Chapter 6

Kiss and run

Previously:

She heard him chuckling "Pet, you really don't understand that you are mine do you?" and when she turned to slap him she found herself kissed by her worst enemy. She didn't want to be kissed and she kept her mouth shut but he bite her lower lips and when she tried to scream he just deepened the kiss exploring her soft mouth she responded in a way, still shocked. 'Oh Merlin! The monster is kissing me! How can I get out of here!' after what for her seemed an eternity he stopped the kiss and smirked at her.

"My Pet, you are mine, do not forget and do not reply in a bad manner to me otherwise you will be punished and don't worry that's going to be a pleasure to me" with that said he exited the closet leaving behind a shocked and hurt Hermione.

Severus and Harry had both lost sight of them but when they saw Malfoy leaving the closet both almost rushed to see what has happened to Granger/Hermione. Both stopped though when they saw Hermione exiting the closet with a bruise on her lips and a look of utter loathing and anger. They both heard her saying "I'm going to kill you Monster, even if it will be the last thing that I do."

"Im going to kill you Monster, even if it will be the last thing that I do."

Harry and Severus exchanged curious glances and walked over to Granger/Hermione. Hermione had a look of pure hatred and her fists were tightly clenched to her sides. Harry layed his hand on her shoulder and she seemed to snap back to reality.

"Hermione are you ok, what happened did Malfoy hurt you?" Harry's voice was shaky and tense. If Malfoy had hurt her he would kill him. Hermone turned to him.

"Just leave me alone." Harry looked hurt as he saw her walk off down the dark empty corridor.

Hermione sat on her bed, got up walked to the wall and back and then sat down again. She got up, walked to the wall, came back and sat down. This went on for quit a while as Hermione was thinking. 'Who does he think he is? Calling me pet and kissing me like im his property. I'm not his property and I am NOT his, PET!' She was frustrated and she had not gained any sleep since the insident that morning with Malfoy in the broom closet. She sat down once more and lay back. She was tired and angry. But one question kept hovering over her, 'Why me??' Why did he kiss her? He had a whole house of distgusting Slytherin girls.What was he playing at? Why her and why now? She was thinking about that as she drifted off to sleep.

Hermione woke up a few hours later. It was about 10 o'clock. She pushed herself off her bed and searched around the room. Empty and cold. Nobody was there. She walked up to her dresser and changed into some plaided pajama bottoms and a t-shirt. After checking around the room to make sure no one was there, she exited the room. Hermione walked down the stone steps to the common room and stopped; examining the room before she continued on. No one seemed to be in the room, so she continued in. She sat in front of the fireplace where there was a nice warm fire blazing. She lay down on the couch and thought some more. But this time not about Draco Malfoy. No, this time her thoughts were dragging her to another situation. Hermione thought back to the insident with her best friend the day before...........

Yesterday:

Hermione looked up in Harry's eyes and gulping "No, Harry it wasn't Professor Snape. Don't worry it's nothing. I was walking without looking and the stair started to move, I was falling and Professor MacGonagall caught me before I fell".

Harry looked visibly more relaxed, "Hermione you should be careful, you should pay attention where you put your feet" Hermione smiled and without thinking she lifted her hand and caressed Harry's cheek "Thanks for worrying about me Harry, you are a fantastic best friend. I will be careful from now on. I'm very tired I wish you good night and I see you tomorrow" But before turning Harry took her in his arm and after a moment of hesitation he kissed her softly on her lips.

Hermione was so tired and still under shock for Malfoy's stunt that she didn't push him away. "Hermione I just want you to know that I like you very much and that I want you to be with me. I know that you weren't expecting this but I hope that you can reciprocate my feelings. I want you as my girlfriend" Hermione remained silent for a long time, there in his arm. It all felt so right, he was kind and he was there for her. Then she remembered Ginny and Severus.

"Harry, I love you a lot and I wish that I could be with you. I always thought that there was something special between us but in this moment of my like I can't be your girlfriend. There is someone else hunting my thoughts. I would really love to be your girlfriend but in this moment of my life I need you as a friend. Please forgive me Harry"

He looked at her, no sign of hurt or sadness but a set look "Who is he?"

"I really need him, as a friend tho. I just wish he understood that I don't like him like that. Not now." Hermione said, only to herself. But what she did not know was that the portrait door opened, while she was talking to herself. She sighed, her hazel eyes gazing into the fire. She started thinking about Draco again, but this time she was thinking something other than hatred.

She thought out loud. "Why me? Why would he choose me? .hmmm, Pet. I don't understand that name, but I don't know..I mean maybe he is lonley, or maybe he is bored, I don't know but, why me?" She lay there on the couch still thinking but didn't notice the shadow of a certain someone moving close to her.

"So, I see your thinking about me now." he said with a smirk. Hermione jumped up and fell backwards. She fell on the base ofthe fire place and her arm flew back landing on one of the burning logs. She yanked her arm out and held it. She whimpered in pain but didn't cry nor scream. She held herself there, forgetting about the someone standing in the shadows.

She finally looked up and saw the outline of the figure. She already new who it was. He started to back further away towards the portrait hole to leave, but something urged her to stop him.

She spoke in a soft whisper. "Please stay."

He stopped. Looking at her.

She looked up with painful eyes.

She whispered again, holding her arm to her chest firmly. "Please."

Kinda short i know...sorry.. workin on more of it!! R&R PLEASE!!

-PrinctonGirl-