(Author's Note: That chapter was so happy. There is no more darkness! Happiness from here on out!)
Chapter Eight:
The hallway was filtered with light as they walked down it the morning she was released. It still seemed forbidden to be with Draco, but she couldn't care less. Hands laced they walked to the Great Hall for breakfast. Students ignored them, except one. And she looked terrified at him.
Pansy.
She was edging away from the table even before she sat down. They hadn't talked since...that night. Ginny's eyes locked with the Slytherin girl and she smiled gently.
"Morning Pans." Draco smiled fervently and Pansy looked away. But Ginny threw him a puzzled look and he shrugged. The truth was—that he would never remember what he had done to her. Father would never let him.
"Is she okay?" She said quietly as Draco had suddenly hauled her over to the Headmaster. Her eyes lingered on each teacher individually. None of the students seemed to care.
"Mr. Malfoy-Miss. Weasley! To what do I owe this visit?" The old wizard's eyes sparkled underneath half-moon spectacles. Albus Dumbledore looked very pleasant sitting at the High Table.
"Has my father-been-?"
"Yes. He went with a fight, though. Severus had to knock him out. Now, I know that is not the only reason you have come before me." He looked at Ginny. This little girl had grown up fast, and now she was to be wed to Slytherin's finest.
"Sir, Ginny and I wish to be married."
To the teens' horror, the entire Hall silenced.
"I'll ask you to come to my office later tonight. We will discuss it then." He smiled and they left. Each student now looked directly at them as they exited the room. Draco slumped against the wall outside and ran his hands through his hair.
"That was not how I planned it," He scowled at Ginny, who was holding her stomach and laughing childishly. "What the hell are you laughing about?"
"That was so horrible! I'm sorry...!"
He smirked as she kept laughing but suddenly stopped when he kissed her passionately. He intertwined their fingers and held them above their heads and licked her bottom lip. She moaned and arched her back against him. He pulled back so suddenly that she lost her footing and grabbed his shirt to get up, but ended pulling them both down to the floor.
"Why did you—Oh." She swallowed and looked up into those black eyes. His skin was pale and he was angry. Half the students were behind him; giggling, gasping and shaking their heads.
"I should be assigning detention for this indecency. But the Headmaster has requested that I do not punish the engaged couple..." They watched his jaw muscle twitch as he gritted his teeth together.
"Thanks then sir." Draco smiled politely and pulled his fiancée up to her feet and walked down the hall. Ginny swore she could hear Snape huffing in annoyance.
Getting to the common room wasn't very difficult. It was sitting in silence in the room without touching each other. He knew how she felt about sex before marriage. Draco could feel himself wanting her more whenever she breathed, ran her fingers through her hair, or just moved. He felt like an animal ready to pounce. He was becoming light-headed as he reached for her, twirling a strand of silky hair in his fingers. As she turned her whole body around, he noticed that one of the buttons on her blouse was undone. While he sat there staring at her, he started to memorize her body curvature. She had seen him staring and smiled haughtily; teasingly she removed her blouse, underneath was a black spaghetti strap tank top. His breath caught and he shut his eyes.
"What's wrong?" She smiled darkly at him.
"Why-why are you doing this?"
"Does it bother you?" She lifted her arms and stretched.
"N-No." He swallowed and felt his pants getting quite uncomfortable.
"Mmm..." She nodded rather curtly at him and that's when he grabbed her and kissed her roughly. She smiled against his lips and slithered her fingers over his chest before removing his shirt. She'd never seen such a model type body in her life. She ran her hands around his shoulders as she felt his hardness against her thigh. Slowly she shut her eyes and drove one hand between them and grabbed his crotch. He started to kiss her neck when he moaned deeply and nearly drove his teeth into her skin. Within seconds his pants were off, but she was hesitant with his boxers.
"You should know I won't hurt you." He whispered as he nibbled on the shell of her ear.
"I know...I'm just," She stopped talking as he looked at her. Gently he stroked her cheek and raised himself off of her. He pulled on his pants and she didn't say a word. "Draco?"
"I can't...something doesn't feel right."
That made her look over at him from the other side of the bed. Was...was he being noble? Gracious, even? His silence was enough to tell her the answer. Carefully, she slipped her blouse back on and crawled behind him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, let her arms dangle near his stomach, and kissed his shoulder. She let her lips linger for a few more moments before she pulled back to speak.
"I want this, though. I can't understand if you won't talk. What happened?"
"I don't know—but I think it has to deal with Pansy. Did you see the way she looked at me, like she was scared?"
"What could you have possibly-?" She stopped and looked at him, really looked at him. He was sitting hunched over, his hands were wrung together and shaking.
"I didn't know..." He muttered, shaking his head.
Again she hugged him tightly that morning. They stayed together for the rest of the day in silence. When night draw nearer, he stood.
"We've got to meet Dumbledore."
"That's right." Ginny muttered and as they exited the dorm, she stepped in their path. She stared intently at them, frowned and walked away.
As they walked out of the common room and into the hall neither spoke. Occasionally he brushed the hair from her eyes with one hand and held hers tightly in the other.
"This way." He muttered and pulled her in front of the Headmaster's office. He knocked once and the door opened.
Breathing nervously, he pulled her inside with him and shut the door.
