Love Sick

Chapter Twenty Three

His tongue left traces of hope as he deepened the kiss. Hermione couldn't help the feeling that was rising inside. The things that she promised herself not to do, she was doing. It was Draco, she yearned for him and it was getting the best of her. All traces of thought left her mind and the time seemed to slow down as he began to leave a mark on her neck. Hermione knew she had the chance right now, to stop this little fling. Her arms were becoming weak as it rested on his neck. Hermione closed her eyes and licked her lips in anticipation. She was going to lose herself in him again and she didn't want to stop it from happening.

Hermione heard her name in the distance, who was calling her? She slowly fluttered her eyes open and Draco still was kissing her neck. Was she imagining things? Did she really hear her name being called? Hermione ignored it as Draco came back up to kiss her on the lips. His tongue slid inside her mouth and that's when Hermione heard her name again. This time Draco heard it too. He lifted himself off of her and stared at her confused.

"Did you just---" Draco began.

"Hermione!!! Open up!" Harry screamed from the other side of the portrait. Hermione got up to her feet and ran across the big common room to open the door for Harry. She fixed her dress and her hair before letting him in. Harry looked like he seen a ghost and was panting.

"What happened?" Hermione asked.

"Ron. Zabini." Harry spat out. Hermione understood automatically and turned to Draco who stood by th fire place.

"Ron found out!" Hermione screamed before leaving. She didn't look back to see weather Draco was coming or still standing. Hermione followed Harry along the corridors quickly. But instead of going to the Great Hall where Hermione suspected the fight to be, Harry lead her to the Hospital Wing.

"Harry! They're hurt?" Hermione asked surprised.

"Yes! They cursed each other." Harry said. Hermione nodded as they entered the wing to find Ginny biting her nails in the waiting room.

"Ginny!" Hermione said as she ran over to her dear friend. Ginny looked up and gave her a tight hug. Ginny was quiet as she held on to her friend.

"How long did Madame Pomfrey say we have to wait?" Harry asked worriedly.

"In the morning. They're hurt pretty badly." Ginny said after a while. Hermione could tell she had been crying as her eyes were puffy and red.

"Don't worry Ginny, we will stay right here with you." Hermione said encouragingly. Ginny gave a weak smile and turned away from her friend to stare at the floor.

"Guess your not going to the club, Potter." Draco said as he walked into the hospital wing. Hermione looked up to see him and remembered what she was doing earlier and quickly blushed. He gazed at all three of them before walking over to the room where his friend was being held.

"Details?" Draco asked calmly. Harry looked at Hermione who stared at Ginny.

"Ron saw them dancing and started getting angry, making a scene. Then Zabini and him fought." Harry said quickly before turning around to sit next to Hermione and Ginny. Draco stood there, thinking while his hands were in his pockets.

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Hermione woke up from the sound of the school clock striking six in the morning. Hermione gave a small groan and lifted her head up from Harry's chest. She looked at him, who still was sound asleep and turned to look at Ginny who slept on a sofa. Ginny transfigered it from a small chair and Hermione felt stupid that she couldn't think of that last night when she fidgeted uncomfortably on Harry's shoulder.

Draco had left last night probably because he couldn't stand the dead silence. Everyone had their own worries that they kept to themselves. Hermione wished he had stayed but he walked away without a word to her. Suddenly Harry stirred and took his arm away from Hermione's shoulder.

"God! What time is it?" Harry asked rubbing his face with his hand as he grabbed his glasses from a table and slipped it on.

"Six in the morning." Hermione answered.

"Should we go see him?" Harry asked.

"What about Madame--" Hermione began.

"Don't worry we will just check if he's awake." Harry interrupted. Hermione nodded and followed him inside the room. Harry walked over to one of the first beds seeing Ron's bright red hair. Ron lay there awake watching his two best friends walking in with no expression.

"Oh Ron!" Hermione said and gave him a hug but Ron never returned one. Hermione understood that he probably was still angry and stared at Harry.

"Hey mate." Harry said.

"Mates don't hide things from each other." Ron said before turning over to the other side so his back was facing them.

"Ron!" Harry said irritated but Hermione cut him off by putting a hand to his shoulder.

"If he wants to act like a baby let him Harry." Hermione said loud enough for Ron to hear. Just then Ginny walked in and stared at Ron's lying figure.

"Is he awake?" Ginny asked. Harry nodded.

"Get the hell out and leave me alone." Ron said coldly. Ginny looked hurt and turned away from him to see Blaise was lying on another bed on the opposite side of Ron. She began to walk over to him when Ron noticed and got red.

"No you will not visit or go near him!" Ron screamed in anger. Ginny looked even more hurt and tears began to fall down her eyes as she ran out the room.

"That was rude!" Hermione yelled at Ron. That's when Ron turned over to look at Hermione with so much anger in his eyes.

"One Slytherin whore is enough!" Ron screamed back at Hermione. Her face became so pale. Did he just?

"Did you just call --" Harry asking exactly what Hermione was thinking.

"YOU HEARD ME!" Ron screamed back. Tears began to pour down in disgust, anger and shame. Hermione wanted to pounce on him right there but Harry held her arms before she can so much as give him a scratch. Harry gave him a threatening look.

"You're one fucking dumb ass. How could you say something like that?!" Harry said in anger as he took Hermione's arms. He walked out with her before Ron had the chance to say anything. Hermione couldn't stop crying as she embraced Harry. How could her best friend say something like that to her? Was that what Ron thought about me all this time?

"'Mione, I'm sorry." Harry said as he patted her back.

"No, no..you didn't do anything." Hermione said quietly. Then she let him go and stared at him. "Harry, I have to go." She said as she ran out the hospital still crying. Hermione ran into the school and to her house. She wanted to be far away from everything and everyone. Once she entered her common room she bumped into Draco.

"Hey, why you crying?" Draco asked worriedly. Hermione allowed him to hug her before she remembered the reason why she came here and how much pain she was feeling. Her hands came up to his chest and pushed him as hard as she could.

"I HATE YOU!" Hermione screamed, anger replacing her tears.

"What did I do?" Draco asked confused.

"I wouldn't be feeling guilty if you didn't sleep with me! You perverted jerk! I hate you!" Hermione screamed. Draco looked at her horrified as though she lost her mind.

"Hermione!" That's all Draco could come up with.

"You almost had me fooled there, huh. I almost believed that you actually cared about me then and now. But you don't!" Hermione yelled as she through a cushion at him.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! Of course I care. I did and I still do!" Draco yelled back.

"Liar!" She screamed moving away from him.

"I swear I do!" Draco yelled back.

"Shut up!" Hermione screamed.

"NO! I want you to listen to me! I apologized a hundred times and I will a hundred times more if you don't believe me." He said.

"Urgh!" Hermione threw her hands to her face in frustration. She could feel the heat on her face growing.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Draco yelled.

"No your not!" Hermione screamed in irritation. She knew he was sorry, she forgiven him although not in words but what Ron said to her caused so much hurt in her heart. If Draco hadn't slept with her then she wouldn't have felt as bad as she did. Why would he say that to me! I'm his best friend!

"Hermione!" Draco screamed. Hermione couldn't stand him any longer, the anger that was meant for Ron was going towards Draco instead. She saw the book that she read earlier lying on the table and she threw it at him so hard on the chest that he fell over the couch and hit the class coffee table.

"Ow!" Draco screamed in pain. The glass shattered in pieces and Draco's arm began to bleed. Hermione gasped at his arm gushing out blood.

"Oh my god." Hermione screamed as she ran over to him. He got up before she made if and pushed her off as he looked at his arm.

"Thanks a lot Hermione." Draco said sarcastically. Hermione began to cry again as she tried to take a table cloth to wrap his arm.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to--" Hermione said.

"You did." Draco interrupted as he looked down at her hands as they continued to wrap his arm.

"You need to go to the hospital wing." Hermione said quietly. Draco stared at her eyes and Hermione felt so bad for hurting him.

"Why are you so mad?" Draco asked.

"Ron called me a Slytherin whore." Hermione answered. She looked away from him not wanting him to see the tears build up again. Draco grabbed her chin with his hand.

"Sorry Hermione." Draco said as he brushed his lips against hers. Hermione quivered under his touch. Draco then let her go after he planted a soft kiss on her lips. "Let's go." He grabbed her hand and walked her outside the common room and into the corridors. Hermione knew where he was taking her but she didn't want to face Ron again. Not after what he said.