A/N Alright so I'm doing another drabble story. This time, however it will NOT be updated every day. I am just too busy for that. I will try to update every week, though. Again, these will all be written using a prompt. My goal is to get 100 of them. This prompt is "Love is not a toy. Let go of me now!" And is written for Hogwarts Online Homework. (It's a good forum, check it out!) Dedicated to Cakey Potter who wanted this pairing and Thanks to my lovely beta. And Best friend. Heather. XD
I don't like walking alone; hate it, really. Yet here I was, walking down the street with an umbrella in hand. It was pouring outside. I loved the rain, but not when I had to be outside in it. I decided to try and do things the muggle way this week, even if that meant walking to work in the rain, since I didn't have a car. I missed my family and my old life; the life before I found out I was a witch. The days when I was a muggle myself.
It wasn't a far walk, just down to the Leaky Cauldron. I lived in a flat in downtown London, alone, no boyfriend, just Ron and Harry as my best friends. Oh, and Ginny of course but I didn't really count her. I mean, after all she was married to one of my best friends, so wouldn't that make us almost related? Either way, I have no one to call my significant other. I had always thought that I was going to end up with Ron. Yet, here we were, fifteen years after the war. Ron engaged to Luna instead of to me. Not that I mind Luna. She is a good friend, but never one I would have pegged for Ron. So, here I was, walking down the street, alone. Or so I thought.
"Hermione? Is that you?" I heard a voice call to me from behind. Unsure of who the voice belonged to I snapped my head around in a fast movement. Surprised at who I saw, my face broke out into a huge smile.
"Charlie! Long time no see! How are you? Why are you walking? What have you been up to?"
"Relax Hermione! Take a deep breath," he joked with me before continuing, "To answer all of your questions: it has been long, I'm going great, I'm walking because I didn't feel like apparating for some reason, and wanted to go to Diagon Alley. Oh and nothing much. Just working with dragons like usual. I'm on vacation right now." I smiled at him as he finished answering every single question I asked him.
"Want to walk with me? I'm heading there too. I have to go to work," I responded.
"Oh? Where do you work?" he wondered aloud.
"The bookstore," I answered.
"Oh course," his smile widened as he said this. Making my insides melt at the sight of it. I had always thought Charlie was the best looking Weasley. Just something about him made him so attractive; maybe it was his mysterious ways. We stood in the street for a while, just staring at each other. He was quite a bit taller than me, but not so much of a difference as to not be able to look into his eyes.
"You know. I've always thought you were beautiful in your own way," he told me, no smile on his face as he did so. It was almost as if he was completely serious.
"Funny. Very Humorous. You are a very funny man," I retorted in a disgusted voice.
"I'm being one hundred percent truthful, Hermione," he told me. "I've always loved you since I first saw you. That smile that said, 'I don't care what people think of me.' The way you fight for what is right. I could go on all day," he whispered as he reached out to grab me.
"Love is not a toy! Let go of me now!" I shouted at him, unsure if I should believe what he was saying or not. My defenses kicking in I started to back away.
"Hermione, please listen to me. I am being serious. I really like you, Hermione. I can't think of anyone but you and the fact that you're here walking on the same day I had the urge to walk. It is not a coincidence. I never said anything before because you were always with Ron. I figured you would end up with him, and I didn't want to hurt my little brother's feelings," he started rambling. Which I had always thought was incredibly cute. To stop it, however, I decided to show him how I felt and reached up to kiss him. Ever so softly, I placed a peck on his lips and laughed when I felt him smile into the kiss.
Together, we walked the rest of the way to Diagon Alley. Hand in hand the entire way.
A/N Please Review! And message me telling me what pairing, or characters you want and I will try to accommodate!
