A/N: Yeah I'm kind of updating regularly! Any who I'm very excited about this chapter because Draco and Ginny finally meet! And They behave very OOC until the end when Draco converts back to his pessimistic self but after reading you'll understand why (Vick: Mom does crack, Dad's real rich, still got no lunch money life's a bitch. I think it would make a rather good license plate, the Damned) Oh yeah I'd also like to apologize for the two page description of how pretty Ginny looks but as a designer a lot of the time I pay to much attention to certain details.
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~*~*~*~*Another Piece Of Fabric*~*~*~*~
~*~*Chapter 4: Can't You Hear Me Calling Your Name *~*~
Ginny looked absolutely beautiful, for on this night, she had gone to great lengths to make herself look as beautiful as possible. Starting with her dress which was made of nude chiffon and was covered in hanging teardrop crystals, her dress was also made up of two layers the first one reached her ankles and was for presentation and could be removed by undoing clasps on the sides and the back of the dress and the second layer underneath the first was considerably shorter for it reached right above her knees was slanted and very comfortable for dancing, the dress itself was sleeveless, and it was drawn together by satin ribbons in the back that made a sort of criss-crossing corset back pattern.
Her shoes were the kind that had an ankle strap with a stiletto heel with and open foot, but a closed toe and they were a pearlesque silver that perfectly complemented her dress
Her hair was done up in a simple sock bun that had been magicked into place with the help of her youngest brother Ron's fiancée Hermione Granger who had also decided that a few wisps of her bangs should be left out for an innocent yet elegant look.
Her jewelry was made up of the finest goblin wrought silver and fire polished trinity crystal, her earrings were made in the teardrop fashion and her necklace was a choker made with a scrap of her nude dress fabric along with a teardrop pendant in the center, all of these fine pieces had been loaned to her by a friend of hers named Natalie Hampton of the wizarding division of Tiffany's.
Her brother Fred's wife, Angelina Johnson, had done her make up. Angelina had gone to great lengths to make Ginny's face sparkle as her dress did, so using natural and neutral tones she made Ginny's skin pick up the surrounding light by applying a bronzer to her face, neck, and arms, then she used a slightly darker bronzer to blush Ginny's cheeks, after that she used a brow pencil to line Ginny's eyes, then she used both a dark and a light brown eye shadow along with dark brown mascara to give her eyes a smoky look and she finished it off by adding a small coat of shimmer shadow to the corners and creases of her eyes.
Lastly she had outlined Ginny's lips in a tan brown lip pencil and filled it in with a crème colored lipstick which she had finished off by applying a clear lip gloss and permanent sticking charm to, and that's the very detailed version of how Ginny had become the vision of beauty that she was tonight and everything was perfect, or so she thought.
So far, it had been a fabulous show, the drinks were flowing and wealthy patrons' wallets were loosening and a young Mr. Malfoy was fairly impressed with what he had seen so far, and things continued to go well all the way up until Ginny came onstage to give her closing speech…
Ginny's heart was pounding as she continued to walk up the seemingly never ending catwalk to give her closing speech and that's when she realized that she was getting a severe case of stage fright but before her fears could be magnified she was at the end of the stage and a she heard a stagehand mutter the 'sonorous' spell on her and she felt her vocal chords magically enlarge and so she took a deep breath and began her speech…
"All of us here at Enchanted would like to thank you all for coming out this evening and we would also like to invite you to the end of show gala which I believe is located in the North hall ballroom of the Ampathiatra, and once again I would like to personally thank each and everyone of you for coming and I would like to share a note of special thanks to my secretary/head model Colin Creevy and my long time friend Neville Longbottom without whom tonight would never have been possible! Good Night!" it was a wonderful speech and Ginny was proud of it, to say the least and just as she was turning to bow with the other models she felt a gust of wind thrust her back causing her to blackout and land in the warm arms and open lap of a very surprised executive.
It was then that Colin rushed to the rescue, by grabbing the hands of his fellow models and continuing to do the closing bow as if nothing unusual had happened for he was a firm believer in the saying the show must go on, but as soon as he was back stage he pulled out his SGH-E700.moment picture phone by Samsung and quickly called Blaise
"Blaise? Are you there please answer!"
"Hello, with whom am I speaking?"
"It's Colin! Did you see what happened?"
"Of course I did Colin, I was sitting at the table in fact I'm still sitting at the table you know Colin I'm so close all I would have to do is put my phone over my screwdriver and snap a picture of Draco's lap and there'd be Ginny" Blaise said humor evident in his voice
"Well did you see how it happened?" Colin said obviously worried about his friend's current situation
"Colin, I'll tell you exactly how it happened but not right now, just get over here we've go some explaining to do then we'll give them some time alone."
"Alright I'll be there in just a sec." And so Colin informed Neville of his new destination, changed in to his party clothes and arapparated to Blaise's side
At the Executives Table…
"Ok so let me get this straight, you two thought that Weasley and I would make a good couple?" Draco said pointing at the beautiful woman in his lap the look on his face incredulous
"Yes, See Blaise, I told you he would understand." said Colin happily
Blaise however was not so easily convinced
"Colin how easily you are swayed, let me teach you the ways of the Malfoy temper… 10, 9, 8,7,6…" Blaise began to countdown "5,4,3,2,1"
"What the Hell! Were you thinking?" Draco burst out
"and there it is."
"Me and a Weasley that's like Potter asking the Dark Lord himself out for tea, you've got to be kidding."
"Draco I'm going to say this once and once only as both a friend and an advisor," Blaise said seriously "You have no other choice, so you might as well make the best of this little arrangement, and who knows the Gods might show you some mercy and she might accept you for what and who you are."
And for a minute Draco stared at his best friend eyes wide, for in all the years that that had been friends Blaise had only raised his voice at him once and that was during the final battle, so after a few passing moments Draco made his decision and voiced it by saying…
"Alright, I'll be civil"
"And?" Both Blaise and Colin asked
"I'll be respectful"
"And?"
"Oh come on Blaise look at her she's just asking for it"
"And" Blaise asked his face contorted in his seriousness
"And I won't take advantage of her no matter what the circumstances, There Blaise! are you happy?" Draco asked looking thoroughly put out, I mean it wasn't every day a very good looking girl just fell into your lap.
"Yes very much so now, Colin and I are going to Leave you two alone so that you can work your magic." Blaise said starting to walk away behind Colin
"Wait Blaise,"
"What's her full name?"
"Virginia, Virginia Weasley"
"Oh" Draco said looking at the semi-unconscious beauty in his lap "Bye Blaise"
"See you later Draco."
And so Draco was left in the now empty show room with a Weasley laid comfortably across his lap
'Well I might as well go about trying to wake her up, and so he set to work by splashing her face with cool water, and After splashing her face for a few minutes Ginny finally began to come around and the first words she said were…
"But Ronniekins I don't want to eat another one of the twins' funny yellow pastries"
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" said a very handsome sounding voice from above Ginny "That was quite a fall you took" Draco said surprising himself with his seemingly caring manner, it must have been the shock of it all he told himself brushing it off
"I fell did I? She said opening her dark brown eyes and staring into his silver-blue ones "Well then are you an angel?" Ginny asked still just a bit frazzled after her fall from grace.
"Me?" Draco asked incredulously "Why no, I'm not, I'm actually Dra.." but he was cut off mid sentence when Ginny interrupted him.
"Well then if your not an angel and even if you are I just want you to know that your very handsome, yes very handsome indeed, I mean that is to say I'd do you your 'angelness'" well at this point Draco was torn between laughing and well… laughing so he did the only respectable thing any wizard could do and decided to help her come around magically, and so he lifted her up from her current position and muttered a stabilizing spell over her and the change in Ginny was apparent in an instant…
"Hello Virginia," Draco began very kindly "You might be a little confused," Draco began leaning over her to look into her eyes, but his sentence was yet again interrupted when…
"What the," Ginny said sitting bolt upright, and coming face to face, and lip to lip with none other than Draco Malfoy the bane of Gryffindor, and that's when it happened, they both felt the warmth radiating from each other and immediately without another thought on the matter at hand Draco's arms wrapped possessively around Ginny's waist, and Ginny's arms somehow made their way to Draco's hair in which they were doing a rather fine job of messing up, and they stayed that way for quite some time until Draco finally came to his senses and slowly but surely pulled away from Ginny.
"Uh, Weasley?"
"Malfoy?"
"Nice to see you?" He asked a confused expression on his face
"Yeah, long time no see." Ginny said smiling nervously
"Would you like to go into the ballroom now?"
"I would like that, I'd like that a lot" Ginny said nodding her head
And so Draco lifted Ginny up 'threshold' style and carefully placed her feet back on solid ground but just as Draco was about to release his hold around her waist Ginny's legs began to fail her once again and she fell straight into his warm chest as a result he held her there again with his arms wrapped around her waist and hers draped around his shoulders
"God, this is so embarrassing, I mean I can't even stand on my own two feet."
"Why is it so embarrassing?," Draco asked seriously "I'm certainly not complaining, and since I'm the only one around" Draco said genuinely smiling back at her
"Thanks, a lot." Ginny said truly thankful
"Your welcome, are you ready to go now?"
"Yes, but can I hold your arm for support?"
"Of course" he said offering it too her
And with that they walked down the hall and into the already raging after-party.
When they stepped through the door the sight that greeted them was not the one they had both been expecting, for they had expected a few drinks and some classical music, and some dancing but this, this looked more like an all out rave the lights were completely out excluding the strobes and lasers that filled the room with lime green, white, purple, and blue light, and there were drinks everywhere, and the people! There were so many of them that the room was almost packed to the brim and Blaise Colin, and Neville were no where in sight…
"Shall we find a seat?" Draco asked having to raise his voice
"Oh! Ok, that sounds good" Ginny said having to yell to be heard
So they walked straight into the pulsing crown and found two seats up at the end of the second bar, and they began to chat…
"I guess you've figured it out by now?" Draco said questioningly
"Your my date? Yeah I figured it out when I woke up in your lap and neither Colin nor Neville had done anything to move me" she said smiling
"So your not disappointed? I mean having to be stuck with me all night?"
"Of course not! I mean, I guess your not that bad even though I still see you as a narcissistic, prick ferret with pointy ears, who just happens to be a really good kisser." Said Ginny smiling
"And I guess your not completely appalling even though I still see you as a muggle loving, Potter praising, rabbit family prat. Said Draco, eyes bright "You know I don't know why but I have the most compulsive urge to ask you to dance would you do me the honor?" Draco said as the beginnings of the techno song Sandstorm by New York Underground began to play
"Of course!" Ginny said face glowing with excitement, "Oh wait give me one minute, I just need to take off my skirt"
"With actions like that Weasley its no wonder your family's so big." Draco said smirking
"I didn't mean it like that and you know it!" Ginny said realizing her mistake and trying not to laugh at her error and his comment "Ok! I can't undo the last clasp its on the back of my dress below the zipper would you undo it for me?" well after hearing that Draco was thrown off a bit by her trusting nature but they'd already kissed, no snogged was the better word for it so he quickly recovered and said
"Of course I will would you just turn around so that I can, thanks."
"The moment Draco's hands hit Ginny's waist it was like a bolt of electricity had shot through him and into her body making her feel more alive than she had in ages, and she reveled in it almost losing herself and was only brought back to this realm when Draco said
"There" and handed her, her skirt extension
"Thanks, um… What do think?" Ginny asked knowing she was putting a lot on the line by asking her so called sworn enemy such a question, and although Ginny was surprised by her sudden need for him to like it she was even more surprised by his answer
"Stunning, simply stunning." Draco said, not realizing that he had uttered his thoughts allowed
"Why thank you Draco, would you like to dance now?" Ginny asked wondering how he would react to her using his first name
"That's Mr. Mal-…" Draco began but stopped mid sentence, and started again "I would, that you would Ginny." He said as he held out his hand, and after a brief moment she placed hers in it as he led them out onto the dance floor.
In the beginning Draco and Ginny danced very carefully around each other as if they were afraid of breaking or setting the other one off by dancing to closely or recklessly and it wasn't until Toxic by Brittney Spears began to play that Ginny asked if they could take it to a higher level
"Draco?"
"Yes Ginny"
"Could we?"
"I waiting for you to ask" Draco said smiling, and grabbing her hands he began to spin her round and around, and as they danced they would alternate and some times Ginny would dance around him as Draco would freestyle inside the circle that Ginny had made, and they would have danced until the lights had come on and they'd been asked to leave, if someone hadn't chosen such an inopportune time to show up
"Hello Ginny." A deep voice said from her side
Ginny was having such a good time she merely glanced at the person to her side and very nonchalantly answered it
"Hello, Harry." And she continued to dance as if nothing had happened, but after a few moments she realized just whom it was she was talking to "Harry?" Ginny repeated not wanting to believe it
"Hello to you too Gin! Is that anyway to greet your boyfriend?" Harry asked suddenly catching onto the current situation between Ginny and her dance partner
"Harry your not my," but Harry interrupted
"And what are you doing with this piece of Slytherin shit?" Harry asked none too politely
"Harry, that's no way to talk to my date!" Ginny said in Draco's defense her temper rising
"I guess I should get going, I'm sorry it all had to end so soon Ginny" said Draco looking her dead in eye
"No Draco! Don't leave just because," Ginny said pleadingly
"Yeah I think you should. " Said Harry rudely from the side placing an arm around Ginny's waist, it was that, and that alone that completely destroyed Draco's good mood and so he made his apologies and left…
"It was nice seeing you Ms. Weasley my company will be owling you within the upcoming week, with your grant results, thank you for your time and good bye, and the same to you Mr. Potter " Draco said as he left the floor and went to find Blaise
"His company? My results? Oh My God." Said Ginny pushing Harry's arm off her waist and running off to find Colin
On the other side of the gala...
"Blaise I understand now and I just have to say that, that was brilliant, I never expected that, I must say nice touch."
"Why thank you Colin I thought making her fall on him might be an easier way of breaking the ice than having them meet out here with us, and Colin you dance divinely."
"Oh stop it Blaise!" said Colin blushing a bit from Blaise's comment
"Yes Blaise do stop it." Said a commanding voice from his side, it was Neville
"May I ask what you are doing with my boyfriend?" he said eyes narrowing
"He's dancing with me, Nev there's absolutely no harm in that alright and this song will be over soon." Colin finished continuing to sway with Blaise
"No I'm afraid this dance is over now, Blaise we've got to be leaving." Said Draco in a rush, staring pointedly at Blaise
Blaise quickly understood the severity of the matter and quickly apologized for having to leave so quickly
"I'm sorry Col, maybe next time"
"It's alright Blaise, I'll see you later" Colin called after Blaise's retreating form
"Oh and one more thing," Blaise said walking back to Colin "I forgot to give you this and he kissed him right then and there in front of everyone and worst of all in front of Neville who looked as if he was about to explode
When Blaise finally released Colin, he nodded to Neville, and calmly followed Draco out of the Building
"Blaise?"
"Yes Draco,"
"Why must you always put on a show for everything that you do?"
"I don't know Draco, I don't know."
"Draco?"
"Yes Blaise,"
"Why must you always push yourself away from people like her, like Ginny I mean, I mean people you start to like? I mean what could she have possibly done to piss you off this much?"
"Blaise,"
"Yes Draco,"
"Shut up"
"Alright Draco." and with that they arapparated back to their limo, and began their long ride home as Colin, Neville, and Ginny did the same.
A/N: Ok I hope you liked this chapter and don't worry there will be some serious D/G action in the next chapter so much so, I think I might need to up the rating to 'R' I don't know if I will though, you know up the rating, anyway that's all for now. Now go do what you do best and review!