Author's Note: Okay, dramatic to fluffy in ten seconds flat. This is major
for fluffy so if that's not your cup of tea I apologize in advance. Josh
Groban sings the song; I'm not sure who wrote the lyrics.
When Draco awoke in the hospital wing he immediately tried to sit up, but stabbing pains throughout his body stopped him. He took in his surroundings and for the first time noticed Hermione. Both of her small hands held onto his right one and she had fallen asleep with her head on his chest. Draco reached over and ran his free hand through her hair, but even that slight touch woke her and Hermione looked up at him. "Hey, you're awake," she whispered sleepily. " Hey yourself," he replied. He was overwhelmed at the sight of her. " I was afraid you'd left me Draco," Herm said, all the while tears running down her face. The blonde dragon reached up and brushed away the tears. "No crying for me. I'm fine, and you know I'd never give you up without a fight." She nodded and snuggled closer to his chest. "I'm so sorry about everything," Hermione said. "About hurting you, the duel, just everything." "It's all fine. Just forget it."
They sat there for a long time, thinking about the events of the last little while. "Hey Draco," Hermione chimed in. "Yeah Hun?" "I know I couldn't say it before, but now I want you to know that. Well I love you." She looked up to gauge his reaction and saw clear blue eyes full of love. "I love you too." In an instant Hermione sat up and their lips met in a fiery kiss, their first kiss. When they finally came up for air, they stared into each other's eyes. "Wow," she muttered. "I second the motion." "Dare to go again?" He nodded. "I'm game." He crushed his lips to hers in another heated kiss, but Madame Pomfrey rudely interrupted them. " Now Miss Granger," she said with a sly smile. "Draco doesn't need any help pulling out those stitches." Both teens turned bright red and began to laugh, but Draco had to stop when he discovered the pain that accompanied it. With that in mind he asked Hermione just how badly he was hurt.
"Well, from your fall you've got a broken leg, fractured wrist, bruised tailbone, and a bump the size of Wales on your head. From everything else there's cracked ribs, a couple broken fingers, and cuts and bruises," she said with a wince. "Well how about Harry and Ron?" Draco asked. "Well Ron's got a broken wrist, bruised ribs, broken fingers and a whole bunch of bruises. Harry's got a broken arm, bruised tailbone, broken ankle, and he's kinda cut up." She smiled. "Oh, and they both have broken noses, and Harry's gonna be red for a while." Draco looked at her, confused. "Oh that wasn't you. See when Ginny got a hold of them she punched both of them right in the nose, the she kissed Harry right on the mouth!" "Way to go Ginny!" he yelled. "Which reminds me, do you want to hear your punishment?" Hermione asked. "Yeah, give it to me." "Okay. All three of you have to heal on your own, no magic. Just the good old muggle way." Draco groaned. "Great, that's just great, how am I supposed to." he was cut of by a loud yawn from Hermione. "Okay that's it you need to sleep. Crawl up here Herm." She shook her head. "No way, I'll just hurt you even more." "Trust me, I can handle it. Now come up here." To tired to fight with him, she crawled up onto the bed and under the blankets. She curled up so that their bodies curved together and closed her eyes. "Draco?" she said sheepishly. "Yeah." "Well this is gonna sound weird, but I can't sleep without music, so could you maybe, um.sing to me?" Draco chuckled and kissed her hair. "Of course sweetheart. I'll sing you one of my favorite songs. It's actually by a muggle so you may know it. Funny, seems more fitting then usual." He cleared his throat and soon his deep, smooth, beautiful voice filled Hermione's ears.
Through the darkness, I can see your light. And you will always shine, and I can feel your heart in mine. Your face I've memorized, I idolize just you.
Hermione recognized the song and began to sing with Draco.
I look up to, everything you are. In my eyes you do no wrong. I've loved you for so long, and after all is said and done. You're still you. After all, you're still you.
You walk past me; I can feel your pain. Time changes everything; one truth always stays the same. You're still you; after all you're still you.
I look up to, everything you are. In my eyes you do no wrong. And I believe in you, although you never asked me to. I will remember you and what life put you through.
And in this cruel and lonely world, I found one love. You're still you. After all. You're still you.
Draco sang the last line by himself, Hermione had fallen asleep. So he kissed her forehead one last time then closed his eyes and waited for sleep.
When Draco awoke in the hospital wing he immediately tried to sit up, but stabbing pains throughout his body stopped him. He took in his surroundings and for the first time noticed Hermione. Both of her small hands held onto his right one and she had fallen asleep with her head on his chest. Draco reached over and ran his free hand through her hair, but even that slight touch woke her and Hermione looked up at him. "Hey, you're awake," she whispered sleepily. " Hey yourself," he replied. He was overwhelmed at the sight of her. " I was afraid you'd left me Draco," Herm said, all the while tears running down her face. The blonde dragon reached up and brushed away the tears. "No crying for me. I'm fine, and you know I'd never give you up without a fight." She nodded and snuggled closer to his chest. "I'm so sorry about everything," Hermione said. "About hurting you, the duel, just everything." "It's all fine. Just forget it."
They sat there for a long time, thinking about the events of the last little while. "Hey Draco," Hermione chimed in. "Yeah Hun?" "I know I couldn't say it before, but now I want you to know that. Well I love you." She looked up to gauge his reaction and saw clear blue eyes full of love. "I love you too." In an instant Hermione sat up and their lips met in a fiery kiss, their first kiss. When they finally came up for air, they stared into each other's eyes. "Wow," she muttered. "I second the motion." "Dare to go again?" He nodded. "I'm game." He crushed his lips to hers in another heated kiss, but Madame Pomfrey rudely interrupted them. " Now Miss Granger," she said with a sly smile. "Draco doesn't need any help pulling out those stitches." Both teens turned bright red and began to laugh, but Draco had to stop when he discovered the pain that accompanied it. With that in mind he asked Hermione just how badly he was hurt.
"Well, from your fall you've got a broken leg, fractured wrist, bruised tailbone, and a bump the size of Wales on your head. From everything else there's cracked ribs, a couple broken fingers, and cuts and bruises," she said with a wince. "Well how about Harry and Ron?" Draco asked. "Well Ron's got a broken wrist, bruised ribs, broken fingers and a whole bunch of bruises. Harry's got a broken arm, bruised tailbone, broken ankle, and he's kinda cut up." She smiled. "Oh, and they both have broken noses, and Harry's gonna be red for a while." Draco looked at her, confused. "Oh that wasn't you. See when Ginny got a hold of them she punched both of them right in the nose, the she kissed Harry right on the mouth!" "Way to go Ginny!" he yelled. "Which reminds me, do you want to hear your punishment?" Hermione asked. "Yeah, give it to me." "Okay. All three of you have to heal on your own, no magic. Just the good old muggle way." Draco groaned. "Great, that's just great, how am I supposed to." he was cut of by a loud yawn from Hermione. "Okay that's it you need to sleep. Crawl up here Herm." She shook her head. "No way, I'll just hurt you even more." "Trust me, I can handle it. Now come up here." To tired to fight with him, she crawled up onto the bed and under the blankets. She curled up so that their bodies curved together and closed her eyes. "Draco?" she said sheepishly. "Yeah." "Well this is gonna sound weird, but I can't sleep without music, so could you maybe, um.sing to me?" Draco chuckled and kissed her hair. "Of course sweetheart. I'll sing you one of my favorite songs. It's actually by a muggle so you may know it. Funny, seems more fitting then usual." He cleared his throat and soon his deep, smooth, beautiful voice filled Hermione's ears.
Through the darkness, I can see your light. And you will always shine, and I can feel your heart in mine. Your face I've memorized, I idolize just you.
Hermione recognized the song and began to sing with Draco.
I look up to, everything you are. In my eyes you do no wrong. I've loved you for so long, and after all is said and done. You're still you. After all, you're still you.
You walk past me; I can feel your pain. Time changes everything; one truth always stays the same. You're still you; after all you're still you.
I look up to, everything you are. In my eyes you do no wrong. And I believe in you, although you never asked me to. I will remember you and what life put you through.
And in this cruel and lonely world, I found one love. You're still you. After all. You're still you.
Draco sang the last line by himself, Hermione had fallen asleep. So he kissed her forehead one last time then closed his eyes and waited for sleep.