My Next Door Neighbor
By TragicTealeaves
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Chapter 3
Truth or Dare?

"Good idea!" Mark said, getting up.

"Sounds fun. It's not like we have anything else to do", Carried added.
"We can't play that. How will we know if the person is tell the truth?" Hermione asked. She hoped they didn't have to play that game. She didn't like truth or dare. 'I have a bad feeling about this', she thought to herself.

"Oh come on, I'm sure we can trust everyone here. No one's going to lie", Riley said. "We're playing it.

"Okay, how about everyone sits down in a circle?" Marina said. She grinned evilly at Hermione, confirming Hermione's thought of something bad happening. "Alright, I get to go first"

"And that would be because…?" Mark asked.

"I thought of it", Marina replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"No. I'll go first", Mark said.

"I think not", Marina shot back.

"Okay, both of you, shut up! Marina's going to start the game", Carrie said, glaring at Mark.

"Carrie, truth or dare"

"Truth.

"How far have you gone with Damien?" Marina grinned evilly at Carrie.

"MARINA! Alltheway" Carrie mumbled the last part turning bright red.

"What was that? I don't think any of us heard that" Marina said. By now the group was laughing and Damien was bright red.

"All the way. I hate you Marina", Carrie said, embarrassed. "Mark, truth or dare.

"Dare". Carrie smirked at Marina.

"I dare you to kiss Marina. At least for a minute.

"WHAT! No", Mark refused.

"You can't refuse a dare", Riley said.

"Fine!" He went up to Marina and kissed her. Unwillingly, Marina moaned into the kiss. Finally both broke apart.

"You're a horrible kisser", Marina said.

"Right, exactly why you moaned", He shot her a glare and went back to his seat.

"Asshole", Marina muttered, blushing.

"Bitch", Mark replied.

"Okay, Mark, pick the next person", Carrie said before things got out of control.

"Riley, truth or dare"

"Truth.

"What were you doing at the bar when Damien and I caught you"

"MARK! You know what I was doing"

"Of course I do. However, the others don't", Mark smirked.
"I'm going to kill you! I was working as one of the strippers. My friend works there so I tried. I don't work there anymore", she added the last part when she saw the surprised looks on her friends face. "I swear, you're going to die soon Mark"

"I love you too", Mark said. Riley glared at him before continuing.

"Draco, truth or dare"

"Dare.

"You sure"

"Of course I am.

"I dare you to…", she got up, walked over to Draco and whispered something that made his face turn even paler, if that was possible. He had a horrified mixed with a slight disgusted look on his face.

"Fuck no!" he yelled.

"It's a dare. You have to. Besides, its only two months. It's not like I'm asking you to do it for a year, though it would be a good idea. But I think I'll stick with two months", Riley said smirking.

"She's right. A dare is a dare", Marina said.

"What did she dare you to do?" Mark asked.

"She dared me to go out with Granger for two months. We have to act like a real couple and Riley has to see us snogging once in a while. I'm not doing that!" Draco spat, angry and disgusted.

"Sorry Draco but you must", Carrie said smirking.

"CARRIE! No Malfoy, it's alright. You don't have to do the dare. In fact, I insist you don't", Hermione said.

"Nope. A dares a dare. Go on Draco", Riley said, pushing him. "Look you can either do the dare I just assigned you or you can sleep with her. Choose one."

"I'll do the fucking dare. I hate you", Draco muttered. He sighed, got up and walked over to Hermione.

"Granger, will you go out with me?" Draco asked.

"Do it again. You cannot call your girlfriend by her surname", Carried stated.

"Fine! Hermione, will you go out with me?" Draco asked again.

"She'd love to!", Marina replied.

"No I wouldn't", Hermione glared.

"Hun, yes you would. You're going out with him whether you say yes or no", Carrie said.

"No. He asked me and I said no", Hermione shot back.

"He was dared. He has to finish his dare and you have to go out with him for him to finish his dare", Riley replied.

"Hermione, follow me", Carrie said as she got up. She took Hermione into the bedroom. After about 10 minutes both girls walked out. Carrie was smirking and seemed very happy. Hermione looked horrified and angry.

"Hermione said she has agreed to go out with you for two months", Carrie told everyone. Hermione nodded, still looking angry.

"Good girl, now go and sit next to your boyfriend", Riley said, "and the game will continue.

"Wait, I'm going to take Malfoy's turn", Hermione said.

"Draco, his name is Draco. Start calling him that", Damien said. "And shouldn't you ask him if you can take his turn?" Hermione looked at the angry Draco next to her.

"Nope. Now, Marina, truth or dare?"

"Umm..dare…no wait, truth", Marina said.

"Tell us how you really feel about Mark", Hermione said. 'I'll have to think of something else for Carrie and Riley later', she thought.

"I hate him", Marina stated though it was very clear she was lying.

"No, tell the truth", Hermione insisted.

"It is the truth"

"No it isn't", Carrie said.

"Fine! I like him okay? I've had a crush on him for about a year now! But I know he hates me", Marina said the last part to herself though Riley heard. Marina looked really upset and Hermione felt guilty. Sure, she was angry at Marina and the other girls but she felt bad making her upset. She knew that Marina was never going to confess this but Hermione made her. She went over to Marina and hugged her and said whispered sorry.

"Don't get mad at me", Hermione said.

"I'm not", Marina said quietly. "Okay, game over", Riley said.

"But…then what are we going to do?" Damien asked. "Hey Mark, got any ideas? Mark? Hello? MARK!" He finally punched Mark's arm, getting his attention.

"What?" he snapped.

"Got any ideas for something we can do now"

"No." Just then, Riley's phone rang. She ran to answer it and called Hermione over.

"Hi Mom", Hermione said.

"The Mrs. Malfoy, your father, and I are going out to dinner. Then we're going to go visit a friend of mine and Narcissa's. We probably won't be home till late. I want Draco and you to go to our house and you can order some pizza. Is that alright?" Mrs. Granger said.
"That's fine Mom. I'll talk to you later. Bye", Hermione hung up. She turned to Riley and whined. She was so angry at the moment.

"What did she say"

"She and Malfoy's mom and my dad are going out to dinner and then to some friends house and won't be home till late. She wants
Malfoy and me to stay at my house. I hate him and yet I have to spend alone time with him!" Hermione said. Before Riley could respond, her phone rang.

"Hey", Riley said. Hermione could tell she was talking to one of the many guys she had fooled around with. "Sure! I'd love to! I'll be there at 6", with that said, she hung up.

"First of all, it's DRACO! Start using it will you? And I would offer that you stay here but I'm going out tonight. It was Jake on the phone. He invited me over like now. His parents are out and who knows, I might end u spending the night there" Riley grinned.

"I have no idea how you're able to pull all this stuff off", Hermione muttered.

"My mom doesn't really care if I'm at his house. She trusts me and him", Riley said. "It's almost 5. I said I'd be there around 6. Better get ready soon", Riley said, excited. Both girls walked outside. "Marina, Carrie, Hermione, I want to talk to you girls in my room", Riley said. When they got in her room, Riley began, "Okay, Hermione is alone with Draco tonight. Probably till late. We can assume around midnight maybe. Maybe a little earlier. Jake invited me over and yes I'm going, Carrie. I know you don't approve of what we do but seriously, nothing's going to happen. Now we need to focus on Hermione and Draco", Riley said.

"What!" Hermione asked.

"Hermione, I know you like him. I'm known that for a while now. And don't even deny it. You're a horrible liar", Riley responded.

"Is it true?" Carrie asked. Hermione just looked down and gave her a quick nod. Suddenly, the three girls began to shoot orders towards Hermione.

"Be nice to him.

"Start calling him Draco.

"Let him know you like him.

"Seduce him"

"Riley, I am not going to seduce Draco Malfoy!" Hermione nearly yelled.

"Alright, how about you try to get to know him better tonight?" Carrie asked.

"No"

"Yes"

"Why"

"Because you like him"

"But..."

"No. You will do as I say and tomorrow, I want to know everything that happened tonight. And I want you to tell me what you learned about him", Carrie said.

"We agree", the other two girls spoke up.

"I'm going to go out with Damien tonight since you're going to be away", Carrie said.

"Good idea!" Riley replied.

"Alright, how about we leave and you can get ready. Bye and I'll call you tomorrow around lunch. Is that okay?" Marina asked.

"Perfect", Riley replied. The three girls went outside leaving Riley to get ready.

"Riley is going over Jake's tonight so we're changing plans!" Hermione said, getting everyone's attention.

"Draco you're going home with Hermione and staying at her house. Don't protest because it was her mother's and your mother's order. I'm going out with Damien now", Carrie said.

"How about Mark and Marina come over my house?" Hermione said.

"No. I'm going to go home", Marina said, sending Hermione a smirk.

"How about you come?" Draco asked Mark.

"No, he's busy", Marina spoke up. Everyone looked at her.

"Right?" she asked Mark, glaring at him.

"Yeah. I am"

"Well, Carrie and I are leaving. Bye everyone", Damien said as he grabbed Carrie and dragged her out of the house as fast as he could.


"Come on, I know the perfect place we can go. Don't tell anyone though", Damien whispered as he kissed her and led her to his car.

"You brought your car"

"Well, I planned on making an excuse for me and you to go home but I guess I don't have to anymore", he said.

"Yeah."


"I'm going to go home now too. I'll talk to you two later. Bye", Marina said.

"Yeah, later", Mark said as he ran out after Marina. He saw Marina was at the corner already. It looked like she was running.

"Marina! Wait!", Mark shouted and ran up to her. "What?", Marina asked.

"Willyougooutwithme?" Mark asked.

"What"

He took a deep breath and continued, "Will you go out with me"

"If this is your idea of a joke, it's not funny", she tried to walk away but Mark stopped her.

"No, I'm serious", Mark said.

"Yes", Marina whispered. Mark smiled and leaned in to kiss her. He grabbed her hand and took her to his house where they got in his car and left.


Meanwhile Draco and Hermione were walking home in silence. Her was having a silent battle with herself, deciding if she should say something or not. She knew Draco hated her and assumed he probably wouldn't want to talk to her unless he absolutely had to. This thought made her even more upset. Inside she was feeling excited and happy. She was glad Riley dared Draco. Even though she knew it was only for two months and it was pretend, she was happy to be Draco's girlfriend. She was also a little surprised by Draco's attitude towards his friends. For the past 6 years, he had tortured her and called her a mudblood just because she was muggle-born and here he was, acting civil to all her friends who were muggles! She couldn't believe it. She began to think that maybe Draco had changed. Maybe he wasn't that muggle-hater anymore. 'But he'll always hate me', she told herself.

Draco, however, was angry. He couldn't believe all this was happening. He spent the day with muggles and he couldn't understand how he survived. And the part that surprised him the most was that he didn't mind being around them. He mentally scolded himself. What would his father think of all this? 'But he's not here is he? What does it matter what he would think?' a voice inside his head said. 'True', Draco thought. He was going to have to get used to hanging around with muggles since he lived in a muggle neighborhood. He then realized that he had made new friends today. And they were muggles. Slytherins do not make muggle friends. They don't even befriend mudbloods. They rarely befriend half bloods, yet here he was, befriending muggles and spending his valuable time with them. 'What would the Slytherins think?', he thought. He looked over at Hermione who looked very upset. 'She probably upset cause she has to be my girlfriend for two months. Damn, I can't believe I said dare', Draco thought to himself. At that moment, Draco was very confused. Deep down he wanted to stay friends with these people but he kept telling himself he could not be friends with them. At the end, he decided that he would stay friends with them over the summer. Afterwards, he'd end up in Hogwarts and then he would be able to stay at the Malfoy Manor after graduating Hogwarts.


Disclaimer- I own nothing but the plot!

Well that was Chapter 3. I haven't updated any of my stories since forever! I haven't had much time. In July I was on vacation and then I joined Colorgaurd. It's an awesome sport, frustrating at times. You spin and toss flags and dance and march and stuff. lol.

I hope you guys liked this chapter. Send me a review with what you thought and if you have any advice or anything. Feel free to write down what you think of my story and any pointers/ideas. If you have questions, you can always email me. My email is in my profile.

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