"Do you want to go inside now?" Out here, he could use the cold as an excuse to hold her in his arms, but inside was warmer. They could get sick by staying out here longer than needed. It was actually starting to get chillier too. He pulled her closer to him. He was considerably warmer with her here.
Hermione frowned at him and went inside the room where the toilet was. She was thankful that there was even a door there. After doing her business, she came back out and washed her hands. She could feel the steam wrapped around her body and she suddenly felt way too warm. "Thanks Malfoy." She walked toward the door but before she could get to it, she slipped on the wet floor and landed had on her back and bottom.
Pondering for a moment, Luna didn't respond. If they went inside Harry couldn't hold her because she was cold. Maybe he would hold her anyway. "Well I am still sort of cold," she said softly. It was warm with Harry, but she couldn't get sick, she had tests to take. "Where would we go inside" she asked. She was in Ravenclaw after all and Harry was a Gryffendor. Usually students went to their common rooms so sit by the fire, but they couldn't do that together.
Draco shrieked. "Dammit Granger, your welcome but you could have waited until I was out of the bloody shower to flush." The water was even hotter because she flushed and he cussed under his breath. When he heard her all he commented, "are you ok" he turned the shower off again and reached for his towel. Wrapping it around his lower body, he opened the shower door and stepped out, offering his hand to help her up.
Harry shrugged. "The library or something?" He got up and helped her up, too. "The room of requirements is another option, too. Unless someone's already there." He started toward the castle, his arm still around her waist. "Which one would you prefer?" He again opened the door for her, first making sure that no one was around.
"Well I'm sorry if the plumbing around here is terrible. At least at my house we can flush toilets without people complaining in the shower." She slowly got up, cursing to herself. "Um, thanks." She stared at his chest for a moment before realizing she was doing it. She tore her eyes away a little reluctantly, and carefully made her way back to the door. "Uh. Thanks again I guess."
Luna smiled at the fact that Harry still had his arm around her waist. She didn't like the library or rather librarian didn't like her. "How about the room of requirements" she suggested. She found that place fascinating. "I doubt anyone would be in there" she finished and hugged both her arms around his waist after walking in before him.
Draco followed her to the door and leaned against it. "Well isn't that lucky for you, about your pluming" he chuckled at the fact that she was staring at his chest. He did in fact notice. "You like what you see Granger" he asked leaning closer to her face. No! He couldn't kiss her again. He held back but couldn't move.
Harry nodded and they headed up to the seventh floor. It took them a little longer than usual because the stairs were changing a lot. They had to wait five minutes for the right staircase to connect to theirs. They walked past the wall three times, him thinking to himself that he wanted a room that would be comfortable for both him and Luna.
Hermione backed against the door, as he got closer. She couldn't let him kiss her. She couldn't let him... It would just make things more complicated for her. But for some reason, a little voice in the back of her head kept urging her to kiss him. It started out faint at first, but gradually grew louder until she leaned forward and started kissing him. She didn't know why she did it... Maybe to make the little voice shut up.
Luna felt very anger at the stairs that they took so long, as if they have a mind of their own. She followed Harry to the seventh floor and watched his walk back and forth three times. She knew he was thinking of a room. Leaning against the wall opposite of where the ROR would appear, she sighed and wondered what he would think of for them.
As Draco was about to make another smart-ass comment, Granger did something he only thought she might do. She kissed him. Long behold, he kissed her back. 'What the devil' he thought but let her have her way. The voice never lies and Draco's voice inside his head said he wanted this. He put one hand to support himself against the wall and the other to hold the towel up because it had been slowly sliding down his waist and had almost slipped back his hipbones.
Soon, the door appeared and Harry grinned. He opened it and waited for her to go inside. It was a dimly lit room, very romantic. A crackling fire sat at the wall opposite of the door. There was a sofa in front of the fire, and other furniture that he couldn't make out because of the lack of light.
Hermione pulled away before they could get into it. "I'm sorry. I-I doesn't know what I was thinking." She blushed and avoided his eyes. "Um, I'll just go now." She quickly slipped out of the door before he could say anything to her. When she was in the common room again, she sighed and leaned against the wall. Her heart was pounding against her chest, and she was sure that if anyone was inside the room, they would have heard it.
Luna stepped inside and her large eyes scanned the place. It was very lovely, she hugged Harry and smiled. "I like it" she stated, "its really roma--pretty" corrected herself. She plopped herself down on the sofa and stared at the fire cracking. It was so elegant. "Harry sit down," she said lightly tapping the cushion on the sofa next to her. She pulled her legs up in front of her and leaned against the armrest.
Draco stayed leaning against the doorframe for a few moments before he had to adjust his towel. He closed the door and gapped. "Wha-how-wo" he couldn't complete thoughts or process what had just happened. 'Wow' he thought to himself. He took his towel off and finished his shower, a nice warm shower with thoughts of Hermione. It was complicated, what would happen? 'No! Nothing could happen' Draco thought to himself, 'even if it did, no one could know.' Oh the tangled web wove by young lovers is behold.
Doing as he was told, he sat down next to her. The fire was warm and welcoming. "I like it too." He smiled at her correction and added, "It's very romantic." He leaned over and pressed his lips against hers. He wasn't sure what her reaction would be, but he was willing to take his chances.
With another deep sigh, she slid down to the floor. At moments like this, she had a strong urge to cry. But right now, she wouldn't let herself. She hugged herself so that she could rest her chin on her knees and closed her eyes. She imagined Draco wrapped his arms around her and kissing her... 'Oh, Merlin.' She forced herself to stop thinking about him and opened her eyes. She stared blankly into space, trying to make herself think of something other than the person in the bathroom.
