A Dragon's Embrace
Chapter Seven: The Incidents
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Rating: PG-13! And it will most likely go up again in later chapters.
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*Hermione's POV*
Hermione was inwardly beating herself up for telling her worst enemy a secret that no one else but the Grangers knew of. 'What an idiot! Why did I just do that?!' She kept on thinking to herself as she changed into her baby blue bikini top and bottoms.
Grabbing her towel, a tank top, and a pair of shorts, Mia headed out the cabin door down to the partially secluded dock on the lake's edge.
Reaching the dock, she set down her junk and saw who was all there. Seeing that it was just the boys from Nick's cabin and the girls from her own, she started running down the dock. Reaching the end of it, she pushed off and did a cannon ball right in the middle of a splashing group of boys.
Down she went into the cool water, then reaching the bottom, she pushed off and surfaced. Mia whipped the water out of her eyes and smiled, well maybe more like smirked, at the group of boys that were glaring evilly at her.
"Well, I'd give that one a 9.5 Mia," said a laughing Emma.
"Why, thank you very much, Em," Mia said smiling still. She turned looking at the group of boys. Only seeing Nick, Jason, Ryan, and Justin, she asked, "Hey Nick, where is Dragon?"
Nick paused, pursing his lips and grimaced before whipping his face of emotion. Luckily, Mia, who had just been splashed by Justin in revenge, missed the look and failed to question Nick about it. "I don't know where he is, Mia. But you might want to look under you though," he said noticing a movement underneath Mia who was treading water.
Mia had a frightened look on her face before she started to squeal. All heads turned to her as she started to rise out of the water so that just her knees and below were under the water.
Just then, Dragon's face appeared between her knees.
When the water settled a bit, everyone was able to see that Mia was wiggling on top of Dragon's very broad shoulders that all of the girls couldn't help but appreciate.
"Draco Malfoy! You put me down right now if you know what is good for you! Put me down this instant!" Mia was shouting. Everybody erupted into laughter once again. Mia squirmed some more, but finally gave up when she noticed that the grip that Dragon's grip on her calves, while gentle, wouldn't allow her to budge.
"Well, I think that I'll just leave you up there for a bit. We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself doing more cannon balls, huh?" Draco actually teased.
Mia was distracted by Emma's shriek. Looking over to her friend, she saw that Nick had done something very similar to what Dragon did, because now Emma was squirming on top of Nick's shoulders.
"Hey! I have an idea! How about we have a water war?" Nick said to the group.
"Oh yeah!" Mia agreed, remembering how Nick and her had won the ones last year numerous times. Then turning, she saw a few puzzled faces. "Water wars," she started to explain, "are when a girl gets on top of a boy's shoulders. They wade around in the water trying to push other couples in the water." Seeing slight understanding in a few people's eyes, she continued, "Also it is sometimes called by other names at other camps or hotels, wherever you might play it."
Slowly, the looks of confusion turned all to understanding. 'Man, a few people have taken one too many hits in the head with a soccer ball. Note to self: go easy on the header drills, the groups might not be able to take it.' Mia thought, noticing their slow understanding. 'Oh well, the things you will sacrifice for soccer.' She laughed inwardly, just giving them a hard time and not really meaning any of the jests.
"That sounds good, but Nick is my partner," claimed Emma.
"Okay, well, I'm already up here so…Dragon it is you and me," said Hermione. "Don't you dare try anything ferret-boy," she continued under breath, just loud enough for the two of them to hear.
"Why, Granger! I am hurt! I mean, I thought you did this all the time with your boyfriend. By the way…is it Potty or Weasel this time?" Draco shot back.
"Watch it, your Slytherin scales are showing," Hermione bit back at him.
"They were never hidden, my dear Gryffindor mudb-" Dragon started to say very unwisely, as she was no longer really a mudblood. And very lucky for him, Nick interrupted him.
"Really, what it with the two of you. You're holding us up again! Come on, let's get this thing started," prompted Nick with Emma laughing on his shoulders.
Mia looked up and was surprised to see that the rest of the people from the two cabins had paired up. Jason was paired up with Amy and outrageously flirting as well. Ryan was quietly talking with Christina and then there was Justin who was trying to impress Molly with his skill at telling jokes.
"Okay Draco, it is you and me and you better make sure there are no wandering hands," she said to the blonde boy underneath her. Then she continued to the rest of the group, "Okay lets get this thing going. May the best pair win! The water war starts…NOW!" she yelled out.
There was a clashing of bodies in the lake. Amy and Molly had locked arms and with a splash, Molly and Justin were underwater after being shoved by the taller redhead. The eruption of water startled Ryan, throwing him off balance and causing Christina to loose her balance and belly flop forward into the water.
"Ahh!" Gurgled out the small blonde, as she struggled to stand up. Then, as Ryan bent to help her up from the chest deep water, he too, finally lost his balance.
Laughing, the two stood up and watched the last three pairs battle it out.
Emma and Mia exchanged a look and, almost telepathically, decided to team up on poor Amy and Jason.
Directing Draco wordlessly with her knees, Hermione proceeded toward Amy. Then the four converged to attack the tall red head and Justin.
While Emma grabbed the girl's left leg, Mia grabbed her right. In one motion, the girls pulled and Amy fell backwards in to the water.
Finally, it was down to two, Mia and Dragon verse Emma and Nick.
The pairs started circling each other like distrustful wolves circling around a wounded moose or caribou. Finally, Nick burst forward to try to catch Dragon off guard, but Draco was too fast because of the reflexes he had gained from playing seeker and goalie in his two favorite sports. Quickly Draco sidestepped him and Nick with Emma on his shoulders, rushed past him.
Hermione say her chance, as Emma moves past, Mia managed to grab Emma's right arm-the one that was the farthest away from Mia. Making sure she was stable on Draco's broad shoulders, she tugged.
The combined forces of Nick's momentum and Mia's pull were enough to cause Emma to rotate on Nick's shoulders almost a full 180 degrees. And then, as if in slow motion, Emma fell into the cold water.
Everyone started cheering as the splash subsided in to small, choppy waves. Mia and Dragon threw their arms in the air in celebration of their victory.
Then, Mia was jarred from her seat upon Draco's shoulders as, when he was moving backwards, he tripped on a submerged rock.
Teetering, Draco's arms windmilled for balanced as both the combined trip and the jarring of Mia being thrown from his shoulders into the water, caused him to be come severely unbalanced. Finally he righted himself in time to hear a gurgled shriek.
"Ahh!" yelled Mia as she fell backwards into the water. Turning, Draco saw he fall and be swallowed up by the blue of the water.
But he didn't see what happened beneath the water's surface.
As Mia took a breath from the surface, she fell. Into the murky water she went, and then her body stopped with a sickening creak!
And with that, Mia drifted into a velvety darkness that swallowed her up.
*Draco's POV*
I watched, frozen as Mia fell into the water. I knew from walking and swimming in the water that as it got deeper, it began to gather more and more rocks on the bottom. I feared, for some reason unknown to me, that she would hit her head on one of the rocks there.
Then, I felt rather then seeing or hearing her strike the rocks. That's when I knew that she had hit at least her body on the rocks.
Without thinking, I dove into the water after her, hoping, praying that she wouldn't drown. 'Why do you care Draco, she isn't worth your time, even if she is Voldemort's daughter. She isn't your problem.' He thought to himself.
Reaching Mia, he gathered her into his arms and pushed off to the surface.
Realizing that she was unconscious, he quickly looked down and saw a bleeding gash across her temple.
With her still in his arms, he quickly waded to shore and laid her down on the soft, warm sand. He knelt down beside her and checked to see if she was breathing. Feeling a faint breath, he gently tapped her check. "Mia, come on sweetheart, come on. Mia. Hermione!" He was talking to her, trying to get her out of her unconsciousness and didn't even realize what he was saying. Then he started to shake her shoulders and pat her cheeks a little harder. "Mia, for the love of Merlin! Wake up! Granger! Don't you dare do this to me, Granger, will you wake up before I have to resort to desperate measures! MUDB-" A small moan from her cut him short.
"Mmm…" Mia moaned before rolling to her side to cough up some lake water.
Mia groaned again and then blinked, looking up at Draco who was surprised with his actions and words. 'Man, I what is with me? Why do I care that she almost drowned? I think I need to get my head checked! Hopefully she won't remember what I said!'
"Draco…what happened?" Mia asked very confused.
"You fell backwards and hit your head on a rock."
"Crap, do you have your wand? Mine is in the cabin. It would be easier then having to go to the medic cabin if you or me would just heal it with magic. I think it is bleeding," Mia said in a whisper because she could see her friends rushing down the dock to the beach to the place where the two were.
"Fine, my want is in my pile of stuff on the sock. I can heal you once we get rid of Nick and them. Okay? The cut looks pretty nasty so you might want to hide it from then rest of the people. Otherwise they might become suspicious if they see this big gash on your head and then the next morning your head is fine," Draco explained, looking at the three-inch gash on her temple.
"Mia! Are you alright?!" A frantic Emma asked.
"Yeah Em, I am fine. Draco is going to take me to the cabin so I can rest in some peace and quiet so my head doesn't over load with a killer headache on me. Can you take care of drills for me today and just have Paige or someone else take care of the goalie stuff for me? And can you please take the rest of the girls to dinner and stuff for me?" Mia told her friend. Brushing her hair across her face so they couldn't see the gash, she used Draco's body that was partially shielding their view of her, to do so.
"Really, it just knocked me silly and I will be sore and have a hangover like headache, that's all," she continued. She was trying to convince them that it was nothing so she could be healed with magic, because she know what Draco said was true. If they saw her with her bleeding temple that afternoon and then healed up later there would be questions that she couldn't answer being asked.
"It's okay guys," Dragon put his two knuts in. "I'll just take her to her cabin to rest while you guys go and eat."
The rest of the group still had doubting looks on their faces, but with concerned shrugs, they walked away with only Nick and Emma hesitating.
Mia saw this and urged one, "Don't worry guys. I will just go to the cabin and rest."
Emma hesitated, but then finally nodded, "Okay, I'll make sure the girls and the goalie stuff is taken care of," Emma said, pulling Nick away to the changing area where everyone had placed their extra set of clothes to change into after their swim.
Draco and Mia watched as the group if teenagers left. Then Draco stood up and offered a hand to Hermione.
Hermione just looked at his hand for a moment then took the offered pale hand. After a small gasp at the warmth of his hand and the strength that it had, then finally she stuttered out, "Thanks," and stood up, fighting a wave of dizziness and trying not to whimper at the throbbing headache that she was developing.
Dragon gave her a concerned look and questioned, "Are you okay? Do you need me to carry you?"
"No, I can make it. By the way, why are you being so nice to me? I thought you hated me?"
"Well, Miss Riddle, one; if your father found out that I was a jerk when you were hurt then I would be screwed, two; my mother raised me to be a gentleman, and three; what are you complaining about?" Draco replied.
"Sorry, it's just a little…weird…"
"Well, whatever," Draco finished, still trying to figure out what was going on in his brain.
'What is going on?' Both soccer players thought in confused unison.
*Later*
*Hermione's POV*
'I know what is going on…I am going crazy! I have to be if I am letting Draco Malfoy point a wand at my head because the stupid faggot won't 'trust me' to heal myself. Does he even consider taking into account that I'm the so-called "smartest witch to go to Hogwarts in the past century" or that when I took the Medical Magic course, I got the highest scores I the class? No, he doesn't so now I have the stupid ferret pointing his little stick at me when he should do as I now suggest and shove it up his tight pureblood ass! I-'
"You do know that you said what I think was about half of that out loud. And I protest being called stupid, arrogant, and a ferret. Those statements are false and unkind," Draco said with a fake smirk in place.
"Oh, so you don't deny being gay, that you have a small…stick, or that I'm smarted then you?" Hermione retorted with her own smirk on her face.
"For your information, I am not gay, do not have a small stick, and am the only person who has beaten you in potions so I would say that we all gave our own strengths. By the way, what is up with you? I mean, I know in school I am a bastard to you and then you just bitch back, but you seem really touchy here. Missing your boyfriends, is it that time of the month, or it my unresistible charm distracting you and that is making you so testy?"
Hermione just glared at him then finally answered, "No, to all accounts. And if I am being bitchy-which I am not-maybe it would be because I found out a little over a week and a half ago that my best friend would have to kill or be killed by my fucking father-" Hermione's voice was cut short by a arrogant voice that belonged to an adult.
"Miss Granger, the Dark Lord doesn't enjoy being called names as it is a very childish thing to do. Also I am sure that he would not enjoy me having to tell him that his muggle raised daughter had acquired a foul mouth from her so-called family," Lucius Malfoy said after appearing out of no where.
"Excuse me Mr. Malfoy, how did you find our about me being Voldemort's," Hermione watched as both males flinched at the sound of his name, "daughter. Also, ask your son how I have received an education with non-educational words and phases. He was a large help in that department, sir," Mia said, still trying to figure our what was going on.
"Well, Miss Granger, the Dark Lord would prefer to 'answer' your questions himself," answered Mr. Malfoy with a smirk upon his face.
'Yup, all doubts confirmed…Draco perfected the smirk taught to him by the elder Malfoy.' Mia thought to herself.
"Father?" Draco piped up.
"Yes? What do you want Draco?"
"If you will not answer Granger's questions, then why are you here?" Draco asked, still not putting one and one together, but that was fine because neither was Hermione.
"Yes, that is a good point, why come into a muggle camp that I am surprised you even let Draco come to. Anyway, why would you come into a muggle camp, into t girls cabin after having to get past the so-called 'security' then having to none the less figure out what cabin we both are in, why is the question. Now, would you please supply us with the answer," Hermione asked, Her brain nagging at her that she wasn't connection the dots correctly.
"Miss Granger, you are an intelligent girl, so let's see if you can figure this out. Now, what am I 'rumored' to be in the wizarding world?"
"A Death Eater and a purest."
"Correct. Good, you keep your ears open. Now, what position am I rumored to be in?"
"Voldemort's inner circle, but no one really knows how high or low in the pecking order you are," Hermione answered in stride.
"Okay, good. Draco, would you care to say my ranking in the Lord's circle I carry."
"Father?" Draco questioned. He knew that she was the Dark Lord's daughter but still.
"Answer the question son, and get one with it," Lucius answered some what sharply.
"You are at the top of the pecking order, the right hand man of the Dark Lord. You are the man he goes to if he needs something secret done or something to be done right the first time," the realization finally dawned on Darco.
"Yes, now Miss Granger. By whom was I sent?"
"By the Dark Lord."
"Why did he send me?"
"Because you are his go-to-guy."
"Umm…okay. Now do you know why he sent me?"
"Not exactly," Mia answered. The headache she still had because Draco never got around to healing her head made her not being able to think quite straight and put together the pieces of this puzzle.
"Okay, I shall enlighten you," Mr. Malfoy said with a smirk yet again. "I was sent here because I am to take you to your father…
"The Dark Lord."
*Hermione's POV*
'Oh my god.'
"Do you mean that you are going to take me to Voldemort? Why? Who told you who I was? I only told my family and one other per…" Mia started to draw off as her realization of who could have told anyone who she really was. She sharply turned towards Draco. "You told him? Why?" she realized suddenly, mentally beating the crap out of herself one, for telling him and two, not realizing earlier that he was the one that told. "God! And for some reason I actually trusted you! That will teach me never to trust a Slytherin!"
"Miss Granger, think of it this way. Would you have kept form Dumbledore that he had lost relation who found out the truth about her ancestory? For that is what Draco has done in relation, but you two may go into this further at a later time if you wish. Right now I must take you to your father," Mr Malfoy said still smirking.
"What? Go and see him? Do you think I'm crazy? Not only that but I have to stay here!" Mia argued with him.
"Miss Granger, there are two ways we can do this, because you will go and see your father."
"And what, please tell, would be the two ways?" Said Hermione, confident that she could find a way out of confirming what she knew was true and visiting the man who was her father.
"Well, we could do this the easy way, which would be you going to talk to the Dark Lord yourself under your own free will, or you can be stunned and carried to him."
"You wouldn't dare," spoke an indigent Hermione.
"Trust me, Mia. He would," spoke up a once silent Draco.
"Trust you? Trust you!? Why the fuck would I trust you!?" Hermione almost screamed at him.
"I am truly sorrow filled that I must do this Miss Granger, but you leave me no choice," Mr. Malfoy said as he pulled out his wand from his robe pocket.
"Stupefy!"
Mia's only thought as the beam of red light flew towards her was a funny one at that. 'Ouch, this is going to hurt!' And then she knew only velvety blackness once again.
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Okay guys and girls! There it is, the actual 7th chappie and not an A/N. As I said earlier, you guys voted and the majority of people wanted a darkish plot. Well I hope you all enjoyed it and tell me if you want anything in the plot, have questions, or concerns. Also I will have the 8th chappie up soon as I have it about half way done. Thank you guys so much for reading and reviewing my story. Also I have others in the works that I will start posting within a few months, maybe sooner. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN!!! And don't forget to review!
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