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Chapter 20
Ginny sat in the corner of the common room, her song on her lap as she read it over humming the tune in her head but she couldn't keep focused. Her mind keep wondering to her and Draco, she enjoyed being with him and was trying so hard not to get attached. She knew she shouldn't he had said so over Christmas but she couldn't help it.
When they were together he was so sweet and nice and gentle and. . .good it was hard not to get attached. She sighed giving up on learning the song properly. She and Draco had finished working on the day the announcement had been made, and seeing as she wrote it she should already know it but every time she thought about it the words just. . . fell out of her head. She looked out the open window she had been sitting by and watched the sun as it began to set.
Her eyes traveled down to the grounds below and she watched the other students running around or sitting in groups talking. She spotted a group of Slytherins and smiled, it wasn't a particularly big group but it was the most important and struck the most fear into people's hearts, even though one of the members wasn't even a slytherin.
They were sitting under a tree by the lake talking avidly about something. She laughed slightly as she saw Blaise pinch Gabrielle causing her to shriek and jump out of his lap. Her eyes drifted to the blonde that was with them as a slight wind blew she watched him run his fingers through his hair to keep it out of his face. She got so distracted in watching his small ministrations she didn't notice Gabrielle break away from the group and enter the castle, she didn't actual know until as voice reached her ear, the breath tickling the sensitive flesh there, "Cute isn't he?" Gabrielle whispered into Ginny's ear.
Ginny gave a start but regained her composure and turned to her friend, "He's beautiful."
"I know," Gabrielle smiled. The two girls sat together for awhile before Gabrielle spoke again. "Um, Gin. Do you think you could do me a favour?"
"Sure, what?"
"Well, you see because I'm stupid and I wasn't really paying attention when my mother was going over wedding plans with me a few months ago. I kind of agreed to not only sing but write a song for my wedding and I finished it a few days ago and was wondering if you could. . .well listen to it and tell me how it is?" Ginny could tell what a big deal this was to Gabrielle be the nervousness in her voice.
"Of course," Ginny said simply. "You didn't have to ask me that." With that the two girls made their way back to their dorm.
Gabrielle closed the door behind them and then did this sort of hop, skip over to her trunk. She pulled out several sheets of parchment and began shuffling through tem. Ginny made herself comfortable on her friends bed and waited for her to find the song.
Gabrielle located the correct parchment and stood up. Her guitar was laying on her bed because that's where she kept it whether she was in her bed or not. It had been a gift from her grandfather and she kept it near her. Gabrielle made herself comfortable and the opposite end of the bed to Ginny and picked up her guitar.
She handed actually looked at Ginny since she had asked her and probably wasn't going to until the song was over. You see, how Ginny felt about singing in public Gabrielle felt about her own songs being heard by others. Gabrielle began to play the song and Ginny patiently listened.
Rain fell down
You were there
I cried for you when I
hurt my hand
Storm a-rushing in
Wind was howling
I called for you, you were there
Whenever dark turns to night
And all the dreams sing their song
And in the daylight forever
To you I belong
Beside the sea
When the waves broke
I drew a heart for you in the sand
In fields where streams
Turn to rivers
I ran to you, you were there
Whenever dark turns to night
And all the dreams sing their song
And in the daylight forever
To you I belong
I ran to you, you were there
Whenever dark turns to night
And all the dreams sing their song
And in the daylight forever
To you I belong
To you I belong
To you I belong
Gabrielle took a large breath as she put the guitar down and gave a tentative glance at Ginny but she had not expected what she saw. Ginny was crying. "Ginny?" she said unsurely.
Ginny nodded and then crawled across the bed to her friend throwing her arms around her neck nodded onto her shoulder, "It was great," she managed to get out. "I love it. Everyone will love it." Gabrielle hugged her friend back.
"Thanks, Gin."
"No problem," Ginny broke away from her friend, and both girls began wiping tears from their eyes.
Gabrielle sniffled and looked at Ginny, "So," she began, "What do you want for your birthday?" Gabrielle asked looking for a light topic of conversation.
Ginny smiled, "My birthday isn't for two weeks,"
"I know. . .so what do you want?"
"I don't know I haven't really thought about it, the only thing on my mind is this stupid song."
Gabrielle nodded, "Alright, for your birthday. We are gonna take your mind off all this."
"How?"
"Leave that up to me," Gabrielle grinned.
Ginny hand heard another word about her birthday after that day. She realized that as she sat in the great hall while Ron, Harry, Mione and the others sang her happy birthday. Gabrielle hadn't been in the room last night and wasn't at breakfast now, and Ginny was beginning to get upset at her best friend, but she snapped out of her thoughts when Luna shifted into the seat next to her handing her a present.
"Thanks Luna," Ginny hugged her friend and turned her attention to her present. She delicately pulled off the blue wrapping paper and quirked and eyebrow at the present inside, "And this is?" she asked luna, who shook her head as if Ginny was ignorant.
"It's a Fez-wit," she answered.
Ginny was silent for a second, "Of course it is, what was I thinking. . .and you use it for?"
Luna pulled the thick neon orange band out of the bow and wrapped it around Ginny's wrist, "It wards off, Fezner picks." she explained closing it with a snap.
"Of course it does. . .And that is?"
Luna let out an exasperated breath, "Haven't you read the latest version of The Quibbler?"
"It's on my list of things to do," right after die my hair neon green, she thought sarcastically.
Luna dove into her bag and retrieved the magazine, thrusting it at Ginny, "here, it's all in there."
Ginny smiled, "Thanks Luna," just then Gabrielle walked into the great Hall and over to Ginny. She bent down and hugged her friend.
"Happy Buf-day," She said in a baby voice, and Ginny rolled her eyes.
"You're crazy you know that right?"
Gabrielle nodded taking the seat on Ginny's other side, "It's why you love me,' she said simply.
"So where's my present?" Ginny asked as she, Gabrielle and Luna began to their breakfasts.
"Have I not given you enough this year?" Gabrielle said suggestively, and continued before Ginny could answer. "Anyway, you'll get it later."
"Really? What is it?" Ginny asked.
"It's a surprise ! If I told you that would ruin it."
"I don't care ruin it, tell me."
"Nope but," she leaned in to Ginny and whispered in her ear, "It's nothing compared to what blondie has for you." with that she got up and walked across the hall to the Slytherin table smirking, before Ginny could say anything more.
"Ginny get ready !" Gabrielle yelled as she approached the door of the room she shared with Ginny. When she entered she found Ginny lying on her bed with her Arithmancy book resting against her pillows as she wrote the three foot essay they had due on Monday, it's being Friday. Gabrielle hadn't even started yet.
"Diva, up, up, we have to leave soon,"
"And go where?" Ginny said not looking at her friend.
"That my deary would ruin the surprise,"
"Tell me or I'm not going,"
"Come or you'll never find out,"
There was silence as the two friends eyed each other. Each trying to call the others bluff. Ginny, of course, lost and let Gabrielle push her into the bathroom with a change of clothes.
"Gabrielle, I can't wear this," Ginny's voice came from the bathroom as Gabrielle laced up her boots on the edge of her trunk.
"Yes, you can" she said simply, standing and dusting imaginary lint from her outfit. The bathroom door opened and Ginny stepped out, hands on her hips.
"I'm barely covered !" she stated. Gabrielle turned and rolled her eyes.
"Right, I'm sure the people in China can see your midriff, get over it,"
"But-"
"You argue way to much for my liking, that needs to stop," Ginny huffed and Gabrielle searched through her trunk, "here." she threw Ginny a black leather jacket. "You may borrow."
Ginny pulled it on, "It's awfully big," she commented.
"It's awfully Blaise's" Gabrielle mocked, pulling her best friends down to the common room, "and now that you've made us more than fashionably late, can we get going?"
"That's one of those things where you make it sound like a question but I have no choice, isn't it?"
"You're catching on weaselette." Gabrielle said pulling her through the common room, they were almost home free when a voice called Ginny across the room. Both girls beard but only Ginny acknowledged it, Gabrielle continued to pull her.
"Yes Ron?" Ginny called, making Gabrielle stop, which she did reluctantly. She was much nicer to Ron lately but only when Luna was around, and she definitely wasn't around now.
Ron got up and walked over to her, "Where you going?" he asked.
"Out Ron," She answered as though it was obvious. She herself was talking to Ron but his over protectiveness had returned tenfold and was getting annoying.
"Obviously-"
"Then why did you ask?" Gabrielle snapped, folding her arms over her chest.
Ron looked at her and sighed in a resigned sort of way, "I wasn't talking to you, Blackfire." he said. teeth gritted.
"Well, I answered, Weasley." she spat back.
Ginny cut in before the grievous exchange continued, "I'm going out Ron, I'll be back later. Don't worry, I'll be fine." With that she placed a light kiss on his cheek, she took Gabrielle's wrist and pulled her through the portrait hole.
They made they're way to the entrance hall, in moderate silence. As they dodged Filch and Mrs. Norris. (who is the cat married to? Who is this Norris? What kind of cat is he? Is he a cat?. . . Just putting it out there) They Walked down the staircase that led to the entrance hall gabrielle a little behind Ginny, as they reached the bottom she slipped her hands over Ginny's eyes.
"Which hand do I have the marble in?" she asked suddenly, walking Ginny into the entrance hall.
"What? You don't have a marble."
"Correct! Tell her what she's won!" with that she uncovered Ginny's eyes and revealed both Draco and Blaise standing the hall, striking very manly poses. Ginny couldn't help but laugh.
"You are all nutters, all of you are crazy. I mean I knew she was," she pointed to Gabrielle. "But you two I expected better."
The two boys shrugged, "Your expectations are too high," Blaise summarized, as he walked over to Ginny placing a small kiss on her cheek, "Happy Birthday."
"Thanks, I guess they are," she said hugging him. Draco walked up as Blaise moved to Gabrielle. He put his arm around Ginny's shoulders and kissed the top of her head. "Happy Birthday," he said into her hair and she smiled. Then they left.
As Ginny had expected Gabrielle was taking her to a club but a different, unlike the last it wasn't a warehouse, it was an actual club. It was slightly more mellow than the other one, but not by much. They got the same VIP service, so obviously the other three had been there before. Ginny in another booth, opposite to Gabrielle and Blaise and next to Draco.
"So how are you enjoying your present so far?" Gabrielle asked, as she nibbled on a breadstick.
Ginny shrugged and feigned uninterest, "It's ok, I mean it didn't come in a box and I can't return it for store credit or something of equal or lesser value. . ." Gabrielle looked slightly flabbergasted and Ginny laughed, "I'm kidding, it's great."
"It better be!" gabrielle almost yelled, "here, since you're so desperate for something in a box, but if you exchange it I'm gonna be forced to kick your ass." She slid a silver box across the table at Ginny.
Who stopped it and opened the small box, her face softened and she gasped slightly, "That's the reaction I wanted, pay up." Gabrielle said to Blaise who leaned forward and pulled out his money bag and dropped a few gold coins in Gabrielle's palm. "I win," she said stowing the coins.
Ginny laughed and attempted put on the piece of jewelry she had been given around her neck. Draco shook his head and took it from her, "lift your hair," he instructed, and she did. Then he gently clipped the necklace in the back, "There." he said simply.
Ginny smiled, "thanks."
Gabrielle cleared her throat to get there attention, "Before you two get cozy, there is one more thing."
Ginny smiled, "Really?"
"Of course the best things in life come in threes,"
"They do?"
She nodded and continued, "Ginevra if you will direct you attention to the stage," Gabrielle slid out of the booth and Draco excused himself. Ginny gave Blaise a confused look, but Blaise simply shrugged a faint smile playing on his lips.
Ginny watched as a large bouncer helped gabrielle onto the stage, while Draco pulled up a stool and rested an acoustic guitar in his lap, Gabrielle bounced up to the mic. And gave a small laugh which was amplified over the club. This drew silence from the audience.
Brainstorm
take me away from the norm
I got to tell you something
this phenomenon
I had to put it in a song
and it goes like
Draco began to play, the song was soft and mellow plucking of the guitar and Ginny listen appreciatively.
Whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
you ought to know what brings me here
you glide through my head blind to fear
and I know why
whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
Whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
You live too far away
your voice rings like a bell anyway
don't give up your independence
unless it feels so right
nothing good comes easily
sometimes you gotta fight
Whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
launched a thousand ships in my heart, so easy
still it's fine from afar, and you know that
whoa, brainstorm take me away from the norm
whoa, I got to tell you something
Whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally.
"Love you Gin," Gabrielle said before stepping away from the mic. The audience applauded, but no one louder than Ginny. Both made they're way back to the booth where they received rather large hugs from the small red head. Ginny placed a kiss on Gabrielle's cheek"Thank you."
"You better have liked it that song took me two weeks to write," Gabrielle said, sipping her wine
"Well, it's a good thing I liked it then," Ginny mused.
Gabrielle stuck out her tongue and they laughed. The group continued to make jokes and drink as the night wore on and they made their way back to Hogwarts, slowly but surely. Ginny was surprised when Draco stopped her in the entrance hall and asked her to follow him. She had cast him an unsure look then shrugged and followed him down to the dungeons quietly.
Her hand unconsciously brushed his as they walked down to the cold stone rooms, but she did notice when he took her hand in his and continued walking and she gladly bit back a smile, letting herself be led towards his room.
They reached the same hall Gabrielle had taken her to a term ago, lined off with portraits. They past the centaur that concealed Blaise's room and stopped at the end of the hall. The portrait was that of a banshee, her skin had greenish sort of tinge to it as she sat in a large stone room filing her nails. She opened her mouth, probably to ask for the password, but Draco cut her off, "Dragonhead,"
Without a word a slightly crestfallen Banshee let them in, unlike other portraits that swung open she stepped to the side opening a door in her painting. Draco stepped to the side and ushered Ginny in ahead of himself then followed her inside. Ginny looked around the room it looked like Blaise's only different somehow. The same furniture, same colour but something else, it was like the fact it was Draco's gave it this. . .presence. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up.
Draco led her over to the bed, "Sit and close your eyes." Ginny silently obeyed taking a seat on the edge of the bed, closing her eyes and waiting patiently for him to return from whatever he was doing.
Draco didn't go that far he had simply stepped away from Ginny, he pulled a long gold chain from around his neck and not one but two small guitar's hung from the chain, he slipped on off and into the palm of his hand. He then pulled out his wand and tapped it lightly. The guitar grew and became full sized in his hands. It was sleek wood with black gloss finish that made it gleam in the candle light of his room. The finger board and bridge were made of rosewood and by the sound hole of the guitar atop the surface of the instrument was a runic design, drawn in red, that would never fade.
Draco drew back up to Ginny and rested the instrument on her lap. She opened her eyes and looked down and gasped, "Oh my Gosh," she breathed, tentatively touching the surface of the instrument. "It's. . ."
"Yours." Draco said simply.
Ginny looked up at him, "Mine?"
He nodded, "Happy Birthday."
She picked it up running her hands over the surface of the instrument and up and down the sides. She fixed it in her lap and strummed the chords, "It'll stay tuned, whether you play it or not." Draco put in. Ginny looked at him. He was standing a little bit away from her, as if awaiting her approval of the gift. Before she could say anything he spoke again, "You don't have to play it, you don't even have to keep it. . .I just wanted to give it to you."
Ginny slid the instrument off her lap carefully leaning it gently against the bedside table and rose from the bed, making her way over to Draco. He watched her as she slid her arms around his neck and looked straight into his eyes. He watched her as her lips parted and she spoke so that he understood that she meant it.
"I love it, Draco it's a wonderful gift and I absolutely will use it. I really do love it and do you know why I love it?"
He smirked, "Because it cost a shit load."
"No, because you gave it to me and. . .I love you." she had said. She hadn't really wanted to ever tell him but the words had refused to say in her head.
Draco hadn't been shocked when she said it, he had actually known for awhile and was pretty sure he felt the same way, but the conflict he was feeling was whether to tell her and break her heart later or keep it in and break her heart anyway. Draco looked into her chocolate eyes, "I love you, too." he said before he could stop himself.
Was it worth it? He thought to himself as her eyes widen in surprise. Then she kissed him and only one thought remained in his head, I love her and right now that was all he wanted to think about. His father, Pansy and the 'consequences' of his actions were the furthest thing from his thoughts as he and Ginny fell onto his bed. Clothing and shoes had already been shed and more was soon to follow.
His lips kissed every inch of skin the could get to her cheeks, her jaw, her eyes, her lips. His hands worked off her shirt, the jacket long forgotten on the floor. Her own hands having already removed his shirt and was now roaming his torso and back Glad for her touch but longing to touch her, Draco finally removed her shirt and let his hands do some roaming.
They were both lost in each other, the touches, the kisses, the passion of it all. Ginny's skirt went and she wrapped her legs around Draco's waist as he lifted her and moved her properly on tot the bed. Her red locks haloed her face against the emerald green and white linen of his pillows. She was a vision of loveliness underneath him, he reached down and unclasped her bra throwing it aside, next he pulled of her underwear and kneeled in between her legs just looking at her. Right now in the depths of his room, where time had stilled and it was only them, she was his and his alone.
Draco looked into Ginny's eyes and she simply pulled him down to her and kissed him deeply. Draco returned her kiss leaning down into her, Ginny's slipping hands went unnoticed until his pants were half way gone at this he eased up slightly until they were gone. His boxers were next to go and then it was only them.
Draco kept eye contact with Ginny, until she kissed him again rocking her hips against his. After the tornado of touches and kisses the last of Draco's resolve drained away and he entered her gently and she accepted him. As he expected his entrance was met with resistance and as he looked at Ginny she gave a small nod and wrapped her arms around his shoulders and brought him down on top of her into a deep, distracting kiss as he pushed further.
He heard and felt her suck in a sharp breath but the two continued to kiss as she adjusted to the new experience. Finally, the gentle rocking of her hips told him it was ok and he began, a slow and steady pace to adjust was quickly dismissed for one more filled with need. They needed to be together, they needed one another.
Ginny's nails dug into Draco's back as Draco's hands knotted into the sheets, finally they were both allowed a well need release and Draco collapsed on top of Ginny. She was gently running her hands over his back and through his hair. She placed kisses along his forehead and they both slept.
Ginny's eyes fluttered open, sun was streaming in through the implanted window that was installed in all slytherin dorms, like the great hall it to reflected the day out side and today was a beautiful day and Ginny was in a beautiful mood. She looked around the room the sun illuminating the white linens she had been sleeping in, the large emerald duvet long thrown off the bed. Summer was getting close and the temperature of the room reflected it.
Ginny heard him before she saw him, sitting on the edge of the bed in the opposing corner, his back resting against one of the mahogany posters of the bed, His own guitar was in his lap and he was strumming lightly, Ginny wasn't sure if he noticed she was awake and was about to make her consciousness known but was cut off when he opened his mouth.
Know no fear I'll still be here tomorrow
Bend my
ear I'm not gonna go away
You are love so why do you shed a
tear
Know no fear you will see heaven from here
I'll shelter you make it alright to cry
And you'll help too cos the faith in myself
Has
run dry
We are love and I just wanna hold you near
Know no
fear we will see heaven from here
At this point Draco looked straight at Ginny and by the look on his face he had already known she was awake. She smiled and he returned it.
I see real love in your eyes
And it fills me up when you start to cry
I just wanna hold you near
We will see heaven
from here
Well it all seems out of reach
I will take
the blame if it keeps the peace
My shelf life's short
Wish they'd make it more easy to follow
And I've
been caught with nothing but
Love on my mind
We are love don't let it fall on deaf ears
Now
it's clear we have seen heaven from here.
She definately wasn't thinking about the song now.
There. The next chappie on the way trying to get this story done before school starts..eepp I have my OWLs this years (heehee) study study study.
Limited computer time and all that.
So please review and then go read and review Vanilla Twin my other story because I must know what you think.
Kk.
