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Days and then weeks past and Ginny and Draco drew closer and closer. Then their six-month anniversary occurred. Unfortunately Draco had to work and so Ginny was left alone.
To take up some of her free time, Ginny went to the magical gym near her house and worked out for about 2 hours. The gym closed before she was ready to leave, but she had to go home anyway.
When Ginny entered her home, it was dark except for a faint glow emanating from the back of the house where the stairs were.
'Harry?' she called out. 'Harry?' No answer.
'Draco?' Ginny called, a little more tentatively, knowing that Draco was working that night.
When Ginny got to the back of the house, she turned to go up the stairs but was stopped when she saw what was before her. A tiny, lit tea light candle was placed on every step. As she followed them up the stairs, Ginny saw that they led to her bedroom door. Ginny opened the door. The sight that lay before her took her breath away. Lit candles of all sizes were on every flat surface, a mix of vanilla and water lilies scented the air. Ginny took a few steps into the room but stopped when she heard a husky voice behind her. 'So, what do you think?'
Ginny turned to see Draco leaning against the doorjamb, a not so innocent look wreathing his features. Ginny smiled, so happy to see Draco but a little shocked to see him. After all, he had said he would have to work that night. 'It's amazing, absolutely amazing.' She walked over to Draco and kissed him. IT was a sweet, soulful kiss, with just a hint of something more.
Ginny pulled back to look up at Draco. That night, his hair wasn't gelled and a few pieces flopped into his eyes. Ginny gently brushed them away and said teasingly, 'when did you get to be such a hopeless romantic?'
Draco put his arms around her waist and tightened his hold, bringing her closer. He looked down at her and smiled. 'I guess I've watched too many of your girly movies.'
Ginny laughed but quickly leaned in to kiss Draco. This embrace was quickly broken by Harry's voice, calling from the vicinity of the downstairs fireplace. 'Ginny? Where are you? C'mon Ginny, there's been an emergency and we need your help!'
Ginny leaned her forehead against Draco's chest. 'This is not happening!' she groaned.
'Fraid it is,' Draco replied, just as disappointed.
Ginny looked up at Draco, a look of total apology on her face. "Oh, Draco, I'm so sorry. You had this nice romantic night planned for our anniversary but I'm ruining it.'
Draco shook his head and kissed her lightly on the tip of her nose. 'You're not ruining it. In fact, you're so far from ruining it, its laughable. Plus, we can do this some other time.'
'I know we can but that's not the point. The point is that you worked so hard to make this nice for us.'
'Its ok. I'll be here when you get back. No worries.'
Ginny smiled ruefully. 'One of the downfalls of being a Slayer, I guess.' She looked up sadly at Draco for a while until he leaned down and kissed her, and then pushed her away. 'Hurry, you gotta go, otherwise I may not be able to let go of you.'
Ginny gave him a sweet smile, and a quick kiss before she ran down to where Harry was waiting.
Harry smiled apologetically, knowing what had happened upstairs, or at least what had tried to happen. 'One of the downfalls of being a Slayer, I guess.'
Ginny laughed. 'What, is that in the slayer's handbook or something?'
***~~~~***
Much later that night, Draco woke up in Ginny's bed when he heard heavy thumping coming up the stairs. The lights came on in the bedroom and when the pots cleared from his vision, Draco saw Harry coming towards the bed, carrying an unconscious Ginny.
'What the hell happened?' Draco cried as he helped Harry slip Ginny gently under the covers. Upon close inspection, none of her bones were broken, but most of her body was bruised, some areas pretty badly.
'Ginny and I were called to a spot where two other slayers had already been taken down. We were taken by surprise from a carefully planned ambush by the demons. I was busy fighting about 5 demons, leaving Ginny with three others. I've known her a long time and she's amazing at what she does, so I thought she could handle them. Another demon came out of nowhere and hit her over the head from behind with a shovel or something. She went down, and had been clearly been knocked out, but the demons just kept beating her up. I couldn't get to her, and it wasn't until backup came about 10 minutes later that I could manage to get her out of there.' Harry shook his head quickly, obviously furious with himself. 'Why couldn't I get to her? She was counting on me as her partner and I failed her. This is all my fault.'
Throwing aside all notions he'd had about Harry, Draco reached over and patted his arm in an awkwardly soothing gesture. 'It wasn't your fault; you did the best you could. I love her too, and I can see that you would never do something to hurt her. Harry, you look totally dead, you should go get some sleep. Trust me, I don't think Ginny's going to be waking up anytime soon.'
Unable to hide a yawn, Harry nodded and got up off the side of the bed. 'You're right. Before we came back, some MediWizards gave Ginny something to make her sleep and to numb the pain, so I'm not worried about that, but we should take her to St. Mungo's tomorrow just so that they can do an overall check on her and fix her bruises.'
'Sure, now go to bed.'
Draco sat by the bedside and watched Ginny throughout the night. Somewhere near dawn, he could see her start to stir. Waking up, Ginny sat upright, but then quickly sank back on her pillows as the pain hit her.
"Some anniversary, hunh?' she mumbled through her dry, cracked and cut lips.
'Oh, the best,' Draco joked. 'Are you okay? Feeling any pain? How do you feel?'
'Like a demon hit me across the back of the head and then other demons beat me senseless.'
'Oh, so you do know what happened to you.'
Laughing softly, Ginny slowly sat up, one hand clasped to her head. 'I drifted in and out of consciousness when Harry was telling you, so I caught bits and pieces.'
'Well, don't worry, the demons are dead and I'm taking you to the hospital soon, so just lean back and rest.'
Ginny closed her eyes and smiled as best she could with her swollen face. 'Sounds good.'
Draco watched as Ginny dozed lightly for the next few hours. He saw as she sometimes winced when shifting onto some of her bruises and his heart almost broke, seeing her in pain.
Seeing Ginny drift into consciousness, Draco reached over and took her hand, holding it gently in case it was hurt. 'Virginia, I have something important to talk to you about.'
Ginny blinked and rubbed her eyes. 'Sure, shoot.'
Draco was confused at the strange expression, but continued anyway. 'I don't want you to do this anymore.'
Now a little more awake, Ginny sat up, wincing slightly. 'Do what?'
'I don't want you to go out slaying anymore.'
'What? Why?'
'Don't you realize that pretty much every time you come home from patrolling, you are hurt? And your injuries are increasing in severity. Next time you could be maimed, paralyzed, even God forbid, be killed.'
Ginny took bother of Draco's large hands into her small ones. 'Draco, I know what I am doing. I promise to be more careful from now on, ok?'
'NO, not ok. You'll still get hurt, no matter how careful you try to be. I can bear my own pain, but I don't think I could bear yours. That would take more strength than I have.'
Ginny smiled softly, touched that he cared that much. 'Don't worry. I'll be careful, but I still have to do my job. People are counting on me and I can't let them down.'
'But it's dangerous!' Draco protested.
'So? Living is dangerous!' Ginny shot back. 'Stepping out your own door in the morning is dangerous. Do I stop you from going to work? No, even though you could get hit by something or cursed on your way there. Speaking of which, I don't even know what you do for a living.'
Draco sighed, exasperated. 'Don't change the subject. I don't want you to do this.'
Ginny glared at him as she crossed her arms over her chest. 'Well, I'm going to do it whether you like it or not. While I'd rather like to slay with your acceptance and approval, I can do my job just as well without them.'
Draco looked down at this bruised tiny woman, who wasn't going to back down. 'Fine, fine, you win. I accept, I approve. You happy now?'
'Yes, Ginny said as she leaned in to be enfolded in Draco's strong arms. Their lips met softly, as Ginny and Draco made the most of the time before their visit to the hospital.
Days and then weeks past and Ginny and Draco drew closer and closer. Then their six-month anniversary occurred. Unfortunately Draco had to work and so Ginny was left alone.
To take up some of her free time, Ginny went to the magical gym near her house and worked out for about 2 hours. The gym closed before she was ready to leave, but she had to go home anyway.
When Ginny entered her home, it was dark except for a faint glow emanating from the back of the house where the stairs were.
'Harry?' she called out. 'Harry?' No answer.
'Draco?' Ginny called, a little more tentatively, knowing that Draco was working that night.
When Ginny got to the back of the house, she turned to go up the stairs but was stopped when she saw what was before her. A tiny, lit tea light candle was placed on every step. As she followed them up the stairs, Ginny saw that they led to her bedroom door. Ginny opened the door. The sight that lay before her took her breath away. Lit candles of all sizes were on every flat surface, a mix of vanilla and water lilies scented the air. Ginny took a few steps into the room but stopped when she heard a husky voice behind her. 'So, what do you think?'
Ginny turned to see Draco leaning against the doorjamb, a not so innocent look wreathing his features. Ginny smiled, so happy to see Draco but a little shocked to see him. After all, he had said he would have to work that night. 'It's amazing, absolutely amazing.' She walked over to Draco and kissed him. IT was a sweet, soulful kiss, with just a hint of something more.
Ginny pulled back to look up at Draco. That night, his hair wasn't gelled and a few pieces flopped into his eyes. Ginny gently brushed them away and said teasingly, 'when did you get to be such a hopeless romantic?'
Draco put his arms around her waist and tightened his hold, bringing her closer. He looked down at her and smiled. 'I guess I've watched too many of your girly movies.'
Ginny laughed but quickly leaned in to kiss Draco. This embrace was quickly broken by Harry's voice, calling from the vicinity of the downstairs fireplace. 'Ginny? Where are you? C'mon Ginny, there's been an emergency and we need your help!'
Ginny leaned her forehead against Draco's chest. 'This is not happening!' she groaned.
'Fraid it is,' Draco replied, just as disappointed.
Ginny looked up at Draco, a look of total apology on her face. "Oh, Draco, I'm so sorry. You had this nice romantic night planned for our anniversary but I'm ruining it.'
Draco shook his head and kissed her lightly on the tip of her nose. 'You're not ruining it. In fact, you're so far from ruining it, its laughable. Plus, we can do this some other time.'
'I know we can but that's not the point. The point is that you worked so hard to make this nice for us.'
'Its ok. I'll be here when you get back. No worries.'
Ginny smiled ruefully. 'One of the downfalls of being a Slayer, I guess.' She looked up sadly at Draco for a while until he leaned down and kissed her, and then pushed her away. 'Hurry, you gotta go, otherwise I may not be able to let go of you.'
Ginny gave him a sweet smile, and a quick kiss before she ran down to where Harry was waiting.
Harry smiled apologetically, knowing what had happened upstairs, or at least what had tried to happen. 'One of the downfalls of being a Slayer, I guess.'
Ginny laughed. 'What, is that in the slayer's handbook or something?'
***~~~~***
Much later that night, Draco woke up in Ginny's bed when he heard heavy thumping coming up the stairs. The lights came on in the bedroom and when the pots cleared from his vision, Draco saw Harry coming towards the bed, carrying an unconscious Ginny.
'What the hell happened?' Draco cried as he helped Harry slip Ginny gently under the covers. Upon close inspection, none of her bones were broken, but most of her body was bruised, some areas pretty badly.
'Ginny and I were called to a spot where two other slayers had already been taken down. We were taken by surprise from a carefully planned ambush by the demons. I was busy fighting about 5 demons, leaving Ginny with three others. I've known her a long time and she's amazing at what she does, so I thought she could handle them. Another demon came out of nowhere and hit her over the head from behind with a shovel or something. She went down, and had been clearly been knocked out, but the demons just kept beating her up. I couldn't get to her, and it wasn't until backup came about 10 minutes later that I could manage to get her out of there.' Harry shook his head quickly, obviously furious with himself. 'Why couldn't I get to her? She was counting on me as her partner and I failed her. This is all my fault.'
Throwing aside all notions he'd had about Harry, Draco reached over and patted his arm in an awkwardly soothing gesture. 'It wasn't your fault; you did the best you could. I love her too, and I can see that you would never do something to hurt her. Harry, you look totally dead, you should go get some sleep. Trust me, I don't think Ginny's going to be waking up anytime soon.'
Unable to hide a yawn, Harry nodded and got up off the side of the bed. 'You're right. Before we came back, some MediWizards gave Ginny something to make her sleep and to numb the pain, so I'm not worried about that, but we should take her to St. Mungo's tomorrow just so that they can do an overall check on her and fix her bruises.'
'Sure, now go to bed.'
Draco sat by the bedside and watched Ginny throughout the night. Somewhere near dawn, he could see her start to stir. Waking up, Ginny sat upright, but then quickly sank back on her pillows as the pain hit her.
"Some anniversary, hunh?' she mumbled through her dry, cracked and cut lips.
'Oh, the best,' Draco joked. 'Are you okay? Feeling any pain? How do you feel?'
'Like a demon hit me across the back of the head and then other demons beat me senseless.'
'Oh, so you do know what happened to you.'
Laughing softly, Ginny slowly sat up, one hand clasped to her head. 'I drifted in and out of consciousness when Harry was telling you, so I caught bits and pieces.'
'Well, don't worry, the demons are dead and I'm taking you to the hospital soon, so just lean back and rest.'
Ginny closed her eyes and smiled as best she could with her swollen face. 'Sounds good.'
Draco watched as Ginny dozed lightly for the next few hours. He saw as she sometimes winced when shifting onto some of her bruises and his heart almost broke, seeing her in pain.
Seeing Ginny drift into consciousness, Draco reached over and took her hand, holding it gently in case it was hurt. 'Virginia, I have something important to talk to you about.'
Ginny blinked and rubbed her eyes. 'Sure, shoot.'
Draco was confused at the strange expression, but continued anyway. 'I don't want you to do this anymore.'
Now a little more awake, Ginny sat up, wincing slightly. 'Do what?'
'I don't want you to go out slaying anymore.'
'What? Why?'
'Don't you realize that pretty much every time you come home from patrolling, you are hurt? And your injuries are increasing in severity. Next time you could be maimed, paralyzed, even God forbid, be killed.'
Ginny took bother of Draco's large hands into her small ones. 'Draco, I know what I am doing. I promise to be more careful from now on, ok?'
'NO, not ok. You'll still get hurt, no matter how careful you try to be. I can bear my own pain, but I don't think I could bear yours. That would take more strength than I have.'
Ginny smiled softly, touched that he cared that much. 'Don't worry. I'll be careful, but I still have to do my job. People are counting on me and I can't let them down.'
'But it's dangerous!' Draco protested.
'So? Living is dangerous!' Ginny shot back. 'Stepping out your own door in the morning is dangerous. Do I stop you from going to work? No, even though you could get hit by something or cursed on your way there. Speaking of which, I don't even know what you do for a living.'
Draco sighed, exasperated. 'Don't change the subject. I don't want you to do this.'
Ginny glared at him as she crossed her arms over her chest. 'Well, I'm going to do it whether you like it or not. While I'd rather like to slay with your acceptance and approval, I can do my job just as well without them.'
Draco looked down at this bruised tiny woman, who wasn't going to back down. 'Fine, fine, you win. I accept, I approve. You happy now?'
'Yes, Ginny said as she leaned in to be enfolded in Draco's strong arms. Their lips met softly, as Ginny and Draco made the most of the time before their visit to the hospital.