August 23rd- Ron's POV
'She says that she hasn't fallen for one of her best friends,' thought Ron, 'she thinks that's supposed to make me feel better. How can I feel better? Haven't my feelings been obvious to her for the last four years?'
Ron paced to room in annoyance; it had been a few days since she kissed him. He kept saying that it was the kiss that hurt most so that he kept his feelings hidden, but what he was really hurt by was her denial.
They were friends, the kiss hadn't been a problem, it could have been friendly. Passionate, he admitted, but friendly. They were going through tough times; she was very likely to be looking for comfort.
But the things she had said to convince him that it wasn't love or passion were what hurt him most. Every time she denied it, it seemed to relate to the two of them.
'You should be happy that I haven't fallen for one of my best friends' was one of the things that kept running through his head. True, in a way that should have made him feel better but on the other hand, it showed that he was trapped in a corner. He was in love with her and she only saw him as a friend.
She couldn't see how much this whole situation was hurting him inside. She insisted that she hadn't really wanted to kiss him and it was just out of fear and confusion. But he had really wanted to be the one to kiss her.
It hadn't worked out like that, the confusion and avoidance that followed hadn't helped the situation.
'Avoiding me so that the same thing doesn't happen again' was one of the things that she accused him of.He wasn't avoiding her because it might happen again; he was avoiding her because he didn't want to have to go through the after effects again.
The rejection, the denial, those words that shot straight to his heart. He wouldn't allow himself to get hurt again or have a chance to betray his feelings.