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Chapter Ten

Draco paced in his room the next morning. He didn't know how to ask her. He knew nothing. He didn't even want to think about it until later that day when she came back from running.

He got on his bed and looked out the windows. He could see the Quidditch Pitch and Blaise and Jessie were making out on the ground. Jessie looked so happy, even happier after Draco asked her out. It was useless; Jessie was over Draco and even though he would always lo…be infatuated with the girl, she would never feel the same. The chemistry was too out there. The scandal was right there for her though.

Draco heard a pattering out in the common room and knew it was her. She was already done amazingly. He heard her sniffling however.

Draco got off his bed and ran out to the common room. "What's wrong?" Draco asked. Hermione looked up teary eyed.

"Nothing, the wind was picking up and it was making my eyes water. Plus the pollen gets to me sometimes. What's up?" Hermione said grabbing the glass of cold water she had left on the coffee table that morning.

"Nothing," Draco said. Hermione walked to the bathroom but before closing the door she heard, "Do you want to go to dinner tonight? With me, just the two of us?" Hermione stepped back and looked at Draco. Her tears that weren't supposed to be there suddenly fell out of the corner of her eyes. She wiped them away.

"No one's going to bash me are they?"

"No, I just was wondering. We haven't really talked lately." Hermione pursed her lips and then nodded

"Sure," Hermione stepped into the bathroom, closed the door and then leaned on it. She felt like she had just jumped of a fifty foot cliff and landed in heaven. She sighed. Was he being serious? Yes, he was being really serious then because his hands were slightly shaking.

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Draco pulled on his jacked over his slightly unbuttoned, slightly untucked white, pin stripe shirt. He was wearing black pants and nice black shoes. He breathed in. Maybe he should have smoked a joint before taking her out. No, that would make him look stupid.

He looked good though. He had to give himself that.

Hermione tied the back of her white halter dress up and then slipped on her white stilettos that her parents had bought her for her fifteenth birthday. She never had a reason to wear them until now though. She left her hair down though; it brought out the color of her eyes she figured.

Draco stepped outside of his room and waited for her. What was she doing for…fifteen minutes? She was staring at herself. But then she came out and Draco felt like he was out of breath. Hermione was too; Draco looked handsome as ever.

"Are you ready to go?" He asked. She shook her head yes and then they left for Hogsmeade. No one seemed to be out that Saturday night; maybe because Snape had slammed each and every class with tons of homework. Draco and Hermione were already done with those assignments though.

Draco grabbed her hand as they walked side by side. Hermione flushed as he pulled her closer.

They sat down in a candle lit restaurant that Hermione had never been to in Hogsmeade; it was too expensive for her. Wine was already poured for them; Blair had set everything up. Draco felt she was becoming more of the hot big sister rather then just being a hot girl he knew.

"So, uhm how was your run this morning?" Draco asked stupidly.

"Good, I started earlier so I got back earlier. I ran six miles today. I even saw Blair running." Hermione explained. Draco nodded and watched her take a sip of the wine.

"This is a nice place, but why didn't you bring Jessie?"

"Jessie and I broke up." Draco lied.

"Why?"

"She likes Blaise," Hermione wanted to leave. It was turning out to be a lame date. "But I just thought that you would have been a better date anyway."

Maybe not.

Soon enough they were eating and getting more in depth about their lives. "I never knew Pansy Parkinson was so mean. I thought you were the mean one, the leader of it all but-"

"People change," Draco finished her sentence.

"Or maybe they don't really change; maybe I just hated you for all the wrong reasons." Hermione said staring at him over the candle light. "Your really perfect, Draco." Draco looked at her. He slowly moved his hand over hers.

"You are too," Draco whispered leaning closer to her. Hermione could feel his hot breath already on her lips but she had to feel his lips on her own. She kissed him and he kissed her back.

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Draco covered her eyes and pushed her through a door. "Where are we going?" Hermione asked laughing.

"Don't say anything," Draco whispered looking at the perfect candy shop.

"Draco, this isn't fair, come on, just-"

"Shh," He whispered grabbing a cookie from a basket. "Open your mouth."

"Is it one of your knives? Don't kill me," Hermione said laughing.

"Shh, just open your mouth." She opened her mouth and he put the cookie in her mouth. He uncovered her eyes and she looked around still eating the cookie.

"Draco, did you-"

"Shh, I told you not to say anything. There's still something else I have to show you." Draco went behind the counter and grabbed a wrapped gift in a big box and handed it to her. She undid the pink ribbon and then tore off the black wrapping. She set the box down on the counter as she opened it and inside was a glass case with a velvet neck. On that velvet neck was a silver chain with an emerald heart on the end. She looked up at Draco amazed.

"I can't take this, Draco."

"Why not?"

"It's…"

"Exactly, that's why you have to take it." Draco said. It was Blair's after all. Her ex-superstar-tennis-playing-boyfriend had sent it to her just the day before and she had no use for it. Draco took it out of the glass case and then placed it around Hermione's neck.

"It's beautiful," Draco pushed away the strands of loose hair behind her ear and then kissed her.

"Draco, can I trust you?" Hermione asked pulling away.

"Yes, of course." Hermione looked into his eyes and then kissed him again.

"Let's go back to your room, Draco." She whispered. Draco's eyes widened and he looked at her.

"Are you sure?" He asked. Hermione looked into his eyes and touched his warm face. She licked her lips. Was she really ready for this? After their past? But now everything was different; Jessie was out of Draco's life and he had done so much for her.

Yes. Absolutely yes.

Author's Note: It's not going too fast is it? I mean its chapter ten. But anyway, I'm pushing for five reviews this time to get a special chapter the next time.

-Steph