Summary: Draco hires Hermione to be his 'wife' so his boss will approve of their deal. Only, Draco didn't expect to fall in love with Hermione. DM/HG. This fanfiction is based on the movie Borrowed Hearts.
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. This fanfiction is also based on the movie Borrowed Hearts. I do not own that, either.
Recap from Chapter 4:
"Thanks for saving me, the second time this day," she said.
Draco felt himself blush.
"No problem," he said.
He held her a little ways from himself and said, in a more harsh tone, "Are you all right?"
Hermione nodded her head again, and then she fainted in Draco Malfoy's arms.
Chapter 4:
"Hermione?" Draco asked, feeling a bit bewildered, "Are you trying to fool me?"
Draco shook Hermione gently, and when there was no response, he sighed, and carried her up to her room.
"Only a person like you would be clumsy enough to fall down a hill," he said.
Hermione's point of view:
When I awoke, I felt myself being lifted up. Since there was no support for me, I lay my head on the closest thing that was next to my head. I opened my eyes slowly, and realized it was Draco's chest. I shut my eyes right away, yet I felt the smile that was growing upon my face.
I was placed onto my comfy bed. I didn't move, not wanting to disrupt this moment. Though I knew that Draco would find out that I was faking my faint still, I closed my eyes nonetheless.
I must have given myself away, because I felt myself being tickled.
Being the extremely ticklish person that I am, I immediately began to squirm under Draco. Not being able to resist, I opened my eyes and laughed.
"Ah-ha! I knew you were faking it! I saw that smile of yours when I carried you into your room!" announced Draco.
I grinned, in spite of myself.
"Okay! You caught me!" I grumbled, pretending to be grouchy.
"Yes, but you still need to receive your punishment for lying to the Draco Malfoy!"
My mouth dropped opened, and before I knew it, I was laughing so hard that my stomach hurt.
"Draco stop!" I begged.
"Do you promise to never trick me?" he asked, his eyes becoming serious.
I nodded.
Draco's hand came down to gently brush my face. Before I knew it, his face was slowly coming closer.
He was going to kiss me!
I felt myself turn red, when suddenly, there was a hard knock upon the door.
"Master Draco, Cornelius Fudge is here," said Benjamin, after entering the room.
Draco jumped up, and I hurried to stand up.
Draco nodded at Ben, and we both stepped outside into the living room.
Regular point of view:
"Ah! How great it is to see you, Draco!" said Fudge in a cheerful voice.
"And you! Why, it's been so long since I've seen you!" said Draco.
"Yes, now … where is your lovely wife, Hermione?" asked Fudge.
"She's right here," Draco said, gesturing over to Hermione.
"What a beauty! Why, I remember when you were at Hogwarts! I never knew that you would end up with Draco. Wasn't he your enemy?" asked the Minister.
Hermione smiled, "Yes, but we decided to put aside our differences for the sake of love."
"Yes, yes, and it turned out for the best, no?" he asked, with a twinkle in his eye.
"Dinner?" asked Draco.
Cornelius nodded, "I am quite hungry after a long trip. I'd be delighted!" he said, following Ben into the dining room.
Hermione reached into her pocket, and pulled out a simple gold band. She took Draco's left hand and slid the ring onto the fourth finger.
Draco's eyes widened.
"I almost forgot!" he gasped.
He reached deep down into his pocket, and out came a ring. It was absolutely beautiful. On the gold band it had an emerald green diamond connected to a burgundy diamond.
Hermione's breath caught in her throat.
"Draco! It's beautiful!" she exclaimed.
"Yes, only the best for my wife!" he teased. He lifted his right arm. "Shall we?"
Hermione was too busy gawking over the ring to smack Draco. He slipped an arm casually over her waist, and led her into the dining room.
During a meal of roasted chicken, Hermione began to become flustered. The Minister had been questioning her and Draco about how'd they met and when they planned to have children, and well … pretty much their life story.
"Uh, we met at school of course. But we started dating…" trailed Draco.
"Right after seventh year!" Hermione lied.
"We plan to have children, when we feel ready, which is rarely anytime soon," said Draco.
Soon, the questions began toning down, and the Minister had engaged himself in a conversation with Draco about work.
Taking this time, Hermione glanced across from her into the face of her "husband."
He still had that childhood smirk, but he had grown into a man. No longer was his hair gelled back, but was casually down his face in strands. His face was still pale, and his hair, a pale whitish yellowish color. His eyes were gray with flecks of blue in them. They grew warm when they saw Hermione, but little did she know of that fact.
Draco felt eyes upon his face and he turned his head to look questioningly at his "wife."
Seeing herself caught, she blushed and looked away.
Soon dinner was over, and Hermione sighed with relief. It had been a very tense dinner.
"I don't want to interfere with you two lovers, so you two can go off to bed," said the Minister.
The two 'lovers' blushed and ran up the stairs.
"Goodnight Minister!" Hermione cried.
"Call me Cornelius, and good night!"
Hermione ran to her room, and Draco to his. All of a sudden, she remembered that she was supposed to be with her 'husband' so she crept out and ran into Draco's room.
Draco was in the middle of changing his shirt, when Hermione suddenly burst through the door.
"Argh!" she cried, covering her eyes.
"Is it over?" she asked.
Draco rolled his eyes, "Jeez! How old are you? You're not at Hogwarts! Besides, this can't be the first time you've saw a man without a shirt on!" he teased.
Hermione's hands slowly slipped away from her eyes.
"Well, since we're married, we're supposed to be sleeping in the same room," Hermione said, explaining the reason for her stampeding into his room.
Hermione glanced around.
"Well, I'll just sleep on the floor…" she trailed off.
"No way! You think I'd let a woman sleep on the floor? It would have been the other way around! You're sleeping in the bed with me. We're both adults. We won't do anything inappropriate," said Draco, "… unless you want to," he added with a smirk.
"Oh get a life," said Hermione before glancing down at herself.
"I have to change!" she said, before running into her room.
Ten minutes later, she appeared back in Draco's room, with her teeth brushed, and her hair combed.
She heard Draco in the bathroom, and rolled her eyes.
"Wonder how long he'll take before he's ready!"
She crawled into the big comfy bed, and rested her head on the soft pillow.
She soon fell asleep.
Draco stepped out of the bathroom, and walked towards his bed.
He turned off the lights, and crept into bed. He suddenly felt a warm body next to his.
"Hermione?" he whispered.
Hearing no answer, he grabbed his wand next to his bed.
"Lumos!"
A bright light came from the tip of the wand. It was Hermione next to him, and she was fast asleep.
Draco chuckled and said, "Nox."
The light disappeared, and he too fell fast asleep.
"Wake up!" shouted a voice.
Draco groaned.
"WAKE UP!" the voice yelled.
Draco opened one eye.
"What is it?" he asked, to a frustrated Hermione.
"Ugh! Now you wake up. After ten minutes of calling your name!" she grumbled.
Draco smiled and got up. He walked dizzily into the bathroom.
Five minutes later, a clean and refreshed Draco Malfoy stepped out.
Hermione sighed, "Took you long enough!"
Draco smirked. "I have to look my best, don't I?"
"Whatever. Let's just go!"
The couple walked downstairs, and suddenly, Hermione tripped on the second to last stair.
"Ah!" she cried.
She braced herself for the sound of her head hitting the floor, but she didn't hear anything at all.
Instead, she found one arm wrapped around her waist, and the other on her stomach.
"Are you all right?" asked Draco.
Hermione nodded, mesmerized by his eyes.
Draco caught sight of their position, and his eyes darkened in passion. His head slowly leaned down, as if he was going to kiss her.
Hermione's eyes closed and …
Author's Note: Hehe, I love to mess with you all! (: Just kidding. But please review and tell me what you think.