"So, Ronald, where were you yesterday? Why weren't you at Hogsmeade?" Ron, Harry, and Hermione were all walking to the main hall for breakfast.
"I uh, had an essay to do?"
"An essay? Seriously Ron, tell the truth! You were meeting someone weren't you?" Harry asked.
'No, I really did have an essay to do."
"...Ron, we haven't been assigned any essays."
"Not in any of the classes I have with you, Hermione, but in pureblood wizardry I did."
"Why are you even taking that class? That's for families like the Malfoy's."
"Because I am a pureblood and I enjoy that class. Besides what wrong with Draco- I mean Malfoy's family?"
"What did you just say?" Ron turned red at Harry's question "Please don't tell me you called him by his first name!" Ron didn't know what to say.
"I, uh, I'm not hungry for breakfast. Catch you later!" Ron bolted off and away from the two.
"There is something going on here." said Harry
"Don't worry." assured Hermione "I'm sure he is just under a little stress, that's all."
couple hours later
Ron paced through the halls. 'Draco's gonna kill me if he hears I almost slipped.' he thought. It wasn't another hour to lunch, and Ron needed somewhere to go to, to stay away from Harry, to keep him from spilling. As he was going through the halls he passed the room. The same room he and Draco where in yesterday. 'What the douche? I thought..." Ron opened the door, not knowing what awaited him inside.
"It's about time you got here!"
"Oh, Draco, it's just you. And what do you mean 'it's about time'?"
"I was waiting for you. Another hour till lunch time, and I had hoped that you would show up here. Especially after your little slip up."
"Oh, you heard about that, look I didn't mean to, it's just-"
"Ron, shut up!" Draco then leaned into Ron giving him a chaste kiss. "It's okay, the Mudblood made an excuse for you." Ron came towards Draco, a small smile appeared on his face. "Now, sit down." Draco patted his lap. Ron sat on Draco's lap and curled into him.
"I hate keeping this a secret. I love you, I want to tell people I love you. I want to tell my family that I have someone who means the world to me. I want you to meet them." Draco kissed Ron's forehead.
"Ron, you know we can't. If my father finds out that we are together he will kill you, and I have spent years making it seem like I hate you and your family. We will be togethe...one day." Draco seemed to drift off into a dream. "Just imagine it Ron. A villa in Italy, just us two sipping on coffee and looking out onto the Mediterranean. No one will judge us. We will be able to walk down the streets and be greeted like kings, our love glowing off of us." Ron smiled at Draco's dream.
"When?" asked Ron
"Someday, hopefully sooner than later."
"Can I at least tell Hermione. She wont tell I swear. I just cant keep it inside much longer!" Ron was almost pleading with Draco. But Draco shook his head.
"No! you know we cant tell." Draco held Ron's face in his hands and made him look into Draco's eyes. "I don't want you to die! Don't you get it. My father WILL come after you and he will perform horrible dark curses that you have no idea are like to you before killing you! I want this dream to come true but not now. I want to scream it from the roof tops too! I really, really do!" Draco's eyes were clouding up. "I've got to go." Draco pushed Ron off of his lap and began walking towards the door.
"Don't walk away from me!" Draco paused. For a quick second he looked at Ron and walked back.
"I love you." With a deep kiss, Draco abruptly turned around and left, leaving Ron in the room by himself.
"Damn, what have I gotten myself into?" Ron thought to himself.
Main hall: Lunch
"Ack! I have DDA next! Hermione, save me!" Harry jumped into Hermione's lap.
"Oh, get off me! You weight a ton! Besides, how am I to save you, when you are supposed to save the world?"
"Gee thanks Hermione, I was rather enjoying myself till you said that." Reminded of a silly ride Ron has heard of, he started to sing,
"It's a small world after all, iiit's a small world after all, it's a small world after all! it's a small, small world!"
"Do what? Ron what on earth are you singing?"
"Oh, nothing, sorry." Harry was a little distressed, seeing as how Ron seemed to be keeping secrets from him.
"Oh, ok. Hey Ron don't you have Pureblood Wizardry with Malfoy next? Man that's gotta suck! I'd rather watch a musical marathon.."
"The class isn't that bad Harry, besides, Mmmalfoy-" 'oh how I hate calling him that,' "doesn't really bother me in that class."
"Good!" said Harry "If he does just use one of those hexes I taught you."
"Yeah..." "If only you knew how amazing he is' Ron thought to himself, stirring his spoon in his soup.
"Are you okay Ron? You aren't eating your food." said Hermione.
"Yeah, I'm fine, really. I just don't feel good." Hermione put her hand on Ron's forehead.
"You are a little hot. Maybe you should see Madame Pomfrey. Want me to go with you?" Hermione scooted closer to Ron
"No, I'm fine, really I am." said Ron scooting farther from Hermione. "Look I gotta go!" It was starting to get awkward between Ron and Hermione since last summer. Hermione had known he was gay and had tried to convert him. Ron was lonely so he accepted. Now Hermione was almost on the verge of stalking Ron. Wanting to go everywhere and knowing everything. He realized at that moment that he honestly couldn't tell Hermione like he had begged to with Draco.
"Ron!, we still have ten minutes until class." said Hermione trying to keep him longer.
"It's on the opposite side of the castle and I need to talk to professor Malkinely about the, uh, the essay." and with that Ron ran down the hall and towards his Pureblood wizardry class. As he was running, he started to feel faint, and eventually collapsed on the floor.
"Mr. Weasley!" Professor Malkinely raced towards the boy to see if he was alright, but when he got to him he realized the Ron was unconscious. Professor Malkinely picked the redhead up an took him to the infirmary. On the way Harry and Hermione saw the professor carrying their friend, and raced towards him, but crashed into Malfoy.
"Potter, Mudblood, what's the hurry, don't you want to have a little chat?"
"Look Malfoy not that it concerns you or anything, but we have to go, Ron needs us."
"What? What's wrong with him?" Draco asked concerned for his secret boyfriend. "I mean...good, good riddance with that blood traitor."
"You're despicable Malfoy." Hermione snuffed. And they left him to his thoughts.
"God, Ron please be alright, please Ron."