Chapter 2: One Lonely Stranger

Author's Note(s): Ok, as you can probably see, I've been having a few technical difficulties with the italics and paragraphs and that good stuff... so if anyone would mind helping me out that would be great! Anyway, you all know my disclaimer so on w/ the story! O rite, disclaimer... the Hot Springs scenes in this ch. Comes from Love Hina... NOW on with the story!!

Knew you were here,

Sister confirms suspicions,

And beside the note,

You left on my bed

Where I held you so close.

Did you think I'd forget?

Couldn't be more of a mess,

For to breathe,

Used to be another way,

I'd take you in.

Well it's time to wake up,

And separate feelings

That I keep falling into.

Each seem like good reasons,

That I feel a break down,

I don't care if it shows up,

I'm praying this for you,

'Til it's answered I'll say.

~One Lonely Visitor - Chevelle

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Draco looked at the directions he had received via owl and looked at the building he was in front of, confirming the address. He was facing what he guessed was an old Japanese hotel, considering the design.

"Better get this over with," he muttered and climbed the stoop and knocked on the door. When no one answered, Draco, and his extreme lack of patience, stepped inside.

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Tabitha and the youngest Weasley were getting ready to enjoy the backyard hot springs, something all women should pride the Japanese for.

After the concert, Hermione, Tabitha, Serenity, Libby, and Ashley all came back home to find Ginny sitting at the worn dining room table, drinking a Cup-'o-Java Hermione had gotten her hooked on and reading the Daily Prophet. After a quick conversation, Serenity, Ashley and Libby apparated themselves home, only just passing the test with Tabitha a week before. Hermione ran out to run some quick errands leaving Ginny and Tabitha alone.

After stripping down and wrapping themselves in a towel, they were about to step out through the sliding glass doors when they heard a knock at the door.

"Who is it!" called Ginny, but no answer.

"WHO'S THERE!" Tabitha tried, but received no answer.

"We'd better answer it. Hermione's not here, remember?"

Looking to Ginny, Tabitha shrugged and they reluctantly pulled their clothes back on, grumbling all the way. Whoever had interrupted their "quiet pampering time" would have hell to pay.

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Draco looked all through the house, passing a number of empty bedrooms, one of which he dropped his things off and continued his search for human life. He passed a kitchen and a living room, all looking like they were lived in but no one there.

After searching the rest of the house, including a laundry room and a dining room full of dirty clothes and dishes, he finally went outside.

He went out the way he came in and took a right, only to come across a brilliant patio full of furniture, all facing what looked like a pool. Upon his closer inspection, he saw that it was a hot springs.

Grinning and looking around he undressed. What could be the harm in this when no one's around? he thought as he picked up a towel off a glass table and replaced it with his clothes. Absolutely nothing.

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"Well I guess no one was there," said Ginny.

"No, really?" retorted Tabitha. "I just can't wait to hop into those hot springs. They do relieve stress right?"

"That's what Hermione said."

"Good."

Finally reaching the changing room, they stripped for the second time, Tabitha much quicker with her lack of patience than Ginny, who learned what patience meant after years with six brothers and one bathroom.

And so, Tabitha wrapped another towel around herself and went outside on her own, leaving Ginny by herself only to find a figure already soaking in the spring's brilliant waters. Who it was, she couldn't tell with all the steam. And so, figuring Hermione had returned, she walked over to the edge and stepped into the water, waving hello to "Hermione", who was a good five feet away from her, hidden in the steam.

Tabitha closed her eyes and stretched. "Ah... the morning bath is always the best!"

Draco was bewildered. Here was a girl, looking seventeen, who simply stepped into the hot springs without one word as to why he was there. Of course, there was a helluva lot of steam, but she obviously saw him there considering how she had greeted him. Then again, she could think he was someone else.

"You know Hermie, I think you're right about these springs relieving stress. I fell better already!"

Hermie? he thought. Hermie... Hermione... Granger!

Now he was in trouble. She had swam so she now sat right next to him, and although she had her eyes closed, he knew he was caught.

"I mean just five minutes ago I had the worst kink in my neck, but now," she put a hand on "Hermione's lap, "I feel..." Oh was he caught.

She finally opened her eyes and looked down, then up to meet his face, her eyes narrowing. "Hermione?"

Draco swallowed. "... um... actually..."

"Oh... HEEEEEELP!"

She shot up like a bullet and turned to face the stranger, who also stood up. "Who the hell are you?!"

Smirking, Draco bowed and said, "Dra-"

That was as far as he got however, for when he bowed, he bowed right into her breasts.

Tabitha shook with anger and shoved him and punched him square in the nose, sending him flying back through the glass doors with so much force, she could swear she used magic.

He slid once through the glass across the floor and tipped over a basket-bowl full of clothes right in front of another girl. Who it was he didn't care to look up, but he simply reached down to check his towel still covered him and he sat up.

"Who's this?" The girl he'd slid in front of went to reach down to pick up the basket when his attacker came running up to the now shattered glass door.

"Gin, don't touch him! He's a pervert!"

"Gin" obliged. She snapped her hand back as if she received a shock.

This only angered Draco even more. "I am not a perv!"

In turn, this angered Tabitha and she went running towards him, minding the glass. He took off running, the basket full of clothes still over his head, out the glass screen door behind him, which had writing in black bold letters; Women's Bath.

"Hey! Get back here with my fucking panties!" called Ginny as Tabitha ran out the same screen door and followed him down the hall.

"Wait one second," Ginny muttered. "Was that..." A wicked grin spread across her face. "Oh this will be fun."

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I know I know...very short... I'm beginning to hate my story... I mean only 1 review! Maybe it's my summary... I'm open to suggestions!!

Acknowledgements: That was the opening to Love Hina... yep... I think I've gone Otaku too... hm.... nothing else I can think of..

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