"You bastard!" Hermione screamed at him "You promised you'd tell me what your plans are!"
"I didn't promise anything, besides I shouldn't have said it. You're not supposed to know and that's strict orders from Voldemort," he retorted.
"Then why did you say it! To shut me up?"
"I don't know," he said.
"Don't lie to me," she snapped "Why did you say it if you knew you couldn't tell me? You got my hopes up, I could barely sleep last night!"
"It's not that big of a deal Hermione," he tried to reason as he went to sit in the chair.
"Bull Shit!" she said as she stormed over to where he was sitting "If it wasn't that big of a deal you would of told me!"
"Okay," he said "It is a big deal, more of a reason not to tell you."
"You're infuriating!" she screamed at him.
"And..." he said seductively as he stood up t her level. Well actually wasn't her level considering he was about a head taller than her.
"Don't even try it," she warned as she stepped back.
"Try what?" he asked trying to sound innocent. She glared at him for a second and stepped back a few more steps before turning around. As she was about to turn away he grabbed her arm.
He softly kissed her cheek and she jerked herself away from him. He smiled at her and she just gave him a cold look. She couldn't move for some reason. It felt as if she was glued to the floor. He took that as a good sign , even though she was glaring, he pulled her chin towards and had a wide smirk on.
"Don't," she warned as she was pushing herself away from him.
His lips were a right up to hers but not touching ."You know," he said as he breathed across her lips "I love to watch you squirm." Just as he was about to kiss her a vase by the door broke. He snapped his head in the direction towards the door.
Hermione pushed herself off of him as she too looked towards the door. In the doorway was Blaise, smirking.
"Morning mate, did I interrupt anything." he said with a wide smile, as he restored the vase back to normal.
"Hermione go upstairs. We have to finish talking, we didn't get done last night," Draco said as he looked at her. She looked at him astonished.
"I'll go outside," she snapped extremely mad with how Draco had just treated her. As she walked past him she stopped and whispered in his ear "Don't ever talk to me like again ."
"Morning Hermione," Blaise said as she walked by.
"Shut up, Zambini."
"Don't go too far, love," Draco added as she walked out the door. She just rolled her eyes and left.
"Wow," Blaise said "You two don't really get along. What did you do that made her so mad? "
"I told I'd tell her the "plans", but I changed my mind this morning," Draco said as if it was nothing.
"Why didn't you just lie to her," Blaise asked after making sure Hermione was gone.
"I couldn't bring myself to lie to her," he said "I'm going soft Blaise."
"You going soft? Don't make me laugh. You were practically harassing her just a minute or two ago. And while I was walking up I heard you two arguing. You are not going soft. You might like her a lot but you're not going soft," Blaise said with a laugh.
"Well what am I going to do," Draco asked desperately.
"Not sure, I never had this problem with my wife."
"That's because you married Mandy Brocklehurst!" Draco said.
"Yes, and a beauty she is," Blaise said. Draco rolled his eyes at Blaise. "Yes, Blaise she is pretty but that is not the point!"
"Okay, okay, calm down mate," Blaise said as he sat down in the chair Draco was sitting in previously.
Hermione was walking down a dirt path extremely pissed at Draco. 'How dare he talk to me that way!' she thought 'I'm not a child or servant! I don't take orders from him.'
She kicked a few rocks as she walked down the path. The path had led to a clearing in the woods with a log where she could sit. 'I should have stayed, heard what's so important. Probably talking about the plans that I don't know about!'
"I wonder where we're at?" She asked herself aloud.
"Oh I just wish I could be back home," she sighed as she slumped down off the log and onto the ground.
"You're going to get dirty," a strange voice said as she turned around to meet the eyes of another man.
She didn't know whether to be frightened or happy about meeting this stranger. He was attractive no doubt. He was the exact opposite of Draco. He had dark brown hair and dark tan skin. He looked like he was Greek or Italian but definitely not English. His eyes were a piercing blue and he had a nice face structure.
"Oh okay," she said as she stood up and wrapped her arms around her stomach.
"I'm Gregory," he said with a smile a put his hand out for her to shake.
"Hermione," she said as she went to shake his hand "Hermione Malfoy." She figured it was better if she said her last name so he would be warned.
"A Malfoy, " he said as he stepped closer to her "Very interesting, not the one Ron Weasley and Harry Potter are looking for."
"Why, do you ask?" she said a little worried as she stepped back. She was quickly regretting that she had told him who she was. Not that she didn't want to see Ron or Harry again but it just wasn't safe to go off with him.
"Hermione," Blaise called as he was walking down the path. He stepped into the clearing and saw Hermione in this position.
"Hermione, are you alright?" he asked as he saw the look on her face" Draco and I have been looking all over for you."
"I'm fine Blaise," she said as she walked over to him .
"Who are you," he asked the strange man.
"Gregory," he said "Well I must be going I hope to see you later Hermione." With a smile and a nod he was off with a 'POP'.
"You okay," Blaise asked.
"Yeah," she said a little shaken.
"Draco is probably back at the house." Blaise said as they walked back to the house in silence.
"Hermione, where the hell have you been?" Draco fumed when she walked inside the room.
"I went for a walk." She ignored his glares and just walked to the kitchen. "Where are you going?" "I'm hungry Draco," she said annoyed and trying to forget about Gregory.
Draco stormed into the kitchen after Blaise had left. He jerked a chair from up under the table and sat down and thought for a second. She put her food down and looked at him in the face waiting for him to explode.
He took a deep breath "Blaise told me there was a man in forrest."
"And," Hermione said still trying to convince herself it was nothing.
"And," Draco said "Blaise said you looked uncomfortable around him. Did he say anything to you?"
"Why should I tell you?" she snapped.
"Dammit Hermione ,I'm only trying to help!"
"What do you want to know," she yelled "We talked for maybe a minute or two about nothing .He only knows I'm Hermione Malfoy."
"What was his name," Draco said trying to become calm.
"Gregory," Hermione stated simply. Draco gave her look as to go on but she just gave it right back to him.
"What? He only told me his first name."
"You're not planning on meeting him are you?"
"What?" She said astounded by this extremly stupid question "Of course not, why would I want to meet him again? I only know his first name and besides he was a little...well... different."
It was quite for a long time neither knowing what to say. Finally he stood up and went into the living room and she stayed and finished her sandwich.
The afternoon went by quickly and was as boring as usual until Draco received a letter.
Maximus flew the window and landed on his shoulder. Draco looked at the seal in the back and headed upstairs. He acted as if Hermione wasn't even there, which only pissed her off.
"(Cough) (Cough)...Who's the letter from?" Hermione said after he turned around to her.
"It's business," he said as he walked returned up the stairs. She followed him into their room.
He sat down on the bed and read the letter. Once he was finished he stuffed it into his coat pocket. He pulled out his wand and immediately his suitcase flew out from under the bed. With a swish of his wand his clothes started packing themselves.
"Where are we going? " Hermione asked as she started to pull her suitcase out.
"We aren't going anywhere," Draco said "I'm going home for about day but don't worry I should be back by tomorrow night."
"So I'm going to be here all alone, " she said "Why can't I go? This place gets so boring." He looked at her as if he didn't care. And she only huffed and plopped onto the bed.
"Don't worry. I'll send Gracie back over here." He said with a smile after he saw that didn't make her any happier.
"Let me guess you have another 'meeting'."
"Actually, no. Father just received some new information that he needs to report to me. It's nothing big." He kissed her on the cheek as he headed for the door. "Besides it's not like you really want to see my mother, now do you."
"Not really," she said with distaste.
"See its for the best" he said before he walked out the door and left her in the room. She walked over to the window and looked out. She heard him appartate from downstairs.
She didn't always like him but he was better than just a House Elf. Gracie 'popped' into the room and scared Hermione in the process.
"Is Miss ready for dinner?" she asked.
"Dinner?" Hermione asked "It's already? Well I guess so." Hermione went into the kitchen and sure enough dinner was served. Though oddly enough there were to places set.
"Gracie are you joining me tonight?" Hermione asked her.
"No ma'am." Hermione looked at her curiously "Well Draco is home."
" I know, Miss it's for him," Gracie pointed behind and Hermione turned around to see none other than...
A/N: So how was it? I was going to add more but I didn't feel like it. lol. Well I hope it was good and this weekend I'm gonna start on the next chapter! I know it's not really that great of a cliffhanger and I'm sure you can guess who it isor can you? Hmmm...lol anyways I'll update as soon as possible! I love y'all all for reading it! MUAH!
Patricia