These wounds won't seem to heal.
This pain is just too real.
There's just too much that time cannot erase.

~My Immortal -Evanescence.

He shrugged his shoulder and shook his blonde head.

"We'll save that story for another day"

Hermione stared at Draco. "Are you saying there's going to be another day?" He smiled an unexplained smile, turned and walked away from Hermione. Before completely disappearing into the darkness, he turned around and said

"Maybe." Hermione stared at Draco's retreating back in disbelief. So, he was going to leave her there, to question, to wonder. Well, it didn't matter to her. If she had to see him again, so be it, if not, that o.k. She turned around and headed back into the bar. The hours passed by and Hermione was scrubbing the tables clean, deep in thought.

"I think it's clean, Shy" Lauren said walking up behind her. "What's up with you lately? You've been kind of out of it since the club." Hermione smiled a dazed smile and said

"Come on Lauren, your just being silly! Nothings wrong with me." She finished wiping the table and threw the dirty rag into the sink. "Oh and do you mind if we stop at the drug store on the way home? I need a new tooth brush." Lauren stared at Hermione for a moment, then nodded her head and vanished to the back. She returned moments later, closely followed by Charity, tugging on a black sweater. She tossed Hermione a jean jacket and the three headed towards the door.

They made there way home, shivering against the cold. When the reached the drug store, Hermione held the door open for the others to enter, Charity shook her head and pulled out a cigarette, as did Lauren.

"Do you know how bad that is for you?" Hermione asked them sternly.

"No, but why don't you tell us…" Charity shot back.

Hermione rolled her eyes and entered the store. Sighing as the warmth hit her cheeks; she wandered to the tooth brush section. Grabbing the first brush she saw, she strolled to the cashier and placed her purchase on the counter. The little bells, which hung over the door signalled the entrance of another costumer. Hermione turned around to meet the hungry eyes of Darin. His eyes wandered slowly over her body taking in every curve. Hermione shuddered. She wasn't sure, but something about that guy, just gave her the down right creeps.  Never taking her eyes off Darin she slowly exited the store, she didn't want to turn her back on that guy for a moment. She joined Charity and Lauren, who dropped their cigarettes and extinguished them with there shoes. As continued down the road, Hermione continued to steal glances behind her, she had and uncanny fright that someone was following them.

"Will you stop!" Charity cried, after watching Hermione take a quick look behind her, for what had to be the fifteenth time. "What is wrong with you tonight?"

"Well… it's just…. Don't you feel like someone's following us? Watching us?" Lauren stared at her blankly, placing a hand on her friend's forehead she said

"Char, get her home, tuck her in bed, and Shy, I don't want to see you at work tomorrow, I think your coming down with something." Hermione slapped Lauren hand away from her face,

"I'm fine!" Her friends stared at her, silent. It was Lauren who spoke first, "Hermione…" she began to giggle.

"What?" She asked looking at her friend confused. Lauren just began to laugh harder, Hermione stared at her blankly, "Lauren? What in the name of god is just so damn funny?" Controlling her giggles Lauren managed to spit out,

"Herm' look at the toothbrush you just bought." Hermione glanced down at he tooth brush that had been sticking out of her purse, examining it closer, she realized, that the tooth brush was not, in fact, purple as she had thought, but seemed to have a big purple dinosaur on it. Charity caught a glimpse of the toothbrush and cried out

"Oh my GOD! Hermione bought a Barney toothbrush." Charity broke down into a fit of giggles along with Lauren.

"Oh come on guys!! Grow up! It just a toothbrush, it's not like anyone else is going to see it!" When her friends continued to laugh Hermione, shook her head and sighed, she continued to walk up the road, leaving Lauren and Charity to compose themselves. Moments later Hermione heard foot steps echoing though the empty street, she turned in time to see two figures throw themselves at her, Lauren and Charity and slung their arms arm around Hermione's neck and the three continued down the road in silence. As they neared Laurens building, Lauren quietly said

"Come on Hermione, you have to admit its funny." Hermione looked at her friend and said

"No I don't" she smiled sweetly and continued to walk up the road.

Hey everyone!! I know this chapter is really short, and I am SO SORRY! But I have been so busy this weekend and I've just wanted too give you something, ANYTHING! LOL. Anywayz, I hope u enjoyed this ch, it was kinda… pointless really… but I really need to work on the whole Darin, thing! Anywayz, I'm overjoyed that you guyz are likeing this story!! I'm just amazed, cause I personally don't think this is my best work, but oh well!!

Thanks so much!!

Hells Angel