I know, I know, it's been awhile. I have no apologies.

I know this is all very fluffy and maybe all going very fast… but they need to have their crazy summer fling in order to get back to Hogwarts. And become the persons we all know and love. I'm sure you guys don't mind. )

Here we go:


Run like we have a day with destiny – Crush by Jennifer Paige

Hermione heard herself laughing, laughing so hard she felt she couldn't stop anymore. Gosh, he was so funny. She held her hand in front of her lips as she kept chuckling to his jokes.

"So, miss Hermione Granger." He said with a serious look upon his face. "Tell me something about yourself." He searched for her eyes and Hermione found herself getting shy under his stare. This is what he kept doing, looking straight at her with no withholding and smiling that goofy smile of his.

As she felt her cheeks burning up she looked up at him and met his eyes. "Well, what do you want to know?"

"Anything. Tell me uuh…" He drummed his fingers on the table as he sipped his Coca Cola with his other hand. "Tell me a secret." He said as he winked at her.

She chuckled again and cursed herself for being so girly. He was doing this to her already and they had just met an hour or so ago.

"Well, I have this once secret… but you have to promise not to tell anyone." She said. "I promise." He said solemnly and crossed his heart with his hands, a twinkle in his eyes.

"Ok." Hermione said and smiled at him. "I think it would be really great to be a…" She bit her lip and paused for a second. "A male belly dancer for one day." She bit her lip once more in amusement and waited for his response. He apparently found the whole thing very amusing because he coughed up his Coca cola of which he just took a sip.

"Are you alright?" She said as she leaned over and put her hand on his back, their eyes met midway and they were immediately stuck in the moment. "I'm good." He said and as looked down he broke their stare. Hermione got back into her own space and felt her cheeks burning up. "Good." She said.

"A male belly dancer huh?" He said and smirked. She looked away from him and laughed. "Yeah, well. What can I say?"

"Nothing. I'm not so sure I should be hanging around girls who have transvestite dreams." He said as he winked at her yet again. He had to stop doing that.

As they finished their dinner and had a couple more good laughs and got to know each other a little better, they paid their bill (of which Draco insisted he'd pay) and left the table and walked away from the beach. Evening had fallen and Hermione had to go back to her father soon.

"Well, miss Granger…" He said as he shoved his hands in his pants and looked at the ground.

"Good evening Mr. Malfoy." Hermione said with a smile as she walked backwards, already walking away from him. He looked up at her again and was just watching her walk away.

"Are you on the beach again tomorrow?" She heard him ask. She smiled and nodded, trying to make a mental picture of him as she turned around and left him on that sandy beach.

He wasn't sure what he was doing. This was a muggle girl for God's sake. Yes, but he liked her, liked her maybe even a little more than he had ever liked a girl. It was the way she smiled, chuckled, would hold her cute small fingers in front of her mouth just to make sure he didn't see that she was laughing. Or the way she bit her lip which drove him to the point of insanity. And she was funny. Real funny. And the way her eyes lit up whenever he would make a joke. Ok, he really liked her. And he had only met the girl a couple of hours ago.

She would be back on the beach again tomorrow and he had already made plans with himself to be looking for her first thing in the morning. He wanted to spend more time with her, get to know her better, hold her, kiss her. Yes, he was hooked. And he felt crazy for feeling this way. What was she doing to him? He was conflicted. He shouldn't like her. He couldn't like her. He was Draco Malfoy, pure blood wizard. She was Hermione Granger, muggle girl. Still, she sparked something within him he couldn't shake off.

He soon found her lying in the same spot as the day before. Today, he came prepared as his own beach towel was hanging over his shoulder and he even bought his own sun lotion. As he walked closer to her he could feel her eyes on him. She had spotted him as well. Now he just needed her to smile which would make him tell it was ok to approach her again. She didn't… not yet anyways. Had he messed yesterday up? Did she just think he was this annoying guy she couldn't rid herself off? His hand racked through his hair as he sighed. Fool. Soon, however, he saw Hermione smile and pat the sand next to her own towel. He smiled to himself and his heart skipped a beat. She had wanted him to find her today. Good.

"Morning." He said casually as he unfolded his towel and spread it across the sand just a couple of feet away from hers. He didn't want to intrude her private space.

"Fancy seeing you here again." She said as she took her sun glasses off and he could feel her eyes roaming his body.

"Had a good night?" He said as he sat down and grabbed his sun lotion and start rubbing it on his arms, stomach and legs.

"Pretty much. Had a late dinner with my dad, but I was still full from our hamburger fest yesterday afternoon."

"Ha! Yes, well, when you order a hamburger in the US, for some reason they think you're this giant who hasn't eaten in years. But you had quite the appetite miss Granger. I don't know where you keep it."

She blushed and looked away from him to the sea. "I didn't eat that much, Draco." She was adorable.

"Yes you did. But that's ok. When I look at you today, I wouldn't be able to tell." He said as he nudged her shoulder slightly. Teasing.

"Oh, shut up." She said and rolled onto her belly, giving him some access to her back, butt and long slender legs. She was wearing a dark blue bikini today with little white dots on it.

"So, any plans for today?" She asked him as she put her sunglasses back on and grabbed her book.

"Nah, not really. I was just planning to crash your little party today." He watched her look up at him and saw a small smile on her lips which she tried to hide. "If that's ok with you of course." He added.

"So I have a stalker now, huh?" She said serious.

"Maybe." He said and tried to look nonchalant. "Does it bother you?"

"Nah, I've always wanted one." This time she poked him in the ribs which made him squeal a little. Oh gods, did I just squeal? Way to go. She just laughed at him and stood up.

"Where you going?" He asked her. "To swim of course. Want to come?" She held out her hand for him to take and he just looked at her. This girl was something.

"Swim with you?" He said raising his eyebrow. "Uhuh." She nodded.

"Could be fun." He said smiling as he took her hand and stood up. At first he wasn't sure if he should ever let go of her hand as it seemed to fit perfectly in his. However, he was afraid that he would scare her away.

"Let's go." She said and already started running towards the sea. "Whoever is in last is a big loser." She shouted. He laughed at her childish ways and shook his head. This muggle girl was crazy. Was driving him crazy. He didn't recognize himself with her. But he loved every second of it. He decided that he would just have a great time this holiday, and not let the whole muggle thing get in the way of it and just enjoy himself. Hogwarts was far away and he would probably (and unfortunately) never see this girl again.

...

She dived head first into the ocean and as she came up for air she found an arm around her waist which tugged her back under water. As she opened her eyes she saw his blonde hair dancing around his head under water and his silver blue eyes looking straight back at her. And she just smiled. This boy was crazy. And she was crazy for him. Gosh, she was falling harder than she had ever fallen for anyone.

"Loser." She said coughing and smile all together.

"Yeah, yeah." She heard him say as he once again took a hold of her and brought her to his side.

"I'm Mr. Loser for you miss. Granger." He said as he grabbed her chin playfully and made her look him straight in to his eyes. She felt her cheeks burn up and cursed herself for always blushing around him. Why did he have to keep calling her miss Granger? It drove her insane but at the same time she found it cute that he got his own nickname for her.

"Mr. Loser then." She said quietly.

It wasn't until then that she noticed their closeness. She could feel his naked torso against her side and she was still looking into his eyes. She didn't even realize him leaning into her until his lips were so close to hers that she could feel his salty breath on her own lips. She swallowed hard and looked back into his eyes. He was serious now. Was this going too fast? She didn't care. She wanted this. And with that decision she connected her lips with his and kissed him.