Everything To Fight For
WOA! Is my writing really that obvious to you guys? No tricking you reviewers, you're on your ball! I think I shall cry now, knowing this is the last chapter I do for this story… but what awaits you guys with different stories is even more exciting! YAY! I'll finish up my other story which I will work really hard on and put up the ones I'm working on right now… that's right, I have a couple that I've been working on! But they aren't going up until I have a good handle on With All My Strength. But you guys are in for a great chapter, because with all the work on my other chapters, they all lead up to these words, and these moments. It's all very touching for me, because I must say that with this story, I've worked up such a great relationship with my faithful reviewers for this story that I hope I don't lose when it is completed. I love all of you guys and I want to thank each and every one of you for helping my faith and helping me want to complete this story, being the best that I could possibly be. Thank you, and enjoy this chapter.
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Chapter 17- The Perfect Beginning
Dumbledore's smile broadened. "Well, well, well, Miss Granger. Who knew this day would come? Or should I say, Mrs. Malfoy."
Hermione looked up at Dumbledore, who seemed to be blurring in and out of focus. She could still see his light smile, pale face, and rosy cheeks. She could see two redheads' side by side, nodding like they knew something she didn't. And she could see Draco bend down beside her, sitting with her on the ground. She felt him take her hand and kiss it.
"Dumbledore," She said sternly. "Please, tell me what's going on… Help me."
Dumbledore couldn't tell her, and he wasn't at a loss for words. When he opened his mouth to speak, the world around her became as black as night.
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She awoke in a hospital bed. A cup of tea was floating just above her stomach, as though asking her to take it. Hermione lifted her hand and pushed it away, with extreme effort. She started to sweat and she looked around, feeling the loose hospital blanket that lay around her.
"Draco…" She called for him. "Draco?" She moaned again.
"I'm here." Said a familiar voice.
Draco came into view as he walked through the doorway and sat beside her on the chair that was placed closely to the left side of her bed.
"What are we going to name it?" He asked, grabbing her hand and holding it close to his heart.
"W-what?" She asked.
Draco's face reddened as he blushed furiously. "Well, you remember that night?" He cleared his throat and looked nervously around the room. "Before you fled from the castle?"
"Um, yeah?" She asked.
"Well…" He trailed off and looked at her nodding.
Hermione put a hand to her mouth. "Are you serious? Oh, Draco! This is the most wonderful I've ever felt!" She exclaimed, heart leaping in her chest.
She examined Draco's face. It was pale like always, a hint of blush from the previous embarrassment when talking, was left on his soft cheeks. His eyes were warm and a smile was breaking out upon his face. Not a grin, not a smirk, but a full-fledged, toothy, one-of-a-kind smile.
"Same here." He finally answered back.
"Ow!" Hermione yelped in pain as she felt another shock through her body.
"It's just your body getting ready for the baby." Draco answered.
"How did I not know that there was a baby inside of me this whole time? Am I really that stupid?" She asked with a smile.
He laughed. "I don't know…" He mocked.
She hit him lightly.
"Well I guess you were so absorbed in what you were doing and feeling, and I mean wizard babies aren't that big until they come out anyways." Draco said. He leaned forward and added, "By the way, I wouldn't want to be you right now." He winked.
"Oh and why not, Mr. Malfoy?" Hermione asked with a smile.
Draco coughed like he was trying to avoid the answer and then said, "Because if that baby is coming out of…"
Hermione clamped a hand over his mouth. "All right, Mr. I-Know-Everything-And-Want-To-Tell-The-Whole-World! You made your point."
Draco raised an eyebrow and stuck his tongue out, licking her hand.
"Hey! Ewww! What was that for?" She asked, wiping her hand on the blanket.
Draco shrugged. "You shouldn't have had your hand there." He laughed.
Hermione smiled, shaking her head. "I sure hope that baby doesn't have you attitude."
"You sound like a parent already!" Draco said. He leaned in and kissed her lips softly, rubbing her stomach. "Save it for the kid."
She laughed and kissed him back. "All right, you win."
"So about that name?" Draco asked.
"Oh yeah! I have the perfect name if it's a boy!" She smiled.
"All right? Shoot." Draco answered.
Hermione slid a knowing look over to Draco and replied quite simply, "Harry."
Draco's jaw dropped. "No Malfoy is ever going to be named Harry!" He said softly, yet sternly.
Hermione laughed. "I was only joking, keep your pants on!"
"That's not what you were saying last time we were together…" He mocked.
"Oh! YOU!" She said, hitting him again, playfully.
"Well… Name?" Draco asked.
"Boy?" Hermione asked.
"I'm not sure." Draco replied.
Hermione smile. "We will play it safe until he or she comes out then. Then we can think of a name."
Draco nodded and kissed her again. "Okay."
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HOURS LATER
Hermione soon went into having birth, and Draco held her hand the whole way through. When the baby came out, it was placed in Hermione's arms, where she gently caressed the child in a warm embrace.
"Congratulations, Mr and Mrs Malfoy… you're the proud parents of a baby girl." The nurse said.
Draco's face lit up and he looked over to the small child, crying softly at the new world around it. Hermione looked over to Draco, tears in her eyes.
"A baby girl…" She whispered, her face smiling but tears rolling down her cheeks.
Draco took Hermione's hand and kissed it, and then he kissed the small babies forehead.
"I've never been happier…" He whispered, more to himself.
Hermione didn't say anything. She couldn't. The beauty of the small child that lay in her arms, had taken the words, the air from her lungs. All she could do was smile and look at the joy that she had created. This was more than magic.
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It had been more than magic for the family of three. They moved into Malfoy Manner and cleaned the place up, and Hermione, Draco, and their daughter Rose lived happily in the place. Harry, Ginny, their son Pete and Ron came to visit often. Pete was born a week before Rose, but Harry and Ginny were not able to tell Hermione until they were sure she was safe.
Narcissa lived in Malfoy manner as well, finally recovering from her years of living with Luscious, and as for that git… what happened to him anyways? He was locked in Azkaban for an eternity.
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"Draco! Rose! Its lunchtime!" Hermione called. "Where are those two?"
Hermione went out on their back deck and looked around. She saw them: playing in the gardens, while Draco played airplane with her. She swung her around and kissed her forehead, and then he looked over to the deck at Hermione.
Hermione stood there in her white sundress, smiling at the two. "It's lunchtime." She repeated.
Draco ran up to Hermione with Rose in his arms, and placed Rose down. Rose tried to make a noise, but gave up and crawled into the house. Narcissa picked Rose up and brought her to her high chair.
Draco put his arms around Hermione's waist and kissed her playfully.
"Where would I be, if I never talked to you that one day, out in the park?" He asked, kissing her forehead.
"Well, we wouldn't be here, now would we?" She asked, kissing his lips back.
Draco put his forehead to hers and slid a look over at Rose.
"I don't think I could have asked for more you know…" He whispered.
Hermione shook her head. "This was all I ever asked for."
Draco smiled at her and kissed her lips gently. He took her hand and walked her inside, and the family sat down for lunch. If you were a stranger, riding by on your broom, you would be able to hear jokes and laughter, and not know why or how a family could be so happy. All that two people know… all that Hermione and Draco know, is that their love for each other had everything to loose and everything to gain. There was everything to fight for, and sometimes, fighting for what you believe in, can take you to places you never would have dreamed.
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This story was made by Kitkat001… that's me! Kit!
Thank you for those who believed in me… I hope this chapter was everything that I felt, and everything that you wanted it to be! Who doesn't love a happy ending? Now review, and maybe read some more of my stuff. For everyone who believed in me, I think this story represents something I feel. With you guys, my writing took me to places I never would have dreamed. When you have people who believe in you, you can accomplish anything, and that is something to always remember. I believe in you, do you believe in yourself? Make it happen.
-Kit