BBehind their masks/B

Please keep your reviews coming! I love them all! No flames yet, however ;3.

DarkAngelFallen - I'm so glad you like my writing! You are so sweet!

**********

Hermione was out of breath by the time she got to her bedroom. Why? Why had Draco done that to her. He had already made her life a living hell. She had been perfect with Harry, how could he do this to her?

"It was perfect." she announced. To her indignation, Draco burst into her room without knocking.

"Ummm ... you could've knocked, you know."

"Hey, Potty doesn't do it, why should I?"

"Harry is my BOYFRIEND. I want him to come in. Unlike you. Why are you in here anyway?"

"I heard you speaking, and I knew you weren't talking to Harry because you wouldn't after our little conversation, I thought. I was wondering who you were talking to."

"No-one. There, you got your answer. Now get OUT!"

"Hey, I'm not finished!"

"Well I am."

"LISTEN! Why can't you trust me about Harry ... hmmm?"

"Because you and him are enemies."

"So what?"

"It would be typical of you to tell lies about him." Draco suddenly shook Hermione a bit violently.

"I wouldn't lie to you."

"You call me a mudblood on a daily basis, Harry kisses me on a daily basis. I wonder who I would trust?" Hermione asked sarcastically.

"Fine then, don't believe me. But do me a favor. Ask him about a bet."

"A bet?"

"Yes Granger, a bet."

Hermione sighed and contemplated whether she would ask or not. A bet seemed pretty harmless, she thought. Harry wouldn't lie to her either. She straightened herself up and decided to ask him. Right now, just to prove Draco wrong. She was still in her ballgown, so she quickly got changed into something more comfortable before leaving for the Gryffindor common room. As she walked up the steps to the portrait hole, she realised how dumb the question was, and began to feel a little embarrassed. No, I can't give up to Malfoy, she told herself, as the Fat Lady swung open and Hermione went inside. Harry was easy to spot among Neville, Ron and Seamus as they talked about some Quidditch game.

"Hey, Harry!" Hermione said a little too brightly.

"Oh, Hermione ... Ummm. You left me."

"Harry, I am SO sorry but I realised that I left my purse up in the living area and Dra-Malfoy was heading up there and I just don't trust him! I thought he'd steal it ..."

"That's okay, glad you told me."

"Anyway, have you been involved in any bets recently?" Harry paused. He looked slightly sheepish, but then answered with ease,

"On horses? Hermione, I'm not likely to be throwing my money away for some race! I'm not that stupid! Why are you asking?"

"I don't know."

"Right then. Oh look, it's that house elf that comes to make my bed," Harry drawled as a tatty house elf walked by. It seemed as though Harry got caught up in a sudden rage and he yelled,

"YOU BETTER MAKE IT PROPERLY OR I'LL KICK YOU MORE THAN EVER BEFORE!!!"

"HARRY, what are you doing?" Hermione asked, shocked.

"Those dumb house elves don't know how to do anything." Harry sighed.

"They aren't dumb, Harry. Haven't you forgotten about SPEW?" she brang out one of her badges, just to remind him.

"Course, no-one could ever forget."

"Then you know how I feel about house elves?"

"Surely you can't even CARE for them?" Harry sounded a bit like Malfoy just at that moment. Hermione was a bit fed up with Harry, but kept up a steady rhythm of IHe's perfect for you/Is in her head.

"I do, actually."

"Whatever you say. C'mon, forget about them. Let's just be us," and they kissed for what seemed like an eternity to Hermione.

"You're amazing, Harry," Hermione breathed, her worries immediately forgotten.

"You too, I better be off to bed, I'll catch you tomorrow, hopefully?"

"Yes, yes, of course!" the kiss she received from Harry almost made her forget about the whole purpose of going up there in the first place, but soon remembered it and was filled with confidence. Once again, Draco was wrong.

**********

"You are so wrong about Harry, Draco." Hermione declared to Draco, who was lazing in front of the fire.

"So you asked him, I presume?"

"He didn't know anything about one! He thought I was talking about horses!"

"Haha, how very embarrassing. He's lying, you know."

"How do you know that he's lying?"

"I can't SAY, Granger. I've TOLD you enough, and if I did tell you, you wouldn't believe me."

"Draco, why do you keep bothering me about it? I can't FUCKING stand it! Why can't you just leave me alone about it?" Draco didn't reply. When Hermione called him Draco, it was as if she turned on a switch. He suddenly pulled her onto his lap and kissed her gently on the lips. Hermione responded passionately, and thought how wonderful these kisses were yet how infuriating he really was. She could never love Draco, because he didn't treat her right, he just kissed her wonderfully.

"Why are you ...?" Hermione began but was silenced by another beautiful kiss. His lips felt right on hers.

"We shouldn't be doing this!" Hermione cried, and leapt up from his lap, "Think of what Harry would think!"

Someone had obviously entered the room.

"What would Harry think of what?" the someone asked.

**********

Oooooh a cliffhanger ;3. Thanks for reading!