A/N: this chapter is in Draco/John's POV. I'm not quite sure which POV I'll stick with most during the story after this chapter so for now it will swap between the two every so often after this. i think i might be able to update a bit quicker than every 2 weeks.
Summary: well you've seen the movie. Now change it to Hermione and Draco, plus Voldermort, the Order, one special rose and almost love at first sight. Based on the movie.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Chapter 2
The Beginnings of Something and a Rose
When Diane accepted my invitation to go back to my apartment I was ecstatic. After having no company for the last month, to meet someone (especially a girl) just made Draco's day. Though he knew that he had to make it last for she probably wouldn't be back after today she would just disappear like the rest of the girl he had met over the years.
Though after spending the last month cooped up in my apartment working on my mission, under Voldermort's instructions I had little or no time left over to socialise that is until today.
As they walked to the apparation point Draco couldn't help but grin at how successful his plan had been so far. Voldermort had left him to plan the whole mission himself and had told all the other death eaters to leave him alone during this mission. He couldn't have asked for a better mission. Though he knew why he had gotten this mission, after his father had died in one of the battles between the order and the death eaters his father had been hit by that silly little know it all Granger. After that he was set on firstly getting revenge on her and secondly on Voldermort for having sent his father that night when he knew they would be cornered.
When they arrived at the apperation point Draco gently took Diane's hand and then apparated to his apartment. Arriving neatly at the door. As I opened the door and led her into my apartment I was glad I had tidied the place up this morning since I had nothing better to do.
Leading her towards the kitchen I suddenly hoped that Diane knew how to cook, other wise it would have to be pasta. For my cooking skills were rather limited and what I could cook often turned out pretty bad.
"I don't know if you can cook very well" I began as she looked up "but I'm limited to pasta" I said with a small grin. Diane giggled before replying, "yes I think I can cook a lot better than you" she replied.
I was transfixed by her laugh it was magical. As I nodded in response she then headed over to the fridge to see what there was in there to cook with. As she began to look through the limited contents of my fridge I couldn't help but take a moment to glance over her perfect figure.
As Diane looked through the limited contents of my fridge I took a moment to admire her, soft wavy golden brown curls, deep chocolate coloured eyes, curves that were driving me insane. This woman had it all brains and a body, unlike Granger back at school.
Draco still couldn't believe it, some how he had gotten this perfect woman inside his house with out mentioning his real name or 'sex' to her yet. Draco was shocked, 'was it really this easy to get a woman to like me?' he thought as he went over to help her with making the meal.
As the pair began to cook the meal Draco couldn't help but see that she would dedicate herself to something and see it through till the end before moving onto the next step. 'Almost like Granger the bookworm' he thought to himself.
When the meal was finished Draco couldn't help but admire it for a moment, it was going to be probably the best tasting meal he had ever had.
Draco had never really tried anything Asian before, though after the meal he and Diane cooked he would never stick to the food he had always had ever again. There were stir-fried vegies with lamb in a sauce that Diane referred to a 'soy sauce'. Draco had never heard of it before but he sure liked it. And these funny looking noodles were all mixed through they sort of looked like pasta but they had a completely different taste, one that Draco liked as well.
As Diane went to eat she transfigured her fork into a pair of sticks, before she began to eat with them. "What are those things?" Draco asked her, when Diane looked up puzzled he pointed towards the sticks in her hand. "Oh those" she said, "they're called chopsticks, muggles use them to eat Asian food. Here let me show you how to use them." She then transfigured his fork into a pair of chopsticks and tried to show Draco how to use them. After many unsuccessful attempts Draco went back to using his fork instead.
When they had finished the meal the pair sat there for over an hour just talking as if they were old friends. 'Now this is more like a normal life' Draco thought to himself as he got up and took the plates over to wash them. As he stacked them in the sink and let the hot water begin to run over them he saw Diane walk over and grab a towel to dry them with.
When the dishes were washed and dried Draco could see a sparkle in Diane's eyes from trying to teach him a song while they had been doing the dished. 'Was this what life was like for normal people?' Draco thought as the song played around in his mind.
You took my hand
You showed me how
You promised me you'd be around
Aha that's right
I took your words
And I believed
In every thing you said to me
Yeah that's right
If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand-up and punch them out
Cos they're all wrong
I know better cos you said forever
And ever
Who knew?
As they walked into the living room Draco couldn't help but wish that Diane would stay in his life. A girl like her would sure brighten up his dull and bleak life. He watched her walk over to the radio and turn it on as she did he couldn't stop himself from taking another peak at her.
'Damn' he thought 'she's perfect. Almost too good to be true.' Then suddenly the radio came to life as Diane found a channel and started bobbing her head to the tune while humming it as she stood up.
Once the shock of the music suddenly appearing Draco walked over to Diane who was smiling as she singing the tune quietly to herself, though he was just able to hear it.
As the chorus began to play Draco gently took her hand and soon the pair began to sway to the music. As Draco stared into her delicious chocolate-brown eyes he couldn't help but forget about Voldermort and all his other problems.
Watch my life pass me by
In the rear-view mirror
Pictures frozen in time
Are becoming clearer
I don't want to waste another day
Stuck in the shadow of my mistakes
Yeah
Cos I want you
And I feel you
Driving underneath my skin
A hunger
Like a burning
To find that place I've never been
Now I'm broken and I'm fading
I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have
What's left of me?
Draco gently spun her around before twirling her back into his arms. This moment would be perfect for the rest of his life.
I've been dying inside
Little by little
Ohh, no where to
But going outta my mind
In endless circles
Running from my seventieth
But you gave me a reason for standing still
And I want you
And I feel you
Driving underneath my skin
A hunger
Like a burning
To find that place I've never been
Now I'm broken and I'm fading
I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have
What's left of me?
As Draco listened to the words he couldn't help but see how much he related to the song. It almost scared him.
Falling faster
Barely breathing
Give me something to believe in
Tell me it's not all in my head
Take what's left of this man
Make me whole once again
Cos I want you
And I feel you
Driving underneath my skin
A hunger
Like a burning
To find that place I've never been
Now I'm broken and I'm fading
I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have
Hope it's left
What's left of me?
Draco looked over to his clock and saw that they had been at his apartment a lot longer than he had previously thought. The clock said it was well into the early hours of the morning.
I've been dying inside to see
Going outta my mind
Outta my mind
I'm just running I'm circles all the time
Do you take what's left?
Just running in circles in my mind
Will you take what's left?
Take what's left of me
As the song finished Draco saw that Diane had also seen the time so he knew she would be leaving here and probably he would never see her again. Normally he wouldn't care if he saw a woman again but for some reason this one woman wasn't leaving his mind. Rather like Granger wouldn't after they had a fight back in Hogwarts.
"Oh wow," said Diane as she saw what the time was "I didn't realise it was that late, I should go now" she said as she began to walk back into the kitchen for her bag.
As Draco walked into the kitchen he saw that Diane was writing something down. Before she quickly walked over to him, gave him a kiss on the cheek and then smiled before she walked out the door and disparated, probably to her apartment.
Draco walked over to the table and saw what Diane had left for him and couldn't help but whoop for joy. She had left her number and address and wished him sweet dreams. Draco suddenly knew that he would never ever be alone in this cruel world again.
But there was one thought that lingered in Draco's mind until he fell into a very restless sleep a few hours later, due to exhaustion. 'John Smith will always have her. But will Draco Malfoy ever have her?' as he slept this thought still sat there waiting for him to start worrying about it again.
When Draco woke he was puzzled and scared at the same time. How can a woman that he met only the day before be able to affect him like this?
Draco looked over at his clock on his side table and saw he still had over 5 hours until he was to meet them outside Flourish and Blotts where his new appearance would be put to the test, and if he failed he didn't have to worry about returning to face the Dark Lords wrath the Order would finish him off before he could even say a word.
Deciding that it would be pointless to try and get some more sleep as it wasn't going to come. So he decided to get up. An hour later Draco was dressed and ready to go, but there was still 4 hours and Draco was bored. 'Late breakfast in Diagon Alley would be the best way to calm my nerves and waste sometime.' Draco thought as he grabbed his wand and apperated to Diagon Alley.
When Draco arrived he decided to go to the café he had gone to with Diane the day before. As Draco got closer he scanned the tables half hoping that he would see Diane there. Though he was left disappointed when he didn't see her there.
As Draco went to enter the café he happened to look over at the shop next door and for some strange reason felt the urge to go and have a look inside.
Walking into the shop he suddenly was met with a damp musty smell that normally would have had him running from the shop, a Malfoy would never be caught in a shop that looked or smelled like this. But he wouldn't leave something was telling him to walk over to the small cabinet in the far corner; anyway he wasn't a Malfoy he was John Smith.
As Draco walked over to the cabinet he passed shelves of books, vases and walls covered in paintings. When he got to the cabinet after scooting around a giant statue that he had no idea of how they would have gotten that in or made it fit, his eyes caught something gold on the bottom shelf.
Crouching down so he could see it better. Draco saw that it was a gold pendant on a gold chain; the pendant was in the shape of a single rose. The roses petals were painted a bold red, while the rest of the rose was gold like the chain. Upon see the necklace he couldn't help but think of how it reminded him of Diane. Picking the chain up he decided that he would get it for Diane, he didn't know why but he just had to.
As Draco walked over to the counter he saw that there was a small frail man standing there, by the cash register ready for Draco to pay him. As Draco put the necklace on the counter and went to grab his wallet from his pocket the old man spoke.
"This isn't for you. I can see" the old man said to Draco as he looked at the necklace. "But who then? A pretty young lady me hopes. She must be special one. Rose will answer that question." Upon hearing this Draco began to wonder if this old man was sane.
"How much?" he asked hoping to get the hell out of the shop. "No charge" the man replied "rose will tell me if meant to be. Rose never lies." Once the man had said this he smiled and the sight of that send Draco running from the shop as he put the necklace in his pocket to give to Diane later on when he next saw her.
As Draco left the shop the old man smiled. "Good come from rose this time. No bad I hope." And with that the shop suddenly disappeared and in its place was an old run down building that normally stood there.
A/N: well I hope you liked this chapter! If the old guy was a bit confusing to under stand sorry! I was sort aiming for an old man that talked like Yoda. Now head over to the small button in the corner and review please!
xxoo
Eddie