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Hermione Granger wasn't one for outburst. She always had always carefully planned out her words. Each was perfectly sculpted to get the desired reaction. Often this was a golden plan but then there were the times when Hermione had outbursts.

Like now.

Those three, well four words to be exact seemed to have just skipped the system. Leaving Hermione to stare nervously waiting for Draco's reaction. He didn't speak though and an awkward stony like silent enveloped the room.

Hermione opened her mouth to say something but quickly shut it when she saw Draco begin to speak.

"I love you, too," he said faintly in a raspy voice his face seemed like he couldn't believe he was saying those words either.

There was doubt in his eyes so Hermione stayed on edge and decided to try and explain which resulted in a ramble.

"You know I love you right? It's just, I can't trust myself. I can't trust this. We've only been together for what four months?"

"Five," he corrected.

"Still Ron and I were together two years and look what happened," Hermione reminded.

"I would never do that to you," Draco rumbled.

"I know, I know, I just don't think we need to rush I'm perfectly happy and content with the way things are right now," Hermione retreated sensing the start of another fight.

"Hermione, we are twenty eight if we want all those kids we do need to rush," Draco stated in a snappish tone.

"But why do we need to marry?"

"Why shouldn't we? People who have children should be married,"

"Says who?" Hermione countered.

"Malfoy tradition!" Draco blew.

"Does it fit Malfoy tradition to marry a Mudblood?"

"Don't say that," Draco ordered tightly curling his first so tightly the knuckles were turning white.

"What? Mudblood? You didn't seem to have a problem saying it not too long ago!"

"I'm sorry! What do you want me to do Hermione!? I love you but I can't change the past! As much as I damn well want to, I can't alright!"

Hermione couldn't help but be shocked at the fierceness of his voice, "I don't know! To be quite honest I don't understand how you can still want to marry me. I'm just saying whats so great about being married?"

"This. Us," he gestured between them both, "Never having to worry about losing one another. Knowing for the rest of my life I get to wake up and see you right there beside me," he explained softly. "Who wouldn't want to marry you?"

The rain outside stopped and both Hermione and Draco headed to one of the massive ceiling high windows awkwardly. They both looked out at the watery grass and the spots on the tree trunks that didn't get any rain. A rainbow appeared just over the courtyard and both of the couples minds want into a frenzy but Hermione spoke first.

"I never liked rainbows, you know," she was speaking without thought again. Today should fill her quota for the week she mused dimly. What she was saying sounded so right.

Draco nodded and smiled falteringly, "Yes, Yes, I do."

Hermione remained determinedly looking out the glass her hands traced the window frame.

Draco's eyes remained on her, "I prefer more subtle beauty... less flashy."

She paused her nail hitting a bump in the paint, "Like a sunrise something that happens every morning but is missed by so many. Rainbows just seem like an apology for storms and a sad one at that."

She turned staring him in the eyes with a regretful look.

"I don't want to be a rainbow," Draco watched her silently as his eyes dropped again.

"I won't...," Hermione squeezed her eyes and her hand cradled the corner of the window frame and she shook her head and her curls, "be a rainbow. I realize what I did was indescribably wrong. I betrayed you... I betrayed us."

"I, myself, am sickened by my actions. You must know... however..." she met his eyes again, "if you chose to take me back, to give me another chance, I will not change"

"I won't wear my hair the way you like it everyday. I won't stay at the Manor all day and order house-elfs around or whatever it is Malfoy wife's are suppose to do."

"I will remain just as I am sarcastic words," Draco supplied a small smile, "and mistakes included."

Hermione took some refuge in that smile, "If anything good has come out of this, I have finally realized I love you. But I won't become a rainbow."

There was another significant paused but this one was different more comfortable than the last. This time Hermione didn't move but Draco did. Draco rushed forward and hugged her tightly against himself making their forms melting together. Hermione hadn't realized until just in that moment how much she enjoyed that, this. Just being close to him, breathing in his scent, placing her arms around his neck, and playing with his snowy hair.

"Hermione, I love you too much for my own good," he mumbled his hands slipped down to just above her hips.

Hermione adjusted her head in the crook of his neck, "So you forgive me?" she asked in a small voice.

He pulled her back from his broad shoulder and pressed his lips to her in a short hard kiss.

"I don't think I have a choice. Being mad at you might cause me to lose you and that's not a gamble I'm willing to take."

Hermione let out a large smile, her face glowed before she pulled Draco down for a passionate kiss. Draco grinned into it and moved one of his hands to her cheek and slowly moved the pad of his thumb over her soft skin. Both gave there all in the kiss. it wasn't like any other kiss they had ever shared this kiss stood for something. It was an agreement that they would never let anything else come between them again.

Nothing.

Not even the past.

Eventually the need to breath got to them and they both pulled away gasping quietly for air. Hermione smiled to herself proud about her decision, proud of what she was about to say.

"I'll marry you," she whispered breathlessly.

In what moment Draco's face lit up even more than when she had consented to her moving in with him. He scooped her up so that her lean legs were snugly wrapped around his waist. His hands slipped down to her bum so to support her or at least that was his excuse. Hermione began to give a tinkly laugh but was quickly silenced by Draco's kiss. Before she even knew it Draco was rushing the both of them up one of the twin curved staircases and up to their chambers, soon to be the bedroom of Mr. & Mrs. Draco Malfoy.


So that's it. I'm not really sure If you guys liked it but that's how I wanted it ended so voila!

I realize that Draco forgave her pretty fast but you know I sort of painted myself into a hole their. The story needed to finally end. I drug it out a bit to long. There will be no sequel to this one. I'll publish one more chapter but it will basically be a run threw of what happens to the rest of the characters. The sex of the Potter Baby, Emma's future, Ron's fate, ect.

I must admit I thought of writing a sex scene but it didn't feel right yes I've read stories with sex scenes but I don't think I'll fell comfortable writing about that two much till I have it and seeing as I'm fourteen and still without boyfriend that should be awhile off.

I wasn't able to send this to my beta because I don't write my chapters on computer document but on the uploaded thing and I couldn't copy paste this. Sorry but I'd like to thank you for being there to correct all my crappy grammar and spelling mistakes and I'm sorry with this and the next chapter are riddled with them.

Elaina