Down on the Farm
Chapter Two: AIM!
Day 2: Sunday
Hermione was awoken the next day by something furry crawling across her face. She opened her eyes and screamed. Sitting on her face was a tarantula.
"Oh my GOD!" She screamed flinging it off of her. She heard laughter and she looked across the room and saw Draco standing in the doorway laughing. "What was that for!?" she yelled at him. He bent down, picked up the tarantula, and walked over to the open window and dropped it.
"Because, well, tarantulas live in the mud," Draco started. Oh no, Hermione knew where this was going she just hoped she was wrong. "and you have mud for blood so I thought you'd get along," he finished with a smirk.
"W-what?" Hermione said. "Weren't we like getting along yesterday?" Hermione was confused, which wasn't a common feeling for her, but she was also hurt. Why? She didn't know.
"Oh that," Draco paused.
Come on, think of something! Draco screamed in his head. (Voice 1)
Yeah, tell her the truth, another voice answered (Voice 2)
What! Why? Do you think I'm stupid!? (Voice 1)
You are talking to yourself, (Voice 2)
Just shut up (Voice 1)
I will when you tell her you love her, (Voice 2)
Love her!? I do not! Okay so I might find her mildly attractive, but that doesn't even mean I like her, let alone love her, (Voice 1)
Denial, (Voice 2)
What!? No way! (Voice 1)
Yes, (Voice 2)
NO! (Voice 1)
Yes, (Voice 2)
NO! (Voice 1)
Draco's in denial, Draco's in denial, (Voice 2, singing)
Shut up! (Voice 1)
Make me, (Voice 2)
SHUT UP! (Voice 1)
I win, (Voice 2)
"Grrrr," (Voice 1)
"Uh, Draco?" Hermione asked timidly.
"What?" Draco snapped.
"Um… sorry, but you just growled," Hermione laughed.
"Oh shit! Was that out loud!?" Draco asked.
"Yes?" Hermione answered him question with another. She looked at him like he was crazy. Which was a highly probable possibility.
She mustn't find out I was talking to myself, Draco thought to himself (Voice 1)
You're doing it again, his voice answered. (Voice 2)
Shut up! (Voice 1)
You say that too much, (Voice 2)
Who the hell are you? And how did you get inside my brain!? (Voice 1)
I am your brain; I am not some other person, (Voice 2)
Then why did you tell me I love Hermione Granger? (Voice 1)
Because I am your truthful side, you know, the one that thinks about stuff and speaks the truth, (Voice 2)
Okay, whatever, just shut up, (Voice 1)
Shutting up, shutting up, (Voice 2)
Draco put his walls back up, "Yesterday was a mistake, an act, let's just forget it and go eat breakfast," he then walked down the stairs.
Hermione felt strangely hurt, and she didn't know why.
Why is he pushing me out again? Hermione asked herself.
Isn't it obvious? answered another voice.
… (Voice 1)
Well he obviously likes you, (Voice 2)
Ewww, (Voice 1)
No, not "eww" considering you like him too, (Voice 2)
"Jessie! Breakfast!" Hermione's Aunt Nancy yelled up the stairs. Just because they wanted my parents to name me Jessica, gives them no right to call me Jessie the rest of my life! Hermione thought. This time no one in her head answered; they obviously agreed.
"Coming!" Hermione called back.
She joined Nancy, Drew, and Draco at the table. They ate bacon, eggs, toast, and drank orange juice.
Nancy noticed the tension between Draco and Hermione, so she tried to start a conversation,
"So what are you doing today?" she asked.
"I'm talking online to my friends," Hermione mumbled.
"Oh Potty and the Weasel getting lonely?" Draco sneered.
"No, I have other friends you know, and last time I checked, ferrets are weasels," Hermione said.
"You would know, know-it-all," Draco told her.
"Oh that's original, what next, 'Mudblood'?" Hermione asked rhetorically. "Wait you already did that one today. Wouldn't want to be repetitive would you? Oh I forgot, it didn't stop you the past 6 years, why start now. I am going to get online," Hermione stood and left leaving Draco confused, Nancy defeated, and Drew eating. Hermione got on and saw that Andi was on.
xOxSkittlesxOx: Hey Andi
xXxBoredAndixXx: hay
xOxSkittlesxOx: wut
xXxBoredAndixXx: nm u?
xOxSkittlesxOx: same except for the asshole Malfoy
xXxBoredAndixXx: come on he can't be that bad
xOxSkittlesxOx: o he is
xXxBoredAndixXx: wat he do?
xOxSkittlesxOx: he was nice yesterday and a jerk 2day
xXxBoredAndixXx: I believe you
xXxBoredAndixXx: lemme tlk 2 him
xOxSkittlesxOx: if you really want to
xOxSkittlesxOx: lemme c if I can get him to com brb
xXxBoredAndixXx: kk
"Malfoy!" Hermione yelled.
"What?!" Draco yelled back.
"Come here!" Hermione shouted.
"Why!?" Draco asked.
"Cuz I said so!" Hermione told him.
"Okay," Draco muttered as he walked into the room.
"My friend wants to talk to you, her name is Andrea, she's American," Hermione told him, getting up and offering him the chair.
"An American and a Muggle? Oh God," Draco sighed and sat down. "What a fabulous screen name."
"You know how to use aim?" Hermione was shocked.
"Yes I just want to know how you got it in England." Draco said.
"That's for me to know and you to never find out," Hermione smirked.
"Whatever," Draco told her before starting to type.
xOxSkittlesxOx: Hello, Andrea
xXxBoredAndixXx: hay and the names Andi
xOxSkittlesxOx: As you wish.
xXxBoredAndixXx: so tell me wat did you do to Mya?
xOxSkittlesxOx: Nothing.
xXxBoredAndixXx: is mya is the room?
xOxSkittlesxOx: yes
xXxBoredAndixXx: hay mya leave
xOxSkittlesxOx: she's gone
xXxBoredAndixXx: so wat did you do
xOxSkittlesxOx: I fell in love
xOxSkittlesxOx: o shit! Did I jus type that?!
xXxBoredAndixXx: yea ya did
xXxBoredAndixXx: now go tell Hermione
xXxBoredAndixXx: do you have a sn?
xOxSkittlesxOx: ya its SexyDragon and I don't love Hermione
xOxSkittlesxOx: I don't think I do at least
xXxBoredAndixXx: watev now put mya on
xOxSkitttlesxOx: here she is
xOxSkittlesxOx: hi
xXxBoredAndixXx: is Draco still there?
xOxSkittlesxOx: no he left
xXxBoredAndixXx: ok good I have something to tell you…
xOxSkittlesxOx: wut!?
xXxBoredAndixXx: Draco likes you and the way u talk about him u like him 2 o and he must b afraid of his feelings cuz of wut u told me he's pushing you out
xOxSkittlesxOx: I do NOT LIKE HIM!
xXxBoredAndixXx: Denial
xOxSkittlesxOx: I g2g eat lunch bi
xXxBoredAndixXx: byez
Hermione put up an away message that read, "Lunch bbl" and went downstairs to make herself lunch. When she got to the kitchen Draco was already there making himself a sandwich.
"Wow, Draco Malfoy working! The world is coming to an end," Hermione said dramatically.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Want a sandwich?" Draco asked.
"Only if you promise not to have another mood swing 'till later," Hermione teased.
"It's a deal," Draco said. "What do you want on it?"
"Oh just turkey," Hermione answered.
"You are so boring," Draco said as her as he handed her her sandwich.
"So where's you friend from?" Draco asked politely before taking a bite of his sandwich.
"Andi? Michigan, America," Hermione answered.
"Oh that's cool," Draco said.
They finished lunch in silence, then Hermione went back to the computer and Draco went back to whatever he had been doing.
Hermione got on the computer and saw she had a message from Krissy.
CuteIdiot101: Hay
Auto Response from xOxSkittlesxOx: Lunch bbl
xOxSkittlesxOx: hey
CuteIdiot101: hay
xOxSkittlesxOx: wut
CuteIdiot101: nm jc u?
xOxSkittlesxOx: not even jc
CuteIdiot101: that sux
xOxSkittlesxOx: ya
CuteIdiot101: I was thinkin…
xOxSkittlesxOx: u think? Never!
CuteIdiot101: shut up
CuteIdiot101: but seriously I was thinking u should come to Andi's pool party next Saturday
xOxSkittlesxOx: can't I have that project thing
CuteIdiot101: jus bring Draco
CuteIdio101: Andi says its fine u can stay in a hotel and like hang with us for a day or two
xOxSkittlesxOx: ok brb let me go ask my aunt and uncle
CuteIdiot101: b4 u go put Draco on
xOxSkittlesxOx: ok brb
Hermione went to find Draco.
"Draco?" Hermione couldn't find him in the house. "Draco?" she called outside. She found him in the chicken coup collecting eggs. "Hey Draco, when you're done Kristen wants to talk to you," Hermione told him.
"Good thing I just finished," Draco smiled, and said, "What's her screen name?"
"She's CuteIdiot101," Hermione answered.
"Is she a cute idiot?" Draco asked.
"Sometimes," Hermione answered before going to find her aunt. Draco walked into the house laughing.
xOxSkittlesxOx: Hello Kristen
CuteIdiot101: this is Draco rite?
xOxSkittlesxOx: yep
CuteIdiot101: o ok hey
xOxSkittlesxOx: so I hear you want to tlk 2 me
CuteIdiot101: has mya asked u yet?
xOxSkittlesxOx: asked me wat
CuteIdiot101: if you wanted to com to Andi's pool party next Saturday
xOxSkittlesxOx: she hasn't but ya that would be cool
CuteIdiot101: ya it would
xOxSkittlesxOx: o she's bac here she is
xOxSkittlesxOx: bck
CuteIdiot101: wat they say!?
xOxSkittlesxOx: they said its fine but we'd stay till Monday
CuteIdiot101: that's wicked awesome!
xOxSkittlesxOx: ya but how can we get a hotel we have no money
CuteIdiot101: hello you said Draco's rich
xOxSkittlesxOx: ya he is and he better agree to this
CuteIdiot101: ya
xOxSkittlesxOx: well g2g ttyl
CuteIdiot101: bibi
xOxSkittlesxOx: by
Hermione signed off then went to talk to Draco.
"Hey," she greeted as she walked into the family room.
"What do muggles use that for?" he pointed to the turned off TV. "It's just a box. What do you do? Stare at the black square?" Hermione grabbed the remote and turned it on.
"They watch the TV shows," she told him.
"What's this one?" he asked looking at the cartoons on the screen.
"It's called 'The Fairly Odd Parents,' it's a funny children's cartoon," Hermione explained.
"Oh okay," they watched the rest of the show before Hermione spoke.
"I assume Kris told you about the pool party?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, and I want to go," Draco answered.
"So do I, and Aunt Nancy says it's okay," Hermione said," but we'd have to stay in a hotel Saturday and Sunday night and I don't have enough money for one."
"Money? No problem, I'll pay," Draco said.
"Really?" Hermione asked. Draco nodded, "Thank you so much!" Hermione threw her arms around Draco's neck and hugged him.
Draco was unsure of what to do, so he put his arms around her.
'It feels good to hold her, what! No it feels bad, Bad I Say!' Draco thought.
'Ha! You admitted it! Oh yeah I know, shut up,' the second voice answered.
'Got that right,' (Voice 1)
'I feel so safe in his arms, wait! Safe!? This is Malfoy!' Hermione thought to herself.
'Yes it is, but he's so hot,' a voice answered.
'Yes he is, I mean no he is NOT!' (Voice 1 slaps themselves mentally.)
'Denial,' (Voice 2)
'Shut up! I need to get back to the real world,' (Voice 1)
'Yeah, the world of Draco Malfoy,' (Voice 2)
'Yeah, I mean NO!' (Voice 1)
'You might want to stop talking to yourself,' (Voice 2)
'As much as I despise you, you're right,' (Voice 1)
'I always am,' (Voice 2)
'Whatever,'
Nancy walked in on the scene and smiled. She then remembered what she needed to tell them.
"Excuse me," Hermione and Draco sprung apart. "Dinner is ready," Nancy said.
"Oh okay," Hermione said. Draco just nodded. They walked into the dining room.
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After dinner Hermione and Draco had a discussion.
"Tell me something about yourself that I don't know," Hermione said.
"Does it have to be about me or can it be about my family?" Draco asked.
"Yes it can be about your family," Hermione answered.
"Okay then, uh, my dad isn't a Deatheater," Draco said.
"What!?" Hermione was shocked and confused,
"Okay so it wasn't the best choice of words," Draco started.
"Ya think?" Hermione said sarcastically.
"Let me finish," Draco said. "He is a Deatheater, but he's a spy, like Snape," Draco explained.
"Oh okay," Hermione said, "but then why is he so against muggle borns?"
"He's not but he can't have Voldemort getting suspicious," Draco told her.
"Oh I understand," Hermione said softly.
"Just so you know I have nothing against muggles or muggle borns," with that Draco walked up the stairs to his room. Hermione stared after him, wondering.
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A/N: Hope you liked it, review please!-Sugar Quill High-