Chapter 1
I turned away from my childhood on that dreary night.
I saddled my horse, looked back once, and was gone.
My family didn't know that I planned to be gone for good. For all they knew, they were still in bed, sleeping, assuming I was sleeping myself in the next room over. When they woke up they would notice my note on the tableā¦
I'm sorry I'm leaving without saying goodbye, but it was time for me to go. This won't be the last time you hear from me, although you might not see me again for awhile.
I love you all dearly and I'm sorry to cause you pain. This was the right thing for me to do.
I love you!
Ginny
I hadn't been lying when I said that what I was doing was right for me. I was running away to be with my love, my love who my family would hate.
Even as I rode away, I could imagine the reactions of the people at home. Ron would insist on trying to find me. Fred and George would probably think it was a joke of some kind. Percy wouldn't care, and Charlie and Bill weren't home. Mom would cry and Dad would be stunned. I couldn't go back now. I needed to see him again.
I had agreed to meet Draco halfway between our houses at an apparation point. From there we planned to go to one of his houses in America. I couldn't wait to finally become his wife after 3 years of dating.
We had started dating secretly when I had graduated from Hogwarts and had been dating ever sense. We planned to get married once we moved, and then we would live out our life happily. In my mind, nothing was more perfect.
As I approached our meeting place, I looked around for Draco, and there he was. He was looking at the moon, and he looked like a prince with his blonde hair turning even blonder in the moonlight. He looked like a dream, and I was incredibly happy to see his face again.
"Draco," I whispered, not wishing to break the spell of peacefulness.
He quickly jerked his head towards me in surprise before a smile broke out on his face. He nudged his horse, Ash, forward so we could meet in the middle of the deserted area. I nudged mine forward as well, and Moonlight was only happy to comply. We met in the middle and I almost fell off in my eagerness to reach him. He caught me and pushed me back into the saddle. Draco then skillfully moved Ash so that we were side by side and could hug more easily. I threw my arms around him and kissed him softly before he could pull away.
I then proceeded to smile happily at him. It was an incredible feeling to be near my one and only love again. To know that I would now be with him forever was a wonderful feeling of warmth and happiness.
He smiled back.
"You ready to go?" he whispered.
"Yeah. How about you?" I whispered back.
"I'm definitely ready." He whispered, as his eyes got all spacey as they tended to do when he was thinking of his father.
"He's gone now. We're leaving. Let's go live our life in peace." I held his hand for a few seconds before continuing. "I'm ready to go, so let's do it!"
"Ok. Here's what's going to happen. We're going to apparate to Oklahoma on a ranch I have there. Yeah, yeah, it's not the type of place that I normally live in but it has a stable for our horses, which is what we really need. I can live without the luxurious life. Ready? Ok, then. Let's go."
And then we were off. That whirlwind feeling took over as we raced through time and space to reach this place called Oklahoma. I didn't know what I was expecting, but his description of something that "wasn't luxurious" was right.
Oklahoma turned out to be a lot different than England. It was hotter, although it was hard to judge that seeing as it was my first day there. I was actually pleasantly surprised. The stables were perfect and the house was big enough for a family, but not so small that there wasn't room for guests. Even though I hadn't seen the inside of either place yet, I had a feeling that I would love them.
Draco insisted on giving me the tour of the place before we settled down because he thought that I would be too tired to do it later. Although I protested, I knew that he was probably right. I would probably crash as soon as a bed made an appearance.
First he showed me the stables. There were roughly 10 stalls that were all magically taken care of, but could be done manually if you wished. Draco assured me that it was a great stress reliever to muck out all of the stalls. The sad part of that statement was that he probably knew from experience. His dad had not been kind to him in the past.
Next, he showed me the house. The house was cozy and the furniture was great. It was modern day; the walls were different shades of blue and green, with a pink and purple bathroom. It made me feel right at home.
The tour continued as I was shown the upstairs. It was also perfect, but these rooms had more suddle colors like browns, lighter reds and oranges, and even some black mixed in. It felt like the kind of room that I wouldn't mind getting dirty. With two horses and a stable, that was a good feeling to have.
After traveling so much distance in one day (even if it was by aparation means) I was tired. I felt bad about going to sleep on Draco when he seemed to be wide-awake, but there was nothing I could do. I was falling asleep on my feet and it would be even more embarrassing if I fell asleep when I was still standing.
"Draco," I said with a yawn, "I've got to go to bed. I'm so sorry, but I'm just so tired." I finished as I yawned again.
"I'm going to bed with you because I'm pretty tired myself." He replied as he sat on the bed to take off his shoes and socks.
I gave him a look but I didn't complain. I only had the energy to take off my footwear, pull up the covers and go to sleep.
