Last Chance
By Dru
Disclaimer: As always I have nothing to say. Thank you all for the reviews. Please send more! Oh could someone please tell what beta reader is, I have no idea. And for someone that asked me, it's Brennan.
.:*:. Re-meeting .:*:.
Hermione was out at the terrace of her hotel room, thinking. She looked up at the stars and took a deep breath. It's been three years since the last time she was at London, since she said goodbye to Harry at the platform and since she last saw Ron. They've sent her letters but she never answered any of them, the last ones she had just ignored, trying to forget everything that happened, everything that had passed.
****** Flashback ******
" Ron I've got to talk to you " Hermione said running to catch up with him, the afternoon she was leaving.
" Sorry, 'Mione, I can't right now. I have to find Seamus and Dean " he answered and kept walking, but Hermione grabbed his arm and made him turn around.
" It's important, Ron " she pleaded him. Ron took hold of her shoulders and bent down a bit so he would be face to face with her, since he was much taller than her.
" I'll talk to you later. I promise, " He said, kissed her forehead and walked away, leaving Hermione behind. She just stood there, staring as he walked away.
****** End of Flashback ******
Hermione wrapped her arms around herself protectively. Tears filled her eyes but she forced them back. That was the last time she saw Ron, that afternoon when he refused to listen to her. She had left him a letter telling him she was leaving to college but he hadn't shown up to say goodbye. He had let her go at the same time she had to.
She closed her eyes tightly as she remembered Harry's voice echoing in her head when he called out her name at the platform and the way she though she heard Ron's voice mixed with Harry's. She heard Harry's voice calling her more vivid. Hermione shook her head fiercely as to sweep it away from her head, but once more Harry's voice came to her ears and she opened her eyes with a startle. It wasn't a memory. Harry was actually calling her. There. In her room. She hurried inside and found him standing at the middle of her bedroom staring at her. The girl froze as Ginny and the twins joined Harry and a few seconds Ron stepped in.
The six of them stayed in pregnant silence for a while. Then Harry broke the space between them and swept her in his arms, pressing her small body tightly against his.
" I missed you so much. Why did you do that for? Why did you disappear? " He whispered into her hair.
Hermione just shook her head, holding onto him firmly, and her eyes forcefully shut. Harry let his grip fade and he pulled away a bit so he could see her face. He cupped her face and said nothing; he just stared at her eyes for a moment.
Ginny was the next to embrace Hermione. Her words about Hermione been a prat for leaving like that and how she missed her been muffed by the girl's hair. The twins hugged her briefly. And Harry embraced her again.
" You have no idea how much I've missed you " Hermione said, burying her face on the crock of his neck; like she was a little kid.
Ron just stood at a corner, staring at Harry and Hermione hugging for the second time. He felt an urge to hold her and kiss her and tell her how much he missed her, but he controlled himself. What he would say to her? " Sorry for not give a damn when you tried to tell me you were leaving. By the way you're the love of my life. How things' going? " He though sarcastically. What if she hated him? What if she had moved on? Had kids or something. Or worse. What if she didn't forgive him?
He watched as Harry and Hermione parted away. He looked over Ginny who was staring at him over her shoulder.
" Go talk to her " she mouthed, " I'll take Harry and the twins out "
Ron nodded and stepped closer. His small motion made Hermione look at him and their eyes met, not breaking contact.
" Harry, Fred, George, why don't we go outside for a while? " Ginny said out loud. Harry and the twins nodded and left the room, closing the door behind them.
Ron and Hermione just stared at each other for a long time, in silence. Ron was the first to speak.
" I-I'm so sorry, er , about the day you left. I acted like a prat. I know it's too late to tell you this, but I really am sorry " he looked down to his feet and then back to her eyes " I went after you but. You. I -- " he trailed off and stepped closer to her. Hermione kept her silence, waiting him to finish. Ron took both her hands in his and looked in her eyes.
" Hermione please, please, forgive me " he pleaded, " I know I should've apologized sooner. Actually I did. Three hundred ninety three times in my letters, but you didn't answer any of them. When you left. when I got your letter and I went after you and you were already gone I almost lost it. I cursed myself for letting you go. I tried to move on, but I couldn't. I wanted to tell you how sorry I was, how sorry I still am, but you were nowhere to be found. "
Hermione felt her eyes fill with tears, but once again she hold them back. And Ron continued.
" I'm sorry Hermione. Please forgive me " Ron whispered again when he lost his control and pulled her to him, pressing her small body against his, murmuring his pleads and apologizes. Not worrying if she had forgiven him or not, he just hold her in his arms, burying his own face onto her hair; it smelled the same way it did three years ago, like lilies and candy, he didn't even know if candy smelled, but it was just Hermione smell.
Hermione allowed herself be pulled to him and pressed her face to his chest, her arms unconsciously went around his middle. And she closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of his body pressed tightly against hers; his hot breathe on her neck.
He was asking for forgiveness, but was she going to give it to him? He had hurt her. He had let her go, but now he was there, holding her, pleading her to forgive him. She opened her eyes slowly and pulled away lightly so he would let her go. She looked into his eyes and turned away quickly. She felt him give a step back and sigh defeated. She held her head down, avoiding his eyes. He walked away from her without a word.
" I missed you, " she said softly, almost inaudible, when he got close to the door. He turned around and she looked up, meeting his eyes.
" I missed you, " she repeated a little louder than before. " I tried to tell you I was leaving but you didn't listen. You've hurt me. You've let me go like I was nothing to you "
Ron swallowed hard. " I swear I didn't mean to "he whispered back " I didn't "
*** A/N : What do you think? Should Hermione forgive Ron? What do you think she'll do? Push him away or hold him close? Find out in the next chapter.
-- Dru
Disclaimer: As always I have nothing to say. Thank you all for the reviews. Please send more! Oh could someone please tell what beta reader is, I have no idea. And for someone that asked me, it's Brennan.
.:*:. Re-meeting .:*:.
Hermione was out at the terrace of her hotel room, thinking. She looked up at the stars and took a deep breath. It's been three years since the last time she was at London, since she said goodbye to Harry at the platform and since she last saw Ron. They've sent her letters but she never answered any of them, the last ones she had just ignored, trying to forget everything that happened, everything that had passed.
****** Flashback ******
" Ron I've got to talk to you " Hermione said running to catch up with him, the afternoon she was leaving.
" Sorry, 'Mione, I can't right now. I have to find Seamus and Dean " he answered and kept walking, but Hermione grabbed his arm and made him turn around.
" It's important, Ron " she pleaded him. Ron took hold of her shoulders and bent down a bit so he would be face to face with her, since he was much taller than her.
" I'll talk to you later. I promise, " He said, kissed her forehead and walked away, leaving Hermione behind. She just stood there, staring as he walked away.
****** End of Flashback ******
Hermione wrapped her arms around herself protectively. Tears filled her eyes but she forced them back. That was the last time she saw Ron, that afternoon when he refused to listen to her. She had left him a letter telling him she was leaving to college but he hadn't shown up to say goodbye. He had let her go at the same time she had to.
She closed her eyes tightly as she remembered Harry's voice echoing in her head when he called out her name at the platform and the way she though she heard Ron's voice mixed with Harry's. She heard Harry's voice calling her more vivid. Hermione shook her head fiercely as to sweep it away from her head, but once more Harry's voice came to her ears and she opened her eyes with a startle. It wasn't a memory. Harry was actually calling her. There. In her room. She hurried inside and found him standing at the middle of her bedroom staring at her. The girl froze as Ginny and the twins joined Harry and a few seconds Ron stepped in.
The six of them stayed in pregnant silence for a while. Then Harry broke the space between them and swept her in his arms, pressing her small body tightly against his.
" I missed you so much. Why did you do that for? Why did you disappear? " He whispered into her hair.
Hermione just shook her head, holding onto him firmly, and her eyes forcefully shut. Harry let his grip fade and he pulled away a bit so he could see her face. He cupped her face and said nothing; he just stared at her eyes for a moment.
Ginny was the next to embrace Hermione. Her words about Hermione been a prat for leaving like that and how she missed her been muffed by the girl's hair. The twins hugged her briefly. And Harry embraced her again.
" You have no idea how much I've missed you " Hermione said, burying her face on the crock of his neck; like she was a little kid.
Ron just stood at a corner, staring at Harry and Hermione hugging for the second time. He felt an urge to hold her and kiss her and tell her how much he missed her, but he controlled himself. What he would say to her? " Sorry for not give a damn when you tried to tell me you were leaving. By the way you're the love of my life. How things' going? " He though sarcastically. What if she hated him? What if she had moved on? Had kids or something. Or worse. What if she didn't forgive him?
He watched as Harry and Hermione parted away. He looked over Ginny who was staring at him over her shoulder.
" Go talk to her " she mouthed, " I'll take Harry and the twins out "
Ron nodded and stepped closer. His small motion made Hermione look at him and their eyes met, not breaking contact.
" Harry, Fred, George, why don't we go outside for a while? " Ginny said out loud. Harry and the twins nodded and left the room, closing the door behind them.
Ron and Hermione just stared at each other for a long time, in silence. Ron was the first to speak.
" I-I'm so sorry, er , about the day you left. I acted like a prat. I know it's too late to tell you this, but I really am sorry " he looked down to his feet and then back to her eyes " I went after you but. You. I -- " he trailed off and stepped closer to her. Hermione kept her silence, waiting him to finish. Ron took both her hands in his and looked in her eyes.
" Hermione please, please, forgive me " he pleaded, " I know I should've apologized sooner. Actually I did. Three hundred ninety three times in my letters, but you didn't answer any of them. When you left. when I got your letter and I went after you and you were already gone I almost lost it. I cursed myself for letting you go. I tried to move on, but I couldn't. I wanted to tell you how sorry I was, how sorry I still am, but you were nowhere to be found. "
Hermione felt her eyes fill with tears, but once again she hold them back. And Ron continued.
" I'm sorry Hermione. Please forgive me " Ron whispered again when he lost his control and pulled her to him, pressing her small body against his, murmuring his pleads and apologizes. Not worrying if she had forgiven him or not, he just hold her in his arms, burying his own face onto her hair; it smelled the same way it did three years ago, like lilies and candy, he didn't even know if candy smelled, but it was just Hermione smell.
Hermione allowed herself be pulled to him and pressed her face to his chest, her arms unconsciously went around his middle. And she closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of his body pressed tightly against hers; his hot breathe on her neck.
He was asking for forgiveness, but was she going to give it to him? He had hurt her. He had let her go, but now he was there, holding her, pleading her to forgive him. She opened her eyes slowly and pulled away lightly so he would let her go. She looked into his eyes and turned away quickly. She felt him give a step back and sigh defeated. She held her head down, avoiding his eyes. He walked away from her without a word.
" I missed you, " she said softly, almost inaudible, when he got close to the door. He turned around and she looked up, meeting his eyes.
" I missed you, " she repeated a little louder than before. " I tried to tell you I was leaving but you didn't listen. You've hurt me. You've let me go like I was nothing to you "
Ron swallowed hard. " I swear I didn't mean to "he whispered back " I didn't "
*** A/N : What do you think? Should Hermione forgive Ron? What do you think she'll do? Push him away or hold him close? Find out in the next chapter.
-- Dru