"What's going on? What do you need to talk about?" Ron asked, honestly confused at what was happening.
"We both need to tell you something, and it can't wait any longer. We have to tell you now." Hermione said with a nervous tone. Ginny watched Hermione carefully, and then turned her attention back to Ron, who was just staring at both of them with no expression.
"Well, what is it?" Ron finally spoke up.
Hermione wasn't speaking, she couldn't think of a way to start the conversation. She was too nervous.
"The reason why we want to talk to you is to tell you about our relationship." Ginny spoke up, unsure of what she was doing. She was just going with it.
"What about your relationship? You're best friends, I can see that." Ron said, not understanding where the conversation was going.
Ginny took a deep breath, "It's not just being best friends. We're together."
Hermione looked from Ginny to Ron, and Ron was just sitting there with a confused look on his face. "What do you mean, you're together?" Ron asked.
"Ginny is my girlfriend, I love her." Hermione spoke up. The conversation was taking its own course, things don't always happen as planned.
Ron scrunched his face even more, "What? You're joking, right?"
It looked like Ron wanted to laugh it off, like it was a big joke, but neither of the girls were laughing.
"No, we're not. I love Hermione." Ginny said quietly. They were being rather blunt, but there wasn't any reason not to be.
Ron stopped smiling as reality struck him. It only took a few simple words to knock him off his feet.
"How long?" was Ron's first question. He was still in shock, it hadn't hit him completely.
"It's been off and on since the beginning of school." Hermione said.
"No, I meant how long have you thought about my sister this way. Have you always had these thoughts for her? Were you only playing with me, so you could get close to her?" Ron asked. The anger was slowly rising inside.
"No, it's not like that at all. I loved you at one point, but my feelings have changed. I love Ginny now; you haven't been used at all. Please, don't think that I did." Hermione's tone was becoming a bit heightened.
Ron turned to Ginny now, "And what about you? How long have you been looking at Hermione? How could you even think about her like that? You know I love her!" Ron's voice picked up even more.
"I can't help that I love her. It's not my fault Ron, and you have nothing to do with this. I didn't do it to be mean to you, I love Hermione, and she loves me back. I would have never made a move for her if she was still with you, but she isn't." Ginny fought back.
Ron looked at both girls, he was silent but for only a couple of seconds. "I don't understand Hermione. What does my sister have that I don't? She's a girl!"
"I know she's a girl Ron. She is everything I wanted in a soul mate and lover; she can be there when you can't. She actually shows me that she cares, and doesn't start arguments for no reason. I can actually get along with her, and I love her personality. She can give me everything I need and desire." Hermione was trying not to get upset, but it was inevitable.
"I could show you love. I asked for another chance, I can prove myself to you, I promise I can make things better for us. Give me another chance." Ron's voice lowered only slightly.
"I gave you most of my teenage years and I never once felt loved by you. I could be with Ginny, and within seconds I feel love from her. You and me aren't meant to be, why can't you see that? I thought you would have moved on a long time ago." Hermione said.
"I have always loved you Hermione, I just didn't show it all the time. I'm sorry for the way I acted in the past, but I'm here now, telling you how I feel aren't I? I've been telling you how I feel for the past few months." Ron replied.
"I've moved on Ron, I'm sorry it had to happen this way, and I'm sorry that you're hurt, but I can't help who I fall in love with. I'm going to be with Ginny, and there is nothing you can say or do to make me change my mind, can you understand that? There is no chance for us being together, ever. I am going to be with Ginny, and even if we aren't always together, I will not come back to you. I want to be your friend, but that's all. Do you understand?" Hermione asked.
Ron just stared at Hermione with a blank expression. He turned to Ginny, and looked at her with disgust. "My own flesh and blood. I never would have thought you would steal my girlfriend. How can you live with yourself?"
Ginny stared angrily at Ron, "I'm sorry you feel that way Ron. I love Hermione, and she loves me. Sorry you had to find out this way, but this is how it is."
Ginny didn't want to start anything with Ron, even though his words ripped through her heart, she kept calm.
Ron nodded his head, "I can't believe I call you my sister." And with that said, he walked out of the room, and slammed the door shut behind him.
Ginny stared at the door for a few minutes; she didn't know what to do. This was the first sign of rejection she received for coming out with Hermione, and all she wanted to do was run to Hermione for comfort.
Ginny turned to Hermione finally; her tears were threatening to spill over her eye lids. Hermione looked sympathetically towards Ginny, but didn't know if Ginny wanted her to approach or not.
"Hermione, I need you." Ginny uttered, as the tears finally came spilling over.
That was the only thing Hermione needed to hear, before she rushed to Ginny, and pulled her into a tight hug.
"He didn't mean it Ginny; I know he didn't mean it. It's okay." Hermione was whispering into Ginny's ear, trying to be soothing.
"I didn't want to hurt him, doesn't he know that?" Ginny asked, more to herself than to Hermione.
"He does know it, Ron is just being himself. Give him time Ginny, he will come around." Hermione wiped the tears from Ginny's face.
"What if he doesn't come around?" Ginny asked.
"I promise he will. He is better than this, he is just hurt. We've done nothing wrong, his ego is just hurt. I promise you Ginny, it will be okay." Hermione led Ginny to her bed, and sat her down gently.
Ginny was quiet for a minute, her tears were slowly stopping. "I don't know what I would do without you Hermione. I love you with all my heart. I don't ever want to lose you."
"You're not going to lose me Ginny, I promise you this." Hermione was about to say something else, but she was hesitant to do so. She wasn't sure how much Ginny was serious about having a future together, but Hermione wanted Ginny to know how she truly felt.
Hermione touched Ginny's cheek, and gently guided Ginny's gaze to her own. Hermione took a deep breath, and continued, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I am confident that no one else in this world will make me as happy as you do. I love you Ginny; I want to be there for you whenever you need me. When you're sick, when you're sad, when you've had a bad day at work…I will always be there for you, as long as you want me to."
Ginny stopped crying, she had a different look on her face now. "I don't ever want you to leave me. Promise me now, that we will always be together." Ginny said desperately.
"I promise Ginny. I will always be with you, through thick and thin. I will never leave your side." Hermione never looked away from Ginny's eyes. She was serious; this was the girl for her. They were destined to be together.
Ginny moved into Hermione, and they shared a tender kiss. This was a new beginning for them, no matter how much it hurt; they weren't going to let other people get in the way of their happiness.
Ginny fell asleep in Hermione's arms not too long afterward, and eventually Hermione closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep as well. She wanted to make sure that the last thing she saw before she closed her eyes was the woman of her dreams. Ginny was her present, her future, her everything.
The next day came sooner than expected. Ginny opened her eyes to the light shining in through the window. She covered her eyes quickly, and buried her head against Hermione's shoulder. This made Hermione wake up; looking to see what was going on. She smiled when she saw Ginny hiding against her shoulder.
"Good morning Ginny." Hermione said quietly.
It was still early outside, but Hermione wasn't very tired anymore.
"Morning Hermione." Ginny smiled weakly. She was feeling a bit better about last night's events. She didn't want anyone to know that she was hurting from her brother's comments; Ginny had to look at the positives.
"How are you feeling?" Hermione asked.
"I'm doing a bit better. I'm not going to let it get me down; I can't allow that to happen." Ginny tried her best to smile.
Hermione kissed Ginny on the forehead. "We can do this together Ginny. We just have to spend this weekend at your house, and then we can have some peace when we go back to school."
"I never thought I would think of school as somewhere to look forward to go to." Ginny joked.
Hermione smiled in return, and the two of them got up for the day's events.
Not long after they woke up, the girls were headed downstairs to the kitchen. They were starving, and in search of something to eat.
"Good morning girls." Mrs. Weasley was in the kitchen, already making a hot breakfast.
"Good morning." The girls said in unison.
"Why don't you sit down? I'll have breakfast made in just a few minutes." Mrs. Weasley said without turning around.
The girls sat down in their chairs quietly. They were holding hands beneath the . Weasley put two plates of food in front of the girls, the smell alone made their stomachs grumble in hunger.
"Thanks Mrs. Weasley." Hermione said quietly.
"You're welcome. So I take it things didn't go too well last night?" Mrs. Weasley asked, though she already knew what the answer was.
Ginny nodded her head, "No it didn't. Ron wasn't happy at all." Ginny didn't want to go into details about what he said. Ginny knew if she told her mother anything about what Ron said to her, she would be after him in a heartbeat.
Mrs. Weasley looked sympathetic, "I'm sorry Ginny, but hopefully things will turn out for the best in the end. Give him time, he will get over it." Mrs. Weasley hugged Ginny tightly, and Ginny smiled in response.
The girls started eating breakfast, and it didn't take long for Harry and Ron to come down the stairs for their own breakfast.
"Hello Ginny, Hermione." Harry said when he reached the kitchen.
"Hello Harry." Both the girls said together, and continued eating.
Ron didn't say a word to either of them; he just walked past them, and sat as far away from them as he could.
Ginny wasn't going to let his attitude get to her. No matter how he acted, or treated Ginny, she wasn't going to leave Hermione. It was as if Ron thought if he was stubborn long enough, Ginny would break up with Hermione, and admit defeat. That wasn't going to happen. Hermione was Ginny's girlfriend, and that's the way it was always going to be.
"Good morning boys." Mrs. Weasley said, putting food on the table for them as well.
"Morning" Harry said brightly.
It took Ron a few seconds, but he eventually responded to his mother.
Hermione felt that Ron was staring at her, and when she looked up from her plate, she found her suspicions were correct. Ron was staring intensely at her, and Hermione just looked away. She wasn't going to get into it; the best thing to do right now was to ignore him.
Ron saw that it wasn't working for Hermione, so he turned his attention toward Ginny, who didn't even look or acknowledge Ron was present. This made him feel more upset, and angry. They needed to know how much they hurt him, but they wouldn't even look at him to see.
Ginny was happily eating her food as if nothing had happened. When she finally finished her food, she waited patiently for Hermione.
Ron's food was put in front of him, but he ignored it. He just kept staring at the two girls, waiting for some kind of response, but it never came.
Hermione knew what Ron was trying to do, and it made her start smiling to herself. He wasn't going to get any attention from them; it wasn't going to work this time.
Hermione eventually finished her food, and the two girls got up together. Ginny took Hermione's hand, and they put their dishes away together. Ron's face was boiling red, but the girls couldn't care less, at least they pretended not to.
Once they were done putting up their dishes, Ginny pulled Hermione outside the house, and far enough away so no one could hear them.
It didn't take long before Ginny started to laugh, "I didn't think ignoring him would be so humorous."
"Nor did I. I think that's the best way to avoid conflict from Ron, just ignore him. I wish I had learned that a long time ago." Hermione smiled.
The two girls were still holding hands, and walking along the path that led up to Ginny's house. "Do you really think Ron is only doing this because of his ego? Do you think he really loves you?" Ginny asked.
"Yes, I know it's because of his ego. I don't think he loves me, or I believe he would have shown me a long time ago." Hermione admitted.
"I don't want anything else to get in the way of our relationship." Ginny said.
"I don't want that either, and I don't think anything will. You've shown me that you are willing to stay with me, no matter what. At first I was a little worried because of what you did with Harry, but you're still here, and everyone knows about us. We are out, and we are still together." Hermione pulled Ginny closer to her as they continued walking.
"I want to show you that I am serious about you. I can't let things like this get in the way, and I am trying to handle it the best way I can." Ginny replied.
"I know you are Ginny. The best thing we can do for now is give Ron some time. If he tries to talk to us now, it will only be more mean things. I don't want him saying mean, hurtful things about you anymore. We just need to give him time." Hermione reassured Ginny.
"I hope you're right. I don't want him to always be this way." Ginny said.
"He won't. If he really loves us, then he will accept us for everything we are." Hermione kissed Ginny on the cheek.
"I certainly hope so." Ginny said quietly, resting her head lightly on Hermione's shoulder.
A/N: Will things get better for the girls, or won't they? Will they stay together forever and ever? I guess you'll have to keep reading to find out! :)