A/N: Hey y'all! I'm back! Yeah and so now the next chapter won't take so long… yeah I promise this time cuz I already started it! Yay! Go me! Okay so I hope you like this chapter… I personally like it but think the ending could have been better… oh well… tell me what ya think! (Reviews or even comments at xanga(dot)com(backslash)sibes) all are welcome:)
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CHAPTER 4- Another Dream and A Strange Conversation
The day passed slowly as Ron and Hermione used all the excuses they could think of to stay away from Harry and his rage. Finally, after Hermione remembered another item (this was the sixth time for this particular excuse) that she had left in Percy's old room, Ginny showed up and started talking to Harry.
"We'll just leave you two to talk…" Ron said as he jumped out of his sear and practically ran to the stairs.
"Yeah, you guys probably want to visit. We don't want to impose." Hermione hurried out the door after Ron.
"But… I… you're not…" Ginny stuttered and looked perplexed at Harry. "Did I say something?"
Ron staggered into his room with Hermione and they both fell panting onto his bed.
"Bloody hell, Hermione!" Ron said with a sigh, "I was running out of excuses!"
Hermione laughed and smiled at Ron. "Yeah, I was too… we'll have to thank Ginny later…"
The two sat there and continued their conversation, neither noticing the other's hand gently grasping theirs.
"I'm stuffed!" Ron said as he and Hermione climbed the many stairs to his bedroom. "I am going to sleep so good tonight."
"Meee ah, too." Hermione yawned. "Did your mum tell you that we're going to Diagon Alley tomorrow?"
"No, but now we have to wake up early…" Ron grumbled as he opened his bedroom door. "Have a good sleep Mione… goodnight…"
"Goodnight, Ron." Hermione said as she pulled off her shirt to change, too tired to notice Ron staring bewildered at her and turning ten shades of scarlet.
Ron got into his bed a few minutes later and instantly fell asleep only to be woken up in the late hours of the night by low mumbles of desire…
She breathed in through her nose and a familiar scent obscured her senses. She opened her eyes and smiled at what she saw. Ron was lying there beside her, her forehead resting gently on his bare chest.
As she looked up to his face, he opened his loving eyes and flashed Hermione a brilliant smile.
"Sleep well?" she heard him say sweetly.
"Mmm, of course… how could it not be good with you?" Ron heard Hermione's voice and looked over at her sleeping figure as he heard more mumbling. "Hmmm ha ha."
Hermione giggled as Ron yawned and looked sleepily down at her. He adjusted himself so that their faces were almost touching. She leaned in for a fiery kiss and as their lips parted she sighed and smiled.
"I love you, Ron…" Ron gasped as he heard Hermione's sweetest voice professing her love for him. This time Ron got up and walked slowly and carefully toward Hermione.
She smiled at him and he smiled back. She didn't know what to say and the silence was becoming awkward.
"Say something, Silly…" she said with a small giggle and Ron looked questioningly at her sleeping form.
"Mione?" he said softly feeling rather thick for talking to a sleeping girl.
She looked at him, smiling, waiting for him to speak. Then she heard his soft voice. "Mione?" he asked and she answered.
"Yes, honey?" Ron jumped when she answered, due both to shock at hr answering him and shock at how she answered.
He looked at her and said "Mione, what happened last night?"
She giggled again then said, "Oh Ron, you know what happened." here she paused to giggle again, "I really need to stop this giggling, it is very unlike me…"
She rolled over and Ron thought she was done with her story. He sat down on the floor next to her bed to think.
Ron started to laugh at her momentary thinking-out-loud and she saw his smiling face start to fade away…
As Hermione opened her eyes, she say that it was still night. That meant she had to get back to sleep now… oh great!
All thoughts seized to exist as she felt someone's hand on her pillow. She was about to move when a voice and a sentence stopped her.
"I love you too." Ron said sadly as he stroked Hermione's hair, "I just don't know how you really feel…"
He sighed as he moved himself back to his bed. The rest of his sleep was sad and lonely. A dreamless night of questions.
Hermione sighed when she heard Ron snoring. The smile faded from her face and was replaced with a pleading frown. Oh just tell me, Ron. She thought, just tell me how you feel…
Hermione sighed when she woke up from a restless sleep. She recalled the events from the previous night and looked to her right. There lay the sleeping form of the man she loved.
Ron tossed in his sleep as a tear ran freely down Hermione's face. I am just being silly, she thought wiping the tear away, why, getting all upset over something like this…
Hermione tried to convince herself that this wasn't something to cry about but she couldn't help it. The tears kept flowing while she got her clothes together and headed for the shower.
As she walked past Ron, she stopped to wipe away some fresh tears and thought to herself, he sounded so sad… but if he isn't sure about everything… she shook her head and wiped her eyes again, I just have to wait… he'll come around soon. I know he will.
She walked defiantly toward the door and into the bathroom while many of the others slept in their beds, oblivious to the silent tears that stained Hermione's sleep-strewn face.
The sun shown brightly through Ron's open window as he rolled onto his stomach and let out a sleepy yawn. Ron hadn't had much sleep the previous night and he knew it was very early.
He forced himself up and out of bed and he walked across his bedroom toward his small closet. Her noted the outfit that was hanging separate from all of the others.
Hermione must have picked this out, Ron thought, I can smell that sweet perfume I bought her once… I didn't know she used that stuff… Ron's brows furrowed both in concentration and confusion. He went to get a shower and ponder these thoughts some more.
"Ah, there you are Ronald!" Mrs. Weasley snapped at her youngest son as he stumbled into the kitchen, "We've been waiting for you over a half hour!" Clearly Molly was pushed to her limits with a houseful of kids in need of books and robes.
"Sorry Mum…" Ron muttered as he sat down in the empty seat across from Hermione. Fred sat between Hermione and Harry, who looked as though they would like nothing more than to kill each other.
Everyone started helping themselves to eggs, ham, and bacon. Hermione was just getting some fried potatoes when she felt Ron nudge her leg under the table. She looked over at him obviously confused and her confusion only worsened upon the sight of his devious smile.
"What is it, Ron?" She asked giving Ron an amused look.
"Well Mione," he started, giving her that same mischievous look, "I seem to have heard some… mumbling… in your sleep…" He paused as Hermione's eyes widened.
She was shocked! He brought up the previous night's… activities… at the table in front of everyone! "Ron," she said sternly, her eyes full of shock, "I think we need to go talk about this outside…"
Ron grinned at her, that was exactly what he wanted her to say. "Mum, I have to talk to Hermione for a minute. We'll be right back." He said not taking his eye off Hermione. They got up and walked to the door, Harry glaring at them all the way.
"So?" Ron started and looked expectantly down at Hermione. She looked back at him as she replied.
"What were you talking about, Ron?" Hermione asked innocently. She batted her eyes sweetly at him in a last attempt to make him feel guilty. Too bad it didn't work…
"I heard you mumbling in your sleep…" Ron said, the evil yet sexy smile returning. Hermione mentally scolded herself for finding him attractive when he was putting so much pressure on her.
"Oh?" she said in the most surprised voice she could muster, "I never knew I talked in my sleep… what did I say? Anything interesting?"
"Sure… uhh… if you'd call it interesting…" Ron suddenly looked rather uncomfortable. He stopped talking and quickly looked away.
"Well, what did I say?" Hermione asked again and she tried to make her voice sound demanding even though she didn't really want to hear those embarrassing details.
"Uhh… well… er…" he stuttered and Hermione began to get a bit annoyed.
"Ron, if you don't gave anything to talk about-"
"You were mumbling about someone that you liked," Ron said suddenly, "going on about how you felt about them and… well… something else… some late night activities…" Ron's face went red when he looked at Hermione. She was blushing a deep crimson and she averted her eyes.
Wow, I am glad he didn't say it was him… even though he knows, that would have been too much… she sighed and stood up.
"Well we'd better go eat… we have to leave soon…" She said as she walked back into the kitchen, Ron right at her heels.
A/N: So what did you think? Make sure you hit that little blue review button:) Like I said, this isn't my fave chapter… no it really isn't but I do like some of it… I no part of it is sad (or at least I thought it was) but that is just cuz I was writing this when I was a bit depressed and I hated the world… yeah mostly my mum but ya know… hope she doesn't read this on my computer but oh well if she does… good for her… yeah so PLEASE REVIEW! (Not yelling… begging)
keep on the lookout for the prequel to A KNOCK IN THE NIGHT and Chapter 5 of Realization-
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