A/N: So here I am on a Sunday night with nothing to do waiting for the season finale of Charmed so I think to myself since people have been enjoying my story and always want me to update quickly let's see if I can get it out tonight…so here it goes
Disclaimer: I disclaim all the characters and anything else you would recognize as the wonderful and talented J.K. Rowling. Oh yeah and the tiny part of "Build Me Up Buttercup" isn't mine!
Rated: PG-13 – there's a lot of cursing…I have a potty mouth!
Summery: Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley find each other in their 7th and 6th year. But what happens when Ron gets in the way and Draco has to become a Death-Eater?
Fluff-o-meter: Lots and lots of fluff…but you guys love it I guess so I'll keep it coming. :D
Recap: "And tell Miss Weasley that she can come out of hiding and may accompany you tonight"
The Good and The Bad
The next day at dinner while the student were talking about their weekend and making plans for Sunday, Dumbledore stood up and made an announcement.
"Students please quiet down" he said. When the hall was silent he continued. "We all know that Christmas is three weeks away and to celebrate it we are going to be holding a muggle talent show." Murmurs started breaking out so he raised his hands to silence them. "The talent show will be held the night before everyone leaves for vacation. Performers either has to sing a muggle song dance a muggle form of dance or perform something else muggle. Anyone interested sign up with Miss Hermione Granger. Now enjoy the rest of your feast." Dumbledore sat down and the hall erupted with people taking about the talent show.
"Ginny…you really should sign up." Hermoine said to her leaning across the table.
"Um…I don't think so." Ginny said shaking her head and playing with her food.
"Come on Gin…you have a talent, share it with people!" Hermione urged on.
Ginny stood up and went to leave but before she walked away she turned back to Hermione. "Look…I don't think it's a good idea, so please just drop it." Then she turned on her heels and left to her dorm. She ran into her room and threw herself on her bed. After a few moments she fell asleep.
When Draco finished his dinner he went back up to his room. When he walked in there was an owl with a parchment addressed to him attached to its leg. He took the, gave the owl a reward then left the owl leave. Draco watched the owl until it was out of sight then opened the letter and read it. Reading it one more time he collapsed onto his bed in shock.
Ginny woke up to a feint knocking on her door. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and told the person to come in. It was Hermione; she came in and sat next to Ginny on the bed.
"Listen Gin…now don't get mad." She said.
Ginny shot up in her bed. "What did you do?" She asked the girl sitting beside her.
Hermione bit her lip afraid of the Weasley temper. "I signed you up for the talent show." She said just above a whisper.
Ginny's eyes widen in anger and she got out of bed and started pacing her dorm room. "I thought I told you I didn't want to participate. But did you listen…do you ever listen? No!" Ginny yelled.
"Ginny don't get mad-"
"No! I am mad!" With a humph she walked out of her room to Draco's room. She got to the door and said the password Draco gave her and walked in. "I can't believe Hermione! She just signed me up for that stupid talent show after I told her I didn't want to do it!" Ginny was pacing the room, but stopped when she realized Draco wasn't paying any attention to her.
He was sitting on his bed looking at a piece of parchment in his hand.
Ginny walked over to him and sat down. "Draco what's wrong?" She asked putting her arms around his shoulders, bringing him a little closer to him.
"My mother passed away," he said with no expression in his voice.
"Oh Draco I'm so sorry!" Ginny said giving him a hug.
Draco didn't hug her back but he didn't pull away. "It figures…the one thing I've loved and loved me back was taken away from me." He said bawling his hands into fist.
Draco had a strong relationship with his mother. Anytime Lucius would beat Draco she would try to stop Lucius then heal Draco afterwards. She really was the only good thing Draco had in his life.
Ginny looked down and started playing with her hands. "Are you going home for the funeral?" She asked finally.
"No…father's too busy to care." He coldly said. He closed his eyes tightly so the tears that were threatening to fall wouldn't.
Ginny took his face in her hands and he opened his tear filled eyes to look at her. "Draco you don't need to hide your tears from me." One tear rolled down his face and Ginny wiped it away with her thumb. "I'll just wipe them away and no one will know. "
That was all Draco needed. He wrapped his arms around Ginny's waist and cried on her shoulder. Ginny wrapped her arms around his shoulders comforting him as she let her own tears fall.
That's how they stayed the entire night. In each other's arms crying. They finally fell asleep holding each other.
The next morning Draco woke up surprised to find no alone, but holding the peaceful sleeping form of Ginny. She looked so angelic the way the sun reflected off her face, making it glow and hair, making it shimmer. He smiled down at her and pushed a strand of hair out of her face. Ginny's eyes fluttered opened and she smiled at Draco waking up.
"She would've loved you, ya know," he told her still smiling at her.
Ginny sat up and Draco put his head on her lap. "Tell me about her" she said as she started playing with his hair.
"Well…everything good I know she taught me. She taught me how to care…she gave me a conscience, and my good looks." Draco said smiling at her getting a laughing smile back from Ginny. He cast his eyes down. "I never understood how she got with my father. She was so warm and loving and he is such a cold-hearted bastard. She really didn't want anything to do with the Death Eaters and Voldemort, but being married to my father she was obligated to take part in their stuff."
"It sounds like she was an amazing person." Ginny said.
"She was." Draco looked at the time. "Come on breakfast is in a few minutes."
Ginny pouted. "Can't we stay here all day?"
Draco walked over to her and kissed her on the forehead. "I'll go down to the kitchen and get breakfast." He told her.
Ginny's face lit up. "Sound perfect" she said.
Draco kissed her on the cheek. "Just like you." He whispered to her then walked out to the kitchen.
Ginny laid in bed for a few more minutes then got up and stretched. Then she walked into his bathroom, went over to the sink and washed her face. She walked back into the room as Draco walked in carrying a basket full of food.
"I'll be over at 10 you told me time and again, but you're late…I wait around and then." He sang.
Ginny looked at Draco confused. "You know that song?" she asked
"My mother loved muggle music and that song was her favorite." Draco told her setting the basket on his desk.
"Well you have a very nice voice…you should sing in the show." She said walking over to the desk near him.
"I don't know" Draco said shaking his head.
Ginny turned to him grabbing his hand and started swinging them. "Please…for me" she said giving him puppy dogface and eyes.
Draco chuckled. "Okay…just for you" he said then kissed her.
Ginny let go of his hand. "So what's for breakfast?" she asked peeking into the basket.
"Chocolate chip pancakes, sausage, bacon, and a whole bunch of other stuff" Draco said taking it all out.
"Sound delicious!" Ginny said looking through all the food and taking what she wanted.
For the rest of the day they stayed in Draco's room talking, eating, snogging, and listening to some of Draco's muggle music his mother gave him.
After dinner Ginny went back to her tower so she could finish her homework and get some sleep before classes started up again tomorrow. She walked into the common room and was bombarded with questions from Ron.
"Where have you been?!" He asked her.
Ginny tried to get past him but he blocked her way. Ginny sighed in defeat. "I was out." She told him.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Yeah well I know that, but out where…and for the entire day including last night!" Ron said getting impatient.
"Just out" Ginny told him trying to get past him again.
Ron grabbed her roughly by the arm. "Cut the vague details Gin and tell me where the hell you've been!" Ron yelled.
Harry and Hermione jumped up and pulled Ron off of Ginny.
Ginny rubbed the part of her arm Ron grabbed her knowing she would have a big bruise there in the morning and glared at him. "Why do you care anyway?" she yelled back.
Ron pulled himself out of Harry and Hermione's grasp. "Because you're my sister and I was worried." He took a couple of heavy breaths. "Were you with a guy?" He asked glaring down at her.
"So what if I was?" Ginny asked crossing her arms over her chest.
Ron threw his hands in the air. "This is great" he ran his fingers through his hair as he threw his head back. "This is just great" he looked back at Ginny. "My sister is the fucking whore of Gryffindor!" he screamed.
If people weren't looking before they were defiantly looking now. Ginny dropped her arms and walked towards Ron taking heavy breaths. When she got close enough to him she slapped him hard across the face. Then she turned on her heels and stalked out of the common room.
"Going off to shag him again!?" Ron yelled after her holding his reddening cheek.
"Fuck you!" Ginny yelled over her shoulder the portrait slamming behind her.
Everyone in the room who saw the show between brother and sister take place now stared at the red faced Ron. Ron glared at the door Ginny left through for a few more seconds then turned and stomped up the stairs to his room.
"Ron!" Hermione called after him.
"Just don't talk to me!" Ron yelled back then slammed his door.
Ginny ran down the hallway in tears. When she got to Draco's room she banged on the door. "Draco!" she called her voice cracking. "Draco!" she called a little louder.
Draco opened his door, took one look at Ginny and pulled her inside. "What happened, what's wrong?" He asked as he pulled her into a hug and kissed her forehead.
Ginny wiped her eyes and pulled away just a little to do so. "I…I went back…to the…the common room and…Ron ca…came up to me…a…and we got into a fight…and…and he…he called me…the…the…the whore of Gryffindor." She chocked and stuttered out then smothered her face in his chest.
Draco held her tighter and rubbed her back. "It's okay Gin. Don't cry…you brother's a dickhead." He pulled away and kissed her. "Come on…get some sleep." He said walking her over to his bed and pulling the covers down.
"But what about my stuff? We have classes tomorrow." She asked
"You can get it tomorrow when everyone's at breakfast." He told her.
"Okay" Ginny said then climbed into his bed and pulled the covers over her.
Draco smiled then walked to the other side of the bed and climbed in. He turned to Ginny and kissed her on the cheek. "Goodnight my Ginevra" he whispered. It was something new they said before they departed each night.
Ginny turned on her other side to face Draco and snuggled closer to him. "Goodnight my Draco." She whispered back.
Draco put his around Ginny as he smiled and went to sleep.
Ginny woke up the next morning to the sound of a shower going off. She rubbed her eyes then stretched out her arms and legs.
"You're up!" Draco said coming out in only a towel wrapped around his waist. (A/N: Can you say yummy!)
"Mmm…what time is it?" Ginny groaned.
Draco walked over to one of his dressers and took out his uniform to wear. "It's almost 8" Draco told her.
Ginny nodded. "Okay I'll wait a few minutes just to make sure Ron's at breakfast." Ginny said getting comfortable again.
"Isn't he there now?" Draco asked as he finished putting his clothes on.
"Probably, but I don't feel like moving." Ginny told him rolling over on her side ready to sleep again.
Draco walked over to her laughing and shaking his head and picked her up.
"What are you doing?" Ginny groaned loudly.
Draco set her down on her feet. "Go get your books and something to eat." He told her picking her cloak, socks, and shoes off the floor. "And I" he handed her the things and gave her a kiss "will meet you after breakfast in the classroom by the Great Hall okay?"
Ginny nodded her head. "Okay" she put on her socks and shoes and left. "Bye Draco…I'll see you later." She said opening his door.
"Bye Gin!" Draco answered before he muttered a hair drying charm.
He turned around and looked at the spot Ginny slept and smiled. He walked over the side, picked up the pillow and smelled it. It smelled like Ginny. The warm vanilla scent mixed with a little lavender and her own Ginny Weasley smell. Draco smiled again, something he didn't do until Ginny walked into his life, and put the pillow down.
As soon as the pillow lay on the bed a thought popped into his head. What am I doing? I'm smelling a pillow. It does smell good though. No I'm smelling a pillow. What the hell is going on am I in…am I? Can I? A Weasley…father would kill me if he knew. Wait! Why do I care what my father thinks…he's an assholic bastard! Draco looked down at the pillow then up at his reflection in the mirror.
"I love her," he whispered to himself. A smile broke out on his face and he became happier. He was in love.
Ginny skipped back to Gryffindor Tower. She said the password and peeked in to make sure Ron wasn't around. When she saw that nobody was in the common room she walked in and up the stairs to her room.
When she got to her room she closed the door and started taking out a change of clothes and her books. She changed her clothes and put the dirty ones in a pile on her bed. She picked up the pile to throw in the hamper and took a deep breath breathing in Draco's exotic sent.
Absent mindly Ginny grabbed the necklace he gave her and pulled it back and forth on its chain. She never took it off except when she went into the shower. She read the engraving…GMW and DLM. She looked at it a while longer before a smile crept to her face.
Realization hit her. She loved Draco. There was no doubting it. He was all she thought about every second of everyday. And the only time she was truly happy was when she was with him. When she was in his arms hugging or kissing him. And unlike anyone else he knew her secrets and who she really was behind the façade she made of herself. She cared, trusted, and loved him.
"I love Draco," she whispered in a singsong voice. She put her clothes in the hamper and skipped down to lunch.
A/N: So I did it…It 9:30 at night but you guys are getting the 5th chapter! Thanks to all my reviewers your reviews are what make me continue this story. I hope you liked this one!
Preview for next chapter: The Fight That Ended It
"Ron, don't do this to me…"
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