Disclamer: I do not own any of this, it all belongs to J.K. Rowling. Lord I wish I did, but then I wouldn't be writing this would I?

Chapter 4

When they got back to the common room Hermione announced that she wasn't very hungry, so Draco offered to stay and keep her company.

"You can if you realy want to but…I'm not going to be much fun…and you must be hungry, honestly you go down and get something to eat I'll stay hear and…and read or something…" But Draco shook his head and looked down at her with a smile on his face,

"Its ok, I'm not realy hungry…I had a big breakfast, honest," Draco added seeing Hermione's doutful face. Hermione sighed and shrugged her shoulders,

"If you realy want, but not a word out of you saying that your hungry, alright Mr Malfoy?" She said finally smilling at him.

"I thought you were going to call me by my name?" Draco whined to her playfully

"Oh but I am Mr Malfoy! It is your name after all!" She said laughing.

"Stopit…please," He said, Hermione raised her eyes in mock supprise, "Your making it sound like the name my father insists on people using."

Hermione shifted uncomfortably at the mention of Draco's father and looked away. Draco seeing her uncomfortableness(A/N: I don't know if that is an actual word…well it is now!;), put two and two togther and groaned inwardly.

"Hermione," Draco whispered cautiously touching her arm, "I'm sorry, I didn't think, please...please, look at me," Hermione lifted her eyes to Draco's face and stared into his eyes. Draco's hand gently ran up Hermione's arm to carassed her neck, encerciling his arm around her waist he pulled her closer his heart rate speading up every second.

God she's so beautiful!

Just kiss her god damit!

NO! She wont like it! She wont like me!

IF SHE DIDN'T LIKE YOU THEN WHY HASN'T SHE PULLED AWAY?!

Draco couldn't argue

He brought Hermione closer still to his body and kissed her.

HOLLY SHI-! Hermione's thougthts were cut off as Draco's lips caught hers.
The kiss was sweet, short and when they pulled away Hermione's breathe was ragged, her cheeks were flushed and her heart beat a hundred times a minute.

"Hermione," Whispered Draco, his forhead resting against hers, "I realy like you." Hermione stared deeply into his eyes searching for the truth, then Draco pulled away, stepping back slightly trying not to show any emotion, one thing that he had become very good at with his father.

"I know, we're just good friends and that's all we'll every be right? Don't worry, that's absolutly fine with me." But both Draco and Hermione knew that that was an absolute lie.

"Is it? Is it realy?" Hermione said bring her hand around his neck and pulling him into a deep, mind blowing kiss.

And that's exactly what happened. All of Draco's thoughts were blown clean out off his head exept one, just one and that was the one screaming at him,

KISS HER BACK!

So that's exactly what he did, he wrapped his arm gently around Hermione's thin waist and pulled her closer still to his body. With his other hand he ran it up Hermione's back making a shiver go up her spine, Hermione slowly pulled away and Draco cupped her face in one hand,

"Who ever said I didn't like you?" Hermione asked playfully, making circles of Draco's chest. He studdied her face intently looking for lie, and slowly a grin consumed his pale face,

"Realy?" He whispered, Hermione nodded with a small, shy smile, looking up at Draco with hopefull eyes. Draco lent down and brushed his lips with hers, and then lifted her up he spun her round,

"Draco!" Laughed Hermione, he put her down and grinned at her still holding her,

"Yes?" He asked leading her over to the couch, Hermione just laughed not being able to find something to find tell Draco off about. He laughed and shook his head, making Hermione sit down on the sofa. Then he turned and to walk up the stairs to get a blanket from his bed, but Hermione reached out and grabbed his hand making him turn back towards her, looking at her questionaly. She raised her hand, flicked her wand and muttered a few words(A/N: I cant remember the word for a summoning spell, if you know it please tell me…anyway…onwards through the story!!!;) and a blanket from her room came flying down the stairs. Draco caught it and smiled down at her,

"How did you know?" Hermione shrugged, and smiled up at him,

"I didn't." She said simply, when Draco looked confused she went on, " I wanted it!" Draco laughed and settled down on the couch with Hermione, she lent her head against his shoulders, but Draco pulled her back with him as he lay down.

"DRACO!" She squeaked, "You are the most…the most…earrh"

"Devioushly, Hansom person you've ever met?!" He said jokingly buffing his nails on his shirt, "Yes I know," Hermione slapped him playfully

"No. Acctually I was going to say 'annoying person I've ever met' but I think I'll cange that to the most 'arrogent person I've ever met" Draco pretended to look hurt,

"Hermione!" He said in mock surprise and sadness, "how could you? Just when I thought you realy liked me!" Hermione smirked playing along,

"Now when did I say that?" She said putting on a sarcastic thinking face, "I'm sorry, I must have been a bit tired, but I'm shure Pansy wouldn't mind it though." Draco looked shocked, and frowned,

"Just for the record, I never acctully went out with Parkenson, she just thought we were an item after the ball, so I told her that we didn't but she just never gave up!" Draco shook his head and shuddered, "It was disgusting." Hermione laughed, snuggled into his chest and sighed.

"I don't know why but I suddenly feel very very…"Hermione yawned, "tiered," she said when she had finished yawning. Draco laughed and pulled her closer with his arm draped casually around Hermione's waist.

"That's ok, 'Mione. Just go to sleep, I'll carrie you up to bed when I go, though I can't count on that happening tonight" He said winking and kissing the top of her head. Hermione laughed sleepily and smiled up at him slowly she faded off into a gentle sleep…

Draco watched her for a while, wrapped in his arms and sighed,

What would his father do if he found out? But Draco already knew.

He would get rid of the destraction. Suffocate it. Demolish it. Rid of it. Draco closed his eyes and gullped.

He wouldn't think about that, no. He wouldn't, he didn't want to and he wasn't going to. Hermione was his first real friend he had had and his first real…well, he didn't realy know what she was now. Draco smiled as he thought about what had happened earlier on in the evening, and looked down at the sleeping girl wrapped in his arms, her chest gently moving up and down with every breathe she took, her pink lips gently parted breathing through them, her pink flushed cheeks.

Draco put another arm higher up Hermione's waist and pulled her closer burrying his face in her silky hair, breathing in her sweet scent. There was no dout about it, Hermione had turned into a beautiful young woman over the summer holidays and walking down the coridoor she turned boys heads, even though she didn't notice it, as well as being the definate envy of most of the girls in her and some of the lower years.

Draco had made up his mind. He would protect her by any means, by any cost…He would never let his father get his hands on her never.

And slowly with the thought of her in his head he driffted of into sweet dreams of kisses and Hermione…

The portrate to the head boy and girl commonroom, turned to look at each other and smiled. This was turning out exactly like a story they knew very well indead!

A/N: Well? I was rather long, but I prefer those myself. If you don't then well…tell me if you want, it probably won't make a difference.

Harry and Ron will find out soon and Pansy will start getting suspisiouse.

Please tell me of any probs.

Elfy-one