Chapter 24

After their bath, which lasted an hour and a half, Draco carried her into his room. He couldn't remember when skin felt so soft as her's did, when sweet moans of pleasure were so much like music to him. He watched her sleep afterwards, surprised by the attachment he felt to a person he used to claim to hate. He knew now that it wasn't hate, but jealousy that drove him to be cruel. He had never had the lasting meaningful friendship that the golden trio had. He smirked, 'now the golden sextet.' She moved beside him, her eyes flittering. It was four am, and he still hadn't slept.

"Draco?" she sighed.

"yes, my kitten."

"Does it bother you that I wasn't a virgin?"

Draco looked at her. She was sad. "no, kitten, it doesn't bother me. Nothing matters but right now, and the future."

"I love you." She snuggled closer to him.

"I love you too, Kitten." He kissed her forehead and slowly fell asleep.

At that time, Damiana and Ron were dancing around their room to Dami's CD player that Athos had spelled to work in the castle. The laughed and spun around until they both had collapsed on the floor.

Ron pulled Dami on top of him. She laughed lightly. "I seem to be here a lot tonight."

"For the rest of our lives, babe. You'll be the only one who is."

"What about was?"

Ron looked down. "Ummmm."

"Ron, I know you aren't exactly a virgin, ok. That was apparent earlier. I was just wondering. It doesn't really matter." She said, and looked away. Ron placed his hand on her cheek, moving her to face him.

"Don't ever turn away, babe. I love you, and I know it bothers you. If you want to know, I'll tell you. Just don't turn away form me when you think I don't want to do or say something."

She nodded. "I want you to tell me when you feel like it."

Ron smiled and kissed her. "It was two years ago, during the inter-school games. I was drunk, and It doesn't matter. No one matters but you."

"you, drunk? Never." She smirked sarcastically. "Your brothers are funny, but I think they are sore about Hermione and Draco."

"Fred is. He loved her, really loved her. But something has changed Hermione. She went home for only a week during the beginning of summer, and then she came to the burrow. Fred and her spent hours and days together, and then all of a sudden she left. She had slept with Fred once, and then was gone. Ginny says she knows why, but she still won't tell any of us."

"I know why too, but don't ask."

"I wouldn't. Harry and I have accepted that the reason is one of the many things we won't know about Hermione. She has aright to her secrets, and we respect that." He returned to his story about the summer. "Any way, after she left, Fred moped and sighed and wouldn't leave his room. Talk about a heartsick fool. One night, Bill and Charlie forced him to go out with George, Harry and me to London, and we saw Hermione and a bunch of guys. She was smiling her fake smile while all these boys hit on her. We were about to go over there when this guy walked up and glared at all of them. They backed off, but still watched her. We were surprised at her, she was out parting in London with guys were thought weren't related to. They were all rich boys, and we didn't think she was like that. Harry walked over to her, since it was more likely she would run into him than any of us."

"She jumped up and hugged him, and all those rich boys glared. Harry was in a black tank and jeans, so he looked pretty imposing with those quitddich muscle thing he's got going on. He walked her outside and started talking to her about what was going on. She explained that her mother had made her spend the summer with her cousin Brent, who had "offered" to find her some friends. Her mother wants her to marry rich. Any way, he was really protective when he took her to see the rich boys, but when they were around what she calls normal people, he was all fun and games. He taught her how to defend herself, and she picked up a pretty bad swearing habit from them too. But she enjoyed being there."

"After Harry said bye to her, he came back over to us. When he told us what she said, Fred lost it. He went to the bar and ordered the strongest drink, and got sloshed. We let him, of course, jus that night so he could get it all out. But he kept going and getting drunk, four nights in a row. It was time for intervention. We sat him down and made him tell us everything. He loved her, and only her, and he wanted to die. He had liked her since he had first met her. I couldn't believe it. My brother was in love with Hermione, dieing inside for Hermione."

"he's changed since then. He's not the jokester he once was. He never smiles or relaxes, he's always working. And Hermione's been harder, and when Serenity showed up, she's been distant. We worry about her."

Dami was rubbing his neck gently. "Your brother feels for her, and when some one loves and Ezil Wis, it's hard to let go, even if they aren't blooded and they don't know about it. We are creatures for love. That's why what the Cri is doing is wrong. She wants the power over everything, all loyalty to her. That means no love, no connections. Did you know that and Ezil Wis never sees the Ezil Jast she mates with? It's spelled to were they both are blind and mute. The only one who knows is the Cri. She breeds for a purpose, a good wingspan or stronger healing powers. She wants control over her people, complete control. She's almost got it too."

"I don't get why she needs you too."

"An example, that there is no escape."

"I won't let her have you."

"It's not just me and Mia that she wants. She wants you and Draco too, because you are companions."

"never."

"I wasn't asking, Ron. I won't go with her." He squeezed Dami in a hug, and then they got up off the floor.

"Babe, we should probably get breakfast."

"Probably. Why don't we go have breakfast in Hogmeade with Hermione, Draco, Harry and Ginny."

"Sounds fun, I'll get Harry and Ginny, you go get Hermione and Draco.
"Meet you in the heads room in thirty minutes?"
"Sure."