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Chapter fifteen

Twenty minutes later Hermione was digging through her makeup bag in search of her eyeliner. Malfoy appeared at her door dressed in baggy jeans and a plain white shirt.

"Are you ready?" he asked, watching with amusement as Hermione applied her makeup.

"I haven't done my hair," she said in exasperation.

"What's wrong with it?"

Hermione turned to look at him with disgust. His hair was messy and wet after just being washed. It was quite cute but Hermione wasn't about to tell him that.

"Just brush it so we can go"

Hermione twirled and stared at herself in the mirror. She was wearing her new red Chanel dress, red shoes with small heels and her new handbag. She ran a brush through her hair and grabbed a handful of silver bracelets before following Malfoy out the door. Narcissa was waiting for them in the parlour with a small box.

"Hermione, I want you to wear this" she said, opening the box and showing them a beautiful necklace of silver and diamonds.

"Oh but what if I lose it?" Hermione asked as Narcissa fastened it around her neck. The diamonds cascaded down her chest to the top of her breast like a glittering waterfall.

"You wont. It's charmed to it will always come back to its owner" Narcissa admired it for a moment before whirling on the spot to pick up a camera.

"Right, photo time! Where's Shia?"

Kellie bought Shia into the room and handed her to Hermione.

"Stand a bit closer, Draco" Narcissa snapped. Draco moved in and rested his head on Hermione's. They both grinned as Narcissa took the photo then they were on their way.

There was a huge line up outside Punk 24 and the crowd had to be held back by two bouncers. A large sign near the door caught Hermione's eye: eighteen plus.

"We're not allowed in. we're underage" she said as Malfoy pulled her past the line to the door.

"We're Royal" he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "We can do anything"

"Isn't that abusing our power?"

"Of course not. There's no harm in personal gain. Evening Gavin" they stopped in front of one of the bouncers.

"Evening Draco. Where are your bodyguards?"

"They are…" Malfoy turned and looked down the empty street

"We're here" Bruce and Charlie appeared practically out of nowhere, making Hermione jump.

"Right-o in you go" Gavin opened the door and let the foursome in. they rode an elevator down to the club and were met by loud but pleasant music. Hermione looked over at the stage to see who was playing.

"Oh my god! Matchbox 20! I love them!"

"See. No harm in personal gain" Malfoy grinned, linked his arm through hers and led her to the bar. Hermione looked around. Charlie and Bruce had disappeared again.

"Two Vodkas on the rocks" Malfoy said to a bar lady and sat down.

"Now you're abusing the power"

"No I'm not!"

"Well how far would you go before it becomes abusive?"

"Until someone gets hurt. Now drink!"

Hermione swirled her glass and took a sip. The vodka burnt down her throat and into her stomach, making her cough. Malfoy rubbed her back and laughed, downing his drink in one go.

"Have another one" he said when she finally finished her first. She narrowed her eyes at him.

"Are you trying to seduce me with alcohol?" she asked, already feeling slightly sideways after her first drink.

"Maybe" he said and ordered another one.

"Time to dance" she said when they'd polished off a third drink. Malfoy shrugged, took her hand and let her pull him to the dance floor just as a relatively slow song started up. Hermione fell against Malfoy with a smile on her face.

"I love this song"

Slow dancing on the boulevard

In the quiet moments while the city's still dark

Sleepwalking through the summer rain and the tired spaces

You could hear her name when she was warm and tender

And you held her arms around you

There was nothing but her love and affection

She was crazy for you

Now she's part of something that you lost

"It is nice" Malfoy said softly, pulling her closer.

And for all you know

This could be

The difference between what you need

And what you wanna be

Yeah, what you wanna be

"It's a bit sad though" Hermione turned her head so she could look at the lead singer, Rob Thomas.

Night swimming in her diamond dress

Making small circles move across the surface

Stand watching from the steady shore

Feeling wide open and waiting for

Something warm and tender

Now she's moving further from you

There was nothing that could make it easy on you

Every step you take reminds you that she's walking wrong

"I cried the first time I heard it"

Yeah, for all you know

This could be

The difference between what you need

And what you want

Every word you never said

Echoes down your empty hallway

And everything that was your world

Just came down

Malfoy took her chin in his hand and tilted her head back so he could look at her.

Day breaking on the boulevard

Feel the sun warming up your second hand heart

Light swimming right across your face

And you think maybe someday, yeah

Maybe someday.

Hermione grinned at the serious look on his face then leant up and kissed him.

For all you know

Yeah, this could be

The difference between what you need

And what you want

Yeah, for all you know

For all you know

Yeah, for all that you know

This is what you wanna be

Girl, what you wanna be

The song ended and the crowd around them cheered, though they didn't hear it. They were to wrapped up in each other to bother with cheering.

They kissed their way through two more songs before Malfoy pulled away, quite reluctantly, and suggested they get another drink.

Hermione went to find a table while Malfoy went back to the bar. Not even a minute after sitting down she was joined by a men with a receding hair line and bulging eyes. He looked to be forty or over.

"Evening little lady," he said, staring blatantly at her breasts. "Can I get you a drink?"

"Ah… no thanks" she smiled and looked over her shoulder for Malfoy.

"Aw come on. I already got you one"

Hermione turned to look at him. He was grinning and pushing a glass towards her. She looked down at it and saw something dissolving in the bottom. What did this idiot take her for? Did he really think she was stupid enough to drink it? She smiled all the same.

"You have it"

"I don't drink scotch," he said, pushing it a little closer.

"Neither do I" Hermione glanced around again. Where was Malfoy?

"Please drink it, I bought it for you"

"I don't want it!" she stood up to walk away and he grabbed her wrist. Hermione swivelled on the spot and punched him, just as Malfoy had taught her to.

"Argh! You little…" he grabbed at her again.

"I wouldn't do that" Malfoy appeared between them, looking furious. The man did a double take on the teenager in front of him and he gasped.

"My-my lord." He turned and ran away.

"Lets go" Malfoy muttered, taking her hand and leading her towards the exit.

"What an asshole" Hermione hissed as they rode the elevator back up to the street. Malfoy looked at her and smirked.

"That was a good punch"

"I was taught by the best"

"Why thank you" he swooped down and kissed her.

Back on the street they wandered around for a while, looking at shops, sharing jokes and snogging whenever they thought no one was looking.

"So where do you want to go now?" Malfoy asked later that night. Hermione did a little twirl, loving the feel of the tassels swirling around her legs.

"I don't know. This is your town, where do you want to go?"

Before he could answer, a young man came running up, brandishing a newspaper.

"Here, hold this, hold this," he stammered, thrusting the paper in Hermione's face. She tried to push it away and at the same time she felt a jerk at her neck, as the diamond necklace was pulled free. The man dropped the paper and made a run for it. He'd barely gone five meters when a jet of red light hit him. He fell to the ground, stunned.

Charlie emerged from the dark, wand in hand. Bruce was right behind him. The four of them circled around the fallen man. Bruce kicked him over with his foot.

"You got him in the face" he said casually to Charlie. "I owe you a hundred pounds"

Malfoy reached down and plucked the necklace from the man's clenched hand. He turned and looked at Hermione.

"You ok?"

"Yeah… I think so" she raised a shaking hand and rubbed her neck. Malfoy moved forward and reattached the jewellery to her throat.

"Lets go"

Hermione looked back at the man but Charlie seemed to be dealing with him so she took Malfoy's hand and followed him along the street.

They walked for a long time until they turned a corner and found themselves looking out over the dark ocean.

Hermione grinned and pulled her shoes off. Malfoy copied her and, with a sudden adrenaline rush, they ran down onto the sand, Hermione in the lead.

Malfoy caught up to her and grabbed her around the waist, making her squeal in delight. He spun her around and kissed her passionately and hungrily.

Hermione pulled away with a giggle and danced away across the sand. Malfoy chased her again, this time grabbing her and pinning her to the ground beneath him.

"Cant get away now, can you," he said breathlessly with a smirk.

Hermione began to wiggle out from beneath him and he pressed down harder on her wrists so she couldn't move.

-And you held her arms around you

There was nothing but her love and affection

She was crazy for you-

Hermione twisted her whole body so Malfoy fell off her. She was now on top with him pinned beneath her. She grinned.

-Feeling wide open and waiting for

Something warm and tender

Now she's moving further from you

There was nothing that could make it easy on you-

"Now your where you should be" she giggled, swept down on him with a brief kiss then got up and took of down the beach at a run. Malfoy watched her go and he couldn't help remembering the words in the song that they had danced to in the club.

-Feel the sun warming up your second hand heart

Light swimming right across your face

And you think maybe someday, yeah-

Hermione's figure disappeared from sight around a rocky outcrop. Malfoy got to his feet and followed her. He found her sitting in the sand, knees drawn to her chest and bathed in silver moonlight. She was smiling ever so gently as she stared out to sea.

And the moment that you lose yourself
you wish that you were someone else
and the only thing that comes apart
to take respond from were we start.

Well I hope you enjoyed that because Hermione's life is about to become quite turbulent…

The song that was mentioned throughout this chapter is called THE DIFFERENCE by matchbox 20.

It's a really good song and I urge anyone who downloads music or listens to matchbox 20 to get it and tell me what you think….

Just another note… I'm going on my yr ten excursion to Sydney this week so I wont be able to update or check my email so I hope there will be lots of reviews waiting when I get back!

Cheers…