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Chapter Seven
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Draco had been having the strangest of days. Unfortunately, his night would bring even stranger discoveries.
It seemed like a good evening; despite everything that had happened earlier. The moon was out; it's soft glow lighting up Draco's heart. The stars shone like little gems and Draco had the distinct feeling Aurora was trying to make him feel better.
Draco shook his head; a smile on his face.
He looked around his room. The warm fire danced merrily in the fireplace; the dark blue silk sheets rippling with every shift of his body. There was a large black, velvet sofa in front of the fireplace, which was off to a side of his bed. It was quite comfy, despite its looking like it had seen better days. A floor sized, thick, dark blue rug stretched to the four corners of the room to keep the cold from reaching his feet. Draco shivered. He wasn't cold exactly…His large Queen-sized bed was soft and covered in dark blue cotton sheets. He was wrapped in thick wool blankets and down comforters. The fire was blazing brightly. He couldn't possibly be cold. He looked around. The windows were shut and locked. So why did he feel so… cold?
Draco's heart started to flutter. He opened his eyes wide; glancing around the room. A pointless gesture since the only light shed in the room was from the fire, which hardly lit up its corner, far less the whole room. The only sound was the fire crackling. He couldn't even hear the blizzard howling outside; the windows were constructed using two panes of 2" thick glass with an air space of 3" in between, where warm air was magically contained. They were made to withstand anything from Chimaeras to Dragons. A simple blizzard was nothing. This simple fact somehow made Draco feel better and he started to calm down. Eventually he drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
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Poor Draco, enjoy your slumber. You'll never sleep as peacefully again.
Lucius involuntarily shuddered. He downed the rest of his Brandy and turned to face the other occupant of the room as he heard him speak.
"What was that all about, Lucius?"
Lucius winced. Even though it was barely above a whisper, Severus' voice dripped with accusation.
Lucius rose from his seat. "More wine, Severus?"
"Don't play with me, Lucius. Answer the question."
Lucius poured another Brandy and returned to his seat. He took a long sip and stared at the fire. All the while, Severus watched him.
Several seconds passed before Lucius even attempted to answer and when he did, whatever Severus was expecting, it definitely wasn't it.
"Severus, you know all about Veela, right? After all, it was you who gave him the book.
Lucius turned to look at him.
Severus cleared his throat. "Yes, well, I believe that each of the children should learn about at least one magical creature, especially seeing as how both yours and Narcissa's families have strong magical creature blood. Both the twins are magical creatures, Lucius. I'm sure Draco's not far behind.
When Lucius heard this, he looked up sharply. "What time is it?" he said calmly.
'Too calmly.' Severus thought.
"It's 11:05p.m." Severus replied, looking to the clock on the wall.
Lucius leaned back in his chair.
"Lucius," Severus tried.
"Severus, I never really loved Narcissa. I mean, surely I loved her; she bore my seven beautiful children. But I was never in love with her. Even after all those years together." He almost whispered that last part.
All of a sudden Lucius looked fearful. "Severus, you know I love you, right?"
Severus looked surprised. In all the years he'd known Lucius (since they were kids) he'd never known him to be this sentimental. But he supposed that all those years of friendship had sprouted a kind of love between them.
Severus nodded.
"Well, the thing is, Severus, I don't love you."
Severus' face took on a puzzled look. "But, you just said that-"
"I know what I said, Severus." Lucius' voice came out much harder than he'd intended.
He sighed. "I- What I mean to say is that I don't just love you Severus… I'm… in love with you.
The silence was so thick; you could cut it with a knife, butter your toast with it and chew till the cows came home.
Severus stopped breathing. Had he heard correctly? Maybe this was all just a dream. He did not just hear the love of his life tell him he loved him back. Lucius Malfoy of all people?? Impossible. And yet he dared to hope.
Lucius was a nervous wreck inside. He'd finally said it. Finally, he'd gotten it off his chest. Now all he needed was for Severus to accept it. Then they'd move from there.
Lucius began to panic. A while had gone by and Severus hadn't said anything. He hadn't even looked at him. He tentatively looked up. Lucius was startled by what he saw.
Severus was sitting in his chair, well, he'd more like sunk back into it by now. All of a sudden he looked so unsure of himself. He looked confused. He looked… fearful. Lucius' chest constricted. He was sorry to see his long-time love so unsure of himself. Severus had always been so confident in his abilities; so sure of himself.
Finally, Severus looked up. He jumped. He'd actually forgotten that Lucius was in the room. They locked eyes for a moment before he looked away. He was just working up the courage to speak when Lucius took the first move.
"Say something, Severus. What are you thinking? How do you feel?"
"I don't know how I feel. Are you really serious Lucius? Are you really… in love with me?" Severus voice came out barely above a whisper.
"Oh Severus, I am. More than you know." Lucius eyes' had begun to roam the room. So that he wouldn't have to look directly at Severus while he spoke.
"But listen. There's something I have to tell you-"
Lucius stopped.
"What? What's the matter Lucius?"
The king looked helpless. "It's Draco. I have to get to him."
Severus was getting really annoyed. This had been going on all evening. Ever since Draco had stormed in earlier ranting about Pansy, Lucius had been very secretive and vague. It was very unlike him. Lucius was very frank and painfully honest, even at the risk of burning a few bridges. That was one of the reasons he and Severus had been friends all these years. Severus shared his penchant for being honest and straightforward.
Now, Severus didn't know what to think. And he didn't get the chance to because Lucius sprang up from his chair, set down his cup and was already to the door by the time Severus had followed his gaze to the clock which read 11:52 p.m.
"Lucius, Lucius wait!" Severus hurriedly set down his cup and rushed to the door. Lucius was halfway down the hall and Severus, being much shorter had to jog to keep up.
"Lucius, what the hell's going on?"
"No time, Severus, I have to get to Draco before it's too late."
"Too late for what? Why won't you tell me what's going on?" He was starting to get worried. The king had simply taking off like the devil was after him. And what was wrong with Draco, Severus wondered. Sure, he was a bit upset earlier but he was a responsible, level-headed young man. Surely Lucius didn't think that Draco would do something rash.
By this time, they'd reached the Ring and the huge, round crystal clock showed that the time was 11:57p.m.
Severus decided to stop talking. It was obvious he would get nothing out of the king about his strange behavior. So he decided to wait. Hopefully Draco would be able to explain it.
After a long, pregnant silence, they finally arrived outside Draco's door. But instead of knocking, Lucius barged straight into the room in a manner similar to what Draco had done earlier. It didn't take long to locate the blond prince wrapped in his blankets sleeping peacefully; His chest rising and falling with the rhythm of a good slumber.
The king relaxed immediately. And his dark haired companion could hardly believe that the king had rushed all the way here to check on his sleeping son. He was also hard pressed to believe that the way Lucius' face relaxed and took on a serene look, as he gazed upon his sleeping son, affected him in any way.
A.N. Yay! Chapter seven finished!! Please read and review guys! Any questions or comments, feel free!
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