A/N: OMG OMG OMG I MISSED YOU SOOOO MUCH!! If it makes anyone feel any better I took diet coke on vacation with me and edited the hell out of it. I MISSED YOU ALL SOOOOO!!!!! Hope it was worth the wait.
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Draco then woke suddenly after a night of tossing and turning. As he recalled he dream his eyes widened.
Diet Coke
Chapter 7- I am nobody. Who are you?
Hermione woke early and walked out to the common room to see Draco sitting in front of the fire. She sat down on the floor next to him, with no intent to sit with him.
"Morning Mione" he said turning and kissing her on the cheek. She raised her shoulder to push him away from her. Draco frowned and wondered what was wrong.
"What's wrong?" He asked putting a hand on her waist.
She shook her head without saying anything and just looked at the fire. She looked at her watch a few times and finally got up and went to take a shower.
Draco watched her get up and walk away from him and he wondered what had happened? Was it something he did? How could he have screwed something so good up so badly?
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Hermione walked into the bathroom and quickly showered. She stepped out of the shower and wrapped a black towel around her wet body and looked at the foggy mirror. She sighed unable to keep looking at herself she quickly walked into her room to get ready.
When she got back out to the common room Draco wasn't there. She sat down on the couch and picked up a book off of the little side table and heard the shower turn on.
Draco came out of his room to see Hermione still there sitting on the couch and reading. But she wasn't really reading. He could tell. She was holding the book upside down.
"Hermione?" he said putting a hand on her shoulder. She shrugged him off and said "what?"
"Why won't you talk to me Hermione? Please, maybe I can help."
"You can't." She replied "it's got nothing to do with you
He sighed looking at her and said "come on, we have to go to breakfast."
She scowled at him and said "I'm not going, go ahead I don't care"
Draco then realized something. He hadn't done a thing. He hadn't said anything to offend her.
"Hermione, you haven't eaten in like 2 days?"
"So? What's your point?"
He took her hand and tried to pull her up. She pouted.
"Whatever we have to go to potions."
She took her bag and walked down the stairs from the loft.
He walked down after her and mumbled "PMS much?" smirking to himself.
They went to their classes and Draco dragged Hermione to lunch but she said again that she didn't want to eat.
"Why not?" he asked demandingly, sounding just like a Malfoy. She just looked at him. She wasn't afraid of him anymore.
"Draco Malfoy might I ask if it ever occurred to you THAT I'M JUST NOT HUNGRY???" she got up and left.
He laughed and covered it with a cough, but seeing her yell at him was just hilarious to him.
[a/n: hahah my sister just brought me diet coke!!!!! drinks]
Draco went back to the common room and said "Hermione, tell me what the hell is wrong!!"
"No"
"I have truth potions and I'm not afraid to use them" he said in a sing-song voice.
"You wouldn't"
"Oh I would, I'm a Malfoy remember? I learned from the best" he smirked evilly.
Hermione narrowed her eyes at him and stared for a moment. Her eyes softened and she sat down on the couch, putting her elbows to her knees and her chin in her hands.
"Why do you insist upon being so bloody nosey, Draco Malfoy?" She asked cocking her head to the side a bit.
"Because I can" he said coolly
"Okay look, basically no one has ever cared about me, and I don't want to trust you because I feel like you're going to end up like everyone else. Like you're going to end up hurting me or disappointing me. I don't want to get hurt anymore." She said ending quite bluntly.
"Hermione what do you mean 'no one has ever cared about you'?"
"You're obviously an only child" she said raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah" he said nodding slightly
"Well I have an older brother and an older sister. My sister got pregnant when she was 17 and my brother is a druggie. My parents are trying to straighten them out, and they have been since I was 11. I was always 'little miss perfect' so they just assumed I would be perfect. I mean both of them still live at my house so I prefer to stay here on holidays. And well... even here people don't like me cause I'm smart and I always have to be perfect. No one has cared enough to notice that anything was wrong." She said after which she rolled up her right sleeve showing Draco deep wounds that hadn't healed yet.
"I started two years ago" she said looking at him. He looked at her and frowned. He moved his fingers to touch her arm gently.
"Hermione, I do care. I wish you could stop hurting yourself. Its horrible for you, Hun" he said with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"So, smoking is bad for you, and you still do it" she said with a small smirk.
"That's different" he said looking at her seriously.
"Okay, I promise I will try to stop hurting myself" she said just as seriously. A moment later a smirk crossed her lips
"You smoke cigarettes right?" she asked him trying not to smile too much
"Yeah...so?" he asked slowly
"That's a muggle thing, what gives?" Hermione asked giving Draco and questioning look.
"Well I tried it once, and I liked it, and well Lucius is a kind of 'let him learn for himself' parent so he never did anything about it. I mean he used to like punish me for other things, but like smoking, drinking, running away, dating, that kind of stuff he lets me get away with"
"Oh...okay" Hermione said with a small smile.
"Come 'ere" he said after a moment as he held out his arms as to hug her.
She smiled and let him hug her and pull her close. She leaned her head against his chest and smiled.
Their fingers entwined of their own accord. Draco watched her beautiful face for what felt like only a minute. Draco glanced at his watch and realized it had been hours, and Hermione had fallen asleep. He dared not move her.
Draco found no point in sleeping, looking at this sleeping beauty was all the rest he had needed. He smiled a bit as he watched her sleep.
::Hermione's Mind::
"Mione, I love you" Hermione kissed him on the lips and smiled. He took her hand and walked ahead gently pulling her with him. He muttered an incantation and said "will you dance with me?". And as though on queue soft music began playing and lights lit up around them displaying a beautiful white-rose garden. He held out his hand to dance and she wondered silently who this mystery man was. He put his hands on her waist and smiled. He leaned in to kiss her and as their lips met she saw his face... it was Draco.
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Hermione smiled in her sleep as Draco watched her and he wondered what she was thinking of, this late night, in the arms of her only friend.
A/N: FEAR NOT!! I do not intend to take this long to update!!!! I've just been soooo fucking busy! Like I haven't even had a moment to myself in weeks. I have homework and band camp and all kinds of shit!! I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU ALL, AS MUCH AS I LOVE DIET COKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last time on DC:
Draco then woke suddenly after a night of tossing and turning. As he recalled he dream his eyes widened.
Diet Coke
Chapter 7- I am nobody. Who are you?
Hermione woke early and walked out to the common room to see Draco sitting in front of the fire. She sat down on the floor next to him, with no intent to sit with him.
"Morning Mione" he said turning and kissing her on the cheek. She raised her shoulder to push him away from her. Draco frowned and wondered what was wrong.
"What's wrong?" He asked putting a hand on her waist.
She shook her head without saying anything and just looked at the fire. She looked at her watch a few times and finally got up and went to take a shower.
Draco watched her get up and walk away from him and he wondered what had happened? Was it something he did? How could he have screwed something so good up so badly?
ooo
Hermione walked into the bathroom and quickly showered. She stepped out of the shower and wrapped a black towel around her wet body and looked at the foggy mirror. She sighed unable to keep looking at herself she quickly walked into her room to get ready.
When she got back out to the common room Draco wasn't there. She sat down on the couch and picked up a book off of the little side table and heard the shower turn on.
Draco came out of his room to see Hermione still there sitting on the couch and reading. But she wasn't really reading. He could tell. She was holding the book upside down.
"Hermione?" he said putting a hand on her shoulder. She shrugged him off and said "what?"
"Why won't you talk to me Hermione? Please, maybe I can help."
"You can't." She replied "it's got nothing to do with you
He sighed looking at her and said "come on, we have to go to breakfast."
She scowled at him and said "I'm not going, go ahead I don't care"
Draco then realized something. He hadn't done a thing. He hadn't said anything to offend her.
"Hermione, you haven't eaten in like 2 days?"
"So? What's your point?"
He took her hand and tried to pull her up. She pouted.
"Whatever we have to go to potions."
She took her bag and walked down the stairs from the loft.
He walked down after her and mumbled "PMS much?" smirking to himself.
They went to their classes and Draco dragged Hermione to lunch but she said again that she didn't want to eat.
"Why not?" he asked demandingly, sounding just like a Malfoy. She just looked at him. She wasn't afraid of him anymore.
"Draco Malfoy might I ask if it ever occurred to you THAT I'M JUST NOT HUNGRY???" she got up and left.
He laughed and covered it with a cough, but seeing her yell at him was just hilarious to him.
[a/n: hahah my sister just brought me diet coke!!!!! drinks]
Draco went back to the common room and said "Hermione, tell me what the hell is wrong!!"
"No"
"I have truth potions and I'm not afraid to use them" he said in a sing-song voice.
"You wouldn't"
"Oh I would, I'm a Malfoy remember? I learned from the best" he smirked evilly.
Hermione narrowed her eyes at him and stared for a moment. Her eyes softened and she sat down on the couch, putting her elbows to her knees and her chin in her hands.
"Why do you insist upon being so bloody nosey, Draco Malfoy?" She asked cocking her head to the side a bit.
"Because I can" he said coolly
"Okay look, basically no one has ever cared about me, and I don't want to trust you because I feel like you're going to end up like everyone else. Like you're going to end up hurting me or disappointing me. I don't want to get hurt anymore." She said ending quite bluntly.
"Hermione what do you mean 'no one has ever cared about you'?"
"You're obviously an only child" she said raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah" he said nodding slightly
"Well I have an older brother and an older sister. My sister got pregnant when she was 17 and my brother is a druggie. My parents are trying to straighten them out, and they have been since I was 11. I was always 'little miss perfect' so they just assumed I would be perfect. I mean both of them still live at my house so I prefer to stay here on holidays. And well... even here people don't like me cause I'm smart and I always have to be perfect. No one has cared enough to notice that anything was wrong." She said after which she rolled up her right sleeve showing Draco deep wounds that hadn't healed yet.
"I started two years ago" she said looking at him. He looked at her and frowned. He moved his fingers to touch her arm gently.
"Hermione, I do care. I wish you could stop hurting yourself. Its horrible for you, Hun" he said with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"So, smoking is bad for you, and you still do it" she said with a small smirk.
"That's different" he said looking at her seriously.
"Okay, I promise I will try to stop hurting myself" she said just as seriously. A moment later a smirk crossed her lips
"You smoke cigarettes right?" she asked him trying not to smile too much
"Yeah...so?" he asked slowly
"That's a muggle thing, what gives?" Hermione asked giving Draco and questioning look.
"Well I tried it once, and I liked it, and well Lucius is a kind of 'let him learn for himself' parent so he never did anything about it. I mean he used to like punish me for other things, but like smoking, drinking, running away, dating, that kind of stuff he lets me get away with"
"Oh...okay" Hermione said with a small smile.
"Come 'ere" he said after a moment as he held out his arms as to hug her.
She smiled and let him hug her and pull her close. She leaned her head against his chest and smiled.
Their fingers entwined of their own accord. Draco watched her beautiful face for what felt like only a minute. Draco glanced at his watch and realized it had been hours, and Hermione had fallen asleep. He dared not move her.
Draco found no point in sleeping, looking at this sleeping beauty was all the rest he had needed. He smiled a bit as he watched her sleep.
::Hermione's Mind::
"Mione, I love you" Hermione kissed him on the lips and smiled. He took her hand and walked ahead gently pulling her with him. He muttered an incantation and said "will you dance with me?". And as though on queue soft music began playing and lights lit up around them displaying a beautiful white-rose garden. He held out his hand to dance and she wondered silently who this mystery man was. He put his hands on her waist and smiled. He leaned in to kiss her and as their lips met she saw his face... it was Draco.
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Hermione smiled in her sleep as Draco watched her and he wondered what she was thinking of, this late night, in the arms of her only friend.
A/N: FEAR NOT!! I do not intend to take this long to update!!!! I've just been soooo fucking busy! Like I haven't even had a moment to myself in weeks. I have homework and band camp and all kinds of shit!! I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU ALL, AS MUCH AS I LOVE DIET COKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!