Okay, so Ron is evil. There will be one more chapter after this one and then we are at the end.
Hermione nodded and made her way to Charlie. Charlie looked up and reached for her, but Hermione told him no. Charlie stood up and took a few steps closer to her, but she took a few backward.
"I'm sorry Charlie. I'm leaving. I'm going to Australia to look for my parents. I won't be back for a long time. You need to find someone else." she said in a strong confident voice. Charlie looked pained. He subconsciously wrapped his arms around himself, and instinctively tried to convince her to stay. She shook her head and stepped away. Charlie gasped and held himself tighter. Hermione kept walking, tears starting to build up as Charlie let out pained noises. He fell to his knees, and fisted the ground.
Bill stepped closer to his hurting brother and tried to ease the pain, but nothing was working. George stepped closer to Hermione and Charlie growled deep in his chest, his fangs appearing and his black eyes flashing.
"Don't touch her yet George. Charlie would probably kill you of you did." Bill warned.
He looked over to Fleur who was looking after Draco and Ron, Draco looking confused and Ron indifferent.
Bill was snapped back into the present problem when Charlie started keening.
"Hermione lift your arm up ready for apparation, and George get ready to go. Don't come back until I say." Bill told them over the noise.
Both did as Bill said making sure to not accidentally touch.
Charlie got louder.
"Go quickly on my count." Bill said as he went to try and contain Charlie
"3,"
The two got closer,
"2,"
Fleur transfigured earplugs for herself.
"1,"
George and Hermione were ready to go.
"Go now!"
The two's arms touched and Charlie starting to give into his more animalistic side, lunged for them, tearing out of Bills grasp. Hermione yelped, but George knew what he had to do, and quickly apparated away.
As soon as they left, Charlie's keening turned into an animalistic scream. He fell to the ground, his arms wrapped around himself, and screamed. He wasn't in his right mind, the pain taking over quickly. Bill had no idea how he was supposed to survive listening to his brother scream like that for hours. This was worse than that time Charlie explained to their siblings that he was a Veela. Bill shuddered and watched Charlie try fighting the pure agony that was clearly coursing through his system.
Bill wandered over to his wife and the two that had caused Charlie pain. He hugged his wife still shuddering slightly, and turned to the two others. Draco was pale and had a mixture of worry and confusion etched on his features. Ron still looked indifferent, but had a wave of happiness about him as he stared at Charlie.
"W-what happened to him?" Draco asked.
"He's a Veela and you made his mate leave him. He'll die if she's away too long."
"What!? Ron! You didn't tell me that bit!" Draco shouted at his newest friend.
"I knew you wouldn't help otherwise." Ron said uncaringly.
"Damn right I wouldn't help. My mother is a half Veela."
"It's too late now! Fleur, I think Draco can leave now." Bill cut in.
Fleur nodded and magically cut the invisible bonds that were holding him there.
Draco stood on heavy legs. He apologised profusely and left.
Bill sighed, glared at Ron, and walked back to his screaming brother. Charlie, in his pain filled haze had moved towards the house. Bill tried to relive his pain, but nothing happened. He started helping Charlie on his journey to the house. When they reached the door Charlie started writhing in agony and his screams got more insistent. Bill took a step back, and fought the tears that tried to appear. No-one should ever have to see anybody like this. Bill checked the muggle clock that Hermione gave him and found that it was 11:56. They needed to hold out for another four minutes and a bit, to ensure Charlie's safety.
Charlie started trying to get into the house again; he was crawling through the door, his screams filling the empty house. Bill followed slowly making sure that Charlie didn't hurt himself more than he already was hurting.
Charlie stopped moving in the hallway close to the lounge room.
Bill leapt to his brothers' side, wondering what was wrong.
Charlie's screams started lowering, like Charlie's body couldn't handle the strain anymore.
"Charlie! No! You've got to stay awake! Do it for Hermione!" Bill shouted at him. Charlie's screams kept lowering, and Charlie tried speaking to him.
"Bill, please, it hurts Bill, it hurts! Make it s-stop! I need Herm... Hermione..." Charlie said as he stopped screaming. He started whining, and whimpering, not having the strength to scream any more.
Bill rushed for the item that he and George had to communicate with. He quickly sent George a message telling him to come back. Quickly.
Bill went back to his dying sibling. Charlie was breathing heavily, whimpering through the pain that never left his body. Hermione and George appeared quickly, Hermione rushing straight to Charlie. She looked horrible. Her eyes' red and puffy, her hair was everywhere. She lunged for Charlie just as he gave one last shaky breath.
"Noo! Charlie!" she screamed and she hugged his limp body sobbing into his chest.
"Charlie, I love you. I never got to tell you that." She whispered, reaching up and placing her hand on his cheek. She gave one more sob and went to leave when a hand gripped her wrist, kissed the inside of it and said in a raspy, painful voice,
"I love you too."
They all spun to look at Charlie, who was lying on the ground. He was smiling and holding Hermione's wrist to his chest.
"I strongly advise against dying. It hurts a lot." He said. He laid back on the ground comfortably. Hermione, seeing that Charlie was okay, lunged at him again. She gripped his neck and sobbed into his chest.
"Charles Weasley! Never do that to me again!" she cried.
"I promise love," he reassured her. He turned then, to Bill and George, and started talking again.
"Thank you, both of you. Bill I know you tried to help me the best you could and you managed to get George in on it. George thanks for getting Hermione away, but if you ever do it again, I won't be able to help myself."
George gulped and nodded frantically. "Hopefully I won't need to do it ever again."
"Yes I hope that too." Bill said smiling down at his younger half brother.
"Me three." Hermione said from her position on Charlie.
"Let's make sure of it." Charlie said. He turned back to Hermione and whispered something softly in her ear.
"YES! Merlin, I love you Charlie!" She squealed joyfully.
"What did you say?" Bill asked Charlie curiously. Charlie grinned and said,
"Bill, George meet my fiancé."
