Hermione's sleep was very fitful and filled with images of the man from the lake. Who could he possibly be? She would have to go the lake again tonight without a doubt. This time, she would find out who it was. She would go for a swim herself and meet him there. Now she would be the sly one. He tricked her last night, but not tonight. The rest of the day contained writing her potions essay. Well, more daydreaming than writing. As she thought, her hands doodled over and over again on her paper. She had to continue using an erasing charm to keep her paper clean. The day crawled by. The slowness of the day frustrated Hermione to no end. She paced around the room, she read the Daily Prophet and Hogwarts: A History, she continued with her homework, and finally it was time to execute her well thought out plan. She ran to her room and changed into her nicest bathing suit; a black two piece. She put her electric blue wrap around her waist, grabbed a towel and made her way down to the yard.
She was a few minutes early she thought as she looked to her watch. She removed her wrap and threw her towel beside it. She wadded into the shallow water, and stood as it reached her thigh. A small light was shone across the lake; the door was opening. Hermione dove into the water. She stayed under the water as long as she could before she passed out. As she surfaced she saw nothing but the boys belongings on the shore. She treaded water for a few moments when the surface was broken by his head. He shook water all over her.
"Finally! We meet!" Hermione laughed as she saw the boys neck tense up. "Now turn around and reveal to me who you are."
"I don't think that's such a good idea." Ron tried his hardest to disguise his voice. Thoughts ran through his head, how would he get away from her! "I will tell you who I am, but only if you can catch me!" with that he dove under the water.
Humph! Thought Hermione. Swimming was not her strong suit. She decided to head for shore and meet him there.
Ron surfaced and spun around looking for Hermione. Where had she gone? She wasn't in the water. As he scanned he saw her on the shore. Damn. No way to get around it now.
~*~
Hermione saw him surface and look around. She giggled to herself. She had won now. She watched him dive under the water. Her heart raced as he drew nearer. His heart was racing just as fast. He considered taking a different route and running to the castle. But, no, he resolved. He would meet her, and see what she said. The shore became closer and closer. Both their hearts were in their throats thinking of their meeting. She stood at the edge of the lake as he wadded out of the water. Hermione still could not see his face, for it was directed to his feet. Ron finally looked up to her. She was a beautiful as ever. The moon was hanging over her, just as it had a few days ago. She smiled at him.
"I'm glad it's you." Hermione walked towards him.
"I knew it was you all along. I'm sorry." Ron looked to his feet again.
"It was more fun this way." Hermione lifted his chin with her finger and smiled at him. Ron approached her slowly.
"You look beautiful." was all Ron could say.
"Thank you." the gap between the two closed quickly. Ron put his hands around Hermione's waist. She rested her hands on his neck.
"Don't do anything you don't want to." Ron looked down at her.
"I want to." Hermione looked into his eyes. "All those drawings, I was thinking of you when I was doing them." Ron just smiled at her as their lips neared each other. Hermione stood on her tip toes and their lips met. It was what they had both been waiting for for seven years. Hermione sighed at the sensation. A shiver ran up Ron's spin. Ron broke the kiss and looked down to her smiling. The two lay on the cold, dewy grass. Hermione lay her head on Ron's chest.
"Their beautiful aren't they?" Hermione commented as she looked up to the sky at the stars.
"Not nearly as beautiful as you." Ron played with Hermione's hair as they lay on the lawn.
Ah...short and sweet, just the way I like it. I kinda expected it to be longer, but this is better. At least I won't get sick of it and wish a meteor upon them all! Hope ya'all had fun!!
She was a few minutes early she thought as she looked to her watch. She removed her wrap and threw her towel beside it. She wadded into the shallow water, and stood as it reached her thigh. A small light was shone across the lake; the door was opening. Hermione dove into the water. She stayed under the water as long as she could before she passed out. As she surfaced she saw nothing but the boys belongings on the shore. She treaded water for a few moments when the surface was broken by his head. He shook water all over her.
"Finally! We meet!" Hermione laughed as she saw the boys neck tense up. "Now turn around and reveal to me who you are."
"I don't think that's such a good idea." Ron tried his hardest to disguise his voice. Thoughts ran through his head, how would he get away from her! "I will tell you who I am, but only if you can catch me!" with that he dove under the water.
Humph! Thought Hermione. Swimming was not her strong suit. She decided to head for shore and meet him there.
Ron surfaced and spun around looking for Hermione. Where had she gone? She wasn't in the water. As he scanned he saw her on the shore. Damn. No way to get around it now.
~*~
Hermione saw him surface and look around. She giggled to herself. She had won now. She watched him dive under the water. Her heart raced as he drew nearer. His heart was racing just as fast. He considered taking a different route and running to the castle. But, no, he resolved. He would meet her, and see what she said. The shore became closer and closer. Both their hearts were in their throats thinking of their meeting. She stood at the edge of the lake as he wadded out of the water. Hermione still could not see his face, for it was directed to his feet. Ron finally looked up to her. She was a beautiful as ever. The moon was hanging over her, just as it had a few days ago. She smiled at him.
"I'm glad it's you." Hermione walked towards him.
"I knew it was you all along. I'm sorry." Ron looked to his feet again.
"It was more fun this way." Hermione lifted his chin with her finger and smiled at him. Ron approached her slowly.
"You look beautiful." was all Ron could say.
"Thank you." the gap between the two closed quickly. Ron put his hands around Hermione's waist. She rested her hands on his neck.
"Don't do anything you don't want to." Ron looked down at her.
"I want to." Hermione looked into his eyes. "All those drawings, I was thinking of you when I was doing them." Ron just smiled at her as their lips neared each other. Hermione stood on her tip toes and their lips met. It was what they had both been waiting for for seven years. Hermione sighed at the sensation. A shiver ran up Ron's spin. Ron broke the kiss and looked down to her smiling. The two lay on the cold, dewy grass. Hermione lay her head on Ron's chest.
"Their beautiful aren't they?" Hermione commented as she looked up to the sky at the stars.
"Not nearly as beautiful as you." Ron played with Hermione's hair as they lay on the lawn.
Ah...short and sweet, just the way I like it. I kinda expected it to be longer, but this is better. At least I won't get sick of it and wish a meteor upon them all! Hope ya'all had fun!!
