Chapter 7: Falling
Hermione said nothing while they trudged back up to the castle. Many of the older students gave them odd looks as they passed, but neither seemed to notice. When they got to their dorms, Hermione announced that she wasn't very hungry. Draco understood and asked if she needed any company while taking out their shopping bags and returning them to normal size.
"Sure," Hermione replied wearily. "But I'm afraid that I won't be much fun."
"That's ok. I'll be with you. That's all that matters," Draco said, trying to cheer her up. Hermione broke into a smile and gave Draco a hug.
"You always know what to say to make a girl feel better, don't you?" Draco chuckled and pulled away, looking into Hermione's tear streaked face. He put a finger under her chin.
"Years of practice," he said. Hermione rolled her eyes and laughed.
"I'm really glad we became friends Draco. I don't know what I'd do with you," Hermione said sincerely. Draco's smile faded and he looked down at the floor.
"You'd probably be at dinner with Potter and Weasley," he said quietly. An awkward silence filled the room. Then Hermione took Draco's hand in hers, forcing him to look into her eyes.
"Draco, they're not here right now. You are. And right now, you are the only person I'd want to be here with. So don't go beating yourself up for what happened today. It's not your fault, ok?" Draco smiled and nodded. He reached up and brushed his fingers against Hermione's cheek. Hermione gasped at his touch. She looked straight into his eyes, which seemed just as surprised as she felt.
"Draco?" she whispered. He shushed her by running his thumb over her bottom lip. Hermione shivered and closed her eyes. Draco tilted her chin up and leaned down so that their lips were barely touching. He hovered there for a second, causing the butterflies to beat their wings madly against the inside of her stomach.
"Hermione, I think I'm falling for you," Draco whispered before finally meeting her lips with his own. Their first shared kiss was not long and it was very gentle and sweet: something quite unexpected from Draco Malfoy. They broke apart and Hermione was left breathless.
"Draco, I-" He put a hand over her mouth.
"I know . . .I'm just a really good friend and nothing more, right?" Hermione shook her head and gently moved Draco's hand away.
"Actually, I was going to say that I'm falling for you, too." Draco searched her face, looking for any twitch of a muscle to reveal if Hermione was lying or not. When he knew for sure that she was telling the truth, his face broke into a smile and he picked Hermione up, spinning her around in a circle. Hermione giggled and told Draco to put her down. He set her down on the sofa and knelt down in front of her.
"Hermione, you have just make me the happiest man in the world," he said, picking up one of her hands and kissing it. She pulled him up so he could sit next to her. He put an arm around her shoulders and she nestled her head on to his chest. But the he lay back onto the sofa, taking her with him. She gave out a shocked cry and he just laughed.
"Draco Malfoy, you are such a . . .a . . ."
"What, a devilishly handsome guy? Oh yes, I know," he said pretending to buff his nails on his shirt. She playfully slapped him.
"Actually, I was going to say you were a prat, but not I think you're a conceited prat!" Draco pretended to look hurt and put a hand over his heart.
"Oh Hermione, you hurt me deep." She laughed causing him to grin. They shifted a bit so that her head rested on his chest. Draco absentmindedly rubbed his hand up and down her spine. The effect was quite soothing and soon she felt her eyes closing.
"Draco?" she asked drowsily.
"Hmm?" His voice sounded just as drowsy as her own. She lifted her head up a bit.
"Was today supposed to be a date?" He opened his eyes and looked at her thoughtfully.
"Well, not really. Why?" She smiled and settled back onto Draco's chest.
"No reason. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't lying to Harry and Ron." Draco chuckled a bit.
"Well, next time you might have a bit of trouble."
"And why is that?"
"Next time I'll make sure it's a date." She smiled.
"I have no problem with that." With that said, they both fell asleep in each other's arms, a smile plastered on each one's face.
Whoo! So that's all I'm updating for now. Keep looking out for new chapters! I have sixteen chapters written so far, but I still need to type them up and upload. But I promise you, I'm going to keep writing. My writer's block is gone and it's Christmas break, so you're going to see some new chapters up! Yay! Good news for you guys! Ok, I'm done here, so MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hermione said nothing while they trudged back up to the castle. Many of the older students gave them odd looks as they passed, but neither seemed to notice. When they got to their dorms, Hermione announced that she wasn't very hungry. Draco understood and asked if she needed any company while taking out their shopping bags and returning them to normal size.
"Sure," Hermione replied wearily. "But I'm afraid that I won't be much fun."
"That's ok. I'll be with you. That's all that matters," Draco said, trying to cheer her up. Hermione broke into a smile and gave Draco a hug.
"You always know what to say to make a girl feel better, don't you?" Draco chuckled and pulled away, looking into Hermione's tear streaked face. He put a finger under her chin.
"Years of practice," he said. Hermione rolled her eyes and laughed.
"I'm really glad we became friends Draco. I don't know what I'd do with you," Hermione said sincerely. Draco's smile faded and he looked down at the floor.
"You'd probably be at dinner with Potter and Weasley," he said quietly. An awkward silence filled the room. Then Hermione took Draco's hand in hers, forcing him to look into her eyes.
"Draco, they're not here right now. You are. And right now, you are the only person I'd want to be here with. So don't go beating yourself up for what happened today. It's not your fault, ok?" Draco smiled and nodded. He reached up and brushed his fingers against Hermione's cheek. Hermione gasped at his touch. She looked straight into his eyes, which seemed just as surprised as she felt.
"Draco?" she whispered. He shushed her by running his thumb over her bottom lip. Hermione shivered and closed her eyes. Draco tilted her chin up and leaned down so that their lips were barely touching. He hovered there for a second, causing the butterflies to beat their wings madly against the inside of her stomach.
"Hermione, I think I'm falling for you," Draco whispered before finally meeting her lips with his own. Their first shared kiss was not long and it was very gentle and sweet: something quite unexpected from Draco Malfoy. They broke apart and Hermione was left breathless.
"Draco, I-" He put a hand over her mouth.
"I know . . .I'm just a really good friend and nothing more, right?" Hermione shook her head and gently moved Draco's hand away.
"Actually, I was going to say that I'm falling for you, too." Draco searched her face, looking for any twitch of a muscle to reveal if Hermione was lying or not. When he knew for sure that she was telling the truth, his face broke into a smile and he picked Hermione up, spinning her around in a circle. Hermione giggled and told Draco to put her down. He set her down on the sofa and knelt down in front of her.
"Hermione, you have just make me the happiest man in the world," he said, picking up one of her hands and kissing it. She pulled him up so he could sit next to her. He put an arm around her shoulders and she nestled her head on to his chest. But the he lay back onto the sofa, taking her with him. She gave out a shocked cry and he just laughed.
"Draco Malfoy, you are such a . . .a . . ."
"What, a devilishly handsome guy? Oh yes, I know," he said pretending to buff his nails on his shirt. She playfully slapped him.
"Actually, I was going to say you were a prat, but not I think you're a conceited prat!" Draco pretended to look hurt and put a hand over his heart.
"Oh Hermione, you hurt me deep." She laughed causing him to grin. They shifted a bit so that her head rested on his chest. Draco absentmindedly rubbed his hand up and down her spine. The effect was quite soothing and soon she felt her eyes closing.
"Draco?" she asked drowsily.
"Hmm?" His voice sounded just as drowsy as her own. She lifted her head up a bit.
"Was today supposed to be a date?" He opened his eyes and looked at her thoughtfully.
"Well, not really. Why?" She smiled and settled back onto Draco's chest.
"No reason. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't lying to Harry and Ron." Draco chuckled a bit.
"Well, next time you might have a bit of trouble."
"And why is that?"
"Next time I'll make sure it's a date." She smiled.
"I have no problem with that." With that said, they both fell asleep in each other's arms, a smile plastered on each one's face.
Whoo! So that's all I'm updating for now. Keep looking out for new chapters! I have sixteen chapters written so far, but I still need to type them up and upload. But I promise you, I'm going to keep writing. My writer's block is gone and it's Christmas break, so you're going to see some new chapters up! Yay! Good news for you guys! Ok, I'm done here, so MERRY CHRISTMAS!