Hey guys. Thanks for the reviews again!! I wanted to try something fun with this chapter and change my writing style just a tad bit. Experiment, you know?

Also, this chapter is way longer than the others. I hope you are happy!! insert smily face here

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She had to cancel it. She had to. What had she been thinking in the first place? She couldn't just go out to lunch with Malfoy. I mean come on. It was Draco Malfoy. What had gotten into her when she said yes? Was she crazy? Hermione groaned and fought the urge to bang her head against the wall. What was she to do with herself?
He had to cancel it. He had to. What had he been thinking in the first place? He couldn't just go out to lunch with Granger. I mean come on. It was Hermione Granger. What had gotten in him when he asked her? Was he crazy? Draco groaned and fought the urge to bang his head against the wall. What was he to do with himself?
Well, neither did cancel. Although the two were thinking about it the whole night and morning, neither did. They couldn't get themselves to contact the other person because of the humiliation. Both even thought about not showing up. But that just seemed to be mean. So the next day, two completely confused and unsure people entered the same cafe as they had yesterday and mentally prepared themselves for what they were sure would be a very awkward lunch.
Hermione stepped into the little cafe and sighed in relief to see that he wasn't there yet. She quickly walked over to the little counter and ordered her drink. She payed and got her order, finding a seat in the exact same spot as yesterday. She nervously played with the coffee cup, turning it this way and that, spilling some drops all over her shirt. Shit. She thought as she quickly wiped herself with a napkin. She couldn't use magic for being in a muggle cafe, and had to leave her shirt to be stained. Maybe he won't come. She thought to herself. Maybe he decided that this was a stupid idea. Well, he would be right. Maybe I should just leave. Just as she was about to get up, the shop's door opened and a confused looking Draco Malfoy entered the shop.

His eyes scanned the place and quickly locked with Hermione's. His corner of his mouth twitched and he walked over to her. Hermione didn't know what to do and just stared down at her coffee.

"I see you came." He said with an unsure tone to his voice.

"Yeah." She replied in a barely audibly voice.

Scratching the back of his head, Draco looked around once more before taking his seat opposite of her. "Look." He said. "I know this is kind of -"

"Awkward?" Hermione helped him out. He looked at her and then nodded, looking in a different direction. Neither of them said anything for a while and she decided she had had enough. "I -" she started. "I think this was a mistake." She got up to leave but stopped as she felt his hand holding her arm.

"No." He said. "Don't leave." Hermione looked down on him with a confused expression, trying to read his mind. She took a deep breath and sat back down. "I- I mean. Since we're both here, we might as well order something to eat together, don't you think?" He asked uncertainly.

Hermione couldn't help but crack a smile. "Yeah. Sure." She replied. He smiled at her and got up to walk to the counter. Hermione watched him walk over there and order himself the same coffee as she had just minutes ago, along with two sandwhiches and a very delicious looking cake. She admired his pose as he ordered. How could he do small things just like this, but still look like he was god of the world? It was like he didn't even try. His aura alone gave him a superior look of its own. Not that it was bad. No, not at all. In fact Hermione admired him for it.

He walked back to the little booth in the corner and sat down across her again. "Here you go...A sandwhich...With ham, cheese, lettuce, and mayonaise...I hope you like it...And here is a chocolate cake...I don't know if you like it...but it looked good so..." He stopped and looked up at her. She was staring intently at him, a smile playing at her lips.

"It looks great." She said. Was he nervous? He sure acted like it. Hermione mused the idea of Draco Malfoy being nervous in front of a girl. I mean who wouldn't laugh at that?

He smiled at her. A genuine smile. A smile that sent Hermione's heart all the way down to her stomach. A stomach full of butterflies. "I'm sorry. I just don't want - I just don't want you to think that -" He stopped again. How did she do this to him? Leave him completely speechless?

"You don't want me to think that you're a heartless, rich, bastard that sleeps around with everything with tits and a vagina even though he's married?" She completed his sentence for him, smiling all the while.

He chuckled slightly. "Pretty much." He said, looking down to his food then back at her. "Granger, I - The reason I asked you to meet me here again is that I have to talk to you." Hermione bit her lip and prepared herself for what was coming. She knew exactly what he wanted to talk about. "It's just since the reunion, I haven't been able to stop..." He paused for a moment. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about you." He looked into her eyes tentatively, waiting for her to reply.

Hermione inhaled sharply and held in her breath. "I - I know..." She said, looking down at her nails. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about you either." There was a moment of silence between them as they both thought about what to say next. "Look, Malfoy. I know that there was something between us back in Hogwarts, but -" Hermione stopped. She didn't know what to say next.

"It's okay." He said quietly. "I understand." After another moment of silence he looked back up at her. "I think we should start eating. I'm starving!" He changed the topic, knowing fully well how uncomfortable everything would get if they continued talking about this topic. For him it had been enough. Knowing that she had been thinking about him as well had brightened his mood for some ridiculous reason.

"Yeah! Me too!" Hermione said enthusiastically, obviously relieved at the change of topic. They both bit into their sandwhiches, and savored the delicious taste in their mouth. As they chewed their food their eyes met and they both laughed, their mouthes still full. Hermione swallowed her food the same time he did and smiled at him.

"Oh, wait." Draco said, picking up a napkin. "You have something right there..." He reached his arm across the table and wiped the corner of her mouth with the napkin. She looked at him all the while, taken aback by his gentelmanly manner. She smiled at him after he was done. With the sandwhich in his hand, he pointed at her shirt. "You have some coffee stains on your shirt, did you know?"

Hermione laughed, feeling a blush come up her cheeks. "Yeah. I spilled on myself while waiting for you..." She said shyly.

Draco leaned forward on the table and smirked at her. "And why would that be, Granger? Was someone nervous?" He asked cheekily.

"No! I never said that!" Hermione said, playfully slapping him on the arm. "Why would I be nervous for a meeting with you?" She asked with a mock surprised expression. "Oh, wait. Of course I was nervous! I mean who wouldn't be at meeting the Draco Malfoy?" She added playfully.

He laughed at her. "Don't get cheeky on me, now, Miss Granger." He said. "You know I could punish you for that."

"Oh, do tell me what you could do to me, Mr. Malfoy!" She said.

"Right, right. My mistake. A man like me could never do something to a woman like you." He replied. He sat up straighter and batted his eyeslashes, cocked his head up smugly and said matter of factly in a impression of her before continueing. "I'm Hermione Granger. I was the top of my class and the smartest which of my age. No one can outsmart me. Not even the wonderful, gorgeous and sexy Draco Mafloy." Hermione started cracking up. "I was the main brain from the Golden Trio and helped save the world from an aweful man called Voldy port or something like that." Hermione smacked his arm again, while trying to stop the giggles so she could talk.

"Oh, stop Malfoy." She said between giggles. "I wasn't that bad."

"Oh, yes. Yes, you were." He stated. "You were a complete goody-two-shoe. Not to mention completely prude. You acted like the thought of sleeping with a guy was the end of the world."

"Oh, is that why you made the bet then? Because you wanted to break me. Make me un-prudish?" She smiled at him. His smile faded from his face and he looked down. Hermione's smile faded as well as she realized she had said something wrong.

"I - well. I guess I was just being a stupid teenager, you know?" He said tentatively. Hermione nodded.

"It's okay." She said, knowing fully well she wasn't speaking the truth. "I understand. It was my fault as -"

"No. No, it wasn't." He said, looking back up at her. "It was my stupid mistake. I couldn't see you for what you were back then. I didn't know how to appreciate you. I know it must've hurt you bad. Giving your virginity to a dumb boy, like me." His voice was strong and clear now. Hermione was completely taken aback. This was not the Draco Malfoy she remembered. Had he really changed to become a decent man?

"I don't." She whispered in a barely audible voice. He looked at her questioningly and she looked back up at him. "I don't ever regret..." She took a deep breath. "I don't regret sleeping with you." Now it was Draco's turn to be taken aback. She really didn't? Did this mean she had forgiven him for the horrible thing he had done to her? Was she really that goodhearted?

Staring into each other's eyes, another silent moment passed.

Then to both their surprise, Hermione smiled. Draco smiled back.

At that moment in our story, the pair of them both realized something. Draco Malfoy realized that taking responsibility for your actions was something very enlightening. By admitting he was wrong, he had just lifted a whole weight off his shoulders. And Hermione Granger realized that forgiving a person you once cared about was something wonderful. Without knowing it, she had forgiven Draco Malfoy for what he did to her in seventh year. This, they soon noticed, would change their relationship and feelings for each other very much over the next few weeks. Indeed, that day in the cafe, the pair realized how much they had really cared for eachother back then.