"You ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

Hermione accepted Draco's extended and glanced back at Charity one final time, to find her mouthing the word "condom". Hermione stuck her tongue out at Charity and turned back to Draco.

"Now that was very mature" his drawling voice came "I haven't seen anyone do that since I was three." Hermione just stared at him and stuck out her tongue once again. They exited the bar and Hermione found herself climbing into a small black sports car.

"Figures" she muttered

"What was that?" came Draco's voice. She smiled sweetly

"Nothing." Draco climbed into the driver's seat and stared at Hermione.

"It really does seem, that our little Gryffindor goddess has grown up." She stared at him blankly.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He looked her up and down.

"Take that shirt for instance." He indicated to the little shirt with displayed to her mid-drift. It was a deep blood red v neck tee-shirt. Over top sat a denim jacket to match her skirt. "The Hermione I knew wouldn't have been caught dead, in that shirt."

"Yes well, people change" She retorted as he backed the little car out of the parking lot and sped down the highway. While they were waiting for a red light to turn green, Hermione turned to Draco and asked

"How long have you been have you been in a band?" He stared at her.

"To tell you the truth… I'm not really sure… at first I joined the band just to spite my father, while I was still at Hogwarts. Then graduation was over and done with and next thing I new, we were huge, there was no turning back now, I couldn't leave the band as I had planed."

"Why had you planned to leave the band?" He stared at her.

"Well… at first it was kind of… nerve racking… working beside a bunch of muggles. Then as I got to know the guys, they turned out be great people, and it really helped me to find out that Sean, our drummer, he actually attended Drumstrang."

"Wow" Hermione said. And that was that. The car fell back into an awkward silence as they made there way to the restaurant. Draco swung the car into a parking space, and escorted Hermione into the little restaurant. It was a 50's theme and carried a fun, up beat aura about it.

"I figured you'd like a place like this." Draco whispered in her ear over the music coming form the jukebox. His breath was warm on her ear and sent shivers down her spine.  The two were escorted to a cosy corner booth and were given menus. Hermione read hers in silence, as did Draco. After the orders were taken, and the drinks had arrived, Draco turned to Hermione and looked her square in the eye.

"You like?"

Hermione surveyed her surroundings. There was a large stage set up for what looked like karaoke, and old fashioned jukebox sat in the corner, and the walls were covered with old news paper clipping about Elvis and pictures of Betty Bop.

"It's amazing. How did you find this place?"

"Well… some of the guy from the band and I have played a charity event here." Hermione stared at Draco and a large smile broke out on her features. 

"I can not believe what I'm hearing!" she laughed "You! Draco Malfoy, you played a charity even at some simple town L.A. resteraunt. Wow." Her laughter died down "Times really are a changing."

The rest of the meal passed comfortably, with small talk of Hogwarts, the graduation, and life in general. After the meal, they watched at people of all ages climbed on stage and sang karaoke, making fools of themselves and the people they were with. Hermione was wiping the tears of laughter out of her eyes as a young gentle man, who had sung to his girlfriend climbed off stage, when Draco stood up and walked over to the stage. He climbed on and whispered something to the man behind the music, and handed him a C.D. The man slipped the CD in and a hard beat pulsated through out the building.

He stepped up to the microphone and began the song. 

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm drivin' by your house
Though I know you're not at home  

A group of teenage girl were whispering fiercely, and a hushed tone fell over the crowd, as Draco continued to sing.

But I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone  

Hermione stood up form the table and walked to the front of the stage, where she stood closer to the group of girl who were name talking quietly. "That's him!! I'm telling you! That Dragon!" Who? Hermione wondered.

Out on the road today, I saw a BLACK FLAG sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back."
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but-


The song came to a close, and Draco jumped off stage. The group of girl began to scream and ran towards him. He swore under his breath. Running back to the table, he threw down a couple of bills, grabbed his jacket, and grabbed Hermione's hand. He ran form the restaurant. Instead of heading to the car, he gripped Hermione hand and dashed across the road, into a little park. He weaved through out the trees, until a small wooden building came into view. He released Hermione's hand as the reached the building. He tugged at a small wooden door and it popped open, He pulled Hermione in with him and pulled her down to the ground.

"Fuck." He swore under his breath. "This! This is why I wanted to leave the band! I can't go anywhere with out being recognized. I can't live my life." Hermione was oddly aware of just how close Draco was in the darkness, of what seemed to be a small concession stand. Draco stood up and peered out the window.

"I think there gone" He whispered. He stood up and pulled Hermione with him. As she got to her feet, there was a large *snap* and Hermione stumbled forwards, only be caught by Draco. She reached down, not moving form Draco's hold, and pulled off her shoe. She looked at it and saw the heel was no longer on the shoe. She turned her eyes up to Draco, he was smiling. She stepped back, but his hands remained on her waist, and looked at him, one eye brow cocked up in a questioning manner. He just smiled, leaned down and kissed her lips softly. His grip tightened on her wais and pulled her closer, as the kiss deepened.

        Hermione dropped the shoe, which fell to the floor with a crash, and snaked her arms around his neck. His tongue darted teasingly in and out of her mouth, causing her to tremble in his arms. Her fingers wove through out his hair, taking in its silky softness. Draco pulled away, panting for breath. He smiled, took Hermione's hand and pulled her out of the building.

Instead of heading back to the car, they walked along the small pond in the middle of the park. They were silent, though it was a comfortable silence; it was silence none the less. Draco held Hermione hand, so very tiny compared to his own. They reached a large rocky area that hung over the lake. Taking a seat, they removed their shoes and stuck there feet in the water. They watched as the stars gazed at themselves on the surface of the water. Hermione sighed, causing Draco to turn and look at her.

He stared at her and seemed to be deep in though. "What's on your mind?" he asked. Hermione, confused at the question, responded.

"Kind of an odd question, don't you think?"

"Maybe, but I'm curious. You seem to be… distracted." Hermione looked away from Draco.

"This… it's just… well… this all seem too perfect to be real. It's as if I'm dreaming it all."

"It's nice to know you'd dream about me. But this is no dream" Draco leaned forward and sunk his foot in the water. He brought it up quickly and splashed the icy water on Hermione. She jumped up with a scream. After calming herself, she turned back to the culprit, to find him grinning madly.

"You didn't" she said calmly. He wiped the grin off his face and stood up.

"You know, it's such a beautiful night, I think I might just go for a swim." He stripped off his shirt and stood before Hermione. "Would you care to join me?"

Hermione brushed a stray strand of hair out of her eyes. "Um… you know, I think I'm just going to sit here." She sat back down on the rocks.

"Suit yourself" He said before diving in. The water splashed up around him. When he resurfaced, he turned to see Hermione wiping water droplets off her face with a not so amused look.

"Oh come on!! The waters great!!" He said. She stared at him.

"Make me." Was all she said. She wished she could have snatched the words right out of the air and stuff them back down her throat, when she saw his trademark smirk grace his features. With out a word, he hoisted himself back on the rocks and walked over to Hermione. She backed away from his stumbling as she tried to stand up.

He shot his hand forward and caught her arm. He pulled her towards his dripping body and scooped her up in his arms.

"Draco Malfoy!! You put me down right this instance!" She screamed as he entered the water slowly.

"And what if I don't want to?" He replied. She screamed out in frustration.

"I swear, if you don't put me down right now! I'll… I'll… never speak to you again!"

"As you wish." And with that he dropped her in the water. Hermione's head broke through the surface of the water. She shook her head to rid her face of a mass of curls. She turned to Draco, her eyes shooting daggers.

"Oh… you've done it now" She said. Her voice shook from the cold. She reached down and pulled what was left of her shoes off and threw them onto her earlier discarded jacket. She swam towards Draco slowly. She came up in front of him and locked her eyes to his. She softened her look and slowly leaned forward. He mirrored her actions. Their lips met in an innocent, yet blissful kiss. That was until, Hermione placed her hands on his shoulder and pushed cause him so slip under the water. When he resurfaced, Hermione smiled harmlessly and swam away. When she looked over her shoulder, she saw Draco trailing her. She let out a shriek of a laugher and took off.

After the two pulled themselves from the water, they lay on the rocks staring at the starry night sky. Hermione's head lazed on Draco's shoulder in a position that felt all too natural.

She had never dreamed a night out with Draco Malfoy; her arch enemy would have been so perfect. Yet it had been, and she was truly happy for that. When she had first recognized him, she had wanted nothing to do with him. She had wanted to run. But running wasn't an option anymore. She had tried to run, but look what life fed her. It seemed life wanted her to embrace her past. As Draco tightened his hold around he shoulder, she realized. That's exactly when she had done. She made a decision right then and there, as she shared a romantic moment with one who she had once hated, it was time to send Harry, and Ron and Ginny a letter.

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