Down on the Farm

Day 7: No One Touches the HAIR!

Hermione woke up and glanced at Draco whose arms she was in. She smiled and kissed him awake. "Hey baby," she whispered.

"Hey," Draco said, his eyes fluttering open. "How's Alex?" he asked, referring to their newborn daughter.

"The house elves haven't said anything, but I was planning on going and checking. Come with me?"

"Of course," Draco said as he climbed out of bed pulling Hermione with him.

They walked out the door, down the hall, and into Alex's room, all the while Draco's hand was resting on her waist. I'm glad she's finally comfortable with me touching her, Draco thought, after all, it hadn't been that long ago when she stiffened at an accidental brush.

As expected, Alex was fine; in fact she was sound asleep.

"She's so beautiful," Hermione breathed.

"Yeah, she looks just like her mother," Draco whispered, nuzzling her neck.

"But she has your eyes," Hermione said, giggling as her husband tickled her neck.

"But everything else looks just like you," Draco said softly, pulling away from Hermione to look at his daughter, "and I wouldn't change her for the world."

"Me either," Hermione replied as Alex started to stir. All of a sudden Hermione remembered, What am I doing! This is DRACO MALFOY! Since when have we been married and had a kid! I don't even like him! I hate him! What had happened…?

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Hermione sat straight up as she awoke in the hotel. She was breathing heavily and a look of shock was in her eyes. 'It was just a dream, just a dream Hermione. But what does it mean She asked herself.

Hmmm… maybe that you like Draco? a sarcastic voice answered.

I'm not even gonna try arguing, even though you're wrong. (Voice 1)

If you say so… (Voice 2

"Hey Hermione? You okay?" Draco asked looking over at her.

"Yeah, fine, why?"

"You just look kinda pale, that's all," STOP CARING! he told himself.

Why? a voice asked.

Ugh, it's you. (Voice 1)

I'm just saying that it's not wrong to care. Is that a crime? (Voice 2)

With you, talking is a crime, (Voice 1)

Speak you're mind hold nothing back. But seriously there's nothing wrong with caring. She needs someone to care about her right now, (Voice 2)

Why? She has all her friends, (Voice 1)

They don't know, she needs to trust someone, (Voice 2)

And that would be me why? (Voice 1)

Just do it, and no matter what don't hate her, (Voice 2)

That was cryptic, (Voice 1)

"Oh, I'm just a little hungry, that's all," Hermione lied.

"Well get changed and we'll go get something to eat," You're caring again!

"That sounds good," Hermione said, crawling out of bed, grabbing some clothes and went into the bathroom.

Draco quickly got out of bed and pulled on a pair of jeans and a black tee shirt. He glanced in the mirror, My hair! He quickly grabbed his gel and set to work. In fact he was still doing his hair when Hermione snuck up on him and "BOO!" he jumped about a foot off his chair. "Merlin! You scared the heebie-jeebies outa me!"

This made Hermione laugh even harder then she already was. "Heebie-jeebies?" she asked laughing.

"You made me mess up!" he whined, this made Hermione laugh even harder. "No one touches the hair!" Draco glared and started chasing Hermione around the room. He finally tackled her on the bed and lay on top of her as he tickled her. As soon as he was on top of her she stiffened. He immediately pulled up and silently went back to working on his hair. He was so mad he didn't even notice the lone tear roll down her cheek.

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Breakfast was eaten in silence. Draco was fuming, What is wrong with her! He didn't expect her to fall at his feet like the bimbos he'd dated before, but he knew when he wasn't wanted. Figures he actually liked a girl for once and she obviously hated him. This whole trip was a bad idea.

Needless to say, Hermione called Andi from the bathroom.

"Hey, Andi?"

"The one and only," Andi's voice came through the phone. "So what's up?"

"Well, I was just wonderin' where you wanted to meet up," Hermione answered.

"Uh… I just finished eating breakfast, but I could meet you at the food court in the mall in thirty minutes, I'll bring Kris."

"'Kay, now how do you get to the mall?"

Andi rattled off some directions and Hermione took mental notes.

"Mm-hm, now once there how do I get to the food court?" Hermione asked never leaving a question unasked.

"You'll figure it out, see ya!" Click! She was gone.

This is going to be fun, not! Hermione thought as she went to get Draco.

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The car ride was also spent in silence. Only now Draco had cooled down and Hermione was pissed.

He has no right to be mad at me! I didn't do it on purpose! I mean I like him! It was just a reaction! I doubt that's even why he's mad and if it his he needs to get some better reasons. WAIT! Rewind! Did I say I like him!? No! I HATE him! He's a foul, loathsome, evil, little FERRET! You get the general idea right? I really don't need to go on do I? I mean Hermione sure did, but some things she said shouldn't be written where little children might read them. Okay, on with the story!

Once in the mall though, neither knew where to go, they sure thought they did though.

"It's this way," Draco stated coolly, pointing left.

"No, I'm positive it's that way," Hermione insisted pointing right.

"You're just saying that to argue with me," Draco said, Ooo dem fightin' words, (said with a southern accent.)

"What! Now why would I do something as ridiculous as that?"

"I don't know how you're psychotic mind works," Draco said, is he PMSing?

"Oh, so now I'm psychotic? I'm not the one being pissy for no reason!" Hermione always did cause scenes when Draco was involved.

"No reason! NO REASON!" Draco took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself. "I have a reason, but if you do not know it then I don't have to tell you. Now if you would just follow me this issue would be solved."

"I hate you," Hermione hissed. "I'm right and I know it."

"Actually you're both wrong," an outside voice said.

"Oh, hey Kris!" Hermione said giving the blonde a hug.

"One question," the brunette standing next to Kris said, "what pissed you two off today?"

"No comment," Draco answered.

"I bet that's how you respond to everything. It was how you were taught. 'How many women have you shagged Draco?' 'Oh, no comment,'" Hermione mocked.

"Chill!" Andi said. Silence. "That's better. Now I don't believe we've met, I'm Andi," the brunette said extending her hand.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Draco," Draco said shaking her hand. "And I take it you're Kristen," Draco said looking at Kris.

"Call me Kris," Kris replied.

"Okay, Okay, now as Kris was saying you're both wrong, the food court's that way," Andi pointed straight ahead, and they all started walking.

Once at the food court they grabbed a table and Andi started talking extremely fast.

"Got that?" she said when she was finished; she wasn't even out of breath.

"No, repeat in slow mo," Hermione said.

"Okay I said, today we'll just chill around here and tomorrow you two can meet everyone at the party, 'kay?"

"Yeah, sounds fine," Draco responded.

"Let's go!" Kris said jumping from her seat.

And they did.

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As they we're walking around…

"That's the great Draco I've been hearing about?" a voice asked.

"Oh hey Becky!" Kris said, turning around.

"Yes, that's me," Draco said with his, I'm-too-sexy smirk.

Becky wasn't fazed, she gave him an I've seen better look and then turned to Hermione. "You're Hermione right?"

"Yes," Hermione said extending her hand. They shook hands, a bit too firmly on Hermione's part.

"Whoa chill," Becky said shaking her hand out.

"Sorry," Hermione asked.

"Yeah she can't help being a freak," Draco put in.

"What me a freak?!" Hermione was mad.

"Now play nice children," Andi cut in.

"No!" Hermione yelled. "I will not play nice! Why should I he won't! I swear he's moodier than a pregnant woman!"

That's when Kris, Becky, and Andi started laughing. Draco's pale face turned pink as he got mad.

"What is so funny!?" He yelled at them.

"She, she just," Andi couldn't even talk she was laughing so hard.

"She just compared you to a pregnant lady!" Kris laughed.

"It wasn't supposed to be funny," Hermione said snottily.

"But it was," Becky said.

"Okay let's just forget this and move on," Kris said. They all thought this was a great idea, but the rest of the day was filled with tension and awkwardness.

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That night Hermione laid in her bed thinking about that morning.

I didn't mean to make him mad. I guess I do like him, she thought.

Thank God for giving you a brain, her voice answered.

I just want to trust him, but it's so hard, (Voice 1)

It'll take time, (Voice 2)

But he's got such a temper. I don't know if I can handle that, (Voice 1)

Don't worry, I know you can, (Voice 2)

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A/N: Okay so I changed the Becky scene because it sucked before. Hope you like this chapter better than before. Please review.

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