Chapter 2

Recap:

Draco pressed the 'End' button on his phone to bring to an end the call from his mom, who was still prattling on about something. He looked around for Jess once more and then decided to make something of the day, so he headed for Pont de Luc Avenue.

Hermione had pushed the thought of Draco out of her mind and had resumed her reading. Around lunch, she gathered her towel and books and walked on into the shade of the hotel room. She moved into her bedroom and gathered clothes to put on over her bathing suit.

She chose her denim shorts and a yellow tank top and dropped an apple into her bag along with her cd player as she went out the door.

The sunlight played on her hair as she took in the warm breeze. She kicked the brake up on her bicycle and started to ride towards the waterfront.

She took her hands off of the handlebars and tilted her head up towards the radiating warmth of the sun.

She rode past the blossoming trees and the painters. She rode past the townspeople and the businesspersons. She rode past the toddlers running after their escaping pets.

All the while, she was oblivious to the handsome stranger in the blue sweater that happened to be touring down the Avenue.

The words emitting from her headphones played on. And her OASIS cd played on with the song "Wonderwall"

~Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you

By now you should've somehow

Realized what you've gotta do

I don't believe that anybody

Feels the way i do about you now

Backbeat the word was on the street

That the fire in your heart is out

I'm sure you've heard it all before

But you never really had a doubt

I don't believe that anybody

Feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk are winding

And all the lights that lead us there are blinding

There are many things that I

Would like to say to you

But I don't know how

'Cause maybe

You're gonna be the one that saves me

And after all

You're my wonder wall

Today was gonna be the day

But they'll never throw it back to you

By now you should've somehow

Realized what you're not to do

I don't believe that anybody

Feels the way I do

About you now~

Hermione had been riding with her eyes closed most of the way and hadn't noticed the oncoming traffic on the crowded street. So, unaware, she pedaled on.

~And all the roads that lead you there were winding

And all the lights that light the way are blinding

There are many things that I

Would like to say to you

But I don't know how~

A delivery truck for the local newspaper had turned the corner and had started speeding towards her.

~I said maybe

You're gonna be the one that saves me

And after all

You're my wonderwall~

While searching for Jess, Draco had encountered a beautiful girl who was riding her bike down the Avenue. He had watched her and listened to her sing. Then he had noticed a truck that had turned and started racing towards the girl. He had to do something.

~I said maybe

You're gonna be the one that saves me

And after all

You're my wonderwall~

Hermione was about to launch into the last part of the song when she felt herself being pushed off of her bicycle onto the pavement.

~Said maybe

You're gonna be the one that saves me

You're gonna be the one that saves me~

She looked up at the cause of her fall. It was the amazingly fine guy whom she had seen at the inn earlier. He looked out of breath and the red that had crept into his cheeks made him look unbelievably hot (both literally, and figuratively).

At first she was confused at why she was suddenly on the ground next to this gorgeous stranger.

Then the gorgeous one spoke, " Hermione?"

~You're gonna be the one that saves me~

A/N: ok. I need feedback on this one. So gimme some reviews :)