When Percy and Hermione came back to the Burrow Ron was waiting in the kitchen, "Where have you been?"
"We went for a drive in my car. Nice to see you're up." Hermione kissed him on the cheek and sat down next to him, "Where're Ginny and Harry?"
"Shower… well Ginny is, so I suspect Harry probably is nearby."
"He bloody better not be in the shower with Ginny!" Percy grumbled, "No bloody supervision." He stomped upstairs to find Harry.
Ron laughed, "He's so uptight."
"He's not that bad, he knows Shakira."
"Shakira?" Ron asked.
"Latin singer…"
"Oh… that lady that does all the shaking about."
Hermione giggled, "Yes, the lady that does all the shaking about. Where's your Mum?"
Ron shrugged, "Beats me."
Hermione and Percy were sitting at the kitchen table, this had become their morning ritual. Percy sat down his newspaper, "Hermione… have you broken up with my brother yet?"
"Erm… no… why?" Hermione asked awkwardly picking at a muffin that sat on the table.
"Well…" Percy started to shred the corner of his newspaper nervously, "I'd feel guilty coming on to my brother's girlfriend."
Hermione's head snapped up, "You're coming onto me?"
"No! Not at all… I'm just saying, for future reference… if I were to…"
"So… you would eventually?"
"Not… not unless you've broken up with Ronald." Percy shook his head.
Hermione squirmed in her chair and picked at her muffin a bit more violently, "What if I don't want you to wait?" She murmured quietly.
Percy leaned closer to her, "So… you're telling me… if I kissed you right now, you wouldn't fight it?"
Hermione popped a piece of the murdered muffin in her mouth and blushed, "I might even kiss you back."
Percy leaned in and gulped nervously, "Really?"
Hermione fidgeted in her seat and leaned closer to him as well, "Really…"
"OI! Isn't anyone going to greet…" George's voice called from the hallway, "Oh am I interrupting something?"
Percy pulled away quickly and picked his newspaper back up, "No… erm… just reading."
George laughed and sat down next to Hermione, draping his arm around her, "Sure… sure… so where is Ikkle Ronnie Kins?"
"My guess still in bed. It is before noon after all." Hermione sighed.
"Trouble in paradise?" Fred asked, stealing a bite of her muffin.
"Well from the looks of it Gred, a lot of trouble. Where do you come off, kissing your little brother's girlfriend?" George smacked Percy on the back of the head.
"We didn't kiss!" Hermione squealed.
"Only because we came along… we won't tell on you Hermione, but you really should break up with the git."
"Maybe after I've gotten my own place, living at the Burrow would be awkward." Hermione sighed. "I'm getting a two bedroom with Harry, because Ginny wants to move in after she's done with school."
"That won't be for another year."
"Yes well, it's good to plan ahead." Hermione stood up and George's arm fell off her shoulders.
She headed upstairs and George turned to Percy grinning, "You're a dirty old man."
"What? Four years isn't so bad… obviously Ronald isn't satisfying her mentally. Don't act like you wouldn't try it."
"I imagine he isn't satisfying her physically either… who are we going to get for that?" George laughed.
"Quit discussing her like that, if she wants to break up with Ron that's fine, but I don't expect her to just because of me. Now, I should probably get to work, it's my first day back." Percy stood up and grabbed his briefcase, "And for your information, Penelope never complained about the physical aspects of our relationship."
"Not a mental image I needed first thing in the morning." Fred grumbled.
"You started it." Percy laughed as he walked out the door.
Hermione walked into Ron's room. He was still lying in bed, the covers tangled at his feet. Hermione sighed, she shouldn't wake him up just to dump him. Because she was going to do it… Today. "Erm… Ron?"
Ron stirred and rolled over, "'Mione?" He sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing… well… something is wrong Ronald. But… I just don't know how to say it."
"Am I in trouble?" Ron asked nervously.
"I… I think we should break up." Hermione mumbled, turning red and hiding her face.
"Erm… that was sudden." Ron scratched his head and looked around as if he were trying to figure out if he were dreaming or not.
"Listen Ron, I really care for you. But… just… not that way." Hermione sighed.
"Well then… you're a good actor." Ron grumbled, crossing his arms.
Hermione pulled at her hair nervously, "Well, I mean I used to… just not anymore."
"I understand Hermione. It's okay… I'm kind of a prat. It gets old." Ron sighed.
Hermione kissed him on the cheek and smiled, "Still friends?"
"Of course." Ron put his arm around her and laughed, "But I don't think I'll be getting a place with you and Harry. Too awkward."
"Agreed." Hermione laughed.
Ron picked at his sheets before sighing, "Hermione… is there someone else?"
Hermione sat back and thought for a minute, she wasn't necessarily breaking up with Ron for Percy, she wasn't even sure if she wanted to pursue a relationship with Percy, "Erm… not exactly."
