Chapter One- Rejection to Acception
"Ron!" Hermione called out to the kitchen. "Ron, come here!"

"What is it?" Ron asked, scrambling through the door as if Hermione was being murdered.

"I got the letter!"

"What letter?''

"THE letter!" Hermione ran over to Ron, showing him the envelope. The color drained from Ron's face. He shot a look up at Hermione, but she ignored it.

"Should I open it?," Hermione asked Ron.

"Well, that's what one normally does when they receive a letter." Hermione once again ignored Ron. Hermione inhaled a deep breath.

"Here goes nothing…" Hermione slowly peeled back the seal and took out the letter. She shakily began to read, parchment held up in front of her face, enabling Ron from seeing her reaction. Hermione slowly read the letter and reread it again to make sure she took in every word on it correctly.

Hermione hastily lowered the letter, relieving an ear to ear grin to Ron. Hermione's cinnamon eyes showed celebration and rejoice. Hermione flung her arms around Ron into an embrace, still a hold of the letter.

"I'M ACCEPTED!," Hermione squealed to Ron. "RON, I'M ACCEPTED! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!"

"You're not going," Ron plainly stated. Hermione slowly pulled away from him giving him a puzzled look.

"What do you mean?," Hermione's voice cracked.

"I mean I'm not letting you go."

"Why not?!?" Hermione's rejoice had quickly converted to anger.

"YOU KNOW! The world is way too risky for you to be away!"

"HOW SO?!?" Hermione hollered back to Ron. "The war has been over for 3 years! 3 YEARS RON! I WOULD BE FINE!"

"You never know what psychopath is lurking around, ready to avenge you from Voldemort's death! Plus, how do you expect to raise a family there?!? You'll never be home!"

"WHO SAYS I WANT A FAMILY RIGHT AWAY, ANYWAYS?!?"

"I DO!" Hermione gaped at Ron. Did he just make then decision that she would be giving birth to babies RIGHT AWAY? Wasn't it Hermione's job to decide if she wanted bundles of joy? After all, it was Hermione responsible for giving birth.

"And besides," Ron continued, "What would you benefit from this anyways? NOTHING, that's what!" Hermione could believe Ron.

"Why did you even let me apply if you wouldn't allow me to go anyways?," Hermione hissed.

"I honestly thought you wouldn't make it…" Ron muttered, not realizing Hermione was hearing what he was saying.

"YOU WHAT?!," Hermione exploded in Ron's face. "WHY WOULDN'T I MAKE IT?!"

"First off, you left school, what, three years ago?"

"So? My age doesn't affect my chances of getting this job! Do you know how many people have said I'm the brightest witch of my age? SOMETIMES I EVEN KNEW MORE THAN MY PROFESSORS!"

"Who in their right mind would hire a twenty year old?!" Ron bellowed out to Hermione.

"Anyone who knows me would! DO YOU KNOW MY CAPABILITIES?"

"It doesn't matter who would hire you. The bottom line is that you aren't going, and that's final."

Hermione felt anger consume her. She felt the blood in her veins boiling and the heat of her face increase. Finally, she reached the point where she was incapable of holding it in.

"RONALD, JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT ME ALL FOR YOURSELF DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO RUIN MY LIFE! ALL YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IS YOURSELF WHEN YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS AFFECTS ME FOR THE BETTER! DON'T YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS WOULD DO FOR ME?! YOU'RE THROWING AWAY MY HOPES AND DREAMS!"

Ron glared at Hermione before she added, "AND FOR THAT RONALD, I HATE YOU!"

Hermione began to storm past Ron, to the coffee table. Hermione snatched her wand up that had previously been resting on the table, in the process knocking over a glass vase. As the crystal vase smashed on the ground into an uncountable amount of pieces, Hermione angrily apperated out of Ron's flat and returning to her own.

Ron angrily went to fetch his wand in the next room when he saw something lying on the floor. He bent down and slowly picked it up. It was the acceptance letter. Ron made a quick detour from getting his wand to the opposite side of the room, to the fireplace. He tossed the letter into the fireplace. As he left, Ron turned his back to the fireplace and the burning crest of Hogwarts.

Hermione felt a feeling of sadness and anger as she entered her bedroom. Why was Ron denying her dream? And more importantly, why was she obeying him? Hermione had worked so hard to get that acceptance letter to be a professor at Hogwarts. Now, just a few words had crushed those dreams.

'When does Ron have to be like this?' Hermione wondered as she plopped down onto her bed. 'It's like this, time after time I want something…he's so selfish and never cares about what I want! Sometime I wish I…'

Hermione began to silently sob, regretting decisions of the past. Ron had always been protective for her, from the first moment they became friends. But enough was enough! Hogwarts was safe, with Dumbledore as the Headmaster. There was no threat! But off course, what Ron said goes…

Hermione glanced down to her left hand in regret. Regret that she listened to Ron. Regret that she let Ron be so overprotective for the past 10 years. Regret that she never listened to her heart. And most of all, Hermione regretted accepting that ring from Ron, accepting the proposal.

Hermione's sobs began to be loud and hard, the pain growing up more in her heart. Hermione twisted her ring off her finger and carelessly threw it aside, not caring if she found it in the morning or maybe not even ever again.

Ron muttered a spell as shards of glass flew back together, forming the vase again. As Ron placed it back on the table, where it had previously been, he thought about how the vase was much like his relationship with Hermione. As the vase seemed like a horrible wreck, it could be easily repaired. Hermione was just the same.

As Ron left the vase on the coffee table, looking untouched, he knew that in the morning, Hermione wouldn't hate him anymore. He knew that his relationship would be fine, just like the vase was.

Little did Ron know, there was still a crack in the vase.

A/N Ok, this is my second story! Please just review this story and I hope you enjoyed it! I'm going to try and update before Christmas, but there's no promises! PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER STORY!!! I seriously need some encouragment on that one and no one is giving it to me... so YEAH, REVIEW!

And thanks Ashley and Taylor!