A/N: Yes, yes, I'm back. ^_^ Thank you for all the lovely reviews. I think this chapter sort of sucks, but don't worry. This is just the beginning of the story. More action soon to come. Anyways, thanks to my brilliant beta-reader, SinisterSlytherin, who gets the urge to cross out Hermione's name and put hers instead. Lol.

Chappie 2- A Few Kisses and a Proposition

It was mid-March and the weather was cool and breezy. Hermione walked with Claudia Chase along the lawn of Hogwarts. Harry and Ron stood by the lake, throwing rocks at the water creatures. You'd think they had something better else to do. Hermione liked to talk to Claudia; they had so much in common. Claudia was also muggle-born and the only child in her family. Claudia had thin, raven-black hair and misty blue eyes. She was Hermione's height and also had a mysterious aura about her. Hermione figured that's why Harry liked Claudia, because he couldn't figure her out. Or maybe because he wanted to figure her out.

Claudia stopped walking and faced Hermione. "That stupid Parkinson girl. The "mudblood" thing is getting so old. Really, you think a Slytherin would have something better to say. She's putting them all to shame and doesn't even know it."


Hermione replied, "Yes, I know. The weird thing is that Malfoy didn't say anything to back her up this time. He was, well to put it straight, he was staring at me with this very odd expression on his face."

Claudia smiled, "What expression?"

Hermione tried to remember. "Ah yes, he looked me up and down and looked like he was going to smile or something. I don't know how to describe it." Claudia smirked.

"What? What does that mean?" asked Hermione.

"You are the smartest girl and you don't know anything about guys. You figure it out."

Hermione opened her mouth to argue but nothing came out. She looked down, 'Me?! Checking me out?! The nerve of him! He has no right to look at me. Damn him!' she thought while clenching her fist. Claudia noticed Hermione's facial expressions change and started laughing.

"I knew you would be able to figure it out. But now that I think about it, EW!"
Harry and Ron came walking over, but Harry practically ran and tripped to get to Claudia.

"Hey Claudia." Harry said with a big smile that just lighted up her day. Claudia looked at him as if saying 'Here I am, start figuring me out.'

"What's wrong Hermione?" asked Ron.

Hermione was still staring at the ground and her fists were closed tightly. She quickly looked up and smiled, "Oh nothing, just thinking."

She looked over at Harry, who was whispering something in Claudia's ear, causing an evil smirk on her face. Ron began to look at her as if he was going to do the same thing. Something that Hermione would rather not think about. She knew that any second now Harry and Claudia were going to go off walking alone without inviting them, and she would be left alone with Ron. Hermione sure didn't want that happening.

Hermione quickly thought up an excuse, "Oh yes! I have to go to the library!"

Ron looked disappointed, "But you were their yesterday! What's so interesting in the library?!"

"For your information, there are lots of interesting books to read and research. Maybe if you go there some time you would know why. And what's it to you if I go to the library everyday?" said Hermione as she walked away and towards the library not giving him a chance to answer the question.

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Draco stood behind a bookshelf in the library. 'Why am I here?' he thought 'To get away from that damned Pansy.' He sighed to himself as he walked to the back of library. He didn't like to stay in the common room because Pansy the bulldog would come and "try" to seduce him into doing something naughty. He was bored of her and wanted to get away. Then there was Crabbe and Goyle; they were either in the dorm room or common room, munching on something or making idiotic plans to beat up people. 'How much do you need to plan to throw your fist at someone?' Draco was sick of them too.

He didn't like going out because usually Potter was out there flirting with the Mudblood from Ravenclaw. His only resort was the library, and no one ever looked for him there. They all figured Draco was too "bad" to be in a library, looking for books. That stupid lot didn't realize that he was smart for a reason. He pulled out a book on Potions and opened it. He began to skim it, when he heard someone clear their throat right behind them. 'Oh no, please don't let it be Pansy, I will just die!'

"Granger." He looked up to see the Gryffindor looking at him in malice. "What do you want?" he asked giving Hermione a dirty look.

Hermione frowned, "Are you going to check out that book?"

Draco closed the book and walked a bit closer to her, "What's it to you?"

Hermione put her hands on her hips, "Don't answer a question with a question. Now are you or aren't you?"

Draco smirked, "What makes you think I'm just going to give it up without a fight?"

She let out a bored sigh; "There you go again. I don't want to fight over a stupid book. You can have it for all I care."

He watched her walk away. The sway of her hips, the way she talked, the way she moved her hair aside made him think naughty thoughts about her. He couldn't take the way she teased him without even trying. Draco realized that he couldn't take it any more. He quickly walked over to her and grabbed her arm.

Hermione turned around, "What Malfoy?! Let go of me!"

Draco let go because other students began looking their way, "I need to talk to you."

Hermione looked at him with confusion, "About?"

Draco gritted his teeth, "Something, not here. Outside."

Hermione couldn't get it through her head that Malfoy wanted to talk to HER. "What, I don't---"

Draco grabbed her hand, "Stop blabbering and come on!"

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Draco dragged Hermione along the corridors, getting weird looks from many students. He took her outside and into the Forbidden Forest; he finally overcame his fear of it since that incident in his first year. Hermione finally came back to her senses and snatched her hand away. She pushed him away and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Why am I here? And of all people, with you?! You can't just drag me anywhere you want! Did you forget that I'm Head Girl and could take however many points away from your house?!"

Draco narrowed his eyes at her and pushed her against a tree trunk. Hermione let out a gasp and raised her hand to hit him.

"You're here because, for some strange reason, you turn me on."

Hermione nearly choked. Was she hearing wrong? SHE turned on Draco Malfoy?! She couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah, yeah Malfoy. It's not my fault you can't keep your teenage hormones under control. What prank are you playing now?" she asked while smirking.

Draco's expression didn't change. Hermione stopped laughing. He was serious. Hermione gulped. Malfoy liked her?

"I've been watching you for the past few weeks and I suddenly realized how tempting you look and I can't get you out of my damn mind!"

Hermione frowned; Malfoy was saying it as if it was a bad thing. And it was.

"Maybe you should just learn how to control your eyes and stop blaming me for your incapability's. Besides, why are you telling me this?" Hermione asked him. She had a pretty good guess on what the answer might be.

Draco looked from side to side then brought his face close to hers. Hermione had never been this close to any male before. Maybe except Ron, but she didn't much of a choice. She began to get frantic and found herself looking into Draco's cold steel eyes.

"So I can do this." he murmured right before he pressed his lips to hers.

He kissed her roughly, but passionately and Hermione found herself kissing him back. He struck new emotions in her as he kept kissing her. This is what he was yearning for all this time. She quickly remembered whom she was kissing, who she was responding to, Malfoy. She tore herself away from him and began to whack him with closed fists.

"How dare you even get close to me! You have no right!" she screamed.

Draco held his arms up for cover, "Calm down Granger! It was just a kiss! You're so wimpy. You act like you never been kissed before." He spotted the look on her face. "You haven't have you?" He wasn't making fun of her; he was in fact quite serious.

Hermione stop flailing her arms and looked at Draco, examining him. "I don't like you Malfoy. So dream on." She moved to walk away.

Draco put his hands on her shoulders, holding her. "Then why did you kiss back?"
He smirked knowing that he was winning. Hermione turned a deep shade of red. She didn't know how to answer. She did like the way his mouth felt on hers. She found herself turning even redder. Draco snickered.

"See, for once your speechless, which is a miracle. Seeing how you never shut up."

Hermione looked up into his eyes and gave him an evil look. Draco grinned.

"Even if I did like you, do you think my friends, or even yours, would accept it? Are you looking at the consequences of your actions?" she asked.

Draco looked up and thought about what she said. "The only consequence I had so far was you kissing back. I see nothing bad in that."

"You see nothing bad in that, but other people might."


She was right; Potter and Weasley might just come and give him a good beating if they knew he just kissed Hermione. And all the Slytherins would hate him for going out with a Gryffindor. He looked down and brought his face leveled with hers.

He smiled, "They don't have to know."

Hermione gulped, "But I don't like you Malfoy. You're my enemy for goodness sake! You've teased and tortured me since the day we met! Besides, you're not taking you 'Malfoy Pride' into account. If you did this with me, a Mudblood, you'd be going lower than low. According to you're sick 'Family Values'."

Draco let out a short laugh, "Haven't you heard of that little phrase that the one you tease is the one you like? And plus, you'll miss me kissing you."

Hermione snorted, "You think to much of yourself. I wouldn't miss your slimy kisses Malfoy."

"Oh, really?"

Before Hermione could say another word he lowered his head and began to kiss her again, but this time, more gently. Hermione felt electric sparks going off in her body and mind. Hermione wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him closer. But right when the kiss was getting good, Draco pulled away and Hermione let out a sound of disappointment.

Draco smiled, "Point proven."

Hermione smiled weakly and let her arms fall to her side. He had her in his trap and she actually liked it. She had to admit Malfoy was hot. She was lucky he even looked at her. She opened her mouth to say something but Draco looked at his watch as if he was in a hurry.

"Well, I've got a life, and I can't spend it here, arguing with you, Hermione. So if you choose to accept this and continue, show up here after dinner. Consider it a… proposition." he said with a smirk and he swiftly walked away.

Hermione brought a finger to her lips and smiled to herself. He called her 'Hermione'.

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A/N: Another chapter finished. Please review and give me ideas and suggestions, I don't mind at all. It helps me. Anyways, to Serasivad, thanks for the tips and I'll try to keep Draco as mean as possible. To Sex & Diamonds, sounds like you really like Draco. Your just like my beta-reader, you should read her story which is Dragon Amour by Draco Maniac. To Zee, you're so smart! You hit the purple button! Lol. And to Akira, Ron's reaction, I'll have to include it. Thanks for bringing that up! And to everyone else, who reviewed thank yaw for wasting a minute of your life and reviewing! Lol. ^_^ And thanks Sinsly for wasting your time re-reading my chapters! ::cough REVIEW cough::