Hermione jerked awake when she heard a bloodcurdling scream.
It was Draco. He was thrashing around because of a nightmare.
"No, please! Don't hurt my family! Please stop! PLEASE STOP! NO! DON'T!" Draco screamed.
"Draco! Draco!" Hermione yelled and shook him.
Draco started whimpering and didn't open his eyes. He was still crying, though.
"Please, please torture me, and not my mum, please." Draco asked.
"Draco? Draco, are you okay?" Hermione asked while stroking his hair.
Draco's eyes snapped open, and wiped his eyes quickly.
"WHAT THE FUCK, GRANGER?!"
"What? What did I do?" Hermione asked.
"What the hell are you doing in my room?!" Draco said while standing up.
"Draco, do you not remember our project? We have to share a room, remember?" Hermione asked him.
"Oh… yeah. Maybe I do. I-I'm sorry. I forgot," Draco said while looking down, "Did I hurt you?"
"No.. Draco.. Do you mind telling me about what your dream was about?" Hermione asked when he sat down calmly.
When he shook his head, she smiled a little to herself. She used to be like this, too.
"When I had nightmares from the war and getting tortured, I opened up to someone, and it helped. I swear I won't mention it to anyone. I swear it on my powers." Hermione said.
"Well," he started softly, "I was dreaming of Voldemort torturing me for not getting any progress on my task." He started crying by then, and Hermione coaxed him into her arms.
"Go on," Hermione said while stroking his baby soft hair.
"And, he was telling me that if I didn't get the cabinet fixed, he'd kill me and my parents." He was openly crying by then while shaking, and Hermione was cooing things in his ear to calm him down.
"After doing that, he would shoot crucios and sectumsempras at me. That time, I actually almost died." Draco explained
"Draco, listen to me. I know that is a horrid memory, but you have to forget it. I know it's hard, trust me. You need someone there with you to comfort you, and I want to say I'll be there for you. I'll be your friend. I can help you forget. But only if you'll let me, okay? You can't push me away, you have to let me help you through this. Maybe while I'm helping you, you'll be helping me, too. Because just the other day, I woke up from a nightmare of your aunt torturing me. Like I said, I'll help you through this, if you help me. Will you let me do that?"
He nodded his head, and looked up at her through his lashes. She smiled at him, and he somewhat smiled back at her through the tears. She wiped them off of his face, and helped him lie back down. She kissed his forehead.
"Remember, you're not alone, Draco."
She didn't even protest when he pulled her to him. They were both on their sides, with their arms around each other. Hermione's head was tucked under his chin, and she smiled against his neck. They molded perfectly into each other. She had made a new friend, who she never expected to be her friend at all. She could hear his steady breathing and his heart beat. As she put her hand on her somewhat rounded belly, she drifter off into an easy sleep in Draco Malfoy's arms.
Draco's P.O.V
In what seemed about 2 minutes later, I woke to the sunlight hitting my eyes. The memories hit me from this morning, and then remembered why I had a small form wrapped around my muscular one. I slowly pulled out of her embrace, so I wouldn't wake her.
When I stared at the brunette, my breath hitched in my throat. She was absolutely breathtaking. Her bun wasn't as high before, and some of the tendrils were framing her face. Her lips were slightly opened so she could breathe. She had a few freckles splayed out across the bridge of her cute button nose.
Why hadn't I noticed before?
That's when I actually took her whole form in.
Her tank top was up a little bit, exposing her little bump. Their bump.
I moved down the bed some, and stopped when I was eye level with her belly. I hope he doesn't wake up.
When I put a hand on her belly where our daughter was forming, she didn't even move, and her breathing was still the same. I continued what I was doing.
When I put my ear to her belly, I spoke softly, "Hello, princess. I know you probably can't hear me right now, but I wanted to tell you I love you, and your mum does too." Merlin, I sound like a sap.
"But, I really like your mum, and I hope she'll feel the same way about me, too, some day. Then, we can be a real family."
He put a kiss to where their baby was, and got up with a final look at Hermione, and got ready for the day.
Hermione's P.O.V.
I woke up when I felt a shuffle in the bed and a lose of warmth. I pretended to be asleep, because I didn't want it to be all awkward because of last night, so I kept my breathing even.
I almost shot straight up when I felt him put his ear on my stomach, and when he started talking to our daughter.
""Hello, princess. I know you probably can't hear me right now, but I wanted to tell you I love you, and your mum does too." Draco said. Oh, God. Why did I have to wake up?
"But, I really like your mum, and I hope she'll feel the same way about me, too, some day. Then, we can be a real family." He continued. I hope he doesn't see the blush on my cheeks! Bloody fuck, that'd be horrible if he found out I was awake!
He kissed my stomach, and left for the day. Merlin, my heart is pounding! I never thought that Draco Malfoy had a heart.
Oh gosh, I feel like I just intruded on an intimate moment.
I have to get ready for classes today, anyway.
When I got down to the Great Hall, I started eating, but felt a pair of eyes on me. I looked up to see Draco looking right at me. I smiled at him and waved. He smiled back and lifted his head indicated that he is saying hi back. This is going to be a great day.
When I started to walk out, I felt a hand on her shoulder, and turned to see it was Draco.
"Hey, mind if I walk you to your first class? I need to talk to you anyway." Draco said with a straight face.
"Sure," I replied simply.
When we were walking down the hallway, and he pulled me into an empty classroom.
"Thank you, for last night I mean. It meant a lot, Hermione. I've never had someone do that for me. Just, thanks for being there for me. I'm looking forward to being really good friends. I wasn't playing when I told you I've changed. I'm glad you said you believe me. I won't let you down, I promise." Draco said sincerely.
"You're very welcome, Draco." Hermione said with a smile.
"Okay, let's get you to class, bookworm," Draco said with a hint of a smirk playing around the edges of his lips.
"Oh, and Draco," I said," can open up to me more often. I don't mind in the slightest." I said with a wink. With that, I walked off to my first class, about 20 feet away, I turned back around to see he was gone. I shook my head with a smile, then kept on my way
Classes that day were okay, until I had to run out of DADA to get sick all in the corridor. It was horrid. I just couldn't wait to get back to my dorm so I can sleep. I'm so tired from waking up in the middle of that night.
Walking through the portrait hole, I noticed that Draco was already there.
"Hey," I said. "I'm gonna head up to bed. I'm sleepy."
"I'll be up there in a minute. I'm tired, too." Draco said.
Instead of replying I just smiled.
When I finally got into bed, I closed my eyes, but couldn't go to sleep. When I felt a pair of strong, warm and soft arms wrap around me only minutes later, was I able to finally drift into my dreamland peacefully.
