Loving You Secretly Chapter 08: Narcissa Malfoy
"Aunt Narcissa, Aunt Narcissa, are you alright? You were spacing out" Ginny asked, concerned about the older woman.
"Oh, sorry dear, please continue" Narcissa Malfoy said as she bandaged Ginny's arm.
"As I was saying, Draco threw two Beetleweed's Root into the cauldron instead of one and it blew up, fortunately, I covered my face with my hands, but now I've got boils all over my hands, and Professor Snape was so angry, he gave us both detentions" Ginny complained as she winced a little at the pain.
"Well, it's that time of the year again, no wonder Draco is so distracted and disturbed" Narcissa muttered.
"Pardon me, Aunt Narcissa, but what time of the year? Why does it affect him so badly? He's not even paying attention in classes anymore" said Ginny.
"Today's supposedly the 18th anniversary of my marriage to Lucius, that is if we never got divorced. Draco's very affected because it's Leo's birthday as well and it brings back many memories for him, the good and the bad" Narcissa sighed as she got up to keep the bandages.
"Leo used to be his best friend and the only person he would speak to, but ever since our divorce, Leo has chosen to live with Lucius while Draco wanted to be with me. Leo blamed Draco for betraying Lucius and Draco blamed Leo for betraying me. Now they are the worst enemies, and it's all my fault" cried Narcissa.
"It's not your fault Aunt Narcissa, it can't be, you're such a nice person, it's Leo's fault for not wanting you" Ginny attempted to comfort her.
"No, it's my fault. I should have just let her into the family" Narcissa cried, then she stopped abruptly, "I'm sorry, I spoke too much. Get some rest and if you feel better, let me know" said Narcissa before she went back into her office.
"I'm back" Ginny whispered as she entered her dormitory room. Draco was sitting on the floor and staring into space again.
"Hey, Draco, are you okay? You don't have to worry about my hand, it's much better already" Ginny said as she sat across from him. Draco merely nodded.
"We should be off now, Snape'll want us to be at his office for detention on time" Ginny said as she took hold of his arm and tried to heave him off the ground. Draco got up in silence and they headed for the Professor's office.
"I want you to clean up this place and arrange the potions neatly onto the shelves, no magic is allowed, is that clear? Report to me when you're done" yelled the professor.
"Yes sir" Ginny muttered. Then she proceeded to sweep the floor and clear up the unwanted ingredients while Draco started shelving the potions.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? My dear brother, smartest student in Durmstrang, doing servant's work, you should have known better than to follow that useless old woman" a voice taunted. Turning around, Ginny saw a boy about her age who looked exactly like Draco himself. "This must be Leo Malfoy" thought Ginny as she turned to watch Draco's reaction.
"Shut up and get out of here before it's too late" Draco yelled with his back to his brother.
"Why should I? My father owns this school you know" Leo taunted.
Draco shot up, grab the younger boy by the collar and yelled, "Shut your big fucking trap, or I'll kill you, you bastard"
"Draco, no" Ginny yelled.
"See, even your dear little boyfriend over here knows it's bad to be disrespectful towards the heir of Durmstrang school of Magic" smirked the younger boy. This prompted Draco to glare at Ginny.
"You'd be in trouble Draco, don't do it" Ginny pleaded. Draco released his grip and Leo straightened his shirt before sauntering over towards Ginny. Leo was as tall as Draco and towered over Ginny.
"So, you're the new generation of genius in Durmstrang. What a pathetic looking thing you are. I bet under those clothes is figure of a woman. Have you seen anything yet, brother dear?" Leo taunted as he grabbed Ginny by the wrist, pinning her to him, causing Ginny to yelp in pain.
"Let go of him you bastard" Draco yelled as he ran forward and pried Ginny from the hands of his brother before punching the latter on the nose.
"That's enough!" Narcissa Malfoy's voice boomed across the room, "Stop it, the both of you"
"Xavier, are you alright?" Narcissa asked as she reached for Ginny, when Ginny nodded in response, the older woman sat her in a chair and moved toward the two brothers who had stopped fighting and were glaring at each other.
"Stop it, the both of you. You're being childish and stupid about things. The divorce is between your father and I, there is no reason for the both of you to become worst enemies. What happened to all those words about brotherhood? Draco, I'm especially disappointed with you. He's your brother, even if you wanted to help Xavier, you should never have hit him. Leo, why can't you just stop taunting and testing your brother's patience? The fact that Draco chose to live with me has already proven that he's giving everything he could have to you, that's how much he loves you. Why? Why must you come and taunt him? Does that make you happier?" Narcissa cried.
"Your mother is right" Lucius Malfoy's voice boomed across the room, "it is our wish to see you two become best friends like you were when you were young. Leo, you choosing to live with me doesn't entitle you to more chances of inheriting everything I have, so stop being so smug about it. Draco, I know you hate me for betraying your mother, but you must understand that there are things about being an adult in which you children do not know" Lucius explained.
"I might not know about things that adults do, but I do know that I will never betray the woman I love like you did" Draco yelled before he ran out of the room.
"Draco" Ginny called out and got up from her sit to go after him.
"Xavier, please find him and bring him back to the dormitory safely" were the last words Ginny heard as she stepped out of the room.
"Draco" Ginny called out again. Then an thought struck her and she began running out of the castle.
Draco came to the middle of the Quidditch Pitch and sat on the ground, "Why? Why must it be like this all the time? Why did he take Ginny? He shouldn't have touched her, I wouldn't have hit him if he didn't touch her" he thought.
"Draco" Ginny called out as she came running towards him.
"Are you alright?" they both asked at the same time.
"I'm fine" they both replied at the same time. Then smiling a little, Ginny sat down beside him.
"They divorced because Father was in love with a younger woman, and he wanted to marry her. Mother couldn't take the idea of sharing her husband with another woman, so they divorced. Leo wanted to be with Father because he didn't want to miss out on the luxuries at home. I hated father for betraying mother, so I chose to leave with my mother" Draco explained as he continued to tear.
"My family has always been close knit, so I'm not sure if I should be the one to say anything at all. But I always loved my brothers a lot and I'm sure we will remain close no matter what happens. I'm sure Aunt Narcissa and the headmaster would like to see you and Leo become close again. It's his birthday today, right? I'm guessing that he came here to see you because he misses you, and I'm guessing that you already have a present that you wanted to give him" Ginny said as she stared into the night sky.
"I really envy you, your parents and brothers are always writing to you and all. I don't get anything from my brother and my father wouldn't acknowledge me in school. I wished that one day, my father and mother would get back together again. You're right. Every year, I would buy a present for Leo on his birthday, but ever since my parents divorced 2 years ago, I stopped sending the presents, but I would still buy then, so I've got one more to add to the collection" Draco smiled sadly.
"Then give it to him. Come on, he's probably still in the headmaster's office. Let's go" Ginny chirped as she pulled Draco off the ground and ran all the way back to their dormitory. Pulling out Draco's trunk, she motioned to him to get Leo's present. Reluctantly, Draco reached and took hold of a little box, then he allowed himself to be dragged out of the dormitory again by Ginny.
"Leo, wait, Leo Malfoy" Ginny yelled as she saw the other blonde walking towards the main gate of Durmstrang, about to leave.
"You two again. What do you want?" asked Leo.
"Draco's got something he wants to give you" Ginny mumbled before pushing Draco in front of her.
"Happy 16th Birthday" Draco said as he handed Leo the box.
"Thanks" Leo mumbled before taking the box and walked out of the school.
"There. Now, tell me, how do you feel?" Ginny asked with a grin.
"You really talk too much" Draco smirked as he ruffled the redhead's hair.
"Thank you, Xav" Draco muttered.
Ginny grinned at the blush that threatened to creep up his face before running back to the dormitory with the blonde right behind her.
"Wait!" yelled Ginny as she stopped in her tracks suddenly, causing Draco to bump into her.
"What?" asked Draco.
"We should go talk to Aunt Narcissa" Ginny muttered. Draco nodded in agreement and so the duo headed to the infirmary.
"Aunt Narcissa" Ginny called out.
"Mother" Draco called out.
"I'm in the office" Narcissa replied.
"Aunt Narcissa, Draco just gave Leo his present, I'm so glad that Leo took it" Ginny chirped as she entered the office, as she was about to approach Narcissa, Draco pulled her back. It was then did she notice that Narcissa had been crying and her eyes were red and puffy.
"Mother, are you alright? I'm sorry mother, I promise I'd never act so childish and stupid again" Draco said worriedly as he hugged his mother.
"It's not that my dear, it's just that, she's dead. That woman's dead. Dead while birthing her first child, and Lucius wants us back. I don't know what to do" Narcissa explained.
"Never. First he throws us out like we're trash and now he wants us back? We'll leave him and if need be, we'll take Leo with us" Draco yelled.
"I can't Draco, I cannot leave your father. He betrayed me, but I still love him" Narcissa cried. Draco nodded in defeat and said, "Alright mother, I understand. I will follow you wherever you choose to go" then he turned to tell Ginny that he was leaving. But the sight before him shocked him. Ginny had tears trickling down her face.
Putting his arm around her to comfort her, they turned and returned to the dormitory.