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::Intuition Chapter 4::
A/N: All that is written about the QE2 are real facts. I have been on this ocean liner many times before and all the information related on the boat are true. Thanks for reading! Please review!
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Ron followed Hermione back to their cabin. Hermione opened the door and collapsed on her bed crying. Ron came to her and held her in a deep in brace.
"Shhh…" Ron whispered sweetly to Hermione. "He's OK the doctor told you so. He'll be back to normal before you know it!"
"Its all my fault!" Cried Hermione.
"No don't you ever think that Hermione! You hear me? It's not your fault! Its not your fault Jeremy is a crazy psychopath!"
"I can't be with Harry anymore. If I stay with him he'll get hurt again…or even worse…die." Hermione sobbed.
"Now don't you go do that Mione! Harry needs you in his life! He loves you!"
"And I love him…but I can't, I need to think about this. Ron?"
"Yeh?"
"Please don't tell Harry about our little conversation."
Ron nodded, even though he wanted to tell Harry he knew it was for Hermione to tell him. "I won't I promise."
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Keith was holding lavender. He led her back to her room and releases his grip on her arms and placed his hands on her waist.
"Let me go!" Yelled Lavender, hoping someone would come to her rescue.
"Now you listen to me and you listen good! I don't want you seeing that good for nothing waiter ever again you hear me?" Spat Keith.
"Good for nothing waiter? Don't you dare call him that! And plus you have no hold over me! After the 4 weeks that are left on this cruise, I'm going back to school and Ron, being in my school will be there too! So why not just give up? You'll never get me!"
"He's in your school?" Asked Keith jealously.
Lavender nodded. "He's in my year too! So there's no way you can break us apart!"
"Don't be so sure." And with that Keith leaned down and kissed Lavender with all the force he held. Lav couldn't set free from the embrace until Keith loosened his grip and she slapped him hard across the face.
"Get the hell out of my room." Said Lavender calmly.
"Stay away from him!" Yelled Keith before slamming the cabin door. Lavender flinched as she heard the big 'BOOM' of the door and she broke down in tears.
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Lavender ran to go find Ron. She checked his cabin and checked the restaurant. 'The Lido!' Thought Lavender. And as she thought there was Ron, eating…as usual.
Lavender ran to him and held him in a big embrace, tears running down her cheeks.
"Lav, hunny what's wrong?" Asked Ron concerned.
"Keith…he…he said that he…wanted you to…stay…away…from me…or else…or else…" Said Lavender sobbing.
"Or what?" Asked Ron, rage running through his veins.
"Or he would get you fired or even worst!"
"Lav? I don't care about my job! I want us to be together that's what matters."
Lavender nodded. "Listen, he's a very powerful guy and he could do anything to you…like get you killed! I want to be with you though! So much!"
Ron wiped Lav's cheeks. "We can be together, and we will be together…we just have to keep it a secret between us. Understand me?"
"I understand Ron. It's a secret…no one knows and no one will know."
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The next afternoon, Harry woke up with a shock seeing Hermione there…staring down at him. He looked at the alarm clock that sat beside him, it was all ready 11:00 am in the morning. As he tried to sit up he felt a huge pain in his head. Hermione looked down at him, tears in her eyes.
"Harry?" She asked, her voice trembling.
"Hermione? Where am I?" Asked Harry, touching his head with his hand.
"You're in the hospital, Jeremy hit your head really hard and you fell unconscious so I brought you here."
"Thanks Hermione, what would I do without you?" Said Harry lovingly.
"You'd stay alive." Said Hermione harshly.
"What?"
"Harry, I love you so much, but I fear if we stay together, you'll get hurt…because of me."
"Hermione no! Don't think that! I love you…I need you." Said Harry tears falling down his cheeks.
"Harry please! Don't make this harder than it all ready is!" Said Hermione crying.
"Then don't do it! Don't leave me!"
"Harry I have to…I love you so much, I want you to stay alive. I'm sorry…" Hermione finished crying, she kissed Harry's forehead and ran out of the hospital.
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Ron was in Lavender's room sitting on her bed, waiting for her to get out of the bathroom. It seemed like forever she was there. He even started to play a game of solitaire. He heard the sound of a door opening and gulped as he saw Lav.
She was wearing a black silky dress that went down to her knees. Her hair was in a half ponytail and she was wearing very elegant black high-heeled shoes. She wore black eyeliner and clear lipgloss. She looked beautiful.
"So what do you think?" Asked Lavender twirling around in her dress. "Daddy got it for me this morning for me to wear tonight for dinner."
Ron stood up and slipped one of his hands on Lavender's waist and took his other hand and cupped her hand with his. He turned on the music and started dancing around the room with her. "Now I can officially say that I danced with the most beautiful girl in the world." Said Ron smiling. Lavender went to kiss him.
"Thank you." She said to him in a low whisper.
"For what?" He asked.
"For sticking with me, for us staying together…even though we're not supposed to be well in Keith's eyes."
"I couldn't bare not being with you, and besides, it's kind of exciting…loving in secret. It makes the whole relationship sexy and daring."
"Really?" Asked Lavender raising an eyebrow and lowering Ron on her bed with her hand.
Ron motioned Lavender to come to him with his index finger. Lavender obeyed and placed herself on top of him.
"If I can make you come to me with just one movement of my finger…think what I can do with just one hand." Exclaimed Ron.
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Harry walked sadly into work, it was his last week of work until he had a week off. He looked over to see Hermione who spotted him. She wouldn't look at him and would just turn her head to what she was doing. Harry felt a pain go through his heart as he saw Jeremy try to apologize to Hermione and flirt with her at the same time.
"I'm so sorry, I guess jealousy took the better part of me." Started Keith.
"I don't know if I can except you apology Keith. Apologize to Harry first and then…I'll see." Said Hermione looking harshly into the teen's eyes. Jeremy nodded and went to Harry.
"Harry?" Asked Jeremy.
"What do you want?"
"To apologize, as I told Hermione, I was just really jealous and it took the better part of me…I guess."
Harry nodded. "I accept your apology, but try anything funny again and I will seriously have to hurt you."
Jeremy nodded and thanked Harry to go back to Hermione.
"I told Harry I was sorry and he accepted my apology."
Hermione was shocked. 'How could Harry accept his apology? Jeremy hurt him! Wait Hermione…Jeremy hurt Harry and you told Harry you didn't want to be with him because you were afraid of him getting hurt. So if he's apologizing to Jeremy does that mean he's apologizing to you too for putting him in such a position?' Thought Hermione.
"I accept your apology." Said Hermione without thinking.
Jeremy beamed. "That's great Hermione! Thank you!"
"Your welcome…" Said Hermione as she saw Jeremy put a hand on hers. She flinched and took her hand away.
"I…I…can't I'm sorry." Said Hermione, running off to serve a table.
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Three days had passed and Keith was always searching for Lavender. Sure she was there at dinner and maybe sometimes lunch but she always seemed absent.
"Ron where are we going?" Asked Lavender as Ron trailed her along a hallway. As they both saw Keith, they went into the nearest closet to make out. That's how it was now. Keith wouldn't know. Lavender and Ron would be making out and dating and Keith knew nothing. They were so happy they really thought their secret was secure but was it?
"Jeremy!" Yelled Keith as he saw the teen walk in the hall.
"Yes?" Asked Jeremy, who knew Keith from being his friend at school.
"Do you work with a certain red head called Ron?"
Jeremy nodded.
"Well has he been at work lately?" Asked Keith.
"Yeh he has but then he leaves really quickly like he has to be somewhere. Why do you ask?
"And have you seen Lavender anywhere I'm looking for her."
"Yeh three minutes ago but she looked like she was in a hurry when I asked her why, she said she was meeting someone. Again, why do you ask?" Asked Jeremy annoyed by his friends' constant questioning.
"No reason." Said Keith walking off in anger…he knew what was going on. "Lavender is with Ron!" Said Keith to himself.
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It was now July 31st and Harry found no reason to celebrate. He turned 17 and lost the love of his life. Ron and him had celebrated it in the Lido with Lavender and Hermione. Hermione seemed pretty distant and told Harry that she would give him his present later on that night. Harry spent his whole end of day figuring, 'What is Hermione's present?'
"Where are you off to mate?" Asked Ron to Harry from his cabin bed.
"Hermione told me she wanted to give me my birthday present tonight." Responded Harry.
"Well I'm off too…" Said Ron standing up.
"To where?"
"To see La…Latino dancers dance?"
"Nice, see you later Ron." Said Harry leaving the room.
Ron sighed. "Phew…that was close!"
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Hermione had told Harry to meet her in the "Yacht Club." Harry was wearing a navy blue suite, black loafers, and a white dress shirt under the blue jacket. He was in awe when he saw Hermione arrive, she looked stunning in her dark purple dress. It went down to her ankles and was crossed in the back and glowed as she walked down the small stairs.
"Harry, thank you for meeting me here." Hermione started, noticing that Harry was sitting in the exact same table and in the same seat where he asked Hermione out.
"Your welcome."
"I'm here to give you your birthday present." Said Hermione.
"I know."
"Well here goes nothing…" Said Hermione leaning In and kissing Harry on the lips.
"What was that for? I thought we had broken up." Asked Harry.
"I needed time to think Harry, you see I thought that breaking up with you would make you stay alive longer and stay in less trouble but I was wrong."
"Yes you were Hermione, you're the one that keeps me alive, and you're my reason, with you and Ron, to stay alive. If it weren't for you…my life would have no meaning. "
"I started thinking that it was because of me you got in so much trouble, but then I realized that I'm the one who asked to be in all your adventures and I'm the one risking everything. But there's one thing I don't want to risk…"
"And what's that?" Asked Harry.
"Losing you."
"I love you Hermione."
"I love you too Harry."
Harry took Hermione's hand to the dance floor. It was like deja-vue for the two. Dancing on the floor and staring into each other's eyes. Harry leaned in to kiss Hermione. It was a kiss filled full of passion and emotion. He let his hands rest on her hips as she slipped hers through his un-ruly hair. This was the way it was supposed to be, and they both knew it.
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Keith walked through the halls in rage. 'How could I have been so stupid! All this time they had been dating under my nose and I was incapable of seeing through it!' He thought as he made his way to Lavender's room.
Ron and Lavender were kissing furiously on Lav's king-size bed. His hands slipped on the silky dress and made their way to her rear. Lavender slipped her arms around his neck. She lay on top of him and let herself be caressed by his soft touch. The two were so rapped up that they didn't hear the door unlock.
Keith had asked for a spare key of Lav's room without asking her permission. As he quietly opened the door he heard Lavender laugh. "That tickles…Haha! Ron stop it!" Keith ran to the two.
"WHAT THE HELL!" He yelled.
Ron and Lavender stood up seeing Keith stare at them in a fit of rage.
"I told you too stay away from him and I find you practically going at it! You really are a tramp Lavender!" Yelled Keith at her.
"Don't you dare call her that!" Yelled Ron standing up.
"Outside right now." Said Keith as he led Ron outside.
"No! Don't fight you two please!" Yelled Lavender following the two out to the deck.
It was too late. Ron and Keith had started fighting. Keith, whom was stronger and taller than Ron had a slight advantage. Lavender tried breaking the two up but it seemed hopeless, they were uncontrollable.
Keith threw Ron in the pool and as Ron tried getting out Keith would keep putting his head back in, trying to drown him. Lavender pulled as hard as she could on Keith's arms' so he would maybe stop. But that didn't help as he took his hands out of the water to slap Lavender. She got pushed into the towels and chairs.
As Keith wasn't looking Ron pulled him into the pool with him. As Keith was trying to regain his posture, Ron got out. Ron directly ran to Lav to try to help her. She had a big bruise on the side of her cheek and was panting. He pulled her out of the towels and went back to Keith who had managed to get out of the pool.
Keith hit Ron's left jaw and Ron hit Keith in the stomach. Lavender ran to get Harry and Hermione whom were walking hand in hand in the hallway. As Lavender explained the fight Harry and Hermione ran to the deck.
Harry got to pull Ron and Keith away from each other. Mr. Brown, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Jones all ran out hearing the commotion.
"What is going on here?" Asked Mr. Jones angrily. When he saw his son wet and hurt and Ron wet he directly made an assumption.
"How dare you hurt my son!" Yelled Mr. Jones to Ron, whom was trying to stay as calm as possible.
"I didn't hurt your god damn son. He asked for it." Responded Ron calmly, wincing from Harry's tight grip on him.
"Get him arrested!" Yelled Mr. Jones, pointing at Ron.
"Now now there's no need to make assumptions here…" Started Mr. Brown.
"This, delinquent hurt my son. He must be severely punished!" Yelled Mr. Jones.
"He didn't hurt Keith on purpose!" Yelled Lavender. Everyone turned to look at her in awe.
"That's right! Ron was trying to protect me! He didn't want Keith to hurt me!" Yelled Lavender
again.
"What hurting, I don't understand." Said Mr. Thomas.
"Do you want to know that your son is a fucking pervert?" Asked Lavender harshly to Mr. Jones who was in awe.
"It's been three fucking years that he's been putting moves on me! And when Ron became my boy friend, Keith came to harass me! 'Break up with Ron or else…' That's all he would say. He would hurt me!" Lavender was now crying.
"Ron was brave and protected me against Keith that's all he did!" Lavender was now finished and Mr. Brown went to put a hand on Ron's shoulder.
"Thank you so much for protecting my daughter, you're an honorable young man." Smiled Mr. Brown.
"She's an honorable young woman." Ron said beaming back at Mr. Brown.
"And you!" Said Mr. Brown turning his attention to Keith. "I knew you were trouble from the start! I
want you to never ever hurt my daughter again!"
Keith nodded and went in shame to his father.
Mr. Thomas led Keith and Mr. Jones to his office. He smiled at Ron and Lavender before leaving.
Harry and Hermione went to Ron and Lavender. "Since when have you two been going out?"
End of Chappy 4! Review please!!!!!!
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