Romione Love Story Chapter 14 - Diya K. M.

(no one's poa)

**THE** first semester was officially over and everyone was huddled up at the train station, waiting eagerly to board the train and head home for the holidays. Within the month of December the air had become cold and frosted. The day of the departure the students woke up to a warm blanket of snow that covered the entire castle in a shimmery white sheet.

Hermione, who was dressed in thick winter attire, was waiting for the Hogwarts Express to arrive at King's Cross Station. She perched herself on a nearby bench, holding a shivering Crookshanks in her arms with her trunk propped up beside her. Harry, Ginny and Ron had said they would meet in about fifteen minutes.

She sighed to herself.

*Ronald*.

It's funny how a girl can change her feelings toward a boy. First you love them. Then you hate them. Then you love them all over again. It's a stressful matter, really, but highly recommended. Hermione couldn't believe that she was going to spend her Christmas at the Weasley's. Well, actually she could. That was her original plan to begin with since her parents were out vacationing across the world. She only refused to go because Ron had a girlfriend. Now things seemed different. Although Ron still is in a relationship with Lavender, they almost seemed to have grown closer. Especially after that day in the hospital wing.

Hermione glanced down at her watch. Fifteen minutes has gone by. Where could they be? Hermione thought. As if on cue, Hermione sees a flash of red and black hair. Smiling, Hermione sets a purring Crookshanks down beside her before walking over to her friends. Much like the beginning of the year, and every year, Ronald was late. Harry was the first to hug her.

"ron is usually late. my brother is useless."- ginny said and hugged hermione.

The three of them went back to the bench Crookshanks was sleeping on. Placing the fat cat on her lap once again, they all sat down. It wasn't long before the saw a flash of the familiar red, shaggy hair. Hermione's stomach sunk when she saw a bright flash of honey blonde hair. Lavender was here.

"I'll write to you, won-won!" Lavender cried into his chest.

"Yeah, well, I'll be pretty busy with Christmas preparation so I'm not sure if I'll be able to write back," Ron removes Lavender's griping hands.

Then, without warning, Lavender flings her arms around Ron and crashes her lips on his. She was so forceful that Ron staggered back a few inches. Once Lavender removed her sticky lips, Ron practically ran to his friends.

"Enjoy the kiss, won-won?" Harry snickered, smirking. Ron uses the back of his hand to wipe it a crossed his lips as if he can wipe away Lavender's sticky kiss.

"We should get going," Hermione says, trying to ignore the sting in her chest. Teeth chattering, Hermione picks up her cat and trunk. Even with her long sleeve shirt and thick grey coat, Hermione can't seem to get warm.

Ron notice this.

He hand in his jumper to hermione.

"w-what about you"- hermione asked him.

Ron chuckles. "You need it more than I do." Without hesitation Hermione quickly slips off her coat, puts on the jumper before putting her coat back on.

**(Hermione's poa)**

Ron and I had found an empty compartment on the train.

When ron went to harry's apartment, Ginny took the opportunity to tell me about her and Harry's secret relationship. I was thrilled to hear it. It was obvious, at least to me, that Harry was in love with her, and Ginny has told me plenty of times how much she loved Harry. The only problem was that she was Ron's little sister and he has always been super overprotective of her. Every guy that she has ever dated had either ran away in fear from Ron's brotherly "talk" or just didn't act like a couple in front of him. Except for Dean. He did what he wanted when he wanted, much to Ron's annoyance.

After sometimes, when ron return back,

We were talking about more and more things.

I asked him, "tired".

"Terribly. Lavender kept sending patronuses and letters to my room last night. She wanted to make sure I knew how much she would miss me," He explains, yawning again.

I grimace. That girl is truly the weirdest witch I have ever came to meet. Why is Ron still dating her? I haven't the slightest idea. I suppose only he knows. I flicker my eyes over at Ron, just in time to see him yawn for a third time. He needs to be wide awake when we arrive at the borrow because I am certain Mrs. Weasley will put us right to work the moment we step over the threshold. She certainly will have no time for Ron's tired bum. Ron sighs for the fourth time and I give in.

"Ronald!" I softly exclaim,"Lay your head down on my lap!" I smile, patting my lap for the third time.

"Oh, are you sure?"- he exclaimed.

"Ron they're only my legs. It's not like you haven't sat on them before," I raise my own brows, referring to the time he accidentally fell onto my legs.

"that was an accident and you know it"- he defend himself.

"I swear you are yawning every two minutes. We should be at the station in less than two hours and you know your mum is going to make you do heavy duty work for Christmas. Do you really want to be doing all that while being half asleep?" I raise my brows. "Well?"

"Fine," He relents, scooting closer to me. I fluff up his coat as he slowly, very slowly, lies his head on my lap before he turns over so that his face is facing the roof of the compartment. The train must have hit a bump or something because our compartment shakes a bit, which causes Ron to knock his coat on the floor and fall face down in my lap. It was a bit awkward but it didn't bother me until Ginny and Harry come walking in just before Ron has any time to lift his head.

Harry coughs awkwardly as ron gets up.

"did we interrupt something.."harry asked which makes me blush.

"err....it's not what you looks like... ron try to defend us but ginny interrupt.

"Yeah!" Ginny chimes in, cutting Ron off, "We can leave so you and Ron can continue doing the nasty." I turn to see Ron's ears turn beet red. I'm going to kill her.

"I offered Ron to lay down on my lap and the train must have bumped something because our compartment shook us, causing Ron to fall onto my lap," I explain, sighing deeply.

"Oh yeah, we felt it too," Harry agrees with me, taking the seat across from Ron and I. Ginny does the same. Now that I take a good look at them, I notice that both of their cheeks are flushed and lips are swollen. Now it is my turn to smirk. Ginny notices my smirk and she blushes.

"Where you two, anyways? Took you a bloody long time," Ron grumbles the last sentence. Harry's eyes flash with panic but I just shake my head.

"Ron. Lie down. You need to rest up before we reach your house," I say softly, placing my hand on his shoulders. Ron nods his head before resting it on my lap. He smiles as I gently stroke his hair. So soft, I watch has Ron's eyes flutter shut, a soft snore emerging from him. Wow. He went to sleep so quickly. He wasn't kidding when he said he was exhausted.

I continue to stroke his head. Looking up, I see Ginny resting her head on Harry's chest while wrapped in his arms. Both are asleep as well. I sigh to myself happily. I look down at the handsome ginger boy. With my other hand I gently stroke the freckles on his nose and both his cheeks.

"I love you, Ronald Weasley," I whisper to him before I lean my head back against the seat, drifting into a deep sleep. I guess we were all tired for different reasons.