Finding Cinderella

Risa Moon

Disclaimer: I own nothing! Nothing owns me, let's leave it at that.

Summary: WANTED: A real beauty, with long hair, pale skin with shoes size 6, aka Cinderella. He found her, they did it, and all that was left of her was her scent and a shoe. He wants her back, even if he doesn't know her, and that's what he'll get, because Malfoys always get what they want. Of course that's what he thinks.

Chapter Three – Rage and Haven Deluxe

"DRACO MALFOY!" came a scream from outside Draco's office. He was expecting this, but he didn't expect this until he was long gone. He had just come into his office five minutes ago to get his stuff for his morning meeting with a client at the restaurant down the street.

"I want an explanation!" screamed Laura, storming into his office. His assistant was outside his door making hand gestures that she didn't mean to let her in, but was too afraid to come in to explain. Instead she gave up explaining and just shut the door.

"Explanation for what?" asked Draco in a bored tone, sitting back on his black leather chair.

"THIS!" Laura shouted, slamming down the Daily Prophet. Draco glanced at the newspaper for the third time today. "I went to the Daily Prophet today and that Weasley told me that you told her to print this!"

"There's not much to explain. That night I broke up with you, I met someone else, it's that simple," Draco stared at Laura with expressionless eyes.

"NO one breaks up with Laura Wellington! No one!" she hissed dangerously, "You will tell that wrench to cancel that article and say she made a mistake and you will be announcing to the press that we will be happily engaged!"

"And what if I say no?" Draco said, his voice turning dangerous. No one bossed a Malfoy around. No one and he meant no one.

"If you say no, I'll make sure to make you and the people around you miserable," Laura said leaning in to meet his eye level.

Draco leaned in, "I'll take your threat."

"Then you better watch your back," Laura hissed, then backed off and stormed out the door with her hair bellowing behind her. She almost collided with Blaise, but he caught his balance letting Laura pass by.

Blaise watched Laura make a sharp turn, making a college's stack of paper fall. "No wonder you broke up with her. But mate, do you think it's wise?" he said, turning to Draco who looked dangerously calm.

Draco was looking in mid-air in thought and turned towards Blaise with his trade mark smirk, "It's not wise, its war."

"Delivery for Ginny Weasley," said a familiar voice. Ginny looked up to find Harry with a bag of Chinese take out.

"What are you doing here?" Ginny asked with a confused smile.

"Remember our lunch date?" Harry asked with an understanding smile.

Ginny swore under her breath, "I'm so sorry, I forgot! And I thought you'd be mad at me after this morning."

"You know I can't stay mad at you Gin," Harry said smiling, as he took a seat.

Knock Knock

"I see you have company," an amused voice came from the door.

Ginny swore some more under her breathe.

Harry turned to see who was at the door and his smile turned from a smile to a frown. "What are you doing here Malfoy?" his voice hard.

"I came for my appointment. Ms. Weasley here told me that lunch was the only time she wasn't busy," he smirked, then added, "I now see why."

Harry turned to Ginny, "Is this true?" he asked simply, like he couldn't believe that Ginny would turn him down for Draco.

Ginny looked nervous, "Harry, its not what you think, I… I forgot…. And I thought that you were mad at me… and-."

"No, I understand," Harry said and walked out the door stiffly. Not even bothering to avoid Malfoy, who backed into the wall just in time.

"I'll see you tonight," Ginny called after him, hoping that he'll forgive him by tonight. But Harry didn't even show that he'd heard her.

"I'd thought he'd never leave."

Ginny glared at Draco and put her head in her arms. "Thanks loads Malfoy, for ruining my life," she said in a muffle.

Draco managed to hear what she said, "You're very welcome Weasley. Now, let's get down to business. What did you want to see me for?" he said as he sat down on the chair Harry had once occupied.

Ginny's face came out of her arms. She buzzed Jess for another cup of coffee, then reached for her hair tie and tightly tied her hair so she could look more awake. She was wearing a peach tank top and denim jacket, matched with a pair of dark blue jeans. Her black frame glasses hid a bit of her lust blue eyes.

Draco was distracted for a bit but came to reality when Ginny handed him a file. "This is all the girls that came here today. The rest are coming tomorrow. There was a line from here to five streets down. I couldn't take them all."

As Draco looked through the files, Jess came in for her coffee and Ginny took a sip as Jess went out.

"These are the ones that are in your description. It was ridiculous, some of the girls had fresh dyes on their hair, some were 50 year old grandmother, or 16 year old girls," Ginny raised her eyes with a teasing smile, "Please tell me you didn't commit adultery.

Draco smiled an actually smile. The first one he had today, "No, there was no blood on the sheets and I met her at Strawberry Republic," he said, still thumbing through the files.

Ginny pulled out a notepad from behind her desk and uncapped a blue ink pen. "So is there anything else you remember about her, or were you too wasted to remember?"

Draco looked up to find Ginny staring at her with those eyes that were shielded within those glasses. "Yea, she had glassy blue eyes, kind of lustful, but glassy," he muttered, still staring at Ginny.

Ginny turned down and wrote it down. "Anything else?" she asked as she reached for her cup of coffee, her hands trembling slightly.

Draco looked down at the files again, to see if he could remember anything.

"She had the most unique pair of earrings; it was like a dark blue storm in two beautiful snow drops," he said after and after thought.

Ginny put down her cup of coffee and wrote it down on her notepad, "So you weren't so wasted.

Draco smiled again, "No, she was just unforgettable."

Grumble

Ginny grinned, "Was that yours or mine?"

"It makes no difference. Where's the food?" Draco asked putting the files back onto Ginny's desk.

"Oh god," Ginny said frowning, "What is wrong with me?"

Draco smiled, not much Weasley every asked that question, it was usually asked by a Malfoy. But this time, he'd thought he'd answer it for her, "Nothing at all, come on. I'll take you out to lunch."

Ginny stared at him. She considered this a major compliment. She was about to say no but another grumble came from her stomach. She grabbed her purse, "Fine but I'm paying."

Draco stood up and followed her out the door with a grin, "Whatever you say."

As Ginny walked out the office, they could still see a line of girls of all varieties trying to get in and when they saw Draco, half of them swooned and the other half tried to get their attention.

"I'm your Cinderella Draco!" one screamed.

"No! I am!" another one claimed.

"Your two dream on, he's mine!" an old woman screamed.

It all went down from there. "Jess, I'm going out to lunch."

The two ran for it before they could be chase out the door. Draco winked at the group of girls before he followed Ginny out.

"Egoistic Maniac," Ginny accused.

"You know it," Draco said flashing her one of his winning smiles.

Ginny rolled her eyes and smiled.

The two were lounging at the restaurant ten blocks down, hoping no one would claim to be Draco's 'long lost Princess'.

They had lunch in a Chinese restaurant which was Ginny's favorite kind of food. They discussed about politics and how the down fall of Voldemort helped the economic in the Wizarding Realm and the muggles. Ginny had found out that Draco's father died with the Dementor's Kiss and his mother and him gotten along better and their family fortune was more secure. Draco and Blaise had started a company that made the newest brooms and invested in stocks that had made their fortunes sky rocket. They also do charity work once in a while for different groups of needy people.

Ginny was surprised at how Draco had changed and was fascinated at his work. 'Maybe after all this is done, I could ask him to do a private interview with her,' Ginny thought, but brushed it away. It would be best if they never met after this. She'll just have to see.

"What's happening is your life? I see you and Potter have become… close friends," Draco said, choosing his words carefully.

Ginny thought about it for a while before she answered. "Harry, Ron, Hermione, and I have moved in together. But Ron and Mione haven't been back in a while with their Auror work. Harry had changed his job. He used to be Auror, but after Voldemort's downfall, he thought he'd try for Quidditch. I'm sure you know he's been playing for Puddlemere United for sometime now, they won the Quidditch Cup last year."

Draco seemed surprised that Ginny had missed something in her whole speech. "What about you?" he asked quietly.

Ginny looked at him, slightly lost and confused. No one had every bother to ask about her before, maybe her mother or father once in awhile. But other than that, people had asked about Harry, Ron, or Hermione.

"Me?" Ginny asked, making sure she heard right.

"Oh Weasley, please don't do deaf on me now," Draco said, an amused smile playing on his lips.

"I'm not deaf," Ginny said, flushing, "I'm just curious why you asked."

"Well, you seem so busy talking about the people surrounding you that I haven't heard you talk about yourself."

"I haven't changed much since I graduated. I was working as a waitress but got tired of it. After two years, I got a job as a secretary at the Daily Prophet, and got promoted to writer about six months ago. I even invested half my life savings into my friend's restaurant; she just started another project that I helped her with. She likes having a partner in these little projects of her. That's really all I've done this past three years."

Draco raised an eyebrow and reached for his tea, "You sure don't lead an exciting life," he stated.

Ginny smiled with her cup in hand, "One does have to lead an exciting life to have a happy life."

Draco took a sip, "Is that so?"

"It's very so."

Ginny had no idea what she was doing. This was absolutely ridiculous. Was she flirting with a Malfoy? And most importantly, was he flirting back?

Malfoy had no idea what in the world. This was something he never planed to feel. That's really the first time that ever happened. And a Malfoy having a carefree time having lunch with a Weasley, was just plain unheard of.

Ginny was going out to dinner with Colin and Luna tonight. After her little lunch with Malfoy, she decided to have the rest of the day off. She called Jess and told her to, to take the rest of the day off. She knew Jess had been working really hard.

She went back home and found herself alone. She didn't have much to do so she spent her time taking a nice hot bath and dressing and putting on makeup. She looked extra nice because of the time she took. By the time she was done, it was about five thirty o'clock. She had chosen a slim halter black dress with a slit that went slightly below her mid-thigh, showing her beautiful thin legs; that were to die for. She put her hair down to reveal natural dark blood red hair that ended beautifully in ringlets. She had her silver snow drop earrings, one of her favorites.

She answered all her mail and sent some more. Made sure there was food for anyone who came home. After that she finally set out to Haven Deluxe. Since the apartment was in Hogsmeade, she decided to walk.

When she got there, the doorman let her in with a nod of recognition. There was a long line to the exclusive restaurant. Ginny smiled her winning smile at all the people in line a walked up to the front. The manager quickly noticed her and smiled at her. He was wearing a neat black tie suit that was newly pressed. His white hair gave him a charming yet wise look. It was apparent who was in charge of all the employees.

"Ah! Ms. Halliwell! Welcome. Mr. Creevey and Ms. Lovegood are waiting for you at your usual table," he said loudly, like it was purposely for others to hear.

"Thank you Walter," Ginny whispered.

"No need to thank me. May I add, you look absolutely dazzling tonight, Ms. Weasley," he whispered back so no one could hear, but smiled and waved as if they were hiding no where.

"I told you to call me Ginny," she whispered back, checking if there was a lady bug around.

"Ms. Weasley, you know it's in my manner to call you formally during work," he whispered with a smile.

Walter led her to a private elevator and went to the ninth floor. Tenth floor needed a key. When they stepped out, in front of them was a big beautiful room that was set as a balcony with a roof. Dim lights but light enough to seem romantic, yet mysterious. Real vines with red and pink roses where surround the poles in a swirl and the tables had a pale white table cloth and a candle light at each table with a single rose with the candle. The cloth had monogram H.D. on it. There were a few private tables, all empty except one.

"Looking good Gin," remarked a dashing blond with shot spiked hair and blue eyes. He stood up to kiss Ginny on the cheek. He sported a dark blue shirt with white baggy jeans.

"Thank you Colin. It took me long enough. And I love what you did with the restaurant" she said, teasingly.

"Don't hog her," a teasing voice said. The voice belonged to a woman with light brown hair with blond streaks, who looked like a supermodel.

"Oh my god! Luna, you look great!" Ginny said, hugging the other girl fiercely.

"You don't look half bad yourself," Luna greeted.

The three settled into the chair. Colin sat in a blue chair, Luna in a yellow, and Ginny in a red.

"So how was the model shoot at Milan?" Ginny asked Luna.

"Great and I bear gifts for both of you," Luna pulled out two bags and gave one to Colin and Ginny.

Colin pulled out an Armani sweater with matching pants and the latest perfume for men. Ginny pulled out a beautiful designer dress. It was dramatic v-neck that reveals much but hid all the secrets and dips deeper in the back. It also had split flutter sleeves, slightly fitted waist and an uneven ruffle hem.

"I want to trade!" Colin whined, with a hint of tease.

"If the dress fits," she teased back.

"Alright all right," he said smiling, "So what's with this business with Malfoy and being single again?" he asked eagerly.

"You've got no idea how happy this model I was working with was when the news came that Draco Malfoy's engagement was a sham. She practically cried out in joy," Luna added and rolled her eyes.

"Laura Wellington told a lie in the public. Probably desperate because she didn't want people to know that he broke up with her that night," Ginny said and took a sip of her lemon tea when the waiter set it in front of her.

"How do you know?" Colin asked her with his left eyebrow.

"Just say, I'm certain that he wasn't with her that night," Ginny said in a daze.

A/N: If I left you hanging, I had to leave it somewhere. And if you think this chapter was boring, just wait until the next chapter. Things are about to heat up. And I'm so sorry that it took me so long to update the last chapter. No excuse at all! And I'm so sorry about the misspelling, but I'm working on it. I'd like to thank Ashley and Bobby for helping me proof read! Love you guys!

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