M&M's: Malfoys and Mudbloods
Chapter Two: Best Friends ExBoyfriend
Thoughts


Hermione smiled contently as she snuggled deeper in Draco's warm embrace. He laughed softly as his arms tightened tenderly around her; he kissed her forehead, then her nose, and lastly her lips, savoring the sweetness for a moment. Hermione opened her eyes and was greeted by Draco's slivery-azure eyes sparkling happily back at her, "Morning" he whispered kissing her again.

Hermione moaned into the kiss as he deepened it, she stretched her arms above her, "Don't you mean afternoon?" she giggled as he checked his watch, that read 4pm.

"So it is." He propped himself up on his elbow, resting his head in his palm as his other hand brushed the hair from her face. "I wonder what everyone else is going to say when they find out."

Immediately Hermione sat up, "Oh my God," she started to panic, "Oh my God."

"Hermione what's wrong?" Draco sat up and tried to calm the brunette down.

"I'll tell you what they're going to say! They're going to flip out; I mean I just hooked up with a best-friends-ex-boyfriend, that's like breaking the number one rule of friends! Besides what if this thing with Harry is just a phase and Pansy decides later on she wants you back. And you of course will go running to her with open arms, leaving me alone," she turned to him with tears in her eyes, "And I couldn't bare that."

"Hermione!" he grabbed her shoulders and looked deep into her eyes, "Pansy's in love with Harry. And the feelings I've developed for you run too deep to ignore. Even if she did want me back, I'd need time to make sure if what I'm feeling for you is mutual and if it's real." He gently wiped her tears away.

She smiled at him through her tears, "It's definitely mutual." She whispered before she leaned in and kissed him tenderly. Their kiss was interrupted when Hermione's phone rang. She giggled while Draco groaned in annoyance; "Hello!" she answered the phone.

"My… someone's chipper this afternoon," Ginny observed,

"Ya well I had a great dream." Hermione smiled as Draco entwined his fingers with his.

"You bum!" Ginny exclaimed, "I wish I could sleep in like that! Anywho, I was calling to see if you wanted to join the rest of us in going out to dinner at the new restaurant downtown."

"Who's the rest of us?"

"Well so far, it's me and Blaise, Pansy and Harry, Millie and Ron, Neville and Daphne, Blaise is trying to get a hold of Draco right now to see if he wants to come too."

Just then Draco's cell phone went off, Hermione mentally cursed as Draco fumbled to reach his phone.

Ginny on the other hand heard the rustling of another person with Hermione and the ringing of a cell phone, "I didn't interrupt anything did I?" she asked slyly.

Hermione flushed as Draco answered his phone and stepped out of the room so that Ginny wouldn't hear him. "I don't have the faintest idea of what you're talking about Ginerva."

Ginny covered the receiver of the phone and looked at her husband who was talking to Draco, "He's at Hermione's house! I think he spent the night!" she exclaimed happily to him.

"Draco, you sly bastard you! I never thought you'd move on your feelings so strongly!" Blaise laughed as Draco stuttered, shocked at how the man could know where he was.

"What are you talking about Blaise?"

"Don't play dumb with me man, I know you're at Hermione's. Rumor has it you stayed the night."

"I'd check my sources. Anyway what did you want?" he quickly changed the subject.

"The group is heading down to Paradise Cove, the new restaurant in Muggle London, just wondering if you wanted to come. I know that Ginny is asking Hermione right now."

Draco blushed at the thought of the brunette in the next room, "Sure I'll go, what time?"

"Around 7 for drinks and dinner at 8."

"We'll be there."

"We?" Blaise picked up on Draco's slip up.

"Me, I'll be there." Without waiting for a response he hung up, and ran a hand through his hair. He opened the bedroom door and watched as Hermione said goodbye to Ginny and hung up the phone.

She smiled at him, "I suppose we'll have some explaining to do tonight huh?"

He chuckled as he crawled back into bed with her, "Are you kidding, with the gossipers Ginny and Blaise thinking that we spent the night together, we've got major damage control to do!"

She took his hand in hers and kissed it before bringing it to her heart, "You don't regret anything do you?"

"The only thing I regret is not telling you how I felt sooner." He kissed her forehead as she blushed. "Well I better get going," he stood up, "I need to get ready for tonight, I have a hot date with an even hotter girl." He winked at her as she giggled.

"Alright," she stood up as well. "I'll see you later." She walked him to the door.

"I'll pick you up at 6:30"

"I can't wait."

And with that he kissed her a searing kiss goodbye.


Hermione sat in front of her vanity, carefully applying mascara, completing her look. She smiled as she stared at her reflection, she had brushed her hair till it shone, her lips were a soft pink and her sheer eye shadow sparkled softly in the light. She sprayed on some body spray as the doorbell rang. She adjusted the straps on her dress, "Coming!" she yelled as she stood up, she slipped on her heels and headed to the door. She opened the door and smiled, "Draco." Draco's breath caught in his throat as he took in the sight of the Gryffindor princess. She giggled as he stared; she twirled around once, the skirt of the dress flaring slightly as she did so, "Do you like it?"

Draco nodded, still speechless, the black dress was suited perfectly for Hermione's feminine figure. The top was tied securely around her neck the tail ends of the bow flowing down her bare back. The front was cut modestly low, showing a slight bit of cleavage, the rest of the dress fit her body tastefully tights to her hips where it became looser and A-symmetrical.

"You look wow." He finally managed to get out, "Here this is for you." He handed her a perfect pink rose, which she stuck behind her ear.

"Thanks you look wow too." She smiled as she looked him over. His white dress shirt was starched and pressed, along with his designer black slacks and matching designer coat, making him look devastatingly handsome.

"Shall we?" he offered her his arm as he kissed her softly.

Hermione giggled, as she linked her arm with his, "We shall."


Draco looked over at Hermione as he stopped at a red light; she was staring out the window. She looked so peaceful and beautiful, it was no wonder she was called a princess. She had this glow about her that he had just barely begun to notice. He reached for her hand and gently kissed it, not feeling the slightest bit nervous at the warm feeling spreading through out his being. She turned to him and smiled softly, a hint of pink on her cheeks. The two leaned in and kissed tenderly, they were interrupted by the honking of a horn, the light had turned green. Hermione giggled as Draco shifted the car into gear and drove, his hand still holding hers.

Hermione watched Draco as he watched the road, never in my wildest dreams… She had to admit that when she first met Draco Malfoy she thought that he was some sort of God, placed on earth to simply grace women with his presence, then he opened his mouth, and the feud began.

When the war broke at the end of their seventh year and loyalties were revealed, she discovered a softer side to Draco that she had never imagined possible. He had apologized for everything he had ever said or done to her, understanding that the amount of shit he put her through couldn't be forgiven overnight, but that in time if she could forgive him he'd like to start fresh. It took Draco two months before he finally won her over, making her see that he really had changed, and that he really was sorry for the things he did (except for the hexing her teeth part, cause now she had the perfect smile).

Ever since their reconciliation, their friendship had grown to be as strong as the one she shared with Harry and Ron, perhaps even deeper. He was the one she ran to seek comfort in when Crookshanks died, he was the one she ran to when Viktor broke her heart. There was just something about him that soothed her like no other ever could.

When she found out that Pansy was dating him, she couldn't help but feel slightly jealous. Never in all her years of romantic daydreaming, did she ever expect to be with him. As if sensing her eyes on him, he turned and gave her a quick smile, which was enough to have her insides flip flop and her heart skip a beat. She looked at their hands which were still joined and loved how well they felt together. Draco's hands were strong yet tender, she knew that no matter what happened, they would be powerful enough to protect her from harm yet tender enough to love her completely.

Moments later, they arrived at Paradise Cove, the hip new restaurant in town. The valet opened the door for Hermione and helped her step out, she wrapped her shall around her body, shielding herself from the cool breeze of the night. Draco wrapped an arm around her, making the valet and those around know that she was taken. Hermione smiled inwardly at his show, at kissed him softly to reassure him that she wasn't going anywhere.

They walked in and immediately all eyes were on them, they did after all make a strikingly good looking couple. They both smiled graciously albeit somewhat nervously under the attention as they headed to the bar where their friends were waiting.

Upon seeing them, Pansy marched up to Hermione, "How could you?" She fumed.

"What?" Hermione suddenly dreaded what one of her best friends would say or do to her.

"Don't you "what" me… You two are going out are you not?" she pointed at the two of them.

"Ya, but-" Hermione stuttered.

"How could you not tell me? I'm so happy for you?" Pansy launched her arms around the taller girl, taking both Hermione and Draco by surprise.

"You are?" Draco asked cautiously as he too was pulled into a hug by the energetic brunette.

"Yea, we all are." She motioned to the rest of the group who nodded in agreement, "We were wondering when you two were going to see it for yourselves that you made an adorable couple."

The pair blushed slightly at the comment. "Thanks Pansy, you have no idea how much this means to me." Hermione whispered.

Pansy smiled, "What kind of friend would I be if I wasn't ok with it? A blind man could see the attraction between you two."

Draco breathed a sigh of relief, and then Pansy turned on him, "I swear to you, if you hurt her, I'll hurt you." She then smiled as she turned to Hermione, "The same goes for you missy."

"I wouldn't dream of it." They smiled as the replied in unison.

"I need to… uh… powder my nose." Ginny exclaimed suddenly, as she gestured to the girls.

"Me too!" Millie chimed in, as Daphne and Pansy got up as well, they looked at Hermione who simply smiled,

"I don't need to go."

The guys snickered as their counterparts faces fell, and then burst out laughing as the girls grabbed Hermione and dragged her to the ladies room.

"Order me a mojito!" she managed to get out before disappearing into the crowd.

While Hermione was gone, the guys turned on Draco, "So you and Hermione eh? It's about time!" Ron exclaimed, as he gave Draco a hearty pat on the back.

"Yea, they even spent last night together, huh Draco?" Blaise nudged him, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.

Draco shook his head, "No, well yes, but nothing happened."

"Right… You expect us to believe that you spent that night with a woman like Hermione and nothing happened." Neville added sarcastically raising an eyebrow.

"It's the truth, nothing happened, and I don't care if you guys believe me or not." Draco brushed them off as he order a mojito for Hermione and a Heineken for himself.

"You and Hermione look really good together." Harry cautiously approached Draco.

"Thanks Potter, so do you and Pansy."

Harry beamed, "Thanks mate, that means a lot to me."

Draco simply smiled at him, both knowing that their friendship was still intact. The friendship between Draco and Harry had been a shaky one at first, but when Draco took a curse meant for Harry, Harry knew that the Slytherin was no longer the prejudiced little ferret he had been in their early days. It took a while, but a brotherhood was formed between the two, along with Ron, Neville and Blaise. The bond took a bit of a blow when Pansy and Harry hooked up, but now that everyone was happily paired off it seemed to be water under the bridge.

Meanwhile with the girls

"So Hermione, spill!" Ginny demanded as soon as the entered the bathroom; she locked the door to ensure privacy.

"Nothing happened; I don't know what you're talking about!" Hermione leaned casually against the sink.

"He spent the night with you! What do you mean nothing happened?" she exclaimed.

"He spent the night?" Millie, Daphne and Pansy all exclaimed.

Hermione turned pink, "Alright, yes he did stay the night, but nothing happened!" The girls just stared at her with that 'ya right, and I was born yesterday' look, "Alright fine! We made out like hormonalteenagers, but that's it!" Hermione crumbled under the gaze of her friends. She looked at Pansy, "Are you sure you're ok with this?"

Pansy smiled, "I'm totally fine, I couldn't love Draco the way I know you can. I can see it in his eyes, he loved me, but he never looked at me the way he looks at you. He didn't love me the way I know he's capable of loving you. He and I were together because of who our families molded us to be, not for who we are now."

Hermione smiled and pulled the petite blonde into a hug, "Thanks Pansy, it means a lot to me to know you're ok with this."

"Like the woman said, what kind of friend would she be if she wasn't? Even a deaf person could see the attraction!"

"Er, Daphne, it's even a blind person could see..."

"Ya ya ya, whatever Gin." Daphne giggled as she waved off theredhead, causing the rest of the girls to simply shake their heads and laugh.

The girls returned to the bar just as the hostess was coming to seat them. Draco handed Hermione her drink and wrapped an arm around her waist, "Apparently I had to use the bathroom." She whispered.

He chuckled softly, "One day you're going to have to explain why girls always go to the bathroom in groups."

"It's one of the great mysteries of the universe, for a man to understand would cause the universe to implode." She replied taking a sip of her drink.

This caused Draco to laugh a little louder, "In other words, don't ask?" he pulled out her chair for her.

"Hm… You learn quick." She teased kissing him on the cheek before sitting down.

He took a seat next to her squeezing her hand gently, "Order whatever you want, tonight it's on me."

"Hey you guys here that? Draco's treating!" Blaise announced as he grinned at his best mate.

"You know what? Since I'm in such a good mood, I have a wonderful woman by my side, and I'm richer than any of you could ever hope to be" he snickered as the rest of the table rolled their eyes good naturedly… some things never change, "I think I will treat. Go nuts guys, it's all on me tonight." Draco announced as Ron immediately decided he was going to order the entire right side of the menu.

The group cheered happily, as Harry stood up, "I propose a toast," he waited for everyone to raise their glass, "To friends, family, and the promise of a new love." All eyes shifted to Draco and Hermione, who blushed, "May we all, always be together and happy."

"Cheers!" they cried merrily as they touched glasses, each guy claiming their respective girls with a passionate kiss.


I don't own Harry Potter or any charactersaffiliated with the franchise. I decided to also add in Neville Longbottom and Daphne Greengrass, cause I liked Neville, he's quite entertaining, and I couldn't have him be the lone bachelor... took me a while to find another Slytherin girl to pair him with though...

Thank you's:
Heroin-xoverdose: Thank you so much for the info on Pansy... I suppose that my version of her makes her more attractive than she is portrayed in the books...
WannaBArtist: Thanks for the review! I'm hoping that since this is a rewrite of another story of mine, it won't take me too long to update :)
itjustmything: Thanks for the kind words! Plus the idea of more indepth reviews is enticing... I love when I get detailed feedback!
Aria DeLoncray: Love your pen-name... DeLoncray, from Ever After right? Thanks for the review!

Once again, if anything is completely out of whack, please let me know... I should probably warn you that I will be tweaking Neville's, Millie'sand Pansy'sphysical descriptionsa bit... I dont' know what Daphne looks like so if someone could help me out there, then great, if not I'm sure I'll think of something! Hope you all had a great three day weekend!

One love,
NelStar7

May 31, 2006