Disclaimer: Do I really have to put this in every chapter? Seriously, I
swear, I don't own JKR's stuff, she and her publishers do. So don't sue
me.
A/N: Hehe. On with the story.
Chapter 34
Hermione's POV
"Hermione?" I heard a voice from faraway calling my name. I tried to pull myself towards it, and as it got closer I recognized the voice. "Mione?" Draco called again, slight panic in his voice. I wanted to open my eyes to see him, but it just seemed like too much work. "Merlin. Hermione, are you alright?" I could definitely sense a feel of panic and concern in his voice that time. I snuggled closer to his hard chest, and fought to open my eyes. I finally succeeded, and I blinked a few times to clear my cloudy vision. "Hermione!" he exclaimed. "Say something, anything, are you okay?"
"Yes."
He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Don't ever do that again, okay?" I nodded, but winced in pain as my temple shot pain through my head. Draco slowly set me on my feet, still supporting most of my weight, until he was sure I could stand on my own. I looked around and noticed Harry, Ron, Terry, and Hannah all gathered around me, and everyone except for Hannah was soaking wet.
Before I could say anything, Ron broke into my thoughts. "Merlin, Hermione, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it, you know I didn't, don't you?"
Ron's outburst brought back the memory of what had just happened, and I stopped with my mouth open, ready to accept his apology. I closed my mouth and just stared at him, then at Harry. "What is with you two?" I asked softly after a moment.
Ron still had a look of guilt on his face, but it was soon replaced with fury, and Harry's emerald eyes flashed with anger. "Hermione, he's the enemy! How could you?"
"How could I what, exactly, Harry? Hmm?"
"How dare you-"
"How dare I what, Ron?" I cried angrily. "How dare I have friends besides the two of you? How dare I have fun? How dare I care for someone? How dare I love him?" My voice kept growing louder and I practically screamed the last question at them. I felt tears sting my eyes, and I failed in blinking them away. Angrily, I swiped at my cheek, where the tears were falling down.
The two of them just stood there, shocked. Hannah and Terry looked surprised as well, and even Draco looked a little taken aback that I had just screamed at my two former best friends. I didn't want it to be this way, but I cared about all three of them, Harry, Ron, and Draco.
My voice hardened and I faced the facts. "I love Draco. I love him as much as I love the two of you, but in a different way. There is room in my heart for all of you, whether or not you are willing to accept it. It's the way I'll always feel, and I'm sorry if you don't like it, because I can't change anything." New tears coursed their way down my face as I spoke, but I left them there.
Taking one look at their faces, which were still comprehending, I decided to leave them to make a decision about what I'd just said. I'd be the happiest girl alive if they accepted it, and accepted me and Draco, but I wasn't sure if they would. At least not right away. But I was willing to give them time if that's what it took.
I turned around and walked away as quickly as I could, my head still pounding. I heard Draco following me, and he soon caught up. I looked up to meet his eyes, and he smiled at me, taking my hand in his as we walked back to the room.
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Draco's POV
I slid the card key into the slot and opened the door to the hotel, carrying back the bucket of ice I'd retrieved from the icemaker. Hermione was lying on the couch watching tv. I found a small hand towel from the bathroom and wrapped some ice in it, putting the rest in the mini-fridge. Hermione sat up long enough for me to sit down, put a pillow on my lap, and then she lay back down with her head on the pillow. I gently put the ice to her temple and held it there.
"You really scared me, you know," I told her, gently rubbing her hair. "I was worried about you."
She looked up at me as best she could. "Really?"
I looked down at her incredulously. "Of course. I care about you, Mione. I don't know what I'd do if anything ever happened to you."
She sighed, and settled back down to watch the screen. After awhile, I noticed that her breathing had become more regular, and I knew she'd fallen asleep. I smiled slightly, looking down at her, and couldn't believe how lucky I was.
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"Does your head feel better?" I asked, without turning to look at Hermione as she came out of the bathroom after getting ready to go to dinner.
"Much," she answered, and came over to where I was sitting in the arm chair to kiss my cheek, allowing me to see her for the first time.
She looked absolutely stunning. I knew she'd used makeup to cover the bruise on her temple, and she'd also put on a shade of light blue eyeshadow and some mascara. She was wearing a blue, short, strapless dress with darker blue palm trees on it, and it fit her curves wonderfully. She'd put her hair up in a dark blue clip, with a few curls falling down to frame her face. "You look amazing," I told her, lightly kissing her lips. She smiled at me when I pulled back and sat down on the arm of my chair, until Hannah came out and we all left to eat dinner in the town.
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Still Draco's POV
We found a charming little restaurant in town, and I ordered a chicken sandwich while Hermione had a Caesar salad. We waited for Hannah and Nterry to finish, then left the money for the bill and left to go shopping.
It was already starting to get dark outside, so we decided to shop only in the stores on the way back to the hotel. We stopped in a jewelry store, where Hermione and Hannah exclaimed over the diamonds and other stones, then at a t-shirt shop where we read the sayings printed on them. Lastly we stopped at a drugstore to buy some food to keep in our room. We picked up some popcorn, soda, candy, and chips, and brought them back up to our room in plastic bags.
We dumped the bags on the counter, and I went to my room to change into something more comfortable, after kissing Draco quickly on the cheek as he left to do the same. I exchanged my dress for a pair of purple silk pajama pants and a lighter purple spaghetti strap shirt, ran a brush through my hair, and put it into a messy bun. I stared at my image in the mirror for a few moments before leaving the bathroom I shared with Hannah. I felt bloated after eating so much, but shook it off and headed out to the living room.
Draco was waiting in the arm chair, wearing gray shorts and a black t- shirt. When he spotted me he smiled and scooted over as best he could, allowing me to lay down, half on top of him. Terry and Hannah lay on the couch, and we settled down comfortable for a long night of tv and movies.
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A/N: Aaaahhh! Sorry it took me so long to update!! I can't even blame it on school, I was just off having fun with my friends. SORRY!!! Ok well please review and let me know what you think!!
A/N: Hehe. On with the story.
Chapter 34
Hermione's POV
"Hermione?" I heard a voice from faraway calling my name. I tried to pull myself towards it, and as it got closer I recognized the voice. "Mione?" Draco called again, slight panic in his voice. I wanted to open my eyes to see him, but it just seemed like too much work. "Merlin. Hermione, are you alright?" I could definitely sense a feel of panic and concern in his voice that time. I snuggled closer to his hard chest, and fought to open my eyes. I finally succeeded, and I blinked a few times to clear my cloudy vision. "Hermione!" he exclaimed. "Say something, anything, are you okay?"
"Yes."
He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Don't ever do that again, okay?" I nodded, but winced in pain as my temple shot pain through my head. Draco slowly set me on my feet, still supporting most of my weight, until he was sure I could stand on my own. I looked around and noticed Harry, Ron, Terry, and Hannah all gathered around me, and everyone except for Hannah was soaking wet.
Before I could say anything, Ron broke into my thoughts. "Merlin, Hermione, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it, you know I didn't, don't you?"
Ron's outburst brought back the memory of what had just happened, and I stopped with my mouth open, ready to accept his apology. I closed my mouth and just stared at him, then at Harry. "What is with you two?" I asked softly after a moment.
Ron still had a look of guilt on his face, but it was soon replaced with fury, and Harry's emerald eyes flashed with anger. "Hermione, he's the enemy! How could you?"
"How could I what, exactly, Harry? Hmm?"
"How dare you-"
"How dare I what, Ron?" I cried angrily. "How dare I have friends besides the two of you? How dare I have fun? How dare I care for someone? How dare I love him?" My voice kept growing louder and I practically screamed the last question at them. I felt tears sting my eyes, and I failed in blinking them away. Angrily, I swiped at my cheek, where the tears were falling down.
The two of them just stood there, shocked. Hannah and Terry looked surprised as well, and even Draco looked a little taken aback that I had just screamed at my two former best friends. I didn't want it to be this way, but I cared about all three of them, Harry, Ron, and Draco.
My voice hardened and I faced the facts. "I love Draco. I love him as much as I love the two of you, but in a different way. There is room in my heart for all of you, whether or not you are willing to accept it. It's the way I'll always feel, and I'm sorry if you don't like it, because I can't change anything." New tears coursed their way down my face as I spoke, but I left them there.
Taking one look at their faces, which were still comprehending, I decided to leave them to make a decision about what I'd just said. I'd be the happiest girl alive if they accepted it, and accepted me and Draco, but I wasn't sure if they would. At least not right away. But I was willing to give them time if that's what it took.
I turned around and walked away as quickly as I could, my head still pounding. I heard Draco following me, and he soon caught up. I looked up to meet his eyes, and he smiled at me, taking my hand in his as we walked back to the room.
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Draco's POV
I slid the card key into the slot and opened the door to the hotel, carrying back the bucket of ice I'd retrieved from the icemaker. Hermione was lying on the couch watching tv. I found a small hand towel from the bathroom and wrapped some ice in it, putting the rest in the mini-fridge. Hermione sat up long enough for me to sit down, put a pillow on my lap, and then she lay back down with her head on the pillow. I gently put the ice to her temple and held it there.
"You really scared me, you know," I told her, gently rubbing her hair. "I was worried about you."
She looked up at me as best she could. "Really?"
I looked down at her incredulously. "Of course. I care about you, Mione. I don't know what I'd do if anything ever happened to you."
She sighed, and settled back down to watch the screen. After awhile, I noticed that her breathing had become more regular, and I knew she'd fallen asleep. I smiled slightly, looking down at her, and couldn't believe how lucky I was.
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"Does your head feel better?" I asked, without turning to look at Hermione as she came out of the bathroom after getting ready to go to dinner.
"Much," she answered, and came over to where I was sitting in the arm chair to kiss my cheek, allowing me to see her for the first time.
She looked absolutely stunning. I knew she'd used makeup to cover the bruise on her temple, and she'd also put on a shade of light blue eyeshadow and some mascara. She was wearing a blue, short, strapless dress with darker blue palm trees on it, and it fit her curves wonderfully. She'd put her hair up in a dark blue clip, with a few curls falling down to frame her face. "You look amazing," I told her, lightly kissing her lips. She smiled at me when I pulled back and sat down on the arm of my chair, until Hannah came out and we all left to eat dinner in the town.
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Still Draco's POV
We found a charming little restaurant in town, and I ordered a chicken sandwich while Hermione had a Caesar salad. We waited for Hannah and Nterry to finish, then left the money for the bill and left to go shopping.
It was already starting to get dark outside, so we decided to shop only in the stores on the way back to the hotel. We stopped in a jewelry store, where Hermione and Hannah exclaimed over the diamonds and other stones, then at a t-shirt shop where we read the sayings printed on them. Lastly we stopped at a drugstore to buy some food to keep in our room. We picked up some popcorn, soda, candy, and chips, and brought them back up to our room in plastic bags.
We dumped the bags on the counter, and I went to my room to change into something more comfortable, after kissing Draco quickly on the cheek as he left to do the same. I exchanged my dress for a pair of purple silk pajama pants and a lighter purple spaghetti strap shirt, ran a brush through my hair, and put it into a messy bun. I stared at my image in the mirror for a few moments before leaving the bathroom I shared with Hannah. I felt bloated after eating so much, but shook it off and headed out to the living room.
Draco was waiting in the arm chair, wearing gray shorts and a black t- shirt. When he spotted me he smiled and scooted over as best he could, allowing me to lay down, half on top of him. Terry and Hannah lay on the couch, and we settled down comfortable for a long night of tv and movies.
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A/N: Aaaahhh! Sorry it took me so long to update!! I can't even blame it on school, I was just off having fun with my friends. SORRY!!! Ok well please review and let me know what you think!!