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Hermione threw herself into her studies over the next few weeks. Draco had somehow made it clear to Theo that he was not to come near Hermione, as Theo had not even glanced at her since the whole incident. Blaise was openly friendly with Hermione, as was Pansy, which freaked her out a bit. She and Draco kept their relationship quiet, only spending the evenings together alone in their common room. Although she was completely content with Draco, she had begun to get an itch for more over the last week. She didn't want to hide him. She wasn't embarrassed by him. Her friends knew about him and accepted him, but something kept him from wanting to announce it.

They were both sitting in the common room on opposite couches reading when Hermione closed her book and looked over at him.

"Why haven't you told anyone?"

Draco glanced up from his page briefly before going back to it.

"What do you mean? Blaise and Pansy know."

"You said that you just needed a bit of time to put Theo in his place and then we wouldn't have to hide anymore."

"It's only been three weeks, Hermione."

"How long are you going to wait?"

Draco sighed and closed his book, looking up at her.

"I don't know."

"Well, I don't like hiding."

"What would you like me to do?" he snapped.

Hermione narrowed her eyes at him.

"I would like for you to make a decision. You either want to be with me or you don't. It's not that hard!"

"It's not that simple either! It's not normal! Slytherin does not date Gryffindor."

Hermione's mouth dropped open and she quickly stood.

"Well then they don't have to." Hermione turned towards her room, but was stopped as Draco grabbed her and flipped her around.

"Don't pick a fight with me about this."

"Oh well that's rich. It's my fault that you don't want to tell your friends?"

"That's not what I meant! I just… I don't know how people are going to take it."

"So this is about your reputation. You are worried people won't look at you like the scary villain I know you aren't. You're worried that nobody will care anymore. Well… it looks like you have a decision to make, doesn't it?"

"What… what do you mean?"

She took a step back out of his arms so there was a space between them.

"You either admit to our relationship and possibly, although I doubt it, lose some of your 'friends', or you lose me. I guess I'll see if I am as important to you as you say I am."

She turned around and went up to her room. She quickly prepared for bed. As she lay there, she couldn't stop her heart from pounding in her chest. A large part of her feared that he wouldn't choose her. No matter how much she tried to hide it that would destroy her.

The next day Hermione made her way down to breakfast. It was Saturday, so she had slept in a bit and found that Draco was no where to be found when she emerged from her room. As she walked into the Great Hall, she spotted Harry, Ron, and Ginny sitting together eating. She made her way towards them, past the Slytherin table. She glanced up at briefly locked eyes with Draco, who was sitting beside Blaise and Pansy. Blaise nudged Draco's arm and gave him a pointed look, to which Draco simply turned his gaze to his plate. Hermione shook her head and joined her friends.

"So Hermione how was your evening?" Ginny asked.

"Fine. I went to be early."

"You and Draco ok?"

"I don't know."

Harry's eyebrows shot up in question.

"You don't know? Did he do something?" Harry asked and Ron nodded as he shoved another bite of eggs in his mouth.

"No. It's what he didn't do."

"Uh huh. Ok then."

They ate in silence, only throwing out ideas occasionally of what they could do with their day. Ron and Harry talked with some of the other boys about playing a game of Quidditch and Ginny jumped right in. They turned to look at Hermione.

"I'm probably going to spend the day in the library."

Harry laughed and nodded. Ron mumbled something under his breath and finally put his fork down on his empty plate.

"Uh, Hermione," Harry said looking over her shoulder. The rest of her friends had fallen silent.

"What?" Hermione looked up from her book and saw his face.

"Hermione?" She froze as she noticed that the entire Great Hall had fallen quiet as well and that everyone, including the teachers, was staring at her.

She slowly turned around to see Draco standing behind her. She raised her eyes in question. He held out his hand. She looked at it and then back up at him. He smiled lightly, never breaking eye contact. She hesitantly reached out and took it, allowing him to pull her up on her feet. He took a step back allowing her to step away from her seat. She looked at him questioningly.

"You."

"Me?" she asked confused.

"You said I had to choose. I choose you."

Hermione's eyes widened and she glanced around. Blaise had a smirk on his face and Pansy was grinning like a fool. Hermione glanced at the teachers table and saw McGonagall had her hands clasped on her chest. She turned back to Draco.

"Me?" she asked again to clarify.

"Always you."

Without another word he gripped her hand, pulled her towards him, and wrapped his arms around her waist. People gasped from all around the room.

"Do you hear that?" he asked.

"What? The shock?"

"The sound of all the ladies hearts breaking now that they know I'm taken."

Hermione snorted. "You are so full of yourself."

"Always you, Hermione."

She couldn't help the smile that grew on her face. One of his hands came up and brushed the hair away from her face and cupped her neck in his hand. He gave her one more breathtaking smile before he pulled her to him and pressed his lips against hers. She gripped the front of his robes and kissed him back forcefully.

"Get it, Draco!" Hermione broke the kiss and laughed as she looked over at Blaise who was grinning like a Cheshire cat.

Blaise laughed and made a few cat calls, which then erupted over the entire Great Hall. Hermione blushed and buried her head in Draco's chest. He laughed and kissed the top of her head.

"What do you say we spend the day together?" he asked.

She peeked up through her hands, which were not covering face and nodded. He motioned for her to follow and took her hand as they walked out of the Great Hall and he led her back to their common room. Once inside, he didn't stop, but continued up to his room and shut the door behind them. He pulled her over to the bed and pushed her down before climbing over her.

"What are we doing here?" she laughed.

"I haven't been able to kiss you very much since yesterday morning. I plan on abusing your lips for a little bit in a nice snogging session."

"Oh really? I think I can handle that."

Draco smiled down at her before lowering his lips to hers. It was soft and Hermione felt the familiar surge of chills flow through her body. His lips began to move slowly against hers, alternating between her top and bottom lip. He nibbled lightly on her bottom lip and then soothed it with his tongue. Hermione opened her mouth allowing him in as their tongues massaged each others. She reached down and untucked his shirt from his pants and slowly ran her fingers delicately up his torso. His breath hitched and he broke the kiss. The look in his eyes ignited something inside of her. She splayed her hands on his bare back and pulled him back towards her. His mouth came down on hers, but this time it was hungry and brutal. She ran her nails down his back causing him to groan against her mouth. His lips broke free from hers and trailed kisses down her jaw and across her neck. Hermione's hands worked quickly to unbutton his dress shirt and pushed it off his shoulders. He broke away from her neck long enough to toss the offending clothing onto the floor. She felt his hand come up and slide under her shirt, grazing across her stomach. She gasped when his fingers lightly skimmed across her bra, causing her nipple to harden instantly. Without even thinking, she ran her hands down his stomach to his waist and flicked the button open. Draco pulled back quickly and looked down at her.

"Hermione…"

"Shh…"

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know."

"I didn't… bring you up here because I wanted that. We don't have to do anything."

"Are you saying you don't want me?" she let her hands fall to her sides as her chest rose and fell rapidly.

"Of course not. I've wanted you since day one. I just don't want to take advantage of you. Not after everything that happened."

"You aren't. I want to."

He hesitated as he searched her eyes for something.

"Please, Draco. I want this with you."

He watched her for a moment longer before sitting up and bringing his hands to the bottom of her shirt. She lifted herself up a bit and he quickly slid the shirt over her head. His hands trailed down her stomach and back up, sliding behind her and unclasping her bra. He pulled it down her arms and Hermione brought her arms up to cover herself before he stopped her.

"Don't do that. You're gorgeous."

He bent forward and kissed her stomach tenderly. Hermione ran her hands through his hair and he smiled up at her. Kissing slowly up her stomach, Draco brought one hand up and cupped her breast in his hand, running his thumb over the nipple. Hermione hissed and arched up. He quickly bent down and placed his mouth on the other.

"Oh Merlin, Draco!" Her eyes nearly rolled back in her head.

He released her breast from his hand, while taking turns on each with his mouth, allowing his hand to trail down her stomach. He quickly unbuttoned and unzipped her jeans and sat up again, breaking away from her chest. He gripped the sides and pulled her jeans and panties down, where she kicked them onto the floor. His eyes scanned down her body and back up.

"You are perfect," he said bringing his mouth to hers again.

Hermione crushed her lips to his in a passionate, heated kiss. Their tongues dueled and her hands roamed his upper body. His right hand roamed down her body and she felt him grab one of her thighs and gentle nudge her legs apart. Without breaking the kiss, he ran one fingers along her slit. Hermione broke the kiss and moaned. He smiled at her as he slowly slid one finger into her dripping wet center.

"Christ, you're tight." Draco groaned and rubbed his body against her side.

She felt his hardness rub against her and reached for him. He shook his head and pulled his body back slightly.

"This is about you." His voice was throaty and raspy with need.

He pulled his hand out and slowly slid two in. Hermione arched into his hand, pressing down for more.

"Oh God, Draco. Don't stop!"

"He smiled and latched his mouth onto her breast again. His thumb pressed lightly on her bundle of nerves and she cried out. His hand worked in and out rapidly.

"Draco… please…"

"Hermione… I want to taste you," he said withdrawing his hand from her.

She stopped thrashing and looked up at him.

"It's ok. I promise you'll love it."

He slid her up farther on the bed and crawled between her legs. Her knees fell open instinctively and he smiled up at her. He kissed his way up one thigh, breaking away at the last moment. He lifted her leg over his shoulder and did the same with the other, reaching around and gripping her hips. He looked up at her once more and saw pure desire in her eyes before turning his attention back to her center.

He lowered his head and ran his tongue all the way up. She cried out and gripped onto the sheets next to her. He smirked and then did it again.

"Oh!" Hermione gasped.

Not allowing her any recovery time, he latched his mouth right onto her bundle and sucked, flicked, and licked. She cried and instantly he felt her body go rigid with her first orgasm. He didn't slow down as her juices flowed, lapping them up. She was so sweet and it caused his erection to twitch inside his pants. She came down from her first orgasm and he slowly slid two fingers inside of her, teasing her bundle with his tongue. Her body rocked against his mouth and he hummed. Hermione arched her back and one hand came up to her breast as she massaged it. Draco almost came in his pants at the sight. He broke his mouth away.

"Come again for me, baby."

He brought his mouth back to her and sucked on her clit as his hands worked in and out of her.

"I feel… I… I don't…" her head thrashed from side to side and her hands came down, running through his hair and pressing him harder to her.

He slammed his fingers in and out of her while his tongue flicked repeatedly over her clit.

"Mmmm…" he moaned into her center.

Hermione's eyes almost bugged out of her head as the vibration from his moan sent shivers straight through her. She felt that spring in her stomach tightening again.

"Dra… I'm gonna…"

He curled his fingers inside her to brush against the sensitive hidden spot deep in her and sucked hard on her clit just as her world exploded around her. She cried out his name and rocked her hips against his as he held her in place with his hand on her hip. He licked up her juices until she came down from her high and then broke away, kissing the inside of her thigh twice. She reached down and pulled him up towards her, as he settled his body between her legs. She grabbed his face and pulled him down, smashing her bruised lips against his. She could taste herself on him, and it turned her on even more. She arched her hips towards him and rubbed against his erection roughly.

He pulled away gasping for breath and rested his forehead on her chest.

"What's wrong?" she asked shyly.

He looked up at her incredulously.

"What wrong? Nothing is wrong, love. I am overwhelmed by your beauty. Watching you cum was probably the most erotic, sexy, beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life."

"Now it's my turn," she purred, reaching down and unzipping his pants.

He pushed his pants down and kicked them off the end of the bed and settled between her legs again. His length pressed against her and she moaned. He was bigger than she had expected, which worried her. He must have seen it because he smiled at her.

"We don't have to do this."

"As if you could stop now." She grinned at him.

"If you wanted me to, I could. I want you to be ready."

She pulled him down for another kiss, but this one was slow and heartfelt. She broke away and ran her hands down his body.

"I am ready."

He nodded and reached over to the bedside table, grabbing his wand and muttering a spell over her stomach.

"Don't need any little Draco's running around quite yet."

She couldn't help but smile at him.

"What?" he asked pausing.

"You said yet."

He smiled at her and brushed the hair away from her face.

"Well, I don't plan on letting you go anytime soon."

He kissed her gently, stroking her skin with his fingertips, enjoying the feeling of their bare skin pressed together. His hand grazed lightly down her side, over her breast, and to her thigh. He gripped it and pulled it up around his hip. Hermione followed suit with her other hip and wrapped her legs around his waist. She could feel the head of his penis pressed against her opening and moaned slightly.

"Merlin, you are so warm and wet."

"I want you, Draco."

"This is probably going to hurt."

"I know. I'm ready."

He nodded and slowly pushed his hips forward, sinking into her slowly. Hermione gasped as her body stretched to accommodate him. He watched her carefully as he pulled back out and pressed in again. This time he went a bit farther. He did this a few times until he felt the barrier pressed against his head.

"Are you sure?" he rasped trying to maintain some level of control.

"Go Draco," she whispered in his ear.

He locked eyes with her and, with one swift thrust, buried himself to the hilt in her body. Her face scrunched up in pain and her eyes squeezed shut.

"Oh fuck! Hermione, you are so tight."

Her nails dug into his back as the pain ebbed away slightly. Draco slowly started to move and the pain she felt changed to pleasure as he rubbed inside her. Her face relaxed and she looked up at him. He was watching her as his body moved slowly in and out. Her walls were so tight around him that he was gasping for breath.

"I'm ok."

He kissed her roughly and pulled her thigh higher around his waist as he began to move a big quicker. He kept the thrust long and deep rather than quick and she began to moan against his mouth. Her heat squeezed him and he wasn't sure he would be able to hold on for long.

"You are beautiful. You feel so fucking good," Draco moaned resting his head beside hers and laying kisses on her neck.

"Oh Draco, don't stop. Right there."

He lifted her hips up slightly and was able to penetrate even deeper. Hermione's hips rocked against his, meeting him thrust for thrust. He sat back slightly and allowed his eyes to watch her body writhe in pleasure as he slid in and out of her. Her hand came down between her breasts, stroking her stomach, and sliding between her folds, right above where their bodies met. She moaned even loader as her fingers rubbed small circle over her clit. Draco felt like he might explode from the pleasure of watching her touch herself.

"Hermione… I… Oh… I don't… know if I can… hold on." He was finding it harder and harder to speak.

She opened her eyes and locked with his. Her hand quickened its pace on her clit, while the other gripped her breast.

"Draco… I'm…"

She felt her stomach tighten and then lights burst around her as she was pushed over the edge. She cried out, calling his name. He thrusts three more times before she felt him twitch inside of her. He cried out her name and leaned over her, locking her lips with his in a sensual kiss that spilled all of his feelings as she felt him pulse inside of her, with her, as he spilled his warm seed. He continued to pump in and out of her slowly until both of them were completely down from their high. Instead of pulling away, he collapsed on top of her, wrapped his hand around the side of her neck and kissed her until she was completely breathless.

He pulled away and rested his forehead on hers.

"That… was incredible," he whispered.

"It was perfect."

He kissed her again slowly and pulled away, tracing her lips with his thumb.

"I…" he trailed off.

"What is it, baby."

He smiled at the use of his favorite pet name.

"I… think… no. I know… I am head over heels… in love with you." He watched her face worriedly; afraid she would get freaked out.

Instead, her face erupted in the biggest smile he'd ever seen on her and pulled him down for a kiss. When she broke away she smiled up at him.

"I love you too."

He couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by it all and finally pulled out of her, collapsing beside her. He grabbed his wand and muttered a quick scourgify before pulled her into his arms.

"Can we stay like this all day?" he asked into her neck where his face was buried.

"I don't have any plans."

"Good. I just want to hold you."

"I love you, Draco Malfoy," she whispered and kissed his neck.

"I love you, Hermione Granger."

And with that they both fell into a restful sleep, worn out from their activities.