Author's Notes: I'm so sorry if I deleted For You. I just have no idea how to continue it anymore. This fic is to make up for my brutality, hehe. Although it's not quite interesting, I love its plot because it has an air of Filipino romance, hehe. Ron-Herm pairing. Hope you appreciate the first chapter. I'll try to make this really nice, I promise you! Sorry for all the frustrated readers of For You, if there are any. I hope you'll like this fic esp. made for you! ;-)

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, nor any of its characters or events.

Enjoy reading, guys! ;-)

SHYNESS IS TO BLAME

Ron was quite blushing. Excitement was all over his freckly face. He could not sleep that night because of anticipation. He turned to the left side of his bed, then to the right. Still, he could not take a short nap at least.

He gave up, thinking that he would not be able to sleep with all the nervousness welled up inside him. He decided to make a surprise for Hermione. And, of course, Molly Weasley would be his perfect guide on how to get a woman's heart. He got up from his bed and stormed to the kitchen.

"Mum, mum! Mum, where are you?" Ron called over.

"I'm right here, dear," said Mrs. Weasley, smiling at him. Ron was surprised because of her sudden appearance from nowhere.

"Why do all people in this house love to apparate?" asked Ron irritably. "It's making me uneasy."

"You'll get used to it, dear," Molly said. She then cleared the table of dirt with a flick of her wand. "Well dear, why did you call me? And why are you still not sleeping at this time?" asked Mrs. Weasley, her expression and her voice suddenly changing into slight anger. Ron chose to ignore her tone.

"I want to surprise Hermione tomorrow, Mum. Tomorrow's the big day, as everyone in this household knows. I want to make something special for her. Mum, please help me. I know that you know a lot about those things," said Ron, slightly pleading. Molly smiled.

"Oh, sure dear. Well, what is it that you really want to give her?" she asked him gently.

"Something that would surely make her answer 'yes,'" Ron told her. "Something which would make her happy even for a while. Something to ease her stress – you know, with all the workloads she has in Gringotts."

Molly was soon deep in thought, taking into consideration everything that Ron said. After what seemed a lifetime, she smiled – a big, toothy, wide smile. Ron's face lightened up.

"What is it, Mom?" he asked eagerly.

"Why not give her an enchanted rose? A very sweet-smelling rose which will flutter as though it has wings. Just a little enchantment is needed. Make the rose follow her wherever she goes. Ah, I remember, your father used to give me roses like that when he was still courting me. They made me smile, those flowers," Molly reminisced, a smile appearing on her gentle face.

Ron frowned. "But I don't know what enchantment I should put in the rose. A permanent Levitation Spell? But that is not enough to make the rose follow her wherever she goes," Ron said sadly.

"Why will I suggest that if I don't know what spell to put in it? Really easy, to tell you the truth. You just have to mix the Levitation Spell with a Summoning Charm which will make the rose follow her everywhere. Just swish then flick your wand, then say Wingardier Leviaccio! And that's it. Permanent Levitation Spell, permanent Summoning Charm, although this one is different, because instead of summoning the rose to you, you will summon it to Hermione," explained Molly. Ron looked relieved for a while, but frowned again.

"The only problem now is that I don't have enough money to buy her roses," he said rather gloomily.

Molly sighed. "Okay, I will lend you some to buy roses tomorrow morning, and then I'll leave the enchantment to you," said Mrs. Weasley.

Ron beamed. "You're the best mom in the whole world!" And he kissed her on the cheek. Molly embraced her son.

"But promise me that her answer will be yes, okay?" she said lightheartedly. Ron frowned again.

"I dunno if she'll accept me proposal. I think Draco's also courting her," Ron said.

"Ah, whatever. Weasleys are brave, we are fighters! Don't give up, we're here to support you," said Mrs. Weasley. Ron smiled.

"Time to go to bed now, Mum. Thanks for all the help, I appreciate it so much! Night Mum!" He kissed her again on the cheek and rushed up to his bedroom. Molly was left alone, grinning.

Ah, at last, Ron was able to sleep. He even slept with a beautiful curve on his lips.

Ron woke up quite early. He fixed his bed and stayed in the bathroom for almost an hour. Molly's voice ringed over the kitchen.

"Ron, come down now, you'll be late for your date!" She shouted at the stairway to the upper floor.

Ron got down the stairway and sat down beside Ginny in a blink of an eye. Everybody was surprised to see him.

"What's new today, huh? You look different. You're somehow blooming," said Fred.

"Yeah, Ron's blooming into a beautiful, charming young lady. And today he's going to a date with the man of his dreams," George added. Ron spanked them both.

"Hey, we're still your brothers, you know!" complained George. All of them laughed.

Ron quickly finished his breakfast and said good-bye to everyone. He went out of the Burrow with so much energy.

As soon as he arrived at the Diagon Alley, he eagerly searched for beautiful roses. After buying a dozen, he apparated to Hermione's dormitory near Gringotts.

Upon arrival, he hid somewhere on the dormitory's garden and put the spell on just three of the roses. He coughed a bit and said 'Wingardier Leviaccio!'

He pounded on Hermione's door, trying to fight all the nervousness rising inside him. He suddenly became conscious of the way he looked. All in all, he looked alright – his hair neatly combed, his attire casual but has an air of respect and his scent masculine and musky. He persuaded himself that he looked okay.

After three knocks, Hermione finally opened the door. Ron smiled at her, but he suddenly scowled at the sight of a man behind his Psyche. That hateful man who has always taunted him because of his mediocrity and poverty.

Draco Malfoy.

And that's the end of the first chapter. Hope you liked it! I'll try to upload soon. I'll have plenty of time to write now 'cause it's already summer vacation here in the Philippines!

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