Another busy week behind me. I've had this written for a few days actually but I haven't had a chance to post it. Hope you all like it. Thx for bearing with me. Enjoy!

This weeks soundtrack "Come up for air" and "Lemonade" both by Skylar Grey

Hermione

Hermione leaned back into the shadows of the alcove and held her breath.

What were the odds that Draco would come out here to exactly the same spot she had and at the same time. And in the freezing cold?

She was apparently the lighthouse to his lost ship. That man could find her anywhere. She studied him for a moment. His pale cheeks were flushed. His hair was tousled...intentionally or not, to perfection. His lips were slightly pink and his fists appeared to be clenched. He looked like he was having a panic attack.

Figuring there was no point to trying to further avoid him she leaned forward and peeked at him.

She didn't make a sound but he turned slowly and met her gaze as if she'd called his name.

"Are you okay?" She muttered

She was met with an icy glare and a wall of silence.

"I said are you alright?"

Again nothing. He continued to stare like she was an exotic beast in the wild. What was his problem?

"I don't know why I bother" she mumbled more to herself than to him and moved to step around him.

His sudden movement caught her by surprise. He grabbed her arm and held on tight. He stood rigid and emotionless. Truth be told he was almost scaring her. She forced her eyes up and realized that he wasn't entirely void of emotion. His eyes were practically burning through her.

"Stay"

One word. So many implications. But there was also pain. Pain in his voice. Pain from where he was gripping her tightly.

"Let go Malfoy. You're hurting me" she warned

When she moved to yank her arm free he held tighter. Reaching for her wand with her free hand, she tried again.

"Malfoy I don't know what you want but..."

"You"

She already had here wand pointed on him when she paused.

"What?"

"I want you"

He relaxed his grip but didn't let go. Hermione let out the breath she didn't realize she'd been holding. It was the only sound she heard in the silence that followed his declaration. She didn't know what to say but she knew she was not in the mood for his cat and mouse game at the moment. Her body may have known instinctively when he was near at but she didn't need to spread her legs every time she saw him.

"Malfoy I'm not doing this again. Not here, not now. I'm tired of these games"

"I want you he repeated. All the time. In my arms. In my bed. From behind. Against a wall..."

Cutting him off she finally broke free of his grasp "Merlin you just don't know when to quit do you?"

He actually had the decency to look pained. Pinching the bridge of his nose and took a deep breath and started over.

"I mean I want you. You annoy me. You're a know it all. You're judgmental. You're muggle. You're a bitch and you're hair has a mind of its own but Salazar I want you. I like that you have smart mouth. I love that you know something about everything. I like that you aren't a pushover and can think for yourself. I love that your hair is a fucking natural halo of curls. And I love that you're muggle because that means you're in touch with a piece of humanity I can never understand or grasp. I want to taste you. I want to fuck you. I want to have so many times in a row you temporarily lose the use of your legs. I want to live between your thighs. I want to be buried so deep inside of you that you realize my dick is a mold of your pussy. Do you understand me Granger? I don't know what I want in this world or how to go about it but I know I want you.

Whatever she had been expecting it wasn't that. It definitely was not Draco Malfoy giving in. A million thoughts were racing through her head and if she was honest with herself between her legs too. Did she actually want to be with him? Was he asking her to? She was suddenly aware he was staring again. Arrogantly at that. Who makes an impassioned speech like that and then gets smug about it? Well two could play that game.

She titled her head and bit her lips, aware the effect it had on him when his pupils darkened.

"So? What are you going to do about it Malfoy?"

He studied her for a moment before answering.

"I don't know he smirked. I'll let you know when I figure it out"

With that he walked away leaving her in the cold wondering when he'd figure it out. Because now she was the one who was confused.