A/N: Okay dudettes, and if there are any dudes, you too, this is the last chapter, unless I decide that I want to write one more, which is highly unlikely. I hope you like it and I'll leave most of the ending up to your imagination. It's so hard to write the endings, but this fic really needed to be finished. I hope that you've all enjoyed it because I've really enjoyed writing it. Happy reading!
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Chapter Six
"Draco?" Ginny broached as they were walking back to the castle.
Draco inclined his head, and looked at her, cocking a blond eyebrow. "What?"
"A-Are we..." she fumbled for the word, "friends?" Ginny looked up at him hopefully. She didn't know if he'd admit that they were, but she thought that they should be considered friends.
He didn't say anything for a moment; then stared off into the distance. "I guess you could say we are. What else would we be?"
Ginny smiled happily, "Well, I'm not sure but friends sounds good."
Draco pushed open the doors and held them open for Ginny as she walked through, "Thanks," she said off-handedly.
He grunted in reply.
Ginny's palms started sweating as she was thinking of something to say. The thing that she was thinking of made her nervous. What if he said no? There was only one way to find out and considering that she had been more outgoing lately it shouldn't be hard.
"Draco, do you think that maybe we should go to the ball together? Just as friends?"
He didn't respond right away. No emotions played on his face so Ginny couldn't tell what he was thinking about. Her heart dropped, he was going to say no. If he didn't say yes then she wouldn't be going to the ball. Who would she go with if she didn't go with him? Neville? She shuddered inwardly recalling the last Yule Ball Hogwarts had hosted. She would much rather stay in her dorm room alone then go through that again. She thought Neville was nice and all, but he couldn't dance at all.
Draco sighed and raked his fingers through his hair, looking at Ginny skeptically, "You know, I think that it might be a good idea if we did."
Ginny's eyes lit up, "Really? Are you sure?" She asked clasping her hands together.
He rolled his eyes, "What's with all the questions? You do want to go with me right? As friends?"
"Oh yes!" Ginny said slipping back into her old nerdy role. She sighed happily, "I'm so happy! I would hate it if I had to go with Neville," she frowned.
"You wouldn't mind going with me would you? It wouldn't bring down your image?" Ginny asked, worried that he might decided to change his mind at the last minute. It would kill her if he did.
Draco scoffed, "No one could bring down my image."
Ginny snorted, "I'm sure." And they walked off down the hall, Ginny going back to the Gryffindor common room and Draco to Slytherin.
Ginny practically skipped all the way back. She was going to the ball with Draco Malfoy. She would be the envy of every single girl in school, even the Gryffindors. Draco was definitely the hottest ticket in all of Hogwarts, well besides Harry of course. She had given up on Harry by now.
Upon entering Ron came up to her and glared. "Where were you?" he demanded.
She rolled her eyes, "Why do you care, Ron? Is it because I've found a worthy friendship with your worst enemy? If that's it you should get over it, I'm going to the ball with him."
Ron let out and indignant cry, and cast a look over at Hermione, who was sitting on a couch looking over the edge of her book. Ginny could see a slight smile in her eyes. "Can you believe what she's saying Mione?"
Hermione raised an eyebrow, "Well, it's perfectly understandable that she would want to go to the ball with Malfoy." She put her book down and smiled, "He is sort of cute."
"Hermione!" Ron shouted, "Don't say that!"
She shrugged, "It's true, but that doesn't mean that I like him or anything, he's just nice looking."
"Yeah," Ginny agreed, "Very nice looking." Ginny and Hermione shared the first giggle ever since Ginny was in her third year.
Ron glared at both of him and threw his hands up, "Girls!" he said, and stomped up the stairs to his dormitory.
"He's jealous," Ginny observed.
"Of who? You?" They giggled again at the prospect of Ron being jealous of Ginny.
"No, he's jealous that you think Draco looks nice."
Hermione shrugged again, "Well he is, but like I said, that doesn't mean that I like him. Personally I prefer Ron's looks over Malfoy's. But of course I wouldn't tell him that."
Ginny grinned, "You should; he'd turn completely red."
Hermione shook her head and motioned for Ginny to come sit next to her on the couch. "So," she said, "what this thing you're doing? If you don't mind me asking."
Ginny sighed, she didn't want to be mean to Hermione; she was starting to be a good friend again. "I really just wanted Harry to notice me."
"Oh, that's what I thought. But why Malfoy?"
"Because he just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time." Ginny said picking at the edge of her skirt. "It didn't really work that long did it? He ran into Mandy and anything that was going to happen between us went down the drain. It's just a lost cause. Luckily Draco's been here for me."
Hermione snorted, "I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine him being much of a help."
"He's not that bad, you just have to...act a certain way around him, one that's not so argumentative. You guys didn't exactly get off to a good start with him."
"That's true," Hermione said. "I'm going to go up and tell Ron that I prefer red heads," she said with a wink, getting off the couch.
Ginny smiled, "You go do that, and he'll blush and say something along the lines of 'Aww shucks'." They both laughed and Hermione made her way up the stairs.
Later Ginny was walking the halls all by herself and someone touched her shoulder and she jumped. "Holy," she shouted.
Behind her Draco was laughing. "You're so easy to scare."
Ginny rolled her eyes, "I just thought that I was alone."
"No, I'm here," he said walking with her. "Where are you going?"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH! What are you doing with MY boyfriend?" asked a very red faced Pansy.
Draco crossed his arms and gave her a you're-kidding look, "You aren't my girlfriend."
"Oh? Then who is?" she demanded.
Draco looked at Ginny and raised an eyebrow, she shrugged. "She is," he said looking at Ginny.
Pansy wrinkled her nose, "That weasel?"
Draco glared at her, and put an arm around Ginny's waist. Ginny felt her skin burning where his hand was resting, at the small of her back. She wished that he wouldn't ever move his hand, "Did you just call my girlfriend a weasel?" he asked.
"Uh-uhm," Pansy stammered backing away, "No-no of course not, I was just saying what good choice she is," she said giving them a weak smile.
Pansy turned around and practically ran in the opposite direction down the hall, after she was out of site Draco laughed, "Did you see the expression on her face? It was priceless."
"Yeah," Ginny said laughing nervously. Draco still had his arm around her. She looked up at him and smiled, "Good thing I was here as a step in eh?"
He laughed again, "Yeah, real good thing." Then he lowered his mouth to hers and kissed her softly. Ginny froze, and then relaxed in his arms; this wasn't something that she had been expecting.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" yelled an indignant Ron.
"Uh-oh," Ginny muttered.
"Why are you kissing my sister?" He asked storming up to them.
"Uh, I wasn't kissing him, I was telling him a secret!" Ginny said before she could stop herself. She looked and Draco and saw him smirking.
"That's right," he said, "she was telling me a secret," he looked down at her and winked, "a very delicious secret."
Ron's eyes burned, "Oh no, you didn't just say that."
"Ron," came Hermione's voice. "What did we just talk about back in the dormitory?"
"We talked?" Ron asked scratching the back of his neck.
Hermione blushed, "Yes, we talked." Hermione gripped his arm and steered him away from Ginny and Draco.
When they left, Draco reached down and grasped Ginny's hand; he sighed and raked his free hand through his hair. "You know what Ginny?" he asked.
"What?" she asked.
"I don't think that we can go to the ball as friends."
Her eyes widened, "What?" she choked out, "What do you mean?"
He grinned at her, "I think that we may need to go as a little bit more than friends." Ginny smiled and he kissed her again.
A/N: Okay guys! This is the end! Yay! Go VirtualFaerie! You've finally finished! Aren't you guys happy?
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"Draco?" Ginny broached as they were walking back to the castle.
Draco inclined his head, and looked at her, cocking a blond eyebrow. "What?"
"A-Are we..." she fumbled for the word, "friends?" Ginny looked up at him hopefully. She didn't know if he'd admit that they were, but she thought that they should be considered friends.
He didn't say anything for a moment; then stared off into the distance. "I guess you could say we are. What else would we be?"
Ginny smiled happily, "Well, I'm not sure but friends sounds good."
Draco pushed open the doors and held them open for Ginny as she walked through, "Thanks," she said off-handedly.
He grunted in reply.
Ginny's palms started sweating as she was thinking of something to say. The thing that she was thinking of made her nervous. What if he said no? There was only one way to find out and considering that she had been more outgoing lately it shouldn't be hard.
"Draco, do you think that maybe we should go to the ball together? Just as friends?"
He didn't respond right away. No emotions played on his face so Ginny couldn't tell what he was thinking about. Her heart dropped, he was going to say no. If he didn't say yes then she wouldn't be going to the ball. Who would she go with if she didn't go with him? Neville? She shuddered inwardly recalling the last Yule Ball Hogwarts had hosted. She would much rather stay in her dorm room alone then go through that again. She thought Neville was nice and all, but he couldn't dance at all.
Draco sighed and raked his fingers through his hair, looking at Ginny skeptically, "You know, I think that it might be a good idea if we did."
Ginny's eyes lit up, "Really? Are you sure?" She asked clasping her hands together.
He rolled his eyes, "What's with all the questions? You do want to go with me right? As friends?"
"Oh yes!" Ginny said slipping back into her old nerdy role. She sighed happily, "I'm so happy! I would hate it if I had to go with Neville," she frowned.
"You wouldn't mind going with me would you? It wouldn't bring down your image?" Ginny asked, worried that he might decided to change his mind at the last minute. It would kill her if he did.
Draco scoffed, "No one could bring down my image."
Ginny snorted, "I'm sure." And they walked off down the hall, Ginny going back to the Gryffindor common room and Draco to Slytherin.
Ginny practically skipped all the way back. She was going to the ball with Draco Malfoy. She would be the envy of every single girl in school, even the Gryffindors. Draco was definitely the hottest ticket in all of Hogwarts, well besides Harry of course. She had given up on Harry by now.
Upon entering Ron came up to her and glared. "Where were you?" he demanded.
She rolled her eyes, "Why do you care, Ron? Is it because I've found a worthy friendship with your worst enemy? If that's it you should get over it, I'm going to the ball with him."
Ron let out and indignant cry, and cast a look over at Hermione, who was sitting on a couch looking over the edge of her book. Ginny could see a slight smile in her eyes. "Can you believe what she's saying Mione?"
Hermione raised an eyebrow, "Well, it's perfectly understandable that she would want to go to the ball with Malfoy." She put her book down and smiled, "He is sort of cute."
"Hermione!" Ron shouted, "Don't say that!"
She shrugged, "It's true, but that doesn't mean that I like him or anything, he's just nice looking."
"Yeah," Ginny agreed, "Very nice looking." Ginny and Hermione shared the first giggle ever since Ginny was in her third year.
Ron glared at both of him and threw his hands up, "Girls!" he said, and stomped up the stairs to his dormitory.
"He's jealous," Ginny observed.
"Of who? You?" They giggled again at the prospect of Ron being jealous of Ginny.
"No, he's jealous that you think Draco looks nice."
Hermione shrugged again, "Well he is, but like I said, that doesn't mean that I like him. Personally I prefer Ron's looks over Malfoy's. But of course I wouldn't tell him that."
Ginny grinned, "You should; he'd turn completely red."
Hermione shook her head and motioned for Ginny to come sit next to her on the couch. "So," she said, "what this thing you're doing? If you don't mind me asking."
Ginny sighed, she didn't want to be mean to Hermione; she was starting to be a good friend again. "I really just wanted Harry to notice me."
"Oh, that's what I thought. But why Malfoy?"
"Because he just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time." Ginny said picking at the edge of her skirt. "It didn't really work that long did it? He ran into Mandy and anything that was going to happen between us went down the drain. It's just a lost cause. Luckily Draco's been here for me."
Hermione snorted, "I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine him being much of a help."
"He's not that bad, you just have to...act a certain way around him, one that's not so argumentative. You guys didn't exactly get off to a good start with him."
"That's true," Hermione said. "I'm going to go up and tell Ron that I prefer red heads," she said with a wink, getting off the couch.
Ginny smiled, "You go do that, and he'll blush and say something along the lines of 'Aww shucks'." They both laughed and Hermione made her way up the stairs.
Later Ginny was walking the halls all by herself and someone touched her shoulder and she jumped. "Holy," she shouted.
Behind her Draco was laughing. "You're so easy to scare."
Ginny rolled her eyes, "I just thought that I was alone."
"No, I'm here," he said walking with her. "Where are you going?"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH! What are you doing with MY boyfriend?" asked a very red faced Pansy.
Draco crossed his arms and gave her a you're-kidding look, "You aren't my girlfriend."
"Oh? Then who is?" she demanded.
Draco looked at Ginny and raised an eyebrow, she shrugged. "She is," he said looking at Ginny.
Pansy wrinkled her nose, "That weasel?"
Draco glared at her, and put an arm around Ginny's waist. Ginny felt her skin burning where his hand was resting, at the small of her back. She wished that he wouldn't ever move his hand, "Did you just call my girlfriend a weasel?" he asked.
"Uh-uhm," Pansy stammered backing away, "No-no of course not, I was just saying what good choice she is," she said giving them a weak smile.
Pansy turned around and practically ran in the opposite direction down the hall, after she was out of site Draco laughed, "Did you see the expression on her face? It was priceless."
"Yeah," Ginny said laughing nervously. Draco still had his arm around her. She looked up at him and smiled, "Good thing I was here as a step in eh?"
He laughed again, "Yeah, real good thing." Then he lowered his mouth to hers and kissed her softly. Ginny froze, and then relaxed in his arms; this wasn't something that she had been expecting.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" yelled an indignant Ron.
"Uh-oh," Ginny muttered.
"Why are you kissing my sister?" He asked storming up to them.
"Uh, I wasn't kissing him, I was telling him a secret!" Ginny said before she could stop herself. She looked and Draco and saw him smirking.
"That's right," he said, "she was telling me a secret," he looked down at her and winked, "a very delicious secret."
Ron's eyes burned, "Oh no, you didn't just say that."
"Ron," came Hermione's voice. "What did we just talk about back in the dormitory?"
"We talked?" Ron asked scratching the back of his neck.
Hermione blushed, "Yes, we talked." Hermione gripped his arm and steered him away from Ginny and Draco.
When they left, Draco reached down and grasped Ginny's hand; he sighed and raked his free hand through his hair. "You know what Ginny?" he asked.
"What?" she asked.
"I don't think that we can go to the ball as friends."
Her eyes widened, "What?" she choked out, "What do you mean?"
He grinned at her, "I think that we may need to go as a little bit more than friends." Ginny smiled and he kissed her again.
A/N: Okay guys! This is the end! Yay! Go VirtualFaerie! You've finally finished! Aren't you guys happy?
Thanks everyone for reviewing, please continue and you might get an epilogue!!!!!!!!!
Need more VirtualFaerie? Go read my other story, "Au Paire". Or "P.S. I love You" which is another finished fic.