A/N: Sorry for the wait everyone. But, I'm back. I am in need on one more beta-reader, so if your interested either e-mail me or let me know in a review please. Now, on with the chapter.
Date Written (including a/n's): 6/28/03
Beta finished: 7/07/03
Life's Troubles
Chapter 2
Run-ins
"Hey Ginny," said Hermione, walking into the fifth year girls' dormitory after helping Ron and Harry with their potions homework. "Are you going to come down to dinner with us?"
"Oh, hey Hermione," said Ginny, sitting up from her lying position on her bed. "Actually I'm going to stay here for a while longer. I'll be down in a while."
"Sure. See you later then. Oh, by the way, Harry told me to tell you he wants to speak to you at 10 pm in the common room." She replied walking out of the room.
"Great." Ginny replied sarcastically to the room. "Just what I need to round off the day. Another 'I'm superior so you do what I say' speech."
After lying there for another ten minutes she sighed and rolled off the bed and onto the floor. "Shit," she mumbled, getting up and rubbing her head. "Time to go before somebody gets suspicious."
After leaving the common room and hearing the Fat Lady call after her, "You are late!" she continued on down toward the Great Hall, Nearly making it all the way without meeting a single person when she rounded the corner ad ran directly in what felt like a brick wall, but actually was the chest of the last person she wanted to see.
"Ahh!" shrieked Ginny as she fell to the cold and hard stone floor. "Fuck," she mumbled and suddenly remembered that it had been a person she ran into. "Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't' see you th- oh its just you. Never mind then." She began to apologize, but stopped after glancing up that it had been Draco Malfoy she had ran into.
"Watch where the hell your going! I don't need m designer roes dirtied by your Weasley filth weaselett." Snarled Draco, standing and dusting off his robes while glaring in Ginny's direction. "Now if you would be so kind as to move out of the way, I would like to go to my dormitory."
"Why don't you just walk around? I'm not in your way!" she shouted back, rage evident in her tone.
Thinking to himself Draco though 'So the weasel has grown a backbone has she?', and said "Somebody has spunk don't they?"
"Fuck you Malfoy!" she shrieked.
Intrigued and eyebrows raised, he closed the remaining distance, placed his hands on her waist, pushed her against the wall and leaned in to whisper in her ear, "Is that an offer Miss Weasley?" and seeing her at a loss of words he hissed out, "It doesn't matter if it was because I wouldn't touch you like that if you were the last person in the world. Weasleys are all filth."
Turning scarlet in pure rage Ginny reached up with her right hand and swung it, resulting in a resounding slap that could be heard through the entire hallway.
Stepping back in shock he raised a hand to his now bright red, stinging cheek, which contrasted with his pale complexion, and release her waist, gapping at her.
"You're a god damn prick you know that? Leave me the fuck alone Malfoy!" Ginny replied in an irate tone, pushed him aside and stormed quickly and angrily down the hallway toward the Great Hall leaving Draco to stand there staring at the spot where she had been only moments before, at a loss for words, the roles revesed.
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Storming into the Great Hall, Ginny took her seat between Harry and Ron, and began to angrily fill her plate with food. Noticing Ginny's beat red face, Hermione asked, "What's wrong Ginny? You seem upset."
Immediately remembering earlier in the common room before Ron came to fetch him, Harry hastily said, "There's nothing wrong with her Hermione. All girls have mood swings. It's probably that time of the month for her."
About to say something about his last comment and acting on her suspicions due to his hasty reply, Hermione was interrupted by Ginny saying, "I can't believe you just said that Harry! Besides if you would care to take any notice of your girlfriend you would know that there is defiantly something wrong! Actually Hermione I just had a run-in with Malfoy. He just put me in a very bad mood. Don't worry about it. Somebody here just made it worse though." And upon saying this she pushed back her untouched plate and headed back to the Gryffindor tower, thinking along the way, 'Why do I put up with his shit everyday? Why don't I just put and end to it?'
Receiving a glare form his best friends, Harry asked "What?"
"You shouldn't make accusations Harry." Reprimanded Hermione. "You need to pay more attention to her feelings. Obviously there was more that the Malfoy incident bothering her. Ask her about it tonight. Please Harry?"
"Don't tell him what to do Hermione. There was nothing wrong with Ginny just now." Replied Ron trough the food in his mouth.
"Yeah. Sure, of course I will Hermione." Declared Harry, distracted, staring across the fall at the form of Padama Patil, one of the girls he had yet to conquer, with lust in his eyes.
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Sorry for the wait guys (My beta reader was taking a while with this, so I beta-ed it myself. Hope you liked the chapter and I'm sorry its short again. Let me know what you think.
You see guys this would have been longer, but I wrote this with my best friend's boyfriend sleeping on my shoulder, on the way to the Coach USA Center in Elmira to see WWE unleashed on Saturday. I ended up getting to touch (hands of course) with Scott Steiner and RVD! YAY. But unfortunately for me when I got home it was 11:30 pm and my brain falls asleep at that time and I forgot I touched RVD's hot, stinky, sweaty body with my left hand earlier, and I ended up sort of sticking my left hand in my mouth before I washed it so… yeah you get the picture (And don't say I'm stupid here, because I know I am). It didn't taste too good. Salty sweat. Ack! I hope I never do it again.
I have one beta-reader for my stuff and I need another. E-mail me or tell me in a review if you interested.
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