Chapter 3 - He Saved You
Draco leaned forward and cupped her face. "Are you sure you're not just saying this so you can have a reason to hit me?" he asked jokingly.
Ginny lifted her hand and placed it over his, which was on her cheek. "If I wanted to hit you .. I'd hit you," she replied enticingly.
Licking his lips, Draco captured her mouth in a very passionate kiss. Ginny opened her mouth slowly, feeling his tongue slide its way in. She sighed contently and melted into his body. She felt perfectly great within his grasp and although she hadn't known much of him, she felt as if they've been together forever; like they were a couple in a past life.
Draco arms massaged its way down her arms and into the comforter that was around her. Her wrapped his arms around her hips possessively, still exploring her mouth. This is exactly the way he wanted to spend his life, kissing her under the moonlight. Ginny tangled her hands in his soft blonde hair and caressed it tenderly.
His lips moved away from her mouth to her cheek, then her eyelids, her forehead, then finally, her chin. Ginny fluttered her eyes open, finding his face very close to hers. "Wow .." she said breathlessly. Their red noses were touching and their arms were still wrapped around each other.
"Did you like the rose?" he asked again.
Ginny smiled. "I loved it," she responded sincerely.
Draco had a huge smug grin on his face. "I thought so," he said arrogantly.
"But .." she said playfully.
Draco stared at her. "But what?"
Ginny rolled her eyes. "I can't believe I actually kissed you," she said, her voice in disbelief.
Draco pouted. "Hey .."
Ginny sighed and asked, "Why are you doing this?" She looked to the snow covered floor.
Draco pulled her closer, their knees now touching. "Because I want to be with you .. And because .." Ginny kept her gaze onto the floor. "Because I love you."
Ginny looked up into his eyes. "I don't understand how you can love me when you haven't even been with me."
He leaned his forehead on hers. "We may have not been together before, but all I know is I want to be with you now."
"I wish I could say I love you, too .. But .."
Draco shook his head. "I know .. You don't have to. Hopefully, you will love me in the future."
Ginny gave a chaste kiss on the lips. "I probably will, Draco," she whispered.
Draco smiled a very huge smile. "You called me Draco," he stated, as if he was a small child.
"Well, what other names would I call my boyfriend?" she asked cheekily, smiling like a fool.
"Are you asking me to be your lover, Miss Weasely," he asked huskily.
Ginny chewed on her bottom lip, remember that beautiful and magnificent rose he gave her two years ago. A thoughtful smile appeared on her face as she moved it closer to his. "Are you rejecting me, Mr. Malfoy?" she asked humorously.
Draco pressed up against her and now she really knew the effect she had on him. "I would never .." he whispered, kissing her once more.
Arthur looked at the girl, hatred etched onto his face. "You are not welcome here," he said through his gritted teeth.
Alexa lips were pursed and her eyes were narrowed. Ronald, who was still holding April, has never seen her so mad before. They all knew of what happened to Alexa's true mother. Soon after Alexa's birth, the woman left and never came back. Percy, being the true man he was, told Alexa of her mother, but didn't speak that highly of her. He simply fell in love with her, only to find his love unrequited. She wanted to have an abortion the day Percy found out about the baby. At first, she didn't tell him about the pregnancy, but he discovered the secret from one of her closest friends, who, in fact, had a crush on Percy. He raised Alexa on his own, showing her all the love and care that Weasely's usually showed. Although Percy didn't get into detail about her mother, his brothers took the liberty of telling little Alexa. They told her that she was a horrible woman who thought of nothing but herself. For four years, Alexa has lived her life without that awful woman and she doesn't need her now.
"I need to speak with Percy," the woman said once more, not taking her eyes of Alexa. Her hair was a dark black color, flipped out at the shoulder. She was dressed casually in Muggle clothes.
Alexa walked next to Arthur and held his hand. "Daddy does not want to speak with you. No one does," she spat.
The woman kneeled down and forced a smile. "Hi, Honey. It's me .. Mummy," she said in a sickly sweet voice, dripping with sugar.
"I know who you are," Alexa said in a snippy tone. "That's why I want you to leave."
The rest of the occupants in the living room froze, watching the scene unfold in front of their eyes. "Darling, I'm here to take you home," she said, stretching out the word darling.
Arthur's teeth gritted once more. "She is home," he scowled. "You must leave .. Now." Not waiting for her answer, Arthur stepped back into the house, Alexa beside him, and slammed the door shut. He took his wand out of his pocket and raised it to the door. Muttering a series of spells, he let go of his granddaughter's hand and let her run upstairs to her father. This definitely was not what the caring family was expecting.
Alexa ran up the steps, her little feet pattering softly on the floor. She reached her father's bedroom and sauntered in. This was Percy's old bedroom as a child; he and Alexa lived in a small flat in Muggle London. "Daddy? Daddy?" she asked, getting up on the bed and shaking him. "Daddy .. Wake up .. Mummy came here .."
That woke him up. He squinted his eyes a bit and looked at her daughter. Percy grew rather handsome throughout the years. He had darker red hair and a muscle build. Although he did not play any sports, his body seemed to grow into him, giving him a muscular chest and broad shoulders. "Alexa? What are you on about? Have you had another dream?" he asked, sitting up and staring at his daughter.
Alexa caught her breath. "Mummy came here just a few minutes ago. She said she wanted to bring me home. Daddy, I'm scared," whispered the girl, throwing herself at her father. She hugged his neck tightly and buried her face in his baggy Chudley Cannons shirt.
Percy held his daughter. "What did I tell you about calling her Mummy?" he asked sternly, hating her mother with every fiber of her heart.
Alexa lifted her head up and looked at him. "Her name is Ismene," recited Alexa. "Not Mummy."
Percy hugged her tighter. "What did she say about taking you home?" he asked, his voice grim.
"She said she wanted to bring me home but Pops said she couldn't. He shut the door in her face. Daddy .. Will she take me away?" she asked, very scared,
Percy shook his head. "She can't. I have you now, Alexa. You are my daughter .. She was never your mother. I want you to get that right, okay?"
Alexa nodded. "I love you, Daddy," she said quietly.
"I love you, too, Munchkin," he replied, rocking her small body back and forth.
Their wonderful silence was interrupted by Arthur Weasely calling Percy's name from downstairs.
Greg groaned as he got off the bed. The sun's rays were hitting his eyelids, causing his whole face to heat up as if it was on fire. "Bloody hell .." he muttered, trying to get up, only finding himself entangled with his girlfriend. Jo's legs were wrapped around his and her right arm was sprawled on his waist. "Jo, Love .. You need to wake up," he whispered, stroking her cheek.
Jo moaned and fluttered her eyes open. "Gregory?" she asked, yawning loudly. "What time is it?" she asked groggily.
Greg gave her a small kiss on the lips and looked at his alarm clock. "It's twelve noon. Everyone should be awake by now," he stated, sliding out of her touch and getting up off the bed. He was completely nude, which Jo enjoyed a lot. "Mr. Goyle, do you insist on being so happy all the time?" she asked slyly, looking at a very specific area on his body.
Greg laughed and grabbed the nearest sheet, wrapping it around his middle. "Mrs. Goyle, do you insist on ogling at me anytime you want?" he asked, the same playful glint in his eye.
Jo swallowed, her eyes wide. "What's the matter?" asked Greg, concerned.
"You .. You called me Mrs. Goyle," she whispered. The comforter was covering her body from her breasts down to her toes.
Greg grinned and bent down to kiss her. "You really don't want to be Mrs. Goyle?" he asked, sounding a little hurt.
Jo shook her head. "I'd be Mrs. Goyle any day," she said softly.
Greg smiled brightly just as Vinny entered the room. He froze. "Whoa .. You guys are naked," he stated, as if trying to convince himself that.
Jo rolled her eyes. "Yes, Vin .. We are naked. And yes, Vincent .. We had sex. Can you please leave so Greg and I can take a shower?" she asked, batting her long black eyelashes.
Vinny smirked. "Taking a shower together?" he asked in a playful voice. "It's been one year and now you guys are shagging .. Crazy bloody people."
Greg walked over to Vinny, the sheet still wrapped around his waist. He grew rather muscular throughout the years. Being a beater on the quidditch team helped him a lot. He also stopped eating as much as he had before, resulting in a lot of weight loss. Vincent did the same, also losing a lot of weight. All in all, the two best friends were just as handsome as Blaise, Andrew and Draco. Greg shoved Vinny out the door and shut it loudly. "He's gone," he said naughtily.
Throwing the sheet away and pouncing back to Jo, he smirked. He was now laying fully on top of her. "Now about that shower .." he said suggestively, wriggling his eyebrows.
Jo snickered and kissed him thoroughly. "I always heard that water was my specialty .."
Ginny woke up in the same white bed at St. Mungo's, a huge smile plastered onto her face. She and Draco spent the night talking .. Snogging. Her smile grew so much wider as she looked around the room and found the silver petals still scattered around. It felt so good and so perfect to be loved.
"Miss Weasely?" asked a voice.
Ginny snapped her head up and looked into the eyes of her nurse. "Yes?"
"It's time for your potions," she said in a kind tone. Ginny looked at her apprehensively. "No worries, dear." the lady consoled. "It's just a pain-free potion and a liquid your mother requested you take."
"Requested? What exactly did she request?" asked Ginny, grabbing the pain-free potion vial from the nurse's hand. She pulled open the cork and sipped tiny bits of the drink.
The nurse sighed. "It's a birth-control liquid," she said softly.
Ginny almost choked on the potion she was downing. "Wha .. What?" she asked, confused at why her mother would give her such a thing.
The nurse shrugged. "Apparently, your mother wants you to be safe and protected when having sex."
Ginny stared at her, mouth gaped open. "Se-Sex?" she stuttered. "I haven't even gone past kissing and she's worried about me having .. Having .. That?!"
The nurse chuckled lightly, tipping the vial, so the potion was going down Ginny's throat. She handed her the other vial. "Just drink up, dear. This potion will last you seven months," she stated.
Ginny took a deep breath, reminding herself to ask her mother about this nonsense. She swallowed down the birth-control potion and made a disgusted face. "Ugh .. That was horrible!"
The nurse took away the empty vials and placed them on a tray. "I'm sorry, dear. It's supposed to taste bad, but the things it does .." She gave Ginny a wink, causing the red head to giggle. "Is there a lucky man in your life?" she asked, gesturing to the petals. "There must be .. This place smells like a sweet scent."
Ginny blushed. "Well .. Yeah .." she said gently. "There is this one guy."
The nurse, who looked quite young, sat down on the bed. "Do tell!" she said excitedly.
Ginny's cheek colored even more. "What do you want to know?"
"His name .. The way he looks .. How good he treats you .. If he has a brother .."
Ginny laughed. "His name is Draco .. He has blonde hair and silver eyes. He treats me like I'm .. his everything. And I'm sorry, but he doesn't have a brother."
The nurse sighed. "Worth a try?"
Ginny smiled. "I'm sorry .. I didn't catch your name."
"I'm Eliza Marie," she said, shaking Ginny's hand. "I'm a mediwitch here. What's your first name?"
"I'm Ginevra," said Ginny. "But, you can call me Ginny for short."
Eliza picked up a petal and looked at it. "This is the most sweetest thing I've ever seen," she stated. "He loves you? Aaww .."
"Yeah .." sighed Ginny.
"Do you love him, too?"
"That's the thing .." said Ginny. "I don't know .. I mean .. I like him a lot. I've become attached to his smile, the way he has with words. But, its way too early for me to know of my love for him now. I'm sure I'll know in the future," explained Ginny.
"How did you two meet?" asked Eliza.
"Our families are enemies," retorted Ginny. Eliza looked confused. "Don't ask."
"Alright."
"Hey .. Do you know how I got here?"
"You mean .. two years ago?" asked Eliza, throwing the petal down.
"Yeah .. No one's told me anything. I was meaning to ask yesterday, but .. I seem to always forget to do that."
Eliza sighed. "You were hit with some sort of blinding curse."
"Blinding curse? But .. I'm not blind," said Ginny. "And why on earth would someone hit me with a blinding curse?"
"That's what surprised us here the most. Somehow, someone blocked away most of the curse, so it would not hurt you fully. The impact of the curse, however, did send you into a coma for two years .. But, whoever did this saved your sight. Death Eaters were the ones who threw this curse at you. They thought they had you down, but as I said, someone drained most of that power away and took it for themselves."
"So, what you're saying is .. That someone performed another spell to block out the blinding curse that was heading straight for me?" asked Ginny.
"Yes." responded Eliza.
"This person saved me from becoming blind? You mean .. He took most of the curse, so I would be left with the coma and he would .. would .. lose his sight?" she asked disbelievingly.
Eliza nodded.
"Did they ever find out who?" asked Ginny.
Eliza smiled. "Yes, they did."
"Who?"
"Harry Potter."
Author's Note: Hello all .. :) .. you like? well anyways .. thanks for reviewing .. now to answer you questions ::..
1. Andy - Andrew Flint - Marcus' Younger Brother
2. I know some of you thought that the beginning of Chapter Two was pretty random, but it has alot to do with the story. If you read it close enough, you find out something that I have not directly said out straight.
3. I'm sorry if Draco seems a bit out of character .. but, that's the way i like him. A little conceited, still a bit mean, but always the charming Malfoy we know.
If you have anymore questions, please ask.
as always - fawning over cheese,
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