It's an off day. Willow woke up feeling terrible for leaving Draco paralyzed in the room of requirement. She kept telling herself that she shouldn't feel that way, he had stunned Ron after all, but she just couldn't shake the guilty feeling. It was a Saturday, so she decided to sleep it off. Maybe she'd feel better once she woke up.
Wrong. When Willow woke up six hours later, she felt even worse. Her brain was screaming at her to grab the scissors, make herself pay for what she did. She was starting to think it wasn't even what happened with Draco that was bothering her, it was just everything.
Soon enough, her brain wandered to Isabella even more...
"It's getting dark, we should head home," Isabella said, helping Willow up.
The girls had spent the day sipping cool drinks and making flower crowns. Spring break was coming to an end, and they just wanted to enjoy the beauty of their hometown for the last few days before school started again.
Willow trailed behind her sister, passing through the twisty dirt forest path that led to their home.
They were nearly there when an icy cold whisper reached her ear. Isabella must have heard it too, because she instantly stopped and looked back at Willow. Neither of them could make out what it had said, but they heard it clearly the second time.
"He's back."
* * *
The soft moonlight reflected off of the black lake's dark water. Willow lay down, her head on Ron's chest. They always found their way back there.
They lay in comfortable silence, the spring air keeping them warm even at night, until..
"You're not alone."
"What?" Willow said, surprised at Ron's sudden statement.
"I feel like you still think you have to keep everything to yourself. Whenever you're sad or numb or whatever, I can see it on your face. I wait and wait, hoping you'll open up to me, but you never do. I just want you to know that you aren't alone anymore, you have all of us to talk to. Especially me," Ron said, running his fingers through Willow's hair as he spoke.
Willow turned her head and cupped Ron's cheeks, then leaned in and pressed her lips to his.
"Thank you," she said once they pulled away.
They just looked at each other for a while, enveloped in the calmness of having someone to love.
Willow began to trace Ron's freckles one by one, imagining them as little stars, joining together to form constellations. He looked at her questionably, and she just smiled back.
"See, with these constellations on your cheeks, you really are my whole universe."
"Are you bewitched?" Ron asked, laughing.
"I love you," Willow said softly, not even hesitating to think about what she was saying.
Ron leaned in to join their lips, feeling the sparks fly as they kissed.
"I love you too," Ron said, and in that moment he realized that Willow was his universe, too.
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Meet Me At The Black Lake ; Ron Weasley
Fanfiction"Willow, why aren't you out there with your friends?" He asked carefully, keeping his hold on Willow's hand. "Because, I'd rather be hanging out with someone true on this night," Willow said honestly, but the words made absolutely no sense to Ro...
