Short Change Hero

Chapter 11: A Sudden Spark Ignites

Chapter Eleven

Salty Sweet

"Problem lies in the answer I won't find,
to the question I know hasn't crossed your mind,

Heart beat a step,
Find it hard to catch my breath,
Put this one to rest,
Damned if I do it,
Bored if I don't,
No winners in this race,
When you're caught in this chase,

We fear rejection,
Prize attention,
Crave affection,
Dream of perfection..."

Salty Sweet by MS MR

Monday September 23rd, 1996

In the Hallway, Alone- Just Before the "Moment"

Crouching down to his knees in order to retrieve her stupid wand, Draco scoffed aloud, tossing a knowing look over his shoulder at Granger and he lifted his hand. Listening to her soft gasp, he watched her dive for the wand inside his hand, but for some reason a singular thought came to his mind. Said thought had to do with what he would tell her when he had to explain just how he knew her wand was here, and that would not do.

Seeing this as his opportunity to fix things, he pulled her wand just out of reach while clicking his tongue at her slow movements. His victory had been somewhat short lived as Granger who was so damned clumsy stumbled and then knocked right into him while gripping his dress robes, presumably to stop from falling flat on her arse, yet again. Somewhat aggravated by her, Draco then proceeded to step towards the wall inside the nook forcing her back against the wall behind the two of them while he placed his hands on both sides of her.

Staring down at her rather disconcerted expression, he clicked his tongue yet again, exhaling just as she whipped her face to the side so that his warm breath touched her cheek lightly. Smirking rather maliciously down at Granger, Draco saw her turning slowly to look up at him through her bare eyelashes and her doe like brown eyes. The second he saw her eyes looking into his, he could have cursed aloud at the rushing feeling she caused just by that, that damned innocent expression. Subtly clearing his throat, Draco turned away his gaze from her eyes by taking his time to look over her pale smooth face with freckles dusted carefully upon the bridge of her nose and across her cheeks.

"See here's the thing Granger, I don't owe you anything. I don't owe you an explanation anymore because I already have what I wanted. What's to stop me from erasing your little so-called memories of that night completely and be on my merry way? Honestly, I mean I do have your wand..." he mumbled lightly, forcing his unique Malfoy smirk he looked her up and down briefly while his smirk left as quickly as it came. Letting his gray eyes, wonder towards her supple rosy lips that were pursed in thought, as she slowly sucked in her bottom lip and began to nibble.

'...Merlin... She has got to stop doing that...' he thought to himself as she stopped biting her lip, allowing them to part a little, while letting her tongue slip out to wet them briskly. Draco suddenly found it hard to swallow, as if it wasn't hard enough just trying to breathe because of the aroma of her and that intoxicating cinnamon tickling the air.

Watching her eyelids slow closing, while he found that he had moved closer towards her and if he was seeing right, she too started to move closer towards him. Feeling like he had been drowning in a pool of that damned Amortentia, Draco shakily lifted his hand, if anything, wanting to feel her skin underneath his fingers, just once more.

Trying to swallow the thick nerves rising like bile in his throat, he raised his right hand up slowly letting their skin meet in melding warmth. In a sharp gasp of air, Draco gradually allowed his hand to cup her jaw then allow his thumb to softly brush against her. He reveled in the stimulating smoldering feeling that overcame him from the feeling her skin as he glided his thumb from the corner of her mouth and across her damp lips.