A/N: Well, it's been a while and this all may seem awkard for followers of this story. I completely hated the Chapter Four I had submitted and though it would have eventually found its way to what's coming, it just seemed rather as someone who reviewed put it: "like a soap opera". So I deleted it and re-wrote the events following Draco and Hermione's reunion. Hope it was worth it.

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Chapter Four: Secrets Revealed

As he heard the sounds coming from the other room, he smiled. Ron knew it would happen. He wasn't as ignorant as his wife thought. He knew all about the True Love's Pledge she had performed years ago with Malfoy. He even thought of doing it with the girl he loved, but thought better of it, when he saw how Hermione needed him. That's why he had never said anything, never started a fight---until tonight that is.

At the time they had gotten together, her soul mate had just died and she needed to get into the world's good graces. She hadn't told him, but he knew. Everyone thought him silly and under-estimated his intelligence, but he was far cleverer than anyone would ever fathom. Despite his love for another, he had come to love his wife over the years. To hear her now in midst coitus with her soul mate burned a bit, but it was a good burn and was not unexpected.

After all he had been the one to find Draco and coerced him into coming back to England. He had been the one to follow his vows and made his wife happy---whatever it took, for better or worse.

He walked out of his bedroom and left the house without notice. Hermione had finally gotten what she wanted and now it was his turn. He apparated to Diagon Alley and entered the Leaky Cauldron.

Attending the late shift, was his great friend and the girl he had been enamored with, Luna Lovegood. She saw him come in and smiled.

"Hello Ronald. What brings you in so late?"-she said in her usual dreamy tone. The one that took his breath away.

"I finally did it"

"You mean, getting Draco and Hermione together?"

"Yeah. Could I have some Firewhiskey? I know it was the right thing to do, but it still bothers me."

Luna brought him what he asked for and sat next to him, seeing as business was always slow at that late hour. "I'd imagine. When I had a crush on someone, I let him go, because someone else needed him more than I did---more than I wanted him."

He looked at Luna's amazing eyes and felt akin to her. Not only had she gone through something similar, but she understood the unspoken pain things could cause. As he looked at her beautiful face, he knew it was now or never. It was the perfect moment to reveal his true sentiments to her.

"Luna---I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?"- she asked, taking a sip of her butter beer.

"Luna, I've been, well I've rather been fancying you for years…in love really, even before 'Mione and I got together. I was just always afraid to say anything back then. I don't deserve you. You are so wonderful…beautiful, smart and just plain dreamy and I knew you would never want me, so I never said anything. But I just can't keep it in any longer; my feelings will not be repressed."

Luna just stared at him and grabbed his hands. She gently kissed both of his palms and looked into his eyes. "You're so silly Ronald. I've always wanted you. You just never noticed. I love you, Ron…always have."

Ron's face brightened at her reaction. He used his hands to grab her face softly and kiss her lips in the same tentative manner; nevertheless the kiss was full of emotion. Luna giggled and wrapped her arms around his neck. Once they stopped kissing their lips were swollen and they had goofy smiles on their faces.

"Luna, when Hermione and I separate, will you be my girlfriend?"-He asked in a whisper, kissing her earlobe in the process.

"Of course I will, silly boy. Nothing could make me happier."

They kissed on through the night and when it was time for Luna to end her shift, he walked her to her flat and returned home.

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Once they were done making love, Draco and Hermione laid in each other's arms while on the floor of the office. Her face was in the crook of his neck and she inhaled his addictive scent. He, in turn, kissed the top of her head and smelled her hair.

Sure, there was still anger between them, but their pledge, their ink, kept them from arguing.

"I love you so much. It pained me to be away from you."-He said into her hair. She pulled away from the mouth watering scent of her mate and looked at his steel eyes, ones that were filled with melancholy.

"Don't leave me again. I wouldn't be able to bear it. Por favor no me vuelvas a dejar, por favor, por favor, por favor!"- She dry sobbed. The thought of another absence on his part, tore her apart.

"Cálmate, cariño. I won't leave you again, I promise."-he said, knowing that when she pleaded in Spanish, she was truly upset.

"I'll have to talk things over with Ron. I'm not afraid of hurting him, not with you as a supporting system."

"I'm going to be there for you whenever you so choose, my love. Besides it'll be nice to be read of the Weasel."- he said smirking at the last remark. Hermione playfully slapped him.

She then heard the front door and realized that either Ron had left and back or she was going crazy.

"Hermione! I need to talk to you as soon as possible!" Ron yelled

Hermione pulled away from the lovely embrace of her dragon and searched for her clothes. "Just stay here, Draco. I'll be right back."

She put on her robe and found Ron in the kitchen, sitting at the breakfast nook with a cup of tea in front of him and a slightly somber look on his face. She got nervous thinking that maybe he knew what was going on and had been waiting for the perfect moment to say something. She sat opposite him and said: "Good morning. What do you want to talk about?"

He looked at her and realized how much he loved her, but in a sisterly way, not as a lover. He smiled and she noticed how happy he looked. "'Mione, I know everything that's been going on with you. I know all about you and Malfoy. I want you to know that I approve."

"Ron, I can explain---wait what? You know and approve?"

"Yes. I've known about you two for a very long time, the whole True Love's Pledge thing. I always thought you were a perfect match. And I knew that once he had supposedly died, you would be crushed. I knew everything. Even about your mother and most of the Wizarding World being against you. So as your friend, I had to take care of you. The truth is that I love you very much, but I love you as a sister."

Hermione had let a few tears escape. She felt so guilty for causing Ron to be her caretaker. She had taken it all for granted and never once acknowledged him or how he felt. She realized how selfish she had been, how bitter she acted and the difficulty with which he had to have tolerated her in order to make her happy again. "I'm so sorry Ron. I've been so awful to you all these years, and you were only looking out for me."

"Have I ever!"-he said in jest. "I even coerced the blonde git to get his arse back here!"

"I thought you said that was Harry!"

"Ï lied. The row we had a few hours back was all a load of B.S. I just had to convince you I was angry."

"Well, you are a very convincing actor. The Academy should award you."

"Who?"-he said slightly confused. But then again, Hermione had never told Ron of what the Oscars were. "Anyway, I've found my peace, I guess. Luna and I finally admitted that we love each other"

Hermione smirked and then gave him a knowing look. "I thought there was something there, every time I saw you two together. So what happens next?"

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A/N: Any ideas? I always love giving the public what they want. ~GinHermi~