Chapter 8- Unexpected meeting
"He's really lovely!" Mrs. Weasley said as soon as their voices were out of reach. "Really Hermione, I just adore him. I have a very good vibe about people. I know more about them then they think I do…"
"He's hot!" Ginny cut off her mother. "Come Herm, we need to talk!" Ginny reached over and dragged Hermione up the stairs and into their bedroom. Mrs. Weasley was left to do dishes.
"So you really like him?" Hermione asked once the door was shut.
"He's awesome!" Ginny stated reassuringly. "But…uhhh…. What about Ron?" Hermione froze for a minute.
"Uhhh…Ron? Oh I don't have feelings for Ron anymore."
"Oh alright!" Ginny seemingly believed Hermione more then Harry had. "I just love Alex! You too as sooooo cute together!" She was back on track, her faltered smile a thing of the past. My little Hermy finally has a boy friend. And he is just your type! I can tell that he really likes you." She fell back onto the blankets of her bed with an exhausted sigh.
"Yah he is amazing." Hermione agreed. A knock came from the door just as she finished.
"Hermione are you in there!"
"Ooo! It's lover boy!" Ginny whispered excitingly. Hermione laughed while shushing her.
"Yah, uhhh hold on." Hermione quickly flattened her hair and walked towards the door. She opened to look upon Alex standing just as handsomely as ever in front of her.
"Hi Hermione, Ginny." He paused to give her a glance. "Hey Hermione I was wondering if you wanted to go for a walk with me? It finally got cooler now that the sun is setting."
"Oooo, I want to come on a walk with yo…I'll stay here and read!" She corrected herself quickly. Ginny understood with out words that this was not the time to include herself. "Bye!" She shooed Hermione and Alex out the door and closed it behind them.
"So I guess this means yes!" Alex joked ignoring Ginny's sounds from the other side of the door. Hermione swore she heard her give a small scream.
"Guess so!" Hermione said laughing at Ginny's attempt to get Hermione near Alex.
"Shall we?" Alex led her down the hall. They walked out of the Burrow. The air was finally cool with the setting sun and the sky shown like paint on a canvas. Its colors were so bright and yet so mellow at the same time. Everything gave a shadow, even the grass as it swayed in the soft wind. Alex grabbed her hand. She looked at him approvingly to tell him that it was alright and he relaxed. The couple began to walk down the hill that perched the burrow, and towards a river that lay a few yards away. The skirt Hermione was wearing was orange and it flowed in the wind matching the sunset. Her hair was naturally down and she fit into nature so perfectly at the moment, it was as though she painted it into the scenery.
On there way to the river, Alex noticed a grouping of beautiful yellow flowers. He picked one delicately and slipped it behind Hermione's ear. Then he kissed her forehead and continued to lead her down to the river. Hermione smiled and touched the flower lightly with her finger tips.
They sat in the grass next to the water and dipped there feet in it, occasionally splashing each other with the refreshing liquid.
"The sky is just so beautiful!" Hermione commented laying down in the grass so she could look up at it. Alex mimicked her and the two were side by side.
"Not as beautiful as what I'm looking at." Alex said. He hadn't been looking at the sky the whole time.
"You don't mean that. How can you make me sound so beautiful?" She asked softly, not harshly or angrily. He brushed her hair with his fingers, as he turned to the side to face her, using his arm to prop up his head. . Hermione did the same as she rested herself on her arm as a pillow still lying down.
"Because you are." He said convincingly.
"I have never been before, to anyone. In school I was ugly to everyone! I mean I can't change. Maybe you have a skewed vision?" she chuckled.
"Your school is blind! How could they not see it? Your reputation probably influenced how people looked at you. They didn't want you to be beautiful so in there minds they didn't make you. But you have to try very hard not to see how gorgeous you are. Right now I just want to…" he leaned over and kissed her lightly on the lips. She smiled faintly. He was too sweet, too perfect, too much! How could anyone be so wonderful?
"You're incredible! You came into my life and everything went right." She thought about Ron, well maybe not everything… "I never knew anyone could be so sweet, you're like something out of a movie. I didn't know that people this wonderful existed. I think I am in a dream right now and I am going to be back in my old life without you. Now I can't even imagine things without you! This is crazy!" she said sitting up and throwing her hands into the air. "I have only known you for a week or so! Am I moving to fast, I am so confused…but yet when I see you and I'm with you it doesn't matter that I have only been with you for a short time…everything makes sense!" she paused, he nodded but let her speak. "Ahhhh! I'm insane!" she said flopping back down.
"No your not. I understand."
"How could you possibly understand?"
"Because I feel it too." She looked at him and sat up. Hermione stared at him lying in the grass, she just looked at him. Then she leaned over and kissed him. But unlike normal she didn't let go. She kissed him again and again, hungrily going at his face. She couldn't resist him, lying there so perfectly! There was no one like him. He was so perfect. She broke away and laughed putting her face in her hands. But quickly she wrapped her arms around him and dove back in. Alex kissed her back and for a while there was no noise except for the two of them connected. The grass swayed and the wind blew but both went unnoticed. The cold water even lapped at there feet. But Hermione and Alex stopped for nothing.
Hermione laughed in her head at how she was doing exactly what Ron and Sarah always did. Except when they made out it was just repulsive. Or maybe it was only repulsive for her because…
Alex opened his mouth and Hermione followed, the two of them were one unit. Hermione was often nervous that she wouldn't know how to kiss, but it all seemed to come to easily now. There were no questions for her she understood, as if she had always done this. It felt so right.
"Hermione!" Hermione heard a faint voice in her head. It sounded like someone was searching for her. "Hermione!" Someone was calling for her. "Hermione!" It sounded like Ron. At the thought of Ron she slowed down her kisses, but slowly ignored this new feeling in her gut, and progressed on. Why couldn't this annoying and constant thought of Ron leave her alone? She was so immersed in her kisses that she didn't even notice that Ron was standing right in back of her and Alex watching them. Alex finally noticed and Hermione did too by the fact that Alex quickly pulled away from her.
"Ron!" she said it utter surprise. Somehow it was horrible for him to see her kissing. Somehow it was more awkward then if Ginny or Harry had snuck up on her. Ron was different.
Ron began to stammer, his ears turning red. "O, uhh, I, uhhh was just looking for uhhh Hermione. Sorry I uhh didn't know you guys were here ummm. Yah sorry I am going to uhh go back to the house now." He quickly turned to go.
"We should be going too. I should uhhh probably help…see Ginny ummm Homework stuff…Help Mrs. Weasley…things to do…I'll be in my room." She sputtered backing away. She gave a last glance to Ron and then Alex and ran up the hill, away from the water and back up to the house letting the yellow flower fall out of her hair.
Ron turned to walk back up but only got a few paces before Alex stopped him.
"Hey Ron?" Ron stopped walking and turned around to face Alex.
He gave Alex and odd look.
"You and Hermione…have an odd relationship."
"Huh?" He avoided his eyes.
"Well you seem very close…but there seems to be a sort of tension and it seems to have to do with me."
"Oh no it's nothing about you!" Ron said quickly. "Well you know it's her first real boyfriend. Well at less you count Krum but…"Ron went on mumbling to himself. "Its just new to her I guess." He paused, "and to me."
"Humm…maybe." Alex didn't seem too convinced. Did you two ever go out?"
"What! No!" Ron jumped on this, then calmed himself down. "I mean, Hermione's like my sister that's all. She's my family. I have known her forever, you know?"
"Yah I get it." Alex stood up, he was still sitting in the grass where Hermione had left him. He walked over to where Hermione's flower fell out of her hair. "She sure is beautiful, he said to the flower."
"Yah." Ron said, sort of dreamily, staring at the flower barely knowing what he was saying. Alex looked at him but Ron didn't notice.
Alex dropped the flower which got Ron out of his gaze. "I'm going back up to the house. See you later." Alex walked back up to the Burrow and Ron was left alone. It was quite dark now and he could see the moon reflecting on the water. He took a deep breath and picked up the flower that Alex dropped.
