True to Life Chapter 4

Author: Lady Rex

Disclaimer: Still don't own, so don't sue. I don't have any money anyways

Summary: Ginny and Draco become friends (and maybe more) when Ginny forms a friendship with his cousin Laura. Draco comforts Ginny when her boyfriend, Harry, breaks up with her.

A.N. OH MY GOD! I AM SOOOOOO (Ox1million) sorry I haven't updated in like forever and a half. I know you all reviewed and you are wonderful, Reviews make me so happy, and I really do appreciate it. Sorry if this chapter is a little sloppy, really I just wanted to get a chapter up for you, because I know I am a horrible person and I don't deserve any more reviews (I'd still love them though ) but I am so sorry, please forgive me, and only one chapter left, so leave me lots of feedback and I'll get to work on that right away, Happy Veterans Day! Anyways on to the story!

The first day of Christmas vacation dawned cold and clear on Hogwarts castle. There was a fresh layer of snow on the castle grounds and Hagrid could be seen dragging twelve enormous fur trees across the lawns and into the great hall. Ginny was up at the crack of dawn and getting ready for the annual snow fight that her brothers, Harry, and Hermione had every year. This year she had convinced Laura to come partake in the festivities. Her brother would never let Blaise or Draco near her so usually Laura stayed away when Ron was around.

By eight o'clock Ginny was awake and dressed. She bounded down the spiral staircase from her dormitories to the common room. It was fairly deserted apart from her partners in crime, Ron, Harry, and Hermione. They greeted each other and hurried to the great hall. When they arrived only a select few people were seated in the great hall, among them was Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. They were seated around a large circular table in the center of the hall.

"Ahh good morning children, since there are so few of us staying behind for the holidays I thought it proper that we share a table. What brings you down here so early anyways?" he asked with a twinkle in his eyes as if he already knew what they were planning for the afternoon, which he probably did.

"Well Professor every year on the first day of Christmas we have a snowball fight, it has become a sort of ritual for us" Harry explained.

"I see, well have fun but first you have to eat, I don't think Molly would ever forgive me if I sent you all out to play in the snow without giving you some sustenance first." So they sat and shoveled food into their mouths until no one could eat a bite more. Just before they were about to leave the great hall for the winter wonderland that awaited them Laura emerged from the dungeons. She was dressed in full winter attire including a hand knitted hat with pom pom on top. She was followed shortly by Neville, Seamus, and Dean coming down the main staircase.

Once Laura, Neville, Dean, and Seamus had eaten and everyone was ready the game began. The teams were Laura, Ginny, Hermione, and Neville against Ron, Harry, Dean, and Seamus. The girls and Neville were whopping the boys for a while until Gary joined them. It was still awkward for Ginny but she quickly understood that Harry hadn't meant to hurt her and he truly cared for Gary.

While Ginny and Laura were pelting each other with snowballs Draco was in his room reading next to a nice warm fire.

'Ahh finally some time to myself, I have been so busy with school work and Quidditch lately I haven't had time to catch up on my reading' despite what you might think Draco was an avid reader, he read classic tales, and sometimes he even read popular books, his favorite was an author who went by the name of J.K. Rowling. So he settled down to spend a nice afternoon by himself catching up. Blaise had convinced him to wrap presents in the north tower later that night, which seemed somewhat pointless to Draco, he didn't see why they couldn't just have the presents wrapped at the store, but never the less he had consented to appease his friend. They had agreed to meet at 7:30 at the north tower and Blaise had begged Draco not to be late, so Draco figured he'd probably show up 10 minutes late just to piss Blaise off, because that's the kind of guy Draco is.

Around about 2 in the afternoon the snowball soaked teenagers decided to come inside and thaw themselves out, after all they had been outside in the freezing cold for 6 hours. So the gaggle of freezing cold, cheery, yet exhausted teens trudged into the main hall and up to their own common rooms. Laura, per the plan, had asked Ginny to come to the north tower at 7:15 to help her wrap presents, and Ginny, being the good friend she is, complied of course.

Once Ginny got up to her bedroom she decided to go take a nice long bath, she had a while till dinner and she needed some time to think, so she got out her robe and slippers, and her scented bath salts and bubble bath, and she headed for one of the private bathrooms she had found in her 4th year.

As she meandered through the cold corridors her mind wandered to a certain blonde Slytherin seeker. She hadn't talked to him in nearly 2 months and it was killing her inside. She wanted to talk to him, to be held in his arms, to be kissed by his luscious lips. She was sad that he hadn't acknowledged her after their encounter, but she realized that it wasn't meant to be and they could never be anything more than friends. What hurt her the most was that they weren't even friends anymore, she had avoided him, but he had avoided her too.

Lost in her thoughts Ginny had passed her destination and had to double back when she realized it. She got into the bathroom and began to set herself up for a long luxurious bath. She lit several candles all around the large marble bathroom, filled the bathtub full of steaming water and a zillion bubbles and bath salts that gave off a soft wafting scent. She enchanted the room to have soft classical music playing, and she extinguished the lights so the room was bathed in the soft glow of the candles.

Then she swiftly and silently disrobed and stepped into the warm enticing bathwater, letting it slide over all of her cold sore muscles. She loved the snow fight they had every year, but being out in the harsh weather for 6 hours does a wonder on your body.

So she slid into the intoxicating water and let her mind wander freely, of course she ended up on a certain blonde haired Slytherin who had seemed to have been occupying most of her thoughts lately. She missed Draco, she missed the way they laughed together, and how he comforted her, she missed the way he held her when Harry did something stupid to upset her, she even missed the way he made fun of her over silly things.

She hated to admit it to herself because it would just cause her more heartache and pain, but she had fallen in love with Hogwarts resident bad boy, Draco Malfoy himself. She wondered idly to herself if he would ever feel the same way, which as coincidence may have it Draco was wondering the exact same thing down in the dungeons.

Draco's mind had wandered from his reading, which really wasn't that strange, he had found it extremely hard to focus on much of anything lately except for Ginny. She invaded his every thought, even when he was thinking about something else, it was always, 'hmm would Ginny like this shirt on me' or 'I wonder what Ginny is doing next Hogsmeade weekend'. He had gotten used to the red haired vixen plaguing his brain, although she couldn't really be considered plaguing because she was entirely welcome, but he rather enjoyed her company, if he couldn't have the real Ginny why not have her in his thoughts?

So as he sat staring idly at the red hot coals in his Head Boy room fireplace and finally admitted to himself that he was in love with the youngest Weasley child. She was so much more to him than just a friend, or whatever they were, she was amazing to him, an angel on earth sent to protect him and save him. She was becoming his everything and she didn't even know it.

Suddenly there was a sharp rap on his door and he heard his cousin's voice drifting through the solid mahogany door. "Hey Draco, you in there? Wanna come down to dinner with me and Blaise?"

"What? Oh yeah sure, I'm coming, just let me put on some robes and I'll be down to the common room in a minute"

In the meantime Ginny had finished her bath and was returning to her room to change and head down to dinner with Hermione and Ron; she hated feeling like a 3rd wheel but the rest of her friends had gone home for the holidays and she didn't feel like wandering the cold corridors alone.

Dinner passed quickly and 7:15 rolled around as soon as Ginny was ready for it. Laura and Blaise had their plan worked out perfectly and they set it into motion without a hitch. Ginny arrived at their secret room at exactly 7:25 with a breathless apology about losing track of the time, and of her favorite pair of jeans, which she found just in time.

Laura made the appropriate excuses and ran off down the hallway to hide so Blaise could go lock Draco and Ginny in together. After about 15 minutes of waiting they passed her hiding place, joking about some guy thing or another.

When Draco and Blaise reached their secret room Blaise faked innocence and urged Draco to go on in and he'd be back in a few minutes. Draco unknowingly entered the dimly lit room and spun around quickly as the door slammed shut behind him. He tried the doorknob only to find that it was locked.

"hello? Who's there?" a timid voice asked, Draco would know that voice anywhere. He had memorized it, and listened to it every time she spoke.

"Ginny, is that you, what are you doing up here?"

"Draco?"

To Be Continued