.
"So...that was a spot of fun wouldn't you say?"
Draco and Ginny were standing in front of Twice Sold Tales after having been 'kicked out' by the owner.
"Not really" she replied, "I mean, maybe you're used to getting thrown out of places, but I'm sure not."
He cracked a smile.
"Mummy, can we go now pleeeeeeeeeeease?" A whiney voice cut through the moment they shared. Draco tried not to sneer at the annoying, ever in motion, bundle of joy.
"Well, we must be going, it was nice to see you again Draco."
"It was nice seeing you too." As Ginny turned James deliberately stomped on Draco's foot, giggled then said "sorry."
He was about to yell at the little bugger when Ginny turned around. His gritted teeth turned into a 'grin' and he patted James head, maybe a bit to hard
"Cute kid."
She smiled, "Thank you. Come along James we still have some shopping to do."
But Draco called after her, "Ginny!"
"Yes?" she turned around again, James still tugging on her arm.
"Would you...would you like to, I don't know...go out some time? For lunch or maybe some coffee?"
For once Draco Malfoy looked nervous, or at least uncomfortable. She could say no just for the satisfaction of turning him down....
"Sure, I'd love to. Are you connected to Wizard Net?"
"Yes actually I am."
"Good, me to. Why don't you give me a ring some time, yeah?"
He wasn't nervous any more but looked a bit relived. "Yeah."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was actually a week later before /she/ called /him/.
"You are such a mook you know that? Couldn't even give a girl a call."
"I didn't know there was a time frame. Besides what I should call you up and say, 'I haven't really anything Interesting to talk about.'?"
"Pathetic, you are..."
But after that ice breaking conversation phone calls between them were a regular occurrence. It was like relearning how to act 'normal' again. After that they would occasionally go out to lunch, walks, or one time dinner. A good meeting place was also Hermione's bookstore, she'd learned to tolerate Draco as best she could, which surprisingly, wasn't hard at all. Gin felt comfortable with him and him with her. But their relationship was strictly platonic, just friends and nothing more. They'd even spent time over at each other's flats but only after setting up some unspoken rules: No kissing not even pecks on the cheek, no mentioning the past, no talking about Harry Potter...
And about 2 months after these random get-togethers Ginny finally asked a question that had been gnawing at her for days now.
That night she was curled up in a large chair in her apartment's living room, phone in hand. Draco too was in his apartment...or actually loft, but one shouldn't brag. So here they were, these two friends feeling like long lost siblings when all of a sudden this damned question kept running through Ginny's mind. Should she ask?
"Draco?"
"Yeah, what it is?"
"Well its summer right? The middle of July...and people go out side on picnics and barbecues and things like that right?"
"Um...yes, I suppose so."
"Well, families should spend time together...out doors...and have fun. People do it all the time- go to parks or even in one's backyard and just spend time with family."
"Gin...is there something you're hinting at?"
"Yes. I want you to come to the burrow with James and me. We're having a family picnic. Draco you would love it, really you would! We spend all day out side and it's so warm and nice, with kids running around catching lightning bugs and us adults can sit and talk. My whole family is going to be there...I want you to be there too."
There was a short pause on the other line, "...No"
She was a bit shocked, "No? Why not?!"
"Because, I like my face the way it is, not rearranged by each of your brothers when they find out I'm 'seducing' their only little sister."
Ginny laughed, she'd gotten used to his sense of humor by now, "I promise they won't touch you. I'll make sure of it. Please? Please…pleasepleasepleasepleaseple-
"Ok! I'll go! Enough, stop already!"
"Oh thank you! You'll have fun! I haven't spent time with my whole family since- " she was about to say 'since after I refused to get married' but stopped just in time. "Well…since a very long time."
"When is it?"
"August 9. And it will start around 4:30 then usually goes into late night. But we can get there about 5. You have to bring clothes for the next day to if you'd like to spend the night with us. Our family get-togethers really go all out. So…are you free then?"
"Yeah, nothing to do on that day that I know of."
And so plans were made. Along with promises of forewarning her family, and protection from her brothers/father/mother/ex-lover/girlfriend……
(A/N): Next chapter already written up...just waiting for those reviews *twittles thumbs*
Oh well, coming up: you can expect fights, a jealous Harry, and see how Malfoy handles small children.
"So...that was a spot of fun wouldn't you say?"
Draco and Ginny were standing in front of Twice Sold Tales after having been 'kicked out' by the owner.
"Not really" she replied, "I mean, maybe you're used to getting thrown out of places, but I'm sure not."
He cracked a smile.
"Mummy, can we go now pleeeeeeeeeeease?" A whiney voice cut through the moment they shared. Draco tried not to sneer at the annoying, ever in motion, bundle of joy.
"Well, we must be going, it was nice to see you again Draco."
"It was nice seeing you too." As Ginny turned James deliberately stomped on Draco's foot, giggled then said "sorry."
He was about to yell at the little bugger when Ginny turned around. His gritted teeth turned into a 'grin' and he patted James head, maybe a bit to hard
"Cute kid."
She smiled, "Thank you. Come along James we still have some shopping to do."
But Draco called after her, "Ginny!"
"Yes?" she turned around again, James still tugging on her arm.
"Would you...would you like to, I don't know...go out some time? For lunch or maybe some coffee?"
For once Draco Malfoy looked nervous, or at least uncomfortable. She could say no just for the satisfaction of turning him down....
"Sure, I'd love to. Are you connected to Wizard Net?"
"Yes actually I am."
"Good, me to. Why don't you give me a ring some time, yeah?"
He wasn't nervous any more but looked a bit relived. "Yeah."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was actually a week later before /she/ called /him/.
"You are such a mook you know that? Couldn't even give a girl a call."
"I didn't know there was a time frame. Besides what I should call you up and say, 'I haven't really anything Interesting to talk about.'?"
"Pathetic, you are..."
But after that ice breaking conversation phone calls between them were a regular occurrence. It was like relearning how to act 'normal' again. After that they would occasionally go out to lunch, walks, or one time dinner. A good meeting place was also Hermione's bookstore, she'd learned to tolerate Draco as best she could, which surprisingly, wasn't hard at all. Gin felt comfortable with him and him with her. But their relationship was strictly platonic, just friends and nothing more. They'd even spent time over at each other's flats but only after setting up some unspoken rules: No kissing not even pecks on the cheek, no mentioning the past, no talking about Harry Potter...
And about 2 months after these random get-togethers Ginny finally asked a question that had been gnawing at her for days now.
That night she was curled up in a large chair in her apartment's living room, phone in hand. Draco too was in his apartment...or actually loft, but one shouldn't brag. So here they were, these two friends feeling like long lost siblings when all of a sudden this damned question kept running through Ginny's mind. Should she ask?
"Draco?"
"Yeah, what it is?"
"Well its summer right? The middle of July...and people go out side on picnics and barbecues and things like that right?"
"Um...yes, I suppose so."
"Well, families should spend time together...out doors...and have fun. People do it all the time- go to parks or even in one's backyard and just spend time with family."
"Gin...is there something you're hinting at?"
"Yes. I want you to come to the burrow with James and me. We're having a family picnic. Draco you would love it, really you would! We spend all day out side and it's so warm and nice, with kids running around catching lightning bugs and us adults can sit and talk. My whole family is going to be there...I want you to be there too."
There was a short pause on the other line, "...No"
She was a bit shocked, "No? Why not?!"
"Because, I like my face the way it is, not rearranged by each of your brothers when they find out I'm 'seducing' their only little sister."
Ginny laughed, she'd gotten used to his sense of humor by now, "I promise they won't touch you. I'll make sure of it. Please? Please…pleasepleasepleasepleaseple-
"Ok! I'll go! Enough, stop already!"
"Oh thank you! You'll have fun! I haven't spent time with my whole family since- " she was about to say 'since after I refused to get married' but stopped just in time. "Well…since a very long time."
"When is it?"
"August 9. And it will start around 4:30 then usually goes into late night. But we can get there about 5. You have to bring clothes for the next day to if you'd like to spend the night with us. Our family get-togethers really go all out. So…are you free then?"
"Yeah, nothing to do on that day that I know of."
And so plans were made. Along with promises of forewarning her family, and protection from her brothers/father/mother/ex-lover/girlfriend……
(A/N): Next chapter already written up...just waiting for those reviews *twittles thumbs*
Oh well, coming up: you can expect fights, a jealous Harry, and see how Malfoy handles small children.
