You're My Only One
Chapter 2: Ouch!
About half an hour later, the phone rang noisily, at first it disturbed Hermione, she hadn't heard a phone ring in 2 months, but quickly recognised it, and let someone else pick it up. Just at she had settled back into her book, her mom knocked onto her door, and peeked in saying, "It's Kate on the phone for you." In half a second the book was discarded, and Hermione was up against her bed's backboard, anxiously talking to her muggle best friend.
"Mom, I'm going over to Kate's, I have my mobile." Hermione opened the front door, jogged the two blocks to Kate's house, and knocked on the door loudly. A grinning, freckled, dark-haired girl, wearing a dark blue spaghetti strap singlet, and tight, dark blue jeans opened the door.
"Mouse!" She squealed, and pulled Hermione into a deep hugged. Hermione hugged back and followed the girl up stairs to her room. It was plastered with poster of muggle celebrities. Most of which were of Justin Timberlake, a blonde-haired muggle singer.
"Mouse, wow, you've really filled out! You she really wear more clothes that hug your body, you know, show your great figure." Hermione was startled at this comment, but was soon thinking about what her best friend had said. She was slightly confused; Kate had always been book-wormy, like her, what was with the body figure thing?
"What ever. Anyway, we have so much catching up to do! I have to tell you about this great book I read on the-" Hermione was cut short by another odd comment.
"Before you start babbling on about books, I want to talk to you about Harry." Kate had a very mischievous grin on. Hermione had told Kate about Harry and Ron, even Draco and his evil mates. Of course she left out the whole magic part.
"OK, what about?" Hermione replied lightly, what would Kate want with Harry?
"Well, he sounds really cute from what you told me, and I was wondering if you had a pic of him." Talk about shocked, Hermione's eyes widened to the point where she thought they would burst. 'Kate's really changed.' she thought to herself, but countered it with 'She's been my best friend for years, I shouldn't start judging her.'
"Um," Hermione thought if she even had a picture of Harry, "actually, I do!" Hermione picked up the small shoulder bag she had brought with her, and found her wallet, inside that was a shrunken photo of Harry, Ron, and herself. "Here." Kate bent over the photo, and looked at it with great interest.
"Wow, he's really hot! I'm surprised you guys aren't going out!"
"We're just friends, Kate, just friends." 'What's up with Kate?' Hermione thought softly to herself.
"Mousey, you should get your ears pierced, you'd look really pretty." Kate was now eyeing Hermione critically.
"That was random, but no. I don't think so." Hermione pulled an awfully fake cheery smile. Kate giggled at this.
"Come on, there's a place just up at the shops."
"Its bodily mutation Kate." As Hermione said this, she had an idea. She could easily hand her wand off her earring! She was about to agree, when Kate spoke first.
"Since when has Mouse ever back down from a challenge, heh?" This brought back a memory to Hermione, when she had explained to Kate about the houses at Hogwarts, and that she had been sorted into Gryffindor, the bravery house. Kate had said that Hermione was definitely put in the right house. "Hello? Mousey?" Hermione jogged back to reality.
"Let's go shrimp." Hermione said evilly, she would definitely get her ears pierced now. She grabbed her shoulder bag and started down the stairs. Kate followed her hurriedly. Hermione had a sudden urge to just apparate there, but knew that they would have to drive.
"Mouse, I have got a car." Kate said excitedly, pointing at a glossy Toyota.
"Go Katy, go Katy." Hermione said in a singsong voice.
Soon they were at a place called 'Accessories Galore'. They went in, and asked to get Hermione ears pierced. Hermione was sitting in the seat, while the lady was getting everything ready, when she started to have doubts.
"Kate, this is going to really hurt."
"No it won't."
"Yes it will."
"Everything's ready." Said the lady, "I'll just count to three, and then it will all be over, OK?" Hermione was about the say no, but yet again Kate broke in.
"Yup, she's ready. Now Mouse, listen to me." Seeing the nervous look on Hermione's face, she continued, " It won't hurt, just pay attention to me. On Thursday there's going to be a party at a club downtown, I really think you should come." Hermione, somewhere in the back of her mind, heard a one. "It would be great fun! You could come over early, I could dress you all up!" Hermione felt a pang of pain in her ear's, but was too intent of what Kate was saying to really feel it. "If you don't come for you, come for me, Mouse."
"All over, you can leave now." The lady said, and walked off. Hermione fingered her new earrings attentively. Her ears felt very hot, but she assumed it was just because of the piercing.
"Kate, I don't about the party thing. I mean, it's not really, I don't know, me."
"Mouse, you were obviously born to party! Can you not see it? All your characteristics point towards partying. You're always doing stuff that's out there!" This made Hermione stop. She realised something that she felt stupid for not realising. Kate didn't know the real Hermione. She knew the Hermione that Hermione wanted to be. A Hermione that was put on show to Kate, to see if it worked. A Hermione made up of letters, phone calls, one- on-one chats, but nothing that had to do with real life. No school, parties, other friends, nothing. Kate had wanted to nickname Hermione Mimi, but Hermione said Mouse was better. Kate didn't understand, but didn't question it.
"Eek!" Kate said, a large shelf of earrings had just fallen down. 'Weird,' thought Hermione. She quickly agreed to go to the party. She needed to know if 'Mouse' was real, or just a mask.
A/N How do u like it so far? I hope it's ok. Please review! I'll try and post the next chapter soon. R&R!
Chapter 2: Ouch!
About half an hour later, the phone rang noisily, at first it disturbed Hermione, she hadn't heard a phone ring in 2 months, but quickly recognised it, and let someone else pick it up. Just at she had settled back into her book, her mom knocked onto her door, and peeked in saying, "It's Kate on the phone for you." In half a second the book was discarded, and Hermione was up against her bed's backboard, anxiously talking to her muggle best friend.
"Mom, I'm going over to Kate's, I have my mobile." Hermione opened the front door, jogged the two blocks to Kate's house, and knocked on the door loudly. A grinning, freckled, dark-haired girl, wearing a dark blue spaghetti strap singlet, and tight, dark blue jeans opened the door.
"Mouse!" She squealed, and pulled Hermione into a deep hugged. Hermione hugged back and followed the girl up stairs to her room. It was plastered with poster of muggle celebrities. Most of which were of Justin Timberlake, a blonde-haired muggle singer.
"Mouse, wow, you've really filled out! You she really wear more clothes that hug your body, you know, show your great figure." Hermione was startled at this comment, but was soon thinking about what her best friend had said. She was slightly confused; Kate had always been book-wormy, like her, what was with the body figure thing?
"What ever. Anyway, we have so much catching up to do! I have to tell you about this great book I read on the-" Hermione was cut short by another odd comment.
"Before you start babbling on about books, I want to talk to you about Harry." Kate had a very mischievous grin on. Hermione had told Kate about Harry and Ron, even Draco and his evil mates. Of course she left out the whole magic part.
"OK, what about?" Hermione replied lightly, what would Kate want with Harry?
"Well, he sounds really cute from what you told me, and I was wondering if you had a pic of him." Talk about shocked, Hermione's eyes widened to the point where she thought they would burst. 'Kate's really changed.' she thought to herself, but countered it with 'She's been my best friend for years, I shouldn't start judging her.'
"Um," Hermione thought if she even had a picture of Harry, "actually, I do!" Hermione picked up the small shoulder bag she had brought with her, and found her wallet, inside that was a shrunken photo of Harry, Ron, and herself. "Here." Kate bent over the photo, and looked at it with great interest.
"Wow, he's really hot! I'm surprised you guys aren't going out!"
"We're just friends, Kate, just friends." 'What's up with Kate?' Hermione thought softly to herself.
"Mousey, you should get your ears pierced, you'd look really pretty." Kate was now eyeing Hermione critically.
"That was random, but no. I don't think so." Hermione pulled an awfully fake cheery smile. Kate giggled at this.
"Come on, there's a place just up at the shops."
"Its bodily mutation Kate." As Hermione said this, she had an idea. She could easily hand her wand off her earring! She was about to agree, when Kate spoke first.
"Since when has Mouse ever back down from a challenge, heh?" This brought back a memory to Hermione, when she had explained to Kate about the houses at Hogwarts, and that she had been sorted into Gryffindor, the bravery house. Kate had said that Hermione was definitely put in the right house. "Hello? Mousey?" Hermione jogged back to reality.
"Let's go shrimp." Hermione said evilly, she would definitely get her ears pierced now. She grabbed her shoulder bag and started down the stairs. Kate followed her hurriedly. Hermione had a sudden urge to just apparate there, but knew that they would have to drive.
"Mouse, I have got a car." Kate said excitedly, pointing at a glossy Toyota.
"Go Katy, go Katy." Hermione said in a singsong voice.
Soon they were at a place called 'Accessories Galore'. They went in, and asked to get Hermione ears pierced. Hermione was sitting in the seat, while the lady was getting everything ready, when she started to have doubts.
"Kate, this is going to really hurt."
"No it won't."
"Yes it will."
"Everything's ready." Said the lady, "I'll just count to three, and then it will all be over, OK?" Hermione was about the say no, but yet again Kate broke in.
"Yup, she's ready. Now Mouse, listen to me." Seeing the nervous look on Hermione's face, she continued, " It won't hurt, just pay attention to me. On Thursday there's going to be a party at a club downtown, I really think you should come." Hermione, somewhere in the back of her mind, heard a one. "It would be great fun! You could come over early, I could dress you all up!" Hermione felt a pang of pain in her ear's, but was too intent of what Kate was saying to really feel it. "If you don't come for you, come for me, Mouse."
"All over, you can leave now." The lady said, and walked off. Hermione fingered her new earrings attentively. Her ears felt very hot, but she assumed it was just because of the piercing.
"Kate, I don't about the party thing. I mean, it's not really, I don't know, me."
"Mouse, you were obviously born to party! Can you not see it? All your characteristics point towards partying. You're always doing stuff that's out there!" This made Hermione stop. She realised something that she felt stupid for not realising. Kate didn't know the real Hermione. She knew the Hermione that Hermione wanted to be. A Hermione that was put on show to Kate, to see if it worked. A Hermione made up of letters, phone calls, one- on-one chats, but nothing that had to do with real life. No school, parties, other friends, nothing. Kate had wanted to nickname Hermione Mimi, but Hermione said Mouse was better. Kate didn't understand, but didn't question it.
"Eek!" Kate said, a large shelf of earrings had just fallen down. 'Weird,' thought Hermione. She quickly agreed to go to the party. She needed to know if 'Mouse' was real, or just a mask.
A/N How do u like it so far? I hope it's ok. Please review! I'll try and post the next chapter soon. R&R!