Chapter 8-

Ron yawned and sat up. He looked out the window and then at the clock. It was past nine in the morning. The sun was already up, and most of the people too, from what he could see. He remembered last night and smiled. Sally lay next to him. She had a slight smile on her face, and Ron thought she looked beautiful.

'Sally?' he nudged her gently.

Sally groaned and opened one eye. 'What?'

'It's time to get up,' said Ron wryly and got out of bed. Sally looked away while he walked to the bathroom. According to her, the previous night had been bad enough. She buried her head in the pillow. She sat up when she heard Ron starting the shower. She jumped out of bed and started dressing. She didn't want Ron to see her naked again. Once she was done, she collapsed on the bed and waited for him to come out. It was time he told her a little secret.

Ron stepped out of the bathroom, a towel hung on his waist. Sally took a deep breath and walked towards him. She gave him her most seductive smile and stood on her toes to kiss him lightly. He pulled her close and deepened the kiss. She had to stop herself from gagging. He put one hand under her shirt and that's when Sally pulled back.

'Oh no, you don't, Ron. No sex for you,' she announced.

'Why?' Ron whined.

'Because you haven't been honest with me,' she replied faking sadness. God, this better work she thought.

'What do you mean?' asked Ron frowning. 'I practically told you everything about me,'

'No, you didn't. You are not telling me the real reason you left London,' said Sally pointing an accusing finger at him.

'Yes, I did,' said Ron sharply. He looked less confident though.

'You are a liar, Ron, and I thought you really liked me. You know what? Go to hell!' said Sally angrily and walked to the door. Ron ran after her and seized her arm.

'Sally, please,' he begged.

'Let go of me,' she said stiffly.

'Alright, alright, I'll tell you. Will you come back now?' he asked.

Sally looked at him appraisingly and then gave a stiff nod.

'Alright, what happened was…,' Ron started.

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'Draco, I really have to go,' said Hermione. 'We have been in bed all day,'

'I don't care, darling,' said Malfoy nuzzling her neck. 'You are very addictive,'

Hermione rolled her eyes good-naturedly and pushed Malfoy away. She climbed out of bed and grabbed her robe. She looked back and smiled at his sad expression.

'Oh cheer up, I'll make it up to you tonight,' Hermione winked.

Malfoy smiled and got of bed to. He wrapped his arms around her and said, 'This is really bad. We aren't supposed to really be dating,'

'I know' Hermione nodded. 'But now that we're pretending, we might as well make the most of it,'

'Never thought you would say this,' said Malfoy smirking.

Hermione rolled her eyes again and pulled away from him. She went to dress up and could feel Malfoy's eyes burning a hole at the back of her head.

'What?' she laughed and turned back.

'Nothing, I am just trying to figure out why we haven't done it before,' said Malfoy with a frown.

'Well…because we hated each other?' offered Hermione.

'I still hate,' said Malfoy and shrugged.

'I hate you too,' shot back Hermione.

'That's good. At least something is normal,' said Malfoy and pretended to let out a sigh of relief.

Hermione walked up to him and hit his arm playfully. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back into bed.

Later, when they had finished, Hermione lay into bed as Malfoy dressed up. She thought about how they had been with each other for the past two days and couldn't help but wonder at the change in their behavior. What hadhappened? She didn't know and decided she would worry about that later. She thought back, what had Malfoy said earlier? Oh yes, he hated her. What that true or was he kidding? All these sweet gestures…were they genuine or underneath all this was just the Malfoy she had always known, taking advantage of her? She wished she knew. She also knew that she couldn't stop what she had started. Deep down in her heart she knew that she was slowly falling for him. Oh God, Hermione thought, I shouldn't think about that. They had a perfectly fine physical relationship and she wanted to keep it that way. She didn't want feelings to get into the matter and ruin everything. She knew one of them would end up getting hurt and, most likely, that one of them would be her.

'Hermione, hey, what are you thinking?' Malfoy asked. He had been calling her and she hadn't responded.

Hermione smiled at him and said, 'Nothing,'

'Well, okay. Anyway, I have got to go, so I'll see you later,' he had already gotten dressed and leaned down to kiss her.

Damn it, Malfoy thought. They were acting like real couples!

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'Well, what have you got 'til now?' demanded a woman.

'I haven't talked to Sally yet. I am going to meet her in about two hours. I will let you know then,' said the man, who Sally regarded as boss, timidly.

'What! You have been able to gather any substantial information for more than a week now. I am warning you, Gunther. If I don't get more information by the end of this day, you are going to be in huge trouble,' said the woman angrily. Then she turned on the spot and vanished.

Gunther stared at her in outrage and prayed with all his heart that Sally had some new information.

Right, so, the boss wasn't anyone important. Ha-ha. Don't hate me? Oh, c'mon, :'(. Anyway, this time you gotta take it to fifty-five reviews. Then I'll update! Also, you guys are beyond awesome! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING, PUTTING THE STORY ON ALRET AND FAVORITE! THANK YOU! :D

Okay, now,

1). Ginny or Luna?

2). Do you think Bonnie Wright in the movie didn't justify Ginny's character in the book?

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-EpitomeOfImperfection