Hello! Here's the next chapter! Sorry if it seems kind of sudden. I'm
probably going to finish; actually I will finish this before Christmas
break is over. Well, it's my goal at least. No school, so I've got to take
advantage of it, right? There's a possibility I might post again before
Christmas. It just depends on if anyone reviews. So! I'll hush up now and
let you read! (After I say something really quick.)
Princess Jennifer~ Hello! If Hermione doesn't decide she likes Matt, though you never know what could happen, you may have him! It is official! * Claps * BUT, that's if Hermione doesn't choose him. Hehehe! Thanks for reviewing~!
Over the next few weeks, Hermione and Matt became great friends. (At first, to Hermione's dismay.) Matt had this irresistible charm about him. (In fact, he reminded her of a certain redhead she was trying to forget.) He was intelligent, funny, and, even though Hermione wouldn't admit it, cute. Of course she didn't have feelings for him. He was kind of like a big brother, a best friend. But it was something so much more than that. She just couldn't put her finger on it.
They had a few things in common, but they were mostly different. The two went places together outside of work too. Matt had even hooked Hermione on his favorite TV show, which they went to Hermione's apartment every Thursday to watch.
Today was Thursday. Their shift was ending, and Hermione was ready to leave. She wasn't particularly happy today, but Matt had cheered her up a bit. "Well, we're done!" Hermione headed to the door. "'You coming, Matt?"
"Nah, I said I'd work another shift today. I'll see you tonight at seven though, right?" The show didn't actually start until eight, but they always talked first.
"Of course! See you then!"
"Oh, hey! I'm stopping by the store on the way. 'Need me to pick up
anything?"
"Actually, I keep forgetting to buy Kleenex. If you don't mind that is."
"Say no more. At seven I'll be at your apartment, with a new box of
tissues."
"Thanks! So, I'll see you at seven! Bye!"
"Bye!"
?
Hermione sat on the couch, thinking about Ron. Tears rolled down her cheek, as time flew past her. Was she an idiot for doing this? It had been nearly a month since graduation, and Ron was still a no show. And it's not like he couldn't have found her! All he needed to do was to ask Ginny. At least something good had come out of it. She had met Matt, a wonderful and funny man, whom she got along great with. Even if that's all that came out of her summer adventure, then she was happy.
Matt walked up the stairs to room twenty-three. Hermiones room. He was holding a bag of groceries, which he didn't think Hermione would mind him temporarily storing in her freezer or refrigerator until the show was over, and a box of tissues for Hermione.
When he reached the door, he walked on in. Hermione had grown accustomed to him doing so, and didn't really mind. "Hey! I brought the tissues you-" Hermione was sitting on the couch, tears rolling down her cheeks. Matt set the groceries on the counter, walked over, and sat next to her on the couch, still holding the box of tissues. "So are you ready to tell me now?" Hermione slightly smiled, and nodded. "Here, wait! Get comfortable first." Matt grabbed a blanket and spread it over her, setting the tissues down on the table in front of them. "Comfy? Good. So tell me what's wrong."
"It's-it's quite silly, actually. It's-err-a guy." Hermione felt quite silly, but Matt didn't seem to think any less of her.
"I thought so. Go on!"
"Ok, well, he and I were best friends. We err-" Hermione almost spoke of Hogwarts and the Wizard World. "We had many, I guess you could say, adventures together and-" Hermione began to tell Matt the whole history of her and Ron. She expected him to loose interest after the first fifteen or thirty minutes, but he listened attentively to every word she said, eagerly wanting to learn more.
"And I figured he'd tell me after graduation, seeing as it's been seven
years. But then he didn't and-"
"You came here."
"Exactly. And see, even if he does tell me, which is highly unlikely, I'm
afraid it'll just be some ill fated romance that lasts a week, and then I'll be worse off then I am now. And maybe he doesn't even like me! Maybe
he never did."
Matt paused for a moment to think. "Want to know what I think? I think he does have feelings for you, he's just afraid you'll burn him, turn him down. Believe me. There were plenty of girls I didn't ask out because I thought they'd reject me. Even though they probably would have."
Hermione laughed. "What makes you think that?"
"I was a complete geek. I wasn't very social at all. Grades were al that
were important."
"You? Mr. Cool himself? A geek?"
"Yep."
"Ah, the truth is revealed."
"Well, what about you? You seemed to care too much about grades also."
"You're right. I was always 'Hermione the bookworm', Hermione the girl who
was constantly studying, even if there wasn't a reason for it. Gosh, no
wonder Ron never asked me out!"
"No, I'm sure that wasn't it. Listen, if you want my advice, here it is. Wait a while, and maybe he will come around. If not, maybe you should speak first. Or you could try to move on, try to forget Ron. Maybe try to meet someone around here. And, in my opinion, it's better to have a romance, even if it's only a week, than to have no romance at all and sit around wondering what could have been."
Hermione smiled through her tears. "What would I do without you, Matt?"
"Run out of tissues?" said Matt handing her a tissue.
She laughed again. "Thanks." She said giving a hug.
"Anytime, 'Mione. That's what I'm here for."
Hermione feel asleep in Matt's arms. "Gosh, she's beautiful." He thought. "Really she is." He loved having her in his arms, and never wanted to let go. He wasn't' sure why.
Ok, so there it is! I really hope you liked it! It was one of the first chapters I wrote for this story. I'm not sure how much you will all like the next chapter. In fact, I might cut it, or at least change it. I'm not sure. Please review and tell me what you think! Review and the next chapter might be up before Christmas! Bye! And thanks again for reading!
Princess Jennifer~ Hello! If Hermione doesn't decide she likes Matt, though you never know what could happen, you may have him! It is official! * Claps * BUT, that's if Hermione doesn't choose him. Hehehe! Thanks for reviewing~!
Over the next few weeks, Hermione and Matt became great friends. (At first, to Hermione's dismay.) Matt had this irresistible charm about him. (In fact, he reminded her of a certain redhead she was trying to forget.) He was intelligent, funny, and, even though Hermione wouldn't admit it, cute. Of course she didn't have feelings for him. He was kind of like a big brother, a best friend. But it was something so much more than that. She just couldn't put her finger on it.
They had a few things in common, but they were mostly different. The two went places together outside of work too. Matt had even hooked Hermione on his favorite TV show, which they went to Hermione's apartment every Thursday to watch.
Today was Thursday. Their shift was ending, and Hermione was ready to leave. She wasn't particularly happy today, but Matt had cheered her up a bit. "Well, we're done!" Hermione headed to the door. "'You coming, Matt?"
"Nah, I said I'd work another shift today. I'll see you tonight at seven though, right?" The show didn't actually start until eight, but they always talked first.
"Of course! See you then!"
"Oh, hey! I'm stopping by the store on the way. 'Need me to pick up
anything?"
"Actually, I keep forgetting to buy Kleenex. If you don't mind that is."
"Say no more. At seven I'll be at your apartment, with a new box of
tissues."
"Thanks! So, I'll see you at seven! Bye!"
"Bye!"
?
Hermione sat on the couch, thinking about Ron. Tears rolled down her cheek, as time flew past her. Was she an idiot for doing this? It had been nearly a month since graduation, and Ron was still a no show. And it's not like he couldn't have found her! All he needed to do was to ask Ginny. At least something good had come out of it. She had met Matt, a wonderful and funny man, whom she got along great with. Even if that's all that came out of her summer adventure, then she was happy.
Matt walked up the stairs to room twenty-three. Hermiones room. He was holding a bag of groceries, which he didn't think Hermione would mind him temporarily storing in her freezer or refrigerator until the show was over, and a box of tissues for Hermione.
When he reached the door, he walked on in. Hermione had grown accustomed to him doing so, and didn't really mind. "Hey! I brought the tissues you-" Hermione was sitting on the couch, tears rolling down her cheeks. Matt set the groceries on the counter, walked over, and sat next to her on the couch, still holding the box of tissues. "So are you ready to tell me now?" Hermione slightly smiled, and nodded. "Here, wait! Get comfortable first." Matt grabbed a blanket and spread it over her, setting the tissues down on the table in front of them. "Comfy? Good. So tell me what's wrong."
"It's-it's quite silly, actually. It's-err-a guy." Hermione felt quite silly, but Matt didn't seem to think any less of her.
"I thought so. Go on!"
"Ok, well, he and I were best friends. We err-" Hermione almost spoke of Hogwarts and the Wizard World. "We had many, I guess you could say, adventures together and-" Hermione began to tell Matt the whole history of her and Ron. She expected him to loose interest after the first fifteen or thirty minutes, but he listened attentively to every word she said, eagerly wanting to learn more.
"And I figured he'd tell me after graduation, seeing as it's been seven
years. But then he didn't and-"
"You came here."
"Exactly. And see, even if he does tell me, which is highly unlikely, I'm
afraid it'll just be some ill fated romance that lasts a week, and then I'll be worse off then I am now. And maybe he doesn't even like me! Maybe
he never did."
Matt paused for a moment to think. "Want to know what I think? I think he does have feelings for you, he's just afraid you'll burn him, turn him down. Believe me. There were plenty of girls I didn't ask out because I thought they'd reject me. Even though they probably would have."
Hermione laughed. "What makes you think that?"
"I was a complete geek. I wasn't very social at all. Grades were al that
were important."
"You? Mr. Cool himself? A geek?"
"Yep."
"Ah, the truth is revealed."
"Well, what about you? You seemed to care too much about grades also."
"You're right. I was always 'Hermione the bookworm', Hermione the girl who
was constantly studying, even if there wasn't a reason for it. Gosh, no
wonder Ron never asked me out!"
"No, I'm sure that wasn't it. Listen, if you want my advice, here it is. Wait a while, and maybe he will come around. If not, maybe you should speak first. Or you could try to move on, try to forget Ron. Maybe try to meet someone around here. And, in my opinion, it's better to have a romance, even if it's only a week, than to have no romance at all and sit around wondering what could have been."
Hermione smiled through her tears. "What would I do without you, Matt?"
"Run out of tissues?" said Matt handing her a tissue.
She laughed again. "Thanks." She said giving a hug.
"Anytime, 'Mione. That's what I'm here for."
Hermione feel asleep in Matt's arms. "Gosh, she's beautiful." He thought. "Really she is." He loved having her in his arms, and never wanted to let go. He wasn't' sure why.
Ok, so there it is! I really hope you liked it! It was one of the first chapters I wrote for this story. I'm not sure how much you will all like the next chapter. In fact, I might cut it, or at least change it. I'm not sure. Please review and tell me what you think! Review and the next chapter might be up before Christmas! Bye! And thanks again for reading!