AN: Sorry about not updating yesterday. The Net was down at our house and we couldn't get online. To make up for it I'm posting both chapters today. Hope you like

PDA (Public Display of Affection)

Ron was sitting innocently in a courtyard when she struck. Hermione, a very determined Hermione, walking straight for him. Ron was seriously scared, well considering yesterday's happenings what boy who was smitten with Hermione wouldn't be. His ears began to pre-redden despite his determination for them not to. "Hello Hermione." He commented and winced; too shrill, too shrill, he mentally kicked himself.

"Hello Ron." Was Hermione's stiff reply. Well perhaps she wasn't about to bite his head off; Ron relaxed slightly, his nausea lightening in small degrees.

"About yesterday..." Ron, even though he had apologized so many times already, he felt once more was necessary; he must look so pathetic in her eyes, thankfully though she cut him off.

"Yes Ron..... I." she couldn't seem to finish her sentence. "I." she was actually lost for words. "I have a question."

Was that all? "shoot." He replied, then winced slightly inwardly at the implied violence of the statement, reminded him too much of her fury yesterday.

Hermione took a deep breath as if she was about to plunge into a pond full of ice cubes. "Ron I really like you and..." Ron gave her a slightly bewildered look as she paused, 'was she saying what he thought she was saying?' "And could you... could you go out with me?" she visibly relaxed as if now that the question was out everything would be ok – not for Ron – his stomach tightened again in shock.

"Uh..." Ron's eyes went down to the hand in his lap, wringing nervously. How did he answer her, his mind screamed 'bloody hell yes!' but should he say that, or something a little more civil? He had after all been in love with Hermione for almost as long as he had known her, well he guessed eleven year olds didn't have that deep of an emotion, but that was beyond the point.

"Sorry if I read you wrong..." Hermione trailed off, for the first time since Ron could remember truly uncertain. "I thought that you reciprocated the feeling."

"No!" Ron practically shrieked in terror, she knew him all right. "No Hermione... I." now it was Ron's turn to fumble over the words. "I do want to. Truly I do!" he gained some confidence as his eyes traveled up from his taught hands, up to her lips and the slightly shy smile that was growing there, and then up to her eyes- they were happy eyes....

"Are you sure though?" a cloud passed behind those eyes that Ron was gazing into enraptured.

"I'm sure." Practically now in a trance Ron continued to stare. They had never really been this close.... this long..... It was damaging his brain circuits. "Why?"

"You hesitated...." He could feel her breath stirring the air between them as she replied.

"I." his brain was loosing coherency. "I couldn't think of something to say." he blurted out in a rush - this really was getting to him – his ears turned even redder.

They where so close, her breath filled his nasal cavities as he breathed in, they were almost touching.

"Is it the two love birds again?" came that snide voice once again. Ron and Hermione jerked apart at Malfoy's comment. They had totally forgotten that they were in the middle of a public courtyard, their attention spanning no father then each other.

Ron glanced over to a very embarrassed looking Hermione, blushing profusely; then turned his glare on the smirking face of Malfoy.

"Oh don't let me stop you." He commented his voice dripping arrogance.

His ears having turned back to sheet white in fury began to redden again as Ron spotted some innocent first years gawking at them.

"Malfoy as a prefect I would hope you would strive harder to be a good influence." Hermione retorted her embracement once more replaced by fury. "At least to the extent of not encouraging romantic displays in public in front of young students!"

Continuing to smirk, Malfoy only managed to encourage her to new heights. "Truly Malfoy, you're more immature then Ron has ever been." She added with a snap, this did dig Malfoy a bit and his eyes narrowed in Ron's general direction.

"You dare compare me to a blood traitor Weasley?!" Malfoy spat.

"I could compare you to an ape if the fancy hit me." Hermione retorted. "Another word out of you and I'm reporting you to the Headmaster. With your father in jail at the moment there really isn't anyone you can hide behind." She added getting a little farther under Malfoy's skin, leaving him gaping and at a lack for words. "Come on Ron, we have Defense Against the Dark Arts next, we can leave the imbecile with his thoughts, though they be few in number." And with that Hermione stomped off, Ron following wordlessly behind.

The Muses Tk and Zv: Yeah, I used to feel the same way. Only reason I got into it was because I was looking for Ranma fanfics and found a Seto/Joey on accident. My freinds all thing yaoi is pretty bad too, so I'm not even going there. I'd get it from both sources.

Kerei Kitsune: RYOU AND BAKURA ARE NOT A COUPLE IN THIS STORY! How many people are going to ask me that!? Yes, I love them, yes they'd make a great couple, and no it's not happening. But I do agree with you about how well the stupid comments worked out. That was mostly my friends idea really. I'm not very good at humor. '

X-mas Gurl: Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. I go to a bunch of different sites but they organize it and send me text books. It's great. Don't you hate the feeling when your sugar high wears off?

yaminakathy: luv you too. Hands you a batch of fresh cookies. Chocalte chip. I made them today.