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A/n:Wow. Only one review. But anyways, I said I will continue it if it receives a review and it did. Even though it's only one. But it's A-OK.ü Thanks so much catgurlfurreel. Firsts are always special to me.ü Thanks so much.

By: Aningme

Chapter 3

Dilemma

He could still see the bright lights flashing before him, blinding him along the road. He could still feel his heart racing as he tried to turn away from the light. But it was too late. All he could hear was his scream and the screeching of his car.

"No!" Draco Malfoy screamed as he fluttered his eyes wide, sweat and pain covering his whole body. He panted like he had never breathed air for a long time. The lights were still blinding him a little, reminding him of the night of the car crash.

"Sir... Sir..." A woman's voice was calling him. He turned to her but he couldn't see her face that clearly. "You're awake? You better sleep more to recover quickly."

"What?" He muttered, trying to move a muscle. But as he tried to sit up, his chest burned in pain.

"No, please. Don't move yet. You still need to rest." The nurse continued, assisting him to lie down. "I'll call Dr. Granger to talk to you about your condition."

He breathed a deep one and closed his eyes. "Dr. who?"

"You will meet her in a while." The nurse said as she left him alone.

It was a tidy place. The walls were painted white. He saw the tubes sticking on him and the big cast wrapped around his left leg. His face hurt like hell. His broken jaw throbbed when he screamed awhile ago. His arm was restless with the supporter wrapped around it. And his chest was the biggest burden.

"What the hell happened to me?" He whispered. He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down.

"You were driving drunk. And you hit your car with another one." Hermione muttered as she stepped in the room.

Draco slowly turned to her and gaped.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He exclaimed.

"I'm your doctor, Malfoy. And yes, it's nice to see you too." She answered sarcastically. She stepped closer to him and stared at him. "Look at you. What the hell are you doing to yourself?"

"It's none of your business." He spat and tried to sit up again.

"Please Malfoy, don't be an ass now." She uttered as she slumped him back down on his bed. "Stay back and rest for Pete's sake."

"Since when did you care?" He hissed.

She just rolled her eyes. He's still an egotistic bastard for all these years. "Since I was your doctor." She answered back and checked his dextrose.

He glared at her, bewildered. "You're seriously my doctor?"

She shot him a look. "Why? You want another doctor? Okay then. I'll rip your lung again and break your bones so another doctor could fix you."

"There's no need for that." He mumbled and looked at himself. He looked so weak.

"For your information, I didn't choose you to be my patient. So shut up and stop whining." She added, injecting a solution in his tube.

He turned to look at her and watched her. "You really talk to your patients like this?"

She looked back at him and smiled. "Nope. Only to you."

Draco cocked an eyebrow and settled back. "Are you sure you fixed me up? I hurt like hell."

"Welcome to the Muggle World, Malfoy." She chuckled and checked his pulse.

"Oh for Merlin's sake I'm alive! Stop checking up on my pulse and everything!" He pulled his wrist back, only causing more pain on his chest. "Just do whatever Madame Pomfrey does before and get on with it so I could be free of this prison."

"And what? Get drunk again and have another accident?" She spat and glared at him. "And besides, Malfoy, I'm trying to keep a low profile here. I only use magic in desperate measures."

"This is a desperate measure."

"You can never be more selfish, huh Malfoy?" She shook her head. "You never change."

"Just get on with it! No one will see you!"

"Look, you caused this and you get through with it. Just because you know magic doesn't mean you can have all the benefit of it. You have to be fair to everyone too."

"Fair to whom? Muggles?"

"Yes. Muggles."

"It's not my damn fault I'm not a muggle!"

"It's not their fault they're not wizards either!"

Draco frowned at her. "Fine! If you want me to beg, I'll beg!"

Hermione's face brightened up. "Really? You're going to beg?"

Draco suddenly didn't feel sure about what to do. "Well... I can't stay forever like this!"

"It won't take that long, really. Just for half a year or more then you will completely be healed." Hermione smiled.

"What! I can't wait that long!"

"Why? Do you have something to do?"

"No... It's just that..." He sighed in defeat. "Please, Granger. I hurt like hell. I'm going to die if I stay long like this…"

"Other muggles survive something like this. Why can't you? You're greater than them, aren't you?" She chuckled and walked towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Draco shrieked.

"I have other patients to see."

"Hermione please!" He exclaimed, surprising her. She hadn't heard him use her first name before. "I am begging... Please... I can't stand it. I can't breathe right. I can't speak right. Please… Do something to lessen the pain…"

"And what is it for me?" She asked, sarcastically. There is no way she would use magic for his sake.

"Umm… I will pay you double."

She couldn't believe he thought she will give in with riches. "You're an asshole Malfoy. I don't need your money." She muttered and grabbed the door knob.

"No! Wait! Please…" He muttered. "Please don't go. What do you want?"

She turned to him and thought. What I want? She mumbled to herself. "I don't want anything from you, Malfoy."

"Please... I'll do anything." He paused for a while. "I'll date you for a month."

"No way! That's disgusting."

"You don't have a boyfriend do you?" He pointed out. "2 months. Take it or leave it."

"Leave it. I never wanted to date with you!" She opened the door.

"3 months! 4 months! Five months! A year!" He screamed.

Hermione turned to him. "Are you out of your mind?" She closed the door again. "Are you really that desperate?"

Draco stared at her and nodded.

She just felt pity for him. "Does it really hurt that bad?"

"Yes…" He muttered. He panted for air again; his chest throbbed more painfully than before. He was having a hard time to breathe. "Please…"

"Fine." She muttered and walked to him. She took out a wand and stared at him. "This will sting a bit." Draco closed his eyes as she muttered a spell starting from his broken jaw, then to his ribs, then to his broken arm, and his fractured leg. She waited until Draco opened his eyes.

"Oh… wow." He muttered. "My body still sore."

"I need to make a potion for that. I just fixed your bones. Your whole body is battered." She mumbled and walked towards the door. "Just wait until I finish the potion." She stepped out of the room. "And by the way, forget about the payment. I would die first before I date with you." She said and left him.

A/n: There! Whew... Well, hope more peeps are going to read this.ü But again, thanks so much catgurlfurreel.ü Really, thanks a lot.ü Please review guys... Please! I am desperate... i am hungry for reviews! If you don't review I'll sue! Just kidding.ü Hehe... Well, anyways, till next chappie...