Here's chapter three. Slightly depressing, but the next one has loads and loads of cotton candy! Like I said before, sweet and fluffy!! Hm... I wonder if I'll start a trend with this cotton candy thingy... I hope so! I've always wanted to start a trend! Maybe this is where it will be.

By the way, I will not have them make love. Fall in love, yes, but make love? I accidentally ran into a Naruto lime between Sakura and Gaara. Ugh the detail... (no offense to the author if you're reading this, the rest of the story was brilliant! I just didn't know about the citrus scale before that. I'm still a beginner in writing) Anyway, read on! I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 3: Bring on the Torture!

Hermione sat in her four-poster, reading the notes for her homework, scratching down things every once in a while. After closing her last book on the history of talismans, she pulled the four-poster curtain aside and shrieked at the sight beside her.

Draco 's eyes snapped open at the sound of Hermione screaming. He sat up and to his fear, realized what had freaked her out. Hermione, four-poster and all had somehow come into his room... or was it the other way around? He didn't know. All he knew was that they were now stuck in the same room together.

"No... this can't be happening." Draco muttered. He ran to the door and looked around for another doorway to the bedroom. Nothing. "Damn!"

Draco sat back down on his bed and ran his fingers through his hair. He looked over at Hermione, who seemed to be frozen in fear. She just sat at the foot of her bed and stared blankly at the floor. Draco smirked and walked over. Now everyone knows that guys don't hit girls, so obviously, he wasn't going to hit her, and he wasn't going to use his wand... he had something better up his sleeve.

Draco sat down on the bed beside Hermione and put his hands at the sides of her stomach and started to tickle her. The brown haired girl snapped out of her trance and looked over at Draco in shock before bursting into a fit of giggles. Nobody had ever found her ticklish spots... mainly because she made everyone believe she wasn't ticklish... and it wasn't that great being tickled by your worst enemy... especially if they find your weak spots on the first try. Draco continued to smirk at the small girl and finally burst out into a fit of laughter himself.

"Oh, god, Hermione!" Draco teased. "You should've seen the look on your face! It was too funny!" The blond haired boy buckled over in laughter, gasping for breath.

Hermione pulled out her wand and pointed it at Draco. "Silencio." She muttered. The laughter immediately stopped. Draco stood up and grabbed his throat. He then glared at Hermione, giving her the 'give-me-my-voice-back-or-suffer-the-consequences' look. Hermione rolled her eyes and gave her wand a second wave.

"STUPID MUDBLOOD!!"

"PATHETIC BASTARD!!"

After several more screams back and forth, Draco tackled Hermione and pinned her to the ground.

"My, my, Malfoy... That's very muggle-like of you." Hermione sneered.

"You punched me." He replied. "Besides, I find it more amusing to kill someone with my bare hands."

"You killed someone before?" Hermione asked, eyes wide with surprise.

"No. You're my first victim." Draco laughed coldly, sending shivers of fear down Hermione's spine. He then sat on top of Hermione, took his hands and put them around Hermione's slender neck, squeezing it tightly. Draco smirked as Hermione gasped for breath. He then pulled his head close to her.

"How does it feel, mudblood?" Draco whispered in her ear. Hermione managed to choke out two words.

"Like... this..." Hermione put her hands on Draco 's neck, grasping it tightly. His head immediately started to pound against his skull, and it just got worse (Can you believe it?! That's exactly what it feels like! I tried it on myself to add more detail It only took a few seconds to start hurting. Man... the things I do to please my readers! ) Draco couldn't believe how much it hurt... how much Hermione must have hurt...

The Slytherin loosened his grip on Hermione's neck. She gasped, colour coming back to her face. Her eyes slowly closed as she fell out of consciousness. Her hands loosened their grip as they fell helplessly to her sides.

"Hey, Granger." Draco flicked his fingers on her forehead. "Snap out of it." His eyes grew wide when he realized what he had done. "Oh, god... Hermione..." Draco checked her pulse, which to his relief, was still there. "He hadn't meant to kill her in the first place... only scare her.

"Great." Draco growled to himself. "I made her faint."

"Alright, class." Professor Flitwick stood up on his pile of books. "Today we shall review the Accio charm... Wait a second... Where's Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy?"

The professor's question was answered immediately after when an owl flew inside the room. Professor Flitwick gently removed the parchment from the bird and read the message.

Professor Flitwick:

You may have noticed that Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are not in your class. The two students have been locked in the Rivalry room. They'll be in there for a week or so if they're lucky. If you would be so kind as to send me their homework, I will be very much obliged.

Sincerely; Albus Dumbledore.

The professor chuckled to himself as he folded up the parchment. "Okay, class. Pull out your wands..."

Hermione's eyes slowly opened. Her head was pounding as blood continued to rush into it. The Gryffindor sat up groggily and looked around. There was complete silence except for the sound of gentle breathing. Hermione looked to the right and saw Draco sitting in a chair beside her bed. He had fallen asleep beside her. At first, Hermione smiled warmly at her, but then her look became cold as she remembered what had happened. It was then that she realized where she was. She looked down at the green velvet sheets, and couldn't help but smile. At least he had helped her after she passed out...

"Uhn..." Hermione looked over at the blond haired boy, who had started to wake up. He opened his eyes and looked up at Hermione.

"You're awake." Draco pointed out quietly, smiling weakly. He yawned and stood up. "What time is it?" He asked.

"Nine thirty two." Hermione replied, looking out the window. Something that night seemed to make their hatred for each other lessen for the moment. "I'm going to the balcony." She muttered, getting out of bed. Draco grunted in reply and watched as she left.

Hermione opened the glass doors and stepped outside. A full moon had risen that night and it traveled slowly across the sky. Hermione pulled back a lock of brown hair, thinking of ways to escape. First, she thought of climbing up the tower, but the walls were perfectly smooth. When she tried to call a broom over with the Accio charm, nothing happened.

"Maybe I should jump..." Hermione stood on the edge, looking down at the bottom. "It's worth a try..." She took a step out and let herself fall. The wind was blowing in her face as she waited for the bottom to come. She saw it coming closer... it looked like a white balcony... and there was someone there. It was a boy... with blond hair... "Oh... no... MALFOY!!!"

Draco looked up and saw someone falling from above. This was normal to him when it came to broomstick practice. Pansy and other Slytherin girls that were attracted to him fell when they were above him. After a while, he would simply take a step back and let them fall to the ground. Sure, they may have broken a bone or two, but there was a hospital wing in the fourth floor of the castle. Unfortunately, there was no infirmary in this room. As if by instinct, Draco positioned himself under Hermione and stretched his arms to their fullest extent. The Gryffindor landed in Draco 's arms, an utter look of shock on her face.

"Granger!" Draco snapped. "What were you trying to do?! Climb your way out of here?!"

"No!" Hermione retorted. "I... jumped."

Draco looked at her like she was insane "You what?"

"I jumped!" She repeated, looking frustrated. "I jumped off the side of the balcony and ended up back here!" Draco 's expression remained neutral. "Don't make me prove it!"

"No, thank you!" Draco replied hotly.

"Well, then," Hermione calmed down slightly, "Would you mind putting me down?"

Draco, just realizing that he still held Hermione in his arms dropped her. His face was a deep shade of red. He watched as Hermione brushed herself off. After a few seconds, the two started to fight again.

"You idiot!" Draco yelled. "Why would you do something as stupid as jumping off the side of a balcony?!"

"To get away from YOU!!!" She snapped back.

"You unforgivable mudblood!" Draco pulled out his wand. Hermione did the same. Whatever truce they had before was definitely gone. "You know..." Draco started, a smirk crawling up his face. "Speaking of 'unforgivable...'" Draco started to snicker evilly.

"Malfoy... don't... you... dare...!"

Cliffie. I no. I'll put the fourth one up as soon as I finish it. Review pleeze! I'd really appreciate it! Remember! Next chapter is full of cotton candy! By the way, I will be on vacation for the next four days. I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll put the fourth one on later. Bye for now!