Title: The Kiss Hunt
Author:
savepureness Rating: G
Word Count: 338
Notes/Warning: - Written for Valentine's Day Challenge - Prompt #5: Forbidden Kiss
She walks down the hall, heading for the loo; there's a hum clinging to her lips, and she seems distracted enough. Perfect timing, he thinks, and places his foot in her way.
Thump.
"Hermione? Oh my. What are you doing there, on the floor? Here, let me -"
Whoosh.
His hand is swept away. Hermione grunts and picks herself up, shooting Draco a reproachful look.
"I guess this wasn't the right way, either."
He hangs his head in shame. Hermione looks wistful; it doesn't last long.
"No. I'm sorry. I - I need to pee."
With that, she disappears behind the door, and leaves Draco wondering. He paces the hall up and down until he hears the shower - now it will take ages before he sees her again. Reluctantly, he decides to raid the kitchen for a snack.
They're playing the game for two days, and he's already out of ideas. Let's do it, it would be fun, she had said, but in all honesty, he's tired and weary already. He was tired and weary three hours into the game.
Hermione named it The Kiss Hunt. He thinks it's rather silly. Slugging with a spoon in his bowl of mashed potatoes, Draco racks his brain for a clue. It seems to him that he tried everything; luring; scheming; blackmail - nothing worked.
With the last spoonful, it hits him.
"But of course", he mutters. Dropping the spoon, he launches himself in a desperate race for the bathroom. He nearly bumps into a startled Hermione, rubbing her damp hair with a towel.
"Draco?"
"I'd like a kiss."
"I beg your pardon?"
"I would simply like a kiss - and if you want, I'll also say please." He can't help himself but throw a wicked smile in the bargain; yet, when Hermione drops the towel, grasps his shoulders and engulfs his lips in a passionate kiss, he knows he won.
Gryffindors like true, straightforward actions, he manages to think, leading Hermione to their bedroom. Like this.
The door slams behind them, very Gryffindor-ish.