Chapter Twenty One

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Ginny rolled onto her side and draped her arm over Draco. The diamond and emeralds of her ring sparkled in the morning light. It was a month since Draco proposed. Harry had been rather scarce of late, but she entertained no hope that it was because he had given up.

She smiled slightly, remembering the week following the news. Her mother had been estatic, insisting Ginny let her take over the preparations, a role she willingly relenquished. Narcissa was not so keen. Unlike Molly, she only had one child, and he was getting the best wedding money could buy. Narcissa had moved from the manor to the Burrow, where she and Molly disagreed on everything, from the dress color, to the place, to the amount of roses in each bouquet.

Ginny knew she had Hermione and Ron's wedding in less than two months (It's November 18th in here). She knew she should be out of bed, working on the slowly accumulating paper work or what to get her brother and his soon to be wife. But the bed felt nice. So did Draco for that matter.

It was something she'd been waiting all her life for. Something every girl waits for. She felt lucky. What had she done to deserve a man like this? Obviously something good.

She snuggled close as Draco rubbed her arm.

"Morning, love."

Ginny grinned into Draco's chest. "Morning, lad."

"Lad?" Draco muttered, sounding afronted. "I'll have you know I am a piratish king."

Ginny pushed herself up on her elbows. "Should I fear for my virtue?"

Draco rolled out of bed, pulling on a pair of black jeans. "Not today, wench."

"Wench?" This time Ginny sounded offended. She slid out of bed and pulling on a black tee shirt emblazened with a skull and cross bones. Oddly appropriate, she thought stepping into a pair of black slacks. She turned to face him. "I'm no man's wench."

"Really?" He paused in the act of putting on a white button up shirt.

"Really. You are incapable of owning this little lady, you fiend."

Draco looked her up and down. "No one, not even my fiance, speaks to a Malfoy Pirate King like that." Though the words were spoken in a serious sounding voice, the seductive grin on Draco's face betrayed his true emotions.

Ginny took one look at him and bolted through the door. She flited on bare feet through the halls, laughing in time with Draco, as the blond chased her. She hung a sharp curve and saw the kitchen ahead. She glanced behind her as strong arms wrapped her in their embrace. The hug was nice, but Draco continued the motion and slung her effortlessly over his shoulder.

Ginny struggled for a moment to push herself up, then changed her mind. She flung a hand dramatically to her heart. "Oh, please, good king, let me go! I swear I won't tell the truth about your skills in bed, little as they are!"

"Ha! You'll pay for that!"

"I'm perfectly capable of walking you know."

"Ha! You'll not escape me this time, brazen hussy!" he said in a deep, swashbuckling voice.

"Unhand me, you scurvy knave!"

"Methinks the lady doth protest too much."

"Oh, cruel fate!" Ginny cried, laying a hand theatrically over her brow. "How shall I ever go back to my quiet mountainside hamlet after the shame of my disgrace?" Draco kicked in the door to the nearest room, laughing maniacally like the villain in an Errol Flynn movie. "You can take my body, ruffian, but you shall never have my heart!"

Draco deposited her in an armchair. He leaned forward, nose brushing her hair as he whispered in her ear. "I thought I already had that?"

Ginny grinned and pulled him into a full frontal snog.

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The woman walked over the cobble stone of Trefalger (sp?) Square. She stopped and looked at the stone lions.

She was tall, lengthy and shapely. Heads turned as she stood in her designer hip length jacket. Her short black hair curled gently around her $700 white gold and red emerald earrings. The expensive shades hide blue eyes the color the frozen Thames.

A slight smile touched the immaculate lips, painted a shade darker by lipstick.

Collette ValJean smiled her cold smile and headed north. Poor fool. He didn't know what was coming.

She hoped he hadn't squandered his money by now.

(A/N: Those familiar with Parigram of Uncertainty by Lori will recognize Ginny and Draco's banter at the end of their part of this chapter. Also those familiar with Les Miserables will recognize Collette's last name. As I promised, a new character. Collette is gonna be fun to write for. I can tell.

Who can tell I watched Pirates of Penzance this week?

Dedications!

First wow, I missed like ten people last time I did this bit, So I apologize and here's to all of them

To Dying Plead- Sorry about that. Anywho... As you can see, much of the emotion was a little faked. But Ginny's anger and her feeling of betrayal were at least partially real. Ginny was getting a feeling of what it would be like if something ever happened between them. And she did not like it. Niether did Draco. Which means they're gonna work all that much harder to stay together. Don't worry about the lateness bit, as you can see, sometimes even I get a bit flustered.

To louey31 - yupese, she did. Sorry about this. my mind was elsewhere.

To Pussin Boots- yes! Boo Harry!

To SilverUnicorn66- OOOOHhh I feel so bad! Glad you liked it though! I enjoyed writing that chapter. Especially the Luna Draco bit. sorry to have made you cry!

To Lilia Black- As you can see it is not the ending. glad you liked Luna! I may bring her back for later chapters.

To Draco & Ginny Forever!- glad you liked!

To squirrel-wrath- hope you've seen GoF by now. It is glorious! don't we all love Tim Curry in drag?

To GinnyGINvampire00 aka Evon- I wanted Ginny and Draco back together, but I didn't want her to just say 'ok don't do it again and I'll forgive you.' that would also make the next part of this fic harder to write. Plus I figured, Ginny and Draco are pretty well in control and have been for most of the fic, why not let them use this to their advantage?

To deedee10- pretty much. Harry only sees Ginny as a prize. I would say more but I'd give it away.

To PotentialTempest- couldn't you? it makes me happy to envision Ron in tights and a corset.

To jjp91- I loved GoF! Draco was devine! I understand why they had to leave out so much, but as long as you knew going in that not everything was gonna be included, you were fine, at least I was. Some how I don't see this confusing Luna. But then again, she does have a very bizarre reasoning.

To peter-pan-equals-luv- Goodies! I agree. harry can be a really likable character, and it was that much harder to create a hatable harry in this. as you see, my new character is an original. also I am jealous of you for seeing GoF opening night, but I also cried during that part. My little sister thought I was weird. Maybe I am. I always cry in the last bit of Thumbelina. Laugh at me and Draco gets disfigured.

To Ginny-and-Draco-fan- To harry's credit, he probably just grabbed the first willing blond. With Luna he probably just made up something, like sleeping in Draco's bed would help free the Snarfflacs. Yes Harry is heartless, but we'll square him away in a bit here, I hope.

To NikkiEvans - Here it is!

To Vampirehelsing- glad you aprove!

To Pixieheart- I feel so loved!

To A:Sam- Expect me when you least expect me!

Also, to everyone, one of my bf's Avery McAire has finally put up her fic Something Dark Afoot. If you like my stuff, go read this one. She's only got up one chapter, but she needs some feed back before she continues.

And, this fic is now going to update only every friday instead of every monday and friday. I have been neglecting my other fics, so until I get some of them up to date, this will be on Friday updates.