Author's note: Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated as of late. Instead of handing you a line of excuses, I'll just update now. It's not much, but at least it's an update. Again, I apologize for the wait.
It was around evening time at Hogwarts now, so that meant my classes were over. Throughout the day both Harry and Ron tried to corner me. My guess is that they want to know about this morning. I had no intentions on telling them either. Although, Harry would ask some reasonable questions. There's a chance that I may tell him, but Ron is a different story. I feel as if the friendship Ron and I have is being strained. One can only hope that he'll grow up before he loses me.
As I made my way towards the great hall for dinner, there was a flash of blue, and suddenly I fell back, landing on my rear. It seems like this is happening to me a lot these days.
"Ouch." I said, carefully getting back up and looking at the stranger in front of me. "Who might you be?" I ask softly, noticing that she had on a Beauxbaton uniform, but looked a bit younger than the rest of the others.
"Je suis désolé, Mademoiselle." the young girl said. "Je m'apelle Gabrielle."
I looked at her surprised. She resembled Fleur. They must be sisters. It seemed like every moment that I thought about Fleur, I became more intrigued. My mind raced as I looked at Gabrielle.
"Uh..Mademoiselle? Are you feeling well? You look razzer.. 'ow do you say.." Gabrielle paused looking down. She then snaps and looks back up, "You look razzer out of et." she states.
"Oh no, I'm fine, just lost in my thoughts. My name is Hermione by the way." I said smiling.
In the distance someone was calling out Gabrielle's name. Gabrielle turned to look, then looks back at me, eyes wide.
"Gabrielle, où êtes-vous?" a familiar voice called out getting closer. Such an amazing sound.
"You are 'ermione Granger, oui?" Grabrielle asked quickly.
"Yes. I am her." I said, carefully watching her reaction. Then looked past her shoulder noticing another blue uniform. Fleur just appeared from around the corner looking the opposite way. My heart began to flutter like crazy. Merlin, she is so beautiful
"You... Ma soeur.. Fleur mentioned you." Gabrielle said excitedly, not noticing Fleur walking towards us. "You are zo pretty, 'Ermione! Zo much prettier zan I imagined. Je suis si heureux! I am zo glad you are Fleur's mate!" she stated, smiling like she just met a celebrity.
Upon hearing hearing everything Gabrielle said, I smiled, though it confused me. I'm Fleur's mate? What does that mean? I looked up to see Fleur frozen in place, just right behind her sister. Her eyes were once again that deep purple. Her face shown anger, but her eyes, they shown anxiety. My heart began to beat rapidly.
"Gabrielle." Fleur said through clenched teeth. "We 'ave to go." Fleur's sister visibly tensed, not knowing that Fleur was behind her.
"Oui, of course." She said carefully, fearful of Fleur's reaction.
"Good day, 'Ermione." Fleur said softly, relaxing just a bit. Gabrielle just smiled apologetically at me.
Fleur grabbed her sister's hand as they turned to leave. I started to panic when I realized that this was a chance for me to apologize to Fleur. I will not let this chance go, I thought to myself.
"Fleur.. wait." I said, gently placing my hand on her shoulder. She looked back at me, those amazing purple eyes searching mine for something. "I'm so sorry." I whispered.
She stared at me. Confusion in clear on her face. "For what, 'Ermione?" She questioned, letting go of Gabrielle's hand and turning to face me completely.
Tears began to pool in my eyes. Damn you Hermione! Why do you have to cry? Looking down at my feet, I raised my hands to wipe my face, only to have Fleur grasp my chin gently to force me to look her in the eyes.
"Look at me, ma coeur. Why are you apologizing? You 'ave nozzing to apologize for." Fleur said, letting go of my chin to cup my cheeks with her hands. She used her thumbs to wipe away my tears. "Please do not cry ma chérie."
"I ruined everything Fleur.." I said, my voice wavering. I hated that I was turning into such a mess. "If I wouldn't have kissed you-" Fleur placed her delicate finger on my lips.
"If We wouldn't 'ave kissed 'ermione, I wouldn't 'ave been sure about.." Fleur trailed off sighing.
"Sure about what Fleur?" I asked, curious.
Fleur pulled me into her, kissing the top of my head, making me blush. "I wouldn't 'ave been sure if you were my true mate. I am still zo naive I suppose. Zere is much that I need to learn from ma mère about my Veela heritage. I needed to make sure zat zis was real and not just some crush or puppy love. I had to be sure zat zis was true."
I pulled away cupping Fleur's cheeks with my hands. "And what kind of love do you think this is?"
"For me 'ermione, zis iz real. Zis iz true. Zere will be no other for me, you are my one and only." Fleur stated serious. "You 'ave your own feelings zo 'Ermione, which I cannot control. You love who you love. I do 'ope zat in time though, you will come to love me as I do you."
I pulled Fleur into a gentle embrace, resting my head on her shoulder. "How do you know that I don't love you already, Fleur Delacour?" I whispered, before gently pulling back and kissing her soft lips.
There we have it. Again I am sorry for the wait. I do hope you guys like this chapter. It is short, but at least it's something to let you know that I'm not through with this story yet. I hope you all have a good day, or a good night!
-Love, xlittlepixiex.