Well, here is a little Ron and Hermione fluff! And there is a bit of a sex thing at the end but it is entirely PG so no worries about that…it's really more fluff. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Woe is me, for I do NOT own Harry Potter!

You're going places, Hermione

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Chapter Three: The kiss

Hermione sighed, resting her head in her hand as she stared out of the History of Magic classroom window.

She was thinking about all sorts of important things. Things that were very important indeed. For Hermione Granger only thought about things that were of great importance, such as school and study.

Okay, she was thinking about Ron. And why he hadn't kissed her yet. They had been going out for a week already, after all.

Was she that repulsive? Surely not!

Then why hadn't he?

Maybe she hadn't given him the opportunity to…

"Miss Granger," Professor Binns droned, "Would you mind listening?"

"Sorry Professor." Hermione apologized, blushing a little. She had been caught out daydreaming about her boyfriend in class! How ridiculous!

When the bell rang, Hermione quickly tidied up her books and headed out of the room. Classes were over for the day so she went straight up to the Gryffindor common room where she found Ron and Harry finishing up a game of Wizards' Chess.

"Checkmate," Ron said triumphantly, standing up and raising his fists in the air, "Yes! The master is once again triumphant!"

"Whatever…" Harry mumbled, "I'll beat you one of these days."

Ron sat back down grinning; "Fat chance of that mate."

"Hey Hermione," Harry turned to her, happy for a distraction, "How was History of Magic?"

"Alright I suppose. But I wouldn't mind having a spare like the two of you. It'd be nice to have a break once in a while." She replied as she sat down next to Ron.

"Then drop History of Magic and come with us." Ron suggested.

"Oh! I could never Ron." Hermione said fervently.

"Yeah," He half-smiled, "Knew you'd think that."

She sighed irritably, "Yes well, if you know what I'm thinking then tell me what I'm thinking now?"

Ron raised an eyebrow at her sudden outburst and shrugged.

"That's right!" Hermione snapped, jumping up and heading over to the girls' dormitories.

Ron cast Harry a confused look before he too jumped up and headed over to her quickly.

"Whoa Hermione," He told her as he grabbed her arm, "What's the matter?"

She spun around to glare at him, ready to tell him exactly what was wrong. Why haven't you kissed me Ron? She wanted to shout, are you regretting asking me out?

But his face was so innocent and full of concern that her anger quickly melted away. He didn't have a clue.

"I'm sorry," She smiled slightly, "It's been a long day."

"Oh," He was quiet for a moment before he started grinning; "Well you know what solves that! Let's go for a walk."

"Oh I really shouldn't. I've got too much homework…" She trailed off.

"Just come for a walk." Ron commanded lightly, pulling her towards the common room door. Hermione relented and after she left her books with Harry, she walked freely next to Ron. The moment he let go of her arm, he grabbed her hand. It sent the same tingles up her arm that it always did and Hermione wondered why she doubted that Ron liked her.

Outside, the sun was already setting and there were dim grey swirls of clouds in the sky contributing to the darkness. They reflected Hermione's mood.

"How was your day?" Hermione wondered, opting for small talk.

"Alright," Ron shrugged, "Neville came back."

She stopped, "How is he doing?"

"He's…well…he's not Neville." Ron replied honestly.

"What does that mean? Don't be vague Ron." Hermione told him.

Ron sighed, "I didn't talk to him for long. It's just that when I did I noticed he'd kind of stare off into space and not hear me. You know, he'd catch bits and pieces of the conversation but he wasn't really there. I don't think he even realised he wasn't listening."

"Oh Ron," Hermione's voice shook, "That's horrible."

Ron didn't say anything and instead kicked at the ground and started walking again. Hermione remained quiet and followed him.

"So what's really wrong with you?" Ron asked her when they reached the lake, wanting to break the silence. The Giant Squib was waving its tentacles playfully at them and Hermione smiled at it.

She looked at him; "You like me right Ron?"

"What?" His eyes widened, "Of course I do! You're one of my best friends."

"I know that…I don't mean as a best friend…I mean, you know…" She trailed off, her eyes travelling out to the lake again.

"Oh."

"Oh?" Her head spun back around, "What does that mean?"

"No, no, no! I don't mean it like…of course I like you like that. I asked you out didn't I?" He pointed out.

"I know," Hermione sighed, "It's just that, I don't know…sometimes it feels like you don't."

"Well I do, so stop being stupid."

"I am not stupid!" She argued indignantly.

"Oh yeah?" Ron grinned, "Well you're saying stupid things."

"Whatever. You're the stupid one." Hermione sniffed.

"Am not!"

"Don't try to argue it Ron, it's a lost cause."

"Why you…aw, crap!"

He had made to reply when a blast of thunder had cut him off, followed by a sudden heavy downpour.

"Get inside!" Hermione shouted.

"Too…far…tree!" Ron shouted back, his words being cut off by more blasts of thunder. Hermione cast him a confused look so he grabbed her hand and dragged her over to a nearby tree. It wasn't a very big tree but once they were under its leaves they were sheltered entirely from the rain.

Ron shook his head, sending water flying all over Hermione. She shrieked and whacked him across the arm.

"You wet me!" She cried.

Ron grinned lopsidedly, "You're already soaked to the bone Hermione."

"Yes well…" She mumbled, shivering involuntarily, "How long will we be stuck here, do you think?"

"So you're asking me what I think now?" Ron egged playfully, "I thought you thought I was stupid?"

"Ron-" She warned as she shivered again.

"Okay, okay!" He looked out at the sky, "I don't really know. A while I guess. The clouds look angry."

"Oh. Well when they look happy, does that mean they're clearing up?" She wondered, smiling playfully.

"Shut up," Ron said defensively, "It's what my mum says. It just means they're dark and big."

Hermione giggled before cursing as she shivered again. Ron raised an eyebrow.

"You cold?"

"No, I just think its fun to shiver. Of course I'm cold!"

He shook his head and put his arms around her to warm her. It was then that Hermione realised how small the area under the tree was and how close they had been all along.

"Hermione…" He mumbled, pulling away and rubbing her arms. She was instantly warm again.

"Yes Ron?" She said softly, smiling at his appearance. His hair was sticking up in all kinds of places from when he had shaken it and he looked ridiculous. She probably looked no better. Her own hair would have had a dire affect to the rain and was most likely making her look as though she was electrocuted.

"I do really like you." He murmured, lowering his head.

She continued to smile as she felt his lips on hers and a wonderful warmth spread throughout her body. It wasn't a hot kiss and Ron wasn't an expert, but because it was Ron kissing her it was perfect. She loved it.

When he pulled away she noticed a slight blush had spread across his cheeks. He looked worried for some reason.

"Was that okay?" He asked nervously.

"Well…" Hermione bit her bottom lip, dragging out a response.

"Merlin, really?" Ron asked frowning.

"No," Hermione laughed, "It was perfect."

Ron nodded, his nervousness disappearing, "Good. That's what all the other girls said too."

"Ron!"

He smiled and leant in for another kiss. Hermione let him, momentarily noting the rain lightening behind him but she ignored it. She was happy to stay where she was.

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"Ron!" Hermione laughed, swatting him away, "Stop it, we're here to study remember!"

Ron sat back, "I asked you to come up to the Astronomy Tower to study and you actually think I meant to 'study'?"

She blushed, knowing that whenever they did make plans to come up to the Astronomy Tower to study they never did end up studying. But she might as well humour him. She shuffled on top of the cushions on the floor and cast her boyfriend a stern look.

"Of course, we have out first exam coming up soon." She said seriously.

Ron groaned, "That exam isn't for a month."

"But if I get you studying for it now then maybe you'll know some of the content for it by the time we have it." Hermione scolded.

Ron merely grinned, moving in and kissing her on her neck.

"Wouldn't you rather do other stuff?"

"No…" She argued weakly, trying to control the reaction she had to him.

They'd been going out for a little over a month now. Hermione smiled as she remembered how worried she had been in their first week because he hadn't kissed her. If anything, she should be worried now that he wouldn't stop kissing her. Then again, she didn't mind at all.

"Come on." Ron kissed her again and she closed her eyes.

"We're here to study…" Hermione tried to tell him before she lost all control as she wrapped her arms around his neck, giving in.

They continued to kiss for another ten minutes before Ron pulled away slightly, looking at her strangely.

"Ron." Hermione complained, trying to pull him back towards her. He didn't let her and she was forced to gaze up at him to see what the matter was. She frowned; there was something about the look her was giving her.

"I love you."

Hermione was quiet, momentarily shocked at what she had just heard. But she had heard it nonetheless, hadn't she?

"What?" She whispered. She wanted to know she wasn't dreaming.

"I love you." He said again, weaker this time as though he thought he was saying the wrong thing.

"Oh Ron," She could have cried, "I love you too."

He smiled and started kissing her again. But it was different this time. He was being gentler, more loving. It only made her want him more. Slowly she pushed his dress robes off his shoulders, smirking slightly at the maroon jumper with an 'R' on it underneath that his mother had knitted for him. Ron followed her example without a moment's thought and pulled the jumper off before pushing Hermione's own robes back, lowering her to the ground softly. They continued to kiss and Hermione felt herself getting lost in him…

And suddenly she knew where they were going and what was going to happen. Ron probably hadn't realised it yet but she had.

They'd only been together for a month! That wasn't long at all. Yet she was getting lost in him as though they'd been together for years. Ron noticed her sudden stiffness and stopped.

They looked at each other, neither saying anything. She saw in his eyes that he knew too what would happen if they didn't stop, and he was leaving it up to her to decide. He had initiated it but to continue was her choice.

It took her only a second to decide. She trusted Ron. She loved Ron, and he loved her. She was too intoxicated by his closeness to consider anything else.

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A/N: Well…so far there hasn't been any drama but it is coming up, I PROMISE!

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