The Trouble With Weddings
A Harry Potter Fan Fiction Story
Authors Note: Sorry about the lateness of my up date, I am glad so many of you are enjoying my story, Keep Reading!
Chapter 22:
I felt my whole body go numb and hot, as I laid there on the floor wrapped up in Draco's arms. I still couldn't believe what we had just did. Not in a million years would I ever have thought that I would be shagging the Slytherin Sex God, and master manipulator, and hell of my teen age years, But I willingly and very much wanted to make love to him. I laid there in his warm embrace ,and enjoying the way our skin felt together. I looked up and saw out the window, the night sky and waves crashing against the shore line. It was so peaceful. Even though what I had just don't felt so right, in a lot of aspects also felt so wrong.
" Are you alright?" I heard Draco whisper in my ear. I smiled and rolled over to face him.
" Of course, why wouldn't I be?" I sat up and wrapped the blanket that we had conjured last night around my body.
" I mean… we just…" I still couldn't find the words to say it. I had no idea why. The only thing I knew was that maybe I did feel something for Draco. I pointed to the floor and the both of us, and it looked like Draco was getting amusement watching me find my words. Draco pushed hair out of my face and behind my ear, and looked me in the eyes, making me blush yet again. Then he smirked.
" You can say it, We shagged , had sex,… made love?" The last one was like a question to me, and I just shook my head.
" Um… yes" He tilted my chin toward him.
" Listen if you have any regrets, it's ok, I know that last night, and these past days have been very emotional for you. We can just forget it" I gasped and felt my heart sink all the way to the ground.
" I don't want to forget, I mean unless you do, then I.. know the perfect spell to use, that will cause very minimal damage." I started to ramble
" Last night was amazing Hermione I don't want to obliviate your memory or mine for that matter, I just wanted to make sure you really wanted what we did." I slowly let out the air that I had been holding in ,and rested my head on Draco's shoulder.
" Draco I have no regrets, I don't know what last night means, and I don't know if I want it to mean anything, but I do know that it felt right and I don't want it to stop." I smiled. " I mean, I don't know if that came out right. I have just had my heart broken from someone who had been my best friend for years, and in a matter of days, some one who I had hated for years comes into my life and I feel… I don't know blown away!" I stood up with the blanket still wrapped around me and walked to the window over looking the night sky and beach with waved roaring to shore. Draco looked at me for a moment and wrapped a blanket around his waist, and stood next to me. I felt his presence and turned around to smile up at him.
" Ok… do you know what you want?" His words hit me blindly. I wasn't ready for him to ask me what I had wanted. Do I even know what I want? I used to think my life was simple and I wanted simple things, and the world was black and white with no shades of gray. In a perfect world I would be living happily ever after, and grow old telling stories to my children about how brave me and my friends were fighting the greatest evils in the wizarding world, but right now I was seeing shades of gray, and making exceptions and excuses for my actions and what happens to me.
" I want…" I tried to picture the very thing I wanted, but once upon a time what I wanted I find I no longer want and the things that are happening seem too new to know. " I want.. Honestly I don't know what I want." He leaned in a kisses my forehead. I felt that exciting shiver again that I get every time he touches me. We just stood there staring out into the sky and watched the sun come up.
" We should head up to the cottage and get some breakfast, we have an agenda to keep track of today." Draco suggested. I nodded and collected all of my clothes that were scattered around.
" I cant believe I didn't get to run" I laughed grinning at him.
" Oh, trust me we had our own workout worthy of two runs." I bit my lip and grinned remembering how wild and amazing it was with him.
" How about we walk back instead of apparate, I would very much enjoy the company?" I asked hopeful, and Draco's expression seemed to brighten up.
As we walked back we started to talk about what was going on today. And some how we got on the topic of music.
" Aren't there moments in your life that you feel could be a musical?" I looked to him and laughed.
" What?"
" Well I mean sometimes your life gets beyond words, and your emotions and just stirring that you feel you are best described how you feel with song, and a very well choreographed dance?" He smirked. I shrugged.
" You sing?" I tried to hold back a laugh.
" Well yes, Quite well in fact."
" Well then go ahead and sing me something" he shook his head.
" The song only comes when it goes beyond the any word, or a spoken emotion, I cant just break into song when ever you bloody well feel like it."
" Fine" I laughed. " I guess I'll never know…" As we walked up the path his hand some how intertwined with mine and I hadn't noticed till we got to the door. We walked inside and it seemed we were the first ones up.
" No Ginny making food?" Draco looked around and then sat down at the table.
" Care for some coffee?" I didn't know if he needed it but I know that I sure did. I needed a boost of energy and maybe I could clear my head in the mean time.
" Coffee would be nice" I turned around and started to make a whole pot of coffee. I started to think about what happens now. Do we keep trying to make Ron jealous, Do we pretend nothing happened, or do we keep up this charade until after the wedding? My mind was racing.
" So, what do you want to do?" I jumped out of my thoughts, it was like he was answering what I was thinking.
" About…?" He glared at me and I knew what he was talking about. " Oh, well" I sighed. I started to coffee maker, and sat down next to him. " I think we should keep doing what we were, I mean keep pretending that were together, until the wedding is over, so that no questions are asked, and so I'm not attacked my Ron's feelings again."
" Got it, still pretending" If I didn't know any better I could have sworn that he looked hurt and upset by what I had just said. But this was Draco, he loves making Ron miserable, even if I was just doing it now so I could avoid any more weirdness from him. I may no longer want to make Ron jealous but I didn't want to explain the deal that Draco and I made.
" Are you ok with that plan?" I asked hoping he wasn't hurt or angry.
" Yea" He looked up at me and winked. " Just peachy" I looked up to notice the coffee had finished brewing and I poured Draco and myself a glass. We stayed there in each others company until Ginny had gotten up an hour later.
" Oh hey!" Ginny said surprised seeing both of us in the kitchen. " No run today?" I smiled and looked over at Draco.
" No" She nodded and started t o cook breakfast.
" Well you might want to get ready early today, I need to two to come with Blaise and myself to pick a cake for the wedding at the bakery that the two of you went to, to order the desserts" I nodded, and walked off to get a shower before everyone gets up.
When I was out of the room Ginny looked behind her to see if I could see or hear her. She came and sat down across from Draco, and put her hand on her chin.
" What?" He asked her, but she gave him a knowing stare, as she smiled intensively.
" Hermione only needs to run when she needs to think about some thing or avoid what she is feeling… mostly. She has done it so long it has become second nature to her. It must be something really amazing happening to her to make her not want to run…" Draco started to stare at her intensively and tried to push aside the feelings that were boiling inside of him. The same feelings that I had ,but refused to admit out loud.
He just smiled up at her, and she smiled back, and nodded, neither of them needed to say anything.
On my way to the bathroom I ran into Blaise coming down the stairs.
" Oh Hermione Good morning" I looked up to see him standing there right in front of me.
" Good morning" I was trying to turn into the bathroom, but I stopped abruptly to notice him staring at me. " Was there something that you needed?" I folded his arms across his chest and smirked at me, and I started to wonder if that was Slytherin trait.
" You and Draco… were out all night?" How could he know that? " If I didn't know any better I would say that you are falling for his charm?" Ginny told me that he knew about our arrangement as well, but what else did they know? I just stared at him with shock and fear.
" I … Um … need to get cleaned up" I closed the dooor behind me and started to let tears slide down my cheek. Was I falling for him? Is that what last night was? All I know is this wedding was getting more complicated for me. I needed my heart to calm down. I stepped into a cold shower and let my self re group.