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A/n- Ok, so I hope this up fast enough for everyone. I had a lot of time to write and I am having a good time doing it. But, if you would, let me wander for a moment or two. My next story is up, same pen name, and it's called Stranded in Time. It's a time travel piece and it's going to end up being Hermione and Draco. It's the first chapter/intro, so please read and review if you could. I would really appreciate it.

Ok, here's the next chapter of Enemies Clash.

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Some Preparation

One refreshing sleep later and Draco woke up in a cheerful mood. It might have something to do with Hermione sleeping next to him, almost completely naked, or maybe the fact that she had said she loved him. And he had said it back.

Ok, so it would have been perfect if they had shagged at the end, but she stopped him. He was a bit frustrated with her but he didn't want to be. He stretched and awoke Hermione by accident. She yawned and turned to look at him. They were sleeping in his bed and she looked wearily around at the green décor. She blinked tiredly.

"Sorry about that," Draco said as he swung his legs out of bed, to reveal his bare chest. Hermione had a dreamy look in her eye and Draco took the time to pounce on top of her. She laughed and kicked until he got off of her.

"Last night was…" she said in a dreamy voice.

"Incomplete?" Draco suggested in a bored tone. Hermione hung her head and put it in her hands.

"I know you're impatient but I'm not ready," she said finally.

"I'm not impatient!" he said in an unconvincing tone. Hermione have him a look that clearly said 'oh please'. "Ok, a little bit."

"A little bit, right," she said and laughed nervously. Draco rolled on top of her and put his arms on both side of her, propping him up.

"I'm not pressuring you, but I want you so bad," he whispered in her ear. He sucked on her collarbone for a minute and she moaned and slapped him away.

"Stop it, we have classes," she said, flipping him over and kissing him. Then she jumped off him, and noticing how she was barely dressed, ran into the bathroom and slammed the door closed. Draco sighed and got up. He grabbed a set of robes and put them on quickly, checking his hair in the mirror. He grabbed socks and shoes and got them on, grabbed his schoolbag, and went downstairs.

He waited awhile for Hermione to come down and when she didn't, he went to get her. He knocked on her door twice with no answer. Finally, he opened the door and peered in. His breath caught in his chest as his eyes took in the sight before him.

Hermione was lying on the floor, blood dripping from a cut on the side of her head. Her bed sheets were ruffled and her night side table was over turned. There was already blood staining the floor.

Draco ran over to Hermione quickly and checked her pulse; she was still breathing! He picked her up in his arms and was surprised to see she fit comfortably in them. He ran down the stairs and while he was running he used a healing spell on the cut on her head. She was very light and he reached the hospital wing in record time.

He burst through the door and laid her on a bed and ran to fetch Madam Pomfrey. He ran and skidded to a stop in front of her door and pounded on it. She opened it wearily, and noticing the panicked look on his face, quickly straightened up.

"What's wrong?" she asked feverishly.

"Hermione, she's…hurt…I don't know, come on…" he said in between breaths. Madam Pomfrey ran over to the bed Hermione was at and began using various healing spells and checking for injuries. Draco stood in the shadows and watched anxiously. Finally Madam Pomfrey turned around and looked at Draco.

"She has a concussion. She will be fine, but she's in a deep sleep and I can't seem to wake her up," she said and glanced at Hermione, who wasn't moving. "Don't worry, she will wake up, I just don't know when," she added when she saw Draco's face.

"Ok, then, I'll wait here with her, all day if I have to," he said and sat down on the chair by her bed. Madam Pomfrey chuckled and muttered something about young love and exited the room.

Draco sat down and looked at her face, holding her hand. But, struck by a sudden idea, he stood up and stalked over to Madam Pomfrey's office. After talking to her for awhile, she handed him a note and left. Not only would this note get him out of classes, it also explained what happened to Hermione to the teachers. But he had something else in mind.

He headed to, not Snape's office, but to his first class, which was Charms. He didn't bother knocking but walked straight up to the teacher's desk and handed him the note. Professor Flitwick simply nodded and said, "Very well."

"I was also asked, though it's not included in the note, to bring Harry Potter and Ron Weasley to see her, if that's alright."

"Of course, of course. Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, will you please join Mr. Malfoy. Ok class let's resume please!" he squeaked.

Harry and Ron got up slowly and gathered their things, finally stepping out of the class to join Draco, who was in the hallway waiting for them.

"Where are you taking us?" Ron asked as Draco started to move.

"To get your sister," he said simply and stopped outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom and walked inside. Snape was teaching it as well this year, and when he saw Draco he grabbed him and pulled him inside.

"What are you doing outside of class to talk to me?" he hissed in his ear.

Draco chuckled and said, "Don't flatter yourself so much, I need Ginny Weasley," he said and thrust the note inside into his hand. He waved his hand and Draco went to grab her. He tapped her on the shoulder and she looked around and spotted Draco.

"What?" she said obviously annoyed.

"Just follow me weaselette, let's go," he said and she packed up her things and followed him. When they got into the hallway, she exchanged confused looks with Harry and Ron, but they just shrugged.

"You guys are idiots. Who's missing from this picture?" he asked as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Hermione," they said in unison. Draco clapped and began walking back to the hospital wing.

"What happened to her, we're on the way to the hospital wing, I know we are. What did you do to her?" Ginny asked suspiciously. Draco wheeled around, eyes a fiery red.

"What is wrong with everyone? Why does everyone think I would hurt her! I came and got you guys from your classes to see her, I didn't have to, be a little grateful would you?" he said and stormed in front of them all. Harry ran to catch up.

"We're sorry, ok, Ginny just jumped to conclusions. What happened?" he asked.

Draco wheeled around, his eyes now sad with regret and concern, and looked Harry in the eye. "My father happened. He isn't too happy with me."

"Your father did this to her?" Harry said as they entered the hospital wing and he looked at Hermione. "Why are you screwing up her life?"

"As much as I want to protect her, there's only one way and I can't do it and neither can she…"

"What are you saying, she'd rather get beaten by your father than protect herself?"

"If it involves us breaking up, then yes," said a sudden voice. The group wheeled around to see Hermione sitting up and blinking against the light.

"Hermione, you have a bloody concussion because of this man's crazy father, and you refuse to break up with him?" Ron said.

"Can we talk about this somewhere else, like our common room?" Draco asked them and they all agreed. Hermione was dismissed from the hospital wing and they all walked into the Heads' common room. After they had all sat down and Draco had forced the house elf that was cleaning to go get them breakfast, they began to chat.

"Ron, I'm not breaking up with Draco," she said and Draco put his arm around her waist protectively. Ron sighed and looked away.

Ginny and Harry kept exchanging nervous looks and finally Harry said, "We have something to tell all of you guys."

Draco laughed and said, "Let me guess, you and weaselette are dating?" Hermione slapped him on the arm and he laughed again. Harry was on his feet, wand pointing at Draco.

"Potter, you wouldn't hurt me, because think of what Hermione would think," he said easily and leaned back against the back of his chair.

"Come on you two, Draco, get along, please," she pleaded. Harry sat back down.

"Yeah, we're dating," he said.

"Cool," Hermione said and looked at Draco. Draco laughed at her expression and at Ron's.

"What do you want Weasel?" he asked jerkily. Ron opened his mouth to retort but Hermione held up a hand.

"Hold on," she said and dragged Draco into the hallway.

"What?" he asked impatiently.

"Remember what I said about me choosing my friends?"

"Yes, quite clearly."

"Well, even though that may not be the case any longer," she said as Draco made a triumphant gesture," I still care about them and you have to get along. I will tell you why later," she said simply and went back into the room. Draco stood there a second, stunned, then followed her.

"So, Malfoy, what is it that you wanted to tell me?" Ron asked with a gleam in his eye.

"Nothing, get out of here, all of you," he said easily and shooed them out of his common room. Hermione stood there with a shocked expression on her face and looked from Draco to the door where her friends had just exited.

"What was that all about?" she said, clearly annoyed.

"Is it a sin to have alone time with my girlfriend?" he asked her.

She laughed and said, "That isn't what this is about, we were alone all night last night. What do you want, Draco?"

"Did you know that we've been together for, like, three months? It's almost Christmas," he said.

"Yeah, I know. Come on, really, what's this about?"

"You see through everything don't you? Ok, ok. I'm curious, why do I have to get along with the Golden Boys?"

Hermione gave him a piercing look but settled herself on the couch next to him anyways. "Don't call them that, and it's really important to me. Christmas is coming, like you said, and…"

"And what Hermione?" he said quickly.

"I want to spend it with you. And we can't stay at your place, and you can't stay at mine. So…" she said but Draco cut her off.

"I understand you can't stay at my place but why not yours?"

"Because I'm staying with Ron and Harry at Ron's house," she said and noticing Draco's look, she looked away.

"What about you spending it with me?" he shot at her angrily.

"Calm down, please. I do, and this is why. You want to be with me, don't you, and I don't mean just for Christmas. This is my life Draco, and if you want to be a part of it, then you have to understand why I want you to do this," she said calmly.

"So, you want me to get along with Potter and Weasley so we can all spend Christmas together?" he said, reading between the lines.

"This means so much to me Draco, please," she begged.

"Alright, alright. I'll do it," he said and smiled at her instant reaction. She threw herself on him and hugged him tightly. Then she planted a kiss on his lips and said, "I love you so much."

"I love you too," he said quietly. He looked away from her eyes that were full to the brim with happiness.

"Ok, something's wrong. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to," she said and lied down against his chest.

"It's not that I don't want to do it, I just want to be able to spend time alone with you," he said and breathed out slowly.

"We will, I talked to Ginny and she said that she would take the spare bedroom and you and I will stay in hers. There are two beds," she added.

"Damn," he cursed. Hermione laughed.

"Draco, we can't do it in their house you perverted-" she said but her cut her off again.

"Does this mean we can do it?" he said, stressing the 'it' part.

She ran her hand through her messy hair and turned around to face him. "Maybe," she said. "After the holidays," she added as she saw his elated face.

"Seriously?"

"When do I ever lie to you?"

"Never," he said and kissed her gently.

"And you will use a-" she said but he finished for her.

"Yes, of course I will."

"Good, because I really don't feel like dropping out of school to have a baby," she said and climbed on top of him. He kissed her and moved his lips to her neck and sucked on it for awhile. She began to take off his shirt and whispered, "Some preparation." Draco laughed and flipped her over and unbuttoned her shirt and pulled it off.

Unfortunately, as these things often happen, the door opened to reveal Ginny Weasley. She laughed again and said, "Get your shirts on." Her eyes were closed as they both threw on their shirts and stood up, disheveled a little, but perfectly fine. Hermione had flushed cheeks but they faded after awhile.

"Ok, so some preparation, huh Hermione?"

"That's what I said…" she said and they all laughed.

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A/n- Ok, had some major writer's block but with a bit of music and a quiet house I got it done. Here's the thing: I have another story to update as well, and school starts September 6th. I will try to update both stories before that or by that Friday. Schedule will be tight as I'm starting my freshman year and I have to adjust. Hope you guys liked this chapter and I'll be updating my other story soon.

Reviews! Wow!

Soccerpixie3000- Yeah that one did take longer. I think this one was a little faster. Thanks for your review and I'm glad you checked out my other story!

Mistressofmiddleearth- Here's your update. I know, Draco is so evil. In a good way, haha. Thanks.

BlackOwl892006- Very cute. And yes, Lucius is an evil little bugger. I'm happy you reviewed and that you checked out my other story, you rock!

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Interruption as phone rings Ok, well please review this chapter, as always they are helpful! Hope to see you guys soon!

Krista