Chapter Three: Fights, more flannel, and velvet pajamas

Half the Sugar, Twice the Spice

Chapter Three: Fights, more flannel, and velvet pajamas

By: Nettie

Draco didn't laugh at her, or even drawl something insulting, he did something that shocked Ginny so much that she was completely speechless. He kissed her.

He poured everything into that kiss, desperation, pain, fear--everything.

Somehow they had rolled over and she was staring up at him with her big brown eyes. He finally broke the kiss and she just stared at him, eyes huge. He leaned in and kissed her again. Immediately, Ginny's senses screamed NO THIS IS WRONG! Ginny struggled, pushing at him.

"Malfoy get OFF me," she yelled. Startled, he jumped, he was in some sort of daze. "Kiss me again Malfoy, and I'll kill you," said Ginny, her voice trembling an iota. "Stay away from me."

She retreated to a corner of the room, and stayed there, hiding her face. Finally she got up, dressed for bed and went to sleep.

Draco stared at her flannel clad back, what had he been thinking? Kissing a Weasley? His father would kill him! Ginny stirred and turned over, facing him. She was still asleep, her masses of red locks spread all over, her lips parted slightly as she breathed.

Beautiful...The word just drifted into his mind. She may be beautiful, he told himself, but she's a Weasley, a poor excuse for a wizarding family. They deserve to be exterminated, and that is that.

Day Four:

Ginny glared across the room at Draco as there breakfast appeared in front of them. She was still dressed in her to big pajamas, and Draco was unsuccessfully trying not to watch her. After she finished her toast, she got some parchment and quills out and began to write.

He couldn't stand it anymore, he wanted to run his hands through her hair, to kiss her breathless, to show her HE was in charge. He was a Malfoy, he should have this girl on her knees begging for his kisses. She didn't hear him coming up to her until he was almost inches away, she was so absorbed in her writing. She suddenly looked up to see Draco Malfoy's ice blue eyes staring into hers for a split second before he was kissing her.

Oh? So he wants to be dominate does he? thought a little voice in the back of her head.

Another voice, *Shut up, we're SUPPOSED to be enjoying this*

No, Ginny, surprise him, make him obey you!

Ginny suddenly flipped over so she was on top of Draco and then she REALLY kissed him.

She tasted like sugar, Draco's mind went out of control. He'd never kissed, or been kissed by anyone like this--she kissed him like her life depended on it.

Then suddenly, she stopped, smirking. "Better think twice about trying to control me again Malfoy." She pushed herself off him and sat as far as possible away from him.

She was trying to ignore the sensation in her stomach that had churned when she had kissed him--she didn't know what it was, all she knew was that she didn't like it.

Draco was furious, he glared at her with such malice that if she was actually paying attention to him even she would cower with fear.

Day Five: Ginny woke up late that say. Yawning she got out of bed, and noticed a piece of parchment on the ground. She picked it up.

Dear Ginny,

I can't stand it anymore, you're driving me crazy. Dammit, I'm not good at expressing my feelings, not in words, or even in a letter. So here's something that I've written, maybe you'll understand, but I seriously doubt it, you're a Weasley, I'm a Malfoy, we're different:

I like blue eyes

Hers are brown

Not like the woman of my dreams

And her hair is not quite as long as I had planned

Five foot three isn't tall

She's not the girl I pictured at all

In those paint by numbers fantasies I've had

So it took me by complete surprise

when my heart got lost in those sparkling brown eyes

She's not at all what I was looking for

She's more

No, it wasn't at first sight

But the moment I looked twice

I saw something that not even I could ignore...

Ginny stared in shock at the letter, he had left...but how? God damn him! She sat on the bed, racking her brain. She had to get out of here, she wasn't going to stay here alone, there was no way in hell she was. He stared at her intently, and she looked back. She could have sworn that she had seen tears in his eyes, but the next second, she knew she must've imagined it. He got up suddenly, and left the room.

In the end, Dumbledore let her out, she didn't know how he had known, but he had, and he let her out.

She went to classes like normal, and as she was walking downstairs, already late for lunch AGAIN, her foot got caught in the trick step, and she could feel it snap. This time she did cry, it hurt so bad. Then gentle arms were lifting her out of the step, she clung to the person as they murmured unacknowledgeable words into her ears.

"It's okay sweet," said the person, she couldn't see very well, everything was getting blurry. "No one's gonna hurt you, I won't let anyone, ever hurt you." She distantly remembered someone setting her on a bed, then someone whispering in her ear "beautiful," but she must of dreamt it.

She woke up in the hospital wing sometime later, her head aching, and her leg throbbing. Ron and Harry were sitting near her, both of them brooding heavily on something. The door swung open and Ginny heard Ron's shocked voice. "Malfoy! What are you doing in here?"

Draco ignored him completely, and went and crouched next to Ginny.

"What," said Harry in a bewildered tone. "Was That?"

What was that indeed, thought Ginny to herself.

* * *

Draco was in a rage, how could this excuse for a witch DO this to him? How could she affect him so? Why did he just want to take her into is arms and protect her forever. God dammit, I CAN'T do that, I was born to serve the Dark Lord, and that I will. I am a Malfoy, Malfoy's don't do anything unless it will help THEM. Draco mentally scolded himself for even thinking about Ginny. I'll treat her like a treat Pansy, he thought, just another slut... But even Draco Malfoy himself didn't know how hard that would be.

* * *

Ginny was let out of the hospital about an hour later, Ron had gone to get Hermione, and Harry was supporting her. Suddenly he stopped and turned to her. Ginny looked up, confused. "I've been meaning to do this for a long time," he told her, before he leaned down and kissed her softly.

Before Ginny could even THINK that Harry was kissing her, there was a growl of anger, and Harry was torn away from her. Draco stood there, looking like a furious dragon. "Potter, if swear if you touch her again I will kill you," he said in a soft and dangerous voice. Harry looked at him, and finally registered what had happened.

"Why you--"

Draco was walking away, Ginny could tell he was still upset by the way he held himself, his shoulders were shaking with anger. But why anger? Could it be possible...? No...

"Come on Ginny," said Harry angrily, and he helped her to the common room.

When Ginny was in bed, Harry told Ron and Hermione what had happened.

"He's in love with her you know," said Hermione softly.

Ron laughed coldly. "Love? Malfoy doesn't know what that is."

"A few days ago I'd agree with you Ron, but have you seen the way he's looked at her at dinner? Or when she's walking to classes?"

"Of course I haven't," snapped Ron. "Malfoy shouldn't be staring at my sister!! Ginny's already sworn she'll never fall in love anyway."

"No one can prevent love Ron!"

"Yes they can!"

"Can not!"

"Can too!"

"Can not!"

"Can--" Ron was cut off by Hermione suddenly grabbing his ears and kissing him. She let him go and marched up the stairs.

Ron turned a brilliant purple as Harry pounded the ground laughing hysterically.

"What," he sputtered. "Did she just do?"

Harry has crying he was laughing so hard. "I think it's called a kiss Ron." Still laughing, he went up the stairs to the dormitory.

Ron sat there completely stunned, Hermione, Hermione has just kissed him.

"Ron?" said a soft voice. Hermione had just come down. How could she look so beautiful in pajama pants and a tank top? wondered Ron briefly. "Look Ron, I'm sorry I...well you know, I just lost my temper."

Ron looked at her for a second, standing there with the firelight accenting her creamy skin and couldn't believe what he hadn't seen before. Hermi was no longer eleven and his best friend. She was HERMIONE, she was beautiful, and he was in love with her.

He got up, and approached her. "Hermi?"

"Hum?"

"Would you," he said, his lips almost touching hers. "Run away if i kissed your right now?"

He didn't wait for an answer, instead kissed her.

Ginny, who had been spying on them, smiled. Finally, they deserved to be together. She wandered over to the window and looked out at the lake. There was a shadow walking towards it, the silhouette of Draco Malfoy.

Ginny took a deep breath, grabbed a over robe and crept unnoticed by Ron and Hermione, who were now very into their snogging, through the portrait hole. It didn't take her long to get out to the lake, her bare feet getting wait from the dew on the grass. Draco was sitting on the grass. He turned when he heard her behind him.

She was standing there, her red hair in a braid, strands were escaping from it, and strands fell into her bright brown eyes. She wore a nigh gown, with a dark green velvet robe that only button slightly at her stomach. She looked terrified, and beautiful. They stared at each other for eons it seemed, then Draco slowly got up and walked towards her.

Okay, here we go:

Next Chapter: Tortured Love, Wet Feet and Jealousy

What will Draco do to Ginny when he cannot decide whether to hit her or kiss her? Will Harry stop brooding and act like a man and try to win Ginny over? Will Hermione and Ron continue their snog fest? Weeeeellll, find out next chapter! Due in about a week!

Thanks:

W&M_Law: For unintentionally making me write my own G/D series

Shea: Who made this awesome funny prophecy up: Oooh I predict that,* falls in to cheap little trance* On the day of the New Moon (lets just pretend that's today) The Chosen Scribe shall write again, With her Quill, flickering in the candle light, behind the bars of enchantment that surounds her. She shall write of two Star Crossed Lovers who may never marry due the theiee birth. It shall happen on the day of the new moon. Hehehe, Shea you go girl!

Marie: Who made me look up the word sadomasochists, since she used it in her review and I had no idea what it meant. Now I forgot again ::goes to look for her dictionary::

Random Comments:

__MagicMaiden: Why Ginny and Draco? Um, because I like them together. Harry and Ginny don't belong together in my opinion, I think Ginny's gonna die in the next book.

Child of Shadows: How could I make my Draco a Wuss? ::huggles her Draco Replica:: I never could, that's why he can't decide whether to bash Ginny's brains out or snog with her.

Oh, and as for the poem, I've got no idea who it belongst I, I changed it a bit.