Hey everyone!! I'm sooo sorry that I haven't updated in FOREVER!! So yes... This chapter is longer then the others... To try and make up for lost time... I actually combined two of the chapters I had written out.. :; well half way written out.. I write out random scenes ;; 15 pages... size 9 font.. Anyways, KOREA got 2nd and 3rd place for men's gymnastics!! YAY!! And America got first!! YAY!! Both my countries! WOOHOO! Okay now to the chapter --Angelbear
[[NOTE: this starts out from where Ginny and Draco left off on the last chapter, which is when Ginny takes Draco into her room so she can measure him...]]
------------------Ginny's POV
So now he's in my room, his hands in his pockets, just looking around...
"I'll be right back..." I heard myself say. He just nodded and continued to look at all my pictures... I left the room and into my potion/study/sewing room. I got my stuff and walked back... I looked at him a little bit longer before I snapped out of my thoughts... When I first met Malfoy... He looked so alike to Tom and when I first met Tom, he really reminded me of Malfoy.. But now... They do not look anything alike... I shook my head...
"Weasley?" I heard him call
I smiled and then I realized the joy of measuring the models my way...
...Moments later...
"Okay, so you want me to take off my shirt so you can put this powder stuff on me... And then take off my pants so you can do the same... AND THEN make me drink this potion that YOU created, which YOU only tried on YOURself..." Malfoy restated
I nodded my head in confirmation.
"Hell no...."
"PLEASE?! I promise there is nothing in the potion that can kill you... Or poison... Malfoy, you know I have attended PMA... And I have made my own potions before... Plus, you said you would help... And this is not helping..."
"Hm... No..."
He still didn't seemed to change his mind... Then I had to pull it out... I usually don't do this, but in desparate measures... Its something you learn being the youngest AND the only girl in the family... Well, Percy was kind of a girl but he doesn't count... This technique has not failed me yet... I took a deep breath... My eyes started to fill with tears as I dramatically fell on the floor I started to weep with my hands in my face... Then I looked up with tears still in my eyes...
"But...But... How am I going to ... Tell Tom how I'm in love with him... I wanted it to be special... I ... I..." And I started to break down crying...
I heard Malfoy shuffling around my room uncomfortably...
"Fine..." Malfoy muttered
I looked up with my eyes red and swollen, "Huh?" Did I just hear him break?
"I said fine... Now lets get this over with..." Malfoy said
I jumped up and hugged him
"THANK YOU!!!" I yelled
"Get off me..." He demanded
I smiled brightly at him, wiping my eyes...
"Come on then, take off your shirt..."
"Weasley, I, however, am not responsible if you fall in love with my body..." He said while taking off his shirt
"Whatever you say... I have 6 brothers, 7 including Harry plus all my nephews I randomly fit for the heck of it... I know that its not safe to be shallow..." I muttered in response as I started to wet my hands with some water then with the powder... I carefully started to draw dotted lines on Malfoy's bones... Well, not all of them.. That would take too long, just the parts that make up the main structure of the body... I got his upper body done...
"Hmm... Okay, almost done..." I said wiping my forehead
"Weasley, I'm cold..." Draco commented
"Good for you..."
Then next thing I know Draco is moving towards my bed, lowering the blankets...
"AHH! NO! MALFOY!!" I yelled before he could get into my bed completely
But he totally ignored me and climbed right in..
"MALFOY GET OUT OF THE BED!!" I yelled, last thing I wanted was this powder on my bed... Grr...
I heard him mumbling about being cold...
"The sooner you take off your pants, the sooner it will be done so you can just go along to your bed..."
"I thought you were going to buy me lunch..."
"Yes, whatever..."
I waited, he waited.. I stared, he stared... It was getting annoying...
"DRACO MALFOY!! TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!" I yelled, I wasn't the most patient person in the world...
"If you really want me to, you'll have to come and take it off for me..." Malfoy said
I messed up my hair in frustration...I popped my neck as my hands settled on my hips... I glared at him as I made my way over to him... He just gave me this face... I was about to tackle him then he said
"FINE!! I'll take off my damn pants..."
Afterwards I started to outline his feet then I went up his leg... I stopped at the tip of his boxers and then slowly I traced his waist
"Ah! That tickles!" Draco yelped jumping away from me
I giggled then noticed the measurements...
"Odd, you're bigger than Tom... I thought you would be the same size..."
"Well, we aren't as alike as you want us to be..." Malfoy replied
I shrugged, but that would mean I would have to alter the waist length for Tom... Grr... I hoped they would be the same... Oh well...
"Well, I think I got all the outlining done. Now all you need to do is drink this lovely potion... You aren't allergic to anything are you?" I asked after pausing a bit
"I'm allergic to kiwi hairs..." Malfoy announced
"Oh... OK... Then wait... I need to brew up another batch..."
"What? You mean your potion contains kiwi hair?"
"Yeah, it makes the pain go away... But I guess you can't take the painless one..."
"WHAT?!"
I started to laugh
"I'm kidding!! Gee, if I really did put kiwi hair in my potion, the only reason would be to see what it would do..."
"So is the potion painless or not?"
"Its painless... All that is going to happen is, well, after 5 minutes then you'll feel a little weird but after the weirdness goes away, next to you should be your model..."
"Alright... So all I need to do is drink this?"
"Yes... It taste like strawberries..."
"Great..." He replied sarcastically
"Pfff... At least it doesn't taste like shit... Now come on drink it..."
I observed Draco as he drank the potion... He had the same aristocratic nose as Tom did... His skin was a little paler then Tom's... His eyes were perfect with his manners... And his hair looked so soft while Tom's hair was all spiky... Yeah, they had the same body structure, Malfoy maybe a bit more muscular, but he played quidditch... A few minutes later I guess he noticed I was staring at him... Took him long enough...
"Like what you see?" Draco asked
"You have a nice body... I'm not sure if I like it though... You are bit on the skinny side, and your skin is awfully pale... But besides that... Its okay..." I commented, nodding my head in approval
"I didn't ask you to analyze me, Weasley..." Malfoy snapped
I think he was offended...
"Well, Mr. Malfoy, maybe you should change a little bit because most women will find you more likable... Anyways, your five minutes are about up..."
"Oh really?" He asked with his eyebrow cocked up
GAH I want to pluck those eyebrows out so he can't do that anymore... Soon I saw the model beginning to form next to him... Soon my eyes went round... And I couldn't help to giggle... I really tried hard not to, but it was impossible...
"TURN AROUND!!!" Draco yelled, as he turned red from embarrassment
Then I bursted out laughing as I turned around, my stomach started to hurt, and my brain wasn't getting enough oxygen but it was worth it... Then I heard Draco trying to mutter a spell. I turned back around...
"MALFOY!! You can't destroy my model!!" I yelled
"HELL YES I CAN!!"
"BUT MALFOY!! I need to use it!! You can't just... Just because there... There was something wrong with the potion, unless it was fine and there might be something..."
Draco glared at me, and I was a bit scared so I just kept my mouth shut... You see Draco's little... Um... Tool, let's say is um... abnormally small? Like the size of my baby nephew's? And there is the option that it is actually that small... Or that because men have that extra little thing, I didn't put enough powder around that area... So it kinda minimized it... Which was most likely the reason because I do recall all the rumors during my 6th year that Malfoy was quite the 'sex god,' whatever that is... I looked at Malfoy.. I guess I should explain this to him...
I muttered a spell so that it would give my mannequin some undies... And briefly told him my theories... He still looked like he would kill...
"Malfoy, how about I make you a deal? I won't tell a soul about this... And if I do, I'll do whatever you say except have sex with you, unless I get married to you, but that is very unlikely... Or breaking this model I have... Plus, this disappears in 3 days, please Malfoy? Let me keep it... I really need it, unless you want to make another model and prove to me that your... um... thing.. is not that small.. I'm really sorry I laughed, I'm really immature, please?!!!" I begged
He stared at me... hard...
"How about you do anything for me, except the sex part, and I'll let you keep that damn thing..."
"So I can tell people?"
"I could careless, I don't know how you would bring that into a conversation... Plus, what would people think?"
I nodded my head... "You got yourself a deal..."
I stuck out my hand and he took it...
----------------out of Ginny's POV
Draco left the room to get dressed and Ginny, well, she really didn't want the mannequin in her room, so she took it to her multi-player room. She then took out the fabric and put it against the model. It was perfect... This was probably the best plan she had ever come up with. She was sure that Tom would love it... And finally she could tell him those three words...
"Yo! Weasley, I'm hungry and you did promise to buy me lunch..."
"I'm coming..." Ginny mumbled as she came out of the room, "Where do you want to eat?"
"Something good..."
"Okay, wait here I'm gonna go get my sweater, and we will be on our way..."
Draco looked around her extra room. It was bigger then all the others, this room was a green color...
"Odd, I would have thought it would be red..." Draco thought
He walked in and looked at all the sketches she drew, and all the potions she created for her own little reasons... Maybe it was wrong of him to yell at her for not being a potions master... Even though she was a Weasley, this girl had taste, plus with all the potions experience it she made all these different kind of potions just for her own use...
"Malfoy?"
He turned around and was a bit stunned... Over her jeans and shirt she was a wearing a knit shawl thing except it was more like a dress turtle neck thing but the knots were big so you could see through... [AN: I drew a picture for this... I'll scan and post it sometime and then tell you where you can find it so you'll have a better idea...]
"Like what you see?" She asked mocking him
Draco scrowled, "You look better, I don't think I'll be embarrassed now to walk next to you..."
Ginny rolled her eyes as they headed out...
They entered the flames and zoomed into their destination...
It was odd, how in France it was more common to floo everywhere... In England, everyone would apparate to work and everyone was excited about getting their license, but here... It was different... Money, transportation, how they were more 'in touch' with muggles and muggle-born, their attitude... England was so stuck up... They were most of the time prejudice, obviously safety wasn't a big part seeing how their floo network worked... If possible they didn't like to see muggles... No wonder the French are arrogant, they have the right to be... And now being in this totally different environment made him different too...
"Mademoiselle, monsieur... Welcome to Pierre's Pasta Palace, please come right this way, I am assuming it is just the two of you this evening?" the waiter asked.
"Oui..." Ginny answered smiling along with the waiter
"Is this table alright for you then?"
"Of course..."
"Okay, here are your menus and you can order whenever you are ready, the checkout desk is next to the entrance..."He paused then after giving a short bow, "Bonjour..."
Draco watched him leave and attend other customers...
"Weasley?"
"Yes?"
"What is good here?"
"Everything..."
"So I'm assuming that you ate everything here?"
"Yes..."
"You ate everything here?" He asked a bit surprised
"Well, yeah... I used to come here everyday and eat here..."
"No wonder the waiter was so friendly..." Draco mumbled
"What?"
"Nothing..."
"Malfoy, tell me what you like and I'll order for you..."
"I like... Well, actually I hate Italian..."
"Oh, okay, then try the chicken, I think it originated from Italy, but it taste nothing like Italian..." Ginny suggested
"Okay... What are you going to eat?"
"I don't know... I guess I just chose randomly..."
Ginny got out the pen that was attached to the menu and circled the items she wanted... Then just like in Hogwarts her food appeared out of no where, right after her menu and pen disappeared into thin air... Draco did the same...
"Oh look, I got the same as you did..." Ginny commented a bit surprised
"Great... Now lets be quiet and eat..."
"Malfoy?"
"What?" He replied a bit irritated
"Nothing..."
"Okay then..."
"Malfoy?"
"Yes??"
"Well, I got a letter today from my mom..."
"And?"
"Well, you know how I told you about the Christmas reunion thing... And that I invited you..."
"Yes..."
"Okay, so, well... Um... Like well... Since all my family members are coming with all their children... Which is like... A million people... So my mom decided that we should give presents to one family... So I wanted you to know that..."
"Who's the family?"
"What?"
"We are assigned what family?"
"Um... Harry's family..."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah..."
"How is he doing?"
"He's good... He married my best girl friend... And they have the most cutest daughter ever..."
"That's nice..."
"Yeah..."
"So is Tom going to participate?"
"Yeah, he and Harry are probably more no... He and Harry have like a hate-hate relationship..."
"Wow... Just like me!" Draco said imitating what Ginny did earlier
Ginny pouted then said, "Yeah, you'll be happy to know that Tom and Ron are good friends..."
"Well, won't I feel very welcome..."
"Yes, it will be a surprise when we get to my house... They'll be like... Is that Malfoy? And attack you or they are like... "That's Felton's evil twin" and attack..."
"Great, it's a win-win situation for me..."
Ginny giggled, "Sorry, I'll stop talking now... You can eat... I tend to forget that Malfoys are taught not to talk while eating..."
"Merci beacoup..." Draco thanked in his perfect French accent...
Ginny smiled broadly as she continued to eat her chicken...
"Mademoiselle?"
Ginny looked up to see the waiter holding a letter
"Oui?"
"A letter has arrived for you..."
"Oh... Thank you..." Ginny expressed
She opened her letter
Gin,
I do not think I can make your shopping date with my brother... I have a date this afternoon... I will buy Joona's present if you do not mind... You know that I am not very fond of Potter and I am not very good at shopping for kids... See you next week
With love, Tom
Ginny frowned a bit... She and Tom always shopped together for Christmas presents... She sighed and pocketed the letter...
"What's wrong?" Malfoy asked
"Well, every year on December 18, an exact week before Christmas, we always meet and have a shopping date... And well, today is December 18th... But Tom said he couldn't make it... Which really doesn't make any sense because we always cancel our plans on afternoons for the 18th --"
"And he couldn't have forgotten because he sent you the letter..." Draco finished
Ginny nodded
"You don't think he's on a date with Lovegood, do you?" Ginny asked
"Why would he go on a date with her if he could go on a date with ME and you?"
"I don't know... She is a lot prettier..."
"But she's annoying as hell... Now finish your food..." Draco said
Ginny sighed and ate the rest of her food...
Draco observed her...
"So this is what love could do to you..." He thought
Ginny was fine and happen one minute and all of a sudden she is in the blues... Draco wanted to punch his brother for this... How could anyone not tell that Ginny was in love with his brother? She made him lunch, clothes, always supported him, did everything that he wants her to, and yet... He is blind to see how much she loves him... If he was in love, would he do things like that also, minus the cooking part and clothing part, he'd probably buy them though... But would he do what Ginny was doing now? Draco shook his head... His thoughts were ridiculous... This love thing was too hard for him...
"I'm going to go powder my nose..."
"You don't wear any make up though..."
"But it sounds weird if I tell you I have to go pee..."
"Point taken..."
"I'll be right back..." Ginny said leaving the table...
After he saw Ginny leave, he quickly ran over to the cashier and paid for the meals, then went back in time...
"Come on lets head on out..." Ginny told Draco
"Okay... I'm going to head out first, need some fresh air..."
Ginny nodded...
Draco stood outside staring out at the clouds... It was still bright, but it was getting late...
"I guess that model thing took longer then we thought..." Draco mumbled when he looked at the clock, which read 5 PM...
"Draco Malfoy?" A familiar voice called out
He turned around....
"Pansy Parkinson?" He questioned
"Oh my gosh!! It is you!! What are you doing here in France?" Pansy asked as she pulled her coat closer to her body, which seemed oddly, large at the moment...
"I, well, ran away here..."
"Really? So I am guessing your father went berserk on you too?"
Draco nodded his head
"Yeah, that's why I'm here too..."
"You look different..." He commented, "More lively-er..."
"Haha... That's because I'm pregnant..."
"What? Are you married?"
"Of course..."
"To who?"
"Louis Vutton..."
"Vutton? You mean Vuitton?"
"Nope, Vutton... Think I'm going to marry some muggle?"
"I hope not..."
"No, my Louis is a very well bred, wizard..."
"That's good to hear..."
"So where are you –"
"PANSY?!!" Another familiar voice called out
"GINNY!! How are you love?!" She asked as they hugged and kissed completely forgetting about Draco who was pushed aside
"I'm great... Aww look at you... Even when you are pregnant, you are so beautiful... How long 'til birth?"
"Doctor says around February..."
"So soon... Do you know the sex?"
"I don't want to know..."
"Hehe, I wouldn't want to know either..."
"We have to meet sometime and catch up..."
Ginny nodded in agreement
"Wait... You two know each other?" Draco asked interrupting their conversation
Pansy nodded her head, "We were roomies for fashion school..."
"I'm so confused..."
"You should be... Gin's life isn't as simple as it seems... So any luck with Tom?"
"Nope..."
"Isn't today your shopping day?"
"He can't make it..."
"WHAT?!! THAT BASTARD!!! WHY?! DOES HE HAVE A DATE?!! I AM GOING TO KICK HIS TINY LITTLE ASS!" Pansy shouted
"Pansy, calm down, its not good for your health..." Ginny said patting her back
"I know... I know..." Pansy replied taking deep breaths, "but still... Wait... Draco how do you know Ginny?"
"I live with her..."
"Great... That's nice..." Pansy said nodding her head..."WAIT!! WHAT?!"
"Um, well, to make a long story short... Tom asked me to take Draco in until he can afford a place of his own... Because you know... And Tom knows Draco because they are brothers.. But Tom was disowned..."
"Oh, okay... OOOHHHHH!!!" Pansy said winking at Ginny
Ginny blushed
"It all makes sense now... Well, I'm going to be late with my appointment with the doctor... Owl me sometime, alright dear? You too Draco..."
"Okay.. See ya later" Ginny said
"Bye..." Draco mumbled
"Well, that was nice..." Ginny replied happily
"Great to know that Pansy wants to go kick my brother's ass..."
"Yes.. Its great to have friends like that... Anyways... How about that shopping?"
"Lets go..."
"You want to buy Harry's or their daughter's?"
"Daughter's..."
"Okay... Then I'll buy Harry's... Do you have any ideas?"
"Well, since she is Potter's daughter... Nope nothing..."
"Hehe... Well, she loves everything... Especially fire breathing animals...Clothes... She adores clothes... Anything girly... Her favorite color is baby blue..."
"Fire breathing animals, eh? I know what to get her... Come on... This way..." Draco said pulling Ginny in a certain direction
"Are you sure you know where you are going?"
"Yeah, I've been her since I was little with my mom to go shopping... I know just the store..."
"On the way there we need to stop by a book shop..."
"Okay..."
The rest of the evening, they joked, played, had a good time... Almost as if it was a date... They shopped for the Christmas gifts, and Draco insisted on buying her parents' presents also... So after much argument she gave in... Both secretly planning on the presents they would give each other...
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That evening, like any other evening... Both Ginny and Draco couldn't sleep...
Then again... Ginny was finishing up the suit for Tom... And Draco was too lost in his thoughts to fall asleep...
Both of them let out a sigh...
Ginny stood back and looked at the suit...
"My brother will love it..." Draco commented as he walked into the room
Ginny jumped, "Dear Merlin, Draco.. You scared me... But thanks..."
"I'm guessing you couldn't sleep..."
Ginny nodded her head...
"Is it finished?" He asked
"Almost... I just need to put the label on..."
"Where is it?"
Ginny pulled up the tiny patch of cloth that she was holding... With her signature on it...
"Well, aren't you going to put it on?" Draco asked
Ginny took a deep breath...
"I promised myself that this is going to be the end. After this, if he doesn't accept, then... I'll stop and move on..."
"Five years is a long time..." Draco commented
Ginny laughed, "I really must but insane..."
"What'll happen if he accepts?"
"I don't know... I never thought he would accept..."
"So you've been trying for five years and you never thought what would happen after?"
Ginny giggled, "I told you I was insane... Anyways, I better put this on and try to go to sleep... I have work tomorrow..."
He nodded... She muttered a spell and then put the last piece unto her finished product.
"Do you want to go for a broom ride?" Draco whispered
Ginny looked at him and managed to squeak out a 'yeah.'
This time she grabbed a blanket and headed towards the balcony where Draco was waiting. She sat down and then covered herself and Draco with the blanket. After a few minutes within the air Ginny broke the silence.
"Malfoy?"
"Yes?"
"Can I call you Draco?"
"Um... Sure..." Draco answered not sure what to say...
"You can call me Ginny if you want..."
"Can I ask you something Ginvera?"
"Hey you know my real name..."
"Yeah... Its not that hard to figure out..."
"Most people think that it's Virginia... So I tell people its Virginia..."
"You are the most interesting person in the world..."
"Well, it gets tiring telling people I'm Ginvera... So I just go along with them... Plus I take pride being unique... If I didn't I would be in a funny farm..."
"Funny farm? You really are unique..."
Ginny pouted, "Anyways, you are very interesting too. The last time I saw you was at school, and all you did was make fun of me and my brothers... Oh and Harry and Hermoine..."
"Yeah, well, this is what happens when you mature. You become more handsome and charming and intelligent..."
"And more cocky... Gee, I thought you would have stopped THAT by now..."
"I am not cocky... I'm just very... You're right I'm cocky...But I know you love me that way..." He answered turning around and giving her a wink..
Ginny laughed, "You are right... So what was the question you were going to ask?"
"Nothing..."
"Is it about last night?"
He didn't answer...
"Its okay... You can ask about that..."
"Its not that..."
"Then what is it?"
"Well, I wanted to know... What love was..."
"Love?"
"Like love you have for another person... Like how you love my brother..."
"Well, love is one of those things that will never make sense. You try to define it but there isn't a definition for it."
"So then how do you know when you are in love?"
Ginny's eyes glazed a bit as she stared into the dark sky.
"You know when you are in love when all you want to do is make that person happy, even if it costs you your happiness. Because you know when the person you love is happy, then you can move on and be happy too." She murmured
Even though Draco couldn't see Ginny, he could almost feel the pain she was going through...
"Sorry... I'm getting a bit tired... Is it okay if we go back in?"
"Yeah sure..."
Draco turned around and they were back on the balcony...
"Hey, Ginny?"
Ginny looked up before she went in...
"Yes?"
"If my brother is stupid enough not to accept your love, then you'll always have me..." He said then immediately added, "And Pansy, your family... Half the Ministry..."
Ginny smiled, "Thanks..."
She gave him a hug then walked to her room.
And all he did was watch her. He wanted his brother to love her and yet, he didn't want him too. He wanted Ginny all to herself... He shook his head. He thought about what Ginny had told him.
"You know when you are in love when all you want to do is make the person happy... The person happy..." Draco thought, "I left my home because my mom couldn't stand my father cowering under me. She then she could get peace and live happily with father... I want my brother to love Ginny so she will be happy... But I don't want him to love her at the same time because it hurts me to think about her with someone else... So does this mean I love her?"
End of Chapter Nine