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The Bitter End

Chapter 18: The Aftermath

Hermione smelled the sweet scent of vanilla around her. She then felt the soft skin next to her. She smiled with her eyes closed imagining the person next to her. She slowly opened her eyes. There he was Draco Malfoy. The man of her dreams, was lying next to her.

"Morning," Draco said huskily.

"Good Morning," Hermione grinned.

"Have a good night?" Draco asked with a smirk.

"Better than ever," Hermione replied.

Draco and Hermione then went to take a shower. Once they were finished and fully dressed again, they got ready for classes.

"So, uh Draco," Hermione started. "What are we goning to do?"

"What do you mean?" Draco asked.

"About us," Hermione answered.

"I don't know Hermione," said Draco.

"But don't you love me?" Hermione walked up to him.

"Yeah but," Draco said getting cut off.

"But what?" Hermione said angrily.

"Look, I don't want to get into this. We'll just see what happens as time goes. Classes start soon," Draco said trying to change the subject.

"Fine," Hermione said angrily and left the common room with out him.

"Hello Granger," said a female's voice.

"What do you want Alexa? You shouldn't even be here. By saying that curse you should've been-"

"Oh shut up," Alexa snapped. "Blah blah fucking blah. I wanted to ask you something?"

"What?" Hermione growled.

"Have fun last night?" Alexa scowled. "You know, don't even answer that. I'll just ask him," she said walking away.

Hermione's mind went to work. "What did she mean by that? Ask him?" she thought. Then the memory of she and Draco last night popped into her head. "She couldn't know. Gods, what am I going to do?"

She then spotted Harry. "Harry!! Harry I need to ask you something!!"

"Sure," Harry said when she caught up with him.

"Did you have any dreams about Alexa talking to Voldemort last night?" she asked feeling her heartbeat madly inside her chest.

"No," Harry answered. "Why you ask?"

"Because..." Hermione paused.

"Because what?" Harry asked.

Hermione walked up to him and whispered in his ear. "Because I made out with Draco last night."

Harry backed up and looked at her. "You didn't."

"I did," Hermione said looking up at his emerald eyes. "I think she saw."

"Alexa?" said Harry.

Hermione nodded.

"How? You were in your dormitory when you," Harry stopped and sounded annoyed.

"Yeah we were," Hermione replied and changed the subject. "Look I'll just ask Draco if he saw anything unusual."

"You sure," said Harry.

"Yeah," Hermione sighed.

Then the doors to the Great Hall opened and in came both Draco and Alexa who both looked pissed.

Hermione saw Alexa look at her then at Draco. Alexa then shook her head and smirked.

"She's planning something," Hermione said watching them.

"Yeah, and that plan is telling Voldemort," said Harry.

When all her classes finished she was exhausted. She finished all her homework and started studying until Draco came.

"Draco," Hermione started. "I think Alexa knows."

"You think," Draco muttered. "She fucking told me."

"No," Hermione whispered.

"Yes," Draco replied. "Last night I saw something at the window. It looked like a bird. Well, that bird was her."

"She's an animagus," Hermione said shocked.

"Yeah she is, illegal at that," Draco grunted.

"You think she'll tell?" Hermione asked looking into his gray stormy eyes.

"I hope not," Draco snapped. "I'm going to bed. Fuck my homework, I can't think anyway."

"Okay," Hermione said quietly. "Goodnight."

"'Night," Draco said and slammed his door.

Draco's PoV:

Draco woke up feeling both happy and mad. The sides were fighting again. The caring side wanted to hold, kiss and make love to her all over. The cold side just wanted him to hate, despise, and even kill her. He then saw her awaken with a smile on her face.

"Morning," he said huskily.

"Good Morning," Hermione grinned.

"Have a good night?" Draco asked with a smirk. "I hope you did." he thought.

"Better than ever," Hermione replied.

"Good, I did too," he thought.

Once he was dressed and ready to go to classes Hermione spoke.

"So, uh Draco," Hermione started. "What are we goning to do?"

"What do you mean?" Draco asked knowing exactly what she meant.

"About us," Hermione answered.

"I don't know Hermione," Draco said honestly.

"But don't you love me?" Hermione walked up to him.

"Yeah but," Draco said getting cut off.

"But what?" Hermione said angrily.

"Look, I don't want to get into this. We'll just see what happens as time goes. Classes start soon," Draco said not wanting to talk about them.

"Fine," Hermione said angrily and left.

"Great, smart-arse, you got her mad," he thought angrily.

Truth was he wanted to be with her, but once again he was holding back. As he walked out Alexa met up with him.

"Good Morning," Alexa said with an attitude.

"Morning," Draco replied glumly.

"So you love her don't you?" Alexa asked now looking at him. "You love the pathetic Mudblood."

"Don't start this again," Draco said not wanting to talk about Hermione.

"Why? You're the one who fucked her yesterday," Alexa snapped.

Draco stopped in his tracks. "You were...you saw...how?" Draco stammered then remembered seeing a bird right before falling asleep. "That bird. Was that bird-"

"Me? Damn right it was," Alexa answered. "I saw everything Draco. I'm not afraid of telling anyone. This whole school will know it before you can say her name."

Draco grabbed her arm. "You're not saying anything. You got that?"

"Heh," Alexa scoffed. "A little threat won't stop me Dray. I can do anything I wan't and get away with it."

"Not with this," Draco growled. "If you tell Him or anyone else, I swear I'll kill you in a heartbeat. I don't care what you have to say."

"Ooh, I like this dark side of you," Alexa said and kissed him.

"Get off me!" Draco grunted pushing her off.

"You're mine Dray. She means nothing to you," Alexa growled.

"Stop calling me Dray," Draco growled.

"As you wish, Draco. Let's go have some breakfast shall we," Alexa said and pulled Draco towards the Great Hall. Draco was pissed off at Alexa. She caught them together. He saw Hermione watch he and Alexa as they walked in. She looked just as mad.

When Draco was done with all his classes he walked to the dormitory angrily. Everything that happened kept replaying in his head. The more he thought the angrier he got. He walked inside and the first thing he saw was Hermione. He felt a little better but the anger was still beckoning.

Once he told Hermione that Alexa knew, he really wanted to be alone now. So he walked into his room and slammed the door shut. He dropped his books untidly on the floor and he lied down on his bed. As he was just about to fall asleep his right forearm began to burn. The Dark Mark was burning.

"Great, just great," Draco mumbled.

As he put on his black robes he heard Severus.

"Draco, let's go," Severus's mumbled voice came from the other side of the door. When he came out he saw Hermione standing at the top of the staircase. She nodded at him then turned to her room.

He and Severus then met up with Alexa. She looked both excited and worried at the same time. "Please don't say anything," Draco thought.

As they arrived at the Riddle Manor, Draco felt the power rise once again. When they walked in all the Death Eaters were quiet.

"Ah, Draco and Alexa," Voldemort said and all attention were on them. "Do you have any updates about Potter?"

"Yes my Lord," Draco and Alexa said together.

"Let's hear it," said Voldemort.

"Potter has been training with Dumbledore," Alexa said quickly and Draco nodded.

"And," Alexa started and looked quickly at Draco. "We've been trying to find out more."

"Very well," Voldemort said nodding. "The war will begin sooner than you all think. Be prepared for anything. That's all with you two, you may leave."

"Yes Master," Draco and Alexa said and walked out of the room waiting for Severus.

"Thank you," Draco whispered to her.

"You owe me," she replied.

Draco nodded. He didn't feel right though. Something wasn't right. After a while later, Severus then came out.

"Ready?" Severus asked and they both nodded.

But Draco kept feeling in the pit of his stomach that something was wrong. He didn't know what it was and hopefully it didn't have anything to do with Hermione.

A/N: That's the end of this chapter. I hope you all liked it. I've been busy but I'm writing the next chapter now so hopefully it should be up soon. Now time to thank my reviewers...spychick989, hopefully she will. oreo69not96, I know but I had to do that. Aiime Fay, thanks, also I knew about that too but once again I had to do that. Anne-Evans89, you got it,lol. alyssa-farrell, thanks, I'm glad you love it. Thank you everyone!! Love ya!!