* So sorry for the incredibly long update! Time has gotten away from men both of my stories but I do plan to finish this one within two or three more chapters most likely, so not too much longer to wait!
-Flashback-
"When are we leaving?"
"You know we aren't supposed to talk about this stuff Gin." I sighed rolling onto my back as she leaned rolled further onto her side so she was closer to me.
"Come on Hermione. I'm the first team leaving."
"I assure you, you do not need to remind me of that. I'm so nervous about tomorrow."
"Now imagine how I feel. What if I get them all killed? I'm in control of twenty people tomorrow! That's more people than every year I've been alive! And all of their lives are in my hands, their families happiness, some of my crew have children." she sighed rolling onto her back as defeated as I was. It was then that I realized not talking to her would ruin our night and tonight of all nights I'd planned to be special.
"Gin." I whispered as I rolled closer and placed my hand at the junction of her shirt and the waist band of her sweats. I inched my fingers just barely underneath her shirt and stopped as her breath hitched. She placed her fingers lightly over mine and leaned up onto her elbows to look at me.
"Are you sure? It's been..."
"Ages. I know but, I'm ready, I swear I am." I whispered back, as though speaking normally would shatter the courage I'd built up to push myself to this moment. Instead of questioning me more she just took my hands and pulled me up against her body.
"Just feel me then, let's take it slow." and then she kissed me. It had been just over four months. Just over four months since I'd felt her kiss or her touch intimately. We'd been back in the same bed for a couple months I couldn't bear for her to touch me while we were laying down, so she'd just roll onto her side and face me usually. This woman was amazing.
With that thought I pushed her down onto the bed so I was hovering over her, lips still locked together in what was quickly becoming an urgent kiss. Everything was urgent now as my fingers worked their way across her stomach and up to brush against her already exposed breasts.
"Gods Hermione." she said breathlessly as we broke the kiss. "Thought we were gonna take this slowly." she said as her back arched when my tongue outlined her nipple.
"Screw taking it slowly, I want you." and I pushed my hand into her sweats and then groaned when I encountered no other barrier. "And," I said sliding my finger into her slick folds, "it doesn't feel as though you want to take it slow either."
Before I realized what was happening I found myself on my back, Ginny hovering above me. She kissed me hard and began tugging at my shorts, taking my underwear down my legs with them. It felt like she was everywhere at once, her thumb lightly brushing over my clit causing me to breath in little gasps, her mouth covering one of my nipples while her other hand palmed my breast. The sensations that had been absent for so long rushed through my body and seconds later my body tensed and I cried out when my orgasm hit me out of no where. The next thing I remember she was kissing tears from my face.
"It's okay 'Mione, shhhh, we can stop if you'd like." I gazed up at her, linking rapidly to rid my traitorous eyes of tears and smiled slightly. "Don't stop." I whispered.
As dawn broke the next morning and light streamed into the girls dormitory that we'd taken as our room not even the rays of light could distinguish where one body started and the other ended.
-End Flashback-
I'm laying in the bed beside Ginny in that same dormitory. We've been back at Hogwarts for almost a month, it's been just over four months since the battle took place. Tears are rolling down my cheeks no matter how much I try to stop them. I miss her, I miss her more than I ever knew I could. I've barely had time to sit with her over the last month since we've been back, not until I'm literally dragging my body into bed. Four hours is all the sleep I'm allowing myself every night. Tonight is different though, Minerva sent me to bed with the threat that if I showed myself before 10 am tomorrow morning she'd have Poppy out me in a weeklong sleep. Now I can't sleep, I can't stand being in the room with her laying beside me like this, so void of everything that makes her Ginny, that makes her my Ginevra.
"This wasn't supposed to happen." I whisper moving her hair further from her face and running my fingers down her face. "I was supposed to be able to tell you I love you. We were supposed to get back that night, you had your big surprise you'd been talking about all week and then I was supposed to tell you I love you. I've loved you for years Ginny Weasley. Do you hear me!" I started shouting somewhere along the lines.
"It's not FAIR!" I shout again. I feel someone's arms pulling me close to them and I'm struggling as hard as I can.
"Wake up! Wake up God Damn you! I can't do this, I can't do this without!"
"Shhhh, it's alright 'Mione. Shhhh." Harry says running his across the side of my face trying to smooth my unruly curls back. "She didn't do this on purpose, she hasn't left you, she's just waiting for us to figure out how to bring her back. She's just as stuck as you are, even more so because she's completely trapped. It's alright, just let it out."
I'm openly sobbing now as I turn my face into his shoulder and cry like I'v never cried in my life. I don't know if it's minutes or hours but finally I begin to focus more on the small circles Harry is rubbing on my back than my grief and I sit up some.
"Why don't you go on and change and I'll go and see what Dobby can put together for us. Sound good?"
I just nod slightly and give a great big squeeky sniffle that I'll never admit to tomorrow.
"I'll meet you in the common room in a few minutes." with that he stepped out of the dormitory and levitated himself over the banister.
Slowly I pulled myself off the floor and headed over to her dresser. I hadn't even opened it in the last month, afraid the smell of her would turn me into a blubbering mess. Now I need it, I need some sort of comfort after looking at her body day in and day out. I slid the top drawer open knowing she'd have my favorite pair of shorts in here. I used to giggle every time she out them on because I remembered the day we bought them. That memory stopped me for a second.
-Flashback-
"Are you sure we have to go shopping?" Ginny whined from the back seat causing my Mother to laugh out right at her.
"Who would have thought my daughter would ever pick and woman to be with who was more whiny than her when it came to shopping. She's obviously perfect for you dear." My mother said turning towards me as she maneuvered her car through traffic.
"We're almost there Gin. I told you, I just want to pick up some muggle sleep sets while we're visiting my parents. Saves me from going into Muggle London, don't you remember the last time we went, when Ron insisted on coming with?" I asked turning slightly to look at her in the back seat. She groaned and I smiled knowingly.
"Right, good point. Well I guess you're right, it's better we do it now than have to take him again."
The rest of the ride was spent lightly bantering with my Mother before we pulled into the clothing store I'd shopped at as long as I could remember.
"What about this one honey?" my mother asked a few minutes later as we looked through the young adults sleepwear section. "I'm sure Ginny would love it."
"Mother!" I said snatching the camisole and thing set from her and placed it quickly back on the rack.
"She's right love, I would love that."
"Ginevra! Gods you two are unbearable when you're together. I am never going out with you two again."
"These are cute!" I heard Ginny exclaim a few rows over.
"Let me see, you haven't found anything in here you've liked so far." I weaves through a couple racks and saw Ginny holding a dark blue boy short sleep set that had light lace trimming around the boy shorts and camisole.
"Want to try it on?"
"What for? Can't I just transfigure it if it doesn't fit right?"
"You could but I thought maybe you'd want the full muggle shopping experience like Ronald."
She giggled lightly and then nodded her head. "Alright, I've never seen a dressing room anyways." she stepped close to me and pulled me against her before whispering playfully in my ear "Think I could make you cum for me before your mother noticed we were gone?" she finished with a nip to my earlobe.
I groaned and grabbed her hand before dragging her towards the dressing room. "You play dirty Ginevra Weasley."
"You're right, I'm a dirty, dirty girl, you should punish me."
"Ginny!" I exclaimed feeling my face flush with embarrassment as the older lady at the rack next to us sniffed indignantly and walked away. "Gods you'll get us removed from the store."
"I could just obliviate her if you want? Besides," she said opening on of the dressing room doors and pushing me into it, "we've been at your parents house for a week and I haven't gotten into your knickers because you're afraid someone will walk in." She pressed me into the wall of the dressing room before maneuvering me to sit on the bench. "How about you sit and I'll try this set on while you watch?" she asked looking down at me, lust evident in her eyes.
"Fine." I sighed and crossed my arms over my chest showing her I clearly disapproved of such public behavior. Of course I was also hoping she couldn't smell how aroused her little charade had gotten me.
She shimmied out of her jeans and then tossed her tank off before turning around for the sleep set. She quickly slipped the camisole over her head and then turned to look over her shoulder as she slowly bent towards the ground, giving me a perfect view of her bum, to pull the boy shorts up. I rolled my eyes at her bluntness and then started giggling as I realized what the sleep set was.
"What are you laughing at?" she asked with a indignant huff.
I simply pointed to the mirror so she could look over her shoulder and see the word written in bold type across her bum.
"P. H. A. T. Fat? Is that what that's supposed to say? If I'm pronouncing that right then that's just rude! What's wrong with these bloody muggles? Why would you wear something that's calling you fat? This is only a medium!" at this point I was clutching my sides and trying to breathe.
"I'm sorry but it's just, well, it's just a fad in the muggle world right now. The brand name is Baby Phat."
She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at me. "I don't see how it's funny."
"Oh Gin it's just, the look on your face when you saw it was priceless. But really love, they look smashing, you've got to buy them."
"I don't think I should now after you've had a good laugh at my expense."
"But Ginny..." I said stepping into what would be considered anyone else's personal space. "I simply love what they do to your ass. Look." I said as I pulled her flush against me and ran my fingers downer back and over her bum before squeezing lightly as she gazed at what I was doing through the mirror. "Of course the front looks nice as well." I said spinning her around, one of my hands finding her bra covered breast and the other playing with the elastic band of the boy shorts. I herder breath hitch and her eyes fluttered closed for a moment. Even though I'd been so against the public ness of her suggestions earlier I couldn't stop at that point. My hand traveled underneath the band and I dipped my fingers into her damp core. As my thumb made slow circles around her clit, I thrust two fingers into her causing her breathing to come out in shallow breathes.
"God Hermione, don't stop."
"Didn't plan on it love. Look at me." I said, watching as her eyes locked on mine through the mirror. I pushed her shorts down with my other hand without stopping my ministrations and she groaned loudly at the sight of my fingers teasing her.
"Faster." she breathed.
I picked up my pace, feeling her body gap tremble as she neared her breaking point. I stopped quickly, spun her around and placed her on the bench in the dressing room.
"Why'd you stop?" she whined.
"So I could do this." I answered simply before flicking my tongue out to taste her. Her head banged against the wall and it fell back and I knew under any other circumstance it'd have hurt.
"Watch me or I'll stop." I told her. She opened her eyes and locked them onto the mirror.
After another minute I felt her body begin to tremble underneath my hands again and I sucked hard on her clit tipping her over the edge. Her hand gripped my hair tightly as her body came up off the bench slightly. I didn't stop.
Fifteen minutes and three more orgasms later found us stepping out of the dressing room and glancing for my Mother.
" Finally we found you. Ready Mum?" I asked smiling at her as though we'd been walking around searching for clothes.
She turned and looked at me, then glanced over a Ginny before shaking her head.
"I'm ready but I'm not sure the two of you are." she said with a laugh.
"Why not?" I asked, slightly confused.
"Well darling, usually you aren't supposed to wear the clothes out of the store." she said pointing at a now flaming red Ginny who had just noticed she'd pulled the sleep set back onion her haste to get out of the dressing room.
-End Flashback-
I shook my head slightly, tears pooled in my eyes and opened the drawer. I spotted the shorts and the tank that matched and pulled them from the drawer.
'Clunk'
I bent to pick up the white box that had been wrapped in the sleep set. I walked over to the bed, set the clothes down and stared at it for a few seconds before opening it.
"Oh gods!" I gasped quietly.
There, nestled in the small box were two matching gold bands. Each band held two pear shaped garnets, tips pointed towards the other and the infinity symbol wrapped tightly around them.
"You haven't seen the best part yet." Harry said from the doorway. He grinned sheepishly, "Sorry, figured I'd check on you since you were taking so long. Then I saw you with the box and knew you'd found it. I was with her when she got them; go on, check the inscription, she had that added."
"Vel dimidium." I read out loud. "An even half?" I questioned looking at him.
"Read the other one."
I pulled the other ring from the box and turned it so I could see the inscription. As I read it, the tears that had pooled in my eyes earlier returned and slipped down my cheeks.
"Universo. And even half, of a whole. It's perfect. It's exactly-" I stopped and grabbed my head mid sentence, letting out a loud groan.
"Hermione? What's wrong?" Harry said, panic lacing his voice. I groaned again and slipped from the bed, everything went black before I hit the floor.
-Break-
I sat down in the kitchen, my leg going a mile a minute.
"Calm down Ginny! You're going to bring the bloody house down if you keep shaking your leg like that." Harry joked, playfully shoving my shoulder.
"Hey there-"
"Gin bug!" the twins said and tossed and arm each around my shoulder.
"Heard you were-"
"Stopping by for something-"
"Of the utmost importance and-"
"That we'll be adding a new-"
"Woman to the family soon." the twins fired off in rapid succession, as though it were one person saying the sentence.
I laughed at the two of them and pushed their arms off my shoulders. "Can no one keep a bloody secret in this family?" I laughed.
"No dear, they really can't." my Mum said as she walked around the corner.
"So I guess you already know what I'm here for?" I asked.
"Ginny dear I've had these," she said indicating to the box that had just placed itself in my hands, "since you and Hermione told us you were a couple. I'll admit I didn't think I'd be holding onto them this long but, things happened that none of us expected." she finished the last part quietly, everyone in the room was silent, thinking about Hermione's capture.
"Yes, they did. But I think we're ready now."
"Has she told you then?" George (or Fred), asked.
"Told you what?" Mum asked.
"That she loves Ginny."
"Oh." Mum said, turning to me expectantly, "I'd just assumed..." she trailed off.
"She doesn't need to say it. I know Hermione, she loves me just as much as I love her."
"Have you said it then, finally?" Harry asked.
"Only when she's sleeping. I'm telling her before the raid tomorrow and then when we get back I'm proposing. Thanks Mum, for the rings I mean."
"You're welcome, I know how much they always meant to you. Plus with them matching, they're perfect for you and Hermione. I'm glad you'll be making Hermione an official part of the family, she's already like a daughter to me, now she will finally be a Weasley!"
"Mum, for all I know she will want me to take her last name. Just because we'll marry doesn't mean she's going to take the last name Weasley."
"Course-"
"She will."
I just shook my head and smiled before giving everyone a hug and apparating with Harry to Diagonal Alley to have the inscriptions done.
-Break-
I jerked up gasping.
"She's awake!" I heard Ron yell to someone.
I looked around and realized I was in the hospital wing.
"Why am I here?"
"You bloody well passed out on Harry, that's why! Gave us a right scare too when he came busting through the Great Hall carrying you in his arms."
"Ginny!" I said jumping from the bed only to fall before Ron caught me and set me back on the bed.
"Hey now, just stay out will ya? Wait until Madame Pomfrey takes a look at you before you start up again. You've been out all of last night so your body is probably still a tad tired."
"Did Gin wake up at all?"
"No, we thought that first that's what it was but Harry said you weren't touching and she didn't even move when you passed out. What happened anyway?"
"I think she pushed her memory onto me. You know how I've been saying she sees everything I do, allow my memories while I'm awake, she's seeing them?"
"Yeah, I remember."
"Well I think she pushed one of her memories into my head. I-I found the rings in the drawer, that's she was planning to propose with when we got back that night. And then the next thing I knew my head was pounding and then I was in her memory. It couldn't have been mine because I wasn't there obviously, and I could feel every one of her emotions. I've got to research this." I said trying to stand up again.
"Miss Granger you may no longer be a student but you are under my care and you will sit right back down!" Poppy said bustling over to the side of the bed as she began to cast spells over me from head to toe.
"Poppy really, I'm fine. I've figured it out and-"
"No, it's just as I've thought, your body is still exhausted. Back into bed with you." she said and with a swish I found myself neatly tucked beneath the covers and her hand in my face losing a vial.
"I'm not taking that."
"Yes you will or I will force it down your throat. It's either this or dreamless sleep." she said matter of faulty and pushed it towards me again.
"Fine." I grumbled and then tossed the sleeping potion back.
-Author's Note-
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