1Flying

Hermione stood in the middle of a busy and crowded airport. Draco and Blaise were on either side of her. They were looking around for their gate. It had been one week since they had gotten the news that Draco had to stay for one more week. Hermione and Blaise had spent the whole week at home doing mostly nothing. Jake was rarely ever home and when he was he stayed locked up in his room. Now they were headed back to London.

Hermione had to admit she was a bit scared of flying in an airplane but Draco and Blaise were just fine. After a few minutes of searching they finally found the gate they needed to enter to board the plane.

The plane was small as few people ever traveled from New York to London. It was a very nice plane though with grey leather seats that had a gold trim, which you could tell was painted as it was a horrible paint job. The carpet was also grey and the walls were an off-white color. They put their carry on bags in the stowaway above the seats and sat down. The seats were quite comfy though even though they looked very hard. Draco sat by the window while Blaise sat in the aisle seat. Hermione was sitting between both of them with a book propped open on her lap even though she wasn't reading it.

"One, two, three"Blaise was muttering so softly you could scarcely hear him.

"What are you doing"Hermione asked confused.

"Counting all the hot women on the plane"

Hermione shook her head "Your so lame Blaise"

"No I'm not I'm sexy"He turned around smirking at her.

Hermione and Draco both looked at him for a moment.

"No comment"Draco turned back to the window.

"Please buckle you seatbelts we will be taking off in just a few short minutes"A woman's voice came from the front of the plane.

Hermione looked down at her book but couldn't read for long. She stiffened up and braced her self against the back off the chair. Hermione closed her eyes and took a couple deep breaths.

"Hermione are you okay?"Draco sounded worried.

"Yeah I'm good I just hate flying"Hermione didn't open her eyes.

"Oh okay well I'm gonna go to the bathroom before we take off"Draco stood up and walked down the aisle and Hermione opened her eyes.
As he went Hermione noticed many women staring at him as he walked past them. In her stomach Hermione felt a tinge of jealousy. She quickly dismissed the thought thinking it was just some morning sickness.

"Tell him"Blaise stated.

"No"

"So your admitting your pregnant?"

"Don't twist my words, Blaise"Hermione sighed.

"He'd rather hear it from you than not hearing it at all"Hermione didn't answer, but turned and stared out the window "He's my best friend, Hermione, we've been that way since we were little"

"What does that have to do with anything"Hermione whipped back around furiously.

"It means that I know what he would want"Blaise explained calmly "And what he would want is the truth. Besides if you wait to tall him until your going into labor he's gonna be pissed at you"

Hermione didn't answer but knew deep down what he said was true. But was she ready to tell Draco everything? No, not yet, not for a while. Nobody but her knew the entire full truth or situation. Maybe that is why they abandoned you she argued with herself.

"Look try to get some sleep and calm down"Blaise out a hand on her shoulder in a brotherly way "It'll help both you and the baby"he said just loud enough that he could hear it"

Hermione bit her lip scowling and after a few moment she nodded her head slowly. Blaise handed her a pillow and blanket.

"Don't worry I won't tell Draco"he assured her "You have to do that"

"Thanks"she muttered covering up with the blanket.

Curling up to get more comfy Hermione noticed a lot of woman glaring at her. Probably jealous I'm sitting with Draco and Blaise and they're talking to me Hermione thought. She smiled to herself at the very thought. Blaise was still counting softly to himself. Draco was now coming back and again heads turned to watch him go back to his seat as if he were a god or something.
"Going to sleep already?"Draco teased sitting down next to her.

"Shut up I hate getting up early"Hermione smiled back"How do you get up so early?"

"I'm an early riser and if I remember correctly you were always one of the first people in the Great Hall every morning"he smirked.

"Yeah I trained body to be able to wake up early during those months and sleep in during the summer"Hermione explained slowly as if she were talking to a two year old.

"I'm not two you know"Draco snapped annoyed.

"Could've fooled me"Hermione murmured looking at the ground.

"Ugh"Draco face was a bit red with anger You know what I'm gonna go talk to that black haired woman over there, see you later Hermione"

Hermione watched him walk over to a tall curly black haired girl who looked Hispanic. She was sitting in a seat not far from the trio and was all alone. As she watched him go she couldn't help but feel a bit jealous that he was going off to talk to another woman and not staying to talk to her. Personally Hermione didn't she looked all that great and she was probably very boring. Whoa where did that come from Hermione asked herself. Shaking herself lightly she leaned back and fell into a deep fitful sleep.

Dream

Hermione was walking on a hill in a meadow slowly. Down the hill there was a peaceful grove of pine trees. Hermione could a small creek running through it. She was dressed in a yellow sun dress that whipped around her ankles as the wind blew softly around her, caressing every curve of her body. Hermione felt at ease and at home. The sun was shining brightly over head. It wasn't very hot but it wasn't freezing either. It was perfect the whole thing seemed perfect.

She walked along the curving hill and then in the distance she heard a faint cry of a baby. Curious Hermione quickened her pace to see where the small cry was coming from. There in the grass was a small bundle of pink. Hermione kneeled down and picked up the bundle. It was a baby swathed in a pink blanket. It was obviously a girl.

Her whimpers softened as she felt Hermione's arms around her. Slowly but surely she opened her eyes. They were a soft blue-grey full of kindness and joy and laughter. Behind her came a laugh and Hermione calmly turned around. Standing behind her was a tall blonde haired man with blue-grey eyes. It was Draco Hermione smiled at him and Draco took her into his arms.

"Our baby"he murmured softly "Our baby"he echoed himself louder than before.

The atmosphere changed very suddenly. Instead of it being bright and sunny everything went dark and a full moon hung above them. Beside her cam a cold harsh laugh. She looked up at Draco to see his eyes turn from blue-grey to a deep plummet gold color. His hair, too changed into a ginger color. His laughter was the same laughter that would haunt Hermione's dreams forever. Her eyes grew wide and she stumbled back a bit. Scared half to death she turned ion her heel and ran. She ran as far as she could before collapsing onto the ground. The baby was crying again and Hermione soothed her.

"Hush baby it's okay"Hermione could still hear the laughter even though she was so far away.
The a loud raucous laugh emitted from the baby. It was the exact same laughter the man had, had the same laughter that would haunt her forever. The baby now had gold eyes and ginger-brown hair. Hermione screamed and dropped the baby.

The baby stood up "Our baby, our baby"she taunted.

Scared out of her wits Hermione screamed bloody murder and ran towards the woods. Looking behind her she could see the baby running behind her still taunting her. Hermione turned back to look straight and saw a branch. Her mind screamed for her to jump over it but for some reason she wouldn't. Right before she hit the ground she woke up.

End Dream

Hermione sat bolt upright, sweat pouring down her face mixing in with salty tears. Why must he be in all of my stupid dreams. Why can't he just leave me alone. What on Earth did I ever do to him?

"Hermione, are you okay?"Draco's worried voice broke her train of thought.

He out an arm around her and pulled her into an embrace. Blaise was on the other side of her rubbing her back soothingly.

"It's okay, Hermione, it was just a nightmare"Draco muttered in her ear.

"Don't worry Hermione we're here"Blaise murmured as well.

They stayed in that position until all of Hermione's tears stopped. She pulled away to rub her eyes and sniffed. Draco reached out and tenderly pushed a strand of hair out of her face. He held it there for a moment before pulling it away. Blaise's arm was still wrapped around her shoulders and he glared at anyone who looked at the trio funny. Almost every woman on the airplane was glaring at Hermione with jealousy and rage that she had both Draco and Blaise hanging all over her. Hermione noticed this and it lightened her mood. Rarely ever were people jealous of her and it felt kinda good that they were. The flight attendant was at the front of the plane.

"Would everybody please buckle their seatbelts we're about to land"She said in a peppy tour guide Barbie voice.

They trio, along with everyone else on the plane buckled their seatbelts as they were directed. While the flight attendant smiled and batted her eyelashes in Blaise's direction. Blaise all the while bit his lip trying not to laugh at her pathetic attempts to get his attention. He yawned and looked over at Hermione and Draco raising his eyebrows. The next second afterwards they were sloping down towards the ground. Hermione clenched her eyes closed and pushed back in her chair holding onto the armrests for dear life. Breathing deeply Hermione breathed deeply trying to stay calm. She didn't let go or open her eyes until they had safely landed on firm ground.

Breathing normally again Hermione stood up and took her bag from Draco, who had gotten it out of the stowaway for her. They slowly exited the plane and walked into the airport. After grabbing their luggage they hurried outside to find an abandoned road. Hermione was miserable the whole walk. She was tired, hungry, and her feet hurt. Once they heard something in the corner of an alley and Blaise and Draco both covered her so she would be out of harms way. It turned out to only be a cat. As they continued walking they came out onto an empty road. Whipping out his wand Blaise called out for the Knight Bus.

The three decker, purple bus was in front of them in seconds. Stan Shunpike jumped out of the door and began greeting them.

"Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your hand..."he had said this all very professionally before Blaise interrupted him.

"Yeah, yeah we know"Blaise rolled his eyes. "Now are you gonna let is on, now Shunpike or make us stand out here all night"

Hermione elbowed Blaise in the ribs.

"Well jump on board, then"Stan sounded annoyed by Blaise's rudeness.

The trio followed Stan onto the night bus where he showed them their seats "Where choo wanna go?"he asked in his odd dialect.

"Leaky Cauldron"Draco sat down on a chair next to Hermione.

Stan nodded and went back to the front of the bus. There was nobody else on the first level of bus and for that Hermione was grateful. Whenever you were on a bus or train people tended to stare at you for no reason. It really freaked her out. It was like the people had nothing better to do than sit there and gaze at her. Also she didn't want Draco or Blaise spotted by someone who might tell their father's of their whereabouts.

Over the past week or so Hermione had grown oddly close to two boys who she had always hated. She wasn't sure why but something inside of her made her trust them. Maybe it was because she seemed to have found a friend when everybody else had turned their backs on her. Or maybe they were just good at tricking people. That second reason was much more believable than the first, they were Slytherins after all. Still something inside Hermione made her doubt that answer.

The Knight Bus stopped suddenly and Hermione was thrown from her seat onto the ground. Blaise and Draco were at her sides in nano-seconds. Blaise however, Hermione noticed, was a bit more worried and kept glancing at her stomach. Hermione looked down at it, too. It didn't seem that Draco and maybe Blaise noticed that it was slightly swollen. But then again neither of them had really paid attention to her stomach before.

Hermione nervously sat back down as a hooded figure came down from an upper level of the bus. When they reached the bottom the room was flooded with unexplainable tension. The person was hunch-backed and walked with a noticeable limp. They were dressed in a large black hooded cloak that covered their whole body and face. Draco and Blaise were both glaring at the person with suspicion and obvious hatred. As they walked by Hermione could hear their voice. It was hoarse and heavy. When the person was off the bus Stan more than happily slammed the door shut.

"Next stop, Leaky Cauldron"he announced to the almost empty bus.

The Knight Bus sped off with much acceleration and didn't stop until they ha reached the Leaky Cauldron. There they stopped and Stan threw their bags out of the door. Draco hurried after them but Blaise stayed behind and helped Hermione out of the bus.

"Are you okay?"he whispered softly in her ear.

Hermione nodded and stepped off of the bus. Draco had gotten all of the bags together quickly enough that they were all set up in front of the Leaky Cauldron. Draco picked up a couple bags and Blaise carried the rest. Hermione offered to carry some but Blaise refused.

"No you shouldn't have to carry anything"Blaise shook his head.

Really he didn't want Hermione to have to do anything since she was pregnant. He just wished she would tell Draco. Sighing he followed them into the Leaky Cauldron. They already had a room booked they just needed they key. Draco was at the front desk retrieving it from the young man behind the counter. Once they had the key they headed up the steps to a large three bedroom suite.

Inside it was very nice. There was a huge living room and they could see a small kitchen to their right. There was a balcony at the far side of the room and two doors off to the right. Hermione gasped in awe at the room. She had never seen something so luxurious and lavish that was just a hotel room.

"Wow this must have cost you guys a fortune"Hermione looked around the living room.

"Not really my family owns this suite so I can use it anytime I want"Draco, whom had been very quiet lately, shook his head.

"Oh cool"Hermione went through one of the rooms

"There's two rooms back there one for me and one for any guests that might come"Draco followed her into the back rooms.

"They're beautiful"Hermione breathed in awe.

The room had been completely white when she first walked in but now as she stepped in it began to change colors and designs. Draco came and stood beside her.

"It's a changing room"he explained "It will change to the guests likings, to make their perfect dream room"

The room now had pale lavender walls and a white shaggy carpet. The bed had changed and was now a queen-sized bed with dark purple and white covers. The pillows were a paler purple. There was a white-whicker chair sitting in the corner next to a wood desk that was painted white. There was a small dresser that was obviously for a guest only just telling by the size.

"It's wonderful"Hermione sat down on the bed and jumped up and down a bit.

"Here I'll show you my room"Draco beckoned to her from the door.

Inside his room the walls were a black and he had a four poster bed on one side of the room. The hangings were a deep and dark green while the covers were a metallic silver. There was a window that showed the sunset outside and the street below. There was a black desk and a black wardrobe as well.

"It's too dark"Hermione scrunched up her nose.

"I know but I can't change it"Draco frowned looking down at her "Come on let's go see what Blaise is doing.

He grabbed her hand and an electric shock ran up Hermione's arm. She followed him out of the room to go find Blaise. They both looked through all of the rooms except the other bedroom. There was a small kitchen and a good-sized bathroom. There was even a small room that had a Jacuzzi in it. As they looked at everything Draco made comments every now and then. Never once in their whole tour did Draco let go of her hand and Hermione didn't mind. They finally decided to check in the other bedroom.

"This is my parent's room, I hope he realizes that the room traps anybody who isn't me or my parents"Draco grinned at the thought of Blaise being stuck in the room forever.

Draco swung the door open and Blaise was standing in the middle of the room looking lost and confused and a bit annoyed. Hermione couldn't help but laugh at how helpless he looked.

"Heeheehee, shut up"Blaise snapped sarcastically spotting their hands "Always thought you two would make a good couple.

Hermione and Draco glared at him and turned to each other.

"I say we leave him in here, how about you?"Hermione asked as if Blaise wasn't there.

"I totally agree let's go"Draco began leading her out of then room

"Wait no don't..."Blaise started but they didn't here him after that as they had already left the room.
By the time they made it back to Hermione's room they were practically falling over with laughter. They collapsed on the bed side-by-side.

"Is he really not gonna be able to get out"Hermione got out between giggles.

"Nope, not until I let him out"Draco grinned next to her "And his room is sound proof so we won't even have to hear him either, but he can hear us"

Hermione's face hurt from smiling so much and she was now in a sitting position. She bounced on her butt backwards until she was leaning on the headboard, Draco had followed her up and sat next to her...very close. They sat like that and talked until Hermione had fallen asleep. Draco carefully covered her up and silently left the room to return to his own. After trying to sleep for over an hour he finally fell fast asleep. Hermione had filled his thoughts the whole time. He just kept thinking about how she walked and talked. And how she looked right at him when he talked. What a second he though I can't really be falling for Hermione.

Can I?