Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter characters.

Balance Beam

I haven't been quite the same

So sure the story of my life would never change

In a bright eyed way

She rinsed out the soap in my eye's and wrote a song that I'm about to sing

She's a magnetic girl

That I hardly even know

So this is not another love song

Just a list of things that I should know

Everyone should know that………..

One: You've got to take it kind of slowly

Tow: You've got to hurry to tell her how you're feeling when you shake the wall, you've got to make it bend

Yeah you to show her that she's pretty

She's so pretty

You're the balance beam

And I keep falling all around this fairy tale

We took a walk in the rain

I suggested, she confessed that

There's a park near by to cast the shade

Stay cool but I'm giddy like a school boy

You've got to handle with care this is not a toy

Gradually we touched

Though our clothes were wet

We sat and smiled

I never thought I'd smile so much

The first kiss always says the most

Everyone should know that

OO this fairy tale OO this fairy tale

Some kind of fairy tale, some kind of fairy tale

Everyone should know that

They arrived at Antonio's at 6:30. When they walked in they were greeted very enthusiastically.

"Mr. Malfoy what a pleasure it is to see you." The man host said.

"Good to see you to Eddie. It's been a while since I have eaten here. We have reservations for 6:30." Draco said pleasantly.

"Right away, so how is your business doing these days?" Eddie asked.

"It is wonderful. I have had a few complications but Hermione here was able to fix it for me." Draco said as he put his arm around her.

Eddie just smiled at Hermione as he showed them to their seats. Draco had made sure that he got the table that was over looking the city.

"Your waiter will be with you in a few minutes. Enjoy your evening." Eddie said handing them menus.

"Thank you Eddie." Draco said.

After setting the menus down Draco pulled Hermiones chair out for her. As he pushed her in he gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Draco this place is beautiful" Hermione told him.

"Well I wanted our first date to be really special so I thought that I would take you to the best Italian restaurant here in the city." Draco responded.

Hermione looked over the menu then chose spaghetti and meatballs.

The waiter came and took their orders. Draco chose to get the Shrimp Scampi. He also ordered a bottle of white wine.

"So I was thinking that after dinner we could go see a movie." Draco suggested.

"While that sounds lovely why don't we go back to my house and watch a movie?" Hermione asked.

"That's an even better idea in my opinion." Draco said grabbing her hand and kissing it.

Hermione suggested that they watch a movie but she knew that they weren't going to finish it. She had other ideas in mind. She knew that Draco wouldn't protest at all.

Draco was hoping that they would go out and see a movie because then he would be less tempted to try something. He didn't want to rush this relationship. He had waited way to long for his chance with Hermione. He was going to take things slow. He just hoped that while they were watching the movie he didn't lose his control.

There food arrived shortly after they both had those thoughts.

"So why do you like that book so much, the Alice in Wonderland one?" Draco asked.

"Have you never read it?" Hermione asked him in shock.

"No, remember I was raised by a pureblood that was extremely snobbish towards muggles and things they make." Draco said.

"True, well then I am just going to have to read it to you aren't I?" Hermione asked.

"Sitting by a warm fire with you sitting in my lap reading to me…..sounds like a wonderful idea to me." Draco said with a sexy smile.

Hermione smiled back at him. How did she get so lucky so fast? She had falling so far into blackness that she never thought that someone would think she was worth saving. She had the feeling that no matter what happened Draco would always be there for her. He saved her from death a few times. He had done some much for her that tonight she was going to pay him back in full.

As Hermione was finishing eating Draco watched her. He was the luckiest guy on earth. He finally had his dream come true. He had Hermione in his life again. This was their first date but he knew that he already loved her. He had loved her for a while. He never wanted to let her go. He wanted to be able to take her out to dinner every night, watch movies with her, and have her read books to him. He was a happy man now.

"Any desserts for you tonight?" The waiter asked.

"Do you want any desserts?" Draco asked Hermione.

"I couldn't eat another bite but thank you." Hermione responded.

"I think that will be all for the night." Draco said to the waiter.

"Very well I will be right back with you check." The waiter told them.

"Dinner was wonderful Draco, thank you." Hermione told him.

"No need to thank me. I wanted to take you out." Draco said.

After the waiter brought the check they paid and left. They headed back to Hermione house to watch a movie.

Hermione walked in the door and stopped dead in her tracks making Draco run into her. Before Hermione could go flying forward Draco grabbed her around her waist.

"What's wrong?" Draco asked looking around her.

Her living room was in shambles. The furniture was turned upside down. The couches were shredded. All her books had been thrown around the room. She couldn't believe it someone had broken into her house and destroyed the living room.

"Who would do this to me? No one knows I live here. I have only been here a few days and someone has already broken into my house and vandalized it." Hermione said in shock.

"We need to check the rest of the house to see if any has been taken or destroyed." Draco whispered to her.

"Oh my god, the kittens, I need to find them to make sure they are ok." Hermione said running to her bedroom.

When she got walked into her room she didn't see them but she did see the mess that the person had made. All her draws were open and her clothes were thrown everywhere. Her closet was in disarray. She left her room and headed to the bathroom. The door was closed. She hesitated before opening it and her heart lifted. There were her cats sleeping in the tub.

"Oh thank the gods." Hermione said.

She didn't care that they were asleep she went over and picked them up and held them. The two of them didn't seem to mind it all either. They welcomed it. She walked back the living to tell Draco she found them but he wasn't there.

"Draco?" She said.

She walked into the kitchen to if he was in there but he wasn't. She went back into the living room and saw that the front door was open. She put the kittens down and walked outside.

"Draco?" She said again.

He came walking around from the back of the house.

"I was checking to see if there were any tracks. It looks like someone came in through the window in the living room. I don't know if they took anything or not. You're going to have to check everything and take inventory." Draco said.

"Ok." Hermione muttered.

Draco could see she was upset. She was just getting her life together again and this happens. He walked over to her and enveloped her in a huge.

"Hey, it's going to be alright. We will find out who did this. How about after we have someone comes and check it all out you come back and stay at the manor tonight?" Draco suggested.

Hermione was glad when he hugged her she needed it to keep her emotions in check. She had a feeling that she knew who broke in; she just didn't know how he found out where she lived so fast. When Draco suggested that she stay at the manor with him she was extremely relieved. She didn't want to be at her house for the night. She didn't feel safe there, especially alone now.

"That would be great. I just need to grab a few things, but first I am going to call Harry. I really don't trust any of the others who work there." Hermione said as she walked back into the house to get her phone.

"Does Potter even have a phone?" Draco asked her.

"Yeah, he got one when he moved out so his cousin could reach him if he needed to. He may not like them but they are his only remaining relatives." Hermione told him as she dialed Harry's number.

"Hello?" Harry answered.

"Harry, its Hermione, I need you to come over. Someone broke in to my house and trashed the place. You are the only one I trust to come over because I think I know who it was. None of the other guys will believe it." Hermione said extremely fast.

The minute Harry heard her say she need him he was ready to go but when she said that someone broke into her house that made him more frantic.

"I will be right over. Where do you live?" Harry asked.

After she told him she put her phone down and looked at Draco. She wanted nothing more then to curl up and have him hold her. She was so scared. Lucas had found out where she lived and was still coming after her. She didn't know what she was going to do. She had only lived here for a few days and already she felt it was unsafe.

Draco was watching Hermiones expressions. He could she was wanted nothing more then to be comforted. He walked up to her and pulled her to him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.

"You always seem to know when I need a hug. I am so glad that you're here with me. You being here is the only reason why I didn't break down." Hermione said into his chest.

"I am happy to be here. I waited a long time to get my chance with you. I am not going to walk away now. I am here for the long haul. When I told you that you could come to me with any of your problems I meant it." Draco told her.

Her response to that was to kiss him. The kiss was passionate. She was putting all her emotion into it. Showing him how much his words meant to her.

"Hermione are you alright?" Harry asked as he ran in.

When Hermione heard his voice she broke the kiss with Draco.

"I'm fine. Just a little freaked out. I haven't checked if anything is missing yet. I didn't want to touch anything incase you could get and prints off of anything." Hermione told him.

"Well that's good. I will check everything out real quick to see if I can get anything. You think its Lucas right?" Harry asked.

"I have no doubts about it. I just have that feeling of being unsafe, I only every got that feeling around him." Hermione said while hugging herself.

Draco saw the fear on her face so he went up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Everything is going to be fine. I won't let anything happen to you. I promise." Draco whispered into her ear.

Him saying that made her smile.

It took Harry an hour to go over the entire house to check for prints or any other evidence. Since Hermione had left Lucas the guy had been a wreck and extremely moody at work. He got violent with anyone around him. If Harry could prove it was him then he would arrest him. He just hoped he could get the evidence.

Hermione and Draco sat on the porch waiting for Harry to finish.

Hermione was holding Astraios. He seemed to be very demanding at the moment for attention, like he was trying to tell her something in a way. Artemis seemed to have taken a liking to Draco. She wouldn't leave his lap. Every time he would put her back on the ground she would climb right back up.

"You're just not going to give up are you?" Draco asked Artemis.

His only response was a meow and a swish of her tail.

"I found some prints and linked them to Lucas's. I plan to take it down to the chief and bring him in. I am hoping that you're going to press charges?" Harry asked.

"Of course, I am tired of being afraid. Thank you so much Harry." Hermione said.

"No problem. I am glad that I could help. I have to do something to get back into your good graces." Harry told her.

Hermione put Astraios down and went and hugged Harry. She had missed him so much. For the first time in years he was seeing her and listening. He was showing that he cared for her. Her big brother was back and she couldn't have been happier. She had a wonderful boyfriend and now she had one of her best friends back.

"I will let you know what's going on with all of this in the morning. Are you going to be here tomorrow?" Harry asked.

"No I will be at work. Just call me there to tell me what is going on." Hermione told him.

"Where do you work?" Harry asked her.

"I work for Draco." Hermione said with a smile.

"Ok, I will call you tomorrow. Maybe the four of us can have dinner tomorrow night? You know catch up on life? I know that Ginny is dying to see you Hermione. She misses her only real girl friend." Harry told her.

Hermione looked at Draco to see what he thought about that. He nodded his head and answered for her.

"Sounds like a good plan to me. Where did you have in mind?" Draco asked.

"The Three broomsticks?" Harry suggested.

"Great. How about we meet around 8o'clock?" Draco asked.

"We will be there." Harry said.

Harry gave Hermione one last hug then was about to walk out the door but turned and gave Draco a little nod to get him to meet him outside to talk real quick.

"I will be right back. I am going to go get my phone out of the car and make a call. Go pack a few things and we will head to my house." Draco told her.

After Draco made sure Hermione was getting a few things he headed outside. Harry was standing by his car waiting for him.

"You have something to tell me Potter?" Draco asked.

"I wanted to make sure you weren't going to let Hermione stay here tonight. He might come back. Lucas has kind of lost his mind the last few days. He was suspended for becoming violent with a suspect. He might come back for her." Harry told him.

"She is coming back to the manor with me. You surprise me Potter; I would have thought that you would make her go home with you." Draco said.

"She wouldn't feel as safe with me as she does with you. I haven't seen her happy in a long time. I just realized the other day how bad her life was. I wasn't there for her because I didn't pay enough attention to notice the signs of pain she had written on her face. She trusts you and cares for you." Harry said.

Draco stood there for a moment just staring at him. He couldn't believe the things Harry just told him. He never thought that he would actually respect him.

"Thanks Potter, but don't beat yourself up over it to much. She still needs you. She proved that tonight by calling you first. I think that with time you and she will have an even better bond then you did in school. She misses you, she told me that the other night. The only hard part will be you and I getting along." Draco said with a smirk.

"I am willing to give it a try for her sake. I don't want to lose her. She is my sister." Harry said.

"So call a truce?" Draco asked holding his hand out.

"Truce." Harry agreed shaking his hand.

"See you tomorrow Potter." Draco said as he walked away to get Hermione.

He found her in the kitchen making sure the cats had enough food and water.

"Shouldn't you be getting some food for them or are you just going to conjure it up?" Draco asked.

"What do you mean?" Hermione asked confusion written on her face.

"There coming with us. I know you don't want to leave them here." Draco told her.

Hermione just smiled and gave him a hug.

"You're the sweetest guy, you know that?" Hermione said while kissing his cheeks.

"It's only because I like you so much, plus I like the little boogers." Draco said picking Artemis up.

Hermione didn't know how she had gotten so lucky. He was perfect.

They left her house with in 20 minutes and headed to the manor. Hermione had never seen the place but had known that it would be big. She had thought that Malfoy Manor had would be gothic looking but was surprised when she saw the brightly colored stones that made up the manor and the gardens around it. The driveway was lit up so you could see your way to the house.

"It's magnificent." Hermione told him in wonder.

He just smiled at her. Everyone always thought that the manor would dark and foreboding. His mother never wanted people to believe they were bad people. She loved color and most of all she loved her flowers. After she had died Draco made sure that they were well maintained. He made sure that the house elves kept them healthy.

"My mother liked colors and her flowers. I didn't feel right trying to change it after she died." Draco told her.

After he parked the car he helped her out of the car and grabbed Artemis from the back seat.

When they walked in Hermione was even more impressed. The inside was gorgeously colored and had a great homey feeling to it.

"Now I can set you up in one of the many guest bed rooms here at the manor or you can stay with me. It is completely up to you." Draco told her.

Although he wanted nothing more than to have Hermione sleep in his arms he was hoping she would say no because having her there would cause him too much temptation.

"I would prefer to sleep with you. I don't want to be alone right now." Hermione told him with a sad look on her face.

He had no idea the thoughts running through her mind at the moment. She had no intention of sleeping tonight. She wanted him more then ever at the moment. She had seen him talking to Harry. She saw them shake hand with each other. They were already accepting that they would have to be around each other if they both wanted to be in her life.

"Ok then lets head up. We can just let the kittens roam around the house. If they want food one of the house elves will see to their needs." Draco said taking her hand to lead her up to his bed room.

"You know how I feel about house elves Draco." Hermione said sternly.

"You will be happy to know that they get paid every week and get time off whenever they want it. I don't always need them around. They just didn't want to be let go after my mother died so I told them they could stay." Draco told her.

"You're just a big old softy at heart aren't you?" Hermione teased.

"I am far from being a softy. I just happen to like you, that's why I am nice to you." Draco said with a smile.

Draco took her hand and headed up to his room. It was located at the end of the hallway that went to the left of the stairs. The door was open. Hermione was stunned by his room. She thought since he was in Slytherin it would be dark like the dungeons.

He had a king side bed that had a silky black comforter on it. She could see tons of pillows on the bed as well. The room was huge. To the right side of the bed there were bookshelves filled with books.

"I can already tell you that I love your room Draco." Hermione told him walking over to look at the books.

"You only like it because of the books. One day there will be other reasons." Draco said.

Hermione just smiled. It would be sooner than he thought.

"Can I take a shower?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah, the bathroom is through that door. There should be towels already in there and some of my moms products are still under the sink." Draco told her.

Hermione went in and locked the door behind her. She looked under the sink and found rose scented body wash, shampoo and conditioner. She stripped off her clothes and jumped in the shower. She didn't take long she wanted as much time with Draco as possible. They needed to get a few hours of sleep before work.

She dried her hair with her wand then got dressed. She grabbed one of her red tank tops and black shorts to wear as pajamas. When she walked out she found Draco lying down on the bed wearing boxers and a white tank top reading a book. She smiled at the site. She always loved how nice of a body he had.

Draco heard her come out and looked up. She was wearing practically nothing. This was going to be a very long night. He had to try his best not to try anything.

"So I take it that I get to sleep on the left side of the bed?" Hermione asked walking over to the side he was lying on.

"Doesn't matter, I tend to sleep in the middle." He said grabbing her so that she was lying on top of him.

"At least our night didn't go completely wrong." Hermione said kissing his cheek.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Well if my house hadn't of been broken into I wouldn't be here with you right now. I would be all alone." Hermione told him as she kissed him.

That one kiss was going to do him in and he knew it. He tried to push her away but she wouldn't let him. After a few minutes of kissing Draco managed to pull away.

"Hermione……we need to slow down. I don't want to rush this relationship. I don't want to do anything your going to regret in the morning." Draco told her.

He was having trouble. He wanted nothing more than to kiss her again and much more.

"Draco, believe me I wont regret it in the morning. The last few days I have had sexual tension building. I haven't had any sexual thoughts in at least a year but a couple of days around you and its all I can think about. I want to see what is under these clothes of your. I want to feel your skin against mine. I want to…….." She was cut off by Draco kissing her and flipping them over so she was beneath him.

Those words were his down fall. He had wanted this for so many years. After tonight he was never going to let her go.

As he was kissing her he worked his hands under her shirt. Her skin was warm and soft. He could smell the body wash she had used. It was rose. He loved that scent on women but on Hermione it made him crazy.

"Do you know what you do to me? Every time you're around I lose my thought process. I have wanted this for so long." Draco told her in between kisses.

"Draco while I love hearing those words come out of your mouth just shut up." Hermione said grabbing his head to kiss him again.

After that no more words were spoken. He worked her shirt over her head then took a minute to look her over. He had all sorts of fantasies of what she looked like none of them compared to what he was seeing.

She used to feel shame when Lucas would look at her body she was always embarrassed by it but with Draco it was different. The look in her eyes told her that he approved.

She grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it off of him. She always admired his body. It was always toned and muscled. She smiled like a girl in a candy store when she ran her hands over his chest.

"I take it that you approve of my body so far?" Draco asked with a laugh.

"Oh yeah" Hermione said kissing him again.

Draco proceeded to kiss her neck. He started sucking on her ear which he found that she liked a lot by the moan that escaped her mouth. While he was kissing her his hand found her breast and started working them. Kissed a trail down her neck to her breast and took the right one into his mouth while keeping his hand on the other one.

She arched her back when she felt him take her nipple into his teeth. She didn't know how much more she could take of this. Every time she was with Lucas he never believed in fore play.

Hermione gasped when she felt Draco's hand slid down to her inner thigh. He started rubbing her thigh as he moved on to her left breast. She knew she wouldn't last much longer and to show Draco that she put her hand in his boxers to grab his bare butt.

When he felt her hands grab his butt he responded by biting her nipple hard. Hermione didn't even seem to mind at all she responded by arching into him. He couldn't take it any longer. Her grabbed her shorts and pulled them down taking her panties with them. He didn't even wait for her to help him out of his boxers he yanked them off himself.

"A little anxious are we?" Hermione teased.

Draco laid his full weight on top of her and kissed her hard. His hand wondered down to stroke her. He could tell that she was more then ready for him.

"Are you complaining?" Draco asked as he slid a finger inside of her.

Her only response was a moan. He kept sliding his finger in and out torturing her. She knew she wasn't going to last much longer. Just as he was sliding another finger in she grabbed his erection which caused him to jolt forward.

"Ok enough torturing." Draco moaned as he grabbed her hand and pulled his fingers out of her.

Hermione wrapped her legs around him waiting for him to push in. He positioned himself just outside of her entrance. She could feel the tip but he hesitated to ask.

"Are you sure?" He asked with great pain.

"More than sure." Hermione told him grabbing his head to kiss him.

Just as their lips met he pushed inside of her causing both of them to moan in pleasure. Draco intended to take it slow and enjoy it but Hermione wouldn't let him. She started moving with him causing him to go crazy. He started pumping faster and faster because he knew he was on the edge.

Hermione could feel her orgasm building.

"Come on Hermione." Draco encouraged.

Finally Draco felt Hermione's walls tighten and she moan his name extremely load causing him to release his seed into her. He groaned as he came.

They both laid there for several minutes trying to catch their breath. Draco rolled to the side because he didn't want to crush Hermione. Sex had never been that good but then again he had never been with Hermione.

Draco felt Hermione roll over to face him once she caught her breath. He turned his head to look at her and found her smiling at him.

"You really are a god in bed aren't you?" Hermione asked him.

Hearing that made Draco laugh, he grabbed her and kissed her senseless.

"Where did you hear that from?" He asked her.

"All the girls at school talked about the Slytherin sex god." Hermione grinned.

Draco just smiled and kissed her again. He had never been this satisfied. He could get used to having Hermione around all the time.

"We should probably get some sleep. We have work tomorrow." Draco said grabbing the blankets and covering them up.

Draco pulled Hermione into his arms and kissed her forehead. He felt her drift off quickly. She had a long day.

"I love you Hermione Granger." Draco whispered into her ear then drifted off to sleep.

Read and Review. Don't forget about the song.

Giggles.