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Trust of the Elements	By : Dracona63 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 31020 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Draco pulled back from the kiss to catch his breath, and looked up to meet the glowing eyes of the witch in front of him. As soon as he did though his felt pain across his face and raised his hand to his left cheek where she had slapped him. He looked back at her and noticed she was glaring at him.

“Mia-”

“Don't you DARE call me that ever again Malfoy!” she yelled, cutting him off.

“Hermione please let me explain-”

“Just because you think I might be your mate does not give you the right to kiss me suddenly. You can go to hell Malfoy!” she said storming away and leaving him staring after her in disbelief.

'What the hell have I done?' he thought to himself as he sunk to the floor feeling pain erupt across his chest.

For the next two weeks Hermione avoided him at all costs, refusing to work with him during training sessions. Alex was forced to put Harry against Draco and Ron against Hermione. She noticed though that the two of them had started getting exhausted much faster in their training sessions, and Hermione looked to be hurting constantly. After two more days she noticed they both started getting sick and Draco was barely able to stay awake during training. She told him to go to his room and rest, and upon noticing the same situation with Hermione she did the same. After she sent them to their rooms she looked at her wife and the blond nodded following her outside the room.

“Look familiar babe?” the blond asked.

“Looks like us all those years ago, but not as severe. Did something happen when I was gone to the Ministry?” Alex asked.

“The only thing I remember was them leaving to go to the kitchens and about ten minutes later Draco returned looking upset. Hermione didn't show up again until later that night once you were back.”

“You don't think he made a move do you?”

“I don't know babe. They seemed fine when they left. We didn't see Hermione until dinner” the blond said, leaning against the wall.

“I'm going to go talk to them. You stay here with those two” she said, and the blond nodded walking back inside the room.

Alex walked upstairs and down the hall to the blond's room, stopping at the door. She heard him coughing inside and knocked, hearing him grumble a quick 'come in'. She did so and stepped inside, noticing him sitting on the side of the bed, with his arms wrapped around himself. She got a sense of déjà vu and growled lightly, causing him to look at her with a scared expression.

“Get up! I want to talk to you both right now!” she demanded.

“Alex, she won't talk-”

“I said get up.” she said, cutting him off and he stood up following her slowly into the witch's room.

“What do you want Alex?” Hermione asked quietly, avoiding looking at them.

“Sit down Draco” Alex stated, motioning for the bed.

“I don't want him-”

“Don't start with me Hermione! I know something happened and I intend to find out” she said, cutting off the teen girl, “Now sit down next to her Draco.”

The blond nodded and moved to sit next to the witch who curled away from him. He wrapped his arms around his chest as chills ran through his body, and he grit his teeth to hold in the pain. She noticed Hermione whine as if in pain and rolled her eyes at the two of them.

“What happened while I was gone at the Ministry?”

“Nothing-” the two teens were cut off by the door slamming shut and they looked up to see the older witch had her wand pointed at them both.

“This is not a game the two of you are playing! Now tell me what the bloody hell happened while I was at the Ministry!” she yelled, objects in the room starting to shake slightly.

“Nothing alright!” Draco yelled, seeing static start to fly from her fingertips, “Nothing majorly important I mean! All we did was kiss!”

“You what?” she said, lowering her wand.

“I kissed Hermione” he said, looking down, “I know you told me to wait, but I couldn't stand it anymore!”

“Draco Lucius Malfoy what in the bloody hell were you thinking?!” she roared.

“I know!” he growled, his head in his hands, “I just got the sudden urge to do it and did it.”

She looked between them and noticed that their breathing had calmed down slightly, but they were both still shivering. It was the exact same as it had been with her and Khira when they were teens. She watched as Hermione looked at him and shook her head, rolling her eyes. She decided to test something and spoke her next sentence to him directly causing Hermione to look at him and her confused. He looked up at her and replied with a nod.

“What did you say?” Hermione asked, seeing the interaction.

“What are you talking about? She spoke in English, Mia” Draco said.

“No, she didn't. That was in a language I've never heard of” the young witch replied.

“I spoke to you in veela native tongue Draco. My father taught me it shortly before he died. It confirmed what I was suspicious of all along” Alex said, sitting on the edge of the bed.

“What did you ask him?”

“If his veela side considered you its mate and he said yes” she replied, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Veela side? You talk as if the personalities are different” Hermione received a nod at this, “What do you mean by it considering me his mate. I can't be!”

“What I am talking about is the side of him that yearns to fulfill the veela inside him. It is this side or personality that will react differently to certain aspects in his life than some others would. His veela side called to you, someone who looked beyond what he originally was, and gave him a chance. A veela is very in tune with their emotions and that means that side will know how he feels about things and react to them differently. How many girls at Hogwarts would do what you did Hermione and give him the chance to be himself instead of only caring about his looks or his money?

“Not many of them” she replied quietly, slowly reaching over and taking her hand in his, smiling when he looked at her..

“You both have been having specific dreams haven't you?” she asked and the two of them blushed, confirming her suspicions, “Don't be ashamed. It is nothing to worry about.”

“You aren't the one that has to deal with the dreams” Draco mumbled.

“I had to at one point in my life thank you. Blame that wife of mine downstairs.”

“When?” Hermione asked, ignoring the blond scoffing.

“When I was first courting Khira. The little minx didn't know she was constantly emitting pheromones and it was driving me nuts!” Alex stated, before looking between the two of them, “That actually explains something now though.”

“Is that what Draco has been smelling?”

“Yes, it most likely is, but I have a feeling that he lied about one of them” she said, and he looked up at her, “You weren't smelling parchment were you?”

“No” he said after a second, facing away from Hermione.

“What were you smelling?” Hermione asked but he shook his head.

“Can I guess first? I promise I won't cheat” Alex stated with a smirk and he glared at her, nodding.

“Originally you said it was potion ingredients, parchment, and lavender, but I'm guessing instead it was Hermione's perfume?” he shook his head at this and held three fingers, “So lavender is her perfume?”

“How did you know the perfume I had was Lavender?” Hermione asked and he shrugged, mumbling 'Don't know.'

“Alright, second guess. It's not something personal to you. As I said when Khira and I got together it was ocean, pine, and Khira's perfume. The ocean smell was related to the ocean near here, pine was for my element of earth. It's usually always something pertaining to you, to the person, and then to your element...” she thought for a second.

“Potions deals with me personally, while lavender is Hermione. It's actually not something to do with the elements” he said and she stood up, pacing around the room, before turning and looking at him with a smirk.

“You're wrong” she said, and he raised his eyebrow at her, “It has something to do with the element of air, but you don't realize it.”

“It's a flower correct?” she asked and he nodded, her smirk growing wider.

“What?” Hermione asked.

“Anemone Nemorosa” she stated and they both looked at her oddly, “Commonly known as wood anemone or windflower. The smell you smelled was a musky smell correct?”

“How in the hell did you figure it out?” Draco asked.

“Simple Draco and I am happy to explain” she said, waving her wand as a bag appeared in her hand with a dust in it before she handed it to him, “That's the smell right?”

“Yes” he replied, sniffing the powder lightly

“Wood anemone or windflower is associated with the air or wind element, and it is a rare pheromone for someone to smell, but it works for you, because of your nature.”

“Why didn't he tell us it was that smell?” Hermione asked, taking the flower and smelling it.

“The flower is considered poisonous as well. The leaves contain a toxin that can cause severe skin irritation and various other digestion problems. It's used in very dangerous potions that are well beyond Hogwarts level potions so its understood you didn't know what it was. He felt bad about smelling that particular smell because of it.”

“Is she right?” Hermione asked and he nodded, before she reached over and hugged him.

“Now back to the issue at hand” she stated, looking at the two of them, “Have you two noticed something since you've been sitting here?”

“We're no longer feeling like shit?” Draco grumbled.

“Yes but why are you feeling that way?”

“We're not rejecting each other” Hermione stated and the older witch nodded.

“I want to show you two what happened when Khira rejected me. I warn you, it is not pretty, and Draco you will see a side of your mother you never saw before. Do not be mad at me for what you see, but it is needed.” she said, summoning a memory orb, which she placed in front of them and then tapped her forehead. She pulled a long silver strand from her head and placed the memory in the orb which glowed and the three of them pressed their hands to it, dissolving into the memory.

Upon entering the memory Draco and Hermione noticed they were in the hallways of Hogwarts. They saw in front of them a much younger version of Alex. She had shorter hair, barely covering her ears, and she was standing there talking to one of the Slytherins. Some Gryffindor students went to pass them and the Slytherin turned to them with a smirk.

“Hey Kruss, I think some lions entered the wrong hallway” one of the older boys said and the Gryffindors turned to look at them, “What are you doing down here Sommers? You and your friends here forget that this is snake territory?”

“Watch it Crabbe. Slughorn hears you being a prat you might find yourself in detention” the girl spat at them and they could hear her German accent clearly.

“Watch what you say to me Sommers. You never know when you might have an accident” he stepped forward, standing right in the girl's face.

“Ah, there you are!” they heard behind them and turned to see a older blond girl walk over, before looking at the Gryffindors who were scowling, “Sommers don't you have somewhere to be right now? Potions perhaps?”

“Whatever Black” the girl stated, turning around, but turned back towards them, “By the way Crabbe, twenty points from Slytherin for harassment.”

“You stupid bitch!” he growled, snapping his wand at her and her bag sliced open, spilling it's contents on the floor.

“You arse!” she yelled, kneeling down to grab the books and parchment before they were soaked, “My potions essay is ruined now!”

“Serves you right you filthy halfblood” he growled, before Alex grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

“Crabbe get to class!” Alex snarled at him, and shoved him and turned to the blond, “Go with him please 'Cissa. Make sure he doesn't cause trouble or get lost so we don't lose any more house points?”

“Alright, I'll do that. I'll see you in the common room later” Narcissa replied, running after the furious boy.

“Khira, you know not to make Crabbe mad. We'll see you in class” the two girls stated seeing Alex approaching, before they walked away.

“I'm sorry he did that” Alex stated, kneeling down to pick up a few pieces of paper but they were snatched out of her hands.

“I don't need your help Kruss” Khira said, scowling at her.

“I'm only trying to help-”

“Just leave me the hell alone! Slytherins are all the same and you're no different” the girl replied, cutting Alex off, and turning to walk away.

“Sommers stop!” Alex yelled, and the girl did so, turning to see she was right behind her, “I need to talk to you later tonight about something. Meet me in the Room of Requirement after dinner.”

Without another word Alex turned and walked away from the confused girl and the memory shifted to later that night. Alex was sitting on a couch in the Room of Requirement when the door opened. She looked over and noticed it was Khira and smiled lightly. The girl walked over and sat in one of the chairs glaring at her. After a few minutes of sitting there in silence Alex cleared her throat and the other looked at her as she pulled a vial from her pocket, placing it on the table in front of her.

“Why do you have veritaserum?” Khira asked, her eyes shifting between the two of them, before the other picked up the bottle.

“So you know I'm not lying. You say all Slytherins are the same so I hope this can make it easier for you to believe me” Alex stated, uncorking the vile and drinking some, shaking her head slightly as the potion took effect, “Ask a few test questions and then you can ask whatever you want.”

“What is your full name and current status at Hogwarts?”

“Alexandria Marie Kruss, fifth year Slytherin, prefect, and chaser for the Slytherin quidditch team.”

“Did you know Crabbe was going to break my bag this afternoon?”

“No, he only did it because you took away house points” she replied and the other girl nodded.

“What's your opinion on blood status?”

“It's a load of bollocks to label us all by blood status. We're all witches and wizards, our blood shouldn't matter. I've seen muggleborns be able to do things purebloods only dream of being able to do.”

“Why did you ask me to come here?”

“I needed to talk to you privately, and I need you to listen to me and let me explain first” she said, the blond waved her hand for her to continue, “You know what I am, so you know that vampires have mates correct?”

“Yes, but what does that have to do with this?”

“For a long time I believed my mate to be Narcissa Black. I went through the usual motions, smelling the pheromones and all of that, but recently the pheromones of someone else caught my attention, and I realized that Narcissa isn't my real mate.”

“If she isn't then who is?” she asked and Alex looked over at her with a strange look causing the girl to stand up suddenly, “You've got to be joking! Me?! You're lying! You took the antidote for that potion.”

“I'm not lying Khira. I have not taken an antidote. You know potions enough to know I couldn't get that antidote easily. I am being honest when I say you're my real mate” Alex stated, standing as well.

“It doesn't matter what I know about potions! Everyone knows your father is filthy rich, he could have bought it for you! Besides, you hate me.”

“I have never hated you!” Alex yelled, a tear rolling down her cheek.

“What?”

“I've never hated you. It was an act to keep people from thinking I actually liked you. If the other Slytherins knew I liked you they would make my life hell. They will once it comes out you're my mate anyway so I've accepted that fate” she said, sitting down.

“What about Black? Aren't you two together?”

“She knows everything and has accepted this is how things are going to be. She's betrothed to Lucius Malfoy anyway.”

“So you expect me to believe that I'm your mate, and that I'm supposed to just give up the life I know and accept this?” she asked, disbelief in her voice, and the other girl shook her head, “You're insane!”

“You don't have to give up anything. I just want a chance to get to know you and let it progress from there.”

“Well guess what Kruss-”

“Alex, please call me Alex” the girl said, cutting her off.

“Fine, but guess what ALEX. This is where I leave and you can piss off!” the blond stated, walking to the door.

“Your perfume is sandalwood isn't it?” she asked and the girl stopped and turned to find Alex was right behind her.

“Get the hell away from me” the girl growled, shoving Alex back.

“It is sandalwood” Alex said, breathing in before slowly exhaling, making it obvious she was trying to keep from biting the girl, “The pheromones I smell are pine, the ocean, and your perfume. It drives me insane every time I smell it. I wouldn't be smelling it if you weren't truly my mate. You have to at least give me a chance!”

“I don't care! I'm not doing this!”

“You're making a big mistake Khira. This is only going to hurt us both” Alex said quietly pleading with the girl.

“Leave me alone. Do not ever talk to me again!” Khira shoved her back and stormed out of the room.

As the image faded, Draco and Hermione watched Alex crumble to the floor and start crying, clutching her chest the same way they had been. The images flashed before them of Alex having chills during the night, Narcissa holding her trying to keep her warm, and the younger girl growing sicker by the day. They saw Alex starting to skip classes because of her condition, Narcissa telling her that Khira was also missing classes. After a few more images they suddenly came to a halt and showed the girl in the hospital wing, shivering and looking very pale, curled in a ball. Narcissa was sitting next to her, holding her hand and wiping the sweat off her forehead.

“She won't talk to you?” Narcissa asked, turning to look over her shoulder across the room, where Khira was laying, curled up and glaring at the two of them.

“She didn't believe me 'Cissa. She refused to listen. Now we're both going to die” Alex said quietly, her voice strained.

“You won't die” she said with a small smile and standing up, “I won't let that happen.”

“You can't stop it. I heard Pomfrey speaking with Dumbledore, and they said if she doesn't agree within a week we'll both die from the rejection.”

“Are you happy now Sommers?” Narcissa called, walking across the room before they heard a growl from the girl.

“What good can come from me being with her! She's a Slytherin and she's the same as the rest of you!” the girl spat at the two of them.

“Bitch!” Alex growled, glaring at the blond, “I didn't choose this, you did! I'm at least willing to try but you would rather die than give me the chance to do so-”

“At least then I'd be rid of you!”

“Don't you two see what you're doing to each other?!” Narcissa roared, the two of them looking at her, “You two are killing each other because of your stupidity! Sommers, she is not who you think she is. Alex cares more about people than you will ever know. She cannot help that you were chosen as her mate! I might not like that you are her mate, but I will not sit here and watch as the woman I love and have cared about for years dies because you are too stubborn to give her a chance to show you who she truly is! That is all I ask of you. If the two of you are going to die, then at least get to know her before you do so.”

“Give me a couple hours to think about it” the blond replied quietly, looking away and Narcissa nodded, sitting next to Alex again as the memory faded.

When the memory faded back in they saw the two girls were still in their hospital beds laying on their sides and facing each other, but they seemed healthier. They also saw that the two of them had been moved to two beds next to each other. As their voices drifted in they realized the two were discussing their current situation.

“Alex, was Narcissa telling the truth?”

“About what?” the dark haired girl asked.

“Does she really still love you?”

“Yeah, she does. We didn't expect this to happen, but when I realized that I was being drawn to you I told her and she agreed it was probably for the best that we move on.”

“You still love her as well?” the blond asked and Alex nodded lightly.

“I do but my father told me it will become a love of a dear friend as time passes. Regardless of how things turn out with us, I'll always be loyal to you though” the girl said, and made to sit up slowly.

“What are you doing?” Khira asked, as she watched Alex swing her legs over the side of the bed and attempt to stand up.

“Something I would have done the day they moved us next to each other but was too weak to do. The distance is killing me” Alex said, standing up slowly.

“Alex you're going to hurt yourself” the blond replied, sitting up as well, just as Alex attempted to take a step and fell forward on top of her.

“I'm fine” Alex said, pushing herself up and dragging her body to sit next to the blond.

“You idiot! You could have hurt yourself!” Khira growled, moving to lay back down on the bed.

“It would have been worth it. Got me closer to you.”

“Smart arse” they both chuckled and Alex moved to lay down next to the girl as well, laying on top of the covers.

“Can I try something and you not hate me for it?” Alex asked quietly, Khira looking at her apprehensively for a second before nodding.

Alex smiled and turned over onto her side. She reached her hand up to Khira's face and moved a strand of hair out of the girl's eyes, smirking when she felt the other girl shudder and closed her eyes. When Khira opened her eyes again she leaned in slowly and lightly pressed her lips to the blond's. Suddenly a small light shone around them and as they both pulled away they looked around, before looking at each other and smiling brightly, moving in to kiss each other again as the memory faded and the three of them found themselves back in Hermione's room.

Hermione and Draco sat stunned as they relived the memory in their heads. Just then they heard the door open and they looked up as Khira walked in with a smile and wrapped her arms around her wife's waist from behind, placing her head on her shoulder.

“Why did that light shine like that?” Hermione asked, and Khira smiled.

“It was because neither of us rejected the bond at that time. When two mates do not reject each other there will be a light that shines at three stages of their lives; during their first kiss, the first time they have sex, and the day they are bonded through marriage. The flash actually gives off a magical surge as well. It set off the alarms in the school in the hospital wing that night when we did so” she replied with a blush, kissing Alex's cheek.

“Were you both really going to die?” Draco asked and they nodded.

“I was so stupid back then” Khira said quietly, and Alex let out a snort, “Oh hush you bitch! You were as bad as I was!”

“The point in me showing you two that memory is simple” Alex said, ignoring her wife's rant, “You rejected him Hermione, but at the same time you both did not know the consequences of your actions. I told you to wait Draco because you needed to let her accept that it might be a possibility as well, although I do think at times she thought it was possible anyway. Now, I know you two still have a long way to go, but you both need to talk about this and try not to fight. I don't want either of you ending up the way that we did. You think those shakes you have, or the needle pricks of pain you get are horrible, you haven't had the worst part yet.”

“Oh Merlin don't remind me!” Khira said, resting her forehead on Alex's shoulder, “The constant coughing and throwing up. I felt like Death was hovering over me the entire time.”

“I should have waited” Draco said quietly.

“I think we'll leave you two to talk” Alex stated, standing and dragging Khira behind her.

“I'm really sorry-”

“No, I should be the one who is sorry Hermione. I rushed this and I shouldn't have. I should have listened to Alex” he replied, cutting her off.

“Yes, but I also rejected you without listening to you” she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into him.

“Can we just forget it happened?”

“I can if you want to” she smiled up at him and he nodded, “How are we going to break this to Harry and Ron? They're not going to like this one bit.”

“For the record, even if you weren't my mate, I was wanting that kiss regardless” he said with a smirk.

“Really?” she asked and he nodded, “What if I told you I had been wanting it as well?”

“Would you allow me to do it again and this time not slap me?” he asked with a grin.

“Oh just shut up already!” she said with a smile, leaning up and pressing her lips to his as they both smiled into the kiss.

The room suddenly filled with a strong glow and the light filtered out into the hallway as the lights above them flickered. Alex and Khira turned back towards the light and instantly started smiling, before Alex grabbed her wife around the waist and spun her around, both of them laughing joyfully. As she placed her down she hugged her. Khira smiled as she pulled back, kissing Alex briefly, before laughing again.

“I do believe that they are now ready for phase two of their training” Alex said happily noticing the slight shimmer in the corner.

“What in the bloody hell is going on Harry?” Ron asked as they watched the two witches from under the invisibility cloak.

“I don't know Ron, but I for damn sure want to find out now” the raven haired boy replied.
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