AN: Chapter 13 on Friday the 13th! Oh and quick fun fact James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George) Were born 13 minutes apart 13 theme! Anyway… I quite liked this chapter :D Hope you guys do too! As always please R and R!
Hermione ten minutes later was spent with crying and now her body was just shaking with grief. There was a light knock on her door. She sat up rubbing the tears out of her eyes.
"Who is it?" She said voice shaking
"It's me." Came a light reply outside the door. Hermione's eyes widened in shock, it couldn't be, he couldn't possibly. The door opened a bit and Draco poked his head in "Can I come in?"
"You're already in." Hermione said looking at him eyes puffy and red, voice horse. Draco walked over to the bed and sat down next to her.
Wow she's a mess
He thought to himself
Not like you were any better….
"I'm sorry." Was all he said
"You were listening." Hermione said not at all uncomfortable with the closeness they had. Their shoulder, thighs, and knees were touching.
"I'm a Slytherin what did you expect?" Draco said not having a clue why he was doing this. Hermione lets out a slight chuckle.
"Why are you here?" Hermione said not sure of his intentions
"Well I just, I wanted to tell you, well I wanted to say I'm sorry and I know what you're going through." Draco said looking down and clasping his hands together
"No you don't." Hermione said turning cold suddenly "You don't love anyone." She didn't know how much her words hurt him.
"Fine I'll leave then." Draco said getting up, but suddenly he was pulled back down by Hermione, who had hooked her finger through his belt loop and pulled him back down. "Gesh Granger that's probably the farthest you've gone with a guy." Draco said
"You'd be surprised." Hermione said smiling "And I'm sorry about what I said I didn't mean it, I'm just."
"I know" Draco said weirdly deciding to forgive Hermione and not hold a grudge. He lay down on the bed although his feet were still hanging off. Hermione layed down next to him.
"How do you know?" Hermione asked
"Well to contradict your earlier statement I do love people, well I used to." Draco said "My Grandfather died much the way yours did when I was 6 unexpected here the next day, gone the next." Draco said his voice catching.
"Is that why you're so cold to everyone?" Hermione asked
"Oh Granger I may tell you that to make you feel better but I'm not going to revealed the reason why I live my life like I do." Draco said
"Darn so close." Hermione replied chuckling lightly
"You were never close Granger and you never will be." Draco said cold look coming back on as he sat up. Hermione sat up as well
"Maybe not today." Hermione said "But I hope someday you open up to someone it's not good keeping it all inside." Hermione said
"Don't you have to pack now?" Draco said standing up
"Right." Hermione replied following suite. "I have to go help plan the funeral" Her voice cracked, and fresh tears pricked her eyes.
"Hermione I'm sorry." Draco said real emotion in his voice
"It's ok" Hermione said as a tear rolled down her cheek. Draco wiped it away with his hand.
"No Granger it's not ok, and it never will be, but someday it'll get better I promise." Draco said then surprising himself and Hermione he kissed her. Not snogging like in the past, but a short sweet kiss that told her all the things his words could not. "For now just go home and get better." He said then turned and left.
Well that was weird
Hermione thought to herself
Not that I'm complaining it was… nice
Hermione smiled to herself at her silliness that she was thinking about Draco
I blame it on the emotional trauma I'm going through
Hermione shaking her head she walked over to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready to leave.
Draco you're screwing yourself over every time you do that.
Like I care.
But you do you can't fall for her.
Draco was arguing to himself as he walked to his room. When he reached the door he banged his head against it. Why did his head disagree with his heart so often?
You're not allowed to fall for her pretty smile, or sparking brown eyes, her infectious personality, and that way she gets so sexy when she's angry at you.
Knock it off your trying to convince yourself why you hate her not why she somehow seems attract you.
Fine if you're so smart give me some examples.
Well there's that way she bosses you around all the time, and treats you like your stupid, how about her hair when she doesn't spend five hours on it. Also that stupid way she always has her head stuffed in some boring book.
You know what your right little voice of reason.
No I'm not!
Hey whose side are you on?
Good question…
I'm just going to take a nice cold shower to clear my head and you bugger off
Draco shook his head about how stupid his thoughts were and how he actually had a "Voice of Reason" Arguing with himself. He decided a cold shower would be the perfect idea.
30 minutes later Draco and Hermione were both done showering, and in Hermione's case packing. They walked down the stairs at the same time. Hermione saw Draco and blushed. Draco saw Hermione blushing and blushed. They stood there for a second awkwardly neither sure exactly what to say. Both were focused on their own thoughts not surprisingly those thoughts were about each other. Then Hermione deciding she didn't have any more time to waste walked down the last steps carrying her suitcase. When they reached the bottom of the stairs they looked at the table and on it was a pot of floo powder. Hermione picked it up and walked over to the fireplace standing awkwardly by it before she gathered up her courage and spoke.
"Goodbye Draco."
There was silence for a moment before Draco responded.
"Goodbye Hermione."
Hermione deciding she had to go before the floo closed stepped into the fireplace and threw and hand of floo powder in. The flames turned green and wrapped about her. They green flames reflected out of Draco's blues eyes.
"Grander Residence!" She shouted and disappeared into the flames.
When she arrived at her house she stumbled out of the fireplace still in shock.
He called me Hermione. This is not going to help my emotional state.
Hermione thought to herself sighing as she brushed the ash and soot off of her clothes.
Back at the school Draco was thinking somewhat of the same thing, well at least to the first part.
She called me Draco. Oh bloody hell, screw trying not to fall for her… I've already fallen.
AN: He finally realized it! Or well admitted it… anyway hope you guys liked! Please Review!