Chapter Eleven- Surprised?

The wind softly blew Hermione's curls out of her face as she stared at the Great Lake. She tightly wrapped her bed sheet around her as she sat by her window.

It was 2am and Hermione could only think of Draco.

Last night had been almost perfect. She shivered at the memory of her exposing her breasts for the first time to anyone. Where she had found the courage? She honestly didn't know, but he was so tender, it was hard to believe that was the same slimy git Draco Malfoy, the Slytherin prince, the ferret boy that tormented her for so long. But that must be it; he was that way because he wasn't her secret identity's tormentor, but hers. All the joy she felt suddenly turned gloom for she knew that during the day, Draco will be an asshole to her, just the way he always was. She sighed and heard her stomach growl. She was hungry and was grateful that the small kitchen in the Heads apartment was finally finished. It was a new addition for the Heads benefit.

She silently went down the stairs and made herself a sandwich. When she was done eating it, she put the dish in the sink and decided to wash it in the morning. She began to decend the stairs when a voice broke the silence and made her scream

"You better wash that later, Granger"

Hermione's heart wanted to burst out of her chest.

Draco laughed at her sudden reaction "Did I frighten you?"

Hermione blushed hard and did her best to glare at him "Why did you have to be so quiet and secretive for?"

"Merlin, Granger, I was just getting something to drink, but you just had to assume that I woke up in the middle of the night, waiting for you to wake up too and go down the stairs to get something so that I could frighten you"

Hermione felt foolish now and lowered her gaze "I'm sorry I accused you"

Draco was taken aback by her sudden apology.

So many weird things have been happening between them, Hermione couldn't possibly know how confused Draco was inside. "It's…alright" he finally managed to say.

There was a small fire still running in the living room and their faces were barely lit, but they gazed at each other for the longest time. Hermione wanted to run to him and embrace him suddenly. She wanted to run her fingers down his chest and feel his lips against hers, she wanted to feel his touch again. Hermione's eyes widened at all of those sudden thoughts. It became harder to breathe, but she could see that Draco was also pensive.

"What are you thinking, Granger? Even from here I can tell a lot is going through your mind"

Hermione's blush practically glowed in the dark and she couldn't possibly tell him what was going through her distressed mind. Then she froze as he descended the remaining stairs and stood in front of her.

"What is it?" he asked.

Hermione realized that her eyes watered. Why is this happening? She thought to herself. She must've looked pathetic. Then she thought of something. She managed the courage to look at him straight into his eyes

"Draco, why do you hate me?"

For once in his entire time at Hogwarts, Draco felt vulnerable in front of Hermione Granger. Such a simple question that had so many answers turned into one of the most complex question he's ever heard. At that moment he realized that since the time she boldly kissed his cheek, he no longer hated her. She had no idea how that kiss invaded his dreams every night. His feelings were mixed and confused and for a second when he looked at Hermione, he remembered his secret girl whom he believed he had begun to like more than he had anticipated. Now he was faced with this and he didn't know how to reply to her question, so he asked the first thing that could come to his mind

"Why do you ask?"

Hermione thought for a moment "Because I don't hate you"

This answer made unexpectedly his heart beat faster. What the fuck was going on? He thought over and over. "Then I guess I don't hate you anymore, Granger"

Silence invaded their common room that night, for once Draco finally admitted to her that he didn't hate her, he realized he looked at her differently now. He looked at her one more time, gave her a small smile and left to his room to ponder on that night's events. She stood alone for several minutes until she also turned and slowly made her way back to her room.

"Hermione, I need your help" whispered Ginny in her ear.

They were having breakfast and they decided to take a walk on the grounds on their own.

"What can I help you with?" said Hermione.

"I want to tell him everything" stated Ginny.

Hermione's eyes widened "Why? Is something wrong"

Ginny bit her lower lip "'Mione, I've loved Harry for a long time and you of all people know that, but I can sense that he's falling for me every time I dance for him, every time he whispers sweet things into my ear. He's not a sex addict who touches me all over, Hermione. He's gentle and it's just too hard to be out of the Nymph Galaxy and knowing that in the morning, I'm just another girl he knows or his best friend's sister. I want him to know!"

Ginny was on the verge of tears and Hermione embraced her "Then do what you feel is right, Gin, but please don't disclose the other girls identities to him."

Ginny nodded and smiled "Thanks, Hermione. I knew you'd understand and wouldn't be mad"

Hermione thought of Ginny's words the whole day. Should she tell Malfoy that she's the one who he sees at Nymph Galaxy? She was now in doubt, for she had a huge surge to tell him everything too. The more she thought about it, the more she realized that he might be repulsed once he found out. But he said he doesn't hate you, one side of her argued. Yes, but that doesn't mean he likes you either, her other side said. Hermione daydreamed of the possibilities through all of her classes, and her daydreaming did not go unnoticed. A pair of gray eyes followed her closely through every class without her realizing it.

A/N: Chapter eleven's here! I'm doing the best I can to make them a little (microscopic) bit longer every time, but I'm very busy and I'm trying to find all the time I can to write this story. On the next chapter and the following ones as well, I'm going to also be doing Draco's POV, since it would be much easier than explaining him through Hermione. Thank you soo much to all my reviewers who have stayed faithful to the story and have been following it since the beginning. You have no idea how much support you've brought me. Please read and review! Thnx!