A/N: HI!! It's July 22nd and I completely revamped this chapter. It was too
FLUFFY for me, sorry, and I found it embarassing. So, anyway, this is
incredibly short. like, too short. But oh well. It was formerly a song-fic
chapter to Mandy Moore's "Cry."
Disclaimer: No es mio.
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The elevator doors opened and Ron and Cho stepped out on the ground floor of the hotel. A cleaning lady bustled by with a cart full of towels. Ron turned to stare out at the grassy fields surrounding the hotel where the parking lot ended. "So... shall we take a walk?" Cho shrugged. Ron sighed. "All right, then."
The grass was tall and uncut, stretching up to graze the caps of Ron's knees. It reminded him of all of those commercials where beautiful people would run through fields like these, smiling and laughing until their end, when the ad banner popped up. Cho was silent beside him.
"Are you---"
"My sister Lora died a year and a half ago today," Cho said abruptly, still staring into the meadow like she could see the bare earth past the talk patches of green.
"I... I didn't know. I'm so sorry," Ron apologized sincerely, eyes wide with surprise. "I didn't even know that you had a sister. I feel awful."
"It's okay; not many did. She had wizarding powers, yes, but she never went to Hogwarts or any other school. You see, Lora..." Cho faltered here, unsure about how to go about this. A comforting squeeze of the hand from Ron led her on. "Lora had a very low immune system. She was always sick. One day... she caught something that the doctors didn't recognize. And then she was gone."
"That's horrible."
"I know."
Ron chose his words carefully. He didn't want to upset her. "Does that have to do with. those letters?"
Cho tensed, and Ron feared for a moment that he had done just that: upset her. "Yes, she finally said. "We haven't talked much since it happened, my parents and I. I think I remind them too much of her."
Ron nodded, gulping hard. "Death is difficult."
"Yeah."
It was then that Ron thought of Cedric, and how devasted Cho had been, and Ron thought it better not to bring it up. "I want to be teacher."
Cho looked surprised. "Really?"
"Yup."
"Oh."
Ron laughed suddenly. "What?" Cho asked curiously. "What is it?"
"You and me," he chuckled. "We're horrible with conversation." Cho smiled, shaking her head slowly.
"We are."
"I know."
They began to laugh again from only proving Ron's point further.
"Ron?"
"Yes?"
"Would it make you uncomfortable if I cried?"
Ron blinked. She was smiling. "Uh... not at all." He watched, a bit confused, as a tear rolled down her pale cheek, dropping neatly on the collar of her blouse. "Are you all right?" "I'm okay," she said, wiping her cheek with her hand. "This road trip---- it's weird."
"Weird? How so?" Ron stared at her quizzically.
"I mean, look at us." Cho laughed as more tears clouded her eyes. "We've never been friends. When Harry and I went out, we didn't so much as talk. And look, here I am, sharing my most personal secret with you."
"Lora?"
Cho nodded. "And you, I had no idea you wanted to be a teacher."
"I do. Very much so."
"It just goes to show you. You know people, but you don't really know people."
"Thanks... I think." Ron jammed his hands in his pockets. They were nearing the road. "I'm glad, y'know. You're a nice person, Cho."
"Thanks."
"No, really. People were always saying you were fickle and that you were nasty, but you're not at all. You're a sweet girl."
"Thank you. Thanks... Thanks, Ron."
They stopped, on the curb of the road, and stared back at the vast grassland they had just crossed. "Y'know," Cho said suddenly. "You're pretty great too. I have no trouble talking to you."
Ron smiled awkwardly, blushing.
"Harry... He's still either really cutting to me, with what he says, or he doesn't say anything at all. It's not my fault I couldn't think of him as more than a friend."
"He knows that," Ron said. "I mean that. And he really doesn't think bad of you."
"I'm not so sure of that," Cho snorted. "He has an odd way of showing it."
"Trust me," Ron assured. "Harry thinks as highly of you as I do."
It was Cho's turn to blush.
"I might kiss you now, Ron."
"That might not be so bad."
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And a wonderful relationship developed, blah blah, I don't feel like getting into it. but they'll be referred to as boyfriend and girlfriend in the upcoming chapters, so just go with it. I hated the other version so much.
Thanks to:
GrapeyApey-Sry. but I don't continue on that story line just yet. thanku for ur review!
Cho's Boyfrined-I guess that wouldn't suck, but I always like unexpected pairings like Ron/Cho. Thanks loads!
Vegeta's Goddess-Thanku, thanku, autographs after the show. er, epilogue for that matter. J/k and thanks
Lady Nicolia-LOL, I am indefinitely sorry their date will be in the next chapter. I needed some intense song fluff! LOL. thanks always
Flame and Ice-Thanks, you guys are CrAzY! Can't say I don't enjoy reading your reviews, always very flattering!
SO, impatient Me123 gets few reviews. love, Me123
And I'm out.
Disclaimer: No es mio.
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The elevator doors opened and Ron and Cho stepped out on the ground floor of the hotel. A cleaning lady bustled by with a cart full of towels. Ron turned to stare out at the grassy fields surrounding the hotel where the parking lot ended. "So... shall we take a walk?" Cho shrugged. Ron sighed. "All right, then."
The grass was tall and uncut, stretching up to graze the caps of Ron's knees. It reminded him of all of those commercials where beautiful people would run through fields like these, smiling and laughing until their end, when the ad banner popped up. Cho was silent beside him.
"Are you---"
"My sister Lora died a year and a half ago today," Cho said abruptly, still staring into the meadow like she could see the bare earth past the talk patches of green.
"I... I didn't know. I'm so sorry," Ron apologized sincerely, eyes wide with surprise. "I didn't even know that you had a sister. I feel awful."
"It's okay; not many did. She had wizarding powers, yes, but she never went to Hogwarts or any other school. You see, Lora..." Cho faltered here, unsure about how to go about this. A comforting squeeze of the hand from Ron led her on. "Lora had a very low immune system. She was always sick. One day... she caught something that the doctors didn't recognize. And then she was gone."
"That's horrible."
"I know."
Ron chose his words carefully. He didn't want to upset her. "Does that have to do with. those letters?"
Cho tensed, and Ron feared for a moment that he had done just that: upset her. "Yes, she finally said. "We haven't talked much since it happened, my parents and I. I think I remind them too much of her."
Ron nodded, gulping hard. "Death is difficult."
"Yeah."
It was then that Ron thought of Cedric, and how devasted Cho had been, and Ron thought it better not to bring it up. "I want to be teacher."
Cho looked surprised. "Really?"
"Yup."
"Oh."
Ron laughed suddenly. "What?" Cho asked curiously. "What is it?"
"You and me," he chuckled. "We're horrible with conversation." Cho smiled, shaking her head slowly.
"We are."
"I know."
They began to laugh again from only proving Ron's point further.
"Ron?"
"Yes?"
"Would it make you uncomfortable if I cried?"
Ron blinked. She was smiling. "Uh... not at all." He watched, a bit confused, as a tear rolled down her pale cheek, dropping neatly on the collar of her blouse. "Are you all right?" "I'm okay," she said, wiping her cheek with her hand. "This road trip---- it's weird."
"Weird? How so?" Ron stared at her quizzically.
"I mean, look at us." Cho laughed as more tears clouded her eyes. "We've never been friends. When Harry and I went out, we didn't so much as talk. And look, here I am, sharing my most personal secret with you."
"Lora?"
Cho nodded. "And you, I had no idea you wanted to be a teacher."
"I do. Very much so."
"It just goes to show you. You know people, but you don't really know people."
"Thanks... I think." Ron jammed his hands in his pockets. They were nearing the road. "I'm glad, y'know. You're a nice person, Cho."
"Thanks."
"No, really. People were always saying you were fickle and that you were nasty, but you're not at all. You're a sweet girl."
"Thank you. Thanks... Thanks, Ron."
They stopped, on the curb of the road, and stared back at the vast grassland they had just crossed. "Y'know," Cho said suddenly. "You're pretty great too. I have no trouble talking to you."
Ron smiled awkwardly, blushing.
"Harry... He's still either really cutting to me, with what he says, or he doesn't say anything at all. It's not my fault I couldn't think of him as more than a friend."
"He knows that," Ron said. "I mean that. And he really doesn't think bad of you."
"I'm not so sure of that," Cho snorted. "He has an odd way of showing it."
"Trust me," Ron assured. "Harry thinks as highly of you as I do."
It was Cho's turn to blush.
"I might kiss you now, Ron."
"That might not be so bad."
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And a wonderful relationship developed, blah blah, I don't feel like getting into it. but they'll be referred to as boyfriend and girlfriend in the upcoming chapters, so just go with it. I hated the other version so much.
Thanks to:
GrapeyApey-Sry. but I don't continue on that story line just yet. thanku for ur review!
Cho's Boyfrined-I guess that wouldn't suck, but I always like unexpected pairings like Ron/Cho. Thanks loads!
Vegeta's Goddess-Thanku, thanku, autographs after the show. er, epilogue for that matter. J/k and thanks
Lady Nicolia-LOL, I am indefinitely sorry their date will be in the next chapter. I needed some intense song fluff! LOL. thanks always
Flame and Ice-Thanks, you guys are CrAzY! Can't say I don't enjoy reading your reviews, always very flattering!
SO, impatient Me123 gets few reviews. love, Me123
And I'm out.