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Chapter 9...truth or dare
(Midnight)
It had been a week since Harry and Ron had come to the Zabini manor. Ron finally caught his breath. Though it was obvious in some of his remarks that he was not entirely pleased with being kept in the dark about certain things such as Harry and Draco's relationship, Ron seemed to be accepting things just fine.
"Alright, I say we play truth or dare."
"Yes! I haven't played that since I was like 10" Draco said excitedly.
"You guys are weird, truth are dare is something you only play when you are like ten." don't you think it's a bit of a childish game, we could all lie anyways, there's no real point to any of it." Hermione said as she looked back down at the book she was glancing over.
"Oh come on Hermione, it'll be fun, and besides, you won't be able to lie if we all take a tiny bit of vertiserum. Enough so we tell the truth but not a large amount so we can stay lucid, plus I'm sure there's lots you would like to know about me" Blaise raised his eyebrows and smiled at her.
"How very Slytherin of you Blaise, well fine all play, but it better not end up being just about sex or something like that."
"And they say I have a one track mind!" Blaise resounded with a smile to his eyes.
Hermione hit him on his arm playfully.
"I'll grab the vertiserum!" Harry yelled as he went to accost a houself for the substance that they desired.
Once Harry returned with the potion and a dropper, he passed them to Draco who put a tiny amount into everyone's drink.
"Alright, who goes first?" Ron piped up from the plush chair he was sitting on.
"How about you Weas- er Ron?"
"Umm, ok, Draco truth or dare?"
"Dare!"
"Hmm, what should I make you do? I know! Conjure yourself and pink frilly dress and wear it for the rest of the night!" Ron said excitedly.
"Only you Ron would come up with something so ridiculous." Harry said, though he was obviously amused that his boyfriend would be sporting a pink frilly dress.
"You're a nutter, but fine, I'm not going to back down like some bloody Hufflepuff." Draco promptly conjured the said dress and pulled it on over his clothes.
"Haha, you look very pretty Draco!" Hermione laughed as she finished off her drink.
"You're turn Draco!"Harry said before he gave Draco a small peck on the cheek to comfort the pouting blond.
"Fine okay umm, Hermione, truth or dare?"
"Truth" Hermione said casually enough but you could tell she was slightly nervous.
"Alright then, tell us about your first kiss and your first shag!"
"A little personal Draco?" Blaise accused his friend.
"All in fun my friend, well Hermione?"
"I was fourteen for my first kiss, you guys all know him I'm sure, Victor Krum," Hermione paused and looked like she was fighting something, obviously she didn't want to answer the second half of the question but the vertiserum was compelling her to answer, "my first shag was with a guy named Devon, but I wouldn't call it a shag."
"What was it then?" Ron asked curiously.
"You don't have to answer that Hermione, you completed your 'truth' Ron remember we took a truth serum, don't ask someone something out of turn." Draco said curtly to Ron.
Hermione just sat there in a stony silence, her lips locked.
'I wonder what happened?' Blaise thought as he looked at Hermione concerned.
"Hermione, it's your turn" Ron said,
"Ahh, sure, Blaise, truth or dare?"
"Dare,"
The night continued on at a much more jovial pace, though everyone but Ron, who was generally oblivious, were concerned for Hermione who was much quieter the rest of the night.
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(Next day)
"Hermione! Hey Hermione wait up!" Blaise called after her as she was walking down the field. She stopped and waited for him to catch up. "Wow, didn't know you smoked?"
"I usually don't, but I've got some stuff on my mind, and even though I know it doesn't really help, smoking just ...helps, if that makes any sense to you at all."
"Yeah it does, we all have things that keep us sane."
They walked together for awhile down the hill before Blaise began to speak again.
"Care to share what's on your mind?"
"Just my past, I know I shouldn't dwell on it but, I can't just ignore it, it's me no matter how much I don't want it to be."
"What happened to you mione?" Blaise asked concerned using his new nickname for her. He placed his arm around his shoulder.
"Look" she said throwing the spent cigarette on the ground crushing it underfoot, "I don't want to drag you into everything that I am, you deserve more from someone."
"Look, I'm here whether you like it or not. I'm not just gonna run away from you because of something that happened in the past, if you haven't noticed Mione, I'm here for you as friend or...something more" Blaise spoke the last bit tentatively.
Hermione just looked up into his eyes, realising how close they were she almost had the urge to step back, almost. Blaise continued to speak softly as they look into each others eyes. "You're a beautiful person Hermione, inside and out."
"Please don't tell me that." Hermione's voice was quiet and small.
"Why not when it's true." Blaise was completely serious.
"Just not now, not yet, I've been telling myself otherwise for the last year, I can't be beautiful right now, not after everything that's happened. Beautiful can't be me."
"Fuck Hermione what happened?"
"I can't say now, not yet, maybe one day though, I'm just not ready to talk about my past out loud. But thank you for being around Blaise,"
"I'll always be here Mione, don't forget that, If you ever want to talk or sit on a rock staring at our feet, I'm your guy"
"Thank you" Hermione smiled, they began walking back to the manor for lunch, all the was Hermione was thinking about how great it sounded when Blaise said that he was her guy. 'I hope he knows that's what I want, I want to be his girl' She smiled to herself before she even realised that Blaise still had his arm over her shoulder.
AN: I know this update isn't very long! Next week you'll get a lounger one! And please review and tell me what you like and don't like, don't be afraid to give suggestions either!
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