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Hermione awoke in the morning, feeling refreshed and awake for the first time in a while. There was no impending potions master to fear, her best friends knew her secret, and Draco knew how she was feeling about him finally.

She sat thinking about the night before for a while. She had kissed Draco. Kissed him. And she had told him how she felt. Exactly how she felt. She was completely undecided as to whether it was a good thing or not. Actually, the more that she thought of it, the more worried she became. She didn't know if she could handle more emotional pain in her life right now. She was already dealing with Ron, and Snape, she really didn't want to lose Draco.

She glanced at the diary that the two of them shared. To her surprise, the normally silver color of her name was pulsing a light blue. She picked it up curiously, wondering if there was something wrong with it.

When she opened it, she saw a message from Draco.

Do you like the new charm I put on the diaries? When you have a message from me your name will pulse blue, and when I get a message from you, mine will do the same, this way we'll know if the other one has written anything.

Hermione smiled, and wrote back. Thank you, Draco. I like it a lot. It was a very clever idea.

Draco watched as his name finally pulsed. Good, he thought. At least she's still talking to me.

I'm glad you like it, he wrote back. He paused for a few seconds before continuing. Do you want to meet me before breakfast?

Hermione looked out the window of the dormitory to see that it was only just dawn. Sure, she scribbled back. The tree by the lake?

Definately, Draco wrote back. Meet you there in ten.

Hermione closed the diary and crept to the bathroom, trying not to wake up any of her roommates. She showered quickly and ried her hair magically, so it fell neatly down her shoulders in nicely controlled waves. When she was satisfied with her appearance, she finally went headed out.

When she reached their usual meeting spot, Draco wasn't there yet. She looked up at the branches of the tree where they had first met. The first tree she had ever climbed. Thanks to Draco. She had done a lot of things thanks to Draco lately.

"Hermione?"

She turned around at the sound of his voice. "Hey," she said quietly, blushing with thoughts of what she had told him last night.

"Look," Draco began after a few seconds of awkward silence. "If - if you regret anything about last night - "

"No, no!" Hermione said quickly. "I don't regret anything. Unless you do."

"I don't regret anything about last night. I - I had wanted it for a while," he told her, a blush creeping up his cheeks.

"Really?" She asked, looking up.

"Really," he told her. "I didn't want to drive you away. I was afraid that, well, you wouldn't want to know about how I felt."

"No, I'm glad that you told me. I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same as I do." She told him.

He smiled at her. "Well, I do."

Her blush darkened. "Thank you," she whispered.

"Thank you for what?" He asked, coming closer.

She looked up into his eyes, meeting them briefly before looking away. "Thank you for showing me that I'm not worthless. Thank you for showing me that someone could really care about me. Thank you for teaching me how to feel again. There's just so much that I have to thank you for, Draco. The list would never end."

He grinned sloppily. "Well you're welcome. I'll always be here for you. I can give you whatever you need."

She glanced back into his silver eyes. "Kiss me?" She asked.

"With pleasure."

Draco leaned towards her gently, his hand brushing her cheek ever so slightly. He kept his eyes locked with hers the whole time. Finally his lips brushed against hers. She smiled against him.

"What?" He questioned.

"Nothing," she told him. "I just can't help but be happy with you."

His grin turned into a smirk. "Me too, Hermione. You make me feel so alive."

"Me, too." She replied, sinking into his arms as he sat down to watch the sun finish rising over the lake. "Me, too."

So, I have a snow day tomorrow, no school on Monday, and then I get my wisdom teeth out Tuesday night, so I won't have any school Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, so I'll have tons of time to update and to work on a few new projects. ^.^ Review, please? Have a great day!