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Chapter 16- A Time to Lie

August 5th

Draco slowly opened his eyes fighting the sunlight beaming through his partially parted curtains. He sat up and looked around the room squinting as he began accustom to the morning light. He blinked a few times until he no longer needed to squint. There was something that didn't belong in his room. In the right corner of the room in the emerald chain sat Hermione looking at him. His eyes widened in shock. What the bloody hell was she doing there?

"Umm...Good Morning Hermione, what are you doing in my room?"

Hermione smiled "I came to talk to you."

"This couldn't wait till I was awake?" Draco asked in a semi-sarcastic tone.

"Nope"

Just then there was a knock at the door. This wasn't just a quiet knock it was a loud banging. Draco jumped out of his bed in his boxers and ran over to Hermione and pushed her into the closet.

"Stay here and don't say anything." He beckoned

Hermione was shocked that he would just push her into the closet like that. He hadn't closed the closet door completely since he was in a hurry to get back to his bed before the person entered. So she peered out through the tiny crack and watched. Just as Draco jumped back onto his bed his father entered.

"Draco get out of bed already its half past eleven" Lucius said sternly.

"Of course father I was just about too"

"Good then, I'm off to work and your mother as gone to visit one her friends. Don't see why she needs to see these people, waste of floo powder if you ask me."

Lucius gave Draco a suspicious look because he seemed rather detached from the conversation.

"Well I'm off then and remember I've got my eye on you and that Granger girl. Don't forget our little talk."

"Of course father" Draco nodded.

When Lucius left Hermione burst out of the closet. "What was the about?" she demanded.

Draco stood up and walked over to the dresser where Hermione stood arms crossed.

"You see I may have gotten over the fact that you're a...mudblood. But you see my father hasn't. He's suspecting something is between us. Yesterday in bathroom after you left he told me that if I were to get involved with you he'd curse me. He says I'm to keep our blood pure as it has been for past century's."

Hermione knew it was too good to be true. Of course when she liked someone and they liked her back they couldn't possibly be together. But she had come to expect things like this. She knew she couldn't find love in a loveless world.

"I knew it" Hermione said with her heart full of sadness. She didn't really believe him in the first place but it had gotten to her a bit. As it would anyone no matter how hard they fought it.

"But...you don't understand" Draco said

Hermione walked past him. A little angered and a little hurt. Before she got half way to the door she was sharply pulled back into Draco's gaze.

He began again. "You don't understand, I don't care about what he says. I've been obeying him for too long. Finally something great happens and he's not going to keep me away this time."

Hermione smiled and kissed him. She couldn't believe this was Draco Malfoy talking. He was so different. Not the cold-hearted git she knew from all these past years. She thought of the fact that Lucius wouldn't hesitate to curse Draco the second he could.

Hermione broke the kiss with that thought. "Wait this isn't worth it. You being cursed and well me who knows what would happen? Maybe we shouldn't do this"

Draco stared into Hermione's beautiful brown eyes. "I think we should." He whispered mischievously into her hear.

He continued to whisper into her ear. Her eyes grew wide with what she heard. He heart felt full and about to burst. She couldn't believe what he was saying. She loved it all yet feared it at the same time.

Hermione and Draco were sitting on the couch, Hermione flipping through one of the muggle magazines she brought with her while lying with her feet on Draco's lap. And Draco watching Hermione, how she'd move a piece of hair when it escaped from behind her ear. As she smiled at the contents in which she was reading and how she carefully turned the glossy pages. KNOCK, KNOCK!! This interrupted Draco's trance on Hermione, she looked up from her magazine.

"I'll get it." Hermione got up from her comfortable position and opened the large door.

"Hello Hermione you're looked well, I'm glad your home today"

Hearing this Draco jerked his head around towards the door. Why did Pete have to come over all the time to see Hermione? He thought to himself.

"Hi Pete, why thank you"

Draco walked over to the door and stood behind Hermione. "Pete" Draco nodded

"Draco" Pete nodded back.

"I just came by to see how you were and everything."

"Pretty good" Hermione replied.

This was a very awkward situation for the three of them. "Look, I know it's been kind of well odd between the three of us but I want to make amends. Can we be friends?" Pete asked

Hermione smiled. She was glad one of them had the guts to say that. "Of course" Hermione said gleefully.

Draco looked at Pete with distrust. But then saw Hermione look up at him with pleading in her eyes. "Fine" He finally said. Hermione turned around and hugged Draco. Then turned to Pete and stuck her hand out with a handshake gesture. This shocked Pete. He thought that he would be the one to have Hermione not Malfoy. He was the one you conjured up the plan in the first place he gets the girl.

"I see you and Draco are an item now then?" Pete inquired.

Hermione looked at Draco not knowing what she should say. Draco immediately answered. "Well we're not quite sure yet. Still on the fence if you know what I mean."

"Sure" Pete said with a raised eyebrow. "Well I better be going now can't keep Cassandra waiting."

"Who's Cassandra?" Hermione inquired.

"Cassandra Gorodok, she is my date today."

"Oh a date, that's great. I hop you too have fun together. We'll be sure tot talk later"

"Definitely" Pete said just before closing the door behind him. He didn't really have a date lined up for that day but he didn't couldn't think of a better excuse and maybe this would make Hermione a bit jealous and change her mindd about who she would be with.

"Isn't that nice that Pete's got a date, good for him" Hermione said.

"Yes, But you know he will ask about us again and sooner or later we'll have to tell him the truth. I mean we can't be on the fence forever."

"Yes, then maybe we should tell him the truth. Its not like he is the one who doesn't want us together."

"But can we trust him is the question. We have to be so careful about this."

"Yes I know even talking about it in the house is dangerous. Who knows how far my father has gone to find out every detail he can."

"I know, then maybe we shouldn't talk about it for awhile. Until his suspicion dies down. Or we could have secret meetings" she whispered the last part in his hear just in case someone was listening."

Draco nodded.

It was now nearing the time when Lucius would usually come home from work. They would now have to try to avoid each other and bring Lucius' suspicions to and end.

A/N- Muahaha we wont find out what Draco was whispering in Hermione's ear until later. Hehe. I hope you all liked the chapter. Let me know what you think. R&R ......................................................................................................................................