Title: Ice Can Burn
Summary: The cold seeped deep beneath my skin...
Pairing: Ron/Hermione
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Warnings: None
Author's Note: It appears that my muse is back with a vengeance:) This was written for the rhr100 community on Livejournal for the prompt of "Fear".

Ice Can Burn

I watched as he leaned in close to her as they spoke. They looked so comfortable, so natural together, and the icy cold tendrils of fear quickly caught me in its grasp.

She'll choose him.

The cold seeped deep beneath my skin as I continued to watch them. She smiled at him and my heart ached. Best friend or not, I only wanted for her to smile like that for me.

She'll always choose him.

The scars burned icy cold on my arms, and I scratched at them furiously.

It's funny; I never used to think that ice could burn.