Forever Yours

Chapter Seventeen

Draco legs had gone numb after he searched the small area for the hospital, but didn't find it. He was scared and his heart bleeding with the fear of loss. Draco needed to do something quick. While he was panicking and his eyes moved over all of his surroundings, he came across a house.

It was a house, like the few near it, but something was different. There was smoke coming from the chimney. Someone had to be there. Draco rushed to the door, making sure he was not hurting Hermione. He pushed open the fence with his foot and when he reached the house door, it opened by itself.

As he entered the house, Draco surveyed his surroundings. He noticed that the house had not been what it looked like it might have been from the outside. The house was clean, the walls white and blue, and the sounds of telephones and rolling beds rang. This didn't look like a house at all, but a hospital.

When the truth had hit Draco, he called out, "I need a doctor!" Many nurses rush over to him. They took Hermione out of his arms, and onto a cart, then moved her away. Draco stood, still at the door. He didn't know what to do. Should he stay there or find out which room Hermione was in?

Draco was pulled from his thoughts as he heard a woman's voice call him. "Mr. Malfoy?" The nurse called. Draco raised his hand, feeling awfully stupid afterwards. The nurse smiled. "I need to record some information and also I was told you were paying for Miss Granger?" The nurse asked walking over to her computer behind her desk. Draco followed her. "Uh, yeah, I'm paying for it. But, um, what do you mean record information?" Draco asked.

He felt stupid for not knowing, but Draco was rarely in hospitals, and the last time he was, it was when his baby sister died. The nurse offered him a seat at the front of her desk and the clicking of her keyboard started. "Please state your full name and the name of the patient." The nurse stopped typing for a moment, waiting for the names, though when Draco didn't give them to her she looked up.

Draco stared at her. "Middle names too?" He asked. The nurse smiled. "Sorry, I'm not used to being in hospitals." The nurse smiled again, and said, "That's fine, middle names too please."

The nurse moved her hands to the keyboard, after taking a sip of her tea. "My name is Draco Thomas Malfoy and the patient's name is Hermione Jane Granger." Draco told her. The clicking of the keyboard began again.

"What is your relation with Miss Granger? We have to ask everyone this for safety reasons." The nurse said. Draco nodded. He didn't know what to say, though. If he were to tell the nurse their relationship story, she might chop her fingers off from the pain of typing. "Friend." Draco finally said.

"Miss Granger's birth date?" The nurse asked. Draco answered that and the many other questions that followed. When he could tell the discussion was coming to an end, he nearly jumped for joy. "Are you going to pay now, or would you like a plan. You may chose which ever plan you like or you can pay all the money now." She said, handing Draco a booklet.

"I'll just pay now. It will be easier. The numbers are too confusing." Draco explained. The nurse nodded as Draco put down the check. He had the money in galleons too, because he wasn't exactly sure how you could pay here. The last time he was here was when he was seven. But they said nothing about him paying the way he did, so he figured it was all right.

"Can you tell me where she is and what is happening?" Draco asked. The nurse nodded as she stood up. "I'll be back in one moment." She told him. Draco sat there, emotions flooding his mind and heart. He was scared, nervous, anxious and so many other things that he couldn't put his finger on. He wanted to know if she was all right and safe. He wanted to see her. The nurse came back. "Mr. Malfoy?" Draco stood up.

The nurse took a deep breath. "Miss Granger is in stable condition. She seems to be responding to the treatment very well. However, the baby is not. Something happened when you two arrived, something that is hurting the baby now. The baby may not survive, and there are chances that Miss Granger will not. We are doing what we can. She is in room 304 for now, but she might be moved. You can stay with her since you are the only one."

"Thankyou." Draco said. he ran to room 304. When he reached the room, he peaked through the small window. Hermione was sleeping. Her hear rate was below normal and he knew he would have to be careful when touching her, as her body was wrapped by different cords to different machines and medicines. Draco opened the door slowly and pulled up the seat, against the wall, next to the bed.

Tears immediately came to his eyes. He had never seen Hermione like this-fighting for her baby's life and for her own. He had seen someone's like this before, and the memory never left him, even if he was only seven at the time. He carefully held Hermione's hand. He thought for many minutes, debating with his mind what he should say.

Usually, Draco Malfoy would feel stupid talking to someone while they slept, but now, it was different. He was different. It had seemed that over the few months that Draco and Hermione had spent together, laughing, kissing, loving one another and sharing stories had changed Draco Malfoy in a way. All though it had been nearly seven months since he and Hermione had actually dated, the pregnancy had changed Draco too. At first he hated Hermione and the baby, but he still cared. And now, he was mad at Hermione, not for being pregnant, but for the baby not being his, but he loves her and moments like this should be cherished.

"Hermione..." He began.

A/N: This wasn't too D/Hr, but it was longer. PLEASE REVIEW!