Chapter 9 - Chapter 9: Calm Before the Storm

TW: Language, Sexual Content, Mild Violence/Abuse. Demian woke up the next morning, Malfoys arm was draped over Demians torso, he smiled and looked over at him, brushing the silver locks from his face. Demian slowly moved his arm, and got out of bed, he started dressing for the day and Malfoy yawned, speaking softly, "Where are you going?" he said. "I should probably be getting back to my own dorm..." He said. "It's the weekend, half-blood, you can stay." "Yeah but...soon the others will start waking up, if I don't want to get caught directly coming out of your dorm I need to leave soon." Malfoy got up out of bed, slipping his arms around Demians waist from behind, he nipped his earlobe and Demian shivered a bit. "Don't argue with me, Demian." He found it hard to protest, Malfoy seemed to have control over him, and he simply nodded."Okay, I'll stay a bit longer." Malfoy smirked, he turned Demian around kissed him deeply, cupping his face in his hands. Demian slipped his arms around Malfoys waist, pulling him closer to him and Malfoy rubbed his thumbs across his cheeks. Demian felt his face getting hot again, he smiled against his lips. "You're so cute, Demian." Malfoy said, softly into his mouth. "Compared to you, I'm nothing." He replied. Malfoy liked this answer, and that devilish grin broke out on his face again. "Come, let's get ready for the day." The two of them begun getting dressed, Malfoy handed him as fresh pair of clothes, "They're from last year, so they'll fit you." He said. He began getting dressed silently, a black t shirt with a small snake embroidered in the bottom left corner, and some black trousers that surprisingly fit him better than he expected. He watched Malfoy dress, he slid down his boxers and Demian tried to turn away, embarrassed, but Malfoy just laughed, he stood there for a moment, fully undressed while digging through his dresser looking for something to wear. Demian studied his body from behind, he had such broad shoulders and muscular legs compared to him, out of the corner of his eye Malfoy noticed him and he smirked. He turned to face Demian, completely nude, and locked eyes with him, he slowly slid his briefs on, Demian watched, his face stained pink as he caught his first glimpse of Malfoys fully naked body. "Do you like what you see, half-blood?" He joked. "Y-yes." He stammered.Malfoy flashed him a smile, and slid his trousers up, slipping his dark button up on and securing all but the top two buttons, exposing his collarbones. "Well maybe soon, you'll actually get a taste." He said, confidently. Demians heart raced, he continued to watch Malfoy as he slipped a ring on either one of his hands, one on the left thumb, and one of the right index finger. He fixed his hair in the mirror and slicked it back with both of his hands, spritzing himself with that intoxicating scent Demian had grown to love. He tucked his buttoned-down shirt into his trousers and slipped a leather belt on. "There." He said. Demian felt so casual standing next to him, but he didn't dare argue with Malfoys choice. After all, he likely didn't have many clothes that would fit him, since he was inches shorter, and not nearly as broad as he was. "Lets go." He said. "W-where are we going?" Demian protested. But before they had a chance to discuss, a knock at his door. "Let me in, Draco." Astoria demanded. "Where the fuck were you last night?" Malfoy signaled for Demian to go into the bathroom, he pressed his index finger to his lips and whispered, "Shhh...." Demian slipped into the bathroom. "Hold the fuck on Astoria." He said, annoyed. He finally opened the door and without hesitation she came in. "Answer me, where the fuck were you." "I went to the party last night, what do you mean?" "What party?" she asked, inquisitively. "It was mostly other fourth years, Astoria. So, you likely didn't hear about it." "And you didn't tell me?""No." "Why?" She said, somewhat hurt. "Because I don't have to do every single fucking thing with you. You forget, we're nothing but show." "Malfoy, you listen to me -" She stopped in her tracks as she saw an unfamiliar pile of clothes on his floor. "Did you have someone here?" She said. "No, what the fuck do you mean?" "There's clothes everywhere, she pointed at several pieces along the floor." "I just finished getting dressed, so what?" He said. She scoffed, "Really?" "Yeah, fucking really. Now get the fuck out of my room." She stuck her nose up, flipping him off before she left. "You'd best not be lying to me, Malfoy, or I'll be the first person to report to my father. And he will tell your father. And when this pact falls through, you'll be left with little to no pure-blood witches of good taste and hell to pay." She exited without another word and Malfoy whispered, "Fucking cunt." Demian came out when he heard the door click, his heart was still racing, and he quickly picked up his clothes and threw them in the corner with Malfoys. "Fuck I can't believe that just happened.""Yeah but you know what that means?" "What?" Demian replied. "Higgs kept his fucking mouth shut." "For now." *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*Malfoy stuck his head out into the hallway, he saw no one, so he grabbed Demians hand and walked out, when they reached the common room several people, including Pansy were sitting there, Malfoy took a detour down a different hallway to avoid seeing them and they made their way to the exit. When they went into the main hall, Malfoy let go of his hand. He felt a small pang of sadness in his gut, but he tried to understand. They walked close together to the great hall. Malfoy signaled for him to follow, and his heart raced. "You want me to...sit with you?" Demian said. "Yeah, I do." Astoria must have been upset about what she saw, she wasn't at breakfast. But shortly after they sat down, several whispers began to circulate around the table. Suddenly, Malfoy said "Everyone shut the fuck up and mind their business, I'm sure by now you know not to question my judgement or what I'm doing. If you have a fucking problem, speak it now." No one spoke up. Even Crab and Goyle kept silent and ate their breakfast. Demian felt awkward. He could feel eyes on him from every direction. Even his own friends were looking up at him with curiosity. Finally, Higgs and Viviana made their way into the hall, they sat down a few seats away from Malfoy and Demian. Higgs looked hurt. Confused. And Viviana appeared stunned. "You've got to be fucking joking. Demian what the fuck are you doing at this table?" She said."He's eating." Malfoy replied. She looked at him and scoffed, leaning over and whispering near Demian, "You can sit here all you want, but it won't change anything, he's mine." Malfoy laughed, placing two fingers on her forehead and pushing her back into her seat. "No one's here for your fucking second rate loser, Viviana. Sit down." Her mouth dropped open, and Higgs scowled at him, slamming down his breakfast and getting up. "Terrence wait!" She ran after him. Demian just sat there, he gulped quietly and felt a protective squeeze on his thigh under the table. "It's okay, stop worrying so much." Demian ate, but he couldn't help but feel sick. So much was happening, and so quickly, he didn't even know what to tell his friends. "I'm going back to my dorm Malfoy, there's something I need to work on." He leaned in and whispered in his ear. "Fine, but when I call you, you come."Demians stomach lurched, and he nodded in agreeance, a bold hand grazed over his crotch as he stood up and he nearly spilled his drink. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*He made his way back to his dorm, Malfoys words occupying his every thought. He was so entranced but the memory of Higgs seeing them together made him feel worry, rather than safety. When he sat down at his desk he pulled out the ring, he was so close to finished, he'd finally added the ring of sand to the middle of the band, encapsulating it with a clear epoxy, he was hand polishing it when his dorm opened. He expected it to be Mordred or Peter and turned around, "Hey guys I gotta tell you some fucked up-" He stopped. It was Higgs. "What are you doing here?" "Why him?" He said. "Why are you talking about?" "Why Malfoy?" "Why Viviana?" He retorted. "He treats you like an object Demian, he claims to own you, you get no independence when you're together, he's a terrible person." "You don't know him like I do." Higgs laughed, "Are you fucking serious? I've spent more time and known Malfoy so much longer than you have. You forget we're in the same house. I've witnessed him do foul, foul things." "With me, it's different." "Really? You think so?" He said. Demian was offended. "I know so." "You'll see, you'll see exactly how cruel he can be, before you know it." "Higgs get the fuck out of here, go back to your girlfriend." His eyes stung, Higgs shook his head. "I care about you more, Demian. Please."He felt a wave of sadness coming over him, Higgs had really tried to be kind to him. "I'll leave her. I'll tell everyone about us." He said. "I'm not embarrassed to be with you in public, I would do anything for you Demian." Demian rolled his eyes, "Oh, like fuck my ex?" "I never fucked her." He said. "Ever since I saw you Demian, I knew you were different. You gave me the confidence to try out for Quidditch again. You were the first person to show me real kindness in years. I fucked up so badly when I didn't just tell Viviana off but seeing you with Draco makes me sick. You might belong to him, but he doesn't belong to you." Those words stuck with Demian, he thought about Astoria, Pansy, how he had already slept with half his housemates. "He doesn't have a choice." "Everyone has a choice." Higgs said, and he walked out of the room. Demian felt tears in the corner of his eyes. He silently worked on the ring, a droplet hitting the band, he pretended not to notice and continued polishing, mindlessly. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*That night, Demian decided to sit with his friends at dinner, Malfoy looked concerned, maybe even a little hurt.  Peter finally broke the silence. "Alright, so are you gonna tell us why the fuck you were sitting with Malfoy earlier?" Mordred poked at his food. "Yeah, and Viviana is already with fucking Higgs. What the fuck man." "She's a whore." Peter said without remorse. Mordred flashed angry eyes at him and Demian sucked his teeth. "Yeaaaaahhh....she kind of is Mordred." He agreed. Mordred sighed, watching Viviana across the room. "Honestly guys, it's nothing, he asked me to eat with him, so I did." "Yeah, but you never came home last night, I was drunk, but not that drunk."Demian remained silent. "Please don't tell me-" Peter trailed off and lowered his voice to a whisper, "You're fucking Draco Malfoy?"Mordreds eyes got big and he choked on his bite of food, coughing. Demians face instantly turned red. "Shut your fucking mouth Peter." "Oh my god it's true." He replied. "I'm done with this conversation." Demian got up without saying anything and left the great hall. Peter shook his head, "That boy is going to land himself in some serious trouble sometime soon, I can just feel it." Mordred shook his head in agreeance, and they watched him walk out. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*That night, Demian went to the baths, each dormitory had a communal one and it was typically very quiet past 9 pm. He walked in, he could see steam rolling off the water, they always kept it the perfect temperature. He began shedding his clothes, folding them up and carefully setting them on the edge of the very large, circular tub. Once he was finally undressed, he got in, he sighed from relaxation and let his body sink into the warm water. Lower and lower he went, until finally he was fully underneath, he stayed there for a moment, closing his eyes before returning to the surface, running his hands backwards through his wet hair, pushing it from his face. His concentration was broken when he heard a voice break the silence, "Half-blood" Malfoy said. "Demian looked over at him, wiping the water from his face." "What happened with you tonight, you've been avoiding me." "I want you to end things with Astoria." Demian demanded. Malfoy looked at him confused, "You know I can't. I don't have a choice in the matter, I'm being forced." "Everyone has a choice." He repeated Higgs words. Malfoy scoffed at him, "You're really giving me and ultimatum? Don't you know who I am?" He said."I don't give a fuck who you are, I want a real relationship. I don't want to sneak around." Demian replied. "It's not that easy." "It's that easy for Higgs." Anger flashed in Malfoys eyes, "What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" "Exactly what I said. He would leave Viviana for me. And be with me, publicly." "He told you this?" Malfoy said angrily."Yes." Malfoy didn't respond, he went to the edge of the tub and grabbed Demians face, "You listen to me, you're never to fucking see him again." Demian ripped his chin away, "Or what?" That fire in his eyes burned brighter, he took his face back in one of his hands, forcefully, "You don't want to find out what will happen to your precious Higgs if I even find out you've been seeing him again." He shoved Demians face away. He rubbed his cheek, it felt a little sore afterwards and he could feel wetness in the corners of his eyes. "Are you going to leave Astoria?" He didn't respond. He simply left the bathroom and Demian alone, where he finished taking his bath in silence, before returning to his dorm for the night.