Hermione gave Ron, Harry and Ginny their Christmas presents early. She told them that they couldn't be opened until Christmas. The enchanted wrapping paper guaranteed that so they shouldn't even try. Ron, especially, was disappointed with that news.

She said goodbye to everyone. She was going to be leaving for her parent's house first thing in the morning. It was fortunate that Lavender wasn't following Ron around that afternoon. She was able to take her time and say goodbye to each of her friends properly. Ron hadn't even worn that wretched perfume that day. She pointed it out to him.

"You smell bearable today" she teased him as he hugged her.

"For the moment. I have to meet Lavender before dinner so I'll have to put it back on."

"How can she stand that stuff?"

He laughed, "She told me yesterday that the perfume is charmed to make me smell repulsive to other girls. So if you think I smell like a wet dog then it must be working"

"Oh wow, really? That's trust for ya" she teased.

"Yeah well…it's a small sacrifice" Ron shrugged his shoulders and lightly blushed.

"If you say so Ron" she laughed and gave him another hug. "You have a good Christmas"

"You too Hermione. Take care of yourself"

"I will"

She left the common room and walked up to her room to pack for the next day. Halfway through packing she had to stop and pause for a moment. She was hit with another wave a nausea. She steadied herself, holding onto her stomach. She tried to breathe slowly and calm down, but she lost that battle. It took her only three steps to rush into the bathroom and vomit.

"Grrr, great. I get to be sick for Christmas." She steadied herself over the counter waiting for another wave of nausea to pass. It came and went without her needing to puke again.

She took a deep breath, brushed her teeth and returned to packing. She was grateful that the sick feeling didn't seem to linger. It would just hit her like a ton of bricks and then pass as quickly as it left. It was really odd. On top of that, she had to pee constantly. It was driving her nuts. Maybe she was stressed and dehydrated. It wouldn't be the first time she fretted herself into getting sick.

Everything was ready to go for tomorrow. The only person who hadn't gotten their gift yet was Draco. She still wasn't sure whether she was going to give it to him or not. She might not even see him before the break. She knew he was going to his parent's for Christmas as well. She assumed he would be spending the last of his time with Pansy.

She passed the rest of the night reading a new book she had picked up for herself in Hogsmeade. She looked over at the clock. It was already past midnight. She was going to be leaving in just eight hours. She needed to get to bed. She put the book away on her nightstand and went to take a shower.

Her shower was fast and quick. She wrapped a towel around her body and another around her hair and stepped out of the bathroom.

She had a visitor.

Draco was lying down on her bed looking through the book she had just set down.

"Hi" she greeted him with a tone that said, 'I wasn't expecting you'

He finished the sentence he was reading before he looked up to her. "Hey." His eyes ran up and down her body. "Nice outfit" he smirked.

She rolled her eyes. "Don't you have to leave in the morning?"

"Yeah, so?"

"It's 12:30"

"I'm aware. I wanted to see you before I left. But if you want me to go, I can leave" he swung his legs back over the edge of the bed like he was preparing to stand up.

"No, you don't have to go." She said quickly before he got up. "I just…I wasn't expecting you is all"

"Sure you weren't." he pulled out a ring box from behind his back. "So this little box with my name on it was just for a decoration then?"

She blushed. She had left the gift out with the assumption that she would be the only person in her room that night.

"You got me a gift?" Draco smiled, "That's really sweet Hermione. Am I allowed to open it or do I have to wait 'til Christmas?"

She might as well let him have it. This way, at least, she could see if he actually liked it.

"Sure, go ahead. Open it."

He ripped off the wrapping in one tear and opened the box. He pulled out the ring and slid it onto his finger. The band was enchanted to Hermione didn't need to worry about it fitting him or not. He raised his hand up and looked around at it, craning his neck to follow the snake as is slid around his finger. He didn't say anything, he just watched it.

Hermione broke the silence, "So…what do you think of it?" she was still standing there, in nothing but her towels.

He looked at it for another moment before letting a smile come across his features. "I love it. Thank you" he stood up and walked up to her; placing a hand onto her barely covered hip. He reached his hand back and pulled the towel down from her hair, releasing her wet curls. Her hair cascaded down her back and rested on her shoulders. He looked at her as he ran his hand through her wet locks.

"Thank you" he repeated himself before he crushed his lips against hers. She almost dropped her towel as she moaned into his lips. He put his other hand on the small of her back and pressed her body against his. He pressure from his chest against hers held her towel up and allowed her to remove her hands and wrap them around him as their kiss deepened.

He broke off the kiss but he didn't step back. He pulled her in closer, tightening the grip he had on her.

"I didn't get you anything-"he admitted.

"I don't care" she shook her head and her curls flew back and forth. "I'm just glad you're here" she reconnected their lips. Draco pushed his tongue past her lips and they tangled together in a frenzy of passion. She felt him pull her bottom lip out with his teeth and bite down gently. She moaned into his lips before closing their kiss again.

His hands started to get frisky. She felt him reached down and run his hands up from her thigh to her ass, gripping it in his hand with a squeeze.

"Draco" she lightly scolded.

He gently shook his head, "It's not my fault you have the perfect ass" he slapped her ass this time. She screamed out as the tingling ran up her spine from the sharp sensation.

She stopped his hands before they started to get more adventurous. "I have to be up in a few hours Draco"

"I know that you have to get up early but you're not going to sleep until I've thanked you properly for my gift"

She stopped fighting him. She didn't know why she had made the excuse. She didn't care if she was tired in the morning. Even if she had to pull an all-nighter it would be worth having him here with her tonight.

She stepped back and let her body towel fall down to the floor. Draco's eyes twinkled with mischief as he gave her an approving smile. His look told her that he wanted to devour her right there and then.

"You're fucking gorgeous, you know that Hermione?" he proclaimed, putting his hangs back on her.

There it was again that damn butterfly feeling. She didn't stop it this time. This time she would indulge. It was the Christmas season after all.

His lips clasped onto her neck as his tongue stroked a path down to the front of her chest. His hands pushed themselves up and began to knead her breasts. She started to moan and let her hands cling onto him, running her fingers through his soft blonde hair as she tried to pull his lips back up to her favorite spot on her neck. He defied her and continued moving down to her breast before flicking one of her nipples into his mouth.

She sharply gasped. It was almost painful.

"Stop biting"

"I'm not biting" he said against her chest. He kissed her nipple and sucked it back into his mouth. She shut her eyes and tried to enjoy the feeling but it was just too painful. She roughly pulled him back by his hair. "Don't"

He looked up at her confused. "What's wrong?"

"I don't know. It just-it doesn't feel good tonight"

"Do you want me to stop?" he stepped back.

"No, not all together. Just leave these alone tonight, please?" she said as she picked up her breast and let them fall back down.

He smiled at her, amused with what she had done. "Do that again, I love it when you touch yourself" he teased.

She rolled her eyes and smacked his arm. "Stop that"

"No seriously, I love the idea of watching you touch yourself" his voice got heated at the idea.

"I'm not going to let you watch me masturbate Draco"

"Why not?"

"Because- because that's just weird"

""It's not weird"

"Yes it is. Just, can we focus again?" she pleaded. She felt bad enough that she had responded the way she did to his affections. She loved the way he would worship her body. She had never responded negatively to it before.

She walked up to him and started to release him from his shirt, trying to focus him. It was off in moments. She placed kisses across his chest as her hands undid his belt and pulled it out from the belt loops. It took her seconds to undo his pants and pull them down, letting his boxers slide down with them.

As soon as he was naked, he took control back from her. He threw her back down onto her bed and climbed on top of her as he began to conquer her neck. She melted under him completely surrendering to his touch.

"I love it when you touch me there" she moaned as he began to suck on her neck. She felt herself getting wet. Draco had let his hands run down her body and slide between her legs as he fondled her.

He let two of his fingers slide inside her and began to finger her. Her chest arched up against his as she began to moan beneath him. He sucked at her neck harder and started to bite.

She felt his other hand slide up her arm and take hold of her hand. He pulled her hand down between them and pulled it further down.

"I want you to touch yourself" he pressed, whispering in her ear; finally let his lips detach from her neck. He left an incredible hickie behind.

"Draco-"she began to protest. He shut his lips over hers to quiet her as he removed his fingers from inside her.

He knelt back, sitting between her legs to where he had a perfect view of her. He took her hand and placed it on herself and gave her a wanting look.

"Just a little. Humor me"

She felt embarrassed but she knew he wasn't going to let off of the idea until she at least tried.

"I really need to stop letting you have your way all of the time" she pointed out.

"Maybe, but not tonight" he said with a smile. He looked so eager for her to start.

She sighed and lay back, closing her eyes. She was trying to shut the idea out of her mind that he was there watching her.

She softly stroked herself, feeling her own wetness. She couldn't believe how turned on he made her. She spread her lips and got her finger wet before pressing it against her clit. She started to rub in a circular motion, slowly at first, before she picked up speed.

Draco licked his tongue slowly across his lips as he watched her begin.

She moved her fingers away from her clit and sunk one deep inside of herself and started to slowly bring it in and back out. Draco watched her hand, mesmerized as he saw the glistening of her wetness on her fingers.

She took another finger and pushed it back inside as she pressed it up. She couldn't help the moan that escaped her lips. She let her other hand come down and start to play with her clit as she fingered herself.

She felt Draco's warm hand start to touch her inner thighs and began to finger herself faster. She pushed her wrist in deeper and her moaning picked up.

She lost track of time as she worked herself with her hands. She was really starting to enjoy herself. She didn't care if Draco was in the room, she didn't care if he was watching her. Let him watch, this felt too good to stop.

Her focus was broke from the sound of moaning. She craned her neck up and looked forward between her legs. Draco was starting to touch himself, stroking his hand up and down.

"Like what you see Mr. Malfoy?"

He smirked at her and kept stroking.

She pulled her fingers out and raised them to her mouth, sucking her juices off. His mouth gaped open a bit more. She knew he loved it when she did that.

"You're such a dirty girl" he growled.

She giggled and smiled for a moment. She settled down and looked at him with a sensual stare.

"Fuck me Draco" she ordered.

He didn't need to be told twice. He crawled on top of her and spread her legs open a bit wider as he entered her.

His mouth latched back onto her neck as it flew back predictably as she gasped his name out at the sense of his penetration.

She thought her moaning would never end as he thrust into her again and again. Leaning his hips back and pushing back forward. He pressed himself in deeper with every hit.

Her thigh rose up and her legs wrapped around his waist. He reached back and pulled her legs up higher, securing her hold on him.

"Do you think of me when you touch yourself at night?" Draco whispered hotly into her ear.

If Hermione were to tell the truth, it would be that she rarely ever masturbated. But the truth wasn't much fun. So, she decided to play along, "Every night" she whispered alluringly.

He moaned out and started to move faster picturing her lying in bed at night, her hands between her legs as she moaned his name out.

"Do you think of me when you fuck her?" she whispered back hotly into his ear.

He felt like a deer caught in headlights. He buried his face into the nape of her neck and furiously worked at it. He didn't want her to see that he was turning bright red. It was obvious that she wasn't trying to call him out or anything, but unknowingly-she had.

She felt his entire body tense. She had stepped on a button. Her heart began to beat rapidly against her chest. It was as if her heart beat and her butterflies were flying around chaotically with each other inside her chest. Suddenly she felt a glow of pride as her smile stretched from her to ear.

She grabbed onto his hair and forced him to look at her. She had never in her life believed she would catch Draco in a blush. "You do don't you?" her smile widened.

He bit his lip in frustration. He felt himself begin to smile, nervous from being caught.

"Don't you?" she repeated. The idea of him fucking Pansy repulsed her. But the idea of him thinking of her while he did it turned her on.

"Do I really need to answer that?" he begged.

She nodded her head, "Oh yeah". He had pushed her out of her comfort zone, now he could repay the favor.

They had both stopped moving. He licked his lips, they felt dry. He averted his gaze to look at the sheets beneath them. Anywhere but her eyes and that Cheshire smile that was planted on her face as she looked at him eagerly, waiting for his response.

Hermione took her nail and ran it slowly up his spine. "Draco…" she cooed. He looked back at her with those piercingly gray eyes.

"You think of me when you fuck your girlfriend don't you? Just admit it"

"Fine. You want to know the truth? I think of you every time; .. In fact, I have to think of you just to get turned on enough to fuck her." He blurted out. After he admitted it, he began to laugh. He was nuts. He couldn't believe he was telling her this.

It was the best present she could get. Having confirmation that she had an effect on Draco and that she was able to mess with his emotions in return.

"Why are you even with her?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Hermione, I really don't' want to talk about this right now. Let's just finish this and then we can talk all you want okay?" he loved to think of Hermione when he was with Pansy. But thinking of Pansy when he was with Hermione was a completely different thing. He was still hard inside of her and he wanted to keep it that way.

"Ok, sorry" she focused again, leaning up and sealing her lips against his. He responded immediately, pressing her back against the pillow as she leaned into their kiss. He started to move his hips once more, thrusting back and forth against her.

"I love the way you feel inside of me" she told him; her tone translating into a rasp moan.

"I love the way it feels to be inside of you" he kissed her over and over again; rapidly pressing his lips and releasing them. He couldn't stop kissing her. Her lips were too luscious, too delicious, too soft to resist. He ran his tongue across her top lip and kissed her. Then he ran his tongue across her bottom lip and kissed her again before diving his tongue between the two.

Hermione couldn't think. Her brain was buzzing from the way he was making love to her lips and her hips at the same. There was no getting enough of the way he tasted. There was no getting enough of the way he touched her, the way he smelled, the sound of his voice. It was all so intoxicating. She wanted to be drunk on the essence of him every single day of her life.

"I'm so close Draco" she gasped.

She could feel his groaning buzz against her neck as his mouth worked at her favorite spot again.

"Don't stop" she begged. She needed just a little more of him, just a bit more. "Ohh god" her hands grasped his hair in desperation, needing to cling onto anything as she teetered over the edge of ecstasy.

"Please Draco, don't stop. Keep going" she thrust her hips up to meet his down thrust. She licked her fingers and placed them down onto her clit and furiously began to rub. She felt it start to pulse and knew she was about to come. Her head fell back into the pillow, "Draco"

"Hermione" he moaned out her name as her hips bucked against him and her orgasm crashed through her. Draco aggressively grabbed onto her hips and plowed through her until he felt release.

He pulled out of her and rolled over to lie down beside her. His arm wrapped around her waist as he pulled her in against his body. Draco's chest rose up and fell back down as he caught his breath.

Hermione rolled onto her side and leaned her body against his. His fingers ran through her hair as he kissed her forehead.

She let her hand wander as her fingers drew across his chest. This was the most relaxed she had felt in a long time. Draco's eyes began to droop as she held her warm body close against his.

"That was incredible by the way" Hermione broke the silence after a few minutes.

"It always is, isn't it?" he smirked as he looked down at her. She looked up and met his gaze.

"It really is though. You're amazing" she loved to puff up his ego every once in a while. His confidence was sexy even when it bordered on arrogance. If it meant throwing a compliment around to him once in a while to maintain it, then so be it. She wasn't lying. He had an incredible performance.

"Do you still want me to answer your question?" Draco asked as he ran his fingers down the spirals of her curls.

"What question?" she had completely forgotten she had asked a question. You lose some thoughts after having your mind blown.

He chuckled. His chest bounced her head slightly as it lay in the crook of his arm. "You asked me why I'm even with Pansy?" he reminded her.

"Oh yeah. Yeah, you should still answer that"

"I guess it's because…"he thought for a second, "I have to be."

She felt his shoulders shrug beneath her. "What do you mean you have to be? You don't have to be with anyone."

"I have obligations to fulfill. I'm expected to be dating right now and I have to date a pureblood witch. Eventually I'll have to marry one and I guess Pansy and I make sense"

"You make sense in what universe?"

"In the universe outside of this room…in the fucked up universe that exist outside of you being in my arms' he pulled her in tighter against him and pressed his lips furiously back onto her forehead.

Those damn butterflies were back and were fluttering like they had been injected with adrenaline.

"I know that you care about me Hermione. But we can't let this be more than what it is"

"And what is this?" she wasn't sure if she could breathe at that moment as she looked up at him. He was gorgeous.

He shrugged. "I don't know" he admitted, 'but whatever it is. It's not reality."

"It could be-"

"No it couldn't be" he shook his head vigorously. "And you know why Hermione. No matter what you feel about me, no matter what I feel about you. We could never be."

"What if I had been born pureblood?" her voice had tenseness to it. She was started to get emotional. She checked herself, pulling herself back. She didn't want him to feel bad for not being able to change the ways of the world. Things were the way they were, there wasn't any changing it. At least not right then, not in that moment. There was no point in tears.

"There's no point in talking like that" his voice sounded strained, "Because you weren't"

"Do you wish I had been?"

"I don't really want to talk about this" he avoided the question.

"Sorry"

"You don't need to be sorry. I just don't want to talk about it anymore." He started to sit up. She moved off of him.

"I should go" he caressed her lips with his finger before placing his lips onto them. His kiss was soft, warm and gentle.

"Thank you for the ring." He pressed his forehead against hers like he wanted to press his thoughts into her mind. Her head leaned down against his in return. He shut his eyes at the same time she shut hers. "I don't want to admit to you what it means to me," his hand found hers and held onto it. "I think you already know what it means to me. I'm not going to take it off. I promise. As long as I'm wearing it, you can know that Pansy doesn't mean anything to me. Not Pansy or any other stupid girl I might end up with." He planted another kiss on her lips before moving his head away.

The bed felt lighter as he stood up and started to get dressed. Hermione sat there, frozen, with her eyes closed. She couldn't' move, she couldn't breathe. She wasn't sure if that last moment was real or how she felt about. Even the butterflies inside of her were frozen in that moment in time.

"Hermione?" Draco broke her trance. He was fully dressed and ready to go. "You should try to get a couple hours of sleep in."

"Do I even want to know what time it is?" her eyes were still shut.

He chuckled, "Probably not. But was it worth the loss of sleep?"

She looked at him and smiled, "Always"

He smiled back at her. They shared a moment, just holding that gaze between them. He walked forward and gave her a final kiss before he turned back around to head for the door.

Draco paused as he grabbed the door knob, ready to turn it and walk out. "Oh and Hermione"

She looked back up at him.

"Yeah Draco?"

She smiled at him with those perfect teeth.

"God I love your smile" he admitted out loud without thinking.

"Thanks" she blushed slightly and felt her smile increase.

He focused his thoughts again and continued, "Have a Good Christmas"

"You too Draco"

He slipped through the door and was gone.

A:N/ Hope you enjoyed the Chapter! Please remember to review, review, review!