A/N: First and foremost… a special thanks to dragonsprincess for the suggestion of adding a segment referring back to Ginny's first encounters with Crabbe and Goyle after the terrible incident!! Thanks sweetheart!! Your idea was awesome and I really think that it helped things with this chapter immensely… I hope that you'll agree with me and I also hope that I did your idea justice!!! All right, a bit more gets explained in this chapter concerning Draco's loyalties and such… and of course… there's the 'good stuff'!! Heehee!!! I'm sure that some of you will find Draco a bit OOC in this chapter… but hey, if you were a guy in this situation, I think that you'd act and react the same way. Regardless, I hope that people just take the story as it is… and that is that it's just that… a story. :-) Again, I thank everyone who has reviewed this story so far… especially those who have been loyally following it (you all are the best!)… I hope that all of you will like this chapter. And so now I ask all who read this to remember that this is my first ever fanfic so pretty please be kind! Read, review and most importantly… ENJOY!!
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Chapter 8: Silver Lights in the Blackness
Draco's eyes widened at her question.
"What did you say?"
"I asked you to make love to me… but please, be gentle… I am a little scared."
Draco kissed her lips gently and then began to kiss her neck, "I'll always be very gentle with you… you deserve the best, I just hope that I can give that to you."
Ginny moaned as he kissed her neck, working his way lower to her collarbone and then to her breasts, "I know," she said breathily.
Draco stopped kissing her suddenly and he looked down into her beautiful brown eyes. 'Why does she trust me?' he thought to himself. There was a part of him that felt so unsure that she was truly ready to take such a step… and with him of all people. It had only been a little over a month since her horrific incident in the dungeons… yet at the same time, his body was longing for hers and more than anything he wanted to make sweet love to her at that very moment. His expression turned very serious.
"You can ask me to stop at any time, no questions asked," he stated in a whisper.
Ginny smiled, "No questions?"
Draco looked into her eyes and nodded, at that she pulled him to her once again, longing for his touch. Draco gently kissed and caressed her silky smooth skin. She groaned at how lightly his lips touched her body. Instinctually, she began to push off his black cloak and unbutton his shirt. Carefully, he lifted off her shirt and then just stared at her for a moment with longing eyes. Ginny blushed under his gaze. He made her feel so beautiful… not dirty or ugly… not ashamed because of her past… he really wanted her. And he wanted her because she was Ginny Weasley.
Once again he kissed her on the mouth. He felt her lips part slightly and he took the opportunity to push his tongue into her mouth, deepening his kiss. Ginny sighed and tangled her fingers throughout his blond hair. Draco's hands caressed her sides and firmly grasped her hips. Very slowly, he began to pull her skirt upwards. Meanwhile, Ginny's skilled fingers unbuckled his belt and unbuttoned his pants. Draco's breathing became so rapid from love, lust and longing. Soon, Ginny felt her panties wrapped around her ankles, carelessly she kicked them to the side.
Draco looked into her eyes, "We don't have to… if you're not ready." His body was aching to be joined with hers, but again he did not want to force her into something so intimate if she was not ready… He knew that her ordeal with Goyle could not be far from her mind. And horrid thoughts kept on haunting his brain as they got closer and closer to the act of making love … he was terrified that she might be making a mistake… that he might actually hurt her.
Ginny looked directly into his silvery eyes, "I'm ready…"
Draco looked intensely back into her brown eyes, "Are you really sure?"
Thoughts of her past incident in the dungeons… her reactions upon first seeing Crabbe and Goyle after everything had happened suddenly flooded into her mind all at once…
~Flashback Start~
Ginny left the Hospital Wing that afternoon and headed down towards the Great Hall for lunch. She was so very hungry for she had not eaten very much that morning. As she walked through the corridors, she suddenly heard footsteps. Abruptly, she stopped… her heart was racing from fear. Quickly, she glanced behind herself, but she only saw a couple of Hufflepuffs walking along the corridor. Ginny heaved a sigh and mentally told herself to stop being so foolish and jumpy.
The girl finally entered the Great Hall and made her way towards the Gryffindor table. Across the way, she saw two large masses. She looked up and felt her breath catch in her throat. There they were… Crabbe and… Goyle. Her eyes locked with theirs and a sudden bout of nausea came over her. Immediately, she ran out of the Great Hall towards the nearest girl's bathroom. Despite her quick exit, she could see that Crabbe and Goyle each had black eyes. But she could also hear that they were laughing… laughing at her.
Once in the bathroom, Ginny lunged for the nearest toilet and vomited several times… gagging and choking all the while. Finally, the wave of nausea disappeared. She rinsed out her mouth with some water and decided to gather up all her courage and face her fears in the Great Hall. She was a Gryffindor after all… and therefore she should be brave.
Ginny re-entered the Great Hall and took a seat at the Gryffindor table. She looked over and saw Crabbe and Goyle. They gave her sexually suggestive looks which caused her to wince. At that moment, Draco Malfoy entered the Great Hall and took a seat at the Slytherin table. The blond boy did not take his usual seat between Crabbe and Goyle, however. Odd… When he sat down, he looked over at her. His expression looked as though he were pleading that she confide in him… Does he know something? The intensity of his gaze caused her to gasp and then blush, so she looked away from him.
Suddenly, Harry, Ron and Hermione showed up and began asking her questions about what had happened to her. She answered their questions and told them about her allergic reaction to the bug bite, but all the while she could feel Draco continuing to stare at her.
~Flashback End~
Ginny closed her eyes momentarily and then stared just as intensely back into Draco's silvery eyes, "Yes… I'm sure… I'm ready…"
Draco closed his eyes and ever so carefully entered her. She gasped at the sensation and her eyes widened causing Draco to pause. "It's ok," she replied. There was pain, but it was not burning as it did when she was attacked by Goyle. There was a gentleness in this pain… and this gentleness told her that she should allow him to go on.
As gently as he could, he pushed deeper. Ginny gasped again, but she pulled him closer. Not entirely sure of what to do, Draco pushed deeper still and began to thrust in and out very gently. Ginny's gasps started turning into moans and her hip movements began to rhythmically match his own. He was exhilarated by the fact that she was actually enjoying herself… and she felt so good. It was a feeling unlike any he had ever experienced with any other girl… this was Ginny… this was someone he actually cared for.
He was filled with indescribable joy as he looked down and saw red hair and brown eyes looking back at him. All the horrid thoughts that this was a mistake immediately left him… it felt so right being with her.
At that moment, Ginny grabbed at Draco's buttocks pushing him deeper still inside of her. Draco's heart was racing. Suddenly, they were both shaken with a feeling of ecstasy that mere words could not even begin to describe.
"Oh Draco…" she screamed.
At her screaming his name, Draco could not help himself and he kissed her passionately on the lips. When he pulled away, tears were forming in her eyes.
"Are you all right?" he asked. "I didn't hurt you…?"
Ginny nodded, "I'm more than all right," she panted while the tears streamed down her cheeks.
Draco was confused, "Then why are you crying?" He wiped away her tears with his thumb and looked at her adoringly.
"Because I'm happy."
Draco smiled and hugged her tightly. "I'm happy too… in fact, I don't think I've ever known happiness until now."
***
It was very late, yet Draco and Ginny remained awake just holding onto one another's naked bodies while curled up in several warm blankets that Draco had packed. They had made love several times… savoring each moment that they had shared together and would hopefully be sharing together in the future to come.
Draco was busy playing with Ginny's hair when she finally spoke, "Draco?"
"Mmm?" he smiled at the sound of her voice speaking his name so lovingly.
"Do you think that Blaise will know that you've brought me away from the castle? Will they come looking for us?"
Draco heaved a sigh, "I'm sure he'll figure it out by tomorrow… maybe even sooner. That's why we can only stay here for the night."
"How did you know about that secret exit? I've never seen it before."
"Believe it or not, you have Potter and pals to thank for that one. As you know, I was a prefect…" his voice trailed and he scowled.
Ginny frowned as she suddenly remembered that Draco did not receive the honour of being appointed Head Boy for his final year. Hufflepuff Ernie MacMillan had received the position, which actually shocked all of the sixth year prefects as well as the other students too.
Draco cleared his throat, "Anyway, it was last year around the time that The Dark Lord began to make his presence known yet again. Well, I was patrolling the corridors when none other than Potter, your brother and the mud- I mean Granger showed up. Since your brother and Granger were prefects, I didn't have a chance in getting Potter into trouble so I decided to watch them instead… find out some of their secrets. Well, I saw them exit through that statue."
"Ohh?"
"I never found out what they were doing, but I always remembered their secret passageway. I figured that it might come in handy one day."
"I see," Ginny smiled to herself.
"Last spring I decided to actually use it and see where it led. I was intrigued when I saw that it led to outside the castle. After learning that, I decided to learn the area around it as well as I could… in case I ever needed to use the secret passageway some day. I didn't think I'd ever really need it though."
Ginny nestled even closer to Draco and stroked his chest. "One more question… why do you call, you know… him… The Dark Lord when you don't really have any true allegiance towards him… it's just an act."
"I don't know. Probably because of my father. I hate him, you know."
"He must've really hurt you to make you join something that you don't believe in."
Draco shrugged, "I really didn't know any other way though. I've never been shown love… well, not true love that is… not until you."
He kissed the tip of her nose causing her to smile.
"I always thought that love was something you gained through power, money and position. That's what my father always showed me. In order to get what you want, you need to be willing to hurt those closest to you in order to get it. I realized that that was total bullshit about a year ago." Draco paused, "After my 5th year, I was so ready to join even though I really didn't know what the Death-Eaters did except that they followed The Dark Lord as their master and ruler and wanted to rid the world of mud-… err I mean muggle-borns. But that summer, my eyes were opened."
Ginny sat up and looked into Draco's eyes. "What happened?"
"Well, my father's name was listed in The Daily Prophet as one of those in The Dark Lord's circle. Needless to say, he's been… well… hunted ever since. I was so angry at Potter for giving his name out. I didn't really realize the truth of it all… I didn't realize just how evil The Death-Eaters really were. I think that a part of me always sort of denied the whole thing."
"A means of coping," Ginny interjected.
"Yeh, I guess. Well, after my father's name was exposed, The Dark Lord called all his faithful together for a meeting. I remember the day… because it was that day that I learned what my father's tattoo really meant. I saw him clutch at it and he shouted at me to get out of the room… of course I obeyed without hesitation. I grew up knowing never to cross my father… otherwise I suffered the consequences."
Ginny hugged Draco's torso as he went on with his story.
"Anyway, later that night, my father woke me up and told me to get ready. I didn't even question him… pathetic really. Well, he brought me before The Dark Lord himself. My father actually promised my soul to him in case anything happened to himself. I never even had the chance to say anything. And then, to prove his worth and trust to The Dark Lord, my father had to spill my blood… his own flesh and blood, his son… for The Dark Lord to drink." Draco shuddered. "He did it too," he whispered.
Ginny looked at Draco and then she suddenly noticed a long scar along his left ribcage. She traced the line with her delicate fingers. Draco then grasped her hand and kissed it.
"I can't believe it. If only you had told someone… Dumbledore… anyone."
"How could I? I didn't want to expose my father… plus it was humiliating. And I know that more than half the students at Hogwarts wouldn't believe my story anyway. Not to mention that I may as well have shouted out, yeah I'm a soon-to-be Death-Eater and follower of The Dark Lord… I'll save you the trouble, expel me and send me off to Azkaban now thank you."
Ginny kissed Draco's cheek. At her touch, he turned towards her forcing her onto the ground beneath him. He kissed her, searching her mouth with his tongue. Ginny groaned. As he pulled away, he lightly bit her lip causing her to groan even louder.
Draco buried his face in her breasts and lightly nipped at her flesh. He worked his way downward and gently stroked her stomach with his tongue. Ginny's breathing became erratic and her back arched from the pleasurous feelings.
Draco caressed Ginny's thighs and carefully pushed them apart. She was so intoxicating, he could not help himself. His tongue began to gently flick the nub of her womanly areas causing Ginny to wail. She grabbed Draco's hair rather roughly forcing him hard against her. At that, Draco plunged his tongue inside her, taking care to flick her nub with his tongue every few seconds. Ginny's moaning became louder and louder until she screamed out Draco's name yet again.
Draco moved upward and looked into the fiery red-head's eyes, "I love you, Ginny."
Ginny smiled, "I love you too."
***
Meanwhile, back at Hogwarts, Ron, Harry and Hermione were sitting in the Gryffindor common room. Suddenly, there was a tapping on the window. The trio looked up and saw a regal-looking owl perched outside on the windowsill.
"Whose owl is that?" Hermione asked out loud.
"Don't know," Harry answered.
"Well, somebody better bloody open the window!" Ron shouted as he got up and walked toward the window. Carefully, he pushed it open allowing the owl to enter into the room. The beautiful owl dropped a letter into Ron's hands and nipped him affectionately. Ron's expression was one of confusion.
"Well? Obviously it's for you? Open it up," Hermione commanded. Harry just sat there dumbfounded.
"Relax, would you?" Ron shouted back as he ripped open the letter.
Ron,
Please do not be alarmed by my note, but it is your sister's request that I send you this message so that you don't worry about her. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you the nature of what is going on… it is dire that as few people as possible even know that you received this note.
Though I promised your sister not to reveal too much, I fear for her safety. I feel that things have gotten out of control and that you, and your friends, need to consult with Dumbledore. I'm sure that he'll know what to do. And as much as I hate to say it… he's probably one of the few trustworthy professors at the school. Not to mention that he always seems to know everything before anyone else.
I beg of you to help me in protecting your sister. Please tell Dumbledore two things:
1. The initials LM and BZ
2. You Know Who is back
My owl, Athena, can guide you all to our secret location.
DM
Ron's face turned red and then purple.
"What's the matter?" asked Hermione.
"It's Ginny… she's in trouble. I think that she's been kidnapped by Malfoy!"
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Well, there it is… I hope that you all liked how I wrote the… ummm… well, smut scenes… though I don't really think of them as smut since it is more about making love than just crazy animalistic sex, etc. I'm such a sappy romantic… so my sex scenes tend to be more of the heavily emotional/deeper meaning kinds of scenes. Anyway, I hope that this all came out well… and that it didn't seem too too crazy that Ginny made the request for Draco to make love to her AND that it didn't seem too too crazy that Draco actually obliged her! Anyway, I hope that you all liked this chapter… there is still more to come with this story… so please keep reading!! :-)
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