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CHAPTER6
THE GAMES ARE DONE
FRED'S POV
They broke apart when hermione let out a tiny gasp hearing footsteps and muttered voices from the hallway. Hermione sat on a chair by the doorway and Fred pretended to be was quite used to doing this. When they were younger when him and George were doing experiments and his mum would inspect to see if they were still up. Him and his brother over the years have grown quite well at faking sleep.
He listened carefully to dicifer the voices that had just entered the room. One undoubtedly was his youngest brother Ron it said,"Listen 'Mione im really sorry about jumping to conclusions like I did. I was a complete jerk. It's just.." he coughed slightly. he was most likely blushing by now. he continued,"It's just I lost control because you don't know I actually feel about you and the thought of you being with anyone without me even having a chance to tell you how I..."
Fred felt a clutching sensation in his ribcage. He knew his brother liked her, but was it possible that the thick headed git actually loved her. If he did was he in love with her? Had he unknowingly stole his brother's happiness? He didn't want to do that, but it made it all clear why Hermione had tried to leave him. She loves him. No! She doesn't! She kissed him. She chose him already. Ron was already too late.
His thoughts were cut short as he listened intently to hermiones shakey voice full of anxiety. She spoke slowly looking for the right words,"Err.. Ronald. I-I-I...I already know. I have known for a long time. It doesnt change the fact you hurt me too many times. I tried to like you the past years, but it was all too much. You were too commanding. You told people I was yours. Back in fourth year you completely exploded because I danced with Viktor. I would understand it if we were together, but we weren't.You actually were constantly rude to me. Then you tried to be sweet. Well I assume thats what you were intending to be...Then the whole Lavender scenario. That was where i drew the line on you Ronald. It completely broke my heart and not for the first time might I add. Then in year 7 we had to deal with Harry and while i was fighting off a seven year crush on you.. I had to know if you were the one. So i kissed you. Once, but you never did anything after that. We never talked. I waited for you to say how you felt, but you didn't. Then I met..."
she paused for a slight moment and fred supressed a smile while he 'slept'. what was he worrying for? She liked him after all. He felt so relieved and continued listening when he heard hermione start speaking once more,"I didn't really meet him. I known him for years, but the point is I met...someone...who I very much like..."
Ron's voice spoke once more couldnt tell if he was about to burst into tears or go on a violent rampage, "Do you love him?" Hermiones reply was instant,"No! Ron I love you. I love harry. I love Ginny. I love your parents, George, Charlie, Bill, Fluer, Their baby girl on the way, I love Percy, I love your whole family. I love Neville. I love Luna. I love my Mum and Dad. I love hogwarts. I love the students, but him... I am falling in love with him and for the first time...unlike I was when I was falling for you. Even after all the damage that has been done to my heart. I am not affraid of the crash, because if there is one at least I will know, but i have a feeling this...this time it will last."
Ron replied with only,"Who?" Hermione panicked as she said, "Uhhh. . Its. It could be... There is a chance it might be..Err. I..Can't...ERR...Uhh..."
Fred didn't need to hear anymore. Deciding to rescue hermione. He let out a groan and stretched as if just waking up. a voice that hadn't spoke a word said, "Oh look Fred's getting up! I think I'll get a mediwitch." he opened his eyes just in time to see a messy black headed boy running out the door as if his life depended on it,'smart kid' he thought he could see now the anger in Ron's bulging eyes. his face was red to his roots. His fists were clentched and his cheeks has tears streaming down them. Hermione on the other hand was biting her lip nervously her eyes contained concern and worry. She was frowning slightly and her own eyes were a bit watery.
Fred was the first to brake the silence, "Err..bad timing?"
HERMIONE'S POV
Relieved that Fred interupted at that moment. She was positive it was intentional, but she was the only one in the room who knew he was faking. she replied, "OH! No! Not at all."
Harry entered with the mediwitch and the rest of the weasley clan including a very pregnant medi witch said,"Well I am glad you have finally awoken and that your family and your girlfriend are here to join..." the witch was about to explain what happened when Ron intervened,"Girlfriend? What Bloody girlfriend are you talking about?"
The witch continued, "Why this young girl. I believe she told our receptionist her name was . She was Crying and demanded to see him last night. She spent the night here along with a boy called..Potter..Oh merlin Harry potter! Oh I feel like such a complete barmy..." Ron didnt care about the last part all he could focuss on was she called hermione Fred's girlfriend.
Seeing the anger once again growing in ron hermione quickly said,"Oh, I'm not his Girlfriend he is just a good friend..." she paused and looked at the ground suddenly finding a great fascination with her shoes and continued,"a good friend thats all there is..."
The witch replied kindly, "No matter now. I am sure you all want to know whaat exactly happened to Weasley here." without waiting for the family to reply she searched her papers on her clipboard and then continued pulling out one with FREDRIK ALOYSIUS WEASLEY. Then said with concern,"well You are all VERY lucky he is alive. He must have had a very strong will to live this one. Well most people who live have a family of some sort. You see Wizards who have been through near death of them suffer right away from the shock and others simply don't and put the shock in the back of their mind where it grows and grows, but unless some traumatizing event happens nothing will happen. This event must be an emotionally tragity. It triggers everything to come out at once. It is like his emotions really do expload. It becomes to much and his heart went into overdrive. Then it stopped. He had a heart attack. We tried to help him when we got him, but there was nothing we could do. It was up to him to either die or stay and he really had to have something he couldn't or wouldn't leave behind. He had to have one special thing he needed to hold him to our world. The Question is what did Fred Weasley cherish with his entire sould that he knew he couldn't leave? because it is very tempting to die. It is alluring and happy. Silent and Peaceful something most people wont want to give up, but he did."
They sat in silence before Hermione asked, "How do you know?"
The witch smiled and said,"This has happened to me before. And when it did. It was dark. I couldnt hear Anything except a ringing in my ears. Pitch black it was freezing. Then I saw this light it was so pure. So good. So warm. It was nice \beyond the light, but i couldnt move to get to it then as the light grew I heard a voice call for me and beg me to stay it was my 3 year old daughter leah. It was so hard not to want to go to the light. I fought wit myself until finally Iwoke to my husband asleep in a chair pulled up to my bed and my daughter in his lap. her fingures wraped around my hand and a light grew off of her that was greater then the light that I saw in the blackness.I knew that I needed to be here. I wasn't quite ready for death..."
After a long moment of silence Mrs. Weasley said to her son,"Fred? What could have held you back dear?" the whole room strared at him. and Hermione also she was sure it was his family. Fred had told her that his family was everything to him. If she had to guess it would be George they were closer then two people ever have been.
FRED'S POV:
He didn't want to lie to his family ,but Hermione told it to keep it a secret. He looked around the room at all the curious faces and his mother now clutching his hand and then he finally spoke," A voice. A girl's voice." he smiled remembering hermione calling his name. He knew now she was the most important thing to him. It happened so fast, but he knew if it wasn't for her he wouldn't be there. His family would have moved on. George had angelina. He might have taken years, but his life would go on. Everyone's except Hermiones. She had no one if he left. She would probably have lived miserabley with Ron, but she was the one who he needed. He wouldn't be right without her. Exactly as the doctor said he woke up to find a glow about her like no othert looked up into hermiones chocolate eyes and thought to himself, 'WOW! I am in love with Hermione Jean would've guessed it?' as he looked at her she smiled. the minute the corners of her mouth turned up he thought once more, 'In Love with Granger...And I don't mind at the least bit."
HERMIONE POV:
"Whose voice?" Hermione asked knowning in her mind by the way he looked at her that it was her. She knew it by the twinle in his eye that would have put dumbledore to shame. She knew it, but she didn't care. She wanted him to say it she really did. She didnt care about the fact his whole family stood there watching his every move. wondering what girl could possibly make Fred want to be alive. Wondering what girl could possibley more important then his own twin. No she didn't care at all about that.
"I think some of you already know..."Fred replied not braking hermione's eye contact. Ginny and Fred gave each other devilish glances and then george went behind Ron as did Harry. They eachother a slight nod. Both knowing what was about to happen and knowing that Ron losing his temper was almost a definant.
Hermione said slightly enjoying the tention in the room she wanted him to say it more then anything,"Say her name..."She slowly walked to the edge of Fred's bed, but no body said anythign yet. They were all too confused by Fred's mysterious behavior.
Fred smiled slyfully,"Your sure you want to know? You want them all to know?" She thought slightly of Ron, but he had to know eventually and at least now there are wittnesses in case he decided to murder fred and herself. She wanted to see his lips form her name. She wanted to hear his tough voice say it. He grew silent wanting to tease hermione. Then the urge of wanting to hear it turned to need. Sh needed to hear it and just as she were about to expload.
His faced turned a bit pink he looked around the room at his family noting that Fred and Harry were ready for Ron to pounce he gave them a wink. Hermione watched him to do this. She herself was unable to look away from him. Thats it she had to hear him say it she bent down to his ear and said,"Fredrik Aloysius Weasley...If you don't say the name in Five secconds.I will...You dont want to know what I mightg do.."
FRED'S POV:
As hermione whispered in his ear. Her warm breath gazed his cold pale skin and he became in desperate need to kiss her and he knew. this longing and need wouldnt go away until he did so. He knew she wouldn't kiss him until he said it. The games were over. He look at her and said,"The voice of this girl. Is the voice of the girl i am completely in love with. The voice of a girl I can't possibaly live without and this girl is none other then the Brilliant, Know-it-all, amazing, wonderous, beautiful, brown-eyed girl who goes by the name of HERMIONE JEAN GRANGER."
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