Disclaimer: Harry Potter and everything affiliated with him belongs to J.K. Rowling and all her publishers, etc. Nothing belongs to me! I wouldn't mind owning Draco though... and none of the songs belong to me either.

Author's Note: Ummm... I actually have nothing to say for once. Well, enjoy!

Tears are feelings we can't say
Tears mean that you care
Tears are mixed emotions
Tears are more than tears

The pouring rain
From my eyes
Means too much
To keep inside

Rufio: Tears

Chapter Three: There's Nothing Else, Nothing More

Ginny and Draco had taken to staying up late together most nights. They would practice, watch TV, and sometimes just talk. It was one of these nights during the next two weeks that Draco inadvertently brought up the subject of Percy's death. Of course, he didn't mean to; they had been talking about Fred and George at first.

For a while Ginny said nothing, staring at her folded hands in her lap.

"If you don't want to talk about it then that's ok."

"No, it's all right. I need to talk about it with someone." She sighed. "The day Percy died, I was talking with him in the cafeteria of the Ministry. He wouldn't be quiet about the recent build-up in the mistreatment of wands. And then, I don't know, all of a sudden the lights went out. Everyone was screaming, Percy dragged me under a table and went back out to fight. He should've known that I wouldn't stay there: I was an Auror, I was trained to fight. So I left the safety of that table and tried to fight him, killing Death Eaters as I went. I lost count of how many I killed but I didn't care. All I cared about was finding Percy. After what seemed like years, I found him in a hallway on the third floor. As soon as I saw him, he was hit with the killing curse from a Death Eater."

Draco held her as the tears came. "There was nothing I could do. And I hate myself every day for that. Percy was never my favorite brother but him and Bill were the only ones who saw me as my own person, not just another Weasley. Nothing compares to seeing your own brother dying in front of your eyes. Nothing."

Ginny shook with silent sobs and Draco wiped away her tears, pulling her closer and planting a kiss on her forehead.

"You'll be fine Ginny. I'm here now."

It wasn't until five shows later that Ginny saw another family member. She and Draco had stayed at the club to listen to the next act while Ricky and Blaise had gone home after their own. The pair was dancing when they bumped into another couple. Ginny almost fainted when she saw the long red hair and fang earring that belonged to Bill but decided to mess with his head. The lighting in the club was dim and she knew that she wouldn't be recognizeable.

"Ooph! I'm sorry, David here can be such a klutz sometimes." She said this all in a very high pitched voice, causing Draco to look at her strangely. She winked at him and stuck her hand out in Bill's direction. "I'm Hayley."

He shook it. "And I'm Bill. This here is Karen." Ginny had met Karen, Bill's longtime girlfriend, before, but still pretended like she had no idea who she was.

"Hey," Karen said cheerfully. "Great band, dontcha think?"

Bill shook his head. "The last one was much better! Ennervate? We're you two here to see them? They rocked! And their guitarist!" He laughed. "Hott!"

Ginny laughed as Karen slapped him playfully and replied in her regular voice, "Thanks, Fang, but no thanks."

Bill's eyes widened at the use of his childhood nickname. Only Ginny had ever called him that. He squinted into the flashing lights. "Gin-Gin?"

She grinned. "The one and only." Ginny hugged him and when she pulled back she grinned again. "Glad you liked our set by the way."

"Th-that was you?" Bill sputtered. She just smirked in reply. There were some useful things you picked up living with a Malfoy after all.

The four sat down at a table and Bill and Ginny talked about what had happened since she had left the Burrow.

This went on for about half an hour until Draco looked at his watch. He jumped when he realized what time it was.

"Gin! It's almost two in the morning and we've got that party to play tomorrow!"

"Shit! Bill, I'm sorry but Draco and I have to go." She got up to leave.

"Wait! Draco?" Bill peered closely at the blonde haired man. "Draco Malfoy! I knew you looked familiar!"

Draco braced himself for the teasing he was sure would come. He was surprised when instead Bill clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Good job in the war Malfoy."

He smiled. "Thanks."

Ginny hugged her brother and Karen and grabbed Draco by the hand. "Owl me!" She blew a kiss to Bill and then left, pulling Draco behind her, who barely had time to wave.

As Draco and Ginny grew closer over the months it became harder and harder for her to ignore her growing feelings for him. They spent almost every waking moment together, talking about everything from music to Hogwarts to their own families.

The day after their very last show at The Matrix, a little less than a year since Ginny had joined the band, Draco received an owl from his mother. He and Ginny stopped rehearsing so that Draco could feed Artemis (the owl) and to read it.

Dearest Draco-
We have heard much of your band's success here in the Wizarding World. Mrs. Parkinson is throwing a large gala for her daughter's 23rd birthday. I'm sure you remember Pansy, she's the pretty blonde. -Draco snorted at this- She wants to surprise Pansy and I suggested having your band play at the party. I'm sure you won't mind. It's on the 24th, please be there at 5 to set up.
-Mum

Draco scowled. "Well I'm glad she's happier and all now that Lucius is long dead but must she really take it out on me?"

Ginny giggled then groaned. "The 24th? But that's only 4 days from now!"

"I know." Draco snorted again. "My mother was never much for advanced warnings and such. I'm surprised she even gave us this much time to prepare."

Another owl flew in the open window. Ginny recognized it as Pandora, Bill's eagle owl. She untied the parchment attached to it's leg and sent it off with a treat. Reading her brother's letter, her smile quickly turned into a frown that rivaled Draco's own.

"Well if this doesn't just put the icing on the cake," she muttered and handed the parchment to Draco, who read it out loud.

"Ginny-
I heard from Karen (who's mum is close friends with Narcissa Malfoy) that you're playing at Pansy Parkinson's party. I just wanted to warn you that almost the entire Ministry has been invited, including our own family. Thought you might like the warning. If you still play, I doubt they'd even recognize you. Hell, I didn't and everyone knows I'm your favorite brother. I'll see you ther. Say hi to Malfoy for me.
-Bill."

"Well he's right," Draco stated matter-of-factly. "They probably won't recognize you."

Ginny fingered a strand of her auburn hair before sighing. "I'm going to temporarily dye my hair black anyway. There wasn't much light in the club and my mum has that knack for recognizing even fourth cousins that she hasn't seen since she was a baby."

Draco grinned. "All right. I'll help you with that. But let's finish up with this song first."

An hour later and Ginny's hair was almost done. They were using Muggle dye because Ginny didn't have the time to look up a spell. She grinned at Draco in the mirror. "You know, I never would've imagined that I'd see the day that Draco Malfoy was dying a girl's hair. And a Weasle's at that."

He grinned back. "And I never thought I'd see the day that a Weasley was actually friends with a Malfoy."

"But I'm glad you did." Ginny paused for a few seconds, fingering her now dark hair, before saying, "You know, Dray, I think Bill might actually like you."

He smirked. "What's not to like?" Ginny elbowed him, laughing. "OK seriously, I think that's cool. Good to know I won't be beaten up by at least one redhead for being friends with you." He swirled her chair around so that she was facing him but she fell out of it and knocked him over. Laughing, Ginny pushed her hair out of her eyes and the two stared at each other for a few seconds, unblinking. Draco couldn't help but lean forward. Just as he was about to capture her lips with his, Blaise and Ricky came running into the room.

"Hey guys, what's this we hear about playing Parkin-" Ricky cut himself off when he saw the position his two friends were in on the floor. Blaise dragged him out of the room shooting them one last glance and a wink. "Sorry to interrupt you guys."

Ginny blushed and climbed off of Draco. "I'm- I'm sorry. That wasn't supposed to happen." She ran out of the room, leaving a very flustered and confused Draco staring after her.