Sorry its been so long, but without further ado ...
Chapter 14
Fred continued to stare unblinkingly at Hermione. His gaze looked incredulous, accusing and unbelieving.
Ron looked at Fred, then back at Hermione, looking extremely puzzled, before laughing awkwardly and saying, "Err Fred, she hasn't just killed somebody you know …"
The pair of them still staring at each other defiantly, acted as if Ron hadn't said anything, and noticing this, Ron raised his voice slightly, losing the air of a euphoric, dazed stupor he had had a minute ago, and said, "What's the problem Fred?"
Fred broke the beam of painful understanding he had been sharing with Hermione for the past 30 seconds and turned to make for the door without another word.
"Oi, I asked you something." Ron persisted in a loud voice.
Fred simply let out an inaudible mumble to this and seized the brass doorknob of the heavy kitchen door.
"What was that?"
Fred paused and turned to look at Ron. Hermione felt a pang of alarm as she saw the look in Fred's eyes. It was as cold as ice.
"What?" Fred hissed.
"Look, what's the matter with you? Why are you so tetchy all of a sudden –"
"I'm not …" Fred turned again in a jerky-fashion to depart but Ron grabbed his shoulder before he could do so.
"Yes you are, why do you keep looking at Hermione as if she's just –"
"I'm not!" Fred replied through clenched teeth and attempted to wrench himself out of Ron's firm grasp, but it turned out to be too firm for him to easily break free of. "Ron, get off me …"
"Look," Said Ron, sounding equally annoyed now, " I'm sorry that George got one better on you with that Verity, but there's no need to –" Ron never got a chance to finish his sentence, because quick as a flash, Fred had drew back his fist and smacked Ron with all his might, in true Beater-style, right in the mouth.
Ginny yelped and Harry yelled in protest, but it didn't stop there; without a care of where his fist was flying, Fred threw another punch right in Ron's stomach, and then another in his side. Ron howled, clutching his jaw, and managed to stamp on Fred's feet and kick him in the shins as Fred's face grew steadily redder and Ron's wails grew progressively louder.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU MANIAC?" Ron bellowed, as he made to grab one of Fred's soaring fists as it rapidly approached his face. Although Ron was a lot bigger, Fred was much tougher and surlier and so Ron was soon cowering with pain while Fred, still full of rhinoceros-like energy, seemed to have steam issuing from each nostril as he surged on with the air of wanting to do as much damage to his victim as possible andas quickly as possible.
Ginny had ran the full length of the room, vaulted over a chair that had been upturned in the last 10 seconds and leapt on to the pair of them, trying to break up the fight while one of Ron's large sweaty hands clawed at Fred's face and Fred twisted Ron's other arm brutally behind his back. "DEAN! HARRY!" She shrieked as her interference seemed to be spurring them on even more.
Harry and Dean sped over and seized Ron and Fred; with these additions to the brawl the scene looked, to the only remaining onlooker that was now a stunned and horrified Hermione, like a gigantic cloud of dust and dangerously flailing limbs.
Hermione shook herself out of her reverie at once; the roars and screams and snarls were getting increasingly louder, and seeing as she was the reason for it all, she had to stop it now -
"AAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!"
There were several dull thuds, and a groan, and then five red, sweaty faces turned to look at Hermione, each looking alarmed. Harry had a bloody nose and was leaning on only one foot, Ginny had a large gash on he left cheek and her lip was bleeding, Dean had a black eye and a bloody nose. Ron and Fred looked as though they'd just been chucked across the room 50 times by a mountain troll, while being beaten by its club at the same time.
"Finally …" Hermione found her voice surprisingly shaky. "I just wanted you to stop! What's the matter with you two?"
"I was only defending you Hermione!" Ron shouted indignantly, shaking himself out of Harry's grip and shooting Fred a look of deepest loathing.
"I wasn't doing anything to her you stupid, stuck up, lanky little –"
"Shut your face! You were looking at her like she was a piece of dung!"
"I was NOT!" Fred balled his fists again and started trembling angrily.
"Yeah you were! I dunno what's got in to you lately 'mate', but you've been acting like a jumped up little snot-nosed git –"
Before anyone could stop him, Fred had thrown another punch at Ron and they grabbed each other round the necks, all four fists bearing scarily white knuckles, both faces getting steadily purpler by the second.
"STOP IT!" Ginny screamed and she forced them both apart with the help of Hermione.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU BOTH?"
"ME? IT'S HIM THAT'S THE LUNATIC!" Roared Ron, rolling up his sleeves, ready to pounce once more. "HE'S STARTING ON MY GIRLFRIEND!"
"NO I'M NOT! I WOULDN'T EVER -"
"THEN WHAT THE BLOODY HELL'S YOUR PROBLEM?" Ron was shaking with rage now, approaching his older brother menacingly, spitting out blood from his wounded mouth after every other word.
"YOU WANNA KNOW?"
"YEAH!"
"REALLY? 'CAUSE I DUNNO IF PERFECT LITTLE RONNIE-PREFECT-PANTIES CAN TAKE IT!"
"TRY ME YOU PATHETIC, GOOD-FOR-NOTHING, NASTY PIECE OF STINKING, SLIMY –"
"I'M IN LOVE WITH HER!"
A/N: Well there you have it! Please review so I know what all you luvlies think and what you reckon should happen next!