Hermione's POV

It's the last day before holiday break. I've already said goodbye to all of my friends and now I'm heading to my dorm to pack. I keep walking down the hallway until a familiar voice interrupts, "Hermione, wait." I stop and turn around to find Draco Malfoy hovering over me since I'm so much shorter than him. "Yes, Malfoy?" I ask, my cheerful holiday joy disappearing slowly. "I want to apologize," he says, glaring down at me with his cold yet comforting grey eyes. "Apologize for what?" I ask, even though I'm pretty sure that I know the answer. "To apologize for being rude to you for all these years, I was careless, I never cared or worried about others feelings and I wanted to make my father proud of me. But then one day my mother had a talk with me and I realized that I don't care what my father thinks, I'll be nice to people, because I hurt myself when I'm mean to people. My heart isn't as evil as my fathers, it's pure gold like my mothers, so I'm really sorry. I hope you can accept my apology," he says warmly, including a comforting smile. I smile back up at him. "I accept your apology," I say. "Thank you," he responds. "You're welcome," I reply. Since he's so much taller than me I can see his face and the ceiling at the same time. I notice some mistletoe sprout down from the ceiling over us. I assume I was making a strange face because Draco looks up too. He looks back at me and starts blushing. I change my position uncomfortably. This is awkward. We just stare at each other, as if asking, 'should we?' You'd think that both of our immediate answers would be no but by the look on Draco's face, he really wants to kiss me. And for some strange reason I can't make up my mind about if I should let him for not. He answers for me, placing his lips on top of mine. I enjoy it so I kiss back as I place my hands on his shoulders. He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer to him. I love his warmth so I let myself get as close to him as possible. After a while I finally decide that I've had enough. I pull away gently, as if not to startle him. He looks at me questionably. "I have to go pack, sorry," I say as I lightly smile. "Okay, merry Christmas, Hermione," he says as I start to walk away. "Merry Christmas to you too, Draco," I reply, continuing down the hall to my dorm. I let a huge grin cross my face. That was unexpected, but I loved it.

Draco's POV

It's the last day before holiday break. I've said bye to everyone, except Hermione, who I'm planning to apologize to. I just hope that I'll be able to find her before we get onto the train ride home. I'm walking down a hallway when I spot Hermione. "Hermione, wait," I say, hoping to get her attention. I walk towards her and stand right behind her. She turns around and looks up at me because she is a lot shorter than me. "Yes, Malfoy?" She asks, sounding slightly annoyed. "I want to apologize," I say, glaring down back at her. "Apologize for what?" She asks, I'm surprised she doesn't know. "To apologize for being rude to you for all these years, I was careless, I never cared or worried about others feelings and I wanted to make my father proud of me. But then one day my mother had a talk with me and I realized that I don't care what my father thinks, I'll be nice to people, because I hurt myself when I'm mean to people. My heart isn't as evil as my fathers, it's pure gold like my mothers, so I'm really sorry. I hope you can accept my apology," I say kindly, including a light smile. She smiles back up at me. "I accept your apology," She says. "Thank you," I respond. "You're welcome," She replies. Hermione starts staring at something above me, I get curious so I decide to look too. What I see surprises me. I see mistletoe. Thanks mistletoe, because I do want to kiss her. I look back down at her and start blushing. She changes her position uncomfortably. Well, this is awkward. We just stare at each other, as if asking, 'should we?' You'd think that both of our immediate answers would be no but I know that my answer is yes. As for Hermione, she looks uncertain about it. At this rate, she'll never make up her mind. I decide to make up her mind for her by placing my lips on top of hers. She surprisingly kisses back as she also places her hands on my shoulders. I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her closer to me. I love her warmth. She snuggles closer to me, trying to get as close to me as possible. I love her so much, I hope that she loves me just as much as I do. After a while she pulls away gently. I look at her questionably. "I have to go pack, sorry," She says as she lightly smiles. "Okay, merry Christmas, Hermione," I say as she starts to walk away. "Merry Christmas to you too, Draco," She replies, continuing down the hall to wherever she was going. I let a smirk cross my face. Well, That was unexpected, but it was absolutely amazing.