Did you forget
That I was even alive?
Did you forget
Everything we ever had?
Did you forget?
Did you forget
About me?
Did you regret
Ever standing by my side
Did you forget
What we were feeling inside?
Now I'm left to forget
About us
But somewhere we went wrong
We were once so strong
Our love is like a song
You can't forget it
-Demi Lovato Don't Forget
Chapter Twelve: Halloween Part Two
A knight sat quietly beside a girl dressed like Esmeralda as he watched the person that he should have been at the ball with waltz around with another bloke. A sneaky, foul git of a bloke at that. He glared hard at the two, contemplating on what hex he could use and get away with.
Draco and Ginny hadn't talked unless they absolutely had to for the past week. He had indeed delivered Luka's perverted message to Ginny, but didn't get the results he was looking for. Ginny had actually taken it as a joke on Luka's part.
*START FLASHBACK*
"Oh come on Draco, you have said worse." said Ginny as she continued to brush her hair while listening to Draco's concerns.
"As have you but the difference is we know each other and that's how we joked around." said Draco. "This wanker doesn't even know how to pronounce your name right nor what you're actual nickname is!"
"He does, he just likes saying my actual name."
"He can't fucking say it and you hate being called Ginevra." said Draco duly.
"He is Bulgarian Draco." defended Ginny, banding her hair together in a ponytail. "His brother still can't get Hermione's name right."
"We're not talking about Hermione, we are talking about you. You need to start away from this prat Gin. Before he tries something."
"And what will he try Draco? He doesn't try anything with me. He is nice and respectable. He likes me." said Ginny blushing.
Draco was outraged. "So you fancy this tosser?" he asked, his face burning with anger.
"And if I did what of it?"
"So you would let some idiot that only wants one thing from you in but won't let me and you work shit out, is that what I'm understanding here?!"
Ginny's facial expression changed from annoyance to pure irritation and anger. "Oh so I guess that's all I'm good for huh because that's what you want too." she growled.
"Gin. That's not what i-"
"So because you see me as little sex pot he must see me as only that too."
"Ginny you know that-"
"Save your breath Draco. There are people that want me for more than what's under my clothes. And I thought you were moving past that. Get out of my room."
*END FLASHBACK*
The fight was pathetic. Not only did it stop all friendly conversation between Draco and Ginny, but it seemed that Luka was around even more. Waking up one Saturday and seeing him laughing with Ginny in their common room had almost made him hex the brute.
He liked the fact that Ron and Hermione didn't seem to care much for Luka either. He figured if he couldn't talk some sense into Ginny about him, that maybe they could.
Romilda sat impatiently beside Draco, waiting on him to make a move and ask her to dance. She could see that Draco was heavily distracted and though she felt like being showed off by the Slytherin Prince, she did feel as if she should at least be somewhat respectful.
"Is everything okay with you Draco?" asked Romilda, trying to show some concern.
"I'm fine. Why are you even asking me this?"
"Well, I thought that maybe you would like to dance. Dancing might take your mind off things." suggested Romilda.
Draco was about to give her a quick and harsh no. That was until he saw Ginny and Luka walk onto the dance floor. No way was he going to not keep his eyes on that slimy git.
"You know what? Sure. That may help. Let's go and dance." he said, getting up and pulling Romilda up by her hand. She swiftly obliged, walking with Draco onto the dance floor with pride.
Ginny looked out the corner of her eye and seen them approaching. As much as she didn't want it to it killed her that Draco was here with Romilda. She couldn't say much as she had a date herself. However, she just couldn't help thinking about hexing Romilda so hard, her hair would uncurl.
She tried to focus on Luka and what he was saying to her. She was pretty sure he was speaking. His mouth was moving at least.
"Ginni-vera, did you hear me?" asked Luka, bringing Ginny out of her thoughts.
"Oh! I'm so sorry. It's just, I have a lot on my mind." said Ginny.
Luka smiled kindly and shrugged. "Was nothing really. Just was telling you how pretty you look in your costume."
Ginny blushed at his words. "Thank you. You're pretty handsome too." she said nervously.
They played an eerie Halloween waltz and Ginny admired how well Luka could dance. Unfortunately she couldn't enjoy it much because Draco and Romilda were dancing right beside them. She could smell the familiar scent of Draco's expensive, special, and intoxicating cologne that combined with his own beautiful smell. She knew he had to have worn that kind on purpose. She knew he knew she couldn't resist it.
She guessed that Luka sensed her wavering so he pulled her closer to him and a little ways away from the other dancing pair. "Are you okay Ginni-vera? You seem a bit flushed." he said.
"Call me Ginny. Much easier. And yeah, I think I'm fine. I just need to get some air." said Ginny, letting go of Luka.
Luka nodded and watched as Ginny walked towards the doors and outside. Draco had watched as well and thinking that Luka had done something to her, he immediately stopped dancing with Romilda and approached Luka.
"What the fuck did you do to her?" he growled at the smirking boy.
"I have done nothing. You're the one she is trying to get away from." said Luka. "Such a smug little prince. Well what do you do when your princess doesn't want you?"
"You don't know shit about us Krum, and don't try to pretend that you do."
"I know enough to get what I want. I've already gotten far, imagine how much farther I could get with you out of the picture." said Luka, his cockiness radiating as if it was an entity of its own.
Draco decided his best course of action was to leave this prat be and to find Ginny. He gave Luka a hard shove and ran out of the room and outside of the castle.
He followed the orange bluebell lit path to the lake that had been bewitched to look even more haunting with fog and a murky tint. There he saw Ginny standing next to a tree. Their tree. The tree where they had their fated encounter and many others. She always came and sat there when she wanted to think.
Ginny looked over and glared as Draco approached her. It's like she just couldn't escape him.
"What do you want?" she asked.
"Did he hurt you?"
"No. I just wanted to be alone for a minute."said Ginny, shivering as a cool breeze blew by.
"Well you picked the wrong place. I'm not moving until you talk to me." said Draco stubbornly
Ginny huffed. "Really? Don't you have a date you need to get back to? Or did you leave her on the sidelines as well."
"What do you care what I do with Romilda Vane? And I came out here to check on you." said Draco grasping Ginny by the arms.
"Stop it." whispered Ginny.
"Why? Both of us know we don't want to be at this stupid ball with who we are here with. Both of us know that we should have came here with each other. Hell, we should have skipped it altogether and just been me and you tonight but no. You want to be a stubborn little asshole and choose to go with that prick?!"
Ginny was surprised at three way he had just addressed her. He was genuinely angry with her. And it actually hurt. It shouldn't have but it did.
"Oh I'm the stubborn little asshole?!" yelled Ginny. "Who was the one who told who to leave them the fuck alone and forget about everything?!"
"The same person who took it the fuck back and you know it Ginny! I told you, apologized to you, something that we Malfoys don't do at all! And still you act like I don't give a damn about you when I do!" Draco yelled back.
"Well it's too late now! I already said yes to Luka!" said Ginny, and quickly brought her hands to her mouth. She didn't mean to tell him this way.
Draco felt destroyed. "Are you fucking kidding me? So you date that bastard now?"
"For a week now. I just didn't want to tell you yet. Not like this." said Ginny almost in a whisper.
Draco felt as if he was going to blow like a volcano. "So that day, when we had talked in my room? You two were dating and you didn't tell me? You had me looking like a fucking lovesick prat?"
"He didn't ask me until after we talked Draco. He came by, and it just happened."
"Have you snogged him then?"
"No!"
"But you want to!"
"He is my boyfriend, or course I do! Why don't you just go back to your wonderful Romilda and focus on snogging her!" yelled Ginny, not meaning a word of it.
"Is that what you really want me to do?" asked Draco, eyeing Ginny intently.
Ginny stared into Draco's intense eyes. No she didn't want Draco to snog Romilda. She didn't want him anywhere near the bitch. But who was she to tell him what to do? She was with someone else now. She couldn't very well tell him no.
"Do what you want." said Ginny.
"I can't. You're with that prat." said Draco, letting go of Ginny and walking off angrily, leaving a very much hurt Ginny to watch him walk away.
Draco walked back into the great hall. Fine. He would give Ginny exactly what she wanted.
He looked around until he found Romilda talking to Luna and some other seventh year Ravenclaw. When Romilda caught sight of Draco's face, she started to feel concerned.
"Draco, are you-"
"Do you want to go out with me?" asked Draco, interrupting her.
Romilda looked stunned, Luna looked even more stunned with a mix of worry. Unbeknownst to Ginny, Draco and Luna had formed somewhat of a sibling bond while she was locked away in Malfoy Manor. Luna had known everything about their relationship because Draco would go to her for advice. So she was extremely confused as to why Draco was acting this way.
"Do I what?" asked Romilda slowly.
"Do you want to go out with me. You know? Be my girlfriend." said Draco avoiding Luna's curious eyes.
"Sure. I mean, I'd love to." said Romilda blushing as she finally gained her composure.
"Good. See you later." he said walking away from her.
Luna went after him, leaving Romilda to giggle with the other Ravenclaw.
"Draco, what is going on? What about Ginny?" she asked as she stopped Draco, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Oh, you mean Krum's girl?" said Draco fiercely. He looked sadly at Luna and walked away, leaving Luna to feel sorry for both him as well as Ginny.
Even someone as odd as her could see that something was not right.
