my first choice ~ ron weasley x reader

cursed

"Come in" I heard Susan say, after being at work for a while I managed to get a word out of the meek woman and soon learnt not only her name but also about her children's love lives, jobs and aspirations in life. In fact we had built quite the friendship.

I squeezed Ron's hand before disconnecting them and pushing the door open. Instantly I felt overwhelmed by the dark office and the isolated desk that sat in the middle of the room.

"He won't be long love" Susan smiled kindly as I nodded and walked over to the seats opposite the desk, Ron not far behind.

As I took a seat my leg instinctively started to bounce, in fact I can't remember a time where I didn't shift when I was nervous.

After sitting there for a while I felt a hand place itself on my thigh to stop my continuous movement. I turned to look over at Ron who was smiling, I returned the gesture but had to turn away or run the risk of him seeing my glowing red face.

It was no lie that me and Ron were getting close again. He had apologised a lot over the 4 months and it was definitely hard to keep a grudge when we were working together 24/7.

It was nice to feel close again that was until a loud noise shocked the both of us and his hand left my thigh. We both turned our heads slightly and saw the plump man work towards his desk. He was dressed in a suit that was far too small for him, it made him look rather comical even if he was the furthest from it.

"Goodday you two" he nodded before taking a seat, which he easily filled.

"Hello sir" I smiled as Ron slightly laughed.

"Hello" Ron said as I shot him a confused look which he just shrugged at - idiot.

"You're probably wondering why I asked you two here"  he rolled closer to his desk and straightened himself out.

Me and Ron made eye contact before nodding back at the man staring at us both.

"Well there has been news of a certain 'cursed object' that has been causing the bank trouble"

"Well that's fine we'll be able to do that easily" Ron nodded confidently, however I didn't have the same demeanour - something was off.

"Well here's the catch, we don't exactly know where this object is and we don't know how to find it. But I thought you two would be great for the job" he praised and I smiled slightly.

"Well we better get on that then sir" I grinned as he gazed at me slightly creepily and my grin soon faded into a grimace.

"Well there's also another catch, though I expect you may like this one," he chuckled "I thought that seeing as you two are doing so well you could have a little competition, I will give you a month to find this curse and successfully break it. Whoever wins gets a pay rise" he studied our expressions.

"But sir we are a team?" Ron questioned as the plump man frowned.

"Well what harm does a bit of a challenge do" he smirked.

"Sir I think it does a lot of harm, we're barely speaking so a competition will ruin any chance I have" Ron moved forward in his seat slightly as he tensed.

"I haven't got time to listen about your friendships, the fact is I have assigned you a task and you must complete it by November 11th - which is a Monday if you must know" he nodded before shooing us out of his office.

"Well thank you for this opportunity" I smiled as he pushed us out of the doors. As soon as they closed Ron let out the biggest sigh I think i've ever heard.

"It can't be that bad, i'll definitely win though so maybe it is bad for you" I said as we walked back to the office.

"How the fuck are we supposed to find a cursed object if we have no directions or clues?" he complained.

"I don't know," I shrugged "but even if I did I wouldn't tell you don't forget we are enemies now" I laughed as I opened the door.

"Bloody hell not again" he groaned.

"Who's to say we ever got out of that stage?" I raised my eyebrows at him.

"I think my hand on your thigh was a large indicator, or did I interpret that wrong?" he smirked as he walked closer to me.

"You know Ronald I thought you had got smarter after working with Charlie but I was incorrect" I smirked - I must admit the thrill of teasing him never really left me.

"How insulting" he gasped as he again walked closer. Eventually he was practically on top of me as I felt his hot breath against my face.

"I mean if you can't even interpret our friendship, emphasis on the friendship. Then how are you ever going to find this object?" I jabbed.

"I think i'll do absolutely fine, seeing as I can interpret how much you want me right now. Emphasis on the want" his eyes were full of lust now and I could tell that he was playing into the teasing - he always did.

"I'm sorry to burst your bubble Ronald but I have bigger things to worry about than a horny ex-boyfriend" I stepped away from him and walked to my desk. I was going to win this challenge and he was not going to distract me.

Ron flushed red at my bluntness and sat down at his seat opposite me. I felt his gaze on me like needles piercing my skin, I couldn't tell if it was anger, embarrassment, desire or all of the above.

After a while I grew tired of his sighs and continuous staring so I met his gaze. I was expecting him to be shocked but instead his stare just hardened.

"Would you kindly fuck off with your staring" I smiled sarcastically.

"I'm going to win this l/n" he scoffed.

"Wow I didn't realise we were back on last names, is your masculinity really that frail" I tested him as I leant back in my seat. Taking a powerful stance.

"Well we better keep it professional, especially since we're now competitors" he rolled his tongue around the inside of his cheek - fuck was it hard to be angry when he did stuff like that.

"Well fine if that's how you want it to be" I shrugged.

"Let's make a deal for this month we will be completely professional and whoever wins has to do something for the other" he suggested as he held out his hand in front of me.

"That'll be fine for me, it's you that always wants to be close" I shook his hand firmly as we grinned at eachother - both of which were extremely fake.

For the rest of the day we worked opposite one another trying to get as much research done as possible though it proved impossible for both of us.

Not only were the goblins extremely unhelpful and stubborn but only one of us was able to call at a time which meant most of the day was wasted as we were on hold.

Soon enough the outside became dark and both of us decided to leave. As we reached the reception we nodded towards one another and I threw down my powder - excited about going back to an empty apartment for once.

As soon as I was in the comfort of my four walls I collapsed onto the sofa as my mind ran through all of the possibilities of this cursed object.

I must have sat there for a while thinking about the different options I could take before it finally clicked. Of course.

I ran over to the muggle contraption that they called a 'phone' and dialled the number I needed.

"Hello?" I heard a groggy voice speak.

"Hello, 'mione is that you?" I asked eagerly.

"Now what the fuck do you want?" she laughed.

"It's a long story, but we could always discuss it over a coffee?" I suggested.

"Why is it always me?" she moaned.

"It's not my fault you're the smartest person I know" she laughed.

"Okay tomorrow, 12pm at your old work"

"Perfect, thank you 'mione you truly are the best"

"Oh I know" she said as the phone cut off.

oh goddamn 😏
challenge time hope you liked it i hope you don't feel like the book is going on too long i just have so many ideas 😫
ily all stay safe <3