Sorry this chapter is a bit fluffier than usual, but I like it. So sue me. No wait, that wouldn't do you any good seeing as I'm not Jk Rowling and am therefore, broke. Oh well, a girl can dream.
Chapter 10
After breakfast, the children went to the sitting room to play wizard's chess. Ron and Harry were the first to play and Hermione pulled up a chair near Ron and grabbed a book to read. Ginny sat down on the couch and gave Draco a hopeful glance. He noticed and smiled at her as he sat down next to her. Ginny and Draco were talking quietly on the couch so they wouldn't be overheard.
"Ginny, you look really amazing today. I don't know how that prat Harry couldn't notice. But all the better for me, right?" Ginny blushed at this but edged closer to Draco so that they were almost touching. Her stomach did a little flip and she started to feel tingly all over.
"Draco, I don't know how this can work out. I want to be with you, but you know how Ron is. He doesn't even like you to look at me. Plus we can never be alone." Draco slid his hand down between the two of them and found Ginny's. He gently grabbed hold of it. Draco rubbed the back of her hand with his thumb and thought he noticed Ginny give a little shiver. Draco wanted to be back upstairs with her wrapped in his arms pressing against him. He wanted to explore her whole body with his kisses. He had never felt this way before and it was a little disconcerting.
Ron suddenly noticed what was going on at the couch and whispered to Harry and Hermione "What is that all about? You don't actually think she fancies him, do you?"
Hermione was the first to answer "Of course she does, Ron. Look at him." Hermione started to blush and looked down quickly.
Ron was staring at her like she was a Blast Ended Skwert. "And what exactly does that mean? What, you fancy him too? That's just great. Now I have to compete with Malfoy." Ron moved his chess piece and said, "Checkmate." Then he stormed away from the table and headed back upstairs. Hermione ran after him. "Ron wait! What did you mean just then?"
Harry looked around the room and seeing that no one would notice anyway, got up to go check on Buckbeak.
"Do you realize that we are actually alone? I think we should take advantage of the situation while we can."
"Whatever you wish, Ginny." Draco looked meaningfully into her bright green eyes and leaned in closer. They felt their lips touch softly at first, then it grew much more intense. Draco released her hand and started exploring her body with his hand. Ginny squirmed a little and Draco stopped what he was doing and pulled away from her. "What's the matter, Love?" he whispered. "Did I hurt you?" Ginny shook her head no and placed his hand back where he had it before then she started kissing him again. She pried open his mouth with her tongue and he didn't object.
Upstairs, Ron and Hermione were in his room. He was trying to avoid answering her questions, but doing a lousy job of it. "Won't you at least look at me?"
"I can't 'Mione, I just can't. I'm too embarrassed."
"But you have no reason to be," she said gently as she put her hand on his arm. "Ron, I've liked you since the Yule Ball, you were just to thick to notice."
Ron turned and looked at her with his eyes wide. "Are you serious? All this time and I never noticed? Why didn't you say something sooner?"
"I was hoping you'd make the first move. That way I wouldn't be rejected." She said very quietly.
Ron looked up at her face and couldn't believe he'd never noticed that look in her eyes before. He reached up and ran his fingers through her curly hair and pulled her face down to his. Their lips met in a very passionate kiss. Ron felt as though his heart would burst. He'd never felt this happy in his life. "Mione, I love you," he said through the kiss. "I always have. Since the troll in 1st year."
"Shut up and kiss me, I love you too" Hermione responded. This is what she had been waiting for. It seemed like an eternity before they broke apart and looked at each other. "Ron, what does this mean?"
"It means I'm going to be spending a lot more time snogging this summer than I had been planning."
Hermione laughed as she punched him in the arm. "That's not what I meant and you know it, Ronald Weasley!"
Ron pulled her down onto the bed with him and started kissing her again.