Ch 18- One Whole

A/N: I owed you guys a quick update so here it is!

Ron slowed down as they neared the lake.

"Ron, now can you tell me where you're taking me?

Ron squeezed her hand. "'Mione, remember earlier today I told you I had a surprise for you after the game?" Ron asked weaving her through a small forest like patch of trees.

"Yes but-"

"Well…" Ron said as he dropped her hand and walked behind her. He placed his hands over her eyes. Hermione smiled and bounced a couple of times on her toes. Hands still covering Hermione's eyes, he gently pushed her forward through a branch of leaves.

"Ron?" Hermione asked quietly.

"Shhh." He whispered in her ear, sending shivers down her spine. He stopped walking and slowly uncovered her eyes and rested them on her hips. Hermione gasped.

"Oh, Ron!" she breathed.

When he uncovered her eyes, she found herself in a small cove like area, with trees draping over each other, causing you to feel as if you were inside a dome of green trees and flowers. In the center of the circle, there was one large tree with a plaid red and white blanket underneath it. Atop the blanket were all of Hermione's favourite foods: Chicken and mashed potatoes, buttered rolls, lime jell-o, sugar quills, and chocolate covered strawberries. He even managed to get a hold of her favourite muggle candy, Pez.

Hermione walked over to the blanket, sat down and picked up a Pez Dispenser.

"Ron, how did you-" she asked staring at the Pez Dispenser.

"I had dad send me some." He told her taking a seat beside her. "He was thrilled to go into a muggle store!"

"Oh, Ron!" She said again, still flabbergasted. She bit her lip. "I-I don't know what to say!" and she turned around and kissed him passionately. Ron was shocked at first but quickly adjusted. Hermione gently pushed on his chest and he slowly leaned down to the ground taking Hermione with him. He slipped his hands behind her head and kissed her again.

After a few minutes, only breaking apart a couple of times for air, Hermione broke away, blushing the color of her jersey and cleared her throat.

"Sorry." She said quickly, avoiding his gaze.

"For what?" he asked sitting up.

She smiled shyly at him. "Nothing." There was a short pause. "I just don't want to get…carried away…"

Ron smiled, with a tinge of pink going at his ears. "Let's eat this before it gets cold shall we?" he asked. She nodded.

They ate, talking about everything and nothing. Several minutes later, Ron sat leaning against the large trunk of the tree, with his legs spread apart, Hermione sitting in from of him, back resting against his chest. They sat in comfortable silence for another few minutes, Hermione occasionally biting a Pez from the dispenser Ron was holding.

"I wanna know everything about you Ron." Hermione said quietly, breaking the silence. She tilted her head upwards so she could look at him. He looked at her quizzically. "I wanna know everything from your life ambition to your favourite color. I just want to know everything." Another short pause. "Every day I learn something new about you."

"What'd you learn today?" Ron asked slyly.

"I learned a lot today actually…but most of all, I learned that you can be very, very romantic!" Hermione said as she craned her neck backwards to kiss him again. She turned back around, resting her back on his chest again. More comfortable silence.

"I want to know everything about you too 'Mione. We can start now if you'd like."

"I'd like that." Hermione told him as she snuggled closer to him.

"Ok," he said while tracing the silver ring on her right pinky. "Hermione? Why me?"

"What? She asked,

"Why did you choose to go out with me when you have gotten just about any guy you wanted? I'm not real smart and I'm not the most handsome guy in the world either. Just, why me?" Hermione turned around in his lap and frowned.

"Ronald Weasley! I could slap you right now! How could you say that?" Ron looked down. "Ron I'm talking to you! Now look at me right now!" Hermione demanded sternly. Ron's eyes slowly met hers. "Ron, why you you ask? Why you? I'll tell you why." Hermione took a deep breath. "You saved my life from a troll, you sacrificed yourself in a game of chess for me, you went into the Chamber of Secrets when I was petrified, and you didn't leave my side once when we were being chased by supposed murderous raving lunatics. Sure you can say you did all those things for Harry to, but what about all the other things you do for me? You force Ginny to send soup up for me when I'm sick, you stand up against Malfoy and boy's twice your size for me, you let me cry on your shoulder, you pretty much brought me back to life that night I couldn't breathe, you hold my hair back when I'm sick, you hug me when I'm scared and you look at me in a way that I can't describe even if I tried. You are the only one who can make me mad, and flustered, and excited and upset and happy all at once. Ron, I'm sixteen, everyone tells me I'm too young to be in love, but the way my hand fits perfectly in yours and how both our mouths complete a puzzle, I don't know what else to think, Ron. I know it sounds cliché, but you're my everything. I have never every felt this way about anyone else and I know for a fact that I never will. Ron, look at what I'm wearing! I'm yours! All I know is that all those people are wrong, because I'm sixteen and I am very, very much in love with you." Hermione finished.

Now it was Ron's turn to be at a loss for words. He just stared at the girl in his lap, and finally, he was able to believe that she was his. His. And he was hers. They were each others. One whole. Ron looked at the sky. The sun was just about to set.

"'Mione, I want to show you something." Ron said as he gently shifted her and stood up, offering his hand to help her up. She took it and he then led her behind the tree.

"Oh, Ron, you know I can't..."

A/N: Another sort of cliffy! I know it was short, probably the shortest chapter I've written so far. The next one will be longer it think. There's only about two chapter left of this story! Maybe three. I can't believe it! Well please review! The more reviews I get, the fast I update!