Chapter 10

Releasing Tension

(Hermione's POV)

A few days later I sat on the same couch tapping my fingers on my thigh and being about as bored as possible. Draco was at Quidditch practice and I was in our common room with absolutely nothing to do. I had smoked some fags, had a few drinks, tried my different shades of make-up out. After two hours there was nothing left to do and so I sat. Draco still had two hours left of practice and I couldn't spend time with my old Gryffindor friends as I was now supposed to be Mya Jones, Slytherin Queen.

After another twenty minutes of smoking, and being utterly bored it dawned on me. One thing that I could always do to keep me busy. Something that I hadn't done since coming back to Hogwarts this year. I ran up to my room in a flash and changed into a pair of cheer-leading shorts and a sports bra. Grabbing my CD player, which had been charmed to run on magic instead of electricity, and my CD holder I ran back into the common room. I put in a mixed CD and pressed play. As One Little Slip by Barenaked Ladies blared from the speakers I began my stretching routine. I started with simple stretches and then moved on to the more complicated stretches, holding each position until the tension eased from the muscles being stretched. Eventually I moved on to my workout. I started that with twenty crunches with ten pound weights before moving on to suicides. After finishing that I walked over and changed out my CD and slipped on my ballet slippers.

I pressed play and It's Not Just Me by Rascal Flatts began to blast at me and I lost myself in the music as I danced. I conjured a bar in the middle of the room to use while I danced. Bittersweet Symphony (remix) begin to play and it felt as if the beat was originating from inside of me. I slowly began to move. This song had always held a special magic for me and as the violins began to sing I let go and just danced.

(Draco's POV)

I walked through Hogwarts towards the Head quarters. My Firebolt was slung over my shoulder and my jersey was held in my other hand. As I said the password to our common room I wondered what Mya had done all day since I had been gone. As the portrait swung forward on it's hinges I was hit with the sound of violins and bass and realized that she had obviously found something to do. I stepped through the portrait hole and was stunned yet again. It seemed that she had a way of stopping in my tracks every time I entered our quarters.

She was wearing the smallest shorts and top I had ever seen and had ballet flats on. What shocked me was the way she was moving. I had figured that she had had dance lessons the first night that we went out together because of her grace but I had never suspected this. Only purebloods of the highest order taught their children ballet. I had taken it as a child myself but I had never seen it performed like this in all of my years. She was dancing with some traditional steps but also with different genres mixed in. Every now and then her hips would gyrate or she would use the bar as she swung up and over. She was freestyle dancing in a way that would have amazed even the most prestigious dance instructors.

As she turned slightly I realized that her eyes were closed as though she was lost in her own world. The way she moved suggested that the music was coming from her though I knew that wasn't possible. I had never heard such music. Certainly it was not British ballet music. I reasoned that it must have originated in America and that was why I did not know the song.

The portrait had long since closed but she seemed to not have noticed. The violin and bass peaked and began to fade. I opened my mouth to speak but she continued to dance. I realized that the music had begun to grow louder again as she moved. So I leaned against the wall and continued to watch her. Finally the music reached a peak again and she began to slow. With a flourish she and the music stopped. Her head was down and all I could hear was her heavy breathing.

Finally she moved. She stretched her arms up over her head, making her stomach appear even thinner and better toned. After that she began warm down exercises that I was quite familiar with. I simply watched as she finished and walked over to sit in a chair with a sigh. Her eyes were closed and I took in her beautiful face, free of make-up. She truly was stunning. I walked over to her and found myself kneeling before her. I reached out and took one of her calves in my hands. Slowly I began to undo the laces and remove the ballet flats before rubbing my way up from her feet. I was so engrossed in this that I failed to notice her eyes snapping open with a stunned expression in them. I also didn't notice them softening as she took the sight of me in. I was simply too taken with her. Her dancing was replaying over and over again in my head and I knew that I would always remember that moment when I looked at her or thought of her. I had never seen a more beautiful thing in my life.

(Hermione's P.O.V.)

I watched as he worked the muscles of my legs for me, giving special attention to my feet. He seemed to know exactly how to remove the kinks that had formed in my muscles. I sighed as he found the particularly difficult knots. It seemed as if he had done this before. That was when it hit me. It all fit. The dancing at the club. The grace in his most simple of movements. He had been taught. He was a dancer like I. I couldn't believe that I had never realized.

I looked down at him and saw yet another side to the infamous Draco Malfoy. He shared more than one passion with me. He really was an interesting person. He seemed to suit me so well. He was intelligent. He enjoyed reading as much as I did. He could hold a conversation on academics and seemed capable of following my points and arguing them. Now I realized that he shared a passion with me that I had never told anyone about. Not even Harry, Ron, and Ginny knew about my dancing.

In that moment I felt as though I had finally found a kindred spirit. I had found someone I could be completely myself around. For once I could be myself and not worry about what he would say or think because I simply knew that he would understand.

I stood abruptly and held my hand out to him. "Dance with me?"

He stared at my outstretched hand and then into my face. He seemed to realize that I knew and I watched him hesitate for but a moment. He smiled slightly and took my hand. I slipped my flats back on and tied them before walking over to the stereo. I wanted to show him some of my favorite music. I had a feeling that he would understand like no one else.

I watched him summon his own shoes out of the corner of my eye and noticed that they were well worn and seemed to be used often and loved much. I smiled and flipped open my CD holder. I knew when I had come to the perfect CD. I pulled it out and placed it into the player. I walked over to stand with Draco by the rails. A quick flick of my wrist set the music to playing.

Slowly the weeping piano notes filled the large common room. It instantly brought to mind beauty, and romance. I had first heard it when watching an American movie that quickly became a favorite of mine: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

Brian Adams' voice began to flow from the speakers imploring his listeners to believe him. It was a song about being so in love with someone that you would do absolutely anything for them. I began to move with the music as I had earlier. The only difference now was that I was extremely aware of Draco dancing beside me.

I noticed that he was only doing traditional steps and decided to step it up. I faced him and began to dance however I wanted. I stuck to traditional form this time but still added twists hoping that he would see it as the challenge that it was. Thankfully I saw the glint come into his eyes and he began to mix up his steps as well. Soon we were free form dancing and grinning from ear to ear.

We began to dance around each other and move to accommodate each other. It was stunning. I knew that I had never danced so well in my life and would most likely never dance so well again. I had found my perfect dance partner.

The music changed and we continued to dance. I'll never know how long we danced. It could have been mere minutes or hours, but I'll always remember the feeling of his body twining and moving with mine so perfectly.

A/N: I am SOOOO sorry! I know that it has been the longest time since I updated but I am officially back. I was just insane busy. Planning my wedding, helping my brother and his fiancee with their first pregnancy, and trying to move. I also was working insanely ridiculous hours. I'm moving on the 20th so I will be gone for about a week then. Everything else is going smoothly though. I have all of the wedding plans done (for the most part) lol.. By the way I have an absolutely beautiful new nephew named Hayden. So I am back for good and I will be updating much more often. I promise. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me this whole time.

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