The Assistant ✔️

7- Disorientated and shaky

"Don't waste your love on somebody who doesn't Value it."
-William Shakespeare.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

Hermione awoke screaming, startled by the nightmares that had appeared just then and wiped the sweat off of her forehead with a flannel on her bedside table.

She let out a shuddering breath and rubbed her eyes from the tear tracks.

Getting up and walking into the kitchen fri a glass of water, she wetted her sweaty palms and ran her wet fingers across her neck and cheeks.

She was drenched from head to toe, Hermione thought it was silly, becoming more frightened every night with the same nightmare over and over.

But each time, feels like the time that it was actually happening.

When she was most vulnerable.

"Just a dream, it was just a dream"she breathed, taking in gulps of air, opening her lungs.

She pulled up her sleeve, wincing at the scaring that had opened up once more.
Her blood dribbled down her arm, dropping in between the floor board cracks.

She bandaged up her arms painfully and got dressed for work, not in the usual fancy clothing that Draco had bought, but a long sleeved beige jumper, despite the fact that it was hot out.
She wore tight blue jeans and black booties, her hair was a mess, and there where blue circle under her eyes, but she took no notice and appeared at Malfoy Enterprises.

She sat down at her desk, forgetting her bag that was lying in the kitchen table at home, and forgetting that she always has to say hello to Draco when she comes in, and completely disoriented from reality.

The nightmares always did this to her, yesterday was a good day.

Back at the Ministry, everyone was too depressed to even care anymore, so when these days came, she would stay at home and sob all day.

Draco walked out of the office, in his usual black suit, a smirk played on his lips.
He turned to Granger who was staring at her covered arm mindlessly, and frowned in concern and utter bewilderment.

She was so much more paler than usual, purple ish blue bags under her eyes, her hair was messy and untamed and the clothes she wore where very... un Malfoy like.

"Granger, are you alright?"he asked, crouching down in front of her and taking her pale blue hand in his.

She gazed at him with glossy, tear pricked eyes and burst into sobs, her head nestled in his chest.

Draco wrapped his strong arms around her and patted her back affectionately, humming a soothing tune to her, which helped.

They apperated away to Draco's apartment and sat on the couch, she was still berried in his chest.
He rubbed her arms roughly, that seemed to help the others when they cried, but Hermione shot up, a pained expression over her pale complexion.

She hid her arms in her lap and leaned back into the couch cushions.

Draco scowled and grabbed her arm, she cried in pain but he pulled up the sleeve and revealed a tightly bandaged wound, large dark red blood stains smudged into the cloth.
She looked away, ashamed, and kept on sobbing silently.

Draco slowly unwrapped the bandage, causing Hermione to suck in a few breathes, and growled at the terrible bloody letters that where carved into her delicate skin.

Her blood poured out onto the couch, she yelped, staring at the large wet crimson staining and snatched the bandaging from his grip.

"Granger, I-"

She got up and walked away, into the bathroom, and closed the door.
Draco stormed in, seeing her finish the wrapping on her arms and looked down in shame.

He hadn't meant to hurt her.

"Granger, look I-"

She silenced him with one swift movement of her finger placed on his lips.
"This always happens when I have a nightmare, it's fine, just shock".

Draco frowned and placed a hand on the side of her waist, she looked down at his hand, removing her finger from his lips, and they appeared with a "pop" in a fancy shmamcy spar place, hidden by large elegant trees and rose bushes.

Hermione's glossy eyes scanned the place, before Draco took her by the waist again and brought her inside where a young man with a dashingly good set of teeth, hair and eyes smiled at them both, before kissing Hermione's hand and grinning as she blushed.

"This here is Hermione Granger, she has had a rough day, so I want you to do the whole shabang! A bath, manicure, pedicure , makeup, hair, and make her look amazing for tonight, we are leaving for a holiday"he smirked as she looked up, eyes wide.