Wow. I can't believe I've finished this story! I had loads and loads of fun writing this and I hope you had fun reading this! :) Thank you to the people who took time to read and review my crappy story. Gracias. Merci. Salamat. Thank you. And without further ado, I give you the final chapter!

She had cuts all over her body. On her cheek, on her forehead, on her lip, her arms and most probably her legs as well. Her skin turned multicolored because of all the bruises. She was blue and purple and black all over. She looked thinner, her cheeks were hollow. There were dark circles under her eyes. Her looked like it hadn't been washed for years. She looked pale. Paler than her usual pale. And yet after all of that Fred still found her beautiful.

Her eyes widen in surprise when she saw him. Fred took a small step forward. Hermione didn't move. He moved closer. She hesitated for a moment as if she was unsure whether this was the real Fred, not the one she sees in her dreams every night. Then she began to run. Fred grinned and ran to her as well. Every eye in the room was on them. It was like watching a romantic muggle movie. The good ones though. The ones where you have to pause the whole thing and start screaming or squealing then getting a tissue paper and start dabbing your eyes because it just so sweet and just so perfect.

Hermione buried her head into his shirt and it was starting to get drenched and Fred was making Hermione's hair even drench-ier. He hugged her so tight she thought her bones must be breaking but she didn't tell him to let go. Instead she hugged him even tighter. They didn't talk. No words were needed.

They stayed that way for god knows how long but to them it felt like seconds (or more like milliseconds. Or something even faster than that...Mini milliseconds?) They only noticed the wall around them when they broke apart. The Room of Requirement gives you want you want and I guess what they needed was privacy. Fred only noticed the scar when Hermione reached up to brush away his hair that was covering his face. He grabbed her wrist and just stared at it.

"Who did this?" he asked, his eyes hard and cold and his hand clenched at his side.

"It's nothing Fred" she said dismally. She was silently cursing herself for forgetting to cast a charm on it. The again, she didn't really know that he was coming today.

"This isn't nothing Hermione. Who. Did. This" He was glaring at her, his other hand was already pulling out his wand.

"Bellatrix" she whispered and Fred looked livid. He started to walk out of the room but Hermione pulled his arm and forced him to look at her. "Please don't do this Fred. She's...powerful. And heartless. She'd kill you without having an second thoughts. Don't do it. Please, for me" she was holding his hand so tight. Fred nodded once. It was a small nod. But Fred would still hunt that bitch down and avada kedavra the hell out of her if he could. "Thank you" she said and kissed him. He missed this. The hugs and the kisses and the hand holding. He missed it so much it hurt. He deepened the kiss and everything felt..right for the first time in a long time.

Fred remembered the small box in his pocket and brought it out. "Haven't changed you mind on marrying me? he asked and she laughed. Merlin he missed that laugh

"Of course not Fred" she said it like he just asked her the most ridiculous thing in the world

"So..marry me?" he didn't kneel this time. He just opened the box and winked at her. Hermione gasped "I'm sorry this is all I got. I should've bought one with a bigger stone" The ring was simple. A gold band with a small diamond on it's center.

"I wouldn't care if you proposed with two threads tied together, I'd still love it" Fred grinned at her and slipped the ring on her left hand on the fourth finger.

"Why do they put the ring here?" he asked

"They say it's because the fourth finger on the left hand has the only vein connected to the heart. It's called vena amoris if I'm not mistaken"

"What the hell is a vein?" Hermione just laughed and said nothing. She kissed him on the cheek and squeezed his hand

"I love you"

"I love you too. But again, what the hell is a vein?"

"Hermione can you not leave me again. Can you just stay here where it's safe?" Fred asked. She was going to leave...again to find those bloody Horcruxes and destroy them. Their time together was short. It seemed like mini mini milliseconds. So it was no wonder why Fred was so upset with her leaving.

"It won't be as risky as before. I promise. We have the the Marauder's map and the invisibility cloak so we'll be safe" Fred didn't look convinced. "We'll be back in a jiffy okay? Take care of yourself and please please please please try to stay in here as much as possible." He nodded. Somehow. Hermione smiled at him. Sort of. With a kiss on the lips and more "i love yous" "I'll be safes" and "Take care of yourselfs" she (together with Harry and Ron) was out of the door.

You better come back here Hermione.

The whole time that she was gone Fred was just pacing around the room. Old classmates and friends were giving him sympathetic looks. He was silently praying in his head. Hermione will come back. She is alive. She is safe. He chanted that in his head like a mantra.

Remus Lupin burst through the door and asked all the Order members to position themselves like they planned in their previous meetings. Fred gulped. That means the Deatheaters are here. Hermione will come back. She is alive. She is safe. He looked at George and they nodded. It was time to kick some Deatheater asses.

Hermione slapped Ron. Hard

"How dare you kiss me Ron Weasley?" she shrieked at him. Ron was looking at his shoes guiltily and wringing his hands together. He didn't mean to do it. It was just the type of thing he would've done if they were together. They destroyed the Horcrux together and she was standing there looking so beautiful. He thought he had gotten over her ages ago but Merlin Hermione was so perfect.

"I didn't mean to. I'm sorry" Hermione gave him one, hard glare and left the Chamber. She needed to gewt away from him. Not for her sake, for his. She was engaged and she didn't know how Ron would react when he finds out. Pushing the thoughts of Ron out of her mind, she went to look for Fred. He said he would be stationed at the hidden passage ways so she headed there first.

So far there were no Deatheaters around but she was getting increasingly nervous. Students from all years and houses were crying and packing up their things in a great hurry. Some brave souls chose to stay and fight.

Hermione bit her lip. This was happening. The final battle is really happening. She needed Fred, she needed Fred now. She hurried to the direction of the passage ways.

Fred was the first one who saw her. He ran to her, feeling so relieved that she was alive. She was safe.

"Please stay safe Fred. For me" she said. Harry and Ron were already calling for her.

"Can you promise me one thing Hermione?" his voice was hoarse and he looked like he was on the brink of crying

"Anything"

"If this doesn't end too well for me, promise me you'll move on and date other guys and be happy with them"

"Don't talk like that Fr-"

"Promise me" Hermione shook her head. Her eyes were filled with tears. I refuse to think about it. "Promise me" he said louder "Please" this time, he whispered

"I can't. This isn't going to happen okay? We will both come out alive and get married and have a dozen kids" she said forcefully, trying to convince them both that they will stay alive.

Fred nodded and kissed her softly.

"I love you. Please know that"

"I love you too"

Both Fred and Hermione weren't at their greatest. But they did what they had to do, trying not to think of what had just happened. So Hermione helped Harry search for the Diadem and Fred tried to ward off every Deatheater he can. So far they (George, Fred, Percy and Lee) were doing great. But then the Deatheaters were breaking in by fives and it was getting harder to control.

Fred managed to fend off 3 Deatheaters and he was feeling great. Then Percy said something about quitting his job and that just cracked him up. Percy. Quitting his job? That's impossible!But when he turned around a Deatheater had his wand pointed to his chest

"Avada Kedavra" all at once the 5 Deatheaters disappeared

He fell to the floor and his last thought was about seeing Hermione wearing the ring.

George screamed and was panicking. Percy and Lee just watched. Fred can't be dead. He just can't be. George shoved him and slapped him

"Get up you bastard! Get up" he was screaming at him and he looked so helpless, so alone. Fred lay there with his eyes unseeing, ears unhearing...lungs not breathing.

The war was won. Harry Potter has defeated the Dark Lord. Most were crying over dead loved ones, others celebrating the death of Voldemort. Hermione hadn't seen Fred yet and she was trying (and failing) to convince herself that he was alive. He's alive. He's safe. He's alive. He's safe. But she hasn't seen him yet and which passing second, she got more and more nervous. She saw a flash of red hair. Fred? No it was George. Fred should be with George. Why isn't her with George? Why does he look so broken? Why is Mrs. Weasley crying? This can't be happening. The whole Weasley family was crying and they were all circled around something. Hermione pushed herself to the inner part of the circle and nearly fainted when she saw who it was.

Fred, her Fred, laying on the ground, dead. This isn't real. This is all a bad dream. A very very bad dream. When I open my eyes again, Fred would be beside me and we would be telling everyone about our engagement. Hermione closed her eyes and counted up to three and opened it again but Fred was still on the ground and Fred was still dead.

Hermione felt frozen. Tears were streaming down her face and she couldn't find her voice. She slumped down next to him and began to stroke his hair. The Weasley family was watching her with pitious expressions on their faces. Then Hermione stood up. She can't bear to see Fred like that. Her legs began to move on their own. She was walking out of the castle. She walked past the lake. She was near the forbidden forest. It began to rain but she didn't go back. There, in a clearing in the forbidden forest was an oak tree with HW and FW carved on the trunk. She touched the carvings and began to scream.

"How can you leave me Fred? You said you'd always be here! We were suppose to get married and have kids and live in a white house on a lake and grow old together! I hate you for leaving! I hate you for dying! I hate you Fred Weasley" she hugged her knees and looked up to the sky "but I'll always love you" she whispered "I promise"

There she broke down. There she screamed. There she went crazy. There she stayed.

fin

I'm sorry if you're mad that I killed Fred :( And I know that wasn't how he really died but I thought it might be better if someone avada kedavrad him and stuff. Thank you again for reading. Please still review and tell me if I should make more Fred and Hermione fanfics or a sequel to this!