Grabbing the letter he saw dainty curvy neat writing on the parchment and his heart skipped a beat when he saw it was from Hermione. Even being mad at her he still loved her so dearly. He started to read the letter she wrote him,

Dear Draco

I don't even know where to begin. There's so much I'd love to tell you but to have the courage to do so is so hard at the same time. I need you to know that I can't stop thinking about our night together, I was Mia, although you must know that already but how I have not the faintest of ideas of how you do. I really would like to clear some things up so if we could meet together some place that would be ideal to straighten things up. I am truly sorry for being so cowardly and not living up to my words, but when we meet maybe you'll understand better as to what has been happening and why i decided not to live by them. Until we meet again my sweet Dante.

Always Yours,

Hermione

AKA: Mia

So she finally admits it, he thought as he re-read her letter and smiled as he thought of places he could meet up with her at. And it hit him. His father and Pansy would now want to be married now that his mother is gone why not throw them a ball in celebration. He could break off the engagement he had to Pansy, send the social world into a whirlwind of gossip, give them an exclusive interview on how he gave her to his father who had his wife taken from him by his best friend Orion, and that he Draco was soon to married to Hermione Granger and was expecting his first child in about 4 months time! Oh the scandal!

He rubbed his hands together and did an evil laugh and ran to start the planning of said ball for tomorrow night. As he ran to the kitchens he passed the sitting room and saw Pansy and his father fucking on the rug before the fire. Oh that so burned his eye and he wished to never see his father like that ever again! YUCK!

After telling the elves what to do and all he walked to the pitch with his broom in hand again and said as he took off, "Its time to come back to me Mia!" and he swooped into the air happier than he had been all summer.

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Ch. 6: Preparing to Reunite

Draco spent the next day sending out invites again for the next nights ball. It had to be perfect to bring him his love back. He sent hers out first as to make sure she had time to get things ready for the event. He planned the right music and the right food, and made sure the gardens were decorated with such greatness that the queen of England would have swooned over them.

Draco went to his fathers study that morning to tell his father of his plans only to find him not there for the first time since he could remember. He then decided to be bold and went to his fathers bed chamber and knocked.

He heard swift footsteps as his father answered the door in his dressing robe. "Sorry to disturb you but I need to talk with you now f you would." Draco said.

"If we must." His father said as he walked passed Draco to his study were he conducted all his business.

"I want to break my engagement with Pansy off and offer her hand to you in marriage. I have already owled the her parents and told them of my position. Her father replied quickly and said he will accept my break of the engagement only if you take my place as her betrothed." Draco told his father.

"Well, this is all happening rather quickly then. So they know about my being made a fool of by her then. I suppose that now that your bit--I er mean mother is gone it would be good to re-marry now before I get any older." Lucius finished with his eyes sparkling slightly at the prospect of marrying Pansy, "Who knows I may yet have a chance to take away your heir position when Pansy bares me a second son. After all you have no chance of producing any heir without her." He said sarcasticly.

Draco only smirked at the thought that he had his own son on the way and that he would sorely love to see his fathers face when he finds out about his and Hermione's child!

"So since you have accepted said plan I have decided to throw a ball in honor of your engagement to Pansy. It is a masked ball so make sure your in costume and you know what Pansy will look like because this time no one will know what the other will look like." Draco explained to his father as he got up to leave the room.

"Well that makes no sense what so ever to throw that kind of a ball to honor an engagement as no one will know who is the couple they are celebrating." Lucius said stupidly showing just how compatible him and Pansy were.

"Listen all you have to do is greet all who come in saying 'Thank you for coming to our engagement ball' and there that problem solved. They will know who you are and if they see fit to to tell you who they are they will. Problem solved. Now I have a few more things to do so see you tonight at 7:00PM." Draco said as he walked out the door and back to making all the arragenments for this evening.

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It was early about 6:00am and Hermione was woke up by another horrible dream of Ron raping her again. It was the second night in a row that she had that same dream. She got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face of all tears that had been shed during the night when no one was there to comfort her with a gentle hold and pretty words. She was left with her son softly sending of waves of warmth to try and calm his scared and sad mother during the night.

She walked out to the kitchen and waved her wand which made her tea and brought it with her to the sitting room where she opened the widow to let in the morning post like she did every day. She sat there sipping her tea in front of a blazing fire place when at last two owls came in through the window instead of one. The usual profit owl sat before her as she took the paper and placed the money in its pouch, then she looked at the familiar black eagle owl that stood there with its leg outstretched. She took it letter and it flew into the kitchen where she kept an owl bowl and food waiting for them to use if ever needed.

She took the elaborate scroll and saw the Malfoy seal on it and her heart skipped. She opened it with trembling fingers and read:

Hermione Jane Granger,

You are courgualy invited to attend the celebration of Lucius Malfoy's and Pansy Parkingson engagement by attending the masked ball at 7:00PM this evening. Please come dressed in a formal masked ball costume and place a charm on yourself to not be recognized by any around you. Everyone is asked to do the same for this event.

Please reply if you will be attending by return of owl ASAP so we may prepare for your being there. Thank you and have the best of days!

The Malfoy's

She read and reread the invitation until she realized there was another letter behind the invite. It read:

Hermione,

I am hoping to see you at the celebration of not only my fathers new engagement but my freedom of Pansy! You asked for a chance to talk with me and her it is. It would help if you arrived at 7:30PM and we can meet up in the ball room at that time. I have done all this for you Hermione can you do just one thing for me?

Until this tonight.

Draco Malfoy

Heir of the house of Malfoy

Hermione sat there for awhile and then smiled to herself as she thought of all he had done in such a short time to make room for her and their baby. He had broken his engagement, and had invited her to a ball as if they were back in school again and if she read in between the lines like she was so good at doing she saw bigger motives than for her to just talk with him there behind this whole ball. She got up wrote back a yes that she would be attending and sent it back with Draco's owl. She went into her closet and took out her dress she wore that night of the most beautiful white that never dirtied thanks to magic, with golden accents. There in a clear bag hanging on the hanger was a white lace mask with gold on the outer edge and around the eyes, nothing fancy but just enough to entice.

A tear rolled down her face at the sweet memories it brought back of her first meeting with, at the time, Dante.

As she sat down on the floor remembering the sweet love they shared she remember the oh so sweet words she could never forget that he had spoken to her. He hand placed his right hand over her heart and his left hand over his and looked deep into her eyes and had said in a sinnfuly tender love filled voice, "If aught be lost, 'twill be my honor for yours. If one must be forsaken, 'twill be my soul for yours. Should death come anon, 'twill be my life for yours." Then he took a breath and said, "I am given."

They were the most beautiful words she had ever heard and thought that if she ever got the chance and was put in the position she would say they back to him to et her know she never forgot them. She got off the floor and got dressed in a sweater, pants, and robe made of heavy material for the cooler weather that was moving in. She picked up her old dress and made it pocket size with a wave of her wand and placed it in her cloak inside pocket.

She went down the street to Madam Malkin to have her dress resized so that even with her small pregnant bump she would still look killer hot in her old dress and make Draco stand there with a look of awe on his face instead of a look of disgust on it.

Madam Malkin fixed her up so that when she put on the dress it fit comfortably yet made her look as if she was just as tinny as they night she first met Draco. It was so nice being a witch and living with magic. It was not that she was ashamed of being pregnant but just for this one night she wanted everything to work out perfectly and this would give her peace of mind. She placed the dress back in her clock and as she was walking out the door she almost ran head long into Pansy who look murderous at the sight of being touched by Hermione.

"Watch where your going mudblood! I don't have time to wash if you touch me!" She spat on the ground coldly.

"Oh you wash Pansy? I had no idea, as to the horrible smell that follows you around all day of sweat and sex!" Hermione said as she saw Pansy turn red at her words and walked away leaving her speechless. Hermione heard the stifled giggle of Madam Malkin and a few other witches close at hand to hear her words.

Hermione went back to her place and put on her work robes and went down to the shop to tend the store for the rest of the day since she skipped out on it yesterday. The shop kept relatively busy the rest of the day. She had people coming in asking for help to locate books on blood sucking boobertubers to books on learning to fly on a broom. A very simple day to say the least.

At 5:00PM she closed the shop and proceeded to her flat where she got ready looking like Mia once more. A look that she never thought she would dawn again. Her heart was beating fast as she stood in front of the mirror looking herself over once more when she felt a warmth spread through her and saw that from her abdomen out a faint golden glow spread over her making her look as if she were a part of the legendary race of Fea.

She smiled down at her son to be and laughed as she knew that he had done it. He wanted Draco in her life just as much as she did. "We will get him back my dearest." She said placing a hand softly over her belly. And with that said she turned on the spot apperating out side the gates of Malfoy manor.