As you all know, this is the last chapter of Bloody Love, so I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed the story!Special thanks to:
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Ok...so on with the story!...
She could hear voices talking...there, next to her...familiar voices...Hermione made an effort to open her eyes, and found Harry, Ron and Ginny sitting on her bed, while Anne, Draco and Pansy stared at her, by the door...
"Hermione!", Ginny let out, her eyes red from crying...
She leaned against Hermione and gave her a huge hug, but instantly stopped, afraid to hurt her.
"Oops, sorry! Sorry, sorry!" she apologized, waiting for Hermione to show some signs of pain or discomfort, instead, she just sat up and eyed her a bit confused...
"No need to apologize...I'm ok, in fact...I feel great..." she said, no smiles or comfortable glances coming from any of them...
Wait a second...
She looked around, trying to find out were was she...White walls...white curtains...bedpans? Was It a hospital?...No...
There was a poster on the wall opposite to her... "Call your healer if you show any sign of allergic reactions to our healing potions and help us make St Mungo´s a better wizarding institution!"
St Mungo´s?... suddenly she started remembering...Varney...he was after her...the cupboard...her head...
Her hand reached up for her head...everything ok...and the cuts had disappeared completely...so why was she in St Mungo´s?
"G-guys what happened?"
Harry took a deep breath, and decided to tell her the truth...
"Hermione what do you remember, exactly?"
She thought for a while and bit her lower lip...
"Well after you guys left with William to go after Varney I...I petrified Ginny, Anne and Pansy..." she showed them an ashamed look, but Harry asked for her to continue, "... I went to the Gryffindor´s common room, to check if everything was ok...but Varney showed up by surprise... " she looked down and kept talking "... I got inside an old classroom and hid inside a cupboard...he found me, obviously, and I tried to fight...he was much faster and disarmed me...there was nothing I could do...but then, I think I heard William coming in and having a fight with Varney..."
Everyone waited for her to continue but she just stared at her pale-white hands...
Hun?
She examined her hands closely, noticing their extreme paleness...Then she remembered...
Flashback
"Hermione? Hermione, please...!" she could feel tears falling down on her "Wake up!"
She wanted to talk, she wanted to open her eyes but couldn't...somehow her pain was going away, and so was his beautiful voice...
No...Please don't go!
Another tear fell down on her bleeding arm...
"Hermione...please...forgive me, one day... "
And he leaned down...
End of Flashback
"He saved me..." she mumbled to herself, her eyes wide-open with shock...
No one dared to open their mouths.
"W-where is he?" she asked them, her head turning to Harry's direction.
"He just left..." Anne's voice enlightened the room "...I'm sorry to say this, but, he's going away...forever..."
"What?...W-why?" she asked incredulously, a tear falling down her cheek...
Anne sighted.
"He thinks you won't forgive him for biting you "
"WHAT?"
No... she wasn't going to loose him like this...didn't he understand that he saved her? She didn't care if she was a vampire or not, she just wanted him. Period.
Hermione got up from her bed, ignoring whatever Ginny was pleading her, and darted for the door with lightening speed. She ran through the corridor and turned right...no William in sight...her friends were already after her, but the spells didn't work on the new-born vampire...
Right...left...right...
Where are you?...
Finally she slowed down, as he came into view...
Hermione could recognize him even from his back...William´s hands were inside his pockets showing his frustrated mood...
"William?"
He stopped on his tracks and looked down...Slowly, and sighting, he turned around to face her...His face was full of sadness and confusion, more pale than ever...
"Herm-..."
"NO! This time I'm the one interrupting!" she cut his words, almost shouting "First of all, I'd like to say that I've loved you since the day I saw you at Diagon Alley... " she let out, determination beaming from her eyes, which now had a big shade of green, and continued "... we got to know each other better, and I got to know your worst enemy, who unfortunately was after me... " she stopped to gasp for air "... he almost killed me, and that was absolutely MY fault!; but before that could happen, you appeared miraculously at the scene and saved me!"
He shook his head, looking down, but she persisted...
"Yes, you S-A-V-E-D me! I don't give a damn if I'm a vampire now, I love you! Now we can be together...forever... "
He finally looked up, a bit astonished...
"But I bit you...I stole your life...and I promised to myself that I wouldn't..." his smooth voice sent chills up her back...
Hermione couldn't reply, instead, she got closer to him and grabbed his hand, putting it next to hers...it was the same skin tone...
They were perfect for each other...
After a moment of silence and staring into each others´ eyes, he finally opened his mouth...
"I love you... " William practically whispered...as a smile formed on Hermione's face...
"Forever?"
"Forever…" he replied, before closing up on Hermione and leaning down...
Forever..., the word echoed in Hermione's mind as their lips met in a tender, soft kiss...
Together, Forever...
The End
I´m currently working on a HG/DM one-shot...but it will be a while till I post it...
Hope you enjoyed this chappie!