1Chapter 13
Ginny and Hermione made their way back up to the house chatting lightly.
"Alright im guessing he's in his room. But that's just a guess." Ginny said standing outside the back door with Hermione.
"Okay. I'll go straight up there." Hermione said. She took a deep breath and opened the back door. Harry was the first she saw and gave him a reassuring smile. He gave her one back.
"He's up in his room." He said.
"Yeah I figured." She said. She made her way past him but he caught her hand in his.
"Everything's going to be alright. I promise." Harry said. Hermione saw a twinkle in his eyes. She couldn't help but smile at him. He let her hand go and she proceeded up the stairs. On her way up she heard footsteps coming down. She looked up and saw Lavender leaving the bathroom. When Lavender caught sight of her she immediately put on a sad face. Hermione wanted to punch that face.
"Oh Hermione are you alright? I mean we all heard the fight. Sounded awful!" Lavender said gripping Hermiones hands in what she thought was a comforting thing to Hermione but in fact it wasn't. Hermione had just about enough of Lavender. She removed her hands from hers and looked her square in the eye.
"Listen Lavender I don't need your pity. Everything's fine. So why don't you just take your fake ass back downstairs to the party and leave me and Ron alone!" Hermione growled. Lavender looked at her in surprise. She made a little squeak, flipped her hair behind her shoulders and stomped off down the stairs. Hermione rolled her eyes and continued going up the stairs. When she reached Rons door she lifter her fist to knock but it froze in mid-air.
'I can do this. It's now or never. You have to tell him Hermione.' She thought to herself. She inhaled and exhaled and let her fist connect with the wooden door.
"Come in." She heard Rons voice say. She twisted the knob on the floor and opened it. He was sitting on his bed, and looked up at her as she entered. He stood up as if someone had just shocked him.
"Hi." She said softly.
"Hi." He replied back. She looked around his room. Not much had changed since they were kids. He still had Chuddley Cannons posters hanging on the walls, the team in the pictures flying around and smiling. He had taken his two favorite posters with him when they moved into their flat. But the rest still remained her. Mrs. Weasley didn't remove anything from her sons rooms when they left. Ginny was the only child still living in The Burrow.
"Hermione im so sorry about..." Ron started but Hermione cut him off.
"No Ron it's alright. Don't worry about it." Hermione said coming closer to him.
"No it's not alright. I got mad and took it out on you. I'm sorry." Ron apologized.
"It's alright really. I don't care that you got angry with me. It's what you said that ended the fight that's still reeling around in my head." Hermione said. She saw Rons cheeks flush. She gathered the courage to stand right in front of him. She touched his cheek with her hand. His gaze left the floor and he looked up into her eyes.
"Did you mean it?" She asked softly. He nodded his head.
"Every word." He said. His breath was cool against her hot face.
"Good.. Because I love you too Ron." Hermione said. Ron got a huge grin on his face and Hermione got one on hers.
"Wow." Was all he could say.
"Wow." Hermione echoed. And instead of saying anything else Hermione crashed her lips against his. It was the first time their lips had ever met. Hermione felt instant sparks. Ron held her tiny waist in his big hands and pressed her against himself. His lips were warm and soft just like Hermione imagined they would be. They parted and the same stupid grin was still plastered on Rons face. Hermione giggled.
"You just giggled. You never giggle." Ron whispered.
"Oh I do you just never hear me." Hermione whispered back. Ron kissed her again. Hermione didn't want him to stop but she wanted to ask him so many questions. She didn't want to but she pulled back from him.
"Sorry. It's just well.. Well you know.." Ron started to apologize sheepishly. Hermione put her index finger against his lips to shush him.
"I know. I just want to ask you some things is all." Hermione said. Ron nodded his head and led her to the bed and they sat down. The bed bending from their weight.
"What do you want to ask me?" Ron asked. Hermione bit her lower lip.
"I want to know how long you've loved me?" She asked shyly. Ron gave a low chuckle.
"Ever since our third year. When you grabbed my hand. I don't know.. I just felt something when you did. From that day on every time I would see you I would get nervous... And clammy hands..." He said looking down at his hands in disgust. Hermione laughed and he joined her.
"Very funny. But really Ron. When?" She asked again.
"The first time I ever laid eyes on you Hermione." He said seriously. Hermione would have found that cheesy with anybody else but Ron was telling the absolute truth. Hermione felt her heart melt.
"Oh Ron.." She breathed. He smirked at her.
"Hermione im sorry I never said anything but you dated and I dated. We're best friends and I thought it wouldn't work out! I mean I was afraid if I did say something it would change our friendship and I knew you wouldn't have wanted that to happen. But recently I've come to discover that no matter what, our friendship will change. But for the better." Ron explained. All Hermione could do was just smile at him.
"And when you dated Oliver for almost a bloody year it tore me up. But it tore me up more when you dated Ryan." Ron said. Hermione nodded her head.
"Yes I know. Ginny told me all about the phase you went through. I never realized until she told me that. I just thought you were at a girlfriends house when you wouldn't come home for days and when you did you wouldn't talk to me." Hermione said.
"I know im sorry. But it just tore me up inside. Gods Hermione I love you so much it hurts. I'm glad I finally told you. I was wondering if you were gonna say something first but then I thought or more like I knew I would be the first to say something. But I didn't mean to tell you during that fight we had earlier. When I told you I wanted it to be special." He said. Hermione took his hands in hers.
"You know what? Someone told me recently that not everything is perfect." She said.
"Yeah that's true. I'm just happy that you love me too." Ron said looking into her eyes again.
"I've loved you ever since I laid on eyes on you too Ron. I just never realized it until last week. I finally realized that I was head over heels for you." Hermione said. Ron suddenly brought her onto his lap and hugged her, running his hand through her long soft hair. Hermione sighed against him. She breathed in his scent.
"Pine and honey." She said aloud.
"What?" Ron asked her looking at her.
"You smell like pine and honey. You always do." Hermione said smiling shyly at him.
"Wow. I didn't know I had scent." Ron said chuckling at her. Hermione playfully hit his arm.
"Us girls notice the little things like that." She explained.
"And us guys also notice the little things about girls." Ron said. Hermione looked at him curiously.
"Oh? Like what?" She asked.
"Like when you watch TV you bite your lower lip. When you laugh the slightest little dimples appear on your cheeks. When you don't blow dry your hair but let it air dry your hair gets those waves in it that make it look beautiful. And when you walk, you have a little bounce to your step that makes you look lively. I notice everything about you Hermione." Ron said. Looking ever so serious while he spoke. Hermione listened to him in disbelief. Ron really did notice everything about her. And she wanted him to always notice her.
"Oh Ron I had know idea." She said putting a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
"You do know." He said and kissed her cheek. Hermione wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tight.
"I want you to know something. I will never leave you Hermione. I will always be here for you no matter what. I want to be with you forever." He whispered in her ear. Hermione didn't even know joyous tears were falling silently down her cheeks. Ron pulled back from her and gently wiped the tears away with his thumbs.
"Why are you crying love?" He asked her gently.
"Because I want to be with you forever too." She answered. Ron kissed her forehead and brought her down to hug her again. They stayed like that for quite sometime until a light knock sounded at his bedroom door and then someone opened it. Ginny and Harry walked into the room both grinning from ear to ear.
"Aww im so happy for you two!" Ginny said giddily. Harry winked at Hermione and Ron. "Come on Gin they need some more time alone." Harry said. Ginny nodded her head.
"No wait." Hermione started. Her and Ron both stood up from the bed.
"We're coming back down to the party." Ron finished for her. Hermione smiled up at him and then looked back at Ginny and Harry.
"Oh alright! Well some people have left already but there's still a few more here. Fred, George, Angelina, Hannah, Luna, Neville, and Ernie haven't left yet." Harry said. Hermione let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness Lavender, Padma and Parvati left." She said. Ginny giggled.
"Oh yeah we heard what you said to Lavender. After they left an applause broke out." Ginny said and the four friends laughed together just like old times.
Oh WOW!! I FINALLY wrote about Hermione and Rons confrontation!! So what did you all think? The story only gets better from here now folks!! So until next time my faithful readers!!
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