Ink / Draco Malfoy (18+)

"Sunlight"

he found shelter in me.

And I realised that he was keeping me safe from cruel souls that brought violence upon my skin, while I saved him from his own demons.

"Thank you.", he mumbled with a smirk, and I merely smiled back,

we grew together and broke apart many times, but we saved each other,

we always did.

"What are you two lovebirds doing out here this early?", a soft voice ringed in my ears, and we both turned around to take a look at the blonde haired girl behind us,

"I planned on waking up extra early to bake something for breakfast.", she breathed out as the white nightdress she wore moved from the wind, "It's a lovely day, we were just enjoying the sunrise.", I chuckled out,

Luna opened the door further, stepping into the sunlight, "Let's eat outside then, shall we?"

Draco and I nodded before he let his hands brush over the fabric of his pants, wiping away some cherry blossoms that had fallen into his lap,

"You can join me whenever you're ready.", Luna hummed as she walked back to the door, giving me trustful smile before disappearing into the kitchen.

Draco was already on his feet, straightening his back as he watched me get up. I propped myself up on my hands as I almost fell over in attempt to stand up from the worn floor. A warm hand grabbed my arm, gently pulling me up as I chuckled in embarrassment,

"Be careful.", he muttered behind my back as I climbed the last step. Even though my body was still aching from the bruises Sam had left on me, his hand on my skin didn't hurt.

I wasn't scared anymore- not of him, not here.

I held the door open for him to walk through, and he nodded politely as he entered the kitchen after me. A delicious smell filled the room, and I closed my eyes from the familiar sound of Luna's soft humming.

We took our time with it, spending almost two hours on those tiny moss-covered chairs in her garden, drinking orange juice and eating freshly baked bread as we enjoyed the sun.

I found myself breaking my own heart in the thought of all the lives I wasn't living, and this was one of them.

The three of us living in this empty house that was so full of beautiful memories, healing each other more and more with each day that passes,

sharing everything with each other,

I could've spent a lifetime there.

But sadly, in this only life we had, it wasn't possible to stay there forever. We wouldn't be safe forever, because sooner or later, he would find us.

And I missed my friends, George above them all. He probably had no idea where I was, and what had happened to me. I didn't want George to know- the thought of me being at risk of death would kill him.

But he needed to know that I was fine. That was the least I could do for him after all this time.

I planned on writing him letters, to explain everything, but I knew it wasn't possible for me to tell the truth. I couldn't take the risk of getting caught, so I ripped the letters apart after writing them,

nearly every day. Even after over a week, I didn't dare to ask Draco or Luna about George in fear of destroying the peace out there. Mentioning our life at Hogwarts would've made it all real,

and I wanted us to live this dream just a little longer.

We learned about some healing from Luna, while Draco teached us to use spells more efficiently- he even showed us how to kill people.

He claimed that he had never used those harmful spells he teached us, and I believed him. The fear in his eyes as he told me about his father using them was too real for him to be lying to us.

Draco could be rude and reckless, but the fear he held for his father and the dark lord was something he failed to hide sometimes.

And even though I had no idea what they looked like, I convinced myself that there couldn't be something more evil,

something more cruel than those rotten souls that robbed this haunted boy of his only childhood.

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Hi my loves! We reached 150k on this story, I am more than thankful for every one of you!

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I planned on rewriting the first 10-15 chapters when I finished this story, the beginning is so poorly written, because I had no idea where this story was going.

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