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Chapter 15 Deneb's story
Ginny woke up with a very warm and content feeling.
She opened her eyes slowly, savoring the feeling of waking up in the warm embrace of strong arms....
Draco was back!
She shuffled around in his arms and glimpsed his sleeping form sprawled out on the bed beside her.
His naked sleeping form.
Wicked thoughts formed in Ginny's head as she carefully discarded her nightgown and straddled him, happily massaging the muscles in his chest.
He mumbled, but didn't wake, leaving her free the explore his chest as she wished.
Smirking to herself, Ginny began placing butterfly kisses on his chest, her hand caressing the hard planes of his torso.
"Ginny.... Ginny....." A voice called to her from somewhere behind her.
Sitting up carefully, she looked back, trying to see who had called out to her.
She thought she saw a woman standing in the shadows, but before she could get a good look, a hand in her hair pulled her back down, her face brought close to Draco's.
His smirk told her everything she needed to know. "I like being woken up like this Ginny. Why did you stop? I was enjoying myself." The purr in his voice was low and seductive, scraping over her nerves and she shivered.
Not even waiting for an answer his lips captured hers, driving all memory of the calling of her name and the possible women in the shadow from her head.
He was back!
The happy litany was sung over and over again in her mind as his lips continued to torment her, his tongue stroking the wet interior of her mouth. Heat seemed to explode within her-
Then he stopped, drew back, leaving her disoriented.
He lay back, hands behind his head, looking at her.
Challenging her with his eyes.
"Well?" That seductive purr again.
"Well what?" Nervously Ginny licked her lips, felt the heat as Draco's eyes fixed on them.
"It's your call woman. You started this, you finish it." His smirk said he didn't think she dared.
Her smirk told him he'd underestimated her..... again.
"My call?" Her low voice hinted of demureness, the shine in her eyes as she sat there naked, perched on top of him, told a whole different story. "How..... interesting."
Her hands had begun stroking his chest again, slow circles igniting fires on his torso. Her breasts were thrust forward, seeming to demand his touch.
But as he reached for her, his hand was slapped away.
"My call, remember?" Her voice was low, her eyes laughing at him as if she knew this could be hard on him. She kept her eyes locking with his, silently daring him to give in to temptation.
To loose to her.
She scooted of his hips, further down. Then she sat down again, on her knees, between his legs.
Unabashed, she admired him - the naked beauty of the man before her.
The smoldering heat Draco saw in her eyes sent his blood racing, pumping through him like molten heat. The obvious heightening of his tension called a tingling laugh from her lips and she reached for him, her hand closing about him firmly.
Head falling back into the pillow, Draco felt the bliss of her hand on him sending pure fire coursing through his veins.
It was his undoing, more than he could bear, more than he had expected having to endure.
As she continued stroking his length, he swiftly sat up and gripped her shoulders to force her back down on the bed.
To loose himself in her.
Her peeling laughter warned him of his error however and he compromised by drawing her down, flush against him, covering him.
Her face so close to his it was a torture not to kiss her, he studied the laughing eyes above him.
She lowered her face to his, brushed her lips over his, then retreated again before he had a chance to claim her lips.
Again her laughing eyes bore into his, then she bent her head again and began kissing his jaw, her lips winding tight a delicious tension in him. From his jaw, she went down to his neck nibbling and sucking, slowly driving him crazy with her attentions.
Still lower her lips went, playfully she sank her teeth into his shoulder.
His hiss told her she was closing in on him. It was getting more and more difficult for him to stay still.....
Slowly swirling her tongue over the muscles of his chest, she changed course and flicked her tongue over one of his nipples causing a ripple of pure awareness to course through him.
"Giving up yet?" Her laughing voice reached his ears. Why was it so important he won this anyway?
The thought shocked him; this called for some cunning action.....
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Gripping her shoulders again, Draco forced Ginny to sit up.
"Draco?" She sounded contrite now. "I thought it was my call?"
He smirked at her.
"It is."
Letting go of her shoulders he gripped her hips, lifting her, settting her down upon him.
Impaling her.
Her head fell back, her hair cascading down her back like a flame in the morninglight that was seeping through the curtains.
Lifting her, he set her down again, smoothly sliding in and out of her moist heat. Stroking their fire, their need, their desire.....
"Draco...." Gasping for air she looked at him. "How is this me finishing?"
With a smirk he let go of her hips, taking one breast into each hand.
"Ride me." Simple, absolute.
Placing her hands flat on his chest, Ginny carefully moved, then gasped as sparks of passion seemed to explode inside of her.
His hands squeezed her breasts, then left them, gliding down to settle on her hips.
Holding her he helped her lift up again, then held her suspended above him, smirking at her.
She couldn't move down, but because he held her hips she could move her hands again. Smirking down at him, she moved her hand down his torso teasing the muscles of his chest, the heated skin slippery beneath her fingertips.
Then she leaned forward, bringing her face down to his chest, flicking her tongue over muscles slick with sweat. Sinking her teeth into him to get his attention she hissed "Let go."
Groaning, he set her down again, hissing as her hot flesh closed about him. Inch after slow inch he drove into her heat - straight into a vortex of shattering need.
His - and hers.
A combination so powerful they could not control it, locking them in a battle with no foe.
Drawing her face to his by her hair, their lips frantically locked as they took all they could, grabbed and held on, clutched for each precious moment.
Her soft gasps and his groans only heightened there awareness.....
Of the heated slickness where they joined, of skin too hot to touch, of the raging tide of their blood, of the driven fusing of their bodies.
Again and again she sank unto him, taking him in, bathing him in moist fire.
Watching the fiery woman above him, flexing his fingers in her hips, Draco let her ride him, let her heat wash over him like a tide of licking flames.
They were driving up the mountain of their heat and desire, lifting onto new planes of awareness as they went.
Then the mountain exploded, erupted, melting them in massive heat.
Leaving them drifting in extasy....
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When Ginny opened her eyes again, Draco had already left her.
Sighing in frustration, she got up and stepped into the bathtub a house-elf had filled for her and let the warm water sooth her.
Steam was rising up around her and she sat back, relaxing.
"Ginny.... Ginny....." That same voice again.
Opening one eye, Ginny saw the young woman sitting on the edge of the bathtub, dark eyes fixed on her with alarming intensity.
"You? Deneb? What's going on?" The woman did not seem surprised to hear her name, she merely nodded, staring unblinking at Ginny.
Fear was creeping up on her again as the large, haunting eyes that watched her seemed to search for something. What, she did not know.
"It is done." Deneb's voice sounded eerily calm.
"What is done?" Panicking, Ginny sat up causing the water to splat against the sides of the tub. "Why do you always speak in riddles?"
Taking of her shawl, Deneb merely glanced at her. "I do not speak in riddles.... it is you who persists in not listening. You hear what I say, yet you never listen. It is as I said before; you are a pure darkness. You have the ability to shine your light in darkness, to see what others cannot see, to be part of both worlds. To make a choice...."
Ginny watched Deneb shake her hair back. "I still do not understand-"
Making an impatient noise Deneb turned to her, eyes boring deep. "You do not need to understand, you need to listen first. You have BOTH darkness and light in you. That is all, but is does make you different. You can either heal or destroy, the ultimate choice is your own."
Trying to understand, Ginny said "So what you are saying is that I am neither good nor evil -somewhere in between?"
"No. No one is good or evil, we all have both inside of us, some more, some less."
"Why do you come to me?"
Deneb laughed; a hollow laugh, no joy, no hope, just an empty sound.
"You are what I once was, what all the Malfoy women once were. I am merely giving you advice. But first listen to the story of my life - LISTEN and understand."
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Alaster Malfoy loved to travel, to see the world, to see nature, to see life. To see beauty and peace, to listen to the wind, the sea, the birds.
On one of his journeys he met a young women named 'Deneb' after one of the brighter stars shining the land at night.
They talked, shared ideas, memories, stories. She showed him things he had never seen before, told him stories he had never heard....
And Alaster fell in love with her.
He knew she did not love him however, she did not believe in love, in feeling.
He thought that if he married Deneb, showed her every day how much he loved her...... that she one day would love him too.
He knew she did not love him, knew her heart had never been touched. That she thought love had to great a cost for the moments of happiness it brought.
And yet, he asked her to marry him.
He asked me to marry him....
And I, I said "Yes."
I did not think of the consequenses, did not think of the future, of what might happen....
I just knew I wanted to marry him....
To have all he could give me.
To bask in his love but give nothing in return.
My darkness in his light.
We married and Alaster was ecstatic to be with the woman he loved. To see me every day, to say "I love you" to me, to walk in the garden with me, to show me his world. To admire my beauty, to hold me in his arms.
And I was content.
Soon, I fell pregnant, bore my husband a son.
We named him Orion, after one of the constellations.
For a while, we were happy.... yet always, I refused to see love. Refused to believe the pain it would bring was worth the happiness it might bring.
I was bound by logic, by things that could be weighed or measured or seen.
Alaster waited patiently, just waited. But every time he looked into his wife's eyes, he only saw dark beauty, never love.
Then, one day, Alaster went out riding but did not return.
Even though I was not extremely worried, I went to look for him.
I found him, his horse having trown him, lying on a mossy bank, waiting for me.
To see me one last time.
He smiled at me and asked "Can you tell me you love me?"
But I found I could not bring myself to say the words, to mean them, to admit I could feel. To let myself be vulnerable.
He looked into my eyes.... and he just KNEW.
Alaster was lying in my arms, eyes full of love looking up at me....
And I could not even feel him any longer.
It was like he was not even there, in my arms.
He was slipping away from me, I lost something I had not even known I wanted.
And I could hear this voice on the wind, my own voice....
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You are what you have chosen to be....
A woman bound by logic......
You have held on to your blindness for too long.....
Now you are paying the cost of seeing truth too late....
He is beyond your reach!
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And I laughed, just laughed.
The echo came back to me in ghostly whispers, surrounding me, haunting me.
The hollow, empty, soulless laughter that was now my own....
I looked at Alaster, saw life slip away from him....
Saw what I had never seen before.
With him, flowers bloomed in winter.
With him, there was a breeze when no tree moved.
With him, there was laughter without sound.
The wind did not move, yet I could still hear my voice in the wind.
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He is dying.
Then you will be one with me, ever living, always dying, forever grieving for a truth learned too late.
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I looked at Alaster and he smiled at me, touched my cheek and said "It's okay. You don't have to say it. Just remember Deneb.... You are truly my shining star..... I will always love you.... Always."
Then his breathing stopped; he had died in my arms, eyes full of love....
And I realized that what I truly wanted.... was to love him and be loved in return.
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I love you Deneb.
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I held in my arms the man I now realized I loved more than my own life.
And he was gone.
I saw and realized that the truth I saw too late was my own.
And I cried, all my emotions breaking over me like a tidal wave....
My refusal to see love, to allow myself to love had destroyed me much surer than love could ever have.
He was gone.
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Looking at Ginny, Deneb thought that this might be one girl who might actually have enough love and darkness inside of her to unite both worlds.
To heal the past.
"You.... You come from a family full of warmth and love. You know what it is, what it holds. You can see it, give it and refuse it. You can choose."
Tears were falling from Ginny's eyes, yet she did not seem to notice it.
"What do you truly want Ginny? Is it money.... or love?"
Violently, Ginny shook her head.
"I can not ask him to love me."
Smiling painfully, Deneb nodded. "Of course not. My refusal to see love was passed on through all the Malfoys who are of my blood. They leave their wives to love emptiness; warmth bleeding into cold-"
"You wanted me to leave didn't you?"
The dark orbs focussed again, fastened on her. "I did. It is too late now however. I saw you loved him. It is done. You can still leave, but you will always be reminded of him. He is a part of you. And you are part of us."
"I'm not even sure I could leave, even if I wanted to.... I can't abandon him."
"Yes...." Deneb's voice hissed at her, her eyes growing darker. "And I can assure you HE would not let you go.... He has realized how easy it is to bind you to him. Just remember.... I have never before seen a Malfoy like this Draco.... He is different, his emotions are as hidden as my own were..... But they are there, they're always there. A human without emotions does not exist.... Many just like to tell themselves they do not have them."
Ginny smiled at her. "It's a true battle isn't it?"
The desperation in Deneb's eyes became more pronounced as she thought of her own battles. "Yes...."
Deneb stood and began walking out of the bathroom, then turned around.
"Just remember.... don't let him use the fact that you are with child against you....."
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Gasping Ginny awoke, still lying on Draco's chest. His cool hands were stroking the nape of her neck.
"Shhh.... You were dreaming. Don't worry, you are safe now."
Looking into those cold, grey eyes Ginny wondered if that were true.
She was only sure of one thing, he needed her and she could not leave.
One long, pale finger under her chin, he forced her to look at him once more.
"Marry me." Not a question, just a statement.
Uncertainty clawed at her; she wanted to say "Yes", but knew she could not.
Not yet.
"I need some time to think on this Draco." Placing her hand on his lips she silenced any protest he was about to make. "Just trust me Draco. I need to think. It'll be better, believe me. If I say yes now, my parents will surely take me home."
Staring at her, he nodded slowly. "Alright. Just promise me one thing."
"Anything," To her great shock, she meant it.
"Don't name the baby Ronald."
Laughter bubbled from her throat before she could stop it. "Okay."
His shock was obvious. "You knew?"
"Of course I knew. I haven't had THAT day in weeks."
Grinning down at her, he rolled her over so he landed on top.
"Well." His voice was seductive once again.
"Want to show me how baby's are made?"
Laughter filled the room, but was soon silenced.
Deneb turned away smiling at herself, then her expression turned somber.
Soon, loyalty and trust would be tested.
Soon, darkness and light would find a place and the snakes would find their nests.
And the real battle would begin.
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End of Chapter 15: Will Ginny marry Draco or will she leave him? And what are these tests up ahead? So many question ;)
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine, nor did I write it. Deneb, Alaster and Orion Malfoy are mine though and so is the darkness.... and this story.
I want to thank SatansFlower, Serenade of the Sea, Chas (aka Aricos) and my anonymous beta-reader who wishes to remain anonymous and therefor shall be anonymous for beta-reading!
I also wanna thank Aricos for helping me with some of the poems :)
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Blood57: Thank you! Don't feel awkward; I love it that you love it if you catch my drift. I also love the fact that you actually give the things I write some thought.... You seem to really listen to what I have to say. Your suggestion for the title of that chapter is pretty good, if Gin and Draco get married I'll call it that. Thanks for the compliment on my spelling too; yeah I'm Dutch :)
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Chapter 15 Deneb's story
Ginny woke up with a very warm and content feeling.
She opened her eyes slowly, savoring the feeling of waking up in the warm embrace of strong arms....
Draco was back!
She shuffled around in his arms and glimpsed his sleeping form sprawled out on the bed beside her.
His naked sleeping form.
Wicked thoughts formed in Ginny's head as she carefully discarded her nightgown and straddled him, happily massaging the muscles in his chest.
He mumbled, but didn't wake, leaving her free the explore his chest as she wished.
Smirking to herself, Ginny began placing butterfly kisses on his chest, her hand caressing the hard planes of his torso.
"Ginny.... Ginny....." A voice called to her from somewhere behind her.
Sitting up carefully, she looked back, trying to see who had called out to her.
She thought she saw a woman standing in the shadows, but before she could get a good look, a hand in her hair pulled her back down, her face brought close to Draco's.
His smirk told her everything she needed to know. "I like being woken up like this Ginny. Why did you stop? I was enjoying myself." The purr in his voice was low and seductive, scraping over her nerves and she shivered.
Not even waiting for an answer his lips captured hers, driving all memory of the calling of her name and the possible women in the shadow from her head.
He was back!
The happy litany was sung over and over again in her mind as his lips continued to torment her, his tongue stroking the wet interior of her mouth. Heat seemed to explode within her-
Then he stopped, drew back, leaving her disoriented.
He lay back, hands behind his head, looking at her.
Challenging her with his eyes.
"Well?" That seductive purr again.
"Well what?" Nervously Ginny licked her lips, felt the heat as Draco's eyes fixed on them.
"It's your call woman. You started this, you finish it." His smirk said he didn't think she dared.
Her smirk told him he'd underestimated her..... again.
"My call?" Her low voice hinted of demureness, the shine in her eyes as she sat there naked, perched on top of him, told a whole different story. "How..... interesting."
Her hands had begun stroking his chest again, slow circles igniting fires on his torso. Her breasts were thrust forward, seeming to demand his touch.
But as he reached for her, his hand was slapped away.
"My call, remember?" Her voice was low, her eyes laughing at him as if she knew this could be hard on him. She kept her eyes locking with his, silently daring him to give in to temptation.
To loose to her.
She scooted of his hips, further down. Then she sat down again, on her knees, between his legs.
Unabashed, she admired him - the naked beauty of the man before her.
The smoldering heat Draco saw in her eyes sent his blood racing, pumping through him like molten heat. The obvious heightening of his tension called a tingling laugh from her lips and she reached for him, her hand closing about him firmly.
Head falling back into the pillow, Draco felt the bliss of her hand on him sending pure fire coursing through his veins.
It was his undoing, more than he could bear, more than he had expected having to endure.
As she continued stroking his length, he swiftly sat up and gripped her shoulders to force her back down on the bed.
To loose himself in her.
Her peeling laughter warned him of his error however and he compromised by drawing her down, flush against him, covering him.
Her face so close to his it was a torture not to kiss her, he studied the laughing eyes above him.
She lowered her face to his, brushed her lips over his, then retreated again before he had a chance to claim her lips.
Again her laughing eyes bore into his, then she bent her head again and began kissing his jaw, her lips winding tight a delicious tension in him. From his jaw, she went down to his neck nibbling and sucking, slowly driving him crazy with her attentions.
Still lower her lips went, playfully she sank her teeth into his shoulder.
His hiss told her she was closing in on him. It was getting more and more difficult for him to stay still.....
Slowly swirling her tongue over the muscles of his chest, she changed course and flicked her tongue over one of his nipples causing a ripple of pure awareness to course through him.
"Giving up yet?" Her laughing voice reached his ears. Why was it so important he won this anyway?
The thought shocked him; this called for some cunning action.....
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Gripping her shoulders again, Draco forced Ginny to sit up.
"Draco?" She sounded contrite now. "I thought it was my call?"
He smirked at her.
"It is."
Letting go of her shoulders he gripped her hips, lifting her, settting her down upon him.
Impaling her.
Her head fell back, her hair cascading down her back like a flame in the morninglight that was seeping through the curtains.
Lifting her, he set her down again, smoothly sliding in and out of her moist heat. Stroking their fire, their need, their desire.....
"Draco...." Gasping for air she looked at him. "How is this me finishing?"
With a smirk he let go of her hips, taking one breast into each hand.
"Ride me." Simple, absolute.
Placing her hands flat on his chest, Ginny carefully moved, then gasped as sparks of passion seemed to explode inside of her.
His hands squeezed her breasts, then left them, gliding down to settle on her hips.
Holding her he helped her lift up again, then held her suspended above him, smirking at her.
She couldn't move down, but because he held her hips she could move her hands again. Smirking down at him, she moved her hand down his torso teasing the muscles of his chest, the heated skin slippery beneath her fingertips.
Then she leaned forward, bringing her face down to his chest, flicking her tongue over muscles slick with sweat. Sinking her teeth into him to get his attention she hissed "Let go."
Groaning, he set her down again, hissing as her hot flesh closed about him. Inch after slow inch he drove into her heat - straight into a vortex of shattering need.
His - and hers.
A combination so powerful they could not control it, locking them in a battle with no foe.
Drawing her face to his by her hair, their lips frantically locked as they took all they could, grabbed and held on, clutched for each precious moment.
Her soft gasps and his groans only heightened there awareness.....
Of the heated slickness where they joined, of skin too hot to touch, of the raging tide of their blood, of the driven fusing of their bodies.
Again and again she sank unto him, taking him in, bathing him in moist fire.
Watching the fiery woman above him, flexing his fingers in her hips, Draco let her ride him, let her heat wash over him like a tide of licking flames.
They were driving up the mountain of their heat and desire, lifting onto new planes of awareness as they went.
Then the mountain exploded, erupted, melting them in massive heat.
Leaving them drifting in extasy....
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When Ginny opened her eyes again, Draco had already left her.
Sighing in frustration, she got up and stepped into the bathtub a house-elf had filled for her and let the warm water sooth her.
Steam was rising up around her and she sat back, relaxing.
"Ginny.... Ginny....." That same voice again.
Opening one eye, Ginny saw the young woman sitting on the edge of the bathtub, dark eyes fixed on her with alarming intensity.
"You? Deneb? What's going on?" The woman did not seem surprised to hear her name, she merely nodded, staring unblinking at Ginny.
Fear was creeping up on her again as the large, haunting eyes that watched her seemed to search for something. What, she did not know.
"It is done." Deneb's voice sounded eerily calm.
"What is done?" Panicking, Ginny sat up causing the water to splat against the sides of the tub. "Why do you always speak in riddles?"
Taking of her shawl, Deneb merely glanced at her. "I do not speak in riddles.... it is you who persists in not listening. You hear what I say, yet you never listen. It is as I said before; you are a pure darkness. You have the ability to shine your light in darkness, to see what others cannot see, to be part of both worlds. To make a choice...."
Ginny watched Deneb shake her hair back. "I still do not understand-"
Making an impatient noise Deneb turned to her, eyes boring deep. "You do not need to understand, you need to listen first. You have BOTH darkness and light in you. That is all, but is does make you different. You can either heal or destroy, the ultimate choice is your own."
Trying to understand, Ginny said "So what you are saying is that I am neither good nor evil -somewhere in between?"
"No. No one is good or evil, we all have both inside of us, some more, some less."
"Why do you come to me?"
Deneb laughed; a hollow laugh, no joy, no hope, just an empty sound.
"You are what I once was, what all the Malfoy women once were. I am merely giving you advice. But first listen to the story of my life - LISTEN and understand."
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Alaster Malfoy loved to travel, to see the world, to see nature, to see life. To see beauty and peace, to listen to the wind, the sea, the birds.
On one of his journeys he met a young women named 'Deneb' after one of the brighter stars shining the land at night.
They talked, shared ideas, memories, stories. She showed him things he had never seen before, told him stories he had never heard....
And Alaster fell in love with her.
He knew she did not love him however, she did not believe in love, in feeling.
He thought that if he married Deneb, showed her every day how much he loved her...... that she one day would love him too.
He knew she did not love him, knew her heart had never been touched. That she thought love had to great a cost for the moments of happiness it brought.
And yet, he asked her to marry him.
He asked me to marry him....
And I, I said "Yes."
I did not think of the consequenses, did not think of the future, of what might happen....
I just knew I wanted to marry him....
To have all he could give me.
To bask in his love but give nothing in return.
My darkness in his light.
We married and Alaster was ecstatic to be with the woman he loved. To see me every day, to say "I love you" to me, to walk in the garden with me, to show me his world. To admire my beauty, to hold me in his arms.
And I was content.
Soon, I fell pregnant, bore my husband a son.
We named him Orion, after one of the constellations.
For a while, we were happy.... yet always, I refused to see love. Refused to believe the pain it would bring was worth the happiness it might bring.
I was bound by logic, by things that could be weighed or measured or seen.
Alaster waited patiently, just waited. But every time he looked into his wife's eyes, he only saw dark beauty, never love.
Then, one day, Alaster went out riding but did not return.
Even though I was not extremely worried, I went to look for him.
I found him, his horse having trown him, lying on a mossy bank, waiting for me.
To see me one last time.
He smiled at me and asked "Can you tell me you love me?"
But I found I could not bring myself to say the words, to mean them, to admit I could feel. To let myself be vulnerable.
He looked into my eyes.... and he just KNEW.
Alaster was lying in my arms, eyes full of love looking up at me....
And I could not even feel him any longer.
It was like he was not even there, in my arms.
He was slipping away from me, I lost something I had not even known I wanted.
And I could hear this voice on the wind, my own voice....
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You are what you have chosen to be....
A woman bound by logic......
You have held on to your blindness for too long.....
Now you are paying the cost of seeing truth too late....
He is beyond your reach!
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And I laughed, just laughed.
The echo came back to me in ghostly whispers, surrounding me, haunting me.
The hollow, empty, soulless laughter that was now my own....
I looked at Alaster, saw life slip away from him....
Saw what I had never seen before.
With him, flowers bloomed in winter.
With him, there was a breeze when no tree moved.
With him, there was laughter without sound.
The wind did not move, yet I could still hear my voice in the wind.
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He is dying.
Then you will be one with me, ever living, always dying, forever grieving for a truth learned too late.
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I looked at Alaster and he smiled at me, touched my cheek and said "It's okay. You don't have to say it. Just remember Deneb.... You are truly my shining star..... I will always love you.... Always."
Then his breathing stopped; he had died in my arms, eyes full of love....
And I realized that what I truly wanted.... was to love him and be loved in return.
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I love you Deneb.
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I held in my arms the man I now realized I loved more than my own life.
And he was gone.
I saw and realized that the truth I saw too late was my own.
And I cried, all my emotions breaking over me like a tidal wave....
My refusal to see love, to allow myself to love had destroyed me much surer than love could ever have.
He was gone.
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Looking at Ginny, Deneb thought that this might be one girl who might actually have enough love and darkness inside of her to unite both worlds.
To heal the past.
"You.... You come from a family full of warmth and love. You know what it is, what it holds. You can see it, give it and refuse it. You can choose."
Tears were falling from Ginny's eyes, yet she did not seem to notice it.
"What do you truly want Ginny? Is it money.... or love?"
Violently, Ginny shook her head.
"I can not ask him to love me."
Smiling painfully, Deneb nodded. "Of course not. My refusal to see love was passed on through all the Malfoys who are of my blood. They leave their wives to love emptiness; warmth bleeding into cold-"
"You wanted me to leave didn't you?"
The dark orbs focussed again, fastened on her. "I did. It is too late now however. I saw you loved him. It is done. You can still leave, but you will always be reminded of him. He is a part of you. And you are part of us."
"I'm not even sure I could leave, even if I wanted to.... I can't abandon him."
"Yes...." Deneb's voice hissed at her, her eyes growing darker. "And I can assure you HE would not let you go.... He has realized how easy it is to bind you to him. Just remember.... I have never before seen a Malfoy like this Draco.... He is different, his emotions are as hidden as my own were..... But they are there, they're always there. A human without emotions does not exist.... Many just like to tell themselves they do not have them."
Ginny smiled at her. "It's a true battle isn't it?"
The desperation in Deneb's eyes became more pronounced as she thought of her own battles. "Yes...."
Deneb stood and began walking out of the bathroom, then turned around.
"Just remember.... don't let him use the fact that you are with child against you....."
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Gasping Ginny awoke, still lying on Draco's chest. His cool hands were stroking the nape of her neck.
"Shhh.... You were dreaming. Don't worry, you are safe now."
Looking into those cold, grey eyes Ginny wondered if that were true.
She was only sure of one thing, he needed her and she could not leave.
One long, pale finger under her chin, he forced her to look at him once more.
"Marry me." Not a question, just a statement.
Uncertainty clawed at her; she wanted to say "Yes", but knew she could not.
Not yet.
"I need some time to think on this Draco." Placing her hand on his lips she silenced any protest he was about to make. "Just trust me Draco. I need to think. It'll be better, believe me. If I say yes now, my parents will surely take me home."
Staring at her, he nodded slowly. "Alright. Just promise me one thing."
"Anything," To her great shock, she meant it.
"Don't name the baby Ronald."
Laughter bubbled from her throat before she could stop it. "Okay."
His shock was obvious. "You knew?"
"Of course I knew. I haven't had THAT day in weeks."
Grinning down at her, he rolled her over so he landed on top.
"Well." His voice was seductive once again.
"Want to show me how baby's are made?"
Laughter filled the room, but was soon silenced.
Deneb turned away smiling at herself, then her expression turned somber.
Soon, loyalty and trust would be tested.
Soon, darkness and light would find a place and the snakes would find their nests.
And the real battle would begin.
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End of Chapter 15: Will Ginny marry Draco or will she leave him? And what are these tests up ahead? So many question ;)
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine, nor did I write it. Deneb, Alaster and Orion Malfoy are mine though and so is the darkness.... and this story.
I want to thank SatansFlower, Serenade of the Sea, Chas (aka Aricos) and my anonymous beta-reader who wishes to remain anonymous and therefor shall be anonymous for beta-reading!
I also wanna thank Aricos for helping me with some of the poems :)
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I want to thank the following people for reviewing:
Dukerbrown: Ah affection.... We'll see :) I'm still reading your story, but I'm very positive. Sorry it's taking so long, but I'm trying to really read it, not just browse through it. Thanks for reviewing, I'll write to you soon.
SatansFlower: LOL, oh yeah, the invitation.... They'll be quite suspicious of course ;) But they will come, especially when they hear from Ron about Ginny going to the Malfoys.....
Blood57: Thank you! Don't feel awkward; I love it that you love it if you catch my drift. I also love the fact that you actually give the things I write some thought.... You seem to really listen to what I have to say. Your suggestion for the title of that chapter is pretty good, if Gin and Draco get married I'll call it that. Thanks for the compliment on my spelling too; yeah I'm Dutch :)
Dru Sharpeye: Yes, I understand what you mean. Thanks! LOL, yeah I figured Lucius wouldn't have been born evil, as far as I know, only demons are born evil and that's only in the very old stories.
Emmy Hart: Thanks! Deneb is at least someone I can take full credit for hihi. I won't tell if Draco and Ginny will actually get married yet, because some other things have to happen first ;)
goddess of darkness3: Thank you! *blushes* Brilliant? :)
xangelcrisisx: Hihi, thanks! The dreams are essential to the story so I'm glad you like them....
dragonsprincess: Thank you; I really love what you said about my fanfic being a world. It's definately how I see it and I'm glad you see it too! Deneb's story is already posted, but Narcissa you'll have to wait on a little; it'll all become clearer in the end ;)
blackrose62: Oww hihi, that's harsh for Draco ;) Well, as said above, there's always a reason for things.... Though I wouldn't marry him myself either if I had the option to be in Ginny's shoes in this story.
Principessa Squish Avina: But 'bare' is naked right? *gets a dictionary* Noop, it's really bear since it says 'to bear a burden'. But thanks anyway hihi :) Maybe Draco will fall in love, maybe he won't.... LOL, hate my darkness do you? I sometimes hate it a little myself, I like it when people are together too. But if I tell you anything, I'm going to betray the plot and the storyline and that would be so bad.... I'll read a fic hihi, even review if I remember (else remind me to okay). Have sisters who tear up the living room have you? I have a younger sister too, though I'm usually the one tearing up the livingroom ;)
Nirvanagurl1220: Hi Noelle! Thanks! You a fan of Nirvana then?
waterfairy-rose: Hihi okay. Thanks for lightly reading it anyway! I have to go to school in about two weeks I think.... Different countries I guess :0
Boo88: Thank you! I dunno where you can read those though hihi, but someone else probably does *whispers* (I copied down some of the stories when they were still allowed here though, so I have still some stuff to read)
Spundle: Awww, you poor thing! I always hate it myself when I hit that button and there isn't any story left. So here's another chapter, even with Draco's decision :) Hope it'll keep you happy untill the next one is done....
GodessOFmars2 (for chapter 13 and 14): Actually that not going anywhere was the whole point of the chapter hihi. Chapter 14 goes somewhere, thanks for the amazing!The story's going to go down 'I-go-somewhere-lane' now hihi.
Tara-Yo: Thank you! Well, Deneb's partially a ghost as you can read above. She's stuck in between worlds....
blingbling1: *blushes* Thank you! Again someone calls me brialliant; I feel so honored :)
Samantha: Wow, thank you so much! I always love new readers, welcome!
Jeru: Aha Chile. That's far, far away. Thanks for the nice compliments! My dad says Hi back, rather grufly though since that's the way he is hihi. Yeah, he could probably help me, I know some Spanish and can understand it perfectly, but my grammar's not really uptodate hihi. Your english is going fine though, so don't worry ;)
ash44: Hihi, could have guessed you don't have a serious side ;) *helps ash44 to search for himself/herself* And Draco would probably at least try not to show it if he fell in love hihi. Thanks for reviewing!
k a w a i i n e s s: LOL, thank you! Yes, love never dies.... but one has to keep believing in the love, to continue seeing it. Narcissa just gave up and Lucius has himself all convinsed that he has no more feelings for her....
Cleopatra22 (for chapter 13 and 14): Hihi okay, I'll keep writing! I try my best but my mother's starting to complain that she doesn't recognize me when she sees me ;) *blushes deeply* Thank you! I would absolutely love to write a novel (I have started on one, but that's a secret hihi) and actually publish it :)
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AngelGurl (for chapter 12, 13 and 14): Thank you! Your reviews didn't show up on site, but did show up in my mailbox as a pleasant surprise hihi ;) Thanks for all the compliments *blushes* I swear I'm going to get vain hihi....
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Lasgo: Thank you hihi and how I do it? I guess I describe the feelings I had during a depression a couple of years ago....
Takhisis (for chapter 8, 9 and 10): Thank you and yes, Ginny's having second thoughts. Only logical hihi, considering what she is doing. Hermione does have a point, but the listening.....
karlin88 (for chapter 6 and 14): They were making sure a name only exists one time or something. Great to know you like it so much, and as everything is good again, I hope you'll like the rest too!.... Oh you did hihi! Great! Hope you love this chapter too!
Nadezda: Ooh, addicted! Cool! Great you like it hihi, with the seraing tension ans all ;) The best path hihi....
Takhisis (for chapter 13 and 14): I'm mentioning you two times LOL, so my answers are clearer. *blushes deeply* That's really wonderful to hear.... Sighs 'breathtakingly beautiful'.... And yes... the attraction of darkness.... only time will tell if it holds. Draco cannot buy her love and trust after all.... and he's gonna need it hihi ;)
KrystianMalfoy: Thank you! I'm really glad you love my poems; it's the one thing I love even more then writing stories.... I've got poems lying around here everywhere hihi, I'm hoping to publish them someday....
DreamGurl-de-Draco: Thank you hihi, another lover of darkness hihi....
Magic Girl2 (for chapter 3 and 5): LOL, thank you! I know I'm cruel ;)
LiLi: An evil, horrible death of boredom? Can't have that now can we? And that from a critic (since you aren't generous I guess you are one hihi). I'm really happy *does little dance* For a minute there I was afraid you really were dead though, or are you? ;)
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mea: Hihi, thank you! But don't you think it wouldn't be very good if this fic was riddled with mistakes?
Marisa: Hihi, well you did get mentioned again ;) Thanks for the compliments and yeah, it's good when Gin and Draco are together. Had to split them up though, just for a little bit.... To be honest; I have experienced sexual tension, but I've never really done anything with it.... and this is not my personal file for the memores of Laura hihi. Would be kinda weird if I was writing about myself LOL ;) Sure, I would love to read that hihi (the teaser that is). Thanks for the grammar thing hihi, I know I appologise a lot, but that just me.... Can't help it.
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