She walked down the stairs wiping the sleep from her eyes. With a ribbion on her hand she pulled up her hair in a lose ponytail.
As she walked downstairs she started thinking about Draco. Truly, she felt sorry for the fact that he had had troubles with sleeping at night. She couldn't even begin to imagine what that as like.
As she reached the bottom of the stairway she noticed Lucius with some of the guards. He wasn't dressed in his normal attire though. He was in something like "battle" robes. She was thrown off by this so she decided to be nosy.
"Good morning,Sir," she said before he walked outside.
"Morning Hermione," he snided.He had a feeling she was up to no good. She thought the same about him.
"Where are you off to this early," she said "And with your men?"
"Well if you must know," he started cockily "Some of my scouts have found some unwanted trespassers."
"Really," she said trying to act shocked "Do we know who these people are?"
"Yes," he said and before she could ask who he added "but that would be none of your concern." With that he was out the door with his men.
Hermione ran up stairs in a hurry almost knocking Narcissia on the ground as she passed.
She flew to Draco and her's bedroom. "Draco," she said exasperated and urgent.
"What?" he asked rushing out of the closet and to her.
"Your father!I think he knows Harry and Ron are still here!" she said.
He immediately changed his mood to jealousy from worry. "And, why should I care?"
"Draco, please," she begged "They'll be put in the dugeons and tortured or killed."
"As I said, why should I care?"
She looked at him in shcok. "Draco, please." She couldn't believe him at a time like this he had to be jealous.
He looked at her and suddenly a thought popped into his head. "Well there is one thing you can do, to make me change my mind."
"Fine, whatever," she said not thinking clearly "Just get Harry and Ron away from here before your father reaches them. "
Before Hermione could say anymore Draco grabbed her hand and apparrated them. When she felt the quick rush flow over her she couldn't help but grab hold of him. When they "landed" they were right outside of the ship.
"Ron, Harry" Hermione yelled out to the ship. Two headeds popped over the side of the ship and looked her.
"Hermione, you changed your mind," Ron said ecstatic.
"No,Ron I didn't," she said "I came here to warn you, you must leave immediately!"
"Why?" Harry said speaking up.
"Because Harry,"she said as her pain came flooding back to her "Lucius is coming and he's going have you put in the dugeons with God knows what will be done to you."
At this time she was in tears seeing that Harry really didn't care about her anymore. He had completly forgotten about her and as soon as he got to town he would find another girl. She tried to hold back new tears that were forming as these thoughts buzzed around in her head.
"Hermione,we're not leaving with out you ," Ron said.
"Ron just go," she screamed as she heard horses hoves off in the distance.
"Not without you," he yelled back.
Draco couldn't take this anymore, Hermione was his and no one else's. He swiftly pulled out his wand and untied the rope that kept the ship ashore.
"Weasley, go!" he yelled at him "Can't you see this is tearing her apart."
"If anything is tearing her apart, it's you Malfoy.But don't worry we will be back for Hermione," Ron spat back at him anger.
"Don't you mean you will Weasley because you seem to have forgotten Potter doesn't care!"
Hermione was taken back by this comment she looked at him astonded. She pushed past him and started to walk back to the castle. He followed her and grabbed her arm.
"I didn't mean it," he said quickly but she kept on walking "Where are you going?"
"Back to the castle."
"I'll apparate us, it'll be faster." he said walking up to her once more.
"Don't touch me," she said "Do you think that your the only one who knows Harry doesn't love me anymore? Because you're not!"
"Well good! Because maybe now you can get over him!"
"How dare ..." Suddnely she was cut short by him. He grabbed hold of her and apparated her back to their room.
"What the" she asked she landed on her butt.
"You know we were this close to being found by my father," he berated. "and what do you mean how dare I, it's the truth."
"I have a question Draco.Have you ever forgotten your first love?"
"No," he said as if it were a stupid question. "Then why did you want to marry me?Why didn't you marry her?"
"Because you are her!"
"What?" she said quietly.
"Damn it ,Hermione! You are my first love and still are," he replied getting angry that she had finally made him vunerable.
She couldn't say anything, I mean what could she say.
"I...I...I need to take a shower," she said quickly leaving the room.
When she got into the bathroom she turned on the water. She didn't get in right away though. She sat on the chair next to the sink to think.
'Has he really been telling me the truth all this time?' she asked to herself. 'no,of course not, it's Draco Malfoy. Could he love anyone?'
She stepped in the shower as she thought this over. 'Well he is my husband, I guess I could give him a chance.'
As her heart and mind kept battling all she could think of was Draco's words. No matter how much she told herself she just couldn't believe that he was lying when he said that she was his love.
Which this only made her cry even more. She slowly fell to her feet crying. Trying not to be too loud not wanting him to know. She was slowly slipping away in pain. Her head snapped to the door as she saw Daco step in . She grabbed the towel quickly and tried to wipe all the tears away.
"Yes," she said trying to be calm.
"Hermione," he said stepping over to her.
"Draco, stop," he walked over to her stil and put his hand on her arm.
"Hermione,I do love you."
"Stop it Draco," she said. "I'm sick of pople saying they love me."
"I don't even know if I love Harry anymore let alone you," she said as went into the bedroom and sat down.
He followed her. "What do you mean?"
"Don't ask stupid questions," she snaped "Especially if you already know the answers."
"I'm sick of this," Draco suddenly said. "What?" she asked curious.
"This,you always whinning about something," he snapped at her.
"Well excuse me if I'm not the happiest person in the world. "
"Ughh," he said getting even more frustrated.
He quickly grabbed her by her arm and crashed his lips onto her. For a second she just sat there before she responded to his kiss. He swooped her up in his arms as he carried her over their bed.
She wrapped her arms around the nape of his neck as he pulled her closer. She had completely forgotten that she had only a towel on. Her hair was sticking to her face as water was driping onto the bed and his clothing.
She slowly started to pull back and she was fully prepared for the conscequences.
"What?" he asked he still held her face.
"I'm sorry I can't, I know I'm giving mixed signals and I'm sorry but I just can't."
"Just shut up," he said as his lips covered hers once more. He put feather kisses all over her face as his hands tangled in her hair.She loved the feeling of his soft lips on her face.
Suddenly the door flung open and a furious Lucius busted through the door.
"You," he screamed at her Hermione as he pulled out his wand. She yelped before crawling to the farther part of the bed.
"What's going on," Draco asked calmly as he got up off of the bed and stood in front of her. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of chest any moment.
"She," Lucius said viciously "Somehow got to Potter and Weasley before my men and I could and warned them. So now they're on their way home ,safely!"
"Father," Draco said condescendingly "Honestly, how could she have gotten down there and back here before you did?"
"I'm not stupid Draco ,I'm sure she could have apparated."
"That's ludiacris," Draco said calmly "I casted a charm where she couldn't apparte out of the estate."
"Beside as you can clearly see," Draco said with a smirk coming across his face "She just recently got out of the shower."
Lucius looked at Hermione looking for answers but had no such luck. He turned to Draco "I'll talk to you after dinner". He stormed out of the room with his cloak billowing behind him.
"Thank you so much, Draco!" Hermione said as she got off the bed and hugged him.
She went to walk over to the closet. "Where are you going?" Draco asked her.
"Draco,I haven't put any clothes onto today, I think it's about time I did."
"I think that can wait for later."
He walked over to her and swooped her up in his arms and carried her over to the bed. "Draco,stop it," she said trying to get off the bed but he wouldn't let her.
"Hermione, please.I've waited so long," he pleaded.
"Oh stop begging it deffintely doesn't suit you, besides you haven't been waiting that long."
She got off the bed and went to change. Though she felt uncomfortable because she could feel his eyes watching her every move.
When she came out she had on a purple dress that fit her like a glove and came down right above her knee. She would of gotten some breakfast but she was too worried to think about eating.
As she walked oustide on the padio. Draco soon followed after her. "So what do you want to do," he asked her as he swooped his arm around hers.
"Let's go for a walk," she said as she pulled her arm out from up under his.