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Chapter Twenty Six

When the two worlds finally collide…

It was insanely intense as the night had progress and it was the most amazing day I ever had. The food was brilliant and everyone was all smiles and laughing including my husband who was entertaining his guest with jokes and tales of his and Georges's famous pranks. The night had been wrapping up nicely as I saw him look my way. He came over to ask me for the first dance of the evening and then the crowd joined us. Then there was some light tapping on glass as we stopped and saw George on a chair raising his glass to give us a toast.

"Your all probably wondering, why is someone as beautiful as Hermione with someone who looks like that?" George began which got the crowd roaring in laughter. "Why isn't she with someone better looking like me? Believe me I'm wondering about that too."

"Because he's probably better in the sack than you." Lee Jordan shouted the answer which got Fred cracking up.

"And you would know this?" George shot back winking at him. Lee just laughed. "As I was saying I wanted everyone to knowledge that I know secretly that Hermione is dying to be with me the much better looking twin, but my dear you have been jilted because you are now with him instead." George smiled at me.

"Is this going to get less insulting anytime soon?" Fred asked looking amused.

"Nope. I just wanted to point out that you my dear brother, are one lucky guy to be married to someone as stunning as Hermione and that you better treat her right." George continued as the crowd listened still raising their glasses.

"Is this Katie's doing?" Fred asked turning now with his full attention towards his twin.

"No." He answered. "It was Ginny and Katie." Fred turned to look at Katie and Ginny on the other side of the room waving happily to us. "I want to congratulate you two on this beautiful Sunday as you now have become husband and wife." Then he focused his attention on me. "Hermione I know that it's been odd and at times strange knowing us but there is no one better suited than you to be in our lives. I can not picture our lives without you in it. We are blessed. Welcome to the Weasley clan."

I found tears streaming down my face at those words. He was so sincere and spoken from the heart. Fred had then planted a kiss on my forehead. The crowd applauds as George stepped down and walked over to us. His quick embrace was given with as much love had it been longer. He turned and patted his brother on the shoulder.

"Thank you George.' I managed my voice groggy.

"No need Hermione. We love you." I nodded and then my family and Fred's were all gathered around chatting as people were leaving.

"Fred we have something to show you since you're married now. Hermione we like to borrow him for a second." Lee said after getting my approval the four of them left.

"Hey there Hermione." I turned and was looking at Charlie, who as one of the Weasley brothers was the person I talked to less.

"Hi Charlie." I smiled.

"Welcome to our family." He comment as Alicia appeared beside him. "If Fred drives you mad don't hesitate to come visit me in Romania."

"Then I guess you'll be seeing a lot of me." I teased which he chuckled and Alicia smiled.

"Hermione, as much as I love being here with you, I have to retire, training starts early tomorrow, so I'll say good night." Harry embraced me quickly. "And good luck." He whispered in my ears.

"Thank you Harry." I managed without blushing because I knew what he meant. He walked towards Ginny after giving her a slight kiss he apparated home. Ginny and Katie came towards me now and we were all engaging on what seemed like an interesting conversation that is to say until it was interrupted for me to throw the single daffodil.

I was freaking out a bit because tonight was the wedding night and I was sure as hell it was every groom's fantasy and my worst nightmare. I felt my heart pounding hard and aggressive in my chest. Yet my husband hadn't return and I was getting tired of waiting and after kissing my parents and the Weasleys good bye I went home accompanied by Ginny. I took off the ivory dress and changed into pajamas and headed to bed.

"Are you nervous?' Ginny asked resting beside me. She was here to comfort me and keep me company just until Fred came home.

"Just a little." She gave me odd glare. "Okay very nervous. I don't know what to do." She gave my hand a little squeeze.

"Hermione how come this time you didn't get sick after me, Harry and Ron hugged you?" She asked changing the subject for that I was grateful.

"Fred said something to so with the contract but he said if you guys held on any longer then you did there would have been blood stains on my dress for that I was thankful you pulled away when you did." She nodded.

I remember waking up to red hair which turned out to be very long. I searched around the room to see the curtains still not drawn. Looking down at my watch it was about noon. I shook her shoulder.

"Hey Ginny you missed your train." I nudged. She shot right up.

"Oh bloody hell; mum's going to boil me alive." She fumbled off the bed and headed out into the living room. I laid myself back down on the pillow.

"Where the bloody hell is your husband?" She startled me. Seeing as I thought she left.

"I don't know. He wasn't here when I woke." I shrugged watching her reaction.

"All those times he wanted nothing more than your body, now he holds back. What the hell is wrong with that idiot?" She snarled.

"Ginny, you better head home, or your mum's going to murder you." I informed her.

"I'm going but you tell me what happened okay?' She stood there until I nodded and then I heard the door shut and I fell back against the pillow welcoming sleep.

I woke hours later to the pounding on the door; grabbing a robe I went to answer it. There was Katie and Ron.

"Hello…" They pushed their way inside before I could finish and closed the door. "What's going on guys?" I asked.

"I miss George." Katie burst out.

"Understood." I led her to the couch, Ron following us. "And you Ron?"

"Can't stand all the wedding planning. Lavender wants my opinion about everything. I don't bloody hell care what color the bridesmaid shoes should be." He sounded exhausted. "If I'm around anymore bloody flowers I'll strangle someone, I swear it."

"Tea then?" I asked. They both seemed stressed out.

"Hermione, George has only left for about six hours and I'm a mess, he'll be gone for four days. How am I going to survive?" She panicked.

"Katie, it's all right." I turned to her just before I reached the kitchen. "Wait George came home last night?" She nodded. "Then where was my husband do you know?"

"Wait Fred didn't come home? After he made having you such a big deal." We both turned to Ron.

"Why are you both staring at me?" He asked a bit harshly.

"Because you're a male. You know what happened last night." I answered.

"I don't know anything." He seemed unbothered by our intimidating looks.

"I guess you're mum's going to find out who destroyed all of Bill's trophies." I threatened.

"That's cruel Hermione, even for you." He shot.

"Hermione has a right to know Ron, he is her husband." Katie added in. With a deep sigh he caved in.

"His idiot friends and not to mention your fiancé George took him out drinking, to celebrate his day. But I guess they took it too far and all ended up drunk as bloody sailors and Fred came home with Lee and Oliver. They slept it off there. Of course mum was furious when she found them in the living room. Also Ginny missed her train which seems to be everyone's bad day and Harry who usually makes practice missed it as well and is making up for it until later tonight which we'll be missing one of our shows." He took a breath and handed me and envelope.

"Here Hermione, that git told me to give this to you." I took it. When I opened it sparkling little lights shot through the envelope like fireworks then there was some written words.

Hermione,

Don't miss me too much. I'm sorry for your anticipation of our big night and was sourly disappointed. This isn't going to be on your terms. This will be on mine. So until I return know that I'll be the one wishing I was there with you instead of here.

Fred

That stupid idiot. I thought bitterly. I guess he did that on purpose. He hadn't been waiting to be with me on our wedding night at all even though his hormones were driving him nuts. He was totally avoiding our interaction because this way he can kept his word and kept himself intact for his meeting in Sweden.

"He's such as jerk." I grind my teeth throwing the paper in Katie's direction. She laughed and gave it to Ron who was clueless and give it back to me.

The days went by quickly, the first two days since he's been gone I got a couple of owls from him and the hospital kept me busy so that I wasn't always waiting for his return never knowing how much I missed his presence and his scent. Katie however was over all the time missing her fiancé and trying her best to hide it from me but never could. I got letters from Ginny about how bored she's been being back at school. Ron and Harry dropped by as often as they could to keep me company and to bring me to Harry's first opening game. Everyone was there to cheer him on including professor Lupin and Tonks.

The celebration was held at Harry's place as his team beat the rival team Bulgaria. It was going to be Ginny and Harry's wedding this coming up Sunday and I knew that Harry was going to be exhausted with the tailor needing to make the right measurements to have his suit perfect and his constant practices. I was thrilled for him but also very worried.

"Don't." He warned catching the look in my eyes.

"What?" I asked.

"You have that look on your face like you need to help me fix this." He answered handing me a glass of butterbeer.

"Okay so you get to play my hero but I'm not allowed to show concern for your well being?" I argued placing my hands on my waist.

"Okay, okay." He surrendered holding up his hands. I smiled winking at him. "Do you miss him?" Without thought I nodded. I did it but waiting for the final hours before he got here was hectic and was really trying my patience's. I really wanted to see him. What's gotten into Hermione you're not acting like yourself? I heard the voice inside my head scream. You try holding yourself control when the guy you love is the only thing in your head all day long. Another argued back.

"We thought this was where everyone was." The voice stopped everyone in full tracks. The crowd turned to see the two tall redheads at the doorway holding their luggages. I heard Katie scream the moment she spotted George and knocked him to the floor as he laughed embracing her. Then it was outrageous as she was tugging on his coat kissing him. He took a hold of her, carrying her back out the door.

"See you guys next week." We heard George shout as they disappeared from our view. The whole room was laughing including me and Harry. When I looked up it was to see Fred leaning on the door way watching me. I guess my reaction wasn't going to be the same as Katie's.

"Go." Harry urged pushing me lightly as I walked towards my husband, but instead of embracing him I slapped him. I heard Harry gasp and the crowd grew silent.

"How dare you do that to me Fred Weasley?" He was confused and just stood there watching me. "Do know how insensitive you were? How humiliated I was to find out that instead of spending our night together you went out with your friends drinking. Not to mention getting yourself drunk and not returning home. What's the matter with you?" I was almost yelling.

"Missed me?" He smirked. He used that distraction to pull me into his arms.

It was after Harry's and Ginny's wedding that things got back to normal. Fred was constantly at his shop and I was busy at the hospital. We rarely saw each other. The only conversation we had was the day he returned; other then that we hardly saw each other. I had been too busy helping Ginny with her day and spending as much time as I could with Harry and Ron. This week was George's and Katie's wedding, and George decided to have a bachelor party, which I thought was totally pointless. Seeing as neither Harry nor Fred had one.

"Then they'll be able to enjoy it more." George had comment which made no sense. But as long as Fred was less moody spending time with his friends then I didn't want to argue. It was the time I was going to use to catch up on all my reading. I was sitting in the living room when the knocking came. I opened the door to reveal Harry, Ron and George on the other side.

"Is he done?" George asked. I heard the door open. My husband was dressed in a causal white shirt and dark jeans, with his wand stuffed in his back pocket. His hair tied at the back. Giving him a rough look, I smiled a secret smile knowing he wouldn't see. He was unbelievable good looking and I was extremely lucky to be married to him, though I would never say that out loud.

"Don't wait up." Harry teased as I threw a pillow his way. They waved and walked out the door. I was just turning the page when Fred came back through the door.

"Forgot my wallet." He murmured and went to his bedroom. I continued to read, until he came back into the living room. Our eyes met and within that second it was like an invisible pull and he came to me. Our lips collided together and our hands were seeking each other. He picked me up and placed me on top of the mantle on the fireplace and took in a deep breath. I dropped the book that I had been reading.

His hand cupping my face as he watched my eyes, he was searching for something. He lightly caressed my cheeks and then his hand wondered lower to rest on my sides. He moved them lower placing them on my thighs. They went farther as he slowly pushed my dresses up revealing my bare thighs, the cool air touching my skin made me shiver. He moved in closer in between my legs. I found that my hand been braced on his shoulder. His touch alone was making my skin burn.

"I can't do it anymore." His voice sounded desperate. I made to say something but he silent me with another kiss and then me moved us to the bedroom. Which we got to in no time thanks to his long legs. Even though I knew that I shouldn't be doing this, it felt so right. We tumbled together onto the bed with him on top of me. I watched his eyes on mine. He kissed me again as his tongue wrestle against mine while one of his hands pinned both hands above my head and I struggled against him. Then he slowly removed the summer dress I had on.

Actually he was a little impatient and ripped it which so much force that I felt like a ragged doll being undressed. He threw the discarded dress aside and continued kissing me. The mark that he engraved on me was pulsing as he touched my skin and it was like my body was calling for him. He stopped only to remove his shirt and he stared down at my exposed body which my bra and panties were my only cover. Instantly I knew I was blushing, his raw desire was there in his eyes. I heard him mutter a spell and then he return his attention to me. He was exploring my body with his mouth as I found myself making noises that I normally didn't make. I couldn't believe all that groaning was coming from me. The savage animal inside him bit my shoulder causing me to slam into his chest. I heard a low growl from him as he tried to strip me of the remaining material on my body.

"Fred, wait…" He didn't hear the protest and continued trailing kisses along my neck, and in between the valley of my breast. He placed a soft kiss on where my mark was and there was a sudden respond to that intimate touch. It was like my body was alive and needing his as much as he needed mine. His grip grew tighter on my hands as he pressed our bodies more deeply into the bed.

"I need this…" His voice was husky and seemed alarmingly bothered. I tested the hold he had on my hands, yet again it wasn't tight but there was no way I could escape even if I used everything I had. His body made me a prisoner as I saw the muscle tense up. "Must devour…" He managed as he pressed his mouth to my collar bone. With his free hand he tore away the remaining piece of fabric that was hiding me from his view. I whimpered at that. His handsome face was just above mine, his hair had been restrained by the hair tie around it, and still I was unable to run my fingers through them.

When I was complete bare to his eyes he had on a satisfied look and his grin grew wider. A predatory grin as he had caught his prey. The look was pure hunger and I took in a deep breath. He kept my hands trapped above my head as he lowered his bare form to get closer to me. I felt like I was on fire, this was more then I could bear. His lips trailing down my skin, looking up at him his frame seemed so massive.

"Never forget you are mine." He said as he took my mouth the moment his body invaded mine. I thrashed as he done this. My screaming had been blocked and the first taking was capture forever by that kiss. It was a little more painful then I had imagined. He remained still, was he waiting for me to tell him that it was okay to continue? I had no idea. He kissed away the tears that had formed in my eyes.

"Relax." I heard him say and slowly he began moving inside me. I never knew it was so much movement that had to be done in this act. When he released my hands, they found their way to his back and I found myself digging my fingernails into his flesh as he increased the speed. This was beyond anything I had ever experience. It was a wonder people were always caught doing this. It should be illegal. We continued kissing as I heard our groaning and moaning along the loud banging that was on the other side of the wall.

I woke deliciously sore, that was like nothing I ever imagine. I did not know my body was capable of something like that and I was sore in places that I never knew existed. Then I felt his arms wrapped tightly around my naked body. We were very close; I could feel his breath on my skin. Those lips that were so capable of making my skin melt. I moved closer to him trying to seal our warmth.

It was a couple hours later when I heard the door being attacked again and my eyes refused to open. I heard Fred let out a furious growl as he pushed himself up. His warmth was leaving and I wanted it back immediately and wanted to curse who ever it was at the door. Then I felt him place a soft kiss on my shoulder before he went to answer the door.

"I love you, Hermione." He whispered assuming I was still sleeping. I couldn't believe his confession when he thought I wasn't aware of my surroundings. Yet I laid there content. I'll question him later. That was just the afterthought.

"You stupid jerk, how dare you miss my party. There better be a…" I heard George's voice shouting loudly.

"Shut it George or you'll wake her." I heard Fred say.

"Oh I see rather then celebrate the last days of my freedom with me you were with Hermione. You don't have to agree I can see by that stupid look on your face I know what you did." George was really grilling into him.

"I'm sorry." I heard Fred apologize to his twin.

"Nah, don't be. So how was it?" George had questioned. There was a long silence.

"Well imagine winning the lottery, gaining immortality and owning the world… It doesn't even come close to that." I heard light chuckling; this was definitely the male ego once again. Then I thought I heard what sounded like two hands colliding in the air.

(A/N: This is a late update…I know, I know…please do not attempt murder. I haven't had that much free time. Oh…I think one more chapter and I should be done… what cha think? And as always thanks for loving this story)