09. Drink
"Dra-co! DRACO MALFOY!" Ginny moaned loudly, just before bursting into another round of high-pitched giggling. "Whyyyy? Why aren't you dancing with - hick - me?"
Draco rolled his eyes. His hands firmly on each side of the girl's narrow waist, he tried to steady her from behind as she 'danced'.
"Okay, no more 'apple juice' for you, Weasley," he drawled, taking the plastic cup away from her hand and setting it on the ground. "And I should have said that after the first time you threw up."
Ginny's head fell back onto his shoulder as she continued to laugh.
Her laughter was shrill – and maniacal – but surprisingly pleasant. Her cheeks were reddened, and in the pale light of moonlight her vibrant red hair glowed amber, almost matching the rare shade of her eyes.
Draco smiled, in spite of himself. Even when trashed beyond recognition, Ginny Weasley managed to remain...lovely.
She laughed again, and then she opened her eyes and stared at him, dead silent.
"You-" she accused suddenly, turning to face him through narrowed golden eyes, "you need to let go of me!"
Draco froze, and in that instant his heart plummeted to the ground – had he given himself away, after all these years of carefully hiding the fierce intensity of his feelings towards his best friend?
In that case – and here was the chilling part – she was rejecting him.
He knew she would have, anyway; she knew him all too well. But he had hoped...
"Draco – let go of me!" Ginny demanded, stomping her foot down – on his – and managing to fall over him in the process.
He struggled to maintain his balance, and managed to catch her by the waist before she toppled to the ground.
"Ginny," he began, but her next words made him snap his mouth shut and stare in dumb silence.
"Let go! I need to do my sexy dance!" she demanded, slapping his hands away. "And then you'll notice. You'll notice I'm a girl!" And then she burst out laughing, and promptly passed out.
Prompt: Drink
Word count: 379
Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Ginny Weasley
I'd written this drabble ages ago for a "He Struggled to Maintain His Balance" challenge, but I'd never published it here. Does it count? Probably not. u_u
