Disclaimer: I really don't see how you could possibly get me confused with J.K. Rowling, I simply am not that brilliant.
A/N: I asked some people on the TFBs (Tom Felton Boards) about some story lines that I had come up with and they said that my summarys were alright, but that I should write either a Draco/Ginny fiction or a McGongall/Snape fiction. Now I am still working hard on GS,PF, but I thought I would give something different a try, so this fiction is going to be Ginny/Draco because I actaully came up with a story idea.
Chapter One
One Night
"It's Been A Long Time, Coming, As You Shed, A Lonesome Tear, Now Your In A Drama, I Wonder, What Your Doing Here, The Flame No Longer Flickers, Your Feeling, Just Like A Fool, You Keep On Staring, Into Your Liquor, Wondering What To Do, I Don't Hardly Know You, But I'd Be Willing To Show You, I Know A Way, To Make You Smile, Let Me Touch You, For A While, I'm Gonna Ruin, My Black Mascara, You're Drinking Whiskey, When It Should Be Wine, You Keep Lookin, Into That Mirror, But To Me, Your Looking, Really Fine, I Don't Hardly Know You, But I'd Be Willing To Show You, I Know A Way To Make You Laugh, At That Girl, As She's Walking Out Your Door, I Know A Way To Make You Smile, Just Let Me Whisper Things, You've Never Heard, Before, Just Let Me Touch You, Baby, Just Let Me Touch You, For A While I Don't Hardly Know You, But I'd Be Willing To Show You, I Know A Way To Make You Smile, It's Been A Long Time, Let Me Touch You, For A While."
Allison Krauss & Union Station - "Let Me Touch You For A While"
Ginny pulled her long auburn hair out of her face and went to serve table seventeen. It had been a really hectic day at the "Cherry," a classy little restraunt that had just opened in Diagon Alley.
Ginny was working there full-time in order to have enough money to go to wizarding medical school. Her mother and father just couldn't afford it. Ginny took the order from the elderly couple sitting at table seventeen and went back into the kitchen.
"Lou, I need two Wiz shakes, a McSallie and a Griller," Ginny called to the cook as she put the order up on the board for him.
"Alright Gin, should be done in a second," Lou called over the small magic grill that was set up.
Ginny headed back out to the tables, her wand tucked behind her left ear, Luna style. Just as she thought this she passed by Luna who was waitressing too. Luna nodded to Ginny and continued on her way with a tray full of waters.
Ginny looked around for a table she hadn't gotten yet. There was a man waiting by the door, he was rather tall and still had his hood up because of the unusaul bought of cold weather they had been having. Ginny walked quickly over to him and put on her best smile.
"Welcome to the Cherry, if you'll just follow me, I'll get you a table," Ginny said picking up a menu from the stack on the small little desk at the front of the restraunt.
The man followed her back to one of the small tables in the back, when he was seated he finally pulled off his hood, revealing silver-blond hair and gray eyes. Ginny caught her breathe as she stared at him.
There was something familiar about the rather arrogant young man sitting in front of her, but she just couldn't place it. Not until he looked up at her and smirked. Yes, it was the cold bastard Draco Malfoy. Ginny gasped and he stared at her as if she was insane.
She regained herself and went to fetch him a glass of water. As she ran back towards the kitchen one though kept ringing through her mind, Draco Malfoy wasn't the short nasty little boy he had been, he was now a tall sauve and all together sexy man.
Ginny felt faint just thinking about him. Only one person had made her feel like this before, and that had been Harry, but that had fallen apart long ago. Ginny mentally shook herself, she needed to remain proffesional.
Draco hadn't seemed to recognize her. She could do this, it was easy. She grabbed the water off the counter and walked slowly back to Draco's table. He had the menu propped up and was peering at it as if it was something really interesting.
Ginny crept to his table and set the water down quietly. Somehow she sensed that there was something wrong with Draco this night and she just didn't want to disturb him.
"I can take your order whenever your ready," she said and Draco looked up lazily at her.
"I am ready now," He said staring up at her, as if only just seeing her.
"I would like a bottle of Bailey and some Shay-Pasta," Draco said smoothly glancing down at his menu.
"Wine?" Ginny asked without out thinking.
"I had a rough day," Draco said rather brusquely, making Ginny turn bright red.
"Sorry," Ginny said quielty as she took his menu from him.
"Your food should be done in just a moment," she said quickly and dissapeared back into the kitchens.
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"What the hell do you mean it meant nothing? You were attached to his lips," Draco ranted at Pansy who was acting as if every word he said wounded her.
"Draco, he kissed me, I didn't want him to, honey don't be mad," Pansy said sweetly, but Draco had had enough, he stormed out of the house.
It wasn't until he was all alone on the street until he realized how much pain he was in. Not physical, it was was worse, his heart had been broken. Pansy was the only girl he had ever loved and now it seemed she would also be the last.
Draco went to Diagon Alley. He was hoping to maybe drown out his sorrows in some good alcohol. He saw a sign above a new restraunt, the sign read "The Cherry" and there was a huge red cherry underneath it.
Draco stepped inside, his hood up and his face set into a stony look. But his expression softened as he walked further into the establishment. It was nice and cozy, warm and inviting too. A very pretty waitress came up to him and told him she would seat him.
He couldn't stop staring at her. She had bright red robes on and in her hand she held a green pad to take his order. She was tall, and held herself proudly, that is what most caught Draco's eye.
She towered over the rest of the waitresses, looking elegantly like a veela. A thin veela with red hair and green eyes, no doubt, but still a beautiful creature. When Draco sat down he pulled off his hood and shook his sopping hair out.
It had been raining outside when he left and he just then realized that his robes were soaked through. He looked up at the waitress and noticed her looking at him funny.
Sure he got many looks from woman, but they were always the lustful and wanting looks. This woman was looking at him as if she was shocked and a bit wary of him. He caught sight of her name tag swinging on her chest as she breathed, her name was Ginevra.
Well what kind of name was that for such a lovely creature? Draco told her his order and she hurried off to get it. Draco turned to look at the other people in the restraunt.
There were families, an occasional couple, children by the dozen and a few solitary men. What suprised Draco was he didn't see any other guys gawking at the waitress, Virginia, she may as well be a fly on the wall for their concerns.
Maybe he was somehow viewing the world through rose colored glasses and Virginia was really a short stumpy old woman with a few missing teeth. But somehow Draco couldn't quite believe that.
She was pretty, maybe she was just a special kind of woman, that only someone who knew what to look for, could actaully see her as she was, brillaintly glowing. Like someone who can define great art, by just looking at the brush strokes used by a painter.
Draco shook his head, he certainly was thinking deep. He rather liked the shallow end of the pool where his brain usually dwelled. Being handsome and vain made it hard to look past your own self to anything at all.
Do you really think Draco cared about that? Nope, not at all. He picked up his spoon and admired the way his hair fell into his eyes, making him look windswept and rugged. He gave his spoon a wink and set it back down, satisfied with his appearance.
It was then that Ginny came to his table, laddend with his food and drink. She set everything on his table and made a move to leave. But Draco caught her arm and pulled her back to him.
"Do you have a break soon, you could sit and eat dinner with me," Draco suggested in sugared tones.
"Umm.... in about ten minutes I have my dinner break," Ginny said shrugging and looked around as if nervous.
"Alright see you then," Draco said waving her away with his hand.
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Ginny walked slowly over to Draco's table. Ten minutes had gone by and she was carrying the paper bag of food she had brought for herself. She nervously took the seat across from Draco and opened her bag.
Draco was staring at her intently, unnerving her to no end. Ginny lifted out the turkey sandwitch and bit into it, keeping her eyes focused on a stain on the table.
Draco leaned back in his chair, his gaze never shifting from Ginny. Ginny ate her sandwitch with big bites and washed it down with some milk she had packed herself.
Ginny crumpled up the paper bag at last and set it off to the side. When she felt sure of herself, she look at Draco, meeting his eyes with defiance.
Draco smirked at her and crossed his arms. Reminding her thouroughly of a cat. Ginny smiled, he hadn't really changed much from when they went to Hogwarts. Sure, he looked a bit older, but this was still Draco Malfoy sitting in front of her.
They may have very well sat there like that for hours if there hadn't suddenly been a gigantic crash at the table next to theirs. Ginny scrambled out of her chair and Draco slid out of his chair as well.
They both looked over the booth wall and saw a slim girl with dark hair squatting on the floor trying to pick up all the things that had fallen off her tray. Ginny rushed over to help and Draco was rewarded a nice few of her behind as she bent to pick up a loose fork or two.
"I'm sorry," the girl said quickly in an almost spastic manner.
"It's alright," Ginny said putting the last napkin on the tray.
The young woman stood and looked at the tray as if it had caused her to fall. She smiled warmly at Ginny and practically skipped back to the kitchen to pick up more food. Ginny shook her head as soon as the girl was out of site.
"A bit wild don't you think," Draco said raising one perfect eyebrow at Ginny.
"Not at all, just a bit overloaded on sugar. She's new anyways and very nice," Ginny said taking her seat once again.
"She's pretty, but then again I always thought Asian girls were sexy," Draco said and Ginny laughed.
"Oh, she won't go for you," Ginny said smirking at Draco in the same way he would have.
"And why not," Draco said in a touchy tone.
"Adrielle has a boyfriend," Ginny said and Draco laughed.
"Most of the waitresses here do," Ginny said and Draco looked at her strangely.
"But not you," Draco asked and Ginny shook her head.
"As if I have the time," Ginny said waving her hand as if it was a small matter.
"But your one of the prettiest girls here," Draco burst out and Ginny blushed deeply.
"Thank you, but I'm not," Ginny said and Draco's eyes widened.
"But you are," Draco said and Ginny laughed at his expression.
"You must have either had to much to drink, or you hit your head," Ginny said cheerfully and Draco smirked.
"The wine isn't strong enough," Draco said politely.
"So Malfoy how have you been," Ginny asked and Draco's eyes widened in shock.
"How did you know I'm a Malfoy?" He asked sounding scandilized.
"You must not recognize me. I went to school with you at Hogwarts," Ginny said shaking her head.
"Really? I don't remember you," Draco said stupified.
"Well you hate my brother and I wasn't in your year," Ginny said and Draco made a face.
"Don't tell me your a Weasley," Draco said mournfully.
"What do you think," Ginny said pointing to her red hair.
"That you are," Draco said shaking his head in a distraught way.
"Two points to you, Malfoy," Ginny said smirking at him in an evil way.
"Urgh, this is so ironic I tell you," Draco said angrily to no one in particular.
"Does it matter to you that I'm a Weasley," Ginny asked her expresion interested.
"Yes!" Draco said loudly and he brooded for a few minutes.
"You know though, in a way you being a Weasley turns me on. Don't give me that disgusted look! I meant your like forbidden, it makes it all the more interesting," Draco said his face breaking into an evil grin.
"Makes what interesting?" Ginny asked mischieviously.
"Chasing after you, of course," Draco said and he smirked.
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Pansy stormed around her huge bathroom, throwing small tubes of lipstick and small glass bottles of scent as she went. Draco had no right, no right what-so-ever to be mad at her. So, she had been cheating on him for the past year!
Like it mattered. The only reason she had done it was because Draco was so......detached. Oh it had been happy and everything since they had married they didn't fight much and they were both very busy.
Draco with following his father around like a puppy, and Pansy with becoming a classy socialite to impress the masses. Overall things had not been bad. They hadn't been a fairy tale, but not a nigthmare either.
Pansy threw her hair brush angrily at the mirror over the sink. It made a metallic sound before a crack shot across the surface marring her reflection. Pansy's energy was utterly spent by then and she collapsed onto the toilet.
She was breathing hard and her eyes were watering in an annoying fashion. Pansy wiped the tears away with disgust. The first rule her family had ever given her, was not to show great emotion over anything.
Well she had broken that rule many times before, but she had been very young then. Crying over stupid hurts like not getting any Valentines or being picked last for anything. But now her mother would be ashamed.
Pansy was twenty-three now. She should be stronger than this. And yet in her head was being replayed the awful moment when Draco had barged in on her kissing Robert, their butler. Pansy shook her head in sorrow.
Draco didn't deserve any of what she had done to him and yet, a small voice in the back of her head shouted, it was his fault that she had to look else where for affection.
He had always been aloof with her. Never discussing how his day was, what he was thinking, nothing. Not even a shoddy "how are you" once in a while. Pansy had hated him for it. It was as if she was married to a rock.
Something that didn't feel, or didn't want to feel at least. He had never actaully loved her. She had come to this realization last year, when she had cried herself to sleep because he was off on a business trip and he had taken Sasha, his partner, with him.
Sasha had always been threatening to Pansy. The girl was smart and Sasha and Draco would have long conversations on the wizarding world. He confided in her. Told her what he wanted to do and what he was thinking at the moment, even if it was embarrasing.
But if Pansy came into the room he would clam up and looked rather put out that she was still around. It was highly unnerving to Pansy. She wanted to know what he thinking, but he never would tell her.
Sasha wasn't even very attractive, she was rail thin and tall, but sort of looked more gangly than elegant. She had a rather plain face, tight and dark eyebrows and murky brown eyes. Her hair wasn't even a pretty color.
Well at least not her natural hair color. She died her hair once a month to be a light brown color, her natural color looked more like mud. It wasn't that Draco was attracted to her in anyway that made Pansy jealous, it was that he talked to her.
Not just ignored her in the way that he did to Pansy. Pansy wasn't a household appliance or a pretty lamp, but that's how she felt most of the time.
Pansy closed her eyes and sat for a while, thinking on what she was missing.
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Ginny was just coming home when a car pulled into her driveway. She was a bit confused as she didn't have many muggle friends. But her puzzlement was put to rest when the door opened and out popped Christina Barry.
She was a long time friend of Ginny's, having grown up with her. Christina brushed her brown hair out of her hazel eyes and waved cheerfully at Ginny. Christina was dressed smartly and her short hair had been curled in the most in style.
Now Christina was going to some fancy designing school and Ginny hardly ever saw her. Ginny and Christina walked arm and arm into Ginny's flat, exchanging niceties.
"You hair looks wonderful. When did you get the highlights," Ginny commented as she reached out and touched Christina's soft hair.
"Oh a little while ago. You must tell me were you got your nails done, they are fabulous," Christina said looking enviously at Ginny's long red talons.
"Oh this little place down on Edgar Street," Ginny said smiling at Christina who was looking around Ginny's home.
"Wow, this is nice," Christina exclaimed.
The truth was Christina had come from a very poor family, and she wasn't so used to her expensive trappings. Her great-grandfather, who she had never met, had died and left her family a fortune. That was how she could afford to go to school.
Ginny smiled and nodded her head. She gave Christina a quick tour of the house, on which she ooed and ahhed over many things. Ginny was especially proud of the beautiful bedspread her mother had sewn for her.
"So how is school, Christina," Ginny queried her eyes shining like two round orbs of fire.
"Oh it's wonderful! The teachers are nice and I feel like I really belong there. I met a very cute guy and we have been dating for the past two months. In fact I am bringing him to meet you sometime soon," Christina gushed her face reflecting the happiness within.
"That's great," Ginny said smiling.
"So what about you Ginny? How has life been? Any fit men after you," Christina said winking cheekily at Ginny.
"Well one came into the restraunt yesterday. I actaully went to school with him, but he wasn't in my year." Ginny said smiling in a secrective manner.
"Really? What does he look like," asked Christina excitedly as she settled herself onto Ginny's couch.
"Oh, well; he's tall, has silver eyes, pale blonde hair, fair skin, and has a really nice smile," Ginny said blushing deeply and mentally slapping herself.
"Wow, sounds nice," Christina said smiling broadly.
"Yeah, except he's rather stuck on himself, and he has a wife," Ginny said.
Ginny had known it for a long time, as the wedding for Draco Malfoy, and Pansy Malfoy had been in all the papers. She had also thought it was doomed to failure, but had kept such thoughts to herself.
"Oh my god Ginny. You hooch! Going after a married man," Christina said in mock horror.
"I am not a hooch! He was coming after me, I did nothing," Ginny said and Christina rolled her eyes.
"So what's his name?" Christina asked and Ginny blushed again.
"Draco Malfoy," Ginny said and Christina's jaw dropped.
"The Draco Malfoy, 'Mr. Tons Of Galleons and Looks That Would Make Any Girl Melt'?" She all but screamed at Ginny.
"Yes, and don't forget he's also 'Mr. I'm So Sexy, With A Bad Attitude and Couldn't Keep A Realtionship If He Was Chained To One'," Ginny said loudly.
"Haha, that's true," Christina said and yet it didn't seem that it made her think badly on Draco at all.
"Of course, he is so fit. I almost wanted to lick him just to see what he tasted like," Ginny said and Christina giggled.
"I would feel the same way," Christina said and Ginny nodded.
"I think he is going to drive me insane," Ginny announced, not knowing just how true her words were.
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"You're a bit late don't you think," Faith Harris said snottily as Draco stepped into her house, not needing to knock.
"Shut it Jo," Draco said to tick her off. It worked, Faith turned scarlett and Draco continued," I had a fight with Pansy."
"I've heard. She called here crying, and carrying on, wondering where you had gone off to," Faith said staring up at him with her unnerving blue eyes.
"Yeah, sounds like Pansy," Draco sighed and sat across from Faith.
"What happened?" Faith queried and her eyes darkened with worry.
"Well, Pansy cheated on me. So I went down to a little restraunt called the Cherry, and I met someone, and I don't know what I am doing at all," Draco said honestly shrugging his shoulders.
"Sounds like you," Faith said and she smirked at Draco.
"Don't start in, please," Draco said and he put his head in his hands.
"I won't. You've had a rough enough night as it is. Why don't you take the guest room, you can sleep in there and then in the morning we'll do a little organisational re-grouping and decide what you might want to do," Faith said and Draco smiled appreciatively.
"Thanks, Faith," Draco said and she just nodded.
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"Gin, can you take table six?" Emica Fair asked as she tried hurriedly to wait on most of the tables by herself.
"Of course," Ginny said. Ginny was just starting her shift and was already tired by the fast pace of serving food.
"Thank you," Emica said greatfully and Ginny smiled.
Emica had been a waitress before Ginny started working at the Cherry. She was very good at it too. Although there is only so much one person can do in a crowded dinner. If it had been anyone else waiting tables, they would have had a nervous break down.
Ginny envied Emica, she moved with a beautiful grace as she went from table to table, her brown hair swinging behind her in a pretty arc. Emica was younger than Ginny and yet more grown up in some ways.
Ginny was broken out of her thoughts by the loud whining coming from table six. Apparently it was a family taking in lunch and the two young kids were very obnoxious.
Ginny tried not to scream as on of the little kids took a crayon, that Ginny herself had given him, and scribbled all over the table. In Ginny's mind she was thinking of the hours it would take to scrub the table clean again.
As Ginny rushed back into the kitchen she caught site of the owner of the Cherry's daughter coming into the restraunt. She gave the cook her order and hurried back out.
Standing at the very front was Alenia Mortenson, her short blond hair carelessly thrown over her shoulder and her most expensive designer robes on. Even being a very rich and young girl, Alenia was still very modest and had a very pleasing disposition.
She was a well known Quidditch player too. Having led the Wimbourne Waspes to a Quidditch Cup victory the previous year, and she was still so young! Just as Ginny was walking up to meet Alenia, Emica shot past her and leaped on the small blond girl, nearly knocking her down.
"Wow, Em! I didn't know you would be that excited to see me," Alenia said loudly her pretty face broken into a precocious grin.
Alenia may be small when compared with Ginny, who towered over most women, but Emica was even smaller... only just being over five foot. Alenia straighten her flawless sky blue robes and smirked at Ginny.
Ginny hadn't known Alenia all that long, but very much liked the small blond. But Alenia and Emica had been friends since they were very young nad Ginny hadn't seen to girls that were more close to each other.
Draco chose this very moment to stride into the Cherry. He was wearing silver robes this time, and they matched perfectly with his eyes. Both Emica and Alenia gawked at him as he passed them.
He didn't even notice the two young women, but made a beeline for Ginny. He reached out and handed her his business card. Ginny stared at it and stared at it. Draco took this opprotunity to march out of the restraunt.
A/N: Well that was the end of chapter one. I really hope everyone is liking my stories so far. I haven't really written on them and I think some people may be impatient. I promise someday I will update everything!