"I can't believe you just left."
"Thanks for the support Herm."
Rory told Hermione everything as soon as she found her after the party.
"What happened?"
"That stupid song came on and he asked to dance. He was so charming and everything. Then we almost kissed."
"Oh."
"And you know what the worst part of it all was? I was thinking, why didn't I kiss him? Why did I run away from him?"
"Oh."
"I mean, those few minutes I spent with him, I was so comfortable and happy. I never wanted to let go. I felt so safe; so cared for. I felt tingles down my spine. The last time that happened, it was when we kissed a long time ago."
"Oh. Then I don't get it Rory. Why did you run away?"
"I think I was scared."
"Scared of what?"
"Scared that. It's Tristan. You know, Tristan. I am not supposed to start liking Tristan because he is the epiphany of what I don't want in a guy."
"What's wrong with Tristan?"
"He is one of those guys that go from one conquest to another. As soon as he gets me and proves to himself that he could, he will then get bored of me and drop me. I don't think I can take that kind of rejection."
"Rory, from what you told me of him before and what he is now, he has changed. People do change you know. He could have changed."
"No one could change that much in such a short time."
"Draco has."
"Draco is a wizard."
"And he also has the strong-headedness that Tristan seems to also have."
"I didn't know that strong-headedness was a word."
"Look Rory, Tristan just doesn't seem like the type of guy that would do that ok? I seriously think that he likes you."
"What if he doesn't?"
"He does."
"God, what am I suppose to do tomorrow."
"Confrontation?"
"CONFRONTATION?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!"
"There is no need to scream you know."
Rory sighed. Hermione gave her a hug and Rory laid her head on Hermione's shoulder.
"Tomorrow is going to be one heck of a day."
*~*~*~*
"That damn photographer got in the way. I know if he hadn't, we would have kissed. I know it."
Draco sighed. It was the twelfth time he had heard it that night. Tristan had been replaying it over and over again and Draco was sick of it.
"Look, it's great and all that you almost kissed, but can you please stop complaining about it? Look, your going to see her tomorrow. Talk it over with her ok?"
"ARE YOU CRAZY? I CAN'T CONFRONT HER!"
Tristan kept going as Draco sighed. Eventually, Tristan retrieved to his room as Draco attempted to contact someone else using his owl. With a bit of smoke, Hermione appeared. Draco smirked.
"You know, I could have been changing or something. Do you have a wish to see me naked?"
Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Please, I don't want to permanently gouge out my eyes because of the horrendous sight I could have encountered. Anyhow, I knew you were going to either be asleep or awake doing nothing, and I know that you would have been dressed by now."
"Any reason in which why you show up in my room at 3 in the morning?"
"Yes. It's about Rory and Tristan."
Draco groaned.
"Not this again?"
"So I am guessing guys to share and that you heard already."
"I have been told twelve times. Twelve, because Tristan can't seem to keep his thought to himself."
"Just like Rory I see."
"So how long do I have to live with this sickening Tristan?"
"With any luck, by the end of the week."
"WEEK?!"
"Well, both are completely oblivious to each others feelings or are to stubborn to acknowledge them."
"Great, just great. I don't think I can stand for this much longer."
Hermione smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"With any luck, this will be over very soon."
Both ignored the tingles the felt with that small encounter and refused to talk about that small kiss. With a bit more smoke, she was gone, leaving Draco a bit confused and a strange feeling of happiness that seemed unexplainable.
"Thanks for the support Herm."
Rory told Hermione everything as soon as she found her after the party.
"What happened?"
"That stupid song came on and he asked to dance. He was so charming and everything. Then we almost kissed."
"Oh."
"And you know what the worst part of it all was? I was thinking, why didn't I kiss him? Why did I run away from him?"
"Oh."
"I mean, those few minutes I spent with him, I was so comfortable and happy. I never wanted to let go. I felt so safe; so cared for. I felt tingles down my spine. The last time that happened, it was when we kissed a long time ago."
"Oh. Then I don't get it Rory. Why did you run away?"
"I think I was scared."
"Scared of what?"
"Scared that. It's Tristan. You know, Tristan. I am not supposed to start liking Tristan because he is the epiphany of what I don't want in a guy."
"What's wrong with Tristan?"
"He is one of those guys that go from one conquest to another. As soon as he gets me and proves to himself that he could, he will then get bored of me and drop me. I don't think I can take that kind of rejection."
"Rory, from what you told me of him before and what he is now, he has changed. People do change you know. He could have changed."
"No one could change that much in such a short time."
"Draco has."
"Draco is a wizard."
"And he also has the strong-headedness that Tristan seems to also have."
"I didn't know that strong-headedness was a word."
"Look Rory, Tristan just doesn't seem like the type of guy that would do that ok? I seriously think that he likes you."
"What if he doesn't?"
"He does."
"God, what am I suppose to do tomorrow."
"Confrontation?"
"CONFRONTATION?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!"
"There is no need to scream you know."
Rory sighed. Hermione gave her a hug and Rory laid her head on Hermione's shoulder.
"Tomorrow is going to be one heck of a day."
*~*~*~*
"That damn photographer got in the way. I know if he hadn't, we would have kissed. I know it."
Draco sighed. It was the twelfth time he had heard it that night. Tristan had been replaying it over and over again and Draco was sick of it.
"Look, it's great and all that you almost kissed, but can you please stop complaining about it? Look, your going to see her tomorrow. Talk it over with her ok?"
"ARE YOU CRAZY? I CAN'T CONFRONT HER!"
Tristan kept going as Draco sighed. Eventually, Tristan retrieved to his room as Draco attempted to contact someone else using his owl. With a bit of smoke, Hermione appeared. Draco smirked.
"You know, I could have been changing or something. Do you have a wish to see me naked?"
Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Please, I don't want to permanently gouge out my eyes because of the horrendous sight I could have encountered. Anyhow, I knew you were going to either be asleep or awake doing nothing, and I know that you would have been dressed by now."
"Any reason in which why you show up in my room at 3 in the morning?"
"Yes. It's about Rory and Tristan."
Draco groaned.
"Not this again?"
"So I am guessing guys to share and that you heard already."
"I have been told twelve times. Twelve, because Tristan can't seem to keep his thought to himself."
"Just like Rory I see."
"So how long do I have to live with this sickening Tristan?"
"With any luck, by the end of the week."
"WEEK?!"
"Well, both are completely oblivious to each others feelings or are to stubborn to acknowledge them."
"Great, just great. I don't think I can stand for this much longer."
Hermione smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"With any luck, this will be over very soon."
Both ignored the tingles the felt with that small encounter and refused to talk about that small kiss. With a bit more smoke, she was gone, leaving Draco a bit confused and a strange feeling of happiness that seemed unexplainable.