Hours, minutes, I really didn't know.
Why weren't they back yet? What had happened? I couldn't just sit around here doing nothing! I had to leave! I got up and went out my room, I walked down corridors to try to find the exit, I wasn't thinking straight, I got lost and walked for minutes on end just looking for a way out, that's when I realised I didn't have a wand. Great, I would get nowhere. I had to go back, find Dan and get a wand, it was my only option.
"Fuck!" I said aloud as I got lost again, Ron really would be proud of my language right now. I needed to find a sign or nurse or someone who could point me in the right direction. I started running through the halls determined to get back when I heard raised voices.
"What do you mean? They might fucking have her!"
"Relax Ron, she's in the hospital! She's getting closer, shes right th…" George stopped talking as he saw me, Ron had turned around to face me, I was already running at him. I leapt at him and he responded by wrapping his arms around me and lifting me slightly off the floor, I had my arms wrapped around his neck, my face buried in his neck. We stayed like this for a few minutes, I was sobbing against him.
"You're okay, you're okay." I repeated against him.
"Course I am, I told you I would see you soon! Why weren't you in your room Hermione?!"
"I had to leave, I wanted to come find you, I needed to find you."
"Christ do you know how scary it was to get here and find you weren't in your bloody room!" He sounded slightly angry now. "I'm sorry I was just so worried."
"I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking. Are you okay though, what happened, you have to tell me everything!"
"Hermione you need to calm down, the doctors told her to stay calm." Dan interrupted targeting the second half of his statement to Ron.
"Ok, let's go back to your room."
"I don't want to go back in there."
"Why not?"
"I want to go home or just get out of here."
"Is she allowed?" Ron turned and asked Dan.
"Hello I am still stood here." I interrupted.
"Are you allowed to leave?"
"Yes."
"No, she isn't, they want to check on her in another hour." Dan added, I scowled at him and he gave me an apologetic smile.
"Let's go then." Ron grabbed my hand and pulled me towards my room, I realised no one else was following us.
"Okay, everything went fine, we got them all, they are rotting away, some are dead."
"That's it?"
"What do you mean?" He looked puzzled.
"I mean that's how it's going to end, they are gone, for good?"
"We can hope so, I think we are safe for now, I can't imagine there being any more of them. I think it's over." He let out a huge breath of relief.
"So what do we do now?" It felt like out lives had been taken over by these men that were suddenly gone, Ron let out a nervous laugh.
"I don't know really. For now though you need to rest and I need food! I will be back in a few minutes." He kissed my forehead and left me sitting on the bed.
The door opened slowly a minute after Ron had left, it was George.
"Hey sis, you doing okay?" He smiled.
"Yea I just want to get out of here though, its driving me mad."
"Well we can't have that, how about I sneak you out?" He smirked. "Kidding, don't want to give you any ideas, the nurse said she was coming in a few minutes and then we can leave if you are fine."
"Thank god, I need a bath."
"Well I didn't want to mention it but you do stink." He turned up his nose jokingly. I chucked my pillow at him which cause a wave of pain down my side, I squealed out loud.
"Hey! I was joking, and don't injure yourself more, Ron would blame me! You okay?"
"Yea, it's gone now. Thanks, for cheering me up and calming Ron down earlier."
"No problem."
"And thanks for the whole tracking thing."
"What are brothers for ey? Got to keep an eye on things. I'm going to leave you in peace and get the nurse now, be back in a few minutes." George smiled then left.
A few minutes later in walked the nurse and George with Ron trailing behind carrying loads of food, He pilled all the food on the bed and helped himself to a sandwich, before he had even sat down he had ate half of it, I raised my eyebrows at him.
"Thought you might be hungry." He said with his mouth full of food, I could only laugh at his boyish behaviour, the same pain from earlier came back, I winced.
"You will need to watch that, you won't be able to move your side properly for a few days, there's dark magic in your body, we have removed as much as possible but it will linger. This means no stretching and no laughing."
"That's going to be a problem nurse, you see everytime anyone sees Ron's face all they can do is laugh." George smirked.
"OI." Ron said but laughed anyway, I was forced to hold my laugh in.
"Not helping George." I smiled.
"Sorry, can't help it, natural brotherly remarks." He smirked.
"Okay, Miss Granger, you can go home now, here's some lotion, if the pain hasn't gone away in a few days come straight back!" She instructed then left.
"Right, eat then we can leave."
"Can't we just take it with us?" Ron looked upset that I was stopping his feast. "You can eat on the way." He instantly perked up again making me chuckle slightly.
We got home and settled in quickly, I sat on the sofa, Ron sat next to me eating away.
It was all over now.
I could go back to my normal job, we didn't have to fight anymore, at least I hoped. We thought it was over before but it never seems to go away, maybe this time it will.
"Ron let's go away."
"Where?" He asked with his mouth full.
"I don't care, please let's just go, we can travel for a bit, we need a break."
"Okay, let's go." Ron said jumping up.
"I didn't mean right now, let's wait until tomorrow at least." I laughed.
"Perfect, it's getting late, I will run and bath and pack." He was really excited now. "Wait, you didn't want Harry and Ginny to come right?"
"No, just me and you."
"Perfect, I need some alone time with you." He leant down to kiss me. "Are you sure you don't want to leave today?"
"No." I laughed. "I'm healing and tired, I need a long bath and a night in our bed first."
"Okay, I will get right on it." He smiled and left.
I didn't know where we would go or for how long, all I knew was that I needed to be with Ron, we needed to relax without any threats around. We had to work on ourselves and live our lives, together for as long as we both shall live.
(A/N Hey guys, sorry it's been so long, my life is extremely busy right now. This chapter seems to end the story, I don't know if that is the case, there may be more updates or I might start a sequel to this. For now though I might leave it how it is. I will definitely be writing more stories, I never wanted this one to end but I think it has run its course. Let me know if you enjoyed this story and what other things you would like me to write about. Your reviews are lovely to read, thank you for all your support on my first fanfiction – B)