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She's so affected
I'm so rejected
And the Girl Keeps Coming Apart
Don't, don't, don't, don't let it get me down
Don't let it get me down
She's just a screamer
A nightmare dreamer
Yeah, the Girl Keeps Coming Apart
She's like a call girl
Loose ends and all girl
But the Girl Keeps Coming Apart
White lace and leather
She's so together
But still the Girl Keeps Coming Apart
Girl Keeps Coming Apart-Aerosmith
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Sirius returned to the bedroom nearly a half an hour later, quietly creeping to the bed. Just as he was preparing to climb back into bed, he noticed that it wasn't just himself who was having nightmares.
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"Can't you see, Mione? Can't you see? Can't you see how it isn't us that are meant to be, but Lavender and me?"
My head is shaking, back and forth, and the tears in my eyes are breaking loose, rolling down my face. Ron doesn't understand, doesn't see. Doesn't see how much I love him. Doesn't see how him being with Lavender hurts me so much, every day.
"Ron is right, Hermione. He's right. He's right because you need someone better in your life. Someone better than Ron."
I shake my head some more. Harry can't see either, can't see how Ron is the only one I will ever love. He's the only one.
"They're right, dollface." Having Sirius in my dream is a real shock. He opens his arms and grins. "You need me to be alright."
His voice seems to get fuzzy.
"You're alright, now," Sirius continues. "I'm here. You're alright. It's only a dream..."
Hermione's eyes flew open wide. She was gasping hard for breath. For a moment she was worried that she was dying-she couldn't breathe!-but then her breath returned to her, and she was able to see that she was wrapped in Sirius's arms again, crying her eyes out, as he offered words of comfort.
"It was only a dream..." he said, trying desperately to control her tears.
Hermione violently shook her head. "But it wasn't! It wasn't a dream! It was...n't..." she sniffled.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
She was about to open up her mouth and tell him, tell him that it was Ron, that he was haunting her dreams. But then she remembered the ending, how it seemed as though Sirius were telling her that he was the one, the one for her, better than Ron.
She shook her head. "I just want to go back to bed."
Sirius nodded. "I understand. Goodnight, dollface. See you in the morning."
He released her, and she, surprising herself at how unwilling she was to tear herself away, returned to her place beneath the covers, willing sleep to find her.
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Alright! That was my 3,000 word punishment! But I rather like writing this story, so after I write the chapters of my other stories and do my homework, we'll see what time it is and if I have time for maybe a few more chapters. ^^
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