DISclaimer two: Hi! XD! I don't own nothin' but me. . . (and a few of the insults)

Chapter Two: With. . . "love" your sexy, Draco Malfoy

When they heard foot steps she had to find a place to hide. The potrait opened and she froze dead in her tracks. "Neville? What are you doing here?" Hermione breathed a sigh of releif as Neville walked in, in his pink elephant pajamas.
"I am looking for my toad, have you seen my toad? It hopped off when Harry and Ron came in the room. . . sigh I guess I will keep looking." Hermione looked at her watch it was eleven thirty she had thirty more minutes till she had to be in the dorm. . . but then what was Neville doing here?
"Neville get into Griffendor now, if I see you out after hours again I will take points from Griffendor." She stated firmly. "Hurry, before somebodyelse catches you! Sorry I have to be so firm" She said in a hushed voice.
He gave her a shocked look of betral, she was the one who got him in trouble, not the other way 'round! he stomped off looking dejected. it kinda made her feel bad, that she had to get her friends in trouble, but it was only fair, and she couldn't help that it was her job, it was just buisness, just like something else she didn't want to think about at the moment.
She walked him up to Griffendor tower and went to the prefects common room. She was tired and it had been a long day, so instead of reading on one of the couches she went up to the dorm. every body was back and asleep exept Malfoy. 'Where is he? he is almost late!' Hermione was shocked to have thought such a thing. . . 'Her worry about Malfoy, never!' With that she turned to her bed, she had a letter on it, from non other than Malfoy. 'I will just read it in the mourning.' She thought as ahe put it under her pillow and driffted off to sleep.
Hermione woke up the next morning feeling like she had a hang over, not like she could tell anyone but Harry, no one else would get it. She was groggy and extremely irritated. she sat up reluctantly and noticed Draco wasn't in his bed. . . THE LETTER! that's right she did find a letter from him the night before. . . probably but not hopefully a reply to her buisness proposal.
GAK! why did she HAVE to go and use the word proposal?! well it didn't matter anyway no one could read her thoughts so her bad wording was her secret. she quickly eyed the pillow like a venomous snake, then grabbed it, ripped it off the bed, and snached the letter. Hermione glaced around the room to make sure no one was there, least ways anyone who was contious. the only one in the room was herself and Justin, but he was asleep. so Hermione ripped off the top of the letter and pulled out a piece of parchment, it read:

Dear Granger,

Why would I want to go out with a mudblood like you? that's disgusting! Anyway, I would be happy to, only to make the weasel jealous and mad. I guess this means we have to get the whole school to belive that this is real, huh? That won't be to hard to do if you follow my lead, I after all am the one being kind enough to help you, now aren't I? Now we start sometime next week, getting together that is to give me time to get used to the idea, and you time to get over weasel. I will pick you up monday at nine fifteen by the Great Hall to walk to potions with you.

with. . . "love" your sexy,

Draco Malfoy

"THAT ARRODANT JERK!" Hermione ripped open the zipper of her bag, not even relizing she'd woken up Justin. "what in the bloody hell are you doing?" She didn't even flitch. "fine go ahead, go on and ignore me why don't you." She kept scrounging until she found the ruddiest peice of parchment imagionable. she took out all other writting utensils and scribbled down a response

. . .Sexy Draco,

It would be wise not to insult me I CAN and Will make your life hell. And for your information we are NOT Waltzing so don't be offended if I decline the request to follow "your lead". I would like to Add that your Ego is so HUGE I can't make the assesment on whether you're sexy or not!

Your Drop Dead Gorgious,

Hermione.

PS. Monday is fine.

She hoped that the week would go by slowly like it always did. So with wishful thinking she went off to breakfast and told Ginny about evrything that had happened that summer and the time she had had at school,exept the stuff with Draco, Hermione had not really talked with Ginny since Ron had asked her out. so they had alot to talk about. Hermione looked over at Draco, he did not look like anything was going to happen. She wished that she could be like that but something in the back of her head kept nagging at her. . . what would Draco and herself do when they got together. She had to leave, she had a lot on her mind.

"I forgot my potions book in the dorm I will see you later,Ginny" She got up quickly before they could figure out that she was lieing. She ran as quickly as possible to her dorm 'grabbed' her potions book and walked as slowly as possible to potions itself. She used to do this all the time in muggle school, the school was so tiny so normal, and they gave you over five unessisary minutes in the halls, even if you were a slug.

The nagging thought of an actual date made shivers run up her spine. Even though they were dating Ron and her had never gone on a date. He asked her out though a letter and that was the extent of their relationship. Sending owls non stop between each other. Even though all her old friends might find long distance relationships bad she still cherished it and wanted it back, even if it meant 'dating' Draco.

She needed to start hurrying if she wanted to be at class on time. She took her seat right before Professer Snape walked in.

"Good Morning, Class." The professer drawled, as it always did, "Today we will get in to pairs and work on a special potion, the breath potion, which might I add quite a few of you need." He went on. His dull voice made Hermione want to sleep.

"Granger you are paired with Weasley, Potter you with Crabbe, Malfoy you with Goyle..." the list went on, Hermione did not want to be paired with Ron!!! 'Of all people him, now, why? Why does this world have to be so cruel? all well next week Ron will be so jealous. . . heeheehee why am I so mean to Ron right now anyway? Oh yeah he was talking about another girl behind my back! I just need to get-'

"Hermione," A voice interupted her thoughts, it was Ron. "I will go get the stuff will you find the page? Thanks, I will be back in a minute." Hermione felt like glaring at him but couldn't. Draco was right, she wasn't over him even if pretended to. she tapped her fingers on the table trying to convince the class Ron was getting on her nerves, especially to Draco. She didn't know why though. Potions class was long and tidious and without relizing it Ron was making her laugh. 'stop it Hermione, Get a grip, you're suposed to be mad remember?' well she acted mad against herself and felt misreble, inside and out. She not only felt crummy because of Ron but that position tasted nasty too! in class she blamed it on Ron and they got into a fight. fighting with him was so easy three years ago but now. . . well, it was harder than ANY test her teachers had ever thrown at her.

"Hey Granger. ye know, that act you pulled back there was unessisary and your angry facade didn't fool me eigther so if you were trying to impress someone, they weren't impressed." Hermione merely raised an eyebrow at him.

"It's good to know you're as arrogant as ever Mal-foy. And FYI, my world does NOT revolve around you."

"yet" Draco said under his breath.

"I should really hit you for that. And yes I COULD hear you." Hermione stomped off to her dormatory with that final bit. leaving Malfoy standing there, pretending not to be stunned.