Si Te Vas
Chapter 3
A/N: HARRY POTTER, characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of Warner Brothers and the creation of J.K. Rowling. No infringement or profit is intended by my use. The concept for this little fic is copyright Volkswagen of America, Inc and featured in their ad "Big Day." Everything else is mine.
They simply stared at one another, neither trusting themselves to speak or even knowing what to say. Draco began to shake slightly, the sudden impact of what was happening hitting him full force. Shaking his head slightly to clear his thoughts, he opened his mouth to finally speak.
"What the hell is going on here? What is this slimy git doing here, Ginny? Harry?" Ron had stood up, asking the question that was on everybody's mind. Draco saw in his peripheral vision the other Weasley brothers standing up as well. They pushed past their parents who were looking on in shock and started down the aisle towards him, intent on removing him forcibly.
Ginny was still staring at him, her mouth opening and closing silently. Draco was breathing rapidly, not caring that her six brothers were stalking towards him or that Harry was furiously looking back and forth between him and Ginny. "Ginny… What is this? What's he doing here? I thought you said…" Harry hissed, grabbing Ginny's hands in his as he tried in vain to get her attention.
"You're leaving NOW Malfoy," one of the twins spat as they began to haul Draco out of the church, dragging him down the aisle by his arms.
It was like a bolt of lightning hit him. He was going to lose his chance if he didn't say something soon. Digging his heels in, he began to struggle against the six men. "No! Ginny, please! You have to listen to me! You can't do this!" he pled breathlessly. "Please! Ginny!"
"Stop," Ginny whispered, the word overshadowed by the mumblings of the congregation and Draco's shouting. "STOP!" she screamed, drawing everyone's attention.
Draco used the momentary distraction to wrench free of her brothers, running towards her. "Please, Ginny. You have to listen… I'm sorry. I was so stupid, so incredibly stupid. You have to forgive me. You can't marry Potter. I thought… I thought that if I left, if I left you, that I was helping you. That I was protecting you but from what I don't know.
"I… I've thought about you everyday, what were you doing, how you were doing. I…I never stopped loving you! I never will stop. You are the only thing I have ever wanted, the only person that I've ever truly cared about. Every single thing I've done in the last two years I've done wondering what you'd think about it. Would Ginny approve of it? Would Ginny… I know I will never deserve you, I know I will never be good enough, or smart enough, or anything enough for you, but… Ginny, I've been breathing and moving and existing for the last two years, but I haven't been living…" he trailed off, tears flowing down his face but not caring that everyone was seeing. He only cared about convincing her that he was telling the truth.
"Why now? Why are you doing this now?" Ginny asked quietly, walking slowly towards him. Hermione stepped forward, but Ginny brushed her off. "It's been two years, Draco. Two years without hearing from you, a letter, a call, nothing... Yet you choose this day, my wedding day!?!"
Draco took her hands in his, ignoring a growl of protest from Ron who was looking quite murderous as Hermione tried to calm him down. Desperation evident in his voice, Draco answered her, "I was stupid. That's no excuse but it's the only one I have. When I saw… When I saw the invitation it… You can't go through with this. If you do, my life… I'm not making any sense, I know, but you have to know that I love you. I loved you so much I was willing to let you go to make you happy, to sacrifice my own happiness for yours, but I'm not that valiant. I'm not that good of a person. I want you. I need you… Not just for one day, or for one night, either. For the rest of my days, the rest of my nights," Draco whispered, making sure only she heard his words. "When they talk about the love of a lifetime, Ginny, you're it."
Ginny nodded slightly, but Draco wasn't sure as to what. She sniffed, pulling one of her hands from his then wiping it across her cheeks. She broke his gaze, looking around the church and then to Harry. Turning away from Draco she walked back down the aisle. Draco stopped breathing, his knees shaking and nearly giving out on him. What was she doing? Was she choosing Harry over him?
"Harry…"