"Why hadn't he come earlier? What is he planning to gain? Why does he think I can trust him?"

All these questions rang in her mind. She felt pain crawl through her legs as she struggled upstairs through the burrow back to her room. She managed as far as four feet from her beg before collapsing from weakness. He was gaining, and fast. She still rivaled with the two thoughts of whether she should let him in or not. Ginny was still haunted by her deadly secret. The secret caused her so much guilt. Because of her foolishness, so many innocent kids could have died. The secret started out so small. Just to have the diary be her best friend was a dark enough secret for her. But when she began to love the person inside of it, it became another story. She knew she had been used. Used so well. Just to get to Harry. It hurt. She knew that Tom never did truly like her back after the diary had been destroyed. But it still remained. The love for the man that was inside the diary, the one that gave her such courage could never love her back. She struggled around these thoughts day and night. Wondering and hoping it wasn't true.

All the qualities she saw in Tom were the ones she first saw in Harry, the ones that made him stand out and the ones that she loved.  But Harry was not quick enough. It was a race as to who could get to Ginny's heart first. Tom was the first to win it over. She felt anger toward Harry then as she lye on the floor. If he had gotten to her first, Tom who never been able to get to her. No, she would never have had the chance to fall in love with the first person that saw Ginny as she truly was and not the mask she was constantly wearing.

Tom appeared suddenly behind her in her room and saw her whimpering on the floor, gathered her in his arms and set her on her bed. Moving his hands through her red hair, she woke up soothingly. Slowly, she began to realize that he had taken form. He was holding her in his arms. She couldn't believe it. She shouldn't. She shouldn't have let him. He was taking her away; deep within his mind. She had never felt so soothed, and she welcomed it with all her being. She had missed this so much. She had always wanted to be held by him. She had always wanted to be his. To know that he would be there for her just like her always was in the diary.

That was when she realized it. That exactly what she had wanted, she had gotten! Joy filled her heart so suddenly that it ironically forced a tear to leak from her red and tired eyes. She tried to open her eyes but was stopped as she felt something soft touch her cheek. Tom leaned down toward her white face and kissed her cheek, he had kissed the tear that had rolled down her pale, yet fine features. As she felt him pull away, her eyes fluttered open. This couldn't be real. It couldn't be. She pressed these thoughts through her mind, trying to convince herself of what she had thought was the truth.

"Ginny, never let us part again. Don't let these people that say they care about you stand between us. We belong together Ginny. It was meant to be. Don't allow them to tell you other wise. You can love me Ginny. You will love me."

            Ginny felt the words slip before she had a chance to stop them. But not knowing whether she could, or even would have stopped them even if she had wanted to; at least anymore.

" I do love you."

A/N: Please Review! If I get at least 5 after the next chapter or so, I'll continue! (And I'll know it doesn't suck.)