A/N: Here is chapter 8, thank you to those who had reviewed and put this story on their story alert and story favourite, it really made my day XD and I cannot thanked you enough.

Disclaimers: Not Akira or Rowling


Chapter 8: Heart to Heart Conversation and Wedding Preparation

Hermione, Tsuna, Dino and the-ever-protective-of-his-boss Storm Guardian Gokudera took a stroll around Namimori town few days later. She decided to get some gift for Ron and Luna's wedding and the men decided to accompany her for the day.

"Hermione have you told him already, Kyoya, about you being…you know what I mean," Dino asked her as they are browsing for some gift around a gift shop.

"I haven't yet. I'm planning too but haven't got the time. He's always not around lately and sometimes he is always busy so I don't think I want to disturb him," Hermione responded as she checked on some of the item at the gift shop. She decided to look for something that is nice and suitable as a wedding gift.

Dino nodded his head understandingly, knowing that the Vongola's Cloud Guardian is often busy with his own project along with Tetsuya Kusakabe and didn't want anyone to be on his path when he is really busy.

The four of them had spent some time around the shop when Hermione finally found the perfect gift. After paying for the gift and have it wrapped the four of them decided to have some lunch at the nearby restaurant.

After having their lunch, Hermione decided to get some cake for Nana Sawada and the children at the Sawada resident so the four of them went to the famous cake house that she often went with Haru and Kyoko. The four of them are so busy choosing some cake that they didn't realized that there's someone who is currently watching them from outside the shop.

After getting everything that she needed the four of them planned to go back to the Sawada resident when they stumbled upon Hibari who is standing outside the shop. Tsuna and Gokudera still nervous being around him while Dino could easily walked towards him and patted his shoulder and greeted him nicely even though the Cloud Guardian glared at him while Hermione tried not to laugh.

"What a nice surprise to see you here, Kyoya," Dino greeted him as Hibari glared at him.

"Don't you have anything else to do, Bronco?" Hibari replied as Dino laughed.

"Well, we are here to accompany Miss Hermione to do some shopping," Dino responded while Hermione sighed, she had told them so many times to dropped the formality and just called her Hermione instead.

"I see. Are you done then?" Hibari asked as he eyed Hermione who suddenly winced a bit while Tsuna, Dino and Gokudera looked at him strangely.

It took Hermione by surprise as Hibari still eyed her, she could felt as if there are hundreds of butterflies in her stomach at the moment and tried hard not to blush, especially not in front of them. Realized that Hibari still had his eyes fixed on her she nodded her head slowly, knowing that she had done with her shopping and she got nothing else to buy at the moment.

"Hibari-san, is there anything that you need from us?" Tsuna suddenly ask as he eyed the Vongola's Cloud Guardian with curiosity in his mind.

Hibari then turned his attention towards the Vongola boss, making him more nervous as Hibari glared at them while Hermione still wonder if Hibari needed something from them, her especially as she somehow knew that he wanted to have a talk with her.

"There's nothing that I need from you, Sawada Tsunayoshi, but I do have some business with Hermione Granger," Hibari spoke as the four of them stared at him and Hermione knew that she was right about it.

"Is it something important, Hibari?" Hermione asked, they haven't spoke for days and she really missed having a conversation or being around him, but there's no way she is going to admit that loudly.

"No, not that important but I believes that you had something to tell me," Hibari responded, making all of them confused when Hermione's mind suddenly snapped, does he knew about it as well.

Hermione knew that sooner or later she have to tell him about it, and now since he had mentioned it, if she is right, again about it, maybe she should make it clear and tell him the truth about everything, maybe some slightly of it. But she doesn't want to be rude to the others by leaving them since they had to accompany and helped her with her shopping for today.

Dino looked between Hibari and Hermione and he could sense that Hermione is a bit lost as she didn't knew what to do. He knew that she didn't want to be rude by leaving them but he also knew that she wants to tell the truth about herself to Hibari as he could detect that Hibari somehow knew something of her and want to make clear of it.

"You will not hurt her, will you, Kyoya?" Dino spoke quietly so that only Hibari could hear it and the rest of them cannot. Hibari glared at him, enough to inform the Bucking Bronco that he will not do such nonsense.

"Good then, please just hear what she want to say and don't simply judge her without knowing the truth," Dino responded quietly as he left Hibari's side and walked towards Tsuna and the others.

"Well, I think that the three of us should leave now so we will see them later," Dino spoke to both Tsuna and Gokudera as the two of glanced at him confusedly as Dino approached Hermione who still had that confused look on her face.

"Talk to him nicely and be honest with him, I think he will understand you well, don't worry about us," Dino whispered in her ear as Hermione turned to face him. Dino could only smile and that's enough to tell Hermione that it is now the time for her to be honest with Hibari about herself. She then smiles as she nodded her head and thanked him for understanding of her current situation as she gave him the cake to be given to Nana and the children.

Hibari then wait no more as he begin to walk away, knowing that Hermione will follow him closely from behind, leaving Dino, Tsuna and Gokudera as the three of them begin to walk back home to the Sawada resident.

"What does he want from her?" Gokudera spoke; he still quite pissed at Hibari for taking Hermione with him. Gokudera had grown fond of Hermione and she had become one of his best friends so far.

Dino could only laugh about it, he knew that Hermione had hold a special place in everyone's heart, and for him she is like the little sister he never had, but in Hibari's case, he knew that it is more than that. The three of them walks home in silent as they passed few home around the neighbourhood.

"Dino-san, do you think that Hibari-san knew about it, about her secret?" Tsuna said all of a sudden after a while.

"Who knows, maybe he is maybe he isn't, but I'm sure that he'll find out about it from Hermione herself," Dino responded as they reached the Sawada resident and greeted by Nana and the children as he passed the cake that Hermione had bought for them.

"Dino-san, do you think that he likes her?" Tsuna asked again as both Dino and Gokudera suddenly glanced at him, both looked amused with his question.

"Why do you ask that, are you jealous of them?" Dino tried to guess as Tsuna's face turned red as he quickly shakes his head.

"No, I'm not jealous, I just wonder if he is really likes her, because we see how he behaved differently around her compared to how he behaved around us," Tsuna told them as three of them went to the garden and took a nice rest there and could hear the children giggling happily along with Nana Sawada inside the house as they were having the cake Hermione had bought for them.

"Well, I guess he does. I do realize how protective he was when being around her," Dino confirmed Tsuna's point as Gokudera snorted.

"That man, I hope that he is not using her for his own good," Gokudera spoke harshly of his fellow Guardians, making Tsuna and Dino to stare at him in disbelieve.

"Gokudera-kun, please don't say that, Hibari-san will definitely won't do such thing to Hermione-san," Tsuna spoke panicky as he tried to defend Hibari from his right-man's accusation of his fellow Guardian.

"Tsuna's right Smokin' Bomb, I'm sure that he won't do such thing to her. Besides I do believes that he is actually care for her, just that he won't show it in front of us," Dino responded as a smile appeared in his handsome face as both Tsuna and Gokudera turned their gaze at him.

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Hermione and Hibari walked back towards her apartments quietly and as they reached there Hermione opened the door widely to let Hibari to come inside. This is the second time Hibari went to her apartment as he could noticed that her apartment had both Japanese and Western style and decoration and it feels quite nice and serene. Hermione put the gift in her room while Hibari helped himself to sit on her couch. The two of them didn't spoke much on their way back and now Hermione didn't sure how to start this conversation with him as she must find a way to start a simple conversation with him especially now that he is her guest at the moment and she didn't want to be rude to her guest.

"Hibari, do you want anything to drink, I can make some tea if you want to?" Hermione offered to make some drink for him as she is begin to boil some water in the kettle.

"You don't have to trouble yourself about it," Hibari only responds to her as his eyes gazes at the scenery outside her apartment, it looked a bit cloudy lately.

Hermione could only smile as she took two cups from her cupboard and put it in a tray, she didn't understand why her heart beats fast this time around as this never happen before, she still didn't get any clue of why suddenly she's being nervous around him. Taking a deep breath she turns her gaze towards him as he is busy looking other way. Her face felt warm as her eyes fixed on his handsome face. She mind suddenly snapped as she quickly turned around and hide her blushed face behind her hands. Luckily that Hibari had not taken notice about it.

The two of them didn't speak a word for a few minutes as Hibari still had his eyes fixed on the scenery outside while Hermione is busy preparing some drink for her guest. She is preparing some Japanese green tea as she knew that Hibari is kind of traditional man and he preferred green tea rather than having sake or wine or any of such drink as he is not fond of anything alcohol, she had found out about it from Tetsuya Kusakabe.

Hibari still had his eyes on the scenery when Hermione come with some drink; she's just making a simple green tea as she is not an expert to make it in its traditional way. His gaze turns towards her as she sits on a couch on the opposite of him, it make them easier to face each other.

Hermione still had no idea how to start a conversation with Hibari as he keep his gaze towards her and that had make her a bit nervous to speak with him.

Finally, rather than waiting much longer, Hermione decides to break the silent between them.

"Hibari, may I know what is it that you want to talk about earlier?" Hermione starter a bit, she is trying to fight the anxiety of being around him and did not know of what is playing in his mind at the moment.

Hibari looked at her and this had make Hermione to feel a bit embarrass, wondering if she had been rude to her guest or she just make some foolishness out of herself.

"I know something about you, and I know that you had the idea of what I mean here?"

Hermione is pretty shocked to hear that as she looked at him sharply, her heart beats much faster than before and she is slightly trembled and her hands are currently shaking and she really hated it as it makes her looked so vulnerable in front of others.

"What is it that you know about me? Please do tell," Hermione startled as she tried to talk steadily but seems that her voice had betrayed her.

"I can tell but I was hoping that you could be honest with me," Hibari spoke steadily, as usual.

Hermione knew that she cannot escapes from this, not anymore. She nods her head as she slowly closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. It is now or never.

"If you are thinking that I am different from other people, yes I admit that, I'm a witch to be precise and I used wand to conjure magic, spell and charm. It is not easy for me to tell other people about me or what I am because I don't want people to think negative of me. I already told and being honest to Reborn and the others about myself and they had accepted me with open arms and I'm very thankful of that. If you wonder why Mukuro is always after me, yes it is because of that. I do not intent to hide this from any of you much longer, but I'm scare of what people will think of me, what if they are prejudice of me because of what I am."

Hibari listens attentively as she explains herself to him. He is not surprise to find out about Mukuro knowing about it as he's always had his eyes on her and Hibari is not very fond of it.

"Are you family the same, just like you?" Hibari seems interested in knowing more of her, which took himself by surprise by his own question.

Hermione stares at him, wondering why he is suddenly interested about her family. But there's no harm in telling him about it.

"No, both my parents are normal people, just like you and the others, the witch and wizard called it as muggle. I am a muggleborn, because my parents don't have any magical blood with them but it was surprisingly that I had it with me and we don't have any magical people born in our family line before me."

"How your parents reacted to it, what about your brother or sister?"

Hermione took it by surprise with his sudden question. As a smile slowly forms in her lips as she turned her gaze at the table in front of her.

"My parents took it well and they were very supportive too, it was definitely one heck of a shocking news to both my parents and myself as I had never thought to have such power born within me, the first time I was told about it when a teacher from my magical school came to my house and informed my parents that I'm a witch. And I am the only child in my family, so the reaction only came from my parents but my other relatives didn't knew about it as we had it kept as secret. The Ministry in the Wizarding world did not want muggles to find out about our world or society but since I'm away from England I can tell you about it, but please do not tell other people because this will bring problem to all of us."

Hibari tried to think rationally about it, but he could sense that she did not lie to him as he could feel some sincere and truthfulness from her voice. Both of them sits there quietly for some time as Hermione's fingers played with the hem of her shirt as she sat there nervously thinking about his reaction.

"When did Mukuro and that baby find out about it?"

Hermione is not really fond to talk about any battle, especially since she herself was a war heroine once and second in command after Harry himself and one of his most trustful sidekick besides Ron. She even wonders if Hibari tries to test her at some point. What kind of point to prove she had no idea about it. Remembering what Dino had told her earlier, it is better for her to be honest with him rather than letting him guess it by himself and get the wrong point out of it.

"Mukuro and Reborn had found out about my power and ability during the battle at Namimori middle school. It was not meant for any of them to found out about it, but somehow I was so careless that I didn't realize that they had seen it and Mukuro had shown interest about it since. Reborn only asked about it recently and so do the rest of them. But by right the first persons to know are I-pin, Lambo and Chrome because I accidently used it in front of them during that battle."

The battle, Hibari remembered it well as that the first time he saw her conjured magic before him though she tried to conjured it secretly but not knowing to her that there are some people who had saw it.

"When do you found out about me being a witch?" Hermione asked him, wonder if she had accidently conjured any magic in front of him. Hibari stared at her which makes her a bit restless.

"During that battle, that when I saw you conjured magic."

Hermione stares at him in disbelieve, she didn't believes in herself more likely. Hibari had found out about her being a witch the same day as both Mukuro and Reborn does. She silently swears at herself for being such stupid.

"Do you hate me?" Hermione started as Hibari stared at her, his eyes showed no emotion, no surprise there.

"Why should I do that?" the only answer Hibari could offer to her.

"Because I never being honest with you about it after quite a long time," Hermione replied, her voice slightly trembled as her eyes begins to water.

"Don't worry about it. I want to know why you moved here all of a sudden, is there something happened back in England?" Hibari suddenly asked the one question Hermione didn't have any feeling to answer to, but then she will not being honest with him and she didn't want that.

Hermione could only smile but within that forced smile her heart saddens. This is not supposed to happen. She just wanted to lead a happy life here without thinking much of her painful past. She remembered her conversation with Reborn regarding the same thing and she remembered it well when he told her that he will not judge her if she told him about the things that troubled her. And now deep in her heart she believes that Hibari will do the same thing, not judging her. She could feel her tears fell down her cheeks as she takes a deep breath.

"I choose to move to Namimori to nurse my broken heart." Hermione started to talk about her past as Hibari listened carefully and quietly. He even wonders what had caused her that led to her broken heart but did not issue the question.

"I used to have a boyfriend and he is an older brother to two of my best friend to be precise. He's the first man that I had ever loved and we were together for three years. But we broke off; he wanted to break off our relationship. He had moved on and now a happily married man to a wife he barely know but it is not my place to judge that. We broke off about nine months ago and five months later he was married to this woman. I did not understand where my mistake was in our relationship that he decided that I'm not good enough for him." By this time Hermione was trying hard to control herself from crying but the tears are falling freely from her eyes. She felt embarrassed and stupid for crying in front of Hibari and it shows how weak she is in front of him.

Hibari was taken by surprise to hear about it. He even wonder who is that man that stupid enough to ditched a woman who is caring and loving and decided to replace her with another woman in his life in a short distance of time without even considering her feeling.

"I knew that I am nothing compared to his wife, I'm not beautiful or perfect in his eyes like her. He's right when saying that I've got nothing to offer to him. I'm just a know-it-all, a bookworm. Three years we were together and I still cannot make him happy or at least be the person he used to be even though how hard I've tried, but I do not have the heart to leave him alone. You want to know something he's a wizard, a pureblood wizard meaning that their family line has been involved with magic since the time of Merlin."

"Why do you love him in the first place? And what about yourself, are you happy with him?" Hibari asked and in his voice Hermione could detects some concern within it.

Hermione tries to smile as her eyes reddens, she really did not want to keep repeating and telling about that painful history again but then it does help her to feel slightly a bit better because she knew that he will not judge her.

Slowly Hermione begins to tell Hibari all about herself, her past, her friendships with The-Boy-Who-Lived and the Weasleys, her school life in Hogwarts and the prejudice of those who are muggleborns among the purebloods except those who are labelled as blood traitors, the Dumbledore Army that she and her best friends had formed while in school, the hunting of the Horcruxes, the second Wizarding war against Voldemort and his Death Eaters, the death of her friends and loved one, the effects of the war and how it led to her relationship with George and how it end unexpectedly, her friendship with Haru and her reason that had her decided to move to Namimori. While she told him her story, Hibari could see that some part of its makes her really happy like where she and her best friends formed the DA to fought against a ministry officer called Umbridge who wants to take control over the school and some part of it makes her really sad, especially the death of those she knew well and loved.

After hearing her story Hibari sits in there in silent, he was taken by surprise of her courage and how loyal she was to her best friends even in grave danger. And Hibari silently swear to himself that if he ever meet up or found the man that had made her cry and had broken her heart he'll beat him to pulp until that man feel sorry for himself to be born in this world.

Looking at the young woman in front of him, Hibari could see a brave, beautiful and loving young woman who deserves a better, happy life and needs to be protected from any harm. And he wants to be the one to protect her no matter what, and maybe slowly open his heart for her.

"So Hibari, I've told you about myself and my past, so what can you tell me about yourself?" Hermione suddenly asked him which took him by surprise. He stared at her but he could see her eyes gleam with honestly. He couldn't help but to smile, which he hardly do if in front of the others unless they had something that could fascinated him.

Hibari hesitated at first but then slowly he begins to tell her about himself, not much, but from his story Hermione could make out some points about him. She find out about him being the only child just like herself, had lived by himself after he left school, hate crowding, no surprise there, hate noise and disturbance and definitely do not want to be grouped together with those mafia in which Hermione found it to be quite amusing since he is part of them, had formed and currently managing The Foundation along with Tetsuya Kusakabe, his vice chairman since middle school, his favourite weapon is his tonfas and Hibird is his favourite pet along with Roll, his hedgehog though Hermione never seen that one before.

After a while Hermione tells Hibari about her needing to go back to England to attend her best friends' wedding in less than two weeks' time and stays there for about a week. Hibari didn't say much but deep in his heart he worried what will her reaction would be to see her former boyfriend there with his wife since he is an older brother to the man that is going to be married in a couple of weeks. He knows that Hermione is a strong young woman but her heart are broken pretty severely and it take times for her to actually heal. He is hoping that he could come with her, but at the same time he is needed to handle The Foundation. He really needs to talk to that baby about this.

Hibari did enjoy drinking the green tea that Hermione had made for him. Together the two of them sat there telling each other stories and any future plan of themselves and both of them didn't realized that they are slowly falling for each other.


The Burrow

Mrs Weasley, with the help from Ginny, Penelope and Fleur, had decided of what kind of decoration that they will have for Ron and Luna's wedding. Luna had told them that she wanted her bridesmaids to wear strapless, knee-length dress and each will have variant of flowers in different colors. So far they had bought the dress for the bridesmaids include Hermione's though she is not there. Luna had bought her wedding robe with Ginny and Fleur and with the help from Lavender and Pavarti and her twin Padma.

The wedding is less than two weeks and everyone is busy doing their own tasks and chores, except George and Janelle though George did come to The Burrow few times and helped his father to degnomed the garden. Harry begins to have little conversation with him while Bill, Charlie and Percy had slowly forgiven him and so does Mr and Mrs Weasley but none of them are fond of Janelle especially the women, namely Ginny, Luna and Fleur.

Since Ron is a Gryffindor and Luna is Ravenclaw, they wanted the wedding to have the theme of both houses, red, gold, blue and bronze. Harry and Ginny found it to be quite amusing while Fleur and Penelope think that it was sweet to have the colors of both houses.

Penelope had been married to Percy for almost two years now and they had a daughter by the name of Lucy who is currently one year old while Fleur is seven months pregnant with her second child. Her first child, Victoire is currently two years old.

George did not bother anymore of his wife's whereabouts as she did not return home for couple of days after their last argument. His mind is now focusing on his youngest brother's wedding and at the same time his heart and mind are still thinking of Hermione though Harry and the rest of them had warned him about it. But then even if he had the chance to see her again he is still a married man and he cannot simply divorce his wife because the procedures in the Wizarding world is not as simply as the muggle world.

George was in the kitchen when he saw a wedding magazine on the dining table. He is usually did not bother much with such magazine but one of the wedding robe in the magazine had caught his interest, it was a simple strapless wedding robe that is simple yet beautiful and elegant and he imagines if Hermione had wear it in her wedding day, but her wedding to whom. His heart suddenly in pain to think that one day Hermione will marry another man and he could not bear to see it.

George tries to imagine if he and Hermione had gotten married instead of him and Janelle, he surely lead a happy life at the moment, but then he remembered his past attitudes towards her and it's broken his heart to remember how he mistreated her despite everything she had done for him.

"George, what are doing here, aren't you suppose to look after the shop?" George startled when Percy suddenly asked him as he entered the kitchen.

"No, Lee and Verity are attending the shop at the moment," George simply answered him as he still holds on the magazine.

"Okay…George, are you alright? You don't seem fine to me," Percy asked as he stared at his younger brother, he seems worried about him.

"No, don't worry, I'm fine, just a bit tired," George lied to Percy as he does not want Percy to worry about him.

"Well then, okay. I see you later," Percy spoke as he left the kitchen to join his wife in the living room, leaving George alone in the kitchen.

George then left the kitchen as he goes outside, taking some fresh air as he walks towards the lake. He had heard from his parents that they wanted to hold a grand wedding for Ron and Luna and he was happy for them. He then tries to imagine what if he and Hermione had gotten married and wonder how their wedding will looked like. He knew that his parents always wanted to have Hermione to be part of the Weasley, to become an official family member, she had that chance once but he had destroyed that dream and now it cannot be mend anymore.

"Hermione love, I'm so sorry for everything."


Wow, I cannot believes that it took me almost the whole day to finish this chapter, a bit short compared to the last one and yeah a bit sad as well, so sorry for the repeating history of Hermione but I do hope that all of you readers will enjoy this chapter and I promise that there will be more happy chapter coming right up. All ideas are welcome and your review will make my day. Sorry for the grammatical mistakes once again.