Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Prologue
Summer at the Burrow
The cool summer breeze welcomed Draco to his new 'home', at least until the new term started. He wasn't sure how Dumbledore had arrived at this ironic decision for him to spend the holidays at the Burrow. Draco loved tormenting Weasley but now, he had to put on his best conduct in front of all the Weasleys and Potter to boot. "Malfoy... Mrs Malfoy... do come in..." Ron said between gritted teeth as he ushered both Draco and his mother inside the Burrow. Harry shot Ron a nasty look in a bid to stifle his rude behaviour towards the Malfoys. "Thanks dear, I rather appreciate your family's kindness for having Draco over for the summer as I have to attend other businesses abroad ... liquidate our properties and such... it would be best if Draco doesn't accompany me... since we all know You-Know-Who's still out there ... " Narcissa said with a sense of grim bitterness in her voice. Ron was glowing red. Who would have thought that his greatest nemesis, the one he had grown to despise since he was a little kid, would now be seeking comfort in his very own home?! Harry could see that it would take a lot to break the emotional wall between Draco and Ron, and decided to make the first move to lighten up the already very tense atmosphere. "So, Draco... you'll be taking the attic... it's quite lovely in the summer actually... the view from the attic is really breath-taking..." Harry said a little nervous about how a normally 'well-taken-care-of' Malfoy would react to this. "Hmm... i like rooms with a scenic view..." Draco replied calmly as he made himself comfortable and slouched in one of the dinning table chairs. Mrs Weasley was preparing lunch in the kitchen and Narcissa was discussing general Ministry issues with Mr Weasley. A few minutes later, Narcissa joined Draco in the dining area and kissed him goodbye on the cheeks. She then apparated from the Burrow leaving Draco very much alone in his new surroundings. "So... where are your brothers?" Draco drawled while tapping his fingers on the dining table. 'Might as well make it bearable for the both of us... I'll try to give Weasley a break this hols...but then again... maybe a few hexes won't hurt...' Draco thought as he smirked. "Well, the twins have gone to join Charlie in Romania... Bill is still on a mission for Gringott's... and Percy... well he's at work right now... so that just leaves us and Ginny ... Hermione and Lodina will be arriving soon i reckon..."Ron said as a matter of factly, trying his best to ignore the fact that Draco irked him to the point of no return. "I see..." Draco muttered as wild thoughts of Lodina and him in the attic started whirling in his mind. Draco let out a small chuckle as he turned his back on Ron and Harry and took off with his luggage to make himself at home in the attic. Ron looked bewildered and cast Harry that 'I-don't-like-what-he's-up-to' look. "Oh get used to it Ron... Draco isn't such a dunderhead as you think he is... " Harry said when Draco was out of hearing-distance. He then moved off to the garden to help Ginny de-gnome it. Ron stared after his best friend in shock and confusion. "what has gotten into Harry?!" Ron muttered sinking into one of the dinning table chairs.
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"Lunch is served... come and get it!" Mrs Weasley shouted to get the attention of Harry, Ginny, Hermione (who had arrived by floo powder shortly after Draco), Draco and Ron. All of them took their places at the dining table. Draco sat beside Pothead and made sure his seat on the right was empty. 'Why isn't she here yet?' Draco wondered as he stared down at the empty seat on his right. As if telepathically reading his mind, Lodina flooed into the fireplace near the dining table. "Hi Mrs Weasley! Sorry I'm late... had to do a lil' last minute packing..." Lodina blushed as she realised everyone was now staring at her soot covered robes. "It's alright dear... come have a seat... we can put your luggage up later... lunch is just being served... Scourgify!" Mrs Weasley cleaned the dust and soot off Lodina's robes and ushered her to the seat next to Draco's. Lodina's eyes met Draco's for the first time. There was a glimmer of happiness in hers but she couldn't read his expression. It was simply blank. 'The least he could do is smile at me...' Lodina thought gingerly as she sat slumped in her chair and started jabbing the steak on her plate with a fork. Draco smirked as he knew his indifferent behaviour towards Lodina was working on her nerves. Quietly, he muttered the Drakon communication spell "Drakonus Sonorum... hi Lodina... " Draco was dying to see if he could use the medallion to communicate with other Drakons as well. He had wanted very much to talk to Lodina this way and was eagerly waiting for the opportune moment to test it out on her. Lodina suddenly sat upright and glanced at Draco with her mouth wide open. 'He couldn't have... could he?' Lodina was shocked to say the least and was now drawing the attention of Ron and Hermione. Sensing that Draco might have used the Drakon communication spell on Lodina, Harry stifled his giggle by coughing under his breath. "I know Lodina... I couldn't believe it too... but it's true... Malfoy will be ruining our summer vacation at the Burrow..." Ron said dejectedly as he wore a pained expression on his face. "Ron!! He's your guest..." Hermione said with gritted teeth. "You're my guest too Hermione... but I treat you the same... why should Malfoy be any different?" Ron upped his tone getting agitated by Malfoy's prescence but Mrs Weasley shot Ron a murderous glance that hushed him for good. "So... you can hear me in your head then? That's interesting... you can communicate with me too you know... it's not just a one way thing... it's exactly like how you communicate with the Dragons..." Draco waited for Lodina's response to his new discovery. "Well... that wasn't very nice was it? Staring at me blankly, knowing very well that it's the first time i've seen in you in about a month! The least you could have done was smile Malfoy..." Lodina tried her best at sounding pissed off and looked away from Draco, concentrating on the meal in front of her. 'Damn it, now he's gonna haunt me in my thoughts too? At this rate, I'll never be able to concentrate on my school work once term starts!' Lodina thought to herself. "Aww... don't be so evil Dina... we're on surnames basis again? Just when I thought we could move onto pet names for each other..." Draco whined, just to annoy her. "Well, you should have thought about that first before you stared at me as if I were some alien or something... " Harry, Ron and Hermione had finished their lunch and were helping Mrs Weasley with the plates. Ginny joined them shortly afterwards leaving just the pair of them at the dining table. Before anyone returned, Draco quickly reached forward and pulled Lodina close to him. He kissed her briefly but thoroughly on the lips before returning back to his original position on the dining table and just in time too as Ron had come back to the table once more. Lodina was too shocked to respond to anything. "Lodina... you ok? you look as if you saw a Banshee... is Malfoy making you ill? I can take care of that ... permanently..." Ron said as he scowled at Malfoy. Draco stood up swiftly and turned towards Ron. "I can take you on anytime Weasley... just name me the time and place... " with that, Draco coolly walked off to the kitchen to pass Mrs Weasley his empty plate, leaving Lodina by herself and with nothing but her thoughts and Ron Weasley to keep her company. "Make sure you eat your steak fast... it's getting cold luv.... I'll see you later tonight..." Draco communicated with her once more before he cut off the Drakon connection he had with Lodina. 'I was wrong... This is turning out to be one interesting summer afterall...' Draco smirked as he climbed up the stairs to his attic-bedroom.
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It was close to midnight and almost everyone in the Burrow were snug in bed. All except Lodina. She was fond of taking midnight baths. The baths were a habit she had inculcated since young. Whenever she had trouble sleeping, she'd have a nice relaxing bath in the long tub. It was also one of the rare times she got to reflect quietly. Tip-toeing through the corridor, Lodina finally reached the bathroom at the end of the second floor of the Burrow. Quietly, she locked herself inside the bathroom and slipped inside the hot tub sighing as she did so. It wasn't before long when Lodina's mind travelled to recount the events that had happened earlier that day, especially what happened at dinner. During dinner, Draco had slipped his hand underneath her skirt. Lodina couldn't concentrate on dinner at all. She was getting hot and wet thanks to Draco's stroking. She couldn't take it any longer and after much deliberation with her own conscience she finally took matters into her own hands, literally. Lodina giggled at that memory as she played with the bubbles in the bath tub. Just then, she heard an all too familiar voice resonating in her head once more.
"Care to share the joke Dina?" Draco communicated to Lodina using the Drakon connection spell once again. "Geez Draco... you scared me... at the rate you're mind-talking to me like this... i won't be able to have any privacy of my own..." Lodina said huskily as she blushed. she couldn't believe that Draco had interrupted her thoughts precisely when she was remembering their last 'escapade'. "privacy... hmm... that's relative... besides... i think it's good to check up on your girlfriend once in a while... just to make sure everything's alright... so what are you up to Lodina? what's keeping you awake?" Draco sniggered. Lodina blushed a deeper red as she muttered her reply, "Oh... nothing... i'm just up in my bed... thinking... that's all... really draco... if you really wanted to speak to me all you had to do was find me... speaking like this under the same roof is really absurd..." "you think so? hmm... i guess you're right..." Draco drawled. Just then, Lodina heard the door of the bathroom unlocking.
'Damn... where is my wand?? ' Lodina thought as she frantically tried to find a big enough object as her weapon. "Did i scare you?" Draco whispered softly as he now came into the light for her to see him clearly. He had followed her into the bathroom. He knew she was in here all this time and he was still trying to tease her. Lodina was surprised to see Draco. She had thought it was some other stranger and was ready to hit the stranger till she heard Draco's voice. In her hurry, Lodina had forgotten all about wrapping a towel around her as she got out of the tub and as a result, she was now fully naked in front of her lover. Upon realising the situation she was in, Lodina started to blush once more as she reached for a towel just beside the bath tub. "There's no need for that... not yet anyway... you were in the middle of having a bath weren't you? " Draco was now inches from Lodina and he could smell her vanilla/caramel flavoured bubble bath soap on her skin and hair. Lodina tried not to look him directly into his eyes. She was a sucker for his eyes. She would simply melt into those greenish grey eyes of his and never pull back to reality. Draco put one hand behind her back and pulled her closer to him in a tight embrace. "You should carry on with what you were doing luv... here... lemme help you... " Draco said as he swiftly carried her in his arms and lowered her into the bath tub once more. Lodina was still speechless. The man she loved was right there beside her while she was taking a bath. 'Would he join me? Or is he simply teasing me? Gosh, why is it i still don't trust him after all he has done for me? I'm still picturing him as this playboy... this seems soo much like a dream... Draco Malfoy falling for a girl like me...' Lodina thought as she was guided by Draco. She didn't want to get hurt again. And she couldn't help that she was crazy in love with Draco either. She just couldn't bring herself to admit that Draco loved her. It all seemed too easy and as much as she wanted to believe that he was only meant for her, she still felt that he could be using her for a one night stand. 'Gods... why am I thinking this?! Draco is my boyfriend... get a grip Lodina!' Lodina thought as she looked up into Draco's eyes for the first time in the bathroom. "What's the matter luv? You look kinda worn out... You want me to give you a massage?" Draco said as he put some soap lather on his hands and began massaging into Lodina's back. "Draco, you don't have to do this you know..." Lodina said as she turned around to face him. He was clad in his bath robes and was now kneeling just beside the bath tub. "What do ya mean?" Draco asked, puzzled. "Well... I dunno... it's just that... when i think of Pansy and then I think of us... it makes me feel like I'm not so special afterall... i mean you haven't really broken up with Pansy... " but before Lodina could finish, Draco plunged into a long and deep kiss. Draco pulled out of the kiss just to take in a sharp breath of air. "Lodina... it was over between Pansy and me since the day I met you... I love you... and don't think I'm doing this just for a one-night stand..." Draco said but was silenced by Lodina's soft sobs. "Ow, come on luv... don't cry... it's ok... it wasn't your fault for thinking that way... " Draco said as he patted Lodina's back to soothe her. 'how did i let myself think that way? He's soo different... i shouldn't suspect him anymore... it'd be doing him an injustice... ' Lodina thought as she slowly pulled away from Draco's reassuring arms and dried her tears. "Draco... would you like to join me?" Lodina asked meekly trying to avoid his gaze as she blushed some more. Draco put a finger under her chin and lifted her face up so that he could gaze into her beautiful eyes. "I thought you'd never ask..." he said as he removed his robe and joined her in the bath tub. In one fluid motion, Draco grabbed her close and set her between his thighs. Lodina could feel his manhood growing hard under her bum and choked out a soft giggle. "What's so funny?" Draco asked bewildered. 'First she was crying... now she's laughing? Women! Sheesh!' Draco thought as he longed to know what his girlfriend found soo amusing. "Oh... nothing... it's just... well... is that for me?" Lodina asked as she stroked him gently. Draco moaned and felt a tingling sensation course through his body. "Gods woman, don't stop... of course it's for you... it has always been..." Draco smirked as he rubbed against Lodina. Lodina gently tried to stroke him and suddenly she thought of something really wild and dirty. With a smirk, she placed a bubble-head charm on herself and went under-water. Lodina took in Draco's full shaft into her mouth and started applying deep heat. She could hear Draco's moans getting louder now as he started shouting her name in between moans. "Gods Dina... don't stop.... yessssssss...." Draco said as he climaxed and came into her mouth. Lodina surfaced from the soapy water and undid the charm on her head. She now had that evil grin on her face as she straddled him in the bath tub. "Honestly Dina... i never knew you had it in you... " Draco smirked but not before his mouth devoured Lodina's. He tasted every bit of her body with his tongue only pausing to suckle her breasts. Lodina moaned again as Draco sent tremors down her spine. She loved what Draco did to her and didn't want him to stop. Sensing her arousal, Draco slid open her folds and slit a finger inside of her as he started to carress her gently. "Oh yessss... Draco.... don't stop!!" Lodina said in between kisses as she moaned into his neck. Draco couldn't take it anymore. He was growing hard again and wanted to be inside of her as he came. "Lodina... i need to be inside you... if you don't want to do this... please tell me now... i can wait..." Draco said without stopping the rhythmic ministrations he was providing Lodina. Just looking at her flushed face made him grow hard again. "Draco... please... make love to me... " Lodina pleaded with him, looking deep into his eyes. Draco finally gave in, he whispered the contraceptive charm for Lodina and slowly thrust himself inside of her. He knew she was a virgin and he heard that it was painful for virgin girls especially. Draco moved in and out of her slowly. Lodina bucked her hips to allow him better access. "Draco... faster... please... " Lodina said in between gasps. With that, Draco thrust faster into her, moving further and further inside of her each time, until Lodina reached her climax. Draco climaxed soon after and collapsed on top of her in the bath tub. Draco didn't want to squish her with his bodyweight and so, rolled Lodina over so that she was now on top of him, lying on his chest. Both of them cuddled in that position for awhile before Draco finally spoke. "Lodina... luv... why were you taking a bath at this hour?" "Oh.. that... well... I usually take a long relaxing bath if I can't go to sleep... " Lodina said, eyes still closed as she lay on top of his well-toned chest. "oh... you couldn't go to sleep eh? well i know just what to do to make you sleep..."Draco sniggered as he kissed lodina on her forehead. "I'll just follow you to the bathroom when you can't sleep then..." Draco told Lodina cheekily. Thanks to Draco's cheeky retorts, Lodina was now fully awake. She reached up and kissed him softly on the lips. "You know Draco... if you keep using that Medallion every now and then... i'll never be able to do well in school again... Promise me you'll only use it to contact me during an emergency... ok?" Lodina asked him huskily as she sent butterfly kisses down his neck and started nibbling on his left earlobe. Draco let out a low hiss as he replied reluctantly, "oh alright... but only if you promise to let me know the next time you can't fall asleep... " Draco smirked. "Honestly Draco... how am I to sleep if you're around?" Lodina teased his left earlobe once more. "oh.. that i can arrange... in fact... you won't need to take a bath anymore... a bed is more than enough... you'd be dead-tired by the time i'm done with you..."Draco replied in his sexy voice. Lodina giggled once more, only to be hushed by Draco's passionate kiss. Lodina fell asleep shortly after the kiss, on Draco's chest; her arms were wrapped tightly across his waist. Draco looked down at her face, memorising every detail of his one true love. It was then he realised he would do anything for this girl, even if it meant death...
**This post is dedicated to Lodina... hope you like it as much as I do... =)
**Author's note: Sorry this is coming out after four chapters .... I was contemplating on whether i should do a prologue... but finally decided that I should thanks to the insistence of Lodina... ;)
[Tonks was grooving to Nelly Furtado's Maneater | 
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~Nymphadora~
