Darkness surrounded me as pale hands pulled me away. I screamed as tears flooded down my face being pulled away from something I needed to be close to. I couldn't see anymore but I felt a longing in my chest. I felt pain across my stomach and blood as I screamed begging to be free. Things faded between darkness and a damp cold stone room but the pain was constant.

"AAAAARRRGGGHH" I shot up breathing deeply as my whole body shook. Draco shot up next to me putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Are you ok?" He asked concern covering his groggy eyes as he looked me up and down. Looking at him I became very aware of our lack of clothing and that's when it came back to me. We'd had A LOT to drink last night, and now we were here, together, and lacking clothes. Completely forgetting my nightmare I stared at Draco's chest. We were both in his room.

"Did we…"

"Hermione what was your dream about?" Draco said cutting across me as sat up a little further.

"Uh… I don't know. It didn't really make any sense, I couldn't really see anything" I said slowly trying to piece last night together in my mind. I couldn't remember a thing past dancing a few drinks in. I know I'd kissed him and I remember Ron had freaked out but that was it. Draco looked slightly panicked as if he suddenly realised the same thing I had.

"I've got to go." He said abruptly grabbing his clothes and hurrying out of the room before I could even think of a response. Flopping back onto the pillow and stared at the ceiling. Was he embarrassed to be with me? Maybe he was just freaked out that it had all happened so suddenly? I groaned as I realised I was supposed to be going with him to Malfoy Manor for the holidays. Had last night ruined that?

Rolling out of bed I sent a message to Ginny and Blaise to come to the Heads common room. They would know how to calm me down, they always did.

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By the time they arrived I'd pulled my tangled hair into a tight ponytail and found a cute Christmas jumper to wear with some black jeans and fluffy boots. Opening the portrait hole they both looked as though they too had enjoyed themselves last night.

"Hey guys, thanks for coming" I said walking over to the sofa with them and perching on the edge near the fire unsure of how to approach the subject with them.

"What's up Mione?" Ginny asked as her and Blaise shared a look. I stared between them feeling my heart beating louder in my chest.

"I think I slept with Draco" I blurted, knowing that saying it quickly was for the best. Just rip the Band-Aid off. I watched as Blaise and Ginny stared at each other wide-eyed for a moment before they both laughed at the same time.

"Called it" Blaise muttered putting his hand out and waving it at Ginny who rolled her eyes and pulled a Galleon from her pocket and slapping it into his hand.

"Guys! It's not a joke. I had a nightmare and woke up in his bed then he got all freaked out and hurried off." I blurted putting my head in my hands feeling stressed. Ginny and Blaise hurried around me and put a reassuring hand on each shoulder.

"It'll be ok. Maybe he's just gone to get Scorpius." Ginny said reassuringly.

"Or he's just as worried as you and didn't want to stick around to get rejected, he's like that." Blaise added carefully as Ginny glared at him.

"Urgh, and now I'm supposed to be spending Christmas with him but what am I going to do? What if he doesn't want to spend Christmas together anymore?" I blurted questions spinning around my heavy mind at a record speed.

"Look, you'll get ready for the train, we'll all get the train and speak to Draco there and if he doesn't want to spend Christmas with you, which I highly doubt by the way, then you'll come with me." Ginny said matter-of-factly. Somehow she always knew how to calm me down. I knew why this was a big deal for me I just couldn't figure out why it was a big deal for Draco.

"Come on let's get you packed" Blaise added pulling me up from the sofa trying to smile as he glanced across at Ginny.

"So… are the rumours true about him?" Ginny said wiggling her eyebrows as Blaise snorted.

"Well I don't know I don't exactly remember anything!" I snapped dramatically as Blaise and Ginny laughed their way up the staircase to my room.

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I glanced around the crowded platform hoping to catch a glimpse of Draco but he was nowhere to be found.

"Come on he'll be here." Blaise whispered quickly dragging me onto the train. I'd spent most of the morning with Blaise and Ginny except when Blaise had run off to grab his bags for the train and by now I guessed they were both feeling a bit nervous for me as they kept glancing at each other nervously and asking me for more details of my nightmare and Draco's reaction. We must have gone over the whole thing at least ten times. Sighing I hopped onto the train and went to look for an empty compartment.

Ginny and Blaise sat either side of me chattering away but I couldn't really focus, something was beginning to bother me about these nightmares, they were happening more and more and when they ended I always wanted to know more. That wasn't normal. Ginny nudged me out of my trance and I glanced around to see Draco standing at the door with Harry holding Scorpius just behind him. There was a moment of silence in the compartment as Draco and I stared at each other.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" Draco stuttered a few moments later as if realising there were other people around us for the first time. Nodding I slipped out of the compartment and down the train towards the heads compartment, it was the only compartment that would be empty by now. Draco and I didn't speak as we walked along but I could feel his eyes in the back of my head the whole way down.

The moment the compartment door was shut Draco took my hand and spun me around.

"I'm sorry I hurried off." He said softly stepping closer. Suddenly I felt our closeness and couldn't help but note how nice it felt.

"Do you regret last night?" I asked looking up at his silver eyes as understanding flashed across them. He took both my hands and led me to sit down so that we were eye to eye.

"I'd never regret that. I'm so lucky to even have a chance with you. I only left because I'm worried about your nightmares… I'm starting to think that… that you only have them because of me." He sighed looking deflated as he trailed off.

"Draco, not everything's your fault. I have them because of the war, that's it." Draco's silver eyes were melting into my soul as he processed what I was saying to him.

"Do you regret last night?" He added nervously, clearly wanting to just move on from his fears. Smirking I grabbed both sides of his face and pulled him into a long deep kiss. Screw taking things slow and taking it one step at a time. I needed to be close to him, he made me feel complete for the first time in a long time and I couldn't let go of that, it would be like ripping off a piece of me. It didn't matter how quickly I knew that, it just mattered that I already knew there was something special about him.

"Does that answer your question?" I asked softly as we parted. Draco smirked his infamous smirk.

"I don't know I think you'll have to answer one more time." He chuckled as he pulled me in for another kiss as I giggled.

"So is everything still ok for Christmas?" I said already knowing the answer.

"Oh yes, mother is so excited. She said she'd been prepping the house when I spoke with her via the floo network this morning." I blushed thinking of all the things I'd panicked about whilst he'd been sorting things out for Christmas. I felt kind of silly freaking out now.

"I'm excited to, Christmas with the Malfoy's" I announced waving my hand in the air as if announcing a show. Draco laughed as he stood and took my hand leading the way back to the others.

"It's going to be the best Christmas ever."

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Thanks for reading! Just a quick filler chapter but big things coming soon! Stay safe guys 3