SPEND MY LIFETIME LOVING YOU

Moon so bright, night so fine
Keep your heart here with mine
Life's a dream we're dreaming

Race the moon, catch the wind
Ride the night to the end
Seize the day, stand up for the light

I want to spend my lifetime loving you
If that is all in life I ever do

Heroes rise heroes fall
Rise again, win it all
In your heart, can't you feel the glory?
Through our joy, through our pain
We can move worlds again
Take my hand, dance with me

I will want nothing else to see me through
If I can spend my lifetime loving you

Though we know we will never come again
Where there is love, life begins
Over and over again

Save the night, save the day
Save the love, come what may
Love is worth everything we pay

- Marc Anthony and Tina Arena


She strode out into the castle grounds, making her way towards the lake, the very tree she and Draco had first sat under together and made civil conversation.

He was already there. He stood a distance from the tree, the sunlight glancing off him, illuminating his silhouette, very much like a Nordic Prince. His statuesque body, chiseled features making him look like a well-maintained statue of a Viking God.

She should have felt scruffy, small and poor in contrast to him but when he turned and looked at her, she felt as if she was the most beautiful woman in the universe, at least in his eyes.

"Virginia." He breathed, reaching out to slip his hand around hers, as though they had been holding hands for years.

Remorse colored his eyes, turning down his lips ever so lightly at the edges, edges lined with laughter lines, lines she longed to kiss and feel their smooth texture against her lips.

"I am sorry." Draco never apologized voluntarily, not in his entire life, not even to his mother whom he loved dearly but here he was begging forgiveness from the only woman willing to give him her heart, her love, her soul so unconditionally and gracefully.

Virginia shook her head, choked with emotion. Mostly regret that this would be the last she would ever see him. She would be leaving Hogwarts after today and there would be no reason to associate with him, as far as her family and friends were concerned.

"I want to ask you something." He spoke, interrupting her melancholic bonhomie.

She looked up at him, his jaw clenched in grim resolve as he gazed down at her.

His eyes, gray stormy were darkened a strange colour.

"What is it?" She asked, her pulse racing from how close he stood to her. How she longed to strain up and press her lips against his. Now was not the time for that though.

"What I am about to ask, do you trust me enough to agree? To say yes?" He studied her intently. She bit her lip, not in indecisiveness but to ponder the reason behind such a strange question.

She decided to let her heart decide the answer.

"Yes, I do." There was crystal clear honesty in her answer. Draco could have swept her up and kissed her right then and there but he had to go on with what he had to say before he lost his courage.

"Really?"

"Yes, yes." Ginny laughed, reaching up to tuck a strand of his wheat blonde hair behind his ear. The gesture touched him, her touch melted him. He had missed that – her warmth, the light in her eyes that she seemed to keep burning for him.

"What was your question?" Ginny asked, curiosity burning through her.

He paused for an interminable moment, looking down at the redheaded angel standing before him, his very own guardian angel he believed. He most definitely did not want to lose her.

Taking a deep breath, "Will you marry me?"

One end of her lips curved up into the beginnings of a megawatt smile as she blinked at him in wonderment. Had she just been proposed to? Her heart was pit pattering in her chest. As taken aback as she was by the proposal, she knew what her answer would be – what she had said earlier.

Draco was on his knee now, his black robe pressing against the moist grass as he looked up at her. He seemed to have slipped out a velvet box and was holding it in front of him. He opened it with a soft click.

Ginny gasped in admiration, awestruck by her luck and sudden turn in events. I

t did not matter that her family would most likely disown her if they found out; that they had only became romantically involved with each other for three month or less and this was by far the most impulsive thing that ever happened to her.

It did not matter that it would be a long and rough road ahead for them as a couple. All that mattered was that Draco wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

It was a beautiful ring. A sapphire ruby red stone with studs of diamond around it, lay set in the silver band. She had never owned anything that expensive or beautiful before.

"Virginia Weasley, will you do me the honor of marrying me and being my wife?"

Ginny nodded speechless. She wanted him. She was sure of that. She wanted to be with him forever and ever.

He slipped the ring gently onto her finger. As he stood up, she held her hand up to study the jewel glinting in the morning sunlight.

"Red for your hair." He murmured.

Unshed tears glistened in her chocolate brown eyes."What is it about you that makes my heart melt?" She asked, fingering his hair.

"That part that loves you?" Draco supplied, cupping her face in his hands.

"That's probably it." She sighed; as he leaned down to kiss her with unrepentant fervor.

His tongue slipped into her mouth and sought hers with an indespicable hunger that made her want more than just kissing and touching. She fingered the ring on her hand. She would have a lifetime with him to explore those areas. She smirked at that thought.

Draco smiled as he felt her lips curve up in a smile against his neck as he nipped at her earlobes, moving to the spot behind her ears. He carressed her with his tongue as she gasped in pleasure.

She gripped onto his arms, as if she would swoon if she let go. He loved how he could reduce her to a state of complete vulnerability and yet not feel in total control of her. At times like these he felt as if he was fast losing himself into her, pouring his soul into hers.

He moved his hands from her face, to her slender swan like neck and slipped her robe off one shoulder, revealing her delicate slender, creamy skinned shoulder. He rained kisses on it, tasting her and feeling her softness.

Merlin, she was driving him crazy. Boy, was he glad that he was on her side. He placed his teeth against her shoulder lightly.

She could hear his breathing, controlled as if he had been running, feel the small jolt through his body as she slipped her hands beneath his robes, pressing them flat against his neatly muscled abdomen.

Her robe slid off her left shoulder even more as he let his lips rove the patch of lusciously creamy skin above her breast. Her fists clenched against his chest as she pulled him closer towards her, hungering for his warmth, touch.

"Ginny?"

It took a while for that familiar but suddenly foreign sounding voice to filter to her conscious mind. Draco heard it, moving away from her instantly.

Ginny took a while to register what had just happened. With a slightly glazed look in her eyes, she turned away from Draco, not before noticing the pain and fear flash through his usually blank as a mask face, a mask she had learnt to read.

What a sight she must have been. Face flushed, cheeks alight a rosy pink, eyes shining a it too brightly, hair mussed up, robes slipping off her shoulder and her breath coming in short and fast gasps.

"Gin?" It was instinctive for him to use her childhood nickname, as if to recall the little sister whom he loved.

Ginny stared at her brother, not knowing what to say to him. She could lie or tell him the truth. His face looked as red as his hair, his fists clenched by his side.

"Ron, back off." She stated, her voice so cold that even Hermione winced.

Hermione's eyes flashed over to Malfoy who stood there silent and unmoving, and something seemed to register in the clever witch's mind.

Malfoy had not called her a mudblood, nor put Ron down mercilessly, something he did at every chance he got. Perhaps, she thought to herself, musing Malfoy's silent countenance, perhaps.

"Back OFF? ARE YOU MAD, GINNY?! DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?!" Ron roared, the vein in his neck throbbing as he gesticulated wildly about.

He looked about to have a heart attack. Hermione placed her hand on his arm, in bid to calm him, to make him see what she saw. Ron took a deep breath as if to prepare for the next verbal onslaught.

"Yes, I know who he is, Ronald." Ginny retorted, voice dripping with icy sarcasm.

'Tell her, Herm, tell her how she is ruining her life." Ron backpedaled, trying the exasperated exhausted pleading tatic.

Hermione stared back at her fiancé, shaking her head slightly. This, Ron had not counted on.

"This is the scum who calls you a mudblood remember?" Ron spoke softly, a strange sensation of fighting a losing battle flooding him.

"But he is not doing that now, is he, Ron?" Hermione pointed out gently.

Ginny noticed this vote of confidence of Hermione's part. Sensing Ron's momentary weakness, she shot Draco a reassuring look.

He felt ashamed. He should be standing up for her, defending her. She knew this and reached out to squeeze his hand shaking her head. He could not interfere.

Ron caught the movement of her hand, "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HIM!!!!!!!!!" He roared. Hermione's logical pleas obviously falling on deaf, dense ears.

"I will do whatever I want! What is it to you!? I'm grown witch in case you have not noticed!" She spat back at him, filled with iridescent rage.

So angry was she that she did not even allow Ron to retaliate and simple continued, "I LOVE HIM, RON! I LOVE HIM FOR THE MAN HE WANTS TO BE, I LOVE HIM FOR THE MAN HE ALMOST IS, I LOVE HIM AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! Ron, I love him and there is nothing you can do about it!"

Draco gaped at his fiancé, humbled by her love for him. A slight smile flicked across Hermione's face.Ginny simply stared at her brother's shocked, flustered face, not wanting to meet Draco's eye.

She was scared by what he would think or say. By phoenix, she loved Draco, loved him to itsy bitsy bits.

She loved him in more ways one could count. Loved the way he loved her, loved him.

She loved him so certainly and so clearly that it was difficult to fathom the idea of not loving him.

And he loved her. That was the best part.

Ginny hoped Ron would come to his senses and see how real their love was.

Ron snapped out of his shocked reverie.

Without throwing a glance at Hermione, he strode forwards, grabbing Ginny by her hand, manacling her arm in a vice-like grip. He spun on his heel, dragging her along. Ginny had to run to keep up with him.

"Ron! Stop it! You're hurting me!" Ginny struggled to release her hand from his hold but to no avail.

She threw a desperate glance at Hermione who ran along his side trying to plead with Ron not to do anything rash.

Ginny glanced back to see Draco following her, stride for stride. He looked absolutely helpless. She held out her other hand towards him and he grabbed it, holding onto it for his dear life.

He was not going to let her go. Ron noticed this, turning around, his jaw clenched, his neck muscle twitching with anger.

"Let go of her." His voice was dangerously soft and it scared even Ginny, who nodded at Draco to let go of her hand. He released his hold of her reluctantly.

She kept her eyes on his as Ron pulled her away, Hermione running beside them. The last she saw of Draco was him standing motionless and alone out in the grounds, framed by the morning sunlight. Ginny wanted to cry.

"I love him, Ron, Why can't you see that?" She sobbed as he came to a sudden halt in the hallway upon reaching the castle.

'I don't give a bloody damn, Ginny! I am not going to stand by and let you ruin your life!" Ron yelled at her, his anger still visible but receding a notch.

"What's going on?" Harry came down the stairs, looking taken back by the sight that met his eyes.

Ginny sobbing uncontrollably, Ron red faced and fists clenched by his side, obviously seething in anger, Hermione looking thoroughly distressed.

"Harry!" Ginny threw herself upon him, nearly knocking him off balance. Her whole body shook with sobs as she buried her face onto his chest, effectively soaking his robes.

"What happened?" Harry asked, sternly, putting an arm protectively around Ginny. Ron shook his head and moved towards the window. It was Hermione who spoke.

"Ginny's in love with Malfoy." Ginny froze wondering how Harry would react.

He placed a finger beneath her chin and titled her face upwards so that he could look into her red-rimmed, puffy, coffee brown eyes.

"Is this true, Gin?" Harry asked gently, his arm still around her. Hope surged through her. Perhaps someone would understand.

She nodded, looking back into his emerald eyes.His shoulders seemed to slump with resignation.

"Does he love you?" Ginny felt her tears of joy well up in her eyes. Someone was willing to give them a chance.

"Very much." She whispered.

'BULLSHIT!" Ron roared. Ginny placed her face against Harry's chest, wishing it were Draco's but not wanting to hear Ron's accusations. Harry seemed to sense this.

"Stop it, Ron! By forbidding it you're only making it worse for yourself!" Harry warned.

"She has her graduation to get ready for. This is supposed to be the happiest day of her life so I suggest you leave her alone for now at least!" Harry admonished, his eyes blazing.

Ginny had never seen him like this before. To think it was in her defense made her feel warm right from the core of her soul.

"Fine!" Ron snapped.

He took a step towards Ginny, pointing a finger right into her face, as he spoke, "But I forbid you from seeing him."

That was no empty threat and Ginny was clever enough to know that. Her knees buckled and gave away as Ron walked off with Hermione.

Harry caught her in his arms. "You okay?"

She shook her head; tear tracks visible on her cheeks. Harry knelt down besides her, pulling her into his embrace. She sat there for a moment, enjoying the warmth of Harry's body and the peace of the moment.

"I'm here for you, you know that don't you Gin?" Ginny nodded, without looking at him.

"You could have told me." She did not say anything in response.

A minute later, she looked up at him. 'I was scared." She murmured.

Harry nodded, in complete understanding. He leaned towards her and kissed her on the forehead. "You don't have to be. I am here now."

It was then she sensed something amiss and so for reasons she could never understand, she looked up at him, really looked at him.

His eyes, she realized, looked too familiar, too beautiful to be Harry's. She traced his lips with the tip of her finger, before leaning forward to gingerly place her lips on them.

If anyone had rushed out of the Grand Hall, they would have seen Ginny kissing Harry as they knelt on the stone ground.

But Ginny knew differently. The moment her lips touched his, she knew.

"Draco?" She breathed; tense with anticipation yet strangely confident that she was right. His lips spread into a gentle smile.

"A good illusion charm works wonders." He whispered into her ear, his breath tickling her.

She forgot for a moment that they were out in the hallway and imagined that they were somewhere more private, where he could whisper sweet nothings in her ears in that same husky manner.

"Merlin, I love you." She murmured as he helped her up. He flashed her another grin.

To pretend to be Harry must have been a mortal insult but he was shrewd enough to know that was the only way he could get close to her and help her. She was touched beyond anything.

"I never knew you were that close to Potter." Draco commented as they made their way to the Gryffindor Common Room.

Ginny squeezed his hand, before giving him a watery smile, "Jealous are we?"

Draco snorted. "No bloody way will I ever be jealous.." He trailed off as Ginny silenced him with a kiss, in the middle of the staircase.

"People will think you and Potter have a thing going." He smirked at her when they broke apart.

For a moment he seemed like the old Malfoy, a friendlier improved version at that and she liked him this way. Carefree yet in control, self assured and seemingly unburdened by anything.

"My dream comes true." Ginny shot back, watching his face darken with bemusement.

"Ha ha, Not funny Virginia. I nearly thought I lost you over there."

She shook her head at him, having almost forgotten the drama that had unfolded just a few moments ago thanks to his presence.

"I'm yours." She held up her hand, with the ring firmly placed on her finger, glistening in the sunlight, before muttering the password and darting into the Gryffindor common room.

He stood there for a while, transfixed by her departed image, enthralled by this spate of good luck, to have found such a treasure in such an unexpected place and to know that treasure was only his, no one else's.

He could have jumped and skipped for joy but would not since he still had his Malfoy dignity and self respect. First, though, he would have to undo this charm that made him look like goddamn Potter.


"Gin?"

Ginny looked up from her seat by the fireplace in the Grffindor common room. She was clad in red and green graduation robes, with the black graduating wizard's hat set jauntily on her head.

She had been staring in the fire, fingering her engagement ring, which she had slipped on a silver chain around her neck.

Colin stood in front of her, looking strangely dignified in his own robes.

"We have to go down now." He smiled at her, anticipation sparkling in his eyes; unaware of how drastically his best friend's life had changed since that morning.

Ginny spread her lips into a smile as well. It was not so difficult to do – the mere thought of Draco and the way he looked at her was enough to make her happy.

Almost.

Pushing away the memory of her brother's last words before he had left her in the Grand Entrance, she followed Colin out of the portrait hole together with the other graduating Gryffindors.


He could see that she was wearing the ring- not on her finger but she was still wearing it.

He could see it even from where he stood, right at the back of the crowd, leaning against the doorway, arms crossed across his chest, trying to be inconspicuous.

The sapphire stone glittered in the sunlight flooding through the windows of the Grand Hall as it rested against the patch of creamy flesh in between her collarbones.

He watched as she moved across the stage towards Professor Dumbledore, collecting her certificate before moving towards the center of the stage to bow.

His attractive steel gray eyes held a warm glow of admiration as she received the plaque for topping DADA. Her whole family, who were right in front, clapped the loudest. He spotted her brother Ron beside Potter. He was clapping enthusiastically as well.

Draco was surprised none of them had noticed the chain, especially since she displayed it so obviously, almost as if she were proud of it. He flushed with pride. To have her proud of him was more than he could ever ask for.

He clapped softy as she walked off stage, only to be mobbed by her family and friends. He watched, the stinging envy that flashed through him giving him a great sense of déjà vu. He would get to see her later that night though, her last night at Hogwart.


A/N NOTE:

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The twins are the same age as me..YIPEEE!!!!!!!! I think they look hotter with longer hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Short hair makes them look nerdy.

I know this chapter is a bit strange and fast paced but bear with me…I cant wait to unfold this epic love affair even more..YOU'RE SO GOING TO LOVE IT..let me know though..so I'll know I'm on the right track..

Sorry if you found the previous chappie a bit strange..i just needed a prelude before their entire relationship take off..

And I you think it's a very spur of the moment thing, that's what love is all about, dears – when it comes, it comes..

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Ginny hugged her elderst brother one last time and clung to him a bit more than the rest. Bill's eyes, lined with concern met Ginny's own as he pulled away from her embrace.

"What is it, Gin?" She shook her head, her lips curved up into a painful smile, her eyes downcast. If it had been any of her other brothers', they would have mistaken this melancholy due to leaving Hogwarts.

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