Briar POV
A Few Days Later
My second Christmas with Draco. Since I'm confined to the Manor, I had Narcissa go out with a list of things I needed for Draco's present. I felt bad enough about Narcissa insisting on paying for all of it that I only asked her to get the main gift, but after hearing Draco say presents the other day; now I'm wondering if I need to get him more. Maybe I can run out and sneak into Diagon Alley to pick out something small, but personal? It's Christmas Day so maybe no one would even pay attention to me?
My thoughts are interrupted by a sleepy groan.
"Briar, turn your anxiety off," he mumbles. I turn around with a sigh and look into his sleepy eyes as he squints against the light streaming through the window.
"I'm sorry. Last minute planning," I whisper as I brush some hair off of his forehead. He hums before turning his head into the pillow with a pained groan.
"It's so bright! Where are those stupid house elves," he complains. I laugh and move to get out of the bed which gets his attention. I can practically feel his eyes racking down my body as I strut to the window in just his undershirt. The straps are too big so one of them is resting in the middle of my bicep, but I don't move to fix it.
"You're such a spoiled little prat, you know that?" I tease lightly as I reach up to close the drapes. Looking over my shoulder, I see he has rolled over to his back and is now staring openly at my thighs as the undershirt barely covers my ass.
Turning to walk over to him, I see him lick his lips as one hand rests under his propped-up head and the other rests on his bare stomach. He hums in answer.
"I guess I am," he agrees in a deep tone. I almost stop to squeeze my thighs together knowing what that husky tone means. I shrug my shoulder causing the strap to fall further down my bicep, catching his attention.
"As long as you know it," I state nonchalantly. I reach my mind out to see what he's thinking and find myself standing still in shock with a gasp. I'm now only two steps away from the bed, but it feels further after seeing Draco's thoughts. I've just found the perfect additional Christmas gift to give him.
He raises an eyebrow at me in interest at my sudden stop. I can see his fingers twitch in an effort to not reach out to me.
"Everything okay, love?" His voice is barely above a whisper and I find myself taking a deep, shuddering breath before answering.
"No," my voice breaks. I clear my throat and clear my head so he can't see my plans. "You've been very naughty this year, Draco, and I think you need to be punished. Consider it a part of your Christmas gift from me," I breath.
I watch in interest as his throat bobs as he gulps.
"And what exactly is my present?" His eyes rove over my body and watches as my hands grip the edge of his undershirt. Walking the last few steps to his bed, I get onto the bed to straddle him. His hands grip my thighs greedily as his eyes move down to where his shirt is centimeters away from revealing my lack of panties to him.
Leaning forward, I place my hands on his chest so our faces are inches away from each other. I place a slow and lingering kiss on his lips before making my way down to his ear. Letting my lips rest against the shell, my breath washes over his ear and neck. A smug smirk graces my lips when I see goosebumps raise on his skin.
"You always have to be in control and I don't find that fair. It's very stressful," I start as my hands make their way down his bare chest. Stopping at his boxer briefs, I rest my fingertips against the thick, black band teasingly. "Your gift is me, but there's a catch to that."
Leaning black slightly, I look into his blue eyes that have darkened with arousal.
"What's the catch?" His voice is a breathy whisper and I smirk in response as I lean back so I'm sitting directly against his growing excitement. Crossing my arms to clutch the bottom of his undershirt, I tease it up a little bit so he can see the darkened spot on his boxers where I'm seated.
He groans in a deep growl and his hands start to slide up my thigh to reach the apex of my thighs. I grasp both of his hands and shove them above his head onto his pillow. Now that my face is close to his again, I can see the excitement and shock swirling in those baby blues.
"I'm in control," I whisper and let my tongue come out to trace his bottom lip teasingly. His eyes stare at me in awe and shock and I can feel him twitch against the inside of my thigh.
Kissing down his body, I soon find myself staring up at him as I lick just above his underwear band. He groans and pushes his hips closer to my face in need as one hand comes down to caress my hair. I smirk in response before getting off of his body. Walking over to his closet, I can almost hear his confusion bouncing around in his brain.
"Where are you going?!" I almost laugh at how easy it was to have him give up control. Grabbing what I need from his closet, I turn around to face him again and start to walk closer to him as I run his silk tie in my hands sensually. His mouth is slightly opened when he sees what's in my hands as he rests on his elbows.
"Well, you don't seem capable of keeping your hands to yourself, Mr. Malfoy, so I need to make sure you behave. We can't have you thinking anyone, but me is in control, now can we?" I slide untraced into his mind and see he's not thinking of anything, but me stroking his tie.
Making my way back over to him, I grab both his hands. Wrapping the tie around both of them, I quickly secure it before tying it to the headboard.
"You did that pretty fast," he says huskily. He tries to pull against the headboard, but the tie stays in place and doesn't budge. I chuckle slightly and let one hand caress his cheek, down his chest, and rest on his stomach as I walk to where I mounted him before. Removing his boxer briefs quickly, I straddle him once more and can feel him sliding against my entrance. He groans and tries to pull his arms against the restraints again, but with no change.
"You won't be going anywhere. Training has taught me well so you might as well just sit back and enjoy your present," I purr. Grasping him in my hand, I slowly slide down his shaft and let out a groan of appreciation at the feeling of him stretching me.
Slowly lifting myself up and down, I find my rhythm before leaning forward slightly so my clit is stimulated. I moan and realize I've closed my eyes when I hear Dray groan underneath me.
"Faster," he growls. Taking a moment to swirl my hips, I giggle at his frustration when his head pushes into his pillow with a deep groan of my name. My giggle quickly turns into a gasp, however, when he thrusts up hard causing him to hit my g spot. I sink back down onto him and keep my mewl of pleasure inside as I still all movement once I've encased all of him inside me. His head flies up with wide eyes as he stares at me.
"What did I say, Mr. Malfoy?" He rolls his eyes so I lean a hand forward and pinch his nipple. He gasps in shock and arousal. Staring into my eyes, he glares and snaps his hips forward again to try and gain control.
My response is flicking his nipple. He lets out a ragged pant and I watch as his fists clench in frustration.
"Bry, move," he whimpers. I shake my head, but quickly add words when I see his head is pushed back into his pillow again in concentration to not move his hips.
"No. I'm in charge here. No moving unless I say so. Understood?" He lifts his head and nods his head quickly.
"Yes, whatever. Just please! Move!" I smirk at his begging and start to move again; this time a little faster and rougher. Soon, I'm bouncing up and down on his cock with wild abandon and his groans have become desperate.
I can feel my orgasm starting to approach, but then Draco tries to gain control again. I feel his hips snap forward again and I have to stop myself from continuing to ride him like I desperately want to. Stopping all movement once he's fully inside me, I glare at him and watch as his eyes widen in a silent plea.
"I'm sorry," he pants out. "I'm sorry! I couldn't help it. Please don't stop," he begs. I smirk and decide I like the sound of him begging.
"What exactly are you apologizing for?" If he wasn't so close to his orgasm, I know he would've given me a snarky comment. His response, however, tells me just how close he is.
"I tried to take control. I'm sorry. You're in control," he begs. I watch his fists clenching and unclenching in an effort to not move. His eyes tell a different story as they keep glancing back and forth between where we're joined and my face.
I reward him with moving again. He moans a "yes" as I start to move faster as I quickly approach my peak.
"Yes, I'm in control. Whose cock is this, Draco?" His eyes rip their gaze away from my bouncing tits and meet my eyes. His eyes dilate as he stares into my eyes.
"Yours," he says with authority. I smirk at him and start to ride him harder and faster.
"Who are you going to cum for?" He groans and I can see the veins bulging in his arms as he attempts to get out of the restraints.
"You, baby," he moans. Rubbing my clit against him, I can feel myself starting to clench around him as my thrusts become more and more frantic.
"Whose name is going to come out of that beautiful mouth when you cum?" My question is a breathy whisper as I start to tremble. His eyes soften and I can feel his cock starting to expand meaning he's close as well.
"Yours, baby girl," he growls. Hearing his growl is the last straw for me and I ride him in short, hard thrusts as my entire body tenses hard.
"Say it," I gasp as I feel my orgasm crash over me.
"Fuck, Briar!"
As I continue moving up and down to guide Draco through his orgasm, I can feel my body relaxing. On shaky legs as I try to catch my breath, I climb off of his softening member and stumble to the floor to walk over to his bound hands.
The moment he's untied, I find myself on my back in the middle of the bed with him wrapped around my body. His head rests in the crook of my neck as he places soft kisses where my shoulder meets my neck as his arms surround me. Lifting my left hand, I let my fingers play with his slightly dampened hair.
"Thank you," he whispers before placing another lingering kiss on my skin. I giggle and kiss his forehead in response.
"No, thank you for that amazing idea your brain thought of," I tease. He groans as he realizes I was able to get into his mind without his detection while he was eye fucking me.
"I should've known you cheated and used my fantasy against me," he taunts. I scoff.
"Oh shush. You loved me taking control." I can feel a smile spread across his face against my shoulder.
"Maybe," he drawls lazily. Kissing his forehead again, I peel myself from his embrace and start to walk to the wardrobe to get my clothes for the day.
"Come on, we have to get ready," I say excitedly. I'm met with a groan of disapproval.
"Nooooooo, come back to bed. I want to show you who's really in control here," he growls playfully.
I turn to him with a look of mock outrage. He smirks and goes to get out of bed and I take a moment to appraise him in all of his naked glory.
Maybe we do have time for another round…
Now, standing in front of me; he grabs my hand to drag me into the bathroom behind him. Before he pulls me after him, however, he whispers into my ear.
"Yes, we do," he teases before nipping my neck.
I groan and willingly get pulled into the bathroom.
After another two rounds in the bathroom, I'm feeling refreshed and ready to celebrate Christmas. Draco has already gotten dressed and I shoved him out of the bedroom before he could tease me into a fourth round of sex.
Grabbing my deep green sweater dress, I pull it on over my head before fluffing my hair out. Settling on my thigh high, black velvet flat heeled boots; I wave my wand to do some simple mascara, put on blush lip gloss, and make my hair wavy. Smiling to myself in the mirror, I grab my wand so I can place it in my boot and make my way downstairs.
Walking into the family room, I admire the twinkling lights Narcissa and I hung around the room as well as the tall Christmas tree. The smell of pine permeates throughout the room and I find myself remembering Christmases with my family. Quickly clearing my thoughts, I realize Draco and Narcissa aren't the only ones in the family room.
"SIRIUS!" Grabbing him into a tight bear hug, I can feel and hear him chuckle in delight.
"Hello, sweetheart! How are you holding up here?" I lean back and smile up at him.
"I love it. Although, Snape is getting on my nerves," I mumble. Ever since he lied about filling Draco in on my progress and the bond with Blaise, I've only seen him once and that was to tell him to leave. He had come to try and get me to train even though I was clear training was on hold while Draco was home. Thankfully, Blaise was able to come up with good reasons of why I should take the break. Nothing was resolved about why Draco and my connection was back either. Snape said that it could have been our "rejoining" as he called it, but he wasn't sure if it was the sex or just the bond the two of us have. However, on the bright side, he was pretty sure it wouldn't be disappearing again when Draco went back to school.
"Snape has that effect on people," he teases with a wink. I giggle and turn my attention to his companion.
"Molly," I whisper as I can feel tears welling up in my eyes. I grip her in a tight hug and feel her hugging me back just as hard.
"Oh, my dear! I've missed you so much," she whispers as she pulls me impossibly closer. A throat clears behind me and I whirl around to see the last person I expect.
"Hey Briar. Nice to see you alive," they say shyly. I stare at them with a mouth gaping wide open.
"How…? What…? HARRY?!" He nods his head and rubs the back of his neck in uncertainty.
"I was over at Sirius's the other day and overheard Molly and him talking about Narcissa inviting them over as a surprise Christmas gift for you. They filled me in on what has been happening the past few months," he finishes and looks up at me. I can tell his eyes are starting to well up with emotion.
Before I can even think, I rush over and pull him into a hug. I can feel the anger and jealousy coursing through me from my connection with Draco, but I push it to the side and focus on my own emotions.
"I've missed you so much," he whispers as he pulls me closer. After a few moments of feeling happiness at being reunited with my friend, I can feel the anger of him not listening to me flaring up. Pulling away from the hug, I punch his arm hard in anger.
"HARRY!" He looks at me in shock and hurt.
"OW, BRIAR!"
"That's my girl," I can hear Draco say joking to Molly. I can hear her giggle quietly next to him, but my entire focus is on Harry in front of me.
"I TOLD you that it was a trick! You almost KILLED ME!" He looks down in shame and nods his head.
"I know, I'm so sorry, Briar. If I could go back and change what I did, I would," he mumbles dejectedly. I let out a huff and cross my arms over my chest.
"Fine, but next time you listen to me and do as I say. Got it?" He looks up at me in surprise and nods his head eagerly.
Look at you taking control of two men in one day.
I wait for Draco to realize what he just said and I can feel the second his jealousy flares up inside my head.
Wait!
I giggle and go to hug Harry again.
"Merry Christmas, Harry," I murmur.
"Merry Christmas, Briar," he whispers back.
As I pull back and turn to face Narcissa, Draco, Molly, and Sirius, there's a loud commotion from the kitchen before the door bangs open.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!" Blaise comes walking out of the kitchen with some presents in his arms and places them under the tree before bypassing everyone to come over to me. Picking me up, he spins me around causing me to giggle in excitement. He turns to look at everyone else in the room before pouting at me.
"You all started without me? Come on! I mean, seriously, Briar? You have two love sick puppies, two mother figures, and a father figure, but you didn't even think about the brother figure?!" I roll my eyes.
"Merry Christmas, Blaise. Lets go open your present from me. It's a nice slice of modesty," I tease.
"Oh ha ha, you're so funny," he says as he wraps his arm around my shoulder. We walk towards Draco to get past him to the couches. "Seriously, Draco, our girl is a jokester!"
"My girl, Blaise," he grumbles as Blaise waves a hand at him in dismissal.
"Yeah yeah yeah," he tuts before pulling me to sit next to him on the couch. Giggling, I make room for Draco to sit on the other side of me where he promptly pulls me into his arms protectively. I give him a kiss on the cheek and a wink as everyone else comes to join us in the living room so we can all open gifts.
Glancing around the room, I appraise the odd group that have all come together for Christmas because they know each other through me. I'm quickly snapped out of my thoughts when boxes are placed in front of me so I can start opening everyone's presents and I love all of them.
Blaise got me a novel I had raved about when we first became friends. He quickly gets a hug that Draco mumbles about, but I love how the two of them are starting to get along better. The day Blaise admitted he only saw me as a friend and would never try to steal me from Draco had been a great step in their trust for each other.
Sirius got me a feather from Buckbeak that was enchanted to write secret messages. The person would need to know the phrase for the message to reveal itself. It reminds me a lot of the Marauder's Map that Fred and George gave Harry years ago.
Harry blushes and apologizes for not being able to get me anything.
"I'm sorry, I just found out you were alive three days ago. I was kind of processing that," he says uncomfortably. I smile at him in reassurance.
"I'm just glad you know I'm alive, Harry. That's a great Christmas present in itself that you're one less person that's being lied to." He smiles at me, but his smile falls quickly when Draco opens his mouth.
"No one else knows she's alive except for the people in this room, Snape, and Mad Eye. It's going to stay that way, Potter," he growls. Harry nods his head causing Draco to lean back and pull me tighter into his side.
Go easy on him, Dray.
Not when he can get you killed.
I let out a huff realizing he's probably right to be cautious now that the number of people who know I'm alive has grown.
Molly and Narcissa actually got me a joined present and got me a few sweaters, one of which Molly made. Inside the box was also a photo book from Molly. I open it and stifle a gasp as a sob makes its way to my throat.
"How…" It's my parents. I see a photo of them in the hallways of Hogwarts as they laugh about something and I find myself tracing the photo in admiration. They were High School sweethearts.
"Those two were inseparable in High School. I was looking through my old Hogwarts photos and found this one. One of my best friends was a photographer and loved sneaking moments like this. She was really talented," she says in awe. I get up and embrace her tightly before moving to Narcissa next.
"Thank you, both of you. You've both been the mother figures I need and it has helped me so much in the past year and a half. I can't even begin to thank you for all that you've done for me," I whisper as my throat starts to close up and the tears spill over.
"You can thank us by fighting your little heart out and staying alive," Narcissa says sternly. I laugh and nod my head in agreement before making my way back over to Draco. After passing my presents around, I'm met with a chorus of gratitude from everyone. I got Narcissa and Molly matching pearls that my mother had left to me in her will. Sirius got an old journal my father loved reading about magical creatures and inventions. Blaise got a gag gift of a framed photo of us standing side by side from a few weeks ago that I had signed.
"For when I get famous for saving your ass in battle," I tease. He laughs boisterously and gives me a wet kiss on the cheek to which I pretend to throw up at.
"Ew," Draco mumbles playfully. I stick my tongue out at him childishly and feel myself melt as he smiles warmly back at me. Blushing, I grab his gift and hand it to him nervously, hoping he'll like it.
He unwraps the present quickly and once he sees what's inside, he stares at me in shock.
"Briar, I can't take this," he whispers to me in awe. In his hands is my father's broom that I had Narcissa get from my childhood home. Most of my fond memories is of my father and I sitting in the living room talking about his days playing Quidditch. He was the most celebrated Seeker in his class and he always said this broom was his lucky charm.
"Yes, you can. He would want you to have it because he would've loved you just as I love you. Draco, I know you haven't been able to play this year because of certain…circumstances, but when you can play again, I want you to have this. My father always said it was his lucky charm and we've talked about how celebrated he was at Hogwarts. There's no one else in this world that I would want to have this other than you," I finish with a tone of finality. Grabbing the back of my neck, he kisses me deeply before pulling back leaving me dazed and wanting more.
"I love you," he whispers as his forehead rests against mine.
"I love you too," I reply back without hesitation. He stands abruptly and goes to the tree before reaching behind it to produce a small, wrapped present. He stands in front of me before shyly handing it to me without meeting my eyes.
Blaise gets up and joins everyone else on the other side of the room. Raising my eyebrow at Draco, he smiles shyly and tells me to open the present. Gently, I unwrap the wrapping paper from the box and am met with a velvet box. Staring up at him curiously, I decide to tease a little.
"Draco Malfoy, are you proposing to me or something?" I chuckle a little with a shake of my head, but stop when I see a blush rise into his cheeks. He gently grabs the box from my hands before getting down on one knee. A gasp comes out of my mouth and my hands clasp over it in surprise.
Opening the box, I'm met with an intricately made, rose gold ring with a sapphire in the center with a smaller emerald on either side of the center stone. It's simple yet elegant and I find tears quickly building up in my eyes.
"Briar Griffin, I know I said I got you multiple presents so let me explain," he teases slightly causing me to chuckle nervously. "Before I met you, I didn't know what it meant to be willing to sacrifice yourself for someone else. That day in the woods, I felt an instant connection with you and then immediately berated myself for being attracted to a woodland creature for the better part of three months."
Behind him, everyone laughs and I join in as we all laugh at his fantasizing of a doe.
"A few months ago, when I thought you had died…" he trails off and I can hear he is trying to keep tears at bay. "I was so angry, Bry. I was so angry at the world for taking you away from me, but I was mostly angry at myself for not protecting you better. I want to spend the rest of my life loving you, protecting you, and being by your side. Briar Griffin, will you please do me the extraordinary honor of becoming my wife when this war is over?"
I smile and start furiously nodding my head. His eyes widen in shock and he stands immediately when I raise from the couch.
"Yes?"
"YES!" I jump up and wrap my arms around him tightly and silently thank everyone and everything that brought me to this moment. I pull back and he slides the ring onto my finger and I can't help, but stare at it in awe.
"It's so beautiful, Dray," I whisper.
"You're beautiful," he whispers and lifts my chin to capture my lips in a heated kiss. The only thing stopping us from kissing longer is when I hear a shout from behind him. We break apart in shock and turn to find Molly and Narcissa hugging.
"I'm going to be a mother in law!" Narcissa's enthusiasm has all of us laughing and it isn't long before she has both Draco and I in a warm embrace. She pulls my face between her two hands as Draco's arms are still wrapped around me.
"I've always thought of you as a daughter, but I can't wait to officially call you my daughter in law. Or even just my daughter, if you'll allow it?" Her question is so tentative and hesitant that it melts my heart.
"Of course, I'll allow it, Narcissa," I say before shaking my head. "I'm sorry, I mean Mom," I whisper. She smiles and pulls us into an embrace again and I can't help, but think today is the day everything changes.
Here, in the arms of my family and with people that love and care about me; I know I'll fight as hard as I can. I will fight to keep my family safe. I will fight to get through this war and win. I will fight to kill Voldemort.
HAHA! So I did the thing where the lovebirds get a happy engagement. YOU'RE WELCOME! Hehe, I hope you guys enjoyed and I'll be looking out for those lovely reviews I love so much! Until next time, lovelies!