Dying Inside
A/N: Good news! I think I'll be updating more often!!! Except I'm very sorry because I'll be gone for a week at camp, BUT as usual I'm taking my sketchpad/notebook with me, so late at night when everyone is snoring and its bothering the hell outta me, I'll be sitting and writing more to my stories! Also I just want to say a special thanks to...drumroll
Cinnamon: Oh, Hun! Thank you so much for reviewing!!! Your reviews are awesome and they keep me writing!!! Thank you also for recommending my story and when I get a chance I'll read Fire'N' Ice's story!!!! XoXo! hugs Oh, and if you have any instant messaging things let me know because I have AOL, MSN, ICQ, and Yahoo!, but if you have a different one, tell me n I'll try my best to download it a/s/a/p!!! Thankies!!!!! Oh, and about your question 'Why did he tell Hermione that he's a Death Eater?!'..well, it's cuz technically he IS a Death Eater except he just doesn't wanna be! In other words he's not a 'faithful' Death Eater. kk? K!
Ok, sorry for you people who don't like author notes, but I just had to put that one in! And now...OFF! TO CHAPTER...uh....5!!!!!
Edit: Disregard this A/N. It's old
.-.-.-.Chapter 5.-.-.-.
Hermione probably wouldn't have believed him if she hadn't seen the Mark, but she did. She would have tripped over her own feet and fell backwards if she hadn't been sitting down. To hold back a scream, she put her hands over her mouth to muffle the sound. Remembering her past encounters with Death Eaters, she new them to be only unmerciful, ruthless, terrible people; Nothing like how Draco was acting. Hermione looked at Draco, not knowing how to feel now. She was afraid. For him and for herself, now that she new he was a Death Eater. Draco turned his arm back over, shaking his head weakly.
"...It's okay. I won't hurt you. But if you want to leave now, you can...I understand why you're afraid..." he said looking down. He seemed to know exactly how she felt.
Hermione thought for a few seconds in silence, then reached over and put her somewhat trembling hand on his cold one.
"No. I promised you, Draco. And Death Eater or not, I'm keeping my promise. I want to help." she told him as she reached over hesitantly and lifted his chin slightly with the other hand so he was facing her.
"..Thank you." he whispered and squeezed her hand lightly, making her blush, although it wasn't noticeable in the dark. They sat for a short moment of silence as the chilly wind blew, rustling the leaves of the trees and making Draco shiver.
"Come on. Let's go back up to the castle. You need to get some rest, you're exhausted." Hermione stated as she stood up with him, letting go of his hand. Draco thought for a moment.
"But...there's still a problem...." he said.
"What's that?" Hermione asked.
"Well...I can't stay in the Slytherin Dorms. I'm supposed to be living with my dad for now and everyone knows that. A few of the Slytherins' parents have connections with my dad and if they find out I'm here...So does he. Until the school break is over, I don't have anywhere to stay." Draco explained.
"Hm...that is a problem...but...I have an idea. Since you most certainly can't stay in the girls dormitories, I'll convince Harry and Ron to let you stay with them. They're the only two in their dorm, everyone else is staying with their parents or something." Draco raised an eyebrow at this.
"There's no way in Hell that'll work! They hate me! They more than hate me! Potter and Weasley'ddie before they'd share a room with me!..I'm Draco Malfoy, if you don't remember!" Draco exclaimed.
"Oh, nonsense! Yes, I know they don't like you, but I'll get them to let you stay. I can be…quite persuasive."
"...Hermione, I don't want you to lose your best friends over me! They mean the world to you, I know they do..." He looked into her eyes seriously.
"I'm giving it a try. If they can't do something like this for me...then...they mustn't be very good friends." Hermione insisted.
Draco sighed, already tired of arguing. "If you say so......"
She nodded and they made their way up to Gryffindor Tower silently, each of them thinking deeply. Draco, thinking about...well...everything that happened that night. Hermione, hoping that Harry and Ron would let Draco stay with them, figuring out a way to convince them to........and...thinking about Draco.
.-.-.-.TBC.-.-.
A/N: Sorry this chapter was so short, but I haven't much time to write more today and this is the best place to leave off. I tried to think of a song to go with this chapter, but I couldn't. If I find one, I'll add it as soon as I can. The next chapter might be fairly long so it may take a while for me to get it up. Thanks for reading! Oh, and something you might be wondering about---the school break thingy. Well, about that..um...I needed to put something like that in so there would be a reason for things like Draco being home during school and only Harry and Ron in a dorm, so I just thought a small school break/vacation would be okay. So...anyway. Yeah. -0.o- I confuse myself sometimes, so all I can say is: REVIEW!!! I NEED MORE!!! laughs evilly