Chapter fifteen

Draco did not know how Carlisle could face him after what he had done. He was sat across the des form the blond vampire in his study, Edward next to him with a comforting arm around his shoulder. The older vampire looked drawn and had a deep sadness in his almost black eyes.

"Carlisle I'm truly, deeply sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. If only I'd…" Draco trailed off.

"I do not blame you Draco." Carlisle said after a moment and somehow it gave Draco a lot more relief coming from him than it had from Edward.

"Esme and I had many wonderful yeas together and although her passing will always be a great pain in my heart, I believe she is in a better place now and one day I should met her again there."

Draco did not hold out much hope of an afterlife but if there was a heaven surly Esme would be there.

"You are welcome to stay in my house for as long as you please. However, I'm sure Charlie would be wanting you back home for the Christmas holidays."

In all this time Draco had completely forgot.

"Don't worry," Edward said from the wizard's side, "He thinks you were on an exchange program in Japan these the last three months. Billy has been covering for you."

"Thank you, Carlisle."

After this Edward escorted Draco out of the older vampire's office

後

Draco and Edward lay on the mattress in the vampire's room, neither in the mood to do more than hold one another.

"I think you should move back in with Charlie like Carlisle suggested." Edward said breaking the silence. Edward had entwined his legs with Draco's and threaded his fingers through the wizards.

"What about you. I don't think I could sleep without you by my side anymore."

"Oh, I've had plenty of practice breaking into chef Swan's house." Edward joked. Draco gave him an unamused look.

"What about your family, won't they need you now…" Draco could not bring himself to finish the sentence, but Edward seemed to understand anyway.

"I don't think anyone will be sticking around this place for long. Esme was the one who made this place a home."

"Oh." Draco wasn't sure what to say. "Well, Billy told Charlie that I was living in Japan for the last three months right?"

"Yeah. The high school has an exchange program so it was plausible enough."

"I don't know any Japanese."

Edward chuckled, "That's alright. I can teach you few phrases. It shouldn't take much to convince him anyway."

Draco nodded.

"I think we ought to get ready." Edward said after a few beats of silence.

"Yes." Draco agreed.

Edward pressed his lips to the wizards. A very chaste kind of kiss.

The two got out of bed. Edward technically did not need to shower as his body produced no sweat but his liked sharing the experience with Draco.

After Draco was clean and both were dry thy changed and Edward led the blond out of the house.

It was the same clearing as they had trained in but it was hardly recognisable to Draco. The whole area had been transformed. The bare branches of the winter trees painted white and silver and wrapped with matching ribbon. Long strings of lights hung above making the snow on the ground glisten in the dawn light. The clearing had also been filled with wonderful twisting candelabras, flickering flames dancing in the twilight on top of stout, off white candles.

Everyone gathered was wearing bright colours with touches of touches of silver, such as in Edwards tie and Alice's earrings, to match the decorations.

Apart from the palpable sadness that filled the air, it was unlike any funeral that Draco had been too before.

Carlisle stood in front of the gathered. Vampires Draco had met and Vampires he had not. A few humans stood among them too and even the wolves had come. He held a small wooden box which Draco had been told contained the ashes that they had recovered.

"Today we gather to celebrate the life of the kindest most loving vampire. The woman that I had the pleasure of calling my wife." Carlisle began, "Esme had a beautiful soul and she will be sorely missed by all that had the fortune to be touched by her spirit."

Carlisle placed the box into a hole that had been dug into the frozen earth. Draco felt Edward's Icy hand squeezed his before the vampire moved over to his father.

"I knew Esme from the moment Carlisle turned her and despite being younger that me she was always wiser and kinder. She loved me even in my darkest hour and her only wish was for me to be happy. She gave her life for the family she loved so very dearly. Through my existence I have turned by back on that family several times but now I will take up here example and cherish the ones I love just as she has done these many years." Edwards's eyes fixed on Draco's as he spoke that last part of his speech.

Edward moved to the depression in the ground where Carlisle was standing reverently and he dropped the while Lilly he had been holding into it.

Draco's heart broke at Edward's words and the true loss in the vampires eyes and he could not help but let out a small sob of grief. Draco had not known Esme long but she had treated him better than his own mother ever had and loved her children with an abundance that the wizard had never know.

Edward was by the blond' s side almost immediately, embracing the wizard in his strong arms and letting the younger boy bury his head in his chest.

The ceremony continued. Others went up before the crowd, some giving speeches and others only drooping flowers into the grave.

Draco remained in Edwards arms the whole time.

After the ceremony the gathering of vampires moved back into the house. They took it in turns to give their condolences to Carlisle before making their leave.

The Delani sisters were the last to leave. Before they did Tanya came over to Draco. "Everything Esme stood for and everything she wished for survives in love between you and Edward. Cherish that for the rest of your days and you will honour her spirit and her love." She kissed Draco once on each cheek before she too made her leave.

Only Draco and the Cullens remained in the house. Carlisle moved over to the blond. "Draco you must be starving. Why don't you let Edward cook you something?"

"Oh no I' fine thank you." Draco lied.

"You know Edward can't cook." Alice called from across the room.

"We'll eat out." Edward said to his father and began guiding Draco towards the garage.

Edward drove the two out into town and pulled up outside the local diner.

"I don't really feel like seeing people." Draco confessed.

"Alright." Edward said, "How about I get something to take out and we go somewhere private."

"Thanks." Draco said and then just as Edward was leaning to open the door, "You are amazing you know. You are suffering an incredible loss and yet you prioritize me over everything. What have I ever done to deserve you?"

Edward smiled as his mate. A small and genital smile. "You are the most wonderful thing in the universe Draco Malfoy and one day I will prove it to you."

The vampire leaned over to press his lips against the wizard's and then hopped out of the car to get Draco something to eat.

The vampire was back before long and then he drove the two somewhere private.

The wizard and the vampire sat at the edge of the cliff leaning into one another. The waves below crashed against the rock and the greyness of the winter sky created a sober atmosphere.

Draco picked at the chips in the polystyrene packaging that Edward had picked up.

"I love you." Edward said seemingly out of the blue. "I love you so much it hurts sometimes."

"Why are you saying this?"

"Because it's the truth and because I want you to know that no matter what happens or what anyone else says, I will always love you."

Edward punctuated his remark with a deep kiss that left heat rising to Draco's cheeks.

"We should get going." Edward said pulling away from the blond, "Charlie is expecting to pick you up from the airport in a couple of hours."

It was a couple of hours to the airport even at Edwards break-neck speeds but the two mainly remained silent of the trip just listening to one of Edwards many playlists and contemplating the recent events. As sad as the loss of Esme had been Draco could not and help feel a pressure lifted know that the Volturi were gone and could never harm Edward of himself again.

Edward had packed Draco a suitcase that morning and once they had arrived at the airport Draco changed from his funeral-wear into something more casual.

Edward waited with Draco a while until he heard Charlie's thoughts suddenly enter his range of 'hearing'.

He gave Draco one last kiss and departed.

Draco received a text soon after from Charlie saying that he had arrived at the airport and Draco replied telling his guardian where to find him.

"Long time no see." Charlie greeted the wizard and pulled him into a hug that Draco found surprisingly comforting. Then Charlie lead his nephew to the police car that he drove and they spent the next few hours driving home, the same way Edward had driven Draco not one hour before, and the wizard spewed lies about his 3 month abroad, a skill that came easy to Draco but one that he found himself more reluctant to perform with each passing day in the muggle word.

Once they were back at the Swan house Draco excused himself to his bedroom and true to his word Edward was waiting for him there sitting on Draco's bed and flicking though the copy of Dracula that Edward had gifted him almost a year prior.

The few hours that Charlie had taken to drive Draco home had been the longest the two had been apart for almost a month and when Draco moved over to Edward, the vampire let the book fall to the bed and pulled the wizard into a tight embrace, Edwards sent exciting Draco's senses, as he clung to the creature, like the vampire was his own special brand of heroin.

"You know," Draco spoke in low tones as Edward held him tight, "I love you too."

Edward pulled slightly away from the blond and taking Draco's chin with slender fingers tilted Draco's head up so that he could place a less that chaste kiss to the wizards lips.

Edwards tongue delved into Draco's mouth, exploring it like it was the first time.

Draco felt his face heat at the contact.

Edward lead the blond over to the narrow bed and lay him down there never letting their lips part. As the vampire lay gently atop the wizard, Draco could feel Edwards's excitement against his thigh.

Draco took his hands that had been running through the hair at the back of Edwards head and began to try and pull up the vampire's shirt eager to progress the physical contact.

Draco could feel Edwards smirk against his lips and the vampire pulled away a little.

"What?" Edward asked.

"I, I want you?" Draco returned a little breathlessly and continued to pull at Edward's shirt to get to the white flesh beneath.

"You want be to what?" Edward asked now frozen above the wizard preventing the blond from removing the shirt any further than his naval.

"I want… I want you inside of me." Draco replied.

Edwards tongue darted over his lips at the request before he leant back in to Draco, running his cold tongue over the Wizards bottom life before pushing its way past and into his mouth. Edward used his tongue to explore Draco's mouth, massaging his own tongue against the wizards.

Edward let one hand run down the length of the blond' s body and deftly unbuttoning Draco's jeans the vampire wrapped his had around the Draco's harness through the material of his pants .

The wizard bucked into Edward's hand, letting the rub of the fabric and the erotic sensation of Edward tongue overwhelm him.

Edward continued to probe Draco's mouth and let the wizard rut into his hand for a while and then he suddenly pulled way and in a few elegant movements he managed to discard his shirt and trousers as well as remove Draco's so that they were both left only in their underwear.

Edward pressed his lips to Draco's once more but he did not linger. He moved to Draco's neck kissing and sucking on it, being careful not to bite of break the skin.

The vampire moved down pressing his lips against Draco's chest and swiping his cold tongue over the wizard's hot and flushed skin making him shiver with anticipation. Edward continued to move down over the flat plains of Draco's abdomen until the Vampire reached the waistband of the blond's boxer briefs.

Edward hooked his long fingers under the waistband and proceeded to pull the underwear down slipping them down the length of Draco's legs and then tossing them away.

Edward gives the wizard a small smile before taking him into his mouth. Edward swallowed until Draco's head pushed past his tonsil and down into his throat and the wizard couldn't help but let out a small groan of pleasure.

Edward began to pull back letting his tongue trail along the blond's shaft before going down again. Edward continued to suck Draco, moving his tongue in different ways and varying the pressure until he found a rhythm that had Draco letting out grunts of excitement with each bob of the vampires head.

Edward continued until Draco felt like he had unraveled and then suddenly pulled off and came back up to give Draco a deep and urgent kiss, his tongue now warmed from all the physical contact.

Draco pushed back into Edward as the sensation threated to overwhelm him. Edward hummed in approval but pulled away.

"You still want me inside of you?" Edward whispered at the base of Draco's ear.

"Yes!" Draco pleased breathlessly.

Edward's weight on top of Draco was suddenly gone but as soon as it had gone it was back and something cold and slick was pressing at Draco's entrance. Edward was completely naked now and Draco could feel the vampires cock resting heavily against his thigh. Edward encircled the sensitive area and pressing his lips to the nape he whispered, "Relax!"

Draco did as he was asked and the vampire's finger breached him. The feeling was uncomfortable but sensual and as Edward continued to ease his way in he once again met his lips to Draco's.

Edward continued to move his finger inside Draco for few moments all the while kissing him deeply. Draco continued to relax and even started grinding into Edwards hard body and then without warning Edward entered a second long finger into Draco.

Draco froze and clenched at the burn.

"Relax." The Vampire one again whispered at the base of Draco's ear.

Draco did his best and Edward continued to move and then all of a sudden he hit just the right spot and the blond let out a yelp as his body flooded with pleasure or pain or both.

Edward chuckled into Draco's neck where he had been sucking at the sensitive skin.

"Shhh," he chided, "or Charlie will hear us."

Edward sat up then. Kneeling on the bed and sitting in his own legs. He pulled Draco's thighs over his own and wrapped his left hand around Draco's length and began to tug whist continuing to massage the spot inside Draco.

Draco whimpered at the pleasure and had to bite his into his own forearm to stifle his moans.

Draco felt like he was close to unravelling when Edward finally ceased his actions.

Finally, Edward slicked up his own length and lined himself up.

"This I going to be uncomfortable." He warned Draco.

"Do it." Draco almost demanded and Edward obliged and began to push inside.

The wizard had to grit his teeth at the uncomfortable stretch of Edward's thick length pushed inside.

Edward moved slowly and gently and once he was fully inside he bent over to kiss Draco once again. Draco began to relax as he let himself be absorbed in Edward sent and body, the vampire began to withdraw slowly before pushing inside one again.

Edward made small thrusting motions into the blond and Draco moaned into his mouth. Edward used one had to begin to stoke of the blond once again and as the uncomfortable stretch began to give way to pleasure Edward began to increase the speed and strength of his thrusts.

One particularly deep thrust hit that sanative spot inside of Draco and without any warning the wizard let out a deep moan into Edward mouth and shot stings of warmth over both of their pale stomachs.

Edward fucked Draco through his orgasm and then pulled out of the wizard and stoked himself until he reached his own orgasm and shot his cold venom over the blond' s stomach, the two thick liquids mingling in the creases of Draco's abdomen and navel.

Edward gave Draco one more deep and lingering kiss before moving away to procure a slightly damp towel.

Once Edward had cleaned Draco off, he crawled into the blond's bed and pulled the duvet over the two of them.

Draco was struggling to keep his eyes open and Edward pressed a kiss to each of his fluttering eyelids.

"I love you." The vampire said as the blond drifted off to sleep.

"I love you too." Draco returned.

Draco was just starting to enter world of dreams when a pricing pain shoot through his arm, like hundreds of needles piercing the skin, and a blood curdling voice filled his ears. "Draco," It hissed the wizard's name, the voice as cold and hard as flint "You did not think you could hide from me forever, did you?"