Chapter 3.
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Authors Note: Hey everyone. Sorry that it has taken me so long to put up another chapter. I think that from now on I am going to put up the date that I write everything on to this. The date that I typed it up, that is.
This month I have quite a bit going on. I am going to be having a Halloween Party on the 20th . I am so excited. I think that its going to be really fun. My 3 year old cousin, Riley and his little sister Autumn who's turning one, are coming up this weekend. I am so excited. I love those kids so much. I get to take them to the pumpkin patch to pick out their first pumpkins. Then I have a friend who is having a baby, her shower is on the 21st. I still haven't gotten her a present. Anyone have any ideas? Ok, so on with your story, oh. And P.S. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I appreciate it. Ok.
Hermione woke first to find herself nestled in between Draco's legs, her head resting on his chest. She looked up to see that everyone else was still sleeping.
Hermione sat up slowly, not wanting to wake him up. She looked around and saw that everyone else was still sleeping. Hermione thought, 'Wow, that was lucky.' Hermione still could not figure out what happened last night and why Draco Malfoy, badass Prince of Slytherin, had kissed her.
Hermione untangled herself from Draco's legs hoping she wouldn't wake him. No such luck. Draco stirred as she was still trying to get up. He looked up to see her moving around his legs and trying to stand up. Draco smiled.
"What the heck are you doing, Granger?" Draco looked up at her, his smile still on his face.
Hermione flashed him a hurt look.
"So we're still calling each other by our surnames, huh?" Hermione pushed his legs off of her roughly and stormed up the stairs. She thought better of it when she went to slam the door, not wanting to wake her friends. She shut the door quietly.
Draco got up from the couch, puzzled. He walked up the stairs on the way to Hermione's room.
Knocking on the door, he said, "Care to explain what that was about down there?"
Hermione scowled as she opened up the door quickly and pulled him inside.
She pushed him down on her bed while she stood standing. Her room now had fire red walls. Everything else that donned her room was black.
"One, Malfoy," she said holding up her index finger, "You don't just come in to the kitchen while they are trying to get a drink and kiss them, or snuggle with them on the couch, and then turn around and continue calling them by their surnames like you don't even talk to them. Two," she said inching closer to him and holding up two fingers. "You don't act like you care about someone when you don't. And three," she said holding up three fingers in front of his face. She was now right in front of him.
Draco reached out and grasped her wrist pulling her down on the bed with him. He twisted their bodies around so that he was on top of her, straddling her waist and holding her wrists above her head.
Hermione squirmed around for a bit, trying to get loose. Draco was much stronger than her and just sat there holding her until she was done moving. He looked down at her pretty face, her hair spread out beneath her on the black quilt.
"One, Hermione, don't go all mother on me. You can talk to me like a person. Two, I wanted to call you by you first name, but I wasn't sure that it would be alright with you just yet. So I just called you what I always called you, Granger." He said lightly, his lips almost touching hers. He was still looking in to her eyes.
Hermione looked up at him and whispered. "Well, Draco, Once you kiss me, that's the line where you can call me my real name." Hermione giggled as Draco smirked and leaned down to kiss her. She still had her hands pinned down on the bed, she wriggled her arms a bit. Draco let her hands go and she wrapped her arms around his neck. They continued kissing for a bit until Hermione pulled away and rolled over.
She looked up at the ceiling as he propped himself up on his elbow. She turned her head a bit to see that he was looking at her. She smiled and licked her lips.
"Ummm, I don't think that we should, like jump in to a relationship, I think that the way things are right now, like this, is just fine. What do they call it? Friends with benefits? Well, I think that we can be friends with half the benefit." She smiled lightly as she finished.
He aloud his silver eyes to run over her face and then he nodded. Then let his lips open a bit to say, " That sounds like a plan to me. I also don't think we should tell our friends about this, or anyone for that matter, They might get the wrong impression."
Hermione nodded. She sat up and leaned against the head board.
"Ok, so we've made some rules already. No relationship. No telling anyone, and we only go as far as the other person wants to."
Draco nodded and then added. "We should be able to talk to each other, like really talk. So I declare that we actually be friends, and not just with benefits.' He smiled at her.
Hermione got off the bed. She walked to the door and opened it.
"You should probably leave, I do half guest downstairs, remember?" she said when Draco play groaned. He nodded and got up to follow her into the common room where everyone was still sleeping. Draco stepped over the girls and made his way slowly and quietly up to his room, pausing to wave at her before he climbed up the steps, leading to the Head Boys dorm.
Hermione watched him climb the stairs. She walked over to the couc and snuggled up at the end of it. Before long, she was fast asleep.
Hermione woke up a couple of hours later to find her friends in the small kitchen off the right, making breakfast.
She sat up and stretched, yawning as she did. Hermione got up and walked over to see Ginny at the stove making eggs. Padma was beside her making bacon, Parvati was toasting toast, and Lavender was buttering it. Hermione smiled as she inhaled the scent of everything.
"Hey, darling, how would you like you eggs cooked?" Ginny called out in a sing song voice.
After Hermione told her how she wanted her eggs done, she looked up to see Draco walking across the common room.
She turned to her friends and said something that made them all laugh. Draco raised his eyebrow and made his was over to the kitchen.
"So, what is it that's so funny?" He asked eyeing the bacon.
Parvati looked at him and giggled. "Well, we were just laughing at what a keen sense of smell men have." The girls laughed as Draco blushed.
"We only have a good sense of smell when there are women at the stove making great meals, because if we got up there and tried to make it, we wouldn't have any food in our stomachs. With the exception of this great cook here." Draco said gesturing at himself.
Hermione laughed at this and Draco looked at her.
"Don't believe me, Granger?" Hermione was about to scowl when she remembered their deal. She shook her head and laughed as Draco walked over to the stove and took over for the girls. "You girls go sit at the table and chat while your mouths water for my awesome food." He said as he flipped a couple of eggs.
The girls were laughing with each other and chatting while Draco made his way over to the table with their food. He served them all on their plates and then sat down to eat with them. The girls dug in and were amazed when what he said was true.
"I have to admit, Malfoy, you are different this year. Last year you were a complete asshole and this year you are chilling with us and watching movies, and making us breakfast in the morning." Ginny said as Draco poured her some more orange juice.
Draco laughed and said. "Well, last year with the war, and everything, my father was trying to run my life and make me a death eater. After he got locked up, my life changed completely, for the good." Draco looked at the girls and smiled. Parvati was looking at him with sympathy.
"But lets not talk about that right now, Ok." He said and started to clear the table. Hermione got up and started helping him as the rest of the girls walked over to the common room to watch another movie.
Draco and Hermione walked into the kitchen and started to clean up. Hermione tied an apron around her waist and started doing the dishes while Draco wiped everything down and got all the dirty dishes for Hermione to wash. After he was done with that he started to help her by rinsing and drying the dishes. They talked as they worked. They talked about their childhood and what they wanted to do with their lives.
Hermione was planning on going to school to become a medi-witch. Draco wanted to become a professor. He wanted to work at Hogwarts. They both wanted to have a couple of kids, but no more than three of them.
"So, G-I mean, Hermione, Are you really virgin?" Draco asked her looking up from his dishes.
"Why do you want to know?" she asked him.
Draco looked at her seriously. "Everyone in the school thinks that they know you. I really do want to know you. So tell me, Is the Gryffindor Princess Bookworm really a virgin?"
Hermione turned to look at him. "Yes, Draco, I am really a virgin."
Draco nodded and turned back to continue his work. A small smile apon his face and his eyes gleaming.
Hermione laughed. "Oh, I see, ask me a question and then don't expect me to ask you one. Mr. Malfoy, Are you in fact a Slytherin Sex god?" She asked holding a scrub brush up like a booming microphone.
Draco smiled at her. "I don't know why everyone keeps saying that. I mean, Damn, I know I'm sexy, but jeez. I don't know if you could rally call me a sex god. Seeing as I have only been with one girl. And that was when I was really, really, drunk." Draco said.
Hermione smiled and turned around to finish washing the dishes.
They kept going with their work until they were done in the kitchen. Then Hermione walked ou in to the common room to tell everyone that it was time to go back to their houses. The girls said their goodbyes and walked out, leaving Hermione and Draco in the head dorms.