Fantastic job to Moon Doll on that last chapter! Applause! I thought it was awesome! I was a tish unsure of how to continue because she left it off so well! Isn't she an awesome writer? YOU ROCK! Hehe sorry. I had too much sugar, I guess, so I'm kinda wound up…
Ok I'm so incredibly sorry this took so long! If you read my other story (Hungry Eyes by Dracos-Sexy-Bitch) there's an explanation in the upcoming chapter… chapter… 11, I believe. I don't feel like typing it twice… hehe. And yes… it IS a shameless plot at promoting my other story, however… there is good reason for it. Yes… because I am too lazy to even copy and paste my explanation. Hehe. Ok well here's chapter four! I do hope you like it!
Hermione squeezed Draco's hand as the two of them sat at their table during the reception. He squeezed her hand back, smiling at her fondly. The reception was being held in the rather large dining room of the Malfoy mansion. The guests were seated around one large wooden table with Draco and Hermione at the head. There was space to the side of the table for a dance floor, and Hermione felt a flutter of excitement as she anticipated the time that she and Draco would dance together their first dance as husband and wife.
At that moment, Blaise stood up with his glass of champagne to make his toast. "Back at school, Draco could really be an ass," Blaise began, grinning mischievously at his friend. Draco smirked in response, not bothering to deny this accusation. "However, he has always been a good friend of mine. There's a good reason for that, of course… mostly because we have the same taste in just about everything." Here, he winked at Hermione, who giggled at him.
"But it is also because when I met Draco, there were some things I could appreciate about him right away," Blaise continued. "I appreciated his integrity. Although he was of course, rather unfriendly to his enemies, to anyone else he was, and still is, the best and most trustworthy friend anyone could ask for. Throughout the years that I've known Draco, I've known him to be a most reliable and dependable person, who is an absolute pleasure to be around. Draco my friend, I wish you the best of luck in your future life with Hermione. You are one lucky woman, Hermione… and just remember… if you ever need a break from darling Draco, I'm your man. To Hermione and Draco!" He winked at Hermione again and raised his glass. Everyone laughed and toasted Hermione and Draco.
Hermione and Draco stood up as their song began to play. They walked to the middle of the dance floor and held each other close, turning slowly to the music. Hermione smiled as she listened to the words.
Now with passion in
our eyes
There's no way we could disguise it secretly
So we
take each other's hand
'Cause we seem to understand the urgency.
Hermione smiled up at Draco and he smiled back. She knew they were both thinking the same thing…
Flashback
Hermione sat between Harry and Ron at the Gryffindor table during dinner after a particularly long school week. She sighed and picked at the food on her plate, not actually eating any. Harry and Ron exchanged glances and looked at Hermione in concern. She hadn't been herself all week, she was distracted and hadn't answered a single question in any of her classes.
Hermione alone knew the real reason why she was acting so strangely. That entire week, Draco had been out sick. He had been in his room constantly, having house elves bring him his meals. He refused to see anyone, even her, and it was driving her slowly insane. She had missed him terribly, and couldn't understand why he didn't want to see her.
She brushed a tear from her eye and tried to eat some potatoes. She looked up as she heard a loud bang. The door to the Great Hall had been pushed open, and a vibrant looking Draco strutted across the hall to the Slytherin table where he sat down between Blaise and Pansy. Hermione looked over at him hopefully, but he was decidedly ignoring her. She buried her head in her hands and hurried out of the room, not caring that everyone was staring at her in confusion.
Draco watched her leave with alarm. He hadn't been ignoring her, he had just been avoiding her gaze so as not to cause suspicion. He was confused, she usually understood this so well, but lately she had been a bit on edge, getting extremely upset about the tiniest things. He stood up to follow her, not caring what other people thought. He felt sure they would assume he was simply going to torment her about something.
"But Draco, love, you just got here!" Pansy whined, taking a hold of his arm. He shrugged her off and left the Great Hall.
He finally caught up with Hermione near the Transfiguration classroom. She was leaning against the wall of the corridor, her hand covering her face, crying. He took her gently into his arms and she buried her face in his shoulder.
"Oh Draco, I'm so sorry," she sniffed. "I've just missed you terribly! You haven't wanted to see me, and then the first thing you do when you come back is sit by Pansy, honestly, Draco, what am I supposed to do? I can't hide it anymore, I just can't… I can't lie anymore! I love you and I want everyone to know!"
"Hermione, I love you too, you know that," Draco said pleadingly, looking into her eyes. "But you know what will happen if we tell everyone. All of our friends will disown us, life will be a living hell until they all get over it… and who knows how long that will take? Can you really imagine your life without Harry and Ron? As much as I dislike them I know you adore them, and I don't want you to be hurt."
"But I'm hurting now, Draco," Hermione answered. "It hurts me more not to tell them than it would if they did know. Of course they'd be upset at first, but we've been through more difficult things than this… they'd forgive us, and they'd be happy that I've found someone to love."
Draco smirked. "I doubt the Weasel would be so forgiving," he said.
"Oh, he would," Hermione insisted. "He'd be terribly distraught, but he cares so much about me, he'd understand. I think they already suspect anyway… how could they not, after me running out of the Great Hall crying right after you came in?"
"You're right," Draco sighed. He smiled at her reassuringly and kissed her lightly on the forehead. "We'll tell them all tonight. You tell Harry and Ron, and I'll tell Blaise and Pansy. The whole school will know by tomorrow… but you're right, it's important for us to do this. It's risking our relationship if we keep it a secret, and I can't bear to lose you."
End Flashback
Draco bent his head and kissed Hermione softly as they danced to their song. He was so happy to be dancing with her today, now husband and wife, looking forward to a whole new life that they would make for themselves.
Ok there it is! I hope you enjoyed it! Again I apologize for the lateness… :-( Ok, well now it's Moon Doll's turn! I can't wait to read what happens next! Hehe it sounds so silly to say that about a story I'm helping to write, doesn't it? But seriously, I can't wait to see what Moon Doll writes!
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