"Fine! Tomorrow night, you'll tell them!"
"I'll tell them? Why not you?"
"You're the one who broke it off in the first place!"
"And you're the one who doesn't want to fix it!"
"I'll see you tomorrow!"
With that sentence their shouting match had come to a close. There was a loud crack as Hermione vanished, leaving Ron standing alone in his apartment once more, angry and confused. For one he felt slightly attacked. Hermione had shown up in a fury and immediately launched an attack on him for not telling his parents about their break-up. Ron was quick to point out she hadn't told her parents either. "She probably thinks I have some part in this…" thought Ron as he walked up the stairs to his bed.
Why couldn't Ginny and Harry just mind their own business? Ron punched his pillow in anger. They had no right to interfere; this was between himself and Hermione, and should remain between the two. There was no need to bring the entire family in on this. They would only meddle with the situation more.
He could see the awkward situation right now. Everyone, especially Hermione's parents, would feel very uncomfortable. Everyone would give him strange looks, and then ask him countless questions, forcing him to relive every painful moment. Should they break it to them before dinner? After?
"How about never…" he said, burying his head in a pillow. The worst part, the detail that made him cringe even more than giving his family the news, even more than seeing Hermione's parents, was the fact that Hermione had her wonderful new boyfriend Aaron, and he had no one.
Why couldn't Hermione reconsider? Why was she just throwing the love they had away? He wanted to talk to her again. He wanted to convince her that with time they could heal, and put all of this behind them. But, he had tried that. If anyone was going to get them back together, it would have to be Hermione.
Authors Note: Alright, I know. That was very short. I intended to write the next chapter and have it be a part of this chapter, but when I wrote it, it became its own chapter. So short, yes. Long wait for another chapter? No. :D