Chapter Three
Ginny's Reasons
For a moment she just stared at him. Then she gave a smile and a slight shrug. "Why not?"
"Weasley," he growled warningly.
She sighed. She pushed away from him to stare out the window that overlooked the Forbidden Forest. For a long time she just stared over the emerald expanse and Draco wasn't sure if she remembered his presence. As he was about to say something, she spoke.
"I had a friend long ago, before I came to Hogwarts. We were the best of friends, did everything together. Then one day, on our way home from visiting my grandparents, we were crossing a stream and he fell in. I didn't think the water was that deep and usually it wouldn't have been. But the water had risen from the storm we had that night. And it took him. I ran along side the stream, trying to get to the bridge before the current took him there. I got there and took his hand. I tried..." her voice broke with a sob. "I tried to pull him up but I was too weak. I couldn't. My brothers tell me it wasn't my fault. They told me you can't save every one."
She turned to him, a sad smile on her face. "I may not have saved you from almost certain death, but I saved someone from something and that's what counts." she kissed him gently then was gone.
(A/N: This is going to be a short fic. See, I'm almost done.)