Author's Notes: J.K Rowling is a GENIOUS… nething of hers can obviously not be mine and my work does not do just credit to her magnificent skills as a writer!

Out of this world

Chapter 6: Detention

             Ginny felt her heart speed up for a second when she realized that Draco and not Snape would be the one staying here with her. Somehow spending 4 hours alone with Draco was far more pleasant than anytime with Snape. For all work was work, her mood lightened at the mere thought and she stroked the mop back and forth with a renewed inspiration.

            "You're doing it wrong." The voice came from close to her right ear and Ginny wondered how he had gotten so close without her noticing.

            "How can you mop a floor incorrectly?"

            "Well, you can't, not really. But if you were planning on getting out of here sometime tonight you might want to listen to me." Draco gently pried the mop from her hands. "See, you should move it in small circles. Like this."

            "Where'd you learn to mop a floor? Don't you have house elves to do that for you?" she said it almost laughingly but a part of her really wanted to know.

            His thin lips parted into a grin. "All summer Father was urging me to come with him on raids. He wanted me to help him get the 'job' done faster. It's just not what I wanted to do. So I made up excuses that I had other work to do, homework and such. When he was gone I would give the house elves time off and I would do their work. It was unusually kind of me I suppose, but really it was just to give me something to do."

            Ginny took the mop back from Draco and imitated his strokes. He was right of course. It did do the job much faster. She supposed maybe he was telling the truth. He really would have no reason to lie. But he was also not being insulting which was oddly out of character for him. So for all Ginny knew, it could be some kind of ploy.

            "That's really sweet, I mean, for you to give them time off and all. Dobby always spoke so… timidly of your family. I guess I never pictured you being kind to servants before." She spoke it slowly, almost fearfully, knowing he would probably blow up at her for it.

            "I know, when Father lost Dobby, he went on a rampage. But he had been my father's personal house elf so I can rather understand. All that Dobby knows, what my father had been doing all this time, what's hidden in that house. Come to think of it I know all those things too. I wonder what he would do to me if I ever left."

            Ginny stared at him. She had been bracing herself for an explosion but instead got the opposite. She had gotten a taste of what it was like to be Draco Malfoy right now, and she wasn't sure she liked it too much. He made it all sound like a joke, but in reality she knew he was hurting. She looked at him with soft cinnamon eyes and met his instantly.

            "Draco I…" as much as she wanted to say something Ginny couldn't think of anything that wouldn't sound corny or rude or just completely wrong for the situation.

            "Hey it's ok. Don't waste your time feeling sorry for me. I'm… I'm fine." He looked away from her, and Ginny knew he wasn't ok with it. Slowly she moved towards him, leaning the mop on the counter. Ginny drew up close to him so that they were barely inches apart, feeling his warm breath on her face as she made him look her in the eye. His piercing grey eyes met hers and drilled a hole through her head, spilling him into her soul. She barely even noticed as Draco lowered his head and met her lips with his.

             Warmth spread through Ginny's body as his mouth caressed hers carefully. She felt his hand move up to her lower back and a shiver ran through her body as she leaned more into the kiss. Draco's mouth opened beneath hers and his tongue ran along her lips urging her to do the same. She gratefully parted them to him and felt his tongue in her mouth, massaging her as she did the same to him. They searched each others mouths for long moments, their bodies clinging to each other like electricity.

            When Draco pulled away from her, the kiss still lingered on her lips. Ginny raised a finger to her mouth afraid that the kiss hadn't been real. Draco met her eyes with his. But it had been. Draco Malfoy, her greatest enemy had just kissed her. Worse Ginny thought she liked it. She looked away quickly seeking something to do. The mop still leaned against the counter where she had left it.

            "I really should get back to work, Snape won't be too happy if he gets back and I haven't done anything." She halfheartedly walked over to the mop and picked it up. Part of her wanted to go lock herself in her dorm right then, but then another part just wanted to be with Draco, she just didn't know which part to listen to.

            "Yeah, right… umm… I'm gonna go sit at Snape's desk while you work and finish my transfiguration paper." He glanced back at her as he walked up to the desk and Ginny felt a pang of guilt. She knew she had hurt his feelings and but she didn't know how to change it.

            It was the longest night that Ginny had ever endured and by the time she could finally leave all she wanted to do was sleep. But the only thought that came to her mind was of Draco, and the kiss. She had been so foolish about everything, had acted like a scared little girl. And now, chances were that's what he thought of her, just a scared little girl and it was pointless for him to pursue anything with her. Tears began to stain her soft cheeks as she broke into a run, heading for the common room.

            When she reached the portrait of the Fat Lady Ginny couldn't even find the words to say the password and for the life of her couldn't even remember what it was. So she sank down to the floor across from the portrait and cried herself to sleep.

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A/N: OMG I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!! You people do NOT know how long it took me to write this chapter… I wanted it to be perfect, and to be honest I don't think it did my idea much justice, but oh well you win some you lose some right??? For some reason it seems short to me, like I should have included more details… what do you people think??? I'm sorry for taking so long to update, Fanfiction.com has been down and I had it ready much b4… luv yas allz lotz… flame me review me I want Constructive Criticism on my desk by next Monday!!! Ok maybe not newayz read n review BYEEEE!!!