He read the note and cried, I was confused. I had never seen him cry before, it was something I was sure he wasn't even capable of, he let out his emotion in anger usually by arguing with Malfoy, but crying this was a whole different range of emotion. He sat on his bed, and cried in his knees, it wasn't just crying it was sobbing. I sat next to him, not knowing what to do. I had never seen another boy cry and it was something I never wanted to see again, especially if it was Ron. I pulled him close to me and cradled him as if he was a baby in my arms, he didn't pull away he did the opposite, he held on to me as if his life depended on it.

"Ron, what's wrong?" I asked softly, as I rubbed his lower back knowing that was a spot which calmed him down.

"Don't leave me," He sobbed into my shoulder, my heart broke. He thought I was going to leave him.

"Ron, I will never leave you." I promised as I hugged him tighter. "I love you with all my heart, being with you is like all my dreams coming true, I would never leave you."

"Promise?" Ron sniffed.

"I promise, now what the hell has gotten into you?" I ask as I pull away, he is desperate to be held so I take his hand and massage it with my thumb as his fingers join mine and fit perfectly.

"When we were in the lake, I felt as if this was a dream, I can't explain it, but your perfect in every way possible and I thought that you wouldn't want to be with me any more." Ron's words went through my heart and each syllable shattered it again.

"Ron, listen to you me. Your perfect, your the light that shines my life. With out you I don't know who I'll be, but I know I wont be half the person I am when I'm with you. Your friendship was the best thing in my life, and now this what we have is indescribable, and I'm not going to do anything to throw that away, not now not ever." I said and he smiled and I kissed him deeply showing him that I meant it.

"Love you Harry." Ron smiled as we lay in his bed together.

"I love you more, go to sleep now." I smiled and he curled into my chest, I wrapped my arms around him and kissed his for head, and it wasn't long before I felt his breathing go back to normal and he was soon asleep.

"Ron, Harry wake up!" We woke up, both startled at the banging coming from the bedroom door.

"We're up," I shouted, as Ron made a funny sound, and lay back down and went back to bed.

"Good we're leaving in an hour," Mrs Weasley shouted, I nudged Ron who slapped my hand away and smiled.

"I want to go back to sleep to dream about you." Ron blushed and I played with his for about five minutes before I tapped him harder and he woke up frowning.

"You don't have to dream about me, I'm right here." I smiled and he kissed me roughly.

"And all mine to do as I like with," Ron grinned, he was like a kid with a Christmas present but I didn't care, I was his Christmas present, and being with him was like Christmas every day.

"Yeah, so what do you have in mind?" I asked and he blushed.

"Well, it involves chocolate sauce, and lots of licking." He mused, and I became hard at the thought. "But we have to go shopping for school," He sulked.

"Maybe tonight." I winked and he grinned getting up he snatched some clothes from the floor before walking to the bathroom, that's when I saw it, an envelope with my name on. I opened it and saw a paragraph of Ron's hand writing.

Harry, I'm sorry for today I acted like a stupid baboon, I never meant for you to see me so fragile and broken, and I realise how awkward it must have been for you. But you said all the right things, and that's when I realised how lucky I am to have you in my life. I wasn't honest with you, I couldn't bring myself to tell you, so I thought writing it down might help. I love you, and when I think that you love me, I can't help but question it. My life has been unconditional love because I come from a big family, and families have to love you no matter what, but then you saying you love me its a different kind of love, one that scares the shit out of me to be honest. Which is why I need you to be patient, I might act as if I'm completely happy some days or completely miserable the next, and its only because what we have is the best thing I have ever had in my life, and it scares me because it could be over in a minute. I'm not the smartest pawn on the chess set, but the way you look at me is as if I'm the king and I'm ruling a kingdom with you by my side. But with everything in our lives, it could be over sooner then we think, with Voldermourt I don't know what I would do if I lost you. Losing you from my heart is one thing, but from my life is a different story. My worst fear is loving you, even though that is the one thing that makes me truly happy, I don't want to wake up alone in the mornings, I want to know you'll always be there next to me. Because then I can go to sleep easy at night, knowing I'll wake up to you. I realise that this is the longest letter I have ever wrote, and its probably the most girlie by far and I apologise. Love you forever. Ronald x

I read the letter as tears swelled up in my eyes, I let them drop and wiped them away when Ron walked in, he smiled weakly and I rushed up to him and pressed my lips against his, he kissed back and his hands found my waist as mine snaked around his neck.

"I'll never leave you Ron," I promised as I kissed him on the cheek.

"Good." Ron smiled.

"Boys I hope your getting dressed!" Mrs Weasley shouted and me and Ron grinned at each other, he was already dressed wearing his muggle jeans and a dark red top that showed of his muscles, I was still standing there in my bed clothes. I got dressed quickly, and Ron watched.

"Filthy bugger," I smiled as he watched mouth open as I pulled down my boxers and put on some clean ones, he smiled at me and I quickly finished getting ready and wondered of in to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wet my hair hoping that it might decide to stay down, but no such luck. I walked back in to see Ron staring out of the window. I walked up to him and wrapped my arms around his back.

"You ready to go?" I asked in his ear and he nodded turning around and kissed me passionately. "What was that for?" I asked as he pulled away.

"Nothing." Ron smiled as he grabbed my hand and we walked down stairs.

"Well, finally." Ginny said rolling her eyes, "Mum said an hour not two."

"We weren't that long." Ron protested. "And any way your keeping us now by moaning." Ron poked his tongue out at his sister and I laughed, we were going by ministry cars this time. I sat next to Ron our hands still holding each other, Ginny was next to us and his mum and dad in the front.

"So when you two go back to school will you bee holding hands on the way to lessons, and kissing in the corridors?" Ginny laughed, and I looked at Ron who shrugged.

"We've not talked about it yet," He said.

"Talk about it now," Ginny smiled, clearly bored because of the long car drive.

"I don't mind if every one knows." I said truthfully.

"Then neither do I." Ron smiled. "So its set, we will walk around school holding hands, and kiss and cuddle in corridors."

"Deal." Harry laughed and pecked Ron on the cheek, Ginny rolled her eyes.

"Ron, we'll have to talk when we get in." Mr Weasley said, Ron looked at me and shrugged.

"What about?" He asked as his fingers played with mine.

"You'll see." He answered and I knew Ron was confused, I could tell by how he moved his fingers against mine.

"Some one is in trouble." Ginny giggled, and Ron hit her shoulder playfully but received a scowl from his mum and was made to apologise.

We arrived at our destination an hour later, and after a cramp and exhausting car journey we all jumped at the chance to stretch our legs. I smiled at Ron who stood yawning as if the journey hadn't bothered him, and he walked as though his legs weren't sat in the same position for an hour and a half, he smiled at me and my heart skipped a beat as he kissed me on the lips before taking my hand again and walking into the leaky cauldron where we could enter the magical alley to get our school supplies.

"You and Harry go get the books you'll need." Ron's mum told us and we walked together to the book shops, list in our free hands, I could tell people were looking at us, and by the small touches Ron was giving me I knew how scared he was with out him even voicing it.

"Don't worry." I smiled and he looked at me clearly confused, I felt as confused as he was and looked down at our hands and he smiled and held them tighter. We walked in the book shop and got the books we needed, it broke my heart seeing Ron look in the second hand section but he was too proud to take my money, and he didn't seem that bothered by it, the way he looked at it, they were only books that we both knew he wouldn't read.

After the book shop we went to get ink and parchment, I found a small trinket box that I brought, not telling Ron it was to keep his letters in as I felt slightly stupid admitting it, he grinned at me as if he knew what I was thinking which was starting to freak me out. We had finished our shopping quickly, as we didn't waste time we saw what we wanted and got it, unlike Ron's mum and Ginny who wondered around for hours staring at things they wouldn't even buy.

"So what shall we do now?" Ron asked as we walked around, elderly wizards and witches stared at us and our hands and frowned, some one even took our picture but Ron hadn't noticed he was too busy avoiding every ones eye line, even mine.

"We can get ice cream." I smiled and he laughed. "Or go get a drink."

"Or both." He smiled and I nodded, we got the ice cream first, I chose mint and he chose chocolate, but we swapped after a little, and we walked into the three broomsticks, where people stared at us.

"How are you Harry Potter?" Tom the barman asked as I ordered two butter beers.

"Fine thanks, and you?" I asked politely.

"Brilliant." He smiled, and smiled at Ron who smiled back weakly. I went to pay for the beers but he refused my money like always and I thanked him again and took both mine and Ron's drink back and sat at a table at the back, Ron next to me. Once we sat down, Ron took my hand and I smiled feeling lost with out his simple touch.

"Harry, do you think they've guessed about us?" Ron asked, and I nodded. "So do you think Tom would throw us out if I kissed you right now?" I shook my head and bit my bottom lip as he moved forward and kissed me longingly, a few mouths dropped open including mine, but Ron took this as an advantage and let his tongue slide in rubbing against mine, telling me how much he loved me and needed me, I kissed back just as passionately, if not more and he broke this kiss smiling. Every one smiled, a few witches made adoring noises and a few wizards turned their noses up, but me and Ron didn't care we just sat and smiled through it and drank our beers, as Mrs Weasley, Ginny and Hermione walked in.

"Why is every one staring at you?" Ginny asked as she pulled up a stool next to Ron, Hermione sat next to her and Mrs Weasley brought every one a drink including me and Ron who thanked her.

"They got a bit of a show." Ron smiled and I blushed, Hermione frowned and made a disappointing sound, which hurt but I shrugged it of when Ron.

"Honestly, in public?" Hermione scowled, receiving a kick under the table from Ginny.

"I think its cute, you two are so in love." Ginny smiled and I thanked her with a smile as I avoided Hermione who was frowning and staring at her drink.

"Thanks Gin," Ron smiled, as his fingers ran along mine, with out hearing his voice I knew he was telling me something, something about Hermione but I couldn't figure it out, this was just getting to weird.

"Well did you boys get everything you needed?" Mrs Weasley asked and we nodded. "Drink up then we can go."

Hermione was staying at the Burrow for the remainder of the holiday which was a week, and the car ride back was cramped, I was practically on Ron's lap but that didn't bother us. Every time I looked at Hermione she looked as though she was sucking on a sour lemon, I tried to ignore it and Ron smiled at me every time I thought about it.

When we arrived at the Burrow, Ron was called by his father out into the garden which left me alone with Ginny and Hermione, who hadn't said anything since we were at the three broomsticks.

"So, looking forward to school?" Ginny asked awkwardly as we walked up the stairs and sat in Ron's room.

"I guess so." I answered and we both looked at Hermione who remained silent.

"Hermione what's wrong?" Ginny asked even though she knew the answer, and neither of us were surprised when she rushed out crying, Ginny followed leaving me alone.

Ron, have you noticed something weird going on between us? Like when we want to talk to each other but can't find the words, we don't need them and say them through touching? Its kind of creeping me out, knowing you feel it too will reassure me that I'm not going mad just yet. I wonder what your dad is talking to you about, but you'll tell me soon hopefully. Hermione's upset with us, I don't know what to do, I love you and her liking you isn't going to stop it right? Your coming up the stairs now so I love you and talk to you in a minute. Harry x

I laughed as I put the letter on his pillow, when he walked in red in the face from blushing hard. He saw me and laughed, and I pretended to be offended, he pulled me into a hug but he was still laughing.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"I just had the talk. With my father." Ron laughed, and I laughed to his smile was contagious.

"What did he say?" I asked and he laughed harder as he grabbed my hand.

"To use protection." He smiled, and pulled out a box from his robes. "I don't think he realised they were flavoured." Ron chuckled.