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P.S. For anyone who read my other story, In Love With You, I decided to try and finish it after this story is over. So the more reviews the faster I finish this story and the faster I can get started on finishing the other story. Thanks again!
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Love on the Rocks
Chapter Six: Kiss This
"Arw ru groee tu ru rule rall?" Hermione, swallowing a mouthful of Doritos, shot a perplexed look at the red-head lying next to her on the bed and, reaching for a handful of pretzels, asked, "What in the world did you just say, Ginny?"
" I asked if you're going to the Yule Ball?"
"Oh! You shouldn't talk with your mouth full. Your mother would be horrified at your manners!"
Ginny, rolling her eyes toward the ceiling of the Head Girl's room, half-heartedly threw a chip at her friend and rolled up into a sitting position. "You didn't answer my question."
"I know I didn't answer your question because I don't want to think about the answer."
The youngest Weasley grabbed the new issue of Miss Witch that was sitting on the bed and flipped to a page labeled with the heading 'Kiss This: What kissing style are you?' "Why don't you want to think of the Yule Ball? You're planning it after all so you should go."
Hermione's heavy sigh ruffled her bangs as she looked up at Ginny from under her lashes and grumbled, "I would go but I haven't been asked."
Ginny's blue eyes flashed up from the quiz she was completing and a slight frown marred her brow. "What do you mean? Hasn't Draco asked you yet?"
Rolling off the bed, Hermione walked over to her dresser and pulled out her hidden stash of Reese's. Grabbing a handful, Hermione bounced back over to the bed and proceeded to peel the shiny gold wrapper off of one of the chocolates. "No, he hasn't asked me. We spend a lot of time planning the whole thing but he doesn't even talk about us going together. I keep dropping hints but he doesn't seem to get the idea. Has Harry asked you?
Ginny, who had finished the quiz, tapped the page with her wand and set the magazine in her lap. Grabbing another bunch of chips, Ginny replied, "Well…yeah he has. He asked me at the beginning of the year when we all found out that there was going to be a Yule Ball." Seeing her friend' s crestfallen expression, Ginny quickly continued, "But I wouldn't worry about it,'Mione. He's probably just busy. He'll ask you soon. I'm sure."
Hermione was less than convinced and she didn't hesitate to let Ginny know it. "I don't know, Gin. It's already the end of November. He's actually been acting really weird lately and I don't know why. You don't think anything's going on?"
"I think you don't need to worry about him. It'll work out in the end. Let's just have some fun." Ginny looked almost guilty as she said this but Hermione wrote it of as her imagination. All of a sudden the magazine Ginny had been fiddling with earlier glowed purple and started emitting a Pepto-Bismol pink cloud of smoke.
"Oooooh! The quiz is ready!"
Hermione, looking completely baffled, asked in a suspicious tone, "What quiz?"
Ginny, tapping her wand once again on the quiz page, snatched up two rolls of parchment that shot from the puff of smoke. At once the magazine lost it's strange color and the cloud of smoke dissipated. "This quiz! Every month Miss Witch has a new quiz for teenage witches and I filled it out for both of us. All you have to do is tap the page and you'll get your results within a few minutes." Hermione took the piece of pink paper that Ginny held out to her.
The parchment was tied into a neat cylinder with a red ribbon holding it in place but the little images floating on the paper were what captivated Hermione. Miniature cupids were flapping their way across the paper and Hermione gaped as one turned to look at her. The little figure stuck it's tongue out at her as it made a rude gesture with its middle finger and Hermione gasped as it turned to shake it's diaper clothed rear-end at her. "How rude!"
Quickly unrolling the paper, Hermione read her results aloud at Ginny's urging. "Thank you for participating in our monthly magic quiz. Here are your results: We find that you, Hermione Granger, are a saucy seductress. You are a demanding mate who loves to drive your partner wild with deep, sensuous kisses. You are a witch who loves to be in control in your everyday life so it's no secret that you like to have control in the bedroom…" Hermione, rolling her eyes at the absurdity of the article, stopped reading as she noticed that Ginny was rolling around in hysterics.
The sixth year's face was slowly turning purple as she laughed so hard that she could barely breath. "Saucy seductress? That's the funniest thing…" At that she started giggling uncontrollably again and Hermione couldn't help but join in.
Once their sides were too sore to laugh anymore, Hermione looked over at Ginny and asked, "What does yours say?"
Ginny ripped the ribbon off her results and read, "Thank you for participating in our monthly magic quiz. Here are your results: We find that you, Ginny Weasley, are a willing wallflower. Most people seem to take your natural shyness as an indication that you are a timid kisser but we know that's not the case. Once your mate breaks through your outer layer of reserve, that lucky someone is sure to discover your inner vixen…"
Hermione snorted at that and said, "Yeah right. You? A willing wallflower? I've seen the way you and Harry go at it in the middle of the Great Hall. If you're a wallflower than I'm Professor Snape."
Ginny, grinning like mad, said in mock concern, "Professor? What happened? You're not looking well today!"
"Shut it, Ginny." Both girls talked late into the night and it was dawn before either of them drifted off to sleep.
The next day was Sunday and it was also the first day of December. Hermione was not one to normally sleep in but she was zonked out until two in the afternoon. When she finally did wake up it was only because someone was banging on her door. Hermione, wiping drool from the corner of her mouth, shoved back the covers and stumbled over to the door. Pulling the door open, Hermione came face to face with her boyfriend who was dressed in an ice blue sweater that brought out his eyes.
"Did you have fun last night?"
Hermione, patting down a few rebellious clumps of hair, looked sheepish as she said, "Yeah we had lots of…" Hermione trailed off as she wondered how Draco knew about her and Ginny's girls night. Hermione hadn't mentioned anything to him and he had spent the night with some of his Slytherin friends. Hermione looked up into his eyes and noted that he looked guilty. Before Hermione could ask him about that, Draco had settled his lips over hers in a warm kiss that made all thoughts of Ginny flow from her brain.
Draco, cupping her face in her hands, dropped several kisses on her nose before responding, "Since it's the last Hogsmeade weekend before Christmas, I was wondering if you'd like to go into town with me?"
Hermione grinned at the thought of spending the day with Draco and the idea of getting her Christmas shopping done. She still hadn't gotten Draco's present although she didn't want him to know that. "Oh that sounds fun! I need to get some last minute gifts." As a second thought, Hermione hinted, "And I need to get a dress for the Yule Ball…" Hermione trailed off suggestively at the end but Draco didn't seem to notice.
Draco flashed her a smile worthy of a toothpaste commercial and planted a heated kiss on her lips "Great! Go get ready and I'll go grab my coat."
Hermione stole one more kiss before she scurried off to the bathroom to take a shower. Hermione worked the shampoo into a lather on her head and quickly rinsed it out. Toweling off speedily, Hermione cast a quick spell to make her hair fall in soft waves and applied a light layer of make-up. Peaking into her room to make sure Draco had closed the door, Hermione tiptoed quickly through the cold room to her dresser.
Hermione shoved on jeans, a dark blue turtle neck sweater, thick socks, and a pair slide-on shoes before she grabbed her charcoal pea coat. Throwing on a tasseled scarf, Hermione looked at herself in the mirror quickly and stepped out into the common room. Draco was waiting and as she entered he walked over to take her hand.
"Ready?"
Hermione nodded her head and replied , "Yeah. Let's go."
Author's Note: Kind of short but it's more of an in between chapter. The next one will be good and we'll find out why Ginny and Draco are soooooo guilty looking. Please review!
Lots of Love - Miss Dissendium