Ginny tried her hardest to go to sleep, but was finding it really hard. She
just wanted Draco back...
"Ginny?" Ginny whipped her head around. "Draco!" Tears were flowing down her cheeks as she ran over to him. She didn't even care that his clothes were covered in soot. He took her face in his hands. "Ginny..." He pressed kisses all along her face as she cried into him. "Oh Draco, just take me home!" she whimpered into him. "Not so fast..."
~*~
Charlie and Bill were pacing on one end of the room while Fred and George stationed the other. "Where would he go without telling us?" Hermione asked Molly, who shrugged. Ron and Harry just sat at the table, staring into space while Arthur and Percy just looked at each other. "You don't suppose Lucius took him too do you?"
Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ron, Harry, Percy, Molly, and Arthur all looked at Hermione. None of them had thought of that... But surely he could get out of his own house, couldn't he?
~*~
Draco turned to see his father standing in the doorway. He pressed one final kiss to Ginny's lips and turned to see his father staring at them.
"Lucius," he greeted.
"Draco."
Draco took several steps toward him. "I suppose we both know where the other stands." Lucius bowed his head. "And I suppose we both know that I'm not going to go easy on you because you're my son. Join us and your lovely bride to be will go free. Fight me, and after you're dead I'll use your fiancé one last time, and then murder her and the baby myself."
Draco took a step forward.
"I refuse to be Voldemort's slave." Ginny flinched at the name, but forced herself to watch Draco. She didn't want them to fight. She really didn't. When the two took out their wands, Ginny hid her head, trying desperately not to cry. She looked up when she saw Draco moan with pain. "Draco!" She jumped up, but he held a hand out to hold her back.
She heard him mutter a curse she never thought she'd hear come out of his mouth towards his own father.
"Avada Cadevra."
Ginny watched the man that had been hurting her for over two months and almost cowered in fear as he fell, pointing toward her. "This isn't the end..." and his spirit flew under the house, screaming. Draco took a step toward Ginny, planting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 soft kisses on her soft, soft, soft lips.
~*~
"Ginny!" Hermione was the first to see her in the fireplace. Everyone jumped up and grabbed her, wanting to get their fair share of Ginny hugs. She held onto Charlie the hardest and longest. Molly burst into giggles when she got to her. "You're showing!" Hermione and Molly bustled her into her bedroom so she could see the clothes they'd bought for her to wear on such an occasion!
Draco stood in the fireplace still, watching as everyone stared at him. Ron looked the most awkward, so Draco tried his hardest to keep his gaze away from him. Ron took a step forward.
"Look, I'm... Well, I shouldn't have..." "What he's trying to say," Harry broke in, "is that he's sorry." Ron nodded. Draco smiled and awkwardly gave him a hug.
~*~
Ginny took Draco's hand and led him on top of the fountain, hiding in its shade with the warm water beating on the stone ground. He put one hand on either side of her, staring into her eyes.
"My Potelé, I need to ask you something, but you have to promise not to say anything until I'm done." Ginny nodded and leaned her head against the back of the fountain. "Sure. You know you can tell me anything." He sighed and ran a hand through his wet hair.
"I started out this whole thing to marry you. I did it to get away from my father, as you know now. I didn't care if he took you or not, so long as I didn't have to become a Death Eater. I was sitting on that plane terrified, knowing that I was going to have to face my father and then there you were, so brimming with new opportunities for me. What else was I to do but agree when you asked me to marry you? It was too good to be true.
"But I found that it was becoming harder and harder to resist you. I wanted to be with you. Really with you. I was willing to do anything, so that was why I bought you the dress. We were getting so close that I was scared you wouldn't love me if you knew the truth. That was why I didn't tell you.
"Ginny, I want to know if you'll marry me. I know Ginny, we're already getting married. But I want you to marry me for real. Marry me out of love. Not because you have to. Marry me because I love you, and you love me. I love you."
Ginny was in shock. She couldn't move. With no warning, Ginny jumped up, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissed him. But not one of the kisses they'd put on for show. One that she would forever remember as her first real kiss.
Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she kissed. They got to her lips but she didn't care. She just continued kissing him. Her eyes were so tightly closed that her face would be red when she opened them. She didn't care. She was in love... And what was better, he was in love back!
Draco pulled away.
"I love you so much my Potelé."
Ginny clutched him as hard as she could, feeling her teary eyes brim over again. She ran her hands along his face, discovering new lines on his face that she had never seen before. She'd never really been this close to his face for very long. She reached up and once again pulled off his glasses, tossing them up to the top of the fountain. She reached up and pressed her lips against his. His kisses dragged down her neck.
"I love you so much..."
"Ginny?" Ginny whipped her head around. "Draco!" Tears were flowing down her cheeks as she ran over to him. She didn't even care that his clothes were covered in soot. He took her face in his hands. "Ginny..." He pressed kisses all along her face as she cried into him. "Oh Draco, just take me home!" she whimpered into him. "Not so fast..."
~*~
Charlie and Bill were pacing on one end of the room while Fred and George stationed the other. "Where would he go without telling us?" Hermione asked Molly, who shrugged. Ron and Harry just sat at the table, staring into space while Arthur and Percy just looked at each other. "You don't suppose Lucius took him too do you?"
Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ron, Harry, Percy, Molly, and Arthur all looked at Hermione. None of them had thought of that... But surely he could get out of his own house, couldn't he?
~*~
Draco turned to see his father standing in the doorway. He pressed one final kiss to Ginny's lips and turned to see his father staring at them.
"Lucius," he greeted.
"Draco."
Draco took several steps toward him. "I suppose we both know where the other stands." Lucius bowed his head. "And I suppose we both know that I'm not going to go easy on you because you're my son. Join us and your lovely bride to be will go free. Fight me, and after you're dead I'll use your fiancé one last time, and then murder her and the baby myself."
Draco took a step forward.
"I refuse to be Voldemort's slave." Ginny flinched at the name, but forced herself to watch Draco. She didn't want them to fight. She really didn't. When the two took out their wands, Ginny hid her head, trying desperately not to cry. She looked up when she saw Draco moan with pain. "Draco!" She jumped up, but he held a hand out to hold her back.
She heard him mutter a curse she never thought she'd hear come out of his mouth towards his own father.
"Avada Cadevra."
Ginny watched the man that had been hurting her for over two months and almost cowered in fear as he fell, pointing toward her. "This isn't the end..." and his spirit flew under the house, screaming. Draco took a step toward Ginny, planting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 soft kisses on her soft, soft, soft lips.
~*~
"Ginny!" Hermione was the first to see her in the fireplace. Everyone jumped up and grabbed her, wanting to get their fair share of Ginny hugs. She held onto Charlie the hardest and longest. Molly burst into giggles when she got to her. "You're showing!" Hermione and Molly bustled her into her bedroom so she could see the clothes they'd bought for her to wear on such an occasion!
Draco stood in the fireplace still, watching as everyone stared at him. Ron looked the most awkward, so Draco tried his hardest to keep his gaze away from him. Ron took a step forward.
"Look, I'm... Well, I shouldn't have..." "What he's trying to say," Harry broke in, "is that he's sorry." Ron nodded. Draco smiled and awkwardly gave him a hug.
~*~
Ginny took Draco's hand and led him on top of the fountain, hiding in its shade with the warm water beating on the stone ground. He put one hand on either side of her, staring into her eyes.
"My Potelé, I need to ask you something, but you have to promise not to say anything until I'm done." Ginny nodded and leaned her head against the back of the fountain. "Sure. You know you can tell me anything." He sighed and ran a hand through his wet hair.
"I started out this whole thing to marry you. I did it to get away from my father, as you know now. I didn't care if he took you or not, so long as I didn't have to become a Death Eater. I was sitting on that plane terrified, knowing that I was going to have to face my father and then there you were, so brimming with new opportunities for me. What else was I to do but agree when you asked me to marry you? It was too good to be true.
"But I found that it was becoming harder and harder to resist you. I wanted to be with you. Really with you. I was willing to do anything, so that was why I bought you the dress. We were getting so close that I was scared you wouldn't love me if you knew the truth. That was why I didn't tell you.
"Ginny, I want to know if you'll marry me. I know Ginny, we're already getting married. But I want you to marry me for real. Marry me out of love. Not because you have to. Marry me because I love you, and you love me. I love you."
Ginny was in shock. She couldn't move. With no warning, Ginny jumped up, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissed him. But not one of the kisses they'd put on for show. One that she would forever remember as her first real kiss.
Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she kissed. They got to her lips but she didn't care. She just continued kissing him. Her eyes were so tightly closed that her face would be red when she opened them. She didn't care. She was in love... And what was better, he was in love back!
Draco pulled away.
"I love you so much my Potelé."
Ginny clutched him as hard as she could, feeling her teary eyes brim over again. She ran her hands along his face, discovering new lines on his face that she had never seen before. She'd never really been this close to his face for very long. She reached up and once again pulled off his glasses, tossing them up to the top of the fountain. She reached up and pressed her lips against his. His kisses dragged down her neck.
"I love you so much..."