A/N: He's the second chapter I hope you like it! And thank you for all the support.
It had been almost seven years since the last time that Ginny had seen Draco. She had graduated from Hogwarts at the top of her class and she was now working at the Ministry in the Healthcare Department. She lived in a two bedroom, two bath flat in the wizard side of London, she did have a roommate several years ago however after Theo proposed to Lavender they moved in together, got married, and started their family. Ginny had stayed in that apartment mostly because it was rent controlled and any other flat was more expensive and much smaller.
Over the years Harry, Ron, and Ginny had mended their relationship and they were now friends again. It took some time and apologies for them to get there far, however the war and battles did help in many ways. Harry and Ginny were walking back to Ginny's flat after having dinner. Ron and Hermione were supposed to join them, but at the last minute they cancelled because Ginny's nephew Hugo fell ill suddenly.
"I hope that Hugo is ok. Maybe I should owl Ron and ask." Ginny said as they came to her door. "Do you want to come in for some tea?" She asked.
"Yeah sure." Harry nodded. They walked into Ginny's flat. Ginny took Harry's coat and hung it up in the hallway closet.
"Damian!" Ginny called out. "Damian! Where's my little boy?" Ginny called. There was a tiny ring of a bell and a grey male cat came trotting towards the pair. "Aww there you are! How are you?" Ginny cooed.
"You know, I never got why you named your cat Damian. That's not really a cat's name." Harry laughed as Ginny picked the cat up.
"No major reason." Ginny said shaking her head. In reality it was because Damian's was Draco's fake name at the All Saints dance, but Ginny knew that she could never tell Harry or Ron that without them freaking out. "I'm just going to quick owl Ron and Hermione. Why don't you get the kettle ready?" Ginny said as she put Damian down. When she looked up Harry was standing right in front of her. "Harry?" Ginny asked.
"You don't have to owl Ron and Hermione. There's nothing wrong with Hugo." Harry said in a nervous voice.
"What? What do you mean?" Ginny asked.
"I asked Ron and Hermione to cancel." Harry explained. "Hermione was pissed just for me asking." He added.
"Wh-why did you do that?" Ginny asked confused.
"Gin, how many times have I asked you out? And how many times would you say no. This was the only way." Harry explained.
"You tricked me into a date?" Ginny asked in disgust.
"But you had fun right? So what's the harm?" Harry asked.
"The harm is that I don't want to date you Harry. I've told you this many times before." Ginny said angry.
"That's because you only remember the old Harry as a boyfriend. I've changed Gin, I'm totally different and I just want to show you that." Harry said as he took Ginny's hand.
"Wha-." Ginny started to say and ripped her hand out of his hand.
"Gin just listen to me please." Harry begged. "I was stupid when I was younger. I love you and I always have." He added. "And I shouldn't have ever let you go." He added as he quickly grabbed Ginny's waist and pulled her into him and locked lips with her. Ginny quickly pushed Harry off of her and slapped him across the face.
"How dare you! Who the hell do you think you are?" Ginny yelled.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that." Harry paused. "I was wrong, but I just didn't know how else I could show you how much you mean to me." Harry explained.
"Harry I told you a million times…" Ginny was saying.
"Ginny! He's gone alright! It's been almost 7 years already!" Harry yelled angrily. The sudden out burst shocked Ginny, it shocked her right into a rage.
"I don't care! Who are you to tell me when I should get over it!" Ginny yelled and pushed Harry away again. "I've told you and Ron a million of times, unless his body is found than I will not give up!" She yelled.
"Ginny I'm just trying to help." Harry tried to explain.
"You're trying to help? You're trying to help me by forcing yourself on me?" Ginny said in disgust.
"I'm trying to show you that you shouldn't live in the past." Harry said calmly.
"I'm not living in the past! If anything I'm looking towards my future!" Ginny hissed.
"Your future? Your future with a ghost? And if not then a backstabber." Harry growled.
"Get out! Just get out now!" Ginny screamed.
"Ginny I don't want to hurt your feelings, but it's the truth. Malfoy is never coming back. If he's dead then we haven't found his body and we may never. But if he's not dead then obviously he doesn't care enough to come back!" Harry yelled.
"Shut-up! Get out! And stay away from me!" Ginny yelled and pushed Harry out of the door and locked it. Ginny stormed back into her living room and rested her hands on the back of her couch. She couldn't believe her brother or Harry. There was suddenly a noise from Ginny's room. "Damian." Ginny cooed. "Come here kitty." She breathed. She really needed some thing to cuddle with tonight. Ginny walked into her room and saw a figure to her left in the corner by her bed.
"Ginny." The figure whispered and fell to the floor. Even before the figure hit the ground Ginny already had her wand out and pointing at the figure. Ginny slowly walked over to the figure being very careful in case it was a trick of some sort.
"Lumos." Ginny whispered. The light of her wand light just enough light so that Ginny could see that the figure was a man that was wearing a black cape. She also noticed that there was blood coming from the body. Ginny lifted his cape and gasped once she saw the blonde hair. She quickly turned him over and stared him right in the face. His eyes were closed, there were bruises on his face, and a few cuts. Ginny put her ear to his heart to check his breathing, he was still alive even though his breathing was shallow. Ginny stood up still in complete shock she made a partonus and sent it off on its way. She finally turned on the light in her room and closed her door.
"Ginny, it's late. What do you need? And where's Harry?" Hermione asked after Ginny opened the door of her flat.
"I'll talk to you about that later." Ginny said quickly. Hermione saw the look in Ginny's eyes when she said that.
"Gin, I'm so sorry. I didn't want to do it at all. Ron actually sent you guys the message while I was putting Hugo to bed and talking to the baby sitter. I thought that I was going to kill him!" Hermione started to explain herself.
"Hermione, not now. There's more pressing matters." Ginny said walking to her door.
"What? What is it?" Hermione asked as she followed her.
"Now before I show you I need you to promise that you won't tell Ron or anyone." Ginny explained as she put her hand on the doorknob.
"Ginny I don't keep anything from my husband." Hermione said shaking her head.
"Hermione! You just tried to set me up secretly with Harry knowing that I didn't want to date him! You totally owe me!" Ginny said through her teeth.
"I did not set you up. Ron and Harry did." Hermione protested.
"Yes but you didn't come and stop it. Or send me a message. You let it happen." Ginny pointed out. Hermione looked at Ginny and then let out a deep breath.
"Fine." Hermione sighed.
"Alright." Ginny nodded her head and opened the door. The room was dark and Ginny let Hermione in.
"Ginny." Hermione said with a little fear in her voice.
"Shhh." Ginny said quickly and closed the door and turned on the lights. Hermione was looking at Ginny by the door, confused. Ginny nodded her head over towards her bed. Hermione looked over and gasped in total shock. She looked back at Ginny and then back towards the bed. There, laying in bed hooked up with an IV and a heart monitor was the one and only Draco Malfoy.
"Ginny." Hermione started to say.
"Shhh." Ginny said and pointed towards the door and opened it for Hermione to walk through. Once Ginny closed the door behind her and looked at Hermione who was now pacing in Ginny's living room.
"Ginny how long has he been here?" Hermione asked with anger.
"He just got here tonight. After I kicked Harry out, I found him in my room bleeding out." Ginny explained calmly.
"Why don't you want me to tell anyone? The Order has to know. You're father has to know!" Hermione said.
"I know. I know. I just want to get him healthy again. I mean he had so many broken bones, bruises internally and externally, and he was dying Hermione. He almost died in my arms. What would you have liked me to do?" Ginny said as tears started to burn in her eyes.
"Shhh. Shhh. Ginny he's alright now. You saved him. He'll be alright now." Hermione cooed as she hugged Ginny. "But Gin. I have to ask. How long are you going to keep this a secret?" Hermione asked as she guided Ginny to the couch.
"I don't know. Before I let everyone know, I want to talk to him myself. I need to know a few things." Ginny explained.
"Like what?" Hermione asked.
"Like where he's been for starters." Ginny said and gave Hermione a 'duh' look.
"Alright, that was a dumb question." Hermione said nodding her head. "I'll keep this a secret. But I do think that you should tell Blaise and Theo, they would love to know that their best friend is alive." Hermione suggested.
"I will. Thank you Hermione." Ginny whispered.
"Not that I'm complaining, but why did you even tell me about him?" Hermione asked. "I mean you could have called Lavender and Theo or Isabel and Blaise." She added.
"We both work in the Healthcare department and I was afraid that he might have been hurt beyond my knowledge." Ginny explained.
"Oh." Hermione said. Ginny could see that she was a little hurt.
"And you've been really supportive of my choice with waiting for him. And you've never pushed me to get over him." Ginny added. "Until tonight that is." She snuck in.
"Ginny." Hermione whined.
"Yes, I know. You are doing me a favor so I won't hold it totally against you." Ginny said raising her hand like she was swearing on a bible.
"Ok." Hermione nodded her head.
"But seriously Hermione, thank you for not pushing me like the others." Ginny smiled.
"You're welcome." Hermione nodded and Ginny could see the joy back into her eyes. "Are you going to stay in your guess room?" She asked.
"Hermione. I haven't seen the guy in 7 years. Do you really think that I would just jump into the same bed with him? Plus he's hooked up to machines." Ginny said.
"I was just wondering." Hermione shrugged. There was a strange and awkward silence between them until Hermione broke it. "When do you think he'll wake up?" She asked.
"I don't know. It could be hours, days, or even weeks." Ginny shrugged. "I could only help him so far. He has to fight for his life now." She added.
"Alright, so you need to get some sleep. I know that I don't have to tell you, but you should check up on him in a few hours." Hermione said as she stood up.
"I know. Thank you again, Hermione." Ginny smiled as she stood up too and hugged Hermione. Ginny walked Hermione to the door and grabbed Damian. She popped her head into her room again and let the light from the living room shin in only a little bit. She walked slowly across her room, not taking her eyes off of Draco's body. She couldn't believe it was really him, she had no idea what to say to him when he woke up. She picked up her pajamas and then paused for a second and stared down at the white button down shirt. It was the same button down shirt that Draco was wearing the night that he was taken, Ginny had slept with it every night since. She picked it up and brought it to her nose. It hadn't smelt like Draco for years now and as Ginny looked at the button down and then back at the unconscious Draco laying in her bed. Ginny slowly walked over to Draco and looked down at him, he was badly beaten up, but Ginny could still see the soft angles of his face. Ginny sighed softly and turned back to her bedroom door and went to sleep in the guest bedroom that was down the hall from hers'.
Draco woke up all groggy. He barley remembered his night or how he got to where he was. He turned his head and got a swift wiff of raspberries. Draco's heat started to race rapidly. It couldn't be. Draco thought to himself. Whenever he smelt raspberries he's heart would leap with joy, until he realizes that She was nowhere to be seen. Draco shook his head to get a hold of himself and then looked over to a table that stood next to the bed that he was in. Draco could barley reach the lamp that he could see on the table, he winced as he reached his arm out. Bruised ribs. He made a mental note as he clicked the lamp on. The light shined right in Draco's face and he had to look away to allow his eyes to adjust to the light. He slowly opened his eyes again and looked around the room that he had now found himself. He was in a queen sized bed with a mixture of red and silver bedding. He could see a small cat sleeping on a chair in the corner of the room. It didn't seem to mind to new addition to the light besides and slight flicker of its ear. Draco saw that the sun had just finished setting from what it looked like through the window. He had no idea what day it was or how long he had been in this room. Draco turned back towards the side table and lamp where he saw a picture on the night table, which made his heart sank. It was a winter picture of Ginny and Harry playing in the snow with a little brown-headed boy. They seemed totally happy and at ease.
"She married him." Draco whispered out loud. Well what did you expect? You were gone for almost seven years. Did you really think that she would wait for that long? Draco thought. Draco held back the tears that were building up behind his eyes. He reached out to touch Ginny's laughing face in the picture and he winced again at the pain in his side. He must have been the voice that I heard last night. Draco thought to himself, it was only logical. That also explained the queen sized bed. But if they are married then why didn't Potter just let me die? Or send me to jail. I'm surprised that he allowed me to stay here even if it was just for the night. Draco thought. Draco tried to sit up and he realized that he had an IV in his arm. He sunk back down in the bed and sighed deeply. Why didn't they just let me die? I rather be dead then to have to see Him with Her. Draco wiped a tear that tried to fall from the corner of his eye and shook his head. He looked back down at his arm and slowly pulled the IV out. I might as well get dress so that I can get the hell out of here as fast as I could. Draco sighed in agony of his heart and sat up again, throwing his legs over the edge of the bed. He had to pause as the room spun around him from his quick movements. When the room stopped spinning he tried to stand but fell right back down on the bed. Draco clutched his ribs as he fell back down on the bed in utter pain. That was when Draco realized that he was only wearing is boxers. God I hope that Potter didn't undress me. Draco thought. "Alright I guess that I should rest a little more." Draco grumbled to himself in a raspy voice and laid back down on the bed. The thought of having to be and sleep in Ginny's and Harry's marital bed was more than Draco could bare, but he could hardly move without wanting to fall over in pain. Suddenly the door of the room opened and a half naked Ginny walked in. She had headphones on and she was only wearing boy shorts underwear. Draco watched her body as she danced across her room without even noticing her on looker. Ginny shook her head and her hips to the beat of the music as she took some clothes out of her draws. Draco smiled as he watched and his heart broke a little knowing that she now was someone else. Draco stood up again, this time ignoring his dizziness and pain and walked towards Ginny. Ginny spun around in her dance and screamed when she saw him.
"Oh my god! Draco!" Ginny screamed and covered her chest.
"I'm sorry for scaring you." Draco spoke in a raspy voice as he leaned one hand on the bed post and the other was placed softly on his aching ribs.
"No, no. It's ok. Umm I can't believe that you're awake." Ginny said as she looked back at the bed and then at Draco's arm where the IV was. "Ummm how are you feeling?" She asked awkwardly.
"Don't you think that you should put some clothes on before we start the small talk?" Draco asked as he raised an eyebrow. Ginny looked down at her body and then quickly back up at Draco.
"Yes of course. I forgot. I mean I was just caught off guard." Ginny said quickly and her cheeks started to get a little rosy. Draco didn't say anything else but turned around so that Ginny could get dressed. "Ok I'm clothed." Ginny said after a few minutes. Draco then turned right back around and they stood in the room in complete silence.
"So how are you?" Draco asked as he broke the silence feeling awkwardness of the situation.
"How am I? How am I? That's the first question that you have for me?" Ginny said in shock and chuckled nervously.
"Well what's the first question that you rather hear?" Draco asked a bit defensive. What did she expect from him?
"How about you first tell me where you've been for the past seven years?" Ginny said and put her hands on her hips and narrowing her eyes.
"Where I've been? Where I've been! Did you really hit your head that hard or did you just forget?" Draco yelled.
"Mommy!" Someone yelled just when Ginny was about to open her mouth in reply.
"Excuse me." Ginny said in a huff and walked pass Draco and into the living room. "Awww sweetie what happened?" Ginny cooed as she picked up a brown-headed 2 year old from his crib in the living room. The little boy didn't say anything, he just continued to cry. He was pretty light skinned but it was obvious that he was of mixed blood. "Awww Blaise. Don't cry." Ginny said as she bounced little Blaise in her arms. Ginny walked over to the coffee table and picked up a baby binky and gave it to little Blaise. Almost right away little Blaise calmed down and feel back to sleep. Ginny put him back down in the crib and walked back into her room. She slightly closed the bedroom door and looked back at Draco.
"Blaise?" Draco asked and lifted an eyebrow.
"Yes, Draco we have moved on with our lives." Ginny almost snapped and folded his arms across her chest. That was a a low blow to Draco a very low blow. It almost took the air out of his lungs. He wanted to just storm out right there and never look back, but he planted his feet. He wanted answers to his questions and that was the least that Ginny could do for him.
"So what? You got knocked up by Blaise and then married Potter?" Draco hissed and crossed his arms just the same, not taking Ginny's feelings into account. It was obvious that she wasn't thinking of his feelings.
"What are you talking about? Baby Blaise isn't mine! He's Blaise and Isabel's son. Hence his name being Blaise." Ginny barked.
"Oh." Draco said quietly, now feeling a little stupid. But what about the picture, surely there was another child.
"Oh is right. And what do you mean I married Harry? Where did you get that idea?" Ginny growled.
"The picture by your bed." Draco pointed at the picture frame trying to hid the pain that shot through him. Ginny looked over at the night table and growled.
"I might have to kill Hermione for putting that there." Ginny said out loud, but mostly to herself.
"Oh so Granger knows that I'm here. Great, so there's going to be a big welcome party for me." Draco growled looking away from Ginny.
"No, only Hermione knows out of that group." Ginny corrected him walking pass him to where the picture was and picked it up. "And for the record, this is Blaise Jr." She said harshly and thrusted the picture into Draco's free hand.
"Out of that group? Is there another group?" Draco asked confused looking down at the picture. The more he looked at the child he realized that he did indeed look like Blaise and nothing at all like Harry.
"Well there's our friends." Ginny hissed as she eyes Draco as he placed the picture on the bed slowly.
"Blaise and Theo know that I'm here?" Draco said with more life in his eyes and looked up at her.
"I'm glad that you're happy to hear about them." Ginny folded her arms. "You seemed pissed about seeing me." Ginny grumbled.
"Gin, what are you talking about?" Draco almost whispered.
"I mean you act as though seeing me was the last thing you wanted to see." Ginny barked throwing her hands down at her side with her fist balled up. There were tears building in her eyes.
"Gin." Draco whispered and dropped his arm and slowly made his way over to her. He stopped right in front of her and looked down in her eyes. They were bright hazel, they usual were when she was angry, but Draco could see sadness in them too. "Seeing you is the best thing that I've seen in years." Draco whispered as he rubbed Ginny's cheek, ignoring the pain in his side.
"Well you have a funny way of showing it." Ginny snapped and pulled her face out of his hand and walked over to her dresser.
"Ok when I first woke up and saw the picture I over reacted, but how would you feel if the positions were reversed?" Draco asked gaining back his anger.
"How would I feel? How would I feel!" Ginny turned to him and yelled in anger. "You come into my room in the middle of the night and almost dropped dead right in front of my eyes! How would you feel if I did that to you!" Ginny barked. "Did you even think to think about me and my feelings?" She added.
"I wanted to see you before I died! Alright! I thought that I was a goner and I want to see you!" Draco yelled. "It was a dying man last wish!" Draco spat and now his hands were balling up in fists. He was standing straight up now, not feeling the pain anywhere but his heart. The adrenaline of the argument made sure of that.
"Oh you're so nice! Before you died, I get to see your mangled and bleeding body. After I have been sitting here waiting for you for years!" Ginny yelled and tears started to come down her eyes. Draco was about to yell something back, but then he stopped and looked shocked.
"Yo-you-you waited?" Draco asked shocked blinking in disbelief.
"Do you even love me anymore or have I been wasting my time?" Ginny asked totally ignoring Draco's last question as she wiped away her tears.
"Ginny I wanted your face to be the last thing that I saw on this Earth. Of course I still love you!" Draco said as he walked over to Ginny and took her into his arms. "I didn't think. I didn't wonder how my death would affect you because I assumed that you've moved on." Draco explained stroking her cheek and looking into her tear filled eyes.
"You told me that you would come back." Ginny whispered. "I believed you." She added and cupped Draco's cheek into her hand. Draco placed his other hand on top of Ginny's and pulled it away from his face and looked at her hand. His fingers started to play with Ginny's ring and looked back at her with a smile.
"You kept it." He whispered, joy had sprang from ever pore and source of Draco.
"Of course. I refused to ever take it off." Ginny whispered back. Draco's crystal blue eyes traveled from Ginny's hand to her own bright hazel eyes. "I've been true to you Draco. As crazy as that might sound, I have been." Ginny whispered. "I never gave up hope." She added.
"Ginny…"Draco whispered and then suddenly his face became full of pain. Draco almost dropped right where he stood and grabbed his side.
"Oh my god! Draco!" Ginny said as she tried to catch him and guide him back to the bed.
"What's happening? I felt fine a moment ago." Draco panted as he fell to the bed clutching at his side again.
"Well you almost died Draco then you were out of it for a while. Most of your wounds and broken bones I was able to heal, but that doesn't mean that you have the strength to walk about. Plus you still have a few bruised ribs." Ginny explained as she helped Draco lift his legs under the blanket. "It seems that you might have pushed it a little to far for your first activity. Maybe you shouldn't have been arguing with me." Ginny smirked as she checked Draco's vitals and inserted the IV back into his arm. Draco tried to laugh, but the movement made the shooting pain to come back and he clenched his ribs again. "Don't move so much." Ginny scolded.
"How long have I've been out?" Draco asked ignoring Ginny's scolding.
"Three weeks." Ginny said as he sat down next to him on the bed and placed her hand on his chest.
"Three weeks! And only Theo, Blaise, and Hermione know that I'm here?" Draco asked looking around for a calendar of some sort to double check the date.
"Well Lavender and Isabel also know." Ginny shrugged. "But you need to rest Draco." She added.
"Is it really that bad?" Draco asked as Ginny put the covers over his body and fluffed his pillow.
"What do you mean?" Ginny asked taking her wand out of her night table.
"I mean if people knew that I was here. That must be the reason why you're keeping me a secret." Draco explained.
"It's not what you think at all." Ginny shook her head and smile. "Now sleep." Ginny commanded and waved her wand and Draco fell instantly to sleep.
A/N: I hope you guys are enjoying it. Like I said I'm trying to update as soon as possible so I'm sorry for the wait. Please review!