Chapter Six – I Think I Will Keep You

"What are you doing down here?" Draco asked while picking up the cute cat. She seemed to be lost for no Slytherin had pets of any kind, unless you call a delivery owl a pet, but then they all had one of those. In fact having a pet made you weak, at least in the eyes of his house. But everyone knew that Malfoy wasn't weak and if you said he was, you were considered crazy.

Ginny finally got free from the armor only to see that the Slytherin prince was holding her. Her eyes bulged and her hair rose. Draco noticed this and said, "I'm not going to hurt you little cat. Relax."

"Yeah right, like I'm going to trust you!" Ginny said. All that Draco heard was "meow grr".

His hand came down and petted Ginny, running his long fingers down her back. It felt so good that before she could stop herself she was pushing her body closer to his hand and purring madly.

"I like you…so much that I will keep you. But what to call you?" Malfoy started to walk towards his common room while petting Ginny and thinking of a suitable name.

All of a sudden he stopped and said, "Red. I will call you Red. I have never seen a cat with red hair before, but it really suits you."

Saying the password to the common room, "scar head", Draco entered and took her to his dorm. He gently put her down and called for his house elf, Runt. Runt popped into the room with a burst of smoke.

"Runt I want you to bring me different types of food that a cat would like. I also want to get some catnip and cat treats. And make it quick." Draco impressed Ginny with his authority. She guessed that he wasn't so bad if he was willing to take her in and feed her. Right now in her eyes he was much better then Harry.

Ginny stayed right next to him, not allowing him to go away from her. For some reason she trusted him and believed he would save her from Harry, but she needed him to learn about who she really was. She was absent-mindedly following him around his room before she noticed where she was. She was looking at a naked Draco getting into a bath.

"Look away Ginny. Don't look at him." But she couldn't help it she had to look.

He had defiantly changed over the summer. His once pulled back hair was now free and sexily fell into his face. His body was skinny but not sickly skinny, it was just what Ginny liked. His face was well defined and held an aura of power and respect. His muscles weren't big and bulky, but were defiantly there.

She looked up to see Draco smiling at her. For the second time that day she was glad that cats couldn't blush. She pounced onto the rim of the tub and allowed Draco to pet her. She knew that the only reason she was up on the tub was to look at his naked form, but a good scratching was a nice plus.

"I am so glad I found you Red. It's time for a real companion who won't judge me." And with that he got out of the tub, dried off, and went to his bedroom. Ginny ran into his room to find him dressed in jeans and a shirt that said, "Are you scared?" It seemed to fit his personality to the tee. Most first years peed their pants when he came into their classroom.

Draco and Red became great friends before the end of the day. Draco would talk to her and gave her everything and anything she wanted. She knew she was spoiled, but who cares. That day was the best day of her life, but Harry's day was the complete opposite.

"Ron have you seen a red cat today?" Harry asked after he frantically checked his room and the common room.

"Sorry mate, I haven't seen a cat today. Have you seen Ginny? It's not like her to disappear for a day. I'm starting to worry about her."

"She's fine Ron. I'm sure she will be here tomorrow just you wait and see."

Harry swore he was going to hurt her really bad when he found her. No one gets away from the Boy-Who-Lived and lives to tell the tale. Ginny would pay.