Ginny woke with a start, and as she turned over all she saw was a flash of sky blue hair.
"Oh Tonks he's gone," was all she managed to get out before she burst into tears again.
Tonks was instantly there and pulled Ginny against her chest.
"Everything will be alright Ginny, it's all going to be ok," she whispered as she stroked the other girl's hair.
Ginny couldn't say anything though, the ache in her heart had gone from a small pang to a full blown tarring your still beating heart out with a pair of bare hands and squeezing it kind of ache.
"Your mums here, she's just talking to Madam Pomfrey."
Ginny's head snapped up then and she looked down right scared. Tonks smiled at her reassuringly and pulled her back to her shoulder.
"Don't worry she'd not angry she's just worried about you. Why didn't you tell us Hun, we could have been helping you."
Ginny just shook her head and buried it deeper into Tonks' shoulder.
"Don't worry Hun we all still love you, even more in fact."
Hermione didn't go straight back to the school with Tonks and Molly, instead she headed for the cave. She hoped that Ron had found him and managed to bring him back, but as she got there she realised that Ron was alone.
"Did you find him Ron?" Hermione asked as she rushed up to him.
"Yeah but he pissed off again!" Ron said, his voice hushed but she could hear the anger easily.
"Crap," she muttered under her breath and pushed past him.
"Where are you going?"
"Not now Ron ok, I have way too much to worry about without adding you to it."
Hermione bent to grab her nap-sac but Ron caught her and span her around to look at him. He kept a tight grip on her arms so she couldn't move, he'd already had one person run off in the middle of a conversation today and he wasn't in the mood for another to do it.
"You are going to tell me what happened or I swear to god I'm going to go nuts."
Hermione realised then that this was the most emotional she had seen him in a long time, and she knew she needed to calm him down. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly but before she could say anything she spotted a figure over his shoulder.
"Harry…" she darted forward to him but he ignored her.
She'd had enough then, she pulled her wand out and pointed it at him
"You are going to listen to me or so help me I am going to hex you."
He turned calmly to look at her, his face carved from stone, but his eyes fiery. Hermione was sure she would burn to sinders under that gaze.
"You have to seconds before I'm out of here."
Hermione noted that as he spoke the rocks around them shook slightly. She knew Harry was extremely powerful and when he got agitated he couldn't control the effect he had on his surroundings.
"Look Harry what you saw wasn't what you thought," Harry snorted then and tried to turn around but she firmly pulled his shoulder back.
"Harry do the math ok, when was the last time you saw Ginny."
"About five months ago," he said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Well Ginny's to big to be any less than five months, she didn't even know Brett then."
"Wait what's going on," Ron asked as he stepped from behind Hermione and joined the conversation.
"Not now Ron!" Hermione turned her attention back to Harry, "Harry she loves only you, you're the father."
Harry took a deep breath running the math in his head. he'd never really ever been around anyone that was pregnant but he did know that to the size she was she would have to be a good way through the was only when he stopped for a second putting aside the image of Ginny in another mans arms that he realised how stupid he had been not allowing her to explain. But he didn't get to finish his train of thought because he caught sight of Ron's murderous look.
"You knocked my sister up!" he screamed as he dove at Harry.
Before Hermione could even blink Ron had punched Harry and was now sat on top of him pinning him to the ground.
"How could you be so stupid at a time like this!" he screamed as he grabbed Harry's collar and shook him, knocking his head into the granit below them.
"Please Ron we didn't mean to, it was an accident," Harry pleaded as he tried to cradle his throbbing head.
Ron scoffed at that, "what you tripped and accidentally feel into her," he punched him again before Hermione could pull him off.
"It wasn't like that Ron and you know it," Harry bellowed back, all of his anger now directed at his best friend.
"Oh so what was it like," Ron asked as Hermione pinned him forcefully against the wall.
"We love each other Ron, what do you expect."
"I expect you to keep your damn hands off my baby sister!" Ron screamed and tried to push past Hermione.
"Look Harry I think its best you just go," Hermione managed to pant out as she struggled to keep Ron from murdering Harry.
Harry nodded and sweeping up his nap-sac disappeared out of the cave.
Ron pushed Hermione away and headed down to the water, he ran his hands through his hair trying to calm himself. Hermione followed just a little behind, rather worrying what he would do next.
"How could he Hermione, when the war is just coming to a head," he slumped down on a rock as all his energy had seemed to have disappeared.
She sat next to him and took his hand, "you know they love each other Ron. For all you know Harry won't survive this war. Out of all of us he's the most likely to die, so why shouldn't have one night with the woman he loves."
Ron looked at her then and Hermione could see the mix of emotions swirling in his eyes. She sighed deeply and lent her head against his shoulder. Ron went stiff for a second but quickly relaxed. Slowly he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her against him.
"She isn't a baby anymore Ron, I mean if you were in love and about to die wouldn't you do the same thing."
Ron surprised her then by placing a hand under her chin and tilting her head up to meet hers.
"I've been in love for a long time Hermione, and I've been dieing to have that night."
Hermione's breathe caught then at the look he was giving her. Pure and utter love was held in his sparkling blue eyes.
On impulse he lent down and captured Hermione's lips. It didn't even take her a second to return the kiss. She'd wanted this for so long, but with everything that had been happening she just didn't seem to be able to break the barriers between them. The kiss deepened and Hermione felt his soft sigh against her lips. He pulled her roughly against him and she wrapped her fingers in his hair. They must have been like that for a good long while because when they finally pulled away they were both panting. Hermione smiled up at him as she saw a small smile spread across his lips. Well at least she'd succeeded in calming him down.
He pulled her back to him, burying his head in her hair. She could feel the steady beat of his heart she was so close to his chest.
"I love you Mione," he whispered into her ear.
"I love you to Ron," she put as much sincerity in to those simple words as she could muster.
She'd longed to tell him that every night since they'd left Hogwarts. She hated that they were so close, and yet so far away. Now as though none of that mattered+, Ron was holding her in his arms and she knew he loved her.
"As soon as things are sorted with Ginny and Harry I get that night with you," he growled in to her ear.
She shuddered at the lust she could hear reverberating in his voice. She felt her heart beat pick up and knew he would know what he'd done to her they were that close. Her mind danced with different scenarios of things he would do, so many that it made her blush.
Ron laughed lightly as he pulled away slightly and looked at her. She turned away from him trying to hide her blush, but he couldn't help but catch that smile on her lips. He rose to his feet and held out a hand for her to take. She took it gladly and he pulled her to her feet. He misjudged her weight though and she landed firmly against his chest. Ron swallowed as she looked up at him, her hazel eyes sparkling, and he felt his emotions and hormones run wild. He couldn't help but run his hand down her spin, she shivered lightly as he touched her and this just made things worse. He ran his hands down to her hips and pulled her forcefully into him. Hermione gasped out a moan and it drove him crazy. He bent down and captured her lips in an all consuming kiss.
Hermione ran her hands up his torso under his shirt, marvelling at the muscles he'd developed training with Harry. Ron carefully unzipped her top, pushing the material aside but no completely of her shoulders. Hermione moaned again as he ran his hands over her breast. Her skin tingled where he'd touched and she craved more. He bent his head to her chest and kissed along her collar bone. He gripped her bottom firmly pulling her into him. His kisses went lower and with everyone Hermione felt her heart beat quicken. But she knew she couldn't her, both of them had to keep clear minds.
"Ginny…" she whispered and Ron pulled back shock on his face.
"What?" he asked, a slightly smile playing at his lips.
Hermione shoved him as she zipped her top back up, "we have to see Ginny."
Ron cleared his throat but still smiled at her, "yeah we should go," he took a deep breath and slowly let it out, "I was worried you were going to tell me you were in love with my sister then Mione."
"Shut up Ron," she slapped his arm playful, but managed to avoid the slap he tried to plant on her arse.
Well at least he was in good spirits now. Hermione knew that Harry and him would have a lot to talk through, but she knew that now Ron knew exactly how he felt it wouldn't be so bad.
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