So I am doing a thing where I am writing Soulmate AUs. These are all one shots, and each one shot will have a different Ron pairing and a different kind of soulmate AU, as per the list on Gringotts.
Pairing: Ron/Narcissa Malfoy. With a bit of Draco/Hermione, and I was debating Harry/Lucius, but decided not to.
AU: All Character A's thoughts are in their soul mate's voice. Even before they meet.
Class: Muggle Studies at Hogwarts. Write about someone who becomes a father figure to their partner's child
Favorite Character Boot Camp Challenge: 26. Mother
Pairing Diversity Boot Camp Challenge: 27. Never
I don't Own!
Enjoy!
Ronald Weasley sighed when he saw his stepson, Draco Malfoy, sitting on the steps outside the wedding chapel, the aborted wedding to Hermione Granger having ended only an hour earlier.
It was a nice wedding with many guests in attendance, if only the bride had shown up. Ron knew how his friend felt; it was scary finding your soul mate. Hermione, of course, knew who her soul mate was since first year at school, and decided to ignore him. Ron had to wonder if Draco had heard Hermione's voice long enough to match her voice to the one in his head. Probably not, not until after school, when he had been so startled that he locked himself in his room for a week trying to deal with it.
Ron didn't blame Draco either, it took him several visits to hear Narcissa's voice clearly enough to match it to the one in his head. By then Lucius and Narcissa had already divorced.
Ron sat down next to Draco, whose face was hidden by his hands.
"Go away Weasel." Draco muttered behind his hands. His posture stayed hunched and his shoulders tense. He ignored him and sat on the step above Draco's, just to the right.
"You know she loves you right?" Ron asked. He knew his friend better than anyone, except maybe Harry, and he knew that she loves her soul mate. He's not sure exactly why she didn't come, but he knows she wanted to, was excited for it even.
"Right, that's why she showed up today." Draco bit out. Ron sighed again. He never did like taking sides, unless he was sure that one side was right and the other was wrong. In this instance, it was, comfort his stepson, or defend his childhood friend. It was a hard choice.
"Draco," Ron started, but he couldn't find anything to say. "You remember when I got married to your mother?" Ron asked, prompting Draco to look at him incredulously, his nose scrunched up in disgust.
"Don't give me that look. On the day of the wedding, I was so nervous, I almost ran. I would have, if it hadn't been for the voice in my head, the sound of your mother's voice telling me it would be okay. I have no doubt in my mind that you will be married to Hermione before the day is gone." Ron assured him. He didn't know how, but he just couldn't see Hermione never showing up.
"How would you know that? She didn't show up, she doesn't want to marry me." Draco again buried his face in his hands, his fingers digging into his hairline. Ron wanted to grab his wrist and pry his hand away from his scalp; the fingernails looked like they would break skin.
"I've been friends with Hermione since I was 11. In all those year, I have never known her to back out of anything. She's much more stubborn than most people give her credit for." Ron tried for a smile, but it came out more like a grimace.
"There is always a first time for everything." Draco bit out. That made Ron smile.
"Now who's the one using Muggle terms?" Ron grinned and slapped Draco's back unconsciously. Draco grits his teeth and takes his hands off his face to glare at Ron.
"I'm just saying; don't give up on her just yet. I'm sure she has a reasonably excuse for being so late." Ron told him, his grin leaving his face; replaced by a simple, earnest, smile.
"But it's been hours! What could she possibly-" Anything else he could have said was drowned out by Hermione Granger, running up to them in her wedding dress, her shoes in hand and running shoes fastened to her feet.
"Draco!" She cried, looking at them in horror. "You'll never believe what happened to me today! I tried to get here on time, but everything kept going wrong. Now I wish I had taken Ginny up on her offer to help me get ready. First my phone died, and that was my alarm, that could have been avoided if I had just set a magical alarm, and then-" Hermione continued to babble about why she was so late. Ron sent Draco a knowing grin over his best friend's head.
Draco gave him a smile thankful smile before leading his fiancé up to the church, where the guests had apparently not dispersed. They had a wedding to finish.
Tada. This is #1!
Mars
