DISCLAIMER: Nope...still not mine...and if you think it is...then maybe you should have your head checked. :P
Author's Note: So yeah...sorry about the long delay for this chapter...I had a bit of revising to do for some of my previous chapters because things were not flowing like I thought they were. Kudos to the reviewers who pointed this out to me. Also, I know that things have been a big sappy/fluffy along with extreme OOC...I apologize for that. I hope this chapter seems a bit more in character, or at least as much in character as this story has been. Anyway, without further ado...I present to you...Chapter Twenty-One...
~*~Chapter Twenty-One~*~
~*~Hermione POV~*~
After a very restless night I knew what I needed to do...I needed to talk to Becca...NOW! She would be able to help me figure out this horrible mess that I seemed to have gotten myself into. Besides...I hadn't really talked to her in a while anyway. I'm sure she's wondering what's been going on with me and Draco. Oh...and I can't wait to tell her about Harry...I wonder if he has a girlfriend. Becca would LOVE to have a wizard boyfriend. Hehehehe...
So I called her up and she told me that she would be right over. I think she could tell something was up by the tone of my voice. My thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door...
"Becca...the door's open...come on in!!"
"Hermione...what's up girl?? We haven't talked in like...FOREVER!!!"
"I know...I know...it has been a long time..."
"Okay...so what's up?? Is something wrong?? If Draco did anything to you...I will literally kick his ass!!"
"Well...he didn't do anything per-say...but it was more or less the way he acted about something that happened."
"So what exactly happened??"
"Okay...well...you remember my childhood friend, Harry Potter??"
"Oh yes...cute boy, black hair, gorgeous green eyes?? The boy in those pics of you and him in the bathtub together as babies?? And all those pics of you two playing house?? That Harry Potter??"
"Yes...well...anyway...Draco and I kinda ran in to him at the beach yesterday..."
"Well what's wrong with that??"
"There was nothing wrong...until I found out that Draco and Harry went to school together..."
"Wait a minute...wait a minute!!! Hold up!! You mean to tell me that Harry Potter is a wizard??"
"Yes...and apparently he and Draco were enemies all through school. And the worst part is, they aren't over whatever silly childhood grudge that they held against one another. And so since they both couldn't act mature enough to be civil to one another...I kinda told them that I wouldn't have a relationship, friendship or dating wise..."
"You did what?!?! Oh, Hermione...please tell me that you did not just screw up one of the best relationships that you've had in a long time. I haven't seen you this happy in a long time..."
"Well...I don't think I completely screwed things over...I did tell them that I was willing to forgive them, but it wouldn't be easy. They claimed that they both set up a truce between one another...but I'm not so sure if they will stay true to their word. I don't know what to do Becca...I don't want to screw this up...but I also don't want to continue dating somebody who acts like a twelve year old."
"Hermione...if they both know what's good for them, they will work this out. All I can tell you is to just give them a chance...maybe go out to dinner with them and see if they can make it through the dinner without killing one another. And I'll even come with you to be your back-up. If things don't work out, then maybe this relationship with you and Draco just wasn't meant to be. But I honestly think that it's in the stars for you two to be together...and if I'm right about this, which I usually am...then things will work out."
"Thank you Becca...I really needed to hear that. I think I'll wait and talk to Draco and Harry tomorrow...maybe have dinner on Wednesday night..."
"Alright...well...I'm glad you got things figured out. I gotta head off to the library...some stupid English research paper to work on. You wanna join me?"
"Sure why not...a nice trip to the library to clear my head."
"You will forever more be the bookworm."
~*~*~*~Tuesday evening~*~*~*~
I had talked to Draco and Harry and they both agreed to meet Becca and I at the restaurant. So I instantly called up Becca and told her the news...
"Hey Becca...okay here's the deal with dinner tomorrow night. Harry and Draco have both agreed to meet us at the restaurant. They promised me that they would *behave*...but I'll believe that when I actually witness it. Oh...and Harry is going to bring along a friend of his that he went to school with...I'm assuming it will be another wizard..."
"OOOOHHH!! Dinner on Wednesday night with three wizards...sounds like a plan to me!!! Now if only Harry were single...or maybe his friend will be super hott...and if he brings his girlfriend...I will take her out!!"
"Becca...you are crazy girl."
"Awe...but you know you love me anyway."
"Of course!"
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And so...Wednesday night came and Becca and I were getting ready to go out to dinner. We had decided to meet the guys at the restaurant...and of course we would be *fashionably late*. I was nervous as ever...not knowing whether somebody was going to die tonight...but I hoped that they would stay true to their truce and act civil. Becca had helped me fix up my hair and I did the same for her. She had on a spaghetti strap dress that was light pink with a rose design embroidered in it. I had put on my strapless sky blue dress with silver stars sparkled all over it.
When we arrived at the restaurant, we saw three guys standing outside waiting. I recognized two of them as Harry and Draco...the other guy had red hair and seemed to be just as built as Harry and Draco. I knew that Becca would be pleased. All three guys were dressed similarly, dressed in nice slacks with button-up shirts. Draco was wearing a grayish-silver shirt, Harry was wearing a dark green shirt and Harry's friend had on a navy shirt. As we quickly found out, Harry's friend's name was Ron and was currently single...whereas Harry announced that his girlfriend could not come on this trip with him. I looked at Becca and she nodded towards Ron and winked...I knew what that meant...Ron had just become her target.
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Alright you guys...the next chapter will be *The Dinner*. Hopefully it will be posted not too long from this date. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to Read and Review!! ~surfngurl~