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"I-I f-f-fell i-in..," he stuttered, huddling up to Draco. "H-Hos-spit-t-tal W-Wing-g..," he mumbled, shaking fingers grabbing Draco's clothes. "G-Go g-g-get... M-M-Mad-dame P-Pomf-fer-r-ry..," he whispered weakly, coughing some more. "A-And d-d-don't r-run-n..," he told him, not wanting him to hurt himself more.

Ron stumbled up the stairs with Madame Pomfrey's help and down the hall to the hospital wing. He was laid down on a bed and given a very small glass of Firewhiskey, "Just this one time because you need it," the doctor told him with a stern gaze. Soon, Ron was curled up beneath five blankets staring over at Draco's bed from his own. He noted the smooth, creamy skin in the light from the window and how it practically glowed... He felt a small smile tug at his lips. Draco really was beautiful... Then a frown crossed his lips, a sigh passing them. This decision...was going to be really difficult... He gave one more sigh and closed his eyes. "Happy dreams, Draco," he whispered before drifting off.

"Mm... Heya, 'arry," Ron greeted sleepily, having just awoken from his hour-and-a-half-long sleep. He couldn't sleep all night due to his thoughts and problems. He had dark rings beneath his eyes as he gazed blearily up at his best friend...with benefits. "'Sup..?" he asked with a yawn, body feeling really weak still. He felt his eyes start to droop closed, but held them open so he could talk to Harry. "Where's 'ermione..? Though' she'd be 'ere naggin' m' 'ead off..."

Ron gave a quiet 'heh' with a slight smirk on his lips. Then he regained his exhausted expression. A somber expression soon stretched across his face then. "'arry... Can I...can I talk to you? About how I've been acting recently, I mean... I just...really wanna tell you everything that's really been weighing me down lately...and I know you're probably not gonna like a lot of it..," he told him truthfully, looking up into his green eyes. "I just...really need you to listen...if you don't mind..."

Ron took a deep breath and sighed softly. "Okay... You...you know how I feel about you already, but...since me and Draco had to spend time together, I actually saw the other side of him, Harry... He's really sweet, and his life's hell... I really don't know who I like more now, and it's killing me... On one hand, I've known you for years, and we've been best friends for so long. I know you care about me a lot. Then there's Draco who I just really got to know two days ago, and we wouldn't be able to be together because of his dad. He has to keep up his image, or his dad'll make his life worse... It's really, really hard to choose between you two, and last night I actually wanted to just disappear... Hermione helped me get my head on a little straighter, but I'm still driving myself insane... I know it would just be easier to be with you, but what's holding me back is the fact that I know that a lot of times the things you work hard for turn out to be the best. I don't know... Harry, I honestly hurt... It physically hurts me knowing that I'm hurting one of you two..." His voice faded off, body going limp and tears rolling down his cheeks.

Ron shakily wrapped his arms around Harry as well, clinging to him. "I love you, too, Harry... I'm just really bloody confused right now... I'm so sorry..," he sobbed softly. "I'm so bloody sorry..." He buried his face in Harry's shoulder, trying to get as much comfort from him as he could while trying to comfort him at the same time.

"Damnit, that's basically the same bloody thing Draco told me," he said with a frown. "Hermione...suggested that I actually date each of you for a week, then choose, but...I dunno how I feel about it...not to mention how you two would feel... It just seems really unfair to me..." He wiped Harry's tears away. "Please, please don't cry, Harry. Please... I'm an arse that doesn't deserve to be cried over. Save your tears for when you can cry them out of happiness..."

Ron's lips trembled against Harry's as the black-haired teen kissed him. He gazed up into Harry's eyes for a good while before taking a deep breatha nd sighing. "Do...do you want to be first or do...you want me to date Draco first..?" he asked awkwardly. This just wasn't something he was gonna get used to...