Chapter Six

I'd Like That

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Virginia Weasley sat in front of her vanity mirror putting the finishing touches on her outfit. Draco Malfoy was taking her out to dinner. Apparently they were going to a very schnazzy up-scale wizarding restaurant. They had to make appearances.

Ginny glanced over at a nearby copy of the latest issue of Witch Weekly. Inside was a small article about herself and her fiancée. The females of the wizarding world were in tears that such a handsome young bloke was going to be tied down. *Oh, if only they knew why!* Ginny smiled wryly to herself.

Ginny stood up and went to her full-length mirror. She twirled around in front of it admiring the new dress that Draco had deemed fit to wear to such a restaurant. It was an emerald green Dress that complimented her red hair nicely with an empire waistline and tight fitting sleeves that flared out near her wrists, but without too many flounces. Ginny looked down at her hand and admired what was resting there too, a beautiful engagement ring. It was not a very big ring; but then again, she didn't like them large. It was a petite two-tone ring with a diamond in the middle and baguettes on either side.

She heard the door of her cottage open.

"Virginia?" Draco's voice ringing through the halls was the next.

"I'm in my room!" She called. "I'll be down in a second."

She heard him grumbling something. It was probably along the lines of: "why do girls have to take so much bloody time getting ready?"

Ginny strapped on her shoes, took one last glance in the mirror, 'nox'-ed the light in her room and left to find her prince charming.

Draco was sitting on Ginny's couch, a war going on in his mind. He had brought flowers with him. They were daisies, because he had seen pictures of daisies framed on the walls near the stairs, so he figured that she would like them. But should he have brought flowers?

Ginny stepped into the living room and Draco promptly stood.

"Virginia," He said, holding the flowers. "These are for you."

"Draco! You bought me flowers?" Ginny exclaimed.

He shrugged and grinned sheepishly. "No, I just snagged them from a house along the way."

Ginny ignored his stupid comment and went to the kitchen to find a vase.

"Virginia?" Draco said, following her. "Virginia? What's wrong? Don't you like them? I mean, I saw some-"

Ginny opened a cabinet and saw a vase, but it was a fairly high shelf, much too high for her petite stature to reach it with out a stepladder. Draco stepped over and reached the crystal vase easily and gave it to her.

"Thank you so much, Draco," Ginny said while filling the vase with water. She put the flowers in and looked up at him.

"What, for getting the thing down for you?"

"No, you stupid boy! For the flowers!" She said. Then in a much gentler tone she continued. "It's such a thoughtful gesture, Draco. It's just, no ones ever given me flowers before."

"I'm glad you like them." Draco said in a quiet voice.

Ginny looked up at a clock. "Oh! Look at the time! If we don't book it, we're going to loose our reservations."

"Yeah, well if you didn't spend so much time getting ready we wouldn't have to rush!" Draco said as he followed Ginny outside.

"Well, If you hadn't brought me flowers we'd have been gone by now!" Ginny retorted with a grin as she went outside via the door that Draco was holding for her.

"Oh?" Draco asked as Ginny tucked her arm into the crook of his elbow, "Would you have me take them back?"

Ginny looked down and blushed. "Oh no!" She exclaimed. "Not for anything in the world."

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Ginny and Draco left the restaurant with content smiles on their faces. Dinner was good, conversation was good, and the chemistry in the air was insane.

"Let me walk you home, Ginny," Draco said. "Instead of Apparating, It's not far and it's so nice out tonight."

"Yeah," Ginny said. She reached for his hand, "I think I'd like that."

So they walked, hand in hand, Their shoes tapping the sidewalk in a unique Melody.

When they reached Ginny's cottage, they stopped at the door. Draco took his set of keys, unlocked the door and let her in first. He followed her inside.

"So," Ginny began. "I had a great time, tonight."

"Yeah," he said. "Me too."

Draco looked at Ginny for a moment, taking in her beauty. Then, he bent down and kissed her. It was a nice, soft, gentle kiss that was full of feeling. When they parted, she was smiling, and so was he.

"So, can I see you tomorrow?"

"Uh, no... Sorry, Me and the girls are going wedding dress shopping."

"Right, well, I'll just floo you then, shall I?"

Ginny smiled, "I'd like that."

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Sorry that took so long, but my muses kicked back in, Full Speed aheahd!