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There! Thanks for everyone again! I'm sorry if I only say one thing…can't think of anything to say. I can't stop smiling for days when I read your reviews…won't keep you anymore. Here's the 2nd chapter. Oh, btw, the smileys that I put in the first chapter became J's if ever you're wondering.
Disclaimer: I own the plot and some characters but everything that looks familiar to you belongs to J.K. The quotes are also not mine. Anonymous people write them.
Chapter 2: Part of Your World"Friendship opens to many doors. Each with a different view, but none could be more welcome than the door that leads to YOU…"
"Wha-?!? Why?!?" Hermione asked not believing what had just come out of Draco Malfoy's mouth.
Draco sighed and began to tell Hermione the whole sordid story. He spoke of his father and all that he wanted from him, his so-called friends and the way he felt that nothing seemed right anymore. He said that he lacked something in his life. That it was so dull and empty that he already felt numb. He felt like the world was on his shoulders.
When he finished, he couldn't seem to look Hermione straight in the eye again.
'There I said it. What have I got to lose anyway? She's my only hope…' Draco thought looking at his feet, waiting for Hermione to say something.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione stood there and just stared at Draco. It took her a minute to absorb all that the man in front her had just said.
'Wow. I didn't think he would just all of a sudden open up to me like that.' Hermione thought amazed and surprised.
Hermione reached out her hand and placed it on his shoulder.
"Draco, I'm sor-" Hermione started but was cut off when they heard Erica scream her name.
"HERMIONE!" Erica had tears in her eyes when she reached Hermione.
"What is it, Erica? Shh…." Hermione said in a soothing voice as she knelt down and hugged the little girl.
"Stephie' s hurt! She fell from the monkey bars when she was showing me…" she stopped short when she saw Draco and immediately registered a confused look on her angelic face.
"Hermione, is it Halloween already? Who is he?" Erica asked her voice full of confusion and innocence.
Hermione laughed seeing Draco's confused face when Erica asked if it was Halloween.
"No, Erica, it's not Halloween. This is my…ummm…" Hermione explained not knowing what Draco was to her at the moment.
"I'm Draco. I go to school with Hermione." Draco filled in.
"Right. Now, where's your sister?" Hermione said her voice suddenly filling with concern.
"Over there." Erica said pointing to the monkey bars in the playground where Stephanie was sitting waiting for them.
As they were walking to where Stephanie was sitting, Hermione explained to Draco that she was baby-sitting for Erica and Stephanie.
Draco was impressed with Hermione's love for children.
'I wonder what it would feel like to be cared for like the way Hermione cares for her friends.'
He pondered that thought for a moment until someone interrupted his thoughts by tapping him on the back. He turned around to see who it was and found Erica on the verge of crying.
"Mister Draco, will my sister be okay?" she asked her voice wavering.
Draco knelt down and gave Erica a hug.
"Don't worry. She'll be fine. Hermione will take care of her. C'mon let's go there."
When they reached Hermione and Stephanie, they saw that Stephanie could barely walk or stand. Her ankle was also swollen.
"Look, Draco…she has a deep wound and what I think is a broken ankle. I'm gonna have to bring her home now. I'm sorry about everything your father has done. But I really have to go. I guess I'll see you around…" Hermione said in one breath and had to take a deep one to recover.
She stood up and tried to carry Stephanie but the both of them fell, as Stephanie's weight was too much for her to carry.
Draco chuckled. "Let me carry her."
Hermione stared at him as if he had just said that he loved and adored mudbloods.
"Ummm…are you sure? I mean, if you haven't remembered, I'm Granger you're Malfoy. We're supposed to be enemies. E-NE-MIES." Hermione said enunciating and exaggerating each syllable of the last word.
"Yeah, I know but, hey. You're here to help me so I might as well help you too." Draco answered.
Before Hermione could utter a response, Draco picked the little girl swiftly in his arms as if she were as light as a feather.
"So, let's go now. I'll just follow you, Hermione."
Hermione nodded and started towards the twins' house silently.
'Why would he need my help? HOW am I going to help him? WHY? And did he just call me by my first name?' Hermione thought all the way to the twins' house.
After they had had the twins settled, their parents showed up. Hermione told them everything that happened that day and that she was very sorry for not being a good baby-sitter.
"I'm really sorry for what happened, Mr. Gallagher…it's all my fault. You wouldn't have to pay me for the sitting. I completely understa-"
"It's okay, Hermione. Things like that happen. And if it wasn't for your quick mind, Stephanie would be in more danger then." Mr. Gallagher answered.
"Yes, dear. Don't worry." Mrs. Gallagher continued.
After a few more minutes, Hermione left as it was about to rain.
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"So, Hermione…" Draco started while they were walking towards Hermione's house.
"Yeah?" Hermione asked looking up at him.
"Ummm…I was thinking…you see, since this is a really different world for me, I don't have any place to stay and-"
"Oh, yeah…so that's what you needed my help for. If you want to rent a room in a hotel, we better hurry, it's getting late."
"No, actually I was thinking that maybe I could stay at your place." Draco stopped and looked at his feet.
"Huh? Why me?" Hermione turned, facing Draco, confused.
"I don't know…I guess because you were the first person that popped in my mind."
"Ummm…are you sure? I mean we live in two different worlds!" Hermione said.
"I want to be part of yours." Draco countered.
"Part of MY world? Are you crazy?!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Come on, Angel…" Draco smiled innocently at her as he used the word that was on her shirt to persuade her.
"Don't mock me, Draco Malfoy!" Hermione almost screamed and turned to leave.
"Wait!" Draco tried to get a hold of her arm but she was too fast.
"Besides, it would only be too complicated if you stayed with me!" Hermione said over her shoulder and started to walk again.
"So that's what I get for asking a mudblood to help me…" Draco muttered not thinking.
Unfortunately, Hermione heard his little comment and shot Draco a death glare.
"Funny, I was actually thinking you've changed. Guess I was wrong. Goodbye, Draco. Hope you have a wonderful life." Hermione said sarcastically.
She ran to her house feeling the first raindrops on her face and slammed the door leaving Draco outside.
Draco sighed.
'Great, just wonderful. You totally blew it.' He thought, sitting on a bench nearby as the rain poured over him.
He looked up.
'Could this day get any worse?'
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Hermione was at home trying to watch TV but couldn't help but feel guilty about leaving Draco outside in the rain.
'I hope he'd be okay…wait, how can he be okay? He's alone, in a muggle world with no one to talk to. Oh, what have I done? Maybe I can still catch him if I run." Hermione thought standing up from the couch.
She hurriedly grabbed an umbrella and a raincoat and rushed out of the house. She was surprised to see a drenched Draco sitting on a nearby bench looking up at the sky.
"Draco!" Hermione shouted.
Draco looked up and saw Hermione running towards him.
"Draco, what do you think you're doing? I was expecting you to have left." Hermione said still panting as she reached his side.
"So, you came back."
"Yeah, I guess my conscience got the better of me. Anyway, why did you stay?"
"I just knew." Draco answered standing up and looking into Hermione's hazel eyes.
"Knew what?" Hermione asked, confused.
Draco took a deep breath and smiled at her.
"I knew that my angel would come back for me."
A/N: Awwww…did you think that was sweet? Do you like it? I won't post the next chapter till you review! Oh, special thanks to Ivy, Paige, Ding and Ria for all their help. I might not be able to upload the 3rd chapter anytime soon because my teachers have suddenly decided to load us with tons of homework for this week! Sorry! But I'll try to make it worth the wait…thanks! Review pls!