A/N Okay, last chapter!! I was listening to a song called Apollo by Timebelle and it inspired this chapter, so maybe give it a listen while you read the second half of this one. I really hope you have enjoyed this story, so without further ado, the last installment of I Fall. PS, There will be LEMONS. Rated M, remember? Hehehe enjoy.

I Fall - Chapter 25 - I'll Follow You

Hermione managed to convince Harry to invite all their loved ones to Grimmauld Place for an exciting announcement dinner. After spending five lovely days in their little cottage by the lake, Hermione and Draco returned home with a lot of things planned. After she accepted his proposal, they talked quite abit about the kind of future they wanted together, which led Hermione into the possibility of expanding her business. She wanted to open a second store front in Hogsmeade, and Draco supported her, agreeing it would be a huge commitment but extremely beneficial to both herself and the wizarding community.

It was this news that they would break to their family and friends first, hopefully making them feel a few seconds of disappointment, and then hit them with the news of their engagement. Maybe it was cruel, but Hermione wanted to show everyone she could prank with the best of them.

She was a little nervous with having the Malfoys and Weasleys all under one roof, but she hoped they all cared enough about them to keep things civil. Draco assured her it would all be fine, but she wondered if he was even taking it as seriously as she was. Surely he couldn't have forgotten the brawl Mr. Weasley and his father had gotten into during their shopping trip to Diagon Alley just before second year. Unlike herself and Draco, she was certain those two men had not reconnected to reconcile any of their differences.

Hermione was getting the last of her belongings put away when she heard the floo roar to life in her sitting room.

"Hermione?" She heard Draco call and she couldn't help but smile.

"My bedroom, Draco!" She called back, shutting the door to her wardrobe just as he was entering the doorway of her room. "Miss me already?" She teased, turning to face him.

He smirked and leaned against the framing. "Of course I did. I just wanted to make sure you weren't freaking yourself out about dinner tonight."

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Of course I am. There's going to be so many people there. I can't help feeling a bit nervous." She watched him smile apologetically at her, and she was suddenly siezed by a moment of bravery. She hadn't broached the issue since their last coupling in California, but she was eager for more intimacy with him. Their heavy petting wasn't cutting it for her quite like it used to, and her desire for him was making itself known in the way she watched him now. His face morphed from that of sympathy, to one of confusion as her entire demeanor shifted.

"What's the matter, Hermione?" He asked, straightening back up and looking to her anxiously.

"You could always help me relax you know." She said as nonchalantly as possible, stepping into his personal space. She could see understanding dawn across his face and her heart thudded nervously. She knew he wanted to court her properly, so she wasn't sure if he felt like they had already made a mistake and wanted to wait until after marriage before making love again.

"Her- Hermione, I- "

She interrupted him with a kiss, pulling him close to her body, letting her hands follow the hard lines of his hips, chest and shoulders until she could twine her fingers through his hair. He was hesitant at first, but once her tongue dipped into his open mouth, he returned the kiss with ferver. She nipped his bottom lip and heard him groan. His arms wrapped around her waist and tightened, so she took the oppurtunity to jump into his embrace and wrap her legs around him. He groaned again, but theu never broke their heated kiss.

Hermione was somewhat aware they were moving, but didn't become fully focused until she was being gently lowered to her bed. He looked at her heatedly and furrowed his brows. She caressed his face gently and kissed him again.

"Hermione, are you really sure about this? I don't want you to feel like I am pressuring- "

Hermione silenced him by kissing him once more, and then trailed those kisses down his jawline and to the dip just between his shoulder and neck. She bit at the spot tenderly and heard him gasp near her ear, so she licked across the small bruise enjoying the shudder she was able to pull from him.

"Draco, do you not want me? We have done this once before? Wasn't it good?" She whimpered into his neck. Her resolve was shattering and now she was desperate for his touch. She felt her knickers dampening, and had to fidget below him for just a modicum of relief.

"Oh, fuck. Hermione, yes... of course it was. I've wanted you again for so long. I love you and want to pleasure you in every way." He replied hastily and kissed her deeply, almost franticly. Their ragged breathing filled the room, and the heat between them only grew hotter by the second.

"Than take me. Take me, please. I want you so much. I love you so much."

Whatever was holding him back seemed to snap at her words. He became like a man starved, and ripped away his shirt without another word. Their lips clashed and she arched into him, eager for the closeness. She felt his hands slide under her shirt, breaking them apart momentarily so he could also pull it away from her over heated body.

His lips found her neck and sucked gently. She preened under him, groping any part of him she could reach. He bit lightly along her collar bone, eliciting a gasp from her that was quickly replaced by a throaty moan as soon as he'd pulled the cups of her bra away from her breasts, and taking a nipple into his hot mouth. She moaned everytime his tongue swiped across the tight peak he'd claimed while the other was subjected to the delicate caress of his fingers.

"Oh, Draco yes. Please, more. I need more." She whimpered. He didn't disappoint as she immediatly felt his mouth leave her nipple and he kissed his way down her chest and stomach. He pulled her shorts and knickers away in one tug and she felt her entire body flush as he gazed at her.

Over the course of their relationship, they'd seen parts of each other naked, but full body nudity had only happened the one time, and since then she didn't really look at his penis, opting to give him hand jobs while they kissed and he found his completion. Their eyes locked, and she knew he was thinking the same thing. They were stepping into a whole new area of their relationship and it felt like flames were licking all across their bodies at the thought. Keeping eye contact with him, she arched up slightly to unclasp the back of her bra. She laid back again, and watched as he slowly raised his hand to pull the last bit of fabric away from her flushed body. She willed herself not to think about the scar across her torso, even though he has seen it before, it made her feel very self conscious.

"You're absolutely gorgeous, Hermione. So beautiful." He breathed and she smiled lovingly at him.

"You're turn." She whispered, and his roaming eyes met hers again.

Getting to his feet, he unbuckled his belt and the buttons of his trousers, dropping them away from his waist and stepped out of them. He nervously rested his thumbs into the waistband of his boxers, but quickly lowered them as well. Hermione surveyed him greedily, a brilliant blush coloring her all over. Had it really been so long since she'd seen him like this? He was like some kind of work of forbidden art. Even with the remnant scars of war, he was reminiscent of a God straight out of ancient mythology.

"Come here." She pleaded, reaching out to him, and he quickly perched himself above her again. Their lips locked with their naked bodies pressed together for the first time. The pressure of his erection against her core had her quivering with need and she found her mind clouding with lust. His hips bucked slightly, and she yelped with pleasure. He did it again, and again until he was rutting against her pelvis and repeatedly pulling moans passed her kiss swollen lips.

"I love you," he panted into her neck, and she spread her legs wider around him, dropping his hips down so that his hard length was pressed directly against her sensitive clit.

She gasped and preened all the while he continued to grind against her. "I love you, Draco. Please, take me. Take all of me." She felt like she was rambling, but the feelings coursing through her were so overwhelming, she didn't care. He kissed her once more, and shifted to take his cock in his hand and maneuver the head to her opening. He rubbed the tip of his cock against her slit, and up to her clit in small circles. She trembled hard beneath him as their kiss deepened and he moved his cock back down. Slowly still, she felt him sliding into her body and then the feeling of fullness claimed her. She arched into him, her breasts flush to his chest, their bodies hot with beads of sweat forming between them.

His lips and tongue never left hers, their kiss being the messenger of a thousand emotions and sensations too difficult to speak aloud. He rocked his hips forward, pressing himself deep within her and she groaned with him.

Desperate for air, they broke apart. Draco was gazing down at her with heat and passion and desperate lust. She wriggled under him, prompting him to pull his hips back and snap them forward again. Her little moans of pleasure quickly filled the space and spurred his movements. He was breathing hard, his arms locked and trembling either side of her head as he pulled himself in and out of her tightening passage. She willed herself to relax further and dropped her legs beside him, allowing him to sink deeper inside of her pulsing heat. The grunt of approval that filtered passed his lips made her tingle all over, and she could feel the tangle of pleasure in her stomach clenching, almost ready to snap.

Draco moved his arms to engulf her and pulled her upward as he rocked back on his haunches. She straddled his thighs as he steadied her in his arms, and quickly she resumed rocking against him, desperate now for that release.

She pulled him into another kiss that slowly became just a caress of lips as they gasped and panted into each others mouths. She was shaking and clinging to him so tightly, her moans loud and she thought she might have even been begging him at some point. For what, she couldn't be sure. He dipped his head and latched onto her neck again, licking and sucking the most sensitive spot and that was all she needed to send her screaming his name into the most electric orgasm she'd ever shared with him. His grip tightened around her hips and he was thrusting into her with frantic determination. Her clit was hitting him at just the right spot, prolonging her climactic pleasure so that he was meeting her, at last, in the peak of his.

They remained in each others tight embrace, breathing hard and allowing the last few shudders to rip through them as they slowly came down from their shared ecstacy. She could feel him tracing random designs across the skin of her back and she pulled away to kiss him and look into his eyes.

"I love you." He murmured, pushing some of the damp curls out of her face. "I am so thankful you have agreed to be my wife. I want to share as many of these moments with you as possible. I never want to risk losing you again."

"Never, Draco. Wherever you go, I will follow. No matter how hard it might get, or what people might think, I could never imagine a life without you now. It might take a long time to get things just right, but that's what makes it fun, isn't it?" She smiled at him and he smiled adoringly back.

"Even if the world is crashing and burning around us?" He asked playfully and she laughed.

"We've lived through something like that once before, and that was seperately. Imagine the results if we manage it together."

Draco kissed the tip of her nose and she giggled. This was what she wanted, without a doubt. She meant what she said; she would follow him anywhere as long as they grew and did it together.

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A/N Oh My Gosh! We freaking made it!! How was that for an ending? Good? Okay? Awful? Lol please let me know what you thought. I just want to take a moment to thank you all from the bottom of my bursting heart how grateful I am to everyone that has taken their time to read this and follow this version of Draco and Hermione's journey into their happily ever after. You all make my patronus the brightest it can be and I thank you so so much! I do hope you stick around ad I've got a couple more Dramione's in the works. I will be taking a short break from posting, but that doesn't mean I'm not still writing. I hope to have the next adventure up in a couple weeks. Until then, sayonara!