Draco looked at the clock and saw that it had only been five minutes since the last time he had looked.

"This is ridiculous!" Draco huffed, throwing back the sheets and getting dressed. he thought of apparating but he didn't want to wake Hermione. So instead he tip toed across the wood floor and slipped out the door.

Draco took a walk around the grounds, he wasn't sure where he was going or how far he would walk, but for once he just followed his instincts.
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Hermione woke with a terrible ringing in her head. She stretched, eyes still closed, and as she did the sheets slid, exposing bare skin.

Feeling a cold draft on her body, Hermione opened her eyes wide enough to see she was naked.
Hermione shot up quickly, covering herself and glancing in Draco's direction, "My God." Suddenly everything from the night before came rushing back to her, and she couldn't help but smile at the thought.

Getting dressed for her run, Hermione check the bathroom for Draco. "Where is he?" Hermione thought out loud.
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Draco inhaled deeply, taking in the moist morning air. Thoughts of last night, images of the act, fresh on his mind.

"Stupid." He said out loud. How could he have let that happen? She was drunk, he knew that, so he tested her, seeing how much he could get out of her. He never wanted it to go as far as it did. Now all he could think about was how she would react when she woke up.

"No use denying it." Draco said dismally. He couldn't deny the fact that he found Hermione attractive, no denying he somtetimes enjoyed her company, no denying he felt more than passion, no denying he was quickly falling for her.
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Hermione soaked up the morning mist. She continued to reminince on last night, suddenly feeling every spot Draco had touched her. She fought with herself on wether or not she enjoyed it.

"Ew no, Hermione, its Draco we're talking about." She reasoned with herself. Realizing she didnt want to enjoy it, she feared facing him when she got back to the house. Reaching the bend in the path Hermione stopped her jog, palced her hands above her head, and closed her eyes, inhaling intensely.

Draco at the same time, was nearing the bend on his walk back. He had decided that nothing changed between them, and that his feelings were irrational. Looking downward, he trudged on.

They both heard the approaching of feet, and so quickly Hermione opened her eyes, and Draco looked up. They stopped in their tracks and simply stared at each other for moments.

"Hi." Hermione was the first to speak. Though it was softly Draco heard her.

"I didnt expect to see you up this early, you drank a lot last night." Draco attempted to smile, to no prevail.

"Apparently i did more than drink." Hermione started to laugh.

Draco just lowered his eyes, the feeling that he'd taken advantage of her, clear in his mind.

"What? No smart comment?" Hermione raised an eyebrow at him.

"Nope. None." Draco apparated, his cheeks redening with anger.
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Draco was back in his library, reading Thomas Hobbes. he felt safe, in his library, all alone. No one could reach him here, no one could watch his every move, no one could judge him. It was just him. Alone.

"Ugh." Draco sighed abandoning his book and apparating to the kitchen.

He found Hermione there, eating a grapefruit, her spandex outfit, reminding Draco just how good looking she truly was.

"Ahhhh, the mystery man returns." Hermione joked, eating a slice of her grapefruit.

"Yeah, well your not so transparent you know." Draco barked back.

"Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Hermione quieted a bit, aware of his hostility.

"Nope. I was on the right side, just next to the wrong person." Draco said spitefully.

"You are such an asshole. And you weren't too upset to go to bed with me last night." Hermione shot out of her chair, knocking her grapefruit to the floor.

"Oh dont think too much of yourself Hermione, we both drank alot." Draco dismissed her sarcastically.

"I don't have to think too much of myself, your ego keeps me covered." Hermione stormed past him, and for a brief moment, Draco caught a glimpse of the tears welling up in her eyes.

Draco was left alone. Pulling out his wand he disposed of the grapefruit, then walked to a cabinet, took out a bottle of advil, and kicked himself.

"You're a damn fool." Was all Draco could say, before swallowing two pills and apparating back to his library.