"What do you mean you're going home?" Rogue asked a week later with tears threatening to escape her eyes.
"Rogue, I made up with my Dad. We still have some stuff to work through but I need to give him a chance" Tina explained sadly.
"And you know the only reason I left home was because my family was moving away, but they're back now. I need to be with them" Chase also told her.
"Why don't you come with me, if you move in with me and my family you'll be close to your own again" Avan suggested.
"No, I'm not going anywhere near them. I'm not going anywhere" She whispered. "Just, stay in touch?" She asked hopefully.
"Of course we will" Tina sighed happily moving in to hug her best friend.
The four friends spent their last night together reliving fond memories from their time together. Rogue couldn't believe that after so long of relying on only each other and always being there for each other, suddenly they were all leaving at once. She was glad she still had Ron. In the short time they had known each other he had become her rock. Her constant. Whenever she couldn't talk to her friends, she turned to him. His mother adored her and always muttered about how perfect they were together.
Their relationship hadn't been labeled since it began. Yes, they were sort of dating but they never really went out. They would spend nights alone watching movies and talking for hours on end. It was perfect for the both of them. Plus he was an amazing kisser.
The next morning Tina, Chase and Avan gave their thanks to Molly and Arthur for housing them and bid their farewells. Now Rogue was sat tearful in Ron's arms on her bed in the guest house. She hadn't really been the same since her friends left that morning, this would be her first night living alone in over a year.
"You know I could stay here tonight, I could sleep in Avan's old room" Ron told her as he wiped away her tears. Rogue was silent for a few moments before speaking.
"Do you think maybe you could stay here with me?" She asked sadly looking into his eyes.
"Sure" He agreed nervously while blushing.
"Just to sleep" She laughed slightly.
Ron laughed with her before allowing her to move into the bathroom to get changed. She came back into the room a few minutes later and Ron's breath caught in his throat. She was wearing a pair of silky shorts and a silky vest with a layer of lace along the top that Molly had bought her after seeing the tatty old night garments she use to wear. She pulled her hair up into a messy bun and lifted the thick duvet to get into the bed.
"Well come on you aren't going to sleep in your jeans and shirt are you?" She asked Ron laughing. He tore his eyes away from her to look at himself. He got off of the bed and faced the other way before unbuttoning his shirt and taking off his jeans. When he was just in his boxers he turned back to the bed and saw Rogue biting her lip and staring at his chest.
He chuckled nervously which brought Rogue out of her trance and got under the covers. When he laid down Rogue moved into his side and put her head and hand on his toned chest. "Thank you" She whispered before closing her eyes and eventually drifting off into a deep sleep. Ron allowed his arm to wrap around her shoulders protectively and held her close to him. He to eventually drifted off to a sleep filled with dreams of this vulnerable, amazing girl.
The next morning Rogue woke to face the pale blue wall of her room. Stretching her body slightly without moving too much she felt a strange weight around her waist. She looked down to see a large strong arm draped around her mid-section. Smiling to herself she turned over so she came face to face with her tall redheaded beauty.
His eyes were closed and his mouth was slightly open. Rogue could feel his warm breath hitting her face and smiled again when his arm pulled her closer to his warm, toned body. She took note last night to begin worshiping whomever invented Quidditch. Ron's body was well defined and muscular and it made her shiver.
She closed the short distance between them to press a soft kiss to his parted lips. She felt him return the kiss and smiled again. When she pulled back Ron's eyes were just fluttering open and he smiled back at her.
"Morning" She whispered.
"Morning" He replied kissing her again with more enthusiasm. "How did you sleep?" He asked her once they parted.
"Better than I usually do" She smiled.
"Good" Ron kissed her softly again before stretching his arms over his head.
"I'm gonna go make some coffee" Rogue told him before standing up and making her way out of the room and down the wooden staircase.
She got to the kitchen and turned on the radio. The station was playing song by The Weird Sisters so Rogue sang quietly along with the music. She was dancing around slightly while she poured the boiling water over the coffee granules in two cups and waited for it to stew.
She was just reaching for some sugar from the top shelf of a cupboard when she felt two strong arms snake around her waist. She smiled and turned around to face Ron who was also wearing a warm smile.
"Couldn't wait?" She smirked.
"For you or the coffee?" Ron smirked back.
Rogue laughed and handed him a cup before moving over to the couch and sitting down with her legs crossed.
"I'm going to miss you when your gone" She said sadly.
"Hey, come on it'll be fine. I'll only be gone until Christmas and I'll write to you all the time" He said setting down his mug and hugging her tightly.
"I suppose, I just don't know what I'm going to do with myself" She laughed slightly.
"Maybe Fred and George will give you a job at the shop to keep you occupied" Ron suggested.
"Actually that would be great! Then at least I wouldn't feel like I'm sponging off of your parents as much" She laughed again.
"You aren't sponging off of them, they love having you here"
"Yeah, but I still want to give something back to them, you know? Plus, I'll be able to buy more clothes" She smiled.
They laughed and drank their coffee before going upstairs to get dressed and then they headed over to the Burrow for breakfast.
"Ronald, there you are!" Molly exclaimed when the couple made there way into the kitchen.
"Sorry Mum, Rogue didn't want to be alone so I stayed in Avan's room" He lied to his mother, he was smart enough to know she probably wouldn't appreciate her seventeen year old son sharing a bed with his new girlfriend.
"Well tell me next time, I was so worried when I saw your bed hadn't been touched" She reprimanded.
"Sorry Mum" Ron replied sitting down in his usual seat next to Rogue.
"Kingsley says that Harry will be spending the last week of the holidays at the Tonks'. Apparently with all the Death Eater activity lately they don't want it to be too obvious where he is staying" Arthur told them all from behind a copy of The Daily Prophet.
"So I'm guessing that means no contact?" Ron asked.
"Only through owl post. But it has to be redirected" He Dad informed.
"I was looking forward to meeting Harry" Rogue commented sadly.
"It's alright dear. He'll be staying here for Christmas with Hermione, so you can meet them then" Molly told her.
"Wait, aren't you coming to the station when we leave?" Ron asked her confused.
"We spoke about this yesterday while you were feeding the chickens, Ronald. Kingsley feels that it would be too dangerous for Rogue to go, what with all that we found out about that boy Tavin" Molly spoke from her place at the stove. It turns out Tavin was helping some Death Eaters in the kidnapping of potentially powerful witches and wizards. Apparently that was his reason for living with Rogue and her friends. He was spying on them, to see how powerful their magic was.
"Oh" Ron sighed sadly.
"I'll say goodbye before you leave here" Rogue told him in an attempt to cheer him up. He smiled at her slightly before they both dug into their breakfast.
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