A Strange New Thing

Why Didn't You Tell Me

7th Year

Draco ran from dinner in the great hall to the girl's bathroom on the second floor.

He made sure no one was in there before locking the door.

Moaning Myrtle flew out from a toilet to see who it was.

"Well if it isn't Draco Malfoy. What are you doing in the girl's bathroom, my bathroom at that,"Myrtle questioned.

"Shut it Myrtle. Go away before I make you regret asking,"Draco hissed.

"Fine, but even Harry is more polite than you are when he's in here,"Myrtle huffed before returning to her toilet.

Draco rushed to the sink and looked at himself.

His hands clutched the side of the sink, his sleeves rolling up. He was sweaty and his hair fell over his eyes.

He heard the lock click open as someone entered.

"Draco,"Luna called out coming around the corner and seeing him.

"Luna, you have to go now,"Draco said pulling down his left sleeve.

"Why did you run out of dinner and come here? And what aren't you telling me,"Luna asked moving closer to him,"You can tell me anything."

Draco collapsed to the floor leaning up against the sink. Luna sunk next to him on his left and laced their hands together.

She lifted her other hand and brushed the hair out of his face.

He let out a deep breath before his head rested on top of hers.

She looked down to his arm and saw something peeking out from underneath the shirt sleeve.

"Draco,"Luna said jerking her head up right and unlinking their hands.

"It's nothing,"He said,"Don't worry about it."

She pulled the sleeve up before he could try to fix it.

"It's- it's the dark mark,"Luna said petrified at what she saw,"You're one of them."

"You don't understand Luna. My father forced me. I don't want to be one of them,"Draco pleaded finding her eyes.

"I believe you but you have to get away from them,"Luna said,"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I couldn't Luna,"Draco said,"Everyone in school thinks I'm a death eater. That's why we haven't told your friends that we - that we're ."

"That we're what,"Luna asked a small smile on her face.

"That we're together,"Draco blurted,"We are together, right?"

"If you still want us to be,"Luna said putting his arm around her.

Draco smiled and suddenly let out a grunt of pain as his mark glowed.

"When did they do it,"Luna asked placing her hand in his.

"Right before I came back,"Draco explained,"You would think that it wouldn't hurt but it does. It burns and whenever he - whenever he kills someone, it glows and stings."

"As long as I'm here, it won't hurt,"Luna said kissing him on the cheek.