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Stranger at my Door
Chapter Fourteen
Feelings suck....Just ignore em
Draco casually walked up the stairs and peeked into Hermione's room. He paled at the sight he saw. Her own father was beating her- a defenseless 15 year old girl! He wanted to get her in trouble and all- but to make her go through this? Was it really worth it?
He turned his head away from the horrid sight and took a deep breath. His father wouldn't want him to do anything. Well, except maybe help Dan. But that wasn't the point. He couldn't help her. No matter what that tiny part of his brain was screaming at him. After all, the other part of his brain (the one urging him to leave and pretend he was never there) had gotten him this far. He had everything he could dream of... right?
Draco inhaled sharply and turned his back to the scene. In doing this, he was not only turning his back to a gruesome sight but to the one girl that would love him for him. Swallowing, he started down the stairs pretending that this revenge felt good. He shook his head, no he couldn't even pretend that convincingly. No matter.... It wasn't himself he had to convince.
So he continued down the stairs, freezing his heart as much as he could...
~*~*~
Hermione glared at the door through her tears once her father left. She laid crumpled and bruised on her floor next to her desk. This was a nightmare...
~*~
"You think you're so great. You're weak, girl. And you've got no one to protect you."
"If they knew, they'd be here! They won't leave me alone!"
"Who? Your friends? Now that's a thought! Those two mesely little kids? I bet they're only your 'friends' because they feel sorry for you. Honestly, who in their right mind would want to be friends with a fat, selfish, know-it-all?"
"They do!" Hermione cried out. "I'm not a fat, snobby, selfish, know-it-all!"
He grabbed her by the hair, "Don't speak to me in that tone of voice, young lady." He let go of her hair, pushing her into her desk.
Dan made his way to the door. "Just think of this as a warning if you ever touch Draco again," he told her over his shoulder. Then he was gone.
~*~
Hermione leaned against her desk and closed her eyes. They snapped open though, when she felt something drip onto her shoulder.
"Shit!" she cried out, looking at the one section of her room. Her father- no- that man had ruined her room.
~*~
Dan pulled the comforter off her bed in a rage and knocked her glass ballerinas off her shelf. He broke everything in his way, but paused when he picked up her old baby blanket.
He looked at her, wanting to watch her reaction. After he made sure her eyes were locked on the blanket, he tore it in half, not once taking his eyes off Hermione.
Hermione turned her head away. The memories of everything she'd gone through with her blanket slid through her head. Her Grammy had given her that blanket when she was born.
Tears filled her eyes but she would not let them fall. Not with this man around. She wouldn't give him that satisfaction.
~*~
Hermione didn't try to hold back the tears any longer as she picked up the remains of blankie. She glanced over at her desk wondering if she had any thread to sew it. Her eyes widened and she bit back a long stream of colorful words as she ran to her desk.
The drip she'd felt was her ink. She looked over her desk and saw that all her parchments were ruined. All her summer homework!
"Serves you right for leaving it out like that," she told herself. She felt around for the letter that she'd written to Ron. It wasn't there... "Probably just covered completely in the ink!"
With that she blew it off and quickly, she ran to the bathroom to get something to wipe up the ink with.
~*~
Hermione bent down over the sink, running the water until it was nice and cold. She let out a breath as she splashed the ice water on her face. She looked up at the mirror and frowned. She placed her hand over her bruised cheek and winced. "I'll have to cover that up," she murmured to herself.
BANG-BANG! Someone knocked or more like banged on the bathroom door.
"Granger! Open the door, I need to take a shower!" Malfoy shouted through the door. BANG-BANG! "Do you not want me to take a shower?! Or are you crying?"
Hermione whipped her head toward the door, surprised and yelled, "NO!"
"No what? You don't want me to take a shower?! Fine, but you're the one who'll suffer. After all, you are sleeping with me."
"No, I meant no I'm not crying," she clarified. She opened the door after quickly checking her reflection. "And you're sleeping downstairs tonight," she said and smiled as innocently as she could.
Malfoy's eyes widened when he saw the bruise on her face, but quickly recovered, replacing it with a bored look. He put on a sarcastic smile and put his hand on the back of her head saying, "You're so funny!" She winced in pain and pulled away from him, starting to her room when he looked at her with worry in his eyes. He grabbed her arm, pulling her back to him.
"We have to talk," he said.
"About what, Malfoy?" she asked innocently.
"About... you know..." he trailed off.
"No, I don't...Maybe you should tell me," she said sweetly. Malfoy's eyes blazed with anger at being teased and his cheeks flushed slightly. Without warning to Hermione, he kissed her. For a moment, Hermione let herself melt into his kiss but then reality hit her. She was going out with Ron. What was she thinking, going around behind his back and snogging Malfoy, of all people!
She roughly pushed him away. "What the-" he started but was stopped by Hermione's hand colliding with his face. "What was that for?" he cried, putting a hand to where she's smacked him.
"I can't do this with you. I'm WON'T do this with you. You're just playing with me. You don't care about me!" she turned away, "Besides, Ron's my boyfriend now. I love him and respect him. I will not cheat on him." With those as parting words, she passed the shocked and enraged Draco, and went to her room.
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A/N- Hey guys! Is it any good? Did I confuse you? I hope not, but I think I might have. Sorry if I did. I have a new friend and it's hard to find time to write now with everything going on. I now have to reserve days to hang out with separate friends. I already have my whole week planned out. Ugh. No alone time this week. So far tomorrow I'm hanging out with Angela, Wednesday I'm hanging out with Amanda, Thursday I have CCD and Friday I not only have drama but I'm hanging out with Jessica after that! Ugh! Now that you all know my schedule that I'm sure you don't care about, I'll just say that I might not update for a while. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
Thanks:
Dude: It'll come! I swear! I'm just having a little trouble getting there! I do have snippits tho.. . but I swear it'll come eventually!
Lizzypotter13: Wow! Thanks! I'll update again ASAP for all my loyal fans like you! lol
Dracoluva99: o0o0o really?! Wow, I'm honored! Woo-hoo! Lol. What's your fic? Have I read it? I probably have but I'm too tired to think right now!
Nazgul13: Wait. . . I'm a little confused. . . My ducks will not fail! Um. . . I can't think of a reason right now cuz I'm still trying to understand what you wrote. . . lol.
DemonWitch666: o0o0o thnx! You like me, you really like me! [tear tear] lol
Crazyme89: That's good enough for me! Hope you get back up soon!
DancinBlondegurl: Look! I updated!
Black Dragon: Thank you, thank you!
Maxoid: thnx!
Glenda the owl: long is good right? Thanks!
The Dragon Guardian of the Sea: Don't mind Draco- he is, after all, Draco. lol. I'll look into that story. . . lol. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" lol- do you know that one?
Stranger at my Door
Chapter Fourteen
Feelings suck....Just ignore em
Draco casually walked up the stairs and peeked into Hermione's room. He paled at the sight he saw. Her own father was beating her- a defenseless 15 year old girl! He wanted to get her in trouble and all- but to make her go through this? Was it really worth it?
He turned his head away from the horrid sight and took a deep breath. His father wouldn't want him to do anything. Well, except maybe help Dan. But that wasn't the point. He couldn't help her. No matter what that tiny part of his brain was screaming at him. After all, the other part of his brain (the one urging him to leave and pretend he was never there) had gotten him this far. He had everything he could dream of... right?
Draco inhaled sharply and turned his back to the scene. In doing this, he was not only turning his back to a gruesome sight but to the one girl that would love him for him. Swallowing, he started down the stairs pretending that this revenge felt good. He shook his head, no he couldn't even pretend that convincingly. No matter.... It wasn't himself he had to convince.
So he continued down the stairs, freezing his heart as much as he could...
~*~*~
Hermione glared at the door through her tears once her father left. She laid crumpled and bruised on her floor next to her desk. This was a nightmare...
~*~
"You think you're so great. You're weak, girl. And you've got no one to protect you."
"If they knew, they'd be here! They won't leave me alone!"
"Who? Your friends? Now that's a thought! Those two mesely little kids? I bet they're only your 'friends' because they feel sorry for you. Honestly, who in their right mind would want to be friends with a fat, selfish, know-it-all?"
"They do!" Hermione cried out. "I'm not a fat, snobby, selfish, know-it-all!"
He grabbed her by the hair, "Don't speak to me in that tone of voice, young lady." He let go of her hair, pushing her into her desk.
Dan made his way to the door. "Just think of this as a warning if you ever touch Draco again," he told her over his shoulder. Then he was gone.
~*~
Hermione leaned against her desk and closed her eyes. They snapped open though, when she felt something drip onto her shoulder.
"Shit!" she cried out, looking at the one section of her room. Her father- no- that man had ruined her room.
~*~
Dan pulled the comforter off her bed in a rage and knocked her glass ballerinas off her shelf. He broke everything in his way, but paused when he picked up her old baby blanket.
He looked at her, wanting to watch her reaction. After he made sure her eyes were locked on the blanket, he tore it in half, not once taking his eyes off Hermione.
Hermione turned her head away. The memories of everything she'd gone through with her blanket slid through her head. Her Grammy had given her that blanket when she was born.
Tears filled her eyes but she would not let them fall. Not with this man around. She wouldn't give him that satisfaction.
~*~
Hermione didn't try to hold back the tears any longer as she picked up the remains of blankie. She glanced over at her desk wondering if she had any thread to sew it. Her eyes widened and she bit back a long stream of colorful words as she ran to her desk.
The drip she'd felt was her ink. She looked over her desk and saw that all her parchments were ruined. All her summer homework!
"Serves you right for leaving it out like that," she told herself. She felt around for the letter that she'd written to Ron. It wasn't there... "Probably just covered completely in the ink!"
With that she blew it off and quickly, she ran to the bathroom to get something to wipe up the ink with.
~*~
Hermione bent down over the sink, running the water until it was nice and cold. She let out a breath as she splashed the ice water on her face. She looked up at the mirror and frowned. She placed her hand over her bruised cheek and winced. "I'll have to cover that up," she murmured to herself.
BANG-BANG! Someone knocked or more like banged on the bathroom door.
"Granger! Open the door, I need to take a shower!" Malfoy shouted through the door. BANG-BANG! "Do you not want me to take a shower?! Or are you crying?"
Hermione whipped her head toward the door, surprised and yelled, "NO!"
"No what? You don't want me to take a shower?! Fine, but you're the one who'll suffer. After all, you are sleeping with me."
"No, I meant no I'm not crying," she clarified. She opened the door after quickly checking her reflection. "And you're sleeping downstairs tonight," she said and smiled as innocently as she could.
Malfoy's eyes widened when he saw the bruise on her face, but quickly recovered, replacing it with a bored look. He put on a sarcastic smile and put his hand on the back of her head saying, "You're so funny!" She winced in pain and pulled away from him, starting to her room when he looked at her with worry in his eyes. He grabbed her arm, pulling her back to him.
"We have to talk," he said.
"About what, Malfoy?" she asked innocently.
"About... you know..." he trailed off.
"No, I don't...Maybe you should tell me," she said sweetly. Malfoy's eyes blazed with anger at being teased and his cheeks flushed slightly. Without warning to Hermione, he kissed her. For a moment, Hermione let herself melt into his kiss but then reality hit her. She was going out with Ron. What was she thinking, going around behind his back and snogging Malfoy, of all people!
She roughly pushed him away. "What the-" he started but was stopped by Hermione's hand colliding with his face. "What was that for?" he cried, putting a hand to where she's smacked him.
"I can't do this with you. I'm WON'T do this with you. You're just playing with me. You don't care about me!" she turned away, "Besides, Ron's my boyfriend now. I love him and respect him. I will not cheat on him." With those as parting words, she passed the shocked and enraged Draco, and went to her room.
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A/N- Hey guys! Is it any good? Did I confuse you? I hope not, but I think I might have. Sorry if I did. I have a new friend and it's hard to find time to write now with everything going on. I now have to reserve days to hang out with separate friends. I already have my whole week planned out. Ugh. No alone time this week. So far tomorrow I'm hanging out with Angela, Wednesday I'm hanging out with Amanda, Thursday I have CCD and Friday I not only have drama but I'm hanging out with Jessica after that! Ugh! Now that you all know my schedule that I'm sure you don't care about, I'll just say that I might not update for a while. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
Thanks:
Dude: It'll come! I swear! I'm just having a little trouble getting there! I do have snippits tho.. . but I swear it'll come eventually!
Lizzypotter13: Wow! Thanks! I'll update again ASAP for all my loyal fans like you! lol
Dracoluva99: o0o0o really?! Wow, I'm honored! Woo-hoo! Lol. What's your fic? Have I read it? I probably have but I'm too tired to think right now!
Nazgul13: Wait. . . I'm a little confused. . . My ducks will not fail! Um. . . I can't think of a reason right now cuz I'm still trying to understand what you wrote. . . lol.
DemonWitch666: o0o0o thnx! You like me, you really like me! [tear tear] lol
Crazyme89: That's good enough for me! Hope you get back up soon!
DancinBlondegurl: Look! I updated!
Black Dragon: Thank you, thank you!
Maxoid: thnx!
Glenda the owl: long is good right? Thanks!
The Dragon Guardian of the Sea: Don't mind Draco- he is, after all, Draco. lol. I'll look into that story. . . lol. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" lol- do you know that one?