Stay Close

Chapter One

Summary: This is the first of going to be a one shot; but it was too long to just be a one shot. So now it's a little story. I don't know if it's going to be bad, terrible, or... well whatever. It's Harry and Hermione. Mainly, because I can't get enough of this couple. I love it a lot, though I feel kind of weird writing it because many writers have made them have sex and such. In this, they get their first kiss. In this... that's as far as I'm going.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This all belongs to J.K.R. Don't sue me I have no money. Thanks...

Authors Note: Bear with me, this is the first time I have ever tried to sum things up as soon as they began. Please, be gentle. And, you can send flames if you want that's fine. I'm just letting you know, I'm still getting used to all this. Sorry if I make like Harry and Ron perverted. I don't mean it. I'm just trying to make them teenage and funny.

JEN THAT BETTER BE RIGHT! You know what I mean.

Oh... and before you start, don't call Harry and Hermione wimps. Um, Hermione is weird in this one; she laughed when she hurt someone. This is how I portray a Hermione with my attitude. Right, anyway. I am now proud to show you, my first one shot (now a four shot) (sorry if I've said that more than enough times) 'Stay Close'. Enjoy.

Start the show!

"So... Ronald." Ron Weasley, one of my best friends, rolled his eyes at me and glared playfully. He had his robe in his bag and his tie was swinging around his neck and swaying on him with the wind. His face was flushed with the heat, but his ears still turned a darker shade of red. I smiled. Perfect. "Ronald, is it true? I may not be a gossip girl, and you haven't denied any of it. What's with you and Luna?" We we're walking down to Care of Magical Creatures. All three of us were laughing, for no reason at all. It was a nice day, the sun was out and it was the warmest it has been since last August.

"Oh? Do you really want to know? I mean, it could get to gruesome for your virgin ears." I glared at him and punched him, sadly, not hard enough to hurt. Harry Potter, my other best friend, laughed. He too had his robe in his bag, and half the buttons with his shirt were undone, showing he did indeed have a white muscle shirt on under it. He had shoved his tie in his pocket during the walk from Transfiguration to where we were now. Anyway, he laughed and slung his arm over my shoulders. He does that too often for his own good. I shrugged his arm off and looked at him.

"And what, pray tell, are you laughing at?" He started at me blankly, but his eyes twinkled with mirth. Those eyes would put Emerald stones to shame. The first thing I ever saw that I liked about him. He started chuckling softly and Ron joined with him. "You bunch of giggling girls! Sometimes I feel like I'm with Lavender and the Giggles all over again." Ron coughed.

"The Giggles?" He put his fingers up for emphasis on giggles. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Yes! Okay yes! I call them the giggles! Because that's all they ever do! Giggle on and on. Night and day! You have no idea... They mainly giggle over you too." I said pointing at Harry. Ron snorted. Harry blushed a crimson color. "Like I was late up one night last week and I over heard part of their conversation. Joke all you want. This is true." Harry rolled his eyes but listened anyway. Ron looked like he was going to go hysterical any second. I rolled my eyes and started my story.

FLASHBACK

"Oh my God Lavender! Did you see Harry today? He smiled at me! I almost fainted!" Parvati, or Big Giggle to me, squealed. I almost fell over with my silent laughter. What's so fabulous about my Harry?

Lavender squealed and clapped her hands bringing her manicured nails together. "Oh My God! No! Oh you are so lucky! He is so fine!" She sighed. "I wish he could look at me for just once. I mean, just him looking back at me the way I look at him, it would be like a dream come true." She sighed again dreamily. I suppressed a large snort but it didn't work. I had to let out a low laugh. Unfortunately, Big Giggle heard it.

She wrenched my curtains, startling me to make me drop my book. "I heard that!" She screeched at me. I looked up her startled, and then smirked. I stood from my bed and stretched. She skipped over to Lavender's bed where she was sitting and promptly sat next to her.

"Ah. So, you want to know about Harry then?" They nodded vigorously. I saw they were flushing and looking around embarrassed. "You want to know what he looks for in a girl." They nodded again. I smirked in my head. Way too easy and far too predictable. "Well, first Harry loves girls who don't want to go for his fame, but for him. He wants them to be loyal, funny and caring. He needs someone to be strong for him, but let him be strong for her also. He needs someone who is serious, but can break the tension. He needs a girl that can defend herself, and others. He needs someone who can be everything and yet the exact opposite of what he is. Do you get what I'm saying?"

They smirked slowly... and nodded. For once, I have no idea what to do. They have... evil... looks on their faces almost. I shuddered. They giggled, and then looked at me with a face, 'well, what are you doing here? PRIVATE CONVO HERE!' I just whipped around and fell onto bed. I fell asleep hearing them giggle.

END FLASHBACK

I shuddered again. "All the giggling! It's like they live on it!"

"How do you know what I look for in a girl?" Harry asked me. I felt myself shrinking under his penetrating gaze. Then flushed.

"Well, I... I," I started stuttering and looked around bewildered. I just couldn't look at his face while I said this. It would all be way to embarrassing. I started walking to Hagrid's faster, and Harry and Ron had to lengthen their strides to keep up with my short, but moving very fast, legs. "Well, all your friends that happen to be girls are like that. I just said what I thought." I shrugged my shoulders. Harry looked at me, without me knowing, and decided to play a little game. He winked over my shoulder at Ron who smiled and nodded.

"Why hello there you!" Harry said teasingly to me. I looked around bewildered.

"Huh?" I looked at Ron. "What is he doing?"

"Lavender!" Ron squealed then laid a feminine hand on Harry's arm. Harry looked at him.

"Yes Parvati?" I rolled my eyes 'Oh God.'

"Have you seen Harry lately?" Ron looked at me with a mock dreamy look on his face. He put a hand to his chest. "He is so hot! I wish I could just look at him forever!" Harry nodded.

"Oh yes! He is so cute!" Harry looked at me with the same mock look on his face. He reached out to me and pinched my buttocks. I let out a 'whoop!' and charged around slapping his arm, but I slowed my walking until I was walking evenly with them again. I slapped his arm. "Look Parvati! He actually slapped me! Oh my God, I could just fall for him over and over again! You think I should pinch his butt, or is it your turn?" He looked at Ron.

Ron let out what was supposed to be a girlish giggle, and ended up with a giggle that made the entire Slytherins look at him like he had five heads. "Oh, oh! My turn!" And Ron then pinched me as well. We laughed the rest of the way down to Hagrid's. I got a little bored during the lesson. I know, I know. How could this be? Hermione Granger, bookworm extraordinaire, BORED in a CLASS? So... I drifted to other thoughts.