Oyev oliu

Chapter Five: Hermione's Answer

Disclaimer: I don't own any of this, not the characters, not the settings. JK Rowling has created a wonderful world that can inspire even the uncreative, like me, to come and play. I only hope I remain true to the wonderful characters she has created.

"Ron, what are you working so intently on?" Harry asked him the next morning. Hermione had to hide her smile because she knew that Ron was translating her letter feverishly. When he finished, she felt his eyes staring intently at her. She couldn't look at him, because she didn't want to give her feelings away. She hadn't been very forthcoming in her response to him, but she had a plan and that response was only the beginning of it. She smiled as she remembered the words of her carefully crafted response to Ron's declaration of love.

Ron, I am flattered by your letters, I truly am. I feel I owe you a response to your words. I promise that my answer will be coming shortly, but not in this letter. Hermione

She knew it had to be torture to him to not receive an answer from her, but she needed to execute her plan.

The next morning in the Great Hall, Ron was visited by three owls. The first owl gave him back the third note he had sent Hermione: 'There is no one for me but you'. He looked at Hermione with a bewildered expression, as if he didn't know if her answer was to reject his letters or if she shared the sentiment of the letter, but couldn't be bothered to write it out herself. Hermione wanted to giggle as she saw his expression grow even more bewildered when the second owl arrived. He had been returned his second note: 'you are beautiful.' He looked as if he was beginning to expect the worst.

Ron visibly winced as the third owl dropped a note for him. He very hesitantly opened the final note as if knowing that his heart would be broken with Hermione's rejection of his first note. Hermione watched him intently as his eyes took in the note. He met her eyes with a disbelieving look and then his face suddenly broke into a grin that lit up his whole face. He rose from his seat and caught Hermione into a hug that neither one of them ever wanted to end.

Where he left it on the table was a letter that simply said: 'Ron, here is your answer: oyev oliu'

A/N: Okay, well that's it. I hope you enjoyed my little fluffy Ron and Hermione story. Sorry that I left other characters out (particularly Harry), but Ron and Hermione wanted their own story ( Anyway, thanks for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it. I'd also like to apologize for a few typos I noticed in the previous chapters. I'll try to get the time to go back and fix them, because they really interrupt the flow of a few sentences. Thanks again to everyone who reviewed!