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Chapter 29
Draco's POV
The hotel was amazing. When we walked into the lobby to check in, I was surprised at how grand it was. The service was great, too; it took only thirty minutes to check everyone in, and we had special arrangements, so there weren't any problems brought up by Hermione checking into the rooms for all 25 groups.
We left the keys at the desk for the students to get on their own when they arrived, because we may not get a chance to see them later, and after that day all the groups were going to be split up on their own to do their activities for school credit. The four of us were given two keys, and we brought our own luggage up to see our room.
Following Dumbledore's orders, we had booked nothing but the best for all of the years. Each group of fifth years had a two-bedroom suite, with a living room to separate them.
As Terry opened the door, we came into the living area from the hall. There was a large couch, a big, comfortable-looking chair with a footrest, a recliner, a small desk, and a table with four wooden chairs. There was also a coffee table in front of the couch, a large television with a VCR, a microwave, and a small refrigerator. There was, of course, also a mini bar.
"This is so cool!" Hannah exclaimed, pushing past Terry to flop onto the couch. She used the remote control to switch on the tv, and an informational show about Atlantis and the island of Nassau came on. I looked to Terry to see his reaction, but apparently he had seen tv before, because he was un-phased.
"Oh my gosh!" Hermione gasped. "A tv!"
I dropped mine and Mione's bags behind the arm chair and went to explore. The living room had a balcony with two lawn chairs, overlooking the beach. I slid the door open and was greeted by the smell of sea water. I watched people running or lounging on the soft white sand, the waves lapping softly at the shore.
I'd been to Florida and to the Gulf of Mexico, but nowhere had I seen waters like these. They were such a clear blue that it looked like glass. There were even tinges of green, making the water look turquoise in certain spots.
I stood there for a while, enjoying the feel of the slight breeze. I jumped slightly, startled, as I felt Hermione come up behind me and snake her arms around me.
"Hannah and Terry just left to go down to the beach, do you want to go?"
I turned and saw that she was already wearing her swimming suit and a pair of denim shorts. "Sure," I replied. "Just let me go change, I'll be right back. Don't leave without me," I warned, grabbing my bag and disappearing into the bathroom.
Mione's POV
I tried not to stare when Draco came out of the bathroom, but from the sideways glance he shot me, I think he caught me. He looked spectacular in black swimming trunks, which made a sharp contrast to his pale skin and blond hair. 'He has killer abs,' I noted, before he pulled a gray t-shirt over his head.
"Ready?" I nodded to him and we each grabbed a towel before heading down to the beach.
We found Hannah and Terry, and laid our towels next to theirs, staking our claim. They shared their sunscreen, which Draco and I hadn't remembered, and I was glad they had, because without it I burn badly.
The beach wasn't very crowded, and there were barely any people in the water. I turned in time to see Draco, standing in waist-deep water, submerge and resurface, shaking his head and sending water droplets from his hair flying everywhere.
"Mione!" he called. "Please tell me you're not gonna do the girlie thing and just lay on the beach all day!"
I laughed. I did like laying around and getting a tan, but after awhile it got boring, and I enjoyed hanging out and having fun. I dropped my shorts and shoes on my beach towel and went out to join him. After the initial getting used to the temperature of the water, I plunged in and waded over to him, grinning, and I playfully splashed a bit of water at him.
He raised an eyebrow at me and smiled, returning the gesture. Soon it was an all-out splash war, and I ended up trying to swim away from him as fast as I could. It was hard, considering I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe, and he finally caught up with me and dunked my head playfully underwater. When I came up, sputtering, I half-glared at him, but he just kept grinning. I pushed my wet hair out of my face and turned onto my back to float, instead of treading water. Draco could still stand on the bottom, but my toes couldn't reach without my head going under.
After half an hour of goofing around in the water with Draco, I decided to go rest on the beach and dry off. I spread out on my towel and began talking to Hannah, who was laying beside me, while Draco and Terry were out swimming in the ocean. As we talked, we saw two guys, about our age, playing Frisbee, and soon they came over to us.
The taller one, who had blond hair and blue eyes and was wearing navy swim trunks, introduced himself first. "Hey," he said, giving me a lazy, lopsided grin. "I'm Tim. Tim Johnson. And this," he said, gesturing toward his friend, "is George." George had light brown hair and dark green eyes, and he smiled shyly at Hannah.
I stood up, not interested in the least in either of the guys, but I wanted to be polite. "Hi. I'm Hermione. And this is my friend, Hannah." Hannah reluctantly stood up, giving a small smile.
"Hermione," Tim repeated. "That's an unusual name." His grin grew wider. "I like it." He tried to put his arm around me, but I moved, crossing my arms over my chest, and hoped he'd take the hint and go away. No such luck.
"So, what brings you two to Nassau?" George asked curiously.
"We're on a school trip," Hannah blurted out. I glanced quickly over at her and she cringed, probably kicking herself mentally.
Both of them looked surprised. "Wow!" Tim exclaimed. "That's so awesome, our school would never do something like that."
"Yeah, well, um..." Hannah's attempt at recovering wasn't going well.
"We go to a private school, in London." It wasn't entirely a lie, was it?
"Oh, that's pretty cool," George said.
"Yeah," Tim agreed. "We go to a public school in America, and it sucks." He made a face, and George laughed, agreeing with him.
"So," Tim began, trying to move close to me again. "Do you have a boyfriend?" He grinned, his eyes twinkling, as he put his arm around my shoulders. I shrugged him off and moved away again, but he didn't give up easily.
Draco's POV
I was just swimming back to shore from a little ways out, scanning the beach for Hermione to know how far I had drifted from our spot, when I saw her with some blond guy. He had his arm around her, and I saw her slip out and move away, but he kept pursuing her. Anger welled inside me, and I sped up to get the shore and help her out.
I stepped out of the clear water and the fine sand stuck as if glued to my feet, but I didn't care. I stepped carefully around towels and little kids' sand castles and made my way over to Hermione. Terry was coming out of the water, too, and was right behind me.
"Mione!" I called out. She looked over and saw me, and relief flooded over her features. The blond guy had just put his arm around her again.
"Draco!" she greeted me. I walked over and smiled warmly at her, then turned to glare coldly at the guy. I was a good two inches taller than him, and was more muscled. His eyes widened and he immediately snatched up his arm and backed away from Hermione.
I grinned devishly, and, mostly to piss off and embarrass the other guy, I went up to Hermione and put my arms around her. She was smiling and nodded ever so slightly, so I brought my lips to hers and kissed her deeply. When I released her, she was still grinning. I turned to the guy and extended my hand. "I'm Draco Malfoy."
"Tim, this is Draco, my boyfriend. Draco, this is Tim."
The guy, Tim, hastily made up an excuse and left, along with his buddy who had been not so pesky, but also bothering Hannah a bit. When they were out of earshot, Hermione started laughing, and couldn't stop. I laughed with her a bit, and when she finally got control of herself, she thanked me. "Merlin, he just couldn't take a hint! I didn't want to be rude, but sheesh!"
"Okay, guys, the others arrive here in about fifteen minutes," Terry, who had a waterproof watch, informed us.
"Oh! Alright, let's go back up to our room and change, then we can go meet them in the lobby as they come." We didn't really want to attract too much attention to ourselves, so we had arranged for everyone to come inside with the people in their group, with about five or ten minute intervals. It was also so things could go a bit quicker and the hotel workers didn't get overwhelmed.
"Let us go run off to meet them," Draco sighed, taking my hand in his as we finished gathering our stuff. I smiled apologetically and squeezed his hand, and we walked together back up to the hotel.
A/N: Okay, so that was about the lamest ending ever, I'm sorry. But hey, I got the chapter done, right?? Hehe. Yeah, so review and tell me what you think. I'm really sorry there hasn't been any action in FOREVER, I just don't know what to do!! I'm planning a very action-packed end to the story, but I don't know when that will be, probably a long time because I thought about it, and I want the story to go through seventh year. Just hang with me, and I hope you don't mind if I kind of rush through each school year a little.
Chapter 29
Draco's POV
The hotel was amazing. When we walked into the lobby to check in, I was surprised at how grand it was. The service was great, too; it took only thirty minutes to check everyone in, and we had special arrangements, so there weren't any problems brought up by Hermione checking into the rooms for all 25 groups.
We left the keys at the desk for the students to get on their own when they arrived, because we may not get a chance to see them later, and after that day all the groups were going to be split up on their own to do their activities for school credit. The four of us were given two keys, and we brought our own luggage up to see our room.
Following Dumbledore's orders, we had booked nothing but the best for all of the years. Each group of fifth years had a two-bedroom suite, with a living room to separate them.
As Terry opened the door, we came into the living area from the hall. There was a large couch, a big, comfortable-looking chair with a footrest, a recliner, a small desk, and a table with four wooden chairs. There was also a coffee table in front of the couch, a large television with a VCR, a microwave, and a small refrigerator. There was, of course, also a mini bar.
"This is so cool!" Hannah exclaimed, pushing past Terry to flop onto the couch. She used the remote control to switch on the tv, and an informational show about Atlantis and the island of Nassau came on. I looked to Terry to see his reaction, but apparently he had seen tv before, because he was un-phased.
"Oh my gosh!" Hermione gasped. "A tv!"
I dropped mine and Mione's bags behind the arm chair and went to explore. The living room had a balcony with two lawn chairs, overlooking the beach. I slid the door open and was greeted by the smell of sea water. I watched people running or lounging on the soft white sand, the waves lapping softly at the shore.
I'd been to Florida and to the Gulf of Mexico, but nowhere had I seen waters like these. They were such a clear blue that it looked like glass. There were even tinges of green, making the water look turquoise in certain spots.
I stood there for a while, enjoying the feel of the slight breeze. I jumped slightly, startled, as I felt Hermione come up behind me and snake her arms around me.
"Hannah and Terry just left to go down to the beach, do you want to go?"
I turned and saw that she was already wearing her swimming suit and a pair of denim shorts. "Sure," I replied. "Just let me go change, I'll be right back. Don't leave without me," I warned, grabbing my bag and disappearing into the bathroom.
Mione's POV
I tried not to stare when Draco came out of the bathroom, but from the sideways glance he shot me, I think he caught me. He looked spectacular in black swimming trunks, which made a sharp contrast to his pale skin and blond hair. 'He has killer abs,' I noted, before he pulled a gray t-shirt over his head.
"Ready?" I nodded to him and we each grabbed a towel before heading down to the beach.
We found Hannah and Terry, and laid our towels next to theirs, staking our claim. They shared their sunscreen, which Draco and I hadn't remembered, and I was glad they had, because without it I burn badly.
The beach wasn't very crowded, and there were barely any people in the water. I turned in time to see Draco, standing in waist-deep water, submerge and resurface, shaking his head and sending water droplets from his hair flying everywhere.
"Mione!" he called. "Please tell me you're not gonna do the girlie thing and just lay on the beach all day!"
I laughed. I did like laying around and getting a tan, but after awhile it got boring, and I enjoyed hanging out and having fun. I dropped my shorts and shoes on my beach towel and went out to join him. After the initial getting used to the temperature of the water, I plunged in and waded over to him, grinning, and I playfully splashed a bit of water at him.
He raised an eyebrow at me and smiled, returning the gesture. Soon it was an all-out splash war, and I ended up trying to swim away from him as fast as I could. It was hard, considering I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe, and he finally caught up with me and dunked my head playfully underwater. When I came up, sputtering, I half-glared at him, but he just kept grinning. I pushed my wet hair out of my face and turned onto my back to float, instead of treading water. Draco could still stand on the bottom, but my toes couldn't reach without my head going under.
After half an hour of goofing around in the water with Draco, I decided to go rest on the beach and dry off. I spread out on my towel and began talking to Hannah, who was laying beside me, while Draco and Terry were out swimming in the ocean. As we talked, we saw two guys, about our age, playing Frisbee, and soon they came over to us.
The taller one, who had blond hair and blue eyes and was wearing navy swim trunks, introduced himself first. "Hey," he said, giving me a lazy, lopsided grin. "I'm Tim. Tim Johnson. And this," he said, gesturing toward his friend, "is George." George had light brown hair and dark green eyes, and he smiled shyly at Hannah.
I stood up, not interested in the least in either of the guys, but I wanted to be polite. "Hi. I'm Hermione. And this is my friend, Hannah." Hannah reluctantly stood up, giving a small smile.
"Hermione," Tim repeated. "That's an unusual name." His grin grew wider. "I like it." He tried to put his arm around me, but I moved, crossing my arms over my chest, and hoped he'd take the hint and go away. No such luck.
"So, what brings you two to Nassau?" George asked curiously.
"We're on a school trip," Hannah blurted out. I glanced quickly over at her and she cringed, probably kicking herself mentally.
Both of them looked surprised. "Wow!" Tim exclaimed. "That's so awesome, our school would never do something like that."
"Yeah, well, um..." Hannah's attempt at recovering wasn't going well.
"We go to a private school, in London." It wasn't entirely a lie, was it?
"Oh, that's pretty cool," George said.
"Yeah," Tim agreed. "We go to a public school in America, and it sucks." He made a face, and George laughed, agreeing with him.
"So," Tim began, trying to move close to me again. "Do you have a boyfriend?" He grinned, his eyes twinkling, as he put his arm around my shoulders. I shrugged him off and moved away again, but he didn't give up easily.
Draco's POV
I was just swimming back to shore from a little ways out, scanning the beach for Hermione to know how far I had drifted from our spot, when I saw her with some blond guy. He had his arm around her, and I saw her slip out and move away, but he kept pursuing her. Anger welled inside me, and I sped up to get the shore and help her out.
I stepped out of the clear water and the fine sand stuck as if glued to my feet, but I didn't care. I stepped carefully around towels and little kids' sand castles and made my way over to Hermione. Terry was coming out of the water, too, and was right behind me.
"Mione!" I called out. She looked over and saw me, and relief flooded over her features. The blond guy had just put his arm around her again.
"Draco!" she greeted me. I walked over and smiled warmly at her, then turned to glare coldly at the guy. I was a good two inches taller than him, and was more muscled. His eyes widened and he immediately snatched up his arm and backed away from Hermione.
I grinned devishly, and, mostly to piss off and embarrass the other guy, I went up to Hermione and put my arms around her. She was smiling and nodded ever so slightly, so I brought my lips to hers and kissed her deeply. When I released her, she was still grinning. I turned to the guy and extended my hand. "I'm Draco Malfoy."
"Tim, this is Draco, my boyfriend. Draco, this is Tim."
The guy, Tim, hastily made up an excuse and left, along with his buddy who had been not so pesky, but also bothering Hannah a bit. When they were out of earshot, Hermione started laughing, and couldn't stop. I laughed with her a bit, and when she finally got control of herself, she thanked me. "Merlin, he just couldn't take a hint! I didn't want to be rude, but sheesh!"
"Okay, guys, the others arrive here in about fifteen minutes," Terry, who had a waterproof watch, informed us.
"Oh! Alright, let's go back up to our room and change, then we can go meet them in the lobby as they come." We didn't really want to attract too much attention to ourselves, so we had arranged for everyone to come inside with the people in their group, with about five or ten minute intervals. It was also so things could go a bit quicker and the hotel workers didn't get overwhelmed.
"Let us go run off to meet them," Draco sighed, taking my hand in his as we finished gathering our stuff. I smiled apologetically and squeezed his hand, and we walked together back up to the hotel.
A/N: Okay, so that was about the lamest ending ever, I'm sorry. But hey, I got the chapter done, right?? Hehe. Yeah, so review and tell me what you think. I'm really sorry there hasn't been any action in FOREVER, I just don't know what to do!! I'm planning a very action-packed end to the story, but I don't know when that will be, probably a long time because I thought about it, and I want the story to go through seventh year. Just hang with me, and I hope you don't mind if I kind of rush through each school year a little.