AN: Harry Potter and all associated characters belong to J.K. Rowling, no copyright infringement intended.
Usually I try to fix all of the fictional relationships I like reading, but I'm in a really weird mood,so this got written. Also, I'm a huge Hermione/Cormac 'shipper, so I can write a break up scene for the Ron/Hermione pairing without getting too upset.
Ron PoV:
"Ron, we really need to talk."
Uh-oh, I thought, conversations that followed this line were never good, in my experience anyway. I also know that if Hermione has something she wants to talk about, there's no way that I am going to get out of it. Let's see, what did I forget to do? "Okay, 'Mione, what's up?"
"Do you feel like everything is the way it should be? I mean really think and feel that everything is fine?"
Well, I had until she said that. I can feel my heart sinking. This beautiful girl in front of me was standing farther away from me than she normally did and she wasn't meeting my eyes. "What are you saying? Are you saying what I think you're saying?"
"Ron, things haven't been the same with us for weeks. You can't tell me you haven't noticed anything. I- I'm just not sure I can be with you this way anymore. I loo-"
"No, don't finish that. I love you, I always will. Don't give me this crap about your feelings changing." How could she? After everything that we've been through together, she was telling me that she didn't feel that way anymore. This was worse than a nightmare. This, I can't wake up from.
"I'm sorry. I don't feel that way about you, the way I should, and the way that I used to." There were tears welling up in her eyes. It was obvious that this was causing her pain too. I took a deep breath, holding back tears of my own. I opened my arms up and she fell into them. "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. I'll never be able to say that enough."
"Just stop, okay?" She was still holding onto me, really tightly. I wondered if she was thinking the same thing I was. I once told her that I knew she was it for me. If we ever ended, I had told her I wasn't going to look for anyone else. He next words confirmed that we had, indeed, been on the same track.
She pulled away from me and said, "Will you promise me something?" I just looked at her so she continued on, "Will you promise me that you won't give up? Please, I know there is someone else out there for you. I know that there is, if you'll look for her."
"No, I told you that I wasn't going to look for anyone. I meant it. I'll always be here for you if you ever decide you want me again." I meant that. Under any circumstances, I would take her back in a heartbeat. Not that I could feel my own heart beat anymore, my heart was somewhere around my liver, lying in pieces. A few of her tears were spilling over. "Maybe you should leave now."
Hermione PoV:
"You're right. Maybe I should. Again, I'm sorry. I really wish I could make myself love you the way that I used to and the way that you want me to. I-" He cut me off there. Not that I can blame him. He looked so broken. Tears were falling because I knew that I was the cause of his pain.
"No, I said stop. I can't stand here and hear you say that I'm not good enough for you. We've both known that from the beginning. You're beautiful, kind, and freakishly smart, but for some reason you wanted me." I knew that was how he saw it, but that couldn't be more wrong from how I saw it. I needed to try to explain things. I couldn't leave him with these thoughts.
"No, Ron. Will you let me explain, please" I looked at him, fully in the eyes and I took a deep breath. Hopefully what I said next could give him some closure without hurting him any further.
"Do I really have a choice? You're going to explain it to me whether I want you to or not." He sat down on his couch heavily.
"I do love you, there's no way I could ever stop. It's just, it's not the same way that I know that you love me. When you kiss me and then tell me you love me, I can see it in your eyes. And I feel horrible every time because I can't say it back with the same meaning."
"I really think that if we stayed together, yeah, we could be happy. We could live our lives together and it wouldn't be bad. It also wouldn't have been great like it can be for both of us, with other people. I've been thinking about it a lot. And I still don't know that this is the right decision, but it's nor fair to you if I don't do this."
"You've been nothing but perfect, Ron, really. You're an amazing boyfriend, and yes, I am scared that I'll never find someone as good as you are. At the same time, I really believe there is someone out there for you who can love you so much better than I can. I hope you find her and find her soon, there are people out there who it will be love with, not just happiness. You deserve that and I deserve that."
He wasn't moving, he was just staring straight ahead. "That's really all I wanted to say. I will always love you in this way and I really hope that you find happiness. Good-bye, Ron."
I stood up to leave and he stood up at the same time. He still didn't say anything so I turned to leave. I was almost to the door when he started to speak.
"Hermione, …"
AN: Well, I don't know how Ron would react if Hermione had said that to him, and I don't know how any other boy would react to being told that. I know I would be angry and would tell the person to leave. I'm pretty sure I'll never write the next chapter because I have no idea what to write for Ron's reaction. If anyone has any ideas aside from calling me a horrible person, feel free to let me know. You'll flame whether I ask you to or not, but please make reviews relevant to the story. Thanks.