The Bridge and the Water
A/N Ok, here's the next chapter. Not much to say..but yeah. PLZ R/R
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"Damn, damn, damn," Hermione said.
"What?" both Harry and Ginny asked. They were standing just outside their hotel, and Hermione was looking around.
"There are only two lakes," she said. Harry and Ginny exchanged confusing looks. "Ron could be at either one and we only have one car!"
"Harry and I could run to one of the lakes, because there the smaller one is just near here, and you could take the van to the farther lake." They all nodded, and Harry and Ginny began to run to the smaller lake as Hermione started the van to head toward the larger lake. As she drove as fast as she could to the lake, things flashed before her eyes. She could see Ron jumping 50 feet into the lake and drowning. . .Hermione shook her head. She wasn't going to let that ever happen. Before she knew it, the lake was coming into view and her heart was beating fast. The closest parking lot had one car, and that was the one Ron had taken. Parking right next to it, Hermione jumped out and ran to the sidewalk next to the water. The only thing seperating her from it was a short cement wall that anyone could get over.
"Ron?" she shouted, looking around. No sign of him anywhere..or at least anywhere that wasn't below her. She looked down and saw a really narrow pathway that went along the cement wall. It was far down enough that someone's head could just barely pass the wall. Every now and then there were stairs that lead back up, just in case someone was to get trapped down there. She looked along the pathway and saw someone standing near the end, about to jump. . . .
"RON!" Hermione screamed, running over to where he was. He looked up at her as she reached him.
"Hermione, how'd you find me?" he asked.
"Nevermind that," Hermione said. "Just please don't jump!" She looked at the distance from where they were to the lake, and NO ONE would be able to survive that kind of fall.
"I have to, Hermione, really, and I'm going to go through with it, too," Ron said, looking as well.
"Ron, you are so stupid!" Hermione said, trying her hardest not to cry. "Can't you see everyone loves you? I have no clue who doesn't!"
"Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, Snape, Krum.." Ron started listing with his fingers.
"Viktor? What makes you think that?" Hermione asked.
"He, well.." Ron tried to explain. "Threatened me at the end of 4th year, when you guys weren't around. Told me to stay away from you because he thought I liked you." 'Which is true," he thought.
"He's not worth it, and neither are the others!" Hermione said, hating Viktor more than she did before. "Viktor's filth, don't listen to him."
"Didn't he ak you to marry him, though?" Ron asked.
"Yes, well," Hermione started. She didn't want to bring that subject up, but if she had to.. "I said no to him. He was pretty upset at that."
"What do you mean upset?" Ron asked in a worried voice.
"Well, I guess I should tell you the truth," Hermione said. "I didn't really go for a walk. After I said no to him, Viktor dragged my out and pushed me into his car, taking me to this place..I don't know where, but it's not too far from here, and he tied me up. He said he hoped I died there and left. It took me a while to get out, and trust me, it was hard. See.." Hermione lifted the sleeve of her shirt, and showed Ron the marks the tree left her. "There are some on my back as well."
"That little git. . ." Ron said.
"Don't jump," Hermione begged. Ron looked into her eyes and saw a few tears in them. Now he couldn't do it; he couldn't jump. Just then, a little voice came into his head. The negative one from when he was an inch from death. 'Remember, she doesn't love you' it said, 'She never will, just end it now.' Mind change. Ron, still looking at Hermione, spoke.
"I'm sorry again, Hermione," he said. "I have to, though." Just as he was about to jump off, Hermione jumped down next to him on the little pathway.
"I'm not letting you jump," she said.
"Why?" Ron asked her while he raised his eyebrow. "I'm better off dead than alive."
"No, you aren't," Hermione replied. "Ron, I should've told you this years ago, but..I love you."
"Is this a joke?" Ron said, chuckling. "No one would ever love me, what are you talking about?"
"This is no joke at all!" Hermione said. Ron folded his arms and stared at her.
"What about that one guy?" he asked.
"What guy?" Hermione answered. She had no clue what he was saying.
"The one from the basketball court!" Ron said. How could she not remember!
"You mean Josh?" Hermione said, raising an eyebrow. "What about him?"
"You guys kissed!" Ron said. "So how can you like me when you kiss another guy? Tell me that."
"Because he kissed me, and I didn't want him to!" Hermione said. She was getting a little mad. "I'll never like him! Never."
"Yeah, sure," Ron said, looking back at the lake below them, then at his watch. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment with the water." Just as he was going to jump again, Hermione grabbed the collar of his shirt and held it tight.
"That's one appointment you'll have to miss!" she said, and with that, she kissed him. Ron couldn't believe this was happening to him finally! After all these years and after all his dreams, Hermione really loved him. As bad as timing is, the little voice, also the bad influence, came into his head. 'She's just saying that! She never loved you!'. This time, Ron fought back. 'She isn't just saying that! She really does love me. This is a battle that you're just going to have to loose'. After that, the little voice disappeared, and, hopefully, was never going to come back. As Ron and Hermione kissed, he felt so stupid for trying to kill himself. What if he succeeded? All this wouldn't be happening, and he would've destroyed his family. After a few minutes, they pulled away.
"Now do you want to die?" Hermione asked.
"Nope," Ron said, smiling, and pulled her into a hug. "Should we get back?"
"Yeah, it's getting late," Hermione said. "Everyone'll be worried since we...you know..told them."
"You did?" Ron said with a gulp. "Well, I guess they needed to know." They headed to the nearest steps and climbed up them. They took the cars back to the hotel parking lot and made their way up the stairs. Ron was lagging behind, thinking of the reaction of his parents and siblings after they knew he was suicidal.
"Ron, don't worry," Hermione said, walking right next to him. "It won't be any different. They'll still love you, you know that."
"Maybe they will, but it will surely be different," Ron said, sighing, and they finally reached their floor and stood outside the door. "Uh..Hermione? I need to sit and think a while before I go in.."
"Ok," Hermione said, understanding completely. "I'll just go in and tell them that you are alright, so they don't need to worry anymore. Then we can go for a walk, if you want." Ron nodded as Hermione went in . . . . . . . .
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A/N Took me a while to write. Well, lol, I hope you liked it! PLEASE REVIEW!! I BEG YOU!! Thanx 4 reviewing if you did already! I'll update ASAP! The surprises to come..*sigh* This story is so not over, lol.
A/N Ok, here's the next chapter. Not much to say..but yeah. PLZ R/R
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"Damn, damn, damn," Hermione said.
"What?" both Harry and Ginny asked. They were standing just outside their hotel, and Hermione was looking around.
"There are only two lakes," she said. Harry and Ginny exchanged confusing looks. "Ron could be at either one and we only have one car!"
"Harry and I could run to one of the lakes, because there the smaller one is just near here, and you could take the van to the farther lake." They all nodded, and Harry and Ginny began to run to the smaller lake as Hermione started the van to head toward the larger lake. As she drove as fast as she could to the lake, things flashed before her eyes. She could see Ron jumping 50 feet into the lake and drowning. . .Hermione shook her head. She wasn't going to let that ever happen. Before she knew it, the lake was coming into view and her heart was beating fast. The closest parking lot had one car, and that was the one Ron had taken. Parking right next to it, Hermione jumped out and ran to the sidewalk next to the water. The only thing seperating her from it was a short cement wall that anyone could get over.
"Ron?" she shouted, looking around. No sign of him anywhere..or at least anywhere that wasn't below her. She looked down and saw a really narrow pathway that went along the cement wall. It was far down enough that someone's head could just barely pass the wall. Every now and then there were stairs that lead back up, just in case someone was to get trapped down there. She looked along the pathway and saw someone standing near the end, about to jump. . . .
"RON!" Hermione screamed, running over to where he was. He looked up at her as she reached him.
"Hermione, how'd you find me?" he asked.
"Nevermind that," Hermione said. "Just please don't jump!" She looked at the distance from where they were to the lake, and NO ONE would be able to survive that kind of fall.
"I have to, Hermione, really, and I'm going to go through with it, too," Ron said, looking as well.
"Ron, you are so stupid!" Hermione said, trying her hardest not to cry. "Can't you see everyone loves you? I have no clue who doesn't!"
"Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, Snape, Krum.." Ron started listing with his fingers.
"Viktor? What makes you think that?" Hermione asked.
"He, well.." Ron tried to explain. "Threatened me at the end of 4th year, when you guys weren't around. Told me to stay away from you because he thought I liked you." 'Which is true," he thought.
"He's not worth it, and neither are the others!" Hermione said, hating Viktor more than she did before. "Viktor's filth, don't listen to him."
"Didn't he ak you to marry him, though?" Ron asked.
"Yes, well," Hermione started. She didn't want to bring that subject up, but if she had to.. "I said no to him. He was pretty upset at that."
"What do you mean upset?" Ron asked in a worried voice.
"Well, I guess I should tell you the truth," Hermione said. "I didn't really go for a walk. After I said no to him, Viktor dragged my out and pushed me into his car, taking me to this place..I don't know where, but it's not too far from here, and he tied me up. He said he hoped I died there and left. It took me a while to get out, and trust me, it was hard. See.." Hermione lifted the sleeve of her shirt, and showed Ron the marks the tree left her. "There are some on my back as well."
"That little git. . ." Ron said.
"Don't jump," Hermione begged. Ron looked into her eyes and saw a few tears in them. Now he couldn't do it; he couldn't jump. Just then, a little voice came into his head. The negative one from when he was an inch from death. 'Remember, she doesn't love you' it said, 'She never will, just end it now.' Mind change. Ron, still looking at Hermione, spoke.
"I'm sorry again, Hermione," he said. "I have to, though." Just as he was about to jump off, Hermione jumped down next to him on the little pathway.
"I'm not letting you jump," she said.
"Why?" Ron asked her while he raised his eyebrow. "I'm better off dead than alive."
"No, you aren't," Hermione replied. "Ron, I should've told you this years ago, but..I love you."
"Is this a joke?" Ron said, chuckling. "No one would ever love me, what are you talking about?"
"This is no joke at all!" Hermione said. Ron folded his arms and stared at her.
"What about that one guy?" he asked.
"What guy?" Hermione answered. She had no clue what he was saying.
"The one from the basketball court!" Ron said. How could she not remember!
"You mean Josh?" Hermione said, raising an eyebrow. "What about him?"
"You guys kissed!" Ron said. "So how can you like me when you kiss another guy? Tell me that."
"Because he kissed me, and I didn't want him to!" Hermione said. She was getting a little mad. "I'll never like him! Never."
"Yeah, sure," Ron said, looking back at the lake below them, then at his watch. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment with the water." Just as he was going to jump again, Hermione grabbed the collar of his shirt and held it tight.
"That's one appointment you'll have to miss!" she said, and with that, she kissed him. Ron couldn't believe this was happening to him finally! After all these years and after all his dreams, Hermione really loved him. As bad as timing is, the little voice, also the bad influence, came into his head. 'She's just saying that! She never loved you!'. This time, Ron fought back. 'She isn't just saying that! She really does love me. This is a battle that you're just going to have to loose'. After that, the little voice disappeared, and, hopefully, was never going to come back. As Ron and Hermione kissed, he felt so stupid for trying to kill himself. What if he succeeded? All this wouldn't be happening, and he would've destroyed his family. After a few minutes, they pulled away.
"Now do you want to die?" Hermione asked.
"Nope," Ron said, smiling, and pulled her into a hug. "Should we get back?"
"Yeah, it's getting late," Hermione said. "Everyone'll be worried since we...you know..told them."
"You did?" Ron said with a gulp. "Well, I guess they needed to know." They headed to the nearest steps and climbed up them. They took the cars back to the hotel parking lot and made their way up the stairs. Ron was lagging behind, thinking of the reaction of his parents and siblings after they knew he was suicidal.
"Ron, don't worry," Hermione said, walking right next to him. "It won't be any different. They'll still love you, you know that."
"Maybe they will, but it will surely be different," Ron said, sighing, and they finally reached their floor and stood outside the door. "Uh..Hermione? I need to sit and think a while before I go in.."
"Ok," Hermione said, understanding completely. "I'll just go in and tell them that you are alright, so they don't need to worry anymore. Then we can go for a walk, if you want." Ron nodded as Hermione went in . . . . . . . .
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A/N Took me a while to write. Well, lol, I hope you liked it! PLEASE REVIEW!! I BEG YOU!! Thanx 4 reviewing if you did already! I'll update ASAP! The surprises to come..*sigh* This story is so not over, lol.