"Please tell me you did not just beg me for my company and send out a cry for help with that potions essay," was all Granger could say, trying to show some of her Gryffindor courage, but her eyes betrayed her, darting about as if searching for an escape route.
Draco looked offended, sitting down in the seat across from the witch who looked like she was about to have a nervous breakdown. "Malfoys do not beg," he informed the girl.
"Malfoys don't sleep well at night, either, do they?" Granger shot back.
One eyebrow rose and the wheels turned behind thoughtful grey eyes.
One look at Granger's face told him everything he needed to know. The bloody girl's mouth had relaxed into a confident smirk. "Insomnia getting to you?" she asked, leaning forward slightly.
Now, that wouldn't do. Draco leaned in, and the smirk disappeared faster than the food off of Ron Weasley's plate. Miss Head Girl shrank back.
"No, I think I'm getting to you."
The Golden Girl kept leaning back as Draco leaned forward, but she had hit the back of her chair. Determined to get away from him no matter what the cost, she started scooting her chair away from him.
A new form of tag? pondered Draco.
And then Granger's chair hit the wall.
Game over, Draco thought.
Quicker than you could say "Harry Potter", Draco pounced on the girl, one arm on either side of her head, his body caging her in the chair.
"Say you'll—"
"Marry you?" she raised a brow. "But what will I wear?"
Granger has pluck, Draco admitted. He shrugged. All the more fun for him. "Name the date."
"When hell freezes over," she spat.
"I'll mark it on my calendar," he smirked, imitating her self-satisfied smile only moments earlier. "Let's elope."
"Let's not and say we didn't," she snarled.
Draco leaned down even further, their faces mere inches apart.
"Granger," he growled, noting her response to the tone. Much more effective when she was awake.
He paused to draw out the tension. Draco, close enough to count her eyelashes, could see the steady up-and-down movement of her chest as she breathed and the gentle throb of her pulse.
"You're making things more difficult than they need to be, Granger," he continued, dragging his eyes down the side of her face and along the soft skin of her neck. He could smell a faint scent of… something. He wondered how she smelled so nice. Perhaps lotion? Perfume? Or maybe body wash.
"My face, Malfoy," she said irritably, bringing him back from his thoughts about moisturizers, "you want to look at my face."
He raised his eyes to meet hers. "If you say so." His eyes lingered on her lips. Why hadn't he noticed before what nice lips Granger had?
The thought was so revolutionary he felt compelled to push her away with all his strength. Unfortunately, he forgot her chair had already met the wall, and the wall refused to move any further. So one Draco Malfoy found himself sprawled on the floor for the second time that morning, only this time without an irritated Granger on top of him.
"Malfoy," said Granger, looking quite smug from her seat. "Really, your equilibrium seems off today. Should I ring a doctor?"
One growl, one tug, and one scream later, Granger hit the floor.
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Author's Notes: wow! Many review for the last chapter- you have no idea how freaked out I was when every time I went to my inbox there were at least three or more "you have a review!" emails sitting there. I felt like they were bringing proverbial sunshine to a cloudy day. *smiles* thanks to everyone. Let's see… anything special about this chapter? Er, I'm sorry it's short. And it would've been up two days ago, had FF.net not had a nervous breakdown…
RedundantGoddess- thank you! Do I get a pie now? Can I make a request? I really like cherry pie. *nods and rubs stomach* or if you're out of cherries, I'll take blueberry. Heck, I'll take anything.
Megz- your review made me really happy. I do enjoy writing (especially this fic- such a good release) and I'm really, really pleased you seemed to notice it. Thank you!
Armmonde and Callie- thank you! More will be coming as soon as I can think of it!
"I'm better than you because I have boxers with the Malfoy Family Crest on them"- nice name. *snickers* glad you think it's funny- it's one thing to be funny face to face and totally harder to be funny on screen. Thanks!
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v son sayian- you know, I have no idea what's going to happen when they get to school. I don't even know if I'll get that far… it might even become a second fic. *shrug* we'll see how it goes.
Dracos-kiki- well, I'm glad you found your way here. D/Hr are my favorite fics too. *grins*
Kate hater- er, well, I'm not sure whether your reviews were compliments or complaints. Out of curiosity, how am I being predictable? I'd like to stop that if possible… I want to surprise my readers. *poke* your name's not very nice.
And last but certainly not least…
Kate- *throws arms around you and starts singing Kum-By-Yah* it took me less than a week! Aren't you proud? *rummages around in drawer and digs out a cool pen, a dusty pack of gum, and a eraser shaped like a penguin for you* there you go! (and if you were curious, yes, those things are really in my desk.)
If I forgot anyone, my deepest apologizes. Just yell at me in a review and you'll be at the top of next chapter's list.