Spanish?

As soon as Leo opened the door to get his jacket, Draco was already standing next to him.

"You won't do that," he said harshly and grabbed Leo's arm. "You will get back in and we will continue."

"Let go of me, you're hurting me." Leo demanded. "And by the way, I've already found someone who will take me to Barcelona and from there take the ferry to Africa."

"Bad luck. You will go to Africa with me. ”Draco replied harshly. "So, get in."

"What if I don't?" Asked Leo challengingly.

"Then I'll use force," Draco hissed.

One look into his eyes convinced Leo that Draco was serious.

Reluctantly, he sat on the seat. Draco got in too and drove off with screeching tires. Leo stared stubbornly out the side window and didn't say a word.

'What am I doing there?' thought Draco. 'Why didn't I just leave it there? Should he see how he gets on. ' But after what Leo had told him, which almost happened to him on his first ride, Draco's protective instinct was awakened.

"Haven't you had enough of what the truck driver wanted to do to you?" Draco asked aloud. “Do you think I would expose you to such danger again? You will bring this journey to an end with me, because with me you are at least safe. "

'Safe with a vampire,' Draco added cynically in his mind.

There was no reaction from Leo, he kept looking out the window.

“Okay, as far as I am concerned we can spend the rest of the journey in silence. That doesn't bother me too much, I'm mostly alone anyway. ”Draco said with a shrug. “But one more thing, and see it as a warning: Don't try to disappear secretly when we have to refuel. I will find you and then my revenge will be terrible, "he added warningly.

Without waiting for an answer, Draco turned on the radio. The autobahn was pretty full again, everyone wanted to head south, towards the sun. Every now and then there were traffic jams and they made slow progress. Around noon they finally reached the Spanish border, and since there were so many holidaymakers on the way, they got through this time without being checked. Draco took the motorway towards Madrid, which was far emptier than the one along the coast, which was overcrowded with vacationers. When they passed Madrid after about two hours, Draco drove to the next rest area. Leo hadn't spoken a single word in the whole time.

"Can I go to the bathroom?" Leo asked sarcastically while Draco refueled the car.

"Yes, of course." He replied.

"Alone or do you want to accompany me?" Leo wanted to know ironically.

"Do you speak Spanish?" Draco asked a question.

"No, of course not." Leo grumbled.

"Well, then you can go alone, then I don't have to be afraid that you will speak to one of the truck drivers here, who are probably all Spanish." Draco replied with a grin.

When Leo returned, Draco had finished fueling and had already paid.

“Can I at least buy another water? I'm thirsty. "Leo asked sullenly.

"It's clear. Bring one for me. ”Draco pleaded gently.

Leo was back quickly and handed the bottle to Draco, who was standing next to the car and had meanwhile taken off his jacket and shirt.

"Say, aren't you warm?" He asked Leo. "You have to sweat a lot in your clothes."

"Goes so. But I already told you yesterday that I am not wearing anything underneath. ”He got in reply.

"Okay, when you're ready, we can move on," Draco said.

Again the journey was silent. 'Is he really gay?' Draco thought with a sideways glance at Leo. 'His features are soft like a girl's and he doesn't seem to shave either. You can't see a stubble. '

As if inadvertently, Draco touched Leo's knee when he touched the gear stick.

"Security is clear." Leo muttered.

"That was unintentional." Draco apologized.

“Without intention, of course. You just wanted to know if I was reacting to it. But don't make any hope, you're not my type. "Leo snapped at him.

"You neither do mine. Do you think I like little boys? ”Draco sneered.

"I didn't expect macho from you either," Leo replied. "You prefer stupid blondes with blue eyes who adore you from morning to night."

"What about at night?" Draco asked provocatively. "Do you want to know what happens at night?"

"Keep it to yourself." Leo hissed.

'Oh, God, is the prude,' thought Draco, adding aloud, "Have you never had a girlfriend or boyfriend?" What do you do when you want to sleep together? "

"Girlfriend? Friend? What am I supposed to do with it? And just to calm your curiosity: No, I've never had sex and I don't intend to have any in the near future. "

"Don't you?" Scoffed Draco. "You don't even know what you're missing out on."

"Whoa, can't we even change the subject?" Groaned Leo.

But Draco was having too much fun provoking Leo.

"Nope, why? It's an interesting topic, ”he said provocatively.

"For you maybe." Leo replied. "But I find it pretty boring."

"Just because you don't know sex," Draco replied with a suppressed laugh.

Leo preferred to remain silent and pointedly looked out the window.

Draco grinned quietly to himself, enjoying provoking Leo. He inhaled deeply the smell that Leo's blood was now oozing. It smelled somehow ... 'Appetizing' thought Draco and added in the same breath: 'What's going on now? Since when do I find the smell of a boy stimulating? ' He quickly turned his thoughts in another direction, he thought of Vanya, his brother. How is he now? If only he could have told him exactly where he was. So he only had one clue: the jungle in a country that began with K.

Out of these thoughts he asked Leo: "Where exactly do you want to go in Africa?"

"What?" Started Leo. “Oh, you mean, where was the mission in which my father worked as a doctor. Somewhere in the Congo, deep in the bush. Why?"

"I just wanted to know where to take you." Draco grinned.

"You do n't have to take me anywhere, I'll be fine on my own," Leo replied wildly.

"Okay, okay then, where do I want to take you?" Draco said reassuringly.

"Why do you want to do that?" Asked Leo, confused.

"Don't know, just like that." Draco evaded. "Because I like your presence," he added in his mind. Just the thought of Leo getting into someone else's car made Draco shudder.

In the evening she reached the port city of Algeciras, from where the ferry left for Tangier. Draco drove straight to the dock to see if they had a seat today, but it was all booked up.

"Today we can't get any further," he reported to Leo. “But I've booked a place for tomorrow morning. It starts at ten o'clock. Now we will first look for a place to stay. "

Directly near the harbor they found a hotel in which Draco booked two single rooms for one night.

Draco got his travel bag out of the car and said, "So, first take a shower and then put on clean clothes. I'll feel better after that. And what about you? The same?"

"Showers yes, but clean clothes are not," answered Leo.