Chapter9: When You're Around
Draco awoke to find Hermione lying awake next to him smiling and looking into his eyes.
"Hey stranger," she mumbled sleepily.
"Hey yourself," he said back rubbing his eyes. He slowly lifted a hand and stroked her hair. "I really love you, you know that?"
"Really, I wonder what the first hint was," she joked. Draco smiled. Hermione loved it when he smiled. His eyes would light up and his face would become warmer.
Draco lay there next to her and his mind started to travel to the job. He tucked his hands behind his head and looked up at the ceiling sighing.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked looking at him.
"I'm just thinking," he responded. He sat up and rubbed his eyes before turning to smile at the beautiful girl lying next to him. "Let's keep this a secret," he finally said rubbing her bare shoulder.
"Agreed," Hermione responded turning to her side and propping herself up on her elbow. "I wonder what Harry and Ron would say if I told them about this. Probably along the lines of "You whore, this is betrayal. You little bitch how could you do this…" Draco laughed at Hermione's humor.
"I'm going to breakfast," he informed her putting on some cloths. "I'll bring you something."
"Thanks," Hermione responded. She sat up clutching the covers to her naked chest. "Draco," she called as he opened the door. He turned around confused. "This… this wasn't just a one night stand. You don't do this with every girl do you?"
"Hermione, if this was a just a one night stand, then I would be gone already," he responded sitting on the bed next to her. "I'll be back, I promise." He gently kissed her and stroked her cheek before leaving for breakfast. He was whistling as he walked down to the Great Hall. But he was soon met by Crabbe, Goyle, and Zabini which knocked the smiled right off his face.
"I have some news for you," Zabini announced.
"What, you finally shagged a girl?" Draco said sneering.
Zabini merely sneered back. "You only wish you could shag that pathetic mudblood."
Draco felt his blood boil at the sound of that oh so hated word, but he calmly replied, "What is this news?"
"The Dark Lord is giving you one more month. He needs Granger by then. Unless, seducing a virgin is too much for the Slytherin Sex God," Zabini informed him.
"Tell him I need more time," Draco said his mind on the wonderful girl waiting for him. Probably to want to pleasure him as soon as he got back.
"I would, but I'm not up to date with your skills, so I wont," Zabini replied.
"Fine," Draco hissed, "now get out of my sight!"
"The Dark Lord will be pleased with this news," Zabini said bowing.
Draco stood there as they left. He couldn't do that to Hermione. He loved her, but if he didn't do it, then the Dark Lord would go after all her friends and family to get to her. He couldn't…no…he wouldn't let that happen to her. He entered the Great Hall and dashed to the food. He got bacon, sausage, toast, and orange juice. He took a glass of orange juice for himself and made sure his back was turned from the teachers table, before adding almost a full bottle of fire whiskey to it. He drank the glass in about three seconds.
