Sucker for his love

Ch9

"Come with me," Draco said.

"Why? Where are we going?" I asked. He had sparked my curiosity.

"We are going to a special place I know. You'll love it, trust me," he replied, putting his cloak in his dormitory along the way.

I put mine in too because it was getting stuffy and we made our way outside.

Draco led me around the back of the school and down a secluded path I had never ventured down before and it led to the most breath taking sight ever.

There was a small muggle village there and he cleared his throat before saying,

"I found this village in third year and it took my fancy because it was interesting and I found out how muggles lived. However, we cannot go into the laundry store. I got banned from it."

"Why?" I asked.

"I set a sheet on fire," he grinned sheepishly.

"Draco! Why on earth? Did you obviate them?" I responded shrilly.

"Of course I did." He reassured me and I heaved a sigh of relief.

"Is there anywhere to eat here?" I enquired, out of hunger.

"There's a small café. Follow me," he replied and I did so until we reached the most gorgeous little café. It was a gorgeous yellow building with the title, Dilys Desserts and Delights. We entered and I looked around and saw the cute wooden chairs with knitted seats and immediately felt all cosy.

"Hello, have you booked a table?" The woman behind a small desk asked.

"Yes. Under the name Malfoy," Draco answered and she nodded and took us to a table by the window.

We looked at the menu and Draco looked at me quizzically.

"What the hell is a tea cake?" He asked me, confused.

"It's kind of similar to toasted bread but it's round and has little fruit currents inside with butter on top," I explained.

"Ooh! What are you having?" He asked me.

"I will have a scone and some orange juice, with jam and cream," I replied and the waitress scribbled our orders down and she bought back some sliced bread with butter as a side for us both.

"This looks good!" Draco commented, licking his lips.

"I know!" I agreed and we ate, and we surprisingly had a good time.

"Hermione, we've gotten along great today, and I know it's going to take more than this, but I wondered if you maybe, by the end of today, could consider us civil, maybe even friends?" He asked me nervously and tentatively, not wanting to seem forward.

I took a deep breath. "We'll see by the end of the day," I smiled, before returning to eat my scone.

He seemed satisfied with my response and when we had finished after talking some more, Draco ordered an ice cream sundae for us to share, complete with sprinkles, sauce and strawberry cream.

"It's magnificent!" Draco said in awe, eyes shining at the sight of the sundae.

"I know, they are divine," I said, giggling at his expression.

We tucked into it and I got cream on my nose and he got cream on his upper lip, which made it comical.

"Draco, you have cream," I said to him, pointing to his upper lip.

He scrubbed it away with a napkin and he pointed to my nose and removed the cream off my own nose.

I moved in to get more ice cream, as did Draco, and somehow, we bumped noses. I looked into his eyes, and he looked into my eyes, spoon raised in mid air, paused.

"Hermione," he breathed at the same time as I breathed, "Draco,"

For one magical moment, I waned our lips to meet, but I smiled at him and gently pulled away, eating my last spoonful of ice cream sundae.

"This isn't the final destination. I still want to take you somewhere else," Draco told me.

I followed him willingly and obligingly and we arrived at a tunnel with beautiful coloured lights dangling overhead of us, lighting up the tunnel in an almost magical way.

"I come here whenever I need to be alone, or whenever I want to have peace and quiet to think things through. I thought you would want to do the same one day, and this place is great at calming and relieving stress, you know." He let me know, eye's wandering to the ceiling.

I let my eyes wander to and I observed his face, shining in the lights with all the different coloured light rays reflecting on his clear, pale skin.

He looked amazing. His grey eyes full of wonder and shine, full of fulfilled curiosity, his mouth slightly open as he had his breath taken away by the marvellous sight, it was perfect.

I knew I shouldn't let myself think thought such as those as quickly as I did, but I couldn't help it. He was really trying to please me, and the fact that he put effort into it showed he actually was really genuine and he wanted to make up really and truly.

"Draco," I said gently, monetarily diverting him, snapping him out of his trance.

"Yes?"

"I will consider you as a friend. You're always my friend." I whispered to him.

He smiled so brightly he looked like the Cheshire Cat.

His eyes glowed and it was amazing. I'd made him very happy.

"I'd like to be your friend," he smiled.

It was the sweetest thing and we gave each other a meaningful hug. I loved the way his arms wrapped me up, consuming me in a warm, firm hug that meant so much. His chin rested on top of my head and my head was buried in his chest.

When we went back to Hogwarts, it was the start of something new and beautiful and I could tell for sure this time he meant it.

As we departed, we smiled at each other sweetly and bade each other goodnight and I went back to the common room in glee.

"What's got you so thrilled?" Harry laughed as I skipped into the common room, eyes bright.

"I had an excellent day today! I had so much fun!" I told him.

"That's good to hear, I haven't seen you this happy for a long time. I'm glad to see you happy again," Harry commented, with a sincere smile.

"Thank you! I'm going to bed! Night Harry," I said gleefully, giving him a peck on the cheek and a big hug before going up the dormitory stairs, head in a whirl.

I sung love songs under my breath as I got ready for bed and when I got into bed, my mind kept replaying the day I'd had with Draco and I vowed to savour that for the rest of my days. I knew I wouldn't forget that and I was sure Draco wouldn't either.

A/N: awwww! Dramione friendships! I know, I know, they're not together, but they will be soon I promise! But, like I said, they're both complex human beings so it may take a bit of time. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! No hate plz! Anyways, love you all my BonBons! Love from PotterheadBonBon💗💗 xx