Author's Note: The chapter is inspired by 1) one of the rooms in the house
and 2) one of the GREATEST songs of all time. Longest Chapter! Five pages
long...... Sorry about the cliffie!
Chapter 6: Stairway to Heaven
As soon as their lips touched, they both broke away.
'Oh my God I kissed a weasel. Thank Merlin Lucius isn't here to see this. I would have been subjected to the Crutacious Curse, or worse, he would have killed me. Actually, it wasn't all that bad....She's kind of pretty, actually, she's more than..What the hell am I thinking!!! She's a Weasel... and a mighty fine one at.....Draco, just stop thinking, you're tired, that's all.' Thought Draco.
'Oh Merlin Malfoy just kissed me. Oh how I would have loved to see Ron's face had he witnessed that. Drac, I mean Malfoy's not bad of a kisser.. Wish it could have gone farther. Damn it Ginny, stop thinking such stupid thoughts.' Thought Ginny.
"Listen, Weaselette, let's pretend that never happened, okay?" Said Draco.
"Sure, okay."
Ginny backed away from Draco and started to swim away.
"Wait. I um... I wanted to talk to you."
Ginny couldn't help but stop, curiosity overwhelming her, "Yeah?"
"Well, since we are going to be stuck here for the next couple of months..." He paused.
"Yeah..."
"Well, maybe we should try to be civil towards each other. I mean, it won't help the situation if we are snapping at each other, and it may even get us out of here sooner. Just as long as we are back to our normal selves by the time school starts again." Draco said rather fast.
"I don't see why that would be a problem," Ginny said coolly, "on some conditions of my own. You will not call me any of those incriminating names that you do at school. You will not insult my family, my lack of wealth, my friends, that includes Harry, by the way (at that Draco scowled), and you will not insult me. In turn, I will refrain from calling you names, insulting your family, your bodyguards, your family's tendency for Dark Magic, or you. Got it?"
"Sounds like a deal."
They shook hands and quickly parted, each going their separate ways.
~One Month Later~ Ginny came bounding down the stairs clad in her pajamas, having just woke up. She stopped all of a sudden, seeing a movement from the couch. 'Now why am I not surprised, he's only been sleeping there for the past few days.' She thought.
She proceeded quietly and went into the kitchen. Just then, Draco came stumbling in scowling.
"How in the bloody hell can you be so damn cheerful first thing in the morning?" He asked.
"It's not first thing in the morning, in fact, it's not morning at all, it's past 12. Now, what would you like, breakfast or lunch?"
"You still haven't answered my question."
"I'm cheerful 'cause that's the way I am! Now, you have to answer mine, breakfast or lunch?"
"How about breakfast."
"Okay, get started."
"What!"
"I said, get started. You know I'm tired of cooking all of the meals, which is the exact reason why I have been giving you cooking lessons. You'll do fine. It's just bacon, eggs, and toast. Don't worry, I'll be right in the living room in case something goes wrong." With that, she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and left.
'Oh my God! What did I just do! I kissed him. How could I not.. I'm falling for him. After the little "pool incident" as I like to call it, things changed. At first it was just because of the agreement. But then I started to get to know him. He's really not that bad. The only way he acts the way he does is because of his father. He doesn't even want to be a Death Eater. And he's just so damned hot! Of course, I know that I would never be able to have him.. but still, maybe things won't be the same once we go back to Hogwart's. Maybe we can even be friends... I hope.' Thought Ginny as she sat down on the loveseat and stared into the fire.
'Holy shit! She kissed me! YES! I mean, no, I mean, yes. That is what I want, isn't it? For her to like me, maybe one day..love me? I mean, it's not too much to ask, is it? She knows I don't want to be like my father. She knows I don't want to be a Death Eater. She's the only one who knows the REAL Draco Malfoy. I know she doesn't like Potter anymore. That came as a huge relief. She hasn't liked him for two (yes, I did the calculations) years now. Our first night here, at the pool when we made that agreement, I couldn't even believe I had said all of that stuff, nor did I think that she would agree so quickly. I was thrilled, then later shocked at my emotions. Maybe after this, we still be friends.' Draco thought as he pulled out the ingredients for todays breakfast/lunch, rather nervously, I might add.
~30 minutes later~
"Hey Red! Come get some food!"
"Coming Blondie!" She said rather suggestively. 'Oh my God! How could I have said it like that. I didn't mean to! And why is it that lately my thoughts are coming out with the same words?'
Draco paled at how she responded. Wait, no, don't think of it as responded, think of it as replying back. Okay, that doesn't help either....Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress. That's better. It would have been rather bad had Ginny walked in on him before the whole "Snape in a pink dress" thing. He was only wearing boxers and a beater. Which wasn't all that unusual. For some reason, they were rather comfortable with each other walking around in their underwear. Maybe it was the fact that their bathing suits covered up just as much. Wait, stop thinking of Red in her bra and knickers. Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress. Okay, that time it took more times thinking of his Head of House in that ridiculous get up.
"Draco! This is wonderful! That's it, you're going to be doing the cooking from now on!" Exclaimed Ginny.
It turns out that while Draco was thinking.. what he was thinking, Ginny had decided to dig in.
He sat down and grabbed a bit of everything.
"So, what did you want to do today." He asked.
"Well, I was thinking about checking out that room.. Well, it's not really a room, you know which one I'm talking about right?"
"Well, you know Red, it would be kind of nice if you elaborated a bit more on what you are talking about," he drawled.
Ginny rolled her eyes and said, "You know the door that you open and you don't go into a room, it's just a staircase. I thought that maybe we could check that out."
"Sounds like a plan."
With that, they finished eating and went to their respective rooms to change.
They met by the pool and when Draco saw Ginny, his heart skipped a beat. She had obviously taken more care with her appearance. Maybe she did like him.. Ginny was wearing low waist jeans with a slight flare at the bottom, a baby doll shirt that said "Kiss Me" on it with pink and red lips against a white background. Her hair was down and pulled back into a loose ponytail with little curls hanging down the side of her face.
"What's wrong?" She asked playfully, poking him in the stomach. Draco actually didn't look too bad.. Maybe he did like her. He was wearing slightly baggy blue jeans with a white beater and a dark green silk shirt over it. His hair was loose, hanging into his eyes.
"Is that a hint?" Draco looked at her, grinning.
"Is what a hint?"
"Here, I'll help you figure it out." And with that, he leaned in and kissed her. Not a friendly peck on the cheek. Not a brief kiss. A kiss filled with passion. A kiss, well, a kiss filled with some tongue.
They broke a part; both needed a breath of air. "Your shirt, I like it, but only wear it around me." Draco said, and then walked off.
Wait what just happened. Did he just do, and say, what I think he just did? "Hold on a minute Blondie. Why can I only wear it around you? What if I want to wear it when I'm around Dean, Seamus, Neville, or Colin. What are you gonna do to stop me. I mean, it's not like we're going out or anything." Ginny said this last part, hoping to the gods that he would say what she wanted him to say so bad that it hurt.
He stopped in mid stride and turned around. "Maybe we should." Draco said rather quietly. "I mean, if you want to."
Ginny couldn't believe it. She ran over too him and threw her arms around his neck, kissed his Adams apple as she saw it move up, then down and said calmly, "Okay. So, how about we go explore those stairs, huh?" With that she pulled and started walking towards the door.
"You mean, you really do want to go out with me? This isn't some sort of trick or anything, is it?" He asked nervously, running a hand through his hair.
"No Draco, it isn't a trick, I really do like you. Now, can we PLEASE go see this staircase, I've been dieing to investigate where it leads too."
"Alright, fine, don't get your knickers in a bunch." And he strolled over, grabbed her hand, walked to the door, opened it, and they walked hand in hand up the staircase." ~Two Hours Later~
"Oh my God. I had no idea that the stairs would go on for this long. I hope to Merlin that there aren't any more behind this door." Said Ginny breathlessly.
"I wish we would have brought up some water." Draco said in his infamous drawl.
Instantly, a bottle of water appeared in each of their hands.
"Should have known that would happen." He said, laughing. Draco liked to laugh, he never had before until he came to this house and spent some time with a certain red head that he was rather fond of.
"Well, are you ready to open the door?" Ginny asked apprehensively.
"Sure."
They opened the door, and couldn't believe their eyes.
Chapter 6: Stairway to Heaven
As soon as their lips touched, they both broke away.
'Oh my God I kissed a weasel. Thank Merlin Lucius isn't here to see this. I would have been subjected to the Crutacious Curse, or worse, he would have killed me. Actually, it wasn't all that bad....She's kind of pretty, actually, she's more than..What the hell am I thinking!!! She's a Weasel... and a mighty fine one at.....Draco, just stop thinking, you're tired, that's all.' Thought Draco.
'Oh Merlin Malfoy just kissed me. Oh how I would have loved to see Ron's face had he witnessed that. Drac, I mean Malfoy's not bad of a kisser.. Wish it could have gone farther. Damn it Ginny, stop thinking such stupid thoughts.' Thought Ginny.
"Listen, Weaselette, let's pretend that never happened, okay?" Said Draco.
"Sure, okay."
Ginny backed away from Draco and started to swim away.
"Wait. I um... I wanted to talk to you."
Ginny couldn't help but stop, curiosity overwhelming her, "Yeah?"
"Well, since we are going to be stuck here for the next couple of months..." He paused.
"Yeah..."
"Well, maybe we should try to be civil towards each other. I mean, it won't help the situation if we are snapping at each other, and it may even get us out of here sooner. Just as long as we are back to our normal selves by the time school starts again." Draco said rather fast.
"I don't see why that would be a problem," Ginny said coolly, "on some conditions of my own. You will not call me any of those incriminating names that you do at school. You will not insult my family, my lack of wealth, my friends, that includes Harry, by the way (at that Draco scowled), and you will not insult me. In turn, I will refrain from calling you names, insulting your family, your bodyguards, your family's tendency for Dark Magic, or you. Got it?"
"Sounds like a deal."
They shook hands and quickly parted, each going their separate ways.
~One Month Later~ Ginny came bounding down the stairs clad in her pajamas, having just woke up. She stopped all of a sudden, seeing a movement from the couch. 'Now why am I not surprised, he's only been sleeping there for the past few days.' She thought.
She proceeded quietly and went into the kitchen. Just then, Draco came stumbling in scowling.
"How in the bloody hell can you be so damn cheerful first thing in the morning?" He asked.
"It's not first thing in the morning, in fact, it's not morning at all, it's past 12. Now, what would you like, breakfast or lunch?"
"You still haven't answered my question."
"I'm cheerful 'cause that's the way I am! Now, you have to answer mine, breakfast or lunch?"
"How about breakfast."
"Okay, get started."
"What!"
"I said, get started. You know I'm tired of cooking all of the meals, which is the exact reason why I have been giving you cooking lessons. You'll do fine. It's just bacon, eggs, and toast. Don't worry, I'll be right in the living room in case something goes wrong." With that, she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and left.
'Oh my God! What did I just do! I kissed him. How could I not.. I'm falling for him. After the little "pool incident" as I like to call it, things changed. At first it was just because of the agreement. But then I started to get to know him. He's really not that bad. The only way he acts the way he does is because of his father. He doesn't even want to be a Death Eater. And he's just so damned hot! Of course, I know that I would never be able to have him.. but still, maybe things won't be the same once we go back to Hogwart's. Maybe we can even be friends... I hope.' Thought Ginny as she sat down on the loveseat and stared into the fire.
'Holy shit! She kissed me! YES! I mean, no, I mean, yes. That is what I want, isn't it? For her to like me, maybe one day..love me? I mean, it's not too much to ask, is it? She knows I don't want to be like my father. She knows I don't want to be a Death Eater. She's the only one who knows the REAL Draco Malfoy. I know she doesn't like Potter anymore. That came as a huge relief. She hasn't liked him for two (yes, I did the calculations) years now. Our first night here, at the pool when we made that agreement, I couldn't even believe I had said all of that stuff, nor did I think that she would agree so quickly. I was thrilled, then later shocked at my emotions. Maybe after this, we still be friends.' Draco thought as he pulled out the ingredients for todays breakfast/lunch, rather nervously, I might add.
~30 minutes later~
"Hey Red! Come get some food!"
"Coming Blondie!" She said rather suggestively. 'Oh my God! How could I have said it like that. I didn't mean to! And why is it that lately my thoughts are coming out with the same words?'
Draco paled at how she responded. Wait, no, don't think of it as responded, think of it as replying back. Okay, that doesn't help either....Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress. That's better. It would have been rather bad had Ginny walked in on him before the whole "Snape in a pink dress" thing. He was only wearing boxers and a beater. Which wasn't all that unusual. For some reason, they were rather comfortable with each other walking around in their underwear. Maybe it was the fact that their bathing suits covered up just as much. Wait, stop thinking of Red in her bra and knickers. Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress, Snape in a pink dress. Okay, that time it took more times thinking of his Head of House in that ridiculous get up.
"Draco! This is wonderful! That's it, you're going to be doing the cooking from now on!" Exclaimed Ginny.
It turns out that while Draco was thinking.. what he was thinking, Ginny had decided to dig in.
He sat down and grabbed a bit of everything.
"So, what did you want to do today." He asked.
"Well, I was thinking about checking out that room.. Well, it's not really a room, you know which one I'm talking about right?"
"Well, you know Red, it would be kind of nice if you elaborated a bit more on what you are talking about," he drawled.
Ginny rolled her eyes and said, "You know the door that you open and you don't go into a room, it's just a staircase. I thought that maybe we could check that out."
"Sounds like a plan."
With that, they finished eating and went to their respective rooms to change.
They met by the pool and when Draco saw Ginny, his heart skipped a beat. She had obviously taken more care with her appearance. Maybe she did like him.. Ginny was wearing low waist jeans with a slight flare at the bottom, a baby doll shirt that said "Kiss Me" on it with pink and red lips against a white background. Her hair was down and pulled back into a loose ponytail with little curls hanging down the side of her face.
"What's wrong?" She asked playfully, poking him in the stomach. Draco actually didn't look too bad.. Maybe he did like her. He was wearing slightly baggy blue jeans with a white beater and a dark green silk shirt over it. His hair was loose, hanging into his eyes.
"Is that a hint?" Draco looked at her, grinning.
"Is what a hint?"
"Here, I'll help you figure it out." And with that, he leaned in and kissed her. Not a friendly peck on the cheek. Not a brief kiss. A kiss filled with passion. A kiss, well, a kiss filled with some tongue.
They broke a part; both needed a breath of air. "Your shirt, I like it, but only wear it around me." Draco said, and then walked off.
Wait what just happened. Did he just do, and say, what I think he just did? "Hold on a minute Blondie. Why can I only wear it around you? What if I want to wear it when I'm around Dean, Seamus, Neville, or Colin. What are you gonna do to stop me. I mean, it's not like we're going out or anything." Ginny said this last part, hoping to the gods that he would say what she wanted him to say so bad that it hurt.
He stopped in mid stride and turned around. "Maybe we should." Draco said rather quietly. "I mean, if you want to."
Ginny couldn't believe it. She ran over too him and threw her arms around his neck, kissed his Adams apple as she saw it move up, then down and said calmly, "Okay. So, how about we go explore those stairs, huh?" With that she pulled and started walking towards the door.
"You mean, you really do want to go out with me? This isn't some sort of trick or anything, is it?" He asked nervously, running a hand through his hair.
"No Draco, it isn't a trick, I really do like you. Now, can we PLEASE go see this staircase, I've been dieing to investigate where it leads too."
"Alright, fine, don't get your knickers in a bunch." And he strolled over, grabbed her hand, walked to the door, opened it, and they walked hand in hand up the staircase." ~Two Hours Later~
"Oh my God. I had no idea that the stairs would go on for this long. I hope to Merlin that there aren't any more behind this door." Said Ginny breathlessly.
"I wish we would have brought up some water." Draco said in his infamous drawl.
Instantly, a bottle of water appeared in each of their hands.
"Should have known that would happen." He said, laughing. Draco liked to laugh, he never had before until he came to this house and spent some time with a certain red head that he was rather fond of.
"Well, are you ready to open the door?" Ginny asked apprehensively.
"Sure."
They opened the door, and couldn't believe their eyes.