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A/N: I am so sorry that it has taken this long for Chapter 5! So, I'll shut up now and let you read!
Facing Fear
Chapter 5 Problems
Ginny lay wide-awake the entire night. She kept seeing that small boy, in the hands of a nasty vampire, and then suddenly he was dead. Then the rest of the vampires jumped him, tearing at his skin...blood dripping everywhere. Cain's face would come into view then, and he held her as Ginny watched, unable to help the boy.
As the pictures torturously played through her mind, hot tears ran down Ginny's cheeks. She kept hoping to wake up from this horrible nightmare. She kept thinking that in the morning everything will be back to normal; no one would have died, Cain would never had touched her, and Malfoy had never kissed her.
But when morning came, her hopes diminished.
And finally she drifted off into a restless sleep.
~*~*~*~
When she awoke and pulled back the tapestry that surrounded her bed, the sunlight almost blinded her. It was high in the sky, and Ginny reckoned it was about noon. Lunch time.
She had missed all of her morning classes.
Sighing, she swung her legs over the side of the bed. And staring down at them in amazement, she realized that not a scratch was left from the night before. All the places where the vampires had torn at her skin were gone, as if the fight had never even happened.
After taking a shower and dressing Ginny figured she better go and explain to her teachers that she had overslept, and get her make-up work. She dreaded the thought of explaining this to Snape, who's class she should have been in earlier.
She took one last glance in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy from crying and lack of peaceful sleep, and her hair hadn't completely dried, causing little curls to spring everywhere.
Touching one finger gently to her lips, she frowned as she remembered the way Malfoy had kissed her so possessively last night. But thinking about that brought back the nauseous feeling of failure.
She left Gryffindor Tower, and headed to Snape's classroom in the dungeons.
Unfortunately she met Malfoy on the way there.
"I was just coming to get you." He said in that irritated tone.
Ginny tried to move around him, but he stepped in front of her.
"I have to go get my make-up work Malfoy." She finally acknowledged him. "So move out of my way."
"It doesn't matter." He answered, still not moving. "You can do it later."
Ginny wanted to fall on the floor and start sobbing. Doing this was hard enough, but seeing Malfoy after last night made it that much worse.
Taking a couple of deep breaths, Ginny lifted up her eyes to meet his.
"I'm going to ask you politely one more time-"
"I never caught the politeness the first time." He interrupted. "School work isn't important. It's not what you're destined for anyway."
Ginny opened her mouth to argue when the realization sunk in like a rock. She wasn't going to be normal any longer. She was going to spend her nights killing vampires and demons, and schoolwork wasn't going to teach her how to do that.
So, reluctantly she followed Malfoy to the training room.
As soon as he had closed the door the argument began.
"You failed Ginny. You refused to listen to me!"
Ginny stood in the center of the room, her mouth hanging open, speechless. She had gone through enough last night, and she definitely didn't need this.
"I know that Draco! I made a mistake! Don't you think I wish with everything that I am, that I had planned it better, that I had realized it was a trap?!"
"I told you, but you didn't listen." Malfoy said, pacing back and forth in front of the fireplace. "You're lucky that you're still drawing breath!" He stopped pacing and turned to stare her down. "That boy died because of you!"
"Shut up Malfoy!" Ginny said, feeling the tears stinging her eyes. "Just shut up!"
She turned towards the door, trying to escape the truth, trying to get away from Malfoy. But he wasn't going to allow that to happen.
Striding over he grabbed her by the shoulders. "You can't run away from this. It happened, and you have to learn from your mistakes." His tone had become less harsh, and he loosened his grip on her shoulders. Just touching her like that made his heart yearn for more.
She nodded in agreement, and began to work out with a new kind of fury, hitting and kicking the punching bag with so much force that Draco was afraid that it might not last.
"I think it be better if you stayed away from Cain and his group for now."
Ginny turned back towards him. She noticed the uneasiness in his voice and couldn't help but wonder what was going on. His eyes held a brief hint of something she couldn't figure out...almost like fear or doubt.
"Why?" She asked incredulously.
He hesitated. "Because you're..not ready."
Ginny had never felt more ready. She wanted nothing more than to see Cain suffer, then turn him into dust.
"Cain is strong and powerful." Draco continued. "The other vampires respect and fear him, and he's known for..well, to put it lightly, turning a Slayer into the slayed."
The expression on Ginny's face if anything grew more determined.
Draco turned and left. Soon the Slayer would be ready to get rid of Cain and his group. She learned quickly, and she was strong..too strong.
It was going to be a problem.
For Cain and himself.
A/N: I know this chapter is too short...I normally would make it longer, but I decided to go ahead and post this anyway.
I think Draco is up to something!!! You'll see in the next chapter, which will be full of secrets, revelations, distrust, snoggings, vampire dustings, and more!!
Thanks for all the reviews!
Correction: I edited the last chapter.the tunnel led to Honeydukes, not the Three Broomsticks! Sorry!
Please review and make me feel special!
A/N: I am so sorry that it has taken this long for Chapter 5! So, I'll shut up now and let you read!
Facing Fear
Chapter 5 Problems
Ginny lay wide-awake the entire night. She kept seeing that small boy, in the hands of a nasty vampire, and then suddenly he was dead. Then the rest of the vampires jumped him, tearing at his skin...blood dripping everywhere. Cain's face would come into view then, and he held her as Ginny watched, unable to help the boy.
As the pictures torturously played through her mind, hot tears ran down Ginny's cheeks. She kept hoping to wake up from this horrible nightmare. She kept thinking that in the morning everything will be back to normal; no one would have died, Cain would never had touched her, and Malfoy had never kissed her.
But when morning came, her hopes diminished.
And finally she drifted off into a restless sleep.
~*~*~*~
When she awoke and pulled back the tapestry that surrounded her bed, the sunlight almost blinded her. It was high in the sky, and Ginny reckoned it was about noon. Lunch time.
She had missed all of her morning classes.
Sighing, she swung her legs over the side of the bed. And staring down at them in amazement, she realized that not a scratch was left from the night before. All the places where the vampires had torn at her skin were gone, as if the fight had never even happened.
After taking a shower and dressing Ginny figured she better go and explain to her teachers that she had overslept, and get her make-up work. She dreaded the thought of explaining this to Snape, who's class she should have been in earlier.
She took one last glance in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy from crying and lack of peaceful sleep, and her hair hadn't completely dried, causing little curls to spring everywhere.
Touching one finger gently to her lips, she frowned as she remembered the way Malfoy had kissed her so possessively last night. But thinking about that brought back the nauseous feeling of failure.
She left Gryffindor Tower, and headed to Snape's classroom in the dungeons.
Unfortunately she met Malfoy on the way there.
"I was just coming to get you." He said in that irritated tone.
Ginny tried to move around him, but he stepped in front of her.
"I have to go get my make-up work Malfoy." She finally acknowledged him. "So move out of my way."
"It doesn't matter." He answered, still not moving. "You can do it later."
Ginny wanted to fall on the floor and start sobbing. Doing this was hard enough, but seeing Malfoy after last night made it that much worse.
Taking a couple of deep breaths, Ginny lifted up her eyes to meet his.
"I'm going to ask you politely one more time-"
"I never caught the politeness the first time." He interrupted. "School work isn't important. It's not what you're destined for anyway."
Ginny opened her mouth to argue when the realization sunk in like a rock. She wasn't going to be normal any longer. She was going to spend her nights killing vampires and demons, and schoolwork wasn't going to teach her how to do that.
So, reluctantly she followed Malfoy to the training room.
As soon as he had closed the door the argument began.
"You failed Ginny. You refused to listen to me!"
Ginny stood in the center of the room, her mouth hanging open, speechless. She had gone through enough last night, and she definitely didn't need this.
"I know that Draco! I made a mistake! Don't you think I wish with everything that I am, that I had planned it better, that I had realized it was a trap?!"
"I told you, but you didn't listen." Malfoy said, pacing back and forth in front of the fireplace. "You're lucky that you're still drawing breath!" He stopped pacing and turned to stare her down. "That boy died because of you!"
"Shut up Malfoy!" Ginny said, feeling the tears stinging her eyes. "Just shut up!"
She turned towards the door, trying to escape the truth, trying to get away from Malfoy. But he wasn't going to allow that to happen.
Striding over he grabbed her by the shoulders. "You can't run away from this. It happened, and you have to learn from your mistakes." His tone had become less harsh, and he loosened his grip on her shoulders. Just touching her like that made his heart yearn for more.
She nodded in agreement, and began to work out with a new kind of fury, hitting and kicking the punching bag with so much force that Draco was afraid that it might not last.
"I think it be better if you stayed away from Cain and his group for now."
Ginny turned back towards him. She noticed the uneasiness in his voice and couldn't help but wonder what was going on. His eyes held a brief hint of something she couldn't figure out...almost like fear or doubt.
"Why?" She asked incredulously.
He hesitated. "Because you're..not ready."
Ginny had never felt more ready. She wanted nothing more than to see Cain suffer, then turn him into dust.
"Cain is strong and powerful." Draco continued. "The other vampires respect and fear him, and he's known for..well, to put it lightly, turning a Slayer into the slayed."
The expression on Ginny's face if anything grew more determined.
Draco turned and left. Soon the Slayer would be ready to get rid of Cain and his group. She learned quickly, and she was strong..too strong.
It was going to be a problem.
For Cain and himself.
A/N: I know this chapter is too short...I normally would make it longer, but I decided to go ahead and post this anyway.
I think Draco is up to something!!! You'll see in the next chapter, which will be full of secrets, revelations, distrust, snoggings, vampire dustings, and more!!
Thanks for all the reviews!
Correction: I edited the last chapter.the tunnel led to Honeydukes, not the Three Broomsticks! Sorry!
Please review and make me feel special!