Posession, Part 3A "Rules"

A/N: I've decided that you all have waited quite long enough for me to spit out anotherchapter, and when I finally started writing, this is what I came up with. My beta and good friend Kellen convinced me to post it as 3A so you all don't get TOO mad at me, and then I'll just post parts B and C more often, so you don't have to wait 500 years in between chapters. You have no idea how busy my life is! I'm so sorry. Plus I had a little spot with writer's block and that always aides the situation.

"We must have a story

With a happy ending

… Never put aside

The things I'm gonna say

Cause these are rules for us"

- "Rules", Shakira

"What are the rules to our little game here?" Draco said, entirely out of the blue. In fact, anything he said would have been considered out of the blue- they hadn't spoken in fifteen minutes.

Hermione sat up quickly, her bangs flying into her eyes and her brows furrowed wickedly. She squeezed the satin sheets of his bed with her short pink nails and considered his statement. "You consider this a game?" Her voice sounded acidic even to her own ears.

"Not necessarily a game; if you're worried I'm toying with your emotions, don't. There are rules to every game, and little affairs where you end up falling for your best friend's worst enemy seems like a game to me. There has to be rules," He considered his own words for a moment, "or a soap opera, which doesn't have any rules at all. Last week on Passionate Magic, Juliette discovers that the man she has just slept with is her long lost brother, Dash finds himself in the hospital from a freak car accident, and Lucille-"

"- plots to kill her husband because she's having an affair with his best friend, Alan!" She smirked, "You watch Passionate Magic too?"

"Yes, the best thing on television."

"That's not the point!" She snapped, more at herself than Draco, "What kind of rules do you insist on enforcing?"

"Are you going to tell Potter and the Weasel? And if so, do I have a right to tell, let's say, Millicent? Will you sleep with me? I don't know these things, you're going to tell me." He rattled off questions, especially the last one, with nonchalance.

"Which Weasley?" She scowled.

"Either! Does it matter?" He said.

"Yes. Ginny wouldn't go bonkers and threaten to kill you, like I highly suspect Ron would. And Harry… Harry is a bit wrapped up with Ginny right now, and she's just like a blindfold to him. As long as they're together, Harry shall not know." She began to chip at the nail polish on her fingers, not wanting to meet his stare.

"Stop that." Draco said sternly. "So will you tell Jenna?"

"It's Ginny, I know you did that on purpose," the corners of her mouth curved upwards, but then she remembered the topic of their conversation. "I won't tell her, but she will find out. She's not nearly as dimwitted as you think." There was a pregnant pause, in which they just looked at each other. Draco's face portrayed a pensive look, while Hermione's leaned toward wistful. She wanted to tell Ginny more than almost anything.

"No, I will not sleep with you at this point in time. There are some things I have to consider, and those are the things my mother told me. She wasn't always right, this… rule, as you call it, is destined to change some time or another, but that time is for me to decide." She said this with finality. Draco's eyebrows lifted, then lowered almost as quickly. "Draco, are we in a real relationship? I mean, this isn't a flavor of the week situation, is it?" She had barely finished her statement when he pressed his lips to hers. Her eyes fluttered shut.

"Is that an answer for you?"

"Only if you say so," she initiated the second kiss, but then broke away. "Don't break my heart."

"Did you really think I would?" He said. She closed her eyes, and shook her head. But her actual feelings for the question were unsure. And she couldn't help but see that he never said he wouldn't.

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A/N: Yeah I know, SHORT. But it's better than nothing and this is important to the later plot… oh don't get too mad at me because it's so short. Part B will be up before you know it and then part C and then you won't be so upset because I'm posting more often, alright?

Thanks to…

Megan- I did post more, but not so soon. Sorry! Melanie- No, Draco will NOT be prefabricated and a cookie cutter good guy. And don't worry, he may just get worse! Krissy- Haha, I wrote this kind of story because I couldn't find one like it and this is the kind I wanted! Callisto Callispi- I read your D/H story! It's so good! Sanna- AHH!!! SANNA REVIEWED MY STORY! You have no idea how much I idolize "Hidden Behind the Mask". JudgeDP- I'm not making any promises! Draco's Queen- I hope you like ALL the songs- music really influences my writing. JessiCA- Here's more! Hope you enjoyed. Chrissy- Yes! Finally! And I enjoyed your email. Daya, Lara-chan, Allison in wonderland, Lady PC- I'm glad you liked the coat thing, I thought it was cute too. Draca Weasley, Hermione Malfoy, mysticalcancer, and KELLEN! For saying my writing was beautiful.

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