Corruption (Kiki x Peekaboo)

[KiKi Umara Death]

The book shop was as crowded as ever as Hermione Granger tried to squeeze through the crowd. Oh Merlin this was so annoying. She had decided to do her shopping without Harry or Ron this time. Making her way over to a shelf with her list in hand she began to go through the titles scanning over them. After a second she gave a frustrated sigh. The people in the shop seemed to have mixed them up pretty good. 'Great. Now I'm going to have to hunt. This is going to take all day.' She thought as she looked over the jumbled mess.

She really didn't want to do this right now. It was her 5th year and she had really demanding classes. So they demanded more complex and harder to find books. Pursing her lips she found one title she needed and decided to move to a less jumbled shelf. No luck there. This day seemed to be getting worse and worse. Little did she know but her day was about to get even worse when the bell of the shop rung again and two certain people stepped in.

 

[Peekaboo]

As the two Malfoy men entered they glanced around the shop with a look that could only be described as disgust, frowning at the sigh of all the....people. Still, this was a necessary unpleasantness for Draco to get the books he needed, though Lucius had no idea why he had to be the one to bring the boy, surely his mother could have handled such a menial task. Draco seemed to move away from his father to both search for the books he needed and to make his presence known, attempting to feed his already oversized Ego by belittling all he came across, making sure even the Slytherin students knew to fear and respect him.

Lucius Malfoy on the other hand had different ideas. He began to move slowly and carefully through the store, careful to never touch anyone or let anyone touch him, as if the people around him were far beneath him, but he didn't need to say it, his mere presence said he was superior. Eventually he seemed to notice someone, someone who had watched him for a moment before seeming to resume a search for books. Just as Hermione had finally found the book she was looking for, just as she was about to reach it, a pale hand reached past her, snatching the book from the shelf. "My my.....this is what they're teaching students now...? How..... quaint..."

 

[KiKi Umara Death]

She sighed as the book was snatched from her line of sight. Hearing the voice she inwardly groaned. Oh not now. Why did her day have to get worse. She would have just left and gone to find another copy. But that particular book was a bit rare and finding another copy would take hours in this sea of people. So she sucked it up and turned around. "Yes very quaint. Now would you please hand me my book." She said trying to keep polite tones holding her hand out. But inside she wanted to just snatch the book out of his hand and punch him square in the face. But that would achieve nothing.

"Please Mr. Malfoy. I hardly have time for this." She managed as her eyes caught sight of the clock on the wall. Damn she was already supposed to be at lunch with Harry and Ron. She was still holding her hand out almost impatient now. Pursing her lips for a second she sighed.

 

[Peekaboo]

"Youth....always in such a rush these days..." Lucius began to turn the book in his hands, occasionally opening it and flipping through the pages, before snapping it shut once again. "Now now.....you say it's your book? Yet I picked it up first....and Draco has been interested in this particular title....." The slight smirk on his face made it immediately obvious he was toying with her....and loving every second of doing so.

"So you don't have the time? Well....." He went to hand the book back to her, though as he did so his long, pale fingers would brush against her hands. It could have simply been an accident, but the simple touch was just enough to let Hermione feel the coolness of his skin, how smooth and almost delicate his fingers were, before he pulled his hand back. "Very well, be on your way girl...."

 

[KiKi Umara Death]

As he began to tease her with the fact that he might in fact buy it for his son she wanted to duck out of the situation and test her luck with the other shelves. But as he snapped it shut she almost flinched. She seemed to always tense up around him. But most of it was due to anger. As she looked up at him she set her lips in a grim line and kept her hand held out.

When he finally gave her the book back something happened that she could only think to be an accident. His long elegant fingers brushed against hers as he pulled away. The feeling of his cool pale flesh trailing across her own made her involuntarily shiver inwardly. Mentally shaking off the feeling she nodded politely to him as he shooed her away. Quickly she moved away from him to find her other books.

After finding everything she needed she made her way out of the busy shop and over to the Three Broomsticks to meet Harry and Ron. She was welcomed of course by them inquiring as to where she had been. She then explained her awkward run in with Mr. Malfoy. Both of the boys of course were just happy nothing happened and it had ended quickly. But Hermione still couldn't shake how strange it had been.