Disclaimer: I do not own any of the harry potters.
Thanks to those who put reviews up! I hope I meet your expectations.
Enjoy ;) I used to have to commute two hours by bus to work! But I finally have a car that I can use now so I don't have to wake up so early anymore!
Ginny stood frozen outside Ron's door. She had come to tell the two of them that Mum had made some hot chocolate for them but what she heard rooted her to the floor.
"YOU MEAN IT'S A GIRL! HOW DARE YOU LIKE A GIRL! YOU KNOW HOW DISGUSTING THAT IS? IT'S NOT EVEN NATURAL!" She heard Ron yell through the closed door. Wait… Hermione likes a girl? There was a bit of silence and then she heard something slam against the wall. "WHO?" He continued. There was another thud on the wall. "I SAID, WHO DO YOU LIKE?" I should go help Hermione, Ginny thought, but this is really only between Ron and Hermione. It IS a relationship problem after all. If it gets more dangerous, then I'll have to stop Ron though. Sounds like he's ridiculously angry.
The next phrase came out a little more quietly. "That's why you watch her like that, that's why you've been avoiding me!" Ron picked up his voice. "CAUSE YOU COULDN'T BEAR LETTING GINNY SEE YOU DOING STUFF LIKE THAT CAUSE YOU LIKE HER!" Ginny took just one step back from the door. Hermione likes me? What? I thought she was in love with Ron! "DON'T EVER GET NEAR MY SISTER YOU DISGUSTING CREEP!" She heard Ron say. Before she had any time to react, the door was yanked open and she came face to face with an enraged Ron. She saw Ron pause and noted that disbelief and fear was on Hermione's face as she realized it was her standing at the door.
Hermione lifted a shaking hand, "Ginny," she said. Ginny realized she was just standing with her mouth open from shock. Hermione likes me… "Ginny…" Hermione said again, softer. This is too much for me. I don't know what to think! Ginny shook her head slightly once, turned, and ran down the stairs. I have to get out of here. I can't deal with this right now. I don't know what to think. How can she like a girl in that way? Much less me… She turned the corner on the first floor and rushed pasted Harry who had his cup halfway to his mouth, as if he was just about to take a sip.
"Ginny?" Harry asked, concerned. Ginny didn't hear him because she was flooded with her own thoughts. I need to get out of here. She went out the front door. I know, I'll go to Luna's. She doesn't live too far away and I'm sure she'll understand me. With that decided, Ginny set off with a purposeful stride and headed towards Luna's place.
The walked calmed Ginny so she slowed her pace and carefully thought through what had just happened. She realized she had stormed out of there with no explanation. I'll send an owl back to tell them that I went to a friend's place because I needed to be somewhere else but I won't tell them I'm going to Luna. If they want to find me, owls have a weird way of finding people anyways. Hermione must think I'm disgusted at her because of my reaction. I really don't though… I'm just confused and need some time. Ginny saw the tower like structure that was Luna's house. Seriously though, I can't believe Hermione likes me… I don't know what to think. She walked up the steps to Luna's front door and knocked.
Completely immersed in her thoughts, she failed to notice that Luna had already opened the door. "Hello, Ginny," Luna said with a smile. "What brings you here?"
"Luna…" Seeing Luna's caring face seemed to break something in Ginny and she started sobbing. "C-C-Can I…sniff…stay here…sniff…for a bit…sniff." She wiped her tears with her sleeve.
"It'll be alright, Ginny." Luna replied, patting Ginny's back. "Whatever it is, I'm sure it'll be alright. And of course you can stay. You stay as long as you want, you hear?" She gently led Ginny into the house. "I'm really glad you came, Ginny. It feels good… Like you're my friend or something." Luna said trying to lighten Ginny's mood.
That got a broken laugh from Ginny. "I AM your friend, Luna. And I really appreciate you doing this for me."
"No problem, Ginny," Luna said, patting her back. "Come, my dad was just about to make some of his special tea." With this, Ginny gave a slight grimace when Luna turned her back. The trio had told her about the awful tea Luna's dad had given them when they went to ask him about the deathly hollows. However, taken the fact that he was nervous about having Luna kidnapped and that Harry was there, maybe it was only bad because of that. She'd give it a try.
"Dad?" Luna called out as they walked into the kitchen. "Could you set out one more cup? There's a friend over."
"'Course, honey," a voice called back from the pantry. "I just have to put in these tea leaves and it'll be good to go." The blond haired dad walked out holding up a bag of tea leaves. He was still wearing his vibrant colors and his deathly hollows necklace. He stopped as he saw who was with Luna. "My my, if it isn't Ron's sister Ginny!" He exclaimed. Then he noticed her tear streaked face. "Well that can't be good. What happened? It's not Ron or Harry is it?"
Ginny smiled, "No, actually, it was Hermione. But it's no big deal, I'll have it figured out in no time. If you would be so kind as to let me stay for awhile though…" she trailed off.
"Of course, of course. It's not a problem. Luna loves having company. You can just share her room and get all the girl time you want. Pity that it's Hermione, I liked her the best out of the three." Luna's dad said chuckling. He set about pouring tea into all three cups. "Here you go," he said, handing two of the cups to the girls. "Oh! I also have some lemon cake that we can eat with these."
"I'll get them, Dad," Luna chimed. "You can sit down, Ginny. No need to be a stranger." She went over to the fridge and opened it while Ginny sat so that she was facing Luna still. She saw pudding, ham, and some green beans in the fridge before Luna found the lemon cake and shut the door. "Here it is!" Her dad handed her plates that he had just gotten and together they set about cutting slices for them.
They work well together. And they fit each other so perfectly! Ginny couldn't take her eyes off the father and daughter as they moved about in the kitchen, obviously comfortable working around each other. Not long later, the three of them were sitting at the round table, digging into their tea. Ginny took a sip of the tea and inwardly grimaced. It was still just as bad as the trio had told her. Well.. Still gotta drink it I suppose. They ARE letting me stay here for a while. I'll just drink slowly so he doesn't refill my cup.
"So," Luna's dad began. "What has lovely Miss Granger done to you to put you in this state?" He inquired.
Luna looked up from her cake, "Dad, I don't think she wants to talk about it."
Ginny shook her head, "It's okay. Really Luna. I feel like talking about it will help me actually." Luna nodded and resumed eating her cake. "Well, I saw," she paused, "heard was more like it," Ginny corrected herself. "I heard Hermione telling Ron why she couldn't be with him anymore and the reason was she likes me… and not as a friend, but romantically. I don't know what to think about that and I'm really confused." Ginny poked at her cake.
"Well," Luna's dad started, "That is quite a predicament you have there. How do you feel about it?"
"I'm not disgusted if that's what you're asking." Ginny promptly replied. "I just never thought she felt that way. I always thought she was in love with Ron, ya know?" She took a sip of the tea and grimaced. This might be hard for me to finish, it's not very good. I don't even know what he put in it!
"So, have you thought about how you feel about her?" Luna's dad took a big gulp of the tea and gave a satisfied sigh. "Like…" He paused. "Do you think you might like her that way or have you really not paid attention to your feelings when it comes to her?"
"Umm…" Ginny started. "I'm not sure, I guess I've not really paid attention to it." I need to go back and think for myself how I feel when I'm around her. I need to figure this out so I can confront her about this. We can't leave it like this. Even if I don't like her that way, I want us to continue to be friends. I DO enjoy my time when I'm with her… but… Her thoughts were interrupted.
"Well, you should think about it before you do anything rash." Luna's dad said, cleaning off his plate. "Why don't you and Luna head upstairs." He stood and began clearing away plates from the table. "I bet you want to lay down after all this excitement."
Luna and Ginny both nodded in agreement and helped clear the table. After, Luna took Ginny to her bedroom. She had weird little contraptions and articles from the Quibbler up on her wall and a very comfy looking queen sized bed. Ginny recognized the specticles Luna wears when she's looking for nargles and chuckled to herself.
"You can sleep on the bed with me if you wish." Luna said, going to a drawer and rummaged inside it. "There's plenty of room for both of us." She pulled out a pair of pjs that was pink with fluffy sheep on them. "Here, you can wear these tonight. You don't look like you brought anything."
Ginny gingerly took them. Pink with sheep… thanks god my brothers aren't here, they'd never let me live this down. Quickly, the two girls got ready for bed and crawled under the covers. Luna stayed quiet, knowing that Ginny probably wanted time to herself to think. She turned off the light and with a quick "goodnight", she turned on her side to that her back was to Ginny.
Thinking back on it, Hermione has always been watching me. Ever since she first met me. I think at first it was more curiosity but later I guess it turned into something else. There were all these times she sat with me while I ranted about Harry and how much I was in love with him. I can't imagine how she felt then. Those times were really fun though. I feel like I can completely trust her and I'm more relaxed around her. She's the one I can completely open myself up to. Does this mean I like her? I love just being alone with her. I love it when she reaches out to pat me. I love it when she notices me in a crowd of people. What does this mean…?
With that last thought in her mind, Ginny drifted into a restless sleep.
This is it! Will Ginny figure out how she really feels in time? Hope you guys like it!
If you guys are confused about why Ginny started crying, it was because of all the stuff that has been going on. It's too much for her to all take in at once and she's really confused about Hermione who was her best friend.
Here's my rant if anyone cares to read. Why would any stoop so low as to steal loads of money from other people? Really… just find your own job and earn it. I can't believe people these days. I guess I had been too trusting and now I owe the bank almost 2000 dollars -_-. I supposed I learned my lesson…. Don't be too trusting to others. .