Chapter 15: Stuck

Hermione was to busy mentality cussing Ronald that she didn't notice her feet sank deeper into the mud with every step. She stopped and took a breath trying to calm herself. "Why do I let him get to me," she said aloud as she went to take another step, only this time her foot didn't move. She looked down to find her foot completely covered in mud. "Perfect, just perfect," Hermione grumbled as she tugged at her foot.

"Having problems Granger," Malfoy said as he walked past her?

"No, not at all Malfoy." She watched as he kept walking. "Wait!"

"Yes," he turned around with that famous smirk on his face.

"Will you . . ." 'I can't believe I'm going to do this,' she thought, "help me?"

"Wow, did Granger just ask for help."

"Please."

He turned to walk away.

"Draco, please."

He stopped, 'she called me Draco. God, that sounds strange.' He looked at her, "say it again."

"What?"

"Say it again."

"Draco please," Hermione's eyes begged him for help this time.

"Well, you did ask nicely." Draco made his way through the mud and the muck. He was close to her face now, only inches apart, "but you really did look cute standing there." He bent down and grabbed a hold of her leg. He started to pull, "your going to have to pull, too." They jerked hard on her foot, which came loose in one swift motion. Hermione swung her arms trying to catch her balance again, but in the process she didn't notice that she had grabbed Draco by the front of his shirt. Her effort however did not help. She went toppling down into the mud, only to look up and see Draco falling on top of her.

Hermione couldn't help herself, "Sorry" she said as she burst into a fit of giggles.

"I'm sure you are," Draco said as he rolled off of her. "What's so funny about this?"

She continued to laugh. "You just look so cute with mud on your face," she said as she smeared a hand ful of mud down his face.

His mouth dropped open. "You didn't."

She nodded and laughed even harder.

He caught her face in his hands. Hermione stopped laughing unsure of what he was going to do. Draco brought his face close to hers. They're lips only a whisper apart. 'He's going to kiss me,' she thought. He didn't however instead, he rubbed the side of his face covered in mud on her cheek.

"Draco, I can't believe you," but Hermione's words stopped when she was overcome yet again with laughter.

He smiled, amazed at ho comfortable he was with her. He felt a tapping on his shoulder. He turned to see Hermione coming at him. She tackled him and pinned his hands.

"Now wipe mud on my face," she gave him her best evil laugh.

"Okay," he flipped her on her back and smeared mud on the clean cheek. Draco smiled down at her. ' She's so beautiful. Why did I never see it?' He leaned down close to her again. Their eyes locked.

'Kiss me Draco. Kiss me.' Hermione's eyes pleaded with him. "Please Draco," the words came before she could stop them. He leaned closer their lips a breath apart. 'Kiss me,' she thought. He bent his head and brought his lips to hers. 'Yes,' was all she could think.

He stopped abruptly "I . . ." He started to get up. "I shouldn't have . . . I'm sorry."

Hermione grabbed a hold of his shirt and pulled him back down. "Don't be sorry. I've wanted you to for a long time."

He smiled and kissed her again.

Meanwhile . . .

Scarlet and Narcissa stood at the edge of the party watching Hermione and Draco in the mud. Narcissa nudged Scarlet in the side. "Oh they hate each other," she said trying to mimic Scarlet. "Sure looks like they hate each other to me."

Note: This is one of my favorite chapters. If don't know I hate mud so if this was me I would have been flipping out. I just like the fact that they've hated each other for so long and now their rolling in the mud together. Also, I used Ronald because anytime Hermione is mad at him she calls him by that. To Megan sorry I didn't give you mud love, but trust me you get some action later on, when I don't know but I promise. Much Love.