A/N: I originally planned on waiting until I finished this story before posting it, but I decided that I'd post it and see the reaction and write the story accordingly. I'm working on this and another Ron/Hermione story and have ideas of others. I guess it all depends on how this one turns out. The chapters will be short as will the story…I don't see it being over 10 chapters long since it will stop when the wedding is over. This is my first Ron/Hermione story that I'm posting and I know I might have a bit of a reputation for not finishing my story that I promised I'd finished, but this one I actually know what's going to happen so as soon as I write it out I will post it up…I have the first 5 chapters done, I'm just revising and going over them to make them better and fixing the mistakes. Without any further babbling…here is my story!
Wedding Day
Chapter 1
Always in Denial
5 days, 37 minutes and 26…25…24 seconds left. The wedding countdown had begun and the Burrow was in total chaos. With less than a week before Bill and Phlegm — Fluer's – wedding, all the Weasleys were involved in the preparations. In the midst of the cake and flower orders to take care of, the food preparations, and preparing rooms for various relatives, there was still the matter of the final fittings of everyone's dress robes to be taken care of.
"Ron! Ginny! Harry! Hermione! Let's go!" came Mrs. Weasley's voice from downstairs. The four, who had all been hanging out in Ginny's room, got up and hurried down the stairs. These days, you didn't want to piss off Molly Weasley; she was bound to rip your head off.
"There you all are. Come on, come on. Your father and brothers are already in the shop. When they're done, it's your turn. Take some Floo powder and get yourselves to Madam Malkin's."
One by one, Ron, Ginny, Harry, and Hermione stepped into the fireplace and said, "Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions!"
Once they were all in the shop and Mrs. Weasley appeared by their side, they sat down and waited for their turn.
"We're done, Molly. Oh, hello, kids. You're next. Madame Malkin said to go on over, two at a time," said Arthur Weasley as he walked over to his wife, the other bright-red haired Weasley children trailing behind him.
"I'm going to take these guys to get some other things for the wedding. Ron and Harry, how about you go on back there and we should be back before Ginny and Hermione are done, but if we're not, meet us at the Three Broomsticks," Mrs. Weasley instructed as she headed for the door.
She heard their replies of "Sure, Mum"s and "Okay"s before heading out the door.
"Well, Harry, I guess we better go back there, huh?"
"Guess so, Ron. Let's go." Harry replied.
They went to where Madam Malkin was standing, but before they walked away, Ron glanced back at Hermione with a small smirk and blushed.
"Did you see that, Hermione?" Ginny asked after the boys walked away.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked Ginny.
"Come on, Hermione…he was totally trying to check you out without anyone noticing," Ginny explained like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Oh, he was not," Hermione denied, blushing.
"You like it, don't you, 'Mione? You know it's true. He was. Then he saw that you saw him and started blushing. That's the curse of being a Weasley."
Hermione tried to hide a smile, but failed miserably.
"Ok, fine…maybe he was, but that doesn't mean anything…I mean, he is a 17 year-old boy, after all. Checking out girls is all they do," Hermione said, trying to talk her way out of Ginny's insinuation about her brother.
"Hermione, can you really be that blind? Ron fancies you. Everyone knows it and I know you do, too. You just don't want to admit it because you fancy him, too."
"Ginny!" Hermione shrieked, although she was right. "Ginny…" she started again, lowering her voice dramatically, "I don't –"
"Yes, you do."
"No, I –"
"Yes, you do."
"Ginny –"
"Yes. You do."
"Okay! Fine! I do! Okay? I fancy Ron, but you knew that, so why did you make me say it?"
"Because you need to say it out loud to believe yourself before you can do something about it."
Hermione almost choked on air at Ginny's statement.
"Do something about it? What do you mean? I'm not doing anything about it!"
"Whatever you say, 'Mione…whatever you say."
Hermione could see the wheels turning in Ginny's head and became slightly worried. Saying something wouldn't do any good, though, because once Ginny had an idea, she ran with it and nothing anyone said could stop her.
MEANWHILE
"Ron, what the hell was that?" Harry asked once he and Ron were out of shot of the girls.
"Huh?" Ron said, coming out of his daze.
"I said 'what the hell was that?'" Harry repeated.
"What do you mean, mate?" Ron asked, hoping he sounded confused and not guilty.
"Come on…you were totally checking Hermione out!" Harry said.
"You're crazy, Harry! Come on, we need to get fitted."
"Fine, but you can't hide from the subject forever, Ron. You just can't."
Ron smiled to himself over his triumph then it quickly faded as he realized that being with Ginny had had an effect on Harry and Ron knew he wouldn't stop until he got Ron to admit that he fancied Hermione. Just when Ron thought he was safe, Harry spoke again. He said one sentence that made Ron's face fall and his breathing shallow.
"She fancies you, too."
Ok, that was the first chapter…the 2nd chapter will be coming up soon. Please review so I know what you like or dislike about this so far. Flames will be ignored.
Next chapter: Harry confronts Ron again about Hermione, but they find themselves in a situation that neither would like to live through again!
