Chapter Five
~A Strange Meeting~
Draco didn't know where his feet were carrying him but he didn't really care either. That is until he realized where he was. The Library. He knew he should turn around and leave. Hermione would be in there, 'most likely in the white chair towards the back..whoa. why do I know this about her,' he thought. His inner battle was interupted as he was hit in the face with the door as it swung open and hit him.
"Ow!, Shit!"
Hermione knew it was late and that she should get back to the dorms so she stood and stretched out, put her book back in its place on the shelf and walked to the door. She paused at the door as she was about to open it realizing she might run into him if he wasn't in the dorms already. Taking a deep breath and steadying herself she gathered her courage and opened the door. Suddenly the door stopped. Hermione couldn't understand what had happened, but it didn't take long to figure out.
"Ow!, Shit!" Draco held his bleeding nose and moved backwards as Hermione stepped out from behind the door.
"Draco! You're bleeding, let me take you to the hospital wing." She looked at him worried, with eyes full of concern for him, for his well being.
"Granger, I know very well im bleeding. You hit me with a DOOR and I am NOT going to the hospital wing so that insufferable mediwitch can watch over me and shove chocolate down my bloody throat all night!" He looked calm and collected all except for a moment his eyes were full of confusion, then anger, then nothing as he turned into his usual devoid of emotion self. It would have caused Hermione to laugh if it hadnt been her fault. His rant was the closest thing shed ever heard to him being funny here lately.
"Why wont you let me help you!?"
"Why wont you leave me alone?!"
"Draco Malfoy I never in my life have ever let you speak to me in such a way!"
"What is with you? How in the hell did you know my full name? And why are you acting as if ive known you my whole life!??!?!?! You're nothing to me. I would appreciate it if you would stop playing this little mind game of yours!"
Hermione's eyes welled up with tears for a moment then she slowly regained control fo her emotions and calmly replied. "Draco, I know when you finally realize what is going on youll be sorry for what you just said to me..untill then do not ever.." at this point her voice became dangerously low as she continued.."grace myself with your presence. You arrogant, stupid, selfish, undeserving of my forgiveness, immature jerk! I swear you are such a prat sometimes!" With that she walked away leaving him confused for the second time that day.
That night neither of them got any sleep. Each thinking of the other and what was said. The next day, they hoped, would be better. But they also knew it wouldn't. 'Hey we can dream cant we?'
Later that morning Draco woke to a crash coming from the common room. He quickly got of out bed and ran down the stairs. Once he reached to bottom he found the cause of the crash. Hermione was laying at the bottom of the stairs with an end table turned over on her. Draco moved the table and picked Hermione up gently and laid her down on the couch. He didn't know why he was so worried, 'she's a filthy mudblood,' 'no shes not,' 'yes she is,' "great! Now im FIGHTING with myself, whats next?!?" He tried shaking her slightly to wake her but she wouldn't move. Draco paniced.
"Hermione, wake up! Please wake up!" He continued shaking her and speaking to her. "Hermione, I cannot lose you again!!." Draco hadnt realized what he said and kept trying to wake her up. "Blast..im a bloody wizard.." Draco ran up the stairs and grabbed his wand off the bedside table then ran straight to Hermione's side. He whispered a charm and watched her hopefully as she slowly opened her eyes. Relieved, he grabbed her and hugged her tightly to him.. "Don't do that to me.." he whispered.
~herms pov.~
Hermione woke early that morning as usual and continued with her morning routine. She left her room and was walking down stairs when she tripped and fell down the rest of way then rolled into the end table causing it to fall on her. The next thing she knew she woke to silver eyes watching her worried and was pulled into a hug.
~present~
"Draco,..youre..squeezing..me..need air!"
He laughed at her comment and let her go slightly. "Sorry, you had me worried." 'Did i just say that to her, im a Malfoy! Malfoys do not say such things,..we dont show emotion. Emotion..?' He was interupted by Hermione placing a kiss on his cheek.
"Thank you," was all she said then she walked out and went to breakfast.
~A Strange Meeting~
Draco didn't know where his feet were carrying him but he didn't really care either. That is until he realized where he was. The Library. He knew he should turn around and leave. Hermione would be in there, 'most likely in the white chair towards the back..whoa. why do I know this about her,' he thought. His inner battle was interupted as he was hit in the face with the door as it swung open and hit him.
"Ow!, Shit!"
Hermione knew it was late and that she should get back to the dorms so she stood and stretched out, put her book back in its place on the shelf and walked to the door. She paused at the door as she was about to open it realizing she might run into him if he wasn't in the dorms already. Taking a deep breath and steadying herself she gathered her courage and opened the door. Suddenly the door stopped. Hermione couldn't understand what had happened, but it didn't take long to figure out.
"Ow!, Shit!" Draco held his bleeding nose and moved backwards as Hermione stepped out from behind the door.
"Draco! You're bleeding, let me take you to the hospital wing." She looked at him worried, with eyes full of concern for him, for his well being.
"Granger, I know very well im bleeding. You hit me with a DOOR and I am NOT going to the hospital wing so that insufferable mediwitch can watch over me and shove chocolate down my bloody throat all night!" He looked calm and collected all except for a moment his eyes were full of confusion, then anger, then nothing as he turned into his usual devoid of emotion self. It would have caused Hermione to laugh if it hadnt been her fault. His rant was the closest thing shed ever heard to him being funny here lately.
"Why wont you let me help you!?"
"Why wont you leave me alone?!"
"Draco Malfoy I never in my life have ever let you speak to me in such a way!"
"What is with you? How in the hell did you know my full name? And why are you acting as if ive known you my whole life!??!?!?! You're nothing to me. I would appreciate it if you would stop playing this little mind game of yours!"
Hermione's eyes welled up with tears for a moment then she slowly regained control fo her emotions and calmly replied. "Draco, I know when you finally realize what is going on youll be sorry for what you just said to me..untill then do not ever.." at this point her voice became dangerously low as she continued.."grace myself with your presence. You arrogant, stupid, selfish, undeserving of my forgiveness, immature jerk! I swear you are such a prat sometimes!" With that she walked away leaving him confused for the second time that day.
That night neither of them got any sleep. Each thinking of the other and what was said. The next day, they hoped, would be better. But they also knew it wouldn't. 'Hey we can dream cant we?'
Later that morning Draco woke to a crash coming from the common room. He quickly got of out bed and ran down the stairs. Once he reached to bottom he found the cause of the crash. Hermione was laying at the bottom of the stairs with an end table turned over on her. Draco moved the table and picked Hermione up gently and laid her down on the couch. He didn't know why he was so worried, 'she's a filthy mudblood,' 'no shes not,' 'yes she is,' "great! Now im FIGHTING with myself, whats next?!?" He tried shaking her slightly to wake her but she wouldn't move. Draco paniced.
"Hermione, wake up! Please wake up!" He continued shaking her and speaking to her. "Hermione, I cannot lose you again!!." Draco hadnt realized what he said and kept trying to wake her up. "Blast..im a bloody wizard.." Draco ran up the stairs and grabbed his wand off the bedside table then ran straight to Hermione's side. He whispered a charm and watched her hopefully as she slowly opened her eyes. Relieved, he grabbed her and hugged her tightly to him.. "Don't do that to me.." he whispered.
~herms pov.~
Hermione woke early that morning as usual and continued with her morning routine. She left her room and was walking down stairs when she tripped and fell down the rest of way then rolled into the end table causing it to fall on her. The next thing she knew she woke to silver eyes watching her worried and was pulled into a hug.
~present~
"Draco,..youre..squeezing..me..need air!"
He laughed at her comment and let her go slightly. "Sorry, you had me worried." 'Did i just say that to her, im a Malfoy! Malfoys do not say such things,..we dont show emotion. Emotion..?' He was interupted by Hermione placing a kiss on his cheek.
"Thank you," was all she said then she walked out and went to breakfast.