Author's notes: Sorry this took me so long to update. my muse left for a short while but came back suprisingly while i was watching "Secret Window". So please review and tell mw what you think. ENJOY!
Hermione slid down to the floor in fear. Her mind went around in circles trying to think of any exits she could get to without getting hurt. She rocked back and fourth thinking.
Hermione leaned up against the window when she heard thunder and saw lightning flash lighting that the whole library to a bright white. All of the sudden the light went out and the shadow that was slowly coming towards her disappeared in to the darkness of the room. She moved her hand ready to take her wand out of her pocket when she felt someone push her into the window behind her.
She fell backwards with such force that she broke the window and the next thing she knew was she was dangling from the ledge with her hands slipping. She screamed for help but no one was around to hear.
'Please don't let me fall. Let someone come. Let someone hear me. Anyone! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!' was all that was repeating in her head. She continued to scream for help and she felt tears stream down her face.
She closed her eyes wishing someone would hear her voice over the sounds of the raging storm around her. Her hands began to sweat and her arms began to ache. She said her last prayers hoping for someone to come and save her.
When she was ready to except the end she felt a tug around her waist and a voice she barely recognized. She felt like she was flying next minute holding on to something tightly. Her eyes were still closed and her mind was in a fog. But she did seem to know that she was saved. She didn't feel the hard hit of the ground when she let go of the ledge and she didn't think she was dead for she was holding on to something tightly. She opened her eyes and gasped at what she saw.
Draco was flying on his broom flying around the Qudditch Stadium when he felt a small raindrop on his cheek. Soon there was a down poor and he was soaked. He got off his broom and headed for the Castle when he heard a small scream. HE turned around but when he did there was a flash of lightning and he thought that he better run in.
He was just under the library when he felt something sharp stab into his foot. He lifted his food and saw it bleeding like mad.
"Damn it!" he yelled before looking down.
Scattered across the grass was all kinds of huge shards of glass. He picked one up and stared at it. He then looked up and got the biggest shock of his life. Someone was dangling from the ledge under the library window. The window was broken and the person was screaming for help.
Without a second thought he got back on his broom and flew up to the window. He grabbed the person and pulled her on his broom. When he looked at her face all the blood had drained from his head to his feet. It was the last person he expected. It was Hermione.
Her back was all torn up and bloody from scratching the broken glass when she fell out of the window and tears were streaming down her face.
"I got you. Don't worry. It's going to be okay." He said trying to make her feel better, but he didn't think that she could here to well through the thunder. Her eyes were closed tight and she grabbed onto him tightly.
He flew away from the wreck. A few seconds later he heard her gasp and hold onto him tighter. He turned his head a bit and saw that her eyes were open and staring at the ground in shock fear and amazement.
"You okay?" he yelled over the thunder. She looked at him wide eyed for a second before responding.
"I...I don't like heights much."
"No wonder you don't like to fly." He said
"It's not really the flying...its more the going head first into the ground part that scares me." She said still holding onto him tightly.
Draco nodded and flew her to the ground where she got off and stumbled to the ground. Her back was still bleeding fiercely and she could hardly move. He picked her up and carried her to the arch in front of the main doors so that she would be out of the rain.
He looked at her back and felt it lightly so that it wouldn't hurt her.
"Shit Hermione. You're banged up pretty bad." He said not even thinking about the fact that he said her first name.
"Well spotted." She replied laying on the ground unable to move.
He looked at the back of her head in wonder.
"Can you move?" he asked.
"No...I mean I can but hurts pretty bloody bad." She said with a bit of strain in her voice.
He looked out to the grounds not really expecting to see anything. He looked back at her and asked, "What happened?" but she didn't answer.
He turned her head over and saw at once that she passed out. Blood was still coming out of her back.
Draco took off his cloak and wrapped it around her trying to think of what he could do. He could try a healing charm but he wasn't supposed to learn those till 7th year. It would probably make her bleed even more if he tried it. He swore under his breath. He looked around again. No one was around to help him.
He looked back down at her and sighed. He bent down and picked her up carefully trying not to hurt her even more. He made it to the entrance hall when he realized that he didn't know where the Gryffindor common room was. He started to look around for someone who knew but no one was up. Then he thought all hell would break loose if he came up to where saint potter was with a bleeding Hermione in his arms.
He looked down at Hermione and said to her limp body, "You really know how to make things difficult don't you."
He decided to carefully take her to his common room without anyone noticing. He made it to the portrait hole.
"Password" the portrait said in a bore sort of voice.
"Pureblood" Draco replied.
The portrait hole swung open and he looked in to make sure no one was around before he entered. He couldn't very well take her to the dormitories so he went to the side wall and said a few well chosen words that his father had taught him and he made an extra room that only he would be able to see. He went in and said a few more words and a bedroom with a bathroom and nightstand appeared.
He walked over to the bed and set her down on it. He looked at her back and closed his eyes. He said a few more spells and a first aid kit appeared. His mother had taught him how to use muggle bandages when he was young so he knew how to take care of her back. He closed his eyes and sighed nervously before he began to undo her robes. When her back was fully shown he felt like he was going to throw up.
It was all bloody and had different shards of glass stuck in her. He used his wand to clear the glass and the blood so he could see it the cuts clearly. By the look of them he could tell she was going to have a few scars.
He began to wrap her back up. When he was done it was really late and he felt sleep taking over him. He looked up at her shoulders. They were the only part of her that wasn't all cut up. He touched the creamy white skin and, for the first time in a few weeks, he smiled. Her skin was soft and beautiful. He turned her over and touched her face. She seemed so beautiful.
As he began to feel under her chin her eyes fluttered a bit before she opened them. She looked at him for a second then she began to take in her surroundings. She looked back at Draco and asked, "Where are we?"
"We are in the Slytherin dormitory. No one knows you're here. I made a room that only you and I can see so don't worry." He replied not taking his hand away from her face.
She just looked at him and then she trued to sit up but the pain in her back was too unbearable.
"Sit still. You are banged up pretty bad. What happened?" he asked.
Hermione thought for a moment and then remembered what happened in the library. She remembered how it went all dark, she remembered the shadow coming towards her, she remembered someone pushing her.
She looked up at Draco hesitating or a moment. Then she replied, "someone pushed me out the library window."
Draco stared at her momentarily stunned.
"Someone pushed you," he repeated, "Who?"
"I don't know. The lights went out." She said quietly.
He looked at her not able to believe his ears. He had only just realized that his hand was still on her face when she closed her eyes and sighed. His breath caught in his throat and he felt the heat going to his face. He felt like the blood in his veins was boiling.
He looked down at her and smiled.
"Why did you save me, Draco?" she asked.
"Well, you didn't expect me to leave you there and die, did you?" he asked with a chuckle.
She smiled at the sound of his laugh. It wasn't like it normally was. Normally it was cold and hateful but now it boomed loudly with joy and his facial features changed a bit. He looked even more handsome then usual.
"I like you're laugh." She said.
"Thank you," He replied awkwardly, "I think you should get some sleep. You're going to need it." He said getting up and getting ready to leave.
"Where are you going?" she asked as she watched him head towards the door.
"Bed." Her replied.
"Don't leave me in here, please. I don't want to be alone in the Slytherin common room, no offense." She said.
He looked at her hesitantly. Then he nodded and walked towards her.
"Okay, I'll stay in here tonight. Just let me go change." He said.
He went into the bathroom that he had created for her to change.
Hermione laid back a bit and sighed. She didn't know why she asked Draco to stay but she really didn't want to be in the Slytherin common room alone. She forced herself to sit up a bit so she could grab her wand from her cloak pocket. She took it and performed a pain healing charm so that she could actually move around.
She stood up and pointed her wand at her bed and magically got pajamas for the night. They were silky blue with a bit of a shine to them. She hurried and tried to put them on before Draco came out but what she didn't know was that Draco came out just in time. He opened the door and his eyes widened. He closed them quickly and went back in the bathroom before she would notice.
'HOLY SHIT!' he thought.
When her heard her getting under the covers he calmed himself and walked out to her. He got in the bed with her and turned out the light. He felt her situating herself next to him and he turned to look at her. The moonlight was shining on her face and her eyes were closed and she was faced towards him. He looked at her amazed at how pretty she was.
"Good night" he whispered to her.
She opened her eyes to look at him. She was surprised that he had said that. She then smiled at him with her eyes sparkling.
"Good night, Draco." She said and then surprised herself and him by kissing him on the cheek.
He looked a bit taken aback and said, "What was that for?"
"That was for saving my life." She said placing her hand on his cheek.
He closed his eyes and sighed at her warm touch. He opened them and saw her eyes looking into his.
"Thank you for tonight." She said.
He nodded. She began to pull her hand away when he took it in his own. She looked at him and smiled. She ran his thumb up and down her hand and watch her exhale slowly. He leaned over and kissed her lips softly. She opened her mouth slowly and allowed him to come in. he kissed her more forcefully and ran his hands through her hair.
She began to kiss down his neck and he let out a small sigh. He kissed her lips again tasting her entire mouth. He began to kiss her neck and collarbone. She let out a small whimper and that was all he needed to lose himself completely to her. Although he didn't want to admit it he knew at that moment what love really felt like.