Chapter Eleven - First Date

Draco awoke late in the afternoon the next day to find Ginny sitting on a chair next to his bed, watching him. She laughed as he tried to hide under his covers.

"Get up will you? Come on," Ginny said as she pulled the covers away from his grasp. "Get up and eat."

Still half asleep, Draco got up. He stretched as he yawned and began to eat the lunch that had been prepared. He looked at Ginny. Last night seemed like such a dream. He smiled.

"You're not planning on watching me eat are you?" he asked.

She smirked. "Maybe."

Draco smiled and shook his head. After eating, Ginny went downstairs to put his tray away. In her absence, Draco decided to dress in clean clothing. As he did so, he thought of an idea for a first date. He couldn't really leave the burrow, or could he? Of course not. He sighed. He'd never thought there'd be limits.

"Well, don't you look nice," Ginny said as she walked back in.

"Mm," Draco shrugged. He turned to look at her. She was dressed as if she were going out. "Going somewhere?"

"Yup. Come along," she smiled widely as she took his hand.

He let her lead him to their destination. They ended up in front of a popcan in the yard. Draco could only gess what it was. A portkey.

They touched it lightly and soon the feeling of being jerked around overtook them and now they were standing right in front of a lake. It was completely deserted and full of trees. Draco took a deep breath. He missed being outdoors.

Ginny walked ahead of him to a spread out blanket and sat down. Draco finally noticed the picnic basket. He followed and sat down. He was amazed. Ginny opened the basket, beaming.

"This place is amazing," said Draco as he looked down into the water. Small fish were swimming about in the crystal clear wanter. He put a hand in to catch one but to no avail. He turned to Ginny. "Where'd you find this place?"

Ginny shrugged. "I don't know," she replied, "I was just walking and I touched that portkey."

"Well, this is great! I haven't been out of the house for months! Thanks."

Ginny nodded as she put two glasses on the blanket. Draco watched as she graciously put food down in front of them.

"Wow, that looks delicious," Draco said as he eyed a plate of sandwiches and slices of pumpkin pie. "Absolutely delicious."

"I made these last night," Ginny said proudly. She frowned as she spotted Draco's rather disturbed look. "What?"

"You made them?" he asked as if unable to believe she could cook.

"Yes, so what?"

"You mean to tell me everything that is coming out of your picnic basket was made by you?"

"Yes! All of it!" Ginny was annoyed now. "Is there a problem with that?"

"Well," Draco scratched his head. "I didn't... I didn't know you knew how to cook."

"Now you know, but you'd rather starve..."

"No, no. I'll eat, I'll eat." Draco said quickly. He took the sandwich Ginny was offering him. He looked at it carefully before taking a bite. Ginny watched him in anticipation. She desperately hoped he liked it. It was when he took another bite that Ginny realized she'd been holding her breath.

"Mmm, this is delicious!" Draco said in between mouthfuls.

Ginny glowed with pride. They ate quietly by the lake, just simply enjoying each other's company.

Full and very much contented, they lay together in the blanket staring up at the sky. Draco absent-mindedly stroked Ginny's flaming red hair.

"Do you suppose your family would approve of me?" Draco asked.

"Well, yes since you've turned over a new leaf," Ginny replied, her eyes closed as her head rested on his chest. "But if you were your old self, I think they'd disown me."

"I think the same would go with my family."

"Would... Would you rather be disowned or would you rahter not?"

Draco thought for a moment. He didn't really know, but had the feeling he'd rather choose her.

"I'd rather be disowned," he said finally. "How about you?"

"If I thought you were worth it, then yes."

"So you mean you're not sure?"

She didn't reply. He looked down at her to find that she'd fallen asleep. He smiled and continued to stroke her hair. He could've stayed this way forever.

After a long peaceful nap, they decided to head back. Ginny gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before they went inside. They walked up the stairs and stood in the hall.

"I had a great time," Draco smiled. He slid his arms around her as she leaned closer. They exchanged a long kiss before going into their seperate rooms only to replay the days events in their minds over and over again.


Author's note: I am so sorry for the long update! My computer is being stupid and I've started work... But no worries, I'm still going to update as much as I can! Thanks so much for the reviews!

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