Chapter 5-No More Running

Months passed before Hermione talked to Draco again. She had admitted her feelings for him and she was afraid of acting on them. Draco tried 'accidentally' running into Hermione several times but every time she saw him coming towards her she turned around. By the time Draco knew it, it was time for Christmas. The students were getting ready to leave for their homes, well most of the students. Draco had never been at the school during break, so he really wasn't sure how it was going to be. He also figured Hermione would go home to the Weasel.

He woke up early the next morning so he could go eat a much-needed breakfast. He walked through the doors of he Great Hall and saw only two house tables in the middle of the floor. Hermione and McGonagall where the only people there. The students would be getting up soon so if he wanted to talk to Hermione it had to be now.

Draco quietly took a seat beside Hermione and started eating his breakfast. Hermione acted as if she didn't even know he existed. Finally McGonagall went and sat at her chair at the staff table and Draco spoke, "Good morning."

"Good bye"

Hermione got up to leave as Draco pulled her back down, "Come on just talk to me please, this is stupid."

"Stupid Draco? Stupid? We've been over for a while now so why don't you just get over it."

Hermione left the hall with Draco hot on her heels, "You can't run from this forever Hermione. I know that you are still holding on. I felt it in your kiss, I see it in your eyes still."

Hermione kept running long after Draco had stopped following her. She found herself in the dungeons in the exact place her and Draco's affair had started.

Hermione was just about to get release from her detention with Professor Snape when Draco Malfoy walked in the classroom. He glared at her when he walked by. It was only a month into school and Draco and Hermione stayed far from each other but they were Head Boy and Girl. They had worked on a small project together and had actually talked. It meant nothing to either of them, until Hermione found herself sneaking glances at him during classes, and she swore she saw him watching her once too.

It was still 15 minutes till she was to be released and yet Snape barked at her to leave. She gaped and tried to argue with him as he walked into his office.

"You really are quite the student aren't you Granger. You're even too great to get out of detention early."

"Why don't you go and suck up to Snape some more Malfoy. You seem to be good at it."

"Oh you have always been a feisty one haven't you?"

Hermione quickly left the room and headed back towards Gryffindor tower. She was suddenly pushed up against the dungeon wall and her arms held above her head.

"Tell me Granger why do you hate me so?"

"You should ask yourself the same question." Hermione growled at him.

"You really need a wake up call sweetheart."

"Oh really..."

Hermione was quickly silenced by the lips of Draco Malfoy. He was kissing her. Draco Malfoy, the death-eater in training was kissing her. Hermione gaped at him with wide-eyes but then realized she wasn't pushing him away. She wasn't fighting it, she was actually allowing it. WHAT! She finally pushed him away and he looked at her breathlessly.

"Not bad."

"For a mudblood you mean?"

"No in general."

Draco Malfoy winked at her and walked away with his arrogant head held high.

-Present-

"STAY OUT MY MIND!" Hermione punched the wall and then fell to the ground. 'God I'm so weak.'

Her knuckles were bloody and face stained with tears. She looked around and saw his potions door very close to her. "Dammit." She slowly got herself up and peaked in the door he wasn't there.

"You know this place probably isn't the safest for a Gryffindor."

Hermione jumped at the sound of his voice, "Well if it wasn't for you evil Slytherin's then maybe we wouldn't have to worry so much." 'Damn that was a bad come back. What's wrong with you Granger?'

Draco shrugged, "Hey it's who we are. I also don't appreciate you taking out your anger on my classroom wall." He nodded to her hand, "Come on I have some bandages inside."

They sat in silence as he bandaged her hand. He pale blond hair covered his eyes and hide his feelings from her. His eyes showed revealed everything about him. His long fingers delicately taped the bandage and his lips were pursed as if he was about to talk. She knew him all to well.

"I wish you would at least found a pillow or something. You could have really hurt yourself out there."

She laughed, "I wasn't thinking...for once."

Silence followed after that and the tension in room was strong enough to strangle her, "Why do you keep trying Draco?"

"Because I can."

"But even after I tell you no and run away from you all the time you still keep trying and I don't understand why."

"I know you don't mean it. Hermione I did something horrible last year and I regret it everyday of my life because I lost you. But that person, who did that Hermione, I swear it wasn't me Hermione. I wasn't myself, something was wrong."

Hermione turned her head away, "I want to believe you Draco, but I knew your reputation when I got involved with you, and it's going against. How can I believe you after all that you have done?"

"Because you love me, and I think it's enough that I will never forgive myself."

"You know Ron and me.."

"Please don't bring Weasley into this."

"He proposed to me."

"What! That little shit."

"I said no."

"Stupid Weasel...You said no? Why?"

"I don't want to marry him."

"Oh, why not?"

"He's not you."

Draco looked up at her and their she was staring back him, she wasn't running this time.

A/N: Sorry it took so long again. But i'm on winter break right now I should have at least one more chapter up by January 2. I know it's short, so the next will be longer.Merry Early Christmas you guys. Thanks to my reviewers, slytherin princess 05 , Aliz13, Blood-in-the-stars, E, Babe blue, Avchocaholic.

Missez Malfoy