Hear Me Now

By that morning, it had become school-wide known that Hermione Granger, Head Girl, was dating Draco Malfoy, Head Boy. It had struck to the heart with many students.

Draco's fan girls and his harems were enraged to know that he'd taken in a girlfriend and it was not any one of them, but Hermione, Gryffindor's top student. Almost all of the Gryffindor students were jaw-dropped surprised when they found out. Some developed a little bit of hatred for Hermione on the basis of betrayal. Those girls who never were fond of Hermione were a bit happy to know that other students have turned their backs to her. Others were more compassionate and tolerate of the fact that she was dating a Slytherin. They knew that it was not uncommon for Slytherins and Gryffindors to date. Some were also tolerate of the fact, but the one thing that bothered them was Draco. They had to stop and ask why in the world Hermione would choose to date him out of all the Slytherins in the school. A few students blamed the fact that they shared a dorm and others have disputed the fact.

That morning, in the Great Hall, it was practically overcrowded with students getting ready and excited for the match between the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. The house seating didn't matter anymore. Students sat where ever they wanted to with friends from other houses. And for those who dared, they tried to sit at the Slytherins table, but were always sent away after being ganged up on and bullied to move.

Blaise had decided to wait and sit by the end of the table. He was slowly eating his daily apple. While waiting, he was watching as students came in one after another, filling the hall with even more bodies too many to count.

He had no company until Pansy decided to sit by him. "Morning, Blaise. Today's lovely isn't it? A bunch of finger-twiddling idiots trying to sit at our table." She scoffed and looked off then back at him. "How's your morning going?"

Blaise smirked and shrugged. "Fine. A bit loud. I feel as though I might go on with life being deaf thanks to all this ruckus." He sighed. "I shall never find a girlfriend with such a disability." He said so giving her a smile.

Pansy returned a smile. She looked down to see a green apple in his hand. "You're always eating an apple, Blaise. Rarely anything…other than that. It's always a green apple, too. Why not try a red one? It's more sweet and not so much on your tongue."

Blaise shrugged once more with his smug face still remaining. "Nah. I prefer the sour things in life."

Then, Astoria passed behind Pansy. Following her was Theodore. Pansy turned her body to look at them, just as Blaise. "They're still at it…" she commented.

"I'm such a love doctor," chuckled Blaise, taking a bit of his apple.

"You did that?" Pansy asked.

"Yes, yes," Blaise confirmed. "Really, I deserve a prize. Where is it?"

"Hmm…Well I guess I should thank you for that," Pansy said, glancing back at Blaise.

Confused, Blaise asked, "And why's that?"

"Well you've strayed Astoria away from Draco, of course…I mean, that's one less fan girl to compete against…right?" Though as Pansy said this, the look of happiness and joy on her face looked forced.

The look of real uplifting joy on Blaise's face faded and was replaced with something fake. "Right...Well, you're welcome! It's…always a joy helping others find a life companion." Then he gave her a porcelain smile. 'Even if it means sacrificing my own happiness.'

After a while, Pansy asked, "Blaise, who do you like?"

"Hm? This question again? Why, Pansy, you should know."

"It's that Granger, isn't it?" she said with full on seriousness.

Blaise let out a small, soft laugh. "Ah, love, why would you suspect such a thing?"

"For one, you're always talking about her, looking at her, and happy around her. Plus, you just said that it brings you joy to help others. Also there's Draco. So I was thinking that…you like her. Maybe you even love her to an extent and that you're only helping Draco get with her for the sake of her happiness. Besides, this silly bet of yours is just ridiculous. You can spare the extra money, so this bet is really for Draco and not for your benefit, right?"

Blaise's eyebrows arched. He had no idea that Pansy even knew about the bet. He laughed and said, "What bet?"

Pansy rolled her eyes. "There's no need to play stupid, Blaise. I have ears you know…"

Blaise reached across the table and put his hands on Pansy's face. Then, he moved her hair aside. "Yes, you do!"

Then, of all the moments he could've intruded in, Draco picked that time. His eyes went from Blaise to Pansy to Blaise's hands. "Have I rudely interrupted something here?" Draco said, smirking.

"Uh…" Blaise removed his hands away quickly, yet calmly. "No. I was just checking if Pansy had...head lice?"

Draco's eyes went from side to side. "Umm…? Should I be worried…?"

"NO!" Pansy exclaimed, but Blaise shushed her. He was getting into his dramatic acting mood.

"Yes. Indeed you should be, mate. Pansy might be dying…from a gradual and slow blood loss," Blaise said dramatically.

"Do lice even suck your blood?" Draco asked with eyebrows quirked up.

"I DON'T HAVE LICE!" Pansy yelled. Luckily for her, no one else heard because it was so loud.

"Well you couldn't have said so earlier?" Draco said throwing his hands up in the air.

"I didn't want to interrupt your conversation on my false diagnosis by Mr. Blaise Zabini over there," she said, throwing Blaise a quick look, which made Blaise chuckle a little bit.

"Anyways…Blaise, don't forget what you have to do," said a grinning Draco.

"Yes. How could I ever forget?"

"If you had a trauma you probably would forget, but that doesn't come first, unfortunately for you," Draco replied. He looked back at the door. "I think this is as crowded as it gets, Blaise. I'll be watching. With Hermione, of course."

"Ah yes…your girlfriend," Blaise said, slowly, looking across at Pansy. To his confusion, she had on a rare poker face.

"Ah, your girlfriend," Pansy said in an adoring voice. "How is she?"

"She's fine. Thanks for asking, Pansy," Draco said, politely, but curtly.

"Well good." Then she receded in the conversation.

Then, to Blaise, Draco said, "Well?"

"Fine." Blaise got up from the bench he was sitting on. "I might as well get this done with."

Blaise Zabini pushed plates and platters aside, left and right. After he cleared a fair amount of space, he put one foot on the bench. Then, two. If Draco thought that was enough to stand out of the large crowd, he was wrong. Blaise got up on top of the table, making him super, mega taller than everyone in that room.

"Excuse me," Blaise said, trying to get the attention of the students, who were farther away than the ones around him. He failed. It was far too loud and ecstatic. Whipping out his wand, Blaise whispered "Sonorus" and soon his voice was magnified.

"Excuse me, ladies and gents!" This time, everyone in the entire hall heard and all eyes was on him. "Hello! Good morning. How you doing, love?" he said to one particular group of women. "As you all know -since I'm so popular, charming and handsome- I'm Blaise Zabini. Now, many of you, due to the fact that I have never taken an interest in women before, have hypothesized that I am homosexual, gay, and a nancy. Well, how wrong were you!" Blaise looked around, showing everyone his shining smile. "See, I've liked this girl for quite some time, but I've never had the courage to actually…profess my feelings for this particular person. But, after making and losing a bet, I have an excuse now…" His eyes dropped low then back up again, only a lot more shining. "I'm going to ask this person to be my girlfriend. You're all going to be my witnesses…"

He dropped down on one knee and was positioned over Pansy, who had been looking up at him. "Ms. Pansy Parkinson…will you be willing to be my girlfriend?"

No one in the hall made a sound. All eyes were going back and forth from a calm-looking Blaise and a speechless-looking Pansy. Pansy was so shocked. This entire thing had been like a slap on the face for her. She wanted to say yes, but…she knew Blaise liked Hermione…So instead, she continued on her façade…

"But, Blaise," she said, almost in a whisper, with eyes that looked sad. To Blaise, those were the eyes of a girl who didn't return his feelings and felt bad for having to reject. To Pansy, they were the eyes of a girl, who so desperately wanted to say yes, but knew (or thought) that deep inside, the boy in front of her held feelings for another that wasn't her. "You know that I-"

Blaise gave her a smile that hid a hurt being. "There's no need to say anything else, love…" Then he got back on both his feet.

"What'd she say!" yelled one student in the crowd.

Before answer, Blaise put on his normal face. Smug and calm. "I regret to inform you that she has denied me." What followed was a whole bunch of gasps and small,quite whispers. "Now, now. It's alright. That just means I'm still single. Of course, it may take a while for my dear fragile heart to be single and open again, but time will work it's magic soon. So, ladies, don't you all give up just yet! As you all know, I can be found out on the Slytherin courtyard is you're ever in need of me."

As Pansy was watching him, it bugged her how sad and fake that smile of his looked. More than that, it annoyed her how no one noticed at all. Blaise turned his head and coincidentally made eye contact with Hermione, who looked sad with lips pursed together and with an expression that'd make lost souls weep. Having followed his gaze, Pansy saw Hermione and feelings started boiling inside her.

"Now, I figure that I should let you all go back to whatever activity you were previously doing. As Dumble-bum always says, 'Pip pip!'" Then Blaise jumped off the table and landed perfectly, only having to bend his knees a small amount. Even when he didn't need to, he brushed himself off. The smugness and the heart-stopping look that was always on his face disappeared and without a word, Blaise walked out the hall.

Hermione was close enough to see. She also knew Blaise sufficiently enough to know that something was wrong. Letting go of Draco's hand, she started to go after him, but stopped. She turned back around and let Draco in on what she was doing, then went and left without hearing his response. But due to him not following after, she guessed that he just accepted and allowed the fact.

Out the thick doors of the hall, it seemed a lot colder and darker than usual. Hermione couldn't see Blaise. She nearly cracked her head thinking on where he could've gone. Then, it felt like a slap. He did say he'd be at the Slytherin courtyard. Immediately, Hermione's feet started running as fast and carefully as they could.

MAKE A NOTE! I may change my pen name after this story

A/N: Buenos Dias! Another long awaited update, yes? Wel you are LUCKY! Because I rarely update this story on deviantart and the last time I updated, the words didnt show so u kinda have to download the file which is BS for your pc memory.

I PLANNED on unraveling the entire tangled web of lies in this story but you know…it would've taken long and this story's already 2k+ long (without the authors note).

"If you were a boy, then girl you'd understand. You need to stop listening to your friends. Love respect and trust your man. So I'll go to club with the guys. Sometimes flirt with the girls. I should be able to roll out as long as I'm coming home to you and give you the world. But you're not a boy so you don't have a clue. How I work and pay the bills. Girl, everything I do is for you." – If I were a boy ft. Kevin - Lately, I've been stuck on this version of the song -_-'

It's so fking hot :D People are working on my grandpa's house and its kinda rowdy and smells like cement sometimes :I Whatever. Papa said that once they're done we'll go travel around. Tacloban, Leyte :D Robinson mall!

I think I'll reply to some of the reviews :

Ninjahgirl: THANKS! :D I'm glad you think so. I didn't think it'd be liked in the beginning. You know, with it having such a generic base?

NightWorldSeeker: Blaise is an octopus :D

Jade .Ceyda: Thank you! And thanks T_T lol jk. This is how I see it. ….The Bet studying.

LittleMissLoony: It wasn't always that way. In the beginning it was suppose to seem like he was helping all along but had evil intentions behind it all (T_T)

WolfGirl Moonlight: I hadn't mean to make u laugh at those part O_o but that's nice to know that it had that element xD I usually focus more on Blaise on the laughter part.

Well, until next time! :D… until the next time 1) I decide to write 2) I have good internet.

like/love/hate/review!

MAKE A NOTE! I may change my pen name after this story