A/N: So, here's the next chappie. It took quite long because my gran just passed away :( Sad sad sad news. Another sad news is that I haven't watched HPGF yet! Damn it! It's so freakin' depressing! But anyway, I hope you guys like this even though it's a little short. Thanks to my reviewers! Greatly appreciate it! But I do hope I get more reviews. My once avid reviewers seem to be getting lost. :( But anyway, thanks to my new reviewers supergirl092, an unsanitary dream, jmool and iamnotafreakinggoth. Just four? :( Come on you guys, please review. It makes me happy and it gives me inspiration.

CHAPTER 8: Confrontations

Latvia awoke alone once again. It has been two days since Draco started acting like she isn't his girlfriend, like she wasn't even there. She doesn't know what happened or what the reason was. All she knew was that Draco was certainly mad or irritated at her for some unknown reason. She took her robe and headed for the bathroom to take a shower. After taking a bath, she needed to talk to him. She wants to know what was up with him because it confused and troubled her so much.

Draco has been trying very hard to regain that moment he and Hermione had shared but no matter how hard he tried, she kept on staying away from him. One time when they were alone, he tried to talk to her but was interrupted when the phone rang. It was quite obvious, her act that she said a nonverbal enchantment to make the phone ring. From her face, she had already expected the phone to ring and he noticed that.

Ron had just called Hermione. He has been calling quite often, most of the times actually. He kept on asking how Hermione was and if she still loved him. It was starting to get on her nerves. She wondered why he had to redundantly ask it. It was like he doesn't trust her and it annoyed her. She loves Ron. If she doesn't, she would have given up her feelings for him and flirted with Draco to try and win him over; however, she didn't because she avoided any encounter with Draco to avoid circumstances wherein she couldn't control her feelings. It's positive that she's falling for him once again that's why she tries to stay away from him before she does anything to complicate her relationship with Ron.

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Latvia descended from the stairs wearing a dress, which suits her perfectly. She looked so beautiful. Draco was staring at her. He couldn't believe how she looked so much like Hermione, although, she was taller. He also couldn't believe that two days have gone by since he had uttered a single word to her. He still felt agitated with her and the way she interrupted his and Hermione's "moment". Maybe I'm just over acting, he thought maybe I'm just imagining things. Maybe that thing we had was nothing. Maybe if I did kiss her, she wont kiss me back. Maybe it was for good that she came, to keep me away from rejection. But Hermione had this look. Looks that I had never seen reflect her face. Her eyes were sparkling. She was so beautiful as her eyes made me melt. No, I'm just fooling myself. It's just me who thinks all this. I.. she.. she doesn't even talk to me right now. She's avoiding me and my company, avoiding every freakin' bit of me. Shit! Now I'm fuckin' confused! If Latvia hadn't come, it would have been settled. Everything could have been settled. I would have known by now if she has feelings for me and if all this makes sense- my coming here to win her over, to make her love me. Latvia! Oh! Damn it! Why did I ever bring you here? Why didn't I just let you stay in London? You're so fuckin' stupid Draco.

" 'ello Drraco"

He nodded vacuously.

"Drraco can I talk to vyou?" she said sitting down

"I can't. I'm busy"

"Pleasse Drraco. I don kno vats 'appening. Vyou're not speaking to me" she pleaded.

He stood up then went outside, pretended that he didn't hear anything.

"Drracoooo" she yelled catching up to him

"Drrraccoo" she cried once again "Drraco, please, ve need to talk"

"What?" he said, infuriated.

She stopped and looked at him with distraught eyes.

"Vhy arre vyou like zis? I don kno vat I 'ave done to make you trreat me like zis? It iss like I am invisible. Nada! Nothing. Vhy Drraco, Vhy?" she said in tears.

"Vhy arre vyou so empty? Vhy? I do my best to make vyou love me like I love vyou. I love vyou so much Drraco and vyet you.. you make me mizerrable. I vot zis was going to make ourr rrelationship better but no, no, it zidnt. I don know vat to do anymorre Drraco. I don kno' anymorre" she continued sobbing.

Draco saw the way his girlfriend was crying; she was really hurt with what he has been doing. She dried up her tears with his handkerchief and held her close to him.

"I'm sorry.. I'm sorry Latvia" he thought of himself as the menacing bastard he was before, which he wanted to forget. "I'm really sorry"

She continued sobbing because she couldn't help it. She wanted it to just be a confrontation without telling Drraco how desperately she loved him but it turned out in an unexpected way.

"Stop crying. It'll be all right. I'm sorry" He said, embracing her tighter "I was wrong but your mistaken, I do care for you" he couldn't say so that he loved her, maybe this time he could try. It was true that she loved him so much because he could feel it. Maybe it's time to give this feeling a rest. I don't have a chance with Hermione. I might never have. Maybe I should just try and love Latvia. She loves me and I could probably learn to love her.

She was expecting that he would at least say that he loved her, but no, he didn't. This made her realize that yes, he cared but she still has to do more to make him love her.

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Hermione was taken aback with the sight she saw as she was standing beside a window. She saw Latvia and Draco in a close and intimate embrace. She saw the way he whispered to her ear and they way she caressed her back. It made her very envious. She felt a pang on her chest as she furthermore saw Draco place his lips onto hers. It was like her heart collapsed. She wanted to be that girl Draco Malfoy kissed. She wanted to know how it would feel when his lips would touch hers. Now she was really confused. Ron was there and she has to keep her word with him but how could she if it's Draco Malfoy who keeps on entering her mind. How could she if she wanted Draco too? She couldn't possibly break this thing off with Ron because she loves him, that she knew but it seems like her heart is now and always shared by two-Draco and Ron.

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