Chapter 10- Hold me, save me, abandon me.

~*~ I would really like to apologise about the weird and disgusting things that happened at the end of the last chapter. However I can't lie and say I didn't enjoy writing something a bit perverted! The beginning of this chapter is even worse so I'm sorry but it just fits into the story. It is impossible to have a Draco Malfoy story without a bit of dark stuff, much as I prefer fluffiness. Thankyou to everyone who reviewed and as always you are mentioned at the end. Anyhow, enjoy!

Disclaimer: Geez, do you have to rub it in? Not mine!

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Lucius bit down hard on Hermione's bottom lip making her jump and yelp with pain. He sucked at the cut, tasting her coppery blood and revelling in her obvious discomfort. Hermione pushed against him, desperately trying to kick him as she had Draco but Lucius avoided all her attempts while still keeping his tongue in her mouth and his hands all over her body. Hermione knew that the death eater didn't like her and would usually never come within 10feet of a mudblood but she saw the look of satisfaction on his face and knew that he was genuinely enjoying the kiss. Not because of her but because of the power he was exerting over her, knowing that Draco was watching and knowing that Draco had feelings for her probably made him feel like the dark lord himself.

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Suddenly Hermione felt the pressure lessen and Lucius found himself being pulled backwards by a strong hand on the back of his robes. Draco had staggered to his feet and even though he was deathly pale his eyes showed murderous intent. Hermione was sure he was going to kill his father then and there and suddenly she knew that she couldn't let him.

"Draco." She whispered, "Don't; he's not worth it. You'll be sent to Azkaban. I don't want to lose you…" she was going to add 'now that I've found you' but she let it drop.

He looked at her and he seemed to be pleading for her to just let him get it over with but Hermione silently shook her head no, tears spilling over her cheeks. Draco nodded slightly and released his father with a push which sent him sprawling on the ground. In a fluid movement Draco knelt beside him and wrapped one hand around Lucius's throat hard enough to hurt him but not hard enough to cut his air supply.

"If you ever touch her again I will make your death excruciatingly slow and painful." He hissed making sure that Hermione couldn't hear him. Lucius stared defiantly up at him and Draco realised that he needed to get the muggle born girl as far away from the death eater as possible and soon. He stood and, walking tall and proud, returned to Hermione's side.

"Lets go." He said gently looking at her concernedly and noticing the small trickle of blood that wound its way down her chin.

She nodded distractedly and didn't object when Draco gently took her hand in his own, (AN then again who would!), and began to lead her back towards the road. It was probably no safer on the moors anymore, they might as well know that they were following some sort of road that would eventually lead to civilisation.

"Draco." A soft voice called out from behind, "You disobey me again and I'll make yours more so."

He knew his father was referring to his statement before and he swallowed back his fear. He would be mad if he wasn't scared but his father had stepped over the line when he had gotten Hermione involved and he wouldn't back down.

"You'll have to catch me first." he yelled back and with that comment his mental defences went up once more and Lucius lost sight of him in his inner eye.

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Hermione didn't understand what Lucius had said last and was going to ask Draco about it but when she looked at him she saw an expression of such concentration on his face that she simply turned back to watching her footing on the uneven ground. Draco was thinking hard about how he was going to keep his father from looking into his mind with the curse again. Without even realising it he must have built up a strong shield that the Hypnto Impero couldn't penetrate but something had changed when Hermione was in his arms. His armour had gone down and not only had their whereabouts been revealed but one of the forbidden curses had worked on him. His heart thumped as he realised that now Hermione would be wanted even more by the death eaters. She was a chink in his chain mail the gap that they could spread wider simply by causing her pain, something they specialised in. He couldn't let her get close to him! as much as it hurt him to reach this decision, for both their lives they had to stay distant. As if suddenly noticing that his hand was clasped in hers he shook himself loose and jumped away from Hermione as if he had been bitten. She looked at him, surprise clearly written across her face. Then her mouth hardened into a line and she looked away.

Fine, she thought fiercly, Just great. Hold me, save me, abandon me. I should have known. The Malfoy colours shine through. As soon as she thought those last words she reprimanded herself. No that's not fair. He isn't like his father.

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Draco was now walking a little way ahead of her and Hermione was confused as to what could have brought on this sudden rush of coldness. She caught up with him and touched his arm gently to get him to slow down. He ripped himself from her grasp and turned to face her still keeping a wary distance between the two of them.

"What's up with you?" Hermione asked, her brow furrowed in concern.

"Nothing." He sneered though his heart wasn't in it.

"There is something wrong. Why aren't you looking at me?" and Draco was indeed looking everywhere other than at Hermione.

"You spoil the view Granger." He snarled though he flinched at every word.

Hermione stared at him speechless. Draco took a deep breath and continued. "I don't want you looking at me mudblood, don't touch me, don't smile at me, don't even breath in my direction, if you can help it." He added with a smirk that lacked its usual malice

"What did I do?" she was thoroughly confused with his about-face.

"You are you." He sighed longingly looking at her wide eyes that were quickly filling once more with tears. Suddenly he added, "which is a bad thing. Mudblood."

"Bastard." She whispered. "I was wrong about you. Once Malfoy always a Malfoy. I thought you were different, you said you were different." She was accusing him now and Draco wanted nothing more than to kiss her trembling lips and silence her hurtful words.

"You know what, Granger? I lied!" and he stomped forward trying to ignore the pleading in her eyes and the betrayal in her expression.

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~*~ EEK! Oh that is so sad. I would just like to clear up that he is being an asshole because he loves her and wants to protect her not just because he is suffering from split personality disorder. So what do you all think? I'm sorry it is so short again but I seem to be good at annoying little chappies. What was going on at the beginning? Totally gross! Next chapter should be up pretty soon as I have 4 days off school. YEAH! Thankyou very, very, much to these people:

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