Something Tells Me You're The One
By Roni Black
Chapter Five
Draco and Ginny knew: their love was forbidden. This love was completely irresponsible, irrelevant, totally impossible. Their families have been enemies for ages; they called each other "traitors". Even though Ginny was a pure-blood, she was a Gryffindor, she didn't despise Muggles, and what's worse - she was a Weasley. Totally impossible. They've been trying to hide their relationship in every way possible. Then Ginny broke up with Seamus. She said she couldn't stand him anymore.
"Why, Ginny?" Seamus asked, his eyes filled with pain. "Why are you doing this to me?"
Ginny shook her head; she felt really sorry for him. She knew she was breaking his heart, but she had to do it. She couldn't pretend she loved him any longer. "It's just... over," she finally managed to say.
"It's because I dumped you the last time, isn't it?" Seamus said, biting his lip so hard, Ginny could see a drop of blood trickles down his lip. "It's because of all these things I said to you."
"No, it's not! I've forgiven you for that a long time ago... I really have! I'm not angry with you at all... I know it sounds banal, but it's not you, it's me."
Seamus didn't even answer. He just glanced angrily at the window, and Ginny felt so sorry for him...
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"I know it's impossible," Ginny sighed. It was almost four weeks later; she and Draco were sitting in her office; the door was locked and they were savoring each other's company. "It's so impossible, but I can't help it, I love you, I love you so much..."
"What are we going to do?" Draco asked, looking at her desperately, "I love you... I can't stand the thought of not spending the rest of my life with you... but it's impossible, we can't, we can't!"
"Oh God," she cried in frustration, then grabbed him and kissed him. They kissed for a few moments, then she pulled away and said: "You see? I can't live without that... I can't live without you..."
"Neither can I..." he whispered back. "Not now that I've kissed you and told you how much I love you... you're my life now, Ginny, I need to be with you. We can't be separated. We just can't."
Ginny stared at him, her eyes full of tears; she then looked away and whispered: "Why does it have to be so hard?"
"It's so hard for me too..." he sighed, "if it wasn't so impossible, I'd propose to you right now..."
Ginny looked quickly at him, shocked. "What did you say?"
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Ginny, I know you're the one, I just know it... and if it wasn't for your family, I'd beg you to marry me - "
"What about your family?"
"I don't care!"
"What do you mean, you don't care?"
"I don't care what they say. They expect me to marry a pure-blood Slytherin from a good family; and I'm not going to do that. If I can't marry you, I'll stay single forever."
"Why can't you marry me?" Ginny whispered, staring deeply into his bright- gray eyes.
"Because your family won't allow you..."
"I don't care..."
"Yes, you do care."
"No I don't..."
"Ginny, you, unlike me, have a very loving family; you can't betray them... I don't love my parents, they have always been mean to me, expecting me to be just like them. But I'm not! And you helped me realize it. However, you ARE like your family, and this is a good thing, because they're good people. They've been good to you for nineteen years, you can't betray them now!"
"I'm not betraying them!"
"Yes, you are... marrying a Malfoy would be considered as a betrayal, at least in their eyes."
Ginny knew he was right. "But then - but then we can't be together..."
"I know we can't..."
"But we must! I can't leave you, not now... you're the most important thing I have! I won't let you go!"
"What about your family?"
"Heck with them!"
"Ginny, don't talk about your family like that... they're your family, don't forget that... anyway, what do you suggest? Elope?"
Their eyes met again.
"Excellent idea," said Ginny quitely.
"NO!" said Draco, now fearful; "We can't elope, Ginny, you have to listen to your family!"
"Let's elope, Draco, please, let's do that! Then we'll be free, free to do whatever we want!" She begged, holding his hands, her eyes wide with plea; Draco knew this idea was crazy, but he was starting to give in... the thought was so tempting... but no, he couldn't... for Ginny. He couldn't let her do that to her family. She would regret it one day, then she would begin to resent him... he couldn't let this happen.
"Ginny, we can't - " he began, but Ginny cut him off: "Listen, let's make an agreement. We'll both tell our families about our relationship and ask them for permission to get married. We'll explain to them that we've found the love of our life, that we just know this is it, we can't live separately anymore - "
"What? It's impossible - " he started to protest, but Ginny cut him off again: "We'll give it a shot, OK? We'll give them a chance to understand us. If they do - it'd be great. If they don't - we'd elope."
"No," said Draco firmly.
"Please?"
"No..."
"Draco, if we want to be together, we don't have any choice."
And he knew she was right.
He took a deep breath and said: "Fine. We'll do it. My six months are almost up anyway, and my parents expect me to present my soon-to-be wife in about two days."
"I can't wait two more days! Tell them this evening, and I will tell my parents. We'll send owls about the results, and if they don't agree, we'll meet somewhere and run away," said Ginny excitedly.
Draco nodded. "OK, tonight..."
"Tonight."
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I know it's cruel to stop in such a dramatic point, but I must... and I'm really sorry, but tomorrow I won't be able to update - at least I don't think I will, because I study ten hours (!) tomorrow. But if the reviews flood my screen and you all beg me to update tomorrow, maybe I will. It's not a promise, though, but it's worth trying...
So yes, if you didn't get the hint - REVIEW IS THE KEY WORD HERE! :-)
Love, Roni
By Roni Black
Chapter Five
Draco and Ginny knew: their love was forbidden. This love was completely irresponsible, irrelevant, totally impossible. Their families have been enemies for ages; they called each other "traitors". Even though Ginny was a pure-blood, she was a Gryffindor, she didn't despise Muggles, and what's worse - she was a Weasley. Totally impossible. They've been trying to hide their relationship in every way possible. Then Ginny broke up with Seamus. She said she couldn't stand him anymore.
"Why, Ginny?" Seamus asked, his eyes filled with pain. "Why are you doing this to me?"
Ginny shook her head; she felt really sorry for him. She knew she was breaking his heart, but she had to do it. She couldn't pretend she loved him any longer. "It's just... over," she finally managed to say.
"It's because I dumped you the last time, isn't it?" Seamus said, biting his lip so hard, Ginny could see a drop of blood trickles down his lip. "It's because of all these things I said to you."
"No, it's not! I've forgiven you for that a long time ago... I really have! I'm not angry with you at all... I know it sounds banal, but it's not you, it's me."
Seamus didn't even answer. He just glanced angrily at the window, and Ginny felt so sorry for him...
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"I know it's impossible," Ginny sighed. It was almost four weeks later; she and Draco were sitting in her office; the door was locked and they were savoring each other's company. "It's so impossible, but I can't help it, I love you, I love you so much..."
"What are we going to do?" Draco asked, looking at her desperately, "I love you... I can't stand the thought of not spending the rest of my life with you... but it's impossible, we can't, we can't!"
"Oh God," she cried in frustration, then grabbed him and kissed him. They kissed for a few moments, then she pulled away and said: "You see? I can't live without that... I can't live without you..."
"Neither can I..." he whispered back. "Not now that I've kissed you and told you how much I love you... you're my life now, Ginny, I need to be with you. We can't be separated. We just can't."
Ginny stared at him, her eyes full of tears; she then looked away and whispered: "Why does it have to be so hard?"
"It's so hard for me too..." he sighed, "if it wasn't so impossible, I'd propose to you right now..."
Ginny looked quickly at him, shocked. "What did you say?"
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Ginny, I know you're the one, I just know it... and if it wasn't for your family, I'd beg you to marry me - "
"What about your family?"
"I don't care!"
"What do you mean, you don't care?"
"I don't care what they say. They expect me to marry a pure-blood Slytherin from a good family; and I'm not going to do that. If I can't marry you, I'll stay single forever."
"Why can't you marry me?" Ginny whispered, staring deeply into his bright- gray eyes.
"Because your family won't allow you..."
"I don't care..."
"Yes, you do care."
"No I don't..."
"Ginny, you, unlike me, have a very loving family; you can't betray them... I don't love my parents, they have always been mean to me, expecting me to be just like them. But I'm not! And you helped me realize it. However, you ARE like your family, and this is a good thing, because they're good people. They've been good to you for nineteen years, you can't betray them now!"
"I'm not betraying them!"
"Yes, you are... marrying a Malfoy would be considered as a betrayal, at least in their eyes."
Ginny knew he was right. "But then - but then we can't be together..."
"I know we can't..."
"But we must! I can't leave you, not now... you're the most important thing I have! I won't let you go!"
"What about your family?"
"Heck with them!"
"Ginny, don't talk about your family like that... they're your family, don't forget that... anyway, what do you suggest? Elope?"
Their eyes met again.
"Excellent idea," said Ginny quitely.
"NO!" said Draco, now fearful; "We can't elope, Ginny, you have to listen to your family!"
"Let's elope, Draco, please, let's do that! Then we'll be free, free to do whatever we want!" She begged, holding his hands, her eyes wide with plea; Draco knew this idea was crazy, but he was starting to give in... the thought was so tempting... but no, he couldn't... for Ginny. He couldn't let her do that to her family. She would regret it one day, then she would begin to resent him... he couldn't let this happen.
"Ginny, we can't - " he began, but Ginny cut him off: "Listen, let's make an agreement. We'll both tell our families about our relationship and ask them for permission to get married. We'll explain to them that we've found the love of our life, that we just know this is it, we can't live separately anymore - "
"What? It's impossible - " he started to protest, but Ginny cut him off again: "We'll give it a shot, OK? We'll give them a chance to understand us. If they do - it'd be great. If they don't - we'd elope."
"No," said Draco firmly.
"Please?"
"No..."
"Draco, if we want to be together, we don't have any choice."
And he knew she was right.
He took a deep breath and said: "Fine. We'll do it. My six months are almost up anyway, and my parents expect me to present my soon-to-be wife in about two days."
"I can't wait two more days! Tell them this evening, and I will tell my parents. We'll send owls about the results, and if they don't agree, we'll meet somewhere and run away," said Ginny excitedly.
Draco nodded. "OK, tonight..."
"Tonight."
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I know it's cruel to stop in such a dramatic point, but I must... and I'm really sorry, but tomorrow I won't be able to update - at least I don't think I will, because I study ten hours (!) tomorrow. But if the reviews flood my screen and you all beg me to update tomorrow, maybe I will. It's not a promise, though, but it's worth trying...
So yes, if you didn't get the hint - REVIEW IS THE KEY WORD HERE! :-)
Love, Roni
