Status: fin :)
If Love Is Sweet, What Is This, Draco Malfoy?
Irreplaceable
When I got home, Draco was staring at a blank T.V. screen
“Draco?” I asked, dropping my room keys on the counter. He continued to stare at the screen. I walked closer to him to see he was half asleep. “Draco come on, you need to sleep” I said, trying to support him to pick him up. He fumbled around trying to get his quilt, but I told him to stop being silly and supported him into my room, before laying him down on the bed and putting the covers over him. I switched off the light, and then got into bed, before falling asleep as Draco hugged me close to him.
I got up the next morning to see Draco already awake, and smiled at him, before slipping out of bed and getting ready.
“You’re leaving?” he whispered, still in bed. I nodded
“I met a few old friends and I’m gonna go meet up with them” I told him. He nodded, before there was a knock at the door. I felt confused but answered it anyway to see the receptionist there.
“Good morning” she said brightly. I returned the greeting as Draco walked towards the door topless to see who was there. The receptionist stuttered for a while. “I… just wanted to say that there is a company downstairs requesting to see Mrs. Malfoy” she informed me. I nodded “They said… ‘Get out of bed Popsicle, we have practice” she said, looking at the note on her book. I grinned.
“Ricky?” I questioned. She seemed confused “Tall, fit guy with blonde, spiky hair?” I said briefly, and she nodded
“Yes, he is the one that said that” I smiled.
“They still remember my old name. Tanya’s with him too I’m guessing?” I asked, and she nodded. “Ok, tell them I’ll be down in a bit” I said, before she accepted and left. I smiled at Draco “That was Tanya and Ricky. Remember? They used to be my band mates?” I asked, and Draco seemed confused. I sighed “They called me Popsicle-”
“Because you were as cold as ice” Draco finished my sentence. I nodded; my smile fading.
“I bumped into Tanya a few days ago. They wanted me to go to practice just to mess around a little” I told him, and he nodded
“How long will that last?” Draco asked
“Um… I don’t know. They didn’t really say. It shouldn’t be that long, but I might spend the day there” I told him, and he nodded before I smiled and left.
Tanya, Ricky and I met up again, before going to Tanya’s place where they had professional equipment.
“Wow, you guys have really moved on from dingy garage to big penthouse in Paris huh?” I asked, grinning as I saw all the stuff.
“Yeah well we’re celebs now. It’s how we roll” Ricky joked, and I ruffled his hair, laughing. I’d always favoured Ricky over all of my other guy friends. He was the fun joker that I could mess about with and forget that ‘one was presumed a lady’ or something.
“Why don’t we have a go?” Tanya asked, and sat behind her piano. She didn’t play guitar exactly, but the piano made guitar string sounds so it was like she played the guitar on the piano. Ricky sat behind the drum kit and I picked up a microphone. Ricky tapped his drum sticks together four times before starting to play a song that we all recognised at once – Irreplaceable by Beyonce. I had never shown a particular interest in creating our own songs. The only reason I joined was because I could sing and I liked recreating songs. So we had negotiated. We would keep the song mainly the same, but change it a little. Ricky played the intro and Tanya joined in. They both started singing the intro. That was one of the parts we’d changed, so that they’d sing ‘To the left’ six times and I hummed on the part that Beyonce did in-between the first stanza. As in we would change who sang what.
(BY THE WAY PEOPLE, PLEASE TRY AND LISTEN TO THIS SONG WHILST RAEDING – TO THE LEFT BY BEYONCE)
“Everything you own in the box to the left.
In the closet that's my stuff, yes
If I bought it please don't touch
And keep talking that mess, that's fine
But could you walk and talk at the same time?
And it's my mine name that is on that tag
So remove your bags let me call you a cab
Standing in the front yard telling me
How I'm such a fool, talking about
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted” I sang, still as beautifully as I did before. I grinned and Ricky and Tanya and they grinned back, before joining into the first lines of the chorus.
“You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me” they sang, until I started the next sentence
“I could have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable” I sang, happier than I’d ever been in the past month.
“So go ahead and get gone
And call up that chick and see if she's home
Oops, I bet ya thought that I didn't know
What did you think I was putting you out for?” Ricky and Tanya sang that part, and then I sang
“Because you was untrue
Rolling her around in the car that I bought you
Baby you drop them keys
Hurry up before your taxi leaves
Standing in the front yard telling me
How I am such a fool, talking about
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I'll have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinking” Ricky and Tanya sang the next sentence
“you're irreplaceable”
“So since I’m not your everything
How about I'll be nothing, nothing at all to you
Baby I won't shed a tear for you, I won't lose a wink of sleep
'Cause the truth of the matter is replacing you is so easy” they sang, before I started again
“To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
Everything you own in the box to the left
To the left, to the left
Don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinking, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute
You could pack all your things, we're finished
(You must not know 'bout me) Tanya sang with Ricky repeating a little while later
'Cause you made your bed, now lay in it
(You must not know 'bout me)
I can have another you by tomorrow
“Don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable” we finished the last line together. I grinned, and we high fived and hugged each other
“Babe you’ve gotten so much better; and I thought that was impossible! I mean your were amazing before!” Tanya gasped, and I grinned. “Listen, the whole reason we came to Paris was for our performance, and Ricky and I would be truly honoured, not to mention PSYCHED if you could come and perform with us on stage” she said, and I grinned.
“Seriously?” I asked, and they nodded “Hell yeah!” I said, and we all hugged again. “Listen, I had better get going. I’ll see you guys later ok?” I said, and they nodded before I left.
I smiled as I was driven home. I can’t ever imagine why Tanya and I lost contact. She was like my best friend for two years straight. I was bursting now that I’d seen her, and wanted to soak up all the time I had left with her. But I knew it wouldn’t be fair. I decided to leave out Taylor for today, and went straight home.
When I got there, it was late at night. Draco was messing around in the kitchen, making himself toast, and poured out a glass of wine. I smiled as I saw him
“Hey” I said, grabbing ‘Cream Soda’ out of the fridge and pouring myself a glass. He smiled at me genuinely, which he hadn’t done for a while.
“How did band practice go?” he asked, and I grinned
“It was great. We hadn’t seen each other in such a long time. It was great to be back to the old times. We still fit together perfectly” I said, hugging him as a hello. He seemed more than surprised but hugged me back all the same
“That’s good. Toast?” he asked, and I shook my head.
“We played our all time favourite – Irreplaceable. Ricky’s gotten so quick with his hands, they’re like a blur. And Tanya, when she plays the piano, it’s like her fingers weren’t even moving! They’re incredible, no wonder they’re famous” I said, taking a sip of soda. “Draco” I started thoughtfully. He halted, halfway into taking a bite of toast. “I was wondering… maybe we could watch a movie together? I mean, it’s our honeymoon and we’ve barely even talked” I said thoughtfully, and his face regained the glow it had lost all those nights ago. I snuggled into him as we watched the movie, hearing his heart race as I was so close to him, and I smiled and rested my head on his chest. Eventually I fell asleep, and I felt Draco pick me up before placing me gently on our bed and slipping in next to me.
“Draco?” I asked, dropping my room keys on the counter. He continued to stare at the screen. I walked closer to him to see he was half asleep. “Draco come on, you need to sleep” I said, trying to support him to pick him up. He fumbled around trying to get his quilt, but I told him to stop being silly and supported him into my room, before laying him down on the bed and putting the covers over him. I switched off the light, and then got into bed, before falling asleep as Draco hugged me close to him.
I got up the next morning to see Draco already awake, and smiled at him, before slipping out of bed and getting ready.
“You’re leaving?” he whispered, still in bed. I nodded
“I met a few old friends and I’m gonna go meet up with them” I told him. He nodded, before there was a knock at the door. I felt confused but answered it anyway to see the receptionist there.
“Good morning” she said brightly. I returned the greeting as Draco walked towards the door topless to see who was there. The receptionist stuttered for a while. “I… just wanted to say that there is a company downstairs requesting to see Mrs. Malfoy” she informed me. I nodded “They said… ‘Get out of bed Popsicle, we have practice” she said, looking at the note on her book. I grinned.
“Ricky?” I questioned. She seemed confused “Tall, fit guy with blonde, spiky hair?” I said briefly, and she nodded
“Yes, he is the one that said that” I smiled.
“They still remember my old name. Tanya’s with him too I’m guessing?” I asked, and she nodded. “Ok, tell them I’ll be down in a bit” I said, before she accepted and left. I smiled at Draco “That was Tanya and Ricky. Remember? They used to be my band mates?” I asked, and Draco seemed confused. I sighed “They called me Popsicle-”
“Because you were as cold as ice” Draco finished my sentence. I nodded; my smile fading.
“I bumped into Tanya a few days ago. They wanted me to go to practice just to mess around a little” I told him, and he nodded
“How long will that last?” Draco asked
“Um… I don’t know. They didn’t really say. It shouldn’t be that long, but I might spend the day there” I told him, and he nodded before I smiled and left.
Tanya, Ricky and I met up again, before going to Tanya’s place where they had professional equipment.
“Wow, you guys have really moved on from dingy garage to big penthouse in Paris huh?” I asked, grinning as I saw all the stuff.
“Yeah well we’re celebs now. It’s how we roll” Ricky joked, and I ruffled his hair, laughing. I’d always favoured Ricky over all of my other guy friends. He was the fun joker that I could mess about with and forget that ‘one was presumed a lady’ or something.
“Why don’t we have a go?” Tanya asked, and sat behind her piano. She didn’t play guitar exactly, but the piano made guitar string sounds so it was like she played the guitar on the piano. Ricky sat behind the drum kit and I picked up a microphone. Ricky tapped his drum sticks together four times before starting to play a song that we all recognised at once – Irreplaceable by Beyonce. I had never shown a particular interest in creating our own songs. The only reason I joined was because I could sing and I liked recreating songs. So we had negotiated. We would keep the song mainly the same, but change it a little. Ricky played the intro and Tanya joined in. They both started singing the intro. That was one of the parts we’d changed, so that they’d sing ‘To the left’ six times and I hummed on the part that Beyonce did in-between the first stanza. As in we would change who sang what.
(BY THE WAY PEOPLE, PLEASE TRY AND LISTEN TO THIS SONG WHILST RAEDING – TO THE LEFT BY BEYONCE)
“Everything you own in the box to the left.
In the closet that's my stuff, yes
If I bought it please don't touch
And keep talking that mess, that's fine
But could you walk and talk at the same time?
And it's my mine name that is on that tag
So remove your bags let me call you a cab
Standing in the front yard telling me
How I'm such a fool, talking about
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted” I sang, still as beautifully as I did before. I grinned and Ricky and Tanya and they grinned back, before joining into the first lines of the chorus.
“You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me” they sang, until I started the next sentence
“I could have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable” I sang, happier than I’d ever been in the past month.
“So go ahead and get gone
And call up that chick and see if she's home
Oops, I bet ya thought that I didn't know
What did you think I was putting you out for?” Ricky and Tanya sang that part, and then I sang
“Because you was untrue
Rolling her around in the car that I bought you
Baby you drop them keys
Hurry up before your taxi leaves
Standing in the front yard telling me
How I am such a fool, talking about
How I'll never ever find a man like you
You got me twisted
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I'll have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinking” Ricky and Tanya sang the next sentence
“you're irreplaceable”
“So since I’m not your everything
How about I'll be nothing, nothing at all to you
Baby I won't shed a tear for you, I won't lose a wink of sleep
'Cause the truth of the matter is replacing you is so easy” they sang, before I started again
“To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
Everything you own in the box to the left
To the left, to the left
Don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinking, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you in a minute
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute
You could pack all your things, we're finished
(You must not know 'bout me) Tanya sang with Ricky repeating a little while later
'Cause you made your bed, now lay in it
(You must not know 'bout me)
I can have another you by tomorrow
“Don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable” we finished the last line together. I grinned, and we high fived and hugged each other
“Babe you’ve gotten so much better; and I thought that was impossible! I mean your were amazing before!” Tanya gasped, and I grinned. “Listen, the whole reason we came to Paris was for our performance, and Ricky and I would be truly honoured, not to mention PSYCHED if you could come and perform with us on stage” she said, and I grinned.
“Seriously?” I asked, and they nodded “Hell yeah!” I said, and we all hugged again. “Listen, I had better get going. I’ll see you guys later ok?” I said, and they nodded before I left.
I smiled as I was driven home. I can’t ever imagine why Tanya and I lost contact. She was like my best friend for two years straight. I was bursting now that I’d seen her, and wanted to soak up all the time I had left with her. But I knew it wouldn’t be fair. I decided to leave out Taylor for today, and went straight home.
When I got there, it was late at night. Draco was messing around in the kitchen, making himself toast, and poured out a glass of wine. I smiled as I saw him
“Hey” I said, grabbing ‘Cream Soda’ out of the fridge and pouring myself a glass. He smiled at me genuinely, which he hadn’t done for a while.
“How did band practice go?” he asked, and I grinned
“It was great. We hadn’t seen each other in such a long time. It was great to be back to the old times. We still fit together perfectly” I said, hugging him as a hello. He seemed more than surprised but hugged me back all the same
“That’s good. Toast?” he asked, and I shook my head.
“We played our all time favourite – Irreplaceable. Ricky’s gotten so quick with his hands, they’re like a blur. And Tanya, when she plays the piano, it’s like her fingers weren’t even moving! They’re incredible, no wonder they’re famous” I said, taking a sip of soda. “Draco” I started thoughtfully. He halted, halfway into taking a bite of toast. “I was wondering… maybe we could watch a movie together? I mean, it’s our honeymoon and we’ve barely even talked” I said thoughtfully, and his face regained the glow it had lost all those nights ago. I snuggled into him as we watched the movie, hearing his heart race as I was so close to him, and I smiled and rested my head on his chest. Eventually I fell asleep, and I felt Draco pick me up before placing me gently on our bed and slipping in next to me.
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yayyy happiness :) xx