"Uh, Miss. Granger?"

Hermione jumped before replying. "Yes?"

"I-I'll be out for the day, groceries and what not." Hermione just nodded. "Um, if you really need me for anything I'll know." Hermione just nodded again.

He stood up and, against his better judgment, put a hand on her shoulder before leaving the house. Hermione watched him go and once he was out the door she jumped up to look through the window and watch him walk to the apparation point. Once he was gone she sighed and went up stairs, she was going to explore his house. Go through his things.

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Chapter 8-Close Call

It had taken her a while to find the bedroom he was staying in because she started on the top floor and it turned out he was sleeping in the room right next to her. She could tell that's where he was sleeping because, although it was made as carefully as the others there was a book laying open on the bed and his cloak from the day before was thrown over the back of a chair. She went and lay in the bed for what felt like an hour or so, her hand tracing the edges of the book. Eventually she got up to go to the closet in her room.

Hermione ran her hands over the clothes hanging up in the huge walk in closet. They were all so soft and so distinctly Lucius Malfoy. She held a cloak up to her face and breathed in the scent of him, wood smoke, and sunlight. She sighed and went in to his bathroom and looked around. There was a fancy cabinet to the left of the door and she went to open it. Inside were bottles of cologne and vials of basic healing potions. She took one of the colognes, one half empty, and sprayed it into the room. Ohhhh, it smelled just like him, so good.

Downstairs she heard the creek of floor boards and hurriedly ran out of the bathroom, grabbed a book and plopped down on her bed. She didn't want to be caught looking around at his things. She waited for the creak of the fourth stair from the top and heard it. She smiled thinking that maybe he was coming up to check on her and they could talk about the past two weeks and clear everything up.

Just then the door opened and she turned to smile at Malfoy but her smiled turned in to a scream as she saw just who was walking through the door.

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Lucius' hand suddenly flashed to his head and the witch helping him looked startled. His head was hurting, and he knew why. With a grunt he shoved his way outside and immediately apparated away. Hermione was in trouble, deep trouble and he had to get back.

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Hermione curled into a ball in the corner of the room, wimpering as she wrapped her arms around her almost naked body. The scratches on her face, shoulder, and thighs hurt and her blood was seeping and to the beautiful wood floor, trickling it's way to her attacker. She could see the maniac look in his eye and she knew this was it, she would become something like him, or he would kill her.

He looked at his victim, she looked so sweet and desperate huddled in the corner like that, and her blood smelled so good, he wanted to taste it, taste her human flesh. He grinned wickedly and approached her again. He raised his hand above his head and brought it down with a hard strike on Hermione's face, provoking another shriek of agony. He knelt beside her now that he knew she couldn't move and started to bring his face close to hers.

His ugly nose was brushing the side of her neck and she could feel him breathing on her skin. He licked the blood from her cheek and she cringed. She felt the rough skin of his hands on her stomach and she tried to jump away but he gripped his hands into her and his long nails cut into her even more. Yes, it's going to be fun torturing this little brat, he thought as she screamed again.

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Lucius heard Hermione's scream cut short and ran up the stairs and burst into his old bedroom. The Death Eater had a naked Hermione trying to ward him off with his own wand but he snatched it out of her hand and began to take a step towards her when-

"Avada Kedavra!" Lucius shouted louder than necessary.

The man crumpled to the ground quickly followed by Hermione. Lucius hurried over to her and tentatively placed a hand on her shoulder. In half a second he found himself nearly knocked over by the curly haired witch as she clung to him. He slowly got past his moment of shock and carefully wrapped his arms around her. He felt his chest becoming wet and he realized she was crying.

"I'm so sorry, Granger, I'm so sorry."

He heard her sniff a few times before she answered. "Sorry for what?"

"I forgot to close my wards against Fenrir; he was the only one who could get in besides me."

In response he felt her bury her face closer to his chest. Her breathing eventually slowed and her tears stopped flowing. And eventually Lucius came to realize the smooth skin below his hands and the nakedness of the young woman in his arms. He swallowed and tried not to think about it but it was hard not to now that he noticed her breasts against his stomach and her little hands perched on his chest.

Taking all his resolve, he helped her stand up, close enough that he couldn't see her but far enough that he couldn't feel her. "Let's get you washed up and into some different clothes."

Hermione suddenly realized how very naked she was and turned her body away, wrapping her arms around her chest. "I'll go rinse off." And with that she disappeared into the bathroom.

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While she had showered Lucius had put new clothes on her bed and had gone to reinforce his wards. When she had come down he had given her a healing salve which she had gone back to her room to apply. Now they sat side by side on his couch, cups of tea in their hands. Suddenly something came to his mind.

"He didn't bite you did he?"

"No, just hit or scratched me. He would've though if you hadn't come."

All of a sudden feeling very thankful for the man next to her she reached over to place her hand on his knee. "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome." In an impulsive movement he placed his hand over hers.

She stared at their hands smiling. So maybe things could be fixed. An idea suddenly entered her mind and feigning exhaustion she yawned and curled up against his side, trying not to grin and give her self away. She was shocked when he moved his arm to drape it across her shoulders.

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I also just noticed I seem to be lacking a Narcissa Malfoy and one Draco Malfoy. For the sake of the story- Narcissa has been dead for a few years. But I think I'll drag Draco in here for some fun!