(A/N OMG You guys can like read my mind or something. Like freaky or something. I'm being asked for some background and that is exactly what I had planned for this chapter!)

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Chapter Four: Flashes of the Past

"Since when are you interested in a lowly Weasley?" Ginny asked as she looked over the documents that had been placed on her desk.

"Since that lowly Weasley signed for me to open a floo network in my new flat." Draco replied.

"I was only doing my job." Ginny sighed. "So you don't have to be appreciative or anything."

"But I still feel thankful."

"I didn't know you knew how to feel thankful."

"I bet there are a lot of things that you don't know about me." Draco replied sitting in the spare seat in her small office.

"I bet there are a lot of things that I don't want to know about you."

"There are a lot of things I would love to know about you." Draco told her.

Ginny looked up for the first time he had entered her office. "Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why do you want to get to know things about me?" Ginny asked, clearly puzzled.

"You are a very interesting girl."

"You don't know me."

"Which is why I am so interested." Draco replied.

"That's good to know. Are you done?" Ginny asked.

"Actually no."

"What else do you want."

"To ask you out to dinner tomorrow night."

"So do it."

"I thought I just did."

"No, you didn't." Ginny replied. "You said you were planning to, but that wasn't a question."

"Will you go out to dinner with me tomorrow night?" Draco asked, a smile tugging at his lips.

"No." Ginny told him looking back down at her desk.

"What?" Draco asked, the small smile immediately disappearing.

"You have never been nice to me and I don't trust you."

"Give me a chance."

"No."

"I'm not going to stop asking you."

Ginny looked up. "Then you will be wasting a lot of time."

"I don't think time can be wasted if it is around you."

"That's a nice line." Ginny smirked. "How many girls has it actually worked on."

"I've actually never used that, so I wouldn't consider it a line. But I suppose I could go out and use it right now and see how many girls it does work on, if you are so interested in knowing, that is."

"I don't care at all, actually." Ginny replied. "But it would probably work on a girl with no brain."

"You're probably right." Draco agreed. "So dinner, I'll pick you up at seven?"

"I'm not going to dinner with you."

"Okay, okay, so we will go to the theater instead." Draco told her.

"You think you are smooth don't you?" Ginny asked.

"I've been told that."

"I'm sure you have." Ginny agreed. "So, how long are you going to stay because I do have work to do."

"I'm staying until you say yes to dinner to me."

"I thought it was the theater."

"Which ever you want."

"I want neither with you." Ginny replied smiling sweetly. "Until you tell me your real motives."

"Why can't you believe that I find you interesting."

"We went to school together for six years." Ginny told him. "In those six years I can count the amount of times you were nice to me on one finger. So I don't believe that you want to date me because you find me interesting."

"Fine, I'll tell you the truth." Draco sighed. "I find you to be the most beautiful girl that I have seen in a long time. And since I finally don't live with my father or have anything to do with him I can act and do as I want. And that means that I can pursue you, which is something I have wanted to do for a few years now."

"I don't believe you."

"Why would I lie?"

"Because you always lie to get what you want."

"And for once I don't have to lie." Draco replied. "I'm serious."

Ginny sighed. "This is obviously against my better judgment, but seeing as how a girl does have to eat, I'll go out with you. Plus I have to get back to work and you sitting there is making me self-conscious."

"So, I'll pick you up tomorrow at seven?"

Ginny sighed again. "Yeah, sure."

PPPP

She started to walk faster as the footsteps quickened. How did he always know where she was going to be when she was going to be alone. She could hear him catching up and that scared her because this time there was no coffee shop. It was just her and him, and she was wandless.

The first rule of being a witch was to always have her wand. And the one time since she got a wand that she was wandless she had to be followed. She wasn't going to turn around and look though, because that would only make it worse. Because then it would be real.

She heard a whisper and that only made her want to walk faster. She couldn't, instead she found that she was immobile. Her eyes could move, but her body was stuck. The funny thing was she was thankful that at least she hadn't fallen, she was still standing. It was funny though, not funny haha, just funny in a way that when something bad is about to happen you are just thankful for the small things.

So, because she had no other choice, she waited to see who her stalker was. Then she saw him and if she weren't already stiff she would have stiffened up. She should have guessed, she should have known it was him. She hadn't though. She closed her eyes. She didn't want to see him when he did whatever he was going to do to her.

"Are you scared?" he whispered quietly in her ear.

Ginny didn't answer, she wasn't going to give him the pleasure.

"It isn't polite to ignore someone." he whispered in her other ear. "Open your eyes."

Ginny clenched her eyes shut even tighter, if at all possible she would not do what he wanted her to. She wouldn't speak, she wouldn't open her eyes.

"You can choose not to, but I can make you." he whispered switching ears again. "And I promise you, it will hurt."

Ginny opened her eyes slowly.

"That's better."

"What do you want?" she demanded, finally speaking.

"I just want to talk. For now, that is." he whispered running a finger along her chin.

"It might be easier for me to talk if I'm not immobilized." she spat out.

"It might indeed, but then I couldn't control you as easily."

"And of course this is the only way you can control your women, isn't it."

"Don't test my patience, little girl." he hissed quietly.

"If you are going to kill me then go ahead and do it."

"I don't want to kill you, for the moment."

"What do you want from me?"

"Answers."

"Answers about what?"

"About your relationship."

"I'm not going to tell you anything, so go ahead and kill me."

PPPP

"I told you dating me wasn't that bad."

"We've only been on three dates." Ginny replied. "I'm still forming my opinion of you."

"You women are always so indecisive."

"Oh really?" Ginny asked. "How so."

"When a guy likes someone, we know right away. We don't take forever to form an opinion."

"And that is why females are smarter."

"Says who."

"Says me, and since I am smarter then you, I would know." Ginny replied.

"Well that isn't fair."

"No one said life was fair."

"That's true."

"So, what are we doing tonight?" Ginny asked.

"We are going to go to the musical that is playing in the park."

"Fun."

"And we are going to have a picnic."

"I never really thought of you as the type to sit on the ground to eat."

"I did tell you that there were a lot of things about me that you didn't know."

"I guess you do keep shocking me." Ginny told him.

"I'm all about the shock and awe."

PPPP

"Wow, six months, really?" Draco asked.

"Yes." Ginny nodded. "You have managed to hang on to me for six whole months."

"You know six months is the gift of money month."

Ginny laughed. "I thought you said you had never been in a relationship that lasted over three months."

"I haven't."

"Then how would you know that?"

"Blaise told me."

"Oh." Ginny nodded. "Good to know. And how many relationships has Blaise been in that has lasted six months?"

"One."

"That's what I thought." Ginny laughed. "So basically he could have made that up because he forgot about it being his six month anniversary and he didn't want his girl friend to get mad at him."

"That is probably what happened." Draco agreed. "Which is why I got you something else."

"Your birthday is in three week, are you going to expect an anniversary and a birthday gift?"

"No."

"Too bad because I got you an anniversary and a birthday gift." Ginny smirked. "So you better get me the best gift ever."

"I'm starting to think you are only dating me for the gifts."

"That and you are great in bed." Ginny agreed.

"I know."

"Pompous today aren't you?"

"I did tell you I am going to Italy for two weeks right?" Draco asked changing the subject.

"No. You didn't." Ginny shook her head. "Why are you going to Italy?"

"Work."

"And you are leaving?"

"In two days."

"So you will be back?"

"The day before my birthday."

"Two weeks? You can't get away sooner?"

"Sorry, I have to do this."

PPPP

"Have you told your brother?" Draco asked kissing her on the hand.

Ginny laughed. "I think he wants to kill you."

"So what's new with that?" Draco asked as he swept her into his lap.

"So tomorrow is your birthday, how are we going to celebrate?" Ginny asked.

"I was thinking that we could go to my apartment, I could cook a fabulous meal. This meal would be so terrific that you would immediately want to jump in my bed and never get out."

Ginny laughed. "Seriously, what are we going to do?"

"My mother has planned a party for me."

"Aww, cute, you're going to have a birthday party."

"Don't be condescending."

"I'm just jesting." Ginny told him with a smile.

"You can't fool me, you are going to make fun of me the entire night." Draco informed her. "Then you will make it up to me by jumping in my bed and never leaving."

"Well, I can tell where your mind is tonight." Ginny laughed as she kissed him on the lips.

"I haven't seen you in two weeks, what would you expect?" Draco asked.

"You are the one who went off to Italy for two weeks." Ginny reminded him. "After all, you could have taken me."

"I couldn't, I told you that." Draco replied. "It was business."

"All the same, it is your fault that you are in the condition you are in."

"And what condition is that?" Draco asked.

"I don't know, you tell me." Ginny smirked as she climbed off his lap. "Come on, we are going to be late for our reservation."

"No we aren't."

"I thought it was at eight."

"I cancelled it."

"Why?"

"I'm going to cook for you."

"Why?" Ginny asked. "So that I can be so impressed that I will jump in your bed and never climb out?"

"You catch on quickly." Draco informed her as he stood up.

"So, what are you cooking for me tonight?" Ginny asked as she followed Draco into his kitchen.

"Chicken Marsala."

"Oh, fancy."

"Are you impressed?"

"I suppose we will see how impressed we are after I have a few glasses of wine." Ginny smirked.

"You are being mean tonight." Draco told her.

"And you love it."

"Damn it, you aren't suppose to know that."

"Haha." Ginny teased as she took two wine glasses down from his cupboard.

"So how drunk must I get you to get in your knickers?" Draco asked as he poured out two glasses of wine.

"Well, I do have to get up and go into work tomorrow, so just a few glasses will do."

"That's good, because I only have two bottles of good wine left, on account of the rest being at the Manor."

PPPP

"So what does it feel like to be turning twenty two?" Draco asked.

"I'm getting old." Ginny sighed.

"Please, you are still younger then me."

"That's right old man." Ginny laughed.

"Only by a few months."

"You're still older." Ginny replied.

"Well if you are going to be like that then I'm not going to give you your present."

"You wouldn't not give me my present." Ginny replied batting her eye lashes. "Especially not after I gave you that most wonderful set of books that you had been wanting."

"You're right." Draco agreed as he pulled a box out of his jacket. "Happy Birthday."

"Looks like it's going to be a necklace." Ginny said as she took the box from him. "Is it."

"Open it and see."

Ginny opened the box and smiled. "I knew it."

"Well it isn't fun for me if you guess what it is before you open it."

"Well if you don't want me to guess it is a necklace don't keep it in the box it came in."

"You don't seem too grateful."

"I love it."

"That's better."

"Are you going to put it one me?" Ginny asked holding it up.

Draco took the necklace from her. "It's got an egyptian crystal in it."

"Those are lovely."

"They are indeed." Draco replied as he put the necklace around Ginny's neck. "Especially when it is part of the same crystal from the necklace I got for myself."

"Why does that matter?"

"Well, our necklaces match, although mine is more masculine, of course."

"Of course."

"And so that way if you are ever in trouble, I will know. And if I am ever in trouble you will know. But only if we are both wearing our necklaces. And that way we can find the other and help them. Or in your case you can send someone to me, because if I am in trouble I want you to stay safe."

"What the romantic you are." Ginny teased him.

"That's right."

PPPPP

"Do you really want me to go ahead and kill you?" he hissed to her. "Because I can."

"Do it."

"I don't think I will. After all, there is fun to be had still. You are, immobile after all, and so I can do whatever I want to you and you can't fight back."

"Go ahead. Maybe I want you to hurt me. After all I'm not screaming." Ginny replied. "Hurt me, rape me, break me, do as you please. I'm giving you permission."

"You giving me permission isn't going to deter me from taking what I want."

"You may hurt me physically. You may bruise me, scar me, make me bleed, but you can't hurt me emotionally. You may even kill me but you are too late if you think you can get me to care about what you may do to me." Ginny told him. "So do what you want and do it quick because I am losing my patience."

"As you wish." he hissed as he brought his face towards hers, his lips about to touch hers.

And then he flew away from her. Literally flew. She gasped in surprise as she saw Draco standing a few feet away from her. He whispered some words and Ginny collapsed to the ground. She could move again. Draco ran to her and grabbed her before apparating them both away.

"Why don't you have a wand?" Draco asked her after they arrived at his flat.

"That isn't any of your business." Ginny snapped. "Thanks for saving me, I have to go."

"Ginny, don't leave." Draco pleaded quietly.

"Don't talk to me." Ginny said just as quietly. "I have to get home before Colin starts to worry."

"So you're shacking up with him now?" Draco snapped.

Ginny whipped around. "Don't you dare."

"Don't I dare what?" Draco asked. "We just broke up and you are already shacking up with that pansy. I'm sure it says a lot for your reputation. The rumors around the water cooler are quite interesting."

Ginny didn't realize she had smacked him till she heard the loud smack. "First of all he is my best friend. My friend. Secondly you can try all you want and try to make something out of nothing and insinuate that I am a whore but I don't care. I am tired. I have had a traumatic evening. I am going home, leave me alone. And in case you forgot you are the reason we broke up."

Ginny awoke with a start and sat up in her bed. Her breathing was heavy. She hadn't had dreams like that in a long time and it bothered her that everything was coming back. Her dreams had been filled with such vivid memories that she didn't want to go back to sleep. She was scared of the memories that kept assaulting her dreams. She was scared of the feelings they brought up.

She climbed out of her bed and walked into her bathroom. She started the water in her tub as she lit a few candles. When the tub was filled she undressed and slid in. She lay in the tub and thought of all that had happened in the past two days. Who knew that he could bring back so many memories? So many memories she had thought she had forgotten for good. And now they were surfacing and she didn't know how to deal with them. There were so many things she just wanted to forget about and pretend never happened but she couldn't. Her brain and her dreams and her sub conscious wouldn't let her.