A Second Chance – fire-and-ice89
A/N: Well, here it is! The chapter you've all been waiting for!
Wow, I got SO many reviews for that last chapter...where did all those new reviewers come from? Oh well, I'm not complaining! lol.
Replies to reviews (I know there's more than usual but I wanted to say things that were important):
TaurusGirl: Good to see you back!
dmwme09: hahaha well I didn't keep you waiting too long! I'm assuming you left two reviews for that chapter…one anonymous and one signed. There's more rain to come in this chapter…no thunderstorms (were you the one who wanted a thunderstorm!), but lots of romantic rain action.
The Lady Luthien: Don't we all wish our friends were that nice! Yes, unfortunately, Ron does get shafted a lot…especially in my fanfics.
Jexi: LOL! Well, as you put it, there isn't too much Malfoy/Ron "grr-ness"! But hopefully there's been enough conflict in this story to keep you satisfied!
Mrs. Skywalker: Yes, you are a little weird. JK! Thanks for reviewing.
the time maker: Thanks for reviewing all the chapters!
BurgerKingsHamburgler: Thanks! I like exploring both their thoughts. I was just wondering though…what does WMS mean!
palindrome: I do try to make my stories a little different from the rest, and to steer away from clichés. Thank you!
TriGemini: Yes, he will have to get through Ron first. Thanks also for looking at my two other stories, it means a lot!
Siren's Call: I'm glad you like the love triangles! I like writing them!
Stasya: thanks for the review and the suggestion. I'll try and use more variety in the future :).
snowmouse: chapter 7 didn't work? That's weird…you're entitled to your opinion of course but I'm inclined to disagree…there may seem to be a lot of complications right now, but what's the point of a story without complication? And good stories tend to have more than one mainstream, simplistic complication.
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Wow it takes a long time to write everyone's name out…
Last Time:
When Ron stepped outside after her, the first thing he did was touch her brooch gently.
"I'll always be here for you, Hermione," he said softly.
Hermione turned and looked into his eyes. His meaning seemed to run deeper than his words.
This isn't right. She thought to herself. Romance confuses everything
She smiled up at him, though she was desperately trying to think of a way to get out of this situation.
Malfoy saved her the trouble.
Chapter Ten – Choosing
Malfoy literally burst through the front doors, but stopped short when he saw the scene in front of him.
Immediately, Hermione took a step back from Ron.
"I'll always be there for you too, Ron. But only as a friend" Her eyes were willing him to understand.
Ron looked hard at her, then back at Malfoy with narrowed eyes. Then he sighed, and spread his hands.
"I don't know what you're thinking, Hermione. I honestly don't. But I hope you're making the right decision."
Glaring at Malfoy meaningfully as he passed, Ron stepped back inside and closed the doors gently behind him.
Malfoy looked to Hermione, uncertain. She was staring after Ron with wide eyes.
"You don't know how much it cost him to say that," she said quietly, so quietly that Malfoy almost missed it. He stepped towards her.
"Maybe not, but you don't know how much it meant to me that he did."
At last, Hermione turned her gaze to his.
"Do you really mean that?" she asked with uncertainty.
Malfoy nodded emphatically.
"So," Hermione continued, "you won't start ignoring me again tomorrow?"
Malfoy shook his head.
"I acted like such a dickhead. If you're willing to forgive me for today, then you're even more of an angel than I realized."
Hermione's hand flew up to her mouth.
Slowly, Malfoy walked up until he was right in front of her. Then he reached up and removed her hand.
"Will you dance with me?" He asked.
Hermione giggled.
"Why?" she asked him, perplexed.
"Well, to make up for all the balls where I missed out on the pleasure of your company, of course," Malfoy said gallantly, taking her other hand in his.
"In that case, I would love to dance with you, Draco Malfoy." Hermione said, putting on an air.
"Just Draco," said he.
"Well then, Draco suits you much better than plain old Malfoy anyway."
The person in question smiled.
"And what shall I call you, oh fair lady?" Draco mimicked Hermione's air.
"Just Hermione will be fine."
She started as she felt Draco's hand slip around her waist, but he was a good dancer, and she quickly fell into his rhythm.
"We have no music," she giggled, feeling slightly self-conscious.
"That's all right," he murmured. "We have the rain."
Hermione's heart sang to hear the poetic words flowing from Draco's mouth. She had no idea he could be this way. No idea that he could be so…sensitive.
The rain continued to drizzle down, coating the couple in a light cover of misty droplets.
Malfoy reached up and smoothed down Hermione's hair, which was starting to become frizzy.
Hermione looked up at his hair and giggled.
"What's so funny?" He asked.
"Your hair's going green." she laughed. Draco pretended to pout.
"I guess I don't look like a prince anymore. What a shame. Does that mean I can stop acting like one?"
Hermione's breath caught in her throat as she realized that he did, in fact, mean what she thought he had.
She closed her eyes, and raised her lips to meet his, in their first ever kiss.
And it was perfect.
A/N: AWWWWWWWWWW!
I love Draco/Hermione fluff. Even when I wrote it myself! lol.
This is NOT the last chapter! I have one more chapter coming…just to tie everything up. So stick around and be patient!
And review!