Alright so here is my second chapter. I have to say that it is definitely much, much better than the first one. Again, please review, tips and comments would help! Thankss. ~Rinny

Disclaimer: If only I owned this…..

"Bill, stop fooling around," said Ginny.

"I'm not," he said with a devilish twinkle in his eye, "I swear."

Ginny went to sit on her bed as she slowly rubbed her temples. She took three deep breaths before looking up at her extremely agitated friend, and her very amused brother.

"Bill, what on earth are you talking about?! Would you like to explain something? If not, then GET OUT OF MY BLOODY ROOM SO I CAN TALK TO HERMIONE."

The smirk on his face just grew more and more pronounced with each word Ginny said. Suddenly, he started walking straight toward Hermione, and stepped closer, backing her into the wall of Ginny's bedroom.

"You want me to explain things? Fine. You. Are. My. Mate." Bill whispered into Hermione's ear.

Hermione trembled at the feeling of his breath by her ear. She looked up with wide eyes, and stared into his gorgeous blue eyes. What she saw in them frightened her. She saw a sense of conviction, possessiveness, and….lust.

Ginny slowly walked to the pair and wrenched Hermione out of Bill's grasp. She was shocked by her brother's actions and she needed an answer. Now.

"Bill, please, how is it that you haven't known that Hermione was your mate until now?" Ginny said, exasperated with her brother's behavior.

"That's easy," he said looking straight into Hermione's eyes, "She wasn't of age yet, so I couldn't smell her. Now that I do, I know who she is; she's my mate, my other half. Her scent…it's so unique…I can't even describe it, I just know that she is, mine." he growled.

Ginny had had enough.

"You know what Bill? Just leave, please, your scaring Hermione- your mate. So I suggest that you let her wrap her head around everything that has happened today."

With these words, Ginny successfully pushed her brother out of her room and locked the door. She turned to see her best friend in a state of shock. Ignoring the sounds of her brother's protests outside her door, she went to sit next to Hermione, who had collapsed in a heap on the ground.

Hermione slowly looked up at her friend and whispered, " I think he might be telling the truth… I-I'm going to go….with him to find my soulmate tomorrow…I-I feel like he's supposed to be there with me. It's just a feeling, but Gin, I'm going to go with your brother to the Ministry tomorrow."

Ginny rubbed Hermione's back comfortingly and said nothing. Bill on the other hand, had heard every word outside the door, and walked back to his room with a satisfied smile on his handsome face.

The next day, Hermione woke up, to surroundings that she did not recognize. She jumped out of the warm bed to figure out that she was still at the Burrow, and must have fallen asleep there last night. She glanced at her watch to check the time and apparated back to her flat.

Hermione took a quick shower and changed her clothes for her appointment at the ministry. She was checking her outfit of dark skinny jeans and a white t-shirt when she felt a presence behind her.

The hairs on her neck tingled at the intruder and she whipped around with her wand in her hand. Before she could react, Bill gently put his arms up in mock surrender and teased, " I guess you haven't had much company in here for a while, because that's no way to treat your guest."

Hermione just glared and lowered her wand. "I guess you never learned the manners your mother taught you. Really! Apparating straight into someone's home. You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Bill just chuckled and offered her his arm, which she tentatively took. He leaned close to her neck, close enough to stop Hermione's breathing and whispered, "Come on love, we'll be late."

With these words he whisked her off in side -along apparition to the ministry.

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