The Journey

(I will only say this once, I do not own the characters in this fanfic. I only own the plot okay :D)

We arrived in front a tall humongous mansion. It had statues and hedges shaped into many different works of art. We went up to the door and Draco entered. A house elf was there to greet us. "Yetti, is my mum asleep?" "Yes sir, she has gone to sleep an hour ago." "Okay do not tell her that I have a visitor in my room. Do not let anyone in my room either." "Yes master Draco yes."

I followed Draco up the grand ballroom stairs with marble and gold steps. We went down looming hallways with portraits of old Malfoys asleep in their frames. I knew that if they were awake they would be cursing at a mudblood in the house. But I am thankful that they are asleep in their frames, also that Draco was there when he was. I would have been dead pretty soon, that I know. There were girls with Alaster that he got them hooked on drugs. They were emotionally abused and were happy for a quick fix. Then he would make them rely on him for the drugs, soon he had them melting in his palm. Doing anything to please him just to make sure he didn't withheld them from the drugs, their good stuff. I didn't touch the stuff but I don't know if I could resist much longer the way things were going. Thank God Draco, the bouncing ferret came.

We finally reached his room and sleep wrapped its hands around me. "I'm bushed." "Well you can sleep in the room adjoining mine. You won't be bothered." "Draco?" "Yes." "Thank you." "No problem, I couldn't leave you there. And I want to help you achieve your dream, because I never got to." "What do you mean that you never got to?" "Well after Dumbledore died I tried to do right for him. At that moment I held my wand up to him and he started talking I knew I was doing the wrong thing. I wasn't going to kill him, but Snape appeared and he… Well I wanted to be an artist but my dream never could happen. My father died and I had to run the business." "Why are you telling me these things?" "Because I knew you would care," he said faintly. "There is a bathroom in your room." "Good night." "Good night."

I took a bath before I dropped in the bed. I had comfy cotton pajamas that were waiting for me on the counter when I got out the tub.

The next morning I was feeling disoriented I stumbled into the bathroom and splashed water onto my pale face. I went back to bed but ended up thrashing around in the covers. My mind was foggy but I felt like I was back with Alaster. He was shaking me, so I spit in his face out of rage.

I went in Hermione's room to find her tossing and turning in bed. I went to the bathroom and got her a glass of water but she wouldn't drink it. I felt her forehead and it was burning hot. Her fever had returned but with an even stronger grasp. She began to speak incoherently. I shook her and she spit out at me and then tackled me to the floor where she slapped, punched and kicked me. I grabbed her and restraint her to the bed. I had a bruise on my cheek from a punch Hermione had flew at me. She started to calm down so I called Yetti. "Yetti get here now." With a pop the house elf appeared. "Yes master." She said expectedly. "I need a doctor. Get the one I use please and swear him to secrecy no to tell about Mrs. Granger being here." "Yes, yes I will go right now." The house elf scampered out the room. I went back to my room and grabbed my wand and fixed the bruise that was forming on my right cheek. I returned into Hermione's room and watched over her until the doctor came.

A long bearded man came bustling into the room followed by Yetti. "What is the problem here?" "It's her I think she has a fever or something. She very delusional and has already attacked me." "This is not just your common fever Mr. Malfoy; I think it may be something very serious." "Well go and proceed, care on her." "I'll have to run some tests on her. I will be fine here with Yetti to help me. Please go and sit down, I don't need two patients to take care of," said the aged wizard as he lead Draco out of the room. I sat down on a couch and stared at the fire. What could be wrong with her? I thought she was fine when I help her the first time. It could be just a small relapse, it can't be anything bad. I can't lose her again, I just can't. After all these years of trying to find her, I finally have at the most horrible and unthinkable places, but I've found her and I'm not letting go of her. She has to be okay, because this is my one chance to tell her that- I love her.

Soon the doctor reentered looking graven. My face fell into grayish color. "Mr. Malfoy, were did this girl come from and do you know how long she's been like this?" "Well I found her on the streets and offered to help her get back on her feet again. When I met her she had a fever but she recovered." "I'm sorry to say that my tests have proved that she has leukemia. It's minor but still I need to take her to a muggle doctor." "You're a bloody wizard, go and help her, perform a spell on her. There is has to be a something you can do to save her life! Don't give up, you can't give up!" "Mr. Malfoy please calm yourself down! I may be a wizard but we don't always have the means to treat diseases, muggles have the means for this kind of thing. There is extinctive study going on to try to crack cancer but it is a tricky disease indeed. I did all I could. I relieved her of some of her pain and gave her a dreamless sleep potion. I want to take her to the muggle doctor to really see if I'm right." "Hopefully you aren't." "That I wish to be true." "When are we going to take her.", I replied mournfully. "Immediately."

I entered the room and set her a float in the air she followed behind me and I apparated to my car with Hermione tucked safely in the backseat. I drove madly to the nearest hospital and carried her to the emergency unit. A nurse came with a stretcher and I lifted her up on it. "What has happened to her?" "I think she has leukemia." "Doctor Malkin, this patient needs to be tested for cancer-leukemia." "Take her into Testing Unit.", said a tall black haired woman. I went and sat in the waiting room, hoping for the best. When I left her she was still asleep looking beautiful as ever. I'm the only one in this world who cares for her. How everyone could just abandoned her. Her friends, family, I don't know how she would be able to live. Even when I wasn't trusted by the wizarding world I had my mum, she never left me.

Hours passed and still I stayed. Finally when night settled and the sun set Dr. Malkin approached me. "Are you the gentleman who brought in Hermione Granger?" "Yes, is she alright," I said dreading the news. Her face fell and she put her hand on my shoulder. "It is true she has leukemia and it is spreading fast in its new stage. You brought her in just in time. There is hope for her yet." "You can cure her?" "We can try. She'll have to go under either radiation or chemo-therapy. You got her to me at the right time before it got too bad and spread more." "Can I see her?" "Yes, she's been asking for you." I walked down the hall to the nurse's station. "What room is Hermione Granger?" "Room 116; just keep on going down the hall. It's at the end," said a ginger haired stout woman. At the end of the hall I took a deep breath and walked through the threshold. She was sitting up on a bed with pillows propping her up. She looked up when I entered. "Draco, I'm going to die aren't I?" "No, because I will do anything and everything to help you, you know that. I want to start treatments for you immediately." "I don't know if I could handle it Draco. I'm scared; I'm just on the process of getting back on my feet and I get this. Why didn't my mum tell me?" "I don't know but I wish that she did. You could have nipped it in the bud a long time ago." Draco squeeze my armrest of his chair. "I just can't take this, I wish it would just kill me now and let me finally be free." By then tears where streaming down her face. I got up from the chair I sat in and brought her up in my arms. She clung to me with all the strength that she had. When I found her yesterday it seems so long from now. She had to be strong there with that bastard Alaster. If she wasn't she would have not been here; she was the strength that would last her to the next day. Now I had to be that strength for her.

In an hour or so her crying ceased and she lay numb in my arms. I caressed her hair and rocked her limp body, holding it close to mine. Her eyes looked dulling into mine. She slowly lifted her face to mine; our lips were just inches apart. I could feel her breath on mine; as I inhaled she exhaled and vise versa. It was something I never experienced, it was like was breathing a piece of my soul into her. Her eyes flickered and she brought her lips gently on mine. It was the sweetest kiss I've ever felt. It made me want to live this experience in time forever. A feeling that made me want to live my life with her forever.

Well readers I hope you like this story. I had some ideas that I've never really read in other authors' stories so I decided to start something new but it shows the love and tragedy. I have my beta Deven and my other fanfiction story Original Darkness. So I hope you will like all my future and present work. This story just wants to make you cry tears of joy and sadness. Real time fiction.

Jingo Jango-Weepingeyes of Babylon