The Death Eaters were after them. "Hurry get up" Draco commanded. They were on the ground. Tailia was crying and didn't move. "We have to get to Wiltshire. My little home is hidden away from that town by an invisibility charm. The charm prevents us from apparating.We need to get there so we can apparate to a safe place." Tailia got up and started to run. "NO STOP" Draco yelled. She didn't hear him and was almost hit by a charm. But someone had pushed her away from it. Lupin. "Draco, did you trigger the alarm, or did I?" He asked. "It was my big mouth" Draco replied. "Well I am going ahed, keep your girlfriend here a little more closely watched, ok?" "I wish she would go out with me." Draco whispered this "I'll keep her safe Lupin." Tailia thanked the kind man and walked back to Draco. "Thanks."she said.
They crept along a path and came to another trap. Tailia didn't realize this one and got up to run. By the time Draco noticed she got up to run, it was too late. The arrow that never missed was in her wrist. She fell and was writhing. The arrow had some charm on it to make the victim feel the worst pain ever. Only it would come back. It would slowly decrease, but t would always be there.
"Tailia, you foolish little girl." He picked her up in his arms, there weren't any more traps that would hurt this bad, only a little bottomless pit, but he could walk over it, it was charmed so he could walk on it like Jesus walked on water.
He ran across it and made it past the gate to the Malfoy Manor. He apparated to the Order's hideout. He burst through the door and ran up to his overnight room, where he laid Tailia on the bed. She was shaking in agony and looked at Draco with quickly paced breaths. He told her to close her eyes. He pulled the arrow out. Her scream could have curled steel. It broke his heart.
The curse on the arrow was only effective, well if it was to be STRONGER it would have needed darkness and cold, and usually people were at the Manor alone with no one. So the plan fit perfectly. But he was with her and treated her the minute they got off the property. He took his tie off and wrapped it around her wrist.
He kissed it and wrapped it tightly around her wound, it healed immediately from him kissing the 'bandage'. "Tailia, cry let it all out."
"Draco I hurt too much to cry." She said shakily. It wasn't entirely true. After afew minutes she sobbed into his chest. He had to go after a while because he said she needed rest.
After a while of restless sleep someone came in her room. "You're the new girl, huh?" It was a redheaded boy. He was remarkably cute and was as freckled as her parents were, and they looked tan they were so freckled. "I am what you a call a muggle. But, I did have the locket."
"So this is that girl Draco won't stop talking about, he never shuts the hell up. I just wanna kick his arse, he only talks about you, but hey, he's got good reason, you are as cute as he says. Well I came up here because I herd crying and I couldn't exactly continue my research on horcruxes" She looked shocked that she was crying in her sleep. "Go back to sleep, uh, Tailia"
She did only for a girl to walk in and check on her. "Hello, I am Luna, I believe we have met before?" she stuck her hand out to shake Tailia's. She shook it. "Well I thought he would never give a muggle a chance, but hey, here you are." Luna said dreamily. "And you are a redhead, he hates redheads for some reason."
"So, this is a wizarding home, huh?" Tailia asked.
"Yes"
"Can I trust you to keep everyone out of here so I can get some sleep, except Draco? Can I?"
"Yes"
Finally she closed her eyes and got some well needed sleep. Until, Draco came in with breakfast. He stayed with her and then he asked her a question… one she had been waiting for. "Tailia"
"Yes" she said through a bite of toast.
"Will you marry me?"