A/N: So sorry for the wait I have been exceptionally busy but I promise I will have the next chapter up within 2-3 days I hope you enjoy this chapter and I hope it's been worth the wait 'fingers crossed' and without further ado here it is. Enjoy!

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Hermione's POV

His hot mouth was travelling down my exposed neck, grazing my skin with his teeth. My head fell back against the wall as his hands snaked under my shirt and up to my breasts whilst he traced his fingers round my back before unclasping my bra.

I moaned into his neck and entangled my fingers in his soft hair sighing as his free hand ghosted patterns over my inner thigh.

He was whispering things into my ear making the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.

I knew where this was going and I felt a searing urge to prevent it but it was incredibly hard to focus on reason when his hands were all over my body. No, no I had to stop this I'm doing this for all the wrong reasons.

I battled desperately to try and keep my composure and regain some purchase on the situation. His grip wandered lower, pulling my skirt up around my waist and fought even harder to keep control. The only reason that I hadn't prevented it already was because I was trying to get back at Ron and Harry, wasn't it? My eyes wandered aimlessly over his face. This was the same face that had caused my tears the other day; this was still the same person but with a temporary different set of motives.

"Stop…"

His mouth continued its trail down my neck and his fingers began to nimbly unbutton my shirt. I shoved at him forcefully trying to get him off of me.

"What's wrong?"

He asked bewildered as my last shove finally made an impact. I quickly fastened the clasp on my bra and the buttons on my shirt.

"Maybe the fact that only yesterday you told me that you hoped I wasn't pregnant, because you didn't want to father some halfblood filth."

My words did not come across as aggressively as I had intended as I remembered how his fingers had ghosted across my stomach only a few moments ago. He ran a hand through his untidy hair and stared down at the floor trying not to look at me.

"Can't we just forget about that?"

"Well you can, but I can't! I know what this is so don't try and make something it's not."

I backed away from him and up towards the stairs only stilled by his confused reply.

"What do you mean?"

He stalked towards me and gently pulled me back to face him.

"You're drunk and you only want me for one thing! But even if I do have sex with you you'll still be the same self absorbed thoughtless and arrogant self tomorrow!"

His grip on me loosened and I pulled away running upstairs to the bedroom. What was going on with me at the moment? I had managed to justify the first time, with the fact that I didn't have any choice but I had almost just let it happen again, willingly.

My body crashed down on the large and comfortable bed, flinging my arms up in despair. The worst thing about it was that I had actually wanted it to happen. I did not just think that! I mentally berated myself as my hands flew up in the air, angrily covering my eyes trying to force the thought out of my preoccupied mind.

At that moment the door swung open and Draco waltzed in casually. I watched perplexed as he sashayed across the room and sat down on the bed next to me.

"What are you doing?"

The words spilled from my mouth before I could stop them and I watched him intently as he stared at me.

"What does it look like I'm doing?"

He asked amusedly as he divested himself of his shirt and slung it across the dresser. A familiar lump began to accumulate in my throat as my eyes ran over the mouth watering contours of his chest.

Why did this body have to be bestowed on such an insufferable person? It just wasn't fair! The lump in my throat increased in size dramatically as he subsequently removed his charcoal school trousers.

I hated my body for making feel like this, I wanted to hate him but I just couldn't especially when he was only wearing boxer.

Get a grip Hermione this is absolutely ridiculous! I mentally slapped myself and quickly averted my gaze when he saw me ogling at his perfectly sculpted body.

"Look all you want I have no objection."

He drawled in his usual blasé tone causing waves of frustration and anger to cascade through me.

"Shut up!"

I retorted poisonously as I walked into the adjacent bathroom grabbing my nighty on the way out. My collided with the bathroom door and slammed it shut aggressively. Quickly shrugging my uniform off and brushing my teeth. I pulled the nighty on over my head suddenly realising how clingy it actually was.

"Shit!"

I cursed; trying to stretch the fabric and pull it down over my legs as far as it would possibly go.

My shoulders slumped in frustration as I examined myself in the mirror sighing heavily. Resistance being proven futile as the tight fabric clung to my body as much as it had done before.

My feet carried me hesitantly to the bathroom door and I slowly twisted the brass door knob. Slipping quietly out of the bathroom I hoped Draco wouldn't notice if I ran really quickly across the room and just leaped under the covers.

I was probably making a massive deal out of this but I was feeling very exposed to Draco at the moment in more ways than one. My efforts to go unnoticed were unsuccessful when he looked up

"That's rather risqué nightwear?"

I jumped up towards the bed glaring at him as I did but as I lunged upwards my foot got caught on something and I came tumbling to the ground rather aggressively yelping slightly as the hard ground attacked my back ferociously.

"Oh my god Hermione are you ok?"

Draco's voice rang out concernedly above me, his hand resting lightly on my stomach. The blurriness that had invaded my vision gradually began to dissipate and my surroundings became clear again.

My head had come down hard against the corner of the skirting board and as I propped myself up I winced in pain as a searing pain ignited my skull.

"Ah…"

I was slightly surprised by the magnitude of Draco's concern as he pulled me carefully into his arms separating me from the floor.

"Are you ok?"

The pain was beginning to subside now and I felt myself relaxing slightly in his grasp as my previous mental lecturing disappeared into the dull pain in the back of my head.

"Yeah I'm…fine."

I felt myself tense as a sharp pain shot through my womb and rippled through my midsection.

"Crap what's going on what should I do? Something might have happened to the… you know?"

My eyes closed tightly as I attempted to blot out the last few tremors of pain. I was surprised when I felt panic and worry consume me at the thought of something bad happening to the… baby.

"I'm taking you to the hospital wing."

He swept me up in his arms and set me down on the bed before he put his shirt and trousers back on.

"I need to get dressed."

I murmured half heartedly attempting to get up from my place on the bed before falling gently back down onto the soft covers.

"You're doing no such thing."

My brow furrowed at his blatant refusal and I wobbled towards the wardrobe to start rummaging for something to wear.

"I'm not going to the hospital wing in this!"

I grimaced gesturing down towards the tight fitting nightdress staggering slightly as the dull pain in my head grew stronger.

"I'm sorry about this but I really don't have time to persuade you."

Before I could even think he had stepped over to me and once again swept me up in his arms holding me tightly against his chest as I wriggled in protest.

"Draco Malfoy you put me down right now!"

He was just about to respond when he stopped at the sound of my distressed moans as another blinding pain pierced my stomach. I found myself burying my head into the crook of his neck trying to channel the pain out of my system. I felt Draco's hand stoke my head softly as he hurtled towards the hospital wing as though I weighed no more than a feather.

When we finally reached the hospital wing he set me down on the nearest bed and went in search of Madame Pomfery, raking his hands through his hair as he wandered around her office frantically, explaining what had happened.

I was more than surprised at this point I had no idea he even cared that much he appeared to be really shaken by the whole ordeal.

"Miss Granger?"

Madame Pomfery came bustling out of her office with her wand in her old weather hand and Draco following closely behind her.

"I fell and then I had this really sharp pain in my stomach and it keeps coming back every now and then."

I blurted out without pausing once expressing my concern in my tone.

"Well you couldn't have been more than a few days when I last saw you so it won't be to hard to determine if anything is amiss."

I smiled weakly feeling slightly unnerved now by the whole situation. I felt slightly embarrassed as Madame Pomfrey examined my attire, or rather the lack of it and I shifted uncomfortably.

"Ok if you just stay still while I perform the charm."

I tried to still my shaking form as I analysed what was going through my mind, what if something bad had happened it would be awful. Would they make me and Draco try again or would we just not be a part of it anymore?

"Everything's perfectly fine it was most likely just the impact of the fall. You need to be more careful Miss Granger you were lucky this time."

Another wave of surprised hit me as Draco sighed loudly out of relief, what was happening to him? He wasn't acting like the same person I had known and hated for the last seven years except as much as I resisted the idea I don't think I hated him anymore.

"You should get back to your rooms it's getting on for 12 0'clock."

I hauled myself up from my comfortable position on the bed and yanked my nightdress down as far over my legs as it would go.

"Oh, Madame Pomfrey I was wondering if you could give me something for the pain in my head it's really sore."

She went back into her office and retrieved a small bottle with a rather weathered looking cork stuck in the top.

"Just take a swig of that and you'll be fine."

She handed me the small bottle and I pulled the cork out before gulping down the thick liquid.

"Thank you."

I said securing the cork back in the bottle and handing it back to her.

"Now if you feel unwell in the next few days please don't hesitate to drop in."

Her warm smile spread across her thin lips before she disappeared back inside her office.

"We should probably be going."

Draco was pulled out of his subconscious stance as I spoke and he jolted forwards away from his relaxed position against the wall.

I slowly began to stand up holding my stomach in anticipation of another bout of pain. Seconds later Draco was by my side and helping me up his arm wrapping tightly around my waist as I regained my balance.

I had no idea why he was being so kind it wasn't a word I would have normally used in the same sentence as his name, but it still didn't justify what he had said to me outside the hospital wing a few days ago.

"I'm ok now."

I found myself unable to prevent the smile creeping across my lips disobediently. He pulled away from me but still kept very close as we made our way back to the apartment.

It was strange because in the course of just one hour I felt more at ease when I was with him, I almost felt safe. You shouldn't be thinking things like this he's still Malfoy! Getting rather annoyed with the little voice in the back of my mind I pushed it right to the back and entered the apartment with Draco closely behind me.

The warm light of the fire was still illuminating the dim room with a soft amber glow. As we walked back towards the bedroom I thought about how differently I was beginning to see Draco after what had happened tonight and before I could think the words were spilling over my lips,

"You were genuinely worried, weren't you?"

He stopped during his decent up the stairs and turned to face me and went back down a few steps so he was level with me.

I was waiting for a reply but instead I got something entirely different. For the second time that evening his lips fell against mine but this time it was different. He was gentle and soft as his minty lips caressed mine and h is tongue parted my lips.

I could feel my legs turning into liquid as I lost all sense of stability. Why did I feel like this when he kissed me?

He pulled me against his hard stature deepening the kiss and I moaned into his open mouth unable to restrain it. Then he pulled away and just looked at me his hair dishevelled but perfect.

His thumb ran softly against my bottom lip caressing it smoothly and I expected him to say something but he didn't. I watched perplexed and confused as he gave me one last unreadable stare before disappearing into the bedroom.

I wasn't going to hammer myself this time it had felt almost right and not everything in life bares an explanation.

So, feeling rather weak at the knees I traipsed up the stairs to bed discovering that the bathroom was currently being occupied by Draco I slipped in underneath the covers and closed my eyes. That was a pretty eventful evening.

Draco's POV

I woke up the next morning feeling very relaxed and then realisation flooded my mind. What had I done last night? Why had I kissed her like that? Why had I let her see my concern? Because you wanted to. The small voice that had been plaguing me over the last two weeks whispered eerily in the back of my head. I am struggling to come to terms with my feelings as it is I certainly don't need anyone else finding out, especially not Hermione. This was a fucking mess.

I swore silently creeping out of the bed, being careful not to wake her up as I stepped into the bathroom.

After showering I got dressed and went down to the common room I could hear Hermione clattering about in the bedroom and didn't really want to talk about what had happened.

I grabbed my bag and hastily exited via the portrait hole feeling slightly unsure about my feelings towards the events of last night.

The Great Hall wasn't overly busy this morning but it was still fairly early. I sat down next at the Slytherin table glad that Blaise wasn't hear yet and half heartedly reached for some toast.

The Great Hall gradually began to fill up as students filed in. Blaise strutted towards the Slytherin table casually and sat down opposite me.

"Did you here about the announcement?"

Felling slightly confused I raised an eyebrow questioningly. What announcement?

"No, what it is?"

He shrugged his shoulders languidly and averted his gaze for a moment.

"Apparently McGonagall's got something else to tell us about."

Nothing much would really surprise me now whatever it was she had to say. My gaze wandered around the room as I sat slumped over the table.

My position soon changed when I saw Hermione walk in, her cheeks were flushed and she was out of breath making her way over to the Gryffindor table. She was pretty late, for her that is and I wondered what she had been doing. My thoughts were interrupted when McGonagall stepped up to the owl crested podium and waited for the noise to die down.

"Thank you."

She cleared her throat sternly and placed her hands on either side of the podium.

"Third years, you will not be having care of magical creatures this morning so please go to the astronomy tower. Secondly I would like to inform all the house prefects that there will be a meeting this afternoon at 2 0'clock. Finally for all the eighth years there has been a change made. After the extensive damage made to the castle last year the other professors and myself have been trying to resolve the accommodation issues it has raised."

The rest of the students had gone back to their breakfasts whilst the rest of our continued to listen intently.

"We have decided that to provide enough room you and your partners will be moving into your shared apartments permanently for the remainder of this year."

Unable to translate my reaction through the loud groans of objection from some other people I looked for Hermione but I only caught a glimpse of her exiting the Great Hall.

How on earth was I going to control myself if we were there together - alone - every night?


A/N: Yes I know I'm evil, I left it on a cliffy and I'm very sorry but it had to be done lol. A thousand apologies for the massive wait I have been extremely busy but I hope you like this chapter. I promise that I will have the next chapter up in the next to days. Once again I would like to thank you all for all the great reviews you have been leaving me every single one makes my day. I love hearing all your opinions so please review. Thank you for reading.