All's Fair In Love & War
I don't own "Die Another Day" by Madonna, where it all started.
Chapter Six: The End
Draco could hear his blood pounding in his eardrums, he could hear Charles snarl at him furiously, but as he went through the flames, none of that mattered anymore. There was a twinkling sound somewhere, a peaceful song that seemed to rise upon, something to feel, something to smell, something to never touch but be endlessly grateful for.
It was the Phoenix's Song. He smiled timidly through the fire as he stepped out of it, unharmed.
I guess I'll die another day,
I guess I'll die another day,
I guess I'll die another day.
I guess I'll die another day,
another day,
I guess I'll die another day,
I guess I'll die another day,
Sigmund Freud,
analyze this,
analyze this,
I am going to break the cycle...
I am going to shake up the system,
I am going to close my body now...
I think I'll find another way,
there's so much more to know,
I guess I'll die another day,
it's not my time to go,
for every sin
I'll have to pay,
I've come to work,
I've come to play,
I think I'll find another way...
it's not my time to go...
"Ginny?" Draco stammered. Ginny was no longer with the smaller version of Charles. Instead, she was right in front of him. She was clothed in a green cloak, smiling at him, red ringlets over her face, the same figure, the same face, the same everything.
He clutched her in his arms, everything from his life washing away. Jenna, Harry, his father, the Dark Lord, the Dark Mark that was awaiting for him. All he could focus on was the warmth that lay in his arms. All he could concentrate was that she was in his arms, not afraid, that she knew him completely, and that he felt inadequate without her.
Everything seemed to right that the Phoenix Song began to play once more, it's rhythmatic beats around them, and Draco felt like he was drowning in her. Her legs, her arms, her stomach, her neck and face, every part of her he wanted to sink into. Everything from the past was making him smile, every obstacle they had to go through to find each other; the lying, the cheating, the fighting, the crying, it didn't matter anymore.
It was in the past. And now this was the future.
~*~
"Look, she's smiling," Harry whispered, an admiring glance at the sleeping Ginny. The little redhead was now content in his arms, smiling as if she was the happiest woman in the world; her eyes were still closed, but her chest heaved upwards and down, and she sighed a bit.
"She looks so adorable," Hermione commented, with a little smile filling her lips. The dried tearstains were now forgotten; it seemed to vanish the moment Ginny smiled.
And then, Ginny clutched her stomach in pain, wincing. Hermione gave a little gasp as Ginny's hand placed itself on her stomach, the shirt going up, and they both observed the shining scars on Ginny's stomach, the scars that Charles had caused...they were burning, red light luminating from each one. Then, the most incredible thing seemed to happen.
The scars...one by one, went away. As if tears had dripped on them and burned into solid flesh, they were gone.
~*~
His hand went to her middle, and he could see that her bare skin was changing. The scars that Charles had imprinted upon her so long ago were evaporating...
I am gonna avoid the cliche
I am gonna suspend my senses
I am gonna delay my pleasure
I am gonna close my body now
I guess I'll die another day
I guess I'll die another day
I guess I'll die another day,
I think I'll find another way,
there's so much more to know,
I guess I'll die another day,
it's not my time to go.
~*~
"I love you, Draco Longbottom," Ginny was saying under her breath.
"What the hell?" Hermione and Harry said in the same time. Harry grabbed Hermione's arm impulsively, and their eyes met. She blushed, looking away from him, the tingling sensation spreading throughout her skin...
~*~
"I love you, Draco Longbottom," Ginny said, smiling at him after they kissed.
"I love you, Ginny Malfoy..."
~*~
I guess I'll die
another day
I guess I'll die
another day
another day
another day
another day...
~*~
Finished August 3rd,2003 4:36 P.M.
Yay, the last chapter was sappy, cliche, and not-surprising! Oh well, at least Harry'll have a new girlfriend, Ginny and Draco are together, and for the Longbottom-Malfoy reference, if you don't know it, that means you didn't follow by the rules and didn't read the first story in the series! Shame on you, since the first in the series I actually LIKED. (I even made a website for it - if you're interested) Sorry if you didn't like it, but forgive me, it's a happy ending, everyone's happy, and it ended with the song it started with. AND I AM FINISHED WITH THE SERIES! I FEEL SO SAD, BUT CONTENT AS WELL! LOVE YOU GUYS! Thanks to everyone who read at least one of the stories in the series, thank you for supporting me, thank you for reviewing, I love you guys! This is the official end to a trilogy that has been going on since last Christmas...I can't believe I have to let it go :( . But I have new works, so be sure to glance at them! Again, I love you guys.
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