Hello people! Thanks for liking my last chapter; I tried to make it the best that I could. And I've noticed that this story doesn't seem to be making as many reviews that it did before they started the visiting. What am I doing wrong, you've got to tell me please. And as you know I don't own some of the stuff.
They both woke early the next morning got dressed and went downstairs for a little breakfast. Daphnie and Simon were already sitting at the table. It appeared to Draco that the Grangers where morning people.
"Good morning darlings. What can I get you before you leave?" asked Daphnie refilling her husband's teacup.
"I'll just have a sticky bun and some tea please mum." Said Hermione, stretching and yawning.
"Ok, and what about you Draco dear?"
"I'll have what she's having." Draco said, rubbing his eyes making him look a lot younger than he was.
Daphnie went into the kitchen and started to make the food. Simon was reading the morning paper and every so often reached over and grabbed a grape or something.
"By the way Hermione, I have two things to tell you. Number one, Harry called again this morning at like 5 and then your cousin Jeff called because Mimi had her first baby last night." Said Simon, putting down his paper.
Draco exchanged a look with Hermione and excused himself for a moment to give them time to talk. Hermione was thankful for it.
"Mimi had a baby? I thought she already had her first 4 times before." Said Hermione, picking at a loose thread on her shirt.
"Well she did but those children got taken away from her. It seems as though she wasn't a fit enough mother to take care of them. So I don't know why she had another one." Said Simon, closing his eyes for a moment.
Daphnie came back out with two plates and two cups. She set them down and called Draco over. Both kids ate in a hurry. Said their good-byes to the older Grangers and jumped in the car. This time Hermione was driving. She drove quickly home and she put away their things and they got ready for a long awaited work out session.
"You've got to stretch first love. Don't want you to hurt yourself." Said Draco, bending over to touch his toes.
Hermione nodded and followed everything that he did. Soon they were warmed up enough for a jog around the trees and around the stable and then back again to do it at least four times.
"Hermione, I've been thinking. Since we live together now, and either one of us has a job what are we going to do for money when we need food and stuff for the horses and hospital bills and tickets for your competitions and stuff." Said Draco, handing her a bottle of water.
"I could get a job if you wanted me to. I mean I have a lot of extra time when I'm not training or visiting with friends." Said Hermione, as they passed the fifth tree.
"Yeah, but you need that time to do whatever you need to do to relax and stuff. I have nothing to do, my friends have long since broken contact and I'm not the one in training. So I could get the job and help you with stuff when I come home. So how does that sound?" asked Draco, as they rounded the stable.
"I think I like your idea more. I don't think I could be a gymnast and a working girl too. I mean, I've done more stuff before but this is physically and that was mentally." Said Hermione, sitting on the house steps.
"Ok then that's the plan. Later this afternoon, help me to write resumes please. A few days ago, I found out that this tournament was based simply on floor exercises. And I know how good you are, but you have to come up with something different." Said Draco, magically creating the blue floor mats.
Hermione nodded and did a cartwheel over to him. They went over it for about 3 hours before Harry's car pulled into the driveway.
"Hey guys! What's up?" asked Ginny running over to hug them.
"Draco was helping me with my routine for the next tournament. What are you guys doing here?" asked Hermione, sitting crossed legged on the mat. Draco followed.
"Can't we come by to say hello to our friends if we want to. Hey Draco." Said Harry, waving and standing next to Ginny.
"Hey Harry. Do you guys want to come in? I think it's a little too cold to be out sitting. Can't believe that it's December already. December 14th to be exact, would you guys like something to drink?" asked Draco, going into the kitchen.
"Can I just have a cup of tea please. I'm freezing." Said Ginny, rubbing her arms.
Hermione walked over to the fireplace tapped it a few times with her wand and a beautiful fire was blazing before them, making the room warm and bright.
Draco came over with the two cups of tea and sat down with Hermione in his lap.
"It seems as though you two got close over the last few days. I take it that the visit with your families went entirely well?" said Ginny, while leaning into Harry's chest. His arm around her was making her warmer.
"Yeah. My mother and father really liked meeting Hermione. Although I don't see how they couldn't like her, she's too sweet." Said Draco, smiling up at her.
Hermione blushed.
"My mum and dad liked Draco too. And so did my aunt, uncle and two cousins. Except the cousin part, although they're always like that. But anyway, it was a whole bunch of fun." Said Hermione, lacing fingers with Draco.
Ginny and Harry shared a look that told them that their friend Hermione had finally found the perfect guy. Harry pulled Hermione away for a while to discuss how he was going to propose to Ginny. She wrote everything down and hid it in her keepsake box. Harry and Ginny left shortly after.
############ 3 days later in the gym #######33#####
"WELCOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS! YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF OUR CONTESTANTS TODAY, THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TO PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR YOU. EACH GROUP WILL ONLY HAVE ONE ROUTINE TO DO. FIRST UP WITH FLOOR EXCERSIZES WE HAVE A MISS HERMIONE GRANGER!" said the announcer.
Hermione walked up with a pretty spicy red leotard and her hair was pulled tightly in a bun. Draco gave her the thumbs up and her music began. Daphnie, Simon, Harry, Ginny, Ron, Jill, Narcissa, Lucius, Mike, Kevin, Sabrina and Chris were all watching her. All cheering her on with smiling faces.
'Ok Hermione you can do this. All it takes is faith and trust, funny, all I need is pixie dust.' Hermione mused to herself as she did her routine.
When she was finished the crowed erupted with cheers and claps. She ran over to Draco who was waiting with open arms. He spun her around as they waited for her score to come up. She had gotten a 9.999 the best score of her entire life!
"I told you that you'd do great!" exclaimed Draco, spinning her around again and kissing her lightly.
"Yeah I know, I think it's alright to be nervous sometimes. It builds your self character." Said Hermione, still holding on to her loving boyfriend.
"THAT WAS WONDERFUL FOLKS! SHE HAS SUCH GOOD FORM, LOOK AS SHE EVEN ADDS A FEW SMILES TO HER ROUTINE! NO WONDER HER SCORE WAS SO HIGH, AND NEXT WE HAVE...." Said the announcer.
They stayed to watch everyone else do their things and then it was time to give out medals. Hermione got the gold for her division of gymnastics. Her mother and father gave her some flowers and a teddy bear.
"That was wonderful Hermione darling!" said Sabrina, giving her a hug.
"Thanks." Hermione muttered.
"Yeah 'Mione. See you later ok we've got to go, we've got a lot of things to plan for." Said Jill, hugging her friend.
Hermione smiled and hugged Ron too and gave him a small peck on the cheek. The rest of the family said their good byes and hugged her and piled into their cars. Ginny and Harry left shortly too, leaving a Granger and a Malfoy.
"You know, this is kind of strange. We haven't been alone like this in a week. I kind of like it, let's take advantage of it." Said Draco, picking up Hermione and running with her to the car.
Draco drove them home and plopped her gently on the couch.
"So what are we going to do?" asked Hermione, taking off her shoes and jacket.
"How about I plan an evening for only us. As in a date..." said Draco, plopping down beside her.
"Well I would, but you have to ask me first." Said Hermione, a smile on her face.
Draco smirked and took her hand.
"Hermione, would you like to go out with me tonight? It would really mean so much." Said Draco, with a pathetic look on his face.
"Sure, I'd love to go out with you. How about at 7:30?" said Hermione, her eyes sparkling.
Draco nodded and kissed her lovingly.
Hermione had helped him write 12 resumes for 12 different companies. So far none of them have replied yet. It was ok because he didn't need the job right away he just needed to let the offices know that he was looking.
Hermione was up in her room most of the day fussing over what she was going to wear and how she was going to do her hair. She decided on a nice black dress that had a princess waist line and flared out it only came up to her knees. Hermione then took a nice relaxing bath in tropical soap and washed her hair with the same smelling stuff. When she got out she just dressed in her push-up and undies and a white fluffy robe.
She put her wet hair up in big rollers and started smearing a purple goopy stuff on her face. Then she started painting her nails and toenails candy apple red. While she waited for her face to set, (That sounds so weird. I tried that before with radishes, strawberries and cream. It burned so bad!) Draco was sitting at the table eating a bit of soup. When Hermione came down he jumped.
"Are you alright?" asked Hermione, shuffling over to him.
"Yeah I'm fine. What's with the purple stuff all over your face? It's really creepy." Said Draco.
"It's a face cleanser. Don't worry about it, and yeah I know my head looks extremely big right now. Don't worry that will all pass in time." Said Hermione, grabbing a cookie and a juice box.
"Yeah sure." Draco stated.
"Draco please. It takes a lot for a girl like me to look right. Just wait, you'll be happy with the results." Said Hermione, taking a bite of cookie and wobbling back up the steps.
Draco shook his head and smirked. He loved Hermione yes, but could he understand what made her mind work that was a definite no. And he did not plan on knowing because it would make him even more confused.
Hermione took the mask off and found her skin smooth and smelling like fruits. Her hair wasn't completely dry yet so she went and got dressed. While she was dressing Draco went to take a quick shower. When she was done she took out the rollers, shook her hair out, and added a lot of mousse. It gave her hair a wet illusion while it was actually dry. She put on a bit of make-up and changed her purse. Draco was long since ready; he waited downstairs for her. Soon Hermione came down with a big smile on her face.
"What do you think?" asked Hermione, spinning around.
"Very lovely. But nothing compared to the person wearing it." Draco stated smirking.
Hermione blushed, but recovered quickly. Draco extended his hand and she accepted.
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"So what are we going to do?" asked Hermione, after they had been driving for a while.
"I have something planned don't worry about it. Our first stop is just over this hill." Said Draco, turning a corner into an empty field.
They walked to this place under a tree and there sat a broomstick. Hermione looked at her boyfriend questionably.
"A broom? What's this all about?" asked Hermione.
"We're going for a ride." Draco stated, the broom rose enough for them to climb on.
"I can't fly though. What if I fall, and---"started Hermione, Draco pressed his lips to her softly.
"Don't worry so much babe. Don't you trust me?" asked Draco, mounting.
Hermione nodded and climbed in back, her arms wrapped around his waist tightly. As they accelerated higher Hermione closed her eyes tightly, muttering, "Oh no, oh no. Please don't let me fall."
"Open your eyes, it's really lovely." Said Draco, turning around slightly to talk to her.
Hermione opened one eye and saw Draco's looking back at her. Suddenly she felt really foolish.
"I'm sorry darling. I know I'm acting strange, it's just that I've never actually been on a broom properly. And I rode a Hippogriff in third year and a Threashl in fifth year. As it plainly points to, I'm not really a flying person." Hermione stated.
"I'm here. It can't be all that bad, see over there. The sun's setting, that's why I had to bring us up so high." Said Draco.
Hermione looked over and saw that the sky in the distance was a light orange, pink and purple. You could already see some of the stars. And the moon was just a little visible.
"Wow, I've never seen anything like it." Said Hermione.
Draco smiled and they rode around for a while, until Draco noticed what time it was. They touched back down and climbed into the car again. Draco had an entire evening filled out just for the two of them.
A/N: HI GUYS AND GALS! THIS CHAPTER IS A LITTLE RUSHED AND IT'S BASED A LOT OF LOOKS AND DESRIPTIONS, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND THE WHOLE THING ABOUT THE COUSIN MIMI, THAT WAS JUST TO USE UP SOME TIME. I'LL UPDATE REAL SOON, I PROMISE.
-JENNIFER