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Chapter 9:

The Dragons

Draco had been watching the stars for hours now waiting for Aurora to return from dinner with her grandfather. He knew she would be upset when he left and he wanted to be awake incase she needed him. She had gone straight to the bathroom when she had returned to the room, small streaks lining her cheeks where the tears had fallen.

The door softly creaked open as the melancholy teen walked back in to the room. She had changed into the delicate night gown Narcissa had given her last Christmas, causing her to look like a wounded angel as the silk fabric reflected the moonlight from the open window. Looking up Aurora could see the concern in Draco's eyes as he pulled her in for an embrace. Burying her head in his chest she softly cried to herself as she thought about the wonderful times she had had with her grandfather, and how tonight was there last goodbye. She flinched slightly as he wiped a tear from her face but she quickly relaxed as he kissed the spot and pulled her in tighter.

After standing there for what seemed like hours the two slowly pulled away from each other. Aurora felt a great pull in her heart as Draco's hands slid from her waist and he stepped back. Looking up into his eyes she could see the worry as he gazed back at her. Knowing there was nothing she could do about her grandfather being gone she had begun to accept his absence, but seeing the pain in Draco's eyes caused to Aurora feel something she had never thought she would experience. Looking softly into his eyes Aurora raised herself onto her tiptoes as she placed a gentle kiss on his cheek.

Draco smiled to himself as the girl pulled away with a small smirk playing on her features. She was toying with him to try and make him smile and to break the depressed air in the room. Well he could play that game too.

"You know, you better be careful doing that, remember my reflexes are faster than yours" he taunted knowing it would cause a reaction from the smirking girl.

Looking hard into his eyes Aurora took the bait and without even knowing it stepped right into his plan. Placing her hands on his chest she quickly leaned up to give him another peck on the cheek but as she did so Draco quickly wrapped his arms around her waste and flung her onto the bed, quickly pinning her. Aurora was shocked as she lay staring up at the chuckling man on top of her. He was no longer that silly boy that had pulled her hair and stole her wand. No, he was so much more than that.

Leaning down so he was an inch from her face Draco smiled as she leaned forward and tried to bite him. "Now that is no way to treat someone who has you pinned" he quipped as his smirk grew. Releasing her hands he sat back and watched as she huffed and crossed her arms pretending to pout at him. Knowing there was only one resolution to this problem he quickly moved his hands to her hips and began to tickle. Gasping for breath Aurora pleaded with Draco to stop and began to grab at his hands in an attempt to gain enough leverage to flip him off of her. Finally gaining some momentum the struggling girl tipped him off next to her on the bed.

The two teens lay there panting as their hearts began to slow back to normal. Smiling over at her friend Aurora couldn't help but notice how much he had changed over the many years she had known him. His once blonde hair had slowly bleached out to an almost glowing white blond, his hard features had softened around the edges giving him a touch but caring face and his eyes had only grown more brilliant.

Slowly leaning forward she looked quickly into his eyes before she leaned in and kiss him ever so gently. The feeling was instantaneous. Lightning bolts shot through both of them as they felt like there fingers and toes were on fire. Pulling away they gasped for air as though they had been drowning.

"Wow…" was all Aurora could say as she gazed at her hands making sure there were no burn marks or blisters. Looking back at Draco she could see an evil glint in his eye as he leaned forward to meet her lips once again. The feeling raced through both of the teens again as the pulled each other closer and deepened the kiss. Loving how he made her feel Aurora quickly pulled Draco back to her when he tried to pull away for air. Feeling as though she couldn't breathe without him she refused to let him go as they quickly slipped under the covers of their oversized bed.

His hands moved slowly across her alabaster skin, carefully sliding the silk nightgown over her head. Lines of fire played on her skin where he had touched, she whimpered softly as he pretended to pull back. Closing the space between them he playfully kissed along her collar bone as she smiled into his hair. Leaning back he looked into her eyes, asking wordlessly if she was ready. Nodding slowly she pulled him in for a delicate kiss. The fire was growing with every second, knowing no one could make him feel like this but her he carefully raised himself on top of her as she ran her hands through his wet hair.

Unnoticed by the busy teens the small pendent that was sitting on the bathroom counter had begun to glow. Seeing the shinning object the two dragons that had been wrestling on the box Draco had given Aurora quickly raced to the object to see what it was.

Upon reaching the item the dragons quickly jumped on it. Being attracted to shiny things the dragons weren't the smartest things in the world. They were wonderful guardians but were distracted easily. Soon as the small dragons had touched the glowing necklace they had both quickly disappeared in a small burst of flame. The glowing necklace soon began to fade as the two teens lay exhausted in their bed.

Rolling over to watch her sleep Draco noticed something shimmering on Aurora's back. Leaning so he could see it better in the moonlight Draco realized that there, on the middle of her back was a small silver dragon tattoo. He was awed as the dragon looked to him and almost seemed to smile. He whipped his tail over his head before he quickly climbed over her shoulder and down her arm, coming to rest on her small hand. There was something familiar about that dragon Draco thought as he drifted off to sleep.

"It kind of looks like the one on the box I gave her…." Shaking his head at the absurd thought he quickly fell asleep.

Carefully crawling from its hiding place the second small dragon did a small circle of happiness. They were finally where they belonged; now they only had one job left. The dragon crawled carefully down Draco's arm to his hand that was entwined with Aurora's. The two dragons whipped their tales towards each other as they too fell fast asleep.