This story is so weird. I was really bored when I wrote it, and tired too, so sorry if it weirds you out. Its an Interesting concept though.

Chapter 2

Ring ringRing ring

Hermione was back at the apartment, the only one home; everyone else had gone out to a concert she hadn't wanted to see.

"Hello?"

Hey, it's me Hermione. Listen, umm... Hey do you want to go get dinner or something, we could eat, and you know talk, I think we need to, don't you agree?"

"Yeh, I guess maybe we do."

"Well, where do you want to meet?"

"Actually…why don't you come to my place, you have the address somewhere, and then we can go from there, ok?"

"Ok then, see you in a bit"

"In a bit it is"

Hermione grabbed her coat and curse and ran down to hail a cab. The drive took just ten minutes, and she tipped the driver and got out. She walked past a pretty looking girl sitting on the steps of the apartment building and into the lobby. Normally she would have wondered after the girl's safety, but at the moment she had other things on her mind. Other things namely being the man waiting for her upstairs.

She got the elevator up and knocked on his penthouse door.

The door swung open and Malfoy stood in the doorway wearing dark jeans and a white shirt with the collar undone and sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

Oh yummo she couldn't help thinking.

"Hey come in" he stood side to let her come in. As she walked past him she brushed his arm, and blushed.

"Hey Malfoy, Shall we get going? I know a great Mexican place not far from here..." she trailed off as he turned and just stared. For a moment she thought he had forgotten why she was even here, but then he said urgently

"Is she still there?"

"Is who still where?"

"That Girl."

"The girl out the front? Yes, I saw her as I came in you don't spose she needs our help do you? A nice girl like her shouldn't be out wandering the New York side streets at night."

"Ha. Don't worry; she doesn't need your help." Malfoy said sarcastically

"Um, I don't get it."

"She's out there waiting for me."

"Oh. Hang on, she's waiting for what?"

"I told you, me" Malfoy could see Hermione wasn't following "she's been outside my apartment building for hours each day for the last few weeks. Last time I came out alone she tackled me and tried to hand cuff me to her wrist! With real handcuffs! What the hell am I going to do?"

Hermione was taken aback by this, but tried to think anyway "so she's a stalker then? Well have you tried to just go out and tell her to get lost?"

"Yes! She won't leave! The only thing that would work is brute force, and you can imagine what would happen, I can just see the headlines now 'innocent fan brutally attacked by deranged ex supermodel' it isn't going to work.." Malfoy looked up at Hermione desperately, hoping she might have a plan.

"Well…" she said slowly "perhaps I could go out there and get rid of her. She wont report me, because I'm not really worth it am I?" now she thought of it, she liked the idea. Helping Malfoy in this way would partly return the favor he had done her during the war.

"But, she wont listen to you will she?"

"Well" Hermione already knew what she wanted to say, but it was embarrassing "how about I tell her I'm your girlfriend" she was starting to blush. In act, so was he. "Besides, I can take her I think, we're about the same size, and I'm older, plus I've fought in a war! That has to count for something, even if it was dueling rather than…just plain fighting" she finished hesitantly

"I don't know…"

"I think I should try. How about you keep an eye on the situation from your window, and if it's getting out of hand come down, ok?"

Uh…" he scrunched up his eyes and rubbed his face "well ok, but take care" he didn't look at her when he said his, but it meant a lot to her anyway. Without another word she left and went back downstairs

When she came out the front, the girl turned her head quickly, but looked back around disappointedly when she saw who it was. Hermione walked down the stairs and turned to face the girl.

"Listen, I would really appreciate it if you could leave these stairs"

The girl looked at her irritated then said "hem, no sorry I'm waiting for someone."

"If you mean M-Hugh then I must ask you more insistently to leave, he doesn't want to see you"

The girls face turned sour "oh Yeh, how'd you know?"

"Because I'm his…g-girlfriend, and he told me" that was a pretty bad lie

"Ha! You expect me to believe that?"

"Yes I do, so leave NOW please"

"NO"

"I said GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE" Hermione was getting infuriated at the girl, and she was firing up as well.

"I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE SLAG."

"THAT'S IT!"

Hermione leapt at the other girl, who had time to press a button on her flip phone before she was hoisted to her feet by Hermione

"Don't touch me freak!"

"You leave right now, and I won't touch you"

"I SAID, I'm not going ANYWHERE."

The two girls leapt at one another, slapping and punching. Hermione felt her hair pull painfully on her scalp, and countered by pushing her fist hard into the girl's stomach. They carried on until Hermione managed to get the upper hand, and had the younger girl pinned to the stairs.

"I told you enough times..."

"I'm not leaving" she squealed

"Yeah well I'm gonna make you-" Hermione stopped when she felt herself being pulled backwards. She whipped around to see a short-ish chunky lad about her age, glaring at her

"None touches my woman" he hissed at her. He held Hermione by the wrists behind her back, before turning to his girlfriend.

"Honey you said if you ever pranked me I was sposed to come to this place quickly…"

"She called me a slag Nick! She said she was going to kill me!" she burst into fake tears, which he fell for.

"Don't worry babes, ill take care of it all" he said soothingly, then turned his attention back to Hermione, his lips curled into a snarl

"What do think you are, hurting my lady? You need to be taught a lesson whore"

Hermione wasn't sure if he would hit her, but thought that he was probably the kind of guy that saw no problem in hitting a girl.

SLAP I was right then the side of Hermione's face stung from the hit. He grabbed the front of her jacket so she was barely touching the ground

He scrunched his face up close to her, and then slapped her hard again, on the same cheek. She winced in pain, but because she was so close to his could not see the balled fist headed her way.

He came under and up, smashing his fist into her stomach with remarkable force. This time she cried out, and she could hear the couple laughing at her. After throwing his head back to laugh, he came back and kneed her hard in the thigh, three times in quick succession. The whole time he was attacking her he kept hold of her wrists behind her back and bringing her up close so it was hard to fight back or wriggle free. I'm in trouble now she thought desperately.

"Oi! Let her go" Nick turned to see a livid Malfoy standing in the doorway at the top of the stone steps. His girlfriend leapt up at the sight of Malfoy, her eyes wide and her mouth open in happiness. Malfoy ignore her and marched down the stairs. He was half a foot taller than nick and towered over him impressively.

"LET, HER, GO, NOW!" her roared. Nick a so taken aback he released Hermione and backed away quickly. Malfoy wrapped his arms round her, part for safety and partially for support.

"C'mon babes, lets split" nick muttered to his girlfriend, who was still staring shamelessly at Malfoy

"I Can't Nick, I'm sorry, it isn't working..." she said, slightly drooling now, her eyes not leaving Malfoy.

"But, what? I just..." Nick was look upset and confused "you're dumping me?"

"Yes Nick, I'm in love with another man" she said it as though in a trance and turned to give an apologetic smile.

"But" They never heard the rest of the argument. Malfoy decided it was time to return inside while attention was off them. He locked the front doors carefully, and then took himself and Hermione upstairs. Once inside the penthouse, he let go of her

"Sit down. What did he do to you? I didn't really see, when I saw him coming a went to come to you but the lift was being really slow so I had to take the stairs." He half smiled. They both knew he was impatient at the best of times.

"I'm ok. He only got me a few times" she sat down on the couch and he sat beside her. "You came at the right time though, before any real damage was done"

She turned to face him and saw he was glancing at her sideways, subtly checking her for injury "really, I'm fine! Are you still hungry? I could whip up some pasta"

He looked at her solemnly before saying "I'll make the sauce."

The two of them moved off into the kitchen. They hardly talked as they worked, but by the time the sat back on the couch they were comfortable and easy with one another again. Conversation was soon flowing easily

"And so why did you start modeling anyway? It's got to be the stupidest thing you've ever done; you are so much smarter than that kind of job." Hermione scraped the last remains from her bowl and set it on the coffee table.

"Well actually, I didn't really want to in the first place." Draco set down his dirty bowl as well and looked up thoughtfully

"I was approached in the street where their premises are, a man said he wanted me to model in a campaign for him. I said something like; na thanks I'm really not into that kind of thing, but Jesus Hermione that bloke wouldn't take no for an answer!"

"Well you have just said no"

"I did. He told me that I would get great pay, fame, and a good rep in the "business" whatever the hell that is. Then he asked what my reason to turn all that down, and what was I supposed to say? Sorry, I'm actually in hiding from evil wizards who want to find me and kill me, so I'm really not in the mood for a modeling contract? I panicked and just agreed to everything. And so that brought me to where I am…I take it you've seen the billboards…" He stared at the wall. Was that a blush?

"Hah Yeh I have seen them. Actually I think they're quite good" It was Hermione's turn to blush.

"Thank you" They stared at one another wow there is definitely still something here! Hermione put her hand gently on Malfoy's, which was resting on his leg. She glanced down as Malfoy covered her hand with his other one, but still went back to lock eye with Malfoy.

"Draco." It was a simple statement, but powerful.

Draco raised an eyebrow.

Finally he said "it's…getting late."

This was the signal for them to snap back into reality. They both stood up and he showed her to the front door

"Thanks for coming over"

"No problem, I'm glad I did." She smiled up warmly at him and made to leave.

"Oh hey" he caught her elbow as she walked through the door. "How about you come over tomorrow afternoon? We can actually go somewhere to make up for tonight" His eyes were fixed on the wall beside her.

"Oh, oh yes that would be great, um yes that sounds lovely I'm sure" Hermione said breathily to the floor boards. She looked up and gave him a warm smile then disappeared down the hall. Draco closed the door, and scratched the back of his neck. He couldn't work out what was going on, but was willing to let events unfold. He just hoped that girl didn't come back.

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