If Love Is Sweet, What Is This, Draco Malfoy?

Draco’s P.O.V

I couldn’t believe I won! But somehow I couldn’t fully enjoy it to its extent, because Maia was still on my mind. As if every heart beat chorused her beautiful name. I told my teammates that I couldn’t stay, and ditched the V.I.P time with the famous Quidditch players. I knew that this was a once in a life time chance, but I had priorities. Well one priority really. And that was Maia. I got back into my Limo and urged the driver to hurry up, before literally jumping out of the car and slamming my house door open
“I’m home” I said loudly, hoping to see a happy Maia waiting next to my parents who were seated on the sofa.
“Oh welcome back Draco! My baby! Did you win for me?” my mother asked happily. I was about to retort ‘I won for Maia’, but I needed to see her first just so that my heart would stop hammering like crazy and the bugging, annoying feeling that something bad had happened to her would go away.
“Where’s Maia?” I asked, taking the first step inside the house. I didn’t even bother closing the door as I looked in the kitchen quickly, waiting for their reply
“She’s up in her room dear. But come and talk to us! We want to know how your first game was!” my mother said, seeming slightly peeved that I wanted to see Maia first.
“WHAT?!” I screamed, and she looked shocked “YOU JUST LEFT MAIA ALONE IN HER ROOM? HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY KEEP MAIA IN YOUR SIGHT?! HAVE I GOT SUCH RETARDED PARENTS THAT THEY CANT FOLLOW ONE GOD DAMNED REQUEST?!!” I screamed angrily, the blood rushing to my face. My father glared at me
“Draco we’re not going to have that sort of-” he started, but I had gone upstairs throughout his sentence. As I was about to go inside Maia’s room, followed by my parents and the twins who had heard the commotion and wanted to see what was going on, I saw a notice hanging on the door handle. I pulled it off and scanned it quickly
Sorry Malfoy. Turns out your girlfriend’s not much of a fighter after all.
My face turned white as I read the message, before scrunching it up in my hands and blasted the door open, hoping it was some kind of cruel trick. My eyes fell to the floor, and I noticed a trail of blood. I traced that trail of blood with my line of vision, and it ended up on the bed on top of a paper white Maia, with blood dripping out of her mouth. One hand was folded across her stomach, the other hanging off the bed. She seemed so peaceful and calm. I walked closer to her, and dropped onto my knees
“No” I whispered, realising she wasn’t breathing. My heart shattered, the world crashing down onto me and making me feel so small that I was hardly visible. I shook her gently “Maia… Maia wake up” I whispered. She didn’t respond “Maia please. Wake up. I won for you Maia. I won the game” I whispered, shaking her a little more violently. Her hand slid down slightly from her stomach as I shook her, and her head turned towards me because of the rocking. Her eyes weren’t fluttering like they usually do when they pretend to be asleep. They were so thin you could see the veins properly. Tears leaked down my eyes slowly “Maia… what has he done to you” I whispered, dropping into a sitting position with my legs still under me. I put her hands in mine, feeling them and realising that they were so cold and unresponsive. The tears poured down my face harder now. The other four were just as shocked as I was, including Maia’s parents who had joined us at the same time as the twins. I put my head on Maia’s chest and cried against her, squeezing her hands in mine “Maia don’t leave me!” I whined, the tears falling harder “I love you Maia! Please don’t leave me! Please!” I was gasping now, my breathing feeling constricted. “Maia… don’t do this to me” I whispered, looking back up at her serene face. It looked so perfectly chiselled, like she had done all her life. “IT’S UNFAIR MAIA! DON’T LEAVE ME! I LOVE YOU! YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME!” I screamed, wishing that she would open her soft brown eyes and look at me once more. “Please… please don’t…” I whispered, feeling the tears running down my cheeks.

I crawled onto the bed gently, and placed her in my lap, rocking her back and forth.
“It’s ok Maia. You can sleep now. But wake up tomorrow for me ok? We only just kissed… there’s so much ahead of us. The future… we could be together. I know you love me Maia. Don’t you dare deny it. So just go to sleep and then we can talk about this in the morning ok?” I said, babbling now. Narcissa edged towards me, reaching out “DON’T!” I screamed, and she flinched “YOU’LL WAKE HER UP!” I yelled “SHE’S BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH! LET HER SLEEP!” Narcissa looked at me with tears in her eyes
“Draco-” she started
“GO!” I screamed, the tears running down my eyes “Just… just leave” I said, my voice cracking, and I hugged Maia tightly.

All six people left the room, everyone taking one last, apologetic look at me. Maia’s mother looked almost as torn as I was, but I wouldn’t let her touch Maia, and soon, they all left. I hugged Maia, rocking her back and forth, whispering ‘you’re just asleep’ over and over again, until eventually, I felt myself lulling to sleep.