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Chapter 9
The next time Hermione awoke, it was once again morning. She didn't realize that she had slept so long, but she assumed the stress of the last few days had finally caught up with her. Getting up and dressed, she went downstairs to the breakfast room. Approaching the open door, she heard two very familiar voices…one belonged to Draco, and the other to her good friend (A/N HERE'S THE VOTED CHOICE) Blaise. Shrieking with joy, Hermione rushed into the room and flew into the arms of her friend, ignoring the growls being generated from the blonde next to them.
"About time Sleeping Beauty woke up. Draco here said I wasn't allowed to wake you and I was afraid you wouldn't wake up before it was time for me to leave to go work on repairs for the castle," Blaise said in his silky Italian accent.
"I'm so glad I didn't miss you! How are you? How is everyone? How's the castle? Has anyone been terribly worried that I haven't been there to work on repairs?" Hermione was desperate for news as she hadn't talked to anyone except Draco and Tiny in days.
"Whoa, respiri il mio amico!(breathe my friend) I'm fine, almost everyone else is fine. The castle is coming along, although the library could use your help again. And no, I told everyone you were on holiday with a friend that you hadn't seen in a long time, which is only a small lie."
"Wait, you said almost everyone is fine…who's not fine? What happened?!"
"It's nothing to horrible…it's just that…Harry and Ginny went looking for you at your parents house and you weren't there. They told Ron, and now the entire Weasley clan is searching for you." Blaise mumbled the last part and hoped she didn't hear.
"What! Oh dear, what am I going to do? Blaise you have to make them stop. Please, if they found me here with Draco I don't know what Ron would do. He has that horrible temper and I don't think I could choose between the two of them. Ron's my best friend, and Draco is my..." Hermione trailed off. "You've just got to make them stop Blaise. Do whatever you have to, tell Harry I sent you and get him and Ginny to help. Just make them stop!" Hermione was close to hysterics.
Glaring at Blaise for telling her this, Draco went to Hermione's side. "Hush bella, everything will be fine. Blaise will get them to stop and nothing bad will happen. I promise." Lifting her chin, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
"Ok, not that I'm not enjoying this little love fest, time to change the subject. So what have the two of you been doing, locked up in this big 'ole mansion together." Before Hermione could open her mouth to answer Blaise's question, Draco beat her to it.
"Not much really my friend. I think the most exciting thing was the game of Truth…OW!" Draco cried as Hermione hit him in the arm. She had been hoping he would have had the foresight not to mention the game.
"Ooh, I've played that with Hermione a time or two. She always ends up with at least one really good forfeit. What was it this time 'Mione? Did you have to sleep with Draco?"
Hermione blushed and muttered under her breath, "Not just Draco." Then at a normal voice, "Draco was kind enough to let me out of the forfeit because I was very uncomfortable with it." She hoped he hadn't heard her mutter.
Unfortunately he had, Blaise shot Draco a look, asking who it was. With his eyes Draco responded that it was him. Blaise shook his head in disbelief. Why did the little Gryffindor lioness have to want him now? Why not last year when they were sharing the dorms? Deciding to have a little fun, Blaise said to Hermione,
"So 'Mione, can I ask you a question?" At her acceptance he continued with a smirk, "How long have you wanted to shag me and Draco?"
Hermione blushed and began stammering that she didn't want to shag them, what nonsense. When Blaise bought none of it, Hermione did something that Draco had never seen her do, not matter what awful things he had said to her at school. She cried. Draco rushed over to her side while Blaise stood there dumbstruck. Growling, Draco wrapped his arm around Hermione while his wolf said to Blaise,
"I don't care if you are my human's friend. Hurt my mate again, and I kill you."
Blaise looked sheepish and answered, "Calm down Mirzam, I really didn't mean to upset her. I was just seeing if I could make her blush. I'm sorry Hermione." This last was directed to the no longer crying girl. Looking up, Hermione began to laugh. At both boys confused looks she said,
"In all the years you've both known me, you've never seen me cry over something you've done, did you really think that some little comment like that would make me cry? I thought you deserved to be taught a little lesson, I could see in your eyes that you were scheming something. You should know better than to try to pull something on me Blaise." At both boys' glares, she laughed harder. "Aww poor boys! Fooled by the big bad Gryffindor. Now quit pouting and answer me a question please." The boys scowled once more and nodded. "Why did you call Draco Mirzam Blaise?"
Blaise and Draco both laughed. Blaise replied, "I wasn't talking to Draco Hermione. I was talking his wolf. His name is Mirzam."
"Mirzam, like the name of the star in Canis Major? I guess that makes sense. I think it's a lovely name for a wolf," Hermione said. Of course it's a good name. It's a family name! Draco thought back to his wolf, Calm down, she was just trying to compliment you. Quit taking offense to everything today. Bloody hell! Blaise chose this moment to look at the watch on his arm that Hermione had given him last Christmas. Exclaiming the time, he told them he had to leave; he was already late to work on the repairs. Hermione turned to Draco, a pout on her lips.
"Draco, can I pleeeeease go with Blaise to the castle? He'll bring me home right after. Please!" When Blaise nodded along, Draco consented.
"Just please be home for dinner. I feel like I haven't gotten to talk to you in so long."
Kissing his cheek Hermione whispered, "I promise. Bye wolf-boy." Then taking Blaise's arm, they apparated away.
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