Chapter 17:

"Hey Mya!"

Hermione turned around to see Draco leaning against her door frame and raised her eyebrow. He was dressed like he was about to go out but he had never mentioned that he was going out to her.

"Mya?" Hermione asked.

"It's my new nickname for you. You like it?" Draco told her.

"I love it. But now I have to think of a nickname for you… How's Drakie Poo?"

Draco scowled at the now grinning Hermione. He absolutely loathed this name. The girls in Slytherin, well mostly the ones that flirts with him, called him that all the time. Apparently Draco hated this nickname and forbade anyone to call him that, but Pansy sometimes still calls him that just to annoy him.

"Bloody hell. No," Draco seethed, mock glaring at Hermione.

"How's Dray? Like it? Hate it?" Hermione asked, this time not teasing him.

Draco genuinely smiled at the Gryffindor and gave her a thumbs up, indicating that he likes and most certainly approves of this name. He stepped inside the room and bounced on Hermione's small sofa and lay down, closing his eyes in the progress. Hermione narrowed her eyes but couldn't help but giggle at how cute she thought he was.

Did I just think that he was cute? Hermione wondered.

She started blushing deeply and luckily for her Draco's eyes were still closed so he couldn't see the red expression on Hermione's face. Lucky for her. Hermione was sitting on her bed silently watching the pale blond and smiled. He looked so peaceful and happy. She reflected on when they were still at Hogwarts. A lot of things have changed. Draco Malfoy had definitely changed. Changed for the better. He wasn't the same prat he was. He wasn't a bully anymore – He genuinely cared about people. He cared about his friends who had been through his childhood and grown up with him – Pansy, Blaise and Daphne. They had known since a young age. Unlike the other Slytherins, they truly were Draco's friends. They had never abandoned him and stuck with him when he was in trouble. Then there was the two Weasleys and Harry. Draco secretly cared about them too. It turned out that they actually got along quite well and let's just say that Draco likes them. The three of them had one thing in common – Quidditch. They all played the sport and enjoy it. This was one of the popular topics that would appear when they were chatting. Lastly there was Hermione. Draco obviously cared about her. They were the first two that got along when they were sent here to the muggle world. They were a lot similar. They both loved reading and they were very intelligent students. They cared very deep about each other – There's no point denying that. Draco opened his eyes and saw Hermione who was deep in thought. He slowly crept behind her and she didn't even notice it.

"Boo!" He whispered into her ear.

Hermione jumped and glared at him.

"What do you want now ferret?" She said.

Draco smiled at her and took two tickets out of his pocket and handed it to Hermione. Two movie tickets.

"So, you wanna watch a movie with me?"

Hermione smiled and nodded. It was nice to spend some alone time with Draco. All the others had somewhere to go to, so it would be pointless for the two of them just to sit around and wait for them. The cinema was quite close to their apartment, so they walked there. There were a few movies that were playing but Draco surprisingly picked a rom-com, just because he knew Hermione would like it. Hermione went to the food counter and bought a big tub of popcorn.

"What's this?" Draco asked, stuffing popcorn into his mouth.

"Popcorn. Muggles like to eat it when they're watching movies."

The two friends went inside and sat on their assigned seats, waiting for the movie to start. As they were watching the movie, Hermione started tearing up and clinging onto Draco. Draco subconsciously wrapped his arm around her, and she leaned onto his chest. The two of them were both about to grab some popcorn when their hands touched on another's. Draco smiled at the brunette who was blushing madly. As the movie continued, the two of them kept staying into the position they were. Draco holding Hermione tightly with her head leaning against his chest.

"I must admit, this movie was not bad," Draco commented when they walked out of the cinema.

"Not bad? It was so sad and emotional!" Hermione said.

"That's why you were crying through the entire movie."

Hermione laughed and slapped the smirking blond's arm. The two of them has decided to take a stroll on the park, while they were debating about how the movie was.

"Come on, Dray! You have to admit that it was awesome!" Hermione argued.

The two Hogwarts students have been arguing for almost fifteen minutes now, and they were both quite annoyed with one another. Draco started brainstorming about ideas to shut the witch next to him up when Hermione once again interrupted his thoughts.

"The-" Hermione started, but she was cut off by surprise when Draco put his lips onto her.

Originally, Draco only did that to shut her up. But when he kissed her, the brunette proceeded to return the kiss. When the two of them realized what they have been doing, they immediately pulled away. Both Draco and Hermione were blushing madly.

"I-I'm sorry I shouldn't have done-" said Draco.

"Do you regret it?" Hermione suddenly interrupted.

The blond was caught off guard and stared into Hermione's eyes. His hands gently cupped her cheeks, and their lips collided once again. The kiss – It was magical. It was sweet and gentle, yet there was so much passion in it. Draco pulled away and gave Hermione a sweet smile.

"Does that answer your question?" He asked.

Hermione nodded and smiled at him. They started walking home in a comfortable silence. As they were walking, Draco slipped his hands into Hermione's, and held it tightly.

"What does this make us?" Hermione asked out of nowhere.

Draco looked at Hermione with a questioning look.

"Are we together? Or are we-"

Suddenly, Draco stood in front of Hermione and took both of her hands, smiling at her with hopeful eyes.

"Hermione Jean Granger, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked.

The brunette was caught completely off guard by this, but smiled widely when she heard the words coming out from Draco's mouth. She flew herself around Draco and hugged him tightly, whispering the answer into his ears, before they sealed their lips together.

"Yes."

I know that I'm a horrible person. I haven't updated for like two months and I'm really sorry. I hope you guys like this chapter though:)