Chapter fourteen... Losing it.

Draco felt his world slipping away as Lucius spoke those fate sealed words.

He closed his eyes and waited for it to hit him. His last thoughts were with the woman he loved with his entire being. In silence he made an oath to Hermione.

'I'll come back to baby. Bring me back.' And with that he fell to the cold merciless ground.

Draco's love and belief in Hermione was so strong he knew she had it in her to bring him back. The Brightest witch of her age' she had so often been labelled. He always felt her magic outshone scar head and weasel, yet she was never given the credit whilst doing all the work for the Golden Trio.

As his body now lay limp in her hands, he waited.

"Bring me back Granger…"

Hermione thought she was going insane with grief.

"How Draco! How am I supposed to do that! You can't leave me it's not fair!" She screamed out in frustration.

"I know baby I know, so bring me back. I know you can…"

Hermione knew she was no longer imagining things. Although Draco's body lay limp and cold in her arms, he was still there, still hanging on deep in his subconscious.

"Draco help me! Help me!" She cried out. Harry looked over his shoulder at Hermione and his heart went out to her. She looked so tired, so frail. She was now imagining he was still there, or so he thought.

"In case you haven't noticed Granger I'm a little bit dead at the moment, Please call back later."

"Draco you prat! This is no time for jokes! How am I supposed to bring you back if you can't even bother to be serious with me! Even when you're dead you're cracking jokes you bastard!" Hermione yelled. She kneeled over his motionless body as she spoke.

Harry looked over to Hermione and could no longer bare to see her friend lose her sanity.

"Hermione I think you should leave him. He's not coming back… there's nothing you ca….."

"Shove off Harry I'm talking to Draco!" Hermione seethed.

"Wow, you have no idea how long I have yearned to here you tell Potter to shove off."

"Draco remember… serious conversation here!"

"Right. The truth is I seriously cannot help you figure out what to do. I merely made the oath in my subconscious. And you had better not make me a liar Granger! I swore to come back to you. I promised you would bring me back. You can do it!"

Hermione felt helpless. How was she supposed to save him? She barely felt she could save herself at times.

"Please Hermione think, of all the times I needed you, you always managed to save me. Save me now Hermione…"

"All I ever did was love you Draco! Nothing more nothing less! I simply loved you. I need you." She stroked the side of his face feeling helpless. He still lay motionless. 'Maybe my love just isn't enough to keep us together anymore.' She thought. Hermione's eyes once again swelled with tears as she felt as if somebody was driving a thousand knives into the pit of her stomach and slowly twisting.

She lay her head against Draco's chest waiting to hear his voice waft through her mind once again, but it never came.

She leaned in and whispered into his ear.

"This is so selfish of you Malfoy. How could you leave me here like this?" She seethed.

"Hermione I can't stand to watch this anymore! Draco is no longer in there! He is gone! As much as this pains me but I watched Lucius kill him. Draco is gone." Harry said leaning down to pick up Hermione.

"Please I just need to kiss his lips. Just once more." She said as tears trickled down her cheeks falling upon Draco's chest. Harry nodded and kneeled beside Hermione. His eyes were wet from tears as well as he watched Hermione's final goodbye to the man she once thought she would be able to call her husband.

She leaned in and kissed his soft pale lips. Her tears dripped onto his cheeks, as Hermione whimpered. Her supple cherry lips danced upon his as her agony consumed her. As she pulled away she gazed into his once beautiful silvery eyes one last time.

"I love you baby. I'm sorry…" She said softly before Harry picked her up and began to carry her back inside the Villa. Hermione once again began to writhe in pain as she moaned and sobbed, her whole body convulsing heavily with every staggered breath. They walked up the garden path leaving Draco's nearly lifeless body on the front lawn, unaware of the electric current Draco began to feel pulse throughout his body as his heart began to beat in overdrive.

A/N: OMG!! So he's hearts beating... but can anyone guess whar has done it? Maybe you should remember back to a hell of a lot of chapters ago... Once upon a time ... hehehe review