A/N: THE SOON-NESS!! WOO HOO!!! Here's the exciting part, right now I have a bit of time to get out at least one more chapter. Here's the sad part, I don't know when I'll have another free moment. School starts on the 9th (which is tomorrow) so hopefully the first week won't be bad and I'll get some time to update!!!!!! Oh and by the way, I've just started calling the fic Diet Coke instead of cola, whatever.
Last time on Diet Coke:
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.
Chapter Eight- Phat Friendships
At about seven the next morning Hermione stirred slightly, Draco saw this as he was looking at her and smiled. Their fingers still lay entwined and rested on her abdomen and Draco was still wide awake. When she fluttered her eyes open, her eyes opened to Draco staring at her, with a strange look in his eyes. She had never seen it before. After a moment she looked shocked and moved to get up.
"OHMIGOD! Draco! I am sooo sorry! I can't believe I fell asleep!" she said her cheeks turning considerably red.
Their hands unclasped and Hermione stood smiling in embarrassment at Draco.
"It's okay Hermione, really." He said coolly with a small smile. He kicked his legs off the couch and she sat down next to him.
She said "thanks" with a hint of embarrassment still in her voice.
She glanced at his watch and said "holy shit I gotta get ready!"
She stood and smiled at him again with a shy sort-of smile and walked towards her bedroom.
Draco yawned a little and as he moved his hands to his face to rub his eyes he heard Hermione's voice behind him. He turned to look at her and she said "Draco, did you get any sleep last night?"
He shrugged a little and shook his head "you were too beautiful to keep my eyes off of you" he said.
Hermione looked speechless and she felt mesmerized. Draco. Malfoy…whoa. Was all that went through her head.
XOXOXOXOX
Both teens had showered and dressed and casually headed to the Great Hall.
"Hermione you have to eat something" Draco had insisted before they left.
Hermione nodded and said "I actually am kind of hungry"
They left their dorm and headed down to breakfast.
On the way there Hermione stopped walking for a moment. "Draco, do you think I'm fat?" she asked cocking her hip out a bit.
Draco looked at her with a mix of expressions. It was a cross between "are-you-insane" and "are-you-fucking-shitting-me"?? After a moment he got over the initial shock and shook his head violently saying "HELL.NO.HERMIONE.GRANGER!!"
She slumped her shoulders a bit and said "Are you sure??"
"You are not fat Hermione, if anything you're too skinny for your own good!" Draco said still totally confused as to why she thought she was fat.
Draco put one of his hands to her cheek and kissed her on the lips.
"Hermione, what is this about?" he asked softly tilting his forehead against hers.
Hermione sighed a bit and felt tears prick the corners of her eyes. Draco slinked an arm around her waist and pulled her gently into a hug. She didn't want to cry. Not again.
"But…they always say that I'm fat and that I'm ugly. They said that I was only smart because I'm ugly." She said slowly, not choking on tears.
"Hermione don't listen to them. Their stupid. You're too good for that. You're so beautiful, and so smart, and so, so amazing." Draco said, letting his sensitive side show a bit. He'd never let anyone see him sensitive, but she needed him.
She held her eyes closed tight, glad that she wasn't crying and after a moment she opened her eyes and looked up at Draco. He looked so miserable to see her miserable. He had this look on her face that looked like he was sincerely worried about her.
After looking at him for about thirty seconds and analyzing his features, Hermione spoke
"Draco…" she said unsurely
"yeah?" he asked looking at her.
"What are we doing? I mean…what are we?"
"I know that I care about you, and I like having you around…but I LOVE kissing you" he smirked a little and she smiled
She nodded in agreement and said "so we're what? Friends with benefits"
"Yeah… we're friends with benefits." He replied with a small smile.
She took his hand and began walking. As Draco began walking behind her, she stopped and turned around with a smirk on her face. She leaned in to kiss him and when they broke apart she whispered something against his lips.
"I love it when you kiss me too"
XOXOXOXOX
They ate. Both of them ate. This pleased Draco beyond words.
With essays, reading assignments and numerous other things to do, they were loaded with homework for the rest of the week. And it went quite smoothly for both of them.
Hermione seemed to be in a relative calm for the next few days but Draco still worried about her. She was after all, his only real friend.
XOXOXOXOX
On Friday evening Hermione and Draco were sitting in the common room doing nothing in particular when Hermione said, out of nowhere,
"Draco," he looked up in wonder and raised an eyebrow "Well I was thinking about something, before you said that you weren't with Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle and Zabini anymore…why? Weren't they like your best friends, and your worshippers?"
He half smirked and half smiled saying "I figured you'd as sooner or later. Well since Voldemort we 'destroyed', if you will, my father kind of lost status, he's still filthy rich, but since he's got no ones right hand to be, he's not as powerful anymore. I've been promised to Pansy all my life and I was supposed to marry her when I turn 19. and after the defeat Pansy's parents didn't want her to marry me anymore. So I basically told the whole lot of them to fuck off because I didn't want to be around them anymore then they wanted to be around me." He shrugged coolly, as though he wasn't bothered by it.
She looked kind of thoughtful.
"You know, we're kind of sad." She said after a moment
"And why's that?" Draco asked looked a little offended
"We both have one friend, in the entire world. Anywhere. That IS kind of sad" she said smiling at him.
"True" he said with a small nod.
They both sat on the couch in front of the fire and Draco leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
"I love this friendship with benefits" Hermione said when they broke apart
"Me too"
A/N: another chapter. I will try and post another chapter today since school starts tomorrow I may not have time. So guess what everyone, you can laugh if you want, BUT I'm going into High school. Do I write like a 14 year-old? I'd like to think I write slightly better, but that's your decision, please review and tell me what you think!!
Hopefully you'll hear from me soon!
Byee till then
Last time on Diet Coke:
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.
Chapter Eight- Phat Friendships
At about seven the next morning Hermione stirred slightly, Draco saw this as he was looking at her and smiled. Their fingers still lay entwined and rested on her abdomen and Draco was still wide awake. When she fluttered her eyes open, her eyes opened to Draco staring at her, with a strange look in his eyes. She had never seen it before. After a moment she looked shocked and moved to get up.
"OHMIGOD! Draco! I am sooo sorry! I can't believe I fell asleep!" she said her cheeks turning considerably red.
Their hands unclasped and Hermione stood smiling in embarrassment at Draco.
"It's okay Hermione, really." He said coolly with a small smile. He kicked his legs off the couch and she sat down next to him.
She said "thanks" with a hint of embarrassment still in her voice.
She glanced at his watch and said "holy shit I gotta get ready!"
She stood and smiled at him again with a shy sort-of smile and walked towards her bedroom.
Draco yawned a little and as he moved his hands to his face to rub his eyes he heard Hermione's voice behind him. He turned to look at her and she said "Draco, did you get any sleep last night?"
He shrugged a little and shook his head "you were too beautiful to keep my eyes off of you" he said.
Hermione looked speechless and she felt mesmerized. Draco. Malfoy…whoa. Was all that went through her head.
XOXOXOXOX
Both teens had showered and dressed and casually headed to the Great Hall.
"Hermione you have to eat something" Draco had insisted before they left.
Hermione nodded and said "I actually am kind of hungry"
They left their dorm and headed down to breakfast.
On the way there Hermione stopped walking for a moment. "Draco, do you think I'm fat?" she asked cocking her hip out a bit.
Draco looked at her with a mix of expressions. It was a cross between "are-you-insane" and "are-you-fucking-shitting-me"?? After a moment he got over the initial shock and shook his head violently saying "HELL.NO.HERMIONE.GRANGER!!"
She slumped her shoulders a bit and said "Are you sure??"
"You are not fat Hermione, if anything you're too skinny for your own good!" Draco said still totally confused as to why she thought she was fat.
Draco put one of his hands to her cheek and kissed her on the lips.
"Hermione, what is this about?" he asked softly tilting his forehead against hers.
Hermione sighed a bit and felt tears prick the corners of her eyes. Draco slinked an arm around her waist and pulled her gently into a hug. She didn't want to cry. Not again.
"But…they always say that I'm fat and that I'm ugly. They said that I was only smart because I'm ugly." She said slowly, not choking on tears.
"Hermione don't listen to them. Their stupid. You're too good for that. You're so beautiful, and so smart, and so, so amazing." Draco said, letting his sensitive side show a bit. He'd never let anyone see him sensitive, but she needed him.
She held her eyes closed tight, glad that she wasn't crying and after a moment she opened her eyes and looked up at Draco. He looked so miserable to see her miserable. He had this look on her face that looked like he was sincerely worried about her.
After looking at him for about thirty seconds and analyzing his features, Hermione spoke
"Draco…" she said unsurely
"yeah?" he asked looking at her.
"What are we doing? I mean…what are we?"
"I know that I care about you, and I like having you around…but I LOVE kissing you" he smirked a little and she smiled
She nodded in agreement and said "so we're what? Friends with benefits"
"Yeah… we're friends with benefits." He replied with a small smile.
She took his hand and began walking. As Draco began walking behind her, she stopped and turned around with a smirk on her face. She leaned in to kiss him and when they broke apart she whispered something against his lips.
"I love it when you kiss me too"
XOXOXOXOX
They ate. Both of them ate. This pleased Draco beyond words.
With essays, reading assignments and numerous other things to do, they were loaded with homework for the rest of the week. And it went quite smoothly for both of them.
Hermione seemed to be in a relative calm for the next few days but Draco still worried about her. She was after all, his only real friend.
XOXOXOXOX
On Friday evening Hermione and Draco were sitting in the common room doing nothing in particular when Hermione said, out of nowhere,
"Draco," he looked up in wonder and raised an eyebrow "Well I was thinking about something, before you said that you weren't with Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle and Zabini anymore…why? Weren't they like your best friends, and your worshippers?"
He half smirked and half smiled saying "I figured you'd as sooner or later. Well since Voldemort we 'destroyed', if you will, my father kind of lost status, he's still filthy rich, but since he's got no ones right hand to be, he's not as powerful anymore. I've been promised to Pansy all my life and I was supposed to marry her when I turn 19. and after the defeat Pansy's parents didn't want her to marry me anymore. So I basically told the whole lot of them to fuck off because I didn't want to be around them anymore then they wanted to be around me." He shrugged coolly, as though he wasn't bothered by it.
She looked kind of thoughtful.
"You know, we're kind of sad." She said after a moment
"And why's that?" Draco asked looked a little offended
"We both have one friend, in the entire world. Anywhere. That IS kind of sad" she said smiling at him.
"True" he said with a small nod.
They both sat on the couch in front of the fire and Draco leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
"I love this friendship with benefits" Hermione said when they broke apart
"Me too"
A/N: another chapter. I will try and post another chapter today since school starts tomorrow I may not have time. So guess what everyone, you can laugh if you want, BUT I'm going into High school. Do I write like a 14 year-old? I'd like to think I write slightly better, but that's your decision, please review and tell me what you think!!
Hopefully you'll hear from me soon!
Byee till then