A/N: Hey everyone, read this fic because I said so. LOL I know the guy who wrote it, he's my Neo and he has my heart..He's 'the one' for me. *giggles and blushes* OMG what's wrong with me? I'm blushing. Anyway a thousand apologizes for the delay..enjoy!

Chapter 8: An injury

Suddenly Ginny felt as if she couldn't breathe. Was he about to confess what she thought he was?

"I.I," stuttered Harry but was interrupted.

"There you two are!" screamed Sirius running over to them clearly out of breath.

"What's wrong?" asked Ginny while Harry let out a sigh.

"I need to get you both into the flat," said Sirius in a rush.

"But I have to talk to Ginny," whined Harry still on his knees.

Ginny grinned; he was cute when he whined like that.

"Now, get home or I will personally force you both," he informed them a grim expression on his face.

"Fine," said Harry pissed off.

Before she knew quite what was happening, Harry had grabbed her hand and was dragging her with Sirius at their side. It seemed like such a longer walk to the flat then it had to the place he had brought her to. Maybe it was because she wanted to know what had happened that made Sirius search for them and force them home. Added to that, she really wanted to know what he was going to tell her. Shutting the door quietly behind them, Sirius signaled for them to sit at the kitchen table, this only added to her nerves.

"I'm sorry to have bothered you two, when you were having.well a personal moment," began Sirius.

"Damn right," said Harry testily.

"It is important. Ginny this is going to affect you most of all," he said gloomily taking and holding her hand.

"What?" she asked not understanding.

"Tonight, you're brother Percy was here. He was here on ministry business, and well, it was something Voldemort didn't want to take place," he said slowly carefully choosing his words.

Her heart began to race, had something happened to her brother?

"When Voldemort wants to stop you, there's no other option. I'm sure your brother didn't go down without a fight," said Sirius, tears coming to his eyes.

Ginny's eyes widen and she stood up just to slam her fists down on the table.

"He's in St. Mungo's in critical condition," said Sirius quickly knowing what she was thinking.

"I can't believe this," she said shaking.

Harry put a comforting arm around her but she shook him off.

"Not right now Harry," she told him, going and sitting in the living room.

"Ginny shutting your self up isn't going to help," called Sirius from the kitchen.

She didn't say a word just sat there with her thoughts. The day seemed to be surreal. How could everything go so right yet turn so wrong. Yes, she was very concerned for her brother, she loved him, but deep in the back of her mind she wondered what Harry was going to say. It made her feel insensitive to think like this. Before long she had drifted off to sleep to awake to Harry covering her with a blanket, although she was still in her 'Trinity' outfit. The vinyl and leather was starting to get to her, and it didn't seem too bad.

"Thank you," she whispered to him as he was about to walk away.

Harry turned around so fast that had he been any faster it would have caused whiplash, this made her let out a small giggle.

"Are you okay?" he asked coming back.

Instead of sitting on the couch beside her, he kneeled down on the floor in front of her; she couldn't help but find this odd.

"Yeah, of course," she said, noticing that he too hadn't changed back into his normal clothes.

He seemed to be very antsy like he had something to say but couldn't get it out; trying to not smile she put him out of his misery.

"What is it that you were going to say earlier?" she asked finally speaking what was on the back of her mind. It hurt too much to talk about her brother right now.

"It doesn't matter now," he muttered looking down at the floor as if something interesting were there.

She let out a tiny giggle. Placing a hand under his chin, she raised his face so their eyes met.

"It does matter."

"Oh, Ginny you're up!" said Sirius loudly walking in from the other room.

For a moment it looked as if Harry had rolled his eyes.

"Me and Gin are going to go out for a walk," he informed him.

Her mind starting racing, they were going to go for a walk together?!

"Don't leave the apartment property line," said Sirius clearly disapproving of it but not denying them permission.

"We won't," said Harry suddenly taking her by the hand and out the door.

He smiled at her and it melted her heart, yet it didn't keep her from asking what was on her mind.

"Why are we out here for a walk, when we could have talked inside?" she asked.

"Because Ginny, I love you," said Harry looking her right in the eyes.

Ginny sort of just stood there, while what he said sank through. He loved her? What she didn't realize was that during her thought process, Harry looked more nervous than he ever had any of the times he had faced Lord Voldemort.

Losing patience, Harry spoke.

"So I assume you don't feel the same," he muttered while looking down at the ground and quickening his pace down the stairs.

She hurried to keep up, but still didn't say anything; after all, this really was sudden. Yet at the same time she had been expecting it. In all truth she didn't know what to say.

"You know it's fine that you don't, but it would have been nice if you hadn't led me on," said Harry his tone angry.

"Lead you on?" said Ginny, not as a comment, as a question.

"Yeah, you did," he stated now that they were on the sidewalk.

"That's because I love you," she mumbled.

He spun around to face her quicker then she could blink.

"You do?" he asked his eyes lighting up like a kid in Zonko's joke shop.

She nodded, words weren't needed. He stepped forward, but before she knew what was happening his mouth was over hers and they were kissing. It was so much more then she ever dreamed of, the feel of his soft lips against hers, with a single sigh of relief escaping from them. Magical, couldn't even describe it right. It was better then any spell, and as quick as it had begun it was over. Now she really had no clue as to go from here. Harry was about to speak when they heard Sirius yelling out the window to them.

"It's about bloody time!"

A/N: I swear, the next chapter won't take so long, and reviews would be helpful, next chapter the plot will pick up much more. Like I said, go and read that fic I linked in the beginning!