Ron sat beside Hermione who was sitting in the garden with a book in her lap. "Old habits die hard huh?" Ron said smiling and pulled the book away from her hands gently. He tucked away a lock of hair out of her eyes behind her ear, "I love to see your eyes all the time" he said fondly at the now blushing Hermione.
"Whenever did you become so romantic Ronald Weasley?" Hermione giggled. She loved this sensible Ron, but she also knew that this 'Ron' is reserved only for her. He still spoke most of the times with a foot in the mouth, but with her, when they are alone he is a lot sensible and lot more romantic.
Ron looked deep in thought making her smile fondly. "What is it?" she asked smoothing the lines of worry on his forehead.
"What's up with these two?" he said little impatiently.
"I don't know, they fought a lot of times before, but Ginny's stony silence worries me". "Ron?" Hermione started tentatively.
"No", Ron blurted before she could even say anything.
"But Ron,"
"No. No Hermione. It will only infuriate him further, you know only too well about Harry Potter and his Flared-up Tempers."
"But he's your best friend, you should at least attempt to talk to him" Hermione cried.
"You are his best friend too," Ron said scathingly, "why don't you try that?"
"Because, I will try and talk to Ginny, or you do it if you can" Hermione said.
"What? Talk to Ginny? No thanks, I'd rather talk to my friend. At least I'll be sure of having all my body parts still in their rightful places after I'm done."
"Good boy", Hermione said with satisfaction, "but have a proper conversation with him, try to make him understand alright?"
"You write me a script then, I'll just go and read it aloud" he said sarcastically.
"Oh don't be stupid" Hermione snapped, "I know how you boys talk; you communicate like a pair of trolls, staring, pointing, snickering and snorting. All I am saying is talk to Harry properly, you know, like a human being."
Hermione finished giving him the smile she always gave whenever she wins an argument and leaned her head on his shoulder. Whatever snide remarks he had for her speech died that moment and he put his arm around her and played with a bushy curl twirling it around his finger. They both sat in silence for a while until Ron reluctantly got up to leave for Harry's place. Hermione kissed him lightly on the cheek and wished him luck before going into the house to look for Ginny.
A.N: I always felt Ron had a romantic flair deep down inside him (considering only books here) so here goes my sensitive and romantic Ron. Reviews?