AN: Maria!!! my only reviewer and you think he's gonna rape her?! I'm shocked you could say such a thing about my beloved Draco! ;) just kidding. Actually...that's not a bad idea...**slaps herself** bad Angel...

Ginny walked down to the Quidditch pitch at 5:55, Cleansweep slung over her shoulders. She glanced up, and saw one person in the air. She mounted her broomstick and kicked off, angling up sharply to join them. She saw once she was up in the air that the person was Draco, and she watched in fascination as he threaded in and out of the goal hoops, speeding faster than seemed possible on a broomstick. She had heard about how he bought his way onto the Slytherin team, and personally decided he had enough talent and shouldn't have wasted the money.
"Draco!" she called to him. He pulled up in mid-air, grinned, and flew over to her.
"Hey Ginny. Um...listen...I've been meaning to ask you, but you're always around Potter or Granger or someone...anyway, I wanted to know if you'd come to the Yule Ball with me."
Ginny stared, incredulous. (AN: big words!!!) "You want me - relation of 'The Weasel' - to come to the Yule Ball with you - Evil-in-training namesake of a dragon. Tell me, have you ever considered quitting your drugs?"
Draco scowled. "Nobody can ever tell me I'm evil, because I do not want to end up like my father, and there is nothing wrong with my name! And for gods' sakes I'm not on drugs. All it was, was a simle request for you to be my date. All I wanted was a simple yes or no." To Ginny's surprise, he looked quite hurt.
"I'm sorry." she said "It's just...I'm not used to people like you asking me out. No, I mean people other than Neville." she added hastily, seeing his scowl. "I've never been very popular with the boys...as you may have noticed." Draco smiled knowingly.
"Yes, well you're certainly a change from Pansy. I'm so sick of her." he glanced at her to see if she was still listening, and, satisfied, continued. "I mean, everyone, my whole family, the whole school even, expects me to turn out just like my father. A Death Eater." Once again he surprised Ginny and spat. "I'm not like that. Not that anyone seems to care." He glanced up at her. Sure enough, her face looked compassionate instead of skeptical. He smiled mentally. "So how about it? Will you be my date for the Yule Ball?"
Ginny smiled. "Yes, Draco. I will."

AN: ooooh!... :D R&R or i swear you'll die...i have a wand and i'm not afraid to use it!!