KAT Presents- "Early Birds"
Insane drabble for CheekyWeekly's competition.
Kingsley/Hermione- my first time writing this pair and I kind of loved it…
Every couple of years there are a few old wannabe death eaters that try to terrorize the wizarding world. They don't cause much trouble but the cleanup and paper work is usually very extensive. On this day there was a particularly spirited attack and there was so much work that by 6am it still wasn't done. Kingsley, seeing the bleary look in his employee's eyes, ordered everyone to go home and get some rest. Everyone left except for the Minister and Hermione Granger who was hunched over a stack of paperwork when the minister walked in.
"Go home. Get some rest." He said
"Are you serious?" She said in exasperation.
He chuckled, "now don't make me imitate Sirius,"
But Hermione was in no mood for jokes. A lock of curly hair fell out of her messy bun. Kingsley gently pushed the loose strand behind her ear.
"Don't"
He pressed on, dragging his finger down the side of her face. She closed her eyes and softly inhaled. With as much strength as she could muster she said,
"This can't happen. Not again."
Kingsley took her face and brought it to his. They kissed tenderly until Hermione pulled away, her eyes filled with tears.
"I...I think I will go home."
And she picked up her bag and left. Kingsley returned to his office and looked at his couch. He had been using it as a bed ever since he became Minister. His house just seemed so lonely and everyone he cared about was at the ministry anyway. He sighed and plopped down on his 'bed'. It was worth sleeping on this couch to see Hermione come through the fireplace early in the morning. She was always the first one in. Kingsley turned off the light with a flick of his wrist and before drifting off to sleep thought that Ron was a lucky man to have a girl like that come home to him.
Disclaimer: Do not own anything of Harry Potter except my own imagination