It had been an entire week since Ginny had ran away from the Burrow. Just as Draco had predicted, Narcissa was absolutely thrilled to have Ginny living with them at the Manor. She didn't ask questions as to why the Weasley was suddenly there, but instantly embraced her arrival with open arms and a warm heart. Ginny never failed to show her gratefulness towards Draco's mother either. She was a great houseguest, always helping when it was needed, and often cooked with Narcissa. She didn't ask any questions either when Draco sweetly wondered if it would be all right for Ginny to simply stay in his bedroom with him rather than have a giant guest bedroom to herself. It's not like they were having sex every night or anything like that, well, okay…it was getting sort of often but they were always safe. It was just nice to be able to cuddle up with each other and wake up to each other every morning. Plus, they were adults and completely capable of sleeping in the same bed as each other. Ginny fell into the routine of staying at the Manor quite comforting. There was no bickering because there weren't 4 brothers running around creating havoc. Hermione wasn't constantly there, nitpicking her and criticizing her about every little thing that she did, and he mum wasn't screaming at her to do some sort of chore. In fact, living at the Manor was a sort of paradise in a sense. She was happy, really happy, and was finally at peace with herself.

Over at the Burrow, Ron had gotten a thorough talking to by Molly and Charlie. He sat at the dining room table while his mother furiously yelled at him.

"HOW COULD YOU BE SO THICK!? IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU RONALD! AND TO MAKE YOUR SISTER FEEL LIKE THIS IS ABOSLUTLEY CRUEL! YOU NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELF AND GET OVER THE GOD DAMN PAST!"

Then, she took a deep breath and brought her voice back down to its usual volume level.

"You know that you are welcome to stay here honey, this is your home, but you owe Ginny AND Draco an apology. I don't care if you approve or not of their relationship, but you will live with it and live with them being together because I can tell you right now that they are not ending things anytime soon. Besides, this is the happiest she's ever been so you need to get over it for her sake, not yours!"

Of course, Ginny hadn't witnessed the event herself. Charlie and her met up in Diagon Alley one balmy morning to catch up. They were walking from store to store, looking at the windows, when he recounted their mother's blow up. Ginny snorted. She could perfectly picture her mother in her head, face red from rage, screaming at Ron.

"Well I haven't received an apology yet."

"He was actually writing it this morning as I left to come meet you. Expect it soon."

Ginny chuckled a little. She knew that it was probably taking every once of strength for him to write it and she couldn't wait to read it. They walked a little bit further in silence, looking in at a random boutique. Charlie sighed and looked at his little sister.

"So…once you get Ron's apology…you think you're coming back to the Burrow?"

Ginny kept looking ahead, not wanting to make eye contact with her brother. She knew that one of them would most likely end up crying.

"No."

Charlie scoffed. "I thought that was what you were going to say."

"It's not that I don't miss you, Charlie, I do. The only reason I would go back would be for you but…" she finally looked at him. "My life has been so much better since being at Malfoy Manor. I'm not constantly judged. There isn't a row happening every ten minutes. It's not cramped and obnoxiously loud. It's really really nice Charlie."

"Well of course it is Gin. You went from living in a cottage to living in a palace."

"It's not just that though. I'm just so much happier there. I really am."

Charlie stuffed his hands in his pockets, huffing like a little kid. Ginny could help but laugh at his immature behavior.

"It's not like I'm bloody dead or something! I'll still see you all the time! Draco and I have been together for almost a year now. Living together was kind of the next step anyway."

"Yeah, I guess. Are you two…uh…well…."

"Having sex?"

"Yuck. Yeah. That."

She laughed again. "Yes."

"Gross."

"It's not that gross! It's not like he's my first either! You know that Harry and I had it and-"

"LA LA LA LA! I don't need to know who my sister had shagged, thank you very much!"

She laughed again. He was really acting like a little toddler now. He smiled at her and laughed a long with her. He changed the subject.

"So…you still talking to the Harpies coach?"

"I wrote her a letter about a month ago and she sent me some information. She wants to see me next month…fly for her and what not."

"That's great!"

"Yeah, I'm actually pretty excited. I feel like I'm finally getting my life back on track Charlie. I've been sober for months, I'm in a really healthy and steady relationship, my depression and anxiety is gone, and I'm on my way to getting a job as a professional Quidditch player. I honestly feel on top of the world right now."

"As you should Gin. As you should."

o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o

Ginny was walking in the Malfoy's colossal garden when she recognized her family's large barn owl sailing towards her. He landed very ungracefully on a near by bench and stuck his leg out. Ginny gently untied the parchment and patted the bird on the head before it took off in the direction of the Burrow. Ginny unrolled the parchment and read the letter.

Dear Ginny and Draco,

For the record, the only reason I'm writing this is because mum made me.

"Great start, Ronald."

…But I really am sorry for how I behaved last week during that meeting. I was terribly upset and reacted irrationally. I should have gotten a better grip on my emotions before making such a drastic choice. Listen, I know that there is a part of me that will never approve of you two. But I can, however, learn to live with the fact that you're together. I guess I'm just writing to say that I'm sorry; that you should come back to the Burrow, and that I'm going to try harder. I'm going to be more open-minded and be a better big brother. Yeah. Write back if you'd like.

Ron

Ginny felt a hot tear run down her cheek. It meant so much to her that Ron was going to try. Her hard headed, stubborn, unyielding brother, was going to try. She rolled the letter back up and ran towards the Manor. She couldn't wait to tell Draco the news. Harry H