Shell Cottage. Bill's place.

She said she was scared, in a whisper, to him alone. A secret. He said he was, too.

And she smiled, just a bit.

And she kissed him, right then. A proper kiss, too. Not even on the cheek.

He was shocked, to say the least. So he tried not to feel to bad about his immediate response being, "Er, thanks."

And she apologized, and told him that it really wasn't the time, and that she was sorry.

So he was definitely quite surprised when she kissed him once more in the middle of a battle.


AN: So, at the request of livingondaydreams, I'll be writing all the Ron/Hermione.