Skin on skin
"So, Granger," Draco asked, his broom pointing at her, "Like to go for a ride?"
"Ok." Hermione muttered, wondering to herself why she was so shy.
Draco jumped on his broom and Hermione took her place behind him. She lay her hands softly on his hips.
"You should hold on tighter if you want to stay on the broom." Draco smirked. He took Hermione's arms and folded them around his waist. Hermione swallowed hard. Draco pushed off and the broom started to fligh.
"Euhm, Dra...Malfoy, I need to tell you something." Hermione said with a tiny voice.
"What do you need to tell me?"
"I have a fear of hights." Hermione said with a shudder, starting to feel like she was going to faint.
"Oh, I'll fly a little lower," Draco said, "It's not far anymore. I just wanted to fly to the other site of the lake. Then we're at least sure that we won't be spied on."
"What are you up to?" Hermione asked bewildered.
"Relax, I just want to talk to you for a moment."
They flew just above the surface of the lake, Hermione's shoes almost touching the water. Draco looked at Hermione.
"Alright there in the back? Feel a little better?" he asked.
Hermione wanted to answer, but she screamed when the giant squid suddenly rose from the surface.
"WATCH OUT!"
But Draco pulled up too late. They flew right against the squid, and landed in the water. The squid angrily waved his gigantic arms and tried to smash them. He ripped the broom out of Draco's hands and broke it in two.
"Swim!" Draco yelled to Hermione.
They tried to get out of the area from the squid but it was impossible, he pulled them back by their feet. He pulled Draco out of the water and flung him away. The squid wanted to grab Hermione too but he was stopped by a spear. Hermione looked around, they were surrounded by merpeople. One of the people quickly pulled her away from the squid and dragged her to the shore. Hermione crawled further up the shore and thanked the merpeople. She saw that Draco lay a few metres further.
"Draco! Draco, are you ok?" Hermione asked, while she ran to him.
He coughed up water, then raised his thumb up. He stood up and went to her. They both shuddered from the cold wind.
"We must get inside if we don't want to freeze, it must be five degrees out here," Draco said, "I think Hagrid's hut isn't far from here."
Hermione nodded. They started to run as fast as they could, but it still took them twenty minutes when they arrived at the hut. A light came from the windows, but when they knocked on the door, no one was there. Hermione took her wand and shouted 'Alohomora'. The door flew open and they ran inside. Draco quickly threw some wood in the fireplace. Hermione found one blanket in a cupboard. When she turned around she saw that Draco was undressing himself. When he saw her looking, he blushed a little.
"You should undress too, wet clothes aren't healthy." he told her.
"I know." she replied, remembering the night of the ball. In fact, seeing his body again, a lot of memories came back. She grimaced, trying to fight back the tears. He would never touch her again, never kiss her again.
"What's wrong?" Draco asked, when he saw her expression.
"It's very hard for me to accept that you don't love me anymore." Hermione whispered.
"Oh Granger..." Draco muttered and he stepped closer to her. He wrapped her arms around her and pulled her closer. Hermione started to cry when she felt him holding her tight.
"Snape has told me about us," Draco continued, " You must love me very much, if you're still talking to me after I called you a...well, you know."
"I do." Hermione whispered, "I'll always love you, that feeling will never go away."
She shuddered from the coldness of her clothes. Draco let go of her all of a sudden. Hermione looked up at him in confusion. With shaking fingers Draco took her robes and opened the buttons.
"You really have to get out of these cold clothes." he muttered.
He undressed her until she only wore her skirt and top, then pulled the blanket around her. They both sat down in front of the fireplace. Hermione stared into the flames, then she looked at Draco. He was shuddering.
"Come here." she said, and she pulled the blanket around her and Draco. She felt a warmth growing inside when her skin touched his. Slowly, she ran her fingers over his shoulder. His grey eyes met hers and he put his hand on her cheek. The space between their faces became smaller, until his lips touched hers. Hermione moaned, she felt a growing hunger and she wanted to deepen the kiss, but Draco suddenly pulled back.
"I'm sorry, I can't do this." he said with a sigh and he stood up.
"Why not?" Hermione asked with a hurt expression.
Draco kneeled in front of her and took her hand.
"Because...," he said, "I'm still so confused. Hermione, I can't understand how I deserved the love of such a wonderful girl like you."
Draco put his wet robes back on, ignoring the sudden coldness that ran through his body, and ran back to the castle.
Author's note: Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'm going skiing for a few days, but I'll be home for Christmas to upload a new chapter.R&R! Merry Christmas!!!
Ravenklauw
"So, Granger," Draco asked, his broom pointing at her, "Like to go for a ride?"
"Ok." Hermione muttered, wondering to herself why she was so shy.
Draco jumped on his broom and Hermione took her place behind him. She lay her hands softly on his hips.
"You should hold on tighter if you want to stay on the broom." Draco smirked. He took Hermione's arms and folded them around his waist. Hermione swallowed hard. Draco pushed off and the broom started to fligh.
"Euhm, Dra...Malfoy, I need to tell you something." Hermione said with a tiny voice.
"What do you need to tell me?"
"I have a fear of hights." Hermione said with a shudder, starting to feel like she was going to faint.
"Oh, I'll fly a little lower," Draco said, "It's not far anymore. I just wanted to fly to the other site of the lake. Then we're at least sure that we won't be spied on."
"What are you up to?" Hermione asked bewildered.
"Relax, I just want to talk to you for a moment."
They flew just above the surface of the lake, Hermione's shoes almost touching the water. Draco looked at Hermione.
"Alright there in the back? Feel a little better?" he asked.
Hermione wanted to answer, but she screamed when the giant squid suddenly rose from the surface.
"WATCH OUT!"
But Draco pulled up too late. They flew right against the squid, and landed in the water. The squid angrily waved his gigantic arms and tried to smash them. He ripped the broom out of Draco's hands and broke it in two.
"Swim!" Draco yelled to Hermione.
They tried to get out of the area from the squid but it was impossible, he pulled them back by their feet. He pulled Draco out of the water and flung him away. The squid wanted to grab Hermione too but he was stopped by a spear. Hermione looked around, they were surrounded by merpeople. One of the people quickly pulled her away from the squid and dragged her to the shore. Hermione crawled further up the shore and thanked the merpeople. She saw that Draco lay a few metres further.
"Draco! Draco, are you ok?" Hermione asked, while she ran to him.
He coughed up water, then raised his thumb up. He stood up and went to her. They both shuddered from the cold wind.
"We must get inside if we don't want to freeze, it must be five degrees out here," Draco said, "I think Hagrid's hut isn't far from here."
Hermione nodded. They started to run as fast as they could, but it still took them twenty minutes when they arrived at the hut. A light came from the windows, but when they knocked on the door, no one was there. Hermione took her wand and shouted 'Alohomora'. The door flew open and they ran inside. Draco quickly threw some wood in the fireplace. Hermione found one blanket in a cupboard. When she turned around she saw that Draco was undressing himself. When he saw her looking, he blushed a little.
"You should undress too, wet clothes aren't healthy." he told her.
"I know." she replied, remembering the night of the ball. In fact, seeing his body again, a lot of memories came back. She grimaced, trying to fight back the tears. He would never touch her again, never kiss her again.
"What's wrong?" Draco asked, when he saw her expression.
"It's very hard for me to accept that you don't love me anymore." Hermione whispered.
"Oh Granger..." Draco muttered and he stepped closer to her. He wrapped her arms around her and pulled her closer. Hermione started to cry when she felt him holding her tight.
"Snape has told me about us," Draco continued, " You must love me very much, if you're still talking to me after I called you a...well, you know."
"I do." Hermione whispered, "I'll always love you, that feeling will never go away."
She shuddered from the coldness of her clothes. Draco let go of her all of a sudden. Hermione looked up at him in confusion. With shaking fingers Draco took her robes and opened the buttons.
"You really have to get out of these cold clothes." he muttered.
He undressed her until she only wore her skirt and top, then pulled the blanket around her. They both sat down in front of the fireplace. Hermione stared into the flames, then she looked at Draco. He was shuddering.
"Come here." she said, and she pulled the blanket around her and Draco. She felt a warmth growing inside when her skin touched his. Slowly, she ran her fingers over his shoulder. His grey eyes met hers and he put his hand on her cheek. The space between their faces became smaller, until his lips touched hers. Hermione moaned, she felt a growing hunger and she wanted to deepen the kiss, but Draco suddenly pulled back.
"I'm sorry, I can't do this." he said with a sigh and he stood up.
"Why not?" Hermione asked with a hurt expression.
Draco kneeled in front of her and took her hand.
"Because...," he said, "I'm still so confused. Hermione, I can't understand how I deserved the love of such a wonderful girl like you."
Draco put his wet robes back on, ignoring the sudden coldness that ran through his body, and ran back to the castle.
Author's note: Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'm going skiing for a few days, but I'll be home for Christmas to upload a new chapter.R&R! Merry Christmas!!!
Ravenklauw