Draco.

Every day that Granger was in that blasted hospital, Draco visited her religiously. Bringing her various books she had asked for so that she didn't get bored. She hadn't changed, ever since Hogwarts she had been an insufferable book-worm. He was surprised there were any books left for her to read. However, he did as she wished because he wanted to make sure she was content. It made him wonder why he had taken such a strange fondness to her, but he didn't question it.

So every day after work he came to see her. Work had been exceptionally difficult as he was still trying to hide from anybody who had been at his almost wedding. But he assumed most people would probably know about the ordeal anyway, things about his life never stayed secret for very long. So Draco, spoke to people as little as possible. Remaining in his office until it was time to leave. He had worked in the department of mysteries for about two years now and it was fully satisfying to him, but now he wanted to be anywhere but there.

As he strolled through the Ministry trying to seem inconspicuous, he could clearly see the odd looks people were giving him, no matter how hard he tried to ignore them.

"WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?!" he roared at a group of gossiping young witches. Instantly their faces turned sour and extremely startled.

"N-nothing, Mr Malfoy" a brunette girl replied, coughing to disguise her stuttering, before turning back to her idiotic friends.

If there was one thing Draco enjoyed it was having a sense of power. He was able to frighten people in to doing as he pleased because of his past. And although, he hated his past and the person that he was, he was glad that he gained him a high status.

He arrived at the muggle hospital at five o'clock sharp. The same time he had arrived for the by six days that Granger had been in hospital for. But today was different because Granger would now be allowed to leave. Her injuries had healed enough for the muggle healers to allow her to leave, which Draco was silently pleased at.

All of a sudden, it occurred to him that she had nowhere to go. She could not go back to that Weasley git that's for sure. He supposed she could stay at his house. His family were comfortably wealthy so he was able to purchase his own home in which he and Astoria were going to move into after the wedding. But since that never happened, it was free for Draco to do as he wanted.

But Granger couldn't stay there forever. She had to go back eventually, didn't she? Much like he would have to face his family at some point.

They couldn't live their lives hiding away from everyone they have ever known and cared about. One day they would have to face their fears, but he didn't know when they day would come.

He naturally walked in to Granger's room to find her dressed normally in muggle clothes of course; she could certianly not walk about in a cloak that would most definitely make the muggles suspicious. It was okay for him, he only ever wore a suit.

She grinned wildly at him as he entered. She was holding on to two long poles that were supporting her because of her broken leg.

"What are those?" He asked, she giggled at his cluelessness to the muggle world.

"Crutches" She shrugged.

"Right… Um…" he said, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly, "So where exactly are you going to go?" Draco asked.

This obviously stumped her because she did not answer for a long while,

"I don't know…" she breathed with a bewildered look on her face as though she had completely forgotten that she was now homeless.

Draco knew it was a stupid idea and that she would probably laugh at him for even suggesting it but he gave it a shot.

"Maybe, you could… stay at my place?" he said causally, trying to sound as calm as possible. On the inside though, he was screaming. He had never taken such a leap with someone like that before. Especially not someone like Granger.

Her eyes bulged from her face immediately, obviously shocked by the idea. But her expression made Draco very uncomfortable.

"Actually… err… don't worry, it was a stupid idea" he grumbled, gazing at the floor. This was humiliating.

"No, it's not" she declared, her face turning to a softer construction, "I'd like that… thank you" she whispered, flushing crimson.

Draco nodded, "Right… that's settled then. You're staying with me."

Hermione.

Hermione had never been so utterly overwhelmed with so many different emotions. Part of her felt very delighted and relieved that Malfoy had asked her to stay with him. She honestly didn't know where she would have gone otherwise. But the other part of her felt confused and rather scared. This was Malfoy. Although he was different, she wasn't able to get around just how much he had changed.

For the past week, he had helped her so immensely. He brought her books, coffees and chocolate chips cookies that she asked for. And although she did have to ask him for these things, he never argued, he never refused. He did as she asked and that is what scared her.

There was no way someone could switch their personality so quickly. He had gone from an evil git to a complete gentlemen, it amazed her.

And now he had asked her to stay with him. In his house, eating his food, using his bathroom. She had been apprehensive to the idea at first, but she realised she could trust him. She could. Something she never thought she would say. Hermione Granger trusted Draco Malfoy. The thought made her head spin.

"Well… this is it" Draco announced, swinging the front door open and gesturing for her to go inside. She hoppled in on her crutches and was stunned by what she saw.

His home was breath-taking. The floor was made of shiny white marble that glistened from the slowly burning candles that were positioned on the wall. The wall was painted a deep red colour that made her think of the roses she used to pick when she was a little girl. And the ceiling stretched high up and looked as though it had been enchanted to sparkle like stars, similar to the ceiling in the Great Hall at Hogwarts.

"It's wonderful…" she said, gawking around at its magnificence.

"Thanks, I'm glad you like it…" He smiled, scratching the back of his neck. She noticed that he did this when he was nervous, a weird little quirk that she found weirdly pleasant.

"Shall I take you to the bedroom?" he asked, before realising what he had just said, a pink shade brushed across his cheeks. It was cute to see his nervousness, his vulnerability. It comforted her that he showed his true emotions around her.

"Sure" Hermione replied, waiting for him to lead the way. As they walked up the stairs side by side, as Hermione needed Draco to support her while her leg was still broken. She could hear Draco muttering to himself in frustration. It was apparent that he was trying to make a good impression and she giggled to herself because of this.

They halted outside one of the many doors that were situated upstairs. He didn't open the door though, but began scratching his neck again.

"What's wrong? Is this my room?" she asked, pointing to the door.

"Err… Yeah but before you go in… Don't be alarmed by the way it's decorated… This room was supposed to be for Astoria… like a place for her to relax… it wasn't even supposed to be a bedroom but I just thought…"

He was rambling. Another sign of nervousness. It was really quite surprising for him to acting like this.

He opened the door slowly and yet again, Hermione was astonished by what she was seeing.

The room was painted a passionate pink colour which sparkled slightly in the light. Several glistening hearts were also on the wall and they moved slowly as though they were pumping blood around a body. There was a four poster bed at the middle of the wall with crimson sheets, which was obviously there for when Draco and Astoria were to have some "alone time."

Hermione turned to Draco, her mouth slightly open. Had he really done this? Decorated it so romantically. She thought he didn't even love Astoria? Why would he do this for someone he didn't care about?

Draco was staring at her plainly, before smirking at her puzzled expression.

"Yes I know, I'm a stud."

A/N: Ha-ha! I hoped you like the end there. I wonder what will happen now Hermione is staying with Draco. Hmmmm?