Chapter 14:

Disclaimer: I own nothing that you recognize as something that Ms. J.K. Rowling thought up, most unfortunately, but I do own Payton, Chloe and Andrew oh yes and the plot. The title of this story belongs to Bowling For Soup.

Rating: PG-13

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The young girl picked herself up off the floor slowly. She cursed herself for making such a stupid decision. She had sacrificed a new found love for her and Draco's reputations. Haste is such a fickle friend, one minute you did the right think quickly and the next thing you're making decisions that are far too complicated to made at the drop of a hat.

She'd done this more for Draco's reputation that her own really. He had more to lose than she did. Draco had to deal with his father and Voldemort and Slytherins and the only thing that Ginny would have to worry about is Ron. Sure he'd be angry but that's what he deserved, ignoring her all year, mind you she had problems that a brother should be there for.

To make matters worse, she had just confessed how much she cared for him and promised him she'd never leave him. Ginny didn't want to leave but she had to, at least until she got that tape back.

Ginny let her tears flow freely as she walked to the dungeons toward the Slytherin Common Room. The close she got to Draco, the harder the tears fell. She was in disbelief of what she was about to do. Ginny felt almost zombie-like. Like she had no mind of her own.

When Ginny reached Draco's dormitory and hesitantly knocked on his door, she heard footsteps approaching and then Draco appeared.

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Draco knew immediately that Ginny had been crying. Her eyes were terribly red as were her nose and ears. Something had upset his angel. Draco felt terrible for leaving her like he did for that meeting and then not at least popping in to see if she was still there.

"Hey, Ginny! What's wrong?" Draco asked, steering her into his own room and steering her into his own room, seating her on his large bed.

Draco had no idea how her mood could've changed so drastically since he'd seen her last.

"We - we need to talk Draco." Ginny choked out, drying her tears before taking both of his hands into her own shaky ones.

Draco looked her square in the eye.

"What is it?" He asked sincerely.

Ginny didn't know how to begin, she supposed there was no easy way to do it.

"Well . this . we . can't work." Ginny whispered, stuttering slightly.

"What do you mean we can't work?" Draco asked dumbfounded at what had come over her.

"We have to break up." Ginny said quickly feeling a pang in her heart.

"Ginny! I don't understand. Just an hour ago you said you love me and I said it back! You promised me!" Draco shouted.

Ginny couldn't think of anything to say so she said the only words that could come and told the biggest lie of her life.

"I lied."

Draco's jaw nearly hit the floor in disbelief and shock.

"No. No you didn't! You're not doing this to me! What is it Virginia? Another guy? You just wanted to drag me along until I fell for you and then leave me behind?" Draco demanded, fury mounting. He was the angriest that Ginny had ever seen anyone and he really didn't want to know the answer to his last questions.

But he got it.

"Yes, there is another guy, Draco." Ginny said hanging her head in shame.

Draco's head rose from where it had fallen into his hands. He couldn't believe he was feeling such immense pain over this girl who had just betrayed him. The girl who he had grown to love had just smashed his heart to bits.

"How could you do this?" Draco erupted. This was more or less a rhetorical question as he didn't wish to hear that answer either.

"Draco, I." Ginny began not knowing what to say.

"Get out." Draco said quietly noting that she was crying once more. But for what? She had someone waiting in the wings to take his place and he had to start all over. "Get out and go meet that boyfriend of yours and do whatever ever it is that you do behind people's backs Weaselette. Never ever come near me again." He said harshly. He didn't care that he had just called her Weaselette; he couldn't even think of a name for her that described his anger towards her that moment.

Draco no longer wanted to see or touch her or her face and fiery hair. The only girl he had truly just started to love had betrayed him. Draco mulled this over sadly as he watched Ginny's retreating back walk out of his life.

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Ginny began to cry again as she ran blindly down the corridors to her dorm. She never wanted to see anyone again as the only person worth seeing hated her know. All because of her rash decision, a stupid one.

The redhead flew to her bed and closed the drapes around her before buring her face into the pillow and crying until the darkness of sleep surrounded her.

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When Ginny woke up just hours later she did not remember the traumatic experiences that the day had previously burdened he with at first.

She sat up and gazed around her at the cozy surroundings that made up her room that she shared with four other girls.

Then she felt it. The pain hit her once again and she felt as though she wanted to die. What did she have to live for anyway? The man she had just realized she loved hated her and she was forever indebted to Colin. Someday Draco would understand the sacrifice that she'd made for him and for his family name.

That's what you do when you're in love. You make sacrifices for each other! If you really love something let it go and if it comes back it's your; that's how you know, right? Maybe he'd come back and say he didn't care a thing about his reputation as long as he had her! Then they'd plot to steal the tape away together. But how could he if she had not told him the real story, but instead she had lied, ensuring that he'd never want to come back to her. It was too late to save anything now.

"Gin! Are you in here?" Chole called out. Ginny hadn't shown up for dinner and she was beginning to worry about the whereabouts of her friend.

"Just taking a small cat nap Chloe." Ginny lied from behind her curtains. She opened them up to reveal Chloe standing in front of her.

"Oh, well, I was kind of worried when you didn't show up for dinner so I thought I'd come and see how you were. Are you alright?" Chloe said, taking a seat cross-legged on her own bed next to Ginny's, seeing her red eyes.

"No." Ginny answered after a long pause shocking Chloe.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Chloe asked her. She knew that Ginny had problems that she would much rather just deal with on her own. If this was one of them then Chloe knew she ought not meddle.

Ginny thought briefly about telling her but decided that if she told her, Chloe would blab. That may seem like a good thing but Colin would eventually seek out Ginny and who knows what he'd do then.

"No." Ginny answered curtly.

"Okay." Chloe said, taking the hint. "If you need anything I'll be in the common room, Gin." The blonde said as she exited the room, leaving Ginny completely alone.

Ginny began to cry once more, her body raking with sobs.

She cried this time not only for Draco but also thinking of her sealed, miserable fate.

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I know that this is really very short! But I have been so busy! You have no idea how hard I had to search for this time to type all this up! Anyways! No, this is most certainly not the end! Once it is over, I will write a sequel hopefully! Please review and tell me what you liked or didn't like!