Ch. 14- Pansy Again

A/N: Again, reminding everyone that there are two more chapters after this. I'm not sure if I'm going to start a sequel; I seemed to have lost interest in this scenario. But if you have any ideas, email me anytime. And r/r!

Draco Malfoy was in the empty common room, bent over a desk, and studying his Potion's textbook. He was waiting for Ginny; it was yet another Hogsmeade weekend, and they had agreed to meet in the Slytherin common room. Draco had told her the password (newt livers) and was getting started on studying for his test.

He heard footsteps, and turned around, expecting to see Ginny. But the person wasn't Ginny.

Pansy.

Draco groaned in his head: What if Ginny came in now? He focused on getting rid of the snobby Slytherin girl.

"Draco?" said Pansy. "What're you doing here?"

"This isn't a private property, is it?" he said, turning back to his book. "Why aren't you at Hogsmeade?"

"I was," Pansy sniffed. "I came back to reapply my makeup."

Draco snorted softly. "Well, why aren't you doing so?"

With a sigh, Pansy plopped down on a couch. "Forget it, I don't think I'll be going back."

"Why?" asked Draco, trying not to look alarmed.

"You're not going to be there," she purred. "There's no point in going if you're not there. It's just not fun."

"Why am I thinking the exact opposite?" he muttered to himself.

"Hmm?" said Pansy.

"Nothing," said Draco. "So you're staying here?"

She smiled. "Mm-hm. How come you're not going?"

Draco gestured to his book. "Studying."

Pansy glanced at it. "Oh, Draco, you don't have to study for that. You know Snape always gives us extra points."

"That's cheating."

She pouted, looking at him worriedly. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," he said, hoping that Ginny was late. Really late.

"Draco…" she said, getting up. She ran her hand through his hair. He wanted to slap her, but he knew it would give him away. Pansy's hands slid to his shoulders, and she began massaging them. She leaned close to him ear, "I think you're working too hard. How about letting me relax you a bit?"

Draco wanted very much to say 'no', but he didn't. Instead he leaned back and let her do what she wanted. Pansy saw this as her chance. She moved to his side, and started combing his hair with her fingers.

"That is not relaxing," said Draco.

She gave him a coy smile. "What about this?" she asked, and promptly sealed him mouth with her lips. Pansy moved so she was in front of him, then drew one leg up, then the other, and settled herself in his lap, with her legs on either side of him. She wrapped her arms around him and leaned onto him.

"Draco…" she sighed, parting her mouth. Her tongue darted out, and found his. "Draco…" she said again, pulling away. "Wait," she instructed, and threw off her top, leaving her in a sparkling blue bra. Pansy moved back to him, and let his hands caress her skin. She put her head on his shoulder, shivering as his fingers traced her spine. It really wasn't cold, considering the amount of heat between them, but Pansy felt a chill of happiness, she had gotten Draco at last.

This time she wasn't about the let him run off like the last time. He was here to stay, and no one was going to stop that. Pansy realized with a jolt that she had been absentmindedly unbuttoning his shirt, and as she finished the last button with a flourish, she took it off him, admiring his muscular chest. Pansy resumed her original position, and ran her fingernails along his back lightly. Draco pulled back her hair and started kissing her neck, and Pansy dug her fingernails into his back, her hormones racing.

Her mouth found his again. They kissed, long and good, and Pansy forgot her surroundings, falling into an endless pit.

***

Ginny knew she was late. She knew she was late when she couldn't find her textbook. Opening drawers and pulling books out of her bag, Ginny found the book at last. Hurriedly, she rushed out the door. She didn't want to keep Draco waiting, and loose a few minutes of their precious time.

***

Pansy was ready to make love to him right there and then. She hoped Draco was too, since if he didn't cooperate there wouldn't be any point. She hoped no one would interrupt them…

"Draco?"

The voice was so small Pansy almost decided to ignore it, but then she caught a flash of red hair. Suddenly, she bolted off Draco and onto a chair, then stared in shock at Ginny Weasley, who stood with a mixed expression, staring at them.

Draco turned around and caught sight of her. His eyes widened a bit, and then the shades went down and he picked up his shirt with a sigh.

"What were you doing?" asked Ginny shrilly.

He started buttoning his shirt, his eyes not meeting hers.

Pansy took action. "What do you mean? I was snogging with my boyfriend when a Gryffindor came in and stopped us from going 'all the way'."

"Your boyfriend?" said Ginny, her tone of voice dangerous, her eyes showing no mercy. "He is not your boyfriend."

Pansy gave Ginny a smile she reserved for her little cousins when they couldn't understand something. "Little girl, I think you don't understand the situation here. Why, may I ask, is a Gryffindor in the Slytherin common room?"

"I am most certainly not a little girl, you…you…slut!" said Ginny furiously.

Pansy looked shocked. "I am not a slut!" she said hotly. "I don't sleep with every guy in sight."

"Yeah," Ginny retorted. "You only screw the cuter ones."

There was a small chuckle from Draco. Ginny whirled on him. "And you! What did you think you were doing?"

Draco had finished with his buttons by now, and he looked up at her. "I'm sorry."

Ginny gave him a look of disbelief. "'Sorry' doesn't cut it," she hissed, her voice breaking. "How…how can you do that? Just after that Anti-Love Potion thing…and--"

"Anti-Love Potion?" said Pansy blankly.

"You stay out of this!" snapped Draco. He turned back to Ginny. "Look, Ginny, I'm sorry, okay? I don't know what else to say. It just happened."

A tear rolled down her cheek. "You don't know what to say." She said, her voice barely a whisper. "Ron was right about you all along. You don't love me. You probably thought I was weak and easy to go 'all the way' with. But I'm not!" Her voice rose. "Well, now you've got her, so you can just throw me away, right? She'd let you screw her anytime! I'm sorry I ever believed you, Malfoy!"

The last word hit him like a million knives. Abruptly, she turned and ran out the door.

"Well," said Pansy, making her way over to him. "Shall we continue?"

"Shut up," said Draco, not caring if the whole world knew about them. He just wanted Ginny back. "Shut. The. Hell. Up." And with that, he left.

***

Ginny dropped down in an empty corridor and, pulling up her knees, she buried her face and cried. How could this happen to her? And just after the Anti-Love thing. How could she ever believed that Draco loved her? She realized he never said he loved her. He didn't lie, she remembered. Ginny knew he'd go after her. Correction: he'd go after her if he loved her. Or wanted to make up so he can screw a Gryffindor, she thought bitterly. Ron was right. He was right all along. He knew Draco didn't love her. He knew Malfoy didn't love her.

She heard footsteps, and realized they were Malfoy's. Peeking around the corner, she saw Malfoy look around, searching for her. "Don't you dare come near me, Malfoy!" she shouted at him. He turned to look in her direction, and started towards her. Ginny made to get up. He stopped.

"Ginny…what else can I say? I'm sorry, and that's that,"

Ginny decided that until Draco stated that he loved her, she wasn't about to go near him. "Well, I can tell you're not and that's that," she snapped.

"Gin…" he said. "I was fooling around…it wasn't for real."

"Don't call me 'Gin'," she said darkly. "I don't want anything to do with you. That's the second time I've caught you with…her."

Draco ran a hand through his hair. "Goddamn it, Ginny. She doesn't mean anything to me."

"You didn't look that way when you were…snogging her."

Draco gave her a pleading look. "Ginny…please…"

"Go away." She said.

"Ginny…if I hated you, why would I follow you?"

"Go away," she repeated, and when he didn't, she got up and left.

***

Ginny started crying again when she saw Ron in the common room after dinner. She didn't go to dinner, she was afraid she'd start bawling. Ron saw her immediately, and pulled her up the stairs to his dorm, with Hermione and Harry trailing her.

"Ginny! Where were you at dinner?" he asked, as soon as the door was shut.

She couldn't help herself, and the tears flowed down freely. "Draco…he…" she broke off, and cried into Ron's shoulder. He patted her back sympathetically.

"What did Malfoy do?" he asked.

Ginny looked at him, trying to calm down. Hermione sat on the bed next to Ron, and stroked her hair. "Ginny, what happened?"

"Dra--Malfoy, he, I saw him with Pansy," Ginny finally choked out. "He was kissing her… and…" a new flood of tears poured out, and she cried again.

Ron swore. Hermione put her arms around her and hugged her tight. "Oh, Ginny." Harry just stood by awkwardly.

She half-expected Ron to say, "I told you so," but he didn't. Instead, he looked at Hermione and Harry, and they got the message, leaving them alone.

"Ginny…" Ron started.

"Don't," she said. "Don't say you knew it all along or you were right. Because I don't want to hear it."

Ron looked surprised. "I won't. I just wanted to say that everything'll be alright. I'm here for you."

Ginny sniffed. "No it won't. It never will be. Draco was something special, I think." She looked up at Ron. "I don't know. I don't think he ever loved me, but I love him. I don't know why, either. And I won't ever forget him. You understand?"

"Not really," said Ron. "To me he'll always be a cheating, filthy bastard, but maybe you can see something else in him." he shrugged. "Maybe he does have a good side. Maybe he doesn't. Who knows."

Ginny leaned into her brother. "I hope he does. I hope he didn't mean what happened. He said so, but I didn't believe it. I don't think he ever really cared about me. I hope so, but I don't think so. I don't think I should keep on hoping, should I?"

Ron thought of Hermione, what it would be like if she betrayed him. He wouldn't want to believe it, either. "No," he said, "No, you shouldn't."

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A/N: Pretty sad chapter, isn't it? Two more chapters after this. At the end there's going to be a Grand Ball, and everyone's gonna go. Including Ginny and Draco. But that's the last chapter. And Mr.Weasley makes an appearance. Also, I know Harry doesn't really do anything, but if I make a sequel he will. Thanx to all my reviewers! (Hey, if you read, you gotta review! J )