Disclaimer: I'm too tired to think of any way to convince all of you that I
will never say I don't own HP!
AN: Gah, guess what everybody? My director decided that it was too immoral for Vince Fontaine to go after Marty in the play (since we put it on for the Elem. Schools in the county), but he decided to put it in a romantic pursuit of Miss Lynch (me) instead. Unfortunately, my best friend's brother plays him and I have to kiss the idiot! I mean, I know it's all in the name of acting (and I have no problem with that) but there's also the little fact that "my guy" is in the play, and just happens to be standing right behind us when we're supposed to be kissing. Of course, it's nice to see that he's jealous, but still, it's bugging me. ::frowns:: Not only that, but I embarrassed myself when we were doing the dance scene and I was trying to dance (we'd never done that part of the scene before) and he was standing right by me. Do I need remind U all that we're going to the Semi- formal together? And I'm trying to dance to basically elevator music that I've never heard before with a guy that annoys the heck out of me and he's watching! OMG! It was so embarrassing! Well, this AN is long, so I'll leave y'all alone now!
AN2: (COOKIE WINNERS!!!!!) OK, the cookie winners are: lil-spitfire, Principessa Squish Aldkivina, and allee kat (sorry I kept spelling your name with 2 T's. I guess it's just habit; that's how my friend spells her name). Abigfan, unfortunately, got it wrong, though I will say that her guess will come to effect and have something to do with the future plot (and she actually gave me the idea, so she gets half of a cookie) And if y'all wanna know what's gonna happen in the future, ask my sis (the Squish chic up there ^) because after she guessed, I told her most of the plot. Hehe. I couldn't help it! Sorry! But, look at it this way. If I ever get Writer's Block (aka the plague) and I come back to the story, there will be someone else telling me what I was gonna write. ^_^ But feel free to bug her! Um, any1 else get the feeling that my AN's are waaaaay too long?
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Hermione wrapped the fuzzy blue towel around her and walked through the gym to the pool.
She cautiously opened the door, though she knew he obviously wouldn't be there. Confirming her thoughts, she saw there was absolutely no one in the pool area.
Walking in, she dropped her towel on the bench and made her way to the diving board. Halfway up the ladder, she paused and looked out across the pool. The water was still, excepting the movement in and out of the filters, and the only sound was the soft hum they made. Even with these sounds, they were both very rhythmic, creating a sleepy feeling throughout the room.
She stood on the diving board and raised her arms high above her head. She then jumped off, landing smoothly into the water. She bobbed back up, smiling triumphantly.
She raced back to the ladder out of the pool so that she could get back on the diving board. However, as soon as she grabbed the sides of the ladder, she stopped dead.
There, on the side on the pool was a pair of feet. Looking slowly up, she immediately knew who it was when she saw the giveaway pattern on the swimming trunks. She kept looking and her suspicions were confirmed when she saw Draco Malfoy, complete with green, snake patterned swim trunks and a mixed look on his face.
She closed her eyes and breathed deep, aggravated. "How and WHY are you here?" she asked calmly.
"Professor Weasley let me go when she heard what I had to do," he answered in a voice quite unlike his own.
" What's that?" Hermione kicked herself off of the wall, propelling herself several feet from him. Draco looked at her with an undistinguishable emotion in his eye. He then jumped into the pool, startling her.
He moved swiftly to Hermione and grabbed her arm, stopping her from backing away.
"Why do you hate me?" he asked softly, trying to look in her eyes, though she had her face turned away.
"Hate YOU?" Hermione repeated furiously. "Why do YOU hate ME?"
Draco took a step away in surprise, but held tight to her arm. "I don't. I thought you'd have realized it by now."
Hermione blushed and turned away again. "I haven't an idea what you're talking about."
Draco's eyes narrowed and his normal voice came back. "Oh, you've forgotten it, have you?!" He let go of her arm. "I gave you too much credit. I thought you'd be the type to remember something like that."
He turned away to hide the look on his face, which just happened to be a devious smile. 'Go Draco! That's the ticket! Father will have his little prize!'
He constrained his face and whipped back around. "I haven't stopped thinking about that kiss since the millisecond it happened!"
That, at least, was true. At first, he was wondering what the hell he was thinking. Then, he'd had a revelation that the kiss was not only allowed to happen, but was SUPPOSED to happen. Then, the thing that came to mind, was a most disturbing thought. That small, but powerful, electric charge that had happened on that first kiss. For the past few days, he had dismissed that thought and had instead concentrated on getting Hermione back on his side.
Draco stepped closer. "Do you think I HAVEN'T been confused?" Hell yes, he was confused.
"Do you think I HAVEN'T told myself I need a psychiatrist?" Yes, he'd told himself this many times; sometimes he's told himself he was crazy for wanting to give Hermione to his father, and in turn to Voldemort, which would eventually harm Hermione. Some times it was because he had actually thought these thoughts. He had to be crazy for even having a fleeting thought of disobeying his father!
"I'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF TO BLOODY FORGET YOU EVER SINCE THAT NIGHT!" Not true, but it sounded good.
His voice softened. "But how can I forget someone who enters my mind without me even noticing it? I could be thinking of anything that reminds me of you."
Hermione looked at him long enough to retort, "Even a monkey?"
"Well," Draco began, attempting to lighten the moment. "A monkey reminds me of Weasley, and then I think of you."
Hermione looked back up at him. "Just go, please. I-Just GO!"
Draco really got up in her face. "Still can't remember?" His free hand went up to hold her cheek softly and his voice softened again.
"I'll make sure you remember it this time. I'll make sure you remember this for the rest of your life."
And with that, he leaned in and gave her a slow, soft kiss. He, still having the doubt about using Hermione, let go of her arm, leaving the outcome up to her, though he kept kissing her.
As soon as her arm was released, Hermione reached up to push him away from her, but the moment her hand touched his bare chest, a warm feeling shot through her whole body. Instead of pushing away, her arms reached around and linked behind his neck, bringing him closer.
Chills ran down Draco's spine as he processed Hermione's reaction. He broke the kiss long enough to whisper, "Thank you," before kissing her again. Whether the thanks was for making his mission easier, or for actually kissing him, he wasn't sure.
Over at the slightly open door, there was a giggle and a triumphant sigh before the door closed.
As Draco heard the door softly shut, a thought entered his mind, 'This is actually very nice.'
R/R!!! Hehe! I know; I ruined the romantic part with all of the stupid comments! But don't you see!? It wasn't supposed to be that romantic! The REAL romantic stuff is coming later on! You guys just hafta wait for Draco to get some sense knocked into him (which I fully intend to have happen) Hehe. U'll just hafta wait and see what I mean by that! ^_^
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Thanks to my lovely reviewers! Moose Tracks to everyone!!!
Lil-spitfire: This is your official ::~Cookie~:: (with extra chocolate chips, of course!) Yes, I know, Snape was weird. Hehe, but hey, U gotta luv him!
Principessa Squich Aldkivina: Lish, if I spelled Ur darned name wrong, screw U! ^_^ And yes, showoff, you also get a cookie. But only a plain, burnt one! (To everyone else: I can be mean, she's my older sister and I can still beat her up! Hehe)
Abigfan: Gosh, I hafta thank U! U gave me the best idea in the world! I can't exactly tell U what it is, but if U email me, I'll give U the gist of it, if U wanna know. But, THANK YOU!!!!
KEL-71E: Hehe. The guy is great, just a little jealous! ^_~ And thanks; I'm trying, but sometimes I get a little too wrapped up in all of my activities to make it very detailed or to post it very quickly. Luckily, tho, my flute contest is this Saturday, so that's one less thing I have to practice for!
Allee kat: Yes, you also get a ::~Cookie~:: Have fun! Get some milk to dunk it in! And thank U, Ur review helped me be a little more secure with that chappy!
AN: Gah, guess what everybody? My director decided that it was too immoral for Vince Fontaine to go after Marty in the play (since we put it on for the Elem. Schools in the county), but he decided to put it in a romantic pursuit of Miss Lynch (me) instead. Unfortunately, my best friend's brother plays him and I have to kiss the idiot! I mean, I know it's all in the name of acting (and I have no problem with that) but there's also the little fact that "my guy" is in the play, and just happens to be standing right behind us when we're supposed to be kissing. Of course, it's nice to see that he's jealous, but still, it's bugging me. ::frowns:: Not only that, but I embarrassed myself when we were doing the dance scene and I was trying to dance (we'd never done that part of the scene before) and he was standing right by me. Do I need remind U all that we're going to the Semi- formal together? And I'm trying to dance to basically elevator music that I've never heard before with a guy that annoys the heck out of me and he's watching! OMG! It was so embarrassing! Well, this AN is long, so I'll leave y'all alone now!
AN2: (COOKIE WINNERS!!!!!) OK, the cookie winners are: lil-spitfire, Principessa Squish Aldkivina, and allee kat (sorry I kept spelling your name with 2 T's. I guess it's just habit; that's how my friend spells her name). Abigfan, unfortunately, got it wrong, though I will say that her guess will come to effect and have something to do with the future plot (and she actually gave me the idea, so she gets half of a cookie) And if y'all wanna know what's gonna happen in the future, ask my sis (the Squish chic up there ^) because after she guessed, I told her most of the plot. Hehe. I couldn't help it! Sorry! But, look at it this way. If I ever get Writer's Block (aka the plague) and I come back to the story, there will be someone else telling me what I was gonna write. ^_^ But feel free to bug her! Um, any1 else get the feeling that my AN's are waaaaay too long?
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Hermione wrapped the fuzzy blue towel around her and walked through the gym to the pool.
She cautiously opened the door, though she knew he obviously wouldn't be there. Confirming her thoughts, she saw there was absolutely no one in the pool area.
Walking in, she dropped her towel on the bench and made her way to the diving board. Halfway up the ladder, she paused and looked out across the pool. The water was still, excepting the movement in and out of the filters, and the only sound was the soft hum they made. Even with these sounds, they were both very rhythmic, creating a sleepy feeling throughout the room.
She stood on the diving board and raised her arms high above her head. She then jumped off, landing smoothly into the water. She bobbed back up, smiling triumphantly.
She raced back to the ladder out of the pool so that she could get back on the diving board. However, as soon as she grabbed the sides of the ladder, she stopped dead.
There, on the side on the pool was a pair of feet. Looking slowly up, she immediately knew who it was when she saw the giveaway pattern on the swimming trunks. She kept looking and her suspicions were confirmed when she saw Draco Malfoy, complete with green, snake patterned swim trunks and a mixed look on his face.
She closed her eyes and breathed deep, aggravated. "How and WHY are you here?" she asked calmly.
"Professor Weasley let me go when she heard what I had to do," he answered in a voice quite unlike his own.
" What's that?" Hermione kicked herself off of the wall, propelling herself several feet from him. Draco looked at her with an undistinguishable emotion in his eye. He then jumped into the pool, startling her.
He moved swiftly to Hermione and grabbed her arm, stopping her from backing away.
"Why do you hate me?" he asked softly, trying to look in her eyes, though she had her face turned away.
"Hate YOU?" Hermione repeated furiously. "Why do YOU hate ME?"
Draco took a step away in surprise, but held tight to her arm. "I don't. I thought you'd have realized it by now."
Hermione blushed and turned away again. "I haven't an idea what you're talking about."
Draco's eyes narrowed and his normal voice came back. "Oh, you've forgotten it, have you?!" He let go of her arm. "I gave you too much credit. I thought you'd be the type to remember something like that."
He turned away to hide the look on his face, which just happened to be a devious smile. 'Go Draco! That's the ticket! Father will have his little prize!'
He constrained his face and whipped back around. "I haven't stopped thinking about that kiss since the millisecond it happened!"
That, at least, was true. At first, he was wondering what the hell he was thinking. Then, he'd had a revelation that the kiss was not only allowed to happen, but was SUPPOSED to happen. Then, the thing that came to mind, was a most disturbing thought. That small, but powerful, electric charge that had happened on that first kiss. For the past few days, he had dismissed that thought and had instead concentrated on getting Hermione back on his side.
Draco stepped closer. "Do you think I HAVEN'T been confused?" Hell yes, he was confused.
"Do you think I HAVEN'T told myself I need a psychiatrist?" Yes, he'd told himself this many times; sometimes he's told himself he was crazy for wanting to give Hermione to his father, and in turn to Voldemort, which would eventually harm Hermione. Some times it was because he had actually thought these thoughts. He had to be crazy for even having a fleeting thought of disobeying his father!
"I'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF TO BLOODY FORGET YOU EVER SINCE THAT NIGHT!" Not true, but it sounded good.
His voice softened. "But how can I forget someone who enters my mind without me even noticing it? I could be thinking of anything that reminds me of you."
Hermione looked at him long enough to retort, "Even a monkey?"
"Well," Draco began, attempting to lighten the moment. "A monkey reminds me of Weasley, and then I think of you."
Hermione looked back up at him. "Just go, please. I-Just GO!"
Draco really got up in her face. "Still can't remember?" His free hand went up to hold her cheek softly and his voice softened again.
"I'll make sure you remember it this time. I'll make sure you remember this for the rest of your life."
And with that, he leaned in and gave her a slow, soft kiss. He, still having the doubt about using Hermione, let go of her arm, leaving the outcome up to her, though he kept kissing her.
As soon as her arm was released, Hermione reached up to push him away from her, but the moment her hand touched his bare chest, a warm feeling shot through her whole body. Instead of pushing away, her arms reached around and linked behind his neck, bringing him closer.
Chills ran down Draco's spine as he processed Hermione's reaction. He broke the kiss long enough to whisper, "Thank you," before kissing her again. Whether the thanks was for making his mission easier, or for actually kissing him, he wasn't sure.
Over at the slightly open door, there was a giggle and a triumphant sigh before the door closed.
As Draco heard the door softly shut, a thought entered his mind, 'This is actually very nice.'
R/R!!! Hehe! I know; I ruined the romantic part with all of the stupid comments! But don't you see!? It wasn't supposed to be that romantic! The REAL romantic stuff is coming later on! You guys just hafta wait for Draco to get some sense knocked into him (which I fully intend to have happen) Hehe. U'll just hafta wait and see what I mean by that! ^_^
~*~*~**~*~*~
Thanks to my lovely reviewers! Moose Tracks to everyone!!!
Lil-spitfire: This is your official ::~Cookie~:: (with extra chocolate chips, of course!) Yes, I know, Snape was weird. Hehe, but hey, U gotta luv him!
Principessa Squich Aldkivina: Lish, if I spelled Ur darned name wrong, screw U! ^_^ And yes, showoff, you also get a cookie. But only a plain, burnt one! (To everyone else: I can be mean, she's my older sister and I can still beat her up! Hehe)
Abigfan: Gosh, I hafta thank U! U gave me the best idea in the world! I can't exactly tell U what it is, but if U email me, I'll give U the gist of it, if U wanna know. But, THANK YOU!!!!
KEL-71E: Hehe. The guy is great, just a little jealous! ^_~ And thanks; I'm trying, but sometimes I get a little too wrapped up in all of my activities to make it very detailed or to post it very quickly. Luckily, tho, my flute contest is this Saturday, so that's one less thing I have to practice for!
Allee kat: Yes, you also get a ::~Cookie~:: Have fun! Get some milk to dunk it in! And thank U, Ur review helped me be a little more secure with that chappy!
