I'm so so sorry for not updating! Please forgive me! but I'll tell you why:
my computer couldn't find fanfiction.net... I don't know what happened! And
then it was carnival and I went out with my relatives so I couldn't post
those passed days... hope you're not mad at me! Here you have some more! Hope
you enjoy! Cheers!
Chapter XXXII
Reason and emotion were struggling inside her. "Ok, Ron, you're right".
Ron smiled. "Let's seat".
They sat on the nearest stone bank. There was a great sight of the lake from there.
"Hermione, for God's sake, since when you think I don't care about my friends?" He asked, looking at her.
"You're strange since you... fell in love" She answered, not facing him.
"Ok, then..." he took a deep breath "... you're right, I'm in love".
Hermione's heart beat faster.
"And, as always, you were really smart to catch in my words why I think Trelawney is not a total fraud. I... er..." Ron blushed.
"You have a broken heart".
"Yeah" He now was looking at the ground also. "That... girl... she's in love with... someone".
"Who is she, Ron?"
His heart was punching him. "That I can not tell you, but it doesn't matter anyway".
"Are you suffering that bad?" Now she was looking at him. Her eyes full of sadness.
"I'm better now. I think I kind of sorted it out, or at least I'm trying to".
Hermione wished to hug him, to feel his body against hers, but controlled herself. "I'm... I'm really sorry, Ron".
He faced her. "Those things happen, you know. But never, and never again, think that I'll forget my friends".
"But why... why you were not there?"
"Because I didn't want another fight with you".
"What?" She asked, surprised.
"I bet you remember that, a few days ago, I was talking to anybody, but just the necessary".
Hermione nodded.
"Well, that day, when I caught Ginny and Harry together at the common room, when I talked to them and later I talked to you, I realized how much I missed you, how much you all mean to me, and I decided I would not mess up things with anyone again, for no reason at all".
Hermione was totally amazed. "Is he really Ron?" she thought.
"And, among all the people I missed, you were the one that I missed much". Ron blushed.
Hermione raised her hand to hold his, but instead placed it on her legs.
"I promised myself that, for no reason, I would argue with you. Malfoy already made we have a great row, so I would not let him do it again. That's why I was not waiting for you at the common room. My head was burning, so I went to the great hall to find someone to play chess, to rest my mind. If I heard you talking about Malfoy..." Ron stopped. He was not looking at her anymore. He turned his face to the lake and was staring at it. "Harry found me there and told me that you were really upset at me. I didn't know that my opinion was important to you, cause we always fight when I say something, so..."
"But you are important, you always were". She was looking at him desperately. "Ron..."
He turned to her. "I just didn't want to argue again. I didn't want you to be upset at me again, cause I wanted to keep talking to you. I don't want to miss you anymore. I don't want to lose anything again". His words came out in a hurry, like he was afraid of speaking them.
Without saying a word, Hermione embraced him. Ron was not expecting that, but hugged her back.
His face against hers, his arms around her, the sound of his breath. Hermione didn't know how those simple things could make all her body shake and her heart beat so fast. She wished Ron could stay with her like that for ages, that time could stop at that very moment.
Her hair on his face, her perfume in the air, her arms around his neck. If she only knew she was the girl he loves so badly. He could die now; he'll go happy to the other world in her arms. Ron held her hair and took it to his lips. He kissed it, but she didn't notice.
"I don't care who this girl is, Ron, as long as I know now that you care about... us". She said in his ears.
Her warm breath made Ron froze.
"Don't think about that anymore, Hermione".
They released each other.
"I think we should go to the green houses. Professor Sprout may like you, Hermione, but I don't think she will be happy to see us getting late".
She smiled. "Yeah, you're right".
They caught their things from the ground and rose. At the way to the green houses, they talked happily, as nothing had happened between them in months.
Harry said nothing when he saw Hermione and Ron getting in Green House 6, but he noted that everything was ok between them. Professor Sprout was already there, but she had not started class at that moment.
"I bet she didn't see that we got late" Hermione said, grinning.
"You entered seconds after her, don't worry" Harry smiled.
"Alright, alright, no talking now!" Professor Sprout yelled.
"Tell me later what happened" Harry whispered to Ron. He nodded, smiling.
Chapter XXXII
Reason and emotion were struggling inside her. "Ok, Ron, you're right".
Ron smiled. "Let's seat".
They sat on the nearest stone bank. There was a great sight of the lake from there.
"Hermione, for God's sake, since when you think I don't care about my friends?" He asked, looking at her.
"You're strange since you... fell in love" She answered, not facing him.
"Ok, then..." he took a deep breath "... you're right, I'm in love".
Hermione's heart beat faster.
"And, as always, you were really smart to catch in my words why I think Trelawney is not a total fraud. I... er..." Ron blushed.
"You have a broken heart".
"Yeah" He now was looking at the ground also. "That... girl... she's in love with... someone".
"Who is she, Ron?"
His heart was punching him. "That I can not tell you, but it doesn't matter anyway".
"Are you suffering that bad?" Now she was looking at him. Her eyes full of sadness.
"I'm better now. I think I kind of sorted it out, or at least I'm trying to".
Hermione wished to hug him, to feel his body against hers, but controlled herself. "I'm... I'm really sorry, Ron".
He faced her. "Those things happen, you know. But never, and never again, think that I'll forget my friends".
"But why... why you were not there?"
"Because I didn't want another fight with you".
"What?" She asked, surprised.
"I bet you remember that, a few days ago, I was talking to anybody, but just the necessary".
Hermione nodded.
"Well, that day, when I caught Ginny and Harry together at the common room, when I talked to them and later I talked to you, I realized how much I missed you, how much you all mean to me, and I decided I would not mess up things with anyone again, for no reason at all".
Hermione was totally amazed. "Is he really Ron?" she thought.
"And, among all the people I missed, you were the one that I missed much". Ron blushed.
Hermione raised her hand to hold his, but instead placed it on her legs.
"I promised myself that, for no reason, I would argue with you. Malfoy already made we have a great row, so I would not let him do it again. That's why I was not waiting for you at the common room. My head was burning, so I went to the great hall to find someone to play chess, to rest my mind. If I heard you talking about Malfoy..." Ron stopped. He was not looking at her anymore. He turned his face to the lake and was staring at it. "Harry found me there and told me that you were really upset at me. I didn't know that my opinion was important to you, cause we always fight when I say something, so..."
"But you are important, you always were". She was looking at him desperately. "Ron..."
He turned to her. "I just didn't want to argue again. I didn't want you to be upset at me again, cause I wanted to keep talking to you. I don't want to miss you anymore. I don't want to lose anything again". His words came out in a hurry, like he was afraid of speaking them.
Without saying a word, Hermione embraced him. Ron was not expecting that, but hugged her back.
His face against hers, his arms around her, the sound of his breath. Hermione didn't know how those simple things could make all her body shake and her heart beat so fast. She wished Ron could stay with her like that for ages, that time could stop at that very moment.
Her hair on his face, her perfume in the air, her arms around his neck. If she only knew she was the girl he loves so badly. He could die now; he'll go happy to the other world in her arms. Ron held her hair and took it to his lips. He kissed it, but she didn't notice.
"I don't care who this girl is, Ron, as long as I know now that you care about... us". She said in his ears.
Her warm breath made Ron froze.
"Don't think about that anymore, Hermione".
They released each other.
"I think we should go to the green houses. Professor Sprout may like you, Hermione, but I don't think she will be happy to see us getting late".
She smiled. "Yeah, you're right".
They caught their things from the ground and rose. At the way to the green houses, they talked happily, as nothing had happened between them in months.
Harry said nothing when he saw Hermione and Ron getting in Green House 6, but he noted that everything was ok between them. Professor Sprout was already there, but she had not started class at that moment.
"I bet she didn't see that we got late" Hermione said, grinning.
"You entered seconds after her, don't worry" Harry smiled.
"Alright, alright, no talking now!" Professor Sprout yelled.
"Tell me later what happened" Harry whispered to Ron. He nodded, smiling.