We don't own Harry Potter, we were just messing around for a little while.

This is a co-authored fic with Tiger of the Fire.

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Chapter 24

Ron went to his room, he was thankful he was now a head boy, though he did have to deal with the girls, but he didn't mind, he got along with them well enough when they came to him with problems. He quickly took a shower and dried himself with a spell. He had some nice robes that he had saved up for and was planning to use them. The robes he had brought were a light blue and brought out his eyes as well as went with his hair nicely. Unbeknown to the young man the spell that Harry had placed on him when he and Lucius had kissed each other had disappeared when Ron started to get ready for his date with Lucius.

Ron nodded at his appearance and smiled ever so slightly. He silently hoped that Lucius would like it. He had to admit that he wasn't as fancy looking as Lucius would no doubt be, but he looked better than mostly everyone else in his family. Taking a deep breath, Ron went and left his room. He had to be on time or early. He was going to impress Lucius. Sure it was because of Harry being manipulative, Ron swore he was more Slytherin than Gryffindor, that he admitted his feelings, but he was glad he did. He hoped that this wouldn't be the only date; he didn't put anything on it though. If his mother found out, she would likely do everything she could to put a stop to it. He made his way through Hogwarts, his black cloak covering his robes, he knew that he wouldn't attract attention that way, it was the last thing he wanted to do.

Lucius had apparated just outside the wards to Hogwarts; he knew that the Gryffindor would either be on time or early. He wanted to make sure he would be waiting by the time Ron arrived at the meeting point, which was the entrance hall. He walked up to the grand castle and through the large double doors. He had to admit to part of himself that he missed being a student at the school. He stopped in the entrance hall and waited for Ron to show up. He had taken to wearing a dark blue robe for the day as he knew it accentuated his hair and eyes, and that was what he wanted to do.

Ron showed up only a minute later. He saw Lucius and smiled. He walked up to the man and smiled. "Hello," Ron greeted. Lucius held his arm out to Ron and Ron took it, blushing a slight bit. He let Lucius lead him off, hoping that everything would be fine. The two walked in silence to Hogsmeade. Ron was thinking, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't think of anything. Finally, he decided that he would do the only thing he could think of. Ron was too nervous to say much about himself. "Harry's decided to not be an Auror." Ron instantly kicked himself for that. He wished he wasn't as nervous as he was. There seemed no way to escape that.

Lucius smiled at the nervous you man and said conversationally, "It is nice to hear that he will not be in danger while doing a job, so has he decided to stay at home with the children?" He was curious as to what the young Harry Potter would do if he was not going to do what the Wizarding world expected of him. He very much doubted the young man was the stay at home type, even with children of his own to take care of, he also did not see what else Harry could do to keep himself amused and out of trouble, even Lucius Malfoy had to admit that the young saviour of the Wizarding world attracted more trouble that the whole of the student within the ancient school.

Ron smiled. "That's where the brilliant idea comes from. He's decided to open a Day-care that can also be a primary school for Wizard children to attend when they're five to learn some basics such as English and math for when they begin Hogwarts, plus history from both Muggles and wizards." He inched a little closer to Lucius, so there wasn't as much of a gap between them as there was. He looked down a slight bit, still blushing. He couldn't believe that he was out on a date with Lucius, but it made him happy and he hoped that he didn't do anything stupid. Right then he felt that there could be a chance to make this work. He wanted to be with Lucius more than anything. It felt right to him, not that he had said that to anybody else. Of course, only at that moment did he realize that it felt right.

Lucius wanted to crow with triumph when he felt Ron close the gap between them. He then, with a large amount of will power, ignored the urge to kiss Ron and said, "That is a good idea. It would help a lot of the pureblood children get used to the Muggle world and get them used to being in a school environment and make sure they have friends their own age." Lucius knew what day care was as he made sure to know about the Muggle world.

Ron nodded. He kept walking with Lucius, wishing that he could kiss the man. He had enjoyed the kiss he had gotten before. He hoped that Lucius would kiss him again. The two made it to the village; it didn't take TOO long to get there with the fact that both Lucius and Ron were tall and had long strides. He felt his face get a little cold, so he carefully leaned it on Lucius' shoulder. He enjoyed the warmth that he got from Lucius. "It is. Off to another topic…Uhm…How have you been doing…Sir?" He was nervous once again and went to calling Lucius sir. He didn't know what to do at that moment; he hoped that the dinner went alright. Otherwise he might ruin his chance at happiness, at least that's what he was thinking.

Lucius felt elated when Ron leaned his head against his shoulder, he was glad at that moment that they were both around the same height. Lucius took Ron's arm off his arm and wrapped his now free arm around Ron waist, pulling him just that little bit closer. "I have been fine; work at the ministry has, as usual been boring. And Ron please call me Lucius." He smiled as he felt Ron nod his head against his shoulder. They walked through a small cobbled road heading to the farthest side of Hogsmeade.

Ron looked around a bit. He was quite curious as to where Lucius was taking him. He smiled slightly and sighed. "Where are we going?" He was quite curious, though he got the distinct feeling that this was meant to be a surprise on Lucius' part. Ron was ecstatic about Lucius putting his arm around his waist. He had no idea, but the feeling of rightness filled his heart. He hoped that his mother never found out, and if she did that he didn't have to worry. It was then that a question passed through Ron's mind. If Draco was a Veela, didn't that mean that Lucius was too? He hoped that he could get an answer to that.

Lucius laughed a little. "Sorry Ron, you shall find out when we get there. This is to be my treat. I just hope you will like the place, I like it, but then again we may have different taste. Though somehow I don't think we are all that different," he said as he then stopped before they had to turn the corner to where the restaurant lay. "Would you mind if I blind fold you until we are inside?" He asked the young man as they separated to face each other.

Ron stared at him for a moment. "No." Lucius smiled and pulled out a blindfold. Ron stood there and noticed Lucius take a step closer to him. He was turning a little red, but decided to not focus on it. He took the blindfold and placed it over Ron's eyes. He reached behind the boy's head and tied it firmly, but not so tight that he wouldn't cause Ron to get a headache. Ron couldn't see a thing. Lucius waved his hand in front of Ron to check, when he was satisfied that the boy truly couldn't see, he took his hand and led him into to the restaurant that they were going to be dining. The outside was done in a beautiful white brick that had an overhang on the front door. Lucius opened the door and led Ron inside, knowing that the boy would enjoy this, or at least he continued to hope.

Ron could not see anything, he was a little nervous about doing this, as he didn't like being dependent or helpless. He heard a small tinkling sound, so he knew he had been taken into a place, though what it was was still a surprise. He was led through a place where he could hear light chatter going one, though he could not recognize the voices that surrounded them. "Mr. Malfoy, you are on time, please this way," said a voice a little way in front of where Ron was stood. He felt himself be led somewhere where it was quiet and the voice from before quieted and dulled as they moved away.

Lucius smiled at the person and waved them away when they reached their table. Making Ron sit down, he removed the blindfold from Ron's eyes and sat down across from the young Weasley. "Hope you like it here." Ron looked around. The interior of the place was done in soft blues with a bit of purple and green splashed throughout in a calming manner. The tablecloth was made of silk and the dishes were high class china. All in all, the place looked like it was expensive. Ron's immediate thought was that he was glad he wasn't the one paying for this particular meal. It was a good thing that Malfoy's insist that they take care of everything too.

Ron smiled over to his companion and said, "It is relaxing." Lucius relaxed a little, he knew that this could either make or break the beginning of this relationship, especially if he drove home the fact that the Weasley family was not well off. A waiter came over to give them their menus and left them alone just as quickly as he appeared, giving the two time to talk and look over what the restaurant had to offer its patrons. Ron distracted himself from the awkward silence that had come up between the two.

Lucius looked at his menu, trying to think of something to say to Ron. It appeared harder than anything else. He had to wonder how Draco talked with Harry so easily. He wondered if it had something to do with the fact that when they had gotten together Harry had been pregnant with Severus' twins. Lucius waved the waiter over. "Yes, a bottle of your finest merlot." The man nodded and walked off. He looked at the look on Ron's face and sighed. "Not trying to rub anything in your face, I always get a merlot and usually the expensive ones when I go out, so it's more of a habit than anything else." Ron nodded in understanding, it made him feel a bit better that Lucius wasn't trying to out shine him. Ron had to admit though, he had never had a glass of wine, so no idea on what to expect.

"I know you are not rubbing it in my face so don't worry." Ron smiled at the older man as the waiter came back with a bottle of Merlot and severed a drink to Lucius fist for him to taste and approve of the choice of drink. Having a small sip Lucius nodded his head to the waiter who then poured a full glass for them both. The waiter then left them alone to choose what they wanted to eat.

Lucius smiled slightly. "Well, how has your day been? Other then the whole Harry thing." Lucius looked at Ron, closing his menu. He knew what he was eating. This was an Italian restaurant, which meant that he was getting his usual meal. He had one favourite Italian meal, and he was sticking with it. He hoped that Ron would enjoy it. He took a sip of his wine, letting the flavor linger on his tongue.

"Well, I have my N.E.W.T.s coming up soon and I am just about keeping afloat with the homework and coursework that I have gotten. Today has been interesting, but that was only because of Harry and his idea. I knew he was unhappy about going into the Auror program. I've am still trying to decided what I am going to do, I was thinking about being an Auror as well. But with Harry deciding not to do it, I have come across more options open for myself, so I am trying to figure out what I would be good at," Ron said to the older man sitting across from him, as he put his menu down he had decided to have whatever Lucius was having as he didn't have a clue as to what most of the menu meant as it was in another language.

Lucius nodded in respect for Ron's attitude. "Yes, it is confusing about what you wish to do. Draco always went on about being a Potions master like Severus. Severus is Lucius' godfather you know." He took another sip of his wine, not drinking it too fast or too slow. The way he sipped at his wine mesmerized the young redhead. Lucius set the glass down and saw the waiter coming back. He had figured out before that Ron was going to get the same thing as Lucius. So when the waiter asked what they wanted, Lucius ordered for them. The waiter only walked off with a nod. He looked back at Ron. "I hope you don't mind that I ordered us Eggplant parmesan. It happens to be my favourite." He had his hands on the table, lightly folded. He was always one to be proper, and it wasn't his elbows.

"I've never tried it. And no I don't mind you ordering, I was going to order whatever you were going to have anyway." Ron had taken to hiding his hands in his lap; he did know dinner table etiquette thanks to his mother and her shouts of 'Elbows off the table it isn't polite,' drilled into him since he was a young boy. Most of the lessons he had learned had been drilled into him the same way by his mother shouting as load as she could. "So what is it like working at the ministry?" He asked, looking for something else to talk about.

"I don't really work there," Lucius replied. "I have control there. But I am not working there." He took a deep breath. He then looked at Ron. "Ron, I have something that you need to hear." He knew that it might be a little early to say what he was going to, but he wanted to say it before he chickened out. Despite what people thought, Lucius wasn't the bravest person in the world. He always blamed it on being a Slytherin. He knew that wasn't true, since Draco was braver than him. He let out his breath slowly, letting everything seep out of him before he said a single word.

Ron was confused and a little worried on what Lucius was going to say. He had thought that Lucius had worked at the ministry, but only had control. That was not something you heard everyday. Ron gave a smile to the older man that was taking a slow and deep breath to keep himself calm.

Lucius took a deep breath himself and looked Ron in the eyes. He didn't say anything for a moment, but he needed to say this. Finally he managed to pluck up enough sporadic courage to say what he needed to. "Ron, as you know, Draco's a Veela. He gets this heritage from me for the most part, for his mother it's a dormant gene. So having two parents with Veela blood helped his become dominate. Mine is dominate and well…I've been waiting for my mate to show up. That would be you," Lucius said. "I didn't realize it until I saw you a few months ago. I just never thought that there was a chance that you would like me." He finally said it. He had to close his eyes to calm himself. He felt incredibly tired after saying that. Admitting the truth was a good way to relieve stress, or in Lucius' case, make him all the more nervous.

Ron's thoughts turned inwards for a moment, he was elated that Lucius was his mate. He now knew that he was meant to be with the man, the only downside was his mother and her reaction to the news. "I am quite happy at knowing that I am to be with you as I really like you, a lot. There is only one problem and that is my mother, she has it in her head that I have to marry a girl and settle down to have children, I wouldn't mind the children bit, but I don't think of women in that way, the thought makes me shudder. And thank you for telling me I know that took some guts." He smiled at the older man.

Lucius nodded in agreement. "A lot of them. But you're wrong about the children bit. Draco's lucky in the fact that his mate is a submissive Fae. You're a wizard, but Veela, if they're the dominate, give their mates, if they're male, the ability to conceive and carry children. It's not as easy as if the person was a submissive magical creature, but they still do. Meaning you could have children, you would have to be the one to carry them." He then left off with a shrug. He had nothing else he was going to say that would make a lot of sense. He wanted to let the information that he had just given Ron to sink in. That sort of news was a lot to take in. It had been a lot for him to take in when he had first heard about that. In fact, it made him almost glad that he was a dominate. Lucius didn't think he could be happy carrying children.

Ron's eyes went wide. "I could have children, wow. I don't mind carrying them. I've watched Harry goes through it once and I would like to experience it at least once. He always looked so content and happy while he was pregnant, even with Granger causing trouble, but this pregnancy has been nothing but a joy to him, I've not seen him this happy in a long time," he said to the older man, Lucius smiled at him.

Lucius returned the smile. "Mind you, I will never do anything that you don't want to do." The waiter returned and set their meals in front of them. Lucius smiled at the food. "I LOVE this meal." He picked up his fork and motioned for Ron to start eating. Ron did so. He smiled at the taste of the food. Lucius also smiled, he was quite glad that Ron seemed to be enjoying the meal. He wanted to have Ron happy; he only hoped that nothing would happen to hurt their budding romance. He wanted them to be happy. He wanted Ron in his life forever.

They talked about very little as they ate their meal. The time seemed to fly by as they finished off the Black Forest Gatto that they had for desert. They finished their meal and Lucius called the waiter over to pay the bill. "That was a lovely meal Ron. I hope we have the chance to do this again very soon. Shall we go somewhere a little more private so we can talk more feely?" Lucius suggested as he paid the bill and they made their way out of the restaurant.

Ron blushed deeply and nodded. He wanted to be somewhere private with Lucius. It was the best thing in the world. Lucius smiled. "I'm staying in a nearby hotel." He then led Ron there, allowing the boy a chance to back out. Ron didn't, he just let Lucius lead him into the nice brick building that was one of the Hogsmeade hotels. The only thing the two weren't aware of were the eyes of another Weasley watching them as they walked in. Neither of them would have cared anyways. They were in a happy mood, and the prospect of some alone time was in the forefront of their mind.

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