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Chapter 15

As he was downstairs, Draco soon mingled and started a conversation with some of the Death Eaters. Everyone who talks to him will ask where his wife is, and he certainly tells the truth that she is feeling unwell; some even suspect that Luna is pregnant and congratulates him, and he just pouts at them and has no intention to correct them. Even though he was there, his mind was somewhere else. He can't wait to get back to his room and meet his wife.

"Draco,"

Draco's mind was disturbed when he heard his mother's voice. "Mother, what is it?" He asked as his mother dragged him to the corner of the room to avoid the crowd.

"Where's Luna?" His mother whispered.

"She's in the room, she feels unwell," he replied.

"Did you tell her to lock the door?" His mother asked again, her tone showing concern.

"No, but I know she locked the door even I didn't tell her," he said. Luna isn't an idiot, she knows what to do when a bunch of the Death Eaters are around her.

His mother sighed with relief. "Thank God,"

Draco frowned. "What's going on?"

"I overheard Theodore and Blaise's conversation, they are talking about Luna, they are talking about inappropriate things about her," his mother whispered. Draco's anger began to rise, and Narcissa saw it clearly. "Calm down, Draco, don't mess up. Luna is fine, just watch Blaise and Theodore, it seems they fond of her. "

Of course they are, his wife is bloody gorgeous.

"I will, and thank you mother," he said as he left his mother and mingled with the crowd again. His eyes kept watching Blaise and Theodore from afar, they were talking to Rabastan. Their snigger's are clear enough in his ears and the look on their faces, he knows what that means, that's how look at men's faces when talking about women sexually. Are they talking about Luna?

"You should pay more attention,"

He turned his head and found his father standing behind him. "Father,"

"You've been watching them for quite a while," Lucius muttered under his breath. While Draco watched Blaise and Theodore, he watched Draco, their arrival had bothered him.

"Why didn't you tell me they were going to stay here?" Draco asked, ignoring his father's statement.

"I don't think it matters to you," Lucius replied dryly.

"You make me look like a fool in front of them when I don't know what they're doing here," he said angrily. "Stop treating me likes a child and stop hiding everything from me,"

Lucius is aware that he still treats Draco like a child, but sometimes he treats him like that to protect him, only Draco doesn't know it. "I treat you like that for your own good," he muttered. "In addition, you should focus more on your training than their arrival."

Draco snorted. "Why didn't you tell me anything about my training?"

"It's your aunt's responsibility," he said dismissively.

"But you're my father," he argued.

"Just focus on your training for a moment, Draco," he said, refusing to have a conversation like this with him. He and Draco have argued about how he treated him many times. "I will not involve you in any danger. Send my love to Luna," he added before tapping him lightly on the shoulder and leaving him to join the others.

Draco looked at his father, he always did that! His mood was getting worse; he decided to go back to his room where Luna was waiting for him. As he made his way back to his room, Blaise and Theodore blocked his path. "Malfoy," Blaise said with a grin.

"What?" Draco frowned; he didn't want to deal with them this time.

"You don't talk much to us," Theodore said.

"And you didn't tell us that you're married to Lonny," Blaise said, sniggering.

"Her name is Luna," Draco snapped irritably.

"Right, Luna," Blaise corrected himself.

"Beside it's none of your business with whom I marry," Draco said coldly.

"I know, you've discovered her charms at school, so that's why you don't mock her often like Potter and his minions," Theodore said, amused.

Blaise chuckled. "Maybe I should pay more attention to her more often, and maybe she'll end up as a Zabini instead of a Malfoy."

Draco scowled. "Luna Zabini sounds like a fish, Luna Malfoy sounds much better," he sneered.

"Luna Lovegood-Nott sounds like music, thousand times better," Theodore said with smirk.

Draco's scowl deepened. "I have to go," he said dryly, feeling really annoyed at them.

"That fast?" Theodore said in surprise.

"Well, he has a sexy wife who is waiting for him in his bed," Blaise said. "If I were him, I would be in our room with her instead of here," he added.

"You damn right," Draco said through clenched teeth, trying to hold his temper. "Now, if you're done, I'm leaving," he said, "my wife is waiting for me in my bed, maybe she's wearing the sexiest lingerie," he added with a smirk at them, and left them.

Upon arriving in front of his room, he was right, Luna locked the door. He took his wand, then flicked it, the door opened itself. As he stepped inside, he was greeted by the darkness, she was asleep. He locked the door and turned on a light at the night stand. He found her lying on her side, the blanket covering half her body. He sits at the end of the bed and covers her up nicely. He looked at her and stroked her cheek gently with his index finger. She looks very fragile and small, and that fact makes him afraid to touch her, he's afraid that he'll hurt her again.

He sighed as he stood up, his eyes landed on an empty vial at the night stand; he hadn't seen the vial before. Luna seems to be taking another sleeping draught, has she been addicted? He had to make an appointment with Allium to get her insomnia away. Her health has been a problem lately and it worries him.

He goes to walk-in-closet to change into sweatpants and no shirt; he isn't comfortable sleeping with a shirt. He crawled slowly into bed, trying not to wake his wife. He lies on his back comfortably, then pulls her slowly closer to him. She protests a bit initially, but as he puts her head on his chest she stops protest and goes back to sleep. He feels starting to like her. It's nice to have her around him. He didn't love her, but he knew it would come at any time and it frightened him. He is afraid of rejection. Although he knows Luna prefers to be around him than anyone else in this house, she is still awkward when he is close to her. He wasn't surprised though, strangely enough he understood with her behavior.

Sighing heavily, he pulled her closer and tightened his arm around her shoulders. He thinks what they will face tomorrow. He feels starting tomorrow they will fight to live and fight for their lives every day. From now on they must be strong for each other.

Luna growled softly as she opened her eyes slowly. She had a good sleep. She frowned as she felt the muscular arm wrapped around her waist, she turned her head slowly and find Draco's face was very close to hers. She's petrified. How could she end up so close to him? Is she the one who comes close to him in the middle of the night? Well, she doesn't know and doesn't want to know. She released his arm slowly from her.

Draco had been very kind to her last night, he calmed her down. And they have shared a kiss. The kiss is great. She had never been kissed before. Indeed, when their wedding night, they kissed, but that's because they're under the influence of poison. And yesterday afternoon, it was because he was furious and tried to force himself on her. Last night was a real kiss. She felt a strange sensation in her stomach; her heart pounding like it was in a race. And after Draco leaves the room, she finds herself smiling and blushing.

She glanced at him once more and smiled slightly before making her way to the bathroom.

As she came out of the bathroom with a bathrobe covering her body, she found Draco awake and lying down staring blankly at the ceiling. He realized when she had finished with the bathroom. He turned to her and smiling.

"Morning," he muttered as he got up and approached her.

"Good morning," she replied.

"How's your sleep?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer.

Her breath caught in her throat. "Good, very good," she said softly, "how about you?"

He smiled and kissed her forehead. "Much better," he murmured.

"That's a relief then," she said nervously. Even though she's comfortable with him but that doesn't mean she's comfortable when he makes physical contact with her, it may take a little time.

"Hmm," he muttered as his lips kissed the side of her face and stopped right on her lips. He gave her, slow, long, and passionate kiss that made her breathless. It surprised her how sweet Draco could be. "Get ready, we have to have breakfast," he muttered after pulling away.

...

Both make their way to the dining room. It takes a while for her to get ready. With Draco's eyes watching her every time she moved made her feel shy. And Draco finds it very adorable; he never suspected that a shy girl could be so adorable. He held her hand tightly and kissed her hand several times, at least twice before they reach the dining room. He can see how shocked she is with his new behavior, well, he's shocked too, but he can't help, he always has the desire to kiss her.

By the time they had reached the dining room, others had been there including Blaise and Theodore. During breakfast Draco chose to be silent, he didn't want to talk anything at this time. The only person who talks a lot is his aunt; it seems she's very cheerful today, which is a bad sign for Draco. His father also chose to be silent and talk only when his aunt asked something. The air was uncomfortable, he decided to finish his breakfast quickly and go back to the room. Maybe today he and Luna can walk around Diagon Alley and stay away for a moment from these people.

"Draco, wait," Bellatrix called as he and Luna would return to their room. "You can't go anywhere right now,"

Draco narrowed his eyes in annoyance. "Why?" He demanded.

"Your training will start the day, come along," she said as she left the dining room, Rodolphus followed her. He glared at his father, how could he not tell him that his training started today? Luckily Blaise and Theodore had gone with Rabastan, so they didn't have to see him being treated like a child. "Draco!" Bellatrix called out.

He sighed heavily and followed his aunt and uncle. He can tell that Luna is stiffening a little; there is confusion also on her face. "It's alright," he whispered to her as they entered an elevator. The elevators took them underground. Draco doesn't know there's any place in the basement besides the dungeon. In addition this is not the direction to the dungeon.

When the elevator stopped they were in a very large room, probably almost as large as the Great Hall, but he wasn't sure. There are some giant pillars that support the ceiling. The room wasn't furnished by a window or door; only an elevator led them back up. Draco never knew that this place existed, his father never told him about this place.

"Where is this, Draco?" Luna whispered with concern, the room was dim, and she hated it when the room was lacking of lighting like this.

"I don't know," he replied, looking around, the room completely empty without furniture.

"We'll start your training here," Bellatrix finally spoke. She reached into her pocket. "Here, take it," she handed a wand to Luna.

Luna recognizes the wand, it's hers. She held out her hand and took it slowly. When her wand was in her hand, she held it firmly. Before she could glance at Bellatrix and Rodolphus, suddenly a red light hit Draco right in the chest and knocked him across the room.

"Draco." She ran up to him and knelt beside him. "Are you alright?"

But before Draco can answer another light coming towards her, with her reflex moves, she cast the Shield Charm around them. She looked at Rodolphus and Bellatrix in horror. Bellatrix's laughter echoing in the room making Luna shudder, she remembered that laugh when she was still in the dungeon.

"Let's play with aunt and uncle," Bellatrix said with a laugh. Rodolphus just smirked at them.

"What are they going to do?" Luna murmured in horror.

Draco didn't answer; he stood at his feet and took his wand behind his robe. "Don't split up," he said, taking her hand.

"Don't be afraid, poppet, aunt will not hurt you," Bellatrix cooed at them. Draco grimaced slightly.

Rodolphus throws another hexes at them, he drags Luna into a pillar and hides before they throw hexes after hexes.

"Come on, Draco, don't hide," Rodolphus called, his voice filled with amusement.

Draco clenched his teeth in disgust. They say that they will train him and Luna, but here they are, attack him and his wife brutally.

"Draco," Luna calls him, she knitted her brow in fear. "What should we do?"

He swallowed. He didn't know what to do. The only thing they can do is fight back. "We must fight back," he said. "Don't stay away from me," he told her before coming out of his hideout and throwing hexes at either Rodolphus or Bellatrix. He and Luna can do this. He and Luna are talented wizard and witch; they are stronger than those of their age. They both can go through this as long as they are together.