~More Than Just Friends~

"Lucius, no!"

"Out of my way, woman!"

"No! I can't let you do this to him! He's your son! YOUR SON!"

"Narcissa, move! That boy deserves every beating he is given!"

She dropped to her knees, sobbing, her hands covering her face. A slight whimpering came from one corner of the semi-dark room.

"Draco, you are too old for this. Come out, get it over with." Lucius sneered.

"Father, p-please don't! I-I didn't d-do it!"

"DO NOT LIE TO ME, BOY!" Lucius bellowed."CRUCIO!"

A scream of pain slashed through the silent grounds.

I awoke in a cold sweat, my sheets wrapped tightly around my half-naked form. For once I'm grateful to be a prefect. Having one's own room has its perks. Like no one snooping or wondering why you have funny dreams. That was only last summer, just before my departure for Hogwarts. In a way, this place has become home to me.

I can almost imagine how the Potter boy feels. I sneer at my reflection in the bathroom mirror.

I splash cold water on my face before returning to bed, pulling the sheets up to my chin and lying wide awake for what seems like hours to me. My breathing gradually slows, and I drop off, dreaming of Luna's beautiful blue eyes.

"Draco, do you ever wonder about the future?" Luna asked dreamily one day in early autumn.

"Only all the time." I chuckled, kicking at a crunchy-looking leaf.

"Well, did you ever think about getting married?"

I stopped dead. As usual, Luna didn't seem to perceive my awkward fidgeting.

"Have you, Draco?" She persisted, all traces of a dreamlike state gone.

"Well...yeah, I have actually."

I glanced down at her hand, dangling just inches from mine. Should I take it, hold her hand? Before I'd come to a decision, she surprised me by slipping her smooth hand into my rough one.

Father always said work was for the house-elves. I defied him. I helped Luna clear out some trees that had blown over the road to her home. Also, I'd taken a summer job (a long way from home, I might add) with a construction crew in America. No one had recognized me because I'd never been there.

"And what did you think about?" Luna asked, glancing at me from under those long lashes I loved so much.

"Uhm, what do you mean?" God, what was I doing, buying time to think up some lousy excuse...when I was talking to Luna?

Tell the truth, bitch! My conscience told me. Wait, did I just call myself a bitch?

"You know." She said. "Who did you think about, when you thought about love, and marriage?"

I swallowed hard. I had never been nervous around a girl before. Why should I? I was Lucius Malfoy's son.

"I thought of..." I paused. Was now the right time to tell her? "you."

"Really?" Luna put her hand on my cheek, looked into my eyes.

"Yes, Luna." I said honestly, and for the first time in my life, I felt my face flush pink with embarrassment.

"Well, what a coincidence, because I thought of you, too." She smiled, not her normal dreamy smile, but one of affection. And right then, I knew the truth.

"I love you, Luna." I heard in my voice the conviction I needed to hear, to know that I was right in my choice. My heart fairly leapt when I said those words.

"I love you too, Draco." She leaned up, had to stand on the tips of her dainty toes to reach me.

I bent my head slightly, catching her chin in my hand and holding it fast. Her breath was heavenly on my lips, sweet like honeysuckle and peppermint. Our faces were just centimeters apart when I hesitated, wondering what they would think.

To hell with them. Kiss her!

So I did.

I closed the space between us, finally feeling that which I had so longed for, tasting the breath that for so long haunted my thoughts. She wrapped her arms around my neck, as mine enclosed her waist. We were locked in a passionate embrace until neither of us could stand it, and had to pull back for want of air.

She grinned breathlessly at me, her blue eyes captivating my senses as my brain attempted to re-engage.

"I love you." I repeated, and for the first time in my life, I really meant it.

Yet ANOTHER of my old fics, the second and final chapter. xD I found so many in my vault! Please review and let me know what you think if my writing from when I was fourteen!

Much Love,

Jax :3