Chap9 - Ride to the Moon & Back

Thirty minutes later, Draco was sat on his broom above the ground in deep thought, "Why have you fallen for her? Why don't you try harder with her?" he kept asking himself in his head, he turned his broom and slowly began to fly around outside Hogwarts, he passed windows and then one window particulary caught his sight... Hermione was sat in the library near the window crying into a book.

He swooped down and floated outside the window, he stared in and felt his heart freeze... he tapped the window for her to hear. Hermione looked at the window in a fright, he lightly smiled at her and signalled for her to open the window, so she stood up after putting the book down, wiped her wet face and slowly opened the window.

Draco looked at her in silence, and then opened his mouth, "I'm sorry for shouting at you earlier" he apologised sorrowfully, she looked down from him and nodded, she wiped another tear away and sniffled. A hand came visible under he face, she looked at it and then up at the offerer, "Come on" he told her, Hermione looked at him on his broom and shook her head, "I don't like flying" she told him, Draco lightly smiled, "You'll be safe on here... with me".

Hermione stood thinking about it and then saw his hand reach out even more, "Please" he begged her, she lightly smiled at his effort and then nodded for an answer. She slowly placed her soft hand in his and felt him pull her out the window, Hermione was worried in case she fell and it showed in her face.

"Hey... you're fine, I've got you, I won't let go, I promise" he smiled at her, she smiled back knowing he meant it, she then closed her eyes and he pulled her onto his broom, he felt her arms tightly grab him around his waist, her head was rested on his back as her eyes were squeezed shut.

Draco slowly floated away on his broom and smiled as he looked down at her hands clinching together, he pulled his broom up for them to go higher... he was taking her to the sky to see the moon, just as he told Blaise... but was it for the reason he wanted her to fall in love with him to show up Blaise... or was it to win her heart because he wanted it?

"Hermione" she heard his deep voice say, "Yes?" she asked hesitantly with her eyes still closed, "Open your eyes" he instructed her, Hermione slowly peaked through her eyelids and then opened them fully, Draco sighed with nerves, he'd never done something romantic that he actually meant.

Hermione stared at the huge full moon and smiled in an invisible breath of aura, "It's... so beauitful" she smiled sweetly, Draco smiled without her knowing, "I have an advantage of bringing you up here you know" he told her, Hermione looked at him worriedly, "You can't escape me" he said looking over his shoulder at her. "What do you mean by that?" she asked.

"I need to talk to you Hermione" he said looking back at the moon, she didn't say anything because she knew exacty what was coming, "Everyday, since I started liking you... I've been fighting myself because I didn't want to like you, I wanted to hate you so fucking much... but something always kept stopping me and it annoyed the shit out of me... I tried to hate the sight of you but I found myself staring at you for longer than usual" he sighed.

"I don't know why but I find you to be... a..." he struggled for words, "A... well-respected girl, with huge amounts of loyality and intelligence... you're unlike any other girl I've met or been with... and it attracts to me in such a way" he told her stilling looking at the moon.

"Just the way you walk is... really natural and... slender, and balletic" he lightly smiled to himself, Hermione felt her cheeks pull at her lips forming a blushed smile. "You're voice is so well mannered and soothing, I could listen to you for hours".

"You're hair is always silky and you always smell tasteful... the way you've been touching my hands and kissed my lips have been pleasing and harmonious" he said feeling quite love-struck. "You have a way with words" she smiled noticing, he lightly smiled at her comment and turned his head to see her, "You have a way with me".

"You're beautiful" he said without hesitation, Hermione looked down with a blush as she smiled, "Stop it, you're going to make me blush". "I can't help it, I can't help how I feel now, I've slipped in deeply" he said looking at her blush, she looked into his eyes and lightly smiled, "It's hard to believe though, coming from you" she said a little unsure about him.

"I understand... but it's how I feel now, you and I can't help it... I'm falling deeper and deeper for you" he smiled looking into her big hazel eyes, she smiled at him lovingly noticing she too, was falling for him. "In my eyes... you're perfect" he confessed, "I thought I was a filthy mudblood in your eyes" she said with a raised eyebrow, he lightly laughed, "I was a kid Hermione" he stated.

There were moments of silence... "How do you feel?" he asked her, "Confused really" she answered, "Well, do you feel differently about me?" he asked her hoping the answer would be a yes, she stared at him for what seemed hours before she finally answered him, "Yes".

"In what way?" he asked her nervously, he knew Hermione was the only girl in school who could reject him... "In the way that I... also like you" she admitted feeling bashful, Draco lightly laughed in shock, "Seriously?" he asked, she nodded with a smile, "Fucking yeah!" he cheered as he rubbed his hands together, the broom dipped and Hermione screamed, "Argh!" she almost fell off the broom, and luckily Draco grabbed her and laughed. "Sorry".