1. Hey love

I do not own the rights of the characters obviously. Be indulgent, English is not my first language but I think it sounds way better in English. It's my first fan fiction, I hope you enjoy it !

Harry was tired, he could barely stand and the only thing he wanted was to go in his old dorm and sleep for hours. Even though his legs were killing him he owed Ron and Hermione an explanation about Snape and the deathly hollows. He told them everything. Snape's memories, how he discovered the resurrection stone, what he said to the ones who "came back" from the deaths, the talk he had with Dumbledore after surviving the killing curse, again, and how he survived because of Narcissia Malefoy. At the end he couldn't talk anymore and they understood when he left for the castle while they stayed outside, they surely wanted to be together.

Entering the castle he headed to the stairs that leads to the Gryffindor tower. As soon as he put a feet on the first step every fiber of his body stopped. He never needed to sleep as bad as he needed right now but sleeping now came in second place on Harry's to do list. In fact, right now sleeping was the last of his worries; he had to see her, talk to her, kiss her… So in a heartbeat he turned his feet and took the direction of the Great Hall. Harry could barely stand a second ago but at his own surprise he started to run without asking his legs to do so. Yes, every muscle of his body was wide awake now and nothing, not even Voldemort, could stop him from seeing her. While he ran in the corridors a lot of people tried to talk to him, thanking him or wanting some more explanation. Harry will take care of that later but now he didn't even acknowledge their presence. He turned a corner and he arrived at destination. As soon as he set foot in the Great Hall he saw her in the corner. She seemed as tire as him, having a combination of happiness and sadness on his face. Of course she was happy that it was over but in the fight she lost a brother… Harry lost a lot of friends but he didn't lost his own blood and never did, so he couldn't know how it feels. Even though Ginny never looked as beautiful as right now to him he decided it wasn't the best time to talk to her and fatigue came back as soon as she left. He took the direction to his old dorm for the second time.

Harry was mad at him. What if he had found the horcruxes earlier? What he had asked Ron or Hermione to find the horcruxe will he stayed back because he knew he was the reason the fight happened? What if he had gone earlier to face Voldemort? Would Fred, Remus and Thonks still be alive? He could have saved Ginny from all this pain… will she ever look at him the same way? Harry knew they wouldn't want him to put their deaths on his shoulder but he couldn't do anything about it. Tearing up he lowered his head and accelerated the pace but someone grabbed him from behind and he knew who she was. God he had miss her perfume, he turned around and she looked at him with her natural firing eyes. Harry could look in those eyes for the rest of his days and he would think he lived a complete happy life because at this moment he realized that she was, is, and will always be the love of his life.

"Hey love" she said with a beautiful smile on his face. Just hearing those words made Harry feel lighter.

"Hi Ginny" he replied.

"I saw you enter the Great Hall and leave… why?" she asked with a question mark on his face. What could he say? He thought about saying he was tire but he decided to tell her. She was the only one he wanted to tell and he wanted to start from the beginning but he knew it wasn't the time.

"How could have I look in your eyes knowing I'm a part of the reason your brother past?" he said not even trying to hide his tears anymore.

"Oh Harry, I don't want you to think that way even for a second. I love you with all I've got and Fred would be hitting you by now if he knew what you were thinking. You are the bravest man I have ever met and tonight you prove one more time that you would do everything to save you friends. Don't put the weight of the world on your shoulders, I won't let you."

He listened to every word she said knowing she meant every one of them. It was like a hot shower after a long day and a part of him said it was true but he couldn't erase the memory of Lupin, Thonks and Fred's corpse along with all the other ones.

"I know but… Fred and Remus and Thonks… maybe if I had gone there faster they would still be there" he answered back. Now he wasn't only letting his tears flow but he was crying thinking about everyone he lost.

"It's normal to feel that way Harry but you can't always blame yourself for whatever happened in your life. Most of the time it's out of your control and today it was not your fault. You saved thousands of life from Voldemort. That man took enough from us, we need to stop worrying about the past and start thinking about the future, the future you and I will have."

Ginny was the most joyful person he knew, always happy and seeing the good in everything. With those words, those simple words, she took away all the weight that was crushing Harry's shoulder and he was thankful for that. He wiped the tears from his face and smiled at her.

"Thank you, what have I ever done to deserve you?" he said.

"You got lucky" she answered making fun of him.

Harry wanted to spend the rest of the day holding her but he had to sleep and she had to go back to her family.

"You know right now you are the only one I want to be with but I need to sleep and your family needs you. Don't worry I will tell you everything later today but I kind of want to sleep so what do you think about I come look for you in a couple of hours and I'll tell you every part of this story?"

"Sounds like a plan" she said before kissing Harry with a passionate kiss.

"I love you" he said

"Love you too" she answered before letting her grip go. They took the opposite direction but kept looking over their shoulder for one last look at the other.

Harry went straight to the dorm this time and it took him ten seconds before falling asleep. For the first time of his life he slept peacefully. No Voldemort, no green light striking him on the face, no snake. Not even a single nightmare about his friends who passed. Only dreams about Ginny and happy times to come. He woke up about two hours after falling asleep and something was blocking his arm. Harry opened his eyes and saw Ginny snuggled in his arms breathing slowly while she was sleeping. Harry looked at her from a couple of minutes before Ginny woke up and smiled at him.

"Hey" she said.

"Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you would be with your family" he asked happy to see her with him.

"I wanted to be with you when you wake up"

Harry just smiled at her giving her a hug before he started telling her everything. He let no details away and explained everything the best way he could. Ginny didn't interrupted once letting him saying what he had to say but a lot of time she gave him looks of stupefaction. At the end, when Harry told him about the part of the forest and going to face Voldemort, tears started flowing from her eyes.

"I can't believe I almost lost you" she finally said when Harry ended his story.

"I did this to assure the safety of my friends" he answered.

"But why didn't you came to me before heading there?"

"Oh don't worry I had to fight every moments not to go and talk to you. But I knew that I wouldn't have gone after that. I wouldn't have wanted to leave you Ginny. I can't say how sorry I am but I will say this. When I faced Voldemort I closed my eyes waiting for the inevitable to happen and you know what I was thinking about? I wasn't thinking about him, or the horcruxes, or Ron and Hermione or about my parents… I was thinking of you. I thought of the time we past together, of every kiss we shared, every laugh. You thought I was brave but you are the reason I'm brave. Without you I wouldn't have succeed. Dumbledore always talked to me about how love is the most powerful magic of all. At first I thought he was exaggerating but since that day we kissed for the first time I started to understand. Love is what drives you and what help you going through everything. You are the reason I succeed and without you there is no way I could have done what I did."

Harry finished talking and saw Ginny looking at him with pure love. He was happy to have share this with her. The two talked for a little while but they both started to fall asleep.

"I love you" Ginny said before closing her eyes.

"I love you more than I can say" he answered.

Then he gave her a last kiss before going back to sleep. It was probably the best kiss they ever shared. He didn't had to think about horcruxes or Voldemort or killing curse. No, the only thing he had to think about was to give her everything he had and that what made the kiss so great. Harry then closed his eyes with Ginny in his arms. For the first time in his life he allowed himself to be happy and tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of his life. Everything was fine in his life. For once