Chapter 6

I stared at my ceiling, laying in bed. My mother was in a crabby mood because I decided not to go to work today. "Ginny you just got that job, how dare you even ponder taking a day off. What will they think of us!" Was what she so kindly reminded me this morning. It doesn't matter I called the café this morning and they said it was fine. Last night got pretty hectic and the last thing I want to do is be around Alex. Especially now that Malfoy got this feeling stuck in my gut about Alex and even Mackenzie had been being bitchy about him. So there you go, I'm laying on my bed on perfectly good day because my face is on a great number of tabloids this morning and two very rich boys are messing up the fun.

'Way to go Ginny, what have you gotten yourself into now?'

"Ginny can you come here please?" My mother yelled up the stairs.

Still in my pj's I intended to stroll downstairs. Before I could leave my room however, my mirror gave a snort and I gritted my teeth.

That's IT! Annoyed I grabbed the mirror with both my hands- which were red in anger- as it shrieked 'Oh! Oh! Oh!" I stood at the top of the stairs and with all my might, threw it down the stairs. Grinning at the sudden silence I bounced on my toes on each step down. I heard a muffled laugh as I neared the bottom stepped and stopped dead in my tracks. I knew that tone of voice. Snapping my head to my right I gasped in complete shock.

In my doorway stood the one-and-only blonde from Hogwarts. Without breaking my gaze I cast a cleaning spell on the shattered mirror that lay shattered in bits and pieces on the floor. I quickly began to turn a dark shade of red from embarrassment.

He was holding two cups of coffee and grinning worse than Fred & George after one of their pranks. Hastily I slipped on a pair of flip flops and gestured towards the door. "How about a walk?" I suggested sweetly and opened the door. Before I walked out behind Malfoy I noticed my mother giving me a judging look as well as hearing Fleur hiss loudly, "Sinze ven does Geeney get vizits from 'ot boyz?"

I closed the door before I could here the rest. As soon as we were alone I gave up the sweet act and glared daggers at the back of his perfect blonde head. He turned around and smirked, all the while handing me a coffee. "I didn't see you this morning Weasley."

"Oh, that's right. Friends do it all the time. WE ARE NOT FRIENDS!" I gritted to him.

He quirked his eyebrows, "I know we aren't exactly friends Weasley-"

I cut him off scoffing, "Not even close!"

"Right. Well I just wanted to say sorry if what I said scared you. I didn't mean too. Alex is not the boy you want if you intend to be A-list this summer. So… just… don't."

He looked apologetic. Is that legal for Malfoys to look sorry? …Creepy.

I sneered, "You and Mackenzie both."

I saw him do a double take, "What?"

"Mackenzie, my friend, she doesn't like Alex either. She won't tell me what he told her and I tried to ask Alex but he just told that she was being paranoid… well anyway she can't stand him."

Sounding relieved he put in, "At least one of the two of you is smart."

"WHAT! I am too smart!" I shrieked.

"Goodbye Weasley."

And as surprising as he appeared he apparated away. I noticed that we were out of my house' wards so I smiled glumly. This is a mess. Where did I go wrong?

Just then Luna gave me a near-heart-attack by popping in just where Malfoy had disappeared. In all my surprise-ness I fell to the dirt ground with an 'umph'. Luna laughed while I just sat there stupidly. "Whoa Ginny, you knew I was comin' over or somethin'?"

"Uh, no. I just… well actually… ugh. Malfoywashereandhejustleftandyousurprisedme. That's all."

Luna just stared at me weirdly. "Nvm Gin."

I waved my hand dismissively while I grudgingly stood up and headed towards my house beside Luna. She so kindly explained to me at how overjoyed she was when my mother called her to come keep me company today.

"I don't want company." I pouted.

"What happened now? Lately you've been grudgy and it's bothering Kenzie, Collin, and I."

"Did Kenzie find you two last night?"

"Ginny what exactly happened last night? Mackenzie did find us but she didn't even want to explain a word. We said your name and she just covered her ears muttering, 'Ginny needs to grow up and stop believing what some rich jerk says.' Then this morning I noticed that you were on every tabloid cover with that Alex fellow."

I gave Luna a hurt look and shivered from the heat of the sun. Luna nodded her head and laughed. "So what are we going to do today? There's so much to do. Besides you need some major cheering up. Normally I'd invite Kenzie but you both don't seem to be on the same page at the moment and inviting Collin would only exclude you which is ignoring the point of giving you a 'you' day…"

"Luna, shut up." I walked past her and into the house leaving her outside.

Luna sighed happily, "Okay, we are not happy today. I can work with that."

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I don't really think she picked up on my mood though. The both of us trudged around Diagon Alley for hours before something finally happened. Luna had been smiling the whole time and kept breaking our silence with overly happy words. "It's a beautiful day outside today. Why are you acting like there's a cloud in front of everybody's face?" It didn't make much sense, but it was Luna, and as long as she was talking, I was better off.

We were sitting quite nicely in the café. I like this particular café because it wasn't expensive nor did it need such money. I loved it because it was cozy and it smelt like hot cocoa. The walls were covered by bookshelves and numerous volumes to keep many amused. Luna and I were sitting by the window.

I, being the weird one that I am, had been reading a large novel on the idea behind muggle clothes. So imagine my surprise when I had gotten up to return the book to its place and Alex Berkin was waiting for me. Alex Berkin was standing at the back of the room smiling at me as if I was an A+ in math homework. Well that's all he needed to do if he wanted to freak me out. Because that's what I was, freaked out.

I couldn't exactly run away or anything so my heart started pounding my feet walked in a crooked line and I could feel thoughts in my head getting messed up. Hastily I asked him what he was doing here. I mean really I hadn't even thought about what Malfoy had told me last night thoroughly enough to face Alex yet. I wasn't ready.

I glanced around me but the café was off in its own little world and I felt trapped. But I didn't feel the need to scream, I just didn't want to admit that I would kill to be in this boys arms right now. As I neared him he closed the distance by stepping towards me and putting an arm out on either side of me.

I had looked this guy up on the internet and I was amazed at how many muggles and witches were totally in love with this guy. Malfoy must be wrong right? His hate for Alex is surely outnumbered and at this moment I couldn't possibly think about anything straight.

Alex looked at me, into my eyes and I felt like a preschool kid just standing there trapped. I could feel my heart banging hard against my chest. Why would a guy who could have any girl pick me? I'm certainly not as normal as the rest of them. And it was hard to hate this guy when he was soo gorgeous with brown surfer boy hair and the build of a God. He smelt so manly and I was lost.

So lost in fact, that when I felt his lips against mine I kissed back. I might've sighed out loud too but the moment was something I totally didn't want to give up. And there was so much time and passion that went a slight giggle came from my right I broke away and glared. There stood Luna Lovegood with my coffee. That's not the worst however, then came the man standing beside her, glaring at me!

As if this day couldn't get any worse I started to panic. Okay so here I've got this super good kisser who's warm chest is pressed against mine on a bookshelf where we are being watched by my best pal and beside her was standing my family's worst enemy, blonde hair and all, whom might I add looked pretty pissed off.

Somebody shoot me.

Better yet, get me a normal life.

"Ginny!"

"Weasley!" Luna and Malfoy shrieked/yelled at the same time.

I bent my head down in defeat and placed my hands on Alex' chest. Gently pushing him away.

I walked passed the two of them silently and onto the cobblestone alley outside. Once outside I took a large gulp of fresh air. That kiss was great. Majestic. And yet it got interrupted. What was bothering me was that Malfoy was constantly showing up and getting between Alex and I. Why does he care so much, he's never put two cents in my life before. Then again I thought about what he said about Alex ruining somewhat of his life. It must have been bad, what Alex had done, for Malfoy to go all out for me.

Malfoy stormed out of the café a second later and pinned my arm against a brick wall. Is it just me or do guys like to pin me (trap me) every time we talk. It's not as if I'm going to run away. Er, maybe.

"Don't go near that guy Weasley. Don't. How else can I get that through your thick head!"

I'll admit he looked pretty mad.

"Thanks dad. But Alex hasn't done anything wrong so there's no reason for me to get mad."

"I can give you plenty of reasons Weasley."

"Why is it that every time I try to enjoy myself with Alex you have to ruin the moment. I'm sorry if you're jealous but he's actually got some nice qualities. Besides you keep telling me he messed your life up, well, TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY!"

Whoa was that the wrong thing to say. He looked ready to kill. "Hope you don't need to be anywhere right now."

And with that he apparated –with me- to what looked like his apartment.