Important note at the end.

I don't own any characters…sadly.

The next morning Ron awoke before Pansy to find that she was hugging him tightly and there was no way he was going to get out of her grip without waking her up. He laid there looking at her sleep so peacefully. He had to admit that she was really growing on him. She was definitely not what he expected. She fought hard for what she cared about and to his surprise, what she cared about most right now was exactly what he was fighting for too.

He could not hide his attraction to her anymore though. She had grown up to be a pretty girl. He couldn't help notice her large dark eyes, her long black hair and her petite figure. Maybe her change in attitude is what made her beauty shine, he wasn't sure. All he was sure of at the moment was that he really liked her.

All of these thoughts conflicted in his mind though. For the longest time he had thought that the only girl he would ever think of that way was Hermione. He had spent the longest time longing for her but now he was sure he didn't have those feelings for her anymore. Another girl had come in and managed to steal his heart.

Pansy stirred in her sleep and Ron managed to disentangle himself from her grip. He got up and went to start up some breakfast. He decided he would let her sleep a while longer. They both had an exhausting day yesterday and she had really broken down after having to turn in the muggleborn couple.

Sometime later Pansy woke up and noticed that Ron had cooked breakfast. His cooking had really improved in the weeks that he had been traveling with the Snatchers.

"Breakfast's ready" he told her after she had gone and washed up.

"Ron thanks for everything," she said and gave him a genuine smile.

Ron was startled momentarily. This was one of the rare times she used his first name.

"It was just breakfast" he shrugged and served himself a second helping.

"Not just that, for what you did last night too. For listening to me and comforting me. I didn't think turning that couple in would affect me that much."

He considered her words and the cautious tone she used. She really had come a long way.
"Don't worry about it, Pansy" he said and gave her a smile.

They camped in that forest for a few days because Thorn and the other Snatchers were recuperating from their drunken celebration where they spent most of their earnings. Pansy and Ron decided it was time to plan an escape and took advantage of the low presence of the Snatchers to look around the forest and devise a plan.

One morning Pansy suggested they sneak into the nearby town and gather supplies they would need to set off on their own.

They would need their own tent because they could hardly hope to manage to escape with one of the group's tents undetected. They would also need food, cooking utensils, and other such things.

As they made their way around an outdoor market, Pansy stopped at a jewelry stand. Ron noticed that she was looking at a pair of emerald green earrings.

The woman tending the stand saw the pair of teenagers and said to Ron, "It looks like your girlfriend likes them. They cost 5 sickles. How about you get her a nice Christmas gift?"

Pansy heard the woman and was about to correct her, "Oh, he's n..." but Ron cut her off.

"I'll take them," he said and made the purchase.

Soon after they finished their purchases for the day and headed back to camp. Pansy had been thinking about the earlier incident over and over and decided to confront Ron.

Before they entered their tent she asked, "Why?"

He stopped in his tracks and faced her. "Why what?" he asked bewildered.

"Why didn't you let me correct the lady at the jewelry stand? When she called me your girlfriend you didn't let me correct her."

"I thought that we could use that as our cover."

"Really, is that the only reason?"

"Pansy, I just..."

He took a step closer and they were just inches away. She looked up to him and he could feel her warm breath. It would be easy for him just to bend down to capture her lips. But at that moment Thorn came up to them and yelled at them to pack up and the moment was broken.

The group moved to a different campsite. This time they camped on a mountain side close to a river. This mountain range had plenty of fallen snow and the weather had turned cold. The Snatchers liked to remain in their tents with only one guard by the fire.

This provided the perfect situation for Ron and Pansy's escape. Three days after arriving at the mountain side, they were ready to escape. They would leave after dinner when the Snatchers switched guards. Before dinner Ron and Pansy spent their time packing all of the supplies they had gathered.

The two teens had spent the last three days in awkward silence. Neither knew what to say after their near kiss. They each feared the reaction of the other so they came to an unspoken agreement to not say anything at all. This, however, created some really awkwardness that they both wished would disappear. For now they decided to focus on their escape plan and that kept them distracted enough.

"Here's your wand back Ron. I couldn't give it to you before because Thorn might have noticed. Now that we're leaving though…" Pansy said handing Ron his wand.

As he took it his eyes met Pansy's. He wanted to say something to her about the other day but now was not the time.

After dinner, Pansy went for a walk around to keep a look out on the guard. As soon as the guard sat by the fire, they had the coast clear. Pansy went into the tent to get her stuff and get moving.

"The guard's distracted, let's go," she whispered urgently as she grabbed her backpack.

Ron grabbed his own pack and they both headed out of the tent. They had to walk out of the boundaries of the magical wards Thorn put around the campsite. They had to go out as far as the river that was downhill to the campsite.

Ron and Pansy were quietly making their way down to the river when they heard the screams of a few Snatchers. They had been spotted.

The teens ran dodging stunning curses as they went. They did not much further to go when Pansy lost her footing on the uneven rocky path and fell. Ron ran back to help her and managed to get to the riverbank. They were about to Disapparate when Thorn showed up.

"Where do you think you two are going?" He asked with a vengeful tone.

"We're no longer going to help you Thorn," Pansy shouted.

"You haven't been helping for quite some time Pansy," Thorn said. "You were never going to get Weasley talking, were you?"

Pansy winced at the sudden pain in her ankle. "No," she whispered, "I had no intentions to use Ron to get to Potter."

Thorn growled in anger and lifted his wand. But just as he was about to launch his curse at Pansy, Ron grabbed her arm and Disapparated them both away.

So sorry about the wait but I had lots to think about in regards to the future of this story and the others I had planned in this series. I had originally planned to write this story and Detention to the point where both Ron/Pansy and Ginny/Draco were ready to meet up with Harry/Hermione and then merge the stories into the Harry/Hermione story.

But over time I have grown really attached to this story and most of my inspiration is for this story. So now I think that I am going to catch you all up with what is going on with Harry/Hermione and merge them into here. Then I will eventually bring in Ginny and Draco. What do you guys think? Should I continue with the original plan or just merge it all into Snatched?

-Ale