Safe and Sound
"I'll never let you go, Draco. I swear." whispered to a frantic Draco. I
saw a tear drop from his eye. He was so scared and I could tell.
He wanted good. He didn't want to be under Voldemort's rule. He
wanted to be free like Harry, Ron and Myself. I saw it in his cloudy
grey eyes. He wanted desperately to end his pain that his father put
him through all of these years.
For just a moment, My mind flashed to the moment we became
friends.
*Flashback*
I heard loud crying and yelling coming from the common room of
the head dorms that I shared with Draco Malfoy. I heard crashing
and things breaking.
I quietly opened my door just enough to see what in Merlin's beard
was going on.
To my utter surprise, I found Draco in the fetal position, eyes red
and swollen. Tear stained cheeks.
"Draco?" I said in a hushed tone
"Are you going to judge me too? It's not my fault! I didn't want this!"
He yelled at me furiously.
I stepped from behind my door and into the common room. Books
were scattered everywhere, glasses broken, Picture frames
shattered. I looked at Draco questioningly.
"You would never understand or listen. So just leave! Leave me
alone!" Draco said suddenly.
"Try me." I said confidently. He had slight confusion in his eyes.
"What?" He stuttered.
"Tell me. I'm not leaving until you tell me what's wrong."
"Why do you care?"
"Believe it or not, I do care." His eyes widened.
I stepped around some broken glass and torn paper and kneeled in
front of him. Mixes of emotions in his eyes.
I lifted my hand to wipe a tear off his chin but he grabbed my hand
with a hardened look on his face. Only moments later, His
expression softened. That's when I knew he let me in.
The rest on the night my jumper was warm with Draco's tears. He
rested his head on my shoulder while he explained everything. While
he explained, I found myself running my slender fingers through his
white-blonde hair.
I listened to his problems. He apologized for everything he had done
to me in the past. We talked all through the night. We even had a few
laughs after the painful talks.
"Don't leave me here alone." Said Draco softly
"Wouldn't dream of it" I said as I moved hair from his face" I said.
That's when I gained a soft spot for Draco Malfoy.
*Flashback end*
"You swear?"
"On everything" I said full heartingly.
"I'm so sorry. For everything. I'm sorry that Harry has to go through
this. I hate myself for every minute in my life spent with The Dark
Lord."
"Don't apologize. It's not your fault. At all. We have to find somewhere
safe. I know just the place. Close your eyes and Follow me," I said to
him. I laced my fingers with his and ran to the 7th floor. Just what
Harry told me to do.
We silently ran through the walls of Hogwarts so nobody would hear
us. It was very unlikely for anyone to hear us over the war but better
safe than sorry.
We had finally reached the room of requirements. I quickly thought
of a place that we needed now.
We entered the room. It was a lounge room. A fridge, sofa, loveseat,
and a fireplace were all placed nicely in a medium sized room.
"Draco, open your eyes. We are safe now. Nobody can hurt us." I said
Happily.
I turned to face him. He opened his eyes and smiled his half smile
that always made my day. I felt the sudden urge to hug him, so I did.
I jumped into his arms and he caught me faithfully, like I knew he
would. My arms wrapped themselves around his neck and his
wrapped protectively around my waist. I always felt safe when he
hugged me like this. We stayed in this position for a minute or so.
Then He pulled away. I was slightly disappointed.
He kept one hand on my waist and lifted one to my face. His gentle
touch gave me the chills. He moved closer to me. Our torsos lightly
pressed together. He inched his face to mine. Our lips were just an
inch or two away from each others. I felt his breath. I brought up one
hand to his face and traced his sharp jaw line. He then closed the
space between our lips.
The kiss was gentle and light at first. His lips barely grazed mine
when he had tried to pull away but I have wanted to kiss him for so
long I pulled his lips back to mine.
The kiss deepened a little bit and my fingers were tangled in Draco's
long white-blonde hair. His muscular arms were tightly hugging my
waist. But he pulled away first.
"You don't know how long I've wanted to do that, Hermione." Draco
said while resting his forehead on mine.
"How long?" I asked curiously.
"Since you punched me in the face 3rd year. I'm not sure why it
started there but I fancied you a bit more each year."
"Really?" I said with a giggle.
"Really. But how long does Harry want us up here?"
"Not sure. He made Ginny hide somewhere in the castle. And Ron."
"Why Ginny?"
"They are together"
"Oh, I didn't know that."
"They kept it quiet because of Voldemort."
"I see"
Then we just stand there in silence. He pulled me into one of his comforting hugs. He knew that Ginny was my best friend. Ever. The
thought of anything happening to her, Ron or Harry just made me
want to cry. Draco rested my head on his shoulder, hugged me
around the waist even tighter and laced his fingers through my hair.
'They are going to be fine, Moine. I promise."
"I know."
He lifted my head to kiss him. It was another sweet and small kiss.
Suprisingly, I deepend the kiss again. But he was hesitant at first.
I trailed my hand up his toned chest to around his neck. He moved
both hands around my waist. My heart beated faster with every
moment. There was something in my chest and stomach that I have
never felt before. With anyone.
