AN: Okay this was actually a really quick update, mainly because according to my friend, I have beaten her in chapters and stories so I want to stay ahead of her, also I had nothing really to do during editing and the ideas just kept coming to me, so you guys get a quick update for it. Hope you enjoy it, and again thank to all of my reviewers, I love you all so much. I'm glad I can provide you with something you like.
Discalimer: You know all of this and I almost forgot to put it in, because I figure everyone knows it all by now. So on with the chapter.
Ron woke up early in the morning on Valentine's Day, but didn't move, he didn't want to get out of bed, he didn't want to go anywhere, he wasn't even real sure of what he was going to do. Draco didn't want him going with Theodore to the dance, but Ron did want to go to the dance and there was no one else, but he didn't want to upset Draco anymore than he already had. Ron heard Harry rustling in his bed and figured he's just woken up, so Ron pretended to be asleep. A few minutes later Harry left the dorm room. Ron sat up in bed and stared blankly at the hangings on his bed.
A few minutes later Harry returned, Ron tried to quickly lie back down and pretend he was asleep, but Harry had already seen him sitting up and pulled back the hangings. "Are you going to get up?"
"No, if I stay here I won't have to see everyone else so happy on Valentine's Day. And I won't have to worry about going or not going with Theodore."
"Get out of bed."
"No."
"Ron, if you're worried about going with Theodore and Draco seeing or whatever—"
"Draco doesn't want me going with him."
"Fine then don't go with him."
"I want to go to the dance and I can't without upsetting Draco." Harry gave him a suspicious look. "I wanted to make him jealous enough to come back to me, not make him so angry at me he won't even talk to me."
"Get out of bed." Harry closed the hangings and Ron heard the door close again. He grumbled something and then rolled out of bed and walked down to the common room where he found Hermione and Harry sitting next to the fireplace. As he looked around he saw many couples were coming out today and they sat around the room, tightly in each other's arms. Ron turned around and started to head back up to he dorm room again when Harry grabbed him by the arm and drug him to the couch. Ron pulled his knees up to his chest and glared at the empty fireplace.
"Ron, this is your fault." Hermione said from his side. Ron gave her a cold glare for a moment and then went back to the fireplace. "It is."
"HOW? He's the one that basically broke up with me, and then he said not to go to the dance with Theodore all because he didn't want anyone else touching me and I really wanted to go the dance, and now I have no one unless I want to disregard what he told me."
"You know Ron, I don't have a date either." Harry said from Ron's other side. Ron looked over at him.
"You? You don't have a date?"
"Nope."
"Really? I thought some girl would've asked you." Harry just shrugged.
"So Ron, if you really want to go, you and I could go together and then you wouldn't be disobeying Draco and if you somehow promised Theodore you would dance with him, you can always dance with him once everyone starts and Draco wouldn't notice."
"I just want to go, I never told Theodore I would dance with him, but he is assuming I am going with him, which would mean he is expecting me to dance with him, but if I go with you I wouldn't be going with him."
"Ron, you really aren't making much sense." Harry said softly.
"Sorry." Ron said embarrassed. "But yeah. If you are willing of course, I would go the dance with you." A faint pink tint rushed into Harry's cheeks, but he nodded his head that he didn't mind going with Ron. Ron was then quite excited because he was able to go without Draco being upset. "I'm hungry. Anyone else hungry?" Ron looked from Harry to Hermione and then got out of his seat and climbed out of the portrait hole and was already half way down the steps by the time Harry and Hermione came out of the portrait.
"Ron, wait up." Hermione called after him. Ron turned around and saw them sprinting after him. He stopped and waited for them to catch up to him.
They took off for the Great Hall. Once they were inside Theodore walked up to Ron. "Hey, about yesterday—"
"Don't worry about it." Ron paused and looked at Theodore's expression carefully. "Hey Theodore, um, well see Draco and I talked yesterday about all of this and well he doesn't want me to go to the dance with you, and he really is upset. I mean I wanted to make him jealous not angry. I mean we're not together still, but…well I'm going to go to the dance with Harry, just so Draco doesn't get anymore angry at me…I mean you understand, right?" Ron continued to watch Theodore's expression carefully. He noticed that Theodore's expression had changed to a little happier of a smile than earlier.
"I understand, but might I ask for at least one dance?" Ron blushed.
"Of course. But just one." Theodore nodded his response and Ron went off to the Gryffindor table happier than ever. Everything was beginning to work out perfectly.
After breakfast the trio went outside for some fresh air. Classes had been canceled on account of Valentine's Day. They walked over towards the lake and rested under a tree for shade. Ron laid on his back and looked up at the sky peacefully. It had been over a week since he'd been so happy. Harry and Hermione sat against the tree further away from Ron.
"Harry, can I ask you a question?" Hermione whispered as not to be overheard by Ron.
"Sure, what's up?" He said looking over at her.
"Why did you blush when Ron said he would go to the dance with you?" She whispered. Harry blushed again.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about."
"It was nothing. It's just over the vacation Draco had mentioned something about me liking Ron and it brought back the memory and I'm hoping Draco doesn't get upset that he's agreed to come with me."
"Draco accused you of liking Ron?" Harry nodded. "Well, do you?" Harry looked over at her astonished.
"As my best friend, sure."
"Harry, you blushed when he said he'd go to the dance with you and I don't think that blush was from something Draco said over the break."
"I don't like him anymore than as my friend. And I'm dong him a favor so that he and Draco can stay together. If I liked him so much do you really think I'd be doing this?"
"You might. You want to see Ron happy just as much as I do. So you could be lying to be and I wouldn't know."
"Why does everyone think I like Ron?" Harry asked angrily. He was close to raising his voice, but was able to control.
"For the reasons that I told you over break." Harry and Hermione turned to find Draco staring at them for a moment and then his attention turned to Ron lying on the ground. "Ron?" Draco asked louder. Ron got up off the ground at the sound of his name. He turned around and found Draco leaning against the tree calmly. He ran over to the blonde and looked at him carefully. "I wanted to talk to you." Draco answered Ron's question before Ron had said anything. Ron nodded and Draco leaned down and wrapped an arm around the other boy's waist. "Can I talk to you in private?" Ron nodded and dragged Draco over to the lake, where they were out of earshot of the other two.
"What's up?" Ron asked quietly.
"Just wondering what you are doing about today. I noticed you were in a much happier mood this morning than you were yesterday." Draco said running his fingers through the red head's hair playfully.
"Well, I'm not going to the dance with Theodore." Ron said happily.
"You're awfully happy about that, considering yesterday you were so upset that I even asked you not to go with him." Draco said turning away from him and shoving his hands in his pockets. He walked a little way down the lakeside, then turned around to find Ron walking slowly towards him.
"I'm going to the dance, so I have nothing to be upset about." Ron said stopping in front of Draco. To Ron, Draco had a new sense of air about him sincethe fight yesterday. He seemed stronger, more in control and more protective in a way when it came to Ron. Draco had also taken a different look. He was very composed and cool about everything that came to him. His pants and shirt were a little tighter than they normally were. Ron liked the new air and new look of his boyfriend.
"Who are you going with?" Draco asked slowly and suspiciously.
"Harry." Ron said, but the moment he'd said it, he kind of wished he hadn't. Draco's eyes grew darker and his smile slightly turned into a scowl, he took his hands out of his pockets and they clenched into fists and then unclenched themselves. Ron backed away instinctively.
"How'd this come about? I thought you told me that no one in your house was free."
"Harry told me this morning that he didn't have a date either and I could go with him if I wanted to. I just figured that since you didn't want me to go with Theodore that going with Harry was okay."
"So basically he asked you."
"Yeah, I guess you could say it like that." Ron said as he began to fidget with his hands. Draco closed his eyes and tried to regain his composure. When he opened his eyes again he looked at Ron calmly.
"Okay. Is there anything else about the dance?" Ron looked down at the ground conciously. "Ron?" Draco asked suspiciously.
"Well, when I told Theodore that I was going to the dance with Harry, he was happy about it, but then he asked if he could at least have one dance, and I obliged." Ron said quickly, hoping Draco didn't hear it all, but Draco did. This time it took him a lot longer to calm down. He had paced back and forth in an area of about 5 feet, his lips pursed and his hands constantly clenching and unclenching. Finally after about 5 minutes Draco turned back to him.
"One dance. Nothing more." Draco said menacingly. Ron shook his head rapidly.
"That's what I told him."
"Good." Draco turned and walked off towards the tree again. "I'll be watching at the dance." He said without turning around. Ron's happiness had sunk a little by his talk with Draco. Although he had been able to make Draco a little happier by his decision, he still had upset the blonde.
Draco reached Harry and Hermione at the tree and he shot a very disgusted look at Harry. "I will be watching, Potter. If you even so much as even touch him in a manner I don't approve of, you will have me to deal with afterward." He said, then stalked off towards the castle. Ron came up to the tree just as Draco went away. He shrugged then headed off towards the castle. Harry and Hermione followed him.
A few hours past and it was time to start getting ready for the dance. Ron put on his new dress robes from Fred and George and Harry put on his from the YuleBall. Ron brushed down his hair and made sure it looked nice, then he and Harry headed down to the Great Hall for the dance. They entered the Hall and saw immediately it was definitely Valentine's. The whole hall was decorated in red, pink and white, and there were hearts falling from the ceiling. "You know what I heard?" Both boys jumped at the sound of Hermione's voice. They turned to find her smiling at them. "I heard that if you catch one of the hearts that falls right into your hand it will reveal the name of your true love." Ron looked at her for a moment and then held out his hands hoping to catch one. Harry and Hermione gave a small laugh and then joined him. When they looked around most of the other students were doing the same thing, including Draco. Ron caught one and then ran off to a corner to look at what the name was.
He opened the heart and a small piece of paper fell out. He was hoping more than anything that the name read Draco Malfoy, but just as he was about to see who it was, Harry came over and showed that he too had caught his. Ron put his away and so did Harry, both not wanting to open them in front of each other. It seemed as if everyone had gotten a heart that revealed the name of someone, some of them had names no one had ever heard of and they figured that they'd be meeting them later in life. The music started a for a while no one danced, no one really wanted to be first, but soon a great number of students were out on the dance floor. Ron and Harry kept passing uneasy looks between the two of them.
Theodore walked over to Ron in the middle of the dance. "Can I have my dance now?" He asked Ron smiling. Ron looked over at Harry who nodded his head and Ron took Theodore's hand and walked towards the middle of the Hall. Just as they reached the dance floor a slow song came on. Ron immediately thought of backing out, but Theodore was pulling him on to the floor. Ron wrapped his arms around Theodore's neck and Theodore placed his hands on Ron's waist and pulled him closer and wrapped his arms around his back. Ron looked around and no one seemed to care anymore. No one except Draco. Draco was staring at the pair from his spot with Pansy. He had as much space between them as he possible could. He was glaring at Theodore. Theodore followed Ron's gaze and looked at Draco for a moment then returned his attention to Ron. Ron blushed a little when Theodore pressed Ron's head against his chest.
The song was almost over and as Ron and Theodore turned Ron caught Draco's eye again. Draco had let go of Pansy and was watching intently with his arms crossed over his chest. Pansy, of course, was sulking near by. When the song ended Theodore leaned down and kissed Ron on the lips softly. Ron blushed and looked up at Theodore questionably. Before he could say anything he found the back of Draco's head in his line of sight. Draco was staring at Theodore hatefully again. "Nott, I went to you earlier today and told you I was fine with you having one dance with him, but I told you not to touch him in any other way." Ron noticed everyone's attention turning towards them.
"You do realize that you're causing a scene, don't you?"
"I don't care. I told you not to touch him." Now everyone was staring at them, the music had stopped. Ron was shifted uncomfortably right behind Draco.
"Is there a reason why I can't touch him, Draco?" Ron looked over Draco's shoulder and saw Theodore looking at Draco amused. Ron heard and felt Draco take a deep breath. Ron looked around again and now everyone was crowded in a tight circle around them, including a few teachers in front just in case a fight broke out. Draco turned and looked at Snape, who raised his eyebrow to the young blonde then returned his cold glare to Theodore.
"Yeah, I suppose there is." It was then Ron's turn to look over at Snape, who he saw was now watching the scene very closely. "I've told you before that you are not allowed to touch him, of course then you constantly asked if there was a reason why, and you knew the reason, but then you wanted me to exclaim it to the whole school, so you wanted this scene and here it is. Do. Not. Ever. Touch. My. Boyfriend. Again." Draco had put emphasis on every word of his last sentence. Ron was in the middle of a breath when Draco had said boyfriend and was now coughing out of breath. Draco turned around and smiled softly at the red head. He grabbed Ron by the wrist and pulled him closer, then took him in a tight embrace and leaned down and kissed the boy he had been denying for the last week. Ron stood stunned after Draco had finished, Draco turned around to find Theodore thoroughly amused and happy and the rest of the students silenced. Draco smirked and took Ron by the hand and walked his stunned red head off to a corner.
He sat down on a chair and pulled Ron into his lap, and wrapped his arms around the boy's waist and cupped the other's hands in his own. Draco watched for a moment everyone in the Hall and although completely stunned the music did continue and everyone went back to dancing. Ron finally came out of his trance and turned around to look at Draco. "You do realize what you've just done."
"I've made sure no one but me will ever touch you." Draco said looking up softly at his boyfriend. He leaned back in his chair against the table and Ron leaned back on him. Snape walked up to the couple and stared at them for a moment. Ron tried to get up, but Draco held him in place.
"You do realize I have to tell your father about this, right?" Draco nodded, but his facial expression didn't change. Draco sat in his chair confident and happy. Snape nodded and turned away from the pair.
"You're not afraid of your father disowning you anymore?" Ron said looking over at the blonde.
"Not really. My father was rather ignorant and brought me a key to a vault that contained my inheritance. So I have my money." Draco smiled at the red head and turned his attention back to the crowd.
Ron looked over happily at the crowd. "Oh! I nearly forgot." Ron reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box and handed it to Draco. Draco looked at him suspiciously.
"What is this?"
"Open it." Ron said getting off Draco's lap. Draco undid the red ribbon and opened the box. It revealed a gleamingsilverchoker withD.M. engraved on theend of a green snakein the middle. Draco stared at it for a moment, then up at Ron. "I've saved up all my money for years and I bought it for you a little after Christmas, and had planned on giving it to you, but we barely saw each other, so I saved it for today. Do you like it?" Ron looked into Draco's normally cold gray eyes and saw them full of warmth.
"I've told you time and time again not to get me anything."
"I know, but I'm not one to just sit back and take and take without giving something in return." Draco smiled softly and pulled the choker out of the box. Draco undid the hook and put it around his neck. Ron smiled down at the blonde.
"Come here." Draco pulled on the front of Ron's robes and pulled the red head down on to his lap. He pressed his lips to the other boy's passionately. He wrapped one arm around the boy's waist and the other tangled itself in the soft red hair. Ron wrapped his arms around Draco's neck and leaned further into the blonde's kiss.
The kiss broke and Ron stared at the blonde for a moment, then remembered something else in his pocket. Draco eyed him again, wondering what else was about to come out of the red head's pocket. Ron pulled out the heart he'd caught earlier and reopened it and the small piece of paper fell out. This time he actually read the paper. Draco pulled his out as well and at the same time they showed the other the paper they had. The one in Ron's trembling hand read Draco Malfoy. Likewise in Draco's steady hand, Ron read his own name. Draco smiled and then pulled the boy down to another kiss.
AN: Although this may seem like a great way to end it, because Draco has finally claimed his love for Ron in front of the whole school, it's not the end. Draco's father will make one last appearance in here and then I'll have to find a REALLY good way of ending this, but I don't really know how I'm going to do that. So you might not get a really quick update, but I am hoping to get in a few more chapters. So thanks again for the reviews and stay tuned.