April 7, 2004
A/N: I am really thankful for all my wonderful readers. As you have probably already noticed, I've basically reached my goal. I never thought I would make it, but all you guys are so great for all the reviews you sent in.
Reviewers:
alexe: I'm so glad you like my story so far. Thanx for reviewing!
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Troublesome-Shorti: Thanx for the review. I'm glad you are enjoying this story.
Shellisa: I love you!!!! You didn't have to read it, but I'm glad you did, and I'm really glad you like it. I'll call you sometime, or you call me. Either way, I need to talk to you some time.
Mojo the Rock Chick Munchkin: Well, it very well could be Draco(Sly grin appears on my face.). I guess you'll have to read on.
Smiles28: thanks for the happy birthday wish. It's the first I've gotten. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Sazi: I'm sorry you thought it was cheesy, but you should read more before you jump to conclusions. Other than that, I'm glad you like it.
ChibiPineapple20202020: thanks for your review. I'm really glad you are enjoying this story. Happy birthday to you, also!!!
felton-luver: thank you so much for all the reviews you sent in. I really didn't expect anyone to send in a review for every chapter. I'm glad you like it.
Applescm: I'm keeping you in suspense because I love making people want to come back for more. I'm glad you are enjoying this story.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot in this story and malfoy... Hey, what do you think you're doing? You can't do this to me!!!(People in white uniforms drag me away from Tom Felton, and I'm flailing wildly to try to get a hold on him) don't take me away!!! I swear, I'm sane!!!!
Reviews: Please keep them coming!!!
Chapter Thirteen
It wasn't Blaise's arms that Hermione was in. It was Malfoy's. A look of shock grew on her face.
"Hermione, what's wrong?" he asked, growing worried.
"Well, I just realized that the guy I went to the ball with wasn't who I thought he was." She said, hurt shining in her eyes.
Malfoy realized that he wasn't Blaise anymore. "Hermione, I can explain everything," he said, half-way running to keep up with her as she went into the common room. Hermione sat down on the couch in front of the dying fire and buried her face in her hands, proceeding to cry. "Please don't cry, Hermione. I'm really sorry. Can I just explain to you why I did this?" Hermione looked into his eyes and saw that he was honest.
"What is there to explain? You lied to me." She sniffled, but she allowed Draco to continue.
"Hermione, I know you probably didn't believe it when I told you before, but I really have loved you since I first saw you in our first year at Hogwarts. I know that I have hurt you in the past, but you have no idea how bad I feel inside. I had to be rude to you for the past few weeks since Ron saw us. I had to do it this way to find out if you still had feelings for me."
"Even if I did have feelings for me, you didn't have to hurt me as much as you did. Do you know how upset I was? I really did have feelings for you, and you just shot me down out of the sky. What happened to the Draco I met at the beginning of this year?"
"Hermione, he's still here." He said, putting his hands on her shoulders. "I didn't know how to tell you how I felt, so I thought you might listen if I wrote out my feelings on paper. Hermione, I'm sorry," he hung his head and lowered his hands from her shoulders. He was surprised when Hermione shifted on the couch and scooted so she was right against him. She wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder.
"It's okay, Draco. I'm just disappointed that you didn't just tell me the truth tonight. You didn't have to dress up like Blaise to get me to go with you." Draco slowly wrapped her arms around Hermione and kissed her head gently. He felt whole with her in his arms, and the same went for her. After about five minutes of sitting there like that, Draco moved Hermione so she was on his lap. He cradled her in his arms, and she snuggled up against him. Ten more minutes passed by, and Hermione was asleep in Draco's arms. He set her on the couch and stood up. He scooped her up in his arms once more and carried her into her room. Setting her down and pulling the covers over her body, he kissed her lightly on the forehead and tiptoed out of her room, shutting the door behind him.
As he lied in bed that night, he felt a warmth inside himself. For the first time in the last few weeks, he was happy.
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"Mmmm, good morning, love," said Malfoy as he stretched in bed.
Hermione mumbled something that he couldn't understand, so he just wrapped his arms around her, giving her a good morning hug. She snuggled closer next to him and rested her head on his bare chest.
"Good morning, Draco." She smiled and returned his hug. Tilting her head to look at him, she brought his head to hers and proceeded kissing him. A moan came from deep in his throat, and she broke away from him. "I need to go take a shower, and then I have to go to work." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek, but before she could roll out of bed, she found Draco straddling her stomach.
"Not so fast. Don't you know it's the weekend?" He smirked at her, and began kissing her neck. He started trailing kisses down her body, and they then became one.
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Hermione's dreams were ended and her eyes bolted open.
"I can't believe I was dreaming that," she said, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
Bang, bang, bang.
"Hermione, are you awake?" It was Ginny. Probably coming to get her stuff, Hermione thought.
"Come in..." she closed her eyes again, but opened them again when she felt Ginny sitting next to her on the bed.
"So, who was it?" She asked. "I kept thinking about you last night, and I only saw you once. The guy you were with was hooded, so I couldn't tell who it was. You promised to tell me, now spill it." She must have been thinking about what she was going to say, for it all came out really fast.
"Ginny, it's eight o'clock in the morning. It's too early to talk about it. Maybe after breakfast." Ginny then pulled her out of bed.
"Let's get going, then."
"All right. Keep your pants on. Go wait out in the common room and I'll be right out." Ginny left, and Hermione took off her dress, put on a pair of plaid pajama pants, a camisole, and a sweatshirt that said "Don't mess with me" on the front and "I have an attitude problem" on the back. She came out and was hoping to see Malfoy sitting on the couch, but she just saw Ginny holding hands with Harry.
"You don't look happy to see me," said Harry. He stood up and gave Hermione a good morning hug, which she returned. "Let's get going."
"You two go ahead. I forgot that I had a letter I needed to mail immediately. I'll meet you there."
"Are you sure?" Harry asked.
"Just get going!" Ginny and Harry left, and Hermione grabbed the letter from her room, along with her wand, which she stuck in her pocket.
She left the room to see Draco coming out of his room wearing black slacks and a charcoal black sweater, and his usual black doc martins. He looked at her, and headed for the couch. As he sat down, Hermione felt bad.
"I'd enjoy your company, if you want to come," she said, hoping that he would accept her offer. He got up off the couch and walked over to her.
"If you insist," he smiled. That was one of the first she had ever seen him wear. Draco opened the door for her, and they headed for the owlry. "What are you mailing that can't wait until after breakfast?"
"It's just a letter to my parents, but I really didn't want Harry or Ron to come with me. I was actually hoping you would come with me. I needed to tell you something."
"I'm listening..."
"Well, I just wanted to say that I was sorry for the way I reacted."
"And..."
"Well, I also just wanted to say..."
"Yes..."
"I...I love you, Draco." She looked down at her feet, but she looked him in the face when she felt him slide his hand into hers. She smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek, and he smiled back at her.
The couple got to the owlry, and Hermione called Jasmine down. She attached the parchment to Jasmine's leg, and Jasmine flew off.
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"Where is she? What's taking so long?" Ron asked. Harry, Ron, and Ginny were on the verge of going to look for her, when they saw her enter the Great Hall, holding hands with Malfoy. Malfoy leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, and they walked to their house tables.
"Sorry I was late, guys. I had to send a letter to my parents." She sat down next to Ron and looked him in the eyes, which suddenly grew cold.
Ron's voice went cold. "How does sending a letter involve Malfoy being all over you?"
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A/N: Well, what did you guys think? It's a little longer than what I've done before, and I'm proud of myself. Well, please review!!! THANX!!!!!
A/N: I am really thankful for all my wonderful readers. As you have probably already noticed, I've basically reached my goal. I never thought I would make it, but all you guys are so great for all the reviews you sent in.
Reviewers:
alexe: I'm so glad you like my story so far. Thanx for reviewing!
fictiongurl: I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Troublesome-Shorti: Thanx for the review. I'm glad you are enjoying this story.
Shellisa: I love you!!!! You didn't have to read it, but I'm glad you did, and I'm really glad you like it. I'll call you sometime, or you call me. Either way, I need to talk to you some time.
Mojo the Rock Chick Munchkin: Well, it very well could be Draco(Sly grin appears on my face.). I guess you'll have to read on.
Smiles28: thanks for the happy birthday wish. It's the first I've gotten. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Sazi: I'm sorry you thought it was cheesy, but you should read more before you jump to conclusions. Other than that, I'm glad you like it.
ChibiPineapple20202020: thanks for your review. I'm really glad you are enjoying this story. Happy birthday to you, also!!!
felton-luver: thank you so much for all the reviews you sent in. I really didn't expect anyone to send in a review for every chapter. I'm glad you like it.
Applescm: I'm keeping you in suspense because I love making people want to come back for more. I'm glad you are enjoying this story.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot in this story and malfoy... Hey, what do you think you're doing? You can't do this to me!!!(People in white uniforms drag me away from Tom Felton, and I'm flailing wildly to try to get a hold on him) don't take me away!!! I swear, I'm sane!!!!
Reviews: Please keep them coming!!!
Chapter Thirteen
It wasn't Blaise's arms that Hermione was in. It was Malfoy's. A look of shock grew on her face.
"Hermione, what's wrong?" he asked, growing worried.
"Well, I just realized that the guy I went to the ball with wasn't who I thought he was." She said, hurt shining in her eyes.
Malfoy realized that he wasn't Blaise anymore. "Hermione, I can explain everything," he said, half-way running to keep up with her as she went into the common room. Hermione sat down on the couch in front of the dying fire and buried her face in her hands, proceeding to cry. "Please don't cry, Hermione. I'm really sorry. Can I just explain to you why I did this?" Hermione looked into his eyes and saw that he was honest.
"What is there to explain? You lied to me." She sniffled, but she allowed Draco to continue.
"Hermione, I know you probably didn't believe it when I told you before, but I really have loved you since I first saw you in our first year at Hogwarts. I know that I have hurt you in the past, but you have no idea how bad I feel inside. I had to be rude to you for the past few weeks since Ron saw us. I had to do it this way to find out if you still had feelings for me."
"Even if I did have feelings for me, you didn't have to hurt me as much as you did. Do you know how upset I was? I really did have feelings for you, and you just shot me down out of the sky. What happened to the Draco I met at the beginning of this year?"
"Hermione, he's still here." He said, putting his hands on her shoulders. "I didn't know how to tell you how I felt, so I thought you might listen if I wrote out my feelings on paper. Hermione, I'm sorry," he hung his head and lowered his hands from her shoulders. He was surprised when Hermione shifted on the couch and scooted so she was right against him. She wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder.
"It's okay, Draco. I'm just disappointed that you didn't just tell me the truth tonight. You didn't have to dress up like Blaise to get me to go with you." Draco slowly wrapped her arms around Hermione and kissed her head gently. He felt whole with her in his arms, and the same went for her. After about five minutes of sitting there like that, Draco moved Hermione so she was on his lap. He cradled her in his arms, and she snuggled up against him. Ten more minutes passed by, and Hermione was asleep in Draco's arms. He set her on the couch and stood up. He scooped her up in his arms once more and carried her into her room. Setting her down and pulling the covers over her body, he kissed her lightly on the forehead and tiptoed out of her room, shutting the door behind him.
As he lied in bed that night, he felt a warmth inside himself. For the first time in the last few weeks, he was happy.
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"Mmmm, good morning, love," said Malfoy as he stretched in bed.
Hermione mumbled something that he couldn't understand, so he just wrapped his arms around her, giving her a good morning hug. She snuggled closer next to him and rested her head on his bare chest.
"Good morning, Draco." She smiled and returned his hug. Tilting her head to look at him, she brought his head to hers and proceeded kissing him. A moan came from deep in his throat, and she broke away from him. "I need to go take a shower, and then I have to go to work." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek, but before she could roll out of bed, she found Draco straddling her stomach.
"Not so fast. Don't you know it's the weekend?" He smirked at her, and began kissing her neck. He started trailing kisses down her body, and they then became one.
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Hermione's dreams were ended and her eyes bolted open.
"I can't believe I was dreaming that," she said, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
Bang, bang, bang.
"Hermione, are you awake?" It was Ginny. Probably coming to get her stuff, Hermione thought.
"Come in..." she closed her eyes again, but opened them again when she felt Ginny sitting next to her on the bed.
"So, who was it?" She asked. "I kept thinking about you last night, and I only saw you once. The guy you were with was hooded, so I couldn't tell who it was. You promised to tell me, now spill it." She must have been thinking about what she was going to say, for it all came out really fast.
"Ginny, it's eight o'clock in the morning. It's too early to talk about it. Maybe after breakfast." Ginny then pulled her out of bed.
"Let's get going, then."
"All right. Keep your pants on. Go wait out in the common room and I'll be right out." Ginny left, and Hermione took off her dress, put on a pair of plaid pajama pants, a camisole, and a sweatshirt that said "Don't mess with me" on the front and "I have an attitude problem" on the back. She came out and was hoping to see Malfoy sitting on the couch, but she just saw Ginny holding hands with Harry.
"You don't look happy to see me," said Harry. He stood up and gave Hermione a good morning hug, which she returned. "Let's get going."
"You two go ahead. I forgot that I had a letter I needed to mail immediately. I'll meet you there."
"Are you sure?" Harry asked.
"Just get going!" Ginny and Harry left, and Hermione grabbed the letter from her room, along with her wand, which she stuck in her pocket.
She left the room to see Draco coming out of his room wearing black slacks and a charcoal black sweater, and his usual black doc martins. He looked at her, and headed for the couch. As he sat down, Hermione felt bad.
"I'd enjoy your company, if you want to come," she said, hoping that he would accept her offer. He got up off the couch and walked over to her.
"If you insist," he smiled. That was one of the first she had ever seen him wear. Draco opened the door for her, and they headed for the owlry. "What are you mailing that can't wait until after breakfast?"
"It's just a letter to my parents, but I really didn't want Harry or Ron to come with me. I was actually hoping you would come with me. I needed to tell you something."
"I'm listening..."
"Well, I just wanted to say that I was sorry for the way I reacted."
"And..."
"Well, I also just wanted to say..."
"Yes..."
"I...I love you, Draco." She looked down at her feet, but she looked him in the face when she felt him slide his hand into hers. She smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek, and he smiled back at her.
The couple got to the owlry, and Hermione called Jasmine down. She attached the parchment to Jasmine's leg, and Jasmine flew off.
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"Where is she? What's taking so long?" Ron asked. Harry, Ron, and Ginny were on the verge of going to look for her, when they saw her enter the Great Hall, holding hands with Malfoy. Malfoy leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, and they walked to their house tables.
"Sorry I was late, guys. I had to send a letter to my parents." She sat down next to Ron and looked him in the eyes, which suddenly grew cold.
Ron's voice went cold. "How does sending a letter involve Malfoy being all over you?"
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A/N: Well, what did you guys think? It's a little longer than what I've done before, and I'm proud of myself. Well, please review!!! THANX!!!!!