Fusion
A/N: And after fission, there's fusion, where everything comes together.
Prologue: Midnight at Hogwarts. A large rock forming a plateau a little ways over the lake is our setting. During the day, the rocks are ignored by all but those who choose to sit on them during breaks. At night, however, it is a common place for young lovers to meet...
I stood there quietly, staring at the dark silhouette atop the rock. I let my eyes trace over the curving muscles in his arms, which were wrapped around his legs, trying to protect them from the light wind that had picked up.
I debated going back to the castle, letting him sit there all night, freezing his ass off. Then I shook my head. I couldn't do that, not even to Draco. He deserved a chance to explain his actions at dinner last night.
I took a step, the leaves crunching under my feet. At the sound, Draco looked up. His face communicated more clearly than words could express how nervous he was.
"Hermione." he said simply.
"Draco." I replied cooly, not to be outdone. I carefully climbed up onto the rock, until I was standing in front of him.
We stood silently, staring at each other. The wind picked up again, blowing a loose piece of hair across my face. Like a reflex, he reached up and gently tucked it behind my ear. Despite the cold, I blushed lightly.
"Hermione, I've been waiting to ask you this for so long..." Draco said, taking my hands.
I managed a quiet, excited squeak. I had no idea what he was going to ask, but it pretty much had to be good.
"Hermione Granger..."
"Yes?" I asked breathlessly.
"Would you ever, maybe, possibly..."
"Yes?" I asked again, leaning forward ever so slightly.
"Hypothetically..."
"Draco," I said quietly. "Maybe it would be best if you whispered it to me."
He nodded, gulping. He leaned closer, his soft lips millimeters from my ear. I felt his warm breath against my ear as he whispered...
"Will you help me with my transfiguration homework?" He asked in a rush.
I jerked back like I'd had been struck with lightning. Repeatedly. He was doubled over laughing.
"Draco Malfoy, you...you are just too much sometimes!" I spluttered, like an indignant motor boat.
"Wait-" He barely had time to straighten up before I shoved him backwards off the rock.
The moment passed in slow motion for me as I watched Draco's shocked face. I felt a tug at my heart as I watched him fall towards the lake.
Wait, the tug was at my arm.
My scream was drowned out (No pun intended) as we both splashed into the lake.
Oh, I'm going to hurt him! I fumed, treading water. It's freezing, yet he picks tonight to drag me into the lake.
He popped up again like some deranged toaster strudel. "You've got to admit, that was fun. Or at least funny. The look on your face-"
"Fun? No. Mildly cardiac arrest-inducing? Yes." I started to swim for shore, but he grabbed my robe.
"I promise you, this will be fun." He pulled me close to him.
"Drowning in the lake in the middle of the night is supposed to be fun?" I looked at him skeptically.
"No, this is." He kissed my lips lightly, making me shiver even more.
Once it was too cold and we were too tired to stay in the lake, we waded out and collapsed under a tree. Draco glanced up at the moon.
"I figure we have half an hour before we need to go back to the castle." He said. "Then we can still get at least about six hours of sleep."
I kissed him again. "Who needs sleep?"
A/N: I guess you guys will never find out why he left at dinner...XD Okay, he left to go get cleaned up. Happy?
Everyone: NO!
Well, too bad XP
A/N: And after fission, there's fusion, where everything comes together.
Prologue: Midnight at Hogwarts. A large rock forming a plateau a little ways over the lake is our setting. During the day, the rocks are ignored by all but those who choose to sit on them during breaks. At night, however, it is a common place for young lovers to meet...
I stood there quietly, staring at the dark silhouette atop the rock. I let my eyes trace over the curving muscles in his arms, which were wrapped around his legs, trying to protect them from the light wind that had picked up.
I debated going back to the castle, letting him sit there all night, freezing his ass off. Then I shook my head. I couldn't do that, not even to Draco. He deserved a chance to explain his actions at dinner last night.
I took a step, the leaves crunching under my feet. At the sound, Draco looked up. His face communicated more clearly than words could express how nervous he was.
"Hermione." he said simply.
"Draco." I replied cooly, not to be outdone. I carefully climbed up onto the rock, until I was standing in front of him.
We stood silently, staring at each other. The wind picked up again, blowing a loose piece of hair across my face. Like a reflex, he reached up and gently tucked it behind my ear. Despite the cold, I blushed lightly.
"Hermione, I've been waiting to ask you this for so long..." Draco said, taking my hands.
I managed a quiet, excited squeak. I had no idea what he was going to ask, but it pretty much had to be good.
"Hermione Granger..."
"Yes?" I asked breathlessly.
"Would you ever, maybe, possibly..."
"Yes?" I asked again, leaning forward ever so slightly.
"Hypothetically..."
"Draco," I said quietly. "Maybe it would be best if you whispered it to me."
He nodded, gulping. He leaned closer, his soft lips millimeters from my ear. I felt his warm breath against my ear as he whispered...
"Will you help me with my transfiguration homework?" He asked in a rush.
I jerked back like I'd had been struck with lightning. Repeatedly. He was doubled over laughing.
"Draco Malfoy, you...you are just too much sometimes!" I spluttered, like an indignant motor boat.
"Wait-" He barely had time to straighten up before I shoved him backwards off the rock.
The moment passed in slow motion for me as I watched Draco's shocked face. I felt a tug at my heart as I watched him fall towards the lake.
Wait, the tug was at my arm.
My scream was drowned out (No pun intended) as we both splashed into the lake.
Oh, I'm going to hurt him! I fumed, treading water. It's freezing, yet he picks tonight to drag me into the lake.
He popped up again like some deranged toaster strudel. "You've got to admit, that was fun. Or at least funny. The look on your face-"
"Fun? No. Mildly cardiac arrest-inducing? Yes." I started to swim for shore, but he grabbed my robe.
"I promise you, this will be fun." He pulled me close to him.
"Drowning in the lake in the middle of the night is supposed to be fun?" I looked at him skeptically.
"No, this is." He kissed my lips lightly, making me shiver even more.
Once it was too cold and we were too tired to stay in the lake, we waded out and collapsed under a tree. Draco glanced up at the moon.
"I figure we have half an hour before we need to go back to the castle." He said. "Then we can still get at least about six hours of sleep."
I kissed him again. "Who needs sleep?"
A/N: I guess you guys will never find out why he left at dinner...XD Okay, he left to go get cleaned up. Happy?
Everyone: NO!
Well, too bad XP