Chapter 5: Coming to an Understanding

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'There's no hiding, you little sex child!' cried out an angry voice.

'What do you want from me, I don't know you!' cried a scared voice.

The blurry picture became clear now. Alicia holding on to her son with Lucius hovering over her.

'You are a mistake! Has that bitch ever told you that? Well I guess you can't hear it from her anymore', he said maliciously laughing. Alicia looks to see her mother lying on the floor, eyes wide open, cold and dead. The child in Alicia's hands is Andrew; he's squirming about and crying.

'After I'm done with you, your so called son will die a slow and miserable death!'

'Not if I have anything to do with it!' said a new voice.

Out of nowhere came out Draco.

'You only cared for your fucking self, never the cares of others'.

'You watch your mouth, young man!' Lucius sneered, 'You're talking to your father here!'

'I can't use the word "father" for you! A father is a person who cares for everyone he is destined to take care of. You took this promise on your wedding day!'

Draco was covering Alicia and Andrew with his own body.

'Move out the way! This does not concern you!'

'NO!'

'Experiallamus!'

Draco was on the floor, nose dripping with blood. He got up and covered them again.

'What! Again, if you say so! Cru. . .' Lucius was cut off by the sound of Draco's booming voice.

'AVER KADERVER!' A jet of green light shot out of Draco's wand hitting Lucius.

With that jolt, Ginny awoke from the worst night's sleep.

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Ginny was groggy, her eyes were rimmed with red and she was sniffling from the crying of the night before. She looked around; she was still in her room. She went and got changed; she had no classes because it was vacation. She wasn't hungry so she took a long bath and didn't go for breakfast.

Ginny stripped herself bare and plunged under the foamy bubbles in the tub. The water was warm and concealed every part of her. She added raspberry scent and closed her eyes.

'I can't believe this is what happened to Draco!' she thought

'No wonder he has changed, I mean, I guess that can really hurt a person seeing your own father on a killing spree'.

She wiped all of her thoughts clear out of her mind, it was vacation. Time to spend on her. She dunked her head into the water and held her breath for a little while. When she did do she felt someone's hand in the water. She brought her head up startled and was face to face with Draco.

Ginny just gave him a stare and took her towel and wrapped herself with it and got out of the tub.

"Wait!" Draco said.

"What you are doing is lower than low!" screamed Ginny.

"It's not my fault you left the bathroom door open, is it?"

Ginny was so used to staying by herself she never locked the bathroom door when going to shower.

Ginny just shook her head and walked to the door. The carpet was getting soaked.

"Hey! Why are you acting so strange?" he asked but the only answer he got was the slamming of the door in his face.

She stood by the door with her ear on it and heard the Draco had left and went into the corridor.

She sat on the bed; she was lucky that she put an anti wet charm on her towel earlier so it wouldn't get wet. She thought back and thought why Draco intruded on her in the bath. She really didn't care but she was furious with him and herself. She shouldn't keep her feelings bottled in.

She got dressed. Something today made her feel to dress better that usual. She went to her closet and took out flared black jeans with baby blue glittery stars. She then took out a turtleneck sweater with flared arms. She took out underclothing and changed. She put a drying spell on her hair and clipped it up. She at least felt a little better. She left her room and went to patrol the halls.

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"Hey Ginny!" Ginny looked around and saw Hermione running after her.

"Hey", she said in a solemn tone.

"Why so glum?"

"Just didn't want to get up today".

"Yeah, I've had those days, but then I turn in the bed and see Harry and it make it all worthwhile", said Hermione blushing.

"Wow you must really love him".

"Yeah. . .oh talking about Harry, he wanted to see you in his office".

"For what?"

"Don't know".

"Well I better see, see you later", said Ginny waving.

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Ginny walked down many corridors until she finally arrived to the golden griffin.

"Password?" it said.

"Kingdom Hearts", Ginny said.

Ginny couldn't believe the type of password Harry picked. He loved Kingdom Hearts ever since he was able to sneak games under Dudley's pig snout nose. She walked up the flight of stairs and finally arrived into Harry's office. There she saw many pictures of past Hogwarts Headmasters, including Albus Dumbledore.

"Hey there Ginny", said Harry in a huge pillowy chair.

"Hey Harry, you wanted to see me?" she asked.

"Yeah, do you remember the day you wanted to talk to Hermione on private, what was that about?"

"It's nothing really," she said stuttering.

"Ginny, you're lying, and I could tell".

"It's nothing that concerns you! I just had to tell someone before this thing consumes me!" Ginny said getting quite angry.

"Listen all I want to do is help you!" he said getting angry also.

"You can't help! It's too late now!"

"What happened? I will like to know! Aren't I one of your friends?"

"Yes but you can't help me now! It's too late!" she said tears streaming down her face.

"Listen, you don't have to get all emotional over it!" yelled Harry.

"Yes! I'm overemotional! That's it! And when I was raped, I was even more emotional! Are you happy I told you now? I was fucking raped!" she yelled at him as she slammed the door on her way out.

She ran down the flight of stairs and out past the griffin looking at nothing but her quick looking feet.

'Harry is. . . I can't even say what he is!' she thought.

'I can't believe it! I mean he didn't have to yell'.

She was thinking way too much and bumped into the chest of someone, making her fall down.

"What happen? You don't see people walking here?" Ginny said angrily.

She looked up to see it was Draco.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked.

"None of your business", she said as she got up and dusted her clothes off, "I'm just. . ."

"Just crying".

"I told you it's not your business".

Ginny turned to leave but felt a hand pulling her back. She was now face to face with Draco.

"I don't like to be denied the truth to. Now please, all I want to know what Saint Potter made you feel insignificant!"

Ginny struggled out of his grip and said, "He wanted to help in something he can't help me with anymore! Are you happy now!"

Ginny stomped back to the Great Hall where they were serving the ending portion of breakfast. She walked through the masses of the students but felt she was being pursued. She couldn't take it anymore; she left the great Hall and ran for the Fairy portrait.

"Capture my heart", she said quickly. She went through the tunnel and arrived in the living room area. She was in such a hurry; she tripped on the carpet and fell.

"Weaslette, you're going to hurt yourself one day".

Ginny turned over and saw it was Draco again.

"Why won't you leave me alone?" Ginny said, giving him a cold stare.

"Because I see something is troubling you. I want to be of some sort of help".

"Like I told Harry, you can not help!"

She got up once again and was pulled by Draco. She was face to face with Draco but she shut her eyes tightly and tears were flowing down. Her face was slightly pink.

'Nobody can help me! Why won't they get the point?' she thought.

Draco patted her head and led her to the couch.

"What's wrong?" Draco said in a low voice.

'I might as well say something, they're all going to ask me'.

"O-ok, I-if you must know", she said trembling, "I was r-raped."

"W-what?" asked Draco.

Ginny opened her eyes and looked up at Draco, she saw his gray eyes looking down at her.

"What happened?" he asked again.

Ginny told him the whole story, the same one he told Hermione. She was now sobbing harder and freely.

"That's why I really don't want to tell anyone, I feel so dirty and I can't stop having nightmares about it."

"What kind of fucking bastard would do something like that?"

"The worst thing is that Adam is friends with Ron, I really don't want to tell him what happened", said Ginny calming down.

"You've got to, sooner or later, Adam will try again".

This didn't make Ginny feel any better, she started to cry more.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I don't talk to girls a lot".

"Yeah, you don't go to Hogwarts anymore", she sneered

"That reputation was nothing but a mistake, I regretted ever having sex with everyone of them."

"Sure you do. All of them seemed to have a smile on their face after you were done with them!"

"Well, what am I to do?" he said slightly smiling.

Ginny was getting slightly disgusted with this conversation.

"Thank you Draco for trying to cheer me up but I'll be going now".

"Wait, I have one more question to ask you," he said getting up and walking toward her.

"Umm, remember when I came into the bathroom this morning?"

Ginny nodded.

"And then you ran out on me?"

She nodded again.

"I saw a scar on your back, is that the one Adam gave you?"

She nodded again, her eyes filling up with tears.

She looked up at him. "That's why I feel so fucking dirty. I will always have this mark on me to remember that night".

Draco walked closer to her. Her eyes were now on his.

"Other than the scar, I wanted to tell you, you looked amazing in just a towel" he said in a sultry voice.

He brought his head lower to meet hers. His lips were on her neck; his hands were caressing her back. Ginny closed her eyes and felt as his mouth traveled up her neck and to her jaw. Draco took a jagged breath and brought her over to the couch again.

There, Draco brought his lips down on hers. She felt his breath as they finally made a connection. His tongue penetrated the darkness in her mouth. This was bliss. Ginny completely forgot all of her pain and sorrow, and was just in love with how skillful Draco's mouth was.

Ginny stopped him and sat up on the couch.

"Wow! That was amazing", she said in a low voice.

"Then why did you stop?" asked Draco.

Ginny put on a solemn face.

"Oh sorry, but I would never hurt you", said Draco kissing her neck.

"It's going to take me some time, I mean, after that night I was not able to completely heal".

"But I'm not Adam", he said.

"I know you're not".

"Then let's finish", Draco said silkily, playing with the clip in Ginny's hair.

"Draco, I can't," she said leaving the room.

Draco sat on the couch; wondering how could he regain Ginny's trust in guys?

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A/N: I know the ending of this chapter may not be what you were expecting, but sooner or later, it will get better. Happy belated Turkey day. Gobble Gobble.

Something wicked this way comes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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