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Draco Malfoy (dragon_star) wrote in collision_rp,
@ 2013-02-26 11:51:00

Entry tags:

!february, astoria greengrass, draco malfoy

Characters: Draco & Astoria
Where: The hotel room they met in on Valentine's Day
When: Early hours of Tuesday 26th of Feb
What: Bad news
Warnings: Some adult content
Status: Incomplete

Draco was pacing. He couldn't really help it. What a bloody mess this had turned out to be. He'd been pretty confident when he went in to speak with his parents that he'd be walking out with their blessing to marry Astoria, regardless of his initial reluctance to be married at all.

Instead, he'd been informed that his marriage had already been arranged, and it wouldn't be with Stori, who as the younger of two siblings wouldn't have much owing to her by way of inheritance. His mother had cooly informed him that after Mrs Greengrass had made some less than flattering remarks about Draco and his intentions towards Astoria, that they'd decided on Lily Moon. Yes, she was a former Hufflepuff, but she was from a very good family, their sole heir, plus she worked for a living, and was well respected in society.

No amount of arguing on Draco's part had been able to sway them from their decision, especially because they'd already made the announcement public. He had then been confronted with the evening paper, and seen it right there in black and white.

"Fuck!" he swore, screwing up the paper and flinging it into the corner. What the hell was he supposed to do now? Well, he supposed it was a good thing that he hadn't managed to seduce Astoria after all, though he hadn't thought as much at the time. He flopped onto the bed and covered his face with his hands. He stayed that way until he heard a timid knock at the door.

"Come in," he said, not moving.

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	dragon_star 2013-02-28 01:17 am UTC (link)
	He knew how she felt. He didn't want to leave, either. Ever, actually. He could happily just hide out here with her until the world forgot about them both. "I won't, simple as that," he said, his finger ghosting up her arm to play with the ends of her hair. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

miss_greengrass
2013-02-28 01:29 am UTC (link)

"You'll have to at some point. Or there will be talk. Unless you plan on running away tonight." She argued, sighing as she tilted her head back to give him a sad smile. "I think this is why I always ran away. I knew I'd never live up to the potential of other girls. I'm the second daughter, a nothing in the grand scheme of things."

"I love you Draco." She whispered, leaning in place a kiss to his cheek.

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	dragon_star 2013-02-28 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Last week, that kiss would have been on his mouth, and there wouldn't have been anything so chaste about it. He found it unsatisfying and wanted more. "I would, if you wanted to," he said, cupping her face. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

miss_greengrass
2013-02-28 02:05 am UTC (link)

She was torn, there was a part of her that longed to do just that. Run and never come back. People didn't go against the plans set for them, not without becoming a scandal and a nothing in their world. That was what kept her from telling him what she wanted.

"The world is full of woulds, wants, and ifs." She closed her eyes to keep the tears that threatened to fall from doing just that. Her heart was breaking, she had everything and yet it was all slipping away. "If I could, I'd turn back time and live out the rest of our lives on the beach. I just want that happily ever after."

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	dragon_star 2013-02-28 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Draco would turn back time, too, and instead of fighting his attraction to Astoria, he would have asked for her right away, before Mrs Greengrass had a chance to insult him, and his parents, and then she'd be the girl he was engaged to, instead of Lily. "So, lets go. You and me," he said. "To hell with all of this." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

miss_greengrass
2013-02-28 03:07 am UTC (link)

"We can't leave here. Not tonight anyway." Astoria wanted to, she would have given anything to do as he suggested. "If you feel the same tomorrow, we'll talk about it. I don't think you will, not once your head clears."

"We'll just have to find another way. Who knows, maybe she'll be attacked by a werewolf tonight, and then there won't be any need to worry." That, unfortunately was Astoria's poor attempt at a joke.

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	dragon_star 2013-02-28 04:31 am UTC (link)
	Draco chuckled. Not that he actually wished any harm on Lily, but if she were attacked, she would certainly be a less ban disirable match for him, and maybe his parents would release him from this ridiculous deal. "I love you," he whispered, then he kissed her, softly, but firmly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

miss_greengrass
2013-02-28 11:41 am UTC (link)

Astoria found herself smiling as Draco chuckled at her poor attempt at a joke. She didn't wish Moon dead, if she did, where would she buy her shoes? And it was that moment of lightheartedness that Astoria needed.

She relaxed as little, the tension in her body melting away as Draco's mouth found her's. A kiss that she returned, soft at first but growing into something more, something desperate. "Tonight.. you're still mine. I don't have to give you up until the sun rises." She managed to say as she pulled back, just far enough that her lips brushed his as she spoke.

"I love you too." Her words choked with the tears that longed to fall as she kissed him again. Her arms tightened around him as she did so.

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	dragon_star 2013-02-28 11:50 am UTC (link)
	He liked the way that sounded, being hers. He'd never thought he'd like that before her, and it just felt so desperately unlucky that he'd finally found someone he could love only to be forced to marry someone else. "I'll always be yours," he replied, then pulled her tight, returning her kiss with fervour. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

miss_greengrass
2013-02-28 11:59 am UTC (link)

Maybe it was Draco's response, or perhaps the fact she couldn't stop the thoughts that sprang to mind. She wanted to have this night with him, to keep him all to herself, and yet she knew it was too late. The announcement had gone out and she was sure it was already spreading like wildfire. Draco Malfoy was engaged to Lily Moon. He wasn't her's. Not now. Not ever. Not unless they became the biggest scandal of their time, and she was too much of a coward to do that.

Once the tears began to fall, there was no stopping them. Astoria gasped, breaking their kiss and tried to push away from Draco. "I-I can't! Draco let go please. I can't do this."

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dragon_star
2013-02-28 12:42 pm UTC (link)

He didn't let her go, but he did stop kissing her in favour of just holding her. He felt a bit like crying himself, and if it were at all permissible for a man to do so in the company of anyone other than a ghost, he might have.

"It's okay, Stori. It's okay. We don't have to do anything. You take the bed, I'll sleep on the sofa," he whispered, hopefully comfortingly, but he suspected the lump in his throat made it sound like more of a croak.

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miss_greengrass
2013-02-28 02:24 pm UTC (link)

Astoria stood there, her face buried in his chest. Her shoulders shook as the tears continued to fall. She couldn't stop them, so instead, she held him. Her arms wound around his waist and she just held him. Finding what bit of comfort in his embrace that she could find.

"The bed's big enough, Draco." She managed to say in a sob. "Can't we... Can't you..." Just hold me, she long to say the words but found she couldn't.

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dragon_star
2013-03-01 05:09 am UTC (link)

"Alright, if you're sure," he agreed, finding the idea of holding her quite appealing. Surprisingly appealing, considering that all he'd been thinking about for weeks was sleeping with her, and how close he'd come to actually achieving that goal in Puerto Rico. "Come on, then. We can just talk, until we fall asleep."

He took her hand and led her to the bed, kicking off his shoes and waiting for her to do the same before he pulled her down with him. He tucked her against his body, her back to his chest.

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miss_greengrass
2013-03-01 12:04 pm UTC (link)

"I am." She muttered, feeling absolutely defeated as she let Draco lead her to the bed. Once there, she bent to remove her shoes, the thud as they hit the floor loud in the silence that surrounded the two of them.

She slid into the bed and relaxed as Draco pulled her into him. The way she fit against him, caused the tears to continue to slip from her eyes. It just wasn't fair. She'd done everything right, never caused a spectacle of herself, never did anything really. And, between the fact she was the second born daughter - a burden on the family - and her mother's words... Astoria would never get the one thing she always wanted.

"I don't know what to talk about..." She whispered, her words choked with emotion.

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	dragon_star 2013-03-01 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	Draco didn't know what to say, either. He was the idiot that had got them into this mess. If he hadn't been so stubbornly against everything, he'd have made his offer sooner, then he couldn't be forced into another marriage. "Me, either," he whispered back. What was there to say? He just had to live with it until he could figure out a way to get them out of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

miss_greengrass
2013-03-01 11:13 pm UTC (link)

The silence dragged between them as Astoria tried to keep her eyes open. She didn't want to sleep, but it was the early hours of the morning and she hadn't slept yet, so it wasn't much of a surprise when her lids began to droop. As time went by, she relaxed into Draco, the tension easing its way out of her body as she began to doze off. The silence was broken when she sighed, the words "I love you." slipping out in a low whisper as slumber claimed her.

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dragon_star
2013-03-02 01:35 am UTC (link)

Draco didn't sleep so easily, even with Astoria in his arm. This whole thing was a big crazy mess that he wasn't sure how he'd gotten himself into. He'd never thought he'd fall in love, and had always thought he'd be happy to marry whoever his parents chose for him. Now, he'd give anything to be able to chose.

Instead, he pushed his head onto one hand, propped up so he could watch her sleep. Eventually, the sunlight filtered into the room, and he knew that soon he'd have to wake her to get her home, but he didn't want to. He didn't want to ever leave here.

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