The Manor
Draco looked at all the blood around him, "Oh god, Hermione. Oh god" He was shaking as he touched her. Her blood was thick and the darkest of reds. It covered her arm and her chest. She had squirmed so much she got all over her. Draco tried to forget the images in his head of his aunt torturing her, her screams, her begging to stop, how badly she ached. Draco winced at the fresh memory. His aunt had carved into her porcelain flesh the word, "Mudblood". Draco grazed the wounds lightly. Tears began to fall violently. "Hermione, I am so sorry, I am so sorry" Draco's breath was jagged. He kept trying to take deep breaths, but couldn't suppress the sobbing. His insides were melting. He felt like his body was collapsing. He couldn't believe the pain he was seeing her in.
Even like this Draco thought she was beautiful. She was graceful. She shined like a new diamond. He wanted to remember her laugh and how it sounded while she kissed his neck, he wanted to remember her how her smile could cast away even the darkest of skies. But, he couldn't all he could see was the pain in her eyes. She looked like she had given up. Draco began to regret everything he ever did. He regrets telling her they have to stay a secret. He regrets pushing her away. He regrets pushing her so far away she turned to Ron, instead of him. He lost her. He wasn't going to lose her again to the Dark Lord. He would rather die than have her harmed in anyway. Draco softly stroked her cheek.
Hermione couldn't speak, she was letting tears fall slowly from her eyes as she stared at the wound on her arm. "Hermione, oh god, please say something, anything." Draco leaned down and wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her up so she could look at him. "I'm going to take you away from all of this, I promise." He placed his hand on her cheek and brought her closer, "I will never let a single person hurt you ever again. I swear on my life." Draco kissed her forehead, shaking.
Hermione looked at Draco with tears in her eyes, "Draco..." Her whisper was hoarse.
Draco looked around and everyone was still out of the room in the manor. He whispered, "Wrap your arms around me, Hermione." Hermione weakly did as he said. Draco cradled her and kissed her lightly. "I promise to never let you go again..." Draco kissed her forehead and within seconds they apparated away from the manor.
