Chap. 46 Anything
'Draco?'
Draco knew that voice. More tears fell from his eyes. He didn't want to see her. He didn't want her to see him. He couldn't deal with this. He thought if he didn't make a noise, she would think he was gone. Suddenly she appeared in front of him.
'Go away.' He said.
Hermione was about to speak, when she saw the blade, and he was gripping his wrist.
'Oh my god…' She gasped.
She then began to cry softly.
'Oh, baby…' She fell to her knees and picked up the knife. 'What are you doing with this?'
'Nothing.' He snapped.
'Draco, please talk to me.' She asked desperately.
'I'm not going through with anything.'
'Going through? So you were going to kill yourself?'
'I'm not. Don't worry, you can still live knowing I'm living with a broken heart and fucked up life.'
Her hands flew up to her face, to cover it. She sobbed into her palms.
Draco's stomach knotted up. He hated seeing her cry. He hated seeing her in any pain.
Suddenly his mark began to burn again, he gasped and took many deep breaths. Hermione looked up and saw his pain.
'What's wrong?' She asked in pure concern.
She looked down and saw a black burn under his hand, that was holding his wrist.
Draco looked up at her. He knew she knew what it was.
'The ceremony…' She gasped.
She reached out and gently took his hand. He didn't pull away.
She looked down and saw the deep, dark black and red brand. It was a skull, and it scarred his skin. She could almost feel it burning through him.
She continued crying.
'I'm so sorry, Draco.' She said hoarsely. 'Please, you must believe me.'
Draco stared at her. He then saw she was wearing his ring.
'Your ring…' He sighed painfully.
She let go of his hand and looked down at it…
'You engraved it. "I'll Always Love You and You'll Always Be Mine"…what happened to that, Draco? You know I love you, you must.'
Draco looked away from her. Suddenly he heard footsteps coming near his door.
'Hide!' He ordered her.
He stood up quickly and shoved her into his closet.
He then kicked the knife under his bed and laid down.
Lucius strolled in.
'It would be nice if people learned to knock.' Draco said angrily.
'Shut up. Just because you received the mark and are not part of the Dark Lord's army, doesn't give you the right to be a smart-ass to your father.' Lucius said firmly.
Lucius walked over to Draco's bed and saw him clutching his wrist.
'Hurts doesn't it?' Lucius asked with a slight smirk.
'Hurts like hell.' Draco replied.
'Well, we all went through it. Deal with it.'
'I am. I have no fucking choice.' Draco snapped.
Lucius brought his cane up and hit Draco into the stomach.
Hermione saw this through the blinds of the closet door and gasped softly. She couldn't believe it. She felt tears run down her cheeks.
'You better learn to stop mouthing off to me boy!' Lucius shouted. 'Or you will get a crutacious curse at least once a day!'
He then turned on his heal and left.
Hermione burst out of the closet and ran to Draco's side.
'Oh baby!' She gasped, crying.
'I'm fine. Stop touching me.' He said angrily.
'Draco! Please! Why can't you see how much I love you? And how sorry I am…'
Hermione then took something from her coat pocket and put it on the bed.
'Happy Christmas Draco…' She then stepped away from him. 'I need you so much, Draco…I wish you needed me too…' Then she apparated back home.
Draco gazed at where she once stood.
'I do need you…' He sighed sadly.
He then reached for the wrapped item Hermione set on his bed.
It was a heavy item, wrapped in green paper and a silver ribbon.
He opened it, crying softly. He put the wrapping aside and stared at the box. He opened the box and pulled out a lovely ornate snow globe. It was made of dark bronze, inside the globe was a cabin surrounded by trees and two small figures running excitedly into the cabin. He knew it was them. He shook it and snow gathered around the happy couple. He looked at the bronze metal and noticed it had serpents and dragons formed into it. The reptiles had emeralds for eyes, and gold plated scales. It was magnificent. He then felt something on the bottom, he turned it upside down and saw a wind-up knob. He turned it around until he couldn't turn it anymore. It began to play a melody. It was a soft, classical sound that calmed him.
He loved her. And he never will stop loving her. He needed her. He truly did. She was his rock, his reason for living. He loved his mother, but it was Hermione that changed his mind of suicide.
He locked his door and put a spell on his room, so if someone tried coming in "his" voice would tell them to go away because he needed sleep.
He then apparated away.
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Hermione sat in her room and stared at her ring. She wished Draco was with her. She wished with all her might that he would forgive her and love her once again. She would do anything for him. Anything for his love.
Lord, please hear my prayer…I love him so much. You must see how I'm hurting, and he is hurting too. Please, I'll do anything…I need him. I love him.
She opened her eyes, and she realized she was dreaming. Draco Malfoy was standing in front of her.
'Oh, please don't wake up…please Lord, don't wake me up…' She begged Him aloud.
She closed her eyes, and tears fell from the corners. She then felt somebody wipe them away. She moaned softly, she hadn't felt his touch in so long. It felt real…it had to be real. She opened her eyes and he was still standing there.
'I'm sorry I overreacted.' He said to her. 'I need you, I do. I need you desperately. I wanted to end my life, but then your face flashed before me and I couldn't…'
Hermione began to cry again.
'I cannot tell you how I wish this was real…' She sighed, leaning into his touch.
'Don't doubt it…' He whispered.
She then felt his lips on hers, softly kissing her. He kissed her like they haven't seen each other in years. When he pulled away she looked up at him, tears filling your eyes.
'This isn't a dream…your real.' She smiled.
She then stood up and wrapped her arms around him.
'I love you so much, Draco. I'm so sorry, so sorry for everything I did. I know I hurt you, I know I was horrible and wrong. I will do anything to make it up to you…anything. I just want you to know how much I truly care for you.'
He held her small figure in his arms, never wanting to let go.
'Stay with me tonight…come back to the manor with me, just for tonight. My father nor mother will come into my room because of what I did tonight, I need you. Will you come?' He asked.
'Anything, Draco. Anything.'
Hermione locked her door, and made the same spell Draco did for his room. Then they apparated together to his room.
They appeared in the center of his room, holding each other.
'Don't let me go.' Hermione said softly.
'I'll hold you as long as you want me too.' He replied, just as soft.
They stood there together for some time. Then Hermione looked over and saw the snow globe sitting on the desk next to his bed.
'You opened it.' She said.
He kissed her forehead and said, 'It's wonderful. I love it. It was your gift that made me realize how much I love you, and reminded me of all the beautiful memories we have together.'
She buried her head into his chest.
'I'm so glad you forgave me…I don't know what I would have done at school…you being so close, able to see but not to touch. It would have killed me…'
She then paused for a second or two and collected herself. She didn't want to cry again.
'You…you tried to kill yourself, Draco. What would I have done if you did that? I can't believe you even thought about it…'
'I know. But there were so many things going wrong in my life, I know that's no excuse. Suicide is a very serious thing, I shouldn't have thought about it…I don't know what I was thinking…but you saved me. I thought of you, I still loved you and I knew you would blame yourself if I did go through with it.'
She nodded and let go of him. She walked over to the snow globe and played the soft melody.
'I wanted this song, because it was soft and I knew it would calm you when you were stressed or felt sad or angry about something…' She told him.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck softly.
'We're meant to be together, Hermione…what happened between us a few days ago was a mistake. I know you don't have strong feelings for Jess and I shouldn't have reacted the way I did…I should have listened to what you had to say.'
Hermione turned in his arms, so she was facing him. She looked up into his eyes, which were now a light blue, indicating he was happy once again.
'I should have never kissed him. I thought about you when I did and a second I later I pulled away, knowing it was wrong and it didn't feel right…I was just sad and lonely because you left…I apologize, it was wrong.'
'It's in the past. We're together now, and that's all that matters…' He said.
He leaned down and kissed her passionately. She put the snow globe back on the desk behind her, not breaking the kiss.
Hermione then backed up, and laid herself on the bed. She nearly sank into the thick, goose-down feather blankets.
'I love your room, Draco…' She said, 'and this bed is glorious.'
He smiled at her and laid himself gently on top of her.
'I'm glad you think so.' He whispered huskily in her ear. Then he licked it seductively and bit the skin just below it softly.
Hermione moaned softly. He bit again, and she was aroused, so her hips involuntarily rose, grinding against his member.
He returned the moan, as soon as she touched him.
He moved to her mouth, scrutinizing it thoroughly. She received his mouth and tongue gratefully, longing to taste him for so long.
The room was filled with sounds of passionate kissing, and heavy breathing and gasping. The two were grinding into each other, roughly, it looked as if they were having sex with their clothes on, if that were possible.
'Draco…your father, mother…they'll…hear…us.' She spoke hoarsely.
'Father…put…silencing charms…on…every…bedroom.' He replied, attacking her lips.
Draco then grabbed her hands and put them above her head, and held them there as he kissed down her neck. She tilted her head back, groaning as she felt his member hardening and rubbing against her aroused area, which was now starting to feel moist.
He let go of her hands, and she began to move them down his arms, suddenly she rubbed over forearm and he jerked away, clutching it. He closed his eyes tightly as he sat up right.
'Oh, I'm so sorry, baby.' She said, 'I forgot, I didn't mean to…'
She put her hand on her face shamefully.
'I hurt you again, I'm so sorry, baby…' She said softly.
'No, Hermione, it's not your….fault.' He said, in an immense amount of pain. 'It's okay, you didn't really know…'
She removed his hand from his forearm, and began to kiss his branded scar softly. He looked at her, and forgot about the pain…she was kissing him so tenderly, it turned him on like a light bulb.
He put his other hand under her chin and lifted her away from his scar. He tilted her head up and placed his lips on hers romantically. He put one arm behind her and pushed her body against his.
'I'm sorry I ever doubted your love for me.' He told her.
'I don't want to talk about it anymore, Draco, I just want you to hold me.'
He acquiesced and lifted her further onto the plush bed, putting his arms around her body and he laid there with her.
She turned to him and smiled as she brushed his hair from his face, in order to look into his eyes.
He leaned in and kissed her some more, he couldn't get enough of his beloved.
'I want to feel your body against mine…' He whispered, 'we don't have to make love, all I want to do is feel you against me until morning.'
She nodded and he lifted her shirt off easily. She then removed his, and before long, he lifted the soft blanket over their naked bodies. She moved against him and they laid there in heavenly bliss. He gently brushed her arm with his fingers, and she ran her fingers through his soft hair, which she loved.
'I want it to be like this forever.' She said to him.
'That would be utopia, but the world isn't perfect.' He told her.
'I know, I just wish.'
'Hermione, are first half of school is complete. Soon, we'll graduate…I know we just got back together from being torn apart but I do love you, I never stopped. And I know that I am tied to Voldemort with my mark now, but I would love for us to be together forever…'
'Draco, your scar doesn't matter to me as long as your heart is still pure.'
'I'm happy to hear that, because I want to spend the rest of my life with you and only you.'
She smiled and kissed him passionately. He smiled, with a satisfied look, at her when she pulled away.
'Draco, that means so much to me…because I know you've never said that to anyone…'
'And I'll never say it to anyone else.' He added.
'Hermione?' He whispered.
'Yes?' She whispered back.
'Will do something for me?'
'Anything.' She replied.
'Will you be mine?' He asked softly in her ear.
'Forever.'
A/N: Okay ! I hope you liked! I have to go read The Scarlet Letter for my literature class now! REVIEW PLEASE!
