Unexpected Game
Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize!
Summary: See earlier chapters
Chapter Fourteen
Ron stared at her from the landing, her words running through his head. 'Poor 'Mione. Things are really rough for her this year.' Ron thought as he walked down the rest of the stairs. Hermione looked up at the sound of his footsteps.
"Morning, 'Mione." Ron said.
"Morning Ron." Hermione said, smiling feebly.
"Do you fancy a walk, 'Mione? We could talk about. things." He said eyeing her expectantly. She looked up and nodded her head giving Ron a grateful smile. She got off the couch and walked over to him. He put his arm around her shoulders in a friendly way and together they exited the portrait.
They soon reached the grounds and walked over to a statue in front of the lake.
"I heard what happened last night, Hermione. I'm so sorry. I know you liked Harry, and. shoot me. even Malfoy." He said to her.
"How could this happen, Ron? Why do I have to endure so much pain?" Hermione asked, tears starting to fall down her cheeks. She leaned into Ron's chest. He pattered her back awkwardly, in an attempt to comfort her. Hermione was bawling now.
"Shhh. shhh. it's okay, 'Mione. it's going to be alright." Ron said to her. Hermione pulled back and put her head against the hard, cold marble of the statue.
"I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know how I can ever face Harry or Ginny again and Draco. don't even get me started on him. I thought this year was going to be great. Guess I was pretty stupid. I can't believe I was played like that." Hermione said looking at the ground.
"I know, Hermione, you will get over it though. I know you will. You're one of the strongest people I know. It will be awkward around Harry and Ginny, but you'll be alright." Ron said reassuringly. Hermione smiled at him.
"Thanks Ron. Thank you for everything." She whispered.
"Your like a sister to me, Hermione. I would do anything for you." He said looking up at the lake. He squinted and saw the figures of Cho and Draco by the willow tree and sighed. 'I can't believe him. He broke Hermione's heart, and he goes back to Cho. He'll get his sometime, someday.' Ron thought and him and Hermione sat in silence.
Across the Lake
Draco walked over to the figure of Cho Chang and stood before her.
"Draco! I'm glad you could come." She said, smiling. Draco sat down next to her, staring at the lake. He saw a huge tentacle reach up and try to grab something Draco couldn't see. He sighed turning back to Cho.
"Yeah. What's up?" he asked. Cho looked at him expectantly.
"You know what's up, Draco. I want us to get back together." Cho said, and placed her hand on top of Draco's. Draco looked up at her and then down at their hands. Then, his gaze fell on the statue across the lake.
'What's Hermione doing with Weasel?' he wondered. He turned back and looked at Cho, and then back across the lake at Hermione.
~*FLASHBACK*~
He was sitting across from Hermione, smirking at her.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Hermione snapped.
"I have a proposition for you." He replied, still smirking. Hermione looked up at him, her eyes shining with curiosity.
Harry and Cho were walking hand and hand toward the two of them in the hallway.
"I hope you don't kill me for this, Hermione." Draco whispered.
"Kill you for wha." Hermione started but was cut off by his kiss. At first they were both shocked, but then they both started kissing back.
Hermione was sitting by the lake, listening to her cds and reading a book. She didn't notice him approaching.
"What are you doing, Granger?" he asked. She seemed to ignore him. "GRANGER!" he yelled. She jumped a bit and looked up. She saw Draco and smiled.
"What is that?" he asked pointing to her cd player.
"This is my cd player. It plays music. It's a muggle device." She replied.
"An ed player? Interesting." He said, sitting next to her. She placed the 'earmuffs' on his ears and he was surprised at first and then, he found he actually liked the music.
"You dropped this." He said to her dropping her mask in front of her. Hermione looked over and saw it.
"Draco." Hermione said. "It's not that I don't like you, it's just." she started.
"You didn't expect it to be me." He said, staring into her eyes.
"I don't think we should see each other anymore." He said softly, looking at her from the stairway.
"Of. course not. You wouldn't want to be seen with a Mudblood anyway. I understand." She replied, forcing the tears not to fall. He took one last look at her and then exited through the portrait, leaving Hermione alone with her sorrow.
~*End Flashbacks*~
Draco looked up at Cho. He stood silently and turned.
"Draco? What's wrong?" Cho asked sweetly.
"I'm sorry, Cho. I can't be with you anymore. I. I love someone else." Draco said, looking across the lake at the forms of Ron and Hermione. Cho watched where he was looking and sighed.
"Okay, Draco. I understand." Cho said softly. She walked past him and headed back for the castle. Draco shook his head as he watched her retreating form. He looked again at Hermione and headed over to the other side of the lake.
Back Across the Lake
"Are you okay now, Hermione?" Ron asked her, standing up.
"Yes, Ron, I'm fine." She replied.
"I'm going to head inside now, are you coming?" he asked her. Hermione shook her head.
"No, I'll stay out here for a while. I need to think about some things. I'll see you later." She replied.
"Alright then. I hope you feel better, Hermione." He said, and headed up to the front doors of the castle. Hermione sighed and looked out at the lake, deep in thought.
'Ron's right. I will get over it. It's just going to take some time, that's all.' She thought. She turned her head at the sound of approaching footsteps. The person who came into view was one of the last people she wanted to talk to right now.
"Hello, Hermione." He said softly. Hermione didn't reply and looked in the other direction.
"Hermione, I know you're angry with me. We need to talk though. I need to let you know something." Draco said. Hermione still didn't say anything.
"Fine. I will just say what I need to say and then I'll leave you alone. If that's what you want. Just listen." He said. "I talked to Cho today. She wanted us to get back together." He started. Hermione stiffened. That's where he went this morning.
"Don't you understand though, Hermione? I don't like her anymore. For the past few days I've realized that it's YOU I've been in love with all along. It's been you, Hermione. I love the way your eyes light with anger when you are arguing, the way your hair blows in the wind, the way you are totally oblivious to the fact that you could be the best person that I have ever known." Draco said. Hermione turned and faced him, her eyes filled with tears. Slowly, a tear fell down her cheek. Draco tipped up her face so their eyes locked. He wiped away the tear with his thumb and pushed away a strand of hair that was in her face.
"I love you, Hermione." He said. Hermione gave him a half smile.
"I love you too, Draco." She said softly. They came together in a warm kiss.
Author's Note
Well, that's all folks. Kind of cheesy ending, I know. Anyway, hope you like my fic. Review one last time if you will. Thanks to everyone for all their support and make sure you check out my other fic, Things Aren't Always What They Seem (which will be updated sometime in the near future.). Well, adios people! This fic is now complete!!
~*Rei*~
Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize!
Summary: See earlier chapters
Chapter Fourteen
Ron stared at her from the landing, her words running through his head. 'Poor 'Mione. Things are really rough for her this year.' Ron thought as he walked down the rest of the stairs. Hermione looked up at the sound of his footsteps.
"Morning, 'Mione." Ron said.
"Morning Ron." Hermione said, smiling feebly.
"Do you fancy a walk, 'Mione? We could talk about. things." He said eyeing her expectantly. She looked up and nodded her head giving Ron a grateful smile. She got off the couch and walked over to him. He put his arm around her shoulders in a friendly way and together they exited the portrait.
They soon reached the grounds and walked over to a statue in front of the lake.
"I heard what happened last night, Hermione. I'm so sorry. I know you liked Harry, and. shoot me. even Malfoy." He said to her.
"How could this happen, Ron? Why do I have to endure so much pain?" Hermione asked, tears starting to fall down her cheeks. She leaned into Ron's chest. He pattered her back awkwardly, in an attempt to comfort her. Hermione was bawling now.
"Shhh. shhh. it's okay, 'Mione. it's going to be alright." Ron said to her. Hermione pulled back and put her head against the hard, cold marble of the statue.
"I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know how I can ever face Harry or Ginny again and Draco. don't even get me started on him. I thought this year was going to be great. Guess I was pretty stupid. I can't believe I was played like that." Hermione said looking at the ground.
"I know, Hermione, you will get over it though. I know you will. You're one of the strongest people I know. It will be awkward around Harry and Ginny, but you'll be alright." Ron said reassuringly. Hermione smiled at him.
"Thanks Ron. Thank you for everything." She whispered.
"Your like a sister to me, Hermione. I would do anything for you." He said looking up at the lake. He squinted and saw the figures of Cho and Draco by the willow tree and sighed. 'I can't believe him. He broke Hermione's heart, and he goes back to Cho. He'll get his sometime, someday.' Ron thought and him and Hermione sat in silence.
Across the Lake
Draco walked over to the figure of Cho Chang and stood before her.
"Draco! I'm glad you could come." She said, smiling. Draco sat down next to her, staring at the lake. He saw a huge tentacle reach up and try to grab something Draco couldn't see. He sighed turning back to Cho.
"Yeah. What's up?" he asked. Cho looked at him expectantly.
"You know what's up, Draco. I want us to get back together." Cho said, and placed her hand on top of Draco's. Draco looked up at her and then down at their hands. Then, his gaze fell on the statue across the lake.
'What's Hermione doing with Weasel?' he wondered. He turned back and looked at Cho, and then back across the lake at Hermione.
~*FLASHBACK*~
He was sitting across from Hermione, smirking at her.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Hermione snapped.
"I have a proposition for you." He replied, still smirking. Hermione looked up at him, her eyes shining with curiosity.
Harry and Cho were walking hand and hand toward the two of them in the hallway.
"I hope you don't kill me for this, Hermione." Draco whispered.
"Kill you for wha." Hermione started but was cut off by his kiss. At first they were both shocked, but then they both started kissing back.
Hermione was sitting by the lake, listening to her cds and reading a book. She didn't notice him approaching.
"What are you doing, Granger?" he asked. She seemed to ignore him. "GRANGER!" he yelled. She jumped a bit and looked up. She saw Draco and smiled.
"What is that?" he asked pointing to her cd player.
"This is my cd player. It plays music. It's a muggle device." She replied.
"An ed player? Interesting." He said, sitting next to her. She placed the 'earmuffs' on his ears and he was surprised at first and then, he found he actually liked the music.
"You dropped this." He said to her dropping her mask in front of her. Hermione looked over and saw it.
"Draco." Hermione said. "It's not that I don't like you, it's just." she started.
"You didn't expect it to be me." He said, staring into her eyes.
"I don't think we should see each other anymore." He said softly, looking at her from the stairway.
"Of. course not. You wouldn't want to be seen with a Mudblood anyway. I understand." She replied, forcing the tears not to fall. He took one last look at her and then exited through the portrait, leaving Hermione alone with her sorrow.
~*End Flashbacks*~
Draco looked up at Cho. He stood silently and turned.
"Draco? What's wrong?" Cho asked sweetly.
"I'm sorry, Cho. I can't be with you anymore. I. I love someone else." Draco said, looking across the lake at the forms of Ron and Hermione. Cho watched where he was looking and sighed.
"Okay, Draco. I understand." Cho said softly. She walked past him and headed back for the castle. Draco shook his head as he watched her retreating form. He looked again at Hermione and headed over to the other side of the lake.
Back Across the Lake
"Are you okay now, Hermione?" Ron asked her, standing up.
"Yes, Ron, I'm fine." She replied.
"I'm going to head inside now, are you coming?" he asked her. Hermione shook her head.
"No, I'll stay out here for a while. I need to think about some things. I'll see you later." She replied.
"Alright then. I hope you feel better, Hermione." He said, and headed up to the front doors of the castle. Hermione sighed and looked out at the lake, deep in thought.
'Ron's right. I will get over it. It's just going to take some time, that's all.' She thought. She turned her head at the sound of approaching footsteps. The person who came into view was one of the last people she wanted to talk to right now.
"Hello, Hermione." He said softly. Hermione didn't reply and looked in the other direction.
"Hermione, I know you're angry with me. We need to talk though. I need to let you know something." Draco said. Hermione still didn't say anything.
"Fine. I will just say what I need to say and then I'll leave you alone. If that's what you want. Just listen." He said. "I talked to Cho today. She wanted us to get back together." He started. Hermione stiffened. That's where he went this morning.
"Don't you understand though, Hermione? I don't like her anymore. For the past few days I've realized that it's YOU I've been in love with all along. It's been you, Hermione. I love the way your eyes light with anger when you are arguing, the way your hair blows in the wind, the way you are totally oblivious to the fact that you could be the best person that I have ever known." Draco said. Hermione turned and faced him, her eyes filled with tears. Slowly, a tear fell down her cheek. Draco tipped up her face so their eyes locked. He wiped away the tear with his thumb and pushed away a strand of hair that was in her face.
"I love you, Hermione." He said. Hermione gave him a half smile.
"I love you too, Draco." She said softly. They came together in a warm kiss.
Author's Note
Well, that's all folks. Kind of cheesy ending, I know. Anyway, hope you like my fic. Review one last time if you will. Thanks to everyone for all their support and make sure you check out my other fic, Things Aren't Always What They Seem (which will be updated sometime in the near future.). Well, adios people! This fic is now complete!!
~*Rei*~