Yeah! two chapters in 3 days! I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. I know that it was short, but I feel like it was drama filled. You can't have a story about these two without there being some sort of issue getting in their way. This chapter, I promise, will be longer!

DPOV

" So, she just believed him?" Blaise said flabbergasted. " The lying git!"

" I know. She just came in ready to defend him. She didn't even give me a chance to say anything. She had already made up her mind before she got there," Draco responded, taking a shot of Firewhiskey. " I didn't handle it well either. I kinda made a remark about not wanting to be around the likes of her."

" Draco!" said Blaise. " You know, it's really irritating that everytime I try and help you become a better person, you revert back to your own ways. What if she finds out she was wrong about this whole situation, do you think she is really going to want to get you back after you say shit like that?"

" I know it was terrible. I didn't know what to say, she was just digging into me. It's so hard to stop something that has been so ingrained in me since birth. I didn't mean it when I was in school and I don't mean it now. My parents made me believe that is what I am supposed to be like."

He knew he shouldn't have said it and regretted it right away. He regretted it every time he said it in school. He couldn't take it back then and couldn't take it back now. The only thing he could do is to not go there again.

But, he wasn't sure if he could forgive her for what she had said and done. The fact that she easily believed Ron, hurt more than she would ever know. The fact that she never asked him what happened, showed him whose opinion really mattered to her.

" Well," said Blaise, standing to leave. " Ginny and I have a date tonight. I will see you later."

" Bye."

Now that he was alone, he was stuck with his own thoughts. He was conflicted with how he should handle it. Although he really wanted to call her, talk to her more than anything, but he wasn't going to be the one to break. If she didn't want to hear what he had to say, he wasn't going to grovel. He was a Malfoy for Merlin's sake.

HPOV

It had been two days and Hermione was miserable. She shouldn't be surprised at what he had said. He called her Mudblood all throughout school and even though he didn't actually call her that, it felt as though he had.

He had proven he hasn't changed. The way he treated Ron and the way he reacted when she confronted him about it. He had acted so different when they were together, she thought they were happy together.

A knock on the door, interrupted her thoughts. Getting up to answer, she secretly hoped it was him. She wanted to finish the conversation they were having before he kicked her out. She was surprised to see Ginny.

" Hey Gin," she said turning around, into her apartment.

" What in the hell is wrong with you?" Ginny screeched. This caused Hermione to spin around and actually look at her friend. She looked pissed.

" What are you talking about?"

" How could you believe anything my brother said? He's a liar! You of all people should know that!"

" But Ron and I have known each other for so long. Why would he lie about something that is totally something Draco would do."

" Yeah, but that is not the same Ron that you knew in school. He's the guy that is plotting on getting you back no matter what!"

" Then how did he get the injuries he had? I don't think he would do that himself."

" Oh no, you're right. The guy who hasn't left you alone since you broke up with him, wouldn't do something like this," Ginny said, sarcasm bleeding into every word she spoke. " I know these words have never been said to you before, but you can be so stupid sometimes!"

She was right, those words have never been said to her before. It felt like a slap in the face.

" What?"

" You made the biggest mistake and I don't think that he will take you back after this! And he was the best thing that had ever happened to you. You just threw your happiness away, just to believe someone who doesn't deserve your trust."

" But does Draco even deserve my trust? Look how he has treated me in the past!"

" You know what Blaise told me?" Ginny asked. But before Hermione said anything, " He said that Draco has been in love with you since third year! He has been so unhappy because he felt he had to treat you that way because of his family. He tortured himself every time he picked on you."

" He didn't have to do those things. It's not like his parents were there to see if he was making a Mudbloods life a living hell or not."

" Yes, but he also had Crabbe and Goyle there watching his every move. They were not only his bodyguards, they were there to watch him. Blaise was his only friend in school and his only friend now."

" He can stand up for himself. Why didn't he?"

" Do you know what his father did to him when he didn't do what was expected? He got the shit kicked out of him when he got home after third year, because you hit him. It was an embarrassment to the family that a Muggle born witch even touched him, let alone hit him."

Hermione sat there stunned. Could she have jumped to the wrong conclusion, believed the wrong person? She was so used to believing Ron when he told her things and not believing Draco. But she should have known better. Ginny was right, she was stupid.

" He is never going to forgive me, is he?" She asked, putting her head in her hands.

" If I were him, I don't think I would. But I really hope he does. You guys are so good together."

Hermione started to sob, how could she have been so foolish? She had to make it right, she had to go up and talk to him.

I know that this chapter is short again, but I have some exciting events planned for the next few chapters that I hope you all really enjoy. I appreciate all the feedback I am getting from you guys.