Chapter 14: Chapter 14

A/N: I do not own Harry Potter, but I wish I did.

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"No way!" said a shocked Hermione and slapped Harry's shoulder shaking her head in disbelief.

"Yes, trust me." Harry said laughing slightly.

"Are you serious!" she asked him trying to wrap her head around what he reviled. They both had not spoken about their 'kiss' which they shared between them a week ago. Neither of them wanted to speak on the topic, that topic was taboo for both of them.

"No, no… he is not Sirius, Hermione… I am." Sirius called out to her from behind her.

"Hey Sirius." Harry called out joyfully.

"Happy Birthday Harry." He said and hugged his godson. "Thanks."

As it was Harry's birthday today, Remus, Sirius and Tonks had decided to give them a break from the exercise for both of them that day. Harry and Hermione were more than happy to comply that and had caught on their sleep and rest. A day off from exercise was a boon for both of them.

"Sirius, is it true that Cockroach Clusters have real cockroaches in them?" she asked him shooting a look of disbelief at Harry.

"Yes, haven't you had one yet?" He asked. Hermione shook her head and felt a wave of nausea sweep upon her and said "I don't think that I will even have one, ever."

"What about acid pops?" she asked once the nausea had settled.

"No one has actually tried that as it will burn a hole right through your tongue… at least I have not tried, and never will." Sirius replied back. He turned towards both of them and asked "You are not hungry… are you?"

"No," They both responded at the same time.

"Why? What happened?" Harry asked immediately asked him.

"Well breakfast will be served late, because someone-" 'cough' Tonks 'cough' "tried to cook today and ended up burning the food as well as the kitchen down." Sirius replied with a twinkle in his eye.

"What! Why didn't we know about it?" Hermione asked worried.

"You both were sleeping that time and the situation was solved as soon as it started."

"No one is hurt right? And the kitchen, how bad is it."Harry asked now a little worried.

"Oh! Don't worry about it, Harry. We repaired everything and no one was hurt. So anyway breakfast will be served in around one hour." He said and bowed and left the room. Hermione turned and looked at Harry who just popped something in his mouth.

"What are you having?" she asked him.

"Chocoballs, it's full with chocolate, strawberry mousse and clotted cream… yummy. You want to taste one?" he asked her when he saw her dreamy expression.

"Yes."

"Okay." he nodded his head and took one and popped it in him mouth.

"Hey, what about me-"she was cut off as Harry came closer to her and pressed his lips to hers. Hermione gasped in surprised and Harry immediately and gently prodded his tongue into her and explored her mouth. Hermione groaned aloud, as soon his tongue touched to hers she lost all her sense of reasoning. He pushed her on her back and hovered above her not breaking the kiss she was now pinned to his bed with him above her, she immediately buried her hand in his hair and gripped it and pulled him closer to her . He held her neck as he kissed her harder now, the chocolate was now long forgotten and had completed melted only a slight taste of chocolate was lingering on both of their tongues. He broke away to catch their breath.

"So how was it?" Harry asked after few minutes still breathing heavily.

"What?" she asked him dazed and gasping for breath thinking what just happened in last couple of minutes. Harry broke her concentration again and trailed light kisses across her jaw and down her neck, sucking lightly on her pulse point, smirking against her skin when she gasped

"The chocolate 'Mione, how was it." He said with a breathy chuckle and gave a strong on her pulse point. Hermione just stared at him, she didn't answer him for few minutes then she said bewildered "Harry, you just kissed me and you want to know how the chocolate was?"

"Yes." He replied shrugging. Hermione started feeling little agitated seeing his careless attitude. She just huffed and crossed her hands and shifted from under him; sat up and backed up until her back touched the wall with her legs straight in front of her spread out.

"'Mione..." Harry said sighing but she refused to acknowledge him. "'Mione..." He called her name again but she kept ignoring him. Shaking his head he took her hand and caressed her "What do you want me to tell you." He asked her admitting his defeat.

"Why did you kiss me?" she instantly asked him.

"'Mione isn't it obvious." He said but saw her looking back at him wearing a confused expression "'Mione… I kissed you because I wanted too." He admitted.

"That's not an answer. Just because you want to kiss someone you don't just do it." She said not believing him at all.

"Okay, so why do you think I kissed you."

"That's not fair; I was asking the questions and now you have to answer it." She accused him.

"'Mione just answer... please." She opened her mouth to resist then closed it after a thought.

"I think you simply wanted to kiss me; you know for practice." She said shrugging. She saw Harry shaking his head.

"Can I ask you my gift for my birthday, 'Mione." He suddenly asked her.

"What? Where did that come from?"

"Can I?" He repeated again.

"Harry-"

"Can I?" He asked her again.

"Okay…" Still unsure where the conversation was leading too.

"Well what I want for my birthday is for today you will not lie to me."

"What? What kind of gift is that?"

"Just promise me 'Mione. She agreed grudgingly.

"You promise then?" He verified.

"Yes Harry, just get on with it."

"Okay." He said as shifted closer to her and swung one of his legs and planted it on each sides of her thigh, the sudden nearness surprised her, she gasped and her heart beat quickened. "Harry what-"

"Sshh." He shushed her as he placed his finger on her lips and locked the door with the help of his wand "I don't want anyone to interrupt us." Hermione was more confused than ever.

"Do you trust me 'Mione?" he asked her as he moved closer to her.

"Of course Harry." She replied without any hesitation.

"Good…then see in my eyes and tell me whether you love me or not."

"Harry, stop fooling around." She said as he slapped him on his chest and had started feeling uncomfortable.

"Come on 'Mione, just answer me, the sooner you do the happier I will be and remember the gift I asked you for today." His lips now on her throat sucking and licking slowly.

"Harry." She tried to protest again but he was so adamant when he wanted to.

"Tell me 'Mione, tell me the truth." He said and immediately went back to what he was doing before.

She admitted defeat and closed her eyes and whispered "Yes." She prayed to Merlin that he did not hear her answer but he was so close to her, she could feel his breathe in her hair there was no chance of not hearing what she had said. She felt Harry touch her chin coaxing her to look at him; she readied herself of seeing a smirking Harry looking down at him but when she did open her eyes she did see Harry looking down at her with smiling and his eyes shining with happiness.

"What are you so happy about?" she wondered out loud.

"And they say that you the smartest witch of the generation." He said shaking his head and bends down and brushed his lips with hers.

"That's the third time you kissed m-"she was cut off again as Harry again kissed her applying little more force than before and leaned back again.

"You know, you can't kiss me again just like that." And Harry again kissed her.

"I love you too." He whispered and planted his lips on hers. Hermione's eyes widened in surprise and pulled back so she could look at him properly.

"You do?" she asked her voice cracking in between. Harry just nodded.

Hermione pulled Harry closer to her and this time she was the one who initiated the kick. She immediately felt him react to the kiss. The kiss which had started out slow had started gaining momentum. Hermione broke off breathing heavily. "You love me." She said trying to make herself believe.

"Yes." He said with a breathy chuckle.

"I love you Harry." She spoke now little more confident, looking in his eyes. "And the chocolate was the best one I have ever had." Hermione told a grinning Harry

"I know, and I do too." He said and leaned in for another kiss. "This is my best birthday ever." He announced as he massaged her neck. Hermione gave him a bright smile.

"We should go down." She said after five to ten minutes had passed.

"Why?" he groaned. His head was now on her lap and she was roaming her fingers through his hair.

"Because, if we don't then will come up here especially Sirius. You don't want him to see us like this do you?" She said as she massaged his scald with her fingers.

"No. He won't stop about it." He said groaning in pleasure.

"Let's do then, now." She said as he got up from the bed and pulled up with him. Hand in hand they both went downstairs.

Tonks was the first one to notice them both coming down hand in hand and shortly after that they broke away. She smiled to herself and was pretty sure what was going on.

"Oh! Good you both are here… breakfast is ready." Remus announced when he saw both of them.

"I am famished." Harry said as he sat down to eat. Breakfast was soon over when Remus got up and brought the birthday cake.

"Guys, it's too much." Harry said, his cheeks now turning slight pink.

"Make a wish Harry." Tonks encouraged with a smirk on her lips. Harry frowned looking at the smirk but kept quiet and nodded. Soon, the cake was cut into pieces and was eaten by everyone. After that they went to the living room. "Time for gifts." Sirius said.

"This is my favourite part of birthdays." Tonks said smiling. Tonks got him charmed bracelet "I know you don't wear jewellery, but it's in fashion now and it also deflect backs some minor spells too." Hermione got him a book on spells and curses. The gift which blew him away was Remus and Sirius's.

They got him the trunks of his parents 'You said you wanted to know them better so got you their Hogwarts trunks." Sirius said with a shrug.

"Yeah, I had gone to Gringotts and got their trunks, they both contain their stuff like books, wand, photos etc." Remus said. Harry was choked, he could say anything so he did the only thing which came to his mind, and he hugged them both. Harry took the shrunken trunks and pocketed it. "I will go through them later." He said.

Remus coughed and said looking at Harry and Hermione "So you both want to tell us something?"

"What do you mean?" Hermione said feigning innocence.

"You very well know what we are talking about." Tonks said now smirking.

"Okay, okay… so me and Hermione are together." He said.

"How did you know?" Hermione asked them.

"Hermione, you forget that I am a werewolf I can hear and smell things." he said with very disturbing knowing grin.

"That and the red spot on your neck, has pretty much explained everything to us." Sirius said now pointing at it and wiggling his eyebrows.

"And you were holding hands when you came down." Tonks said with a huge-huge grin on her face.

"Okay, well we are together." Hermione said as Harry held her hand, smiling slightly and looking at their intervened fingers.