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Struggling Through New Beginnings	By : HarryGinny4eva Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 31236 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 42

�I can�t imagine how she bounced around on those shoes
like that,� Hermione laughed as she rubbed her sore feet.

Draco watched her from his desk chair as she sat on
his bed and laughed, �Well, I think she was too happy to notice the pain.�

Hermione smiled in agreement and then leaned back
against the headboard, �I�m happy for them, but don�t you think it�s too soon?
I mean, they�ve only been together a couple of months. How can they know
already?�

Draco could tell she was lost in her own thoughts,
but wanted to answer anyway, �No. Not if they feel it�s
right. How long do you think it should take?�

�I don�t know,� Hermione shrugged and removed the
band from her side ponytail so she could spread her hair with her fingers. She
had her eyes closed as she added, �Marriage is an important step. A big step. I guess I just wouldn�t have announced it to
everyone unless I was really sure it was going to happen.�

Draco got up and moved to stretch out next to her,
�Don�t you think they�ll make it?�

Hermione sighed contentedly as his fingers toyed
with her thigh, �I don�t know. I hope so; they�re perfect for each other. But,
so much can happen in a year.�

He was quiet for a long moment and she opened her
eyes to see him staring at her. �What?�

�Just thinking,� he answered with a shrug.

�About?�

Draco shrugged and looked down at his hand on her
leg.

�Tell me,� she urged softly. At first, it seemed he
wasn�t going to answer, but then she felt his hand still on her leg.

�Do you want all of that? Marriage
and children? Someday, I mean,� he asked as a slight blush stained his
cheeks.

Hermione noticed that he appeared to be holding his
breath and realized her answer was important to him. She felt like someone had
punched her in the gut when it hit her that he was asking about the future. Her future. Their future?

�Um, well, yeah, I do. Not now,� she rambled as her
brain seemed to fill with too many thoughts and questions at once. �I have a
lot to do yet, before I settle down, I mean. But, yes, I want to get married
some day. And, I think two or three children would be nice.�

Draco nodded, but didn�t look up at her as she
hoped. His hand did start moving again, so she took that as a good sign.

�And, uh, you?�

Draco rolled onto his back and looked up at the
ceiling as he answered, �If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said yes
without hesitation. It was expected. Now, I don�t know. I hadn�t really thought
about it until tonight. I don�t know why not, but I just didn�t. There�s been
so much going on for the past year that I guess I just let it go. I mean for a
long while I wasn�t sure I would even be alive to see a future, so I think I
just stopped thinking about one. Does that make sense?�

He was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn�t
wait for her answer as he continued, �And, now, I�I guess I just�I don�t know
if I would make all that great a husband or father, truth be told. I like kids
and if Teddy is any indication I�m pretty good with them. But, it�s not like my
parents were�well, you know. Besides, I�m too young to think about marriage and
kids anyway. With the way things have changed, who knows where I�ll be in the
future and what I�ll be doing. Hell, I can barely think past next Tuesday�s
Herbology exam. But, still�it might be nice, maybe�someday. I�m sure Mother
would love the idea of it��

He trailed off and continued to stare at the
ceiling, while Hermione tried to understand all he�d said. She wasn�t sure if
his words meant he did or didn�t see a wife and children in his future. And, she
wasn�t sure if it was because he didn�t want it or just couldn�t see himself
with them. Again many thoughts came at her at once and she firmly tried to push
them back, so she could take his words at face value. But, a part of her
wondered if his hesitance had anything to do with the fact that he was
discussing it with her; if he didn�t really see a future for them. If this was
just a passing fancy for him, but he knew they wouldn�t stay together.

She resolutely pushed those worries back as she
told herself he was just rambling and confused, like he�d said. She told
herself it had nothing to do with her, or her muggle background, or his past
hatred of everything related to her in the past. That was then, this was now.
In the now, he loved her and she loved him. She reminded herself that she
wasn�t ready for anything permanent yet, either, as she�d just told him.

Pushing past her own worries, she turned to her
side and looked at his pensive face. He still ran his hand lightly over her,
his fingers tracing random patterns on her hip, his eyes unfocused on a spot
over her shoulder.

�Draco?�

�Hmm?�

She put her hand on his chest and scratched it
lightly to pull his focus back to her, �I think that�s enough talk of the
future. We�ve got enough to deal with in the present, don�t you think?�

He finally looked her in the eye and tried to shake
off the heaviness their conversation had brought upon them. He wasn�t quite
sure what he�d been looking for in starting it all, but he�d really wanted to
hear her thoughts on the subject. A part of him felt better knowing she wasn�t
ready for any kind of permanent commitment yet, either. But, he wondered if
and/or when they would be ready for that step. He knew things were still too
new between the two of them to think about forever, but when he thought about
his future he was relatively sure she would be in it.

That last thought brought a happy smile to his face
as he reached up to push a stray hair off her face, �Yeah, I guess we do.� Then
he let his eyes wander a bit before he looked back up at her face, �You look
positively amazing tonight, Hermione. And, I learned another new thing
tonight.�

�Really?� she asked, her face relaxing once again
into a smile, �What?�

Draco leaned up to hover over her a little as he
pushed her back onto her back, �I learned what jealousy feels like.�

�Jealousy? Of whom?� she laughed.

�Of every dance partner you had that wasn�t me,� he
said as he lowered his head to her neck. After rubbing his nose against her he
kissed her ear and whispered, �I learned that I�m very possessive and don�t
like sharing you with others.�

He pulled back to look her in the eye as he
smirked, �Especially when you look this sexy.�

Hermione blushed under his heated look, but
laughed, �Yeah, right.�

�I�m serious,� he nodded. Then he growled, �I had
to stop myself from pulling Thomas off of you and beating him to a bloody
pulp!�

�Dean? He didn�t do anything while we were
dancing,� she laughed.

�But, I could tell he wanted to. I saw the way he
looked at you.�

�Well, it�s not a crime to look, Draco. It�s not
like you didn�t have an entourage of perfectly willing girls around you every
time I left you alone for half a second.�

�Oh, is that jealousy I hear from you, my dear?� he
jokingly mocked at the disgruntled look on her face. He kissed her quickly and
said, �No worries, love, all we talked about was you.�

�Even when you were dancing with that Greengrass
girl?� she asked with a teasing grin. It was no secret to anyone in the school
that the girl wanted Draco to herself, but he�d made it clear that he wasn�t
interested in the least. �I saw her try to touch you.�

Hermione laughed when Draco groaned and dropped his
head on her chest. �She�s got more hands than is normal. I swear I�m bruised
from that pinch she gave me on my arse by the punchbowl.�

�Oh my poor, baby,� she giggled as she remembered
Astoria being splashed with punch by Draco in his surprise. �Want me to kiss it
and make it all better?�

He lifted his head to nod as he pouted at her,
�Would you?�

�As if!� she laughed. �The day I kiss your arse
is�well, um�� she trailed off as a blush reddened her cheeks.

Draco laughed, �Well, um, huh? I didn�t know
yesterday was Well Um day.�

�Ha ha ha,� she answered with a roll of her eyes,
even as her lips quirked into a suppressed and embarrassed grin.

Draco sobered a bit and then realized his chin was
resting on her about two inches from her chest. His eyes travelled over the
swell of her breasts to her face and he smiled a predatory smile.

�What are you thinking now?� she asked a bit
breathlessly. The look in his eyes had sent a flash of heat from her head to
her toes.

Scooting up the bed a bit to hover over her
cleavage, he whispered, �You and messes.�

�Huh?�

He kissed the swell of her breast and then trailed
his tongue over to the other where he repeated his kiss. Then he answered,
�Well, I think I was a really good boy tonight, don�t you, Hermione? I didn�t
fight with Potter. I didn�t kick Thomas� butt. I didn�t even try to spike the
punch.�

Hermione, entranced by his husky voice, nodded as
he slid his hand up her shoulder to push the strap holding the dress up down
her arm a bit. His lips followed the path of his hand and she moved her head to
the side to give him better access to her neck. She let her eyes close and
reached out to touch him, her fingers finding the hair at the nape of his neck.

He smiled when she let out a soft moan and he
whispered against her ear, �You look great, but I think it�s time to get you a
little messed.�

Hermione shivered as his lips met hers. He moved up
further on the bed and without breaking the kiss reached for his wand on the
bedside table to lower the lamps. He mumbled, �Nox� against her lips and then
tossed the wand on the floor. He felt his body beginning to warm as her tongue
slid sensuously against his and her hands slid down his neck to his chest.

Hermione broke the kiss to sit up and push him down
beside her. She then smiled at him in the darkened room and unbuttoned his
shirt as she whispered, �I think you, Draco Malfoy, have been a really, really
good boy tonight and I am pretty sure I have the perfect reward for you.�

He groaned as she leaned forward and spread tiny
kisses across his throat and the top of chest. He loved the feeling of her hair
sliding across his body and trembled slightly as he felt it on his arms and
neck. Just as he was about to flip her over and take charge once again he felt
her hand shake where it rested against his stomach.

It dawned on him that she was nervous and her famed
Gryffindor bravery was leading her actions. Even though the idea of it had been
hers, he didn�t want her to feel obligated to go through with it.

He placed a hand on her shaking one and said
quietly, �Hermione, are you sure you�re ready for this?�

�Yes, Draco,� she answered confidently. But her
eyes wouldn�t meet his as she added, �I�m just� I�m� don�t you want to?�

He moved to his knees to mimic her stance and
confessed, �I want to. More than anything else I can think of at the moment.
But, this is�and you�re�I mean, I am too, but for you it�s� we can�t take this
back.�

Hermione watched him struggle to keep his eyes on
her face and off of her body, and heard the words he spoke. But, she also knew
her choice was right and that she was ready.

�I�m sure,� she answered softly. Then she took a
breath and moved forward until their chests grazed each other�s, �I want you,
Draco.�

�Yes,� he answered even as he lowered his head to
capture her lips once again.

In the back of his head, Draco knew this was a big
moment for both of them. He realized this meant a new level of commitment to
their relationship that there was no going back from. And, he acknowledged that
he loved her all the more for being so sure of him, of them. He was
over-the-moon that she would give him such a precious gift.

But, the normal teenage boy in him was reveling in
the fact that he was about to lose his virginity! Finally! He�d talked about
it, lied about it, gotten close to it, but he�d never completed the act. Now,
he would, at last, get his chance. He only hoped he didn�t screw it up and
forget all the things he�d bragged about knowing and doing. If they were going
to do it, he wanted to make damn sure they did it right! Plus, he didn�t want
Hermione to regret it.

�Thank you,� he whispered against her hair.

She laughed nervously, �Don�t thank me yet. I may
not be all that good at it.�

�Hermione Granger fail a
subject? I think not,� he teased as he eased her back on the bed. Then he
pulled his t-shirt over his head and tossed it over the side of the bed before
settling back next to her again. Her dress still hung off of her arm and as he
helped her out of it, he rained kisses, licks and small nips over every bit of
skin that was exposed to him.

Hermione relaxed more and more as she felt the now
familiar brush of his soft, firm lips over her skin. Each passage of his tongue
left a trail of longing in its wake and each sting caused by his teeth fired
her nerve endings. When he finally took her nipple in his mouth she felt the
answering pull of desire between her legs and all her doubts disappeared. When
his finger tips slid through her short lower curls, she briefly wondered when
he�d removed her underwear. But, that thought was lost almost immediately when
one finger slid into her and shot her desire up another level.

Draco moaned happily against her chest when she
joined him in exploration and began to push his clothes down and off of his
body. The knowledge that she was his for the taking, the feel of her skin
against his, and her sighs and moans in his ears all threatened to overwhelm
him. So, when she reached down and took him in hand, he had to stop all
movement in order to regain control of his racing body.

Hermione quickly pulled her hand away, �Did I hurt
you?�

�Merlin, no,� Draco grunted. �But, I want to finish
this together, not on my own.�

�Huh?� she asked not understanding his implication.

�It wouldn�t take me too long right now, love,� he
tried again.

�Wha�Oh!� she blushed.

�Yeah, oh,� he laughed as he leaned up to kiss her.
He knew he wouldn�t last much longer and hoped she was as ready as he was.

�I love you,� he whispered as he pushed her onto
her back and followed her over.

�I love you, too,� she answered as he settled
between her legs.

Draco leaned down and kissed her as he reached down
and positioned himself at her entrance. �Ready?�

Hermione held his gaze as she nodded.

He watched her face as he slid part of the way in
and stopped. He�d expected a barrier, something he would have to force his way
through, but felt nothing but the iron grip of her body on his. She looked
uncomfortable, but didn�t appear to be in pain, and she nodded at him to
continue, so he did and slid forward until he could go no further.

�Are you okay?� he asked.

�Yeah, just wait a second, okay?�

He nodded and held himself as still as possible as
she relaxed under him. Hermione felt the small discomfort of her body adjusting
to his subside, as the feel of him inside her began to feel less strange. Then
she noticed the strain on his face and leaned up to give him a kiss. The shift
of her body against his caused them both to gasp and Hermione felt the sudden
urge to move.

Draco moaned when she undulated under him. The
feeling of her body surrounding his, the way her hands slid along his body and
into his hair, the way she couldn�t seem to stop kissing him all shattered his
senses. The world shrunk to just the two of them and the feel of her velvet
heat pulling him deeper; urging him to go faster. Each groan spurred him on,
each whimper made him want to go deeper, and each sigh of his name brought him
closer to the edge. When her legs wrapped around his he hoped he could last
long enough to give her at least a little pleasure before finding his own
release. He moved his lips down her now exposed neck and continued to lick,
kiss and nibble on her fragrant skin, as he thrust into her welcoming body.

�Merlin, Hermione,� he whispered in bliss.

She looked at him as he moved over her and thought
he�d never looked more content or beautiful. The feeling of fullness and
completion filled her almost as much as he did. And, the way he ground against
her before he pulled back kept sending tingles of awareness throughout her
body.

�I can�t�I�m going to�oh Merlin,
baby�love you�I�I�� Draco�s voice trailed off with a deep groan.
�Hermione,� he cried as he let go and slammed into her as far as possible as he
found release. His hips moved of their own accord for a while longer as he
finished and then collapsed on top of her, his head on her shoulder.

Hermione smiled against his hair as he collapsed on
top of her, his breathing ragged in her ear, his lips tenderly kissing her
shoulder and neck as he tried to regain control of his body. She ran her hands
over him for a moment feeling the muscles of his back under her fingers as she
kissed his head and neck.

Draco heard her accio her wand and whisper a
contraception charm as he fought to regain his breath. Only when he knew he
could talk did he lift his head and look at her. Her soft smile was his reward,
but he wanted to hear her say something.

�Are you okay?� he asked as he moved off to the
side and saw her grimace a bit at his movement.

�Yeah,� she smirked. �I�m perfect. You?�

He leaned back over her and kissed her tenderly,
�You need to ask?� He laughed a little before rubbing his thumb over her cheek
and asking, �Did you�I mean was it��

Hermione was astonished to see the normally so �in
control� Draco looking sheepishly at her, but hid her shock behind her small
smile. �It was nice, Draco,� she sighed and moved his hair off of his sweaty
forehead.

�Just nice?� he asked his disappointment clear.

She also noticed the worry in his eyes and leaned
up to kiss him softly. �Draco, it was good and it didn�t hurt like I thought it
would. You were perfect. Parts of it were pretty great, actually.�

�But, you didn�t��

She shook her head, but continued to smile happily,
�Well, no. But, that�s normal from what everyone has said, so I wasn�t
expecting to honestly. You did get me pretty close there for a minute, though.�

He smirked in pride and seemed to accept her
explanation, �Well, I will have to try harder next time then. I want to
actually earn that stupid title I�ve been given, you know.�

She giggled and he leaned back over to kiss her,
but she stopped him with a playful lift of her eyebrow, �Hey! Who says there
will be a next time?�

He smirked and leaned down to nip at her nipple,
which made her shiver before he whispered, �Oh, there will be!�

xxxxx

Author�s
Reponses:
Thank you, guys!

angeles: Ruining other
people�s fun is fun for Snape. lol Thanks.

mhaj78: Sorry, hon! I am
also posting the story on harrypotterfanfiction(dot)com
and fanfiction(dot)net. This site has the complete story, though. Thank you!

LadyBlueEyes: You are so
amazing at coming up with themes for these chapters. And, I LOVED your
understatements. Each one was so perfect and correct. I so enjoy having someone
read it who gets the subtlety of each action. Thank
you, hon!!! You gave me an idea that is going into the sequel, so thanks for
that, too. lol I can�t wait to see if you were right
in who you think Blaise will end up with eventually. Even my sister/beta said,
�Really? Wow, I never even thought of her. Okay, I like it!� I absolutely adore
the word �Brilliant�, so you get one additional thank you and a hug for that!

Mrs.DracoMalfoy: Thank you, hon!

kazfeist: Believe it or
not, that was the Halloween Ball, so there�s a lot of school left. lol But, this half of their story ends in about another week
(Chapter 45). The sequel will pick up in five years at the beginning of a
wedding weekend� An elopement�hmmm Great minds is all I�m saying. Lol Thank
you!

Dreamweaver: We are getting
near the point when I am going to need your help and ideas�just a warning. :-)

I
like the idea, myself, and would like to be a part of your Slytherin Groupie
Club please? I think we could make them all feel A LOT better about life in
general. tee hee hee Like I said to angeles, Snape has fun ruining other
people�s fun. ha ha I am glad you liked the proposal,
no matter how impromptu. At least it was really heartfelt. The guys are a lot
of fun to write as they grow and change. I see Blaise as most comfortable with
the guys, even Ron and Harry, as their sides during the war was their biggest
issue. The girls each come with a whole other set of issues. Don�t you just
love Ron? Sigh. I have loved not hating him in this story. :-D Ron and
Pansy�yeah sigh� I am silly, too, because I liked your �sad, silly joke.� :-)
Hugs and thanks hon! Get ready�.

Atrumnex: Your review made
me spit my drink. It�s not his fault he can�t be as perfect as the men we
create. lol� Thank you.

marie: Thank you, hon!
Glad you liked it.

AriesGirl: You did what?!
Wow. Oookay. I don�t know what to say� ha ha ha I gues, thank you for the
recommendation. :-) I love that I have been able to write a story where Ron is
the winner and Harry�s in the dog house. Thanks, hon!

margaritama: Glad you liked
that little curse. tee hee hee Yes, Ikkle Ronnykins has grown up beautifully;
glad you like him. Blaise is finding his way slowly, but surely. He�s almost
there� ;-) Thank you again!
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