AUTHOR'S NOTE:

CHAPTER 4

This fiction is rated M for mature audiences, as it contains mature materials.

Harry Potter and the Characters belongs to J.K Rowling and I do not own any of them. I just own the story line.

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Trying my best here on grammar and vocabulary, English is not my first language, so I hope could understand.


Chapter 4

Stuck

SLAP!

Hermione slap Malfoy's pretty face hard enough, it echoes.

There were silence, as Draco touched his burning red cheeks. He got a feeling, his precious face was going to swollen for days. He looked at the girl standing before him. He has to admit, this girl is beautiful. NO! How could he even get himself to admit that? Worst of all why in Salazar's name did he forced himself to her? She's a mudblood. Not just any mudblood… She's Potty's sidekick brainiac, the girl who top him in every class, a goody two shoes from Gryffindor. The girl that had never failed to infuriates him. Where had his pride gone to? Is he still Draco Malfoy? Draco Malfoy who had swore to himself he would never want to touch such human being who stood in front of him. Draco Malfoy hated this girl to the bones. They sure are enemies, but there's no need for him to kiss her or even fuck her by force. Alright…he's positive, Draco Malfoy had lose his marbles and now he could feel something inside his chest hitting harder and harder, like it's trying to get out of his chest.

Hermione was panting hard and her face was red in both anger and embarrassment. How could this dirty animal forced his filthy revolting lips on hers and attempt to what? Rape? Come on! Even though they were enemies, how could he even try, doing such filthy thing. Was he forgetting that he's a pure blood and she's a muggle born? He should not and would not touched her in her record, but what had happened now and why in hell did she felt excited and her heart were beating faster in excitement. His soft minty lips was intoxicating. She'd kissed Viktor Krum, but he didnt taste this good. Wake up Hermione! Draco Malfoy is no good and will never be. A part of her was glad, she'd slapped him hard, but a part of her was disappointed, just because she'd stopped that wonderful forceful kiss. She gulped as she closed her eyes, trying to gain back her senses.

"You-" she began, "Stay away from me!" she glared at Draco.

The blonde sneered, "I will and I do not need you to tell me that. That was a mistake and I feel filthy now… You make sure you stay as far away from me."

"Fine with me! We are going to go separate ways from here. I hate you and I can survive peacefully without you being with me!" Both huffed as they walked away from each other.

A terrifying beast growl was heard and echoed. Hermione and Draco stopped dead on their feet. The pair turned their heads around to face each other, both face were pale.

"Please tell me, that was you." Hermione gulped as Draco shook his head for the answer. She knew, it definitely wasn't Malfoy who growl. But she wished it was him. Merlin, what's next?

Footsteps and more growls were heard next.

Draco and Hermione looked at each other, both pair of eyes filled with fear. Until a four feet beast came out of the woods. Both humans turned their head to where it came out. Hermione turned her head to the right, while Draco's turned to the left.

The beast was black in color, and its eyes were neon green. It was definitely a panther and it walked towards somewhere between the two enemies.

Tears started flowing down Hermione's cheek. She tried not to move a muscle and Draco knew she was scared to death and so he is. Is this the end of them? What a pathetic way to be dead, eaten together with Granger by some Panther in the woods. The image of his mother and father came flashing through his mind. What would they do when they found out, their only son was dead? To make it worst, they wouldn't even know how he died or where he died. He never came home and nobody new where he was.

Hermione's eyes were filled with tears and her sight became blurry. She couldn't raise her hand to wipe those silly tears of fear off of her eyes and face. If she moved, the beast would jumped right at her, demolished her, why Draco made his run. He still stood there across her, very still and stiffened. They werent anywhere near, about a few meters gap between them. She couldn't die here. Her friends and family doesn't even know where she was or even know if she died. She have to get out of this place safe back to Hogwarts, spent time with her friends and family. There's still so many things she have to go through. Graduate from Hogwarts, work, date, married, have children, taking care of her parents and spent time with her friends. She was going to have a bright future and now, here she is. Her life was threatened by a panther. She doesn't have her wand with her, neither does Malfoy. All these thoughts made her shiver and more tears fell from her eyes, and she sobs.

Draco eyes widened. The panther heard her sob and it turned its head and paws towards Granger.

Hermione couldn't move a muscle. She's going to die. She is going to die.

Draco quickly ran towards her and pulled her, "RUN!" he yelled as they ran. Hermione was shocked, Draco Malfoy, his enemy had just saved her again, for the second time.

"Are you stupid or what? You know it was looking and walking towards you, yet you just stood there unmoving! You are smart for nothing Granger!"

Still gripping on Hermione's hand, they both fastened their running pace towards the wood as the panther chased them from behind them.

Bushes and tree branches, brushing through them as they ran in the woods and it was dark. Until only a while, they saw a sight of a huge tree up front, Draco quickly pulled Hermione to hide behind the tree.

The panther stopped as it saw no one in sight, both prey were out of sight.

Draco hold Hermione with one of his hands covering her mouth. He looked up the tree and decided to get on top of it. The tree was quite tall, he knew he could manage climbing it, since he'd often climbed and sat on that old oak tree in Hogwarts, but then he wasn't sure Hermione could. He then released her and without saying it out, Draco pointed his fingers up, just to confirm Hermione about what he was about to do.

Hermione eyes widened. She then shook her head in disagreement, waving her hands to signify her refusal. She had never once in her life, climbed a tree, especially a tall one like this one. This made Draco rolled his eyes, he knew this was coming.

The black creature groaned deeply. Hearing this Draco and Hermione panicked and Draco quickly asked Hermione to jump onto his back. What choice does she has? She doesn't want to die and she got onto Draco without second thought. Draco began climbing up the tree in silence. Bloody hell! She's a real heavy load, Draco thought holding his groan as he climbed. His face was reddened, tired of the heavy load he carried.

As soon as they reach the upper part of the tree, Draco tried catching his breath silently. He then glared at Hermione,"You are fucking heavy Granger!" he moved his mouth, without letting his voice out as he hold his chest with his hand, tired of panting. Hermione frowned grumpily, she knew exactly what he meant and she replied silently, "I'm not!". Draco put a finger on his own mouth, telling Hermione to shut, then he looked down at the black beast.

It was obviously confused. Luckily for them, this is one of a hell stupid panther.

Hermione couldn't stop staring at Draco, who was still looking down. She was blushing and she couldn't help but to feel her heart beated faster every passing moment. Look at his hair, so beautiful, soft and bright. His pointy face and nose looks perfect and completed him altogether. Why would he even bother to save her again and even carried her up this tree just to keep her save.

"What?" he snapped quietly as he eyed her. She got back to her senses and frowned, thinking of how stupid of her to even think of beautiful things about this rude ferret. Oh Merlin, she remembered! How could she have forgotten that Draco Malfoy only saved her ass just so he wouldn't be thrown to Azkaban, good lord!

"He's gone. What a stupid little creature." Draco said with a low voice.

"Sock it up Malfoy! We almost die back there." Hermione responded in annoyance.

"Is that the way to talk to your savior? There's no 'we' back there, it was you, that thing was aiming for you. You almost died back there. I could have just ran away and leave you eaten alive by that filthy creature, then being a fool I am, I saved your sorry ass once more, and bloody hell you asked me to sock myself up!"

Hermione's face puzzled, "What do you mean 'being a fool'? Didn't you save my life just so you wouldn't be thrown to Azkaban?"

Draco gulped. Damn him, how could he not remembered that? Yes, he did save her, but Azkaban was not the reason anymore. At that moment back there, it was just his reflex. He didn't even think about it. He had save the mudblood extraordinaire, pulling her by her hands, covering her mouth with his own hands, working himself, piggy backing her up climbing this tree. How on earth could he be this stupid! Slapping his forehead with his palm, and this made Hermione looked at him in confusion. "Hey! Answer me." she demanded.

"E-Err…" he sweated, trying to think of something to say. Hey! That's it! He thought, then glared at Hermione, " Isn't it obvious mudblood? Of course I'm saving you for my sake!" he turned his head away.

"Oh yeah…It is obvious." She rolled her eyes with annoyance, and Draco didn't reply. He sat next to her, looking away and quiet. Hermione had never seen Draco Malfoy looking like this. He looks pretty cool when he's quiet, Hermione thought, smiling to herself. Again, how could she thought of him that way? This man is a vicious prank puller ferret, how could he be cool? Yet he saved her.

"Thank you Malfoy." A sincere smile appeared across her face.

Draco looked at her face. She looked incredibly beautiful under the moonlight, especially her smile, the most beautiful sight he's ever seen.

Hermione stopped smiling, as soon as she noticed Draco had been looking at her for too long and wasn't saying anything. Her eyes wandered in his breathtaking silver orbs.

Her eye lashes were long and her chocolate melting eyes were big, what a beautiful pair of eyes she had and Draco hasn't even noticed up till now. The way she looked at him, made him shiver in excitement, while his heart beat's rate going higher and higher. He groaned at the thought, trying to put it aside, he began, "Granger, stop staring at me like that."

"Why?" she said sheepishly, still drowning in his silver pool of eyes.

"They just…" Draco gulped, Beautiful, he thought, "made me feel…" he stopped. Serene… he couldn't let himself said that out. "They're torturing me."

"And why is that?" she frowned slightly.

"Bloody hell Granger, this is not a college interview! Your eyes, they are just… so big, like those of that baby deer in that muggle animal cartoon. That Bambi!"

"What? Bambi? You watched that muggle cartoon?"

"How could you not know since you are a muggle born! I watch it or not, is none of your concern. Anyway, please change the topic, this is getting no where and God damn it I'm so HUNGRY!" Draco complained.

"That's your problem Mr Malfoy! Now that we are up here, we can do nothing but sit, until the morning comes. We cant possibly get ourself down there right now. That thing must still be around here somewhere."

.to be continued.


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