Ok here's the update everyone has been waiting for!!!!! When you get done reading this, you can't say I left you hanging…! Lol well I guess I do that every time because I can't put the entire story into one update….then it just wouldn't be any fun!!!! Anyway, hope you enjoy this! Thanks to everyone for reviewing!
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Harry grinned evilly at the sight of Hermione from a great distance away from him. He went down under the water and pushed off the rock wall behind him with his feet to give him some speed.
"Think they're not a couple now?" Josie asked Ron as they watched Harry go after Hermione. "They say they don't like each other, but the way they act-"
"It's so obvious," Ron added obliviously, as if he were just realizing the most obvious thing in the world.
Josie patted him on the shoulder. "Good one Ron. Now how about we go join in on the fun before we get left out?"
"Sounds like a great idea." He answered happily.
Harry swam fiercely with his strong arms and legs carrying him quite fast. Harry could see Hermione ahead of him under the water with the bright sun's rays slicing through the crystal clear water they were swimming in. He saw her go up for air then come back down. That's when Harry decided to get some air. That way, she wouldn't see him when she came back up again.
Ron and Josie met them in the middle and that's when it started. Harry pulled on Hermione's legs from under the water. She laughed a bit before being silenced from the water surrounding her head. Harry wrapped his arms and legs around her small frame, feeling her wiggle wildly underneath him. She was very slippery and escaped his grip.
Hermione swam to the top for some air, feeling distracted for a moment, but snapping out of it at hearing Ron, Josie, and Harry coming toward her as they swam fiercely.
Harry gripped the tip of her foot. Instinctively, she dove under the water and swam between his legs, throwing him off once more. Hermione came back up and wrapped herself around Harry from behind, making her way to his shoulders. She balanced herself on Harry's shoulders while trying desperately trying to bring him down.
"A little rough aren't you!" Harry teased, earning him a slap upside the head.
"Harry! I can't believe you just said that!" Hermione protested.
Harry's hands moved up to her knees as they loomed on each side of his face. His hand gripped tightly around her left knee, making her scream.
"Harry! Stop!" she laughed. Harry kept squeezing in small intervals, and now he was winning this battle. Hermione hooked her legs around his back and leaned backward into the water.
Harry followed her under, totally surprised.
Josie was having her own fun going after Harry and Ron, splashing water at them continually. Harry stopped and went
after Josie and Ron, pulling both of them under the water at once.
Hermione was swimming away, under the water, very quickly. Harry didn't see her anywhere, but followed the slightly rippling water with his eyes. He was off, swimming after her with just as much force and a devilish grin on his face.
Harry slowed a bit and saw Hermione upright in the water in front of him, her legs swaying lightly to keep her above water. She appeared to be twirling around, as if to be looking for him. Harry was running short on air and could now see her very clearly now in the glistening water.
She found her way to a ledge underneath the water and stood on it under the overhang, allowing just her top half from the shoulders down to be immersed in the water.
She put her hands on her face, letting the water run all over it. Her eyes were closed and her ears were completely tuned out to everything around her.
Harry stopped under the water, right at her feet. His head slowly came up, and peaked above the water to look at her. She didn't even notice. As he stood up all the way, the dripping sound of the water running off his body caught her attention, and she jumped.
"Harry, what are you-"
He just stared at her, in a very serious manner.
Her back was pressed against the rock wall and Harry's hands were on each side of her against the wall. His face was so close to hers and she could see the pores in his skin as water ran off his face.
"I got you." He said softly and with a grin on his face.
Hermione unknowingly held her breath and looked at him. He was so close to her face and she just stared into his eyes as he held himself up against her.
She gulped harshly. "I um-no. This isn't over Harry James Potter," she answered softly, with a smile on her face.
Ron and Josie opted to leaving the two love birds by themselves and wound up in a corner talking, while they kept their heads above the water.
"What do you say we call a truce?" Harry asked, still leaning his weight against the wall from in front of her.
Hermione squinted skeptically at him. "How do I know this isn't a trick? I nearly drowned you once, I can do it again. I think you're scared. That's all it is." she said slyly. Harry grinned and looked around to find Ron and Josie, just to pin-point their location.
Hermione looked at the side of his face that was so very close to hers. She mentally traced his neck and moved up to trace over his jaw line with her eyes.
'What's wrong with me,' she asked herself. 'Why is this happening? He's my best friend,' the gentle voice in her head sounded.
Harry turned his head back to look at her seriously. Hermione gulped again.
"So don't believe me? I'm not scared but I'll prove that I want to call a truce on this water fight."
"Oh really? And how is that?" Hermione asked with a great amount of skepticism in her quiet voice.
Harry smiled gently and touched her chin with one of his hands.
'Oh no, oh no! This isn't happening!' the alarm in Hermione's head rang, giving her a slight headache.
Harry leaned in closer than he already was and closed his eyes. Hermione did the same out of pure confusion but with a little hint of want in her bones.
Harry steadied himself on the ledge they were on, framed Hermione's soft, glistening face and kissed her ever so softly. He wasn't sure exactly why he was doing this. Perhaps it was just opportunity presenting itself and Harry wanted to take it. Or an even bigger scenario could be that he has feelings for her and he wanted to show them.
Hermione, on the other hand, couldn't decide whether she wanted this to happen or not, but gave in to Harry's kiss desperately as she pushed off the wall gently and further into his arms.
Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck and she deepened the kiss, allowing Harry to venture into a very new world of kissing his best friend. When they had kissed in front of Cho, it was simple. They only appeared to be performing a battle with the tongues, but they weren't. This time it was real. The strangest sensations came over them as they deeply kissed each other while trying to stay on the ledge and above the water. Harry held her tight around her waist with one hand and let the other one become tangled in her hair at the back of her neck.
At this very same moment, they must have been thinking the same thing. Hermione gently rose up and wrapped her legs around Harry's waist. He held her up with his hands firmly on her back, still kissing her lovingly. Both of them relaxed their bodies and attempted something neither of them had ever tried with anyone else before. Harry and Hermione smiled against each other's lips as Harry tipped backwards, slowly dipping under the water.
Ron and Josie watched the situation in front of them with awe-struck faces. Ron was the worst off though. In all his years of being friends with these two, he had never seen them even remotely act this close with each other.
"Either they're up to something, or the underworld has just frozen over. But either way, I just love a happy ending!" Josie stated dramatically. Ron stared at her with what felt like an 'I'm-with-stupid' sticker plastered to his forehead.
"Have you gone mad?"
Josie laughed at the look on Ron's face. "It could be a distraction. You know, to really get this water fight under way. Didn't you tell me they're very good at acting together with things like this?"
Ron shook his head fiercely, blocking out her comment completely. "No way. This is far too intense to be just some act. Trust me, they would do other things if they up to something. I've known them for a very long time and I know their moods and behaviors. This is definitely something new. I've never seen this before between them."
"Do you think maybe this vacation has had an effect on them? Or maybe it's because they both transitioned out of relationships and they're relieving leftover tension."
Ron shook his head. "You know, you've got a lot of good points there, but unfortunately, I only see one thing."
"And what's that?" Josie asked with a grin, trailing a finger up Ron's bare chest. He gulped and felt all his muscles freeze under her touch.
"Clearly they're head over heels for each other, but they don't know it-yet."
Josie stopped dancing her finger across his chest. "Do you think they'll see it before this vacation is over?" she said with a grin.
Ron was too distracted and looked at her seriously.
Hermione and Harry shot up out of the water to get some air, and in the most literal sense. They were under far too long.
Hermione was swimming up to the side, reaching for a ledge in the rock wall. She clung to it and caught her breath. Harry came up beside her and leaned his back against the wall, gripping a ledge above him. He waited for oxygen to catch up with him again before opening his eyes to look at Hermione's horrified face.
Once his eyes opened, they met Hermione's. Harry thought his heart stopped for a moment. She was staring back at him, but the anticipated horrible look he was imagining on her face wasn't present; at least not now. Her eyes were clear, as if to be glazed over a bit, but she didn't seem like she didn't have any sense left.
'Just slap me and get it over with,' the voice in his head rang out. He breathed heavily, just staring back at her.
But she didn't do anything but look at him with calmness throughout her face. Together they came to a mental understanding and Hermione swam away, giving him a sweet smile as she pushed off the wall and into the water.
Harry let out the breath he was holding and smiled to himself. "Note to self…figure out why I even did that," he said quietly, and letting go of the ledge above him to sink back into the water.