Title: Bittersweet Kisses
Author: Keladieea
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Late, stormy nights are the one thing that Ginny finds comforting, and by chance, it's the only thing Draco Malfoy finds comforting.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters... the song lyrics are from "Lucky" by Bif Naked. It's kind of a theme song for the fic, but you really have to listen to the song to get the feeling...
Bittersweet Kisses
Written By: Keladieea
Chapter Two: You have it too, don't you?
It was late, and Ginny realized that it was past curfew. Making it down to the Gryffindor common room would be impossible without being caught, so she decided to spend the night in the cold Astronomy Tower. She didn't want to go back and face Ron, Hermione, and Harry anyway. She wanted to avoid them as much as possible.
She curled up into a ball on the window ledge, and stared out across the grounds of Hogwart's. Maybe one day she would come back here and teach. But at the thought of that idea, Ginny laughed. After Hogwart's she wanted nothing to do with the place, or the people she spent time with in it.
"Baby Weasley, what are you doing all alone?" Sounded a sinister voice.
"Draco..." Ginny said and looked boy, no...man before her.
"Since when did we go on a first name basis?" Draco sneered but stepped closer to her.
"Since you should the tiniest bit of caring for me on the train." Ginny mumbled.
"No one ever said I cared for you." Draco growled.
"Maybe no one does." Ginny wanted to slap herself, the depression was really bringing her down.
"Your idiot brother and his ickle friends do." Draco commented.
"You seen what I did to them today." Ginny snapped, "I'm just a nobody now."
"A nobody?" Draco countered.
"A bitter nobody." Ginny added, "Now leave me alone."
"You don't know what bitter is little weasel." Draco said harshly.
"And you do?" Ginny shot back at him.
"I do." Draco said softly.
"But you're not a nobody." Ginny wanted to win this battle with him, just one.
"Yes I am. No one knows the real Draco." He sat beside her.
"What the hell has gotten into you?" She stared at him in disgust.
"What the hell has gotten into -you-?" He stared back.
"You're just not acting like the typical Malfoy you are." Ginny replied quietly.
"I only do that because I'm bitter." He said with a lop-sided smirk.
"A bitter nobody." Ginny smiled softly, "Like me."
"Like you." He nodded in agreement and watched the stars with her.
~*~
Ginny lifted her head enough to see that Ron, Hermione, and Harry were making their way towards the Gryff table. She immediately wanted to leave, and when she went to stand Ron caught her hand tightly.
"You have to talk to us." He commented softly.
"Bloody hell, no I don't." She tried to break away but Ron kept his grip.
"We want to help you Gin." Harry added.
"Help me with what?" Ginny was fighting to get her hand away from Ron's, she didn't want any part of him touching her.
"You're depressed Ginny. Just admit it damnit!" Ron growled, gripping harder in an unconcious manner.
"You're hurting me, let go." Ginny pleaded dully.
"Not until you let us help you." Ron pressed the issue further.
"Now now you illbred weasel, you don't want to go bruising up your sister now do you?" Drawled Draco from behind them.
Ginny's eyes flew up to meet his, and in her look she was pleading for help. Any kind of help. If Draco noticed this, he didn't show it.
"Go away Malfoy, this is between us." Harry stood up for Ron.
Ron's grip in Ginny tightened more, and she let out a cry in protest. She had stopped trying to yank her hand from his, and suffered through the pain.
"Weasley," Draco's eyes lowered threateningly, "let go of your sister."
"Since when do you care about her?!" Hermione asked.
"Since when did you NOT care about her? Bloody hell Granger, I know you're not blind. You can see as well as me that Ginny's in a lot of pain." Draco was getting angrier.
When had Draco changed? Ginny thought, but was grateful when Ron's grip lessened. However, he did not let go.
"You can't tell me what to do." Ron growled at Draco.
"Bloody hell Weasley!! This is no time to argue over who has more power over who. Not when you're using Ginny to prove it. Let-Her-Go." Draco stated the last words with an emphasized tone.
Ron released Ginny so fast that she cried out and fell straight towards Draco. He caught her swiftly, and set her gently back on her feet.
"Go with him Virginia." Ron's voice was cool, and Ginny knew something wasn't right with him.
"I don't want the little weaslet, I just didn't want to watch you be a ruddy jerk Weasley." Draco pushed himself away from Ginny.
Ginny felt like she was caught up in a war that would never end, and she wanted to desperately escape it. She closed her eyes and dreamed of the sea storm that formed in her mind.
Suddenly Draco grabbed onto her and began dragging her out of the Great Hall, much to the dream team's displeasure.
"What are you doing?" Ginny growled as her peaceful state was broken.
Draco said nothing until he had her alone, in his Slytherin prefect bedroom.
"What am I doing here?" Ginny shouted.
"You have it too, don't you?" Draco said in shock.
Ginny gave him a very puzzled look.
"The storm visions. Please tell me you have them to." Draco said in a soft, pleading tone.
~*~
Hope you liked this chapter!
Author: Keladieea
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Late, stormy nights are the one thing that Ginny finds comforting, and by chance, it's the only thing Draco Malfoy finds comforting.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters... the song lyrics are from "Lucky" by Bif Naked. It's kind of a theme song for the fic, but you really have to listen to the song to get the feeling...
Bittersweet Kisses
Written By: Keladieea
Chapter Two: You have it too, don't you?
It was late, and Ginny realized that it was past curfew. Making it down to the Gryffindor common room would be impossible without being caught, so she decided to spend the night in the cold Astronomy Tower. She didn't want to go back and face Ron, Hermione, and Harry anyway. She wanted to avoid them as much as possible.
She curled up into a ball on the window ledge, and stared out across the grounds of Hogwart's. Maybe one day she would come back here and teach. But at the thought of that idea, Ginny laughed. After Hogwart's she wanted nothing to do with the place, or the people she spent time with in it.
"Baby Weasley, what are you doing all alone?" Sounded a sinister voice.
"Draco..." Ginny said and looked boy, no...man before her.
"Since when did we go on a first name basis?" Draco sneered but stepped closer to her.
"Since you should the tiniest bit of caring for me on the train." Ginny mumbled.
"No one ever said I cared for you." Draco growled.
"Maybe no one does." Ginny wanted to slap herself, the depression was really bringing her down.
"Your idiot brother and his ickle friends do." Draco commented.
"You seen what I did to them today." Ginny snapped, "I'm just a nobody now."
"A nobody?" Draco countered.
"A bitter nobody." Ginny added, "Now leave me alone."
"You don't know what bitter is little weasel." Draco said harshly.
"And you do?" Ginny shot back at him.
"I do." Draco said softly.
"But you're not a nobody." Ginny wanted to win this battle with him, just one.
"Yes I am. No one knows the real Draco." He sat beside her.
"What the hell has gotten into you?" She stared at him in disgust.
"What the hell has gotten into -you-?" He stared back.
"You're just not acting like the typical Malfoy you are." Ginny replied quietly.
"I only do that because I'm bitter." He said with a lop-sided smirk.
"A bitter nobody." Ginny smiled softly, "Like me."
"Like you." He nodded in agreement and watched the stars with her.
~*~
Ginny lifted her head enough to see that Ron, Hermione, and Harry were making their way towards the Gryff table. She immediately wanted to leave, and when she went to stand Ron caught her hand tightly.
"You have to talk to us." He commented softly.
"Bloody hell, no I don't." She tried to break away but Ron kept his grip.
"We want to help you Gin." Harry added.
"Help me with what?" Ginny was fighting to get her hand away from Ron's, she didn't want any part of him touching her.
"You're depressed Ginny. Just admit it damnit!" Ron growled, gripping harder in an unconcious manner.
"You're hurting me, let go." Ginny pleaded dully.
"Not until you let us help you." Ron pressed the issue further.
"Now now you illbred weasel, you don't want to go bruising up your sister now do you?" Drawled Draco from behind them.
Ginny's eyes flew up to meet his, and in her look she was pleading for help. Any kind of help. If Draco noticed this, he didn't show it.
"Go away Malfoy, this is between us." Harry stood up for Ron.
Ron's grip in Ginny tightened more, and she let out a cry in protest. She had stopped trying to yank her hand from his, and suffered through the pain.
"Weasley," Draco's eyes lowered threateningly, "let go of your sister."
"Since when do you care about her?!" Hermione asked.
"Since when did you NOT care about her? Bloody hell Granger, I know you're not blind. You can see as well as me that Ginny's in a lot of pain." Draco was getting angrier.
When had Draco changed? Ginny thought, but was grateful when Ron's grip lessened. However, he did not let go.
"You can't tell me what to do." Ron growled at Draco.
"Bloody hell Weasley!! This is no time to argue over who has more power over who. Not when you're using Ginny to prove it. Let-Her-Go." Draco stated the last words with an emphasized tone.
Ron released Ginny so fast that she cried out and fell straight towards Draco. He caught her swiftly, and set her gently back on her feet.
"Go with him Virginia." Ron's voice was cool, and Ginny knew something wasn't right with him.
"I don't want the little weaslet, I just didn't want to watch you be a ruddy jerk Weasley." Draco pushed himself away from Ginny.
Ginny felt like she was caught up in a war that would never end, and she wanted to desperately escape it. She closed her eyes and dreamed of the sea storm that formed in her mind.
Suddenly Draco grabbed onto her and began dragging her out of the Great Hall, much to the dream team's displeasure.
"What are you doing?" Ginny growled as her peaceful state was broken.
Draco said nothing until he had her alone, in his Slytherin prefect bedroom.
"What am I doing here?" Ginny shouted.
"You have it too, don't you?" Draco said in shock.
Ginny gave him a very puzzled look.
"The storm visions. Please tell me you have them to." Draco said in a soft, pleading tone.
~*~
Hope you liked this chapter!