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Chapter 7

I closed the door behind Ron as he sat down in an armchair and helped himself to a large mug of coffee.

I stared at him. Does he have any manners?

I smacked my lips impatiently and he looked up "What?"

I shook my head "Nothing"

"SO…." He wiped his lips and set down the glass. "Why did you want me to come here? Do you want to discuss what happen this morning? Because if that's what in your mind, forget it! There's nothing more to discuss. I thought I made my self clear! You are not going to get into another fight with Malfoy!"

I bit my lips. Hermione Granger is a woman of patients and I'm not going to break that reputation now "Ron, it's not like that. Malfoy and I just had a stupid duel! That's all"

He stood up "It's not just a duel, Hermione. It's not that school's grudge anymore! Malfoy is a death eater's son! He can kill you!"

Wait just a minute! I think I've made myself clear too

"Ron," I grabbed his shoulders and forced him to sit down again, rather too forcefully "I thought I've told you! I'm not a girl anymore and I can take care of myself! You don't have to worry about me"

He shrugged my hand off "Worry about you?" he looked red. That's not a good sign. It means that he is getting angry" I know you are too arrogant and too proud to except my care anyway…"

"What?" I can't believe he dared to speak to me like that!"That's not true! I've never been too proud or too arrogant! You are speaking about yourself, Ron"

He fixed me with an angry stare "What are you talking about, Hermione?"

My temper started to flew of the handle too "WE are talking about you!"

He turned away "I've seen this since we were in Hogwarts. I don't want to see it again"

"See what?" I faced his back

"See your pride and cleverness! You think you are better than other people and have the right to nag and boss them around?"

I can't believe this! That boy! "Ron, we are trying to talk reasonably and you're not helping. At least you can do is to sit down and be sensible! That's why you never had enough courage to do anything"

AS the word "Courage" slipped from my lips, he turned to face me, his hair flaming and his eyes flashing "I'm not a coward, Hermione e and I know what you are doing now! You are bossing me, just like we were children! You know what, Hermione, this is just sucks!" He spat the last word at me and glared at me with bright eyes that were redder every second

"Bossy?" I echoed his words loudly "Back off, Ron"

"Back off?" he roared "I'll back off if you want me to back off! I didn't know why I came in the first place!" he turned towards the door and kicked it open

Oh, God…No… This was not the plan. He wasn't supposed to leave now. He supposed to answer my question that he truly cares for me and we'll kiss and he will hold me in his arms and…God, this is not right! Not right t all.

"Ron! Wait" I hurried after him and stepped out beside him into the cold night

"Wait?" he frowned "Why should I wait?"

"Because…Because" I panted. This is so fucking hard "Because……I...I want to ask you a question"

"A question?"

"Yes…about. A-bout this morning"

I shouldn't have said that! What madness drove me into saying that? I shouldn't have……

"Ron…." I grabbed his arm "Ron, listen to me"

He shrugged me off and marched into the cold street

"No, Hermione. I have listened to you more than I can bare!"

He didn't mean that! He couldn't have meant that! He couldn't have…………………..could he?
"Ron! Please" I jumped down the stairs and rushed to him. He was standing alone in the middle of the street. He was all and looked so strong yet when I saw him; I had an urge to kick him and hex him and shove him into the mud!

"Ron, wait!" Why did he have to be so stubborn?

"Ron!"

But then there was a loud crack! He had already Dissaparated

"Hey, Hermione! It's us, Harry and Ginny!" I opened the door to let them in. Ginny's belly looked so bigger since I saw her last week

"Hello, guys"

They looked at me like I was some blasted end skrewts.

"Hermione!" Gasped Harry "What have gotten in to you?"

"Do you mean my hair?" I lifted a hand to my bushy mo of brown hair that was looking more and more like a bird nest

"Not just your hair, Hermione" said Ginny "Your whole self! You didn't even clean your apartment and make your bed! GI won't be surprise if you hadn't clean your teeth yet!"

I sighed. That's why I was trying to avoid visitors for the past week.

"Millicent was complaining all day that you're not yourself" said Harry "You arrived at work late and your article are over due and you seemed to be dreamy all the time"

I stared at him, trying to imitate Professor McGonagall's look "I'm not dreamy! I never was!"

"But you are now!" said Ginny

"Drop it, Gin. Tea?"

"No tea" she groaned "It's already a week, Hermione. When will you start to come out and be yourself again? Then maybe you can talk to Ron and discuss something…He misses you, you know?"

"No" I snapped, ignoring my thumping heart "And I don't want to know!"

"Hermione, maybe if you can just talk to him…" said Harry

"I'm not talking to Ronald Weasly ever again" I spat "Noit after what he said to me last night!"

""He cares about you." Said Ginny

"No" I dropped into an armchair filled with unwashed towels "I don't believe you, Gin"

"What do you mean you don't believe me? I've always tell you the truth!"

"Maybe not this time" I bit my lips to stopped the flow of tears

"Alright!" Ginny held her hands up in a give-up sort of way "If you wan to rotten yourself in here, that's your choice. I'm going!"

"Fine!" I shouted and buried my face deeper into the towels.

I heard Ginny gave an unbelieving sighed and then heard the door bang shut

When I was sure I was alone, I cried my heart out! What the hell is wrong with me?