BETROTHED

Disclaimer: Don't own Harry Potter. JK Rowling is.

Chapter 8: Leaving

It was 7:00 in the morning. The day Hermione has to leave the Gryffindor kingdom and have a vacation with the Slytherin. Atasha open her bedroom door and saw her friend still sleeping like a baby.

" Hermione? Hermione!!" she said but Hermione didn't even budge.

"Hermione?! Wake up!! Come on now girl!! You need to get up!!" Atasha shouted on her Hermione's ear.

Hermione opened her sleepy eyes and saw Atasha hovering above her. "Huh? Uh…yeah yeah." She said and put her comforters up on her head.

"What the? Oh you're going to get it!!" Atasha said and went to get a glass of cold water. She pulled the comforters off of Hermione's head and poured the cold water on her face.

" Aahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!" Hermione screamed and got up quickly to wipe her face. " Why did you do that? I was just going to sleep for another five minutes!" she said wiping her face with a white towel she found on the table.

Atasha sighed. "Oh come on! What do I have to do for you to wake up? And besides I saw the glass near me…so you know…I just have to do it." She said wiggling her eyebrows.

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Okay what do I have to do now? Why do you have to wake me early?" she asked yawning.

"Hello? Are you nuts? Or you completely forgot? You're going to the Slytherin's. Atasha said circling Hermione while poking her on the head with her forefinger.

" Um…can you please stop doing that? Unless you forgot I am a princess here." Hermione shoved Atasha's hand.

"Yeah yeah…what are you going to do? Fire me?" Atasha said mockingly. "Anyway let's stop this. You need to change now. You have to go down at eight o'clock and it's already 7:20. I already packed your clothes, all your favorite clothes. So, don't worry, you don't have to check it. God! Thanks to my sixth sense. I already guess that this will happen. Go now!! Move. Quick!" she said pushing Hermione on the bathroom.

"Hmp! Of course I know that-" Hermione put her arms across her chest. "I just really don't want to go you know…I'm just taking my time!! I'm going to miss this place." She pouted.

"Of course you do! You grew up here. But, you're not going to leave forever. You're just going to a vacation. For godsake Hermione you're going to be late again!!"

" I know. I know. I just…Tash, I hate Draco." She said her voice quivering. "I'm not going to like him. Never. That's just preposterous, absurd." She shook her head hard putting her hands on her face. "He's…he's my worst nightmare!!" she cried.

Atasha looked at her friend's sad frame. She put her hands on Hermione's shoulder and said. "Oh, come on, he's not that bad. At least he has a face." She said comfortingly with a smile on her face.

Hermione laughed a little. She smiled at Atasha and hugged her tightly. "I'm so glad you're here. Thank you." She wiped her tear streaked face and grinned. " But, I still hate him. And I always will. "

"Hey, don't say that. You never know what will happen. You just need to know him better. And that's why this vacation is good for you, for the both of you." Atasha went to Hermione's wardrobe and pulled an emerald dress. " Here wear this."

"Yes maam!!" Hermione saluted her.

"Finally!! We're going home!" Draco cheered. " I can't wait to leave this place." They were outside of the palace now waiting for the carriages to arrive. The King and Queen of Slytherin were still inside talking to the Hermione's parents.

Harry turned to him. "Why are you in a hurry anyways? This is such a good place. It's so warm and inviting. The people here are kind and generous. I wish I can have a vacation here too." He said while looking at the palace.

" Oh! So you're saying that the Slytherin's aren't?" Draco asked.

Harry waved his hands in front of him. " No, no, no. I didn't mean that! I'm just saying that I like this place. That's all." He reasoned.

" Hahahaha!! Yeah right Harry. You just like the girls here. Come on, admit it. I know you met somebody here. And you just want to go back for her. I saw you yesterday in the garden." Ron teased him.

"Oh shut up! It's nobody. She just toured me here in the palace." Harry said but anybody can see that his blushing.

Draco grinned. "Oh, really? And who is that lucky girl?" he asked.

Harry argued. "I said nobody. Nothing important." Draco and Ron only smirked at him. "Oh, come on you guys. You know me. I'm honest with my feelings." He said.

Draco and Ron shook their heads with smile on their faces. On their right they saw the carriages stopped on the entrance door. "Well, the carriages are here. Were all here, except for that lazy Princess." Draco said as he watched his parents walked out of the huge door and went inside the carriage.

Hermione brushed her hair one last time and stood. She pulled something out of the drawer and went to Atasha. "Here." She said handing a letter to Atasha. "I want you to give this to Michael. It explains why I'm going to be away from this palace. But incase he doesn't understand can you please, please, please explain it to him? And please be patient if he…you know…got mad or anything-" Atasha look at her with mad eyes. "Oh!oh! But, um…I doubt it…he's not that kind of person you know?" Hermione said quickly.

Atasha nodded and put the letter on her pocket. "Okay. Never mind that. I'll do my best. You really have to go now you know? You're super late!!! You are so like a child!!" she screamed to her.

"Sorry. Okay I think this is a goodbye now?" Hermione asked.

"Hep.Hep. No way!! Of course not!! I'm going to walk you downstairs." Atasha replied smiling. "So should we go now?" she asked. Hermione nodded.

"Finally." Atasha whispered.

Hermione pinched her side. "I heard that!" she said. They laughed together as they went downstairs.

"Bye father. Bye mother." Hermione said as she kissed each one of them. "I'll miss you so much!!" she said slightly teary eyed.

"Oh Hermione dear, that's only for a month. Surely you can survive without us?" her mother asked hugging her tightly.

"Yeah…I think so." Hermione smiled to them. 'Not. Not with that monster.' She thought as she saw Draco and his two friends.

"You think so?" King Harold asked.

Hermione turned to her father. "Um…ahhh…heheh…nah. Just joking."

"Hermione don't talk like that. You don't sound like a Princess." He scolded.

"Sorry father. Um…well I should go now. Bye." She bid goodbye not wanting to hear her father scolding her again. She head to the other carriage, the one on the middle. The first one was occupied by Draco's parent and the one in the back was the one with her baggage. And, of course the middle one is the carriage she'll be riding with Draco, Harry and Ron.

Harry and Ron were already inside the carriage. Draco was about to hop in when a hand stopped him.

"Wait. Wait. Wait. Are you forgetting something?" Ron asked his hand blocking Draco's way.

"Huh?" Draco asked confused.

Harry poked his head outside the window and said. "I thought you're a gentleman?" he shook his head.

"Shouldn't you help your princess enter this carriage?" he said and motioned his head towards Hermione, who looks like she's finished saying goodbye to her parents.

"Yeah and shouldn't you be waiting for her first?" Ron said incredulously.

Draco rolled his eyes and waited for his so called 'princess'. "Yeah right. Whatever."

Hermione stopped at the carriage and looked at Draco's outstretched hand. She stared at it for a minute, her eyebrows raised. She looked at Draco, smirked, then pulled her skirt up and went inside by herself ignoring the astonish look Draco has on his face.

Draco sighed angrily. 'So much for being a gentleman.' He thought. He glared at Harry and Ron as he heard they're sniggering. And went inside and slammed the door shut.

A/n: Here it is!! Sighs…thank god I finish this chapter…it's just so hard to translate. Sorry for the long, long, long wait. I just lost my inspiration. TT But, I'm okay now…so I hope you like this…its not that much but I promise next chapter will be better and more Draco/Hermione.Thank you for the ones who told me to continue thisstory. It really helped me, a lot.But there's still someone who doesn't want to, but mjority wins of course! Oh and please review….i need something to cheer me up! For the next chapter! Thanks!