A/N: Squee! Reviews! Lot's of pretty pretty reviews… And ignore my dear
friend Bria's little 'chest' comment… I was writing at 3 am… *looks at
clock on computer* hehe… it's 2 am. Maybe I should sleep? Nah.
Ron quickly pulled the covers over their heads. He wasn't quite sure that he wanted to see anyone… other than Harry that is. Harry was on top of him, so he couldn't see whoever wanted in.
Percy walked across the room and saw the large lump in the middle of Harry's bed. Oliver smirked and pulled the covers off the hiding boys. Harry had taken advantage of the covering and was thoroughly kissing the youngest Weasley male.
"Excuse me for interrupting but…" Percy said. Knowing that your younger brother had been kissing Harry Potter was entirely different than actually having to witness it. He grabbed the shoulder of the blacked haired boy and pulled him up off of Ron. "Thank you."
'Ok, I wish that he had been here ten minutes ago and not now.' Harry got off the bed when he saw that Percy wanted to sit down. Oliver caught his eye and he nodded. Both realized that the brothers needed a few minutes to talk amongst each other. Weasley to Weasley.
Oliver leaned over and whispered in to Percy's ear. "We'll just be outside if you need us, ok?"
Percy nodded. Harry waited for that nod before bending down to brush a kiss on Ron's forehead. He squeezed his love's hand and left the room, the former Quidditch captain trailing behind.
Ron and Percy sat there and stared at each other for what seemed like hours. Finally. Ron broke the gaze and looked down at the bed. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
Tears were quickly filling the older red head's eyes. He sat down on the bed and gathered Ron in his arms. "Why? What do you have to be sorry for?"
After he heard that, all Ron's walls fell. He threw his arms around his brother's neck and sobbed. Percy held him and ran a comforting, almost motherly hand up and down his back. "Shh. It will be ok. I'm here. Everything will be fine."
During Ron's childhood, Percy had been the brother to run to when he was scared or hurt. Bill and Charlie were never there or if they were they had been at the age that they didn't want to have their little brother tagging after them. Fred and George had been mostly responsible for the scare and hurts, even though most of the time they didn't mean to. Percy wished that it would be as easy this time as it had been when they were children, but knew it wouldn't.
After a few minutes the tears slowed and Percy pulled back to look at his brother. He gently wiped the tears off Ron's face. "Ron, you know I love you, right? That you are my favorite brother?"
He nodded. It was true that Percy was his favorite brother too, even if he would have loathed admitting it a few years ago. Percy was the one who had understood him, worried about him and taken care of him.
"You know that no matter what happens that those will always be true. Nothing will ever change that. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for you. I know that it isn't easy to be a Weasley. It is not easy to live up to the expectations that we and other's have for our selves. It isn't easy to have our mother. She tries to show her love to each of us in the way she thinks is best. She isn't always right though. But no one is perfect."
Ron grinned slightly at that comment. "But you once thought you were."
"And now I'm glad I'm not. Trying to be perfect is boring and lonely. No one can really be perfect anyway. We Weasleys can't seem to help but try though."
The younger Weasley nodded. What Percy was saying seemed to make sense. He sighed and laid his head on his brother's shoulder. He wondered if his mother was going to make him talk to her. He really wasn't sure if he was up to it, but he knew that he most likely would have to. He decided then that it was definitely going to be a long day.
Talking to Percy was easy, but his mother… She tended to let him say half a sentence then take her interpretation on what the rest of his thought was. All he really wanted was for her to try to understand him and in turn he would try to figure out why she acts the way that she does. It would only be fair.
The two sat in silence for a while. During this time Ron's eyelids began to droop. He tried to muffle his yawn but Percy heard it.
"Tired?" Percy asked. Ron nodded. Percy wondered if his apparent exhaustion was emotional or physical. "Hungry?" The red headed man knew that his brother was definitely under weight and from what he had heard Ron had eaten at all that day. Neither had Harry for that matter.
"Do you want me to ask some of the house elves to bring up some food for you and Harry?"
"I think that Harry might be hungry but I'm not. I do think that he should eat though. Don't want him to get sick." Percy nodded. He made a mental note to tell Harry to get Ron to eat something. He desperately needed to gain some of the weight he'd lost back.
Ron lay back on the bed. He wasn't really sleepy; he just didn't feel like moving or anything else that took energy. He watched as Percy left the room. He heard mumbling out side but was all that concerned about what the three of them would have to say. He did wonder though what happened to Cho. The last that he knew of Harry and the Chinese girl had been dating. He wasn't very worried, Harry would never cheat on his significant other, whether it was Cho or Ron.
In the hallway, Percy turned to his brother's new boyfriend. "Harry, I'm going to get the house elves to send the two of you up some food. Ron says that he isn't hungry and while he might think that he isn't, he does need some food. I don't think that he'll listen to me if I try to get him to eat but if he thinks that it will make you happy… Then he will. He would do anything for you."
Percy moved slightly closer. "And I do mean anything. You know that I like you Harry. But if you do anything to hurt my brother in any way, I will hurt you."
The black haired boy nodded. "As will Hermione, Fred and George, Oliver, your mother, Ginny… the list goes on." He smiled. "You don't have to worry, I love Ron. I would never ever do anything that I could control that would hurt Ron."
Oliver, who had been leaning against a wall, smiled too. "Ah, this brings back fond memories."
The other two looked at him quizzically. He went and stood next to his Weasley. "Perce, when we first started dating Ron gave me almost the exact same speech. Just a few name changes."
Percy took Oliver's hand and smiled at him. Then he looked back at Harry. "Take care of my little brother. I'll go get them to send up some food."
Harry watched the two go down the hall and start down the stairs. When he walked back into the room, he paused to look at the view. Not of the Hogwarts grounds, but of the handsome red head currently residing in his bed. He had Ron right where he'd wanted him for so long, in his arms.
"After you talk to your mum, want to take the invisibility cloak and head over to the Shrieking Shack? We need to talk about some things and I don't think that we want Seamus' opinion on all of it."
Ron nodded and waited for Harry to come join him on the bed. All that was left was talking to his mother.
A/N: Well, I was going to try to have this out yesterday but as we can all see it didn't exactly happen. Oh well! It's here now. Read, Review…. please?
Ron quickly pulled the covers over their heads. He wasn't quite sure that he wanted to see anyone… other than Harry that is. Harry was on top of him, so he couldn't see whoever wanted in.
Percy walked across the room and saw the large lump in the middle of Harry's bed. Oliver smirked and pulled the covers off the hiding boys. Harry had taken advantage of the covering and was thoroughly kissing the youngest Weasley male.
"Excuse me for interrupting but…" Percy said. Knowing that your younger brother had been kissing Harry Potter was entirely different than actually having to witness it. He grabbed the shoulder of the blacked haired boy and pulled him up off of Ron. "Thank you."
'Ok, I wish that he had been here ten minutes ago and not now.' Harry got off the bed when he saw that Percy wanted to sit down. Oliver caught his eye and he nodded. Both realized that the brothers needed a few minutes to talk amongst each other. Weasley to Weasley.
Oliver leaned over and whispered in to Percy's ear. "We'll just be outside if you need us, ok?"
Percy nodded. Harry waited for that nod before bending down to brush a kiss on Ron's forehead. He squeezed his love's hand and left the room, the former Quidditch captain trailing behind.
Ron and Percy sat there and stared at each other for what seemed like hours. Finally. Ron broke the gaze and looked down at the bed. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
Tears were quickly filling the older red head's eyes. He sat down on the bed and gathered Ron in his arms. "Why? What do you have to be sorry for?"
After he heard that, all Ron's walls fell. He threw his arms around his brother's neck and sobbed. Percy held him and ran a comforting, almost motherly hand up and down his back. "Shh. It will be ok. I'm here. Everything will be fine."
During Ron's childhood, Percy had been the brother to run to when he was scared or hurt. Bill and Charlie were never there or if they were they had been at the age that they didn't want to have their little brother tagging after them. Fred and George had been mostly responsible for the scare and hurts, even though most of the time they didn't mean to. Percy wished that it would be as easy this time as it had been when they were children, but knew it wouldn't.
After a few minutes the tears slowed and Percy pulled back to look at his brother. He gently wiped the tears off Ron's face. "Ron, you know I love you, right? That you are my favorite brother?"
He nodded. It was true that Percy was his favorite brother too, even if he would have loathed admitting it a few years ago. Percy was the one who had understood him, worried about him and taken care of him.
"You know that no matter what happens that those will always be true. Nothing will ever change that. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for you. I know that it isn't easy to be a Weasley. It is not easy to live up to the expectations that we and other's have for our selves. It isn't easy to have our mother. She tries to show her love to each of us in the way she thinks is best. She isn't always right though. But no one is perfect."
Ron grinned slightly at that comment. "But you once thought you were."
"And now I'm glad I'm not. Trying to be perfect is boring and lonely. No one can really be perfect anyway. We Weasleys can't seem to help but try though."
The younger Weasley nodded. What Percy was saying seemed to make sense. He sighed and laid his head on his brother's shoulder. He wondered if his mother was going to make him talk to her. He really wasn't sure if he was up to it, but he knew that he most likely would have to. He decided then that it was definitely going to be a long day.
Talking to Percy was easy, but his mother… She tended to let him say half a sentence then take her interpretation on what the rest of his thought was. All he really wanted was for her to try to understand him and in turn he would try to figure out why she acts the way that she does. It would only be fair.
The two sat in silence for a while. During this time Ron's eyelids began to droop. He tried to muffle his yawn but Percy heard it.
"Tired?" Percy asked. Ron nodded. Percy wondered if his apparent exhaustion was emotional or physical. "Hungry?" The red headed man knew that his brother was definitely under weight and from what he had heard Ron had eaten at all that day. Neither had Harry for that matter.
"Do you want me to ask some of the house elves to bring up some food for you and Harry?"
"I think that Harry might be hungry but I'm not. I do think that he should eat though. Don't want him to get sick." Percy nodded. He made a mental note to tell Harry to get Ron to eat something. He desperately needed to gain some of the weight he'd lost back.
Ron lay back on the bed. He wasn't really sleepy; he just didn't feel like moving or anything else that took energy. He watched as Percy left the room. He heard mumbling out side but was all that concerned about what the three of them would have to say. He did wonder though what happened to Cho. The last that he knew of Harry and the Chinese girl had been dating. He wasn't very worried, Harry would never cheat on his significant other, whether it was Cho or Ron.
In the hallway, Percy turned to his brother's new boyfriend. "Harry, I'm going to get the house elves to send the two of you up some food. Ron says that he isn't hungry and while he might think that he isn't, he does need some food. I don't think that he'll listen to me if I try to get him to eat but if he thinks that it will make you happy… Then he will. He would do anything for you."
Percy moved slightly closer. "And I do mean anything. You know that I like you Harry. But if you do anything to hurt my brother in any way, I will hurt you."
The black haired boy nodded. "As will Hermione, Fred and George, Oliver, your mother, Ginny… the list goes on." He smiled. "You don't have to worry, I love Ron. I would never ever do anything that I could control that would hurt Ron."
Oliver, who had been leaning against a wall, smiled too. "Ah, this brings back fond memories."
The other two looked at him quizzically. He went and stood next to his Weasley. "Perce, when we first started dating Ron gave me almost the exact same speech. Just a few name changes."
Percy took Oliver's hand and smiled at him. Then he looked back at Harry. "Take care of my little brother. I'll go get them to send up some food."
Harry watched the two go down the hall and start down the stairs. When he walked back into the room, he paused to look at the view. Not of the Hogwarts grounds, but of the handsome red head currently residing in his bed. He had Ron right where he'd wanted him for so long, in his arms.
"After you talk to your mum, want to take the invisibility cloak and head over to the Shrieking Shack? We need to talk about some things and I don't think that we want Seamus' opinion on all of it."
Ron nodded and waited for Harry to come join him on the bed. All that was left was talking to his mother.
A/N: Well, I was going to try to have this out yesterday but as we can all see it didn't exactly happen. Oh well! It's here now. Read, Review…. please?