Sorry for the long delay. Will try to get a sort of once a week thing going but college is taking over everything. This chapter is sort of short and I'm not sure if I like it.. its coming to an end soon though so enjoy and review :D
I couldn't help but cry, Ron kissed Draco. I couldn't comprehend what was going on. Ron was in love with me, I could see how much he loved me, the way he spoke to me, the way he touched me, did he touch Draco like that? When his lips met his was he thinking about me? Storming, anger rising, tears flowing I made my way out to the court yard, the cold air hit me like a bullet to a bleeding heart, I wrapped my arms around my body hoping for some warmth, the warmth I felt when Ron's arms held me instead of my own, but all I felt was emptiness.
I hid behind my favourite tree, it was weird having a favourite tree – it had been my favourite ever since first year when the school got too much and I needed a safe place to hide – the tall wooden branches hid me from the world as I curled into a ball and cried out my mixed emotions.
"Harry.." I looked up at the sound of my name, his accent made clear who it was and through tear filled eyes I saw my dorm mate Seamus staring at me, his face concerned. "Its freezing, what's wrong?"
"Ron, he..." I couldn't say the words. I was choking on my emotion. I didn't have to finish my sentence, because he could tell what had happened and his arms were my shelter from the world as he embraced me. My heart ached with a new emotion, a belonging taste filled me as I held onto Seamus.
"Lets go inside." He smiled, and with out realising I was being pulled up and he put an arm around me, for warmth and security, secretly telling me he wouldn't let any one hurt me. We walked together into the school, the bell had gone so every one was in lessons. I wondered what Ron was doing, was he looking for me? Or was he using my absence to make out with the Slytherin. Seamus squeezed my side a little, reassuring me that everything was going to be okay. I wanted to believe him, but I saw a flash of ginger hair and pure white and knew he was with Draco.
"I don't believe you!" Ron shouted. "Why did you tell him?"
"Wanted me to be your dirty little secret Weasley?" Malfoy replied in the distance.
"Your not a secret, your a nightmare. I didn't even want to kiss you, you forced me!" My mind was racing, was Ron telling the truth.
"Your lips touched mine Weasley, and I know you want to do it again!" There was silence, and a moan coming from Draco and I knew that Ron had done it again.
"Come on Harry, lets go." Seamus pulled me away, I was too broken to argue though I knew that I didn't want to hear Ron with Draco like that, I didn't want to hear Ron ever again. Seamus took me to the common room I only realised where we were when he sat me down.
"You don't have to stay with me." I mumbled after a while, Seamus sat down next to me and held my hand tight.
"I want to," He said a small smile on his lips. I nodded, it was the only thing I could do knowing that if I spoke I would break down, again.
An hour or more passed in silence, my throat was dry and my lips shut I had nothing to say that could comprehend how I felt, It wasn't until the common room door opened that the awkward silence had broke. Ron walked in, I turned around instantly, his top was ripped, eyes red and lip covered in blood. I wanted to ask what was wrong, though anger and bile rose in my throat looking at him made me sick. He didn't look at me, he knew I knew and ran straight for the dorm room.
"I'll be back in a minute," Seamus said, I wanted to tell him not to go up there but I nodded mechanically deep down I wanted to know what had happened to Ron.
I could hear shouting, mainly from Seamus. "How could you do that to Harry!" There wasn't an answer because it wasn't a question. It worried me that Ron didn't answer, did he just not care about me any more?
"I didn't do it." Ron finally said, though anger wasn't in his voice. He was just as broken as I was.
"We heard you! Your a really bad liar Ron!" Seamus shouted.
"Draco forced me." Ron said quietly, but as I made my way closer to the door of the dorm I could hear everything perfectly. "Do you really think I wanted to kiss him, do you really think I wanted him to..." He stopped mid sentence, and I realised it was because he had started to cry harder, I hadn't seen or heard Ron cry before he bottled up emotions and never let them out for any one to see. I opened the door slowly and saw him on the floor.
"Get up!" Seamus shouted unaware that I was in the room. Ron didn't make a sound, he had stopped crying and his body lay broken and bruised on the floor. My heart ached seeing him like that. "Ron, get the fuck up!" Seamus was shouting, "You hurt Harry!" Ron didn't move. And I realised why.
"Ron!" I screamed with out realising I had moved I was at Ron's side in a heart beat. He didn't make any sign that he heard me. I stroked his hair lightly relief rushed through me when I heard him breath, he had passed out by the look of his body it was from pain. "Seamus go get help!" He nodded and ran out of the room. "Ron please wake up." I said tears falling down my face.
Five minutes later, Seamus returned with our head of house and the school matron who both look startled to see Ron lying limp in my arms.
"What happened?" McGonagall asked as the matron picked Ron's body up magically taking him to the hospital wing as me, Seamus and professor McGonagall followed.
"I don't know, he came into the common room and he was crying and his lip was bleeding and then he was like that." My voice was rushed from tears and panic. When we walked into the hospital wing, Ron was already on a bed and the matron was fussing over him.
"Is he going to be okay?" I asked weakly as I stared at Ron.
"He's in a lot of pain. Professor, a word please."
"If its about Ron I want to know!" I said loudly, McGonagall nodded.
"Seamus, wait out side please." She said and Seamus nodded and walked out with out saying a word. "Poppy, what is it?"
"From what I can see, it looks as though he has been raped." My heart froze mid beat. Raped. I couldn't quite get around the idea. "And he passed out from pain and shock."
"Harry, do you have any idea who could have done this?" I nodded, though again I couldn't say anything. I finally got the courage to say his name, Draco, neither of the two women looked surprised but grim at the fact.
"Can I sit with Ron now?" I asked quietly, the matron nodded and I walked over to Ron's bed.
"He should be awake soon, I gave him a relaxation potion, and a pain relief potion. He might be a bit fragile but that is to be expected after what he has been through," The matron said with an arm on my shoulder. I nodded silently, and stared at Ron willing him to wake up but a part of me wanted him to sleep and not wake up.
About half an hour passed before Ron started to stir, I couldn't blame any pain I felt on him because I knew it wasn't his fault. He opened his eyes slowly and met mine straight away.
"I'm so sorry," He whispered.
"You don't have anything to be sorry for Ron." I said and squeezed the hand I was holding. "Are you okay?" He shook his head as a tear fell from his eyes.
"I feel... dirty." I didn't know what to say.
"Your not dirty Ron, everything is going to be okay." I sighed, wondering if it really was going to be okay.
"Are we okay?" He asked slowly.
"Course we are." I smiled and squeezed his hand again, he moved over in the bed a little and gestured for me to sit with him so I did and he put his head on my chest. "I'm sorry I doubted you Ron."
"I did it for you Harry," He said through a quiet sob.
"What do you mean you did it for me?" I asked a little strained.
"He said he'd hurt you if I didn't. I could never see you hurt." He said strongly, I started crying, Ron was lying in a hospital bed, bruised, broken and hurt because of me. "Are you mad?"
"No Ron, I'm not mad." I said as more tears fell, I held onto Ron tight knowing that when he falls back to sleep I was going to get my revenge on that smug bastard.