A/N- So while I do ship Fredmione legitimately, I have recently read this AMAZING writer named LexiBell_King whose short stories are some of the BEST non-canon, random ships that I have ever come across. In my opinion one of the things that makes her stories so GREAT is that she takes requests, so she really is writing these stories for her reader. Anyways one of her previous stories was Blaise and Hermione, and while I had never considered them as a ship before, her story really opened my eyes! So this is me trying to see if I can do a Blaise and Hermione story. Thank you LexiBell_King for your wonderful stories, hopefully I do this couple as much justice as you did. This is also going to be a two part story. I also know that Viktor is Bulgarian, and his English wouldn't be this clear but I don't feel like trying to do it properly. Sorry!

It was two weeks until The Yule Ball, and Hermione Granger was still hadn't been asked out, well that wasn't entirely true, as she had been asked out by a handful of boys. One of them had even been Viktor Krum, and while this made the young Gryffindor girl blush, she had to turn him down like she'd done to all of the other boys who had asked her, and explain "I am sorry but I am waiting on someone specific to ask me." "A boyfriend?" Viktor asked her "Sort of, but not exactly! As we have only been talking for a few weeks  but..." Hermione said as the older boy gives her a small smile before saying "Good, because if he were your boyfriend, then him making you wait would probably mean that you might be in trouble. Well I don't plan on asking anyone else, so if he doesn't come round, come find me. I'd love to be your escort." Viktor said as he kissed Hermione's cheek before walking away, making her not only blush but also wish that she didn't have a sorta boyfriend. Over the next few days Hermione still hadn't been asked by the boy she was waiting for, however she had heard rumors, of him asking a handful of other girls, one of them was a third year Ravenclaw girl, that Hermione knew because she was friends with Ron's sister little sister Ginny. But she also knew that Hogwarts like any other school, was often full of idle gossip. And this is what had the young witch disregarding these stories to give Blaise a few more days to come invite her to the ball.

The Yule Ball was now two days away and Blaise still hadn't asked Hermione to the ball, leaving her to believe the rumor of him inviting Luna Lovegood to the ball were true. Hermione couldn't lie, it hurt to know that the boy she fancied (and thought fancied her as well had asked someone else to the ball) However while Hermione did find Luna to be a bit odd at times, she actually liked the younger girl just fine and could see her and Blaise making an adorable couple. Now she just hoped that Viktor hadn't changed his mind, about waiting to be her escort, otherwise she'd most likely be going alone, (not that she could blame anyone but herself, since she had stupidly waited for Blaise to ask her, even after she'd heard that he'd asked someone else) Hermione had been about to leave her dorm room in order to go look for Viktor when she'd heard a tapping sound at her window, turning around she noticed a big beautiful owl that she'd never seen before, holding a decent sized package. She quickly made her way to the window and let the bird in, as she wondered who could be sending an owl to the dorms at this hour, and who the parcel could be for? Watching as the bird landed on the nearest big surface and held its leg out waiting for Hermione to untie the box, when she did she seen that it was addressed to her, so she fed the owl and watching it fly back out into the night. After opening the package she found a note addressed to her, written in the most beautiful script that she had ever seen, that was so beautiful Hermione was worried that if she touched it, it would get ruined. Leaving it in the box to read, Hermione seen that it was a letter from Blaise that read

My Dearest Hermione
I apologize for not asking you to the Yule Ball way before now, but for the last few days I have been stuck in hospital wing with the most horrible flu. Both Draco and Pansy wanted to bring you to see me, but I refused to let them on court of not wanting be responsible for causing you to feel as miserable as I was. But that did not work out for as soon as I was able to return to Slytherin House, (where I currently am) Pansy told me of the rumors that I had asked many other girls to the ball. And yesterday Draco told me that according to a group of third year girls he'd heard giggling in the library I am taking Luna Lovegood, I hope you know none of these stories are true, since I only have feelings for you. I have also heard that you have been asking by multiple blokes, including Viktor Krum, but what I haven't heard is if you have excepted any of their offers, and while I hope that you haven't, I would completely understand if you did since the ball is the day after tomorrow. Regardless of rather you attend with me or in the arms of another man (whomever he is he will be the luckiest bastard in this whole school) I want you to have this dress, I had my mother picked it out for you weeks ago, and was going to give it to you when I asked you to be my date. Well I guess that is all, have a good time.
Love, Blaise

Hermione was glad that she had left this beautiful letter in the box now, considering the fact that she had tears running down her cheeks, from the Italian boy that she that had forgotten about her. Not wanting to risk touching and ruining the dress that she was sure was beautiful and expensive considering who Blaise's mother is, had Hermione lifting the whole box and carrying it out into the common room where she found Angela Johnson and Katie Bell talking about their upcoming dates with The Weasley Twins. "I hate to bother you two, but could one of you be so kind as to open this paper for me?" Hermione asked them as she wiped at the remaining tears, "Sure, but don't you know what your dress looks like?" Kacie asked her, as Angela lifted the soft wrapping paper, and gasping at seeing the beautiful Periwinkle Blue dress, at hearing Angela, both of the other girls stopped talking and looked over at Hermione's dress. The older girls now wanted to know where Hermione had gotten such an amazing gown, so she told them the whole story of her, Blaise, Draco, and Pansy had been longtime friends outside of Hogwarts, and how after she had been put into Gryffindor, and FINALLY making friends with Harry and Ron they decided it was best if they kept this information a secret. She told them how she had been trying to get Draco and the other Slytherins to be nicer to Harry, but if they were too nice it would look suspicious (which the older girls agreed with) But how over this Summer she and Blaise had started to realize that they might feel more for each other than friendship, and how she was excited when she'd learned of the Yule Ball, that was until she'd not heard from him for nearly a week, and heard that he had asked Luna. Which she wasn't happy about, but she also wouldn't stand in the way of her friends happiness, and how she had been about to go find Viktor who had told her that he'd love to be her escort, except before she could leave she'd received a package which was this dress as well as a letter from Blaise explaining that he'd been awful sick the last few days. And now that she'd thought about it she hadn't seen him in any of their shared lessons as of late. Before she could finish her story though the common room began to fill up with other students, so Katie gave Hermione the dress back telling her to go put it away, which she did, and when she returned Angela asked her the question that was now floating around in her head "So who are you going to go to the Yule Ball with, Blaise or Viktor?" "I don't know, and that's a problem!"  Hermione says as she excuses herself from the two of them and made her way over to the portrait hole and let herself out, thinking that maybe she could come up with the right answer if she took a long walk before curfew.