"How is my Misses?" Dobby asked moving forward as he gripped a small cap in his hands.

"She is all healed, taking a shower right now. I was wondering if you vould bring her clean pair of clothes?"

"Yes sir of course sir." He bowed deeply before reaching forward and taking his hand. "Thank you for taking care of my misses." Viktor smiled down at the house elf.

"Thank you for getting her here safely." He said. Dobby smiled before he bowed and disappeared from sight. Viktor looked over his shoulder at the bathroom to see steam coming out from underneath the door. He didn't know why but the sight of it made the warmest of shivers run through his body. He heard the squeaking of the shower knobs followed by the sound of the sliding glass door. He quickly turned expecting Hermione to come out any moment. He didn't want her to think he had been watching the door intently. When she didn't come out he looked back at the old oak door with a worried expression before smiling to himself and shaking his head.

"She is voman Viktor she takes longer in shower…" he said shaking his head.

"Not as long as you." He spun to see Hermione walking out of the bathroom. She was wearing a grey v neck t shirt over light pink shorts.

"I didn't think I had vat in closet next to robes…" Hermione smiled.

"Dobby put them in the bathroom for me…" she said with a smile. "Looks like he also got my uniform for tomorrow here as well." He turned to see the stack of clothes nicely folded on a table in the corner of his room. He turned back to Hermione to see her combing her fingers through her damp hair. He smiled softly as he walked over and placed a hand on her soft cheek. Her warm chocolate eyes rose to look at him a soft smile played her lips.

"What is it?" she asked.

"You look beautiful." He said.

"I have no makeup on…" she said with a small chuckle.

"Do you ever wear makeup?"

"A little." She said with a shrug.

"You haf no need to do this you are stunning…"

"Well I'm glad you think so." She said with a small smile.

"I do not think I know." He said as he just randomly took off his shirt. Hermione stared at his chest for a long moment before looking back up into his eyes. "Does my bare chest bother you?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye.

"Okay Casanova why don't you go get that shower now. Preferably cold." he laughed as he kissed her on top of the head and went into the bathroom. The second the door closed Hermione felt something creep into her. It was a type of cold she had only experienced with death eaters. Her mind snapped with realization, she was scared. But there was no reason for her to feel this way, Viktor was just twenty feet away in the bathroom. Then again he had only been inches away in the library. Hermione shook the memory of the library from her head as she sat down on his bed and backed herself up against the wall it bordered. She held her wand firmly in her hands as she looked straight at the front door of the cabin.

Viktor emerged from the steamy bathroom he stopped when he saw Hermione on his bed. His eyes moved over her firm set lips the wand gripped in her hand. She looked like she was ready to at any moment jump of the bed and give a good fight. He looked from her to the front door and then back to her.

"Luff are you okay?" he asked.

"What yeah? Yeah I'm I'm fine." she said nodding.

"You don't look fine." he said as he walked over to her.

"I am just… You know sitting here." She said shrugging.

"Vith your wand held at the ready?"

"Well in times like these you should never be without a wand." She said nonchalantly. Viktor just smiled before turning and walking over to a dresser grabbing a few items and walking away.

"You're going back to the bathroom?" she asked.

"Unless you'd like me to dress here." He said with a smile as he looked to her. "I am comfortable with this idea…" he wiggled his eyebrows emitting a small laugh from her. "There is my girl!" he walked over and kissed her forehead. "Been waiting to hear beautiful laugh all night." She smiled softly as she watched him walk back to the bathroom and shut the door. Once again Hermione's eyes darted to the entrance of the cabin her wand held firmly in her hands. Viktor walked back out of the bathroom a few moments later in his red draw string sweats. Hermione looked to him with a small smile. "Relieved to see me?" he asked as he walked over to the bed and sat down next to her his back set against the wall.

"You have no idea…" she said with a small sigh as she rested her head against his shoulder. Viktor looked to see her wand still clenched in her hand to the point her knuckles were turning pale.

"Hermione luff… You don't have to hold your wand at the ready…" he said as he took her hands in his and pried her fingers from the engraved wood.

"Just… We should be prepared."

"Hermione no one can get in this cabin there is too much security spells all around it."

"There were security spells in the library too…" she said softly. Viktor looked down at her hands and frowned.

"You think I cannot protect you… This is why you hold wand ready."

"No." she said quickly as she looked to him. "No I know you can protect me." She said. "But who is… Who is going to protect you huh?"

"In some vays I worry you rescuing me first time we met has crippled my standing as alpha man." Hermione smiled softly.

"No… Look its kind of been my job to look after boys since I was young... I got Harry and Ron to both keep safe…" Hermione frowned.

"What is it luff?"

"Tonight I just realized that I couldn't keep you safe, what chance do I have in keeping Harry safe?"

"Hermione…" he squeezed her hand.

"No Viktor did you see me tonight I just… I didn't even fight I could have done hundreds of spells…"

"Your wand had been knocked from hand."

"Exactly what kind of witch lets that happen?"

"You didn't let it happen it was forced from your hand."

"I should have seen those two coming." She said as she shook her head.

"If anyone should be angry it is me… I got you hurt… Let those men beat you…" Hermione watched as his hands balled into fists his eyes going dark with anger.

"Viktor you were bound there was nothing you could do."

"I should haf been able to counter Malfoys attack I didn't even think of reaching for my wand."

"You had just been hit in the face…"

"No excuse…" he said shaking his head. "I let them hurt you…"

"I let them hurt me… It was my mistake that led to my wand being thrown and my inability to defend." They stayed silent for a long moment until Hermione kneeled on Viktors bed and moved over onto his lap. She faced him, her legs straddling him as her arms went around his neck and she rested her forehead against his. "I'm sorry that I got you involved Viktor." She said softly. "You should have never been pulled into this…"

"It's not your fault luff… What happened tonight should haf never happened at all…" he kissed her softly as his arms wound around her waist and pulled her close to his body. "I promise you my luff… I won't ever let him lay a hand on you again... I'm going to do everything to make sure you're never alone…"

"Viktor…" Hermione groaned as she went to lean back off him. Viktor set his hands on her hips making her stay.

"Malfoy knew you would be alone tonight, he knew and he came after you. I won't let you be alone again."

"I'm not going to have a bunch of Bulgarian boys watch my every move."

"You won't even see them of this I assure."

"I don't want to be followed Viktor." She said as she tried to pull away. Viktor ran his hands up her back slowly keeping her from leaving.

"If not my comrades then I vill walk you from class to class be with you in library… Anywhere you should need me." He said.

"You know you can't, No one is supposed to know about us…" Hermione said as Viktor continued to run his hands up and down her back.

"Hermione… Let me take care of you…" he whispered. Hermione let her eyes drift closed as she felt his arms wrap around her body and bring her in close. He slowly moved forward pushing Hermione back into the mattress as one of his hand went to the side of her face. Before she could protest anymore his mouth went to hers in a slow heated kiss.

-o-

The next morning Viktor woke up to find Hermione snuggly held against his body. Her head lay on his chest her arm draped over his torso, while her leg moved up his in her sleep. She murmured something as she snuggled closer to him. Viktor smiled as he pushed her hair back away from her face to reveal the smallest of dreamy smiles playing up her perfect lips.

The night before He had offered to sleep on the couch, but to his amazement she had declined this offer and pulled him into bed with her playfully. They had spent hours talking and slowly and surely Hermione had fallen asleep in his arms. Viktor looked to the clock and frowned, it was six in the morning classes started in an hour and a half.

"Hermione…" Viktor said as he rubbed her arm slightly to rouse her.

"Mmm…"

"Come on luff we haf to get up…"

"No we don't…" Hermione whispered.

"Yes we do." he said with small smile.

"Nope… Its six pm, you've got your times mixed up." he looked to the clock again before laughing.

"Nice try luff…"

"I could time travel for us… Just a suggestion." She whispered as she slowly began to wake up.

"You know how I feel about that time travel device you have."

"Oh well, we could have spent hours in bed together but thanks to your hatred of time turners we both have to go to school." She said in a nonchalant way as she stretched and sat up in bed. Viktor chuckled to himself as he did the same. Hermione scooted off the bed and gasped when her feet touched the ground.

"What is it?" he asked.

"The grounds really cold." She said with a laugh as she pulled her knees to her chest. "My poor toes feel like they're going to freeze right off…" she said rubbing them.

"It's because I forgot to put on the heating charm last night." He said as he set his own feet against the floor and stood. Hermione pointed her wand instantly he felt heat spread through the floor beneath him. Hermione let her feet touch the ground and smiled.

"There we go." She said happily as she moved across the room to a small table where a fresh stack of clothes were awaiting her.

"You go ahead and use the bathroom first." Viktor said.

"Thanks." She said as she picked them up. She walked past him and as she did she gave him a quick peck on the cheek. In that moment Viktor decided that every day he wanted to wake up to Hermione in his arms. He was just happier that way, and usually he was not a morning person.