Chapter 15 The Revealing Of Secrets

Dinner passed to quickly for Hermione's liking. She was too nervous to eat and it wasn't helping that Blaise looked like he was ready to rip her head off. She turned away from him and pushed her food around her plate, seeing both Harry and Ron getting up she made an excuse about homework and quickly followed after.

As she came to a stop in front of the Room of Requirement, she thought about leaving and act like she didn't know what they were talking about. Quickly pushing that aside knowing that she missed her friends and that they of all people deserved the truth.

She held her hand to the wall and knocked twice and waited for it to open. It opened to reveal Harry standing there with the same serious look on his face; he grabbed her and pulled her into the room.

"Good to see you to Harry." She said sarcastically straightening her uniform.

"Wand."

"What?" She asked confused.

"Give me your wand." He repeated.

"No1 What kind of fool do you take me for?"

"Leave it alone Harry you know she's stubborn." Ron said making his presence known.

"I'm not!" She retorted angrily. "How did you guys find out anyway?" she asked looking back and forth between them.

"Better question, what the bloody hell are you up to? We thought you were dead." Ron bellowed angrily back at her.

"Ronald your language." She chastised.

"Your bloody mental you are." He ignored her.

"Ron-" She started

Harry who had sat back and watched his friends in amusement decide it was best to interrupt before they killed each other. "Hermione he's right, we were so worried. What are you doing pretending to be a Malfoy?" Hermione sighed

"I'm hiding."

Both guys looked at her thinking over what she said before asking the same question simultaneously.

"From who?"

They looked at each other. Before Harry asked.

"You can't be doing all of this because of Voldemort. I mean his been after me since birth and I haven't got to change my appearance." He said almost whinnying.

"No, the Minstry is so caught up in making everyone think their doing something they're sending people to Askaban left and right. You and I both know that Lucius was a favorite with Fudge, so he's was really crazy about bringing me in. So Dumbledore came up with this little plan." She explained.

"That old wanker." Shouted Ron. "What was he thinking putting you with the Malfoys. You could have stayed with us. Have they hurt you?" He blow up again.

Hermione sensing that this was going to be a long night sat down on the couch next to Harry. " Your language Ron please. And don't you think it would be strange if one day we say that I'm dead and the next one of your long lost cousins come and live with you and nobody mourns me it would be obvious don't you think. And for gods sakes Ron no Draco and Narcissa are great to me."

"Hermione it's us you can stop pretending to like Malfoy." Harry said putting his arm on her shoulder. She laughed

"I'm serous, they've been really understanding and nice. They even invited my parents over as a Christmas gift to me. I was with her when she seem you guys in Diagon Alley."

"Harry I think she's hit her head." Ron said jokingly sitting on the other side of her.

Hermione smiled and leaned back putting her feet on Ron's lap and enjoying the warmth of the closeness her friends could only bring. She knew she wouldn't be able to truly enjoy it with this hanging over her head so she asked.

"You guys don't hate me do you?"

She felt Harry's body quake as he laughed at her childish question. "Of course we don't My."

"Yes, we're just happy to know your okay." Ron added.

She let out a breath of relief. "So you guys missed me?"

"Of course My, why would you ask something like that?" Harry said feeling her head. "Are you okay?"

She laughed. " Yeah, It's just…well…it's really silly." Hermione mumbled not meeting their eyes.

"What are you going on about woman?" Ron asked in a very Ron-like manner.

She couldn't even find it in her heart to reprehend him. She missed him too much. "I was being silly. I thought you had replace me with Ginny."

"Hermione, I thought you were supposed to be the smartest witch of the age." Ron joked making her blush. "Of course we didn't replace you. We couldn't if we wanted to. Your one of a kind." She blushed harder.

"I said I was being silly." She whispered looking anywhere but at the two of them.

"Plus." Harry added. "With Ginny it felt so forced it didn't flow like it did with you." He squeezed her shoulder. She smiled.

"Well at least some things are going good."

"What do you mean? I thought the Malfoy's were good." Harry asked confused.

"They are you have no idea the things they've gone through because Lucius, but I wasn't talking about that I was talking about Blaise." She sighed.

"What does Zabini have to do with anything?" Ron asked

"Well he kind of kissed me and-"

"He what!" Ron shouted standing up making Hermione legs fall to the ground. She grabbed his arms pulling him back to the couch and putting her feet back up.

"Calm down Ron. Gesh. I wanted him to."

"I don't understand the problem then." Harry asked

"Well before he could actually kiss me I kind of stunned him wordlessly. Oh guys it was horrible I got so cared I just ran for it." She explained.

Harry and Ron exchanged meaningful looks before each began to laugh.

"Its not funny you guys." She whined.

"Yea it's hilarious. Why'd you do it " Ron asked between gasps.

"I was nervous and it was all going so fast." She bushed. "I think he hates me now."

"Hermione if you like him why don't you just snogg him senseless and get it over with." Ron replied teasingly.

She smiled at her two best friends happy that things were getting back to normal. It didn't matter what was going on in her life as long as Harry and Ron were around nothing seem that hard to handle no problem seemed that difficult to face.

"Maybe I will." She replied cheekily.

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Blaise had had a permanent scowl on his face very since what happened in the library. Then the next day Potter and Weasley kept staring at Kacy in class. The worst part was that stupid thing they did in the hall trying to distract everyone so Potter could sneak a talk with her.

What he hated the most of all of this was that his body still seemed to burn every time he seen her. She had hurt him and yet she still had this power over him. Seeing Potter so close, whispering in her ear. Ugh it drove him insane. He couldn't hear what they were saying but he was sure they had some secret date planned.

He had watched her leave the great hall at dinner yesterday and wanted to grabbed her hand and tell her not to go but what good would that have done. She didn't like him. She wouldn't even look him in the eye all yesterday and had made sure that there was always a body between them.

He wondered how her date with Potter had gone last night. It ha obviously went good because she was smiling brightly right now. Just thinking about what they must have done to make him smile like that made him want to pull his bloody hair out.

She hadn't even came over and had lunch with them like she used to. Instead she was sitting between Potter and Weasley laughing at something they whispered in her ear. She looked up and their eyes meet and he felt a familiar flip flop in his gut and knew that he'd melt like chocolate in her hands. Potter said something else and she blushed and broke their eyes contact and smiled at the boy next to her. Blaise felt his heart break.

"I'm not hungry." He said looking at Draco and Pansy. :"I'll see you guys later." He got up and headed out the great hall, taking one last glance at Kacy. She didn't seem to notice him.

He was just out in the hall when his name was called. He turned to come face to face with Kacy.

"Blaise, I need to talk to you." She said panting.

Her cheeks were flushed and her hair was sprawled out behind her like a halo. Her brown eyes seemed to glow. She was beautiful.

"So talk." He said nonchalantly leaning against a wall his arms crossed. The very opposite of how he felt inside.

She walked closer to him and looked nervous. Part of him was curious to what she had to say and another part was dreading it. Her body was slightly pressed against his and his breath became raged as his heart began to pound in his chest.

'What is she doing?' he thought.

" It would be easier to show you." She said getting closer." Can I show you Blaise?" She asked him.

He was too afraid to say anything, not trusting his voice at the moment. So he merely nodded his head and she closed that gap in between them. She fully pressed her body against his and every muscle in his body froze and screamed to feel more of her.

"Blaise I sorry about the library. I was nervous, but I'm not anymore." Her voice barely came out as a whisper and if she hadn't spoke directly in his ear he was sure he'd have missed it.

She pulled back and stared into his eyes. Then she leaned in and did the one thing he hadn't had the guts to do. She kissed him. If ever there was a feeling of pure bliss it was in her kiss. He thought for sure he had died and gone to heaven or would wake up in a minute in a cold sweat with the need to take a very cold shower.

Wanting to feel more of her, to deepen the kiss, he opened his mouth and flicked his tongue against her lips asking for entrance. She granted him his wish and allowed him to take control. His hands went to her waist. But slowly, he wanted to enjoy the feeling before it was ripped away from him.

'She tastes like syrup and coffee' he thought making a metal note to always enjoy his coffee a little but more.

The sound of some one clearing their throat sent him crashing back down to reality. Kacy pulled back blushing but with a smile on her face none the less. He looked from her to the person who had just ruined the best moment of his life. Potter Weasley, Draco , pansy and about half of the Great Hall stood there gawking at them.

"Kacy I didn't think you'd take me seriously when I said you should snogg him senseless." Weasley said making Kacy blush more.

I was curious of what he meant and was about to ask when Draco said.

"Mate I know you wanted to snogg her for a long time but couldn't you at least wait to get to a empty class room or broom shed. I mean she my sister I'd rather not have to watch that after I just ate." It was my turn to blush.

"I'd advice anyone who's thinking of taking young Mister Malfoy's advice about a certain entertainment in the broom closet to reconsider for you will surely have back pains in the morning. " Professor Dumbledore said merrily his eyes twinkling." And why would you want to spend such a sunny Saturday in the darkness of a closet." He smiled walking away.

Most people followed Dumbledore back into the great hall leaving Potter, Weasley, Draco, and Pansy staring at them.

"You coming Kacy?" Potter asked and Blaise wrapped his arms protectively around her waist.

"I'll meet you guys out there in a sec I need to talk to Blaise first." Blaise felt sick suddenly. Was she leaving him for Potter. He watched the two Gryffindors nod and walk off.

"Come on Draco lets go prove Dumbledore wrong." Pansy said tugging in her husband with mischief clear in her eyes. They also left leaving Blaise stuck, to once again dread what she'd say. That's probably why he blurted out what he did next.

"Are you leaving me for Potter."

Kacy looked totally confused. "Why would I leave you for Harry?"

"You and him had a secret relationship. I saw you smiling at each other in the library and when he had Weasley distract Draco while he whispered in your ear. That's why you didn't want me to kiss you last time," I stated matter a factly.

Kacy laughed. "Oh Blaise was that why you were angry. I don't like Harry, his my friend."

"I saw you in the great hall he was whispering in your ear and you started blushing." I accused. I didn't understand what was wrong with me. She had just said exactly what I had wanted her to but I felt like I had to prove I was right all at the same time.

She Blushed. "He was teasing me. He kept saying that you were staring at me. They convinced me to tell you how I feel " She looked down. So did he.

"Well I was. I was jealous. I thought you like Potter." He whispered feeling stupid.

"I thought you were going to hate me for stunning you. I wasn't thinking straight." She confessed.

"I don't hate you Kacy."

"Good cause I couldn't snogg you if you did. And I really want to." She smiled. Blaise smiled back at her and they followed Ron's advice. They snogged each other senseless. And it felt good for the both of them. Who ever knew Ron could be so smart.