A/N: Yes, I have returned once again to tell you more about Draco. Yes. I plan to get even more Draco/Ginny-nes-ni-sism in this chapter! Yay! More fun! A bout of jealousy, and an overprotective brother.
Disclaimer: No, sadly, it doesn't belong to me.
The last loaf of bread was placed on the table. Everyone took a seat; the set up was this. Mr. Weasley at one end of the table. To his right was Harry. Next to Harry sat Draco. Ron saw Ginny walking toward Draco, and he promptly took the seat next to Draco. Next to Ron sat Fred. Across from Fred was George. Ginny, sat to he right of George, glaring at her brother. Hermione sat next to Ginny. Mrs. Weasley took the remaining spot between her daughter and husband.
Draco nudged Harry, and pointed at Ginny who was staring at Ron and sulking. Harry laughed and shook his head.
" Hey Gin," Harry said, she looked at Harry, with an attemptive smile. " Do you want to trade me places? I have to talk to Hermione." A true smile broke across Ginny's face.
" Sure," Ginny said. She grabbed her plate and walked over to her seat. Ron was glaring at Harry, he shrugged. " Hi Draco. I know you were lying to me. You were not worried about Ron, and you were not okay."
" I was worried about Ron," Draco said. " But, you're right, I wasn't okay." Ginny raised her eyebrows at him. " Don't worry Ginny. I'm fine now."
" Good," Ginny said smiling. This time he was telling the truth, she could tell. " Hey Draco, I was thinking, do you want to go swimming in the pond that's on our property? I was going to ask the others too."
" I don't know," Draco said, a smile spreading on his face. " Aren't you supposed to wait twenty minutes after you eat before you swim?" Ginny hit him playfully.
" Uh, yeah," Ginny said. " I was going to wait twenty minutes. Besides, it'll probably take you that long to get your Speedos on."
" Yeah your right," Draco said. Ginny began to choke on her food. Draco quickly patted her back. " I was just kidding!" He added in a whisper. " I don't wear Speedos!" Harry looked up at the two, and Draco smiled at him and shrugged.
" Don't scare me like that," Ginny said. " So, do you want to swim or not?" Draco smiled at her.
" Sure, why not," Draco said. A smile spread across Ginny's face. Draco turned his attention to his food. Draco sighed, and began to eat.
" Hurry up Harry," Hermione yelled as she jumped into the pond on the Weasley's property. Ron jumped in after her.
" Yeah Harry," Ron yelled as he dunked Hermione. " Hurry up!" Harry stood at the edge of the pond, and looked at the water with uncertainty.
" I'm here, happy," Harry asked. " Is it cold?" Harry leaned over, and reached toward the water, but stood up with out touching it.
" Why don't you find out," Ginny asked him from behind. With out warning Ginny pushed Harry forward into the water.
" Ginny," Harry yelled. " I'll get you!" Harry grabbed Ginny's arm, and pulled her into the water.
" Why you," Ginny yelled. She dunked Harry, then looked up. Draco was sitting by the water, knees pulled up to his chest, laughing at them. " Aren't you coming in Draco?" Ginny didn't notice that Harry's arms were flailing as he tried to come up for air.
" Ginny," Ron yelled. " You're going to drown him!" Ginny gave Ron a confused look.
" How can I drown him," Ginny asked. " He's not even in the water yet." Hermione looked at them.
" Not Draco," Hermione yelled. " Your drowning Harry!" Ginny looked down, and realized she was still holding Harry down.
" Oh," Ginny said letting Harry go. " Oops. Sorry about that Harry." Harry spat out water.
" That's okay Gin," Harry said. " I'm sure you didn't mean to NEARLY DROWN ME!"
" Sorry," Ginny repeated. She walked over to Draco, not wanting to stay near Harry, who was fuming now. " Aren't you going to swim?"
" I don't know," Draco said. He looked over at Ron, however, Ginny thought he was looking at Harry.
" Oh come on," Ginny said. " You have no reason to feel self-conscious. I'm sure you look just as good as Harry."
" No, Ginny it's not-," Draco began, trying to stop Ginny from pulling him in, but he couldn't finish.
" What," Ron yelled. Ginny and Draco looked over at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. " How come you didn't tell me about this Harry?"
" Uh oh," Ginny said biting her bottom lip. Draco turned and looked at Ginny. She smiling.
" What," Draco asked. Ginny looked at him, and pulled him forward into the water. Draco stood up, glaring at her.
" Harry likes Hermione," Ginny said. " I think Harry just told Hermione how he feels."
" How come Harry told you," Draco asked his glare fading. " He didn't tell me." Ginny smiled at him.
" He didn't tell me that he likes Hermione," Ginny said. " I could tell. It's really rather obvious." Ginny splashed him. " You're just not observant."
" I am too," Draco said, pouting a little. He splashed Ginny back. Ginny smiled at him, and splashed him back. " So, it's war is it?"
" You got that right," Ginny said. " And there is no way you are going to win. I'm an expert at water war."
The two began to splash each other. Laughing, all the while. Ron didn't come to stop the fun, because he was too busy talking with Harry and Hermione. Draco looked over at him, and smiled. Ron was a regular party pooper, and Draco was pleased that Ron was too busy to stop their fun.
Draco turned back to face Ginny, and got a wave of water slashed in his face. Ginny had used all of her strength to cause the wave, and wound up unbalanced. She fell forward right into Draco. The two looked at each other and began to laugh.
" I think this means I win," Ginny said as she stopped laughing. She looked at Draco, his hair was wet, and falling in his face. His once gray, cold eyes looked warm and welcoming, and for a moment Ginny was caught up in the beauty of him.
" I think not," Draco said, pulling Ginny out of her thoughts. " You may have won the battle, but you haven't won the war." Draco smiled at her. " Tell me Ginny, are you ticklish?"
" Yeah," Ginny said. " Right on my stom-wait a minute. Why do you want to know?" Draco smiled mischievously at her.
" You want to know," Draco asked. He began to tickle her stomach. Ginny laughed, tears began to stream from her eyes.
" Stop," Ginny laughed. " Hey that tickles...cut it out." Draco stopped. Ginny laughed for a moment longer. " Draco Malfoy, you are evil." Draco smiled.
" Is that supposed to be a compliment," Draco asked. Ginny nodded. " Then, you caught me. I am evil." At that moment every one stopped talking, for they heard the sound of shouts of laughter. Seconds later Fred and George jumped up into the air, then cannonball-ed into the water. Draco and Ginny looked at each other. " Let's get them."
" I'm right behind you," Ginny said. They ran over to the twins and began splashing them .
Soon another water war had broken out. This time Harry, Ron, and Hermione joined in. The water fight continued until Mrs. Weasley called them in. The six walked toward the house. Fred and George talking to Ron, Harry and Hermione chatting about what Harry had revealed earlier that evening, and Ginny and Draco walking in silence.
" You know what," Draco said Ginny looked at him. " If you hadn't made me fall over, I would have won."
" Yeah right," Ginny said smiling at him. " You couldn't beat me, and you know it." Draco laughed.
" Yeah you're right," Draco said. He stopped walked, and looked at Ginny. Ginny stopped too. Draco was looking Ginny in the eyes. " You better me in every way, you know that?"
" Draco," Ginny said. " What do you mean? This isn't just about the water fight anymore, is it?" Draco shook his head.
" No, not really," Draco said. He smiled at her, and began walking toward the house again. Ginny ran up to him.
" Hey wait Draco," Ginny said. She caught up to him. " What are you talking about. I don't better you in every way." Draco looked sideways at her. " Talk to me. What do you mean? Draco." Draco opened the door for her, and she walked in. Draco went straight up to Ron's room. " What was that about?"
Ginny went to her room and changed. When she walked out onto the landing she saw Harry and Ron walking down from Ron's room.
" Hey Ginny," Harry said. They stopped on the landing in front of her door. " Is Hermione done changing?"
" I think so," Ginny said. " You should knock though, just in case. Hey is Draco upstairs?"
" Yeah," Harry said. " He finished changing. Ron, Hermione, and I are going to go see if Fred and George want to go outside. We're going to see if Mr. Weasley will let us light a bonfire. You want to come?"
" Sure," Ginny said. " I'll be out later." Ginny turned, and walked up the stairs. She reached Ron's room, and knocked. " Draco, can I come in?"
" Sure," Draco called from with in. Ginny opened the door and saw Draco was sitting on the floor by the window.
" Didn't Harry invite you to go outside with them," Ginny asked as she joined him on the floor.
" No," Draco said. Ginny thought that this would have made Draco sad, but he was smiling. " Ron did, but I don't know if I want to. Are you going?"
" Maybe later," Ginny said. " Hey Draco, what did you mean when you said I was better than you? You know, I'm not exactly 'Little Miss Perfect'."
" I know that," Draco said. " No one is perfect. It's just, you're too good for me." Ginny looked at him with surprise.
" What did you just say," Ginny asked. Draco bit his bottom lip, and looked away from her.
" I didn't mean to say that," Draco said, a little more to himself then her. He turned to face Ginny " I meant to say that you're a better person than me."
" But that's not what you said," Ginny said. " Draco, what's with you? You're acting weird." Draco stood up, and began to walk to the door.
" Let's go outside with the others," Draco said. Ginny walked in front of the door, and blocked him.
" Draco," Ginny said looking him in the eyes. " Will you stop that? I want you to answer me. Why are you acting so strange?"
" Ginny, please move," Draco said. Ginny shook her head. " Ginny, please move out of the way."
" No," Ginny said. " I'm not going to move until you tell me why you are acting so strange."
" I don't want to talk about it," Draco said. " Come on, let's go outside with the others." Ginny shook her head.
" No," Ginny repeated simply. " You are going to tell me why you said I was too good for you." Draco sighed. " That's not an answer!" Draco smiled at her. " That isn't either. Tell me. NOW!" Draco sighed again. " Just-" Ginny was cut off as Draco leaned forward and kissed her on the lips.
He pulled away, and stepped back. Pulling Ginny out from in front of the door. He opened the door, and turned to look at Ginny.
" I hope that was a good enough answer for you," Draco said before leaving the room, closing the door behind him. Ginny turned and stared at the door. Then followed Draco out.
Some how, Ginny was more confused then she was before Draco kissed her. When he kissed her was he trying to say he liked her? It would make sense, because that was his answer for saying she was too good for him. However, if he did like her, why didn't he say so. Was he afraid of rejection?
Ginny opened the door and walked outside. Not far off in the distance she could see a small fire. She could see Draco halfway between her and the fire. She walked forward.
When she reached the fire she saw that Ron, Hermione, Harry, Fred, George, and Draco were all sitting around it. She took a seat next to Hermione, and began to stare into the fire. She looked up. Draco was sitting two seats away talking to Harry, who was next to Hermione.
" Hey Herm," Ginny said, poking her on the shoulder to get her attention. " I am confused."
" What is it Ginny," Hermione asked as she turned to face Ginny. " What are you confused about?"
" Hermione," Ginny said. " I think that Draco likes me." Hermione raised an eyebrow at her.
" Why do you think that," Hermione asked. " Is there a reason you think this, or are you just guessing."
" I'm pretty sure," Ginny said. She looked at the fire. " He kissed me." Hermione gasped. Ginny looked at her, and saw she was smiling.
" He-," Hermione began, she looked over at Draco. He was looking up. Hermione continued in a quieter voice. " He kissed you?" Ginny nodded. " Of course he likes you. I think you should talk to him."
" Oh, I don't know," Ginny said. " That's what started all of this. I made him tell me why he was acting weird." Hermione laughed.
" I still say you should talk to him," Hermione said. She turned to Harry and began tot talk with him and Draco. Ginny looked into the fire and sighed.
But what do I say, Ginny wondered to herself. She stood up, and walked back to the house. She was too tired to stay awake by the fire.
A/N: I liked that one. Tee-hee! Well. I'm going on to the next chapter. Please review, thank you.