I've drawn this for the beautiful @wanderesswonderwrites.

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Prompt: A hardware store clerk helps a person they are pretty sure is assembling a murder kit

Hermione stared down at the items in front of her. She had seen many strange purchases since she had started this job, but this was ridiculous. She tried not to look at the man making said purchases, though he was watching her with a heavy gaze, making her shiver.

Quietly she scanned each item, the tone of the scanner going off each time.

Rope. Beep. Duct Tape. Beep. Shovel. Beep. Gloves. Beep. Saw. Beep.

Her hands trembled as she scanned the last item, industrial size garbage bags.

That was it. She was almost positive the handsome man infront of her was putting together a murder kit.

What should she do? Should she call the police? The manager? Should se run for help?

She jumped when she heard him clear his throat, repeating the question she had obviously missed.

“What is my total miss?”

“Oh, yes, sorry” she mumbled looking at the total and telling him. He nodded before paying with cash.

Definitely a murder kit.

She was about to press the panic button beneath her drawer when her boyfriend walked through the door. His eyes immediately landed on her before they travelled to the tall dark haired man in front of her.

“Tom!” Draco called, shocking Hermione.

Why the hell did her boyfriend know this potential murder suspect? Her hand dropped from the panic button.

“Draco, you know this customer?” she asked. Draco turned sheepish, rubbing the back of his head as if embarrassed.

“Well yeah... “

Hermione waited for an explanation. She was not getting any. She looked between the two men, seeing the one named Tom smirk.

“Look, you have about sixty seconds to tell me why you know a man who is obviously putting together a kit to murder someone, before i call the cops” she said.

There was a long beat of silence before both men started to laugh.

She looked at them, dumbfounded. “What is so bloody funny?” she demanded.

Draco shook his head “Tom isn't murdering anyone ‘Mione. He’s preparing for tonight. It was supposed to be a surprise, but of course he chose the one store you worked at.” he smirked “Tom and I were going to participate in the fantasy you told me about a few months ago... The one where you are abducted by two men and…”

Hermione flushed, looking around, grateful no one else was in ear shot “I know what fantasy you are talking about” she squealed cutting off the rest of his words.

She was surprised to hear that her boyfriend actually wanted to participate in something like that. He was not a sharing kind of guy. Even more surprising was the fact that he was willing to do so with such an attractive man. She nearly believed him, except for three items.

“If what you are saying is true, then explain the shovel, garbage bags, and saw”

“Yard work” Tom replied easily “I recently inherited my father's manor and there is a lot of work to be done. There is an old tree I have to trim, several bushes that need to be dug up, and lots of debris.”

Hermione frowned only managing to form one word “Oh”

Draco frowned at her “You still want to right?”

“Y-Yes” she said flushing “I just thought--”

“That I was a murderer” Tom finished her sentence, something unrecognizable flashing in his dark eyes “It was an honest mistake. I enjoyed watching you shake” he smirked at her “I look forward to watching you tremble in other ways soon”

Hermione turned redder, barely mutter a goodbye to the man before he left, telling Draco he would see them tonight.

Draco stayed behind, pulling her into a hug and telling her they could cancel. Hermione refused, after all, there was something about the way Tom talked to her that made her feel like his promise was a challenge.

Draco: Restraining order.

Umm... *laughs nervously* he kills him