~Chapter 12~

AN-I do not know when this will finally get posted, my internet is down. So, pls don't be mad at me!

~Last Time~

"Draco!" Hermione yelled when she got back into her common room at 11 o'clock. "Draco, where are you?" she asked. When she got no answer, she ran up to his room. There he was, sound asleep. He was hidden under the blankets. She crawled onto the bed next to him and whispered in his ears, "Goodnight, sweetheart."

"Goodnight to you to, Drakie." said a feminine voice as a hand reached around and pulled Hemione closer, grabbing her butt at the same time.

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"Ahhhhhhh!" Hermione screamed as she shot up and pulled back the covers on the form next to her. When the covers were off, she saw the figure that matched the voice. She was horrified to see Pansy Parkinson lying in the bed asleep. Hermione immediately fled the room. She did not even want to know where Draco was.

'What was she doing in his bed?' I knew this was too good to be true! He just asked me out today and he is already cheating on me!!! I can't believe I fell for his act! Everything he ever told me was probably a lie!' she thought as she ran through the portrait hole and down the corridor. 'How could I have been so stupid?' She continued to run. She didn't know where she was going; she just knew that she had to be far away from Draco. She ended up at the Gryffindor common room. She muttered the password (cherries) and walked in. She walked towards the couches by the fireplace. The fire was dying down, so she muttered a spell that brought it back to life. She took a seat on the rug in front of the now blazing fire in front of her. She tried to hold back her tears, but they soon began sliding down her cheeks.

Suddenly, someone took a seat next to her and wrapped his arms around her trembling form. She turned her head and saw Ron. She gave him a weak smile before burying her head in his chest. She cried openly and he held her. After a few minutes Ron pulled back. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"I am sorry." she mumbled.

"Why? What did you do?" he asked.

"For being such a fool!" she replied.

"Will you please tell me what happened?"

"I-I-I f-found P-Pansy P-Parkinson in D-Draco's b-b-bed." she stuttered.

"What?! He cheated on you?"

"I guess so. She was in his bed." she said quietly as she rested her head on his chest once more. "I was so stupid for trusting him in the first place."

"Shhhh, it will be okay. I am her for you." he said as an effort to calm her down.

"I know you are. Thanks Ron." she said as she brought her head up and kissed him on the cheek. Then she kissed him on the lips and then she kissed him on the lips again. She pulled back for a second, and then she reached up and wrapped her arms around Ron's neck. This time he leaned forward and kissed her. Soon, they were lying on the rug snogging in front of the fire.

They kissed for several minutes before they were interrupted by a tapping on the window. They both pulled back and search for the source of the noise. When they realized that it was coming from the window, Ron got up and opened it. He saw a dark black owl fly in and land in front of Hermione.

Hermione stared at the black owl for a minute before removing the burden from its leg. She unrolled the parchment and read it.

Hermione,

I sent this owl, figuring that it would be able to find you faster than I could. Where are you? I am starting to get a little worried. I have looked all over for you. I went to the Astronomy tower where you were supposed to meet Potter, but you weren't there either. Well, when you get this please write back so I am not worrying about you all night.

Draco.

"What a jerk! I can not believe him!" Hermione said. "He cheats on me and now he is sending me love notes. Like he cares." She immediately stood up and through the letter into the fire.

"Yeah. I knew he was up to no good." Ron said.

"Ron, can I stay with you tonight? I don't want to be anywhere near him." she said.

"Sure. I am still a prefect, so I have my own room. I would love to have a guest. It can get lonely when you are in a room by yourself." he replied.

"Thanks!" she said as she ran up to him and gave him a big hug. This turned into a kiss and then yet another snogging session. When the finally stopped, he grabbed he wrist and escorted her to his room.

"You can take the bed, 'Mione." he said. "I will sleep on couch."

"No." she said.

"What?"

"You are not sleeping on that couch. I will not allow it."

"But, where will you sleep. I can not let you sleep on the couch!" he asked.

"Well, we have a problem then. I guess we will just both have to sleep on the bed. Besides, I don't want to be alone." she replied, smiling.

"Okay…what side do you want to set on?"

"I don't care. You go ahead and I will get on the other side."

"Uh, okay." he said climbing onto the left side of the bed.

She climbed onto the right and slid under the covers. They smelt like him. It was a comforting smell. It smelled of his cologne, Curve, and his skin. The smell relaxed her. She snuggled against him, and he wrapped his arm around her waist. "Thanks Ron." she whispered when she felt him bury his face in her hair. She could feel the rise and fall of his chest and she fell asleep to the rhythm of his breathing.

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Hermione was pulled from her dreams when she felt a hand gently stroke her hair. She opened her eyes and tensed when she realized that she didn't know where she was. She also didn't know who she was in bed with. She turned over and found herself staring into a pair of familiar green eyes. Yesterdays' painful memories suddenly flowed back to her. She frowned at first, but then smiled at the grinning boy next to her.

He gently pushed a piece of hair from her face, letting his hand linger for a minute before letting it drop. "How did you sleep?" he asked.

"Good. I felt very warm and comfortable." she replied.

"Me too." was all he said. 'It was one of the most wonderful nights in my entire life.' he thought.

She smiled back at Ron and asked, "What time is it?"

"Ummmm, 5:36 am. We still have 2 ½ hours before breakfast." Ron said.

"Oh, good. Lay back down. I am getting cold." she said. He immediately obeyed and wrapped his strong arms around her. She had never seemed to notice before, but he seemed to have bulked up. His arms were muscular, and his chest was molded perfectly. 'Wow' she thought as she traced the muscles on his bare chest.

Ron was watching her. She was smiling as she ran her delicate fingers across his chest. He was trying not to get overly excited, but this was some mean foreplay.

He leaned down and kissed her. Once again, he ended up on top of her and they were snogging.

When they were both satisfied they lie down and fell asleep once again.

In what seemed like only minutes Ron was shaking Hermione. "Hermione, you have to get up! We're already late for breakfast!" he said.

She sat up and began looking around. "What time is it?"

"8:10." he replied as he started changing his clothes. Her eyes were immediately drawn to his sculpted abs and his muscular arms. She then remembered what she did last night and blushed.

She got off the bed, took her wand out, and yelled "Accio clothes!" In thirty seconds her school robes came flying into the room. She quickly got dressed. She had her back facing Ron, so he couldn't see anything. When she was fully dressed, she turned around and looked at Ron. He also had his back to her. "Ron, I am finished." she stated, tapping on his shoulder.

"Oh, okay. Let's go." he said as he turned around and grabbed her hand.

"Okay." she said as she smiled at him and intertwined her finger with his. They quickly walked to the Great Hall, not stopping until they got there.

When they reached the door, they slowed down. He opened the door and they walked through hand in hand.

Several heads turned and watched the couple enter the room. However, when they saw who it was, they turned back to their food. It was just two Gryffindors. No big deal.

Hermione and Ron walked straight to the Gryffindor table. They were talking and totally ignoring everything going on around them.

~Draco~

Draco heard the doors to the Great Hall open. He was hoping it would be Hermione. He was getting worried about her. He hadn't seen her at all last night.

Then he saw her. She was walking into the Great Hall holding Weasel's hand. 'What is she doing? She is holding his hand? She's supposed to be my girlfriend! She's already cheating on me! And with a Weasley!' he thought. 'Was that who she was with last night? No…couldn't be…could it? She slept with Weasley?' He looked down at his food and he noticed that he had cremated it.

He suddenly stood up and began walking out. "Where are you going?" asked Goyle.

"To my room." was all Draco said as he walked. He spared one last glance over to the Gryffindor table. He saw Ron lean over and kiss Hermione. Then she rested her head on his shoulder. He couldn't take it anymore. He ran out of the Great Hall and headed straight to his Common Room. 'I am going to kill Weasley!' he thought.