Draco moved back to he was in front of me. He looked furious. "Raelyn we need to do this. We want to do this. We want to save you. How can we help when we are stuck in class?"

"I don't care! Nothing is worth your education." I shook my head.

"But we -"

"No!" I snapped.

"Come on R-"

"I SAID NO!" My blood was boiling and I was feeling dizzy again.

"Ok this is too much for her. Look at her. Ya'll aren't helpin the poor girl by hollering at her and each other. Boyz why don't you go and do the paperwork. Ladies? Go and get coffee. Let's everyone take a breather and the when we come back. Ya'll can discuss this rationally." Nicola said loudly.

"Good idea!" Andromeda said. "Let's all go. We will be back in 5 minutes." Draco and Blaise began to argue until Abdromeda pulled out her wand. Draco took one look at me. He looked so...disappointed. He turned and headed out of the room.

He looked miserable and it was all my fault. When everyone else left Nicola and Healer Wilkson turned to me.

"You alright sugar?" Nicola asked.

I shook my head as Healer Wilkson took my hand. "The boys mean well. They are worried."

"But you said yourself. It's impossible. I don't want then to ruin their education." I cried.

"There education will still be there. But you may not be. They want to do everything they can so they have no regrets." Healer Wilkson said smiling.

"But -"

"Put yourself in your fellas shoes," Nicola explained. "Is it was him lying up here what would you do? Would you regret that you had to defer your studies for a year and come back and finish them? Or would you regret that you didn't try tour best to save him?"

Bloody girl had a point.

"They all love you. What would you do for love?"  I had been asked this before and my answer was still the same.

What wouldn't I do? If it were Draco in this bed I wouldn't even be talking about what I was doing. I would be doing it. I was being stupid. He wanted to help. He wasn't just fighting for me. He was fighting for our future.

After a few minutes the door opened again and in shuffled Draco looking like a lost little puppy. He moved towards the bed and sat down facing me. He took my hand in his.

"Love. I need you. I can't be without you. I know you are worried about my education but I don't care about that. I care about you." He lifted my hand and pointed to the ring he gave me.
"You see this? This was a promise I made to you. To always be there for you and do right by you. To marry you, have family and grow old with you. I want it all. That's what I am fighting for."

I sniffed not realising I had been crying. "Me too Draco."

He looked up at me as everyone else piled into the room. Kingsley coughed and stepped forward. "Raelyn, I know you don't want the boys to quit school. None of us do. But none of us could bare the thought of losing you." I gave him a half smile. "We will find a solution that works for everyone." He finished.

"Starting with your care." Narcissa piped up. "I have hired the best curse healer in the country to be your personal physician with Healer Wilksons blessing. She will be working alongside her."

I nodded. "This way we can take you home and ensure you still get the best care." Pansy explained.

"Sounds good. As nice as this room is, it's not home." I sighed.

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