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Author's note:

I'm sorry its been such a long while. I've had kind of a writer's block and busy with normal life. =) But I'm back now with chapter 7! Enjoy

A Forbidden Love

Chapter Seven: A New Beginning

After a few moments which felt like eternity in Draco's arms, he finally loosened his grip around her. Hermione whipped away her tears with her shaking hands, sniffling a bit. She didn't realize that Malfoy still held her around her waist with his arms, looking down at her before he brushed a curl away from her face.

Hermione was still a bit confused about everything that happened but all she could do was look up at Draco, speechless.

"Are you okay?" He asked her in such a soothing voice that she never heard from him.

"I'm.." She started, "I'm not sure what to say or think right now."

"Its okay." He replied as she finally released her waist, "You don't have to right now."

Hermione looked at the ground, still standing close to her now ex enemy, afraid of what to do next.

"So.. What happens now?" is all she could think to ask.

Draco kept staring at Hermione, feeling his heart race even faster now. Wanting to do so much but not wanting to confuse her even more.

He shrugged, chuckling to himself.

"What's so funny?" She asked, looking back up at him.

Before she could say anything else, Malfoy wrapped an arm around her waist, bringing her close against him as his other hand cupped the side of her face, leaning in to give her a gentle kiss on the lips.

Hermione couldn't do anything but stare for a moment at Malfoy, wondering what in the world he was doing. Before she knew it, she was kissing him back. She wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the affection greatly.

Draco smiled and held her close again, enjoying her warmth as he kissed her again and again.

Something so confusing just felt so right.

It was getting late but neither of them wanted to leave.

Draco let go of her once more, staring into her eyes as she did back to him.

"You need to go.." He whispered.

She nodded, looking at him for several moments before he smiled and walked over to her bag and brought it back to her.

She took her bag and slug it over her shoulder, still not sure what to say.

"Uh... s-so.." She stuttered.

Malfoy inches away from her, leaned down, brushing her hair away from her ear and whispered..

"I'll see you tomorrow." before giving her a soft kiss on the cheek.

Shivers went up her spine like they had before.

"Y-yes.. I'll see you tomorrow." She replied, stumbling backwards a bit before turning around to head out the door.

She looked back at Draco before she closed the door behind her.

He just stared at her with now warm, caring eyes.

Hermione always knew something was bound so happen.

But she wasn't expecting it to be Malfoy.

Not in a million years.

The next morning Hermione woke up, wondering about last night and if had been all a dream.

She knew it wasn't and this made her smile.

Her heart raced as she was getting ready for class that day. She couldn't wait to see Draco again.

However, she knew she couldn't just run up to him and say hello like a normal person would. They would probably have to meet in secret like they had the night before.

She didn't think about it too much. She was sure to talk with him about it once she got a chance to.

Were Hermione and Draco going to be a couple? Or was it a joke?

It certainly didn't feel like a joke.

Once Hermione was done getting ready, she rushed downstairs into the common room where she saw Ron and Harry waiting for her a the door, ready to pounce on her with questions about last night's "tutoring session" with Malfoy.

"Shit!" She thought. "I didn't think of some sort of excuse.."

"Hermione!" Ron called to her as she was walking towards them, looking down, trying to think of a good story to tell them.

She was already headed out the common room before she could say anything to either of them.

"Um... Hermione?" Harry asked.

She shook her head and stopped, looking back at the two fo them and smiled.

"Sorry, I'm kind of loopy from the night before." She explained.

"Loopy?" Ron asked, "What did he do to you?"

Hermione looked away and blushed. "Nothing.."

"Nothing? Well, something happened it seems.." Ron said as both him and Harry walked out of the common room now towards Hermione.

"It wasn't really much of anything.. He had the potion done before I got there." She explained, walking to the Great Hall with them. "All I had to do was ask him questions about it and what not.."

"But you didn't get home to really late, Hermione.." Harry added.

Hermione didn't answer. She couldn't think of an excuse.

Ron and Harry looked at each other but shrugged it off.

"If I knew you two were spying on me, I would have been in earlier!" Hermione finally said, laughing. "Mother and father!" she stuck her tounge out at them.

They finally arrived at the Great Hall and Hermione's heart started to race again as she searched for Malfoy at the Slytherin table but tried not to be noticeable.

She saw Malfoy sitting in between Crabbe and Goyle and Pansy no where to be seen near him. She was talking to another boy in her year further down the table. Hermione sighed with somewhat relief.

She saw he was reading, his forehead rested on one of his hands, somewhat hiding his face but she could see his eyes. Which flickered up in her direction, making Hermione's heart skip a beat as she saw his lips curl into a small smile.

He blinked but kept his gaze upon her as she sat down at her house table, directly in front of him. Peeking through his fingers at her, not wanting to look away for one second.

That was quickly interrupted by Blaise who sat in front of his view, smirking at Malfoy.

"Whatcha lookin' at now?" Blaise asked, crossing his arms and looked behind him and saw Hermione who quickly looked away from his view.

"Aaahhh!" He chuckled, "Granger, eh?"

"Keep your voice down..." Malfoy snapped, looking back down at his book.

"How'd your tutoring go last night?" Blaise asked again.

"Who wants to know?"

"Everyone of course..."

"Everyone?"

"Yeah!"

"Everyone knows?!" Malfoy asked, looking up at Blaise with a puzzled look.

"Haha! Knows what?" Blaise asked, "So, something happened?!"

Draco rolled his eyes and shook his head, "No.." He lied.

"Keep telling yourself that, bud." Blaise smirked.

"I will."

"So, how was she?"

"Blaise!" Malfoy shouted.

"Alright, alright.." Blaise laughed.

Pansy couldn't help but over hear what the two were talking about and looked over with a disapproval look on her face.

"Pug face is looking over.." Blaise announced.

"So?" Malfoy asked, not seeming to care as he returned to his book.

"She doesn't look too happy." He replied, looking at Pansy, flicking his tounge out at her in a teasing way. She rolled her eyes and returned to her boy toy of the day.

"Maybe because of you.." Malfoy chuckled.

"Nah.. I think if I know what you're after... you're going to have to go through hell first." Blaise explained.

"Pansy won't lay a finger on her." Malfoy threatened, not looking up.

"So you are after Granger?"

"Keep your voice down." Malfoy ordered again.

"Don't worry.. I got your back." Blaise reassured him.

Malfoy nodded before looking up and over Blaise's shoulder to gaze upon Hermione again who was chatting with Ron and Harry, smiling. He couldn't help but smile as well.