Got to Believe
Draco/Hermione Fic
Romance/Humor
PG
A/N: Hey! draco-herm4eva/P_ _ _ Y _ _P here!! Just want to say..Draco and Hermione 4ever!!! Now…..
Disclaimer: I own nothing..well maybe some. Like, Cam, Euan, and 'Concoction Café and stuff…
***Start***
Draco, Mr. Levi, Cam, (also an auror), Euan (an assistant of Mr. Lydfinkle) and Hermione were already in the car that was heading for the 'Concoction Café'. The drive was a bit long, maybe about 1 to 1 ½ hour. They were sitting still, hoping that one of them would attempt and break the silence, and the boys were very grateful to Hermione.
"Hey guys, what do you all think about Mr. Greenleaf's plan to put up an office also in New York? You know, I think that.." Hermione didn't'even finish her sentence when Draco interrupted her.
"You know Granger, even though it had been 4 years and now we're 21, I still think you're the know-it-all or bookworm I know!" Draco and Cam sniggered and until they knew that it wasn't good to be teasing her in front of their director. (A/N: And, yes of course, she's his favorite! LOLz)
"Hey, hey, hey. It's not nice teasing your fellow-workers like that, isn't that right Euan?" Mr. Lydfinkle pointed at the nodding Euan.
"Well, of course Mr. Lydfinkle. And, they have no right for teasing a beautiful woman like 'Mione." Euan answered with Hermione blushing.
"Wow..thank you Euan! At least SOMEONE appreciated my assessment!" Hermione angrily replied and glowered at the two who felt very embarrassed.
Draco felt his cheeks burn, 'Why do I get jealous all of a sudden? No, it can't be..or maybe I am. It think I'm in lo..' Before finishing his thinking, he was called by Cam saying that the others already went in. He went out of the car and went with his friend totally forgetting what he was thinking of just a while ago. He was awe-stricken it was magnificent! The ambiance of the café was really very comforting to him, and it felt like home. 'Home? It felt like home? Home is like hell..and this is heaven. And, lookie here, an angel!! Wha-what am I thinking? Granger..an angel?'
"Hey Draco? Earth to Draco? Are you still with us? Cam said, half-serious and half-jokingly.
"Huh? Uh..no..I'm ok. Let's go." Draco answered without reassurance.
The café was magnificent. The walls were painted with scenes of famous books in the wizarding world. Like, The Twin Witches of Edenburg and their adventures of finding the precious moon rock, (A/N: 'Edenburg' is not actually original, I already used it in my first fic. But, of course, I totally made it up!! ^_^), The Prince of Wheattsfield, where a battle took place just for his dear princess, The Adventures of Glaive and stuff like that. The ceiling was just like Hogwarts, and what makes this place Hermione's favorite. It is kind of small, but still was outstanding!! There weren't many people eating because it was a working hour, even for the muggles.
"This often gets fully packed when it's the workers' break time." Mr. Lydfinkle said to no in particular.
They all sat down in a round table with 6 chairs leaving one of the seats empty. Hermione was beside Cam, and seating next to him was Mr. Lydfinkle, then the empty chair, next to the chair was Draco and at the side of him was Euan. 'Why can't I be beside Hermione? Wait, wait, wait, what the hell is happening to me? Why am I even thinking about her?' Draco asked himself. 'Draco…Draco..Draco…Huh? Order?'
"Draco??!! What do you want to eat? The server's waiting!!" Cam actually yelled at Draco for his insensitivity.
"Huh? Oh sorry, I'll just want coffee…regular coffee, besides I'm not that hungry." Draco said inattentively. The waiter went away after repeating their orders. That's when Hermione spoke up.
"Draco..you are acting so weird today!! First, we hear you stuttering then we see you daydreaming?" Hermione asked quizzically.
"Maybe, our little loverboy here is thinking about his special someone? Who is it? Huh? Huh?" Euan questioned him annoyingly.
"You know, I think your sister, Claudia is pretty. She looks so cute in pink!!" Draco remarked sarcastically while all of his companions even Euan made nasty faces.
"I can't believe you like her!! She's…ugh!! I can't even imagine, you and her..kissing! yuck!!" Euan retorted huskily.
"Oh come on, you guys are so gullible!" Draco commented while laughing.
The waiter came back with all their orders and they all thanked him. There were pastries, pudding, shakes and coffee on their table and was really enjoying their stay there. While they were eating, the conversation in the car was brought up again by Mr. Lydfinkle. They were all talking about how nice or how difficult it is to live in New York with all those people running around, the busy streets, the honking of cars, they thought about it and all agreed that they need will need a lot of time to be used to live there. After eating, Mr. Lydfinkle paid what they ate then Cam, Euan and Draco all went to the boys' room.
"Hey Draco…do you like Hermione?" Euan asked him, puzzled. Cam and Euan stared at Draco, waiting for the answer.
"Me? Like Hermione? N-no way! I mean..we were enemies when we were in school and uhm….uhm" Draco answered, stammering while the other two stared at him more carefully.
"Well, ok. You know Hermione IS very POPULAR to the guys in the office. Cause she's so down-to-earth, friendly, and of course SO pretty. We're just telling you this, you know, for stuff." Euan responded and Cam was nodding.
They went back to the table and joined Hermione and Mr. Lydfinkle who were engrossed in their chat that they did not notice that the boys were already there standing behind them. When Euan cleared his throat, it was only then that Hermione looked up and saw the three guys. Mr. Levi and Herm stood up and left a tip for their server. Now, they were on their way to the office again. 'Whew..the boring car again. I can't stand it in here!!' Hermione thought for a moment.
***The Office***
Hermione suddenly remembered something. Before leaving for the café, she accidentally spilled coffee on Draco's shirt. But, she observed that he didn't even change it. 'What has gotten into him?' and before she knew it, she was standing right in front of Draco, only centimeters away from his face. She could see that Draco was turning bright red.
End of Chapter 2A/N: So..what do you think? Please review…..I love reviews!! What will Hermione tell Draco? And what will Draco do? Well, you just have to wait!! And please…REVIEW!!!
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