Draco smiled, he was thinking about her. When wasn't he thinking about HER? That fucked up redheaded chit that refused to leave his thoughts. She had really pulled a stunt on him, one that made him realize she was MEANT for him. At first he thought she'd just be one of his many conquests, and partner who he could fuck once in a while. She turned out to be much more. She was his equal. She would be his. Maybe Malfoys could love? ---------- --------- ------

They had announced the muggle self-defense class that evening. It was an optional class and the staff hadn't really expected the students to be interested. Much to their surprise, they were. More than half the school had tried to sign up that night.

Lara Croft had just laughed, she was in for one hell of a ride.

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Lara & Alex were setting up before class. Before the bell rang, Draco came up to Ginny.

"I need to see you after class" he said cryptically with one of his many oh- so-infuriating smirks.

The students filed into the class, not sure what to expect. It was a mix of 6th and 7th years from different houses; Lara wanted to mix it up.

There were no desks in the classroom, which had been enlarged. There was a punching bag, a variety of weapons, and oddly enough- a large stereo system.

Typical Lara, Ginny thought.

"First of all, there will be no books in this class, no writing, and absolutely no homework" Alex said with a grin, waiting for the reaction.

The class bursted with hoots, clapping, and shouts. The only who seemed disappointed was Hermione, who looked positively upset at the idea of no actual "work".

"You all can play with wands & shit, big fucking deal, what happens when you lose your little pieces of wood in a battle?" Alex asked

The class was silent.

"You die" Alex answered his own question

"In this class you are not allowed to take out your wands, it will all be done the muggle way" Lara told them

The few Slytherins in the class groaned, except Draco who relished the idea of beating the shit of his classmates- the muggle way. Now this was a good class, he thought.

"You are going to learn to fight" Lara continued "Alex, attack me"

Alex threw a punch at her and she dodged it, "If you are attacked, magic may not be an option and hand-to-hand may be the only way" she said as grabbed his arm, twisted it around and slammed him on the table.

The class gasped in horror and the bell rang.

"See you tomorrow" Alex said with a grimace. He was in obvious pain.

"Did you have to throw me down that hard?" He questioned, rubbing his sore head

"You could take it, besides, I wanted some drama on the first day" Lara said with a smile.

"Want me to kiss it and make it better?" She asked sarcastically.

He looked at her intensely for a moment, grabbing her by the waist. He ignored the pounding in his head as pulled her in for a heated kiss. She responded hungrily.

Maybe he should get the shit beaten out of him more often? Alex thought

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Draco smiled at Ginny when she waited for him outside of class. A real, genuine smile. She was shocked to say the least.

He walked up to her and ran a finger across her lips, cheeks, and hair.

"Malfoy, what are you doin-"

He quieted her by placing a soft kiss on her lips.

She was lost and confused at this point.

"You are mine" He told her

She blinked.

"You will be my girlfriend" He demanded

She seemed to be in shock, when she suddenly slapped him.

"You can't tell me what to do you little ferrety git, I'll rip your lungs out and-" She ranted, until he interrupted her-

"I love you" He told her.

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Well, I'm back; I hope this chapter wasn't extremely shitty :)

Thank you so much for all your kind reviews.