Quick note: HELLO EVERYONE!!! I am absolutely so sorry I updated so long… Actually, I was done with this chapter a week ago, but I wasn't really satisfied with it… So well, I edited it again and again… and… this is the product of my hard work… LOL. Hope you like it…
Disclaimer: As always, not mine!
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Chapter 9: Nobody messes with Draco's girl
"Grange - , I mean, HG?" whispered Draco hesitantly as he lay on his bed staring at the ceiling. "Are you awake?"
It was 7:00 in the morning of the last day of competition and neither Draco nor Hermione desired to get up. Both were anxious and frozen stiff anticipating the day ahead.
"Uh-huh." answered Hermione stirring lazily on her bed. She too has been up since 5 in the morning, staring blankly at the ceiling contemplating on what surprises might come her way that day.
"Are you nervous?" said Draco turning to his side to face Hermione's bed.
Hermione gave out a dry, nervous laugh. "Not really," she lied, trying to sound tough in front of Draco. "you?"
"A LOT!"
Of all the answers she expected Draco to say, "A LOT" wasn't one of them! Caught by surprise, Hermione turned her head slowly towards Draco.
Sure enough Draco's face mirrored the emotion he was feeling. He sported a huge frown on his face and a large crease marked his forehead.
Hermione raised her eyebrow, turned her body to face Draco and propped her head on her arm. "Why? Aren't you confident with what we can do?"
Seeing no change in Draco's features, she continued, trying to sound convincing, "We're a darn good team if you think about it… "
Draco shook his head and rolled his eyes. "It's not that… It's just that we haven't won anything yet. I'm – ," Draco groped for the right word to say, "concerned."
Hermione smirked at Draco's concerns, "Are you for real?" Hermione smiled in spite of herself. "We've won a couple of trips already." Involuntarily, she imagined the sandy beaches and the exquisite places they could visit and how they would enjoy themselves and maybe share a… A dreamy expression quickly pasted itself on her face.
"I meant CASH PRIZES!" said Draco interrupting Hermione's daydreams.
With her daydreams rudely interrupted, comprehension suddenly emerged on Hermione's face and the letter 'O' formed nicely on her mouth. "Don't worry, we're gonna win the Grand Prize. Look how well we've been doing. It's going to be a piece of cake!"
"What if we don't?" said Draco still unconvinced by Hermione's optimism.
Hermione sat up on her bed and looked him straight in the eye with a curious glint in her eye, "You know you're such a put down, I'm getting tired of your cynicism. What do you need the money for anyway? I know it's about the money, I just know it."
Draco kept quiet and turned away from Hermione.
"Well, why won't you tell me?" asked Hermione quickly feeling frustration and irritation growing inside her. She knew Draco avoided the topic about the money. She just didn't know why and what was it all about. As weird as it seems, she just wanted to get the thing over with. She wanted him to open up to her. He was keeping his secret pretty darn well and she didn't like it one bit.
"I - ," said Draco sitting up on his bed. "I –," he repeated thinking up something clever to say. "I think I better get ready." He then scurried toward the bathroom looking like a mouse eager to get a piece of cheese scattered somewhere.
"Damn you Malfoy!!!" Hermione thought. "Why do you torment me?!?!?!"
Hermione followed Draco with her eyes toward the bathroom and barely audible to her, she could swear before closing the door behind him Draco whispered, "We just have to win this, there is no other way."
The trip to the location for the last stunt was quiet and uncomfortable. Tension was evident in the air. Draco sat by the window lost in his own thoughts while Hermione looked on to him wondering what he could be thinking.
"Draco," nudged Hermione as the limousine slowed to a halt in front of a large gymnasium. "we're here."
Draco stiffened momentarily and turned towards Hermione. However, he swiftly relaxed and hastily nodded back at her when he concentrated on her already familiar large brown eyes which were now filled with concern and curiosity.
Hermione climbed out of the limousine and held the car door open for Draco. She felt odd waiting on him but it's the least she could do.
As the limousine rolled away, Hermione and Draco walked together toward the middle of the vast field where monkey bars were assembled high above the ground.
"I guess this is it," said Hermione cheerily attempting conversation. "THE stunt, per se!"
Hermione grinned and twisted her head toward Draco, half expecting life seeping through his worried eyes. Nevertheless, he still looked on ahead, still engrossed in his own world.
Unable to contain her emotions anymore, Hermione grabbed Draco's hands and clasped them tight forcing him to turn to her. Draco was taken by surprise but he still didn't say a word. She looked him deep in the eye desperately searching for something.
"You have to talk to me!" pleaded Hermione. "I want to win as much as you do, believe me! But I can't do this alone. We have to work together. Shutting me off won't do any good. Honestly, you're not being encouraging at all."
To Hermione's surprise, Draco nodded and then painstakingly turned his attention to the other waiting couples standing meters away. "Right. It's just that I don't know what to expect, and in case you haven't noticed I hate it when I'm not in control."
Draco bit his lip and forced a smile. "I guess I'm just thinking too much, eh?"
"We'll be fine." insisted Hermione. "We'll be fine."
With renewed courage, Draco and Hermione walked hand in hand toward their opponents.
As the pair reached the waiting area, Fiona immediately scowled at Hermione. "I'm surprised to see you here Granger. I thought you and your boyfriend already killed each other, acting the way you do." She laughed evilly and turned to her boyfriend Brian, "Of course, it doesn't matter because Brian here and I will win the competition no matter what."
Hermione felt Draco's hand tighten around hers. A wave of embarrassment, pleasure, and shock washed over her as she realized that she didn't drop his hand when she was supposed to.
"Dunno what your problem with me is." declared Hermione pushing the thought of Draco's hand clutching hers out of her mind. "If I didn't know better, you're just jealous of me."
Hermione saw Fiona's face twist in fury and her heart quickly skipped a beat. But Hermione was quick, before Fiona could say anything more, Hermione quickly turned to Brian who was standing silently on Fiona's side and said, "Did you know she's been trying to catch my boyfriend's eye since day 1? I'm sorry to tell you this Brian, but your girlfriend is a flirt… A very mean flirt."
Hermione surprised herself with her burst of outrage. She didn't normally lose her cool just like that. She actually felt sorry for Fiona but she pushed her luck way too far.
Brian's face paled. He looked accusingly at Fiona, "So that's why you talk endlessly about these people huh? Now I know who interests you so much."
"It is not that. You won't actually take her word for - ," Fiona forgot the confrontation she had with Hermione and turned to Brian alarmed. His face was full of hurt and rage.
"No need to explain anymore." seethed Brian.
Hermione was taken aback with the sudden flood of emotions. To think she caused all this. This wasn't a reaction she was expecting. Heck, she didn't even expected a reaction!
"Brian, I – ," started Fiona reaching up to Brian's arm.
"Shut up now, okay. I don't want to listen to you." Brian stomped off away from the group. As he reached a considerable distance, he released his anger and screamed with all his might.
Fiona cringed then turned dangerously toward Hermione. She advanced toward Hermione's direction having every intention to hurt her in any way she can. "You – ," Fiona spat as she pointed a painted finger toward Hermione.
As quick as light, Draco moved in front of Hermione blocking Fiona away from her. "You will not touch her."
Fiona didn't stop. She was about to scream something when Jonah's voice broke out into the air.
"Welcome everyone!" Jonah was a few yards away with his microphone in his hand, totally oblivious to the racket that was taking place. "Welcome to the last stunt of this round!" He smiled cheerily and looked right back at 6 frowning faces. "Cheer up you guys! Today is the day! Whoever wins this stunt will compete with the 2 other winning couples from the 2 other groups for the 1 Million Pounds!!!"
Seeing no reaction from the 6 contestants, Jonah turned his head toward the monkey bars. "Today's stunt will revolve around this 20 ft. long monkey bar suspended 30 ft. off the ground. Both of you will be positioned at the opposite sides of the bar, the one in the starting position has to cross the monkey bars pulling off the 9 flags fixed on the rungs. As you get to the 10th flag, you hand it over to your partner and he/she then crosses the monkey bar with the flag on his/her hand. When he/she reaches across, the one with the flag sticks the flag on the pole standing in the starting point. The winner of course will advance to compete for the Grand Prize of 1 Million Pounds, AND, to put icing on the cake, the winning couple will be given 2 Ford Escape Vehicles."
Hermione stared at a distance to 2 black and white Ford cars. She, as well as Karl, Tanya, Brian and Fiona took deep breaths. They all wanted the cars.
Draco however was unmoved. He gazed at the cars and whispered to Hermione's ear with a curious look on his face, "I don't think I have much use for those."
Hermione's heart dropped as she heard Draco's voice. He seemed to have no interest anymore.
But to Hermione's surprise, Draco chuckled suddenly, "But we still haven't got any money yet. We still have to win."
Hermione smiled inwardly. At least he still wanted to win the stunt. Ooooh, she was getting attached to the cars already.
"Draco and Hermione," said Jonah looking at them. "You're up first!"
Throwing Hermione out of balance, Draco all of a sudden looked at her with fire in his eyes; totally opposite of how he acted a while back. He suddenly became excited and full of energy. "You know we can do this right?" Draco squeezed her shoulders and winked at her, "Just blaze like you have no care in the world." He hugged her quickly then strode off and stood at the foot of the ladder ready to make his way to the monkey bars.
Hermione was baffled. "What is wrong with you!" she wanted to shout out loud. How could Draco change his moods and feelings just like that? One moment he's depressed, nervous and unsure. Next thing you know, he's confident, full of energy and excited.
Hermione shook her head and made her way towards the ladder that would bring her to the opposite side of the monkey bar. "Men!" she sighed quietly.
Suddenly, Hermione's heart started to beat furiously. It just came out of nowhere, adrenaline started pumping itself in her body. She knew she and Draco could pull the stunt off, the problem was how fast? She looked at Draco and waved. "Good luck!" she shouted.
Draco rubbed his hands together licking his lips with his tongue. He gave her a thumbs-up sign and winked again. "Ditto!"
As soon as Draco and Hermione were ready in position, Jonah bellowed the usual, "In 3, 2, 1, GO!"
As soon as Draco heard the word 'Go' he tackled the monkey bars as fast as he could. Hermione watched anxiously as he dangled from one rung to another pulling out each flag along the way. Hermione noticed that as Draco pulled out a flag, he gave out a faint grunt emphasizing the effort he exerted. This was because he had to support all his weight in one arm as he reached and released the flag.
Nonetheless, he did really well and in seconds, he reached Hermione handing her the 10th flag for her to stick up on the pole on the opposite end. "Go for it HG!"
Hermione quickly placed the flag between her mouth and bit at it tight. She swayed from each steel bar biting more forcefully into the flag as she moved from one rung to the other. All the while, her arms were screaming for rest.
Feeling fatigue creeping up onto her, Hermione was on the verge of giving up. As she almost lost it, she heard a strong voice from behind her. A man's voice.
"Hermione, you can do it!"
Upon hearing these words, for some reason, Hermione's brain quickly turned into over drive. Adrenaline surged through her body (as if she doesn't have enough adrenaline already). She summoned all her strength and crossed the remaining distance to the waiting pole that was standing stiffly at the finish line. She quickly grabbed the flag from her mouth and stuck it at the end of the tall pole.
"Time!" called Jonah clapping his hands, eyes turned upward.
Hermione was exhausted; she quickly sat down at the foot of the pole and caught her breath. That was one of the hardest things she had to do in her whole life!
A voice broke into her thoughts. "Well done Hermione!"
Hermione's head shot up. Was she hearing Draco right? Was he really calling her by her first name? It might sound foolish and unimportant, but Draco calling her by her first name was the greatest thing he could have ever done for her. She didn't know why but it meant the world to her. A wave of contentment and happiness washed over her, all weariness left her body and she smiled.
"35.6 seconds," yelled Jonah from the ground breaking Hermione's thoughts.
Hermione looked up into Draco's eyes and she saw him in a different light. He looked radiant.
Hermione laughed at herself and shook her head in embarrassment, what was she thinking? Draco only called her by her first name… It's not like he proposed to her or something. She wanted to laugh out loud. Maybe she was having fantasies of some sort… What was happening to her?
Hermione and Draco simultaneously climbed down from the ladders unto the ground. As they neared each other, they gave a high five and beamed at Jonah.
"Let's see if your time can hold up," Jonah said turning to Brian and Fiona. "Brian, Fiona, you're up! Good luck!"
Draco and Hermione looked at each other both with raised eyebrows. Brian was still scowling at Fiona and he was making a lot of noise as he climbed the ladder toward the monkey bars.
"That was tough, huh?" said Draco as Jonah yelled for Brian and Fiona to start.
"You bet!" answered Hermione staring at Brian crossing the monkey bars. She didn't trust herself to look at Draco's eyes, she had to sort out her feelings first. It was silly, really it was… It's a wonder what a single sentence can do.
"I do hope we win this," continued Hermione. "I didn't do all that for nothing!"
Hermione turned to Draco apprehensively. He was looking back at her all sweaty and grinning. Unable to contain what she felt, she blurted it out. "You called me Hermione."
Draco looked bewildered. "I did, did I?"
Hermione felt her hopes crush up into tiny bits. She didn't know why, but she was expecting a different answer from Draco. She regained her composure and immediately shifted to her know-it-all attitude. "Don't be silly!" she laughed dryly, "It wasn't so hard, was it?"
Draco just shrugged and turned toward Brian and Fiona at the monkey bars. He looked at Hermione from the corners of his eyes. She was acting weird… It's as if something bothered her. He lingered at her face for a moment then brushed his thoughts off. It was nothing, maybe just nerves.
Brian was having a hard time with the monkey bars. Although he had large muscles, he couldn't support himself with only one hand, therefore struggling to pull out the flags.
Fiona was screaming like crazy urging Brian to hurry up. All she got however was a deeper scowl.
Struggling and groaning in pain, Brian finally reached the 10th flag. He quickly snatched it and threw it to the ground, along with the other 9 flags.
As he did this Fiona's face paled and she screamed, "NO!!!!!"
Realizing his mistake Brian let go of the bar and dangled in mid-air, supported by a rope. He looked dazed and lost.
Jonah shook his head and placed his hands on his head. "9 flags in 1 minute and 13 seconds! Brian, what happened? You concentrated too much on throwing away the flags, you forgot that you had to hand the last one to Fiona!"
Brian shook his head in defeat. "I know!" He carefully eased towards the ground and looked up to see Fiona still at the top crying her heart out.
Hermione started heading towards Brian to offer her sympathies, but Draco caught her hand and shook his head. "Don't! It might make matters worse."
Jonah clapped Karl and Tanya and motioned them toward the monkey bars. "So, it all boils down to you guys! Give Draco and Hermione a run for their money! Will you?"
Jonah gave out a forced smile then helped Fiona down the ladder and left her to the side. Jonah knew that he didn't have to tell them that they were eliminated. For some reason, his head said that he shouldn't. Brian took off anyway leaving a crying Fiona; he didn't want to add more tension.
"It's your fault they're fighting you know," said Draco trying to create conversation. "If you didn't tell the poor guy that his girlf - ,"
"It's true!" answered Hermione defensively a little too quickly. "Besides, you saw how she treated me?"
Draco looked at her with a glint in his eye, "Right! If I didn't know better, I'd say you were guilty. You always did have a bad temper. If I remember, in Hogwarts, you always had a clever comeback for - ,"
Draco immediately snapped at attention and stared uncomfortably as Karl breezed through the monkey bars expertly pulling the flags off. He didn't hear Jonah start them off.
"For?" encouraged Hermione. She was listening intently at Draco's words that she didn't even notice that Karl was already performing the stunt.
Draco disoriented, turned questioningly at Hermione. "What?"
Hermione snorted and punched Draco lightly in the arm. "You were saying?"
"I forgot!" said Draco a little irritated that Hermione wanted to talk more than watch Karl and Tanya. "Come on! Karl and Tanya are burning rubber up there. Don't you see?"
But Hermione wouldn't give up. "Come on, tell me."
Draco gave up watching and turned toward Hermione. He opened his mouth to give her a lecture about disturbing people who were trying to concentrate on something. But as soon as he did, he heard Jonah's shout.
"Time!"
Draco stiffened, and so did Hermione. Both instantly turned toward a grinning Jonah and anxiously waited as Karl and Tanya made their way down from the ladders to join them.
Tanya was smiling widely which made Hermione want to puke. Tanya knew they did very well. Did they win?
"And this is it!" said Jonah excitement evident in his voice. "Whoever wins will be eligible to compete with the 2 other winning couples for the 1 Million Grand Prize! AND, of course, as a treat for your hard work, 2 Ford Escape Vehicles will also be yours to keep…"
Jonah studied the looks on Karl and Tanya's faces who were staring back at him giddily. Then he shifted to Draco and Hermione who had blank lost stares, total opposites of Karl and Tanya.
"Draco and Hermione's time was 35.6 seconds." He clapped Karl on his shoulder. "And your time buddy, is,"
Hermione was unconsciously holding her breath and crossing her fingers. They HAD to win.
"36.2 seconds." Jonah's face quickly changed from all smiles to frowns. "I'm sorry, Karl, Tanya, your time was too darn close! I'm sure you're gonna regret this for the rest of your life."
Hermione's head swirled with excitement while Draco stared on dumbfounded still not comprehending what has just happened. Did they hear Jonah right?
They slowly turned to each other speechless with wide eyed looks.
Then suddenly, both Draco and Hermione burst out laughing and hugged each other in their glee.
"We did it!" screamed Hermione breathless. Draco just continued smiling and didn't say anything.
"Congratulations, Draco, Hermione," started Jonah almost shouting. "You two win the Ford Escape Vehicles AND you both advance to the Final Competition to COMPETE for the 1 MILLION - ,"
Jonah's voice were lost in the air as Hermione released Draco from her embrace and stared directly at his face. Draco was still clutching her waist still grinning widely.
Both gazed into each others eyes when suddenly Hermione leant forward to kiss Draco's lips.
His lips were slightly cold but extremely soft. Hermione deepened her kiss, and as she did so, realized that Draco wasn't kissing her back.
Feeling embarrassed, she backed away releasing her embrace.
Draco however, who had his hands around Hermione's waist quickly pulled her back to him before she completely got away and kissed her back.
Hermione caught her breath in her throat in surprise. Her head started to feel all light and fluffy. But just as fast as Draco kissed her, he released her quickly and turned to Jonah who had a shocked look on his face.
Hermione flushed deep scarlet and focused her attention on the ground.
"Wow!" said Jonah amazed at the sudden display of affection. "That's something you don't see everyday! With you both bickering at each other, believing you're a couple would be very hard. But well, it unfolded right before my eyes."
Jonah smiled and turned to an embarrassed Hermione, "Awww, she's blushing."
"So," said Jonah switching to host mode in half a second. "As I was saying, Congratulations and see you again the day after tomorrow! Take care!"
Jonah shook Draco and Hermione's hand and muttered his congratulations again and then turned away leaving Draco and Hermione standing alone in the middle of the gymnasium staring at each other stupidly.
Chapter 9 (part 2)
"Wanna check out our new cars?" said Draco breaking the silence.
Hermione only nodded and they both made their way to their new black and white cars.
"Maybe I could sell this for money, no?" said Draco running his hand lightly on the side of the black car.
Hermione looked up at Draco. He was admiring the cars with lights in his eyes. He quickly slid inside the driver seat of his new car and stared at the steering wheel turning it to the left, then to the right. Seeing that nothing happened, Draco gave up and then turned his attention to the fancy buttons located all over the car.
As Hermione looked on at Draco, visions and thoughts rushed into her mind. What just happened? What came over her? Why did she lose control and kissed him? Why didn't he seem surprised? Why did he pull her to him and kiss her? Hermione was full of questions but for the life of her, she couldn't figure out an answer for even just one.
Pushing all her questions out of her mind, Hermione went inside the black car and sat on the passenger seat beside Draco. A mental picture went into Hermione's head. She imagined herself riding in the car along the country roads. She turned toward Draco, she'd love riding through country roads with him.
Hermione shook her head. She was getting carried away!
Coming to a decision, Hermione straightened up; she didn't need foolish, far-fetched thoughts in her head. She may be a dreamer, but she was also a realist. She turned to Draco, who was now examining his face on the rearview mirror and cleared her throat. Draco turned to her with a peculiar expression and then returned his attention to the mirror.
"I'm sorry about the kiss." started Hermione. She didn't really intend to apologize but her articulate mouth just failed her at the moment.
Draco gave out an amused grunt and said nonchalantly not turning his gaze from the mirror. "Really, it was nothing. Don't bother about it."
It was nothing. Hermione's heart dropped to the floor. Of course, what did she expect? Him telling her that he felt something? How silly could she get? What was she thinking? They were barely friends, he had a girlfriend, and to top it all off, she was Hermione, just plain Hermione who wouldn't catch a man's eye if her life depended on it.
"Right. It was nothing. Guess I just got carried away." said Hermione more to herself than to Draco. She opened the passenger door and got out of the car. "I'm going to the limousine, you coming? I want to go back to the hotel now." Though Hermione tried to hide it, the disappointment she felt was somehow obvious in her voice.
"Can't we use this thing?" Draco answered still fumbling with the buttons and momentarily shifting his attention to the steering wheel.
"Don't be silly!" said Hermione pretending to be amused even if her heart didn't feel like it. "It was clearly stated in the letter that we get our prizes after the show airs. These cars aren't ours YET."
Draco's face fell then slowly got out of the car. He followed Hermione to the limousine making small talk every now and then. Hermione however just nodded and grunted showing no interest at all. Eventually, Hermione cut him off and told him she wanted to sleep, leaving him quiet the whole trip back to the hotel.
Draco really wanted to talk to Hermione about ANYTHING, their prizes and stuff, especially about the kiss. It was silly of him not to elaborate on it when she opened up the topic. But he didn't want her thinking that she was beginning to be more than just Hermione to him.
As soon as Draco and Hermione arrived at the hotel, Hermione marched to her bed and threw herself on it face down. Draco just raised his eyebrows and wondered what was wrong with her. Normally, she would be fighting him for 'bathroom rights'. But now, she didn't even care.
Draco made his way straight to the bathroom and closed the door quietly behind him, in case Hermione was sleeping again.
As soon as Draco entered the bathroom, Hermione raised her head and banged it again and again on her pillow. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." chanted Hermione clearly devastated. She was listening more to her heart than to her brain.
Suddenly, a loud knock came from the door making Hermione shut up and freeze.
"Open up!" the voice shouted angrily, banging hard on the door.
Hermione slowly walked to the door scanning her brain for the owner of the voice. She reached for the knob and opened the door slowly.
"How dare you!" the voice screamed, pushing the door toward Hermione making her fall backward. The voice belonged to Fiona.
"You," Fiona hissed creeping dangerously toward Hermione. Her face was contorted with rage scaring the life out of Hermione. "You,"
Hermione had a sudden urge to spite the lights out of Fiona for trespassing and intimidating her, but instead she rose up her hands in mock defeat so as to not further aggravate the situation.
"Btch!" Fiona screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Whoa, cool down." said Hermione quietly not wanting to pick a fight.
"Brian broke up with me because of YOU!" continued Fiona throwing daggers at Hermione. "Twit!"
Hermione was speechless. No wonder Fiona was so mad!
"I can't believe why he listened to you! I have no interest whatsoever in that demented ass you call your boyfriend. You and your stupid ideas." said Fiona cornering Hermione against the wall. "I know your secret. Oh, yes I do! I heard Karl and Tanya talking about it." She raised her hands to slap Hermione on the face.
Hermione covered her face and closed her eyes for the impact that would soon enough graze her cheek.
It never came. When Hermione opened her eyes, there was Draco holding on to a kicking Fiona. He wrestled with her until he had both her hands behind her back.
Fiona tried to break free but Draco was just too strong for her. Giving up, she again turned to Hermione. "I know your secret. You freaks! You cheaters!"
Hermione's heart raced. She looked at Draco who wore a stern look on his face. What secret did she know?
Fiona spat at Hermione missing her by an inch. She turned toward Draco and smiled menacingly. "This stupid girl here, she's not even your girlfriend right? It's obvious how you treat each other. I'll be sure to tell the management so that they kick both of you off the show."
Still holding Fiona's hands behind her, Draco suddenly pushed her to the wall so that her face was against it. "Watch your words." roared Draco his right arm reaching for the wand on his back pocket.
Sensing what Draco was going to do, Hermione ran toward them. "Stop!" She reached for Draco's arm and looked pleadingly at his eyes. "No."
Draco softened his grip on Fiona and dropped his hands. He walked away toward his bed and sat down.
Fiona straightened up and smiled. "You'll be sorry you crossed me." She then turned her heel and made her way toward the door snickering loudly.
Suddenly black sparks came from across the room startling Hermione. She turned quickly to look at the source but found Draco looking toward Fiona with a smug look on his face.
"Aaahhhh!" screamed Fiona looking at herself in the mirror.
Hermione stared in horror as another head popped up beside Fiona's head. It looked like a mini replica of Fiona only it had no nose and rotten teeth.
"No tell, No tell, No tell." the head repeated in a gremlin kind of voice.
"Aaahhhh!" shrieked Fiona trying to pull the head out. The head motioned to bite her hand and she screamed again. "Aaahhhh!" cried Fiona running out of the room pulling her hair out.
Hermione glared at Draco who was now laughing hysterically. She slapped him hard on the arm and rushed to the door meaning to follow Fiona.
"Relax!" called Draco rubbing the part where Hermione smacked him. "She's the only one who can see it, and of course, the two of us, coz we're witnesses."
"Are you crazy?" asked Hermione in a raised voice. "The girl could end up in an institution."
"She deserved it!" rationalized Draco. "She was becoming too unbearable. I say it serves her right!"
Hermione stared at him shocked. "Unbelievable! Malfoy, you're evil!"
"Hey!" said Draco raising his arms, "It's already done. It lasts for only a few minutes. She'll just think she imagined it. Besides, it will teach her to keep her mouth shut when it's supposed to be. Nobody messes with me and who I'm with without regretting it."
Hermione shook her head and sat on her bed. "She says she knows our secret. She even said Karl and Tanya were talking about it."
"Hey!" Draco said sending white sparks toward the cameras, mortified that Hermione was about to talk about whatever secret that they weren't supposed to have.
Hermione totally forgot there were hidden cameras around the room! Maybe the incident with Fiona wouldn't register at all because there was some magic involved, but now they were really busted because of her own stupid mouth. She just gave herself and Draco away. Now whoever reviewing the hidden cameras would actually think that they were hiding something.
"She says she knows our secret?" repeated Hermione laughing, turning her previous declarative sentence into a question (in an attempt to do damage control). "Us not a couple?" Hermione gave out a shrilly laugh and shook her head. "It's a laugh what people's imaginations make up when they're jealous. Maybe we really look good together coz they go out of their heads trying to break us up."
Hermione stood up and made her way toward Draco still trying to act normal laughing every now and then. She sat beside him and placed her hand on his thigh making sure the camera captured what she had just done. "Thanks for protecting me a while ago, honey. I thought she was going to slap the head off my shoulders."
She laughed again and rolled her eyes. "I don't know what I'd do without a dashing, handsome boyfriend I have in - ,"
Hermione's words were drowned back to her mouth when Draco suddenly leaned toward her and gave her a solid kiss on her lips. He reached up his arm and stroked her cheek.
Hermione stiffened, but in moments, kissed Draco back. They kissed for a good 60 seconds and when they broke apart, they were both breathless.
Draco's mouth trailed Hermione's cheek and stopped at her ear. "That should do, no need for words, you were trying to hard."
He kissed her again lightly on the lips then stood up and made his way again toward the bathroom leaving her staring at his back with a sheepish grin pasted on her face.
Draco's heart was hammering as he closed the door behind him. Why had he lost control? What would his girlfriend Cornelia say if she found out he's fooling around with another woman? He sat on the toilet with his head on his hands feeling dread wash over him. He really wasn't falling for Hermione now, was he?
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Okay, so what do you think about it???? I sure hope you like it… If you don't, I guarantee a better one next chapter… It's Hermione and Draco's date… So the so called "romance" would be there… I hope I'll do well though coz my golly, I suck at romantic stuff… Anyway, I've said enough… I hope to see you all soon!!!
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BewitchingWitch – Thanks so much for your 2 reviews! I'm so glad you like the chant, it just sort of came to me and I was like "I can make that a quote and be famous!!!" LOL! Kidding! Anyways, I hope you liked this new chapter. What can you say about it? J
ElfinMaiden – Hiya!!! Thanks so much for your review! I really tried to make this chapter longer than the last one… How do you like it?
kawaii&crazy – Yippeeee!!!! My gosh, you boost my confidence to the ends of the earth… hehehe… I so appreciate your reviews! Thanks so much! I hope I didn't disappoint you with this new chapter…
Darkening Sky – Hello!!! I'm glad you thought Draco being scared was funny… I was like, "Oh no, I've destroyed Draco's character!!!" But then, he's OOC already so it doesn't really matter… LOL… What do you think of this chapter though?
XxXHermione-GrangerXxX – Thanks for your review!!! I'm sorry you had to wait too long… But here's the latest chapter… Hope you like it! J
Callie – Yey!!! My twin brain!! Hehehe… This chapter is sort of an additional something, it's not really that important… But next chapter, and the next one after that, we will see if we really have twin brains… Part of me hopes you thought of what I thought of, but part of me doesn't… Weird!!! Oh!!! I'm so excited.
Chrissy8887779999 – You really think this was the most entertaining chapter? Oh, you make me so happy!! Thanks a lot! I hope this chapter makes you smile too… It's sort of supposed to be funny but Draco's just mean… hehehe… And I love him for it!
Hime Shinidama no Megami - Oh my gosh!!! I'm so glad to hear from you… It's been a while! Anyway, the stunts are from my imagination, but some are based from Fear Factor… You know what, it's weird you mentioned fish eyes coz everyone in my family just loves them (except me)… I don't know why! Bet you like them too huh??
Laura – Hiya!!! I uploaded this new chapter already! I changed some of the words, just as you said… I hope it's better… Hope to hear from you soon!
The 100 original BLAH – Were you the same blah who reviewed my first chapter? Coz I would be delighted if you were! (coz even if you did flame me before, you're still reading my fic…) Anyways, don't quit reading my fic, I promise I will do better… What did you think of this chapter though? I kinda lost my mojo here but it will be better! I just know it! Hehehe…
amber-rules – Hi!!! Thanks so much for your review!!! I'm thrilled that you like this fic! There's a little romance here (if you could call their kiss romance… LOL…) But, there will be more next chapter!!! I promise, I hope you'll like it… Although, I quite stink with romance and stuff but hey, I'll do my best!!! Promise!!!
Emma – Thanks for your compliment! I'm delighted that you used the word really 2 times… hehehe, I'm flattered!!! Yippeee!!! You make me blush! Anyways, hope you like this new chapter! Hope to hear from you soon!