Draco, darling

10.

She remembered arguing with Draco, him leaving, the horrendous pain and then nothing.

Pitch black.

"Well, Miss Hiddleston, it appears that during your detention, a particularly dangerous potion affected you. The Miscienture potion" said Professor Dossi.

"The what now?"

"It was originally created to keep unhappy sprouses from running away. The person touched is obligated to stay to a certain distance from the wizard who was the closest to them during their contamination. Depending on how strong the concoction is, the distance can vary between ten meters to having to touch each other constantly. We don't know yet what is your's and Mr. Malfoy's case" explained the potion teacher, not stuttering once.

"So that means that Draco won't get hurt at all?" asked Jane on Meli's side, still holding her friend's hand.

The girl shot at Draco's silent figure a death glare. Her question was answered by Professor Dumbledore shaking his head from right to left.

"Of course not." muttered Meli.

She was so angry at the boy. She was mad at him and couldn't even act on it because they would now have to be together for..."How long is this going to last?"

"I'm afraid it'll take approximately one month before the antidote is ready." said Dumbledore, with in his voice a touch of regret.

"Why did you have this potion at student's reach anyway?" asked Draco.

He hadn't talked this whole time and this was the first thing he said? Meli was furious but managed to keep it inside for now. The group of teachers discussed about the situation for a while with Jane and Draco before leaving. Meli was to tired to listen. Madame Pomfrey gave her a potion for strength and gave to Meli, Jane and Draco the authorization to leave.

The three teens walked in a heavy silence to the common room, Draco next to Meli. When they reached the dorms, Jane made eye contact with Meli. The girl nodded and turned to Draco.

"Leave us alone for a moment." asked Meli.

"No." he said, unaffected.

"Yes. After everything you've done, you're lucky I'm only asking you this." snapped the girl. They stared at one another and Draco ended up giving them a few step. Jane sighted.

"Are you gonna be alright? Do you want me to argue to stay with the two of you in our dorm?"

The decision had been took that Draco would take Jane's bed next to Meli. Nobody was ok with this arrangement but it was the only way. Jane particularly dreaded the idea since she would have to sleep in Draco's bed next to Blaise, Crabbe and Goyle.

"I'm going to be just fine Jane, don't worry." said Meli, trying to stay calm.

Maybe asking Draco to give them space wasn't such a good idea. She didn't necessarily hurt but she had difficulty getting air in and out of her lungs right now. "If he annoys me too much, I'll just Stupify him."

That wasn't what Jane was talking about and they both knew it. The brunette's eyes quickly slide at the slowly fading red marks on Meli's neck and looked at Draco over her shoulder. Jane hugged Meli and then walked over to the platinum blond. She hugged him too and looked at him right in the eyes.

"Draco, you're my friend and I love you but if you do anything else, I'm gonna Avadakadavra your ass." said the girl very seriously. Draco pulled a little smile and nodded.

Jane seemed satisfied and gave the two others a glance before going to the boy's dormitory. Meli chuckled lightly when she heard Jane slap a guy who made a comment on her presence there. It's only then that the truth hit her. She'll be spending a full month constantly with Draco. She inspired deeply and turned around to face the boy. He didn't open his mouth. If the guy only said he was sorry, Meli could get pass everything he did but not a word slipped through his lips. He just looked at her. Calm.

Meli shook her head and went into the dormitory. He followed immediately after her. Once in the room, Meli took her pijama and directed herself to the bathroom. No way she was changing next to him. But the asshole went after her.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" asked Meli with anger.

"We have to stay close Meli. I'm gonna change next to the door so you can go inside." he answered, visibly annoyed.

The girl narrowed her eyes before brusquely going into the bathroom and slapping the door on Draco's face. She took off her clothes,went into the shower and proceeded to turn on the water but after a few seconds, her skin began to burn. She checked the temperature and realized it wasn't the water. She sighted for what seemed to be the hundred time today and stop the jet coming out of the shower head. Her hand grabbed a towel and she rolled it around her. She then slowly opened the door.

Draco was sitting on the floor next to the doorframe, playing with his rings. He looked pensive and for a few seconds, Meli stared at his blond hair.

"Hey."

Draco's head turned to her and he frowned. "What is it?"

"The door is too much. I think you need to come into the bathroom while I shower." she said, doing her best to hide her discomfort.

"Oh yeah, ok."

They both went back in. Draco turned around to face the door, closing his eyes so she could get back behind the curtain. Meli started the water again and washed herself quickly. She'll have to get used to this but for now, she was terribly uncomfortable about being actually naked next to Draco.

She never thought one day it would be so weird to be alone with him. He was one of her best friends for Christ's sake.

As soon as she finished, she took a look outside the shower. Draco was still facing the door. She got out and putted her pijama on.

"It's all good?" asked Draco.

"Yeah, you can use it now." said Meli.

Draco turned to her and shook his head. "Jane said I smelled disgusting yesterday. I took one last night, I'm going to be ok for tonight."

Coward.

"Why am i not surprised?" said Meli with a sarcastic voice. They both smiled and for a second it almost felt like everything was back to normal.

After that, the two teenagers went to bed. Meli curled up in a ball to try to go pass the feeling of inconfort. The two beds were two meters apart. She could do this. She could get through the night like this.

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A/N: ok y'all don't come at me for the shower moment idk what I wrote. I'm not sure about this chapter cause even tho I like everything that happens I feel like I'm rushing it but yeah.

Also the thing about hurting if you're not close enough is inspired by a drarry fanfic on Tumblr wrote by @mfingenius so you should go check it out.
Hope you enjoyed!

Laeti