Ginny woke up and looked around. She had no memory of this place. She tried to think of the last thing she could remember…only to discover she couldn't remember a thing except a vague vision of a boy telling her to rest and kissing her forehead. She figured this must be her boyfriend…where had he gone? Maybe he could help her remember. She pushed the blanket off of her and tumbled out of bed. She stumbled around the room and tripped against something hard to land next to the boy she recognized. She couldn't think of his name, but then she couldn't think of her own name either. He was sleeping still, so she snuggled up next to him, laid her head on his outstretched arm, and pressed her lips lightly on his neck before falling back asleep.
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Draco stirred as he felt someone kiss his neck and reached out to pull the warm body next to him closer. He heard her sigh happily and begin a very delicate little snore. He smiled, brushed her hair out of her face, and kissed her forehead. 'Such beauty in *my* arms,' he thought…'fiery red hair, pools of chocolate for eyes, slender little body, so soft.' He started to slide back into total unconsciousness, but was jerked back as he realized who he was describing…who exactly it was that was laying in his arms. He looked down at her and she looked so content and peaceful that he didn't want to move her. The other voice in his head screamed 'Are you out of your mind?…when she wakes up in your arms she'll totally freak out…but she came to me first…*she* kissed *my* neck…why?' His other voice didn't have an answer so he stayed where he was, pulled her close, and fell back asleep.
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Ginny woke up in his arms and smiled. He was still sleeping so she just stayed there and waited for him to wake up. She marveled at the fact that even though she had no clue where or even who she was, she felt totally content and safe having the boy nest to her holding her. Finally he stirred and then seemed startled and surprised when he was her. She didn't know what to make of that so she just smiled sweetly and said, "Good morning, Baby." Then he looked intently at her as if he was very confused, but was somehow sure she would have the answer. She found this funny since at the moment she couldn't even answer her own questions. "You look more confused than me," she said, realizing he wasn't going to initiate a conversation. He still said nothing. "Well…this is going well…um…"she struggled to come up with a way of saying it that wouldn't make her sound totally insane…"what do you call me?" she finished lamely.
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Draco awoke with a beautiful girl in his arms and smiled to himself…then realized *which* beautiful girl it was and suddenly he gaped in shock at her. 'Good morning, *BABY*?!' WTF?!' He didn't really hear the rest of what she said except vaguely understanding "what do you call me?" He was still so in shock though, that when he did manage to speak, all he could manage was a choked, half-questioning, "B-b-baby?"
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'Shit!' she though…so much for that idea! "Have you always called me Baby?" she asked sweetly. "Even before we were together?" When he didn't answer right away she became slightly worried. This wasn't going well…maybe he thought her daft for asking stupid questions. Maybe she should just explain to him that she couldn't remember anything…
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Draco's brain was now screaming at him 'Whoa! Overload! Overload! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! What the *HELL* is going on?!' Somehow, though, he managed to keep a steady voice, "Ok, I think we're both a little confused right now, so how about you tell me what you're thinking right now and then I'll go?"
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"Well, ok, you're probably going to think me daft, but I can't remember anything except me laying on a bed and you telling me to rest and kissing my forehead. That was all I could remember when I woke up so I figured you were my boyfriend." She was crying now. "Was I wrong?"
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He felt an emotion that he didn't really recognize as he stared on at the trembling girl in front of him. She was obviously terrified and he couldn't crush her any further. Knowing he would probably regret this later, he stepped forward, wrapping his arms around her and kissing the top of her head. "No, you were right and I'm here for you. Don't worry, you're safe with me. By the way, you are Ginny and I am Draco."
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