Rain of Tears

Chapter 12 Fighting for Love

"I'm sorry," she said not looking up to see whom she had bumped into.

"Hermione what's wrong" he asked lifting up her chin to get a better look at her face, which was all wet from her tears.

"Oh Draco" she said realizing it was him and embracing him. She was now sobbing uncontrollably.

"What's wrong Hermione? What happened?" he asked in a weary voice. Hermione broke the embrace and stared into Draco's gorgeous silver eyes.

She tried telling Draco what had happened but she kept sobbing in between words making it very difficult for Draco to understand her. Once she was finished she collapsed on the ground. Draco knelt in front of her. "Are you alright?" he asked. Hermione shook her head. Draco sighed he then placed an arm around her back and one under her knees and lifted her up. Hermione rapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his chest as he carried her back to their common room.

She could feel his muscles through the thin shirt that he was wearing. Hermione felt safe, and protected with Draco and she wished that the common room were miles away so she could remain in his arms.

"What happened?" Draco asked again once they were in their common room and she had calmed down. She lay on the couch with her legs on Draco's lap and her face dry of tears.

She took a deep breath before beginning to speak. "Well I...I ...I went t...t...to the place where the...the letter told me to be." Tears began to fill her eyes as continued. "He was there...and...and...he told me..." tears where now dripping down her face. "That...that he lo...loved me. And then." She looked up at Draco hesitating if she should continue. "Well...well he...he...he kissed me by...by force." Hermione said now crying again.

"He did what." Draco just couldn't believe it but he took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. "How did you get away?" he asked.

"I slapped him and ran," she said as Draco whipped her face. Hermione then took her feet from his lap and laid her head down on it. Draco just brushed her hair gently.

"Are you going to be okay?" he asked, but Hermione didn't say anything so Draco didn't pressure her to talk. He knew it must have been hard for her to go threw what ever she did; however he wasn't going to let this go. Ron would pay for what he did.

When the clock ticked two in the morning Draco who was very tiered decided to go to bed to get some shuteye. "Hermione" he said their was now respond. "Hermione" he said again, again there was no response. So Draco leaned forward to get a look at her face. She was sleeping. Draco watched her a few seconds as she slept. She seemed so calm so peaceful, and he didn't want to break her away from it. So he carefully slid his legs under her and laid down behind her on he sofa. He continued brushing her hair until he to feel asleep.

Hermione woke up the next morning to find Draco gone. She looked around she was laying on the couch a black blanket over her. She stood up from the couch stepping on a note. She picked it up and read,

Hey Sleepyhead,

Hope your feeling better. Sorry I had to leave you so early but I had emergency business to take care of. I'll be in the great hall if you need me. But I think it's better if you just go back to sleep you had a rough day yesterday.

Draco

Hermione smiled to herself although she was tiered she was didn't want to go back to sleep so she decided to go after Draco in the great hall.

She quickly got dressed and rushed to the great hall. When she gets there she noticed a crowd of people in one corner she went towards them, curious to know what the entire buzz was about. She managed to get to the center of the circle just in time to see Draco punch Ron on the nose sending him to the ground. "What the fuck were you thinking when you touched her, you fuck'n ass" said Draco. Ron got up on his feet blood dripping down from his nose onto his robes.

Hermione ran towards Draco, "Draco, stop Draco!" she said but he just pushed her out of the way.

Ron whipped the blood from his nose with the back of his hand as he walked towards the crowd of people and pulling Hermione from it. "Is this what you want?" he question Draco holding Hermione wrists tightly so she couldn't go free. "You can have the whore." He gave Hermione a kiss his blood running onto her face her moans muffled by his mouth. He threw her away, and she fell on the floor. Fuck you! You whore, I never want to see you or your ass again!

Draco now held fire in his eyes he seemed angrier then Hermione had ever seen him. Draco pulled out his wand and pointed it at Ron. Hermione quickly ran up to Draco; she didn't love Ron and she believed he deserved what ever Draco might send his way. However she didn't want Draco to do anything that might get him in trouble. "Draco! Don't do this he's not worth it" Hermione said. Again Draco just shoved her back towards the crowd Hermione lost her balance and fell on the floor. Ron pulled out his wand and pointed it towards Draco. Hermione got up from the ground and was running towards Draco when she was hit by Ron's hex and she fell hitting the cold floor.

Draco realizing Hermione was hit from a couple of Ron's hexes ran towards Hermione's limp, cold body. He picked her head up from the ground and set it on his lap. "Hermione! Hermione!" he screamed when there was no answer he lifted her up and walked out of the great hall with her limp body. As he left, carrying Hermione, he screamed, "Fuck you! Ron, go to hell!

He carried her all the way to the hospital wing, and gently set her helpless body on one of the beds and rushed to find madam Pomfrey

Madam Pomfrey examined Hermione. "She was hit with a powerful spell." She told the very worried looking Draco.

"What happened to her... she's not... dead is she?" Asked Draco.

"No she's just knocked out." Draco took a breath of relief. "But she probably won't wake up for a couple of hours or even... days." She said leaving Hermione side.

"Wait!" said Draco as she began to walk back towards her office. "You can't just leave her there!"

"Well there isn't much I can do except wait for her to wake up. I'm sorry Malfoy." And with that she entered her office.

Draco remained the rest of the day by Hermione in hopes that she would wake up but she didn't. Ron came in later in the day to mend his nose, which had been broken. Before dinner Professor McGonagall called Draco and Ron into her office, in which they were both given detention.

When night came Draco asked Madam Pomfrey if he could sleep in one of the beds beside her just in case she woke up at night. Madam Pomfrey thought it would be better for Draco to go sleep in his common room. Draco then placed a kiss on Hermione's for head and said "I'll be back," and he left towards the common room with a heavy heart, frightened of losing the one person that he enjoyed spending time with.

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AN: Don't you just love this chapter I mean he cares for her. Well I have to thank everyone who review I really love reading your reviews and knowing you like my story. Oh and I have to thank Andrew for correcting this chapter.

Well Namaarie that means Farwell in elvish.