A/N: Ok so I'm not getting like any reviews. Not even that many for my Hermione/Ginny story. Let me know if I should write "specific" sex scenes once I'm done with the plot of this story. It will give a lot of details. I know some won't like to read it, and you don't have to, but let me know what you think.

Chapter 3 - It's About Time

Harry goggled at the flaming red hair getting farther and farther away. He hated mistletoe, but he didn't think it was that bad at the moment.

Ginny couldn't suppress the wide grin on her face. She had wanted to do that since she was ten ears old. Even more so since she had gotten over her crush and fallen in love with him over a year before now. She knew he would follow her back to the common room, even though now his feet are stuck in place. It is not the first time she had that effect on a guy, it just meant more to her this time.

Harry could finally walk again. It's not like he had never kissed Ginny before, but this time he wanted to respond. He had begun to open his mouth and deepen the kiss, but she pulled away before he could, which was not like her. While she is known for never shagging anyone, kissing had always been her strong suit. Finally, he went strait to the common room.

Ginny arrived in the empty common room and walked in circles until her feet hurt. She thought about the feelings she knew she already had, but was afraid to admit them. When she couldn't stand to wait another second, so she got a book out of her bag and tried to read, failing miserably and blatantly staring at the portrait hole when Harry walked through.

"Listen, Ginny. I love you with all of my heart, but I don't want to ruin our friendship over one randy night."

"Gee, you're subtle."

"I know this sounds familiar, and quite a cliché, but I couldn't stand not being friends with you."

"Look I'm sorry for confusing you," And myself really, "But I am not trying to get in your pants because I am lonely. I am lonely and I don't think we should talk about your pants, but I haven't dated anyone since Halloween and there's a reason why."

Harry, a smart wizard for his age, had in fact noticed that she had declined all advances toward her since the night she had dumped Jeff after a ten week stretch. Most boyfriends lasted around six weeks, and usually in less than two she was back in the game.

"Look, I'm not some rebound guy sitting around waiting for you to get over your boyfriends." He said his voice starting to get louder.

"I NEVER WANTED YOU TO BE! I asked before because I was lonely, I mean it more now. I want to hug you and hold you and smell you! I want to entangle my legs in yours and never move!" She screamed menacingly. Suddenly her voice calmed. "I'm a virgin and you know it. I wanted it to be you the whole time. That's why I held my own and I am known for not doing it. It's because of you."

"I can't do this. I won't. It's not right." Harry whispered slowly as he walked slowly past Ginny and up the stairs to the boy's dormitory. Even at the top he could hear her sobbing. He cast a silencing charm on the outside and inside of the door. He needed to be alone with his thoughts.

"I know I love Ginny. I have since the summer after fifth year. I did not fancy her. Not directly anyway. Maybe I did for a little bit, but our friendship grew to a level that I never imagined. I love talking to her."

He mumbled incoherently for about twenty minutes after that, pacing around the room. After another half an hour on the bed he started convincing himself.

"I may love her but I really don't want to ruin anything. I don't know if there's a way to keep our friendship and act on out desires. I don't know anyone as well as I know Ginny. I almost wanted her outside in the snow. Everything just hit me."

Another fifteen minutes passed before he realized he needed to talk this over with Ginny. He had never been afraid to share anything with her, and though it was different now, he couldn't help but relies he depended on her, as he was sure she depended on him.

He opened the door to the hallway and found a still sobbing Ginny sitting on the steps a floor below him. He walked up and gave her a hug from behind.

She was obviously startled because she jumped and nearly left the floor.

"Oh Harry," she cried into his chest. "I'm so sorry. I never meant to scare you away like that. I wanted to be with you and after what you said outside I wanted to see how you really felt. And in the entrance hall I actually believed that you were returning the feelings. I was obviously wrong."

"I'm not…I wasn't…ready. I don't know if I am. You weren't that wrong" He whispered in her ear as he kissed it.

Ginny was almost as startled as she had been when he snuck up behind her. He reached his head in front of her face and found her mouth. This time he didn't let her slip away as he opened his mouth and deepened the kiss.

She answered him by exploring every part of his mouth with her tongue, as he did the same to her.

He slowly lifted her from the stairs as he made his way to his bed.

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It had been an hour since. Harry had just fallen asleep and Ginny started crying again. When her friends had explained their first time they said it had hurt and they were sore afterwards, but during they got over the pain quickly.

Ginny was different. It had hurt the whole time, which wasnt very long. Though Harry tried to comfort her afterwards, nothing could. He told that it was okay and that he still loved her and wanted to be with her. He asked her if she was in pain and placed a numbing charm where he thought it had hurt. He missed her heart.

She had never been so ashamed in her life. It didn't matter what he said, she knew she had disappointed him. It was the only thing she wanted, that she had saved for him and it was all her fault, she failed.