A./N.: Hey there every one! Sorry I haven't updated for a while. I've been really busy lately with school and all. Being a freshman isn't as easy as I thought it would be. I get a lot of homework! No more blabbling from me, on with the story!

Chapter 9

The very next day brought a sunrise lined in shades of gold and purples. A lovely sight to behold, if only Hermione was awake to see it.

After carrying Hermione to her room the night before, Draco felt uncomfortable with leaving her alone, and spent the night in bed with her. That when he awoke, Draco felt a warm sensation in his chest while he lay, eyes closed leaning into the new found warmth.

He was content with his current position, and when his source of warmth started wriggling away from him, he leapt in surprise. Once he took a good look at the room, he realized that he wasn't in his room.

'Where in the world am I?' Draco's thoughts were soon conformed when he saw Hermione, back turned towards him, lying next to him on the bed asleep.

'At least she hasn't woken up yet. Maybe I can leave without her noticing…" But one glance at Hermione, and Draco couldn't leave.

It was like looking at an angel that fell from the heavens, only to land in his arms and not in the arms of some other fortunate soul.

Draco, not seeing the harm of laying back down, cudeled up against Hermione and buried his face in her brown, wavy hair. For a moment he layed there, thinking.

'What would have happened if I didn't leave her that one night we shared.?'

"Would we be married by now? Have more kids? A loving relationship?"

Draco only dimised these 'dreams' as he wrapped his arm around Hermione's waist and pulled her tightly against him. Less the ten seconds pass by, before Draco was asleep again, lost in his memories of a certain chocolate eyed beauty.

And for a few minutes, it seemed that nothing could desturb them, when out of no where a head of platinum hair comes bouncing in the room and onto the bed. With that, Brielle landed on a few very sore toes that Draco had stubbed the night earlier on his way up the steps to bed.

"Mommy! Daddy! Wake up! I'm hungry!" Brielle set about the room of opening the curtains and making the alarm buzzer go off a little too early for Hermione's taste.

Draco didn't feel the pain on his foot until he found himself awake and out of bed. Hermione, on the other hand, was not a morning person and took her good old sweet time waking up for the beautiful day ahead.

"Come here Brielle." Draco motioned to his leg as he sat back down on the edge of the bed. In a matter of seconds, Brielle was on the other side of the bed on Draco's lap giggling happily to herself.

"I'm really happy mommy and daddy are together! Now I can wake you both up at the same time!" Brielle giggled again, yet another one of those sweet but soft girly giggles that made her excited.

Draco bounced her on his knee while twirling her gorgeous white locks of hair between his long fingers. He was so much like her mother in grace and beauty, but then she was greatly like him in slickness and knowledge.

He smiled to himself whenever he thought of Brielle being just a small infant the first time he saw her, and now here she was. Growing up right in front of his eyes, growing up to fast for his liking. Then he frowned.

'If Hermione and I never saw each other that one night, I might not be here right now holding the most beautiful child I have ever seen. My child…' Draco drew Brielle to him and blew in her ear.

It was something his mother would do to him to wake him up or get his attention. It had always worked. Brielle giggled at the notion and turned her head away.

Upon doing so, she saw Hermione walk over to the closet and pull on a new shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. Reaching for a hair tie, Hermione put her hair up in a quick messy bun and turned around.

She wasn't as shocked as Draco thought she should be. 'Come on! She wakes up to see me in her bed and even bothering to ask any questions!' Draco's thoughts weren't seen by Hermione as she walked over to Brielle and picked her up, balancing her on her right hip.

Draco looked at Hermione with amazment and wonder, then his sight traveled to her lips, neck, necklace…

'Hold on a minute!' Draco looked at her face again then back at the necklace that lay adorened around her neck.

'Isn't that the same necklace from the day I found out Brielle was my duaghter!' Draco got up quickly and grabbed Hermione's arms making her stay still so that he could better see the necklace.

"What in the world do you think you're doing!" Hermione was angery and blushing furiously as Draco's hand decended on the skin around the necklace. Which was a little to close for Hermione's comfort.

Draco touched the sensitive skin around the necklace. "May I see it more a second?" He walked behind Hermione and tried to unclasp the necklace. But it wouldn't budge.

"Hermione, this necklace must be cursed or something, because I can't get it off." Draco looked at her with a worried face.

"That's because you're doing it wrong! Here let me try." Hermione handed him Brielle and tried to unclasp the silvery cuntraption. It still wouldn't budge.

"Ok, Maybe something really is wrong." Hermione looked at Draco for any ideas. The only thing he could think of was going to a healer.

And he stated his opinion loud and clear. "It might be something as simple as a curse or hex of some sort." Draco reassured a frantic Hermione as she continued to work at getting the necklace off.

She gave up in less then a few minutes. " I guess you're right. We should go to a healer."

Hermione's face lit up like a brand new light bulb. "But not today! I have something really fun planned for us to do today!" She made a funny face as she picked up Brielle and swung her around the room.

"We are going to the beach!" With that, Hermione left the room and left a stunned Draco in a pair of boxers looking like a fish, as he stared at the door.

End of Chapter 9

A./N.: Sorry it was shorter then I usually write them! I got to get some sleep and my computer had been acting up lately so I have to type each chapter right before I post it now, or else the file erases after a while. I might get the next chapter up sometime this week if I get more reviews for this chapter then I did with the last chapter! Spread it 'round!