1Chapter: 6

In The Eyes Of Merlin...

"Well, well, well if it isn't Hermione Granger...Hogwarts biggest brown noser. So how many asses did you have to kiss, and how many blow jobs did you have to give to get the position of Head Girl?" Draco asked with an unfriendly smirk. He was teasing her again, just like in the pub...and the funny thing was neither one of them could stop thinking about it since that night.

"Gee funny you should ask Malfoy, I was just about to ask you the same thing." Hermione said throwing him what could have easily passed as a death look.

Malfoy scowled at her. He obviously didn't like her challenge very much.

"Take it easy Granger, we all know that men with high up standing such as myself never degrade ourselves in such a manner, unlike yourself of course. You on the other had are nothing more than a simple common mudblood, so it's only safe for men and ladies of my kind of status to assume that you to take such drastic measures to land this type of position of course."

"Say another word bitch and I'll hex your balls off...such a pity to have nothing there when the time comes for you to try to use them with Aroara." Hermione snapped.

"My my, such a fiery girl you are Granger. Why don't you loosen up and get laid for once Granger. Try not having your virgin panties all in a twist for once. Maybe after you get laid you might come back down to earth to see that not everything is as bad off as you try to make it." He drawled at her.

"Just because I'm not like you and parade my sexuality all over the place as you do doesn't make me any less of a person...just makes me more sensible. Besides I can't have the crown of Hogwarts slut, when you already own that!"

"Jesus Granger, not everyone is like you and wants to wait for marriage, does that make us any less human? Just because we don't wait doesn't make you all high and mighty and perfect. It just simply means that we fill our needs more than you do. Face it, you don't have the balls to leave Hogwarts with out your virginity. Without that you have nothing to hide behind."

If there was anything in this world and in Merlins eyes that she hated more, it was being baited and bet against by Draco Malfoy. Who the hell was he to be saying such things to her? He didn't even really know her...

"1000 muggle pounds says your wrong." Hermione said defiantly.

Draco laughed. She had actually been serious? Hermione Granger, all time Hogwarts virgin all star, ready to throw caution to the wind just to make her point to him, Draco Malfoy of all people. Something didn't sit well with him but he decided that this would be an interesting school year, If he could get Herimone to do this...he would be known forever as Hogwarts unquestioned sex god...he started to wonder how this could all work in his favor. Even if it weren't him doing the deed, it still didn't matter, all he had to do was make sure that people knew that she was doing it to prove a point to him. That she made a bet with him...what could go wrong in that?

"Alright Granger, your on...but you have to the end of the school year. This should be interesting. I doubt you'll seriously do it...but then again, things have been known to happen before." He said as he exited the compartment, on his way out he handed her his list of Slytherin's who were perfects that were scheduled to make their rounds. She handed him her list too, and they both left promptly. A weird feeling settled in the room and they both felt the need to suddenly leave. As he was making his way back to his compartment Hermione couldn't help but look back at him, the sunlight caught the side of his face and hair, and suddenly it dawned on her, Draco wasn't as bad as she thought...he was changing, mentally and physically. Mentally, you could tell just by the way he was joking around with her now, and physically...he looked much more handsome, more grown into himself...Draco Malfoy was becoming a man...weird how that happens so suddenly. She quickly realized that she was staring and tore her gaze away. And continued on her way to Harry and Ron.

After she turned away, it was as if a switched was flicked on in Malfoy's head. He looked over at Granger only to see her leaving. Not once looking back at him. He felt some what put off by it all. He had to admit, Hermione Granger was certainly becoming a woman. She always had the mature mentality, but now her physical part was in full bloom. She had certainly filled out in all the right places, and he could tell she worked out a lot during the summer. Most likely everyday, running, push-ups, sit-up, leg lifts, etc. He certainly did all those everyday and more. He had to stay in top shape for his favorite sport, which he was now captain of this year. He imagined how nice it would be to touch her soft skin, run his fingers through her now soft wavy brown hair. It was no longer bushy, big and uncontrollable.

"She must have discovered hair serum." He silently laughed to himself. He then turned away and started back to his princess Aroara...then it dawned on him, was he becoming attracted to both Hermione and Aroara? At the same time? He needed to go clear his head, so he decided to go back Aroara, the only girl he naturally belonged to, even though she wasn't of pure blood, she was still considered above that...she was the heiress of the dark thrown after all.

Her beautiful curls bounced a little when Draco entered and she picked her head up from reading The Daily Prophet. Her eyes locked with his and his heart melted, her big blue eyes were heart breaking yet full of life, she was nothing short of beautiful. Her smile was heart warming, and he couldn't help but feel like he was falling. He smiled at her, and leaned on the door frame just smiling at her. He couldn't help it he wanted nothing more in this moment than to take in all her beauty. She smiled at him as if doing the same herself. She then spoke and broke the silence.

"Why are you staring at me? Nothing special really, and how did that meeting go?" Her smile was kind and everlasting.

"I'm staring because I can't simply tear my eyes away from you...your too beautiful. And yes you are special to me never say that your nothing special again. Oh the meeting went...how can I put it...productive." He said with an evil smirk. One Aroara knew all to well. But she decided not to press the matter.

"Well thank you for your kind words, even if I know that it's a little far from the truth." Aroara said not realizing that it made Draco a little angry. His smile was wiped from his face, as he marched right up to her, pulled her up by her arm. They were eye to eye as he did something he never thought he would do in a million years. Her face read nothing but shock, as his lips came crashing on to hers. At first she was tensed up, from all the shock, but then she relaxed in his embrace. She started to kiss him back, in fact they were kissing as if they were the only two people on earth! She couldn't believe he had actually made the first move, and she couldn't believe the fire in his kiss. His kiss...it was better than she had ever imagined, it was addictive. He mean while was thinking the very same things about her kiss, it was sweet, full of life, yet full of fire, desire. Her lips tasted like strawberries, and chocolate. It was intoxicating nothing felt better than this, he could live or die like this, it didn't matter much now. All that matter is that she was here, kissing him, back in his arms, back from the Americas, back from their way over time separation. In short, she was back and he couldn't be any happier. When they pulled apart about five minutes later, they were both short of breath and laughing.

"Well I guess that I wasn't the only one wanting to do that now was I Draco?" Aroara said smiling.

"Maybe if you would have just told me, we would have been doing this a while ago." He said laughing with her.

They suddenly grew quite as a new thought dawned upon them.

"What does this mean? I mean where do we go from here?" Aroara asked him, it was obvious that they were both nervous, and she look scared, that she might lose a friend, or worse end up hurt.

Draco was about to answer when someone loudly knocked on the door, they looked to see who it was, only to find it was Granger.

"Un fucking believable." Draco said as he opened up the door.

"What do you want Granger?" He drawled, why did she have to interrupt everything now?

"Merlin, Malfoy what crawled up your ass and died? I came to let you know that Pansy says that she's sick and can't make the hour and a half watch and the person on my list is sick too, so that means you and I will have to cover their shift right now. And before you even say it, I already checked with everyone else to see if anyone can cover it, in exchange for a night off from duties and everyone is booked solid...you and I have no other choice." Hermione said...expecting nothing more than an argument.

"Merlin's titty fucking beard...Pansy's not sick, she's just not doing it. She's being a bitch," he then looked over at Aroara, "we'll talk when I get back I promise." He leaned over and kissed her cheek and whispered in her ear.

"If I don't get to talk to you before we have to leave then I will meet you tonight in my common room. I'll be back love." With that he walked out with Granger. Leaving Aroara with a strange, unsettling feeling.

As Draco and Hermione made their way down the train to the Head Students compartment, Hermione decided to pipe up and tell she was sorry for disturbing him, but she really needed his attention on the subject at the moment.

"In a way, I think you may like the idea of my attention only on you Granger." He said smirking.

She was in no mood for his games and made it known.

"Look, I only came to you because of this situation, nothing else so stop flattering yourself ferret boy."

"When are you going to stop calling me that and start using my first name, like we both know you want too. I wonder what it would sound like coming from your mouth." They reached the compartment door and he stood there blocking her way in. Looking in her eyes, his silver ones piercing her honey ones. She started growing a little weak thinking about it.

"Ferret move!" She snapped, trying to hold her ground.

"Tisk, tisk, that's not my first name and you know it. So say it and I'll let you in."

"If you don't move I'll hex your balls off." Hermione warned.

"Blah, blah stop chatting and ask me nicely. Draco please..." The way he said it leaked of nothing but sexual allure and Hermione felt her face growing hot.

"What's a matter Granger, cat got your tongue? Why's your face going all red? Did I say something that made you...want me?"

Hermione gulped and she could feel his gaze, his smirk, he was counting on her to screw up and fumble her words...telling him that he was right...such a boy, a man would know better than to expect that from a woman. A real man would see her pull herself together, and put up her fight...only to give in later on. Maybe.

"If you don't get out of my way Malfoy so help me Merlin...you will be feeling the pain."

He stood there smiling...she was beautiful when she was angry...really sexy and cute. Then he shook away the thoughts...he should only be thinking about Aroara... not Hermione.

"What will you do if I don't move? Honestly Hermione...your too damn sensible. Too predictable."

That's one thing Hermione Granger couldn't put up with, you never told her she was too predictable. That was dangerous.

"You really what me to say your name? Is that what you really want? Are you sure?" She said smirking.

"Why not...amuse me."

"Say mine...my first name. You do that...I'll say yours." She was still smirking, she almost had a glitter to her eyes.

"Alright Hermione, you win...there I said it...Hermione. Happy now? Now, it's your turn...so go on, don't be a sour sport." Draco drawled while smirking at her.

Hermione wasn't about to let him win this easy, no body said that she was too predictable and then expected her to give in to them.

"No I'm not happy, but when am I? You really expect me to just say your name? Why should I? Besides...do you want anyone knowing about your precious Aroara? Trust me...you'll let me in and get out of my way or else." Hermione warned.

Draco suddenly became angry. No one told him what to do...no one gave him conditions to an agreement he did that, no one did that to him...it's about time she learned that.

"First off you and I had a deal, remember I say your name you say mine. Secondly, there's no way in hell I'm going to let you do anything to get to me through Aroara. Lastly, you don't want to hurt me...c'mon 'moine...it's not you, remember in third year when you slapped me? How you could stop thinking about me? Oh yeah I know all about it. I have eyes and ears everywhere girl...remember that. I'm curious though, what exactly were you think about when you were thinking of me?" He leaned closer to her.

"Were you thinking about what would have happened if we were alone? If you had slapped me and I slammed you up against the wall? What would happen next? Hmm?" He was so close that it was starting to freak her out, make her grow weak in the knees, and it didn't help he was practically breathing every word on the skin of her very sensitive neck. She closed her eyes, praying not to get lost in his words, not to fall into this spell, she started concentrating harder and harder on trying to get out of this with little embarrassment. But she knew it might not happen.

"I...I wasn't thinking anything along those lines Malfoy, once again you try your hand at looking deeper into a situation and come up with the wrong conclusion. Excuse me ferret." With that she pushed past him.

He had to admit, she was a tough case to crack. But she seemed bothered, freaked out really. He smiled...it was working. The difference between her and Aroara, Hermione was forbidden, she was the apple in the garden of Eden that you were not suppose to touch much less eat! She made him excited, she was a challenge, she was fire, desire, something that tempted you into sin. She was his equal. Aroara on the hand, was sexy and beautiful like Hermione, and was just as much as his equal, but she was the sweetness that he lacked. She had a secret fire in her too, one that only burned for him, and nothing turned him on more than a girl who's fire burns only for him. She was God's voice that told you not to eat the forbidden fruit. But she could also be the voice of the snake telling you to eat the fruit. That was thing with her, you never really knew Aroara, just when you think you have her all figured out, she surprises you. That's something Hermione was just now catching on too...Hermione's a slow learner about the ways of life, compared to Aroara. Aroara's nothing short of educated in the art of sexuality, life, and love. Not only that, Aroara is his match...his love. Hermione on the other hand...is a conquest. No doubt that Granger feels the same way about him, but still...it's the thought.

"Well, come right in...no worries mate. Look I know why Pansy is faking sick, it's because Aroara beat her ass, and she's trying to hide long enough for no one to notice her bumps and bruises. After's she's healed...she'll be fine." Draco said taking a seat across from Hermione.

She looked at him and almost laughed.

"Pansy got her ass handed to her?"

"Yeah it's was pretty funny too...Aroara can really fight. What do you except...having to grow up around muggles." He said laughing.

"Thanks asshole, I am a muggle born, or have you forgotten?" Hermione snapped.

"No I haven't forgotten. Or have you forgotten about your display of muggle abuse in the third year?"

"Oh yeah...I forgot about that," she said laughing, "well don't piss us off...muggles are good for some things you know. Such as that. If we get stuck with out our wands, and have to fight for our survival, we at least have that as a back up."

Draco thought about it, she did have a very strong point. With out magic, that was another way, and very effective way to survive.

"True Granger, just as long as it's not me you or Aroara is hitting!"

Hermione laughed. Maybe if he were a little nicer to people he wouldn't get hit so much.

"Try being nice for a change Malfoy and maybe you won't get sucker punched! Now I have some rounds to make, I'll be back I'm just going to check on the students. Be right back." She said as she walked out the door.

He couldn't help but wonder as she walked out, what all of this meant. Was this all a game like he planned it, or was he really falling for a best friend and an mortal enemy at the same time? He only planned for Aroara, but Hermione was starting to make him think that maybe she was worth more than just the chase after all.