Summary: Draco hires Hermione to be his wife for a couple of months to impress his boss. Will this act turn into love between the two of them? Or will things only get worse? This fanfiction is based on the movie "Borrowed Hearts" which was aired on Fox Family.
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters regarding Harry Potter.
Recap from previous chapter:
She threw herself in the bed and thought about her day.
She had woken up, and had gone to work. It was like any other day, so how did she end up in Draco Malfoy's house?
This day was too weird.
She fell asleep quickly, due to the exhaustion.
Chapter 3:
"Beep, beep!"
Draco moaned in frustration as he heard his alarm clock ring. He rolled around and stuffed his head under the pillow.
Five minutes later, he was dead asleep.
All of a sudden:
BANG!
"What the?" he said, his eyes wide as he searched for the source of the sound.
He shot up from the bed, and turned to face a …
Hermione had been sleeping peacefully, when the sound of screaming woke her up. She hurriedly put on her slippers, and raced towards Draco's bedroom.
She flung open his door, which hit the wall with a loud satisfying 'thud'.
She watched Draco shoot up from his bed, and she began to rant, "How in the world is a girl supposed to get some beauty sleep around here? Do you know what time it is?" she asked the dazed Draco.
"Obviously not! It is five o'clock in the morning! Why the heck is your alarm clock set for five in the morning? It's obvious that you are not going to wake up now, so would you please turn it off?" she asked him in a softer tone of voice.
Draco blinked blankly at the woman in front of him before he gave her a sleepy grin.
Hermione groaned and walked to the alarm clock herself, and shut it off.
"Goodness gracious!" she said, before walking out of Draco's room and slamming the door closed.
Hermione could not fall back asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned, so she decided to get up and star the day.
After brushing her teeth, she looked around her room to see where the clothes that she had worn from the previous day were located.
Not catching a glimpse of them, she shrugged and opened her dresser. She looked in amazement at the amount of clothing inside.
She looked at a dress, and was amazed that the size was her size. When had Draco ordered these clothes?
Hermione ran her fingers down the rows and rows of clothes before deciding on a pale beige dress. Picking up her wand, she muttered a few well-chosen words and watched in satisfaction as her limp, brown hair curled up into a high ponytail. She walked to the vanity mirror that was in the corner of her room, and she settled in front of it.
She had always wanted one. Though she didn't care much for make-up or looking good, she did enjoy looking pleasant. She would never admit it if one was to ask her if she wanted a mirror for Christmas.
Picking up some light pink blush, she carefully applied it to her cheeks. She outlined her brown eyes in eyeliner, and added mascara. Finally satisfied with the way she looked, she headed downstairs for breakfast, and hopefully to read The Daily Prophet.
She was surprised when she reached the dining room to see Percy sipping on a cup of coffee and eating a bagel.
"Why, good morning Percy. What brings you here this early?" Hermione asked him, slipping into a chair across from him, and pouring herself a glass of orange juice.
She was glad that breakfast had already been laid out in front of her- much like Hogwarts.
Gathering some scrambled eggs, a blueberry muffin, and a slice of toast onto her plate, Hermione looked up at Percy.
He shrugged, "Business. Besides, Draco always has food here and because I live in an apartment by myself, I don't have much to eat except for a slice of bread."
Hermione laughed and nodded, "Well, I'm glad you're here."
"How are things going?" inquired Percy.
"You mean with Draco?" asked Hermione.
Percy nodded.
"Please don't ask!" she said, grinning.
Suddenly, a voice broke in on their conversation, "Oh, I can't be that bad, can I?" asked Draco.
Hermione looked over her shoulder at him, and rolled her eyes, "Oh yes you can."
Draco settled himself down next to her, and Hermione asked Percy, "What are we doing today?"
"Today, we are going to give you and Draco lessons on how to be a nice married couple," announced Percy, waiting for both of their reactions.
"What?" they both asked in unison, dropping all of their food.
"What about my job?" they both cried together.
"Oh, I gave you both a holiday," Percy said, with a wave of his hands.
"Now, chop chop! We haven't got all day," Percy said, gesturing them to finish eating.
Hermione groaned, and buried her face into her hands.
"Argh, this is impossible!" cried Hermione, before walking off.
Percy gave Draco a glower, before running up to follow Hermione.
Draco rolled his eyes, yet he agreed with Hermione. The marriage would never work out.
"I desperately need to soak in the Jacuzzi," she thought, after telling Percy she needed time alone.
She changed into a bathing suit she had found in the closet, and she walked towards the Jacuzzi.
She gave a blissful sigh as she sat inside it. She was so relaxed that she did not even notice Draco, who was lounging around in the pool.
"Mind if I join you?" asked a deep, husky voice.
Hermione blinked a couple of times, before she looked into the silver gray eyes of Draco.
"Sure. It's your pool anyway," said Hermione, shrugging indifference.
Draco slipped in and sat down across from her.
There was an awkward silence, before Draco cleared his throat.
"Er…" he began.
Suddenly, a pigeon swooped down on him, and ruffled his hair before flying away.
"Hey!" he protested.
Hermione began to giggle. His reaction was too funny.
Draco turned towards her, his eyes flashing with anger.
"You think this is funny?" he asked.
Hermione laughed and nodded.
Before he knew it, Draco's angry eyes turned into laugher; when Hermione least expected it, he scooped up some water, and poured it onto her head.
"Hey!" she yelled.
She tried to grab his arms, but he raised them over his head.
She glared at him, before splashing him back.
He looked at her with mock outrage and splashed her back.
Hermione shrieked with laughter, and got up from the Jacuzzi, jumping into the deep end of the pool.
Draco rolled his eyes, but dove into the pool as well.
"Trying to run away from me, huh?" he asked.
He began to chase Hermione, who was swimming away from him.
Hermione started to laugh, trying to avoid Draco and swim ahead.
Draco was still laughing, as he tried to catch her.
"Draco!" she gasped.
Her foot had suddenly caught in a net that was located at the bottom of the pool. It was pulling her down and she couldn't get a hold of the railing to pull herself back up.
Draco thought that she was still pretending. He got closer to her, and suddenly, Hermione went under the surface of the water.
He swam a little ways to reach her, and he got worried when she didn't resurface.
"Hermione! You are going to pay for making me go under water," he muttered to himself.
He took a deep breath, and plunged into the icy cold water.
He blinked his eyes after he was underwater, trying to clear his vision, before he saw the dark figure of Hermione float towards the floor of the pool.
Draco wasn't sure if she was breathing anymore.
Forgetting everything he had ever thought, his only intention was to save her.
His heart beat faster and faster, and he gurgled out "Hermione!"
Author's Note: Like I said, I'm revising my whole fanfiction. Ugh! Haha, there is a lot to edit. Hope you like it. Please read and review.