A/N I'm getting this chapter up a day earlier than expected. Here is another rousing chorus of "I don't own Harry Potter and do please review."

a month later at Ginny's apartment

"Come on Ginny. You can do it. Just apparate over near me. Focus on where I am. I'm standing right next to your coffee table on the tan carpet, which is near your gleaming kitchen. You know you can do it."

"I can do it, I can do it," Ginny muttered to herself.

She was standing in her bedroom, listening to Ladon yell from the living room. This must have been her fortieth time that day and the thousandth this past month. Ladon had decided to practice her apparating after her episode in the alley. He figured it would quickly and safely get her to where she wanted to go in case another similar thing happened. She had never been that great at apparating; just barely scraping by on her third time taking the test. Though apparating didn't technically need the use of sight, being blind just didn't seem to help Ginny.

'Okay, I can do this'

As loud as she could she said the incantation, focused on the abhorred table, and hoped for the familiar 'pop' to arise, but once again nothing happened.

"It's okay, Ginny. Just try again." encouraged Ladon.

"Alright," Ginny screamed back.

Forty-one: 'Nope.'

Forty-two: 'No cigar.'

Forty-three: 'Not an inch.'

Sixty- five: 'God, I'm tried.'

"Alright, Ginny. We can stop now if you want"

"No, We have tried for too long today. I am going to get it tonight."

"But Ginny, its 11 o'clock. We've been going at it for 6 hours."

"So what? It's Friday and we don't have to work tomorrow we have all the time in the world. Plus, I'm getting a second wind"

"Fine, Fine"

"Okay, I'll try apparating to the designated spot and I'll meet you in the kitchen. However, I'll most likely be walking."

"Okay. I'll be in the bathroom."

Once again, Ginny tried. She closed her eyes, though she figured for no real purpose and did the same thing that she had been practicing. She repeated the words and prepared herself for the walk to the kitchen. Not feeling anything, she opened her eyes and walked towards her door. However, she tripped.

'What the hell?'

Hearing a door opening she screamed at Ladon and said

"Ladon, this is not very funny. Moving my furniture around like this. The nerve."

"What are you talking about, Gin?"

'Gin? He called me Gin?'

"Oh don't act coy with me, buster. I am just walking through my usually clear door when I walk into this... this thing in the doorway."

"Ginny, what are you playing at?"

"What! What am I playing at?"

"Well, Ginny this would be a very funny joke to play, if I wasn't so confused."

"What are you talking about?"

"I know you're blind, but you're not stupid. You're sprawled out over the coffee table."

'Coffee table?' Ginny thought.

"Oh Merlin!" screamed Ginny while rushing over off the table and sprinting to the direction of Ladon's voice, but not before tripping over a pile of magazines and falling rather ungracefully into Ladon's arms.

"Thanks, Ladon." Ginny said catching her breath.

"No problem,Gin." Ladon replied quietly, regained his composure and asked

"So what is so shocking?"

"I did it! I did it!"

"Did what?"

"I apparated!"

"You apparated?"

"Yeah, I must of. I said the spell and I thought nothing happened so I thought I was walking out my door when I was really here in the living room."

"Wow, Gin. This is amazing."

"There you did it again."

"Did what?"

"Called me 'Gin'."

"Oh. Oh okay."

"What no response?"

"Umm, not really."

For the over a year that Ginny had known Ladon, she had never heard him sound so shy.

"What's wrong?"

"Wrong? Why do you say anything's wrong?" Ladon asked.

"Well, for starters, you're barely talking. Secondly, you sound like you've seen a ghost. So, I ask again, 'What's wrong?'"

"Well, umm. I don't know how to say this but..."

"But?"

"Will you go out with me?"

'Oh Merlin, He's asking me out'

"Umm, geez now I'm shy." giggled Ginny. "Sure, I'll go out with you, I mean we're always together anyways."

"Well, that's great. So how 'bout a first date. Is tomorrow, well since its now 12, today at 7 alright. You can have some time to rest and get ready."

'Okay, that sounds great"

"Well, I better get going."

"Okay, I'll walk you to the door."

"Okay. See you tonight."

Ginny could feel his breath lowering to her lips and soon felt his lips descend upon hers. It was a chaste kiss, but it still held something for Ginny.

"Get some sleep." Ladon whispered, walking out the door.

Ginny figured sleep would be hard to come by.

It was 6:50 and Ginny was still had to find her shoes, put on sparse make-up and get her bag before Ladon came to pick her up. Not a small feat for someone who couldn't see where they were going or what they were picking up.

Ten minutes later, Ginny still needed to find her shoes, when the there was a knock at the door.

'Damn.'

"Coming."

Ginny opened the door wondering what state she must have looked like and tried to smile broadly as Ladon's scent wafted into the room.

"Hey, Ginny. You look great."

"Well, thanks. Even though I can't see you, I'm sure you look great too. At the very least, you smell good." joked Ginny.

"Thank you. Want to get going?

"Sure... but I still need to find the shoes I want. I've been having some difficulty."

"I'll help. What do they look like?"

"Umm, pink, like this dress. Strappy, and an open toe. Oh, and rhinestones on the toe straps."

"Okay."

Ladon began rummaging through her closet, till he exclaimed,

"Found them."

"Really."

"Yes, even though I am male, I can still identify pink, strappy, rhinestone encrusted shoes."

"Well, thanks."

"Want to go?"

"Sure"

"So being as you're the one with the eyes and I'm not, describe to me what you look like." Ginny commanded over the din of the restaurant.

"Describe me to you?"

"Yes, I can't see you, yet you can see me which seems like an unfair advantage. At least with this I'll get some idea."

"Alright. Lets see. I'm about 6'2 so tall. I used to have blondish hair when I was younger, but it darkened so now I have light brown hair. My hair is cut shortish and I have dark blue eyes. I work out so I have the ever popular 6-pack and I'm lean not skinny, but not overweight either."

"Very nice."

"Hope so."

They continued with dinner and Ginny discovered that the night was everything she hoped for it to be.

Like it? If you do, please review. This chapter surprised me and was another long one. I should upload the next chapter in a week and be back on schedule.