Summary: Hermione had just rushed out of the yule ball when she crashed into a certain Weasley twin. In what only seemed like an innocent moment, two strings of fate were bonded together. Soulmates AU.
Chapter 1 - An Innocent kiss
"Ron, you spoiled EVERYTHING" Hermione yelled as she bolted for an empty room. Tears streamed down her face and all she could think was 'I hate him. I HATE HIM!'.
She burst into what had seemed like an empty room, and fell to the floor with sobs. All she had wanted was a fun night with the first boy who had actually been interested in her. Her! It had seemed impossible to have any boy fancy her, especially someone like Victor!
She tore off her heels and brought her knees up to her chest as she leaned against a desk. She had tried so hard to have fun that night, to be someone else besides lame, bookworm Hermione. And Ron had ruined all that.
"What a PRAT!" She shouted as she threw one of her shoes at the wall. Suddenly she froze as a voice spoke out of the darkness.
"Well that's not very nice! What did the wall do to deserve such treatment?" Fred Weasley stepped out of the corner of the room, laughing.
"Have you been there the whole time?!" Hermione interrogated, furious at the thought that he had been watching her, listening to her cry!
"Nah, I just came in through the other door at the moment a certain shoe, hit a very unsuspecting wall. So who's the prat making you throw things at inanimate objects? Was it dear ol' Vicy? He did seem like a pompous tw-" He stopped abruptly when her tear streaked face looked up at him. Her warm brown eyes held a mixture of anger and sadness. He immediately stopped and went to hug her.
"Oh my Merlin, Hermione! I had no idea you were crying! I'm sorry!" He panicked, not sure how to comfort a girl. Ginny never really cried after the prime age of 4, and he never had to deal with a crying girl on his hands.
Hermione didn't know what to do but she broke down and gripped Fred's robes as he awkwardly patted her back.
"Your stupid brother is horrible!" She whispered as she tried to steady her sobs. Fred's tightened as he felt rage course through his body. His younger brother had always been thick-headed but he never would have guessed he would have made Hermione break down like this.
The sudden burst of anger at the thought of Ron causing Hermione this much pain, scared him. He pushed the question of 'Why?' to the back of his mind to deal with later.
"What did he do now?" He asked her gingerly. He didn't want to upset her more, and a furious hermione was one of the scariest things anyone would ever see.
"He, He just wouldn't let me do anything! He wouldn't leave me alone, he wouldn't let me be happy, he wouldn't let me be anything but ugly, bookworm Hermione!" She explained, her tears increasing again as she did so.
Fred's mind shut down, He had no idea what to say, or what was the right thing to say. Without thinking he just blurted out,
"Ugly? He called you ugly?" Hermione froze. 'Why is that the thing he asks about?", she thought in confusion. It was general knowledge that Hermione wasn't known for her looks.
"N-No, just… that's just what I'm known as, you know? The ugly bookworm... " She trailed off. Fred stared at her in disbelief. She thought she was ugly? How was that even possible?
"Hermione! Why would you think that? You were the belle of the ball tonight!" He blurted out before having a heavy blush climb up his cheeks. 'Why on EARTH did I say that?!' He asked himself as Hermione looked up at him in shock.
"D-Do you mean that?" She stammered out, a cute blush flushing her cheeks. She had always found the Weasley Twins attractive. The entire female population of the school couldn't deny their looks. Though Fred had always stood out to Hermione. Unlike what most people thought, they weren't completely identical and shortly after she had met them, she was able to tell them apart.
Even in the dark Hermione could see the differences. Fred had certain freckles in different places and his eyes were a few shades darker than his twin's. As well as his voice have a richer tone to it, unlike George's.
"Of course I mean it." He responded and found that he meant it. Like every other bloke in the hall when Hermione came down those stairs, he froze. She was absolutely breathtaking. He always knew she was pretty, unlike some other blokes. Though he had never admitted that he thought that to anyone. Not even George.
"I… What about Angelina? Why aren't you with her?" Hermione found herself asking, with curiosity. She was there when Fred had asked her to the ball.
"Oh! Well it seems her and George hit it off. Which is totally fine. I only asked her to prove to Ron and Harry that it's not that hard. She was the first girl that I saw and knew." He explained with a light laugh.
"Anyway, If Ron is the villain of the night, Where's Krum?" He asked.
"Oh… I think some other girls were wanting to dance with him and I got so caught up with Ron I ran out." She answered sheepishly.
"Oh… Well… are you two going out now?" He asked, silently hoping she said no. Though he wasn't sure why he wanted her to say that.
"I don't think so. We don't have that much in common and I can barely talk to him. I mainly said yes because I didn't think anyone else would ask me, and it was the first time someone had actually showed interest in me." She admitted. She wasn't sure why, but it was easy to talk to Fred. She found herself extremely comfortable with him.
"I doubt that's true. Lots of people have probably been pining after you. They especially will after tonight." He said, almost bitterly. He didn't like the weird wave of jealousy that came with it.
"I doubt it. Plus it's not like I have any experience in that department. I haven't even been kissed." She said without thinking. Hermione's hand flew to her mouth in shock as she just admitted that to Fred without any thought. A heavy blush hit her face.
Fred didn't know what came over him, but he laughed lightly. Hermione's face flushed with anger and regret as she hit him with her other shoe.
"You Prat Weasley! Is it Genetic that all Weasley men are jerks?" She said as she went to get up.
Fred looked at her with horror as he realized what had happened and how it seemed to her.
"NO! No!" He grabbed her wrist, not letting her get away without explaining. They now were both standing as Hermione tried to yank her wrist out of his grasp.
"Let me go!" She told him angrily. She couldn't believe she trusted him.
"No! Let me explain! I was laughing because I haven't kissed anyone before either!" He said quickly to her, blushing.
"W-What?" She stammered, looking at him in shock.
"But… But you're so popular… and so many girls like you. How have you never had your first kiss?" Hermione asked. Fred chuckled and unconsciously let his hand fall from her wrist to her hand. Hermione blushed as a shock went through her body at the sudden change of contact.
"I guess I haven't found the right girl…" He mumbled as he stared down as her, focusing on her lips. He didn't know why but his entire being was urging himself to kiss her. 'Ugh come on Fred, what happened to your cool, suave and smooth self?' He asked himself. Somehow Hermione made every slick move or thought fall apart.
"M-Maybe… maybe we could help each other out in t-that d-department?" He stuttered out, nervously. Mentally kicking himself at his stutter.
Hermione's face was on fire. 'Did he seriously just ask to kiss her? Her? Boring, bookworm her?' she thought in shock.
"Yeah, maybe…" She found herself whispering out, looking up at him through her lashes.
Fred's heart fluttered. She was so cute and beautiful. He brushed a piece of hair out of her face slowly. Staring into her eyes, occasionally looking to her lips.
He leaned in and took a deep breath before giving her a quick, slow kiss. Warmth fled throughout both their bodies. The world seemed to stop, and the feeling of sparks flying was apparent.
They broke apart quickly, blushing heavily.
And with that, Hermione grabbed her shoes, and bolted out of the room. Leaving Fred confused and bewildered.
Little did they know, that little, innocent kiss change everything.
AN: First of all, Disclaimer. I do not own any Harry Potter characters or settings. Only the words and plot to the story.
SECOND OF ALL. This will not be your average Fremione soulmate AU story! It will be different with twists and turns! I love this ship and I am excited to continue writing this fic!
