Yeah, I've finally gotten my mac back!
And that means a brand new chapter for you :)
I know this one is short, but I just felt like I had to write something good really fast, just so you'd know that I'm back. Now you'll also have something to read while I'm writing the next chap :)
Enjoy, and don't forget to review!
When Hermione woke up, she was alone.
But she had a vague memory of resting her head on Fred's chest burning in her mind. But where had he gone?
She got the answer when she made her way to the Great Hall a few minutes later.
As she walked past one of the many statues in the castle, she felt a hand grab her wrist and she saw Fred as he dragged her with him into an empty classroom.
"Fred, what are you.."
But he didn't let her complete her sentence.
"Hermione.. we can't do this anymore..", he said.
"What? Why?"
"Because.. well, you're Ginny and Ron's best friend, and we've known each other since.. what seems like forever.."
"B-but.. that's what makes it so fantastic!", Hermione said, "We know each other better than anyone, and wouldn't it be weird kissing a girl you didn't know?"
He was about to answer when she interrupted him.
"Uh, don't answer that anyway.."
He just shrugged and continued:
"It's just.. too weird, Hermione. I really like you, I really do, but.. earlier today, the girls in your dorm noticed you had.. company.."
"Don't let that freak you out! I like you too, Fred, a lot!", Hermione said, in an attempt to convince him into letting things stay the way they were.
He smiled halfheartedly before he sighed and said:
"Hermione.. we'll just have to deal with the fact that we can't keep on going like this.. one day, someone will notice"
"I don't care anymore, I want to be with you - secret or not!", she replied, feeling the tears pushing behind her closed eyelids.
"We can't do this, end of discussion", he said and turned around to leave.
"Don't do this, Fred! Why can't we just be together, and don't care about what the others will say?", she said, as she felt a tear run down her cheek.
He turned around and placed his lips on hers, with the same intensity and passion as the first time he'd ever kissed her, before he said:
"It just doesn't work that way..", and gave her a soft smile, before he turned his back to her and began walking away.
"Well, just so you know - I'm not going anywhere..", Hermione whispered, while the tears streamed down her face, and she continued crying in complete silence as the door closed behind him.