Title: Say the Word

Summary: Draco and Ginny are best friends in school. The Dream Team doesn't know that...yet. What happens when they find out? Will they accept the two? But wait, what happens when the two start developing feelings for each other? Will The Dream Team accept that?

Disclaimer: All the characters in this story belong to J.K. Rowling. The only thing that belongs to me is the plot.

A/N: This is the first part of a three part story for those who don't know. Hello to those who read Gaining Custody. I hope you all like this part. I'm really sorry.

Chapter Ten: Proving It or Calling It Off

The next morning Ginny woke up feeling perfectly fine when all of the sudden last night hit her like a ton of bricks piled right on top of her head. She just remembered what Draco had asked her. Ginny sighed; she didn't know what to say. I'll go and ask Sylvia, she thought.

Ginny stepped out of bed and got ready. When done she headed to the Gryffindor common room. On her way there, she was stopped by none other than Draco.

"Uh, hi." He greeted awkwardly.

Ginny rolled her eyes, "Good morning to you too. Are you going to the Slytherin common room to get Blaise?"

"Yeah, and you're going to get Sylvia in the Gryffindor common."

"Yep. Let's walk together."

"Ok, so does this mean that you're giving me my chance?"

Ginny stopped dead in her tracks, "Uh- I don't know. I have to still think about it, but in the mean time, lets continue to be friends."

"I never said we weren't." Draco said under his breath.

With that they slowly walked down the steps to the dungeons and towards the Slytherin and Gryffindor common rooms. When they reached the corridor that lead one way to each of the common rooms, they split up.

On Ginny's way to Gryffindor she was stopped again, but this time by Matt Gurney the Hufflepuff. At the same time a group of his house mates started coming towards him. He wrapped his arm around Ginny's waist and pulled her in to a near by room. Ginny looked down at Matt's arm and back at the people behind them. She was about to argue, but she let it go because Matt was going to explain sooner or later.

When they got into the room Matt let go of Ginny. She spun around, hair whipping his face and stared him straight in his face. "Start explaining Matt Gurney." She said firmly.

"Sorry. It was nothing. I just wanted to see what you would do." He excused lamely.

Ginny pursed her lips and inhaled, "Tell me the truth Matt."

"Fine, I kind of started this rumor thing in my house."

"What kind of rumor?" Ginny asked slowly, somewhat scared of what the answer was.

"It was that..."

"Come on Gurney. I want to know what kind of rumor you started and if it includes me I'm going to give you a knuckle sandwich." Ginny threatened. She was starting to get annoyed because ever since last week most people acted strange around her. Some girls glared at her. Hell, one night while Ginny was talking with Ron, some Ravenclaw girl came up to Ginny and said, "You shouldn't cheat on your boyfriend."

Ron, of course, went berserk. He started asking all sorts of questions.

Matt smirked, "I like a girl who takes matters into her own hands."

Ginny glared at him and said venomously, "Oh I'll take you into my own hands alright and ring you dry." She grabbed Matt by the collar and pushed him towards the wall, and continued, "Now tell me Gurney, what is this rumor."

Ginny heard Matt gulp and she let him go apologizing, "Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you like that. Could you just tell me? I have things to do and I'm not going to waste my time just standing here with you if you're not going to tell me."

"Don't go, I'll tell you because you have a right to know. I made up this rumor that we were...that we were going out."

Ginny bursted out laughing when she calmed down she said, "That's it. That's the stupid little rumor that's been getting me glared at by a third of the female population."

"Uh yeah." He responded.

Ginny pursed her lips and said, "If it was that small you should've just told me from the beginning."

"Sorry."

"It's all cool, Gurney." Ginny whispered patting his back. She turned around and left. Half way out the door she was stopped by Gurney again. "Ginny would you like to go out with me for real?" He questioned.

Ginny smiled, "I don't know. I have a pretty busy schedule. I'll have to get back to you."

Ginny and Sylvia

"He really asked you that?" Sylvia questioned Ginny after told her the whole story about last night.

"Yes, what do you think I should do? Should I give him a chance or just tell him that we'll be better just being friends?"

Sylvia looked at Ginny like duh, "Hello. I've been trying to convince to go out with him all year."

Ginny sighed, "Ok, fine I'll give him a chance."

Sylvia jumped up (running around the room) and started squealing. "Yes! Finally. Let's go tell him."

"What no way!"

Sylvia grabbed Ginny wrist and pulled her out of the room and to the Slytherin dungeons. She said the password, "Dragons." And walked in. They headed straight to Draco's room ignoring the people that were greeting them.

They knocked and went in.

"Hey guys. Blaise I need to talk to you outside. You two can stay in here." Sylvia said as she pulled Blaise out of the room.

Ginny smiled, "Hey."

Draco nodded his head, "Yeah, what was that about?"

Ginny sighed, "Look you know that I'm not the type of girl who takes a million years to just get to the point, right?"

"Yeah."

"Right, so I wanted to tell you that. I'm going to give you that chance you wanted." She said smiling.

Draco smirked, and then winced, "Really. This isn't some stupid joke?"

"Nope"

"I knew you would give in to me some time. I mean who can withstand Draco Malfoy, the Slytherin Sex King for long?"

Ginny pouted and smiling, said, "Well I guess you want me to take that chance away from you huh?"

Draco's eyes widened, "No that's ok. I finally get the chance and I'm not going to ruin it."

Ginny rolled her eyes, "Let's go outside and see what the two love birds are up to." Ginny opened the door and Blaise and Sylvia fell into the room.

Ginny looked at them with raised eyebrows, "Eaves dropping are we?"

Sylvia quietly laughed, "You didn't expect us to just wait until you guys came out, did you?"

Ginny laughed along, "You're right."

During this the guys shared hi fives.

Over the next few weeks Draco continued to convince Ginny that they were made for each other. Ginny may not admit it, but she was starting to really give into Draco. Unfortunately every time she felt a connection she always told her self that it won't work. Don't go out with him or else you're going to hurt him. Even though she couldn't always find a reason to support it.

Two months before school ends, and its been three months since Draco was given the chance to persuade Ginny into going out with him.

Draco was talking to Blaise about homework when Ginny came into the subject.

"So how are you and Ginny Bean?" Blaise inquired.

Draco shrugged, "Its ok I guess, but I haven't made as much progress as I wanted to. I only have about two months left."

Blaise shrugged, "I don't know, but I think that you should make your move now. Ask her out. I mean, Sylvia liked me for a long time and didn't ask me out because in the girls "rule book" if a girl has to ask a guy out it means that the he doesn't have balls."

Draco laughed hysterically, "Are you serious?"

Blaise soon joined in laughing, "Yeah, so are you going to ask her out?"

Draco didn't answer instead; he kind of just stared at the floor.

"Yes, no, maybe so. What's the answer Malfoy?" Blaise said musically at him.

Draco stared at Blaise with thinking eyes, "I'll think about it. Until then, let's try to get our homework finished."

"No, I'm going over to see my girl. You coming?" Blaise asked.

"Yeah ok. Any excuse to get away from homework and go and see Ginny is a good enough excuse for me."

Ginny and Sylvia

"So how are you and the-"

"Slytherin Sex King going?" Ginny finished for her. Sighing, he said, "I don't know Sylvia, I think I'm going to call it off."

"What! Why?"

Ginny looked at Sylvia with sad, depressed eyes and replied, "Because look around us. Ever since people starting noticing that Draco was trying to persuade me into going out with him they put up their defenses and started to try and make Draco fall in love with them."

"Are you saying that the strong, almighty, stubborn Ginny is giving up on the man of her dreams, even though she won't admit it?" Sylvia teased.

"First of all I'm not giving up because there was nothing to give up for. Second of all I just think that Draco will be better off with someone who will be able to treat him the way that he should be treated. I mean look at me. I'm not like every man's fantasy, not that I want to be. I have 6 brothers. I have more friends that are guys then girls and I'm a tom boy. I can do a lot of house work and stuff, but I just think that Draco will be much happier if he went out with a girl he actually likes." Ginny said.

Just then Draco and Blaise walked in. Blaise looked over to Sylvia. They made eye contact and left. Draco walked over to Ginny and said, "I am happy with you because I like you....a lot. Why can't you see that? I can answer that, it's because you always want to make people happy and put everyone in front of you. Well you know what, put yourself in the front this time and don't worry about me because I know that you're that special girl."

"What if I'm not! What if this is just some game Draco. I don't know if you're just using me like those many girls you have used before, but I'm not going to stand around and let you do that to me. I don't want to hurt you and I don't want to get hurt."

"Ginny, I would do nothing to hurt you. I-I love you." Draco said.

Ginny bit her lip and before she knew it she was in Draco's arms, "I love you too." She sobbed. Draco kissed the top of Ginny's head and rubbed her back.

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