Chapter 7- Abandoned Stables

Early Saturday morning Ginny was awoken from her sleep by a consistent tapping noise. She sat up in bed and looked around the room. After not noticing anything out of the ordinary Ginny laid back down and tried to go to sleep, but the noise would not go away. This time Ginny was determined to find out where the noise was coming from, so she got up out of bed and began looking around the room. First she opened her closet, but found nothing out of the ordinary. She then headed over to her desk that was by the window and opened one of the drawers. Inside was a stack of parchment and some quills, but nothing that would make such an annoying noise. As she stood up straight in front of the window Ginny saw a black owl tapping at her window. She opened her window slowly and the owl flew in, dropped a letter on her bed then flew back out again into the morning sky.

Ginny went over to her bed, picked up the letter and opened it. She noticed the initials D.M. on the top of the parchment and guessed that it was from Draco.

Ginny hadn't talked to Draco other than in class since he kissed her Tuesday night. She wasn't sure what to make of the way he was acting, but was a little reluctant herself to approach him about the subject because that would mean she would have to admit to him that she had feelings for him.

Ginny walked over to her window, closed it then sat down at her desk and began reading the letter.

Dear Red,

We need to talk. Meet me tonight at 11:00 inside the horse stables.

Draco Malfoy

The horse stables were empty now. They used to hold the horses that were owned by the school over a hundred years ago. Back then they used to offer riding lessons, but last century stopped then when a student feel off her horse and got irreversible brain damage.

"Wonder why he wants to meet so late." He thought as she went over to her closet and took out a pair of low rise jeans and a black fitted tee shirt.

As Ginny was getting dressed she remembered that Ron was complaining the night before because the Slytherin's had stolen there practice time for Saturday night to train their new keeper for the upcoming game against Ravenclaw on Sunday morning.

Ginny then walked over to her mirror to style her hair into a loose bun, she also had let a couple loose stands of hair fall around her face. In her opinion she looked great.

Quickly Ginny walked over to her nightstand, grabbed her wand then headed out of her dorm to meet Ryan and Katrina in the common room.

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When Ginny got downstairs Ryan and Katrina were already waiting for her. "Hey guys." Ginny said happily as she walked over to the couch and sat down between them. "So what are we going to do today?"

"I don't know." Katrina responded to Ginny's question then looked over at Ryan. "Any ideas?"

Ryan shook his head. "I don't know. We could always go sit outside for a little while after breakfast."

Ginny nodded then stood up. "Alright. Sounds good to me. Lets go eat. I'm starving."

Both of her friends stood up and followed her out of the common room. When they got to the Great Hall it was already packed with students eating and chatting about the latest gossip. Ginny, Ryan and Katrina headed over to the Gryffindor table and sat down near the back of the table.

"This week was so long. Wasn't it?" Ginny asked as she grabbed some pancakes and put them on her plate.

"It was. Classes seemed to be never ending this week. " Katrina replied and took some pancakes as well.

Ginny nodded her head in response to Katrina's statement then found herself looking over at the Slytherin table to see if Draco had arrived yet. He had and was looking right back at her. Ginny smiled at him then looked back at her friend.

"My classes were the same." She said after taking a sip of her orange juice.

"This week went by fast for me." Ryan said then shoved a helping of hash browns in his mouth.

For the rest of breakfast the three of them occasionally chatted. They talked mostly about school and joked around little bit about their siblings. After they left the Great Hall they headed outside to relax. They sat outside straight through lunch. Before Ginny knew it she was sitting in her dorm room after supper reading witch weekly. The day had flown by for her and it was only a couple hours until she would sneak out and meet Draco.

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Ginny was standing in front of her mirror taking her hair out of her bun. "I think I'll wear it down tonight." She said to herself as she brushed it out. In a couple of minutes she was ready to leave. She put on her hooded cloak and walked down to the stables without anyone noticing her.

When Ginny got to the abandoned stables it was dark inside and she guessed that Draco wasn't there yet. "Lumos." Ginny said holding her wand up. Suddenly a light shown on the tip of her wand and she looked around for something to light. She found a couple lanterns and went over to them to light them. Soon all the lanterns she could find were lit. The stable was dimly lit and looked very romantic. She looked around the now lit room and smiled. "Draco must have planned this." She said as she saw a couch up against one of the walls. She smiled and walked over to sit down to wait for him.

A couple minutes later Draco walked in and closed the stable doors behind him. He saw Ginny sitting on the couch and walked over to her. "Hello Red." he said in a whisper as he took off his cloak. He put his on the arm of the chair with Ginny's then sat down next to her.

Ginny smiled at him and crossed her legs. "Hi Draco."

"We need to talk about the other night." He paused for a second. He looked like he was trying to find the words to express what he wanted to say. "About when I kissed you."

Ginny just nodded her head in response.

Draco smiled a genuine smile at her, took a deep breath and began talking to her. "Gin, I think I'm developing feelings for you. I've tried to hide it and dismiss them, but the more I try to do that, the more I want to be with you." He paused for a second then continued. "I don't know it you feel the same way about me, but I just wanted to tell you."

Ginny smiled then thought back to the other night when they had kissed. She looked into his eyes and saw nothing but sincerity. She could tell that he was telling the truth.

Ginny then leaned into him and kissed him softly on his lips. Soon she could feel his body lean in closer to hers. He had wrapped his arms around her and began kissing her more passionately. She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his body closer to her. The kiss was so intense and so romantic. She never wanted it to stop, but she still wanted to respond to what Draco had just confessed to her.

"I have feelings for you too, Draco." She said after their steamy kiss ended. "Actually I've felt drawn to you since that argument we had on the train." she smiled. "I can't believe this is happening. A Slytherin and a Gryffindor. Who would have thought."

Draco couldn't believe his ears. She actually felt the same way about him. "Yea, who would have thought." He looked down at her freshly kissed lips then looked back up into her eyes. "I have one more thing to ask you." He ran his hand through his hair then grabbed hold of one of her hands. "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

Ginny just nodded her head and leaned in for another kiss. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her slowly, savoring the taste of her mouth. She tasted like cinnamon. She tasted great. This was a taste he could definitely get used to.

Ginny slowly pulled back from him so their faces were only inches apart. "Draco I think I should get going before anyone comes looking for me."

"I agree." He smiled at her then kissed her cheek. "Will you meet me tomorrow after my game?" He asked standing up.

"Where?" She asked as she put on her cloak.

"How about the Forbidden Forest?" He asked knowing that it was one of the very few places they could go and meet undiscovered.

"Alright. I'll meet you there a half hour after the game is over." She quickly kissed him on the cheek and whispered in his ear. "Good night, Draco." Ginny then headed out the door.

"Night, Gin." Draco said just as she left the stables.

To Be Continued…

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