Chapter 16: Letters
Hermione,
I am sorry that I have not been over to see you, but the reasons to come to Scarlet's are no longer believable to my father. My mother has come up with a few excuses to why I must go over, but none of them will work. Hermione, I need to see you again. You have captured my thoughts and dreams. My days are spent thinking about you and my nights dreaming about you. I need you, Hermione. I know I sound crazy but I'm not. I miss you and hope to see you soon. I don't know how much longer I can go without you.
With Love,
Draco
P.S. I'm glad you got Head Girl. I wish I could have gotten Head Boy so you and I would have had more time together, but I will be a gentleman and be happy for Potter.
Hermione rolled over and put the letter back in the draw on the night stand. It had been two days since Draco had sent the letter, and she'd only read it about a thousand times. He came to see her quite a few times, always saying he was there to see Scarlet, but school would start in another week and things would go back to normal. Draco would go back to his Slytherins and forget about her. She hated to think of it, because for one reason they were great together. He made her laugh at just the right times. His arms fit around her perfectly, but best of all they could sit, her in his arms neither one of them speaking and be completely comfortable. She hated to think of that being thrown away.
With a sigh she turned off the lamp on the night stand. She liked the fact that Scarlet used muggle inventions as well as magic. Now she stared at the red numbers of the clock waiting for it to change to midnight. When sleep finally claimed Hermione, her dreams were of her and Draco. However, Hermione's dreams were disturbed by a strange tapping sound. She groaned and covered up her head, hoping whatever was on her balcony would go away, but to Hermione's displeasure it didn't. With another groan she got out of bed. She decided that it might not be the best idea to go outside in just a tank top and shorts, so she grabbed her bath robe. She was going to go out straight away, but after seeing that it was only two in the morning she decided she might need her wand. 'I shouldn't have closed the curtains,' Hermione thought as she moved closer, wand ready. She took a deep breath it was now or never, with that she flung the doors open. "Draco!"
He laughed, "you seem so surprised." She looked so cute standing there in her bath robes with little yellow ducks on it. He tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "Are you not happy to see me?"
She rubbed her head trying hard to wake up. "Of course I am, but couldn't you have waited until a little later. Maybe around noon."
"No," he took a step closer, "I had to see you again."
"Well, now that you're here," she tip toed and kissed him, "you should stay."
"Really," he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed the top of her head.
"Let's go inside," she gave him a wink.
Once they were inside, he took off his jacket. "How did you get here?" Hermione shut the doors to her balcony. She walked over to where Draco was standing.
"I have a broom, so I put it to good use." Hoe started to untie her bath robe. "I had to see you, Hermione. I had to."
"I know. I wanted to see you so bad." They stood, arms around each other for a few moments. Then Draco bent over and caught her behind the knees. He cradled her against him in his arms.
"What are you doing?"
He didn't answer, instead he just carried her to her bed. He placed her on the bed and began to cover her up. "You need your sleep." He kissed her and started to walk away, but Hermione grabbed his hand.
"Stay, please."
"Hermione, you need to get some sleep. I came to see you, and now that we've seen each other you need to sleep."
She didn't let go of his hand however. "I can sleep with you here. Please stay, Draco." He smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed. "You can kick off you shoes and lay down."
"Hermione, I don't trust myself to lay down beside you."
She rubbed her thumb gently across his hand. "Draco, I want you to stay that's why I asked, I trust you."
He smiled and nodded. Draco bent down and untied his shoes. Hermione moved over so he could lay down.
She laid her head on his chest. "I need you, Draco," she said as she drifted of to sleep.
He smiled as he stroked her hair. "I love you, Hermione," he whispered as he kissed the top of her head.
Draco woke just as it began to get light outside. Slowly, he moved his arm out from under Hermione's head. He was trying to be quite and not wake her. Putting on his jacket and picking up his broom, he walked back over to the bed and kissed Hermione softly on the forehead. Laying down the note he had written for her to find, he turned and left.
Hermione woke a few hours later to find a piece of parchment where draco had been laying.
Hermione,
I'm sorry if I frightened you last night, but I needed to see you. I wanted to tell you goodbye, but you looked like and angel sleeping and I couldn't bear the thought of waking you. Please forgive me for leaving, but seeing how my mother and father did not know I left, I figured it would probably be good to get back before they woke up. I will see you again soon, I promise.
Love,
Draco
With a slime that couldn't be wiped off her face, Hermione held the note and drifted back off to sleep
