Chapter 12
When Ginny went down to meet Draco in front of the doors to the great hall, her stomach was twisted in knots. She didn't know why, she'd been on lots of dates before, but this was the first time she felt like this. I'm probably just hungry she thought to herself, as it was already 6:55. When Ginny got there Draco was already waiting.
"I hope you haven't been waiting too long? Ginny asked, wondering if maybe her watch was slow? Draco blinked at her (apparently he'd been day- dreaming), then glanced at his watch.
"Actually you are...2 minutes early. I guess I was just...early." He said, not wanting to tell her that he had actually come because he was so excited about their date. His stomach was in knots. He just hoped he lookd alright..and that the food was alright..and that she didn't get sick or tired or cold..or...or...anything. Ginny stared at him. He was blank. He'd gone back to day-dreaming. Ginny stuck out her hand and snapped in his face, making him come back to his thoughts.
"Knut for your thoughts?" Ginny asked curiously. Draco glanced at her, giving her the once over. Ginny frowned. She hated it when guys did that.
"I was just thinking about...Quidditch." Yes Quidditch, that was the answer. Men, thought Ginny, All they ever think about is sports. Ginny then realized that they had already walked halfway to Hogsmeade and not a word had been said.
"So...where are we going?" Ginny asked, eager to start up a conversation.
"I can't tell you that now, it would ruin it." Draco said smirking. Ginny pouted.
"But I wanna know now..." Ginny whined. Damnit, she looked so good when she was upset.
"Ok, ok. It's one of my favourite places to eat. Ok?" Ginny wrinkled her nose. That must mean it was some stiff old rich place. Draco seemed to read her thoughts.
"Don't worry, it's nothing like where my parents eat. They don't like me eating here. Say it's cheap. I think it's delicious." Ginny's face brightened.
"Ok." Hmmm...she didn't look bad when she was smiling either. Draco gently slipped his arm around her waist. Ginny stiffened at first, then relaxed. Oh well, it wasn't like he was kissing her or anything. Oops, I thought too soon.Thought Ginny as she felt his lips brush hers. Oi, it left her legs feeling like jelly. She raised her ingers to her lips. He'd just kissed her.
Draco smiled at the look on her face, he had completely bewildered her by doing that, but he'd been wanting to for ages. She hadn't pulled away either. Just looked very shocked. Finally they reached Hogsmeade. It really was beautiful at night, there were bright cheerful lights lining the streets, and a light layer of snow on the ground, making it look bright, cheerful, and cozy. Ginny looked longingly at a restaurant called "Luigi's" it looked very comfortable and cheery and bright. Exactly the place Draco would NOT take her. Next thing she knew she was walking through the door of "Luigi's". She looked up at Draco in surprise.
"Here?" Draco blinked. Didn't she like it?
"Is it not..ok?" Draco looked crest-fallen. Ginny looked up and saw he looked completely devastated. Then she realized what she said.
"No, no! It's wonderful, the best. I just didn't think you came to places like...this." Ginny said motioning with her arms at the restaurant around her.
"Well, I guess you've got alot to learn about me, hm?"
"I guess so." All of a sudden, a waiter came around the corner.
"Would the sweet couple like a booth?" Ginny and Draco nodded. "Private or public?" The waiter asked, eyeing the couple. Draco glanced at Ginny.
"Private..I think..." Draco said, looking at Ginny or support.
"Yes, private is good, sir." Ginny said. The waiter led them to a little booth off the side of the restaurant. Just before he left the waiter went and whispered something to Draco. Draco nodded, and rolled his eyes at the back of the waiter.
"What'd he want?" Ginny asked. Draco rolled his eyes again, giving him a comical look.
"He wanted to remind me that 'private booths are very expensive, sir'" Draco mimicked in a high voice. Ginny laughed. Draco looked completely bewildered. A girl laughed at him?
"What? What's funny?" Draco looked down at himself...no clothes out of place. Ginny looked at him and laughed some more.
"That...was...very...good....impression." Ginny finally gasped out. Draco looked at her and picked up his menu. Girls.
"So, what are you getting?" Draco asked Ginny, once they'd looked over their menu's for awhile.
"Hmm...This salad sounds good." Draco raised an eyebrow. Girls, always getting salads. Draco looked at her menu, to see what she was pointing at. Oh, so it came with other things..mmm like lasagna. "Oh that, I've had thst before. It's good."
"The way you talked about this place, I wouldn't be surprised if you've had everything on here before." Ginny smirked. Wait..wasn't that Draco's smirk?
"You took my smirk." Draco said, frowning.
"Awww...poor wittle Dwakey." Ginny said pinching his cheeks. Draco frowned some more, then laughed.
"Hey stop it."
"Stop what?" Ginny had stopped. She moved round to the other side where Draco was sitting and sat down beside him. He didn't trust her, she had that evil glint in his eye. Before he could say 'Quidditch'. She'd attacked him. She shot her hands into his sides, tickling him.
"Ah, no! Please..stop...uncle!Uncle!" Ginny laughed along with Draco, until he overpowered her. He grabbed both her wrists in one hand and started tickling her sides. Ginny shrieked with laughter.
"Nooooo!!!!!!!"
"The tickle monsters coming to get you!" Draco yelled, tickling her mercilessly. By that time they were both on the floor tickling eachother. They only stopped when the waiter came back.
"Ahem." They both stopped mid-tickle and looked up at him. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything?" He asked. Draco looked embarrassed. Ginny blushed up to the roots of her hair.
"Erm...no..." They both mumbled, getting up and going back to their seats.
"Well then, may I take your orders?" The waiter asked, looking at them suspiciously, as though they were about to steal the cutlery and run out or something. Draco seemed to notice this as well. He gave the waiter a nasty look.
"I'll have the lasagna salad, please." Ginny said quietly, breaking the tension in the room.
"And you sir?" The waiter said, turning on Draco.
"I'll have the same, and two butter beers please." Draco said. Draco turned his back to the waiter as soon as he was done ordering.
"I really don't like that git." Draco whispered as the waiter walked out. Ginny giggled.
"What? Did I not tickle you enough already?" Draco said, winking as he leaned over and playfully tickled her sides.
"Hey! No fair! I didn't see that coming!" Ginny squealed, giggling madly. "Not fair! I'm more ticklish than you!" Ginny squealed some more.
"Oh is that so?" Draco said grinning.
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"Oh my goodness! I am so full!" Ginny said. They had just inished dinner, and were now walking around Hogsmeade.(Hand-in-hand) Draco smirked.
"I'm not."
"You little liar. I know you are."
"No, no, it was all that tickling, it built up my appetite." Draco said, grinning. Ginny stuck out her tongue. "So you're too full for dessert, I guess?" Draco said, winking. Ginny pretended to look aghast.
"Why of course not. I'm never too full for dessert." Ginny said.
"Well then, I guess we should go in here." Draco said, pulling her into a little ice-cream parlour.
"Mmmmm."Ginny said looking at all the different kinds of ice-cream.
"May I help you?" A jolly old woman said, coming out from the back of the store. She reminded Ginny of her mother. Cheerful, rosy and a bit plump. Draco nudged Ginny forward.
"I'll have a small Cherry Chunk, please." Ginny said, glancing at Draco to see if he was even going to get anything. Draco stepped forward.
"I'll have a double-scoop rocky road please." Ginny raised her eyebrows at him. How could he have double-scoop after that huge dinner? Ginny shook her head at him and he smirked at her.
"What? My dinner's already digested." Draco said innocently. Ginny looked at him and started advancing towards him with an evil glimmer in her eye..much like the one at dinner....
"Ahhhhh!!!" Draco screamed, as Ginny chased him around the empty ice-cream parlour. The woman at the shop thought they were such a cute couple they got their ice-cream for free.
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A/N: OK, so there was Fluf in this chapter, and I tried to make it longer. How'd I do? No cliffhangers here. I just COULDN'T end this chapter, it just kept going and going.....etc. For those of you who think Draco is OOC...SCREW YOU! muwahahahaha! Hehe. You guys should read my bio. I say stuff in there...and I'm too lazy to put it here.
Thanks to: Christie, D.M.L.S_gurlz, tiggergrl1306, me, ringette-chick.
VERY SPEACIAL THANKS TO Andufeniel and CHeeKi-SHeLLi for reviewing since the beginning. They always have time to be some of the first to read and review my chapters. THANK YOU!
When Ginny went down to meet Draco in front of the doors to the great hall, her stomach was twisted in knots. She didn't know why, she'd been on lots of dates before, but this was the first time she felt like this. I'm probably just hungry she thought to herself, as it was already 6:55. When Ginny got there Draco was already waiting.
"I hope you haven't been waiting too long? Ginny asked, wondering if maybe her watch was slow? Draco blinked at her (apparently he'd been day- dreaming), then glanced at his watch.
"Actually you are...2 minutes early. I guess I was just...early." He said, not wanting to tell her that he had actually come because he was so excited about their date. His stomach was in knots. He just hoped he lookd alright..and that the food was alright..and that she didn't get sick or tired or cold..or...or...anything. Ginny stared at him. He was blank. He'd gone back to day-dreaming. Ginny stuck out her hand and snapped in his face, making him come back to his thoughts.
"Knut for your thoughts?" Ginny asked curiously. Draco glanced at her, giving her the once over. Ginny frowned. She hated it when guys did that.
"I was just thinking about...Quidditch." Yes Quidditch, that was the answer. Men, thought Ginny, All they ever think about is sports. Ginny then realized that they had already walked halfway to Hogsmeade and not a word had been said.
"So...where are we going?" Ginny asked, eager to start up a conversation.
"I can't tell you that now, it would ruin it." Draco said smirking. Ginny pouted.
"But I wanna know now..." Ginny whined. Damnit, she looked so good when she was upset.
"Ok, ok. It's one of my favourite places to eat. Ok?" Ginny wrinkled her nose. That must mean it was some stiff old rich place. Draco seemed to read her thoughts.
"Don't worry, it's nothing like where my parents eat. They don't like me eating here. Say it's cheap. I think it's delicious." Ginny's face brightened.
"Ok." Hmmm...she didn't look bad when she was smiling either. Draco gently slipped his arm around her waist. Ginny stiffened at first, then relaxed. Oh well, it wasn't like he was kissing her or anything. Oops, I thought too soon.Thought Ginny as she felt his lips brush hers. Oi, it left her legs feeling like jelly. She raised her ingers to her lips. He'd just kissed her.
Draco smiled at the look on her face, he had completely bewildered her by doing that, but he'd been wanting to for ages. She hadn't pulled away either. Just looked very shocked. Finally they reached Hogsmeade. It really was beautiful at night, there were bright cheerful lights lining the streets, and a light layer of snow on the ground, making it look bright, cheerful, and cozy. Ginny looked longingly at a restaurant called "Luigi's" it looked very comfortable and cheery and bright. Exactly the place Draco would NOT take her. Next thing she knew she was walking through the door of "Luigi's". She looked up at Draco in surprise.
"Here?" Draco blinked. Didn't she like it?
"Is it not..ok?" Draco looked crest-fallen. Ginny looked up and saw he looked completely devastated. Then she realized what she said.
"No, no! It's wonderful, the best. I just didn't think you came to places like...this." Ginny said motioning with her arms at the restaurant around her.
"Well, I guess you've got alot to learn about me, hm?"
"I guess so." All of a sudden, a waiter came around the corner.
"Would the sweet couple like a booth?" Ginny and Draco nodded. "Private or public?" The waiter asked, eyeing the couple. Draco glanced at Ginny.
"Private..I think..." Draco said, looking at Ginny or support.
"Yes, private is good, sir." Ginny said. The waiter led them to a little booth off the side of the restaurant. Just before he left the waiter went and whispered something to Draco. Draco nodded, and rolled his eyes at the back of the waiter.
"What'd he want?" Ginny asked. Draco rolled his eyes again, giving him a comical look.
"He wanted to remind me that 'private booths are very expensive, sir'" Draco mimicked in a high voice. Ginny laughed. Draco looked completely bewildered. A girl laughed at him?
"What? What's funny?" Draco looked down at himself...no clothes out of place. Ginny looked at him and laughed some more.
"That...was...very...good....impression." Ginny finally gasped out. Draco looked at her and picked up his menu. Girls.
"So, what are you getting?" Draco asked Ginny, once they'd looked over their menu's for awhile.
"Hmm...This salad sounds good." Draco raised an eyebrow. Girls, always getting salads. Draco looked at her menu, to see what she was pointing at. Oh, so it came with other things..mmm like lasagna. "Oh that, I've had thst before. It's good."
"The way you talked about this place, I wouldn't be surprised if you've had everything on here before." Ginny smirked. Wait..wasn't that Draco's smirk?
"You took my smirk." Draco said, frowning.
"Awww...poor wittle Dwakey." Ginny said pinching his cheeks. Draco frowned some more, then laughed.
"Hey stop it."
"Stop what?" Ginny had stopped. She moved round to the other side where Draco was sitting and sat down beside him. He didn't trust her, she had that evil glint in his eye. Before he could say 'Quidditch'. She'd attacked him. She shot her hands into his sides, tickling him.
"Ah, no! Please..stop...uncle!Uncle!" Ginny laughed along with Draco, until he overpowered her. He grabbed both her wrists in one hand and started tickling her sides. Ginny shrieked with laughter.
"Nooooo!!!!!!!"
"The tickle monsters coming to get you!" Draco yelled, tickling her mercilessly. By that time they were both on the floor tickling eachother. They only stopped when the waiter came back.
"Ahem." They both stopped mid-tickle and looked up at him. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything?" He asked. Draco looked embarrassed. Ginny blushed up to the roots of her hair.
"Erm...no..." They both mumbled, getting up and going back to their seats.
"Well then, may I take your orders?" The waiter asked, looking at them suspiciously, as though they were about to steal the cutlery and run out or something. Draco seemed to notice this as well. He gave the waiter a nasty look.
"I'll have the lasagna salad, please." Ginny said quietly, breaking the tension in the room.
"And you sir?" The waiter said, turning on Draco.
"I'll have the same, and two butter beers please." Draco said. Draco turned his back to the waiter as soon as he was done ordering.
"I really don't like that git." Draco whispered as the waiter walked out. Ginny giggled.
"What? Did I not tickle you enough already?" Draco said, winking as he leaned over and playfully tickled her sides.
"Hey! No fair! I didn't see that coming!" Ginny squealed, giggling madly. "Not fair! I'm more ticklish than you!" Ginny squealed some more.
"Oh is that so?" Draco said grinning.
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"Oh my goodness! I am so full!" Ginny said. They had just inished dinner, and were now walking around Hogsmeade.(Hand-in-hand) Draco smirked.
"I'm not."
"You little liar. I know you are."
"No, no, it was all that tickling, it built up my appetite." Draco said, grinning. Ginny stuck out her tongue. "So you're too full for dessert, I guess?" Draco said, winking. Ginny pretended to look aghast.
"Why of course not. I'm never too full for dessert." Ginny said.
"Well then, I guess we should go in here." Draco said, pulling her into a little ice-cream parlour.
"Mmmmm."Ginny said looking at all the different kinds of ice-cream.
"May I help you?" A jolly old woman said, coming out from the back of the store. She reminded Ginny of her mother. Cheerful, rosy and a bit plump. Draco nudged Ginny forward.
"I'll have a small Cherry Chunk, please." Ginny said, glancing at Draco to see if he was even going to get anything. Draco stepped forward.
"I'll have a double-scoop rocky road please." Ginny raised her eyebrows at him. How could he have double-scoop after that huge dinner? Ginny shook her head at him and he smirked at her.
"What? My dinner's already digested." Draco said innocently. Ginny looked at him and started advancing towards him with an evil glimmer in her eye..much like the one at dinner....
"Ahhhhh!!!" Draco screamed, as Ginny chased him around the empty ice-cream parlour. The woman at the shop thought they were such a cute couple they got their ice-cream for free.
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A/N: OK, so there was Fluf in this chapter, and I tried to make it longer. How'd I do? No cliffhangers here. I just COULDN'T end this chapter, it just kept going and going.....etc. For those of you who think Draco is OOC...SCREW YOU! muwahahahaha! Hehe. You guys should read my bio. I say stuff in there...and I'm too lazy to put it here.
Thanks to: Christie, D.M.L.S_gurlz, tiggergrl1306, me, ringette-chick.
VERY SPEACIAL THANKS TO Andufeniel and CHeeKi-SHeLLi for reviewing since the beginning. They always have time to be some of the first to read and review my chapters. THANK YOU!