A/N - Hey guys! Two updates in two days! Don't you love me? I know you do. lol. Now read. 0.o

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His footsteps echoed down the hallway.

"Draco!" she managed to choke out.

The sound of shoes on the stone floor stopped, but an eerie silence quickly overtook it.

A sob escaped her lips, and Hermione ran down the hall, almost tripping as she rounded the corner. Draco stood in the hallway, back turned, head hung low. Hermione stood watching him, waiting for any movement, any sound… anything.

It felt like eternity before Draco turned around. Tears were streaming down his face and the warmth she had once put in his eyes was gone… gone like a fire doused with water.

"I-" Hermione began. She didn't know what to say. Her throat was so tight, making any noise was difficult.

"Save it," he snapped.

She took a clumsy step towards him, but Draco just looked away.

Okay, thought Hermione. I know you don't want to talk, and it's really hard for me, too. I'm… I'm really confused right now.

She looked at him, but Draco made no sign that he had received her brainwave.

She tried again.

Draco!?

Her tone should have been urgent enough to at least get him to look at her, but his eyes still fixated on the ground.

"Draco!" she snapped, only audibly this time.

He looked up at her.

"What?" he asked, coldly.

"Why won't you answer me?"

"You weren't saying anything…"

Hermione paused. "No… I was… thinking."

Draco sighed. "I've been trying to get through to you for days. I figured you were ignoring me."

"I haven't received any of your thoughts, no matter how many times I thought about you," she said slowly.

Draco's brow furrowed. He didn't know what that meant.

"We've never had problems communicating before…"

"Ever," added Hermione, taking a step towards him.

What was she doing, kissing Harry? She didn't even like Harry… not in that way…

And in an instant, Hermione was inches from Draco, staring into his eyes. She could tell he wanted her back, as much as he denied it.

Draco traced her jaw line with his finger, watching her frown, before taking a step away.

She caught his hand in hers, and a tingling moved between them. Hermione jumped at the electric shock… before intertwining her fingers with his, willing him to look into her eyes.

The jolt of electricity moved from their hands to their entire bodies the moment Draco locked eyes with Hermione.

Without thinking, he pressed his lips to hers and the feeling grew tenfold. Blue sparks flew from the two of them, interlocking in a web of magic encasing the two in a cocoon-like casing, shining brightly.

Only seconds passed, but both knew something perfect was happening.

This was supposed to be.

And not another second passed before the thought, I love you, crossed each of their minds. Draco saw a blur of Harry's face dance across his eyelids along with a string of feelings that could only be Hermione's.

Apologies were screaming in his mind, begging forgiveness.

And unlike with Harry, Hermione didn't only feel at home. She felt like she was in heaven. She didn't know how to describe it.

They broke apart after what was only a few seconds, and thoughts were going like crazy.

I didn't mean to-

No! No… it was me, I just-

Oh please, stop. It was my fau-

We're thinking again!

We're what? We're…. WE ARE!

"Draco!" Hermione said, beaming.

"I know!" he exclaimed, kissing her on the lips.

The blue shell surrounding them slowly faded, but a ring of blue sparks was left swirling around their feet. Draco held Hermione close to him, watching the sparks dance across the ground.

He heard Hermione mumble something, but it was too muffled to understand.

"What?"

She lifted her head and repeated herself. "I didn't kiss Harry. Not to begin with."

He just looked at her oddly for a moment before she continued.

"He was wearing his cloak. I didn't see him… I thought it was you…"

He grabbed her hands. Blue embers twisted around their fingers, and the entire encounter with Harry played in hyper speed before Draco's eyes.

He understood.

She hadn't betrayed him.

She thought it was him.

It was going to be ok.

And with that thought, the blue sparks around their feet began to fly up towards the ceiling. Soon, there was a thick, shimmering blue cloud hovering above them. Hermione and Draco stared, entranced by its beauty.

Sparks began to fall, slowly, gathering in a shape that seemed strangely familiar to both of them.

Gathering faster and faster, they began to change colors. In the blink of an eye, a boy stood before them.

A boy that looked exactly like Draco.

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A/N - Hey guys! You're probably hating me for stopping it right there, but I wrote this during my lecture at college so don't complain. Besides, I think it's a good cliffy. Sorry it's short, but I've had people tell me that it doesn't matter if its short, as long as you say what needs to be said. So yeah.

And thanks to Madi Black in special for all the love, encouragement, and much needed understanding…! I love you Madison. )

I love you and thanks to my reviewers! I have a five day weekend with NO school, so I should get a couple more chapters wrote up. )

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