Hey everyone! Bambiky started high school! Exciting,eh?

Sorry I didn't give anyone that jewelry link.. I sort of, um, lost it.

So anyway, hope you enjoy the chappie! Please review :D

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Ginny was nervous. More nervous than she had ever been in her life, in fact.

Today she would meet D, the boy she'd been corresponding with for so long and had come to love, despite the improbability of it all. She was to meet him at 8 o'clock, outside of the Great Hall.

Vivian and Mindy took showers at the same time, in different bathrooms, and the three met up in the dorm, each holding a dress, shoes, make-up, and accessories. Vivian's make-up bag, however, was much larger than Ginny and Mindy's. Inside was a variety of make up in every color, magically powered hair dryers/strengtheners/curling irons, colored and sequined hair pins, barrettes, and chopsticks, every color of nail polish you could ever imagine, and about 7 different kinds of hair brushes.

"Vivian…" Mindy said slowly, "we said bring some stuff, not the whole store."

"What? I only brought like, a fourth of it," she said, oblivious to the fact that Mindy was being sarcastic.

Ginny's fingers were shaking as she laid her dress carefully on her bed, placing the box containing her necklace, earrings, and color-changing ring beside it.

Mindy noticed Ginny's shaking fingers. "Come on, Gin. Don't be nervous… this guy loves you, remember? Everything is gonna be fine."

Ginny nodded and the three of them got to work, starting first with their hair.

Vivian's hair was curled beautifully, falling about her shoulders and bouncing every time she moved. She pinned a few pieces up, to keep the curls out of her face, with two blue and silver butterfly clips.

Mindy's hair was pinned up in an elegant, but not tight bun, her side sweeping bangs hanging in her face.

Ginny's hair was the most astounding. The two front pieces on either side of her face were braided into tiny braids, and held loosely behind her head. The rest of her auburn hair fell in loose waves around her ivory face.

Very little make-up was administered to each of them, Mindy's being the heaviest. Vivian wore very little eyeliner, silvery blue eye shadow, and pink blush. Her lips were shaded with light pink. Mindy, as always, wore dark eyeliner. She didn't bother with eye shadow or lip gloss or anything else, just simple eyeliner, and mascara, both black. Ginny wore very, very little eyeliner, black mascara, salmon colored blush, and a light pink gloss.

At 7: 30 when all of this was done, Vivian painted her nails blue, to match her dress accents. Mindy's were black, as they always were, and Ginny coated hers with clear, shiny polish. They used a spell to dry them, and then it was time to put on their dresses.

Ginny put the earrings D had given her into her ears, slipped on her ring and had Vivian clasp the necklace behind her head.

"7:45, you guys," Mindy said. "Better hurry."

Ginny's heart began beating wildly once more. She had been silent most of the night out of nervousness. What if he decided she wasn't pretty enough?

Vivian was already in her dress. Ginny quickly slipped into hers, fastening her shoes around her tiny feet.

Mindy disappeared into the bathroom, emerging moments later in a dress that made Vivian and Ginny gasp.

"Oh my gosh, Mindy… I don't think I've ever seen you in a dress," Vivian said in awe.

"Well duh, bird brains, it's not like I wear one everyday."

Ginny grinned, "Mindy, you look great."

Mindy rolled her eyes. She really did look good. Her dress was black, knee length with frayed bottoms. The upper half enhanced her chest, but didn't make it look enormous as most low cut things did. It had a halter tie behind her neck, which hung down her back.

"Okay Gin, go get em," Mindy said with an actual smile, not something that happened often.

Ginny breathed deeply and walked toward the door, her mask in hand, which was green with silver accents. She charmed it to stay on her face without strings to hold it and mess up her hair. Harry met her in the Great Hall.

"Gin?" he asked, making sure it was actually her under the mask.

She nodded. "Yeah, it's me."

He hugged her. "Good luck," he whispered into her ear. She left the common room alone, being quite sure she smelled okay, and everything was put into place.

As she neared the Great Hall a large clock struck 8 o'clock, and she could see a boy in boy with a green tie and a white shirt, facing her way. She stopped in her tracks, and for moments they just watched each other. She looked at his right hand, which was resting on the wall, and spotted his gold banded ring, which was blaring green in the middle with two tiny red stones on the side.

It was D.

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The necklace, the ring, the earrings-that dress. It was Strawberry. His Strawberry. Finally he saw her, within 5 yards of him, and now he couldn't move.

Her hair was red. It was the color of strawberries. He wanted to reach out and touch it. He wanted to put his hand on her cheek, feel her skin; to hold her, for the first time.

Finally he pushed himself from the wall and moved.

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The boy became increasingly near. Ginny could barely feel her legs beneath her, but she tried to move. She walked a few feet and met him. They stood, only inches between their faces and stared.

His eyes were gorgeous. Beautiful blue; icy and cold, yet they seemed so welcoming to her.

"Is it really you?" she whispered.

"Yes," he said huskily. "It's me."

She reached up and touched his cheek, to be sure he was real. She had to be sure this wasn't just another dream.

At last Draco regained a hold of himself. "Do you want to go in?" he asked her, gesturing toward the Great Hall. Ginny smiled and took his hand.

The pair walked into the large room, unnoticed by the large crowd.

"Do you want to dance?" he asked her, pulling her closer to him.

She nodded, "Of course I do."

The music was soft and slow. He held her close to him, moving with the beat.

"You don't know how long I've dreamed about this," she whispered into his ear. Her breath on his skin made a shiver run through his spine.

"I think I've got an idea," he said, with a smirk on his face that Ginny couldn't see.

The pace of the music quickened and they moved with it.

Their bodies became lost in the music, never ceasing to move. They didn't let go of each other the whole night, and as it neared midnight, Ginny was becoming nervous once more.

"I want to know who you are," he told her as they moved to the exit of the Great Hall, punch in one hand, holding the other's in the other hand.

Ginny giggled. "I'm not sure I want to know who you are," she said without thinking.

"What do you mean?" he replied, taking a seat and tossing his punch into a bush. She sat beside him and set hers on the ground.

"Well what if I'm not what you expect?" she suggested.

"I'll throw you in the lake?" he said jokingly, yet with a serious expression. Everything about this boy was sheer contradiction.

She laughed. "But really, maybe if you find out who I am, you won't like me."

"That would never happen," he said. "You know why?"

"Hm?" she replied, her eyes meeting his.

His insides churned looking into those cinnamon brown eyes. "You're perfect. No matter who you are, I love you."

Ginny's face broke into a beautiful smile. Draco's eyes were fixed on her lips, soft and delicate. He leaned forward, pulling his hand to the back of her neck. The space between them slowly grew smaller and finally their lips met.

Emotions exploded inside of Ginny. It was the first time she had kissed him. The first time she had ever had the chance. The clock struck midnight: time to take off their masks.

They didn't care. They became lost in each other, disregarding everyone around them who were unveiling themselves.

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At midnight Mindy stood unwillingly in the Great Hall, facing her annoying owl-pal. As soon as she knew who he was, she could leave and meet up with Blaise.

"Are you ready?" The annoying child asked peppily, his voice cracking under the weight of puberty.

"Super," she responded dulling, ripping off her mask.

The kid was only in his first year, as it turned out. He just happened to be a super genius and was moved to third year's Divination.

She spoke with him for a moment, just to be nice, and then lied about having to use the bathroom. Slowly she slinked out of the Great Hall, where Blaise was waiting with a grin.

She kissed him and he took her hand, leading her away. They walked through the halls of Hogwarts, finally coming to an empty corridor. Blaise walked back and forth three times, and a door appeared.

Mindy walked in with him.

"What is this place?" she asked.

"Malfoy showed it to me," he said, "you just walk by three times and a room that has whatever you want or need the most in it appears."

The room was little by a small lantern. There was a couch and a fireplace. The door locked when they closed it, and the two of them sat with each other on the couch.

They kissed each other passionately. Blaise's arms pulled Mindy closer, their bodies pressed closer than they had ever been.

"Mindy," he whispered ruggedly, "I love you."

She smiled into his lips.

Moments later there were articles of black material strewn across the floor. That night time stood still as Mindy gave herself to him completely, without a care in the world.

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Ginny's heart was exploding. She and D stood, fingers entwined at 12:23 early that morning. The night was dark but the stars and moon lit up the sky, illuminating her face. Draco watched her with love in his eyes, not wanting the moments to end. She had made him feel as if everything he had learned from his father about love not mattering didn't matter at all. He felt like he could be who he wanted, without having to take his father's place under Lord Voldemort's command.

They stopped under a weeping willow beside the lake and faced each other.

"I have to know," he said finally. "I want see your face."

Her eyes met his. "Let's… At the same time?"

He nodded and he hands reached to her face.

"Wait," she said quickly. He gave her a confused look. "Kiss me one more time," she said.

He kissed her. He held her. Finally she was ready, her hands coming to his mask, and his to hers.

"Ready?" he asked, tugging at her mask.

She nodded, and in a whirl they tugged the masks off, seeing each other's faces for the first time.

Ginny froze. "It's you?" Her voice was shaky. A thousand emotions ran through her body. She didn't know whether she should be hurt, or angry, or upset, or… happy?

"Weasley?" he spat, his voice dripping with disgust.

She shook her head, "Something has to be wrong," she said and she began to back away.

"Yes, Weasley," Draco said with a particular nastiness, "something is wrong. It's you."

Tears sprang to Ginny's eyes, "So it was all a joke? Everything you said to me, about being perfect no matter what? No matter who I am?"

Draco sneered, "That was until I knew it was you. A Weasley."

Ginny's voice faltered, "How could you?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

Despite the anger inside of him, Draco felt ashamed. He watched as she ripped the necklace he had given her off and threw it at his feet, stirring up dust as it hit the ground. And then she turned and ran, holding her dress up with her hands.

Ginny ripped through the hallways and into the Gryffindor common room. Harry was back, sitting by the fire.

"Ginny? Are you okay?" he asked, but she ignored him and continued up the stairs. She locked the door and threw herself down beside the window. Sobs were shaking her body, tears running down her face, causing her make-up to form a little ring under her eyes.

How could she have been so stupid?

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So how did you like it? Lemme know what you think!

I already have the next chapter written. I've started on the chapter after that, although I'm still trying to figure out how I want to end this thing..

There will be no sequel. Sorry guys! I don't have time.

Anyway, if you wanna get in touch with me, all my messenger names are on my bio page, which I updated. I'm 14, almost 15, not thirteen, and yeah. So, like, talk to me :D

Love, Bambiky