Chapter two
Partying and parting
A/N: Hey guys, guess what?(What) I have figured out the plot, unlike my other stories which are going no where.
Anyway, enjoy this chap
Hermione woke late the next day, she would have stayed where she was but the sun was shining through the window. She rubbed her eyes and let out a yawn
What a strange dream that was, I wonder if it meant anything, it couldn't have been real could it? I don't know how my brain comes up with these dreams…
She was awoken from her daydreaming by the sound of her doorbell ringing, she got up from the comfortable couch and looked at the clock on the wall, it read 1.35pm.
What did I do last night that made me so tired?
Hermione walked to the door and opened it…
There stood Ben Young, Hermione's oldest friend and neighbour. The pair of them had grown up together and had become the greatest of friends, even when Hermione learnt that she was a witch and went to Hogwarts, they still stayed in touch. When she came home at the end of the year it was like nothing had changed, they would still hang out and laugh at each others dumb jokes.
"Hey Ben, why may I ask are you at my door at this hour of the day?" Hermione asked while smiling
"Hermione, I've rung like 10 times, don't you ever pick up your phone?"
"I was sleeping"
"Sure you were, anyway I came here to ask you if you wanted to come to a party at my house tonight."
" Yeah, of course I'll come, who else is coming?"
" Ummm, a few friends, mum and dad have gone out for the night and they said I could invite some friends over, but they didn't say how many."
" K, I'll be there, when does it start?"
" Around 7, don't be late" Ben said, winking at Hermione, before turning to leave.
"Bye Ben!" She said before blowing him a kiss
"Cya Hermione"
Hermione was looking through her wardrobe for something to wear. She had been to Ben's parties and house many times and knew that he had a pool, she got her bikini out, and that he usually had some kind of music playing loudly, she decided to wear something comfortable to dance in.
She decided on a loose mini skirt, not tight, and a singlet.
She charmed her hair, in case some of the guys were good looking, and then applied a tiny bit of makeup. It didn't matter that she might go in the pool, it was all about first impressions.
She went down to the kitchen
" Hey Tim, can you tell mum that I'm at Ben's house when she get home from work?"
"Yeah sure whatever, are you guys dating yet?"
"How many times do I have to tell you, we're just friends" Hermione replied exasperated
"Whatever you say" He said before walking out.
" Hey Hermione, glad you could make it"
" Glad I could come Ben"
There were about 10 teens scattered around Ben's backyard, music was pumping through speakers and a couple of people were dancing.
Ben led Hermione over to a couple of guys
"Hey guys, this is my friend Hermione. Hermione these are a couple of mates from school and other places."
"Hi" Hermione said awkwardly
One of the guys smiled at her before introducing himself and the rest of them
"Hey, this is James, the tall ones Andrew or Andy as we call him, and the twins are Tom and Rory. And the good looking one is me, Nick"
Pointing to everyone in turn, before grinning when he said the last bit.
" Nice to meet you guys."
Hermione grabbed Ben's hand and led him to where everyone was dancing
" Your friends seem nice" Hermione said while dancing
"Yeah, they are, but they can be real dickheads sometimes" Ben said while spinning Hermione
They danced to a fast song and they were soon puffed from all the laughing and moving
"Want a drink, since I'm such a gentleman?" Ben asked
"Yeah sure, what do you have?"
They made there way to the esky and grabbed a beer each. They watched Tom and Rory have a sculling competition, while drinking their own.
She looked around, there were now way more then 10 people, more like 50. Lucky Ben's yard was massive.
Someone grabbed her arm and she felt herself getting pulled away into a dark corner. She looked up into the eyes of a wasted James. She smelt the alcohol when he breathed.
"What do you want?" Hermione asked, not afraid, but curious
He pushed her up against the wall and pinned her arms down, she could feel his erection pushed up against her.
The mood changed, Hermione was now starting to get slightly nervous. Slightly was an understatement, his head approached hers and he forced his tongue into her mouth. Hermione being the brave Gryffindor she was known for, bit down on his tongue.
"Fuck, you bit me, you little bitch! I'm gunna get you now you whore"
She took this time to struggle free on of her hands, without a second thought she slapped him as hard as she could, he realised the pressure on her body and she ran towards the rest of the people.
She looked around for Ben but couldn't see him, she turned and saw James approaching and looked around for a familiar face.
She saw Nick over by the pool and went over
"What's wrong" he asked, Hermione didn't realise there were tears running down her cheek. She didn't exactly feel like telling him that she had just been sexually harassed. Nick hated to see girls crying, and seeing that she wasn't answering he moved over to her and wrapped his muscular arms around her. Hermione buried her face in his chest, thankful for his kindness.
James was now a couple of meters from them
"Hey James, do you know where Ben is?" Nick called out
Hermione raised her head at the sound of James' name.
"Nah sorry mate" James replied while staring and smirking at Hermione, who Nick noticed was trembling while looking at James. Nick being the intelligent guy he was known for figured it out
"James, what did you do to her?" he asked angrily, James had a reputation for harassing girls
"Nothing much, would have liked to do much more with that body of hers…"
He didn't get to finish what he was saying because Nick's fist cam slamming into James' jaw. James didn't give up that easily he rammed Nick in the stomach and they both fell into the Pool.
"Hermione, what happened? I went to the toilet and now Nick and James are having a fistfight in the pool." Ben was now standing next to her.
Hermione was watching the two of them fight and to her disappointment Nick was losing badly, He was a bit shorter then James, which was a disadvantage in a pool. James was currently trying to push Nicks head under the water and was succeeding.
Hermione acted on instinct, she stripped down to her bikini and jumped in the pool. She started slapping and kicking James. He let out and evil chuckle and grabbed her arm in mid slap. She struggled and tried to swim away from him but he was too strong. He pulled her towards him and started to feel her tummy with his disgusting fingers.
Ben saw this from the edge of the pool, he threw of his t-shirt and jumped in wearing his board shorts. He punched James and grabbed Hermione's hand and dragged her over to the end of the pool where Nick was.
"James I think you should leave" Ben said
James got out of the pool and glared at anyone who gave him a glance.
"Thanks guys, if it wasn't for you I don't know what would have happened" Hermione said quietly. Ben looked at her and saw the sadness and embarrassment in her eyes, he gently squeezed her hand
"It's alright Hermione, he won't bother you anymore" Ben said in a soft and soothing voice
Hermione smiled faintly and looked over at Nick. He noticed he had a black eye, blood nose and was sporting several bruises. He seemed to be in a lot of pain and was clutching his tummy. She slowly unbuttoned his shirt trying not to make him wince in pain when she touched him. He had a massive bruise on his tummy, it was swelling.
"Ben, help him out of the pool, and get some ice."
When they were out they laid him on a nice patch of grass and got some ice. While they sat there, Hermione studied Nick, he had brown hair, grey eyes and a really good build overall.
She noticed him grinning because he caught her staring.
She smiled back and their eyes locked for a moment.
It was getting late and most of the people had gone home except for a couple of drifters
"Sorry guys I have to get up early tomorrow to get my school stuff, so I have to go" Hermione said, knowing it was the sensible thing
"I'll walk you over to your house" was Ben's reply
Hermione lent over and kissed Nick on the cheek
"Thankyou Nick, It was really nice meeting you, maybe I'll see you around next holidays"
"It was really nice meeting you too Hermione, except the part where I got a black eye. Call me next time you need saving from something." Nick said winking at her, while grimacing in the pain of his black eye
Ben and Hermione walked slowly back to her house hand in hand
"Thanks for coming Hermione, it was great to have you there"
"Thanks for inviting me"
"What are friends for?"
Hermione gave him a big hug and a quick peck on the cheek before they parted and went their separate ways.
A/N: So how do you like my story, probably sucks! No flames please! Only good reviews! Anyway my next chapter is coming soon! I promise! Review please!
xoxoxo Lani