Mystery of Minako Yui

Chapter 9

Disclaimer: I don't own them. If I have to clarify who "they" are, I might have to shoot you, and what would that lead to? One less stupid person in the world, that's what.

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Ginny sat on her bed, looking at nothing in particular. She had been sitting like that for quite sometime, thinking. No one would blame her for her strange behavior because who wouldn't be shocked at what she had just done?

She turned down Draco Malfoy.

From what she knew, no one has ever turned down Draco Malfoy. This was probably due to the fact that Draco had the Bad Boy act down to pat. Many of the girls in school had the secret fantasy of being that girl that made Draco Malfoy fall hard, in love. This thinking wasn't helped by the movie showed in Muggle Studies called "Crybaby". A movie about an extremely cute, misunderstood, juvenile delinquent who fell-in-love with a 'square'* girl. Ginny remembered the actor to be a Johnny Dept or something. Either way, the female side of the student body had been harboring secret and not so secret fantasies of the local bad boy, Draco Malfoy.

At first, Ginny thought that she had been immune to such things. All her attentions belonged to Harry and no one else. It was what he deserved after saving her life from the basilisk. Ginny strongly believed this until that time in the dungeon, alone with Draco. He had been so different. He was insightful, attentive, and surprisingly likable. Contradicting everything she had concluded about him before.

She had been so close to saying yes.

That's what scared her, in fact. How close it had been. It would have been so easy to just say yes. It would get the apology out of the way and Draco Malfoy out of her mind. She hadn't counted on wanting saying yes because she wanted a replay of that kiss on the train.

She was a flat-character in every story. The Little sister of Ron Weasley. The youngest Weasley. Harry Potter's tag-a-long (Ginny hated that). All of those monikers, all of them hurt her. This development of with Draco blew all that away.

The whole time Draco had been giving her that genuine smile, charming her, she had been thinking about that kiss. She had never let herself think about it before. One whole day, she had tried to NOT think about her first kiss because every time she did, a shadow of the same feelings rushed through her. It also made her wonder. Would the second time feel the same as the first, intense and white-hot? Or would it be even better?

That one thought had scared her off the other way.

Ginny closed her eyes and plunked her self on the bed. Bringing her hands to her face, she thought of what happened in the Dungeon.

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"No, this isn't a joke, Virginia. I am asking you out sincerely."

Ginny watched as Draco's lips tilted up. She wanted to say yes. The way his lips curved up, Ginny couldn't help but think about the incident on the train. That one kiss had caught her off balance and as a survival tactic, she had refused to think about it. But now, that was the thought that claimed her mind.

Ginny slowly drew her eyes up his face. His aristocratic nose, his gorgeously-cut cheeks, then to his stormy-gray eyes.

She grinned. She was about to say that one positive word but somehow her traitorous mind cried foul.

Those eyes should be green.

As if struck, the grin fell off her face.

Her heart shouldn't be beating this hard for someone NOT Harry.

The hair should be a raven-black not a blonde.

Her body shouldn't be heating up under that turbulent stare.

Then why did it?

That one question fell her like no other. Why did she feel like this? Didn't she love Harry? If Harry was supposed to be right for her then why did she feel this way for Draco?!

Ginny looked at him again, but this time it was more serious. Ginny was all too confused inside that she made the decision to turn deaf to her traitorous heart. She couldn't follow instincts now. She had to think logically and within reason. If she listened to her heart, everything would be confusing. Might as well think with her mind and leave all emotions out of it because the consequences could be dire.

Preparing herself, Ginny stood up straighter and looked off to Draco's left shoulder. She couldn't let his eyes distract her as it often did.

"I'm sorry Draco but I don't believe you. Please, take my apology as it is because I really am sorry about what I did to you last night. I don't want a repeat of that happening and most likely it will if I did go with you on this date-thing. So Good Day, Draco. I really can't say that I'll be talking to you anytime soon."

With that Ginny turned away from him and for the second time that day, tried to get away from Draco. A hand to her shoulder stopped her.

Taking deep breaths, she tried to calm herself down. She desperately needed some time alone for reflection but this insistent disruptions was making her mad and that was something she wanted to avoid.

Again, Ginny turned around, waiting for any scalding insults Draco wanted to throw her way. She expected it but she wasn't going to fall for it. She planned on reverting to her old Ginny-self and let him throw as many hurtful words as he wants. In fact, she wished for it. This attraction she felt for Draco was NOT working for her supposed-love (now when did she start thinking about that way??) for Harry. His insulting her would probably end that right quick, making her life easier.

And for the second time that night Draco surprised her.

"How about if I prove my sincerity to you? Will you take me up on my offer?"

Ginny stared up at him. She did that a lot. His gray eyes held another unusual emotion. Hope.

She was so caught up in that stare that her heart answered for her.

"Yes." Ginny whispered. The hand on her shoulder reminded her how close they stood together. Her head barely reached up to his chin, making her feel that he surrounded her. Instead of feeling intimidated, Ginny felt safe, warm. That surprising feeling made her jump back from him.

They looked at each other again. The same feeling again from the train came over her. It held her, suspended her from time.

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Ginny thought at how she had barely got out a 'goodbye' before she stumbled out of there, and groaned. Instead of a glamorous exit she had planned, she had barely missed the wall on her way out and had stepped on her robe, almost falling on her face.

Ginny didn't know how she could face Draco Malfoy again.

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Ginny didn't know it but Draco was in his room, thinking about their time in the Dungeon as well. Unlike Ginny, who was sprawled on her bed, bemoaning the whole event, Draco sat on the window ledge and thanked the elements above.

Ginny had given him a chance.

So it wasn't the best deal in the world but it was still one part of "The Top 5 List Draco Should be Happy For".

He had to prove himself, of course but he could do it.

He had almost fallen on his knees when she told him no but then he had come up with a brilliant idea. He asked her to give him a chance to prove that he really meant what he was saying.

And she had said yes.

Draco knew he was brilliant, he just hadn't known how much. He remembered the way the dimly lit lamps in the dungeon played with her hair. It might've been day time but in that dark place, the cover of night ensued. That helped him alot, the darkness. The fact that he didn't think about what he was doing, about the consequences. For the first time in his black-void of a life, he acted with his emotions and was greatly rewarded for it.

Draco watched his fellow students basically frolick in the grounds through his window. They jumped around and laughed. Loved and be loved. Had it been any other day, Draco would have been disgusted. Now, all he felt was happiness.

Smiling down at them, he came up with the plan that would win Ginny into his arms.

Damn, but he was brilliant.