Eden, not wanting to ever let her out of his arms again.
But that didn't stop the Gryffindor vs. Slytherin quidditch game from coming up, and rapidly the competition was stewing. The practices were growing longer and Airykkaa, although being the second seeker, was quite agitated that unless Draco were put in a coma, she woulden't get to play this year, or the next.
After a few days of staying in the infirmary, Airykkaa needed to get out, she needed some time to think to herself. She grew very calm as she stared at the rows of books lined on the shelves in the prefects portion of the library, fingering the bindings and reading the titles. Just as she was about to pull "1000 methods of Warlock Torture" she felt a light tap on her shoulder.
"Airykka, I..."Draco began before Airykkaa turned abruptly, brushing his hand off of her shoulder as if he were some kind of insect. "Airykkaa PLEASE don't be like this!?" he pleaded.
"I thought I told you not to touch me." she hissed as she began to walk off. Draco abruptly put his arm on the shelf in front of her, blocking her way through, "I just want to talk to you." he pleaded, "Just five minutes, and then I'll go." Airykkaa sat down on a well cushioned chair, the sorrow and guilt in his eyes wretching at her and breaking her heart again.
"Fine, five minutes," Airykkaa sighed, knowing that she was going to be back in Draco's arms in the end of it all, and she hated herself for it. She began to tap her fingers on the book and Draco glanced at the title and shivered.
"I'm sorry that I've been such a prat. Its completely unacceptable, I know." he said and lowered his gaze to the floor, his piercing blue-grey gaze diminished in guilt and loss. He looked back up into her deep unripe banana green eyes, "Airykkaa, I love you so much, but I know that you're angry, and I can't blame you. Its all my fault. I'm so very sorry."
Airykkaa's heart skipped a beat but she forced herself to say nothing, and she tried not to look at Draco, but she utterly failed. The sincerity she saw in his eyes made her melt. "Why should your 'pet mudblood' believe you?" she whispered, tars springing to her eyes.
"I never said that." Draco said calmly, "Nor did I ever say that you were my property, you are your own person, and nobody can change that. But you are my heart, and I do need you." he said, seriously as he say next to her, staring into her eyes.
"Oh Draco, why did you let them say that?!" Airykkaa said, not knowing whether she should be angry or upset, "Is it because I havn't slept with you? I thought that wasn't important."
"If you're not ready, its well worth the wait. For you, anything is worth it." he sighed. "I may not be happy about it at times, but I WILL get over it." he laughed.
It made Airykkaa laugh too, and as she knew she would, she leapt into his arms and kissed him deeply, loving him even deeper, even for all of his imperfections.
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Pike groaned as he felt his skull throb, he lightly shook his head and decided not to move. He heard and recognized Jasper's voice, and realized that someone had his hand in a vice-like grip.
"She really loves you." Jasper said in quaint disbelief, shaking his head.
Jasper's voice rang like horns in Pike's ears, "What?" Pike tried to move his arms to shield his eyes from the light in the room, but found himself still too groggy to move.
"She CRIED." Jasper said, almost as if it was an omen that warned to prepare for the worst, "I've never seen her do it before, not since ma died anyway. Whenever she needs to show emotion she just runs," he said, shaking his head slowly, "but she didn't run from you."
As Pike gained control of himself again he lowered his eyes. Eden. She was latched to his arm as if she has been frozen there. Jasper went off on a tangent about something involving Airykkaa, but Pike wasn't listening. Madame Pomfrey rushed over as she heard voices, "Pike," she said ecstatically, "You're AWAKE! THANK HEAVENS!" she said taking Pikes face into her hands, "We didn't think you would make it!" she said while she kissed his brow softly. "What on EARTH made you do it?" she said, wondering what would drive someone to take their own life.
Pike looked down at Eden once again, not able to believe that she was there, after nearly a month of cold rejection, she was there. "She gave up on me." he said quietly, trying to force back tears from rushing to his eyes.
At that, Madame Pomfrey understood perfectly well what had happened, "Oh dear..." she said, not able to finish. Once again Jasper spoke but Pike was not listening, he still stares at Eden. She looked extremely uncomfortable, sleeping crouched halfway over the bed and halfway on the floor with her arm outstretched. What must it had been like he could not know, waiting for days for someone to wake up, not even knowing if they ever would. He wrapped his arms around her waits and tried to pull her up from the floor and onto the tiny bed.
"I'm NOT hungry and I'm NOT leaving!" Eden growled as she fiercely gritted her teeth and kept her eyes closed.
"Why?" Pike asked quietly, "I'm not going anywhere." She grinned sheepishly at Eden.
Eden's eyes shot open, "Pike?!" she asked, either unwilling or unable to believe that he wasn't brain-dead, and furthermore, that it was all going to be okay. She Smacked him full across the face, "You SON OF A BITCH! If you EVER do that to me again I'll KILL you if you're not already dead!" she shrieked. She flung her arms about his neck and buried her face into his check.
Pike felt her warmth and felt tears prick his eyes, and he couldn't help but laugh at her reaction as he played with her hair, feeling the strands fall through his fingers. He ran his fingers along the streaked on her face where tears had stained her cheeks, and brushes his lips against them too.
"I thought you were gone." she whispered, letting him enfold her in his arms.
He lifted her chin in one of his hands, "You'll NEVER be able to get rid of me again." he said as he kissed her forehead and ignored the burning sting on the side of his face. "And just because YOU'RE not hungry doesn't mean that I'M not!" he said, grinning and realizing that he was starving.
In that hour Eden not only made sure he received food, but had forced him to eat everything on a heaping plate that Willow O'Brian carried in. Pike felt as if he was going to be sick by the end of it, be he ignored it, not wanting to miss another second with Eden.
Pike recovered slowly, and Madame Pomfrey ordered that he was not to be in classes due to the fact that he needed rest. Pike didn't argue, in fact he was more than happy to just wander around the school, and it gave him more time to give Potter and his friends hell. Of course Snape grew ever more watchful of his son, making sure that Pike almost never had a minute alone in which he could try to commit suicide again. Pike spent every second he could with Eden, not wanting to ever let her out of his arms again.
But that didn't stop the Gryffindor vs. Slytherin quidditch game from coming up, and rapidly the competition was stewing. The practices were growing longer and Airykkaa, although being the second seeker, was quite agitated that unless Draco were put in a coma, she woulden't get to play this year, or the next.
