After glancing at the door for the millionth time, Ron let out a frustrated sigh and jumped off the couch. He stormed over to Hermione's door and knocked on it loudly. "Hermione! I need to talk to you!" He said firmly.
Her door swung open, her eyes puffy and red. Her eyebrows were lifted, telling him to get on with what he wanted to say.
"Listen, Hermione, you have got to know that Lavender is nothing to me. She's stupid, fake, and..." he paused, "Do I really need to explain this to you? You're everything she's not and more! I love you! How many times do I have to say that so you believe it? I love you." He repeated, putting emphasis on the three words, especially the last one. She looked down at her feet, embarrassed. He continued softer this time, so Harry and Ginny couldn't hear, "You're everything to me Mione." He lifted her chin with his pointer finger, "I told you before that one of the reasons I love you is that you get really embarrassed whenever I tell you how much you mean to me."
She looked into his eyes, he smiled and then she looked away. He dropped his hand in exasperation, "I don't know what else I can say to get you to understand." He took a step backwards, he looked hurt, really hurt, "Come and talk to me whenever you actually mean what you say. Because I'm ready, I know I love you, but I'm having my doubts about how you actually feel." He turned around and Harry and Ginny noticed that his face looked as if his heart had broken into a thousand pieces. He walked out of the common room and disappeared from view.
Hermione didn't cry, maybe she had gotten all the tears out before, she just looked as if she was made of stone, no emotion.
Ginny got up from her place on the couch and walked slowly over to Hermione. She rubbed her shoulder and asked, "Hermione, are you okay?" It was like Hermione didn't even know Ginny was there because she whispered, "Ron." When she said his name, it was as if the stone had cracked. Tears started rolling down her face, and she ran towards the portrait hole, it swung open and she too disappeared from sight.
Harry and Ginny glanced at each other, dumbfounded. "What..." Was all Harry seemed capable of saying, Ginny merely nodded in agreement.
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Hermione looked everywhere for Ron, outside, in spare classrooms, the great hall, the kitchens. He was no where to be found, and that just made it harder for Hermione to hold it together. Many people stopped to try to talk to her, it must have been odd to see Hermione Granger running through the halls, tears streaming down her face, but she just kept running, desperate for Ron.
She couldn't believe she had let herself get so upset because of Lavender. She should have just swiped her away, like a fly, but no, she had cried, and let herself get so upset that she didn't even let Ron help her. And now, Ron didn't think she loved him. That couldn't have been farther from the truth. She couldn't blame him for thinking that, though, she had practically ignored his pleas for her to forget about Lavender.
She was coming out of yet another classroom, after a search for Ron within it, when she heard someone talking around the corner.
A girl gasped, "Won-Won, what's wrong?" It was Lavender. No one answered, but she knew that Ron was rolling his eyes, she almost smiled. She went closer to the corner, just enough so she wouldn't be seen.
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Ron rolled his eyes, he really did not want to talk to Lavender right now. He was sitting against the wall, his legs bent, arms rested on his knees.
He couldn't believe that the one person who had passed him was Lavender, the one person he did not want to see.
"Oh come on, Ron. I can always tell when something's bothering you." She said, as if the were the best of friends. "Is it Hermione Granger?" His heart broke into another thousand pieces at the sound of her name, even if it was Lavender saying it in disgust. He closed his eyes, he did not want to start crying, especially in the middle of a hallway. "It is isn't it? Hmm... Well, I could help you with your problems."
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Hermione noticed that there was no more talking, her eyes grew wide and she jumped around the corner to see Ron's head leaning against the wall, looking at the ceiling, and Lavender leaning in towards him. When her lips hit his, and she started kissing him, his eyes grew wide, and his arms which were on his knees, reached up to push her away. Instead of this happening, Lavender grabbed his arms, pulling him closer.
She started walking towards the two.
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Ron's head was leaning against the wall, he was hoping against all hope that she would just go away. Then a set of lips hit his. They weren't the normal, soft, sweet, lips that he so longed for at this moment, but lips that had slimy, strawberry flavored lip gloss covering them. He didn't kiss back. He tried to pull away, but his head was pushed against the wall. And he tried to push her away, but she grabbed his arms, so he was trapped in this unfamiliar kiss. Then he heard a voice so familiar that his heart leapt into his throat.
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"Get off my boyfriend," Hermione said. Her voice was calm, unwavering, and cold.
Lavender whipped her head around and let go of Ron's arms. Ron took the opportunity to jump to his feet, far away from Lavender. He wiped his mouth clean of the lip gloss left on his lips. He noticed that her face was still tearstained, and her eyes still puffy and red.
"Hermione," Ron said.
She ignored him and glared at Lavender, "If I catch you even touching Ron again, I will hex you so that you won't be able to. You got that?"
"How about-" Lavender began to retort but Ron interrupted her.
"Lavender, shut up." She looked at him and then Hermione, whom she scoffed at and turned on her heel, her blonde hair whipping around. She walked around the corner and out of sight.
They looked at each other for a moment. Ron looked sheepish and he pointed down the corridor, "I'm gonna..." and then he started walking to where he was pointing.
Hermione reached out and grabbed his arm and he stopped slowly turning to look at her. "I'm ready to talk," She said, she began to talk fast, "Cause you said that when I actually meant what I said than I should come talk to you. And I've been running around the whole castle looking for you. I've always meant what I've said to you Ron. I love you. You're the one for me. I never ever want to lose you. I can understand if you don't want me back. I was stupid and insecure when I shouldn't have been. I would understand if you hated me for it. I'm so sorry, and I-I love you so much."
She began to cry again, "I love you, I love you, I love you," She put her face in her hands and sobbed and kept repeating those three words. Suddenly she felt his hands on her wrists. He pulled her hands down but kept a hold on them. His famous lopsided grin was on his face and he leaned down and kissed her softly. He put his forehead against hers and whispered, "I love you, too." She threw her arms around his neck and started kissing him all over his face and neck. In between each kiss she kept saying, "I love you."
After a few moments he laughed and held her face in his hands and said, "I know." He wiped away the tears on her face and kissed her again. She reached her thumb up to his lips and wiped off the rest of the sparkly goo that was left over. They made a disgusted face at what was on his lips. They laughed.
He grabbed her hand and began walking.
After a few moments of silence, Hermione looked up at Ron and said, "In the past three hours, I have been so happy I've been ready to burst, and so sad that I thought I was going to break. That was probably the worst couple of hours of my life."
"Tell me about it..." Ron said. They walked a few more steps and then Ron spoke again, "Promise me you'll never let Lavender or anyone make you feel that way? It was even worse to see you that broken up."
"I promise." She smiled up at him and slipped her arm around his waist, "Can we walk around for awhile? Until dinner or something?"
"Of course. But we can't miss dinner. All this heartache made me hungry."
She laughed and patted his stomach and said, "Of course."
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Like it?
It's cheesy I know, but well, watching Disney movies all the time can do that to you.
I know, no guy is this great. Except Ron. And that's why he's so amazing.
So, I apologize for the cheesy, clichИ, fluffy stuff once again.
Review please!
Mads