A/N - No excuses here, except for the lack of inspiration and angsty moods brought on by girlfriend problems. Hopefully my readers are sweeties and will once again forgive my horrible ways...though at this point I can barely say enjoy, as I'm worried there's a crowd of pitch forked and noose hanging readers waiting for me. x(

Hope you enjoy anyway, though!! '-

Disclaimer - Still don't own Harry or his wizard ways.

Same Colour, Different Weasley

(Hermione POV):

Hermione stays in the bathroom a little longer than necessary, splashing water over her face at an attempt to calm her raging nerves only to begin wringing her hands and pacing the small area once again. What's going to happen tonight? She thinks, then feels herself flush. What do I expect to happen? Exhaling loudly, she gives her hands a final wring before pushing one forward to grab the cold, brass doorknob. I suppose we're about to see... She decides as she pulls the door open and steps out of the bathroom and into Ginny's semi-dark room.

As she takes a few more steps towards the bed, she feels like how she imagines a virgin must feel on her wedding night. Ginny's already in bed, her rich, red hair spilling over the pillow she's using to prop herself up as she leafs through various parchments. She looks up and if Hermione didn't know better, she could have sworn she just heard her best friend gasp out loud. And she's not sure how she feels about that, but she does subconsciously feel excited about it as she takes off the bathrobe her friend lent her and feels Ginny's eyes travelling over her body in the revealing muggle tank top and shorts. She looks back up at Ginny, acknowledging that she's watching her more closely than a friend should and Ginny's face takes on a guilty expression as she turns to look away. She takes a few deep breaths before turning back to Hermione, who's thinking that all of these reactions are making it very obvious what the youngest Weasley is thinking.

"Well, what're you waiting for Hermione?" She asks, a nervous smile on her lips. "Climb in, it's oddly drafty tonight."

"Oh?" Hermione prompts as she slides beneath the sheets, settling herself beside Ginny's warm body. "Feeling cold?"

Ginny gives her a sideway look, then smirks slightly, her nervousness seeming to have disappeared. "Something like that."

A moment of awkward silence goes by before Ginny goes back to her parchment and Hermione goes back to wringing her hands under the covers, thinking rapidly.

"What're you working on?" Hermione asks after awhile, starting to feel suffocated by the silence.

"Essays for the potions class I intern for over in the states." She replies, putting the parchment away a couple minutes later.

"Yeah..." Hermione says, slowly. "How's that going, then?"

Ginny gives her a funny look before answering. "Good...not long before I have enough experience to apply at Hogwarts."

Hermione nods slightly, her eyes on her friend, wondering what's going on behind those brown eyes. But Ginny turns away and stares down, fiddling with the comforter to distract herself from the warm body beside her.

"Ginny..." Hermione tries, putting a shaky hand on the ginger's shoulder, trying to pull her back into her gaze. Ginny obliges after a few moments, moving her head up in hesitation and Hermione can see her swallow hard before staring back into her soft eyes. Her expression seems mixed with confusion, longing, and nervousness. Hermione's sure her own face is a complete reflection.

Then she's suddenly very aware of her slow breathing picking up pace as her hand slides up to the curve of the back of her friend's neck, placing her thumb near the bottom of her ear. She edges her face just a bit closer to Ginny's, feeling as though her heart is about to break through her ribcage with anticipation. Ginny leans closer, too, unusually shy as though asking permission. But Hermione doesn't give her the time to be a gentleman, she moves forward pressing her lips onto those of the freckled face before her. Not a fraction of a second later does Hermione feel something inside her chest leak, some sort of light catch fire in her abdominal, as though a dam had been built in her all her life and only now was she aware of it. But it doesn't get a chance to burst as Ginny pulls away, looking somewhat surprised and even more confused.

"What about Ron?" She asks, an unsteady hand on her lower lip. But this time it's Hermione that looks away, not ready to get into that.

"Hermione, what exactly..?" Ginny starts again before stopping herself. "Actually, never mind." She says, knowing they weren't going to get anywhere with that tonight.

"It's late, we should probably turn in. We can talk tomorrow." Ginny says in a way that tells Hermione this is definitly not over. Hermione feels the light inside burn out as she watches Ginny in surprise. Had Hermione read the signs Ginny had given her wrong? Does Ginny in fact not feel for her? Or maybe it's not that at all, maybe Ginny just wants to be sure that Hermione's sure...

But Hermione isn't sure, she's much newer to this than her friend is and has alot of questions, but the the younger woman clearly doesn't want to talk about it. And all she seems to care about is what's going on with Ron, she thinks, frustrated with the thought. Can't she just let me forget about him for one night?? I guess not...I'll have to tell her sometime, if I want anything to happen with her.

She sits a bit shocked, does she really want anything at all to happen with Ginny? Well, obviously. I just kissed her...God, I wish there was liquor I could blame that on to give me a bit more time to think this through, but maybe it's time to stop thinking so much and actually confront her. Though I don't see us talking anymore until tomorrow. She decides to take Ginny's word for it and continue the talk the following day.

And she's brought out of her thoughts as Ginny reaches above them to shut off the lamp, "Night, Hermione."

Hermione closes her eyes tightly, her head hurting from her conflicting thoughts. "Goodnight, Ginny." She whispers back before they both turn opposite ways to sleep.

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(Ginny POV)

Merlin, what had that been about? Ginny thinks as she slides further into the covers, only moments after she'd kissed and been kissed by Hermione. Well, if you could call it a kiss...I shouldn't have pulled back...But what about Ron? Why can't she just tell me for Godric's sake? Or break up with him if it's that bad?

Ginny's not so sure about what Hermione's feeling or going through right now, but she knows she's wanted that kiss for a long time now and feels she should have been more into it. Not before Ron's out of the picture. She decides. No matter that he's a jerk, he's still my brother and I can't just take advantage of Hermione right now...

Though she was the one to kiss me first. She continues thinking, pulling the covers more tightly around her, feeling the cold left behind after tasting Hermione's lips for the mere seconds she had. I suppose tomorrow is another day, though it better bring more answers than these past couple of days. She thinks, impatiently. I can't wait much longer, but hopefully tomorrow Hermione will tell me about Ron...And if not, I swear on my non-existent children's graves that by the end of this weekend, I will know what's going on with them.

A/N - Yeahh, chapter ten is out and done! So they kissed, even if it was for mere few seconds, at least it was Hermione who made the first move. Now how will they feel the next morning waking next to each other? Regretful? I know I would be if I were Ginny. Whistles long and loud Hehe, moving on.

Next chapter we have the girls hanging out together and spending some good old quality time. That's just the thing they need, I think. I'll have the next chapter up before the end of this month. I have alot of time on my hands to "think about what a cold person I can be" according to the lady and instead of keeping my promise to her and actually thinking about it, I am going to update my story and profile because it's not a waste of my time. P

Also we have I think one or two more chapters before Ginny actually gets proof of her brother's abusing ways. Ohh boy, will the drama really pick up then!!