Disclaimer- sadly *again* none of this belongs to me except for the plot. The rest belongs to the wonderful J.K Rowling.

A/N- I am soooooo sorry that I haven't updated in so long. I've been suffering from writers block. Heehee see I know what I want to happen, I just didn't know how to tie it all in because it's been said by a few reviewers and by me, that I need to include the rest of the school, and that's what I plan to do. I also plan on making the chapter longer. So keep reading and reviewing!! And if you want to talk to me on aim, my sn is peachesNcreme030 but I don't really want to e-mail.

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~*~Forbidden Encounters~*~

Chapter 7- All will be revealed in time

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"Drakipoo, is everything all right??" The familiar and sickly sweet voice of Pansy Parkinson filled Draco's head and abruptly pulled him back to reality.

"What the bloody hell do you want?" he hissed menacingly at her.

"I..I..I was just...I was just wondering if you were okay? I mean you've been staring at that Ginny girl ALL morning!" she whined, "Is there something we should know about?" she asked, her normal tone returning, as she motioned to herself and the handsome boy across the table from her: Blaise Zabini. Wanted by all girls, and envied by all boys, well almost all boys. Not by Draco though. Draco and Blaise were the two most handsome boys in all of Hogwarts and it just so happened that they were both in Slytherin and they were best friends. They were almost completely different however, with Draco's white blond hair, his steely gray eyes, and his pale complexion, and Blaise's dark brown-black hair, his deep blue eyes, and the occasional freckles that sprinkled his face.

Draco eyed Blaise and saw the same curious, worried expression on his face, but in his eyes there was a glint of knowing. He knew something, and that was not a good thing. Draco knew that he was going to get a talking to after breakfast. He just hoped he could stand it until then.

"Nothing...now just bugger off and leave me be." When Pansy didn't make a move to leave Draco pushed her, almost making her fall out of her chair. "I said, LEAVE!" he yelled.

"What is wrong with you Draco Malfoy?? I know it has to do with that Weasley girl and whatever it is, I'm going to find out, mark my words." And with that, she huffed out of the Great Hall, but not before running into a first year, and getting his breakfast spilled all over her shirt. The laughter could be heard even after she left. Draco even found himself snicker a little.

"Gin! Hello??? Ginny!?! Earth to Ginny!" Ron was madly waving his hand in her face. "Ginny, are you okay? I was talking to you and all of a sudden you kind of blanked. You just weren't paying attention to ANYONE."

Ginny was suddenly pulled back to her breakfast and her brother and friends around her. "Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't get much sleep last night; I guess I'm just a little tired. But I'm okay now. So where were we?" She smiled and turned all her attention to her brother's upcoming quidditch game. He was a chaser and he was damn good at it if she said so herself. He had always wanted to be on the team and now his dream had come true. She just wished that she could be happier for him. It was just what Draco had said last night was really bothering her. He seemed to think that she didn't really love him. Why would he think that?? She had said so! She told him! And she meant it too! She could have sworn that he loved her too, what with the way he talked to her when they were together, always calling her dear and such, and the way he held her, his strong arms seemingly protecting her from any harm. Why did he say that she didn't love him? She'd just have to find out. For now she contented herself with quidditch talk.

Breakfast was soon over and the mail had come. Draco hurried out of the Great Hall, followed closely by Blaise. Once in the dungeons, Blaise stopped him.

"Draco!" he yelled. "We need to talk. Now."

*O gods* Draco thought to himself. *He's got to know something. Only what?*

"What is it Blaise? And make it quick. I'm going to be late for Transfiguration. You know how McGonagall gets when you're late. We don't want her to get her knickers in a twist now do we?"

"It's about Ginny. I know about you two. I know everything" Blaise said, a warning tone in his voice. "It's got to stop. Now. You can't keep on doing this to her or to yourself."

"Doing what? I'm not doing anything. I stopped it last night in the bathroom and if you knew everything, you'd know that too." Draco hissed at his friend. He was really starting to get annoyed.

"Draco, Draco. I know how you feel about her. You love her. Admit it. I saw it in your eyes today when you were staring at her and I saw it in the way you held her in the bathroom and in the tower. And she loves you back. You have to admit that as well. But regardless, this cannot go on. You are a Malfoy goddamnit and she's a bloody filthy Weasley. Leave her be and get a sensible girl." Blaise was about to turn around and go to class himself when he felt a blinding pain in his cheek. Draco had punched him.

"What the bloody hell did you do that for you stupid prat!?!?" He yelled at him, his hand instinctively going to his cheek. "I'm going to get a bruise now!"

"You want to know why I did that. Because I do NOT love Ginny and she does not love me. She's just a nice piece of ass and now its over. She thinks she loves me but she doesn't. I took advantage of her and made her think she couldn't live without me but I made it clear to her last night that I did not love her and its over so just bugger off Blaise and mind your own business!"

"Oh but Draco, this is my business. Now anyways. The second your fist came in contact with my face it became my business. And I think Ginny has a right to know how you found out about her and Creevy in the first place don't you?" There was an evil glint in his eyes that Draco did not like at all. He was dead serious and there was no way Draco was going to let him tell Ginny. No way in hell.

"How the hell do u know how I found out???" Draco screamed at him, his normal cool demeanor gone.

"When my best friend starts ditching me and his bitch, then I know there is something wrong. So I followed you. You were stalking her you sick bastard! You had goddamn cameras in her room! That's how you saw her and Creevy wasn't it?? Admit it goddamnit Draco! You were so obsessed with her that you had to watch her every move."

Draco was taken aback. How the hell did Blaise find out about the cameras? About him watching her? That was the truth though and now Draco was regretting it more than ever. He really did love her but he wasn't about to let Blaise know that. He just couldn't let him tell her that. It would crush her. He had invaded her privacy to the most extreme degree. He had spied on her and watched her having sex with another man. She would never trust him again.

"Look. I don't love her, but I don't want her to find out. It just wouldn't be right and it would get around school and then how would I look? My reputation would be ruined. I'll make you a deal. It's over between us. I stopped it last night in the bathroom. I promise you that. Now you have to make me a promise in return. Promise me that you will never tell her. Alright?" Draco stuck his hand out to seal the deal.

Blaise eyes him suspiciously and then clasped hands with him. The deal was sealed. Draco had to stop. He knew he had to, and strangely, it didn't bother him much. At least he would be able to get a decent night sleep. He hadn't gotten one in at least a week. He had been too worried about Ginny, about how he was tricking her and making her think that she loved him. But now it would be over and no more worrying about poor little, manipulated Ginny. It would all be better now.

"Hey man, sorry about the punch." Draco said to Blaise as he gave him a friendly one on the shoulder. "I just got a bit carried away, you know how it is." Draco flashed him one of his rare smiles and they headed off to class.

Meanwhile, Ginny had rushed up to her dorm and gotten her books and wand and was now heading to the Transfiguration classroom. Ginny had been the most advanced in her class, she loved it, it was her favorite subject, and Professor McGonagall had known that so she had changed Ginny's schedule and put her in a class with 5th years. Now she had double Transfiguration. But the worst part was it was with Slytherin. Wait; was that really a bad thing? She would get a chance to talk to Draco. Finally! Unfortunately, she didn't know anyone else in the class because none of her brother's friends were in this class and she didn't know ANY of the Slytherin. She'd just have to make do then. She climbed up the stairs and ran into the classroom just in time. All eyes turned to her because everyone else was already there, and she looked around for Draco. When she finally found him, he was staring at her, mouth agape. This gave her a little satisfaction and a small smile played across her lips as she made her way to her seat.

"Class," the voice of Professor McGonagall silenced the murmurs flying about the room. " Miss Virginia Weasley will be joining our class from now on. She was the most advanced fourth year and I have decided to see how she functions in a more advanced class. Please all take your seats and we will begin."

Ginny made her way to her seat and stated taking notes on how to transfigure wood into gold. All the while, she could feel the familiar penetrating steely stare on her back. She would show him. She would show him just how much she loved him and show him how much he really needed her. No matter how long or what it took. She would.

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Okay how's that??? It's not as long as I would have liked but it's 5 pages! I'll try to make the next one a bit longer! Remember, R/R!!!!!!! ~Opal Rose