Title: Just Don't Know (4/4)

Author: granger2malfoy

Pairing: Fred/Hermione, Adrian/Hermione

Rating: R for subject matter and language

Genre: Angst, Humor

A/N: Okay, you demanding wenches, won … again. Here is the prequel to Just Sex but these chapters will be done in HermioNe's PoV.

Chapter Four – Decisions Made

Hermione tugged on her heel as she reached the after someone had knocked. The time was twenty till eight, which probably meant that Adrian was early. She crossed the living room as the knocks began again. "Coming."

After a few deep breaths and putting a nervous smile on her face, the dressed-up young witch opened the door but her smile faded as she walked away from the open door with her commenting, "Oh, it's you."

A peeved Fred Weasley entered her flat and followed her as he tugged off his cloak. "What do you mean, 'Oh, it's you ?' And what are you doing all dolled up?"

Hermione walked into her bedroom and took a seat at her vanity as she finished applying some charms to give her face a bit more color. "Fred, I've got a date. So kindly leave before he gets here."

Fred's body froze at her doorframe. "Date? As in with a bloke?"

"Yes, but not with a bloke. Her name is Crystal. Of course with a guy!"

His face showed a lot of confusion but then turned stone-like as he asked, "Who?"

She rolled her eyes and put on a simple sliver necklace with the letter 'H' on it, which dangled right above the fair amount of cleavage on display. "Does it really matter? Anyways, it's good you're here. Our arrangement, as of this moment, is over. No more 'just sex.' I know this guy would not take kindly to me having sex with some other guy. Plus, I don't -"

The tall red-head entered into the room as he cut her off. "Yes, it does matter. Who is he?"

Her body froze at the sound of anger in his voice but her anger for letting herself continue with a relationship with a man who had stole her heart and broke it by not wanting more. Slowly she rose off the seat and turned to face her now former-lover. "I don't appreciate being interrupted. And you really want to know who asked me out? Fine, Adrian Pucey is back in town and is coming here in a few moments to take me out on the town tonight. Happy?"

Fred took a step towards her as if to use his height to intimidate her as he snapped, "No, not really."

"Well, that makes two of us. But I am going to let myself be happy tonight, if it is the last thing I do. I deserve to be happy."

"Excuse me?" A knock came from her door behind the furious red-head and both turned to see a young man about the same age as Fred with a single red rose in his hand. Her date gave a charming but worried smile with the dazzling green eyes as he entered the room and crossed in front of Fred. "It's wonderful to see you again, Hermione. Sorry, I just came in but the door was open. Is there anything wrong here, Kitten?"

"No, not at all," she smiled back at the handsome man with dark brown hair with brushed the top of his eyebrows and Hermione smile grew as he took her hand to place a kiss on the top of it. "Fred was just leaving."

Fred crossed his arms across his chest as he stated, "No, I wasn't."

Adrian looked from one to the other and commented, "It's been a while since I've seen you, Weasley. Now, why don't we let this lovely young woman finish getting ready?"

From the murderous stare she cast his way, Fred knew better than to fight with her at the moment. "Fine."

Both men walked out of Hermione's bedroom and into the living room and Pucey started to look around but Fred steeped up to the man, who he knew from their first year together as well as playing on opposite side of Quidditch pitch. "You better not hurt her?"

Adrian side sat on the large blue couch as his cloak moved to show expensive black slacks and a dark plum color shirt as he replied with a smile, "I've waited a long time to get Hermione to go out on a date with me. I don't intend to hurt in any way. Besides, a little birdie told me she's been hurt enough."

Fred raised an eyebrow as he asked, "What do you mean? Who's hurt her? We were just having a little misunderstanding in there."

Adrian smirked at the blindness of the man that stood in front of him but the corners of his lips lowered as he thought about how hurt Pansy told him Hermione was because of their 'relationship. The Slytherin rose to his feet and stepped almost toe-to-toe with the confused Gryffindor as he stated, "Here's a lesson for you, Weasley. There are two types of women in the world. Birds that a guy came have sex with and not feel guilty about being sex-buddies. But then there are women, who are ladies and should be treated as such."

Pucey looked towards the hall way as he saw Hermione enter with her cloak and purse in her hand. He stepped away from Fred and took her cloak from her as he helped her on with it. "You look stunning tonight, Kitten. Are you ready to go?"

With a small nod, Hermione raised her chin and replied, "Ready for anything. Good night, Fred. Please show yourself the way out."

Adrian placed her hand at the nook of his arm as he lead her to the front door but paused to look over his shoulder before they walked out. "Remember what I said, Weasley. Maybe you'll be luck to find some one half as wonderful as Hermione. Well, if she'll take you, that is. Have a good night."

With his fist clenched at his sides, Fred watched Hermione leave. To himself, he admitted she looked gorgeous and had hoped she wanted to go out when he arrived at her flat. Her going out with that snake was NOT what he had in mind. He ran his hand through his hair as he remembered that Pucey mentioned that she had been hurt and implied that he was the one responsible. With a defeated sigh, he draped his light cloak around his shoulder and softly muttered as he left Hermione's flat," I really fucked up. I need a strong drink. Or two."

The End

AN2: Sorry, it took for long to get this part out. But I do plan on writing a sequel to this. And I admit, I don't know who I want to 'get the girl.' I guess we'll all have to see. Cheers