A/N a short little one for you all. Enjoy.

Chapter 14

Gift of Passion

Ginny gasped awake to the amazing feeling of Hermione's mouth surrounding her nipple. Once again, Hermione was laying on top of her and sexually torturing her. Ginny groaned as the brunette's tongue flicked gently against her.

"Hermione….," Ginny moaned, trying to wake up from her sleepy and sexual haze.

"Just lay there, Gin, I want to pleasure you," Hermione whispered then moved to the redhead's other breast. Ginny was having trouble breathing and thinking. The redhead gasped when the brunette slid her hand into her sleeping shorts and began to rub her through her knickers. Ginny moaned and gripped the comforter tightly.

"You are so sexy, Ginny," Hermione whispered as she kissed the redhead's chest. "I love your skin," she whispered, then ran her tongue along Ginny's sternum. "I think about it all of the time. I think about how it felt to touch you. How it felt when you touched me. The feeling of your tongue between my thighs. Ginny, thinking of you drives me mad," Hermione whispered.

Ginny groaned and wrapped her arms around Hermione and spun them around. Ginny leaned down and kissed the brunette deeply. Hermione slid her hands into Ginny's soft red hair and pulled her close.

"Ginny," Hermione moaned. Ginny gasped in pain and flew to the side leaning up and sitting on the side of the bed, slowly rubbing her knee.

"Son of a bitch," Ginny whispered as tears came to her eyes. She took a deep breath and felt around her knee making sure everything was where it was supposed to be and was relieved when it seemed to be correct.

"Baby! Are you alright?" Hermione asked worriedly coming up behind the redhead.

"I kneeled on it," Ginny whispered, "So fucking stupid," Ginny mumbled and gripped the bed sheets tightly, waiting for the intense ache to go away. Hermione gently ran her hands up the redheads back. She slid Ginny's hair to one side and softly kissed up her shoulder and neck.

"Relax Ginny. You're so tense," Hermione coached.

"It hurts really bad….I've never done that. Not since it happened," Ginny said through her pain and tears.

"Lay back. I'll massage it," Hermione said. Ginny shook her head.

"It hurts too much," Ginny sobbed as she tried to wipe away her tears.

"Lay back, Gin," Hermione whispered. Ginny leaned forward and put her head into her hands for a moment before listening to the brunette. Ginny put her hands over her eyes.

Hermione helped the redhead elevate her leg with pillows. She reached to the bedside table and grabbed the redheads wand and used a cooling charm on the swelling flesh.

"What are you doing?" Ginny gasped.

"Cold helps swelling. Muggles use ice packs or something. This might help a bit," Hermione said, gently running her fingers over the scars surrounding Ginny's knee.

"It is actually helping," Ginny whispered. Hermione smiled, she stopped using the charm and gently rubbed the area around Ginny's knee. After a while she picked Ginny's wand up again and used a warming charm. Once again, Ginny gasped.

"Now what are you doing?" she asked.

"Warming charm. Cold helps with swelling, warmth helps with pain," Hermione said and Ginny could feel her muscles relaxing and the pain easing slightly.

"Thanks," Ginny whispered and dropped her hands from her face, "Are you using my wand?" Ginny asked. Hermione nodded. "It usually won't work for other people very well. It sent Ron flying once when he tried to use it and it refused to do anything more complex than a floating charm for Harry," Ginny said watching the brunette.

"Seems to like me," Hermione said with a smile, "It's really pretty," Hermione continued.

"No wonder it likes you," Ginny said then looked around and frowned, "Hermione, how did you get in here? I locked the door magically. A good spell, too," Ginny said and Hermione smiled.

"I know a lot of magic, Ginny…..a lot," Hermione said.

"Bloody genius," Ginny grumbled. Hermione smiled.

"Actually, I have a highly logical mind with a near eidetic memory," Hermione said. "Unfortunately, I don't actually have an eidetic memory. I still have to study to retain large amounts of information, but it's a lot easier for me than the average person," Hermione said with a smile.

"Genius," Ginny grumbled.

"You wouldn't begin to believe the amount of magic I know," Hermione teased as she stopped using the charm and switched back to rubbing Ginny's knee.

"Hermione, you can't be breaking in here and doing that," Ginny scolded.

"Why not? You want me Ginny. I can tell," Hermione said. Ginny put her hands over her face again.

"That doesn't matter, Hermione," Ginny said.

"Did you not enjoy what we were doing before you got hurt?" Hermione asked.

"Of course I was enjoying it, but that doesn't mean we should do it," Ginny said then sighed, "Hermione you are under the effects of a love potion. That's why you want me," Ginny explained.

"But you aren't, and you still want me. Why not take advantage of that?" Hermione asked with a smile.

"I'm not going to take advantage of you, Hermione. You're my best friend. Probably the most important person in my life right now. I know you don't understand because of how the potion is making you feel, but it would be wrong to do that," Ginny said. Hermione sighed and laid down next to the redhead and put her head on her shoulder. Ginny frowned for a moment, but then put her arm around the brunette.

"But, I can't stop thinking about you. It's so much worse now. I thought about you a lot already, but it's just a constant thing," Hermione whispered and snuggled closer to the redhead.

"It's because of the potion," Ginny said.

"But you do want me, right?" Hermione asked. Ginny sighed.

"Yes, I do, but that doesn't change anything," Ginny said.

"It makes me happy," Hermione said with a smile. Ginny smiled back.

"Well, as long as you're happy," she whispered.

"I would be happier if you made love to me," Hermione said. Ginny laughed.

"I'm sorry, honey. I can't… but thanks for helping me with my knee. It hardly hurts right now. I actually haven't been this pain free since before it got smashed. Well, except when I'm on a pain potion or something," Ginny said.

"I'll help you whenever you need it," Hermione said.

"That would be nice but you can't help me forever," Ginny teased sadly.

"I want to," Hermione said, "I like helping you, I like having you here. You living with me has been some of the happiest time of my life. I like how comfortable we are together and how you seem to enjoy spending time with me. Even if we are just reading or talking," Hermione said, "Ginny…I would love to spend my life with you," Hermione whispered.

Ginny put her hands on her face and sat up onto the side of the bed, quickly wiping away the tears that were forming.

"I wish you meant that," Ginny whispered and started to stand. Hermione put a hand on her shoulder.

"Baby, don't stand," Hermione said and rolled off the other side of the bed and came around with Ginny's brace. She kneeled down, slid it up Ginny's leg and began to strap it tight.

"I do mean it, Gin," Hermione said as she finished tightening the brace and stood. Ginny looked up at her and wished deeply that the brunette really did mean what she said. Ginny wrapped her arms around Hermione and laid her head against her stomach.

"I'm just going to stay here and pretend this is real for a moment," Ginny whispered as Hermione pulled her close.

"It is real, baby," Hermione whispered into the redheads hair. Suddenly Hermione leaned back, "I have something for you," she said and ran from the room, jumping onto and over the bed in the process, making Ginny giggle.

Hermione came back in with a smile, holding a small box.

"What's this?" Ginny asked.

"It's for you," Hermione said and Ginny opened it and put her hand over her mouth. It was so gorgeous. Dark red and orange with light spirals through the stone, the chain and setting shined beautifully in the light.

"It reminded me of you. It's a carnelian, a stabilizing stone. It restores vitality and motivation, and stimulates creativity. It gives courage and promotes positive life choices," Hermione explained as she picked it up and turned it over. "I got our initials engraved into it," Hermione said and Ginny couldn't help but smile at the 'G+H' surrounded by a heart engraved into the back of the silver.

Hermione unclasped the clip and put it on the redhead. "I put a mild pain relieving charm on it. Nothing too strong, like a potion, just something to take the edge off of your constant pain," Hermione said as she secured it around the redheads neck. The chain immediately shortened a bit.

"The chain has a fitting charm on it. It will automatically change to what ever size you want," Hermione said.

"Hermione, you shouldn't do this kind of stuff. I can't accept this," Ginny said while reaching back and trying to unclasp it. Hermione grabbed her hands.

"Please, Ginny. I worked really hard making the pain relief charm and getting it to stick without interacting with the fitting charm. I got it for you. I know you don't…don't care for me like I do for you, but I don't want you to be in pain," Hermione said, looking down at their hands sadly.

"Hermione, don't be sad," Ginny said and reached up to caress the brunettes face. Hermione immediately leaned into it. "I do care for you Hermione," Ginny said softly. Hermione smiled and leaned down. Ginny met her in a soft kiss. After a few moments, Ginny pulled back abruptly, realizing that she was letting herself get drawn in by the situation and she reminded herself that Hermione didn't really feel that way.

"I'll keep it…. it actually is helping. Of course, I haven't started walking yet," Ginny said with a sad smile.

Hermione grinned and kissed the redhead again.

"You made this charm?" Ginny asked as she started to stand. Hermione nodded. "That's amazing," Ginny chuckled.

"I know a lot of magic, Gin," Hermione said with a smile. "Let's go to the kitchen and I'll make you breakfast," Hermione said as she helped Ginny up.

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