Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters or plots that are in the original book series; those belong to J.K. Rowling, although she totally fucked up the last two books. But that's neither here nor there. I don't own the songs I use those belong to those artists; I am making no money from this.
Author's Note: Alright guys I'm back. I know it's been a long ass time so I am going to try to make this a decent sized chapter. I don't have any excuses except that I lost my motivation and kind of got stuck. But school is winding down, and I won't be taking summer classes so I'll be updating a lot more. I don't know what it is but the start of baseball season is the best, except when your team starts 0-8 like mine did but now they're on a streak so I am inspired. Vash I was really pissed that the New York Douche Bags won the WS but once again your team was there so congrats. Alright time to get on with the story.
I Won't Need You Anymore
After the dinner that the four of them had at Vic and Anthony's they headed over to Tric and were having a few drinks at the bar when a tall man with curly hair headed over to them and said, "Hey James, how you doing?"
Harry turned around and replied, "Hey Frank! I'm good just waiting to start my set. How about you?"
"Actually I need to talk to you about that. The opening act fell through so I need you to cover his thirty minutes, is that cool?" the man now known as Frank. His eyes then traveled to Hermione, Ginny, and Susan and he asked, "And who might these lovely ladies be James? Don't be rude introduce me."
Harry realized he hadn't introduced Frank to the girls so he said, "Girls this is Frank Ricard or Frank 'The Tank' as we call him around here. He owns this place. Frank this is Hermione, Ginny, and Susan" pointing out each girl as he said their names.
"James we both know 'Frank the Tank' is gone is never coming back. It was nice to meet you all but I have to get backstage, but we grab drinks before you all leave so we can get to know each other. Before I forget, can you cover it James?" Frank asked as he was walking away.
"Yeah sure." Harry said with a chuckle. He then turned around to the girls and said, "Well I better get backstage and get ready but I'll be done before you know it." He then stood up and was about to leave before he turned back around and kissed Hermione and said, "For good luck" with a grin.
Hermione just sat there blushing while Harry walked away before Susan said, "Aww that was sweet" before her and Ginny started laughing at Hermione's embarrassed look. They then ordered a round of drinks while they were waiting for Harry to come on stage to start playing. Then they saw Frank, the man they had met earlier walk onto the stage.
"How you doing tonight Tric?!" he asked the audience over the microphone. The response was a loud cheer from those in attendance. "Alright, well tonight you're in for a treat. Y'all get an extended performance from our very own James Evans, who might I saw finally got a haircut and shaved and looks absolutely dashing" saying the last part teasingly getting a laugh from the audience as well as cheers. "Without further ado, I give to you, James Evans!" he said before he walked off the stage and Harry walked on.
"How's everybody tonight?!" Harry said into the mike getting cheers from the audience. "For those of you who don't know me, I'm James Evans, for those of you who do know me thanks for coming out tonight. Alright enough of the chit chat let's start the show" he said as he picked up his guitar and started to play.
As he was playing Ginny noticed that Hermione looked like something was bothering her and called her out about it, "Hermione what's wrong? I mean you just got what you've been wanting since Merlin knows when, and you're sulking. What is it?"
"It nothing Ginny. I'm fine." was her reply. But Ginny just kept glaring at her till she finally cracked. "Alright, I'm scared that it's too good to be true. I mean what if it doesn't work out? What are we going to do at the end of my month's vacation and I have to go back? I don't think I could do a long distance thing with Harry when I love him so much. I couldn't see him only a couple of times a year. That would be worse than not seeing him at all. I'm scared that he'll realize he is too good for a 'Plain Jane' like me" she said tears threatening to come out as she spoke her thoughts out loud.
Ginny wanted to comfort her friend but the only thing she knew to do was hug her and tell her everything was going to be alright. As she was doing this Susan spoke up, "Do you mind if I put my two pence in Hermione?"
Hermione just shook her head as Ginny released her from her hug wanting to hear what Susan had to say.
"I don't think you have anything to worry about Hermione. I mean even I can see how much Harry loves you and I barely even really know him. If anyone wants out of the relationship it would have to be you because I don't anything or anyone, not even Harry himself, could change his feelings about you. As for what you're going to do after your month is up don't worry about that now. Focus on the now you have with him and when you get to that bridge I'm sure both of you will figure it out. But a month is still long ways off so just enjoy the now" said Susan. She knew that Hermione was too analytical for her own good at times, this being one of them.
Susan's statements made Hermione realize that she was right, she needed to enjoy the now that she had with Harry and worry about the future at a later time. "Thanks Susan, your right. I need to focus on the now" she said wiping the tears that were forming in her eyes.
What Hermione didn't realize was that Harry had been watching them talk the whole time. He didn't know why Hermione looked like she was crying but it concerned him a great deal. He almost couldn't concentrate on playing the song when he saw her look so sad. Then it hit him. She must be thinking about all things that could go wrong. She always did overanalyze things. He thought to himself. He needed to find a way to reassure her that what they had was going to last if he had anything to say about it but he didn't know exactly what he could do up from the stage. A song! But which one? He thought to himself as he tried to think of a song that could convey his message. He then realized that he had a perfect song that he could play. It was a little out of his ordinary genres but it was Texas and Texans love country so no one would really find it too weird. It was amazing that he could still perform the song he was singing while all this was going through his head.
After he finished the song he said, "Alright a little change of pace for this one. Grab that special someone or find a special someone whatever suits you. Here we go."
You're my always and forever
You're the one that hung a moon
After all these nights together
I still get lost in your perfume
And if I could write a love song
Every line would tell the truth
It would be a warm and soft one
And my heart would say to you
When you see me walk on water,
When the sea don't reach the shore
When the fires of hell freeze over,
I won't need you anymore
Oh, the feelings lay so easy,
Lyin' here the way we are.
No one else could ever hold me
Like the heavens hold the stars.
When you see me walk on water,
When the sea don't reach the shore
When the fires of hell freeze over
I won't need you anymore
I won't need you anymore
He was looking at Hermione the whole time so that she could understand exactly how he felt about her and that he would never let anything get in between them.
That was just what Hermione needed to hear from Harry and he had done it such a romantic way by singing it. She knew the song was for her and her only even if he was entertaining an audience. She could feel tears forming again but this time they were tears of happiness. She mouthed the words I love you to him when he finished singing.
The night seemed to fly by after Harry's performance. They had a few drinks, talked with Frank, and Ginny and Susan met Julian. Harry had told Julian about going to Astros game the next day and Julian had the idea to invite Ginny and Susan and that he would entertain while he and Hermione were on their date, so they wouldn't feel left out. After the plans were set for the next day's outing they left Tric and Harry drove them back to the hotel they were staying at.
Ginny and Susan went bid Harry goodnight and went inside their suite while Harry and Hermione hung back. Hermione was the first to speak, "I had a great time tonight Harry. Thank you for singing me that song. It really cheered me up" she stated blushing.
"No thanks needed 'Mione. It's my job to cheer you up and I kind of guessed what was bothering you so I came up with the best way to reassure you. Well I better get home. I need my beauty rest for our outing tomorrow. I'll call you after your conference is over. Goodnight" he said before he kissed her.
"Goodnight Harry. I love you" she said before giving him a kiss.
"I love you too" Harry said before he left with a huge smile plastered on his face.
Next Day- After conference
Hermione, Ginny, and Susan had just finished getting ready when there was a knock on the door of their suite. Hermione was the one that answered.
There stood Harry and Julian clad in jeans, Astros jerseys, and Astros hats. Harry was holding a bag but before she asked what was in it Harry said, "You look great. I missed you" before kissing her.
"I missed you too. Come in. We're just finishing up getting ready. What's in the bag?" she asked. Her curiosity always did get the better of her. Just as she asked this Ginny and Susan had walked in.
"Ah. Well Julian and I decided you can't go to the game without showing some support for the home team so we got you all some jerseys. And they're customized with your names and the number fifty-seven. It's combining the numbers of our favorite players" replied Harry as he pulled the jerseys out of the bag.
"These are great Harry. Thanks" said Hermione giving him and thank you kiss. "Thanks Julian" she said giving Julian a hug.
Both Ginny and Susan showed their thanks by giving them hugs.
"Well we all ready to go?" asked Julian after all the thanks were given.
They all nodded and left. About to have the time of their lives.
A/N: A bit shorter than I wanted for my comeback but I ran out of gas. But please read and review. It really motivates me to write faster. Oh and I have a poll concerning this story on my page go and answer it. I'm not saying I make a final decision based on the poll but I'll take it into consideration. Song was "I Won't Need You Anymore" by Randy Travis. Great song, go listen to it.