A/N: Sorry for being so long with this chapter. I couldn't quite decide where to end it. So anyway... EnJoY!
A Moment Here With You
Hermione was running. She was in some alternate world. How could this have happened? One moment she was in the empty Astronomy Tower, and the next she was trying to escape from these monsters. They were hideous; globs of black ooze sliding off of their faces and down onto the stone floor, sizzling. She looked away, down at the ground in front of her. That's when she noticed that she wasn't running anymore. Someone was carrying her. Who...? And the dream went black.
She woke up in a bed. White walls came into view as her vision ceased to blur. "Wha...?" she managed to squeak.
"Don't," a finger was put to her lips. She knew that voice... Draco! She looked up at him through quickly flowing tears.
"Draco, I... Thank you..." That was all she was able to say before Draco replaced his finger on her mouth with his lips. 'His lips are so soft,' she thought, closing her eyes tightly, hoping it wasn't just another part of the dream.
He held her head gently in his hands. 'Her lips are so soft...' he thought, closing his eyes. He ceased kissing her, willing every fiber of his being to stop, so she could rest.
"You get some rest," he said, placing her head down carefully onto the pillow. She sat up slowly, taking her time.
"I don't want to rest," she whispered, "I want you." With that, she kissed him again. Draco was surprised when Hermione's tongue parted his lips, but he let it happen. A door clicked, and they jumped apart.
Madame Pomfry walked into the room, carrying a clipboard in her hands. She looked over at Hermione sitting up in bed.
"Ah," she said checking something off on her clipboard, "So you're feeling better then?"
"Yes, Madame Pomfry," she said, shifting slightly under her covers, "I think I'm well enough to leave." Madame Pomfry looked at Draco, her eyes narrowing slightly, and went over to check on Hermione. Once she was done with a very thorough investigation, she let her go back to her common room, telling her that Harry and Ron had asked about her.
Once they were out of the hospital wing, they inadvertently started walking to the Astronomy Tower.
"What time is it?" Hermione asked.
"You were unconscious for about two hours, so it's about five thirty," Draco answered, moving his hand slowly into hers. She blushed furiously at this, making Draco think of how absolutely adorable she was. He turned her so he was standing in front of her. He bent down, and whispered into her ear, "I love you." She fell into his arms then, embracing him tightly; holding onto him as though her life depended upon him, which, at this point, it did. "Hermione," he asked, holding her shaking body in his arms, "what's wrong?"
"I love you too, but we can't do this," she said, hot tears streaking her cool face.
Draco took her chin in his hand and lifted it up to look at him. "We can do this. If only just for right now. Let this be good enough. Let me be good enough. God, Hermione, you make me feel like I've never felt before! You make me feel like I'm flying. We can be together, just for one day." She looked into his eyes. They looked like silver-gray pools of mercury, flowing around two tiny black islands.
"Okay, Draco," she said, smiling, "We can be together, just for right now." So they walked down the corridor, hand in hand, just to walk together in silence. Just to be together.
* * *
"Okay," Ron said as he and Harry met up with Hermione in the Great Hall for lunch, "what's up with you?"
Hermione blushed slightly, and said nonchalantly, "What do you mean?"
"You have a boyfriend!" said Harry teasingly from her right side. Ron looked at him skeptically from her left, but her blush proved the statement. Ron didn't say anything else. He had apparently decided to skip lunch and go back to the common room. Harry's smile was replaced with a thoughtful expression, and the conversation ceased as they sat down in their usual places and began to eat. Ginny looked at her strangely and said, "Herm? Are you alright?" She had been extremely worried ever since the news had circulated that Hermione had been found in the Astronomy Tower, unconscious and bleeding, and had had to be carried to the hospital wing.
"I'm fine, Gin," Hermione said, smiling at her small friend. Ginny smiled back and Harry suddenly looked up from his breakfast.
"I get it," he whispered to Hermione, "Ron said he liked you, and you already had a boyfriend, right? So you ran off and hyperventilated yourself into unconsciousness. Am I right?" Hermione stared at Harry. Sometimes he could be a total nitwit, and other times he was sharp as a tack and pinned you with his intellect. Her look told Harry all he needed to know. Hermione regained her composure and whispered back, "We'll talk later in the common room, after Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures." Harry winked and whispered back, "Right," and they both went off to their class, waiting for a time when it was safe to talk.
A Moment Here With You
Hermione was running. She was in some alternate world. How could this have happened? One moment she was in the empty Astronomy Tower, and the next she was trying to escape from these monsters. They were hideous; globs of black ooze sliding off of their faces and down onto the stone floor, sizzling. She looked away, down at the ground in front of her. That's when she noticed that she wasn't running anymore. Someone was carrying her. Who...? And the dream went black.
She woke up in a bed. White walls came into view as her vision ceased to blur. "Wha...?" she managed to squeak.
"Don't," a finger was put to her lips. She knew that voice... Draco! She looked up at him through quickly flowing tears.
"Draco, I... Thank you..." That was all she was able to say before Draco replaced his finger on her mouth with his lips. 'His lips are so soft,' she thought, closing her eyes tightly, hoping it wasn't just another part of the dream.
He held her head gently in his hands. 'Her lips are so soft...' he thought, closing his eyes. He ceased kissing her, willing every fiber of his being to stop, so she could rest.
"You get some rest," he said, placing her head down carefully onto the pillow. She sat up slowly, taking her time.
"I don't want to rest," she whispered, "I want you." With that, she kissed him again. Draco was surprised when Hermione's tongue parted his lips, but he let it happen. A door clicked, and they jumped apart.
Madame Pomfry walked into the room, carrying a clipboard in her hands. She looked over at Hermione sitting up in bed.
"Ah," she said checking something off on her clipboard, "So you're feeling better then?"
"Yes, Madame Pomfry," she said, shifting slightly under her covers, "I think I'm well enough to leave." Madame Pomfry looked at Draco, her eyes narrowing slightly, and went over to check on Hermione. Once she was done with a very thorough investigation, she let her go back to her common room, telling her that Harry and Ron had asked about her.
Once they were out of the hospital wing, they inadvertently started walking to the Astronomy Tower.
"What time is it?" Hermione asked.
"You were unconscious for about two hours, so it's about five thirty," Draco answered, moving his hand slowly into hers. She blushed furiously at this, making Draco think of how absolutely adorable she was. He turned her so he was standing in front of her. He bent down, and whispered into her ear, "I love you." She fell into his arms then, embracing him tightly; holding onto him as though her life depended upon him, which, at this point, it did. "Hermione," he asked, holding her shaking body in his arms, "what's wrong?"
"I love you too, but we can't do this," she said, hot tears streaking her cool face.
Draco took her chin in his hand and lifted it up to look at him. "We can do this. If only just for right now. Let this be good enough. Let me be good enough. God, Hermione, you make me feel like I've never felt before! You make me feel like I'm flying. We can be together, just for one day." She looked into his eyes. They looked like silver-gray pools of mercury, flowing around two tiny black islands.
"Okay, Draco," she said, smiling, "We can be together, just for right now." So they walked down the corridor, hand in hand, just to walk together in silence. Just to be together.
* * *
"Okay," Ron said as he and Harry met up with Hermione in the Great Hall for lunch, "what's up with you?"
Hermione blushed slightly, and said nonchalantly, "What do you mean?"
"You have a boyfriend!" said Harry teasingly from her right side. Ron looked at him skeptically from her left, but her blush proved the statement. Ron didn't say anything else. He had apparently decided to skip lunch and go back to the common room. Harry's smile was replaced with a thoughtful expression, and the conversation ceased as they sat down in their usual places and began to eat. Ginny looked at her strangely and said, "Herm? Are you alright?" She had been extremely worried ever since the news had circulated that Hermione had been found in the Astronomy Tower, unconscious and bleeding, and had had to be carried to the hospital wing.
"I'm fine, Gin," Hermione said, smiling at her small friend. Ginny smiled back and Harry suddenly looked up from his breakfast.
"I get it," he whispered to Hermione, "Ron said he liked you, and you already had a boyfriend, right? So you ran off and hyperventilated yourself into unconsciousness. Am I right?" Hermione stared at Harry. Sometimes he could be a total nitwit, and other times he was sharp as a tack and pinned you with his intellect. Her look told Harry all he needed to know. Hermione regained her composure and whispered back, "We'll talk later in the common room, after Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures." Harry winked and whispered back, "Right," and they both went off to their class, waiting for a time when it was safe to talk.