(I don't own anything)

Hermione was sitting in the great hall with Harry and Ron eating breakfast the next morning.

"What did Malfoy do to you?" Harry asked, she had refused to tell him anything the night before.

She focused on her food, "Nothing really, I went for a walk and found him we talked, the whole back and forth like usual and I said something that set him off he tackled me and then you came." They looked at her suspiciously but let it go for now. Suddenly Hermione's owl flew in and dropped a small letter in her lap. She opened it:

Dear Granger,

Last night was fun, until Potter interrupted us. If you want to, come by the forest, I'll find you.

Draco

Hermione grinned and reread the letter over and over again until Harry's voice brought her back. "Hello? Hermione are you in there?"

She looked up, "What? Oh, I have to go." She gave Harry a quick kiss, "Bye." Then she ran off.

"What was that all about?" Ron asked.

Harry shrugged, "I don't know, probably a letter from family or something."

Hermione was walking along the path in the woods when she felt someone poke her sides. She jumped a foot off the ground and turned around. She turned and saw him, "Malfoy." She said with a glare.

He glared back, "Granger." They waited another moment before a smile crept onto both their faces. They walked down the path for a while not speaking, enjoying the silence.

"So," Hermione said, "How did you sleep last night?"

He shrugged, "Okay I guess. How did you sleep?"

She shrugged and then laughed, "Well, to be perfectly honest I didn't." They came by a large rock and sat down. "Isn't it dangerous to be together in daylight?"

He smiled at her, "Well here yes but there's something in particular I wanted to show you." he took her hand and led her farther into the forest.

She looked uncertain, "Are you sure you know where you're going?" He nodded and kept walking. They finally stopped and he pulled out his wand. "What are you doing?" he waved it in front of a knot of branches and leaves and they cleared away to reveal a cave. He motioned for her to walk.

When she didn't he rolled his eyes, "So now you don't trust me? Or are you scared of being in a secret cave with the meanest student at school?" She laughed and walked inside. It had a rug on the floor and a small sofa. There were bookshelves filled with books and other random objects, his broom from second year was sitting in the corner.

"Wow Draco, you actually read? That comes as a shock." She laughed as he put his arms around her and pinched her sides.

"You know," he said, "For someone who knows so much, you are very bad at staying out of trouble. Or do you do it purposely?" She shrugged and pulled away.

"You know what I realized last night?" she asked.

"What?"

She smiled, "You called me Hermione for the first time in forever."

He rolled his eyes, "Well don't make anything of it."

She backed up and sat on the sofa, "I don't know; you seem to be warming up to me. Maybe you are going soft."

He pointed at her, "Again, there it is again, looking for trouble."

She laughed, "Maybe I am maybe I'm not, what are you going to do about it?"

He sat down, "You really want an answer?" She nodded. He put his arms around her waist, "Maybe I'll just have to torture you again, and this time without any interruptions." His hands had found their way under her uniform shirt and were resting on her stomach. They were very cold and she squirmed to get away. "What's wrong Granger, worried?"

"I have boundaries."

He chuckled, "Not here, as soon as you step through that entrance your boundaries are gone. This has always been a place that I could sit and be myself, let everything come out without limitations, and it's staying that way."

"Then I guess I should walk back out." She started to get up only to be pulled back by Malfoy who still had his hands on her stomach.

He chuckled again, "You think I'm letting you leave so soon?" He started to wiggle his fingers and Hermione giggled. "Do you still want to go looking for trouble?" she shook her head and he bent his head down to her ear, "Too bad." He sped up his fingers and she burst into uncontrollable giggles.

"Draco stop," She said between giggles, "Stop, please stop." He only went faster and soon Hermione found it hard to breathe. She fought back but that only caught her at a disadvantage, rolling onto the floor giving Malfoy full access to her upper body. He kept going until she was wheezing for air. She glared at him, "I'm going to have to rethink this 'I don't really hate you thing.'"

Draco laughed and got up, "You don't hate me." he held his hand out for her.

She took his hand, "And how do you know?"

He smirked, "If you did you would have cursed me by now."

She laughed and sat back on the sofa. "Today is a day off right?"

He laughed, "Yes, so we can spend all day here if we want."

She raised an eyebrow, "What about meals?"

"Okay so I didn't think it out fully."

She laughed sarcastically, "Clearly."

He put his arm around her waist, "If this is how it's going to be all day you're going to be exhausted."

She rolled her eyes, "I'm exhausted now, just thinking of putting up with you for the whole day." He started again and they fought. Hermione again ended up on the floor. This went on for hours, the same routine, until finally as they sat back down on the sofa Hermione's stomach growled.

She blushed and Draco laughed, "Hungry?"

"Maybe just a little," she said.

He stood up and held out his hand, "Let's go to the great hall and get something to eat."

She thought, "What about the other students?"

He shrugged, "We can hate each other when we get there and then leave a minute after the other and then come back here."

Hermione nodded, "Good plan." They left the cave and Draco closed the entrance. They walked down the dirt path hand in hand in silence. When they got close to the school they pulled away and went separate ways. They went into the great hall and sat down at separate tables. They ate and then waited for a while. Suddenly Draco stood up, telling his friends he had somewhere to be.

He went behind her and whispered: "Act like I just insulted you and wait until I walked out the door, pull out your wand and come storming after me." She did so. She had an angry look on her face and waited until he was gone. She got up, pulled out her wand and went after him, leaving the sounds of mocking Slytherins behind her. She walked to the path and met him at the rock they had sat on before.

She smirked, "Am I still mad at you?"

He shrugged, "I don't know, are you?"

She smiled, "Yes."

He raised his eyebrows, "And why are you angry with me Granger?"

She shrugged, "I just am." He chased after her until they got to the cave. Behind it was a patch of grass that they ran around until Draco finally caught her and threw her to the ground. They both collapsed on their backs, laughing.

They caught their breath, "So, still angry with me?" Hermione shook her head. She lay it on his stomach. He took her hand, "How is it that my enemy is the person I feel most comfortable talking to?"

She shrugged, "I ask myself the same question. Another question is, how did you find this place?"

He shrugged, "I was really angry one day and came out here, I found it on a fluke." He looked down at her, "Whenever you need a place to talk to me or be alone in silence you can come here. Owl me and I'll come if you want me to."

Hermione smiled, "Thanks Draco, I wish I knew this part of you before this."

He smiled, "I wish I had had the courage to show it to you." They lay there for a long time, watching as the sky darkened. "We should get going back, it's getting dark out and Potter and Weasley will worry about you."

She chuckled, "They tend to do that, especially when you're around." They got up and walked back to the school and went to bed.