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Title: Fireworks
Author: DearOne
Rated: PG
Warning(s): slash
Other Pairing(s): D/OMCs (implied)
Genre: AU (no magic)
Summary: Draco makes a list to find his BBE (Best Boyfriend Ever).
Disclaimer: HP is the property of J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury/Scholastic, Warner Brothers, among others, who are not me. No infringement intended. I do not make any monies whatsoever with my ramblings.
Author's note(s): Please do be warned, this is a WIP. I will be working on this when time permits.

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Part 1

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"Sorry, Mike, I’m just not interested."

"Draco, you can't honestly mean that."

"No, I do. I really do. It's not me, it's you. You're just… not the one I want,” Draco said, with a perfected air of seriousness. “You aren't good enough for me." He patted the brunette's shoulder sympathetically and then walked away without looking back.

The blonde met with his longtime friend at the corner.

"Honestly, Draco, you could drive someone to suicide."

"'Mione, it's not my fault the blokes who pursue me are not up to par. You should feel sorry for me; after all, I have to deal with them. Tragic, really."

Hermione shook her head. "I don't know why I am friends with such an egotistical bastard."

"Language, 'Mione." Draco grinned. "It may be true, but don't insult me. You're my friend because who wouldn't want to be friends with me?"

"Why do I even bother?" Hermione muttered, keeping her eyes in front of her as they walked.

"Because you love me," replied Draco. "And because you love me, you're going to help me. I had an epiphany."

"Oh?"

"I have decided I'm no longer going to play this game anymore. I want a boyfriend. I want the Best Boyfriend Ever."

"You practically dated everyone in this neighborhood who is gay, bi, or bi-curious and you didn't get past the two week mark, if even that, with any of them."

"Your point?"

"I'm getting to that." Hermione rolled her eyes. "If you want to find who you are looking for, make a list."

"A list?"

"Yes, a list. As I was saying, you dated everyone who came your way and you couldn't be bothered to get to know any single one of them. If you want a relationship, you have to know what you want." Hermione glanced over her shoulder to make sure Draco was listening.

"And Draco, if a boy who comes your way and does not meet your standards, just say no. Then you won't be breaking all these fragile hopeful hearts. It's a sad thing when the area reeks of depression. Filter your prospects. But Draco, do be careful, remember that perfect people don't exist. Don't set yourself up to end up alone. When I say list I mean--"

"I know what you mean, 'Mione, thanks. You forget though, you are perfect. So, there's hope yet," Draco said as they came to a stop in front of Hermione's house. "I'll see you tomorrow, and bring muscle for the move."

Hermione nodded. "I suppose that you think you are perfect as well."

"Ah, a mind reader too." Draco smiled and kissed Hermione's cheek. "Now go on, it's getting cold."

Hermione laughed and hugged her long time friend. She waved as she walked up the three steps to her house.

Draco waited till she was inside before he turned back in the direction of his own apartment, two blocks away.

Tomorrow he'll be moving into Hermione's house since her roommate, Ginny, the redhead, moved out. He had never gotten along with the girl, and he had celebrated the day when he heard that she would be leaving.

Draco smiled the rest of the way home.

It wasn’t until he was ready for bed that he remembered Hermione’s idea about making a list. He walked to his desk and was about to grab a scratch pad, but then decided that a list for a future boyfriend warranted something better than the same type of paper he would write his grocery list on. Then he recalled something perfect. He reached on his shelf and pulled down an unused composition book. It was one of those journal type notebooks that people would buy for no real reason other than the idea that you’d use it for something one day, and because it was so darn pretty that you needed it.

Hermione said list, but Draco thought the composition book would be far more efficient to write in. Plus, it was green, his favorite shade of green. A dark green composition book, how perfect and necessary is that?

Draco opened it to the first page.

In his extravagant handwriting, he wrote:

Best Boyfriend Ever

And then he wrote the first thought that came to mind:

1. Perfect

He scribbled it out the very next second after it was written. He sighed as he recalled Hermione's words. This was going to be harder than he thought.

He looked at the page again and wrote beside the crossed out word.

1. Perfect Nearly perfect

Now that is doable, Draco thought. He turned off the lights and promptly fell asleep.

TBC

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ETA: my favorite video (of the day):

TAI TV Episode 39 (2007)


About This Video: Guy Ripley Sleeps With Giants- Our favorite pen pusher is back! Guy Ripley gives the inside scoop on the final days of The Sleeping With Giants Tour. - FBR

One of my favorite episodes. Actually, I think all their episodes are brilliantly funny, but I can't use TAI... TV episodes for all my Favorite videos found. Or, well, I can, but I won't. Anyway. Yes.

ETA II: Haha, I just realized that before I edited for my vid of the day, I was listening to We've Got A Big Mess during the original posting of this entry. Scary, I know. But not.

Date: 2007-12-05 01:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lijahlover.livejournal.com
I loved this first chapter. I can't wait for more.

Date: 2007-12-05 01:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
I'm glad you do. Thanks for commenting! More will come sooner OR later. ^^

Date: 2007-12-05 02:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] oxxi32.livejournal.com
Hi, is a great first cap. I hope read more very soon.
Sorry for my english, it's terrible :-)

Date: 2007-12-05 08:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
I can understand you perfectly ^^

And thank you!

Date: 2007-12-05 06:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thrnbrooke.livejournal.com
Very nice beginning! I sooo can't wait for more!

Date: 2007-12-05 08:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
Thanks sweetie ^^

Date: 2007-12-06 08:50 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Brilliant beginning! I enjoyed by Draco and Hermione's intercourse and sniggered at Draco's "It's not me, it's you. " Very promising and funny beginning.
There is no warning or any note in title of story, but is it AU with no magic?
Argo

Date: 2007-12-06 05:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed and I hope you continue to do so as the story goes on.

I put AU in the genre, and there will be no magic, at least not the literal kind ;)

Date: 2009-05-11 04:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] p3pp3rcorn.livejournal.com
I love fics where Draco is a completely narcissistic yet still lovable bastard. How old are the characters, mid-twenties? I kind of assumed it was something post-college if Hermione has an apartment.

Date: 2009-05-11 06:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
narcissistic draco is my favorite kind of draco. also, in my opinion, difficult to write (and i wasn't sure i pulled it off). heh, i think i write him a little too ooc, oh well, that's why i hide behind my au genre lol

In part 2 I kind of alluded to Draco's age, he was 18 when he left his parents' home. He lived in the apartment for 3 years. So, he'll be ~21 :D

The rest of the characters are also in their 20s.

Hermione actually lives in a house, she used to room with Ginny, who left. Draco will be moving in, more on that later;)

Thank you for commenting!

Date: 2009-05-11 05:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fauxpersonae007.livejournal.com
1)I must have missed this, but I think it's very cute so far.

2)You watch TAI?! I love TAI so hard, and Guy Ripley owns my heart.

Date: 2009-05-11 06:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
1)this fic hasn't been update since 12/07, shame on me. lol probably why you missed it.

2)i used to watch it. do they still do them? the last vid i've seen of Guy Ripley was when he was interviewing the fall out boys lol (also, i follow him on twitter)

Date: 2009-05-11 08:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fauxpersonae007.livejournal.com
Yeah they still do. Not now though, they're on hiatus until the next tour. And that Guy Ripley vid for poptub when he's interviewing FOB is classic.

Date: 2009-05-12 01:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
delicious. haha, also his true things:D

Date: 2009-05-11 09:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] full-xstacy.livejournal.com
I have to say: that was funny. I really liked the chapter xD!
Hope time permits you to work on it a lot xD!
Update soon :D!

Date: 2009-05-12 01:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calidearie.livejournal.com
thanks! :D
lol i hope so too, or i'll just make time hehe

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