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A/N: I suggest you read the song lyrics. They have meaning. Please read, review and enjoy!

He said he had something planned for the 7th year ball. He didn't tell me what. At first I thought it was his outfit. He looked marvellous, his suit was black and silver, which matched fabulously with his hair and eyes. Then I thought that it was his idea of telling everyone that we were a couple.

Nothing could have prepared me for what he did. The host asked him to come up on stage for his number. A singing number, it surprisingly appeared. I was at the back, refilling my glass, not sure if I would like his surprise.

Then he started singing.

When the days are cold, and the cards all fold, and the saints we see, are all made of gold, when your dreams all fail, and the ones we hail, are the worst of all, and the blood's run stale,

It was the song. I found myself unconsciously moving closer.

I wanna hide the truth, I wanna shelter you, but with the beast inside, there's nowhere we can hide, no matter what we breed, we still are made of greed, this is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come,

When you feel my heat, look into my eyes, it's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide, don't get too close, it's dark inside, it's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide,

Closer and closer. My lips began moving to the words so familiar to me, and him it would seem.

At the curtain's call, it's the last of all, when the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl, so they dug your grave, and the masquerade, will come calling out, at the mess you've made,

He stared directly at me, words conveying so much more than what the song allowed.

Don't wanna let you down, but I am hellbound, though this is all for you, don't wanna hide the truth, no matter what we breed, we still are made of greed, this is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come,

when you feel my heat, look into my eyes, it's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide, don't get too close, it's dark inside, it's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide,

I easily jumped up on stage, hoping my eyes would silently tell him what I was feeling. Acceptance, and love. His voice cracked on his next line, imperceptible to the majority of people listening in. The ones dancing and stuffing around, not registering the deeper more hidden meaning behind the lyrics that he was soulfully singing.

They say it's what you make, I say it's up to fate, it's woven in my soul, I need to let you go, your eyes they shine so bright, I wanna save that light, I can't escape this now, unless you show me how,

when you feel my heat, look into my eyes, it's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide, don't get too close, it's dark inside, it's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide.

Almost involuntarily, as the song finished, our lips melded together. It was a kiss of gentle forgiveness, and deeper hidden was a sense of longing, desperation and a mutual passion. He drew me closer, til I was flush against him, lips still joined and it was then that I realized he was crying. Silently, and not obvious unless you were really looking, but still shedding tears at the intensity of our relationship and the issues that we had to work through in order to fully understand each other. To come together as we have.

And that's how the students and staff of Hogwarts found out. About Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger.

Hey Readers, hope you liked! Bit darker than my other one….. Feel free to check it out, it's a Kiliel (Hobbit) fanfiction called He Goes By Kili.

Please please please please please please please review! I will love you forever, and so will Draco!