Disclaimer: J.K Rowling owns "Harry Potter"
(This story is set while Voldemort's power is growing and obviously, I changed some things.)
You Kill Me (Chapter 1)
"RON, STOP IT!"
"I'm sick of you and that Malfoy git. The way you look at him, can't wait to get rid of me and jump his bones, can you?"
"HE'S MY COLLEAGUE!"
"SO WHY WAS YOUR DOOR LOCKED WHEN I TRIED TO GO IN?"
"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT?! WE WERE WORKING ON SOMETHING IMPORTANT, WE WERE JUST…….."
"TAKING YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO NEW HEIGHTS?" Ron slapped Hermione hard across the face. Her cheek felt as if it was on fire and her head was pounding as she hit the marble floor.
"Ron, please…………."
"NO! I'VE HAD IT! YOU LYING BITCH!" he slurred his words as he spoke, but his voice was loud enough to shake the walls.
"RON! STOP! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?! YOU NEVER USED TO…."
Ron grabbed her hair and gave it a forceful yank towards a tiny storeroom on her right. He kicked her in and locked the door.
"STAY IN THERE AND ROT!" after that, Ron's footsteps faded away.
"YOU DON'T OWN ME!" Hermione screamed. She didn't do anything after that. Sliding down the door, she buried her head in her hands and cried her heart out. She couldn't open the door with a spell, he put some sort of jinx on it. She couldn't think. But her mind was going over everything that had happened recently.
Their relationship didn't used to be like this. In fact, other couples used to use them as an example for affection pointers. It was only when Ron's ego took a dip that the violence began.
Ron and Hermione both worked as aurors at the Ministry. The only thing was, they weren't partners and they weren't working at the same level. Hermione was partnered with Malfoy and as they were two of the best aurors in the whole of the Ministry, they were given secret work others wouldn't be capable of doing.
Only thing was, Ron didn't like it that a "woman" was better than him and was working alongside the "enemy".
flashback
"I want you to stop working with him."
Hermione looked up and sighed exasperatedly. "Ron, he's fine. He's changed. He's matured, okay? I think you need to do the same thing."
"DON'T COMPARE ME TO HIM!" Ron roughly grabbed Hermione's face and twisted it.
"What're you doing?! You're hurting me!"
"You're gonna stop working with him or you won't like what'll happen to you." With that Ron stormed off, finishing off the bottle of alcohol.
Hermione stared at him, shaken. This was the first time she had seen Ron like this. Hopefully, this was a one off, something that happened to all couples.
flashback ends
flashback of the next day
"I told you to stop working with him."
Hermione looked up quickly. He was drunk. "Ron, please, we're not doing anything, I swear. This is my job okay? I-……"
Ron punched her then came close to her face. His eyes were bloodshot and he was shaking. Speaking quietly but menacingly he said, "If I told you to do something, you do it, got it?" He stroked her face with his finger then scratched her chin with his nail.
Hermione flinched. "You don't own me Ron," she said softly.
He laughed, "You wish."
flashback ends
Hermione had stopped crying. Crying wasn't going to get her out of this situation. She remembered what Malfoy said to her once, "Granger, you want something to happen, you gotta shake that arse." She smiled slightly, but her smile faltered when her mind went back to the events that happened yesterday.
flashback
"You piece of sh-.."
Hermione had it. "ENOUGH RON! ENOUGH! IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M DOING THEN GET OUT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER, YOU'RE IN MY HOUSE WHICH I PAID FOR!" She regretted saying the last bit because she could see the fury bubbling inside him. Money was a very sensitive subject.
"You paid for? Huh? Getting a big head you are." He walked slowly toward Hermione, not blinking.
Her heart was going to come out any moment. She turned and ran for the stairs but tripped. Ron laughed like a maniac.
He threw an empty Champagne bottle against the wall and took a broken piece of glass. He held it in his hand like a dagger and ran towards Hermione.
"NO! RON!"
Ron didn't care. He took the glass shard and cut her leg. The cut was about 12 inches long and he made sure he cut slowly.
"RON!"
"You'll stop working like a good girlfriend." He whispered. He patted Hermione's cheek and went out of the house.
flashback ends
Hermione touched her right leg. She winced as her hand ran over the cut. She had to do something. Fast.
But what?
Hermione looked around and then she heard them. Footsteps. Loud ones. Ron's. She started to shake with fear and looked frantically around the room. There was nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Hermione turned around.
He was standing in the doorway.
Another bottle of alcohol in his hands. She let out a shaky breath and her heart was beating so fast it hurt.
"C'mere Hermione."
Authors Note: Okay! First Chapter of my first story done! Please review after you finished reading! I want to know what you all think! Crosses fingers Thanks for reading!