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book plots. Sorry to disappoint you.
Note to the readers: Sorry this chapter took so long. I had a lot to do. Hope ya'll aren't mad at me. And I hope you like the chapter.
'This is way to early,' thought Ginny as she pulled herself out of bed. Then the plan she formed the day before slowly drifted into her head. A small grin formed across her face as she quietly walked to the door connecting her room to Draco's.
She made her way over to Draco's side, careful not to wake the boy in front of her. Gently, she brought her lips close to his head.
"Draco," cooed Ginny. Draco merely mumbled something and continued to sleep.
"Draco," said Ginny a bit louder. She could barely contain her giggles as she thought of what was to come. She hoped that Draco would be too mad at her.
Ginny took a deep breath and shouted, "DRACO!"
"Bloody hell," yelled Draco as he jumped a foot into the air. "What was that for?!?"
"That was for all the ways you woke me up," said Ginny smiling. Sure, she knew that Draco would retaliate but it was worth it.
"You know I could punish you for that, don't you?" He arched a perfectly shaped eyebrow, looking at Ginny suggestively.
"Well, you'll have to do that after breakfast," said Ginny as she skipped out of Draco's room. "And you'd better be down soon, I'm not waiting for you."
Draco sat in the middle of his bed, grinning like a fool. He didn't know how or why Ginny Weasley had such an effect on him. Hell, this effect was all new to him. He would do anything to keep her smiling.
"DRACO! WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG," yelled Ginny from the downstairs kitchen.
"I'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE!"
Draco hoped out of bed and quickly ran downstairs, forgetting to change out of his pajama bottoms or even put on a shirt. He bounded down the stairs, two at a time, and almost ran into the door.
"Well, someone was in a hurry," said Ginny as she put a huge stack of pancakes on the table. She blushed when she saw Draco's lean, and very bare chest before her. She turned quickly, hoping Draco hadn't noticed. Unfortunately he did.
"Here, let me help you," said Draco as he walked up behind Ginny, making sure to press his chest flat against her back, as he took the eggs and sausage out of her hands. A smirk appeared on his face as he felt Ginny stiffen at their contact.
Draco quickly placed the plates on the table, and returned back to where Ginny stood next to the oven. He snaked his arms around her small waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"Why Ginny, you act like you're uncomfortable around me," whispered Draco. "It wouldn't happen to have something to do with the fact that I'm half naked with you in my arms does it?"
Ginny relaxed after her shock of feeling two large, muscular arms wrap around her. 'Oh, so that's how he wants to play, is it,' thought Ginny. 'Well, I can be just as seductive as he can be.'
She spun around in Draco's grasp, snaking her arms around his neck, and pressing herself as close to Draco as possible. "No, I'm quite fine with seeing your chest." She stood on her toes, bringing her lips close to Draco's ear, and cooed softly, "Maybe, one day you'll be fully naked with me in your arms."
"One can only hope," said Draco as he kissed her neck. He was enjoying himself until he heard his stomach growl. Ginny pulled back giggling.
"Come on," said Ginny, slipping her hand into Draco's. "I'm hungry, and by the sound your stomach just made, I'm sure you are too."
The day pasted slowly. By two in the afternoons Draco and Ginny sat in the study, in each other's arms, talking about whatever popped into their heads.
"I remember the first day Fred and George said they were leaving school. I thought my mum was going to kill them," laughed Ginny.
"It must be great, having a big family and all," said Draco; smiling when he remembered all the things the Weasley twins did during their time at Hogwarts.
"Yeah, you're never alone, that's for sure." Ginny's face turned serious. "Do you wish things would have been different? With your family and everything?"
Draco sat as still as a stone, thinking about his past. His father had never beaten him, in fact, his father never really did anything with Draco. He was just another possession to his father. "I guess I wish that we were more of a...family. You know. We never sat around during Saturday mornings; we never opened presents during Christmas together. I just never really had it very well. It hurt a lot to see other families together. It hurt because I wanted it too, but I could never have it. And then to have him expect me to become a Death Eater. It was too much, too painful. I remember all of the people my father tortured, I remember their screams, the pain."
"I sorry," said Ginny, looking down at her hands. "I know what it's like."
Draco gave a cold laugh. 'She doesn't know anything,' thought Draco angrily. 'She's lived the perfect life.'
"What's that supposed to me," asked Ginny harshly, moving away from Draco.
"You know what it was like, do you?" Draco could barely contain his anger. "You wouldn't understand pain if it came and bit you on the ass."
"What do you mean I don't understand pain," yelled Ginny, tears starting to spill out of her eyes.
"You've lived a sheltered life," hissed Draco, his back turned to Ginny. "You never have, and never will know what it's like."
"Listen Malfoy," spat Ginny. She saw Draco flinch at the way she said his name but right now she was too angry to care. "I've been through things most people couldn't even imagine!"
"Yeah, like what," asked Draco, turning to face her. "Potter broke your heart? I don't think that counts."
"You really want to know," yelled Ginny.
"Yes, I really do!"
"Fine, I'm the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets. I'm the one who wrote on the walls with blood. I'm the one who sent that bloody snake after my classmates. Tom made me do it. I still see him. He never leaves me. I've tried to move on but it's hard. Everyone thinks that my life is so great but it's not."
With that Ginny ran. She ran as fast as she could up the stairs to her room. She wanted to get away. The old memories of Tom Riddle were forming in her head. She threw herself down on her bed and buried her face in her pillow.
Suddenly Ginny was back in the camber of secrets again. Tom stood tall before her eyes. His dark, evil eyes burned into her own, searching her very soul "Virginia, my sweet. How are you," asked Tom. "Remember when we were such good friends? You said I was all you had. Then you stopped talking to me. I don't like it when people turn away from me."
Tom advanced on her, grabbing her chin forcefully and bringing her face close to his. "You've become a lovely young lady Virginia. I could have given you everything. We could have ruled this world together." Ginny felt two strong arms circle around her waist, and pull her into a protective hug. She struggled against whoever it was, but a low, deep voice calmed her.
"It's all over Ginny," said the voice. "He's not here. It's just me. It's over." Ginny opened her eyes slowly. Everything was blurry from her tears, but she was still able to see the outline of Draco. He was sitting on her bed, rocking her back and forth.
"D-Draco," whispered Ginny.
"I'm right here," said Draco. "I'm sorry. I didn't know. I didn't know how hard your life had been. You're right. Everyone has problems." Ginny snuggled up to Draco's chest, feeling comfortable in his arms.
Draco could believe it. This little angel had gone thought something that only a few would ever experience. He suddenly became angry. Angry with his father for giving her the diary, angry with Voldemort for hurting her, angry with himself for bring up the subject. He sat there; rocking Ginny in his arms, knowing it was going to be a long to be long road to recover for her. He waited until she fell asleep, tired from her frightening ordeal.
Gently, he placed her on her bed. He tried to remove his arms from around her waist but once he lost contact with Ginny, she started to thrash around. So he settled down beside her, wrapping his arms protectively around her. She curled up next to him, snuggling into his chest, and slept.
So, what'd ya'll think? Was it good? Hope you liked it. Please review and tell me if you liked it or not. And sorry for any grammar or spelling errors. I didn't have enough time to go back and proofread.
Note to the readers: Sorry this chapter took so long. I had a lot to do. Hope ya'll aren't mad at me. And I hope you like the chapter.
'This is way to early,' thought Ginny as she pulled herself out of bed. Then the plan she formed the day before slowly drifted into her head. A small grin formed across her face as she quietly walked to the door connecting her room to Draco's.
She made her way over to Draco's side, careful not to wake the boy in front of her. Gently, she brought her lips close to his head.
"Draco," cooed Ginny. Draco merely mumbled something and continued to sleep.
"Draco," said Ginny a bit louder. She could barely contain her giggles as she thought of what was to come. She hoped that Draco would be too mad at her.
Ginny took a deep breath and shouted, "DRACO!"
"Bloody hell," yelled Draco as he jumped a foot into the air. "What was that for?!?"
"That was for all the ways you woke me up," said Ginny smiling. Sure, she knew that Draco would retaliate but it was worth it.
"You know I could punish you for that, don't you?" He arched a perfectly shaped eyebrow, looking at Ginny suggestively.
"Well, you'll have to do that after breakfast," said Ginny as she skipped out of Draco's room. "And you'd better be down soon, I'm not waiting for you."
Draco sat in the middle of his bed, grinning like a fool. He didn't know how or why Ginny Weasley had such an effect on him. Hell, this effect was all new to him. He would do anything to keep her smiling.
"DRACO! WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG," yelled Ginny from the downstairs kitchen.
"I'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE!"
Draco hoped out of bed and quickly ran downstairs, forgetting to change out of his pajama bottoms or even put on a shirt. He bounded down the stairs, two at a time, and almost ran into the door.
"Well, someone was in a hurry," said Ginny as she put a huge stack of pancakes on the table. She blushed when she saw Draco's lean, and very bare chest before her. She turned quickly, hoping Draco hadn't noticed. Unfortunately he did.
"Here, let me help you," said Draco as he walked up behind Ginny, making sure to press his chest flat against her back, as he took the eggs and sausage out of her hands. A smirk appeared on his face as he felt Ginny stiffen at their contact.
Draco quickly placed the plates on the table, and returned back to where Ginny stood next to the oven. He snaked his arms around her small waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"Why Ginny, you act like you're uncomfortable around me," whispered Draco. "It wouldn't happen to have something to do with the fact that I'm half naked with you in my arms does it?"
Ginny relaxed after her shock of feeling two large, muscular arms wrap around her. 'Oh, so that's how he wants to play, is it,' thought Ginny. 'Well, I can be just as seductive as he can be.'
She spun around in Draco's grasp, snaking her arms around his neck, and pressing herself as close to Draco as possible. "No, I'm quite fine with seeing your chest." She stood on her toes, bringing her lips close to Draco's ear, and cooed softly, "Maybe, one day you'll be fully naked with me in your arms."
"One can only hope," said Draco as he kissed her neck. He was enjoying himself until he heard his stomach growl. Ginny pulled back giggling.
"Come on," said Ginny, slipping her hand into Draco's. "I'm hungry, and by the sound your stomach just made, I'm sure you are too."
The day pasted slowly. By two in the afternoons Draco and Ginny sat in the study, in each other's arms, talking about whatever popped into their heads.
"I remember the first day Fred and George said they were leaving school. I thought my mum was going to kill them," laughed Ginny.
"It must be great, having a big family and all," said Draco; smiling when he remembered all the things the Weasley twins did during their time at Hogwarts.
"Yeah, you're never alone, that's for sure." Ginny's face turned serious. "Do you wish things would have been different? With your family and everything?"
Draco sat as still as a stone, thinking about his past. His father had never beaten him, in fact, his father never really did anything with Draco. He was just another possession to his father. "I guess I wish that we were more of a...family. You know. We never sat around during Saturday mornings; we never opened presents during Christmas together. I just never really had it very well. It hurt a lot to see other families together. It hurt because I wanted it too, but I could never have it. And then to have him expect me to become a Death Eater. It was too much, too painful. I remember all of the people my father tortured, I remember their screams, the pain."
"I sorry," said Ginny, looking down at her hands. "I know what it's like."
Draco gave a cold laugh. 'She doesn't know anything,' thought Draco angrily. 'She's lived the perfect life.'
"What's that supposed to me," asked Ginny harshly, moving away from Draco.
"You know what it was like, do you?" Draco could barely contain his anger. "You wouldn't understand pain if it came and bit you on the ass."
"What do you mean I don't understand pain," yelled Ginny, tears starting to spill out of her eyes.
"You've lived a sheltered life," hissed Draco, his back turned to Ginny. "You never have, and never will know what it's like."
"Listen Malfoy," spat Ginny. She saw Draco flinch at the way she said his name but right now she was too angry to care. "I've been through things most people couldn't even imagine!"
"Yeah, like what," asked Draco, turning to face her. "Potter broke your heart? I don't think that counts."
"You really want to know," yelled Ginny.
"Yes, I really do!"
"Fine, I'm the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets. I'm the one who wrote on the walls with blood. I'm the one who sent that bloody snake after my classmates. Tom made me do it. I still see him. He never leaves me. I've tried to move on but it's hard. Everyone thinks that my life is so great but it's not."
With that Ginny ran. She ran as fast as she could up the stairs to her room. She wanted to get away. The old memories of Tom Riddle were forming in her head. She threw herself down on her bed and buried her face in her pillow.
Suddenly Ginny was back in the camber of secrets again. Tom stood tall before her eyes. His dark, evil eyes burned into her own, searching her very soul "Virginia, my sweet. How are you," asked Tom. "Remember when we were such good friends? You said I was all you had. Then you stopped talking to me. I don't like it when people turn away from me."
Tom advanced on her, grabbing her chin forcefully and bringing her face close to his. "You've become a lovely young lady Virginia. I could have given you everything. We could have ruled this world together." Ginny felt two strong arms circle around her waist, and pull her into a protective hug. She struggled against whoever it was, but a low, deep voice calmed her.
"It's all over Ginny," said the voice. "He's not here. It's just me. It's over." Ginny opened her eyes slowly. Everything was blurry from her tears, but she was still able to see the outline of Draco. He was sitting on her bed, rocking her back and forth.
"D-Draco," whispered Ginny.
"I'm right here," said Draco. "I'm sorry. I didn't know. I didn't know how hard your life had been. You're right. Everyone has problems." Ginny snuggled up to Draco's chest, feeling comfortable in his arms.
Draco could believe it. This little angel had gone thought something that only a few would ever experience. He suddenly became angry. Angry with his father for giving her the diary, angry with Voldemort for hurting her, angry with himself for bring up the subject. He sat there; rocking Ginny in his arms, knowing it was going to be a long to be long road to recover for her. He waited until she fell asleep, tired from her frightening ordeal.
Gently, he placed her on her bed. He tried to remove his arms from around her waist but once he lost contact with Ginny, she started to thrash around. So he settled down beside her, wrapping his arms protectively around her. She curled up next to him, snuggling into his chest, and slept.
So, what'd ya'll think? Was it good? Hope you liked it. Please review and tell me if you liked it or not. And sorry for any grammar or spelling errors. I didn't have enough time to go back and proofread.