Hello everyone… I'M BACK!!!! And yes, here it is… THE SEQUEL TO PEN PAL!!!!
I'd like to thank my beta reader, Sizarie!!!!!!!!! And also thank my best friend, duoskitty, for putting up with me!
So go on now every body! Don't be shy; go read what the future held for Draco and Ginny!
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Draco Malfoy was had just finished looking checking his History of Magic exam for the second time – waiting for the period to end – when Professor Snape entered the room, his gaze sweeping the many busy students before landing on Draco.
"Excuse me Professor Binns, but if Mr. Malfoy is finished his exam I need him to come with me right away!"
Professor Binns looked up in surprise, his dead eyes moving from an anxious looking Snape to a confused Draco. "What is this all about?" He asked dully.
"It is not my business to discuss with you. The headmaster needs to see Mr. Malfoy right away!" said Snape testily.
Binns looked to Draco. "Are you finished Mr. Malfoy?"
"Yes sir, I have been for a while." Drawled Draco lazily, trying to hide his surprise. Draco Malfoy was NEVER surprised by anything.
"Then you are free to leave. Please hand me your exam, and then remove yourself before the rest of your class is disturbed even more!"
Draco stood up slowly and sauntered over to the front desk, before turning with cat like grace and strolling out the door, Snape closing it behind him. As soon as the door closed however, Draco dropped his act and turned to his godfather, confusion evident on his face. "What's going on, Sir?"
"I'm afraid we have a problem involving your cousin."
"Cousin? You mean Cassandra? Is she okay?"
"No Draco; but wait until we get to the Headmaster's office before you ask anymore."
"Tell me this is some kind of sick joke."
Albus Dumbledore shook his head sadly. "I'm sorry, Draco. I know this is a… shock. You were very close to your cousin? And you're very young to have this kind of responsibility thrust upon your shoulders, but there is nothing else that can be done."
"My mother? Can she come-"
"Yes, it's already been arranged. She'll be here in an hour, and then you'll be on your way. Your belongings are being packed as we speak… the only thing left for you to do is say good bye to a certain red-head, I believe."
Draco looked up slowly, "I can't stay with her." He stated in a dead voice.
"No, you can't."
"Will I be able to- that is, after? No, maybe it would just be better if I broke it off…"
Snape placed his hand on Draco's shoulder; he knew how hard this kind of decision was. "You do what ever you feel is right, but think it through carefully."
"I can't ask her to stay with me. She's only sixteen… she's got her whole life ahead of her."
Dumbledore nodded sadly. "If that is your decision… Go say goodbye."
"Ginny! Ginny wait up, I need to talk to you!"
Ginny Weasley turned around to see her boyfriend of one year that day, running towards her. Her smile faded the moment she saw his face.
"What's wrong Draco?" She asked, moving to meet him half way. They were in the main hall in the dungeon; she was on her way to her Potions Exam.
Draco didn't say anything. He just swept her up into his arms and held her as if he'd die if he let go. That scared her more then anything. Draco never acting so frightened unless something was really wrong.
"I love you, you know that, right?" He said quietly, his voice muffled in her hair.
Ginny felt herself growing cold, something was horribly wrong. "Of course I know you love me. I love you too!"
He hugged her even tighter – if that was possible – and she felt a tear land on her face. "God Gin, I will always love you! You mean the world to me! You have my heart, completely and absolutely, but-" he paused to swallow a sob. "I love you so much, Ginny. I would do anything for you, ANYTHING!"
She was scared. Her whole body was shivering even though it was atrocious hot outside, and he was holding her. "What's wrong Draco? What are you trying to say?"
"We can't be together. You will always have my heart, but now it would be better if you took yours back. I'm leaving, I'm going far away, and I can't tell you why, or where, or for even how long! And if I ever do come back, we can't be together; I couldn't ask you to be with me, not in this situation…"
Ginny pulled away from him, and stared up at him in horror. Her blood was like ice in her veins. "Draco, what are you talking about? Not be with you, why wouldn't I be with you? Nothing could keep me away! Do you hear me?" He wouldn't meet her eyes. "If you're leaving, I'll wait. If you aren't coming back, I'll come after you. I would do anything for you… but if you're asking me to stop loving you, to stop being with you, then I can't; I won't!"
"Oh, Gin! Please, don't make this harder, you don't understand… and I can't explain it."
"Why not? Tell me Draco! What is going on?"
He never told her. He pulled her to him, and kissed her. Such a kiss they never had shared before; it was desperate and painful, it felt like he was trying to put all of his love and hurt into that one kiss. And as soon as it started, it was over. Yanking himself away from her, he took one last lingering look, and then ran away, leaving her alone and frozen.
The only sound was the echo of his whisper.
"I will always love you."
A few minutes later Draco stood silently beside a cradle, his mother stood across from him, and Snape and Dumbledore were behind him. It seemed so out of place in the middle of Dumbledore's office. A white lace cradle in the middle of hundreds of rare magical artifacts and such. A soft yawn sounded from inside it, and Draco felt himself melt. Gently he leaned over and picked up the yawning bundle, smiling down at the tiny face he shifted the baby to rest in his left arm and reached down to pick up it's twin sister. With both newborns resting in his arms, he smiled. A slightly dazed, slightly proud smile.
A smile that only a new father can smile.
Though the moment when he accepted he had become more than their guardian would forever be bittersweet, he tried to ignore the lingering pain. Meeting his mother's gaze he murmured quietly, so not to disturb the twins, "I'm a father."
Well, how was it? Good, bad, in between? Should I continue? Are you thinking of killing me for breaking them up? Well don't! Have I ever let you down before? It'll be okay in the end!
Next chapter, we'll skip ten years into the future and you'll find out what the characters have been doing! Chapter after that I'll fill in what happened between the end of Pen Pal and the beginning of chapter two, and after that I'll-
Voice 17: Dammit girl, don't tell them the whole plot!
Dazma: Oh go away! I just have to tell someone before I burst!
Voice 17: Go steal a car instead.
Voice 18: You know, maybe you should tell them what's going to happen.
Voice 17: NO! Go steal the car!
Voice 18: Shut UP!
Voice 16: Oh look! A pretty birdie!
Dazma: Uhhh, 16, we're inside.
Voice 16: A pretty birdie!
Dazma: We're inside!
Voice 16: A PRETTY BIRDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dazma: Alright already! See birds that aren't there! I don't care!
Voice 17: Go steal the- ::Voice 18 gags 17 and throws him in a closet that magically appears::
Voice 13: Rain, rain, go away! Come again another day! ::singing sweetly as he walks past::
Dazma: Hey why'd it start raining? ::Dazma and all the voices get soaked except for Voice 13, who magically never has even a drop of rain fall on him.
Voice 16: A pretty birdie
Dazma: I'm going to bed! Good night! And remember to review!!!
::Dazma stomps off angrily to bed, leaving a trail of water behind her::