Post by Alexa Raven on Jan 14, 2013 9:51:50 GMT -5
Morning crested and both Hermione and Draco began to stir. Draco was smiling as he opened his eyes and saw a woman in his arms. True her back was to him but he in the fog of his half awareness thought he had spent the night in his bed with a beautiful woman and he began to kiss the side of her neck.Hermione moaned in her sleep as she felt Draco’s lips upon her neck. 
“Want to go again darling? It must have been one hell of a shag if I’m as tired as my body tells me.”
He whispered in her ear and he turned her slowly intending to kiss her when he sat up abruptly and looked down at her. Hermione sat up and as she did she looked around her and then for a moment lay back down and covered her head with the pillow. 
“Not a dream oof Shadow!”
Hermione said this then she sat up again and looked around just in time for the puppy to knock her over and lick her face. Draco couldn’t help it he began to chuckle then at the sight in front of him. Hermione was laughing now also as she pushed the puppy off her playfully and then he saw what looked like a bottle sitting next to the embers of the fire that was slowly dying out.“What’s this? “
Draco asked as he looked at the bottle and then saw it had a small cork in it and a piece of parchment. He opened it after a few tugs and the piece of paper spilled out unto his palm. Hermione got up as she heard him ask what something was and saw him struggling with a bottle and as she stepped closer she gasped.
Draco just looked over at Hermione and handed the map to her. As he did for a moment he just held it and her fingertips and his brushed. There was a moment of stillness and silence between them.“It looks like a map and perhaps if it’s accurate there seems to be a dwelling a little bit from here. Now only if I could make out why it says these letters N, S,E,W on it. “
As Draco said this then it hit him. He for a moment just released the map and went over to look at her things they had scattered the night before. “It’s directions,do you happen to have a compass in all this stuff? “
Hermione shook her head and sighed. “No I don’t. Wait Draco your watch! Can I see it a moment it might have a… ah hah! It does that direction right there is North according to this.”
Draco was surprised when she looked at his watch and somehow knew what direction was what.“My watch doesn’t have a compass Granger so how do you figure that that way is North?”“The sun rises in the east and settles in the west, also you see that tree over there? It has mold on this side. Mold grows on the north side of trees and so it’s this way we should go.”
Hermione began gathering up the things and for a moment Draco just watched her but then he snapped into action helping her.
“What if this is a wild chase and there is no settlement? What then Hermione? ““I don’t know Draco but would you like to spend another night out here in the open where anything can come and eat us? Come on Shadow Mummy and Draco are going to see if we can find a better place for us to stay. Also if the map is right Draco, there should be fresh water close by and wouldn’t that be better for a bath and something to drink?”
Hermione asked this as she put the pillows in the bag and the blanket and then tied the bag and placed it on her wrist. Draco had gathered up some coconuts in his coat and tied it and slung it on his back almost like a knapsack and they were off. “You might want to put your shirt back on Draco, because you’re rather pale and we don’t have anything to heal a skin burn with us.”
Hermione said as she wondered if she too would burn in this heat and for a moment he didn’t answer and she turned to look at him and was surprised when he was just standing and looking at the glade of trees in front of them. His shirt was on but hung open and she could make out his chest and washboard abs. She found herself staring and after a moment wordlessly their eyes locked and then the moment was gone as the dog barked and was carrying something in its mouth. “What is that boy? Let me see Shadow. Oh! Good boy! Show me where you got this!”
Hermione had bent down and Draco saw she was now holding a can of some type and the Wolf pup ran ahead of them into the glade and was barking a bit away from them.
Draco walked over and saw the can and nodded quietly to her. Hermione smiled excitedly and then began to walk faster into the wooded glade. Draco stopped her and bent down and told her.
“Get on my legs is longer Hermione.”
As he said this she nodded then scrambled to get on and they began to walk, then run as the sounds of the dog were getting closer and closer. Soon to both their delights they saw it. A dwelling sitting there .Draco put Hermione down slowly and drew his knife. “Stay here let me check it out. We can’t be too cautious can we?”
As he said this he moved forward to what looked like a door and peered inside.