Anywhere But Here, Anyone But You

Summary: See Chapter One.

Chapter Seven: Temptation

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Draco and Ginny finally pried themselves from sleep due to their hungry stomachs. Draco used the same method to catch a few doves flying in the woods. After they had eaten, they decided to spend the rest of the day lying by the water.

They sat for hours and talked about anything and everything that came into their minds. They held nothing back. Well...one of them did. Ginny refrained from telling Draco too much about her former obsession with Harry to save the anger and jealous dispute. She could tell that he was also avoiding that subject, in spite of knowing himself, for Draco was a very jealous person...even he knew this thoroughly.

Ginny guessed that it was about three o' clock in the afternoon when they both heard a loud 'CRACK' in midair. Jumping up quickly, partially by fright, partially by curiosity, and most of all, partially by hope, they hurried up the path to their camping ground. Ginny could have done cartwheels when she saw Cornelious Fudge standing there with another Ministry official that she did not recognize. The relief could be clearly seen across his face as he saw them approaching.

"Thank goodness you two are alright!" he exclaimed looking them up and down, making note of any injuries. When he saw none, he couldn't help but smile in pure relief. "We've been looking for you for two days. It turns out one of your fellow students had quite an accident," he said bitterly, thinking of Seamus.

"What happened? Who did it?" Ginny asked eagerly. She had been waiting for answers for days and now was the time to ask.

"Enough talk here. I'll explain everything once you two get back to Hogwarts safely," he said, fetching his wand from his robes. He touched it to an old tree stump. "Your parents have all been notified of both your loss and finding," he told them, and motioned for them to touch the portkey. They grabbed for it, eagerly, to get back to a modern civilization as soon as possible. Only Ginny took one last look at the scenic beauty before touching it, knowing she'll always treasure the very few days she'd spent on the gorgeous, untouched land.

Soon enough, their feet all hit solid ground, and the sickening feeling in the pit of their stomachs lessened, as they knew they were back at Hogwarts. Ginny and Draco waited while Fudge recovered from the quick trip.

Fudge cleared his throat, "Well...to Dumbledore's office, you two. Go on," he motioned. Draco and Ginny walked silently to Dumbledore's office, Fudge and his collegue closely behind. On the way, they caught each others eye and smiled, knowing that it would never be the same between them as it was for so many years.

They finally approached the eagle and Fudge muttered the password, (Sugar Quills), and they all trudged up the stairs to the great office.

Fudge knocked on the door before entering, and when audibly permitted, stepped into the enormous room. Ginny and Draco followed. When they entered, Dumbledore smiled, relieved to have his students back and safe.

"Are the parents on the way, Albus?" Fudge asked. Dumbledore shook his head quickly.

"Not at the moment. They have been notified, but will not be coming until Author's work is finished at the Ministry," he told them all. Draco's heart dropped, but was sure not to show any emotion in his face. He did not expect his father to want to come, but somewhere in his heart he secretly wished he would. He quickly reminded himself that he didn't need his father. "Well," Dumbledore finally continued, "you two seem to be without injury, I assume I'm correct?" he asked. Draco and Ginny both nodded. "Very well, then. You two may return to your dorms now. I have some matters to discuss with the Minister," he told them. They nodded and quickly headed for the door, when Ginny heard a low mumble from Cornellious to Dumbledore.

"Headmaster...I did promise them an explanation..." she heard.

"Ah, yes. Ms. Weasley, Mr. Malfoy? I would think that you hoped for a reason of all this being?" he asked them with a twinkle in his eye. Ginny nodded eagerly. "It seems that Seamus Finnigan had gotten into some trouble with one of your Proffessors and asked for his uncle's immediate advice on the matter. As you can imagine, the advise was to use a porkey that his uncle had set up for him. He never made it, for you two reached it just before him and deactivated it. Well...that's that. You may proceed back to your dorms," he told them with a warm smile. Ginny and Draco left.

"Seamus!" Draco blurted as they turned a corner. "I wonder what he could've done to have to leave school so immediately," he thought out loud.

"I don't know," Ginny said meekly. They met the crossing of their paths when they came to the stairs of the dungeons. Ginny was about to turn away to walk back to her dorm, when Draco caught her arm and pulled her to him. His lips closed over hers. When he released her, she couldn't help but smile at him. He grinned at her and proceded down the dungeons. Ginny walked to Gryffindor tower.

She approached the portrait and told the Fat Lady the password. When she climbed in, the semi-empty common room came to a sharp hush. Everyone stared, not beilieving it was her they were seeing. Ginny shifted uncomforably as all eyes were upon her. She walked to her brother, Ron, and sat by him. He finally realized that it was truly her and pulled her into a huge hug. No words were really needed. Ginny could tell what he was thinking. Fred and George came and joined in on the hug. Ginny had never felt so important in her life.

Finally, Ron broke the embrace. "What happened? What did he do to you?" he asked.

Ginny calmed him. All eyes and ears were upon her, waiting to hear the true story. "Nothing, Ron, nothing. Seamus Finnigan's uncle magicked the porkey to get Seamus out of Hogwarts quickly. There must have been a misunderstanding...something about a teacher. But you should have seen the place we were at, Ron! It was in the middle of nowhere, but it was so beautiful!" she told him.

He looked relieved. "So, Draco didn't...?" he asked.

"Didn't what?" she asked him back.

"He didn't do anything to you?" he restated.

Ginny sat stunned for a few seconds. She didn't know if she was lying or not, but she decided to not have all the drama tonight. "Of course not!" she said reasurringly.

Ron looked even more relieved. He pulled her into another embrace, sighing deeply. Then, in the corner of her eye, she saw Harry decending the stairs from the boy's dormatory. He looked up to see Ginny sitting there with Ron. He stared unbelievingly for a few seconds.

"Ginny?" he blurted. Everyone looked up to see him. Ginny smiled at him, not even having to force herself. She was just so happy to be back. He walked over and gave her a warm hug. "Are you okay? Did Draco-"

"No, no...I'm fine. It was all just a big accident. I'm fine," she reasurred him. He still had concern in his eyes, but shrugged it off quickly.



"I'm so glad you're back," he told her, his voice slightly cracking.

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Draco went into the Slytherin common room. The entire room came to a hush as he walked in. All except Pansy, that is.

"DRACO!" she squealed, running full speed toward him. She jumped on him and he didn't hold her up, causing her to fall.

"I'm not in the mood for your mellow-dramatic antics right now, Pansy," he told her coolly. She just looked up at him trying to figure out why he was being like that. She finally came to a conclusion.

"Later, then?" she asked cheerfully, as if she hadn't just been rejected in front of all the Slytherins. Draco rolled his eyes and walked upstairs to his dormatory. All of his peers' eyes followed him in awe every step he took, as if they had just seen a ghost. As soon as he closed the door, he heard the common room break out into urgent whispers. He smirked at the reaction and lay down on his bed. For a second he actually considered to call Pansy up for a quick lay, but reminded himself that he was committed. Was he? he had to ask himself. Did the words actually come out of their mouths? Were he and Ginny really an item?

He came to a quick conclusion. No. It would have been said. Wouldn't it have been? He did love her...but what did he really know about love? Maybe it was all just an obsession and she would get tired of him...or maybe his facination with the little Weasel would die down as if it hadn't even been. Would it be wrong for him to find pleasure in someone else if they weren't with each other? Draco had never thought of sex as a loving thing to share with another...more or less just a hobby...a release. But even he had to admit that that night at the lake was something more.

His fear of Ginny not wanting him anymore made shivers run down his spine. He felt a wall being put up. He could hardly stop it. He had never been in this sort of situation before. He had never opened up to anyone. What if she told his secrets? What if she wasn't as innocent as he thought? He lay in bed, troubled, as all of these haunting thoughts ran through his mind. He stared at the ceiling trying to make some sence as to what he was feeling when he heard the door open. He turned his head to see Pansy standing there with a provocative look in her eyes.

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A/N: Hey ya'll! Hope you like this chapter. I tried to make it long for ya'll! My spell check is still down, and I barely have enough

to update so often, so I'm sorry if there are many spelling errors. I try my best though. I fixed the last chapter. I didn't even realize I put Apparation in Hogwarts in it. Sorry, you guys! My appologies for being stupid. Another thing- I'm not going to start a new story to put in the sequal, so I'm just going to continue it on this story. So don't get upset when the story starts to not have much to do with the title and summary anymore! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!

Just so ya'll know- I try to make stories that create controversy. This fanfic is not based on the reading of the 5th book- therefore, I don't match up the characters perfectly, I see them how I see them, and I write them how I want to see them. I'm not always going to write what everyone's going to like. But anyway- enough with the news flashes- I LOVE YA'LL!!! KEEP REVIEWING!!! Luv 2 all my fans out there!!! ~Stupid Coffee