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Chapter 2: Contracts

She could feel eyes on her back as she walked down the road. If only she weren't in such a highly muggle populated area she could apparate. But, being as it was so muggle populated she was scared she would be seen and then the ministry would be on her back. She hurried, her steps getting closer and closer together. She could hear someone falling her. She could hear the sound of their heels hitting the paved road. She walked faster and rounded a corner. She saw a store open a few doors down and she rushed to get inside before her stalker caught up.

She was two feet away when she heard the whispered curse. She fell to the ground in hopes the curse would miss her. After a few seconds she dared to look back, only to see someone nearing her. She reached into her pocket and grabbed her wand as she waited. Just as the person leaned over her she flipped onto her back and poked her stalker in the eye with her wand.

She was a witch, but that didn't occur to her. She didn't think to use her wand to cast a curse. Oh no, she poked him in the eye. It worked though. She hurriedly got up as her stalker staggered back a few steps, howling as he held his eye. She must have poked him hard, although when she did it she hadn't thought about it. There wasn't time to let her mind think about that now. Right now she had to get into the store, she would be safe in there. It was bright and populated in there.

She quickly stood up and ran to the door, pulling it open and stepping in quickly. She looked around and realized she had entered a coffee shop. She giggled. Why she was giggling she didn't know. After all she had just been attacked. Maybe her giggling was the only thing that kept her from crying or shouting, or freaking out in general. So instead of crying or shouting she giggled as she made her way over to an empty table, and continued to giggle till a waiter walked over.

After calming down and drinking a glass of water she decided to go to the bathroom. From there she could apparate safely. From there she could get home and not have to worry about being stalked. Or worry why she had been stalked or who would stalk her. For all she knew he had just been a robber and all he had wanted was her purse. But, then again, he had a wand. And most wizard's didn't just rob people on the street. She didn't let her mind persue that thought, instead she got up and calmly walked into the bathroom. She checked to make sure the stalls were all empty before climbing into the stall at the very back and apparating home.

Ginny woke up and shook her head. All night she had been plagued with dreams playing out a memory she had been trying to forget. A memory she thought she had forgotten. Her mind was a scary thing. The way it could so easily repress things only to let her remember when she least wanted to. She still cringed at some of her memories.

Ginny looked over at her window as she heard a tapping. Right outside her window was one of the most magnificent owls she had ever seen. Right away she knew it was from Draco; only he would use such a bird for common mail. She got up and made her way to the window. She opened her window and quickly moved to the side to make room for the huge owl. The owl flew straight to her bedside table and dropped the scroll on her it before swooping to sit on the window sill.

"I suppose I'm suppose to read this and reply right away then?" Ginny asked the bird dryly. She walked over to the table and unrolled the scroll. She sighed as she read it and quickly jotted an answer down before tying the scroll back to the bird.

She quietly left her room and went into Colin's room. She stared at him for a minute as he slept before jumping on him and his bed.

"What?" Colin asked half asleep as he rolled out from under her.

"We are to meet Draco in an hour and a half." Ginny told him as she moved to lay beside him and rest her head on his shoulder.

"Great." Colin replied as he tried to pull the covers over his head.

"No, you have to get up." Ginny told him as she moved to sit on top of him.

"Why?"

"BEcause we have to leave soon."

"Wake me up ten minutes before we leave." Colin groaned. "That's all the time I need to get ready."

"But I need you to help me pick something out."

"Whatever you wear will be fine."

"But Colin."

"Go away, I'm trying to sleep."

"What a great best friend you are." Ginny pouted as she climbed off of him.

"I know." Colin replied, ignoring her sarcasm. "Wear your jade green robes, it goes great with your hair."

"You think?" Ginny asked.

"Yes, now get out."

"You just want me out." Ginny told him as she poked him in the stomach.

"Yes I do."

"Well, it's still a good fashion choice." Ginny told him as she climbed off his bed. "So I suppose I will wake you up in a little over an hour."

"Close the door on your way out."

Ginny quietly closed her door as she left Colin's room. She made her way back to her own room and rummaged in her closet until she found her green robes. Colin was right, they would go great with her hair. For the next hour she took her time getting ready. She knew she was being stupid. After all, Draco had seen her many times looking really awful, but still she wanted to make a good impression.

After Ginny had almost finished getting ready she went back to Colin's room.

"I'm awake." Colin told her as she opened his door. "Don't jump on me."

"What?" Ginny asked innocently. "That isn't how you like to be woken up."

"You know I hate it when you do that." Colin told her as he climbed out of bed.

"Silly me, my mistake." Ginny told him as she sat on his bed. "So we leave soon. Are you going to be ready?"

"Give me ten minutes." Colin told her as he started to rummage around in his dresser. "It wouldn't even take me that long except I have to find socks that match."

Ginny laughed quietly. "You are a wizard, use a locating spell."

"You know, if it weren't so early-"

"It's eleven."

"And I weren't so tired-"

"You slept for almost 10 hours."

"And if I could get through my sentence without being interrupted, I might have thought of that myself." Colin told her as he grabbed his wand to do a location spell.

"Well, I'm going to finish getting ready." Ginny told him as she hopped off his bed.

"How in Merlin's name are you not ready?" Colin asked her. "I mean, it's been an hour."

Ginny shrugged. "I'm a girl, we take a while sometimes."

"You mean you take a while when you want to impress your ex?" Colin asked raising an eyebrow.

"No. I mean sometimes we just want to pamper ourselves." Ginny replied as she left his room.

Ginny hurried and finished getting ready. Ten minutes before they were suppose to be there she met Colin in the living room so that they could floo to Madam Puddifoot's.

Ginny entered the tea shop as she dusted herself off with her hand. It wouldn't do any good to take all that time to get ready only to show up a dusty mess. She turned once Colin appeared behind her and dusted him off quickly also.

"So, where is he?" Colin asked scanning the room.

"He's coming." Ginny replied. "We are a bit early."

"I could have slept in some more."

"Oh please." Ginny shook her head. "You had slept enough."

"I'm a growing boy, I need my sleep."

"You haven't been a growing boy since we were in school." Ginny told him. She smirked, "Unless you count your middle growing."

"Not nice." Colin told her as he led her over to an empty table and sat down.

"I was just kidding." Ginny told him. "You're a babe magnet and you know it."

"So are you nervous?" Colin asked her as he looked at his menu.

"Why would I be nervous?" Ginny asked.

"Because we are having a business meeting with Draco about spying on his ex." Colin replied.

"Why would that make me nervous?" Ginny asked. "We've had plenty of meetings like this."

"Yeah but this one is different." Colin told her. "The guy is-"

"What am I?" Draco asked as he took a seat at their table. "And what are you doing here Creevey?"

"He's my partner." Ginny replied. "Someone has to take the pictures."

"I don't remember asking for him."

"Well it's either both of us or neither of us." Ginny told him.

Draco sighed, clearly unhappy with the situation.

"I'll take that as a yes, then." Ginny told him as she pulled a piece of parchment out of her pocket. "Here is our standard contract for you to sign. Basically it says we will follow who you want us to follow and you will pay us each week the amount you owe us. If at any time you decide you are not happy with our services you will pay for an part day we have worked. But if we decide we want to stop working for you, then you don't have to pay for our last day unless it is after five and we have found a substantial amount of information that would be pertinent to what you want to know."

Draco didn't say anything as he scanned the contract with his silver eyes. "I can also assume that none of this will be leaked to the papers."

"Included in the contract is our privacy statement." Ginny nodded. "We don't sell anything to papers, we keep everything confidential."

"That's good to know." Draco said as he pulled out a quill and signed the contract. "I would like a copy of that for my records."

"I will owl one over Monday morning." Ginny told him as she took the contract back and stuck it in her pocket.

"So, why do you feel the need for use to spy on your fiance?" Colin asked. "Do you fear she might be cheating on you?"

"I would just like to make sure she isn't before we get married."

"Karma's a bitch isn't it?" Colin asked.

"Excuse me?"

"Nothing." Ginny said quickly. "So, when do you want us to start?"

"As soon as you can."

"Tomorrow?" Ginny asked.

"That would be great." Draco told them.

"Seriously though," Colin started. "Would she cheat on you because you aren't satisfying her enough?"

"Colin." Ginny said firmly.

"Or is it because you just aren't man enough for her?"

"Stop it now." Ginny demanded.

Draco raised an eyebrow as he gazed at Colin. "When millions and millions of Galleons are at stake one tends to be a bit cautious. Not that you would know anything about it, now would you? Of course you also don't know anything about having a girl and keeping her satisfied considering you haven't had a girlfriend for years."

"At least the girl friends I have had I could trust not to cheat on me." Colin shot back. "But at the same time I knew how to be loyal to them. You've always had a problem with that, haven't you."

"At least I had a girl friend to cheat on. Even if you want to cheat on a girl first you would have to find the girl to cheat on then you would have to find a girl to cheat with." Draco replied.

"Both of you stop it now." Ginny hissed quietly. "I am not going to sit here and listen to you two argue especially when I have better things to do. Both of you grow up and get over whatever it is that keeps you guys fighting."

"But-"

"I swear to Merlin, I will make your life a living hell if you say something that will piss me off." Ginny hissed at Colin as she interrupted him.

"Ha." Draco smirked.

"What are you five?" Ginny demanded whipping around to face him. "I won't help you if you are going to be an arse." She sighed. "Do you two understand?"

"Yes." Colin said quietly.

"And you?" Ginny asked glaring at Draco.

"I'll get along with him." Draco sighed.

"Good. If we are done here then I will be going." Ginny told them as she stood up. "Send us a list of places that Carmen goes and functions we will have to attend and if we find something out then I'll let you know."

With a final look at the two of them Ginny turned and walked away from the table.