Markings of an Inmate

Chapter 11: I Can’t Be Falling in Love, Can I?

It had been a long time since I had woken up with a smile on my face. Mi accepted me for all of who I am, she wasn’t afraid of my darker tendencies. I don’t know why I even doubted her. She had been accepting of me, all of me, from the beginning.

A low groan escaped my lips as I stretched the sleep from my limbs, and as my arm brushed over a cool spot in my bed, where Mi should have been, my smile faltered. I opened my eyes and looked around the room blearily until I finally noticed she wasn’t anywhere. I listened carefully for any indication that she was in the suite but didn’t hear any.

Sitting up slowly and running a hand through my disheveled mess of hair, I noticed a crisp sheet of paper folded and sitting next to a cup of coffee. Taking the cup and the note, I leaned against the pillows, grinning at the domestic gesture.

Shaking my head of that thought, I took a quick but careful sip of the still hot coffee, unfolding the note I read the contents:

Draco,

Did you know you look quiet angelic when you sleep? You must have been having a pleasant dream, you had a small smile on your face when I woke up, and I just knew I couldn’t interrupt that.

I am sorry that I didn’t tell you last night but we were preoccupied with other things. Daphne, Pansy, Ginny and I are using the Room of Requirement to get ready for the ball . . . as much as I hate the idea of getting ready as a whole day affair, they are insisting I must.

No, you cannot come and save me from the evils of girls’ day from what I hear the boys are supposed to be coming over sometime this afternoon to get ready.

Coffee should still be hot by the time you wake up. I’ll see you tonight.

Yours,
Mi

I placed the note back on the table and finished the coffee before getting up and getting dressed. I couldn’t believe it had already been a week since I went to see my mother. It had also been a week since I had shown my true face, as Mi would say.

Last night had been fun, to say the least. Coaxing Mi to be a little more . . . verbal in bed had been a challenged, but seeing her stutter and blush was adorable.

“Just tell me what you need kitten,” I purred in her ear. She squirmed deliciously against me, as one of my hands toyed with her dripping sex and the other held her wrist above her head. The aroma of her pleasure was overpowering.

“Draco p-please,” Mi begged beautifully. I peppered her throat with small open-mouth kisses until I reached her ear.

“Hmmm . . . as much as I love that pretty begging, I want you to tell me what you need Mi,” my voice was husky from the lust that was coursing through me.

“Touch me,” she pleaded.

“I am touching you,” I watched as her eyes darkened with frustration and anger. My little shy almost virginal princess was getting angry . . . oh this was going to be one hell of a ride.

“For the love of Merlin Draco!” She struggled harder against me, trying to yank her hand from my grip. “Let me go,” she growled.

“Oh ho ho,” I chuckled softly. “I do believe I am the one in charge here, pet.” I pinched her clit hard, causing her to buck her hips up.

“Apologize,” my voice was stern, but with a hint of amusement.

“In your dreams Malfoy,” she hissed out. I was taken a back slightly and loosened my grip for only a moment, but long enough for her to wriggle free.

The next thing I knew I was flat on my back with Mi straddling my waist, grinding gently into my denim-clad erection. I had to bite back a groan as the mixture of pleasure and pain ran through my body.

Flipping her hair over her shoulder she leaned down, her lace-encased breasts brushing against my bare chest. “I’ll tell you what I wanted,” she smirked softly as she ran her hands down my arms.

“I wanted you to touch me,” she grabbed one of my hands in her and brought them to one of her perk tits.

I dragged the white cup down and allowed her warm flesh to spill into my hands. “What did you want me to do pet?”

She blushed prettily. “I wanted you to play with my . . . n-nipples.” She said the last word softly.

“Like this?” I brushed my thumb over it softly. She arched into my touch and nodded. “Or like this?” I strummed my index finger over the peck, begging for attention before pinching it lightly.

“B-both,” she gasped.

“Does it make you more comfortable on top, in control?” I asked huskily. She looked down at me sheepishly, and in return I smiled reassuringly that it was okay. I wanted her to become comfortable with me.

I stopped my playing and held her hands in mine.

“Yes, I’m not used to being. . .” she searched for the word.

“Submissive?” I supplied. Nodding, she leaned down and rested against my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around her, rubbing her back softly.

“It’s okay,” I kissed her temple. “I want you to be comfortable.”

“I want to please you,” her voice trembled. I shifted us quickly so that we were lying side by side.

“Mi,” I tried gently but she refused to look at me. “Baby, please look at me.” I put a finger under her chin, making her look up at me. She looked so unsure. She honestly didn’t know how beautiful she truly was.

“You do please me. Gods, kitten everything you do to me pleases me,” I smoothed back her hair and kissed her forehead. “I promise you that.” She still looked unsure.

I grabbed her hand and dragged it down my chest to my still hardened cock. “That’s all your doing.” I smirked when she blushed, looking up through her lashes shyly at me.

“Can I?” She asked hesitantly.

“Can you what, princess?” She crinkled her nose the rarely used nickname.

“Can I touch your d-c-um . . . cock?” she whispered, closing her eyes tight and her blush darkened.

I nodded my approval almost desperately. Biting my lip as she pulled the button open and pulled the zipper down carefully, before my dick was released from its harsh confines and into Mi’s soft, warm hand, I moaned at her touch.

“Mi,” I breathed out as she started to move her hand tightening her grip, just how I like it, the one thing I was sure of . . . she was a quick study.

Brushing her thumb over the head of my erection caused me to buck against her hand and shudder as the pleasure raced up my spine. “Gods, pet.”

She pushed at my chest with her other hand and I turned so I was lying on my back. She kissed my neck softly before trailing her kisses downward. My eyes rolled back into my head as she dragged her teeth across my left nipple.

“Mi,” I said softly, hoping to catch her attention.

“Yes Draco?” she said, her voice masked with mocking innocence.

“Stop. Fucking. Teasing me.” I said through gritted teeth and looked down at her, a small smile played on her lips. Her fingers ticked the underside of my cock. “And suck me off already,” her eyes lit up with lust.

Shaking my head, I dislodged myself from the memory of last night’s teasing.

I surprised myself, taking my time with her had been a whole lot easier than I thought. I won’t lie; there had been many times that I wanted to throw her to the bed and fuck her raw, but the waiting was something I wasn’t used to.

The fact that I wanted to take my time was a little disturbing. Gods, I was so confused! I was more concerned that she’d regret it than I was itching to get in her knickers, which was saying something.

Pulling on the last of my training outfit I slipped on my trainers and made my way out of the Head’s suite and down to the Slytherin common room, hoping Blaise or Theo—or both—were up for a little running today

Starting the day off running would help pass the time.

Slipping into the cold room I had to fight a shudder; I had been spending too much time up top and wasn’t used to the cold dungeon air anymore. Quickly I scanned the room, looking for one of the two men, and found Theo lounging in an armchair with this month’s edition of Quidditch Weekly.

“Hey,” I made my way over to him before sitting in the armchair beside him.

“Draco! It’s been a while since I have seen you down here other than for potions, what brings you down to the dungeons?”

“Mi left a note saying something about girls’ day?” I said with a laugh, snatching the magazine from him and scanning the front quickly before tossing it onto the table in front of us.

“So they were able to talk her into it?” Theo laughed softly.

“Yeah . . . So what are you doing today?” I asked, hoping he would humor me.

“I am guessing, running?” I nodded.

“Only if you want to,” I added quickly.

At that moment Blaise came up the stairs from the boy’s dorms, rubbing a towel over his hair, his eyes alight with mischief and curiosity. “Alright, where is my best mate and who are you that would drag us in the pouring rain to go running just so he wouldn’t get bored?”

“Gods, I am turning into a ponce aren’t I?” I groaned and allowed my head to fall into my hands.

“No, you’re finding out just what a girl can make a guy do,” Blaise snickered at my antics.

“I was grinning this morning because she left me coffee, exactly how I take it, with a heating charm on it so it wouldn’t get cold on the bedside table. Merlin, I am turning into a sap!” Now both Blaise and Theo were laughing.

“Someone’s falling in love,” Theo mocked through his laughter.

“I am not in love with her!” I stood up at my outburst. There must have been something defensive in my tone of voice, because the two immediately sobered.

“We didn’t say you were mate, we’re saying you’re falling for her.” Blaise tried gently. “It’s okay for you to do that Draco.”

I looked up at him with a scared, confused expression and he sighed and sat down on the arm of the chair beside me. “It’s scary as hell, I won’t lie to you, but it’s also worth the leap. When I first started having feelings for Daph, you two were still fuck buddies. You know how hard that was?”

“Yeah mate, it’s okay for you to be falling in love with her, it’s not too early, and hey . . . my mum always say that we kids all fall in love to soon, but young love is some of the most passionate kinds or some rot like that.” Theo placed a comforting hand on my shoulder.

“Can we just go running?” I asked, my voice conveyed my plea.

“This isn’t something that going to go away with running. Cold air isn’t going to clear your mind mate,” Blaise told me, his tone soft and understanding.

“I still want to go running,” I said stubbornly, and both guys let out a soft chuckle.

“Fine, give us a few minutes to change,” Theo said as he dragged Blaise down the stairs. I nodded and watched them go.

“So, someone’s falling for the Gryffindor princess,” Liam’s amused, slightly bored drawl hit my ears. I looked up and saw him leaning casually near the fire.

I sighed and closed my eyes, willing him to go away. Opening one eye to see if he was still there, I was disappointed to hear and see him laughing.

“You can’t will me away Draco,” he said through his snickers. He must have seen my distraught expression, because like Blaise and Theo he sobered up.

“I didn’t mean it as a bad thing,” he came over and took Theo seat. “Just new.”

I looked up at him slightly awed, I knew by his nonchalant attitude, I had his acceptance, the last of my family, and I had his acceptance.

“Want some company training?” He was trying to change the subject to avoid the awkward moment, but I could hear the hope laced in his voice.

“No, Blaise and Theo are coming with me,” I looked up as I said this, seeing Liam’s shoulders slump. “But you’re more than welcomed to come with us.”

“Really?” The hope that I heard earlier was now there again, shining in his eyes.

“Yeah, go change, we’ll wait here.” Mi was affecting me more than I thought.

Blaise and Theo came up shortly after that. I told them that we were waiting on Liam and they shared a confused look before shrugging. In the past year Liam and I were never close. I barely even talked to him, except once or twice, or rarely spoke of him, unless defending him.

Once Liam was back in the common room and ready, we made our way to the pitch to work of frustration.

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It was one o’clock when I walked into the Head’s suite, I was surprised to hear giggling coming from the kitchen. I took off my dirty trainers and my sweat soaked jacket before making my way into the kitchen nook.
As I suspected, Pansy, Daphne, Red, and Mi were gathered around the kitchen nook eating sandwiches, giggling madly about something.

“‘Ello ladies,” they looked up startled to see me there. Letting out a chuckle I walked over to Mi and kissed her sweetly on the cheek.

“Hello beautiful.” She blushed and the other girls swooned. I grabbed the half of Mi’s sandwich that she hadn’t touched and took a large bite.

Mi rolled her eyes at my antics. “No, I wasn’t going to finish that.” She laughed and pulled a plate from the cupboard. “Would you like one Draco?” I nodded eagerly as I finished the rest of the half I had stolen from her.

“Are we meeting you all here or at the Great Hall?” I asked after taking a swig of my girlfriend’s pumpkin juice.

“Here,” Pans said smirking. “We’re going to put our costumes on in Mi’s room.”

“What are you smirking about, witch?” I asked after thanking Hermione for my lunch and my own glass of juice.

“You,” she shrugged before taking a sip of her drink. “Please tell me you are going to take a shower.”

“No Pans, I am going to the ball just like this,” I rolled my eyes, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

“Speaking of showers I need to grab my stuff,” I looked up at Mi confused.

Daphne was about to say something but Red elbowed her in the ribs. “No Mi you stay here. Catch up on some sleep,” Mi nodded gratefully.

“What have you been doing since you left this morning?” She let out a small laugh.

“Four girl, four pedicures, four manicures, four sets of eyebrows,” Daphne said it as if was obvious.

“Right,” I drawled and Mi snickered softly.

“We should head out guys,” Red said as she stood putting the plates in the sink before grabbing her cloak.

“See you guys later.” Mi called as the three girls walked out of the room.

“I’m going to take a little nap before I take a shower,” she said after covering a small yawn. Titling my head to the side I smiled softly as I observed her.

“What?” She asked skeptically.

“Nothing just missed you.” She rolled her eyes again but I could see the shy smile play on her lips.

“Go take your nap. I’ll join you after I get clean.” Her smile grew and she padded upstairs to my – no our room.
I made quick work with my shower, making sure the smell of sweat wasn’t on me. Stepping out of the stall and into the steam filled room, I wrapped a white terrycloth towel around my hips and opened the door to Mi’s and my room.

The bed looked massive with just her on it. She had curled up into a ball, making herself smaller. I slipped on a pair of sweats before pulling the comforter down and positioning myself underneath it before slipping in beside her. Pulling her close to me, she relaxed and stretched herself against the length of my body.

The smile that I had woken up with had been hard to get rid of, because it was playing on my lips again. This girl had that stupid goofy grin stuck on my face. Maybe the guys were right. Maybe I was starting to fall in love with her.

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AN: Beta for this chapter is just Sam. Chapter 12 will be soon. :)