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Chapter Nine
"Follow your own heart, Not other's." -Anonymous
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Ginny spent the next few days looking for other boys that could help her move on from Draco...There weren't many to be found. Everyone was either taken or just not her type.
Not that she knew what her type was anymore.
Draco spent the next days in pure hell. Being Pansy's boyfriend was worse than he thought it would be. Much worse. She was always around, never giving him even one moment to himself. He'd gone far enough to take refuge in the boys bathroom for half an hour just to be alone.
He missed Ginny...He'd never had her, of course, but the thought of being able to was always a nice one. He knew he couldn't have her now. He had Pansy, and she'd be damned before she'd let him go anywhere. Not that he was even planning to. He couldn't take the torments that came with Ginny Weasley.
As much as she tried, Ginny couldn't get Draco off of her mind. As mean as he was, there was something about him. Something intriguing that drew her to him. After being kissed by him, no one else in the school seemed good enough.
One night at dinner, Draco found himself staring at Ginny. There was just something about her that night...her hair was messy from being outside in the cold wind all day, and her cheeks and nose were tinged pink. She was still that same old Ginny, and she was absolutely breathtaking.
"What are you staring at so hard, Draccy?" Pansy asked him.
"Er...nothing," Draco lied, looking away from Ginny, who was now standing up with her friend as they prepared to leave, "Um, I've got to go." He added, standing up.
"Wait, I'll go with you." Pansy said, preparing to get up.
"No, no. You stay. I'll meet you in the common room later." Draco told her, pushing her back down into her seat.
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"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ginny asked Draco when he walked up beside her.
Draco took Ginny's hand and began to pull her away from Cheralynn, towards a dark corner. "I want to tell you something...I want to ask you something."
But Ginny pulled her hand away from Draco and said, "I don't want to speak to you, Malfoy. Why don't you just leave me alone?"
Draco glanced over at Cheralynn, and lowered his voice so only Ginny could hear him, "I can't leave you alone. I can't get my mind off of you."
"Well...try."
"I have tried. I've tried as hard as I can, but I can't. You're always there looking so...perfect, driving me crazy."
Ginny sighed and turned to Cheralynn. "Cher, I'll meet you later okay? Draco and I need to have a little talk."
Cheralynn raised an eyebrow, but nodded and began to walk away.
"Draco," Ginny said, turning back to him, "What is your problem? You have a girlfriend. Pansy. Remember?"
"How could I forget?" Draco asked, "She's always there. She never gives me a moment to myself...I'm going crazy being with her."
"Then why are you going out with her?" Ginny asked.
"Because...she's there. And she was willing to go out with me. And after what happened between the two of us, I needed somebody like her to help me to get back my reputation," Draco admitted, "But I don't care about that anymore. I want you...I want us."
Ginny felt herself falling unwillingly for his words...But she didn't know if he was sincere or not. How could she trust him? He was in Slytherin. And he was a Malfoy, which was even another reason why she shouldn't trust him.
"Don't you want me, Ginny?" Draco whispered stepping closer, his body now only inches from hers.
"N-no..." Ginny had meant for it to come out firm and strong. Instead it came out weak and unsure. She didn't know anymore whether or not she wanted Draco. Did she ever want him?
"I think you do, Ginny." Draco whispered. Ginny had now backed herself up against the wall, which was exactly where Draco wanted her.
Before Ginny could respond, Draco's lips came crashing down onto hers. She began to give in and kiss him back when a familiar males voice was heard saying, "I wonder who Malfoy's snogging this time. It's not wide enough to be Pansy." Draco broke away from Ginny, looking very annoyed with the interruption.
"Hey Malfoy!" Another male voice called, "Who's the unlucky one this time?"
Draco turned around, looking about ready to hit someone, but smirked when he saw who it was. Ron, Harry, and Hermione.
"Ginny!" Harry and Hermione yelled together in surprise. Ron just stood there, his mouth hanging wide open.
Ginny turned bright red with embarrassment, while her brother turned dark red in anger. "Malfoy..." He muttered, his eyes narrowing, "I'm gonna kill you!"
Harry and Hermione had to hold Ron back, or he really would have killed him. Draco just looked bored, as he usually did.
"Ron," Ginny said quietly, "Just...go."
"I won't go!" Ron yelled, "I'm not going to let a Malfoy touch my sister!" He was struggling to get away from Harry and Hermione, but they had a firm hold on him.
"Stop being so damn protective of me!" Ginny yelled, "I'm not a child."
A crowd was now beginning to form. The way Ron was yelling, people could probably hear him from the Great Hall so they decided to come out and get a firsthand look on what was going on.
"You're my little sister! I'm supposed to protect you!" Ron yelled. He had finally stopped struggling to get away from them, but Harry and Hermione didn't let go still.
"Come on, Ron...Let's go." Hermione said quietly, she and Harry pulling him away from the scene.
"I'm going to kill you, Malfoy! Watch your back! As soon as you're alone I'll kill you!" Ron was yelling as he was pulled down the hall.
"Well that was interesting..." Draco said slowly once they were gone.
"I'm so sorry, Draco..." Ginny told him, "It's just...Ron overreacts sometimes. I'd better go talk to him before he does something he'll regret."
"Okay, well..." He looked around at the people still watching the two of them and lowered his voice, "Will you see me tomorrow?"
Ginny smiled warmly at him. "Of course I will."
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Authors Note: You have no idea how hard it was for me to write this chapter. It just wasn't coming out right. So if Draco's too out of character...I know. Sorry. Review anyway. Oh yeah...and "snogging" is my new favorite word. Snogging snogging snogging. It reminds me of the word "snot" for some reason. And when you think of "snogging" meaning kissing and "snot" meaning...the green runny stuff coming out of your nose...it doesn't mix. And it's a bit gross to imagine. Eh...I'm weird.
Chapter Nine
"Follow your own heart, Not other's." -Anonymous
***
Ginny spent the next few days looking for other boys that could help her move on from Draco...There weren't many to be found. Everyone was either taken or just not her type.
Not that she knew what her type was anymore.
Draco spent the next days in pure hell. Being Pansy's boyfriend was worse than he thought it would be. Much worse. She was always around, never giving him even one moment to himself. He'd gone far enough to take refuge in the boys bathroom for half an hour just to be alone.
He missed Ginny...He'd never had her, of course, but the thought of being able to was always a nice one. He knew he couldn't have her now. He had Pansy, and she'd be damned before she'd let him go anywhere. Not that he was even planning to. He couldn't take the torments that came with Ginny Weasley.
As much as she tried, Ginny couldn't get Draco off of her mind. As mean as he was, there was something about him. Something intriguing that drew her to him. After being kissed by him, no one else in the school seemed good enough.
One night at dinner, Draco found himself staring at Ginny. There was just something about her that night...her hair was messy from being outside in the cold wind all day, and her cheeks and nose were tinged pink. She was still that same old Ginny, and she was absolutely breathtaking.
"What are you staring at so hard, Draccy?" Pansy asked him.
"Er...nothing," Draco lied, looking away from Ginny, who was now standing up with her friend as they prepared to leave, "Um, I've got to go." He added, standing up.
"Wait, I'll go with you." Pansy said, preparing to get up.
"No, no. You stay. I'll meet you in the common room later." Draco told her, pushing her back down into her seat.
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"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ginny asked Draco when he walked up beside her.
Draco took Ginny's hand and began to pull her away from Cheralynn, towards a dark corner. "I want to tell you something...I want to ask you something."
But Ginny pulled her hand away from Draco and said, "I don't want to speak to you, Malfoy. Why don't you just leave me alone?"
Draco glanced over at Cheralynn, and lowered his voice so only Ginny could hear him, "I can't leave you alone. I can't get my mind off of you."
"Well...try."
"I have tried. I've tried as hard as I can, but I can't. You're always there looking so...perfect, driving me crazy."
Ginny sighed and turned to Cheralynn. "Cher, I'll meet you later okay? Draco and I need to have a little talk."
Cheralynn raised an eyebrow, but nodded and began to walk away.
"Draco," Ginny said, turning back to him, "What is your problem? You have a girlfriend. Pansy. Remember?"
"How could I forget?" Draco asked, "She's always there. She never gives me a moment to myself...I'm going crazy being with her."
"Then why are you going out with her?" Ginny asked.
"Because...she's there. And she was willing to go out with me. And after what happened between the two of us, I needed somebody like her to help me to get back my reputation," Draco admitted, "But I don't care about that anymore. I want you...I want us."
Ginny felt herself falling unwillingly for his words...But she didn't know if he was sincere or not. How could she trust him? He was in Slytherin. And he was a Malfoy, which was even another reason why she shouldn't trust him.
"Don't you want me, Ginny?" Draco whispered stepping closer, his body now only inches from hers.
"N-no..." Ginny had meant for it to come out firm and strong. Instead it came out weak and unsure. She didn't know anymore whether or not she wanted Draco. Did she ever want him?
"I think you do, Ginny." Draco whispered. Ginny had now backed herself up against the wall, which was exactly where Draco wanted her.
Before Ginny could respond, Draco's lips came crashing down onto hers. She began to give in and kiss him back when a familiar males voice was heard saying, "I wonder who Malfoy's snogging this time. It's not wide enough to be Pansy." Draco broke away from Ginny, looking very annoyed with the interruption.
"Hey Malfoy!" Another male voice called, "Who's the unlucky one this time?"
Draco turned around, looking about ready to hit someone, but smirked when he saw who it was. Ron, Harry, and Hermione.
"Ginny!" Harry and Hermione yelled together in surprise. Ron just stood there, his mouth hanging wide open.
Ginny turned bright red with embarrassment, while her brother turned dark red in anger. "Malfoy..." He muttered, his eyes narrowing, "I'm gonna kill you!"
Harry and Hermione had to hold Ron back, or he really would have killed him. Draco just looked bored, as he usually did.
"Ron," Ginny said quietly, "Just...go."
"I won't go!" Ron yelled, "I'm not going to let a Malfoy touch my sister!" He was struggling to get away from Harry and Hermione, but they had a firm hold on him.
"Stop being so damn protective of me!" Ginny yelled, "I'm not a child."
A crowd was now beginning to form. The way Ron was yelling, people could probably hear him from the Great Hall so they decided to come out and get a firsthand look on what was going on.
"You're my little sister! I'm supposed to protect you!" Ron yelled. He had finally stopped struggling to get away from them, but Harry and Hermione didn't let go still.
"Come on, Ron...Let's go." Hermione said quietly, she and Harry pulling him away from the scene.
"I'm going to kill you, Malfoy! Watch your back! As soon as you're alone I'll kill you!" Ron was yelling as he was pulled down the hall.
"Well that was interesting..." Draco said slowly once they were gone.
"I'm so sorry, Draco..." Ginny told him, "It's just...Ron overreacts sometimes. I'd better go talk to him before he does something he'll regret."
"Okay, well..." He looked around at the people still watching the two of them and lowered his voice, "Will you see me tomorrow?"
Ginny smiled warmly at him. "Of course I will."
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Authors Note: You have no idea how hard it was for me to write this chapter. It just wasn't coming out right. So if Draco's too out of character...I know. Sorry. Review anyway. Oh yeah...and "snogging" is my new favorite word. Snogging snogging snogging. It reminds me of the word "snot" for some reason. And when you think of "snogging" meaning kissing and "snot" meaning...the green runny stuff coming out of your nose...it doesn't mix. And it's a bit gross to imagine. Eh...I'm weird.