Without You Chapter 21
"Mione." My voice comes out in barely a whisper. She's sat on the floor. Just like the first time we kissed. How much has changed since then? A lot. The stone feels solid and cold beneath me, a reminder that I'm alive; despite the fact my heart tells me otherwise. I've done this to her once again. I don't know how deep she'd buried right now. She couldn't have been here that long. 5 minutes? Long enough.
Shrugging my jacket off my arms and draping it over her shoulder I can't help but notice how flawlessly beautiful she is. Now is not the time. My arms automatically encase her in a cage of protection from the outside world. If she complains later so be it, for now she needs me.
I've lost track of time now. I know it's late; the moon low in the sky is only just visible over the window sill. Nobody lingers in the long deserted corridors; it's just me and her. I haven't let go of her yet and I doubt I ever would if that were an option.
"R...Ron?" comes a breathless voice from my lap.
"Right here." I sigh kissing the top of her head gently.
She begins to struggle against my grasp when she finally realises the compromising position we're in and how annoyed she is supposed to be with me. I hope the latter is still a blur. Probably not.
"You." She spat as I released her.
I kept quiet, I knew I was in for it.
"YOU told me it was only me. YOU told me you'd never leave me. YOU said you'd cut her out of your life. YOU said you didn't want to speak to her. YOU BOTH LOOKED PRETTY COSY BACK THERE!" her voice was on a steady incline.
Fist tucked tight into balls. Body shaking, emitting the inner rage.
"But YOU did. YOU went back to her. The first thing YOU do? Snog her." Tears were streaming down her face as she lost her adrenalin. She crumbled onto the floor again with one final shout.
"YOU!"
I'm breaking too. The fact I did this to her. If only I hadn't gone to talk to Lavender. I had the best interests in mind though.
"Hermione," I started. Not daring to use any form of nick name I usually did. "I went to see her to tell her to back off. I know how much she gets to you. That was all. She was yelling at me. Some stuff about how I should 'get back with her' and how I'd regret choosing you. I don't, not for one second. I asked her 'why are you doing this?!' She jumped me, right then and there. I didn't fight her, or kiss her back. I stood there. Locked my hands to my sides and my lips firmly shut. She ran off after that. Finally realised how stupid the whole thing had just made her look."
I took a breath. Looked down to evaluate her reaction. I could see her mind working away. Replaying what she'd seen and how it'd connect with my story.
"I chased after you because I knew what you'd just witnessed. I knew what it would've looked like to you. I wanted to explain, and there you go….. I love you."
I added that on the end with caution. She knows it but right now, for once, I don't know what she's thinking. That alone scares me.
Too lost in my own thought I never noticed her get up. There was no sound, no warning. Just the taste of her lips on mine.
"I believe you." She muttered against my kneck as I embraced her.
Thank Merlin.
AN:
So. Chapter 21. 1 week after the last. As promised. Is it Christmas? I know this is a really bad chapter but I kind of needed to put this somewhere and well yeah. A very, very fluffy chapter is to follow this one (if I'm correct) but obviously Lavender will be back to bite them in their butts.
After posting the last chapter I realised something. I had written chapter 22, 23 and some of 24. But not a 21. woops. So right now it is 9:30pm and I have a German C.A.T (update: got an A), maths exam (answered all but one.), English C.A.T (mehhh still doing it.) and a lot of issues with friendships (still not sorted) and shizzle to do/handle tomorrow. Well shooks. Guess this took priority. Or am I just procrastinating? Wouldn't be the first time. Regular updates from now until further notice. You must love me, I'm adorable.
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