Draco's Choice Chapter 12
By HPFangirl71
A/N: Its been a long time between updates but i really wanted to finish up my first fanfic... This is the last chapter but i will be posting an epilogue soon as i can get to it, thanks to everyone for reading this story, it has encouraged me to write many more... I apologize if the end isnt what it couldve been but ive been sick for a few days, so i wrote this while under the weather... hope you enjoy it just the same!!
Draco lay awake in the darkness of his room, the beginnings of a hangover taking over. He tried to will himself to get out of bed, but preferred to stay where he was wrapped in his misery. Getting drunk last night had done nothing to stop this morning arriving. Today was the day… the day his world officially fell apart. Today was Hermione's wedding day, the day she once again became Mrs. Ronald Weasley.
If only he'd had the courage to embrace his relationship with Hermione before it had been too late. Instead he'd relegated her to playing mistress to the lord of the manor. The affair had been beneath her and it had been cruel of him to put her in the position. She had done it out of love for him and in return he had broken her heart. He couldn't blame her for running back to Weasley. Now here he was… all alone because of his bad choices. Draco felt a throbbing pain in his head. It was easy to ignore only because the pain in his heart was much greater. He lay all alone letting the darkness envelope him, all the while praying for a miracle that would probably never come…
Hermione had been busy all day with last minute wedding details. She had barely had a minute to think about how her life was going to change in just a few short hours. Hermione sat down on Ginny's old bed to take a much needed breather.
Who should walk in but the one Weasley Hermione had been trying desperately to avoid. Ginny Weasley looked at her with a serious look on her face and Hermione knew she was going to start again about the whole Malfoy situation. Ginny had suddenly become Draco's staunchest supporter. "Are you absolutely sure your making the right decision, Mione?" Ginny questioned her. Hermione looked at her with an exasperated look on her face, "How many times do I have to answer this question?!" Ginny answered her, " Until you convince me your telling the truth. I saw the way you and Draco looked at each other, how do you expect me to believe that a love like that has disappeared? I only want what's best for you Hermione cause you're my best friend."
Hermione reluctantly looked up at her best friend. She knew Ginny was only trying to look out for her but the younger Weasley had never suffered from a broken heart. She had always been the one in control in her relationships. The closest she'd come was her school born crush on Harry, but even now she had him tied to her apron strings. She and Harry had an open relationship of which Ginny took full advantage of…
"I'm marrying your brother today, so why even bring this up?" Hermione said to the girl. Ginny looked at her with a look of seriousness, "When am I supposed to bring it up? When you and Ron are back at a divorce hearing, or when you and Draco are back to sneaking around behind people's backs…?" A look of anger crossed Hermione's face. She could feel her blood boiling as she lit into the redhead. "How could you even think that of me?" she cried out, " I would never betray Ron like that! I care way too much for him to cause him such pain! Do you really think I'm that much of a tramp that I'd go crawling back to Draco as his mistress again!?" Ginny gave her a guilty look and slowly shook her head no and apologized.
An awkward silence hung between the two girls. It was Ginny who broke that suffocating silence. "Perhaps your right not to trust Draco." she slowly spoke out. "He seems to be over you already anyways…" Hermione looked at her curiously, "What makes you say that…?" A devilish smirk passed quickly across her lips as Ginny spoke. "Well… he's already been with somebody else." The look of hurt on Hermione's face almost made Ginny feel guilty but she continued on… "I'm sure your not interested in gossip like that though…"
Her friend's reaction was exactly what Ginny had hoped for. Hermione was quickly on her feet, demanding that Ginny tell her who it was and how serious they were. Ginny immediately regretted saying anything to her friend and tried desperately to back track on her words. "Forget it mione, forget I even brought it up. Its not my place to say anything anyways." Hermione calmed down a bit and said "Of course, you're right… If you see Ron tell him I just popped out for a bit and I'll be right back…" With that Hermione apparated out of sight.
Draco had been sulking all day in the darkness, not wishing to get up and face the reality of this dreadful day. It was so quiet in the house that the sudden rapping at his door made him jump just a bit. Reluctantly he got up and slowly made his way to the door. He was shocked by the sight which befell him upon opening the door. An extremely distraught and disheveled Hermione Granger pushed by him without so much as an invitation. Draco shut the door and turned to look at his surprise visitor, wondering what on earth she was doing here on this her wedding day.
Hermione looked Draco up and down. He looked like he'd just crawled out of bed despite the fact that it was well past noon. Regardless, he still looked sexy as hell and she felt her courage falter just a bit. Taking a deep breath, she demanded "I want to know who she is Draco?" He looked at her with a confused look on his face. "Who what is?" Slightly embarrassed she replied, "The girl your shagging Malfoy. Who is she?" An evil smirk crossed Draco's face as he angrily replied, "First off Granger I'm not shagging anyone and secondly if I were, It'd be none of your bloody business! You're getting married to Weasley today or need I remind you of that?!"
Suddenly Granger burst into tears, she went and sat limply on the edge of Draco's couch. "I'm so sorry Draco… I don't know… Its just that when I heard… Ginny said… Oh dear Merlin, why am I here?" she sobbed. Draco instinctively crossed the room to comfort her, he took her hands in his and gently wiped away her tears. "Hush now lioness, its okay… I know exactly why you're here." Hermione looked into his pale grey eyes and replied with a shocked "Really?" Next, Draco's lips were gently pressed against hers, he deepened the kiss as he felt her become pliable to his desires for her. Her hand was sliding up his back, fingers playfully winding around his blonde locks, their lips entwined like two long lost lovers who had finally found one another again. Draco was filled with such desire and love for this woman and he was delighted that she was finally responding to him the way he wanted her to. Just as suddenly as the kiss had started, Hermione quickly broke away from him.
"This isn't right, this can't be happening… what are you doing to me?" she cried out. Draco looked at her with hurt and anger written clearly across his pale face. "What am I doing to you? You're the one who came crawling here out of jealousy on her wedding day! Also don't forget that it was you who was kissing me back like some horny little teenager who can't get enough! I'm not the one who cant face their feelings, at least I've been honest about that much!" With a look of guilt and remorse, he continued with his tirade. "I know that I'm to blame for this whole mess, if only I had left Pansy when you asked me to… but I've done that now and I don't think I should have to be punished for it for the rest of my life, you need to make up your mind between Weasley and I… once and for all!"
Suddenly Hermione stopped her crying and looked at Draco, "Your right, I do need to be sure about what it is I want… I just don't know what to do. "I love you Draco, I can admit that but I also don't know if I can trust you with my heart after you broke it so…" She looked sad and forlorn, Draco wanted to reach out to her but was afraid of her reaction. "What do I have to do to prove how much I love you?" he pleaded with her. Hermione looked at him with sympathy and love, telling him all he needed to know. He took her back into his arms, holding her tightly against his bare chest. "I love you so lioness… I'll spend the rest of my life proving it to you if only you'll give me another chance… Please" With that he pulled her back so he could look into her amber eyes. Hermione knew then that she couldn't live a life of lies, she needed Draco as much as he needed her. She pressed her lips to his and soon he was kissing her passionately back. As they made their way into Draco's bedroom, Hermione knew somehow deep inside that she had made the right choice and that she would be happiest with her one true love- Draco Malfoy…