* Draco's Angel *
* Chapter 5: For The First Time *
* By Cyber Gal *
Draco Malfoy found himself downing in a river of ice cold water. Usually he was a good swimmer, but the water stung through his body like ice and he couldn't move. He was sinking farther and farther into the murky deepness. Draco kept trying to swim to the top, but it seemed miles and miles above him. Everything was dark now, and he couldn't see a thing.
"Draco," came a soothing voice from out of the icy deepness of the water. He felt a hand on his shoulder and then suddenly he woke up. "Draco, are you okay?" Hermione asked sitting down next to him. Draco barley heard her. His mind was dizzy and he felt like he was going to pass out again. Dead, he thought. My mother's really dead. Draco couldn't believe it, nor did he want to for that matter. But on top of all his sadness, Draco felt angry. He was angry with himself for asking his mother to help him. Draco knew that if she were ever caught, Lucius would kill her. But mostly, be was angry with his father. He knew he did this, it couldn't have been anyone else. Never before had Draco felt so much anger towards someone, not even towards Potter. He clenched his fists tightly as tears began to swell up in his eyes. Draco let out a quiet sob and let his head fall into his hands.
"Shhhh, Draco. It's okay," Hermione said awkwardly putting a hand around his muscular shoulder. There was an awkward silence among the two.
"I vow to avenge my mother's death by killing that bastard of a father," Draco said angrily clenching his fists tighter. Hermione could feel the tension rising and decided she better say something to calm him down.
"Draco from what you said about your father, it sounds like your mother was constantly living in fear. And if that's true, maybe she's happier now that she's away from him for good," Hermione said trying to act compassionate.
"Maybe, but he didn't have to kill her," Draco sobbed looking up at Hermione with a tear streaked face. "It's my fault she's dead."
"No it's not Draco. Your mother wanted to help you. She wouldn't have wanted your father to keep you locked up in a dungeon," Hermione replied.
"All her life, she's been punished for trying to save me. If I hadn't been born, she and everyone else would have been better off," Draco said softly.
"Draco don't say that. You really don't mean that," Hermione said pulling him closer and into her embrace. Shocked, Draco returned the hug burying his face in Hermione's shoulder. It felt strange to him; no one had ever given him a true hug like that before.
The hug was strange to Hermione, too. She would have never imagined giving Draco Malfoy, of all people, a hug. But now she was, and she actually liked it. In his arms she found comfort. On top of everything that had happened, that moment she felt safe and protected from the rest of the world. It was a while later when the two finally broke apart. Draco looked up at Hermione.
"Thanks," he mumbled.
"Draco Malfoy, that is he first time I have ever heard you say thanks," Hermione said shocked. Draco laughed.
"Yeah, well," Draco said surprised. "Thanks never really fit my reputation."
"You can say that again," Hermione replied and looked back up at Draco. "Are you really as bad as everyone makes you out to be?"
"I don't know, really. What does everyone want me to be?" Draco questioned. Cautiously, Hermione took Draco's hand in hers.
"Yourself," she answered and smiled at him.
"Myself?" Draco sighed. "I haven't been myself in a long time. I don't think I'd know how to act."
"Well I bet you're not like the bad boy you try to act like," Hermione added. Draco sighed and fell backwards onto the green grass. As he looked around he saw he was lying in the middle of deep forest. Trees surrounded the clearing where he was lying. There was a little light shining through, and Draco knew it was probably late out.
He felt strange. Everything felt different. At one moment Hermione Granger hated him and his mother was alive, and at the next, Hermione was being nice to him and his mother was dead. Draco sighed again and looked back up at Hermione. But this time, he saw in a different way. He had never really noticed how much she had changed over the years from the 11-year-old big-tooth bookworm to the 17-year-old beautiful mature teenager she had become.
Hermione felt the same way. She couldn't believe Draco Malfoy was being nice to her. Everything was so strange. Hermione didn't know was going to happen to the two of them, but at the moment, she didn't care. Right now, she wanted to be in Draco's arms again. She wanted to feel the comfort and the security she had felt before. It was weird, but she felt this liking towards Draco. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before. Awkwardly, Hermione leaned forward again, and pulled Draco to her chest. Draco pulled her closer, and the two sat there in silence, neither one wanting to let go.
Finally, night feel upon the forest where the two sat. Hermione eventually laid down and fell asleep, absorbed in her thoughts of what was to come. Draco, on the other hand was restless. Many different thoughts flooded his mind and he couldn't find sleep. He felt differently about Hermione now. And for the first time, he realized he was in love.
The End (until the next chapter)
Well guys, what happened to the reviews? I only got 2! That's why this chapter is shorter then the others because nobody reviewed. I'm really upset now!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, how was this chapter. I should go back and see how many times I used the word strange. I bet I used it a lot. Anyway here comes the romance. Not much, more will come later but that was a start. I'm sorry that Narcissa had to die. I didn't want her too, but that's how I got into the romance part. So, what's going to happen next? Let me see, well Hermi and Draco will go back to Hogwarts in a little bit and we'll see some characters from the Marauder's generation appear soon. Also maybe even a vision of Draco Malfoy wearing a leopard print thong? In a lot of series they have Draco wearing leather pants, but I didn't want to copy. My friend suggested this to me. What do you think? Ok Got any suggestions or want anything to happen? Please tell me. I love to here what you think. Oh yeah and I made a little mistake with the color of Draco's eyes but this is fan fiction, so his eyes are going to stay blue, not gray. I picture Draco with blue eyes, not gray.
I was watching Romeo and Juliet (you know the one with Leonardo Dicaprio, it was on ABC on Saturday) and that gave me some more good ideas. Thanks to my wonderful reviewers! Please review! I'm down on my knees begging you! Ok, I'm babbling on about nothing now so I might as well stop. Till next time,
~*~Cyber Gal~*~