Okay, a lazy Saturday for me, means a new chapter for you. This is the first date, well, the beginning of the first date, I hope you like!

As always, I don't own any of it.

HBSJ

Chapter 4, The first date (part 1)

Draco was hurrying around his house, he was never late and he hated other people being late, so this was somewhat of a sensitive issue for him. But this also meant that his mother's ramblings about beige had made him late, so he rushed in the shower, wondering how on earth a woman attached to dark colors and silver all of her life, all of the sudden liked beige of all colors. Granted, it had its uses in her decorating schemes, but he would rather not have the entire lounge decked out in different shades of the color, as she was undoubtedly planning this very minute.

After a hurried shower, he almost fell into his walk-in closet to get his clothes for the night, he wasn't really looking at his choices, he just rushed through it. Two minutes to six, he checked his appearance in the mirror, he thought he looked okay, black slacks, a crisp white shirt open at the collar, and a casual dark brown leather jacket, a distinct muggle attire, but he was taking her to the muggle world, so it was just right. After pocketing his wand, he stepped into the floo and shouted her address.

He whooshed into a fireplace in a whirl of green and stopped dead in his tracks. His and her homes couldn't have been more different if they tried. His flat had no clutter, and many clean lines, he had become fond of Scandinavian-esque furniture, they were so different from the elaborate furniture he had grown up around, and he liked the look very much. Granger's flat was nothing like that. At all. On every surface there was pictures, nick-nacks, books, parchment, quills, muggle post-its and lots of items that he couldn't even identify. On the sofa there were a ball of ginger fluff in the middle of a pile of parchment. And the fluff was purring, quite loudly. He was unsure what it was until it raised its head. It turned out that the fluff was a ginger furry squashed-faced cat with curious yellow eyes. It regarded him almost imperiously. He didn't really know what to do with himself, he didn't really want to move further into her apartment when she didn't know he had arrived. Just then he heard her voice.

"Malfoy, is that you?"

Who else, he thought. "Yes."

"Okay, just give me a minute!" She sounded a bit panicked.

"Take your time, we're in no rush."

Somehow her being a bit late didn't really bother him, but he didn't have much time to think about that, as the ginger cat got up, stretched, jumped off the sofa and started to move in his direction. He didn't know the cat, so he was uncertain what to do, but he stayed upright in the same spot. The cat sauntered up to him and started sniffing around his shoes and legs. Then it sat two feet in front of him, staring directly at him, and he snorted a bit, the cat was unnerving. But as he snorted, it moved back towards him and started rubbing up against his legs, purring loudly.

At that moment Hermione showed up in the door, looking so completely amazing, his jaw almost dropped. Her dark wash jeans showed off her fantastic physique to a tee, high heels had changed her posture since he saw her in the coffee shop, a green shirt gave her brown-gold eyes lovely glint, and her hair cascaded down her back in tamed luscious curls. She was smiling at him, and then spotted her cat, stopping her in her tracks.

"He usually never does that." She gestured to the still purring cat at his feet. She frowned. "It took him ages to like Harry and Ginny, and he still doesn't like Ron. Huh." She looked a bit surprised, so he just smiled at her. It was a genuine smile, and she was instantly enchanted.

"Are you ready to go?"

"Yes, just let me grab my jacket." She walked into her hall and came back wearing a short black leather coat, and took a deep breath. "All right, let's go." She seemed a bit nervous, but then she smiled at him, so he took her hand, and apparated them to an alley close to cinema.

During the short walk to the cinema Hermione took the opportunity to really look at him. Her hand was still in his, and she liked the feeling. She looked at him, he was wickedly attractive, looking more like a Greek god among mortals, then just the Malfoy she had known throughout her school days. He was no longer that sneering boy. He was a tall, lean man who moved incredibly gracefully, his grey eyes were dark like a thunderstorm, but they had a spark as he looked at her. He had reached the cinema, he bought their tickets, and the walked into the strange place. The lighting inside was dimmed and it was filled with all sorts of planets, star constellations, stones on display in cases and she was completely fascinated. He told her to look at the exhibition while he got them drinks and popcorn at the counter. She was more than happy to comply.

She walked around the items on display, completely transported, and more excited than ever to see the movie. In a particular dark corner of the display she had found a large dark board lit up with lots of LED lights and a smaller board in front of her with buttons on it. It showed the night sky and a lot of the constellations that had been named. On the small board there were constellation names by the buttons, she chose one very specifically, Draco. The entire board dimmed, except for that one constellation she was looking for that was still shining brightly. She felt movement beside her, and she locked eyes with the man named after the constellation. After a few seconds he broke the silence.

"Granger, you're staring."

"Oh, sorry." She was flustered, but he just smirked and moved closer to her.

"Don't worry, I think you look gorgeous too." She could feel his breath on her ear, and she felt shivers down her spine and flutters in her belly. He took one small step back, but he was still very close. "I got our drinks and popcorn, you want to go in?"

She just nodded, slightly shaken. He smelled amazing, like a mixture of how a forest smell just after the rain, cedarwood soap and something very masculine, it was intoxicating to her and she couldn't help but breathe him in deeply as he took her hand with the tantalizing smirk still in place and lead her inside.

Their seats were up quite high, and directly in the center of the aisle. The angle of the seats was quite unnerving, but it accommodated the almost circle-like screen around them. She took it all in with wide eyes while the lights were still on, and people filled the seats. He was completely captivated by her, and he adored that she had chosen to show his namesake constellation on the board outside.

A deep male voice filled the large room they were in. "Ladies and Gentlemen, please don't be alarmed, but your seats will now be tilted a few degrees back, for you to emerge yourself in the wondrous journey we are about to take."

Hermione turned to him and beamed, and his smile at her was just as wide. She then leaned back, he wanted to follow her lead. She took his hand in hers. He watched her in wonder, her eyes wide as the movie began. He really wanted to just watch her watch the movie, but he knew that would be just too weird, so he sat back as they began their journey into space.

Please let me know what you think!

HBSJ