(A/N: Ok, so it's been a while, I did a couple one shots, and well, ive been so extremely busy...that well...writing has taken a back seat. I have written some other one shots, but i have to finish them. Just not enuf time. I really am sorry for the really long wait. I've been getting PMs telling me to hurry it up, so without further ado, chapter 8)

Hermione snuck into the boy's 6th year dormitory and shut the door. Each boy's beds were closed with their hangings and she sent up a silent prayer that each were asleep. She crept over to Ron's bed then, and pulled back the hangings. She watched him sleep for a moment before crawling in to the tiny space beside him and closing the hangings. She performed a locking and silencing charm on the hangings before fitting her back against Ron's front and taking his left arm and putting it over her middle. She interlaced their fingers and got comfortable. She loved it how he would tell her to meet him up in his room and she'd come up at the right time. Then there he'd be fast asleep like the deep sleeper he was. Her Ron. He was so adorable when he slept she couldn't help but smile and feel the giddiness rushing through her veins. They'd been together for about 2 ½ months now. It was pretty amazing that he still had this effect on her. She was taken away from her thoughts when Ron moved around a bit and some how managed to put his hand under her shirt on her belly. She bit her lip to stop herself from giggling and settled back against him again. She felt him tighten his grip on her and nuzzle her neck.

"Ron?" she turned her head to look at him but he had his eyes closed and was it just her or did he have a smirk on his face. "Are you awake, sleepy?"

Ron just lied there with his eyes closed, feigning sleep, she knew. So, to punish him for faking she took his hand away from her stomach and she turned over to face him and kept herself away from him. He seemed to make a whimpering sound and he opened his eyes.

"Mione' why'd you do that?"

"You were pretending to be asleep."

"So? You don't have to torture me like this." He laughed

"I'm not torturing, I'm just punishing you." She had a smirk on her face.

"Oh come here, you little know it all," and he tugged her to him. She smiled at him before nuzzling her head in to his chest and wrapping an arm around him and tangling their legs. "You wanna stay at The Burrow over break?" he mumbled into her hair. Hermione just nodded a yes and cuddled more closely to him. "Amazing," he replied and they both drifted off to sleep.

The rest of the week went by in a blur of packing and decorating the castle for Christmas. Before either of them knew it, Ron and Hermione were leaving Harry at Hogwarts and on their way to The Burrow. Spending the holidays with Hermione, without Harry sent chills through Ron. He seriously wondered if he would ever wake up from this dream. Sure, it all started out with a game of chess, but the last almost 3 months had been amazing, and he could not ask for more.

Meanwhile, Hermione was pretty much thinking the same. The compartment they were in on the Hogwarts express, held only Ron and herself. People would walk by every now and then, smile and wave, and walk on. The aspect of Ron and Hermione not bickering every 5 seconds had finally become custom to everyone else. Had she really become this lucky? Going to the Burrow, just herself, and Ron's family; her other family. Maybe one day, she'd be an official Weasley, and would be spending every Christmas at Ron's house. Marvelous.

Ron was reading a comic book, and Hermione of course, was reading Hogwarts: A History. Ron slowly turned his eyes downward, to look at Hermione, who was resting her head on his shoulder. Her legs were tucked underneath her, and one hand was on Ron's knee. How could she expect him to read when she was doing that to him! She didn't really know she was doing it of course they usually sat like this. But the aspect of spending Christmas with her, being able to sneak to each other in the middle of the night just made it all worse.

The train finally arrived back home. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were there waiting impatiently for Ron and Hermione to arrive.

"Ron! Hermione! Darlings, how good to see you," Mrs. Weasley exclaimed as she bustled over to the both of them.

"Mum," Ron barely mumbled out before he was embraced in a bone crushing hug.

Meanwhile, Hermione got the easy way out, and received a handshake from Mr. Weasley.

"Hermione, love," ah, it was Hermione's turn, as she was swept into a bone crushing hug.

"'ello Mrs. Weasly," Hermione gasped out, as she ran out of breath.

"Well," Molly said as she straightened her skirt, "shall we be off then?"

And with that, they were in the beat up car and off to the Burrow.

(A/N: Chapter 9 should be up shortly, already have the idea...psh...and you wonder why this story is rated M...hahahaha.)