Chapter 10

The morning after

A strong hand griped his trout and held tight. Pined to the edge of the fireplace he swag his hands out trying to hit anything he could anyone who had hold of him but nothing and no one was there. He felt a cold breeze as he drew his last breath. Felling his lungs suffocate he sore the outline of the girl how hunted his dreams. Only this time she spoke to him. "It's ok Draco I wont let him do this" and with that the girl waved her wand and Draco could breath.

As Draco slept he did not realize Hermione had began to wake up. Felling someone else in her bed she slowly turned over to see who they where.

When she finally got turned over she see none other then Draco sleeping peacefully next to her. Hermione screamed. She had no idea what was going on. Draco flow up so fast he fell of the bed.

"For fuck sack Granger is there any need in screaming. Hermione pulled her self closer to Draco as he move to get up. As Draco got to full tight Hermione lifted her self up straight on her knees and slapped Draco clean in the face.

"Ahh Fuck" Hermione screamed as she did so. Draco was more shocked then hurt by the slap and was more shocked that it seemed to hurt Hermione a hell of a lot more then him.

"shit I'm bleeding" Draco looked to where Hermione was looking, her wrists. "what the hell, oh yeah I sliced them open trying to get free from what you don to me last night. You just wait till Dumbledore finds out. You are so lucky I never died out there" Hermione went to stand up to walk to the bathroom when her legs gave way under her.

"what the hell have you done to me" Hermione asked hatefully from the floor. "listen Granger maybe I went to far last night but you had it coming." Draco said as he went to help her up Hermione swag for him.

"I am am quite capable of doing it myself thank you" Hermione spat

"Go on then Granger lets see you then" Draco said stepping back to watch Hermione struggle.

Every time Hermione tried to stand her legs had gave way. She had lost a lot o blood last night and was very week, and to top it of the more Hermione struggled the more her wrists bleed.

"Listen Granger I did not spend all night wrapping you up and taking care of you for you to be to stubbed to ask for help. Now your bleeding and it took me long enough to do so just let me help and then I will let you hate me and scream all you want" Draco said in a matter of a fact way.

"Listen here Draco I don't need your help what I need is for you to fall off the face of the world, and I don't care what you done for me last night..." Before Hermione could finish her sentence Draco swooped her and dropped her on the bed so fast that it made her head spin.

"There now shut up and lay down" Draco said and stroked off to the bathroom to grab more towels.

As Draco walked back into the room he avoided Hermione's eyes he all ready felt bad for last night and really out of place having woke up next to her this morning.

"Malfoy why are you doing this. Last night I was under the impression you where trying to kill me and now your looking after me and make shore I'm ok what gives. Did you suddenly just grow a heart over night" Hermione looked straight into Draco's eyes. "well?" Hermione edged when there was no answer.

"Look Granger I normally don't give to shits what happens to you and you little friends but I waited most of the night for you to give in and beg me to untie you and when I heard you scream I thought you had finally broke and gave in. It wasn't however until I myself went out side did I realize that you weren't screaming for me but some guy called Eddie" Draco could see the shocked and scared look on her face. Just as bad as the one she wore last night. " At first I was proud of the guy for having you Hermione all hard ass begging at his feet that was until you went on screaming and I understood what he had done to you" Draco dropped his headmaster

"Get out. GET OUT NOW!" Hermione screamed

"Granger clam down" Draco said backing away from the bed. " I am not going to tell anyone" Draco said in a stern voice.

"Yeah right Draco Malfoy has suddenly become my friend and wants to keep my life a secret. Very one knows what your like Malfoy. You will probably write an owl to everyone you know" Hermione was having a very hard time stopping the tears running from her face. "just leave you have a lot of writing to do" and with that Hermione pulled the bed covers over her face so Draco could no longer see her tear streaks down her face.

Draco looked confused. Hermione really did a bad thought of him. Draco marched over to Hermione's bed and pulled off the covers. "Give me your hands Granger" Hermione just lay there shacking "Granger I am not one to repeat my self but as i did save your life last night..." Draco waited knowing to well that Hermione would have you have and answer for him and he was not disappointed.

"YOU DID NOT SAVE MY LIFE!" Hermione screamed "It was your god dam fault I was stuck out there in the snow for god knows how long until you and your small brain realised how much trouble you where going to be in. So don't give me that shit about you caring and saving my life, you just a good laugh before you brought me in" Hermione rolled over and that's when Draco really got pissed off.

Draco grabbed Hermione's shoulder and pulled her so she was on her back on the bed. "Now you listen here ,Granger, yes I put you there and yes, I did start to feel guilty when I sore the state where in, and yes, before, say anything I do have a heart and no I'm not going to say anything. Just trust me will you" Draco knew the second he had said it he knew it was a bad thing to say.

Hermione stopped crying and was rolling over the bed in fits of laughter "Yeah ok Malfoy, you have called me names, thrown by book to the floor, pushed me over and all round been a dick to me and my friends, but yeah I will trust you." Hermione took a deep breath "look Malfoy I'm really happy for you that you have a heart and everything but I don't need your help. Now if you would kindly hand me that towel so i can sort my wrists out." Hermione said very nicely and sweetly.

Draco though the towel at Hermione and it landed next to her perfectly. Hermione took the towel and nodded her head in thanks. As she carefully and painfully removed the first towel strips Draco had put on the night before Draco began to head to the door. As he went to open the door he looked back to see Hermione examining the large gashes in her wrists. "Granger" Draco said in a soft voice that took Hermione by surprise, "yes Malfoy" Hermione said looking up. "I borrowed a book of yours when I was seeing to your arms... and head" Hermione didn't know weather to be made or not. "what one" she asked. Draco walked over and opened her trunk and pulled out the book just where he had left it. "here" Draco said and dropped by Hermione's feet. "What did you look at" she asked gently. Draco picked up the book and flicked thought till he seen the page that helped him the night before. Hermione looked at the page in shock. "how bad was I" she asked "well you where pail and had three open wounds and your blood was cold" Draco shrugged and went to walk away where Hermione called him "Malfoy why did you do it" Malfoy took a beep breath and turned. "first of all Granger I don't have to explain my self to you, and second, because you made a fool out of me and no one messes with me but I never thought that you would struggle so much with out calling for help, that you would cut though your own skin and I never thought that you would get to sick." Draco had a cold hard look on his face daring Hermione to laugh or make fun.

"No you don't think, but I meant help me last night. I could have died and been out of your hair for good but you saved me. You cleaned me up, you touched my blood. My dirty blood, and you gave me your blanket and slept with me" Draco was looking down. "Thank you Malfoy. You a good person but I swear I wont say anything if you don't" Draco looked up judging what Hermione was saying. Hermione smiled "just trust me will you" Hermione said with a smile. Draco looked up with no smile but his face and eyes softer then moments before.

Draco walked over walked over and took the towel Hermione was holding and ripped it to shreds and wrapped them around Hermione's wrists and head before leaving and taking the blood filled towels with him.