a/n; Ok, sorry it took me so long. And sorry if it's crap, but oh well. My story not yours. XD just kidding.
I don't own it. If you thought I did or that i was claiming to, your a fucking retard. :)
Chapter 4
Hermione had avoided Snape in every possible way she could.
In Potions she would get Harry to take up her potions and work and she would always sit far from him, doing everything correct, and leaving before she thought he was going to say something to her.
She just didn't want to deal with it.
She wanted to believe in her mind that she didn't feel how she did.
But with his necklace under her pillow, and her touching it whenever she could, it just didn't seem to be working out for her.
Her heart would ache when she saw him; she would stare at him for long moments until he looked her way.
She'd cry herself to sleep thinking of the images of that night they spent together.
Her pillow would be soaked, and the sun would rise leaving her to use a drying spell and wash her face as hard as she could, trying to rid that stained expression after someone had cried for 12 hours straight.
Ron and Harry started to get worried about their friend. She began to become more and more anti-social. The only time they'd ever see her was during class. They barely saw her during breakfast lunch or tea.
But today was worse then any other day. It was Potions up first, and she hadn't done any of her work. Her sleepless nights and foodless weeks caught up to her, and she slept all weekend.
All morning she cursed at herself as she got ready.
She checked herself subconsciously more times then usual.
On the way down to the dungeons she kept fretting to Ron and Harry about her un-finished work. When Ron offered his work to her she just looked at him with a "yeah right" expression on her face.
They lined up outside the classroom and when Snape arrived in front of them Hermione accidentally on purpose dropped her bag then picked it up again to miss his dark eyes.
They all entered the room and Hermione Ron and Harry took their usual spots near the back.
She got through half of the lesson alright until he asked for all the assignments. When he realised he didn't have Hermione's he looked up at her from his desk and asked where it was.
"I didn't complete it, sir" she said not making eye contact with him.
She could hear something in his voice that she couldn't quite put her finger on when he said
"Detention Miss Granger."
She kept mentally kicking herself still denying Snape's eye contact.
'I can't believe I let myself down! I can't believe I slept all god damn weekend. I'm so STUPID!'
"Hermione? You coming?" Ron said with his hand on her shoulder.
"Oh, yeah ok" she stood and gathered her belongings
They started down the hall, Harry a fair way in front.
"Hermione... Are you ok? You've been really weird lately. And I guess, I've been, well, worried"
Hermione looked at Ron who was looking at the ground his ears tinging red.
Hermione linked her arm in his.
"Don't fret, I'm fine" she lied "I've just had a lot of things on my mind, and needed to be on my own for a bit"
"Ok" Ron said smiling at their arms. "I'm sorry about Snape too."
Hermione stopped dead in her tracks, unlinking their arms and face drained white.
"What do you mean?" She said in a low husky whisper
"The detention..." Ron replied staring at her.
Again, Hermione mentally kicked herself, 'Stupid STUPID! Don't jump at small things.' "I can handle it" she lied again.
It was time for her detention, and butterflies where facing in her stomach. She was regretting this, really regretting this.
She stood in front of the door, her heart pounding in her throat. She finally pulled up her hand which seemed heavier then normal, and knocked on the door.
She heard his voice from in front the wood and when she opened the door he had his back to her and he was standing behind his desk.
She walked closer to him but stoped halfway as he turned around. Her heart pounded even harder. When he looked at her he had no emotion, she couldn't tell what he was thinking. 'Unlike him, stupid nosy barstard, why is he just standing there?'
"What's my detention, Sir?"
"You'll have to sort out all my stray potion parchments."
She looked past him to the desk a hull of parchment. She walked past him to the desk
"How do I sort them?"
"Alphabetical"
She sat down at one of the two seats behind the desk, and began her detention.
Snape still stood facing the door; she looked at him, and narrowed her eyes.
He walked and stood in front of her, keeping the desk between them
She was fiddling with the papers, Snape looked at her but she wouldn't meet his eyes.
He put his hands on her shaking ones and she finally looked at him.
"Hermione I'm..."
"Sorry I'm late"
Hermione jumped and Snape just took back his hand as they turned to see Ron bursting through the door.
"Ron?" Hermione said confused.
"Yes Miss Granger. Mr Weasely here got himself a detention from me when I caught him tripping a first year Slytherin"
"Ron!" Hermione looked at him. Ron smiled at her.
Ron and Hermione began their detention, when Snape disappeared into the store room Ron turned to Hermione,
"I did it to get detention with you" he whispered
Hermione narrowed her eyes without looking at him, "Idiot"
After a few minutes in quite Hermione looked up at the store room and saw Snape moving around in there.
She wished, oh how she wished, that Ron hadn't interrupted.
When Snape came out of the room he dismissed the two and Ron dragged Hermione off.
"Well that was torture" Ron groaned
"You shouldn't have done that, Ron" Hermione said
"Oh, don't worry, the first year was fine." Ron said dismissively
"No Ron, the whole detention thing. I can take care if myself!" Hermione stopped walking in the hall
Ron stopped a few feet in front of her and was quite for a moment
"But I wanted to be with you" he whispered
"Oh Ron. Don't speak such rubbish" Hermione began walking again. As she walked past Ron, he grabbed her arm
"What?" she exclaimed
"I love you Hermione" he said as he stared into her eyes
Hermione just stared at him
"You don't know what your saying, Ron. Let go"
"No Hermione, I do know what I'm saying. I love you and I've been trying so hard to let you know. You've just been so distracted. This isn't easy for me you know."
Hermione just stared. Her mind racing, she didn't need this. Not now, not ever. It was Ron! She got over him a while ago. She didn't WANT this!
"Ron... please... let's just go back to the common room. We can talk about this some other time"
Ron said nothing and began walking, Hermione watched as he passed her. She didn't know what to do, or what to think. She looked back the way they came, from the dungeons. She looked back at Ron who was about to turn a corner.
"Ron! I'll catch up with you later, I need to do something first!" She called after him, not knowing if he heard or not. She turned and started running for Snape's office.