*Chapter 10*

Title: Just another joke!

"You FORGOT?" Draco said in disbelief.

Ginny smiled at him apprehensively. "I know I know, I'm sorry!"

Draco sighed and ran his hand through his hair (Ginny began to notice it was his nervous habit) "Alright... how much do you think they'll hate me?" he asked with an annoyed tone. He could deal with her brothers and friends, but to face her parents....

"Well my Dad HATES your father..." Ginny started.

"Well so do I," Draco said with a slight laugh.

"See, That's good, you two will have something in common." Ginny smiled sweetly. "And, my Mum will probably disapprove of you, but won't give you a hard time. She is one of those people who is always nice to everybody... even if she does hate them."

"Oh that's nice," He said sarcastically.

"If you are very respectful to my Dad and kind to my Mum, they will have no reason to not like you. And, you have to make sure you dress really nice."

"What? I don't normally dress nice?" Draco asked feeling offended.

"I Don't know how you normally dress, I only saw you yesterday for the first time in years," She pointed out.

"True. Well I'll have to go home and get changed and then come back."

The scent of breakfast began to drift into the den and Ginny sniffed the air, "You aren't going anywhere until we eat breakfast!" She took his hand and pulled him toward the kitchen.

In the kitchen all the friends were beginning to gather around the table, drawn to the kitchen by the lovely aroma of breakfast food. Hermione and Susan Bones (Neville's Girlfriend) were giggling as they put the last of the pots and pans in the sink.

"Who says you need a house elf to cook a good breakfast," Susan said to Hermione, admiring the breakfast they had served their friends.

Ginny and Draco joined everybody at the table and helped themselves to all of the food before them. There was pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, ham, bacon, muffins, and sausage. There was so much food that people didn't know where to start, but they knew one thing... they would definitely have to try everything.

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After breakfast, everybody left the table a few pounds heavier then before the started. The friends went their separate ways for while just to sit around and relax, because the parents weren't coming until nighttime. Ginny had reminded Fred that he had to talk to Ron, but Fred said he needed to talk to her about something important first. Ginny had asked Draco to step out of the room for a minute while she talked to Fred, so Draco stood in the hall looking at pictures of all the friends waving from their frames on the wall. In one frame there was a picture that bothered him. It was a picture of Ginny and Harry, Ginny was probably around the age of 15. In the picture Harry had his arm around her and she had her head resting on his shoulder. Draco had forgotten about Harry and Ginny dating when he was in sixth and seventh year, probably because it didn't mean anything to him at the time. He was relieved that he didn't have to worry about Harry and Ginny now, because Harry was dating Luna.

He decided to go back to see if he was allowed to go back in the room. When he walked in he heard the very end of the conversation.

Fred asked Ginny, "So you really think that's a good idea?" with an eager sound of hope in his voice.

"Definitely a great idea!" Ginny giggled, and then noticed Draco come back into the room.

"Thanks, Gin'" Fred said giving her a hug, "I'll go talk to Ron now."

"Ok, see you in a bit," Ginny said as Fred left to go find Ron.

"Hey," said Draco walking over to Ginny and kissing her on the cheek, "I think I'm gonna go back to my house for a little while."

"Aw, why?" Ginny said with a puppydog face, and Draco smiled at her.

"Because I have to get dressed, and I have to owl my parent's to say Merry Christmas." Draco explained his reason when Ginny made a face at the mention of his parents. "I don't really want to, but I should because I can't change the fact that they are family."

"I guess you're right," She sighed, "Tell them I said merry Christmas as well." Ginny smirked at him.

"....I don't think that's a very good idea..." Draco started but Ginny cut him off.

"I know I was just kidding," she giggled.

"So, as soon as I find my clothes that I wore here last night so I can bring them home, I'm gonna go back."

"Ok."

"I'll be back in couple of hours," he said pulling her in for a tender kiss on the lips.

"See you in a few hours," Ginny smiled.

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Fred found Ron in his room laying out his clothes for dinner with their parents. He knocked on the doorframe and Ron told him to come in.

"What's up?" Ron asked, pulling two ties out of his suitcase.

"I need to talk to you," Fred said.

"Sure. About what?" he said not looking up, still examining the two ties.

"About Ginn-"

Ron cut Fred off before he could continue, "Which tie should I wear tonight?"

"I don't care," Fred laughed.

"I think I the blue one goes better...." Ron said holding both ties up to his shirt.

"Whatever, we need to talk about Gin-"

He was stopped again, "But 'Mione got me the red tie for Christmas-"

"RON!" Fred cut in on final time, "I need to talk to you about Ginny and Draco!"

"Oh," Ron said frowning and threw the two ties on top of his shirt on the bed. "There isn't anything to talk about."

"There is something to talk about," Fred said seriously, "Especially when you sent my sister, hysterically crying, out of the kitchen last night."

"I think you mean 'our' sister," Ron corrected him sternly.

"You know what I meant. And, you are being too hard on Ginny about this whole Draco thing."

Ron narrowed his eyebrows and thought. "...She told you to come talk to me didn't she?" He asked in anger and disbelief.

"Well... yes," Fred started apprehensively, "but, I probably would have came and talked to you anyway."

"She's too afraid to come talk to me. That's her problem."

"She already TRIED to talk to you. Her problem is that you won't shut up for a second to listen." Fred raised his voice.

"Why is it that you always have to be the saint brother?! Huh?" Ron yelled. "I am ALWAYS the big mean brother, and you always show up to comfort her and make it seem to be all my fault!"

"Because it usually IS all you're fault!" Fred challenged back. "Ok, this is so off the topic. You have to learn to accept Ginny and Draco being together, even though they aren't boyfriend and girlfriend yet." Fred said calming back down.

"I don't think she has any sense in her head, to be even interested in a Malfoy! He's probably is messing with her mind." Ron said.

"Remember, she ran away from here to go see him. He didn't ask her to go," Fred pointed out.

"I don't trust him with Ginny!"

"She's a big girl now, Ron. She can make her own decisions."

"Well, Malfoy didn't have to SLEEP here last night. What was even the point of that?!"

"If you think about it, it's better that he slept here than her just staying and sleeping at his house..." Fred reasoned.

"HE WANTED HER TO SLEEP AT HIS HOUSE?!" Ron said, filling with rage.

"No, I didn't say he did. I was just figuring that if we told her he couldn't stay here she would've gone back with him..."

"I'LL KILL HIM IF HE TOUCHES HER! THERE IS NO WAY SHE IS SLEEPING AT HIS HOUSE!"

"Oh, keep your pants on Weasley," Draco said, catching them both off guard. He was leaning on the door frame smugly with his arms crossed over his chest. "I never asked your sister to sleep at my house... though I admit, now that you mention it, I should have asked her...." He smirked wickedly.

"YOU LAY ONE FINGER ON HER AND I SWEAR I'LL-" Ron screamed. Fred was holding him back from jumping on Draco and tearing his head off.

Draco laughed slightly, "You can calm down, Weasley. I was just joking. Though bugging the hell out of you is just as fun as I remembered it to be. But, for Ginny's sake I will learn to get along with you."

"Well, I don't think I could ever get along with you, Malfoy." Ron said bitterly.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Just to let you know, I respect your sister and your family and I'm sorry that I'm causing so many problems between you and Ginny," Draco said calmly. "And I will never touch her when she doesn't ask me to...." Ron's eyes flashed with anger again and Fred had to keep holding him back. "Sorry, sorry, just another joke. I have to get it all out of my system."

Ron glared at him, "Is it out of your system yet?" he asked angrily.

"Not quite, there is one more thing." Draco smirked and walked over to the bed looking at the shirt and two ties. "Neither of those ties match that shirt," he said knowingly and Ron growled slightly. Draco turned on his heel and walked back to the door. Right before he left he turned and said coolly, "See you at dinner."

Ron muttered curses under his breath as Malfoy turned his back to them and left.

(A/n-Hey guys! Once again I'm sorry that took so long! There's only like once month until my play opens and things are going to start getting really crazy! I will try my best to get the next chapter out pretty soon, but I can't promise much. I had fun writing the end of that chapter. Sorry that there was no song quote at the beginning of this chapter. It's 3:30 in the morning and I spent all day in NYC (went to see a Broadway play) and I'm so tired that I can't think of a song that goes with the chapter. Check back for updates in a week or so... hopefully I will have some time! =)

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