"I-is there something on my face?" Hermione inquires, as she looks over her shoulder to Fleur. The blonde wraps her arms around Hermione's waist, and leans her chin on her shoulder. The wood in the fire place crackles as Hermione waits for her girlfriend to answer.

The blonde chuckles, and takes one of Hermione's hand with her own, rubbing the top of it softly with her thumb. She looks at Hermione and smiles as the younger girl blushes. "On your face? Well there's your amazingly beautiful eyes and dazzling smile. Then there's your cute nose and dimples. Oh- and-" She laughs as Hermione smacks her arm playfully from embarrassment. "I wasn't lying to be honest. I was admiring your features - and I just realized how lucky I am to have you, here. Honestly I would've never figured."

Hermione's eyes slightly closes and she kisses Fleur softly on the lips. She flashes a genuine smile and says "Just to remind you it isn't a dream,"

Fleur chuckles. "Wasn't it you that thought this was a dream?"

Hermione leans her head back and nuzzles into Fleur's embrace. "Fleur,"

"Hm?"

"You said- if I remember correctly, you said that you fell for me when you first saw me?"

Fleur chuckles. "Uh-huh, what about it?"

"You really did?"

Fleur nods. "Why would I lie?"

"Then you fell for me for my looks?" Hermione asks with a grin.

Fleur observes Hermione for a second and chuckles once more. "Are you going to get mad if I did say yes?"

Hermione frowns but looks at Fleur questionably as the other girl shakes her head.

"Actually half-half," Fleur said. "You were very breath taking, when I first saw you. I had just received a new job and went to the bus to see you there sitting on the bench. I remember thinking you were very attractive," Fleur chuckled. "But I didn't say anything because you seem off in your own world. And I tried to shrugged off the feeling thinking it's useless to feel such things to a girl,"

"So that mean originally you weren't attracted to girls?"

Fleur shakes her head. "Not till I saw you,"

The brunette stares at Fleur for a second and flashes a smile at her. "Continue,"

"Hm, alright, well then there was this one day.. At the Avalon Library -you told me before that you use to go there a lot before," Hermione nods. "Well I saw you there,"

"Really? How come you never told me?" Hermione asks

"Well it wasn't appropriate to tell you at the time when I actually talked to you," Fleur points out and looks down to see Hermione nod for her to continue. "Well I just walked into the library one day, hoping to maybe to clear my head because I had a few troubles on my mind… So I went to the back of the library hoping to get some peace and quiet and saw you there." Her face turns a bit more solemn as she begins to retrace her memory. "It was surprising, really. The sun light was playing upon your hair and at first I honestly thought you were an angel. And because of that I didn't notice where I was going and hit smack dab into someone. Luckily or maybe it was unfortunately, you didn't even look up." Fleur slightly smiles at this. "And then after a few minutes, I noticed a lot of people coming up asking you to find books."

Hermione smiles and said "Well I guess I've been there so much everyone kind of thought of me as one of the librarians… Anyway well you can go on,"

Fleur nods. "And then I walked up to you and asked you to help me find a book. Surprisingly, at least me to at the time, you didn't stumble over your words or even gave a second look at me when you helped me out. You just got the book and went back to reading. I have to say, that really hurt my self-esteem. Usually men and women alike are flabbergasted at my looks and would try talking to me more but you just …. Well I suppose, didn't really care. And of course I find out when I did actually speak to you, you said that you didn't even notice me at the bus stop,"

"Hm so that's why you didn't want to tell me, because it hurts your ego?" Hermione said with a smirk and gives Fleur a light kiss. "Feeling a bit better?"

Fleur nods, her heart still not use to Hermione's kisses as she fells butterflies in her stomach. "A bit," she said with a grin.

"That's good," Hermione said "So what happened afterwards?"

"Well after the library incident I tried to wave you off in my mind because at the time I thought I shouldn't try bothering to talk to someone who doesn't know I exist, but every single time I saw you, each day, made me more fonder of you. I honestly did want to talk to you later but for some reason I couldn't summon the courage to, I was too nervous." Fleur cast her eyes down and gazes into Hermione's eyes. "And it hit me big time that I was in love because I was never nervous like this. Then before I knew it I always looked forward to seeing you everyday and each time I always felt my heart pounding in my chest and I was as nervous as some teenage kid with a crush back in high school." She chuckles to ease the atmosphere. "But I finally did talk to you, on that rainy day, I couldn't take seeing you like that so… well that kind of sums it up I suppose right?"

Hermione nods. "Very much," she said and thinks about what she learned. "So you said I'm the first girl you liked?"

Fleur nods.

"So if you liked me when we first met then… what happened at the beach house with you and Harry?" She looks up to see Fleur looking back at her, observing her.

"Nothing happened,"

Hermione's jaw went slack. "What?"

"Well nothing happened,"

"But- then-"

A smile appears on Fleur's face, obviously showing her amusement. "Well nothing did, I was in love with you, I didn't go out with Harry."

Hermione stares at Fleur with an intense gaze.

"You honestly want to know about this?" Fleur asks.

The brunette nods. "Of course," she said then murmurs "It always really bothered me…"

Fleur tilts Hermione's face up to hers and strokes her cheek with her thumb. Her tone slightly drops as she says "There really was nothing. When you saw me with him it's because I was … how can you say it.. I was stressed out. You see, in the beginning of our trip when you started going off with Ron I felt very lonely and confided in Harry because somehow, he found out my feelings for you. So then that's why you see me with him everyday, he tried his best trying to give me company while you went off. Then that one night I really didn't want to stay anymore as you seem to ignore me, and was about to leave when he stopped me- well by embracing me, and saying that you would want me to stay. That's all that happened,"

"And .. All those other guys you started going out with.. Was that so that you can.."

"Get my mind off of you, yes," Fleur said, shame in her voice. "I thought you'd never feel the same for me so I always went around with other men hoping to maybe fall for someone-" She notices Hermione's hurt gaze and quickly says "but- I didn't- which is great- because I wouldn't be with you now no?"

"All of that.. You went through because of me?" Hermione said guiltily, frowning.

"Don't think about it, it's over with," Fleur embraces Hermione closely to her. "It doesn't matter. We're here together now, that's what counts right?" She feels fear beginning to spread from the core of body but it disappears as she feel Hermione nod against her shoulder. "Good-" Her eyes widen in surprise as Hermione sits atop her lap and straddles her. She feels energy surge up veins as Hermione kisses her from behind the ear.

"Did you… sleep with any of them?"

Fleur feels Hermione wrap her arms around her shoulders as well as her voice shaking and closes her eyes. She feels her heart sink, knowing Hermione is blaming herself. Hoping to be able to disperse the feeling, she brings her to her lips and kisses her passionately, her tongue softly entering and gliding against the other. After a couple of seconds she pulls away, staring deep into Hermione's eyes as she says "No I didn't, I didn't want to touch or be touched by anyone but you," She feels herself hold her breath as Hermione stares at her with an utmost loving gaze.

"Same to you," she murmurs as hands trail down Fleur's arms, and each clasping one of Fleur's hands. She leans in again and kisses Fleur softly as she guides Fleur's hands up her shirt…

Though it is very cold outside with the snow falling, Hermione felt the temperature in the room sky rocketing. Beads of sweat fall down both of their naked bodies as ragged breathes and moans fill the room. Hermione's hands grasp the blanket under her hand, balling it up as her body hit wave after wave of pleasure.

Fleur gazes down at Hermione and watches in reverence as Hermione's body writhe from her ministrations on her body. She elicit a gasp as Hermione's hand reaches up and cling on her back as if to keep herself from falling, nail scratching against her skin. Euphoria pulses throughout her whole body as the two exchange deep kisses and strong caresses. Kissing down from her neck and giving careful consideration to her chest, Fleur travels down to Hermione's lower lips, eyes full of lust.

Hermione gives out a sharp gasp, her fingers running through Fleur's hair as she feels the other girl's tongue on her . Her body wreak out with shudders and she moans in satisfaction with Fleur's attention on her. Suddenly she flinches as a pain jolts from center and Fleur looks up at her worried.

"I-it's okay," she said, and moans as Fleur gives her a intense kiss that makes her toes to curl.

She shuts her eyes tightly as she feels fingers entering her, stroking and probing inside. Lips continue to shower kisses across every inch of her body and the hands softly touching. leaving not one area of skin forgotten. Soon her muscles contracts and she screams out Fleur's name. Coming down from her peak, she feel Fleur continuing to caress her to ease her from her high. She embraces Fleur in her arms as the older girl lay beside her.

"How are you feeling? Are you okay?" Fleur asks, a bit of worry in her voice.

"Fine," Hermione says, leaning up on one arm. "Why?"

"It was your first time wasn't it?" Her eyes anxiously look at Hermione's.

Hermione takes one of Fleur's hands and nuzzles it against her cheek. "I'm fine, it was wonderful, better than how I could of ever dreamt it,"

Fleur sighs in relief and smiles as Hermione climb on top of her.

"So I'm guessing.. This isn't your first time?"

Fleur frowns for a second but masks it with a smile. "No,"

Hermione flashes her a bright smile and kisses her lightly on the neck. "Don't feel bad about it, it's in the past right? You told me that," She cups the side her cheek and whispers in Fleur's ear "I guess I'll just have to do better and make things up to you," Her hand trails suggestively down Fleur's neck and to her chest.

"Honestly, I think Christmas this year is my favorite," Fleur said with a grin and captures Hermione in a kiss.

Author's Note: Wow.. Well (laughs nervously) as much as I'm fond of smutty or very steamy chapters, this was my first so called "lemon" scene that I've written, so I hope it was okay.. Or to your liking… if you liked it at all.. (laugh) Anyway I do hope you enjoyed the story- it was a bit gloomy but I couldn't think up of any other way to write this part for the time being. (I'm sorry! X ) Hermione and Fleur is still together in the end so I think it ended pretty well because I can't really slap fairy tale happily ever after ending on them :) Oh- and I hope you guys didn't mind me combining the two extra chapters together, I thought it might be better that way :) So now this is the end of the story, Happy New Year everyone!