A/N This was written for Hogwarts Online, prompt of the day. The prompt was"The question is, will you be there for me?" Hope you like it! (: Draco is probably a tad OOC just to let you know. As is Hermione. But then again. It's AU because they don't end up with each other. (Sadly) So whatever. Ha. Hope yall like it!
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Draco and Hermione wandered aimlessly out of the castle doors at midnight. They had been together for a week now, but still, no one knew they were dating. Not Harry, nor Ron, not even Blaise. No one. So here they were walking hand in hand, blissfully outside with the darkness of night surrounding them.
"I really like you Hermione," Draco whispered in her ear, causing a small giggle to erupt from her lips. She loved being with Draco, as funny as that sounded, even to herself. He made her laugh, and told her she was beautiful, even when she looked her worst. They were both there for each other, and she loved having that. Having someone to call her own. Even though she was one hundred percent sure of the answer to the question she was about to ask. She did like to tease him.
"The question is, will you be there for me?" She turned her head so that he couldn't see the small smile on her face.
What she wasn't prepared for, was him to take the question seriously. "I will be there for you the rest of my life. I'll only be a call away should you ever need me, and to prove this to you. We're gonna tell people about us tomorrow."
"Dray, are you sure? We are a Slytherin and Gryffindor couple, not to mention the fact I helped defeat Voldemort, and you helped him. I know you're one hundred percent good, but not everyone else does," she confessed to him. It amazed her how much she could just talk about what she was feeling when she was with him. Like her invisible protective shield trusted him. Not even bothering to keep him out of her life. That had to mean something, didn't it?
"I know, Hun, but we really like each other. So why shouldn't we tell people about us. You're not ashamed of me are you? Because, I know I made mistakes in the past, but I'm done now. I have you," he told her honestly.
"Forever and always," Hermione answered immediately. Which only made Draco smile even more than he already was. "Draco... I... well... I..." she began to say before her brain told her to stop.
"I love you too," he finished for her. "I have loved you since I first saw you back in first year, but with everything that was happening, and the fact of who my family was. I never said anything."
"I wish you would have, it would have made things a lot simpler," she joked with him.
"All that matters, is that we're together now," he told her sincerely.
Hermione face broke out into a huge grin as she leaned into him, and gently pressed her lips to his. He deepened the kiss, and there they sat. Out by the lake, at midnight.
A/N please read and review! (: