A/N- Hey everyone! I'm sooo freakin sorry I didn't update. There was school and then a camping trip and then my computer was being a bitch... so I'M SORRY! But here's the update you all wanted! Also, most of the time the story will be in REGULAR POV. I'm too lazy to switch back and forth between the two. Now on with the show!!! –Ahem- I mean story.
The Power of Love Chapter IX: A Hot Bath
"Wow that movie was great!" Draco said enthusiastically.
"I know..." Hermione said dreamily.
Draco looked at her, "God, I swear I've never seen a girl so crazy about a guy that they can't even attain."
Hermione laughed, "You should see Ginny and her obsession with Chad Michael Murry!"
Draco laughed along, "So shall we get started?"
Hermione looked at him confused, "With what?"
"With planning the ball you dumbass." Draco said.
"Hey I wouldn't be talking." Hermione laughed.
"What's that saposto mean?"
"What do you think it means?"
"Aw you're in for it now!" Draco grabbed the nearest pillow on the couch.
"Ooh! I'm so scared! Help! I'm being attacked by a rich Slytherin bastard!" Hermione yelled sarcastically. She grabbed a pillow. (a/n-where does this sound familiar?)
"Ooh, I'm mad now!" Draco said trying to act mean but couldn't help but crack a smile.
"Think fast!" Hermione said and threw a pillow right into his face.
"MIONE!!" Draco yelled and chased her around the common room.
A while later, the two friends could be seen lying on the floor laughing.
"Must pillow fights always be part of our schedule?" Draco asked.
"Shut up, I know you enjoyed it." Hermione laughed.
"I missed playing around with you." Draco said sincerely looking into her eyes.
"I missed you too. God I'm sorry I barely had time to hang out with you." Hermione apologized.
"It's alright. My heart will heal." Draco said putting a hand over his heart and waving the other hand dramatically.
Hermione laughed and hit a pillow against his head, "You're so full of it!"
"And I know you like me that way dahrling." Draco played around with an accent.
She laughed, "Stop it! You're scaring me! You sound queer!"
Draco laughed, "What were we doing before the pillow fight?"
"I think we were planning something." Hermione said stupidly.
"You're an idiot." Draco said shaking his head.
"And I know you like me that way dahrling." Hermione giggled mimicking Draco.
Draco laughed, "Ok where shall we start?"
"In the beginning." Hermione said obviously.
Draco smiled, "Can you be more specific?"
"Question number one?" Hermione asked.
"Mione," Draco said impatiently.
"Ok! Ok! We should decide on the theme of the ball." Hermione said.
"Have any ideas?" Draco asked getting a pen and paper out.
"Well, I was thinking that we should make it a muggle themed ball. But we have to call it a dance instead of a ball. Everyone will wear muggle clothes and we'd have the walls be covered with posters of muggle celebrities. There will be a few of those rainbow light balls scattered around everywhere. We'll also have to have a DJ—"
"A what?"
"A DJ. You know, someone that handles all the music. I'll cover the music. I brought a whole bunch of CD's. You can handle the food. We'll have fries, burgers, muggle candy, soda, ice cream and whatever else we can find." Hermione said. Ideas were popping into her head quickly.
"Mmm, sounds delicious! I like the idea." Draco said. Just then a wonderful idea popped into Hermione's head.
"Omigosh!!!" she began jumping on the couches. "I got an idea, I got an idea!" she said happily.
Draco laughed, "What is it, monkey?"
"Hold on a sec." She said as she ran upstairs to get some things from her room.
A few minutes later, Hermione came down with a boom box and some CD's.
"Ok, this is a---"Hermione started.
"I know what these are. Don't worry. I'm not a clueless wizard." Draco said.
"Ok, I'll play a song and watch me ok?" she said. She pressed a few buttons and then music came on.
Draco watched Hermione in amazement. She was really good at dancing hip- hop. After a few minutes, Hermione stopped.
"Well?" she asked.
"WOAH! That was great! How did you learn all that?!" Draco asked enthusiastically.
"Well, in the summer going to 5th year, I started taking hip hop classes. They taught me so many things, especially how to feel the rhythm. I grew to love dancing. I've improved so much, I started making up my own dance routines. This summer I got a job to teach there. They pay me and when I get to the wizarding world, it's converted into Galleons. So now you can't call me a poor mudblood." She said.
"I would never call you that." Draco assured her. Hermione smiled.
"Well, I was thinking, maybe we, as in us together, could do a dance routine for the first dance..." Hermione suggested.
"Well um, I don't know. I don't think I'm that great at dancing hip hop." Draco said.
"Don't worry! I can teach you! We have loads of time!" Hermione said enthusiastically.
Draco laughed, "Where will we get the DJ?"
"I know! One of the teachers could be the DJ! That would be so tight!" Hermione said.
Draco burst out laughing. Hermione looked at him puzzled, "What's so funny?"
"Nothing, I was just picturing Professor Snape as a DJ!" Draco laughed. Hermione laughed along.
"So," Draco started once they were down laughing, "Where will we get all the supplies?"
Hermione sat there thinking for a while, "Oh! I know! I once saw a shop of muggle stuff in Hogsmeade. I'm sure they'll have everything we'll need. We can go check it out tomorrow. All we have to do is get a pass from Dumbledore." (The heads could go to Hogsmeade whenever they wanted as long as they could catch up with their classes and notify the Headmaster.)
"That sounds good." Draco agreed.
"Well, I'm gonna get started on my homework." Hermione smiled. She got up and took all her stuff up to her room. Draco smiled, not knowing he was falling in love... hard.
the next day
"DRACO!!! Get your ass out of the bathroom! I need to take a shower too!!!" Hermione banged on the door to the bathroom.
"Hold on Hermione!" Draco said. Hermione heard the shower turn off.
"OK! You're done! Finally! I'm coming in!" Hermione said opening the door.
"Mione wait!" but it was too late.
"HOLY SHIT!" Hermione turned around quickly, blushing.
"Come on! I don't look that bad!" Draco said, teasing her.
"Shut up and put on some clothes! A towel at least!" Hermione said still blushing.
"Ok, you can look now." Draco finally said.
"Finally!" Hermione turned around still blushing. 'Wow...' she thought.
Draco had on a black shirt with cargo pants. He didn't put any gel in his hair and he had a silly loop-sided grin that made Hermione's stomach go flip-flop.
"Really Mione, I know I'm good looking, but really, you don't have to drool." Draco grinned.
"You wish!" Hermione said turning on the tap water and then throwing some water on him. Draco's expression turned from a silly smile, to a surprised face.
"Oh it's on!" Draco said. He turned on the shower and than turned the shower toward her.
"DRACO!" Hermione screamed. Draco laughed until she dumped a whole bucket of water on him.
"Shit that's cold!" Draco said, his clothes dripping with water. Hermione burst out laughing at his expression.
Draco glanced at the laughing Gryffindor and turned on the tub water. Hermione heard the water go on and immediately stopped laughing.
"Draco..." Hermione said in fear as she backed up. Draco walked closer and closer. "Draco no!" She ran around the tub, having Draco chase her. But Draco was too fast.
"AHH!" Hermione screamed as she fell into the tub, clothes and all. Draco burst out laughing.
"WOAH!" Draco said suddenly as the wet Hermione grabbed his leg and dragged him into the tub.
Both wet teens looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"God, I don't know when I've had such a great time." Draco said laughing.
"God, I'm so freakin wet!" Hermione complained as though she didn't care as much anymore.
"Hey, you said you wanted to take a shower." He shrugged.
"Yeah! In the shower! And without my clothes on!" Hermione said.
"Then take it off." Draco said jokingly.
Hermione looked at him as though he was crazy, but then he expression changed. "Ok then."
He looked at her wide-eyed, "No, wait, I was just kidding."
Hermione took off her shirt as though she wasn't listening to him. It was ok though (A/N- I'm keeping this as PG-13 as possible) most of her body was underwater anyways. She took off everything and swam around. Draco looked at her, wide eyed.
Hermione threw him a smile, "Really Draco, I know I'm good looking, but really, you don't have to drool."
Draco grinned, "Fine, you wanna play games, it's fine with me." He too began taking off his wet clothes.
Hermione laughed, "Woot woot! You go tiger!"
They both laughed. Draco looked at all the bathtub switches. He turned one on and the bathtub turned into a hot tub.
"Ooh, this is nice! I've never tried this one yet." Hermione said. Draco grinned and turned on the faucet that had rose petals. Then he turned on the switch that had the rainforest scenery.
"It's so beautiful." Hermione breathed.
"Yeah, I know." Draco smiled looking at her. (A/n- yeah, I know, corny, but I had to do it!)
Hermione looked into his eyes. They were getting to close. Way too close... But why wasn't she moving away?
He captured her lips softly. Hermione first felt shocked, but she gave into the sweet kiss. She was falling deeper and deeper into him. Draco felt the warmth from her sweet lips. He never wanted it to end. But Hermione couldn't...
Hermione looked into his eyes. There were warmness in the icy blue eyes. She saw truth, passion, trust... everything she could ever want. But she couldn't... she just couldn't. No matter how much she wanted it, she couldn't.
"Draco... I can't do this. I'm sorry..." She grabbed a towel, got out of the tub and rushed to her room.
-Pardon the Parody (you can skip this if you want)-
"Draco... I can't do this. I'm sorry..." Hermione runs into Draco's room. She comes back. "Whoops, wrong room." She runs and smashes into the other door and falls down unconscious.
Draco pokes Hermione, "Mione, put on some clothes."
-hahahaha sorry, couldn't help myself-
Draco stares at the wall. 'Was it something I did?' Draco got out of the tub, dried his clothes with a drying spell and put some clothes on. Then he made his way into the room.
Tap, tap, tap! Draco glances at the window to see an owl. He opens the window and an owl pops right in and drops a letter. Draco looks at the envelope.
Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger
Head's Room
Draco opens the envelope and saw two passes to go to Hogsmeade for the day signed by Professor Dumbledore. There was a note.
Draco please give Hermione her pass and go together. I hope that you two make up soon. The fate of the ball depends on it.
Have fun at Hogsmeade,
Albus Dumbledore
Draco looks at the tickets and sighed. 'How the hell does he know everything?' He thought. Then he stood up. Well, they couldn't avoid each other forever.
"Is there something bothering you?" her poster of Orlando Bloom asked. She gave him a small smile.
"Nothing really." Hermione said touching her quivering lips. 'Oh how am I going to face him again! He's probably going to ignore me too. Great! I had such a nice friendship with him! I already miss him. I wish I could talk to h—'
"Mione! Open the door!" Draco said banging on her front door.
'Wow, that was quick.' She thought amused. "Coming!"
She opened the door to see an embarrassed Draco. She sighed, might as well get this over with. "Come in." she said. Draco came over and sat on her pink bean bag. She sat on the bed.
"Listen." They both said at the same time.
"No you go first." They said again. Both teens laughed nervously.
"I'm sorry Mione." Draco said. "I was, I don't know what I was doing. I... I'm really, really sorry. I'd understand if you hate me."
Hermione laughed, "Don't worry about it Draco. It's ok. I don't hate you. You've been such a good friend. Anyways, you were a good kisser." She looked over and saw Draco blush. 'Omigosh, I made Draco blush! He's actually kinda cute when he blushes.' Hermione shook her head. She couldn't think that way about Draco. He was her friend. And nothing more.
"So we're still friends?" Draco asked.
"Friends." Hermione smiled. She came over and hugged him.
Draco sighed, "Good. You know Mione, you're the only real friend I have."
Hermione looked at him surprised, "Really?"
Draco nodded, "All the Slytherins are afraid of me just because my fathers really powerful. You were right that first week in the bathroom. Everyone's afraid of me. Nobody really likes me. Crabbe and Goyle, they're just dumb idiots. Pansy's an annoying slut. So I'm glad that we're still friends."
Hermione smiled and hugged him, "Maybe if you changed a little you might have more friends. I bet once you get to know Ginny, Ron and Harry, and they get to know you, you'll all be great friends!"
"No, they hate me." Draco pointed out.
"Yeah, but that's because of the façade that you've been keeping up since forever." Hermione said.
"But anyways, if this gets back to my father, I'm dead." Draco said.
"Well, you're right. But if you have a friend, they won't tell anybody." Hermione said smiling.
Draco smiled back. 'Merlin, I am falling in love with her.' "So anyways. Dumbledore sent me these." He said showing her the tickets to Hogsmeade.
"Well, let's go." Hermione said getting up.
"Yes, let's." Draco smiled.
-Pardon the Parody-
"I'm sorry Mione." Draco said. "I was, I don't know what I was doing. I... I'm really, really sorry. I'd understand if you hate me."
Hermione looked at him, "Yeah, I do hate you. I don't give a care if you fall off a cliff. Now get the hell outta my room!"
Draco goes out to her balcony and commits suicide by falling off.
-what will I do if you all like these better than the originals?-
A/n- so what do you think? Do you all still hate me for taking so freakin long? I promise that I'll try to update more often. Do you all like the pardon the parodys? Should I keep doing them? N e ways, REVIEW! I LUFF YOU ALL!!!!
Character Commentary
Draco- you're lying
Me- no I'm not! What about you? You almost turned this PG-13 fanfic into a rated R!
Draco- (laughs) so what? It'd be so worth it.
Hermione- Hello? I'm here too!
Draco- You know you enjoyed it.
Hermione- Duh! Who wouldn't?
Me- You've had your turn already Mione! It's my turn!
Draco- Oh yah! (carries me into a room)
Hermione- I'm all alone... nobody here beside me... but you gotta have friends...
A/n- whoever correctly guesses the movie in which Hermione's last comment (in the commentary) was in first, will get a spot in the next character commentary! So REVIEW!!
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