1Here we go!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. The song is Mya 'No sleep tonight'
Chapter 9.
Draco walked through the halls. He had just had the most disturbing run in with Pansy. Something about Christmas, Gabrielle, and a shovel. He still hadn't figured out what she had been so upset about but he hadn't really cared so it didn't bother him. He walked up to the astronomy tower.
He tried not to think about the fact that he would be alone with Ginny. He tried to convince himself that he was only doing this because he loved music, but he was hardly fooling himself let alone anyone else.
He reached the door of the tower and took a breath, He opened the door. It was door as he closed the door. He walked in further, she wasn't here yet. He pulled off his chain, slipping the charm off it and enlarging it.
"Cool," he heard from behind him. "You're late by the way."
He turned around to see Ginny bending over her bag putting a length of silvery material in her bag. She stood back up.
"Where's the song?" he asked.
"Over there." she pointed to the floor beside the railing./ she had obviously been sitting there as there was a clear patch of ground surrounded by parchment and a guitar beside it.
Draco put down his guitar and walked over to the small area. Picking up a handful of parchment he shuffled through them reading snippets of each page.
"Some of these are really good."
"I know." she said walking over and sitting back in the break in the parchment.
"Oh she's modest." Draco said reading another piece of parchment.
"Any way," Ginny said. "I don't need help with those, they're done Gabrielle helped me finish them. So can we move on to the task at hand?"
"I knew this looked familiar. How many songs has Gabrielle helped you with?"
"Most of them." Ginny shrugged.
"I see. Play this one for me." he handed her a page.
Ginny looked at it then back at him. "Why?"
"Because I asked." he said simply, there was no hint of malice or mocking in his voice. He simply wanted to here the song. She took the page from him and read it over. Of course he would want to hear this one. Well she was never one to explain herself. And with that she put the parchment in front of her and closed her eyes.
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, oh
Oh, Mmm hmm
You keep it tight
Hit me off how I like
Every day every night
That's why we're doing fine
And when you're gone
It's never for to log
You always come back home
And give me what I want
Its 12am, drop off my crew
1am, I'm callin' you
Its 2am, what you wanna do tonight (Tonight)
3am, your leavin' the club
4am, we'll be makin' love
And we can't stop till you get enough tonight (Tonight)
You give me all the love I need and
You always bring it home to me
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
You give me all the love I need and (Mmm hmm)
You always bring it home to me (Mmm hmm, yeah)
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
They say I'm shy
But you know that's a lie
I'll be over tonight
So I can blow your mind
Our love is deep
The kind you just don't see
I give you and receiveJust tell me what you need
Its 12am, drop off my crew (Off my crew)
1am, I'm callin' you (Callin' you)
It's 2am, what you wanna do tonight (Tonight, tonight)
3am, your leavin' the club (Leavin' the club)
4am, we'll be makin' love (We'll be makin' love)
We can't stop till you get enough tonight (Whoa, whoa)
You give me all the love I need and (Oh)
You always bring it home to me (Only you)
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
You give me all the love I need and (Only you)
You always bring it home to me (Only you, oh)
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
I bet you don't
I bet you don't
Baby I wanna give you (Baby I wanna give you)
My everything (Everythang)
For all the joy that you bring (For all the joy that you bring)
Baby I'm gonna show you (Said I'm gonna show you)
How special you are to me
And tonight I bet that you won't sleep
Only you (No, no)
Only you (Only you baby)
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
You give me all the love I need and (Only you)
You always bring it home to me (Only you)
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
You give me all the love I need and (Only you)
You always bring it home to me (Mmm yes you do)
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
I bet you don't get no sleep tonight
Draco was amazed actually amazed. He had almost dropped the papers when he had read the words to the song but hearing them was different. Had she written them? Was this her song? Or was it her and Gabrielle's? She seemed so shy when they talked but watching to her sing something like that it was like she owned the place. Why did she close her eyes all the time? Was she nervous? She had closed then in the lounge too, and Gabrielle had said that she hated singing in front of ppl. But why?
Ginny finished up the song and put down the guitar. Didn't look at Draco when she opened her eyes. She seemed to have snapped back into reality about what she had just been singing.
"Did you write that one?" Draco asked. He was leaning against the wall opposite Ginny. Who had gotten up and was looking over the railing.
She nodded.
"Did Gabrielle help you?"
She shook her head. "I did that one. Me alone."
"Why did you write it?" he asked echoing her from a week ago.
She recognized it and smiled to herself. She turned and looked at him. "It was there." she said simply. "Now can you help me with that one." Pointing to the parchment in his hands.
"I'll get to it. Why do you close your eyes when you sing?" He folded his arms across his chest.
Ginny sighed and sat on the railing facing him. "I don't like to be judged. That's why I don't like to sing in public, they judge you without knowing it. So when I do have to sing in front of someone I close my eyes. So I can't see them and a imagine I'm by myself or whatever with Gabrielle or you know not there." she fell silent.
"You shouldn't do that. If you don't want to see them then don't."
"Huh?" Ginny wasn't sure he was speaking English anymore.
"Look it's simple. All you have to do is focus on something, anything." he eased off of the wall and walked over to her. "And when you got something to think about. You channel it and then project it to the very back of the room and then that is all you see. It's just you and your object."
Ginny looked at him his eyes had drifted to the stars. "What do you focus on?" she asked.
Draco looked back at her, he wanted to tell her the truth 'you, Gabrielle, you, Blaise, you.' but he couldn't. It was harder than Gabrielle made it seem.
"Gabrielle or Blaise, whoever helped me with the song really." he answered with a shrug, looking away again.
Ginny nodded and smiled. "So if I helped you with a song you'd focus on me?" she watched him closely and smile playing on her lips.
He looked at her. "You could say that, but that isn't the case, at the moment it I si who is helping you. So.."
"So I guess I'll just focus on you then." she said simply getting up and crossing over to him. She was inches from him. Looking up into his Silver eyes. He was watching her, his hands had fallen to his side and she stepped closer. He could feel her breath on his neck, then she stepped away.
"But all that will have to wait, I need to get back to the common room. Next time don't be late." she picked up her stuff and her bag putting everything in it's place she pulled the same length of silvery material out of her bag and walked to the door.
"See you later Draco." she left.
He let out a deep breath. So maybe this wasn't going to be as hard as he thought. Maybe Gabrielle was... right. And maybe he should keep that to himself lest she get anymore full of herself. He picked up his stuff and left the tower heading back to the Dungeon. He checked the time. Maybe Pansy was asleep? God I hope so.
And here ends another Chappie. It may be the last Chappie for awhile, school starts Wednesday and I have my lovely limited computer time back. Dance, study, school, eat , sleep. You'd be surprised how small my week feels. Hhm?
Oh well I'll try but I make no promises last term you got all of Kiss of the Mandrake and I got no sleep so let's see what happens this term.
TTFN.
Flutterby.
