~A/N~ Here is CHAPTER 6! Read, Review, and ROCK ON! *AmSam Malfoy
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"Draco? Are you here?" She called. She was walking around the library. Finally she spotted him, sitting at a table surrounded by books. "What are you doing?"
"Trying to finish my homework." She looked at the table, papers were scattered everywhere.
"Don't you just wish that all you homework was done?" She asked.
"Yes, I wish I was done! Do you think I like doing homework?" He was very aggrivated. But as he went to continue working, he saw that the papers were all completely filled out. He smiled, "Oh a new toy!"
"Wow, it worked! I felt sure that you had already tried that."
"It never even occured to me! Do I feel stupid or what..."
"Nah, we all have our blonde moments. Well, seeing as you are a blonde, you probably have more than what is normal." She teased. (~A/N~ totally not knocking blondes here, I am one!) He rolled his eyes, organizing all his papers.
"So what is the agenda for today?"
"I want to show you something..." She hesitated, then pulled forth her writing notebook. She handed it to him and said "Just read the first page, don't read it all."
He nodded and gingerly opened the spiral notebook. It was covered in little pictures and in the very middle, written in bright red ink, was a short paragraph.
~She forced her fears and insecurities away. She had a shield built up high around herself that was seemingly impenatrable. Not even she knew what she was like when she let her guard down. It hadn't happened in a long time. She didn't talk about her problems, but kept them stored in a file cabinet in the back of her mind, ready for easy access when the time comes. It was just easier that way, being numb. She didn't want to be one of those sissys who cried over everything, like she used to be. But she had a feeling that might be the real her, deep down. But she was too afraid to find out. So she stayed the way she was. Living a gigantic lie every day. No one would understand. At least... she didn't think they would.~
He skimmed over it, and then re-read it twice more. She sat in anticipation, knowing for sure he would think she was crazy or stupid for writing things like that. 'Maybe he won't figure out that its about me' she thought, now regretting letting him read. Finally he closed the book and looked deep into her eyes.
"That was amazing. Did you write that?" She nodded and he took her hand. "Some people will understand. Maybe... maybe some people are just like you."
"Draco... I think I'm-" But just then she was surrounded by a pulsating blue light and pulled through time back to her bed. She yelped as she landed, springing up to see what had happened.
"Hermione, calm down! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. I just, you know, need to talk." Ginny Weasley sat at the foot of her bed, wrapped tightly in her robe. She was taken aback by Hermione's spring to life, but Hermione was more surprised. She had been woken up right in one of the most important conversations she had ever had. She looked at her clock, it was about 20 minutes after she had entered the dream world.
"Of course Ginny, I'm always here for you. You just gave me a fright." She smiled at her and continued. "What do you need to talk about?"
"Mione, are you seeing someone?" Ginny asked bluntly.
Hermione sputtered, trying to think of a sufficient answer. Ginny raised her eyebrows suspiciously, awaiting her answer. "Not exactly." Hermione finally blurted.
"What do you mean not exactly?"
"We... he hasn't... No. I'm not seeing anybody."
"Yes you are, you already admitted. Hermione, why the secrecy?" There was hurt in her voice. After all, she was one of her best friends, up until now that is.
"Gin... you wouldn't understand." She sighed, lying back down. She hoped the conversation would be steered away but Ginny didn't back down.
"Mione, maybe if you ever gave me a chance, I would understand." She stared intensely at her. That was the second time that day people had told her they 'would understand'. Would they really though? Maybe Draco did... maybe he didn't. She didn't expect Ginny to understand, but maybe she would be surprised.
"Ginny, I have a lot of stuff on my plate this year... you know that. I needed an outlet. I found someone... special... and he's there for me. We are kind of... in the same time in our lives, I guess you could say. But I'm not seeing him." There, she said it. Of course, no names were mentioned, but she did tell the truth.
"Are you sleeping with him?" Hermione let out a snort of laughter.
"No, I'm not SLEEPING with him! Geez! Don't be ridiculous." They both laughed and this gave Hermione time to think for a moment. Was it really that ridiculous... to think about sleeping with Malfoy? She finally concluded that it wasn't that absurd of a possibility. She thought, 'I mean come on, I was about to propose my love to him!' Ginny noticed that she had stopped laughing and joking.
"So you WANT to sleep with him, but you haven't yet." She could read Hermione like a book. Hermione sighed and rolled her eyes. "Oh my God Mione! Who is it? Please tell me I wont tell a single soul!"
"Ginny Weasley, if I was to tell you you would have to promise me a couple things." As Ginny nodded, she continued. "First, this is completely confidential. No one else but us knows this. And second... you have to promise not to get mad or upset becuase I have a feeling that you might."
"The only way I would be mad is if you were secretly seeing Harry behind my back. Or if you were seeing someone like... Malfoy. But we both know that would never happen." She chuckled but Hermione sat with her mouth hanging open to the floor. "Hermione. Please tell me you are joking. You are supposed to be my friend."
"Oh no, I'm not seeing Harry! I'd never do that to you." Ginnys eyes widened and she leaned forward to whisper,
"Malfoy!?" Hermione nodded but pressed a finger to her lips. Ginny stared blankly at her and finally said, "Harry and Ron are going to blow a gasket when they find out."
"Which is why they aren't going to! You promised." Ginny took a deep breath.
"Fine, I won't tell. Hermione... are you sure he is... OK?"
"I'm positive. We've been seeing each other for a couple weeks. I've gotten to really know him. The real him. He's not all bad." Ginny looked skeptical but kept her mouth shut.
"If you are sure then I'm just gonna let it go. Just promise me something ok? Don't get your heart broken." They smiled at each other and Ginny left, leaving Hermione alone with her worried thoughts.
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~A/N~ OK, I know, these chapters are kinda short. But I hope you like 'em anyways. Working on future chapters as we speak! REVIEW!!! *AmSam Malfoy*
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"Draco? Are you here?" She called. She was walking around the library. Finally she spotted him, sitting at a table surrounded by books. "What are you doing?"
"Trying to finish my homework." She looked at the table, papers were scattered everywhere.
"Don't you just wish that all you homework was done?" She asked.
"Yes, I wish I was done! Do you think I like doing homework?" He was very aggrivated. But as he went to continue working, he saw that the papers were all completely filled out. He smiled, "Oh a new toy!"
"Wow, it worked! I felt sure that you had already tried that."
"It never even occured to me! Do I feel stupid or what..."
"Nah, we all have our blonde moments. Well, seeing as you are a blonde, you probably have more than what is normal." She teased. (~A/N~ totally not knocking blondes here, I am one!) He rolled his eyes, organizing all his papers.
"So what is the agenda for today?"
"I want to show you something..." She hesitated, then pulled forth her writing notebook. She handed it to him and said "Just read the first page, don't read it all."
He nodded and gingerly opened the spiral notebook. It was covered in little pictures and in the very middle, written in bright red ink, was a short paragraph.
~She forced her fears and insecurities away. She had a shield built up high around herself that was seemingly impenatrable. Not even she knew what she was like when she let her guard down. It hadn't happened in a long time. She didn't talk about her problems, but kept them stored in a file cabinet in the back of her mind, ready for easy access when the time comes. It was just easier that way, being numb. She didn't want to be one of those sissys who cried over everything, like she used to be. But she had a feeling that might be the real her, deep down. But she was too afraid to find out. So she stayed the way she was. Living a gigantic lie every day. No one would understand. At least... she didn't think they would.~
He skimmed over it, and then re-read it twice more. She sat in anticipation, knowing for sure he would think she was crazy or stupid for writing things like that. 'Maybe he won't figure out that its about me' she thought, now regretting letting him read. Finally he closed the book and looked deep into her eyes.
"That was amazing. Did you write that?" She nodded and he took her hand. "Some people will understand. Maybe... maybe some people are just like you."
"Draco... I think I'm-" But just then she was surrounded by a pulsating blue light and pulled through time back to her bed. She yelped as she landed, springing up to see what had happened.
"Hermione, calm down! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. I just, you know, need to talk." Ginny Weasley sat at the foot of her bed, wrapped tightly in her robe. She was taken aback by Hermione's spring to life, but Hermione was more surprised. She had been woken up right in one of the most important conversations she had ever had. She looked at her clock, it was about 20 minutes after she had entered the dream world.
"Of course Ginny, I'm always here for you. You just gave me a fright." She smiled at her and continued. "What do you need to talk about?"
"Mione, are you seeing someone?" Ginny asked bluntly.
Hermione sputtered, trying to think of a sufficient answer. Ginny raised her eyebrows suspiciously, awaiting her answer. "Not exactly." Hermione finally blurted.
"What do you mean not exactly?"
"We... he hasn't... No. I'm not seeing anybody."
"Yes you are, you already admitted. Hermione, why the secrecy?" There was hurt in her voice. After all, she was one of her best friends, up until now that is.
"Gin... you wouldn't understand." She sighed, lying back down. She hoped the conversation would be steered away but Ginny didn't back down.
"Mione, maybe if you ever gave me a chance, I would understand." She stared intensely at her. That was the second time that day people had told her they 'would understand'. Would they really though? Maybe Draco did... maybe he didn't. She didn't expect Ginny to understand, but maybe she would be surprised.
"Ginny, I have a lot of stuff on my plate this year... you know that. I needed an outlet. I found someone... special... and he's there for me. We are kind of... in the same time in our lives, I guess you could say. But I'm not seeing him." There, she said it. Of course, no names were mentioned, but she did tell the truth.
"Are you sleeping with him?" Hermione let out a snort of laughter.
"No, I'm not SLEEPING with him! Geez! Don't be ridiculous." They both laughed and this gave Hermione time to think for a moment. Was it really that ridiculous... to think about sleeping with Malfoy? She finally concluded that it wasn't that absurd of a possibility. She thought, 'I mean come on, I was about to propose my love to him!' Ginny noticed that she had stopped laughing and joking.
"So you WANT to sleep with him, but you haven't yet." She could read Hermione like a book. Hermione sighed and rolled her eyes. "Oh my God Mione! Who is it? Please tell me I wont tell a single soul!"
"Ginny Weasley, if I was to tell you you would have to promise me a couple things." As Ginny nodded, she continued. "First, this is completely confidential. No one else but us knows this. And second... you have to promise not to get mad or upset becuase I have a feeling that you might."
"The only way I would be mad is if you were secretly seeing Harry behind my back. Or if you were seeing someone like... Malfoy. But we both know that would never happen." She chuckled but Hermione sat with her mouth hanging open to the floor. "Hermione. Please tell me you are joking. You are supposed to be my friend."
"Oh no, I'm not seeing Harry! I'd never do that to you." Ginnys eyes widened and she leaned forward to whisper,
"Malfoy!?" Hermione nodded but pressed a finger to her lips. Ginny stared blankly at her and finally said, "Harry and Ron are going to blow a gasket when they find out."
"Which is why they aren't going to! You promised." Ginny took a deep breath.
"Fine, I won't tell. Hermione... are you sure he is... OK?"
"I'm positive. We've been seeing each other for a couple weeks. I've gotten to really know him. The real him. He's not all bad." Ginny looked skeptical but kept her mouth shut.
"If you are sure then I'm just gonna let it go. Just promise me something ok? Don't get your heart broken." They smiled at each other and Ginny left, leaving Hermione alone with her worried thoughts.
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~A/N~ OK, I know, these chapters are kinda short. But I hope you like 'em anyways. Working on future chapters as we speak! REVIEW!!! *AmSam Malfoy*