The common room was quiet that night. The only sounds were of the fireplace
and the fat sleeping ginger cat purring. Ron crept quietly into the room.
He stood at the foot of the couch were Hermione was sleeping.
"Hermione? You awake?" he whispered. "I need to talk to you."
Hermione stirred. "What? What time is it?"
Ron looked at his watch. "Quarter after nine. Can I talk to you for a bit?"
Hermione looked a little uncomfortable. She nodded her head though, and put her feet on the floor to make room for him.
Ron sat down and stared down at the package he had on his lap. He took a deep breath and handed it to her. "Sorry it's late."
Hermione looked wide-eyed at the gift. He hadn't forgotten about her! She slowly opened the paper that covered the heavy rectangular box. She gasped. The box was not a box at all but a very large book that read The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. She smiled and her eyes fill with tears as she read the inscription:
Happy Christmas Hermione. I thought you could use some 'light' reading. Ron
"It's beautiful," she murmured.
Ron blushed. "I also wanted to say I'm sorry. I know you're mad at me. I'm not sure why. I think I might be because you thought I forgot-"
"Ron," Hermione cut him off, "you have nothing to be sorry about. I'm the one that's sorry. I've been acting like a child. I guess." she blushed slightly, "I guess I didn't like the idea of you seeing somebody, and treated you badly because of it."
Ron looked thoroughly confused. "What are you talking about? I'm not 'seeing' anybody."
"Ron you don't have to hide it. Everyone knows you and Lavender are dating."
"What! I'm not going out with Lavender! What ever gave you that idea?"
"I don't know why you're denying it, Ron! Colin saw you on a date in Hogsmead just before Christmas; everyone has seen you two together since Lavender and Seamus broke-up and I saw you two kiss!"
"Okay (or OK), first off it wasn't a date! You and Harry were busy that weekend remember? So I asked her for some shopping help. Her aunt also has a muggle bookshop and helped me get your book. Second of all, yes, she and Seamus broke-up but that had nothing to do with me! I was sort of repaying the favor of her helping me out by helping her out a bit. She's having a rough go of it. And what kiss?"
"Don't play dumb with me! I saw her kiss you."
"Saw her kiss.Oh!" Ron started to laugh.
"I don't think it's funny at all Ronald Weasley!"
"Do you mean by the portrait this morning?"
Hermione's eyes flashed "What? You mean there were more?"
Ron ignored her and pulled her up out of the couch and dragged her to the portrait wall, "Here? Is this were you saw her kiss me?"
"Yes-"
"Look up."
"What?"
"Look up."
"Why should I?"
"Humor me."
Hermione gave him an irritated look. She glanced up.
Hanging neatly above the exit with red ribbon hung a green leafed twig with white berries.
"It's mistletoe. Don't you have mistletoe in the muggle world?"
"Yes," she answered warily.
"So then you know that it tradition to kiss someone under the mistletoe, right?"
"Yes."
Ron took Hermione by the shoulders and looked into her eyes. "See. I'm not going out with Lavender, and I didn't forget about you."
The two of them stopped for a moment; as if to relies that they were alone under the mistletoe. Hermione glanced up and gave Ron a sly look. "It's tradition."
She then lean up on her tiptoes and kissed him softly on the lips. "Happy Christmas Ron."
Fin
(Can you believe that this whole story was written just for this chapter?!?!)
~*~
There! Done! I don't believe it! This is the first fanfiction I ever finished! I'm so proud ^_^
I would like to take this time now to thank Pandora and Eve to whom you have to thank for making my story somewhat mistake free ^~^. I couldn't have done it with out you!
I would also like to thank everyone who reviewed (all 25 of you)!!
You should also read my song fic "Sevy Baby". It's a parody of the X-mas song "Santa Baby"
THANX FOR READING!!!!
EJ *^_^*
"Hermione? You awake?" he whispered. "I need to talk to you."
Hermione stirred. "What? What time is it?"
Ron looked at his watch. "Quarter after nine. Can I talk to you for a bit?"
Hermione looked a little uncomfortable. She nodded her head though, and put her feet on the floor to make room for him.
Ron sat down and stared down at the package he had on his lap. He took a deep breath and handed it to her. "Sorry it's late."
Hermione looked wide-eyed at the gift. He hadn't forgotten about her! She slowly opened the paper that covered the heavy rectangular box. She gasped. The box was not a box at all but a very large book that read The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. She smiled and her eyes fill with tears as she read the inscription:
Happy Christmas Hermione. I thought you could use some 'light' reading. Ron
"It's beautiful," she murmured.
Ron blushed. "I also wanted to say I'm sorry. I know you're mad at me. I'm not sure why. I think I might be because you thought I forgot-"
"Ron," Hermione cut him off, "you have nothing to be sorry about. I'm the one that's sorry. I've been acting like a child. I guess." she blushed slightly, "I guess I didn't like the idea of you seeing somebody, and treated you badly because of it."
Ron looked thoroughly confused. "What are you talking about? I'm not 'seeing' anybody."
"Ron you don't have to hide it. Everyone knows you and Lavender are dating."
"What! I'm not going out with Lavender! What ever gave you that idea?"
"I don't know why you're denying it, Ron! Colin saw you on a date in Hogsmead just before Christmas; everyone has seen you two together since Lavender and Seamus broke-up and I saw you two kiss!"
"Okay (or OK), first off it wasn't a date! You and Harry were busy that weekend remember? So I asked her for some shopping help. Her aunt also has a muggle bookshop and helped me get your book. Second of all, yes, she and Seamus broke-up but that had nothing to do with me! I was sort of repaying the favor of her helping me out by helping her out a bit. She's having a rough go of it. And what kiss?"
"Don't play dumb with me! I saw her kiss you."
"Saw her kiss.Oh!" Ron started to laugh.
"I don't think it's funny at all Ronald Weasley!"
"Do you mean by the portrait this morning?"
Hermione's eyes flashed "What? You mean there were more?"
Ron ignored her and pulled her up out of the couch and dragged her to the portrait wall, "Here? Is this were you saw her kiss me?"
"Yes-"
"Look up."
"What?"
"Look up."
"Why should I?"
"Humor me."
Hermione gave him an irritated look. She glanced up.
Hanging neatly above the exit with red ribbon hung a green leafed twig with white berries.
"It's mistletoe. Don't you have mistletoe in the muggle world?"
"Yes," she answered warily.
"So then you know that it tradition to kiss someone under the mistletoe, right?"
"Yes."
Ron took Hermione by the shoulders and looked into her eyes. "See. I'm not going out with Lavender, and I didn't forget about you."
The two of them stopped for a moment; as if to relies that they were alone under the mistletoe. Hermione glanced up and gave Ron a sly look. "It's tradition."
She then lean up on her tiptoes and kissed him softly on the lips. "Happy Christmas Ron."
Fin
(Can you believe that this whole story was written just for this chapter?!?!)
~*~
There! Done! I don't believe it! This is the first fanfiction I ever finished! I'm so proud ^_^
I would like to take this time now to thank Pandora and Eve to whom you have to thank for making my story somewhat mistake free ^~^. I couldn't have done it with out you!
I would also like to thank everyone who reviewed (all 25 of you)!!
You should also read my song fic "Sevy Baby". It's a parody of the X-mas song "Santa Baby"
THANX FOR READING!!!!
EJ *^_^*