Hey everyone, it's me again! Sorry I didn't get to post this last night… is it just me, or is anyone else having trouble logging on to the site? Every time I try it freezes up. Maybe it's just my computer. pout But anyway, here's chapter four… remember, read and review, otherwise I won't know if I'm doing well, and then I may have to stop writing this story…… evil grin Hehe. But no, don't worry… those of you who DO review will get the rest of the story no matter what, so there's a little incentive for you. Hehe. And again, thanks to all of you who did review, you continue to make my day! And there are personal thanks at the end. Enjoy! If… you like. That… wasn't a command….. hehe. I HOPE you enjoy. :-)

Hermione stared up into Draco's grey eyes in surprise. She hadn't planned on letting him get control… moments before, she had been on top of him, in full control, having taken the gorgeous blond man by surprise. But he had retaliated in a way she hadn't expected. He had flipped her over and was now tracing his finger along her face, staring at her with something very closely resembling lust.

Draco didn't know what he was thinking any more than Hermione did. All he knew was that he had finally done the thing that he had been avoiding ever since he'd admitted his attraction to her. He had lost control of his actions and put himself in a very awkward position.

Of course… none of this was going through his mind the moment his lips brushed against Hermione's. That was all it was… a simple brush of the lips… but that was all it took. Draco knew he was in trouble. He would never be able to get that out of his mind, and it was going to drive him insane for the rest of the school year.

Hermione stared up at Draco in total confusion. What the hell had just happened? She pushed Draco off of her and stood up.

"What the hell are you playing at?" she demanded, glaring at him.

"I… I uh… I don't know," Draco said, coughing slightly to cover his embarrassment.

"What right do you have, barging through a… uh… a hole in the wall into my room? And then… doing…." Hermione's rant was cut off by a knock at the door.

"Hermione, are you in there?" she heard Harry's voice.

"Get out, Draco," Hermione said quietly, pushing him towards the hole in the wall. "Go, hurry!"

Draco stumbled out of the room back into his. He was only vaguely aware of making it to his bed, where he lay feeling shocked as well as thrilled at the fact that Hermione had just called him by his first name.

Hermione hurried to the portrait and opened it for Harry and Ron to come in.

"What happened to Quidditch practice?" Hermione asked as the boys sat on her comfortable couch, one on either end. She sat by them, her head in Ron's lap and her legs draped over Harry's lap. She closed her eyes and listened to the soothing sound of Harry's voice as he massaged her legs and Ron gently ran his fingers through her hair.

This was the life… she thought to herself. Having two guys for best friends definitely had its perks. She let a tiny smirk cross her face.

"It started to rain, didn't you see it out the window?" Harry asked in answer to Hermione's question.

"Mmm," Hermione moaned absently. "No, I can't say I did… that's too bad."

Harry grinned at Ron, and Ron winked in response. They nodded their heads in silent agreement and attacked their friend's midsection until she squealed in a fit of giggles.

"Stop…. STOP!" she shrieked. "not… ticklish… no!"

Finally Harry and Ron gave her a break and she lay on top of them exhausted. She looked up into their grinning faces and scowled.

"That was not funny," she said, trying to keep a straight face.

"You're right," Ron said, trying not to smile. "Terribly sorry, Hermione darling."

They were about to tickle her again when she jumped up and scurried across the room. "Absolutely not," she giggled. "Now get out, so I can get some sleep before classes tomorrow. We have Potions first thing tomorrow (a/n: of course! What else? Hehe) and I need to be well rested before I can deal with Malfoy again."

"Again?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow. "Has he done anything lately?"

"Er… well," Hermione said, trying to decide if she should tell them about her latest encounter with the gorgeous Slytherin or not. "Nothing I can't handle. Goodnight boys."

After she closed the portrait behind her two friends she went to her bedroom and lay down on the bed. She smiled to herself as she remembered Draco's lips on hers. She wanted more and she knew it. She just needed to find a way to get more. Draco couldn't know she wanted him, because if he did he would surely make it difficult for her.

Of course there was no guarantee that he even wanted more. He was probably disgusted by the fact that he had touched her. A tiny tear ran down her cheek as a voice inside her head told her that she would never be worthy of any man's attentions. Why would Draco Malfoy, pureblood prince, want to have anything to do with her? Hadn't he spent his whole time at Hogwarts living to make her and her friends miserable?

He must have been messing with her head again. Maybe this was all part of his plan to hurt her. Well she would most certainly have to find out…

Draco was slumped over his desk in Potions the next morning, bored out of his mind. He felt he already knew everything about Potions that he could learn, with Snape as his head of house and weekend tutor. Yes, weekend tutor… Draco's father had insisted that Draco master the art of Potions because he felt it was most important in his education, so he had arranged for Draco to be tutored by Snape on weekends. At first Draco hadn't minded at all, but after a certain point there really was no more for him to learn. He could brew any potion without making a mistake as long as he had the instructions, and in some cases he could even make the potions from memory.

So of course he never actually paid attention in class. There was no reason to.

Until he heard the entire class in an uproar, and the words, "Detention, Granger," spoken very loudly and angrily by his very disgruntled Potions master.

Draco's head snapped up and he stared at Hermione in shock. What could she possible have done to get detention? And why on earth was she presently giggling about it?

"Yes sir," Hermione said, covering her mouth so Snape wouldn't see her smile. Draco couldn't help it, she was so cute, he was unable to hold in a surprisingly loud laugh, and paled considerably when Snape turned his attention in Draco's direction.

"You find this amusing, Mister Malfoy?" he snapped. Draco shook his head in confusion, he honestly had no clue what was going on. "Very well, you too shall spend this evening in detention with Miss Granger. I expect both of you in my office by 8pm."

Draco mutely nodded his head and saw Hermione staring at him in a sort of awe. He shrugged at her and once again began to fall asleep on his desk.

"I still can't believe you did that," Harry said in amazement when the three of them were at lunch after class.

"I can't believe Malfoy thought it was funny," Hermione said with a giggle. "Who would have thought that something as simple as that would make him smile."

"Well, Hermione, Snape was standing there naked for a good ten seconds," Ron said, grinning. "It was pretty damn funny. What spell was it you used?"

"Oh… just one to show what he was wearing under his robes," Hermione said mischievously. "Who would have thought he didn't wear anything under them? I was expecting at least an interesting pair of boxers or something… he doesn't strike me as the 'commando' type but I suppose I've been proved wrong…"

"I suppose so," Harry laughed. "Well have fun in detention tonight… with Malfoy. That should be interesting."

"Yeah…" Hermione said, licking her lips slightly. "Interesting…"

It was with great anticipation and excitement that Hermione made her way down to the dungeons that evening for her detention. She had a few choice words that she would like to say to Draco, such as why he had been acting so strange lately, but most especially why he had kissed her.

If that was a kiss. She wasn't even sure herself. She was still incredibly confused and she was going to demand some answers.

She opened the door to Snape's office and saw him at his desk, and Draco sitting in a chair beside him. They both looked up at her, Snape with a cold stare and Draco with his trademark smirk.

"Miss Granger, take a seat," Snape said, gesturing to a chair next to Draco. Hermione sat down, glancing sideways at Draco who was staring at her intensely. His mouth was slightly open, and he ran his tongue along his bottom lip, causing Hermione to shudder in delight as she fantasized about where she'd like him to put his tongue.

One look at you and I can't disguise

I've got hungry eyes

Draco smirked to himself as he saw the effect such a simple gesture had on Hermione. Tonight was most definitely going to be fun.

"Tonight you two will be doing a little job for me," Snape said with a twisted grin. "You see, normally Hagrid would do a job like this, but as you may know he's off doing a little business of his own on Dumbledore's orders. So, the job falls to you. In the forbidden forest there's a type of plant, a flower… with healing powers. Apparently some students raided the greenhouse, and Professor Sprout has informed me that all of these healing flowers have been stolen. It is your job to go into the forest and collect these flowers for her to put in the greenhouse. I will give you a map of how to reach the place where these flowers grow. Bring them directly to Professor Sprout and then go back to your dorms. Do you understand?"

"Yes professor," Hermione answered, obviously frightened by this task. Snape gave Draco a piece of parchment which Hermione assumed to be the map of the forest. He then nodded at them curtly and pointed them out the door.

"Don't worry Granger," Malfoy said with a smirk as the door closed behind them. He ran a hand gently up her spine causing her to shiver. "I'll protect you from the mudblood-eating monsters."

Annoyed, Hermione moved away from him. "Funny, Malfoy," she snapped. "From what I heard of your most recent encounter with the Forbidden Forest, you won't be much use to me at all."

Draco cringed as he remembered his experience in his first year when he had served detention in the forest with Potter.

"Oh believe me, Granger, I'd be of great use to you… in so many ways," he hinted mischievously, regaining his composure.

She glanced at him sideways as he opened the door leading outside for her. I'm sure, she admitted to herself, smiling at him slightly.

It was a while before they spoke again. They had entered into the forest tentatively, both obviously disturbed by the thoughts of what might be lurking in the forest, waiting for them.

Off in the distance they heard a noise, like a wolf howling. Hermione shivered in fear, hoping that the wolf would stay away. Sensing her fear, Draco gently took her hand in his and stroked it with his thumb. Hermione looked up at him. He was decidedly avoiding her gaze, looking slightly embarrassed, but still not releasing her hand.

"Draco what the hell is wrong with you lately?" Hermione demanded. They both stopped walking as Draco turned to look at her.

"What do you mean?" he asked, trying to look innocent.

"I mean this!" Hermione practically yelled, raising their hands to eye level. "And staring at me, and… and that kiss."

"Kiss?" Draco scoffed, releasing her hand. "That was no kiss."

Hermione's heart fell. It was as she feared… he didn't care about her, he was disgusted by her touch.

"No?" she asked bitterly. "What was it then?"

"I don't know exactly," Draco said, staring deep into her eyes. "But what I do know, is that this is a kiss."

He forced his lips onto hers and pushed his tongue inside her mouth where he explored for a short time before pulling back to judge her reaction.

Hermione had only a brief moment to look into his eyes with shock before he reached out and shoved her against the nearest tree. He pressed himself against her so that their bodies almost melted into one. He stared deep into her eyes, conveying to her his deepest desires and needs which she knew she would be only too happy to fulfill.

Her head snapped back and hit the tree hard as Draco began to stroke her sides delicately with his fingers, but the pain only made her more excited. He took advantage of her exposed neck and began to nibble on it, as he reveled in Hermione's deep moans and shudders of pleasure.

"Oh, Draco, Draco…" Hermione sighed, grinding against him in pleasure.

"Yes, Hermione?" he asked softly, stifling a moan of his own as he continued biting and sucking on her neck.

"Kiss me you asshole," Hermione demanded pulling him back from her neck by his hair. They both smirked at each other and Draco brought his lips crashing down onto Hermione's.

He gently ran his hands over her arms, bringing them above her head and intertwining his fingers with hers. He slowly deepened the kiss and then pulled back slightly, loving to tease her. Hermione bit his lip in protest, and tasted blood.

"Naughty girl," Draco murmured against her lips, pinning her arms above her head with one arm and pulling her closer to him with the other. He kissed her again, drinking in her taste, her scent, feeling as if he could go on kissing her forever.

His hand was sliding up her side towards her breasts when they heard it. The wolf again, closer this time.

"Come on, lets find those flowers and get out of here," Draco said, pulling away from Hermione quickly.

Hermione wasn't thinking of the wolf as they continued their search. She was thinking of Draco's touch, and the effect it had on her. It was like… magic.

I feel the magic between you and I

Yayyyyy I hope you guys liked that, because I had a fantastic time writing it. :-) Hehe. Ok but pleeeeeeeease review, I love hearing what you guys have to say!

DreamzComTru: Hehe yeah sorry about the cliffy… I know how anxious I get when other authors do it but it's sooooooo much fun to actually write that way! Hehe thanks for your review:-)

hit-it-raw: hahahahaha ok sounds like a plan. :-) If I stop writing you have my permission to come after me. :-) I'm glad you like it though, thanks for your review:-)

cherbi161: oooh yeah I hear you about the siblings… haha they can be such pains, but in the end we still love them… I guess… hehe. :-) Tell them you simply must check on how darling Draco is doing or it will scar you for life, and they don't want to be responsible for that. :-) hehe. Thanks for reviewing, I'm glad you liked that chapter too:-)

elektrikstorm: hehe I hope this works for now… there will be more… much more… but I don't want to rush the poor things. :-) ok well I do want to, but I'm trying to restrain myself. Hehehe. Thanks for the review! Let me know what you thought of this part… I'm not so sure I'm good at these kind of scenes… any suggestions or comments?

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MysticalWillow: I'm glad you liked that chapter:-) hehe sorry about the suspense! I can't help it, it's too much fun hehehe. :-) I do try to write quickly… although my computer seems to be a bit slow lately… grrrrr but I'll keep trying… I will perservere! kicks computer :-)

Ayame Ito: hahahahahahahahahaha wow that was sneaky! You just took him right from under my nose, didn't you? continues to babble while stealthily hiding Draco behind back What? I… I didn't see anything… cough hehehe thanks for the review! You really made me laugh… like, out loud! My mom thought I was crazy:-)

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Thanks again to everyone for your awesome reviews! Ooh, and if anyone has any suggestions or comments, I'm really not sure if I'm good at this kind of scene or not… let me know what you think, and if there's anything you think I can improve in the next one (which will hopefully be in one of the next few chapters hehehe). You guys are amazing! Keep letting me know what you think! Love and miniature Draco's to all:-)