...:Life's Huge turn:...
~Emerald Sky
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chapter six
...:A Beetle In Granger's Hair:...
Draco fidgeted in the hard antique wooden chair. Where ever it was that Heather had taken them, it was down right fancy looking and they seemed to be the only ones dressed casual. He didn't half mind it though, after all, he had to admit that his new loose jeans were a lot more comfortable.
He was sure the food would at least be suitable, seeing as everything on the menu was overly priced, but the service was without a doubt not suitable. The three of them were waiting on a 17 year old clutz in an apron to get them their meals and things were growing impatient. The fact that there was no conversation at the table besides Heather on her cell, didn't make things much better.
He probably would have enjoyed the fact that him and Granger weren't making any conversation at all and were choosing to not so much as looking at each other but one thing was bothering him. It was HER who had chose to not so much as start an argument, and it SHE was the cause for silence. She was totally and completely ignoring him because of what he had done! He couldn't understand it, it was the most pathetic thing! He'd feel alot better if she would just yell at him or something.
Finally Heather's celll clicked off. "Okay I'm gonna run to the washroom you two. Please don't make a scene while I'm gone." she pleaded before standing up to leave.
"Don't worry. You can be sure we won't." Hermione said coldly folding her arms and intentionally turning her eyes away from Malfoy's glare. Heather flashed a sort of "I'll stay out of this" looking and left the table without any further words.
"What's the deal?!" Draco exploded at the stubern brunette sitting across from him. "I mean, come on! It was only a dumb doll anyway!" he continued looking stern.
Hermione didn't reply.
"Oh excellent!" Draco spat sarcastically. "Now I'm talking to myself am I? I might as well apologize to myself to then!"
"You wouldn't apologize!" Hermione shot in disbelief.
Draco smirked. "No," he agreed, "But I was just wondering if you were listening to me or not."
Hermione fumed a dark shade of red and went back to staring at the wall, looking angry with herself for making contact with him.
A long silence went by before Heather returned looking please at how the two were 'getting along'. And after a few more cell phone calls she said something Draco had been hoping he would never hear since the day he was sent to live with a muggle. "Draco hun." she started off sweetly. "I think it would be really great, since you and Hermione seem to be getting along well enough, that you two went to summer school together!" she finished smiling the brightest smile, a smile that probably would have blinded anyone who looked directly at it.
Draco felt every nerve in his body go numb. He seemed to be in a state of shock but at the same time seemed to angry to express what he felt in words. This was just WAY out of the question. Granger seemed to reflect an identical look and finally looked at him as if Heather was the most crazy person.
"Draco?" she finally asked after a long pause in which she was beginning to look uncomfortable. "Wouldn't that be a great idea?"
All poor Draco could manage was a "Nnoo...." It was just to much for him.
"Sure it would!" Heather beamed. "And besides! You have no choice on the subject anyway, I'm MAKING you go." she told him exagerating the 'making'.
"B-but WHY?" Hermione finally piped up. "It's not that I object to an opertunity of puting Malfoy through such torture," she began smuggly, managing to flash him a quick glare, "but why with ME?"
Heather smiled. "You know how hard it is being the new kid, Herm. It'd be nice for Draco to know someone when he goes there."
Draco felt himself grow red in anger. "I'M NOT GOING ANY WHERE!" he blurted.
Just as Draco finished, their clutzy watress came over balancing they're dinner on her arms and hands. She distributed the food and left allowing the argument to continue.
"Honest, Auntie! Not that he doesn't need it or anything, but I DON'T want to go to summer school with HIM! We don't even get along!" Hermione pleaded.
"PLEASE don't make me go!" Draco said attempting to use a nice word for a change of pace.
"YOUR GOING!" Heather finally demanded and began to eat.
Hermione also began to eat before shouving in one last protest. She was eating a small salad, being as she hadn't ordered much. There were black olive in the salad and for some reason that caught Draco as very bizzarr. It was only then that he noticed an overly large black olive on her fork as she was arguing to Heather about the situation. It didn't LOOK like an olive anyways, it was a different shape. He finally noticed untenas sticking out of the odd shaped olive and the black thing began to move just as Hermione brought the fork up to her mouth.
"Uhh...Granger?" Draco interrupted.
"I'm not talking to you." she simply said drawing the fork nearer to her mouth.
"Fine, just let me know how that beetle tastes then." Draco shouved in sarcastically feeling angry with her.
Hermione stopped and looked at him, obviously wondering if he were joking or not. Then finally looked at her fork and let out a high pitched shriek and droped the fork in shock. The beetle leaped from the fork and flew into her hair in a quick motion. It was the fricken biggest beetle DRACO had ever seen. Granger toppled off of her chair screaming and throwing her arms in all directions, attempting to chase the disgusting bug from her bushy hair.
Eyes were beginning to land on the three of them and Draco was beginning to feel embarressed. Heather wasn't helping the situation much, being the adult. Nonetheless she seemed more grossed out then possible and wouldn't go near her. Draco HAD to end this, it was getting far out of control. Jumping off of his chair, Draco grabbed a hold of Grangers foot and took of her runner, not wanting to use his new high tops of course. He took the shoe and swated it at Grangers hair, "attempting" not to hit her face. Finally the bug retreated and landed on the ground where Draco squished it with Hermiones shoe, finally puting an end to the maddness.
"Uhh..your shoe." Draco offered, extending the bug smeared shoe.
"Ew...No thanks." Hermione said looking quite shooken as she got to her feet."..But thanks...I guess." she said in a not so polite tone. Rather an angry tone.
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ACK sorry for the short update! I HAD TO FINISH before i left town..which is in five minutes...
Sorry for the no-so-recent update XD I'm back at school now (from spring break) so i found free time hard to get with homework and all. Hope it's not another boring chapter fer you guys! I apologize for the last one and possibly this one also! =DD Thanks for reviewing anyways