Summer Sun
(pairing) Ron/Lavender
Word Count: 597
Written For:
Hogwarts September Event, prompt used: (dialogue) "When I say I miss school, I mean I miss my friends, not the learning."
Speed Drabble, prompts used: (word) Swimming, (word) Huge, (dialogue) "Why do you wear such little clothing?"
That summer seemed to last forever.
It was shortly after Ron first broke up with Hermione, and staying at the Burrow just didn't appeal to him. He didn't want to deal with his mother's pitiful looks and his father's dreamy, voiced memories of Hermione. He really didn't want to be subjected to his brothers asking questions about their split, but worst of all, he didn't want to listen to Harry and Ginny, who would no doubt be around every other day, desperate to know what had happened and how they could bear to split up two thirds of the Golden Trio.
Not everything had to be so rounded and perfect, Hermione had told them when they went to visit the couple in Godric's Hollow. Unfortunately, the spotlight that had been cast on the Golden Trio essentially insisted that Hermione and Ron had to be together...but some things just weren't meant to be. They had broken off their two year relationship on friendly terms, and Ron couldn't be happier.
For one, it meant that Hermione could go abroad to further her studies, which she had been eager to do during their relationship. But for Ron, it meant that he could continue the private affair that was going on with his childhood sweetheart - that is, the one before Hermione.
Ron had been amazed when Lavender showed him to the lake behind their vast country home in Derby. It stretched out for ages, surrounded by sycamore trees. Their property was so far out into the country that no one was around to disturb them; no sound of irritable neighbours, no Muggle traffic noise, and no siblings, due to Lavender having the blissful life of an only child. She had told him to wear swimwear and meet him down at the lake, which he had agreed to.
He had been all too happy to see her when she finally milled down to the side of the lake, dressed in a skimpy lilac bikini and her curly tresses swept up in a floral wreathe. He grinned whilst drinking her in, suddenly not feeling as naked in his own swimming shorts.
"Why do you need to wear such little clothing?" he asked as she stretched out on the grassy bank, letting her limbs soak up the summer sun.
She had merely tittered. "Why do you need to wear such huge shorts?" she asked, referencing to the knee-length green shorts he was dressed in. "What are you compensating for?" she added, shooting him a mischievous glance.
"Hey," he chuckled, rolling over and straddling her. They wrestled playfully for a few moments, until Lavender ended up being the one on top. She leaned down, strands of her hair tickling Ron's face.
"You weren't this much fun at school," she told him, pressing a soft kiss to the corner of his mouth before snuggling into the nape of his neck and allowing her body to flatten on top of his. He wrapped his arms around her and sighed.
"I miss school," he said dreamily.
"I don't," grumbled Lavender. "Well, except maybe Divination."
Ron laughed. "When I say I miss school, I mean I miss my friends, not the learning."
"Well, I liked Divination," Lavender pressed closer to him. "Now, hush up. I want to catch some summer shut eye."