Ten minutes later you could find the two boys cuddling against each other on the love seat. They had been sitting there for a few minutes, silently communicating through soft touches, and warm vibrations. "So...what do you consider this?" Draco finally spoke, softly.
"What do you mean?" Ron snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at the blonde nestled between his strong arms.
"Well, to put it in my cousin's words... are we an item now?" Draco slightly blushed and looked up into Ron's deep eyes.
"Er... if you want to call it that..." Ron blushed wildly, Draco could tell he wasn't really good at things like this.
"So then, I can call you my boyfriend?" Draco knew this would make the redhead blush more, and he loved teasing him.
"W-Well...y-yea. I guess... and I can call you mine..." Ron managed to say, looking away from Draco, trying to hide his bright red face, but it wasn't working. Draco laughed and snuggled back into Ron's arms. It felt so good and warm and...right to both of them.
The only thing wrong about all of this was that Draco knew he had to tell him now. "Ron..."
"Yes?" Ron's face was now back to it's normal color, and he looked down into the blonde's silver-blue eyes. He couldn't believe that all of this was happening, that he was alone with Draco Malfoy without killing him, and that Draco was his, that they were....together!
"I want to tell you now."
"You're ready? I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want to."
"I don't think I'll ever be ready. I'm scared, Ron, but I have to."
Ron nodded, and watched as Draco stood up and started pacing back and forth in front of him. The redhead had no clue what was on Draco's mind, but he had an odd feeling that it had to do with Death Eaters or something scary, but he really hoped it didn't.
"I'm... I'm... well, maybe it'd be better if I showed you." Draco contemplated aloud.
"Go on then." Ron gave him a reassuring smile.
"No...no, that might scare you. I might as well just tell you. I'm..." Draco stopped pacing and looked at Ron with sadness in his eyes. "No, you might not believe me if I don't show you! Damn it, this is so hard." he nearly had a break down.
Ron stood up and walked over to the shaking boy. He collected Draco in his arms and soothed him with his warmth. "Come sit down. You don't have to tell me now, you aren't ready. Just know this, I'll always believe you." Ron whispered in Draco ear before directing him back to the love seat.
"Why are you always so sweet to me?" Draco asked, looking up at Ron with moist eyes.
"Because you deserve it." Ron said simply. As if it answered all of Draco's questions in one short answer, Draco smiled and the moistness in his eyes went away, and was replaced by a sparkling glow. He stood up, grabbed Ron's hands, and pulled the redhead with him.
"Ron," they smiled at each other. Draco pulled Ron into a tight hug quickly and then pulled away before blurting his secret out.
"I'm a vampire!"
Ron was at a loss for words. He didn't know what to say or think or do. Everything he'd ever learned about vampires rushed into his head. They were blood sucking evil beasts from hell. Wait a minute... that wasn't Draco. Draco was lovable and beautiful Not a beast from hell. And sure, he was a tad bit evil, but Ron liked that about him. As far as the blood sucking part... Ron had always found that as kind of a turn on. After five minutes of jaw dropped staring, when Draco was just about to run out of the room crying, Ron smiled and hugged Draco with all of the care he could muster.
"S-So... you're okay with it?"
"Of course." Ron smiled warmly, and brushed a few strands of hair out of Draco's eyes. "So...may I ask you a few questions about it?"
"That's only expected." Draco laughed. "Can we sit down though? I feel about ready to faint." he sighed. His legs were about to give out. He was so nervous and scared while Ron stood there not saying a word. Ron nodded and they sat back down. Draco nestled himself into Ron's chest, listening to the redhead's fast yet calm heartbeat. It was very soothing...
"Is this hereditary?" Ron asked softly, while brushing his fingers along Draco's strong and pale forearms.
"For me, yes. All Malfoy's are vampires. My father bit my mother during their honeymoon, so that they would have a full bread child."
"Then Malfoy's are more interesting in full-bloodedness than people see?"
"Exactly."
"Have you ever bit anyone?"
"Yes." Draco sighed. "My cousin Gary. He begged me to when we were thirteen. He thinks it's 'cool'. I told him he'd regret it. But somehow he hasn't so far."
"You don't like being a vampire?"
"It doesn't really bother me, I guess, because I was born this way."
"Then I think it's beautiful." Ron smiled and wrapped his arms around Draco. "Why were you so mad when Gary brought it up?"
"I was afraid he would tell you. I didn't want you to hate me."
"I could never-"
"You have before."
"Okay, I could never again." Ron laughed and kissed the top of Draco's silky blonde hair.
Draco smiled and relished in the warmth radiating off of Ron's body. "Why are you always so warm?"
"Because I'm normal. Why are you always so cold?" Ron teased.
"Because I live in a dungeon."
"That's true..." With a laugh, Ron tightened his grip around the blonde between his legs, in order to warm him more.
"Might I ask you a few questions?" Draco said, lavishing in the warmth again.
"Shoot."
"Okay, well... what's it like? Having so many siblings, that is."
"It can be fun... at times. But I'm not the oldest, or the youngest, I'm not the girl, I don't have a twin, I'm not the smart one, I don't live in some exotic land. What am I good for? My parents usually just ignore me."
"You're certainly the good looking one in the family." Draco laughed cuddling into him. Ron turned a shade of crimson and laughed as well.
"It can be hard sometimes, having to share everything. And perhaps we wouldn't be so poor if there weren't so many of us."
"Well, I for one, am glad that your parents kept popping them out, otherwise you wouldn't have been born." He smiled up at Ron and twisted around so that their chests were touching, before sliding upwards and planting a kiss on Ron's lips.
"I'm glad too." Ron smiled and closed his eyes as he enjoyed the feeling of their two heartbeats blending together.
A knock at the door made Draco roll off of Ron and stumble around making sure that nothing he wouldn't want his father to see was about the room. When he opened the door, a bit out of breath, his father gave him an odd look before saying "I think perhaps you two should spend some time downstairs. The guests are wondering where you are. I would appreciate it if you entertained them."
"Yes father, we'll be down in a minute." Draco said. Lucius nodded and disappeared. "Sorry about that." Draco said, turning to Ron.
"Time for you to go get mulled." Ron teased, walking to Draco and kissing him on the cheek. They walked downstairs, and sure enough, Draco was greeted by a pack of screaming girls.
Ron walked away, laughing at the groaning Draco, and headed over to the dessert bar. He picked up a chocolate covered strawberry, and smiled in Draco's direction, as the blonde forced his way through the girls, looking around. (Obviously wondering where Ron had gone off to.) The girls followed closely after him, bombarding him with questions and comments.
"That look..." Gary's voice startled Ron. He spun around to see the tall blonde. "it's familiar. You are about him."
"Of course I do." Ron said with a mouth full of cookie. He swallowed and waited for Gary to speak.
"And what? He doesn't feel the same?"
"What makes you ask that?"
"Why else wouldn't you be a couple by now?"
"Who says we're not?"
"He did, earlier."
"That was before, this is now." Ron turned back around and laughed as Draco had his cheeks pinched by an older witch with a large feathery hat on.
"That's Aunt Victoria. She's mad obsessed with how adorable all of her nieces and nephews are." Gary laughed when Ron made a face.
"So, you two are together now then?"
"Yes." Ron said and turned back to Gary. "By the way, he told me. I'm perfectly okay with it."
"Really?"
"Yeah. He told me about you too. Did it hurt?"
"Not really, not after the initial shock anyway." Gary picked up and brownie. "Check ya later." He walked off.
Ron decided it was time to rescue Draco. He made his way over to the blonde, and pushed a few girls aside. "Are you okay?"
"YOU LEFT ME!" Draco hissed.
"So sorry," Ron mock pouted "You just looked so cute running away from them." he whispered.
"Very funny... I saw you talking to Gary, what was that all about?" Draco asked as they walked away from the girls, and sat down in some nice plush seats off to the side.
"I told him. Is that okay?" Ron asked.
"I guess... Gary and I kind of get along. He won't go and tell my parents or anything, so yeah, it's okay." Draco smiled and took half of a cookie right out of Ron's mouth and took a bite of it. "Mmmm. These are good."
"Hey, give that back!" Ron whined. Draco teased him, hovering it just above the redheads nose, before letting him get a bite of it.
"Hey, lovebirds, a bit obvious, aren't we?" Gary laughed, towering above the two. "Oh, and Draco, your father says you're not entertaining, and you'd better get on it, before he gets angry."
Draco gulped, and stood up, walking over to one of his lusting fans, making small talk with her. Ron followed behind him, listening to them talk about the weather and their Swiss accounts. He quickly lost interest and searched around the room to see (if it was at all possible) if there was anyone he knew there.
He spotted a few ministry members he had seen from going to work with his father. He saw quiet a few death eaters that had been present the night Sirius had died, it was awful that they had all gotten out of prison so easily. There were a select few Slytherin students, who Draco was now talking to. They seemed very confused at why Ron was there, but Draco just assured them it was none of their bloody business. For hours Ron stood and listened to the meaningless conversations that Draco had with these people. Ron was glad he wasn't the son of a Death Eater, fore he never would have met the Draco that he knew and cared about.
It was two in the morning before the last few guests stumbled drunkly out the door. Gary whispered a tired goodnight, and made his way to the guest room where he was staying. His parents did so also, to their own guest room. Ron was informed that they had a total of fifteen guest bedrooms, but Ron wouldn't have to stay in one. Lucius followed the boys upstairs, and conjured Draco's bed into a bunk bed of sorts. Only, that the top bed wasn't above the other, but rather off to the side, and raised only the mattress length higher than the lower bed. Ron washed and brushed before settling in the top bunk, looking down on the blonde beauty in the lower one. He reached his hand out and took Draco's in his own.
"Good night." Draco said with a smile.
"Night." Ron said, not wanting to say 'good'. Now not only was he in a house of Malfoys and Death Eaters... but he was going to be helplessly asleep in a house full of vampires! It just kept getting worse.
He scooted closer to the edge of his bed, in order to reach Draco better. "I'm glad we had this time together today." he sighed.
"Me too." Draco smiled sweetly at him and kissed Ron's hand.
"Can you show me now?"
"Huh?"
"Show me your vampire side..."
Draco looked surprised, but got out of bed and stood up. He closed his eyes and concentrated. Soon, a mischievous look spread across his face, and his lips parted slightly, showing off pointy fangs, which he licked with his tongue. He pricked his pink tongue with the left fang, and sucked a dropped of blood from it. He opened his eyes, revealing that there was an outline of red about the pupil.
"Wicked..." Ron breathed. Quickly, Draco transformed back, not wanting to get out of control.
"There's more, but I kind of need a reason to change for them to show up. Like when I'm angry or something. While I'm at school I actually have to take a potion so that I won't change and bite someone. Otherwise Potter would have been dead forever ago." he chuckled.
Ron gulped, it was more scary then he thought, but he knew Draco wouldn't hurt him. They both fell asleep peacefully that night, their fingers laced the whole time.
When Draco awoke the next morning, he felt something very warm next to him. He opened his graceful eyes to see the lump that is Ron laying closely next to him. "Ron, Ron get up!"
"Humm..." Ron rolled to face him and his eyes fluttered open. "Holy shit!" he jumped up and stumbled backwards onto the higher bed, and accidentally did a back flip onto the floor. "Ooww.." he whined as Draco ran over to him, cracking up.
"P-Poor baby." Draco teased between bouts of laughter.
"How did I end up over there?!" Ron said, getting up and brushing himself off.
"You must have rolled off of your bed and onto mine in the night." Draco laughed and kissed Ron elbow, which was forming a nasty bruise. "It felt good though, waking up next to you." he leaned against Ron's chest. The taller redhead wrapped his arm around the blonde and they stood that way for some time before washing up for breakfast.
A few hours later, they were ready to return to school. Ron held out his hand to Gary, who was getting ready to flu back to his home with his family. "It was nice meeting you." he said.
Gary firmly gripped the boys hand. "You too, I hope we meet again." he winked before stepping into the fire, saying 'Black-Gygax mansion.' and disappearing.
Draco gave Ron a strange look before they both shook hands with Lucius and were smothered to near death by Draco's mother. Then they were off on the Knight Bus.
Ron sighed. So much had changed... but all for the better. When they arrived at the school, Draco walked Ron halfway to Gryffindor Tower. They hugged quickly before departing, but Draco turned back and stopped Ron.
"I forgot to tell you what the Black Rose meant. Meet me sometime tomorrow, and I'll tell you then."
Ron pouted, he wanted to know now!
"Don't give me that, Mister! You'll find out in due time. But do me a favor and take a look at it when you get back to your room. Tell me if there's anything different about it."
With a quick kiss on the cheek, Draco ran off, leaving Ron in wonder.
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