Part 10: a truce
They were about 3 inches apart, steadily getting closer.
Hermione leaned in taking a deep breath, breathing in all that was Draco, she was so close to him, and she had never been this close to Harry or Ron. Harry and Ron, the thought made her want to be held, and never let go. A tear fell from her eye.
Draco was lost in the feeling of how close Hermione was and the heat that she was giving off, he was lost in thought when he felt Hermione crying. Confused he lent back for a moment. She looked up into his eyes with a sad expression on her face.
"What's that matter Granger?" he asked softly
Hermione just buried her face in his robes crying. She muffled a response that he didn't quite hear.
"What?" he asked
She pulled back, tears streaming down her face
"Just hold me," she cried.
Draco had no idea what the matter was, but Hermione was crying and he knew he didn't like that. He wiped a tear from her cheek and pulled her close.
DRACO POV
What am I doing?
This is Granger here. Mudblood Granger.
But I can't let go. I don't want to. I NEED to make her feel safe. I don't know why though.
She fits so perfectly in my arms.
I never want to let her go.
WHAT ARE YOU THINGKING? You can't be thinking of Granger this way.
She's a mudblood. You're destined to become a death eater, follow in the footsteps of Lucius
END POV
Draco continued to hold Hermione in his arms as she cried and cried, but he still had no idea what for.
Hermione had settled down, somewhat and she was not sniffling into Draco's robes.
"What's the matter?" Draco gently asked Hermione, mentally scolding himself for being so weak.
"Its nothing" she replied stubbornly
"Sure it is" Draco said sarcastically, "That's why you were just crying on, and were being held by a person who you extremely hate" he finished
"Is that what you think?" she asked looking intensely at him
"Yea" was the reply "what else am I meant to think?"
"I don't know" Hermione said looking away.
Her heart was speeding up, and she had just realised how so very close she was to Draco and how it was affecting her.
She pulled away, turning to sit at the other end of the couch. A hand on her arm stopped her.
"Hermione?"
She turned and looked at him in amazement.
"Y...you called me by my first name"
"Yea? So? Just cause ive called you Granger for the last 6 years doesn't mean that I don't know your first name you know."
"Malfoy, you continue to amaze me" she said in wonderment.
Draco flinched at the word Malfoy. It ironic that everything I hate about myself can be summed up in that name. Malfoy. It's a curse that name. Draco thought to himself.
"I'll make you a deal" he said
"Yea..." Hermione said in interest
Draco took a deep breath. If she laughed at his idea he wouldn't know what to do. He would have made a fool of himself for nothing.
Hermione waited patiently. Whatever it was that Draco wanted to say to her, it was obviously causing him to think about it deeply.
She waited.
He finally looked up at her and then taking that deep breath of his he said...
"How about we call a truce"
TBC
Sorry it took me a while people