oreo69not96: I am only going to post a chapter a day. Yesterday was a special occasion... don't get to used to it. LOL I'm glad you like it, thanks for the reviews!
Draco's-Tootsie23: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing so much!!!. I added you to my 'Buddy List' so the next time you are on we can talk if you would like. And thanks for the little tip. :P
Alyssium: I'm glad you liked it. I didn't know how well everyone would like Hermione going to her friend, Ana, but I am happy it worked out.
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Chapter 9: Romantic Gesture?
For most of the morning and part of the afternoon, Hermione stayed in her room trying to write song lyrics. Her thoughts never stayed on the song for very long but continued to drift to the dream. Hermione decided to take a bread and go sit in the common room and relax. She had heard Draco leave sometime in the morning, so she had the dorm to herself. After lighting a fire she layed on the black leather couch. Soon she was fast asleep.
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Draco walked back to the dorm caring a tray of food. Since Hermione hadn't come out of her room all day he figured she must be famished. Upon entering the common room, he found Hermione curled up on the couch. He put the tray on the table then stood and watched her a moment. She was breath takingly beautiful. *Like an angel* Draco thought of the sleeping Hermione. He wanted to hold her, kiss her, claim her as his own, but instead he gently shook her awake. Hermione jumped up off the couch in an instant scaring the shit out of Draco who tripped over the corner of the table and grabbed Hermione to steady his balance, Hermione who was still half asleep lost her balance and fell over on top of him. Draco's head hit the floor with a loud THUD which fully woke up Hermione.
"Oh, my goodness! Draco I'm so sorry." Hermione said as she sat up, straddling him. Her hands over her mouth in shock.
"Next time, Granger, can you tell me before hand, that by bringing you food I'd end up with a concussion." Draco said as he rubbed the back of his head.
"I'm so sorry...I'm...are you okay?" Hermione asked.
Draco propped himself up on his elbows. His face inches from hers.
"I can't feel my legs" Draco whispered.
"What?...On no..."
"Your sitting on them, Granger." Draco said with a laugh.
"Oh sorry." Hermione took Draco's hand to help him up. Draco stood a moment holding her hand and staring into her eyes, which were filled with remorse.
"I'm going to go get you some ice out of the ice box." Hermione led him to the couch and made him sit. Hermione returned a few minutes later with a bag of ice and a pillow. She sat on the end of the couch, put the pillow on her lap and patted it. Draco looked at her confusedly.
"What?"
"Lay down.."
Draco cut her off, "No that is quite alright"
"You very well may have a concussion. I promise i won't bite, please" Hermione pleaded.
He wasn't worried about her biting, he was worried about controlling himself, but when she looked at him with that face he had no choice to follow her directions. Once Draco layed down Hermione felt his head to find out where he had hit it. It wasn't hard to find. He had a golf ball sized knot on back of his head, and when she touched it, even though her touch was light, his whole body jumped from the pain.
"I'm sorry" Hermione said softly, as she applied the bag of ice to the spot. After a few minutes of silence Hermione began to run her free hand nurturingly thought his hair like a mother would with a child.
"What are you doing?" Draco asked. Shocked by her affectionate touch.
"Oh..." Hermione said. She hadn't even realized what she had been doing and pulled her hand away quickly.
"No, it was actually quite relaxing." Draco stated quickly. he wanted and craved her touch. Hermione smiled and resumed running her hands through his soft baby fine hair.
"I brought you food..." Draco said as he sat up a bit.
"It's okay, I'm not hungry." Hermione said as she tried to get him to lay down again.
"You have to be, you haven't ate since yesterday."
"No really, it's okay. I want to make sure your alright. Please lay down again."
"I'll lay on the couch and you can sit right here." Draco patted the couch next to his waist "and eat the food." If it wasn't for the loud growling in her stomach she would have protested more but she reluctantly agreed. She helped position the pillow under his head so the ice was on his bump before taking the seat next to him to eat. Pulling off the lid, Hermione flashed Draco a huge smile. He had brought her her favorite meal. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, corn and biscuits, all of which were still steaming.
"How did you know?" Hermione asked. This definitely wasn't the food they served in the Great Hall.
"Know what?" Draco looked confused.
"This is my very favorite meal." Hermione said happily as she picked up her fork.
"I went to the kitchen and picked it out of a muggle cook book."
"You did all that, for me?"
Draco nodded slightly then winced in pain.
"Careful" Hermione said as she scooped a forkful of potatoes. "mhhmh..." Hermione moaned "These are fabulous! You have to try them..." She said as she tried to feed him like a baby.
"No thanks, you can eat it, I already ate." Draco said
"What... you worried about getting a 'mudbloods' germs?"
Draco opened his mouth and allowed her to feed him the potatoes. "Your right they are good."
Hermione laughed, "Told you!" She said as she tore off a piece of chicken with her fingers and went to feed it to Draco who allowed her to. Before she could pull her hand back to get more, Draco had grabbed it. Hermione watched him attentively as he brought her hand back over to his mouth and exotically licked her fingers.
Hermione continued to share her meal with Draco until they both thought they were going to explode. There was still so much food left, so she wrapped it up and decided that she would eat it for breakfast. She told Draco that she'd be right back and ran upstairs to get pillows and blankets. Upon returning, she layed her thick, gold comforter over Draco and started walking towards the chair with her pillow and sheet.
"Where are you going?" Draco asked as he grabbed her arm.
"I'm going to sleep down here in the chair just in case something happens to you." Hermione said.
"You can't sleep in that chair" Draco said.
"And why not?" Hermione asked.
"For one, you'll never get comfortable and for two, you won't be able to move tomorrow."
"I'll be fine." Hermione said. Draco lifted up the covers and moved over. "What?" Hermione asked when he looked at her.
"Lay here with me on the couch, its big enough for the both of us." He still had ahold of her arm.
"No... thats ok, I'll be fine on the chair." Draco let go of her arm and sat up. "What are you doing?" Hermione asked as he stood up. He was so off balance that he almost fell over again, but Hermione grabbed his arm to steady him.
"I'm gonna sleep in the chair, you have the couch."
"No, Draco, your hurt...please. I will be fine."
"Why don't we sleep upstairs in one of the beds so that neither of us to be uncomfortable."
Hermione looked at him apprehensively.
"Nothing sexual, don't worry." Draco assured her. Hermione nodded as she helped him up the stairs. It was quite awkward, because he was caring the comforter and the pillow and she was caring the ice, pillow and sheet, along with helping to steady him so he didn't fall down the stairs. Hermione led him into her room and to the bed, then grabbed her tank top and shorts from the floor next to the bed and went into the bathroom to change.
When she emerged she gasped at the sight of Draco!!
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Draco's-Tootsie23: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing so much!!!. I added you to my 'Buddy List' so the next time you are on we can talk if you would like. And thanks for the little tip. :P
Alyssium: I'm glad you liked it. I didn't know how well everyone would like Hermione going to her friend, Ana, but I am happy it worked out.
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Chapter 9: Romantic Gesture?
For most of the morning and part of the afternoon, Hermione stayed in her room trying to write song lyrics. Her thoughts never stayed on the song for very long but continued to drift to the dream. Hermione decided to take a bread and go sit in the common room and relax. She had heard Draco leave sometime in the morning, so she had the dorm to herself. After lighting a fire she layed on the black leather couch. Soon she was fast asleep.
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Draco walked back to the dorm caring a tray of food. Since Hermione hadn't come out of her room all day he figured she must be famished. Upon entering the common room, he found Hermione curled up on the couch. He put the tray on the table then stood and watched her a moment. She was breath takingly beautiful. *Like an angel* Draco thought of the sleeping Hermione. He wanted to hold her, kiss her, claim her as his own, but instead he gently shook her awake. Hermione jumped up off the couch in an instant scaring the shit out of Draco who tripped over the corner of the table and grabbed Hermione to steady his balance, Hermione who was still half asleep lost her balance and fell over on top of him. Draco's head hit the floor with a loud THUD which fully woke up Hermione.
"Oh, my goodness! Draco I'm so sorry." Hermione said as she sat up, straddling him. Her hands over her mouth in shock.
"Next time, Granger, can you tell me before hand, that by bringing you food I'd end up with a concussion." Draco said as he rubbed the back of his head.
"I'm so sorry...I'm...are you okay?" Hermione asked.
Draco propped himself up on his elbows. His face inches from hers.
"I can't feel my legs" Draco whispered.
"What?...On no..."
"Your sitting on them, Granger." Draco said with a laugh.
"Oh sorry." Hermione took Draco's hand to help him up. Draco stood a moment holding her hand and staring into her eyes, which were filled with remorse.
"I'm going to go get you some ice out of the ice box." Hermione led him to the couch and made him sit. Hermione returned a few minutes later with a bag of ice and a pillow. She sat on the end of the couch, put the pillow on her lap and patted it. Draco looked at her confusedly.
"What?"
"Lay down.."
Draco cut her off, "No that is quite alright"
"You very well may have a concussion. I promise i won't bite, please" Hermione pleaded.
He wasn't worried about her biting, he was worried about controlling himself, but when she looked at him with that face he had no choice to follow her directions. Once Draco layed down Hermione felt his head to find out where he had hit it. It wasn't hard to find. He had a golf ball sized knot on back of his head, and when she touched it, even though her touch was light, his whole body jumped from the pain.
"I'm sorry" Hermione said softly, as she applied the bag of ice to the spot. After a few minutes of silence Hermione began to run her free hand nurturingly thought his hair like a mother would with a child.
"What are you doing?" Draco asked. Shocked by her affectionate touch.
"Oh..." Hermione said. She hadn't even realized what she had been doing and pulled her hand away quickly.
"No, it was actually quite relaxing." Draco stated quickly. he wanted and craved her touch. Hermione smiled and resumed running her hands through his soft baby fine hair.
"I brought you food..." Draco said as he sat up a bit.
"It's okay, I'm not hungry." Hermione said as she tried to get him to lay down again.
"You have to be, you haven't ate since yesterday."
"No really, it's okay. I want to make sure your alright. Please lay down again."
"I'll lay on the couch and you can sit right here." Draco patted the couch next to his waist "and eat the food." If it wasn't for the loud growling in her stomach she would have protested more but she reluctantly agreed. She helped position the pillow under his head so the ice was on his bump before taking the seat next to him to eat. Pulling off the lid, Hermione flashed Draco a huge smile. He had brought her her favorite meal. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, corn and biscuits, all of which were still steaming.
"How did you know?" Hermione asked. This definitely wasn't the food they served in the Great Hall.
"Know what?" Draco looked confused.
"This is my very favorite meal." Hermione said happily as she picked up her fork.
"I went to the kitchen and picked it out of a muggle cook book."
"You did all that, for me?"
Draco nodded slightly then winced in pain.
"Careful" Hermione said as she scooped a forkful of potatoes. "mhhmh..." Hermione moaned "These are fabulous! You have to try them..." She said as she tried to feed him like a baby.
"No thanks, you can eat it, I already ate." Draco said
"What... you worried about getting a 'mudbloods' germs?"
Draco opened his mouth and allowed her to feed him the potatoes. "Your right they are good."
Hermione laughed, "Told you!" She said as she tore off a piece of chicken with her fingers and went to feed it to Draco who allowed her to. Before she could pull her hand back to get more, Draco had grabbed it. Hermione watched him attentively as he brought her hand back over to his mouth and exotically licked her fingers.
Hermione continued to share her meal with Draco until they both thought they were going to explode. There was still so much food left, so she wrapped it up and decided that she would eat it for breakfast. She told Draco that she'd be right back and ran upstairs to get pillows and blankets. Upon returning, she layed her thick, gold comforter over Draco and started walking towards the chair with her pillow and sheet.
"Where are you going?" Draco asked as he grabbed her arm.
"I'm going to sleep down here in the chair just in case something happens to you." Hermione said.
"You can't sleep in that chair" Draco said.
"And why not?" Hermione asked.
"For one, you'll never get comfortable and for two, you won't be able to move tomorrow."
"I'll be fine." Hermione said. Draco lifted up the covers and moved over. "What?" Hermione asked when he looked at her.
"Lay here with me on the couch, its big enough for the both of us." He still had ahold of her arm.
"No... thats ok, I'll be fine on the chair." Draco let go of her arm and sat up. "What are you doing?" Hermione asked as he stood up. He was so off balance that he almost fell over again, but Hermione grabbed his arm to steady him.
"I'm gonna sleep in the chair, you have the couch."
"No, Draco, your hurt...please. I will be fine."
"Why don't we sleep upstairs in one of the beds so that neither of us to be uncomfortable."
Hermione looked at him apprehensively.
"Nothing sexual, don't worry." Draco assured her. Hermione nodded as she helped him up the stairs. It was quite awkward, because he was caring the comforter and the pillow and she was caring the ice, pillow and sheet, along with helping to steady him so he didn't fall down the stairs. Hermione led him into her room and to the bed, then grabbed her tank top and shorts from the floor next to the bed and went into the bathroom to change.
When she emerged she gasped at the sight of Draco!!
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