A/N: I don't own the song I've used in this. It belongs to The Veronicas. This fic is based on 'Heavily Broken' by The Veronicas. Enjoy!!
Everyday I sit here waiting
Everyday just seems so long
And now I've had enough of all the hating
Do we even care, it's so unfair
Any day it'll all be over
Everyday there's nothing new
And not I just try to find some hope
To try and hold onto
But it starts again
It'll never end
Ginny Weasley sat on the grass next to Draco Malfoy. Things had become quiet between them in the last week. No longer were sweet words passed between them, only silence going unbroken. Ginny still adored Draco, more than he would ever know. However, she felt that Draco had become bored with her.
"Draco, is there something wrong?" Ginny asked after gaining enough courage to brake the uneasy silence.
"Yes, Ginny, there is something wrong." Draco answered impatiently. He hadn't made eye contact with her all day. Ginny found this behavior very odd.
"What is it?" Ginny asked trying to catch his eye.
"We can't do this anymore. We're just too different," Draco looked into her soft eyes with his own cold eyes.
"What?" Ginny wanted to say more, but her throat became constricted with tears. She wanted to pinch herself to make sure this wasn't all just a dream.
"I'm breaking up with you," Draco stood up and walked away from her.
Tears slid gently down Ginny's cheeks. Her world caved in around her. She loved Draco with all her heart, only to have it crushed. She wept silently, still hoping this was all a dream.
I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do?
I'm heavily broken
And there's nothing I can do
Ginny wiped her tears away and ran after Draco. "Draco! Please wait."
Draco stopped and turned to look at her. "What for? There is nothing left to say. We're over and that's final."
Ginny stopped in front of him and looked into his eyes. They were cold as usual, "I know there's nothing I can say that will make you stay with me. But I will still love you, even though you don't love me."
Draco stared into her tear-ridden eyes. He reached out to wipe away a tear but Ginny shied away and walked back to the castle. Draco watched her as she drew her hands to her face as she walked. "I'm sorry."
Ginny felt like she had just die. It would stop the pain from growing. She didn't want to bother with him any longer. Her one true love had just dumped her after going out for only two months. Nothing could be worse than this.
Almost giving up on trying
Almost heading for a fall
And now my mind is screaming out
I've gotta keep on fighting
But then again, it doesn't end
Ginny felt she should tell Ron. He would find out sooner or later. She soon thought better of it, seeing as Ron would end up murdering Draco without any remorseful thought. Ginny couldn't have her brother become a murderer. She wouldn't be able to live that one down.
She sought out Hermione, the only girl she could really trust. When she finally found her, all hell broke loose. Ginny broke down at the sight of her friend and began crying again.
"Ginny, what's wrong?" asked Hermione in a comforting voice. She wrapped her arms around Ginny and pulled her closer.
"He broke up with me. I can't believe it. I'm so upset. I...I..." Ginny couldn't finish her sentence between her sobs. Ginny couldn't comprehend her pain as well as she would have liked.
"Shhh. It's alright, we'll get through this together. I promise." Hermione smiled and continued to comfort Ginny.
Ginny looked up at Hermione. Tears coursing down her face and her eyes puffy and red. She smiled gently, grateful to have a best friend like Hermione. "Promise you won't tell Ron?"
"It hadn't even crossed my mind," Hermione was going to take care of Malfoy in her own way. The git had to pay somehow. She just didn't want Ron to have the honors.
Feels like I'm drowning
I'm screaming for air (screaming for air)
Louder I'm crying
And you don't even care
Ginny spent the most of the next week trying to prevent herself from crying. She saw Draco quite a bit, only making it harder to keep herself together. Ron still had no clue as to why Ginny was so depressed. Hermione lied to him by saying it was 'that time of the month' which he completely believed.
Ginny's heart felt heavy and with good reason too. On Friday, the last day of her personal hellish week, she decided to skip dinner and take a walk. She headed for the lake. The setting sun reflecting brilliantly on the calm lake as Ginny arrived.
No one was around as Ginny slumped to the ground. She pushed her thoughts of Draco to the back of her mind. She didn't want to think of the pain he had caused her. It was too upsetting and she didn't want to risk crying again. Against her will, tears cropped from her cheeks and onto her skirt. Ginny didn't try to stop, she only cried harder and louder.
I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do?
I'm heavily broken
And there's nothing I can do
Draco sat sullenly in the Great Hall. He looked for the red headed girl he loved. His eyes wondering over to where Granger, Weasley, and Potter sat. Hermione caught his eye and sent him a look that not even the bravest of men could continue to look at. His conclusion came to be that she knew.
Suddenly feeling sick and having lost his appetite, he left the Great Hall. He fell against a wall outside the doors. If Granger knew, then Weasley and Potter had to as well.
"Malfoy, you have a lot of explaining," Hermione hissed at Draco. He turned his head and looked at the very angry Hermione.
"I don't have anything to explain to you." Draco said acidly.
"Normally, I wouldn't resort to having to hex you. Unfortunately, you made the mistake of breaking my best friend's heart. That doesn't go unpunished." Hermione threatened.
"I had to. Do you think I actually wanted to break up with her?" Draco sneered at her.
"Then why can't you tell me why you did it?" Hermione tried to keep a level head and to keep from having to resort to magic.
"Listen closely Granger, I'm only going to say this once. I did it to keep her from getting hurt. I care about her too much to have to watch her suffer." Draco closed his eyes. When he reopened them he looked Granger in the eyes. She could see the pain behind them and was stunned.
"Why would she have suffered if you hadn't broken up with her?' Hermione wanted to get to the bottom of the situation. She needed to help Ginny and if that meant helping Malfoy, she'd make the sacrifice.
"It's too complicated to explain. I doubt that you would understand." Malfoy scoffed and walked away.
"You're lucky Ron doesn't know about this! It wouldn't be in your best interest for it to 'accidentally' slip during one of our conversations." Hermione called after him. Draco stopped dead in his tracks. She was blackmailing him. A mudblood was blackmailing him! She had sunk to an all time low.
I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move (what can I do)
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do?
I'm heavily broken
I'm heavily broken
I'm heavily broken