Author's Notes: I apologise so much for taking so long to update. things happened though. i have an excuse. my muse left for a short while but when it came back my sister ended up in the hospital. i have to say i didn't feel much like writing. i apologise. please read and enjoy and as always please review!

Hermione stared at the canopy of the bed while listening to the water running from the shower in the bathroom. She thought about the previous night. She thought about what had happened. Someone had pushed her out of a window. Someone had tried to kill her. She sighed deeply and sat up but soon felt a shot of mind numbing pain. Her pain killing charm had obviously worn off while she was asleep. She closed her eyes trying to will the stars in her eyes to fade. She had never felt anything so horrible before.

She tried to reach for her wand on the nightstand but as soon as she lifted her arm she felt like she was going to pass out. Her eyes began to water when she heard the bathroom door open and saw Draco come out. he walked over to her quickly with a look of worry on his face.

"Hermione. What do you think you are doing? You are in no condition to do anything. I still have to reapply the bandages." He said.

Hermione just nodded as he flipped her on her stomach gently and began to take off the old bandages he put on her the night before and put on fresh ones. His hands were gentle against her soft skin he marveled at the creamy color. When he was done her gently flipped her over again and looked into her eyes. She stared back at him through her chocolate colored eyes and smiled.

"Thank you for everything, Draco." She said.

He smiled back and nodded. He leaned down and kissed her lips gently before pulling her away.

"I think it's best if we get you out of here now before anyone notices you are here." He said.

Hermione nodded and sat up slowly pain once again going up her spine. She closed her eyes tightly and let out a small scream. Draco looked at her through worried eyes and grabbed his wand and performed a pain killing charm. She fell forward into his chest afterwards. He put his arms around her waist and kissed the top of her head.

She looked up at him not knowing what to think. How could she have hated the person in front of her for so long?

He leaned down and kissed her on the lips again and she melted into his touch. She sighed gently before pulling away.

"You keep that up and I won't leave." She said with a smile.

"Don't tempt me." He said playfully.

She giggled a bit and stood up. She got dressed and put on her robes. Malfoy led her through the empty Slytherin common room and they left through the portrait hole. He kissed her one last time before she turned around but then he stopped her.

"Meet me in the Astronomy tower tonight. I want to see you again. "He said.

Hermione nodded and hurried off to her common room. When she entered she noticed that no one else was up. She sighed with a bit of relief and began to make her way to the girls dormitories when she heard a voice from one of the chairs near the fireplace.

"Where have you been, Hermione?"

She turned around startled and then saw Harry sitting in the chair that she had obviously failed to look at on her way in.

"Harry! Oh I didn't see you there. You gave me a bit of a fright." She said.

"Where have you been, Hermione." Harry repeated.

"Me! Oh I was...I was in...I was in the hospital wing." She said.

"The hospital wing," Harry repeated, "for what?"

"I fell in the library and got a few nasty cuts that's all...but I'm better now." She said.

Harry looked at her in surprise and a bit of worry.

"Let me see the cuts." He said.

Hermione walked over to him and knelt down in front of him. She lifted up her robes and showed him the blood stained bandages on her back. He put a gentle hand on them and looked a little scared.

"How did this happen?" he asked.

"Well, now don't get upset, Harry, but someone pushed me out of the library window last night." she said.

"What! Hermione...this is big...who did it?" Harry asked turning her around to look her in the eyes.

"I don't know Harry. The lights were out," she said.

"Hermione, why didn't you go strait to professor Dumbledore?" He asked.

"Look Harry please don't tell Ron...I don't want him to worry too." She said knowing full well that she hadn't answered his question.

Harry opened his mouth looking like he would very much like to object but at that moment Ron came down the stairs and with one look at Hermione's face Harry nodded in promise not to tell Ron.

She went through the rest of the day with Harry giving her worried glances and keeping extra close to her. She thought it was sweet that he cared at first but by the end of the day she found it a little annoying that he wouldn't leave her alone. She found herself looking forward to meeting Draco in the astronomy tower. The one place Harry wouldn't be following her to.

When the time came for her to leave she told Harry and Ron that she was going to patrol the halls and left. She walked strait to the Astronomy tower without looking back. When she made it to the top she saw Draco standing before her smiling.

She walked up to him and before she could even say hi she felt his lips against hers. She felt his arms go around her waist and she felt her head begin to swim. When he pulled away she was flushed but still happy.

"Hello to you too." She whispered.

"I couldn't help it. You look so amazing tonight." He said and they took a seat on the floor. Hermione looked around the tower and her eyes fell upon a fireplace.

"Did you make that?" she asked.

"Yeah. It was a bit cold up here." He said leaning his head back to the wall.

Hermione nodded in understanding and she scooted over closer to Draco. He put his arm around her and she leaned her head into his chest. She closed her eyes enjoying every minute of this.

"How is your back?" he asked her.

"Never been better." She said in just above a whisper.

Draco smiled a bit and kissed the top of her head. They stayed like that for what seemed like forever when Hermione realized that it was getting late.

"I better get going." She said

They both stood up and before Hermione could take a step Draco took her in his arms again and pulled her into the best kiss they had ever shared. All the passion that she was feeling was flowing into him. Her heart began to beat wildly in her chest as his tongue found it's way to hers. He pushed her to the wall and began to kiss down her neck as she gently whispered three small words in his ear that made him, if possible, love her more.

"I love you."

Draco kissed up her cheek and licked her earlobe gently before whispering "And I you."

Hermione would have loved to stay like that forever but she had to go. She bid Draco good night before leaving. Draco stood rooted to the spot. He was about to leave when her heard a faint pop. He turned around and almost fell back in surprise when he saw his father s face in the fire.

"Draco! I am VERY disappointed in you. How could you do this to me? To our family name? Its deceitfulness Draco and I will not have it in out family name!" he yelled.

Draco moved closer to the fire all realization coming to him.

"It was you wasn't it. You pushed her out of the window! YOU TRIED TO KILL HER!" he said anger running through him.

"I knew I wasn't going to kill her. If I wanted to I would have used an unforgivable curse. No I did it as a warning." Said Lucius Malfoy.

"Warning?" Draco repeated.

"Yes a warning. You are never to see her again...never touch her tainted lips or I will kill her. And it will be a very very painful death.

"Why?" asked Draco.

"Because she is the enemy Draco! You have your warning. Stay away from her of she will be killed."

With that there was another pop and Draco's father vanished. He stared at the fireplace in disbelief. He didn't doubt that his father would kill her. His father had tried to kill him once after all. He knew what he had to do. And he knew it would be painful to do let alone watch...but it would in turn save her life.