Name: Egypt

Type: An A/U Draco/Hermione fic.

Author: ????

Summary: Hermione: Daughter of the ruler over a dessert clan who is adventurous and will do anything for her people. Even steel from the palace kitchen . . . and get caught . . . Draco: Future ruler of Egypt. A brat, self centered, and sought after by many women. He's womanizing and he is spoiled. Overly spoiled.

Their worlds collide and only adventure and heartache lay ahead. Maybe . . .

Notice: The trio appears in this fic. No Majick is used in this story.

Chapter notice: Draco meets Harry, Ron, and Ginny and Harry and Ron are Draco's new found friends.

Chapter Eight.

After Draco had opened the curtain of the tent, something flashed in her eyes. Draco read it as disappointment. Disappointment? Why is she disappointed? He mentally shrugged and followed her to the bon fire. The sun was going down and the fire was stacked high with tons of logs. He stopped while Hermione ran over to Ginny and jumped on her back. The two girls fell to the ground and laughed. They got up and started to talk while getting more wood for the fire. Draco started to walk over to Hermione but two men walked over to her and they started talking with both her and Ginny. Hermione's head nodded and she laughed. She was so beautiful when she laughed.

"Draco! Come over here for a second." Hermione called. Draco hesitated but walked over anyway. He stood beside Hermione and she smiled at him. "Ok. This is Harry," she pointed to the man with dark hair," and this is Ron." she pointed to the man with red hair. They didn't look too much older than Draco, probably younger than him, he supposed.

"Hello." The three said as Draco shook hands with them. Ginny and Hermione walked away talking and laughing.

"So. Hermione tells us you're the Prince." Ron said, trying to make conversation.

"Yeah, well, I think I might resign that post for a while." Draco took a glance to the smiling Hermione. She waved at him and he waved back at her. Draco didn't notice the knowing glances of Harry and Ron.

"Why would you resign that post?" Harry asked, already knowing it was Hermione who was keeping him from going back.

"Oh, nothing. My father got me mad about something and I don't want to face him." Draco replied, looking back at Harry and Ron.

"We thought you would be stuck up, but we know you aren't now so let's go take a walk." Ron suggested. 'If you stay behind then they'll know you like Hermione, so you have to go because one of them might be involved with her. If they are, then I'll have them beheaded. But then Hermione will hate me. Damn triangles. Or squares. Whichever it is.' Draco thought.

"Sure. And I am not stuck up." Draco replied. Ron slapped him on the back and they started to take their walk.

"So how did you get here?" Ron asked Draco.

"I walked from the palace." Draco said.

"You walked?!" they asked in surprise.

"Yes." He sighed. "I do not know how I did it." Draco explained.

"Neither do we. I am surprised that you didn't die." Harry said.

"Enough about me, gents. What about you?" Draco asked. He didn't really want to talk about it.

Draco, Harry, and Ron walked back to the village an hour later after Hermione found them and told them that they were ready. In a few minutes, it would be completely dark and it would take those few minutes to walk back to the village. Harry and Ron started to ply tag and ran ahead. Hermione just watched them run farther ahead and around the bend, dropping from sight.

"So. They're your best friends, huh?" Draco asked. Hermione nodded.

"Yeah. They've been there for me when I needed them. We've been friends since I was eleven. Ginny is like my little sister and me and her talk lot. We fight, we talk, and we laugh. And all that jazz." Hermione sighed and looked at Draco, giving him a one sided smile.

"Well, I had a little sister. I don't really have friends, except for Mites and Rosc, whom you met, I am not sure." Draco said. Hermione wasn't going to ask what he meant when he said he had little sister. She wasn't going to ask at all. She could have been dead and she didn't want him to get touchy.

"What do you think of Harry and Ron?" Hermione asked.

"I like them. They're funny guys." Draco told her.

"That's good." Hermione said.

"Yeah. Are you in a relationship with any of the two?" Draco asked out of the blue. It shocked Hermione and she looked at him oddly out of the side of her eye.

"No. Do you have a relationship with anybody?" she asked in return. Why was he asking her question like these?

"No. Not really." Draco answered.

"It's settled then." Hermione said.

"Yes. I guess it is." Draco said finally when they reached the bon fire.

SSS (Sorry So Short). I really am sorry about the delay. How long has it been since I've posted? Two months? That's a long damn time. Anyway. I hope you liked it.

Next Chapter:

"Why did you do that?" Hermione asked him bewildered, the tingle from the kiss till on her lips.

"Because I. . . I . . . like you." Draco confessed.