Chapter 3
Changing Relationships
A/N: Okay next chapter. Sorry it took so long, I had to write in a couple of my other stories. Please review when your done reading.
Ginny woke up. She looked around for a moment before realizing that she couldn't see anything. She stood up for a moment to stretch her legs. The chatter in the auditorium had quieted down. Now, everyone was just waiting.
Ginny turned back to the seat to sit back down again. She settled back into him, and took a deep breath. It was chilly down in the auditorium, even she had to admit that. It was probably morning by now, but it was still January. She took his arms and wrapped them around her waist.
"Fire?" she heard him whisper.
"Yeah, Dragon?"
"Your shaking."
"I'm chilly."
"Here." The next thing she new a large warm coat was being spread over her. Warmth radiated from him to her. They both settled back down and closed their eyes. Ginny fell asleep quickly.
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Draco was hungry. It had been almost seventeen hours since the beginning of the black out. Most people just slept. It was like a muggle air plane. No one was really tired, but what else was their to do? Draco had only been on a plane once, when he was going to his fathers funeral in Ireland. His mother was far to busy to make a portkey, so they flew.
But none of that was important, the important thing is that, Draco was hungry.
And he wanted to stand up and stretch his legs. So he carefully picked up Ginny and put her down as he stood up. It felt good to stretch his legs.
Then he was forced to think about what he least wanted to think about: How to ensure that Ginny would not fall in love with him. He could let them be together. That would put her life at risk that she'd never even dreamed of.
He could here her gentle breath from the chair blow him. He wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms and tell her how he felt. But he knew he could never do that.
Okay, he thought, I know what I have to do. Anything I have to. Tell her anything I have to ensure that she will hate me. I'll have to lie to her. But it could save her life if she just stayed away from me. God, this is going to be hard.
Then he heard a rustling beneath him. "Dragon?" her voice said softly.
"I'm here."
"Dragon, I think I love you."
Please let this not be happening.
"I don't love you."
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You know how all the books talk about broken hearts. They all say it's like your heart was pulled out and stomped on. They say your tears start to flow without hope of them being stopped. They say it's the most terrible feeling in the world. It's worse.
You don't feel like your heart has been pulled out. That's the problem. It just feels like it's stopped beating. The tears don't flow. If anything you wish they would. But they won't. And it's far past terrible. Right then, Ginny was just trying to keep from dying. All of a sudden, it felt like she couldn't breath.
But it's strange. She's been in love before. And before, when she said 'I love you' she was nervous. This time she wasn't. Somehow she had no doubt that he felt the same way, and even now that he had said that he did not, she still had no doubt.
"You do." she said steadily.
He paused. "I don't."
"I'll never believe that."
"Please believe it. I hate repeating it."
"You do love me. Your words may not say so. But the way you act, the way you touch me is very different. I can tell you do."
"I don't."
"Stop lying to me."
He paused again for longer time. "I'm not."
"Liar." She replied. He said nothing. She turned around so that she was not facing him, even though she could not see him anyway. Tears were forming in her eyes.
"I don't love you." he said slowly.
"Well, let's see." Then, suddenly, she turned around and pushed my lips up to his.
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She missed his lips by about half way, but it was quickly corrected. And then, in that moment he gave up. All of a sudden, nothing mattered but his lips on her. But her hands mussing into his hair. He put his hands on her back and pulled her body to his. He moved his hands down and settled them on her waist. The kiss went on and on. It got deeper and deeper. Until finally they both ran out of breath, and pulled away.
It seemed the second her lips left his, he came to his senses. Idiot! That was stupid. Make her hate you. Make her hate you. I'm doing a lousy job so far.
"Wow." she said breathily. "There is no way in hell that you can kiss me like that and not love me."
"Or maybe I'm just a really good kisser."
"I've kissed good kissers before, they can't kiss like that."
"So?"
"Just say it. Say you love me."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because the second I do, the second I let something happen here, your life is in danger."
"Something has already happened here."
This is not working.
I know!
Did I just talk to my-self?
Well, lying to her didn't work, what else can I do?
Tell her the truth, but not the whole truth.
You mean…
Yes.
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"I don't understand. What could possible be so dangerous it would mean we couldn't be together?"
"You have no idea. . ." he trailed of, but she wouldn't let him not answer.
"The, give me one."
"It's not that simple."
"Make it that simple."
He paused for a moment as he thought. "Fine!" Then she heard a shuffling before his she felt something hit her stomach. It was his arm. She reached down and picked it up bringing it her face. She couldn't see a thing. But the Dark Mark has a way of glowing.
A/N: Cliffhanger! I love these. Please review. I'll post one or two more chapters.
