Alright, I'm back. Sorry this took so long, I was on Spring Break and we went camping. Anyway, I'm back and I currently have 39 ½ chapters done. YAY ME! I just have to get time to type. Home sick today, so I figured I'd put out a chapter, maybe two if I have time. I'm going to stop rambling now and type the story. Thankz at end….
Disclaimer: I don't own these wonderful characters. But I do wish I owned Sean Biggerstaff *sigh*
Chapter 10
The Fairy Tale Ends
Hermione ran blindly. All she knew was that she had to get out of there. She could feel herself beginning to shake and the tears start to fall. She ran for awhile through the garden Dumbledore had created for the evening and found herself on a dimly lit path. A bench sat against a hedge, and she sat on it, pulling her knees to her chest. She sat there for a moment, trying to control her mind, but it was useless. The stress she had gone through setting up for the ball, her school-work and the lack of sleep had finally caught up with her. She heard footsteps coming down the path and prayed to every god she had ever heard of that it wasn't Harry. She looked up slowly, but all she could see was a dark blur through her tears.
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'Antonio's' POV
"Ahh, Milady. Why all the tears? Thee are safe now." Antonio knelt down beside Hermione and spoke gently, trying to calm her. "Come, Milady, let us go back inside, the air is chilled." He watched her shake her head. "I shan't let that man harm thee. But I do wonder, is thee afraid of him? Has he done thee harm?" Hermione remained quiet, still shaking. "I'm going to pick thee up and take thee to Madame Pomfrey, alright?" Hermione nodded once. Antonio stood up, and then picked her up carefully. She froze in his arms. He talked soothingly, trying to calm her nerves. "I shan't hurt thee, Milady. Be calmed. Thee shall come to no more harm this eve. Thee is safe with me." He kept talking to her all the way to the infirmary. He stopped just outside the doors and said a few quick words to reverse the appearance spells, and another to change Hermione's gown into a school uniform. When he opened the door, Madame Pomfrey looked up from her papers and gasped.
"Mr. Malfoy! What has happened to Miss Granger?"
"I found her on the floor in the Head and Prefect common room, so I brought her down here."
"Oh dear. Well, lay her on the bed then you may go." Draco walked over to the bed and laid Hermione gently on it. He planted a quick kiss on her forehead and walked out. On the way back to his room, he pondered on why he had kissed her. Unable to come to a reasonable explanation, he lay down for some much needed, but very troubled sleep.
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Well? Any good? I know this chapter is really short, but they get better and longer soon, I promise. And here's my thank you's:
Firefly's locket, Mysticpixie, KittyKat589, Belisa (I totally agree), Shadowwolf2371, bottle*of*sunshine.
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