A/N: and the first matter of business- I have decided to start replying to reviews :D... which is what I am doing now
StarCrossed Lovers: are you implying that I write like I'm nine?? is confused
SlytherinRoyalty: Very cool! I started school on the ninth, (which is today) and I luuuurved it very very much :D I'd rather not have your evil minions on me so I think I'll update :DD, and as for the German titles, shrugs I just got tired of them :D, most of them are in English but I know one soooooon that's in German....is very mysterious :D...oh yeah, I'm from Florida, where are YOU from?
BillJoeBob2: YAY for all of us starting high school this year! And thank you for what you said :D OH and you needn't apologize for your language, I use worse not only in my fic, but in my author notes :DDD oh ho ho I'm such a badass now :P
Okay I have a short story to tell you before I update:
A couple of nights ago I was sitting at my computer and this guy I used to go to school with (middle school) IMed me and said something about me sucking at playing the flute and how I cant write worth crap. So I was all sad and depressed. Then I signed on to my hotmail account and had all these wonderful reviews...it just made everything better! Thanks everyone soo soo much!!
...and that's all the reviews for eight so far :D
HERE WE GO!
Last Time on DC:
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"
Chapter 9: Rooftop Romances
Hermione and Draco sat on the couch in their common room talking about everything from parents to hobbies, getting to know each other better then anyone ever bothered to do.
"Hermione, I just don't get it, what the HELL is hula dancing???" Draco said giving her a questioning look as she laughed.
She finally stopped laughing and stood up. She twirled her hands and hips doing a simple hula. "That's it" she said smiling "except they wear coconut bras and grass skirts"
Draco raised an eyebrow curiously and said "seems kind of....I dunno, erotic to me."
She stopped and playfully hit him on the arm and sat back down next to him.
"Ow" he said pretending to be hurt.
"So you like stargazing...ironic...me too" she said after a moments silence.
"The stars were the only thing I used to know as beautiful..." he said pausing
"Used to know?" she asked slowly
"...before I met you" he said, finishing what he had started to say.
She kissed him and said "when did you become so sweet"
"About the time I laid eyes on you on the train, I could see you needed someone... Or maybe it was after Voldemort was destroyed and my father found no more need to toughen me up..." he said
Hermione frowned a little "what do you mean?" she asked cautiously
"Um...well my father, used to sort of beat me up, he was trying to make me tough. He yelled and screamed and cursed at me, and he cursed and hexed me, it wasn't really a big deal, it wasn't like he was trying to kill me. He'd make me recite "if it doesn't kill me it'll only make me stronger" it was nothing, really" he said shrugging slightly
"He...hexed you? What kind of father does that?" She said shakily "oh and I thought it was bad that my parents didn't know I was there"
"Hermione, that is bad." He said pulling her into a hug
She put her arms around his back and hugged him feeling slightly different. It was something she'd never felt when she had hugged him before.
"...but on a happier note..." Draco said after they parted from their hug.
"Hmm..." she thought for a moment "if you could go anywhere and do anything and be with anyone, what would your dream date be?" she asked smiling
"Dream date... well, you can't laugh, but I'd say dinner in a candle lit restaurant and going for a boat ride in Venice"
"Ooh, romantic" she said raising both her eyebrows
"And yours?" he asked her.
"I think...Paris, at night, on a rooftop facing the Eiffel tower. A candle lit dinner and dancing under the stars" she said shyly
"That's sweet Hermione" he said nodding vaguely.
"What do you wanna do tomorrow? It is Saturday after all." Hermione said
"I don't know..." Draco said shrugging
They sat in silence for a few minutes, when Draco got an idea.
"Hey Hermione, I have an idea, do you want to have like a weekly date together, as friends?"
"Sure, that sounds nice." She said with a small smile "...when?" she asked after a moment
"Tomorrow...tomorrow night"
Hermione nodded with a smile.
"I'm gonna go to bed" she said giving him a light kiss on the lips.
He kissed back and when she broke the kiss Hermione kept her eyes closed for a moment and said "I just love it when you kiss me". Hermione opened her eyes and stood.
"Good night" she said before she went into her room
"Good night" Draco replied softly.
After spending almost an hour making plans for the next day Draco went into his room.
XOXOXOXOX
Draco woke early and continued his planning quietly as he let Hermione sleep until about noon.
By the time she woke, Draco's plans were done and he was no where to be found.
She walked out of her room wearing a black cami and loose black pajama bottoms with small snowflakes on them.
She saw a white envelope sitting on the mantle with her name on it. She opened it and read:
Hermione,
I'll be back soon, I've gone to see Dumbledore and I've got a few things to do
Draco
"Aw...He's so sweet"
"Tis a gift"
Hermione swung around to see Draco standing right behind her. He smirked and took her hand.
"Sit with me" He said pulling her to the couch
He sat down and pulled her closer to him and she sat. Her head was on his shoulder and her hand was resting on his chest. His arm was wrapped around her shoulders. With his other hand his put his thumb on her chin and kissed her.
"And you're sure we're just friends?" Hermione asked after the kiss..
"Hm..." he said looking thoughtful "No, I'd much rather be your boyfriend" he said after a moment.
"Okay" she said with a rather timid smile.
"Are you hungry?" he asked her after a moment. She nodded.
She kissed him again and got up.
"Now I can kiss you anytime I want" Draco said to Hermione with a grin.
Hermione didn't even bother changing out of her pajamas she just got a white shirt and put it over her cami.
As they walked to the Great Hall Draco snaked his arm around her waist and she leaned her head gently against his arm, kind of on his shoulder.
When they walked past the Gryffindor table Harry said "that desperate are you Granger?"
Ron scoffed at her. She turned to them with fire in her eyes and glared. She didn't say a word, and Draco was proud of her for that.
Draco planted a kiss on her head and they continued walking to the prefect table.
XOXOXOXOX
The day passed like a breeze and at about 5:30 Draco presented Hermione with a black dress, that was spaghetti strap and went down to about her knees, and a pair of black high heels with ribbons with went up her legs and tied at right about her claves.
She got ready and came out of her room at 6:30.
Hermione wore the dress and the shoes, and she had twisted her hair up. She looked beautiful.
Draco emerged from his room wearing all black, except for his tie. It was a shiny gray. The black looked amazing against his pale skin. Draco walked towards her and held out his arm to link arms with her. She happily accepted.
"Where are we going Draco?" She asked softly
"Look" he said with a smile pushing the doors to their balcony open. Hermione gasped and began walking outside with Draco.
"Draco..." she said softly kissing him "it's so beautiful"
There was a small round table set for two to the side of the balcony. There was candles and rose petals everywhere. There was even music, which sounded like a violin.
He had also somehow, with Dumbledore's help, made the scenery look as though they were actually in Paris.
"I couldn't take you to Paris, so I brought Paris to you" Draco said planting a soft kiss on her cheek.
She couldn't stop grinning.
Draco led Hermione to the table and pulled out her chair for her. He pushed her back in and took 2 plates off of a rolling cart that was off to the side of the table. Draco removed the lids and sat down himself.
Hermione smiled at him across the table. Her face was glowing. She looked so beautiful.
They ate slowly, talking a little. When both of them had put down their utensils, Draco stood and took both plates. He placed another plate on the table and took the lid off. On the plate was a piece of chocolate cake, with raspberries all around it. Draco moved his chair closer to her and sat down. He picked up the fork and smiled.
"Raspberries?" she asked smiling. Draco just nodded.
He took the fork, stuck it through the cake and seductively brought it to her lips.
She smiled and took the fork into her mouth. After chewing for a moment she smiled and said "Whoever declared strawberries the aphrodisiac, clearly had never tasted a raspberry."
After sharing the cake, feeding each other, Draco stood and held his hand out to Hermione. He had nonverbally asked her to dance
She took it and stood, nonverbally answering.
He put a hand on her waist and she put hers on his shoulder. The clasped their other hands together as though they were ballroom dancing.
"Since when can you dance?" Hermione asked as Draco began to lead.
"Since my mum made me take an etiquette class when I was ten." He replied.
As they danced Draco leaned in and kissed her as he dipped her and she smiled.
After dancing for nearly an hour neither seemed ready to go in quite yet. Hermione smiled like an idiot, she couldn't help it. She had never felt this way about a guy before. And she liked it a lot.
Draco motioned for them to sit on a bench in the corner of the balcony. Draco held Hermione in his arms and she laid her head against his chest and breathed lightly.
As she shivered a little Draco slowly removed his blazer and placed it around her. She smiled and closed her eyes against his chest. He stroked her hair and said
"Did you have a good day?"
"It was wonderful Draco" she said slowly and tiredly.
He kissed her head and said "it's late..."
"I don't want to go in quite yet"
"Okay" was all he said as he looked at her.
"Thank you so much Draco, today was perfect. I wish we could do this everyday."
"We could do it again, tomorrow's Sunday"
"But we have so much homework, and then comes the ever dreaded Monday"
"That is true babe"
He kissed her head and looked at the beautiful stars.
A/N: please don't shoot me because this is a fluff chapter. I thought that it was nice. Okay well that's all I got to say! Hope you enjoyed!
BTW- I just read this on so while I am writing it on the ninth I don't know when it'll get posted. WHATTHESHIT I am so upset right now
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Written 8/9/04
Posted 8/10/04