Disclaimer: I don't own Ginny, Draco or any other Harry Potter characters.
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She was lost, in a dark place nowhere near anywhere she recognised and yet it seemed so familiar, the smell of decay and blood, the sour taste in the back of her throat, even the way it made her feel. " Ah my precious Virginia, it's been a while hasn't it, thought you could stay awake forever did you? Foolish girl you should know by now I own you" " No! I will find a way to beat this, beat you." " So you've been saying for the past 6 years, how is that coming along" asked Tom, his voice dripping with sarcasm " You need punishing, for your disobedience" " There's nothing you can do to me to hurt me that you haven't already done" she replied calmly holding her head up, she wasn't afraid of him anymore, he'd driven her past that. " Nothing to you maybe, but how about your friends, let me see. Ah yes the Slytherin boy's girlfriend". The scene before her changed, they were in the great hall, there was a ball, she looked to her side where Kate was dancing with Blaise, looking so beautiful and happy. A tear ran down her pale cheek as Kate looked at her and smiled. " What's wrong sweet?" whispered a soft voice in her ear, she looked up and gasped. " Draco.." The doors blew open with an explosion, Voldemort walked in grinning maliciously; he grabbed Kate around the waist pulling him into his chest, " ADVA KEDAVRA" he whispered, letting go of Kate and letting her limp body fall to the floor, he looked Ginny in the eye and bowed.
"NOOO! Kate NO!" Ginny screamed causing Kate to jump " Gin what's wrong" she asked standing over her friend who was still asleep but thrashing around screaming. " It's just a dream honey, come on wake up you're dreaming. Ginny wake up damnit" she shook her friends sleeping body and Ginny woke, gasping for breath. She sat there for a moment deadly still and silent before she broke into tears that shook her whole body. " Kate, it was him, he was there.. he.." " It's ok sweetie, its ok I'm here, he cant touch you now" she cooed holding her friends trembling body close. " You're safe, I'll never let anyone hurt you, ever" " No he was" " Shhh, don't talk about it now, he has no power over you, let it go" " But" " No, Ginny please" Kate pleaded her eyes filling with tears. Ginny nodded numbly, she needed to see Dumbledore, soon. Ginny cried herself back to sleep and Kate put a dreamless charm on her before popping next door to see how Draco's ribs were.
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Draco woke with a start from his sleep a cold sweat all over his body, his breath coming in sharp, painful gasps, it took him a while to realize it wasn't him that was screaming. He clutched his sheets in his fists as he listened to Ginny whimpering in the bay next to his. He was shocked to hear tears choke Kate's pleads. He knew who they were talking about, Voldemort. He had bragged about his control over the "feisty fox" ever since he had possessed her in Draco's second year. He felt a swell of hatred toward his fathers master as he listened to Ginny trying to breathe and stop crying at the same time, and also something else, towards the girl. What was it sympathy? Guilt that it was his father's fault she was there now crying so hard she might break. It felt like all that and more, he wanted to hold her and tell her it was ok, that he too would protect her, that he understood. " That's ludicrous Draco, she wouldn't want you near her. And don't carried away with yourself, any man who saw a woman crying would comfort her" " Your father wouldn't" said Kate soothingly. Draco didn't look up " I'm not my father K" " I know Draco I know" she sighed sitting on the side of the bed trying to fight the tear pushing so hard to fall from her icy blue eyes. " It's ok to cry you know" Draco smiled putting his arms around Kate's shoulders, she sighed again and let go of her hold on the tears, crying onto Draco's willing shoulder. Draco hated to see women cry but he knew Kate needed to, so he didn't speak and just sat there allowing one of his best friends to sob her heart out.
~Kate's POV~
I sat there for what seemed like hours and Draco hadn't said anything, hadn't even moved. That's what I love about him, no matter what the scream team think. He's not a monster, not even close. He'd do anything for his friends, we're his world. I'm exhausted now, I haven't cried in ages. I look up at Draco and smile. " Don't give up on Ginny, she called your name when she was asleep" " It was probably my father with Voldemort" " No Draco, your name not your fathers" " She called me Draco?" " Hmmm".
~ Draco's POV~
I don't want to wake her now she's asleep but I really got to take a piss. I lift her head off my chest gently and she stirs but carries on sleeping, I lay her down on the bed and cover her with the blanket. As I close the curtains around her she mutters." Keep an eye on Ginny for me sweetie" I sigh but go into Ginny's side room after using the bathroom. I sat at the side of her bed for hours until she awoke.
~ Ginny's POV~
I woke up to find Draco sat on the chair next to my bed. " Draco?, Where's Kate?" " Next room asleep, she asked me to stay with you" " Oh right, erm thank you" she smiled sweetly and Draco's heart almost shattered. " That's ok Weasley" Ginny rolled her eyes " Don't call me that Draco, my name is." " Virginia Anne" " Yes but people call me.." " Ginny" " Yes" " I won't though, Ginny is perfect for a sweet little girl, but you're not a little girl anymore" " Oh if only my brothers would see that" I laughed Draco grinned at me which made me laugh harder. " So then Draco, what will you call me?". Oh god I'm flirting with Draco Malfoy! I looked up at him from under my eyelashes. " How does ten o'clock sound to you? Outside the great hall?"
~ Draco again~
" How does ten o'clock sound to you? Outside the great hall?" I cant believe I just said that, Draco Malfoy does not flirt. Hard question though, what shall I call her? Oh Merlin's beard she's giggling again. " Virginia" I declare, she looks up at me sharply, fear in her eyes, all traces of laughter gone. " That's what he calls me" she whispers her lip trembling. He? Oh she means HIM, I bite my lower lip as tears well in her eyes. " I'm sorry Gin, I didn't think" I put my hand on her jaw making her look into my eyes.
~ Back to Ginny~
" I'm sorry Gin, I didn't think" I allow him to guide my head upwards and stare into his eyes, people always said they were grey, but they were wrong, they were a fluid silver, and the look I was seeing in them, I have never seen; or felt before their was hatred compassion and sympathy all rolled into one. I smile slightly. " That's it. Gin, call me Gin." " Ok Gin it is" he smiles tearing his eyes from mine leaving me feeling cold. I put my hand over his, which was still holding my head up.
~ Kate~
" Oh my god Draco why did you let me sleep so long!" I shout barging in. I stopped in my tracks at the sight before me, however I had once again destroyed the moment as he retracted his hand leaving Ginny's to fall limply. " Sorry guess I lost track of time" he mumbles leaving the chair and walking away. " Hey Draco. Ten o'clock remember, don't be late" Ginny nearly shouted " Ok, I'm never late" he smiles before drawing the curtains closing us in, or more precisely himself out.
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There you have it, chapter four, how am I doing? I wont be able to post as regularly as I have been for a while cus I'm starting my portfolio, "no portfolio no pass" as my drama teacher says, anyway as always please review.
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She was lost, in a dark place nowhere near anywhere she recognised and yet it seemed so familiar, the smell of decay and blood, the sour taste in the back of her throat, even the way it made her feel. " Ah my precious Virginia, it's been a while hasn't it, thought you could stay awake forever did you? Foolish girl you should know by now I own you" " No! I will find a way to beat this, beat you." " So you've been saying for the past 6 years, how is that coming along" asked Tom, his voice dripping with sarcasm " You need punishing, for your disobedience" " There's nothing you can do to me to hurt me that you haven't already done" she replied calmly holding her head up, she wasn't afraid of him anymore, he'd driven her past that. " Nothing to you maybe, but how about your friends, let me see. Ah yes the Slytherin boy's girlfriend". The scene before her changed, they were in the great hall, there was a ball, she looked to her side where Kate was dancing with Blaise, looking so beautiful and happy. A tear ran down her pale cheek as Kate looked at her and smiled. " What's wrong sweet?" whispered a soft voice in her ear, she looked up and gasped. " Draco.." The doors blew open with an explosion, Voldemort walked in grinning maliciously; he grabbed Kate around the waist pulling him into his chest, " ADVA KEDAVRA" he whispered, letting go of Kate and letting her limp body fall to the floor, he looked Ginny in the eye and bowed.
"NOOO! Kate NO!" Ginny screamed causing Kate to jump " Gin what's wrong" she asked standing over her friend who was still asleep but thrashing around screaming. " It's just a dream honey, come on wake up you're dreaming. Ginny wake up damnit" she shook her friends sleeping body and Ginny woke, gasping for breath. She sat there for a moment deadly still and silent before she broke into tears that shook her whole body. " Kate, it was him, he was there.. he.." " It's ok sweetie, its ok I'm here, he cant touch you now" she cooed holding her friends trembling body close. " You're safe, I'll never let anyone hurt you, ever" " No he was" " Shhh, don't talk about it now, he has no power over you, let it go" " But" " No, Ginny please" Kate pleaded her eyes filling with tears. Ginny nodded numbly, she needed to see Dumbledore, soon. Ginny cried herself back to sleep and Kate put a dreamless charm on her before popping next door to see how Draco's ribs were.
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Draco woke with a start from his sleep a cold sweat all over his body, his breath coming in sharp, painful gasps, it took him a while to realize it wasn't him that was screaming. He clutched his sheets in his fists as he listened to Ginny whimpering in the bay next to his. He was shocked to hear tears choke Kate's pleads. He knew who they were talking about, Voldemort. He had bragged about his control over the "feisty fox" ever since he had possessed her in Draco's second year. He felt a swell of hatred toward his fathers master as he listened to Ginny trying to breathe and stop crying at the same time, and also something else, towards the girl. What was it sympathy? Guilt that it was his father's fault she was there now crying so hard she might break. It felt like all that and more, he wanted to hold her and tell her it was ok, that he too would protect her, that he understood. " That's ludicrous Draco, she wouldn't want you near her. And don't carried away with yourself, any man who saw a woman crying would comfort her" " Your father wouldn't" said Kate soothingly. Draco didn't look up " I'm not my father K" " I know Draco I know" she sighed sitting on the side of the bed trying to fight the tear pushing so hard to fall from her icy blue eyes. " It's ok to cry you know" Draco smiled putting his arms around Kate's shoulders, she sighed again and let go of her hold on the tears, crying onto Draco's willing shoulder. Draco hated to see women cry but he knew Kate needed to, so he didn't speak and just sat there allowing one of his best friends to sob her heart out.
~Kate's POV~
I sat there for what seemed like hours and Draco hadn't said anything, hadn't even moved. That's what I love about him, no matter what the scream team think. He's not a monster, not even close. He'd do anything for his friends, we're his world. I'm exhausted now, I haven't cried in ages. I look up at Draco and smile. " Don't give up on Ginny, she called your name when she was asleep" " It was probably my father with Voldemort" " No Draco, your name not your fathers" " She called me Draco?" " Hmmm".
~ Draco's POV~
I don't want to wake her now she's asleep but I really got to take a piss. I lift her head off my chest gently and she stirs but carries on sleeping, I lay her down on the bed and cover her with the blanket. As I close the curtains around her she mutters." Keep an eye on Ginny for me sweetie" I sigh but go into Ginny's side room after using the bathroom. I sat at the side of her bed for hours until she awoke.
~ Ginny's POV~
I woke up to find Draco sat on the chair next to my bed. " Draco?, Where's Kate?" " Next room asleep, she asked me to stay with you" " Oh right, erm thank you" she smiled sweetly and Draco's heart almost shattered. " That's ok Weasley" Ginny rolled her eyes " Don't call me that Draco, my name is." " Virginia Anne" " Yes but people call me.." " Ginny" " Yes" " I won't though, Ginny is perfect for a sweet little girl, but you're not a little girl anymore" " Oh if only my brothers would see that" I laughed Draco grinned at me which made me laugh harder. " So then Draco, what will you call me?". Oh god I'm flirting with Draco Malfoy! I looked up at him from under my eyelashes. " How does ten o'clock sound to you? Outside the great hall?"
~ Draco again~
" How does ten o'clock sound to you? Outside the great hall?" I cant believe I just said that, Draco Malfoy does not flirt. Hard question though, what shall I call her? Oh Merlin's beard she's giggling again. " Virginia" I declare, she looks up at me sharply, fear in her eyes, all traces of laughter gone. " That's what he calls me" she whispers her lip trembling. He? Oh she means HIM, I bite my lower lip as tears well in her eyes. " I'm sorry Gin, I didn't think" I put my hand on her jaw making her look into my eyes.
~ Back to Ginny~
" I'm sorry Gin, I didn't think" I allow him to guide my head upwards and stare into his eyes, people always said they were grey, but they were wrong, they were a fluid silver, and the look I was seeing in them, I have never seen; or felt before their was hatred compassion and sympathy all rolled into one. I smile slightly. " That's it. Gin, call me Gin." " Ok Gin it is" he smiles tearing his eyes from mine leaving me feeling cold. I put my hand over his, which was still holding my head up.
~ Kate~
" Oh my god Draco why did you let me sleep so long!" I shout barging in. I stopped in my tracks at the sight before me, however I had once again destroyed the moment as he retracted his hand leaving Ginny's to fall limply. " Sorry guess I lost track of time" he mumbles leaving the chair and walking away. " Hey Draco. Ten o'clock remember, don't be late" Ginny nearly shouted " Ok, I'm never late" he smiles before drawing the curtains closing us in, or more precisely himself out.
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There you have it, chapter four, how am I doing? I wont be able to post as regularly as I have been for a while cus I'm starting my portfolio, "no portfolio no pass" as my drama teacher says, anyway as always please review.