Hi everyone! I'm so glad that you liked the last chapter! I really try and make it the best that I can but I don't always succeed. Just a note: I don't own anything. On with the story. (FLUFF WARNING!)
"How did you hear about this place?" asked Draco, when they walked in.
"I used to come here for my birthday parties when I was a little girl. I seemed a lot bigger then." Said Hermione, looking around.
A waitress came up wearing hot pink body shorts, a tight white tank top, and white roller skates. She blew a big pink bubble.
"How many? Five, ok right this way please." Said the lady named Sam.
They sat down at a 1940's styled chrome table and chairs. Sam passed out light blue menus and took out a note pad.
"What can I get you all to drink?" asked Sam, blowing another big bubble.
"I want a strawberry milkshake please." Ordered Hermione. (I don't like strawberry I prefer vanilla. Yummy!)
"Can I have a chocolate shake?" Ordered Draco. Everyone else nodded in agreement.
"Alright so that's 4 chocolate shakes and one strawberry. I'll be back to take your orders." Said Sam, rolling off.
"So Ron, Harry when are your next games?" asked Jill.
"My next game is in a week. But I have to play in Italy." Ron answered.
"My game is going to be the week after his but mine is in Japan." Harry said gloomily.
"Why the long faces. You get to explore the world, and you get to do what you've always wanted to do." Said Draco, his arm stretching over to Hermione's shoulder.
"Yeah I know but, we don't get to spend that much time with Hermione." Said Harry, smiling.
Hermione smiled too and hit him playfully on the arm. Sam came back with the shakes and was ready to take their orders.
"Can I have a cheeseburger with nothing on it and fries please?" Hermione ordered, handing in her menu.
Everyone else agreed to have the same and then a few minutes later they ate and talked to each other. When they were done they went skating around the rink. Ron dropped Draco and Hermione off and drove off waving out of his window.
Hermione went and changed into her nightclothes and also came down with her school bag. Draco eyed her curiously.
"Hermione, what in the world are you doing? We don't have homework anymore." Draco, stated.
"I'm not an idiot you know. I've saved every paper that we ever did and I've found mistakes in every one of them. Even though they're not for credit, I'll feel better if I do them over." Said Hermione, plopping down in front of the fire.
Draco watched her contently and brought her some orange tea in a black speckled green cup. He soon got tired and told her too that she should go to bed, they would be very busy the next morning. Hermione agreed and packed up.
"Good night Draco. Thanks again for letting me stay." Said Hermione.
"Don't mention it. See you tomorrow." He answered and went into his room.
They both went to bed having sweet dreams of each other. The next morning, Hermione woke early dressed in sweats and went for a work out. Draco woke shortly after.
"Hermione, what are you doing?" asked Draco, watching Hermione tie leg weights to her ankles.
"I'm pushing myself harder. Last time I wasn't fit enough for what I was doing, now I'm determined to get this whole thing right. I'm not a quitter." Said Hermione.
"Well that's great and everything, but over working yourself could result in injures." Draco stated, his eyes turning from beautiful silver to a cold steel in a matter of seconds.
Hermione paid him no attention and continued with what she was doing. Draco, walked over and sat on the porch steps and watched her do leg ups and sit-ups. Waiting for her to come over to him with a problem. Sure enough she came limping over.
"I told you that you'd get hurt. But no, you didn't listen to me." Said Draco, turning his back to her.
"The grass was slippery. Aren't you going to at least help me up the steps?" asked Hermione, holding on to her ankle.
"You put this on yourself." He simply stated.
Hermione breathed out deeply and hopped up the steps. When she made it up, she stuck her tongue out at him and continued on her way.
"I was going to help you eventually you know. Let me get you some ice or something." Said Draco, going into the kitchen and coming out with a small purple ice pack.
"Thanks." Hermione whispered.
Draco sat down beside her on the fluffy couch. When she least expected it he leaned over and kissed her passionately. Just like before, this took her by surprise. His kisses were electrifying. She moved her arms around his neck and he pulled her in by the hips. He licked her bottom lip softly and she gladly let him in. His warm tongue explored her mouth, lining every tooth. And then coming to tie with her own soon they pulled away for air.
"What was that for?" asked Hermione, feeling her lips.
"Number one, because you're awfully beautiful in an annoying kind of way when you're mad at me. And second, because I wanted to." Draco answered smirking.
Hermione smiled and took the ice pack off. She called for her wand, "Accio wand", and she mended her sprained ankle.
"I almost forgot that today is Wednesday. You don't have to work out. Do you want to come and see the horses or something?" asked Draco standing up.
"I would really love to." Hermione answered tying her hair back and slipping into some sneakers.
Hermione had to run a bit to catch up with him. They walked hand-in-hand to the stables. When they got there, Hermione opened the door and found 12 horses. 2 brown, 2 Arabian, 2 palomino,2 black, and 2 Royal Lipatomers. (I think I spelled that right?)
"They're so beautiful. Where ever did you get them all?" asked Hermione, walking up to one of the blacks and petting its nose.
"Well, I get them for presents from my parents. The two Royal's came from my grandmother and the rest I can't really remember." Draco stated walking over to her.
"Like I said before. You can have two if you like." Said Draco, leaning against the pole. Hermione found this incredibly hot.
"Oh Draco, you're the best! Thank you so much. I can have any two I want?" Hermione said, smiling.
Draco nodded his head. Hermione picked a palomino and an Arabian. She hugged him and Draco suggested that they go for a ride. Hermione climbed up on the Arabian named Charley and Draco got on a black named Veronica.
"I didn't know that you could ride?" questioned Draco.
"I used to go to a horse riding summer camp when I was smaller. I learned to ride and how to take care of them. It was very useful." Said Hermione, proudly.
"My father and mum taught me to ride. They taught me everything, I really tried my best to do everything and still they pushed me on. Until I wanted to do something that they didn't know how to do. Gymnastics. At first they were stunned that I would get into something like that, but when I won my first tournament, they figured that it was a great idea." Said Draco.
"I have a question? How are you so nice now but when we were in school you were a wretchedly awful boy and I couldn't stand you? What was it that made you hate the three of us so much?" asked Hermione.
Draco looked at her and thought for a moment.
"Well I suppose I was jealous that since Harry had come to school, I wasn't going to get all of the attention that comes with being as high up as my father was. And then when I saw that instead of becoming friends with me, he was friends with Ron and later you. Or it could have done something with the fact that I was in Slytherin and you three in Gryffindor." Draco answered.
Hermione accepted his answer and they continued riding. Then Hermione thought of another question, which even took her by surprise.
"What makes me so appealing to you? Why do you like me?" asked Hermione, embarrassed by her question.
It didn't take Draco long to answer this question. He didn't even have to think that hard about it.
"I got to know you in school more. Always hearing you talk to Harry and Ron, watching what you did and what you read. You are just so surprising, everything you do is like... I can't really explain it. With other girls you can expect them to do something but with you, everything you do is like a different page of a new book. You don't know what's going to happen. I love it when you smile or when you're caught up in a book." Draco stated truthfully.
Hermione blushed and looked down for a while. Then something struck her.
"You don't think I'm pretty?" asked Hermione with a fake pout on her face.
"Of course I do. Want to head back now, we didn't have breakfast and I'm starving!" exclaimed Draco, putting a hand on his hungry stomach.
"You remind me of Ron when you do that. Sure, I'm hungry too." Said Hermione, turning her horse around and making it gallop.
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"What do you feel like eating?" asked Hermione, as Draco set the table.
"I don't know. Sometimes I just make soup or something. Do you know how to make creamed pea soup?" said Draco, getting nice crystal cups now.
"Yeah. But I make mine a different way, I'm gonna have to go to the store really quick to get the stuff. Is there anything else you want while I'm out?" asked Hermione, writing down the stuff.
"Maybe just some milk and ice cream." Stated Draco.
Hermione nodded and wrote those things down. She grabbed Draco's keys and was on the way to Wiz-mart. She came back 30 minutes later with four bags of stuff.
"What in the world did you get?" asked Draco, helping her with the stuff.
"Well I got the stuff for the soup, your ice cream and milk, some fruits, candy, candles, and some other stuff. Not really important." Said Hermione, putting the other stuff away in the cabinets.
Draco raised one eyebrow and jumped over the back of the couch and turned on the TV Hermione had created that morning. It had all wizard channels like, Lifewitch, TV realm, Griffin Channel, and a lot of other stuff. Hermione quickly made the soup and poured it into the black and green speckled bowls like the coffee cups.
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"Do you like it?" asked Hermione.
"I love it. What did you do different?" asked Draco.
"I added creamy rice instead of cream by itself. And I added butter and soup crackers." Said Hermione, counting the things off on her fingers.
They finished eating and Hermione went upstairs yet again and came down with a video tape.
"Do you want to watch a movie with me?" asked Hermione.
"Which one?"
"Armageddon? I have one other but it's not that great." Said Hermione, putting the finished dishes away.
"It's alright. I like that movie." Stated Draco, sitting down on the couch and Hermione joined him.
They sat cuddled up during the entire movie. By the end, they were ending a very heated up make out session.
"You're really good at that." Said Hermione, blushing.
Draco smiled and kissed her on the cheek. He went outside and sat on the porch. Hermione followed him and they watched a family of ducks waddle by and swim around in the lake.
"Are you ever going to have children and get married?" Hermione asked suddenly.
"I might. It would be nice to have at least one kid and a wonderful wife to come home to everyday. How about you?" Draco asked, looking down the acres of land.
"That's my second dream. I've always wanted to get married and have kids. I'm going to make sure that it comes true, no matter what obstacles stand in my way." Said Hermione, fiddling with the nail on her pinky finger.
Draco smiled to himself. Hermione was sitting deep in thought when she remembered that the next morning was Ginny's birthday.
"Draco, is it alright if I invite some of my friends over for Ginny's birthday tomorrow?" asked Hermione.
"Here? A bunch of girls and only one me? What am I suppose to do?" asked Draco, looking frantic.
"You can go with Ron and Harry or something. Please, oh please can I?" Hermione pleaded.
"No one is allowed inside except for you, got it?" stated Draco.
"You're so wonderful! I have to get planning." Said Hermione, rushing inside.
'What I do to keep her happy. She's going to have to pay big for this one.' Draco mumbled to himself.
A/N: WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THIS CHAPTER? I WANTED TO WRITE IT YESTERDAY, August 29, 2004, BUT I WAS SICK AND I WAS REALLY TIRED SO, HERE IT IS AND SEND ME THOSE REVEIWS PLEASE. RETURN NEXT TIME FOR MORE BREAKING NEWS!
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