After

Hermione ran through the courtyard outside the Great Hall, tripping on vines and small statues that littered the ground. Fairies flew out of the bushes as she ran by until she had reached a stone bench. Little did she know that Ron was right behind her. It was raining hard now, and that was the last thing she needed. Hermione started crying, letting all the emotions from the last few days flood into her hands. She hated having to avoid Ron, having to eat in the bathroom, and having to go straight up to her dorm after classes (in attempt to avoid interrogation by other students). And to think I actually loved him, it's ridiculous! Visions flashed by her eyes of them hugging and laughing which only caused the tears to come faster.

"Hermione, where are you?" came an all too familiar voice from a few feet away. In the rain, she could only see the outline of a very tall figure coming towards her. She did not have the energy to get up and leave, so she just sat there silently begging that he would pass by. He didn't and before she knew it Ron was seated next to her. "Hermione I'm so sorry," he said guiltily "It's just…"

"Sorry for what? Breaking my heart, lying to me or acting like you liked me for your own entertainment?"

"It wasn't for my entertainment. It's just that I was… " he sighed.

"What?"

"Nothing," he reluctantly replied.

"Ronald Weasley! I can't believe you!" she shouted out of anger and pure frustration. "Fine then, I'm going to go ask Neville to dance." She said as she stood up and began walking in the other direction.

"What? No!"

"And why not?!" she shouted back at him.

"Because, because he's such a klutz. He'll step on your feet and pour punch on you and…"

"God, Ron for once can you just say how you really feel? Please for me, just this once."

"Fine," he took a deep breath "Because I'm jealous as hell. Because I'd hate to see you with any other guy, especially Neville, because I love you and I can never stop thinking about you. I never told you how I felt because I was scared, I was scared that you would turn me down or laugh at me and then we could never be friends again and I just covered it up by dating that awful Slytherin and…"

Ron was abruptly silenced by Hermione taking his face between her hands and gently kissing him, something she'd wanted to do for years but never had the guts to. They were connected at the lips for what seemed like hours, and when they finally pulled apart all Ron could say was "I take it that means you love me back," which made Hermione laugh gleefully as Ron put his arm around her.

The End

A/N: So did I do the song justice? Was the ending all right? I was so nervous when I wrote this so please e-mail me if you see mistakes and I'll fix them. Was there enough fluff (that's what I was most worried about) or too much? Please review! THX!

P.S. I used a line from "Chasing Liberty" near the end of this story, major props to who can figure out which one!

P.S.S. I'm going to post a one-shot songfic to "Welcome To My Life" by Simple Plan. I'll tell you this: it's VERY different from this story. You can find it under Drama/ Angst, PG-13, Harry/Ginny. (VERY different! I say)