Once Upon a Disney

Drabble 25

In Which the Easy Way Out is Not Taken

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She really couldn't believe that she was doing this, in this venue, no less.

Almost silently pushing open the door, she slipped her way in, as quiet as a church mouse. The brunette knew that she was the only one in here besides him, Blaise had guaranteed her that, but she still couldn't help feeling somewhat uneasy; after all, she had already broken three rules just by stepping around the sweat covered practice jerseys to get to the back of the room (theft, she stole the key, trespassing, she wasn't supposed to be in here, and vandalism, as she was sure that before this was over she would break something, probably throwing it at him so she could make her getaway, if someone were to ask the Gryffindor at that moment).

Patiently, she was somewhat surprised that she had waited until he had gotten out of the shower and heard the slamming of a locker, for her bravery to leave her. In the face of multiple dangers that Harry and Ron had got her into, she had laughed, but this, this she couldn't handle.

As she attempted to noiselessly make her way back to the door and slip back out before her presence was known, the brunette knew she was making a mistake, but she couldn't stop her feet from moving closer to the easy way out of this mess that she had made. Isn't that what she wanted? The easy way out?

The rough voice snapped her out of her reverie as she mentally debated with her hand on the handle, "Hermione Granger, if you walk out that door and leave me in here, I don't know if I would pull myself out of self-pity to go find you."

The girl in question turned around to come face to face with the one boy she both wanted and didn't want to see, "Hello, Draco."

He stared at the petite figure in front of him and practically sputtered, "That's all you have to say to me? A week without a word or so much as a glance, and all you have to say is, 'Hello, Draco'?!"

Hermione had the courtesy to blush, "I just thought… maybe…"

Testing the hazardous waters, the Malfoy heir took a couple steps closer so he was right next to her and asked what he knew was on both of their minds, "What happened that night with your friends, love? What did they tell you?"

"It doesn't matter," She quickly said, finding her feet somewhat interesting for the first time, "They just pointed out some rumors about us, Dray, and I didn't find them to wonderful…"

"We both knew this is going to be hard! At least, I thought that you, the smartest, most brilliant witch of our year, would've known that. But none of them matter, Hermione, do you know that? All that matters is you and me," The blond grabbed her hand and placed it atop of his heart, "Do you feel that?"

She sniffled a bit but kept her hand where it was, "You're just having an adrenaline rush, Draco."

"Don't you understand? You mean more to me than anything in this whole world! Do you really believe that my heart beats like that for any girl that I pass in the hall?" He demanded while he pulled her into a hug, which she gladly accepted.

Ten minutes later, Hermione Granger had calmed down, lured back into emotional sobriety by her boyfriend Draco Malfoy. As he stroked her hair and murmured in her ear, she couldn't believe that she had debated taking the easy way out. She was so close to letting go the one person that really meant something to her, deeper than a friendship, and he returned the feeling. The Gryffindor couldn't believe that she had actually thought of letting that all go.

Watching him gather his things once they had finally decided it was time to leave, Hermione leaned against a set of lockers and wrinkled her nose, "I can't believe that we made up in the Slytherin locker room. How disgusting…"

He let out a deep laugh and took her hand, "You love it."

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A/n.

Quote from drabble 24: "You know how men are. They think 'no' means 'yes' and 'get lost' means 'take me, I'm yours'." – Hercules

Thanks so much to: Hermione'sBFF454, All the Pretty Horses

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