Draco rolled over onto his side and yawned. He glanced at the Wizarding version of the watch and the pulled his feet off the silken sheets of his bed. He forced his body off the bed and went to the bathroom in just his boxers. He didn't feel like donning his robes so Granger wouldn't swoon from seeing his chest. He rolled his neck and stretched on his way to the toilet to get rid off the stiffness. His plam came into contact hard with the bathroom door, "hurry up.." Draco's words were lost as the bathroom door opened to show emptiness. He wondered if she had left already but he didn't see the shower wet. It means she hadn't woken up yet. That was unusual. Granger had usually gotten up, showered and began to work by this time. 'Maybe she had a good time last night and decided to sleep in' he thought smirking.
When Draco stepped out from the shower, there was still an hour to classes and Granger wasn't running about their dorm ranting about how late she was. He went back to his room and got dressed. He stopped by her door and knocked. The nameplate that they told their passwords to was plain sliver in color. It meant she wasn't it. If she was, it would be golden with her name written on it below the words "Hermione Granger." He wondered where this girl had run off to. He sighed and walked out of the Portrait Hole where he met Potter. The raven color haired boy sighed and muttered 'finally' as Draco raised his eyebrows to regard him. " Where's Hermione" he asked with civility. Draco shrugged and answered trying to be polite "Not in there, I thought she would be with you?"
He saw Potter's face frown and before Draco could assure his long hated enemy, the Weasel turned up. "How joyous. Early in the morning," he thought.
"Lets go harry! Breakfast up!" he voiced.
"Ron, Hermione's not here!" harry informed
"I bet she's at the library! Now lets go I'm starving."
Draco sighed, only the Weasel could think of food when his girlfriend was missing. He wondered if Granger was really at the library though. Maybe he should check on her, as he walked by to drop his book. Madam Pince nodded in acknowledgement at him as he walked by. He walked around the entire library and even checked the girl's favorite spot twice. He was beginning to get worried. He wondered where the she went.
"Astronomy Tower!" he exclaimed, earning himself a disapproving look from the librarian and a few Hufflepuff's. He walked up the stairs once again remembering the way he had followed the Head Girl the night before.
When he reached the top, he opened the doors to the balcony and sure enough, she sat there in the corner of the balcony. He sighed in relief.
"Granger, wake up" he muttered next to her ear as he shook her shoulder just a bit. She didn't respond and he realized that she was still wearing those shorts and only a tank top. It was freezing last night and she had worn the boys coat, he wondered where he had gone and why she hadn't come back to the common room after he had left. Draco sighed, he pressed his palm against the smooth skin of her forehead. She was hot! He balked a little at the sentence that ran through his mind. She was burning up. He crouched beside her and tried to pull her up. She didn't move an inch and he wondered if she was really fine. Draco didn't want any accusations on him and he cringed at what Potter would do if he found out Draco hadn't done anything to help. He sighed and pulled off his own robe and with careful movements, he managed to get it on her and he buttoned the slits carefully. Each button that he did, he found it a rather intimate act to be putting a coat on a girl like that. He wondered if Granger was the kind that was hopelessly romantic that giggled at everything romantic. He knew deep down that she wasn't hopeless.
He smoothed the curly hair out of her face that was blowing with the wind. Draco stared at the lone curl that had adorned itself just near her cheek. He twirled the curl on his index finger as he relished in its softness. He smiled just a bit and pushed it behind her ears. He looked down at her petite form and decided to take her to the hospital wing although it would arouse questions, he would lie for her. He sighed and slipped his arms under Granger's knees and his other hand on her back and he pulled her up against his body as he stood. Her small head lolled on his shoulder as he walked carefully out of the balcony. Draco peered over her body to ensure he didn't trip over the stairs and hurt her more. Once he made his way to the last stair, he turned around the corner to see his friend Blaise walking along the same corridor. Draco saw Blaise smile at him and then his expression turned amused and then horrified as his eyes flicked down to the girl in his arms.
Blaise ran over "Is that Granger?"
"Yep"
"And she's in your arms?"
"mmhhmm"
"What did you do? Shag her senseless romeo?"
Draco turned to glare at his friend as Blaise smiled sheepishly and then became suddenly very occupied in the surroundings while rubbing his neck.
"Nope, I have a feeling she's exhausted," draco shrugged and then decided against it as her neck fell off his shoulder. He adjusted her in his arms slightly so that her forehead was tucked into his shoulder blade and the base of his neck.
Blaise saw his blond friend and smiled, Draco had never bothered to carry a girl in his arms before and he hadn't ever handled anyone so gently either before. Blaise could think of a lot of first for both Draco and Granger as he smiled away. Apparently, Romeo was going to have a lot of firsts with Juliet.