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Sorry if this chapter is so short, but it really gets down to business. And finally a kiss. OoOoOo lol. Anyway...so here goes. I hope you all still enjoy it. And thanks to all my reviewers. You're the people the keep this thing going. (Oh and I really enjoyed my first flame. =) ) Well...read on! -- Heather

Ferret in the Burrow - Chapter 5 - Draco's Story

It was night time. Ginny lay awake in bed thinking about the past two weeks and how Harry thought she liked Malfoy. She gave up on the subject and began reading a book, but it was making her tired and she didn't feel like going to sleep right now. She instead, lay down and stared at the ceiling searching for images through dots that were all over.

Just then she heard the sound of the door creak opened. Her heart stopped beating for a second with fright. She sat up on her elbows and looked to see who it was.

"Draco? What are you doing in here?" she grabbed a pillow and pulled it in front her.

"Couldn't sleep," he answered, scratching the back of his neck nervously as he sat down at the foot of her bed.

"So you came into my room?" Ginny smiled arching and eyebrow.

"Well, actually I wanted to tell you something."

"Something that couldn't wait until morning?" Ginny yawned.

"Yes," Draco said, looking at her solemnly. Ginny looked at him. He looked serious. "I wanted to tell you why I'm here. Why I'm really here." Ginny nodded quietly.

"I'm sure you know Voldemort's back," he started, Ginny shuttered at the name of you-know-who. "And that my father joined him, but the thing is...my father asked me to go with him. I told him no."

"You did?" Ginny asked astonished.

"Yes, and he made me pay for it too. Bruised and cut me up pretty bad. Still have a few scars on me, but it was the things he said--

:: Flashback ::

"What do you mean 'no'?" Lucius spat, "You're coming. The dark lord has asked for you. You don't need school! He's going to teach you all that you need to know."

"I'm not going," Draco stated, "I don't want to be a slave to a man who has done nothing but ruin my life!" Draco yelled at his father and Lucius slapped him.

"The dark lord is your life! You will obey his orders!"

"You can't make me," Draco hissed, smiling at his father evilly.

"You stupid worthless piece of shit for a son." Lucius raged. He hit Draco with a spell. Draco flew back and his the wall. He looked up at Lucius. His head was searing with pain and he tasted blood in his mouth. "I've raised you your whole life! And this is how you repay me? I've given you all you wanted in your life and now when I ask for something of you, you tell me 'no'. You're not worth my spit."

"I didn't think their would be a price to pay for the things I asked for as a child."

"Exactly, you didn't think at all! What is one of the things I've taught you? For everything...there is always a price to pay."

"Darling?" Narcissa called from behind Lucius. He turned around, wanted pointed at her, "What's going on?" she asked.

"Just leave, Narcissa, go back to your room." Lucius warned.

"What's going on?" she demanded. Then saw Draco who was the laying up against the wall, blood was falling from his hair line and there was more on the side of his mouth. "My God! Draco!" She began heading over to him.

"I SAID BACK TO YOUR ROOM!" Lucius yelled. Narcissa stopped.

"What did you do to him?" she asked, "What did you do to our son?"

"Shut-up!" Lucius yelled at her. "Just SHUT-UP!"

"How could you!?" she said, "How could you harm our son!?"

"HE IS NOT MY SON!" Lucius yelled, looking at Draco.

"He is too!" Narcissa yelled at him, a few tears falling from her eyes. Lucius turned to her. He advanced towards her, wand in hand. "And you are not my wife," he hissed, "CRUCIO!"

Narcissa screamed as she fell to the floor and began writhing in pain. Her wails echoed off the walls. Draco stood up shakily. He pulled his wand out of his pocket. He watched his father smirk as he looked at his wife on the floor screaming in agony.

"You sick bastard!" Draco shouted, running at his father. Lucius turned and pointed his wand at Draco, but Draco fired first. He fired repeatedly every spell he knew until Lucius lay on the floor, his wand out of reach.

Draco heard the sound of people apparating in the next room.

"Draco Malfoy?" someone called. "Draco Malfoy we know you are here. We are here on the account of your use of magic." Draco looked back at his father who had scrambled over to his wand.

"This," his father hissed, "Is far from over." His face was contorted with pure hatred. "Apparate!" And then he was gone. Draco dropped his wand and ran over to his mother who was wide-eyed and shaking. She kept mumbling something incoherently. She reached up her vibrantly shaking hand and ran it down the side of Draco's face. The men came into the room and pulled Draco from his mother and began asking him numerous questions.

:: Flash Forward ::

"And they took my mum away." Draco stated. "I haven't seen her since. I've never gotten the opportunity to." Draco and Ginny sat in silence for a while. "I don't even know why I'm tell you this. I just needed to get it off my shoulders. I tried writing it down, but it doesn't seem to work like it works with you. Nothing seems to work. I can't even sleep it off. I've had constant nightmares about the incident since it happened and..." he trailed off and put his head in his hands. Ginny knew that he was trying to stay strong.

"I think I can help you," Ginny said, breaking the silence. "With the dreams, I mean." Draco looked at her. "Last year in my health class I learned how to make a dream-less sleeping draught.. I can brew some for you if you'd like."

"That would be brilliant," Draco smiled at her tiredly.

"You know, I'm kinda touched that you came to me with this," she smiled brightly at him.

"You're the only one I really trust around here to keep it a secret," Draco stated, "You will keep it a secret...right?"

"Of course!" Ginny stated, nodding. Ginny stopped nodding and gazed into his eyes. They were almost locked in place. She felt her tummy do flip-flops as he began leaning over towards her. He stopped just in front of her. She looked at his lips and nervously licked her own. Then he kissed her.

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