Ugh, so so so sorry for not updating for AGES, I've been really bogged down with revision and stuff, plus I kinda lost inspiration for this story. Anyways, I'm back now, and hopefully will be updating this story a lot more often!

Hermione blinked, speechless with shock. She then swallowed, blinked again, then opened her mouth but no sound came out.
She inhaled deeply then she finally spoke.

"R-Ron I-" She swallowed "that's very sweet but...that wasn't what I was going to say at all..." She looked up at Ron to see a look of confusion and sadness in his eyes. Then he decided to speak "...oh..." he said quietly, looking down at the ground, but before Hermione could say anything, he looked right back up again "I-Is there someone else then...?" he asked softly. Hermione bit her lip "well..."

"So there is...I see..." Ron said, sighing "can I ask who it is? I-I'd like to know who I've lost your heart to, y-you are my friend after all..."

"Ummm..." Hermione swallowed nervously. She was readily prepared to tell Ron she was dating Ginny before, but now, seeing him so sad, she couldn't bear to tell him. She knew it would hurt him even more than before.

Ron sensed her hesitation "It's not...Harry, is it?" He asked; Hermione blinked "no, no of course it's not Harry, he's just like a brother to me!"

"Is it, umm...Seamus?"

"No Ron, definitely not!"

"Neville?"

"No!" Hermione replied, getting irritated with his pestering

"Merlin, it's not Draco is it? Because if it is I'll hex him to oblivio-"

"Ron! No! It's not any of them! It's Ginny!" Hermione yelled, and then clapped her hands over her mouth as she realized what she had just said.

There was silence.

Ron stood still for a moment, blinking in shock. Then a pitying smile spread across his face. Hermione looked at him, shocked by his reaction.

"It all makes sense now" Ron said, taking a step forward "Don't worry Hermione, you can't possibly fancy my sister"

Hermione's look of shock turned to one of confusion "what the hell do you mean Ron? Of course I fancy her!"

"No, you don't" Ron said, still smiling "you're just confused, that's all. You may think you like Ginny, while in fact you are only drawn to her because she reminds you of me"

"Oh really? And h-how can you be so sure of that?" Hermione said, stuttering slightly

"Because Mione, it's impossible for women to love each other in that way, women are meant to love men and vice versa." He took another step forward and placed a hand on Hermione's shoulder "Don't worry Hermione, I'll help end your confusion right now..." Then he started to lean forward as if to kiss her.

Hermione reacted on impulse. She slapped him, clean across the face "get off me!" She yelled, before bolting out of the front gate and into the fields beyond, leaving Ron standing there, blinking and swaying in shock from the slap he'd just received.

Ginny had been watching the whole thing from the front door. From the beginning she knew Ron had said something wrong, the look of shock on Hermione's face made that pretty clear 'what the hell did you say to her, Ron?' She thought angrily, the urge to protect her girlfriend rising within her.

Then the mood changed completely; she could tell they were arguing, but they were too far away for her to hear, plus the wind carried their voices away.

She then became shocked when she saw Hermione slap her brother, without even thinking she ran down the garden to where her brother stood, then without giving him a chance to speak she also slapped him, very hard "Ron, you git!" She shouted angrily before sprinting after Hermione.

Hermione ran, she ran as fast as she could. 'That can't be true!' she thought desperately 'I love Ginny, I'm not confused!' She felt a tear sliding down her cheek as she continued to run through the grass. She made it to a little grove of trees at the top of a slight incline then slumped against the nearest tree, curling up in a ball and whimpering softly as she continued to cry. Finally Ginny managed to catch up with her; she quickly sat beside Hermione and put an arm around her "Hermione.. babe… shhhh it's alright.." She crooned lightly, pulling her girlfriend closer to her. Hermione whimpered again and turned to bury her head in the crook of Ginny's neck, her shoulders now shaking with sobs. Ginny gulped a little and began to nervously rub her lover's back, unsure of what else to do in a situation like this since she'd never been in this sort of relationship "what on earth did you say to her, Ron…" she thought sadly "Hermione's a strong girl, she's hardly phased by anything like this… but you say one thing to her and she breaks down in tears…" She tilted up Hermione's head and looked her in the eyes "sweetie, what did he say to you..?"

Hermione snuffled a little and wiped her nose on the back of her hand "H-he said I was confused..." she replied weakly, her voice cracking "that it's impossible for two women to love each other… T-that I only thought I liked you because you remind me of him…" Ginny's eyes widened in shock; she'd thought her brother wouldn't be that accepting, but this was ridiculous! She narrowed her eyes "why that egotistical little-!" She half-hissed, clenching her fists…. Then she looked down at Hermione, whose eyes were still watery, and she relaxed once more and cuddled her tightly. Punishing Ron could wait, what mattered right now was ensuring that her girlfriend was happy again. "Don't worry about him" she said gently, stroking her hair "he's just an ignorant fool sometimes, doesn't think before he opens his mouth; you know what he's like… he'll learn in time."

Hermione sighed "I hope so..." she said quietly "still, I thought he'd be a bit more like Harry, y'know? Since they're so close and all..." she let out another sigh "but clearly I thought wrong…" Ginny nodded sadly in reply before cradling her lover close to her again.

The pair remained there until a small breeze whipped through the trees, making them both shiver slightly. Ginny looked up, just in time to get a raindrop right between the eyes. She blinked rapidly "ugh...Great, it's raining" she said, getting up and pulling Hermione with her "like it or not, we're going to have to go back inside."
Hermione looked worried "but Ron..-" Ginny held up her hand "don't worry about that, I have an idea."

Soon both of them had sped across the field, trying desperately to shield themselves from the incoming downpour. Hermione had to wait at the side of the Burrow while Ginny ran around the back. She swiftly returned broom in hand. Then, after much scrambling and muttered curses, both were now comfortably seated on the broom… Well, Ginny was, Hermione was still getting used to the whole flying thing, so she clung to Ginny desperately. Ginny directed the broom around the house to her bedroom window, which she had conveniently left ajar the night before. She opened it wider and flew them both into the room. Hermione quickly jumped off and closed the widow to prevent any more rain from drenching them further. Ginny shuddered and shook her hair like a dog, water spraying everywhere. Hermione squealed and recoiled from the splattering of water. "Gin!" She cried out indignantly "do you mind?"

Ginny stopped at the sound of Hermione's voice, then turned around sheepishly "er..woops, sorry 'Mione" she replied, grinning guiltily at her. Hermione just sighed and shook her head, a slight smile creeping across her lips "typical Ginny" she said, ruffling her lover's hair affectionately "always the joker" Ginny pouted "heeey, don't mess up my hair!" she exclaimed indignantly as she hurried over to her mirror "nooo you've given me a parting!" she whined "you KNOW how much I hate that!" Hermione giggled a little; she in fact did know, ever since Ginny had been set on growing her fringe out to cover her forehead, the sure-fire way to get her a little riled up was to give her a parting, which she would desperately try to fix, sometimes without a mirror, which would always end in hilarity. As she watched her girlfriend desperately trying to fix her hair, her nose wrinkled up in a mixture of concentration and frustration, Hermione couldn't help but giggle softly, a funny feeling rising in her chest. Seeing Ginny acting in such a way was just so adorable, and put no doubt in her mind that she most definitely had romantic feelings towards the younger girl. She crept up behind the flustered redhead and wrapped her arms around her waist, planting a soft kiss on the back of her head. Ginny froze, surprised at the sudden contact "o-oh!" She exclaimed, flushing deeply "what are you doing..?" Hermione chuckled "mm… nothing much, just loving on you, sweetie" she replied, resting her head on her lover's shoulder.

Ginny rolled her eyes, grinning a little before turning around and wrapping her arms around Hermione's neck "well then, I'd better do the same..." she replied before leaning up and giving her lover a sweet kiss on the lips.

Hermione kissed back, smiling a little as she did so. All the things Ron had said were no longer on her mind; granted they would come back at some point, but right at this very moment, with Ginny in her arms, she felt like she didn't care.

She loved Ginny and Ginny loved her, Ron could suck it.

Well, there you go, just one thing though… I like Ron as a character, it's just that I needed to turn him into a bit of a douche for this story, so sorry to all the Ron-lovers, but for this story to have depth it had to be done.

If you liked it, please review! I love to hear what my readers think :)

See you next time!

Rhianna xx