A/N: Okay guys, here's the next installment of Goodnight and Go (or G.A.G) anyway, enjoy!
Goodnight and Go: Chapter Four, It's My Life.
Ginny walked into the Great Hall and for the first time in months, took a seat at the Gryffindor table instead of the Slytherin table. Ignoring the presence of Ron, Harry and Hermione who were seated opposite her, Ginny began to pile ample amounts of roast lamb, potatoes, pumpkin and some other greens on her plate and hungrily, began to eat.
"Mnice ob uoht ou oin os," Ron commented, his mouth typically full of food.
"Sorry Ron," Ginny said sweetly, "What was that? I was slightly distracted by the half chewed up piece of lamb flesh rolling around in the extremely large hole you call a mouth."
"I said," Ron said, clearing his throat and taking a swig of pumpkin juice, "Nice of you to join us."
"Yes," Harry put in, "It seems quite strange to say I ate tea with Ginny Weasley when you've been sitting with the Slytherins for the past, what, 2 months and a week."
"Been counting have you Harry? I'm touched," Ginny said emotionlessly and went back to eating her food.
"So Ginny," Ron asked eagerly, "Why is it that you're sitting here with us while lover boy over there at Slytherin is flirting with another girl?"
"Because," Ginny said reluctantly, dreading the Trio's reaction, "We broke up."
"Yes!" Ron shouted at the top of his lungs drawing attention from many students, Blaise included who mouthed 'rather you than me' at Ginny. "That's five galleons you owe me Harry," Ron commented loudly drowning out something Harry had said. "What was that Harry?" Ron asked.
"I said," Harry spoke angrily, "Not here!"
"Oops," Ron whispered.
"Wait," Ginny said slowly, not believing what she was hearing, "You had a bet?"
"Uh, well you see Ginny it was a bet, it was a, uh, a," Ron broke off and turned to look at Harry and then Hermione hoping they would have an answer.
"Did they have a bet Hermione?" Ginny asked hoping, for Ron and Harry's sake the answer was no.
"Yes they did," Hermione said firmly, "Ginny I told them that it was a very stupid and careless thing to do. I told them that they would be hurting your feelings and were quite frankly being very insensitive and not thinking about others, but honestly, do you think that they would listen?" Hermione lectured, looking sternly at the pair.
"Hermione," Harry exclaimed, "That's not a very nice thing to say! That's five galleons you owe me and Ron!"
This only seemed to anger Ginny further, she surveyed the trio trying to keep her anger in check, not surprisingly, she wasn't finding it easy. "You placed a bet on my relationship with Blaise? You placed a bet on my happiness?"
"Now hold on Ginny," Ron said quickly, "I hardly think that we placed a bet on your happiness. I think maybe you should calm down for a second and stop being so horrible!"
"Me horrible? Let's think about that for a moment shall we? Did I place a bet on my sister's relationship? Did I punch my sister on the nose? Did I flaunt the bet right in front of her face?"
"But you don't have a sister!" Ron said stupidly.
"You're incorrigible Ron! All of you are!" Ginny said menacingly as she picked up her bag and left the Great Hall, trying very hard not to cry.
It was like a chain reaction between the students of the Slytherin and Gryffindor table. As Ginny ran from the Great Hall, Draco (who had been watching, or rather, gazing admiringly at her) pointed her out to Blaise before leaving the Hall himself. Over at Gryffindor, Ron, who noticed Draco leave, followed him rather suspiciously, which in turn, sent Harry and Hermione after Ron. Upon seeing Harry and Hermione leave, Blaise realised that Ginny and Draco were outnumbered and also left which sent Ashley, the girl he was flirting with, also out after him!
Ginny sat on the ground, slumped against the wall, trying desperately not to cry. Draco came up to her, and tried to do his best (which wasn't very good) to comfort her.
"Are you okay?" Draco asked hesitantly after awhile, bending down so he was at her level, looking her in the eye.
"Just peachy!" Ginny replied sarcastically, trying even harder not to cry Ginny began, "They placed a bet on me and Blaise! They placed a fucking bet Draco!"
Draco pulled Ginny to her feet, and let her cry in his arms. While he personally enjoyed the sensation of Ginny Weasley so close to him, Ginny secretly enjoyed being held in Draco's arms. Strange things were happening.
As Ron stumbled on the scene of Draco holding Ginny, he let out an anguished cry. His worst nightmares were coming true! It was crazy! Upon hearing his cry, Draco and Ginny stepped away from each other looking every part of the guilty couple caught in the act, even if the act was just hugging. Meanwhile, Harry and Hermione quickened their pace when they heard Ron's cry, fearing the worst. Perhaps Malfoy had cursed him, perhaps Ginny had!
However, when they glanced upon the scene, and saw Ron gawking at Ginny and Draco who were looking rather guilty and standing at a questionable distance apart, they jumped to conclusions. The wrong ones of course and stared questionably from Ron to Ginny and Draco.
Blaise weaved his way past the three gawking Gryffindors, looking as happy as ever. As he approached Ginny and Draco, he grinned broadly.
In a hushed voice so only they could hear, Blaise said, "Caught in the act right? Don't worry I know the feeling! You know I've been waiting for you two to hook up! I mean you've both been secretively looking at the other! Don't think I haven't seen you two!"
Blaise winked causing Ginny to blush a bright red, while a pink tinge appeared on Draco's pale cheeks and probably making the situation a whole lot worse.
"No we aren't-" Draco began, before he was interrupted by Ginny.
"Yeah we were just you know-"
"Hugging but-" Draco continued cutting off Ginny.
"In a very platonic sense," Ginny finished.
"Yeah," Blaise said sarcastically, "They were just hugging because they're just friends!"
"Shut-up Blaise!" Ginny and Draco yelled simultaneously.
"We were just hugging and we are just friends," Ginny said firmly looking at Ron.
"Yeah," Draco clarified, "Ginny was only ever shagging one of us! I mean, well, uh, yeah."
"What's going on?" Ashley asked, finally reaching the group.
"Well," Ginny began, "My dearest brother Ronald and his two best friends placed a delightful bet on how long my relationship with Blaise was going to last. Then being the backstabbers that they are, they flaunted it right in my, wait, who are you?" Ginny asked realising who she was talking too.
"Oh I'm-" Ashley began but was cut off by Blaise.
"Ashley, what are you doing here? Go back to the Great Hall! No actually go back to my suite, I'll be there later!" Blaise waited patiently for Ashley to leave before saying, "Sorry folks."
"Oh it's okay Zabini," Ron said angrily, "We couldn't possibly deny you of your nightly shag."
"At least I'm getting some," Blaise said trying not to be smug as Ginny tried not to laugh. "And oh yeah, when I said folks that meant Ginny and Draco."
"That's it Zabini!" Ron shouted. "You've crossed the line!"
As Ron finished, he pulled out his wand and pointed it directly at Blaise who was struggling not to say a snide remark. Sadly he couldn't contain himself.
"Whatcha going to do Weasley?" Blaise asked jauntily. "Curse me?"
Before Ron could answer, Ginny had pulled out her wand and had pointed, much to Ron's surprise, at her brother. Ron looked questionably at Ginny, who returned his look with a glare. When Harry moved to pull out his own wand, Ron stopped him with a shake of his head.
"No need Harry," Ron said confidently. "Ginny wouldn't curse her own brother."
"Of course I wouldn't," Ginny said seriously, then her tone of voice changed to a sarcastic one, "Because you would never place a bet on a relationship in my life! You know what, I'm sick of all of you! Ron, Hermione, Harry, just get out of my life. Okay, just leave me alone, seriously, because right now I really don't need you three to watch over me."
Ron opened his mouth to say something but luckily for him was tugged on the arm by Hermione and didn't say a word. Not that Ginny would have had the heart to curse him. Following Hermione's lead, Harry and Ron left the scene. Ginny shook her head and walked off in the direction of the grounds and Blaise moved to follow her.
"No, Blaise, let me go talk to her," Draco said and Blaise nodded letting him go after Ginny.
Okay Draco, now here's your chance to display your undying love for –
I do not love her!
Fine then, have it your way, your undying infatuation
I am not infatuated with her
Aha, sure, whatever you say!
Don't take that tone with me!
Whatcha going to do about it?
You are such a prat!
You do realised that you're calling yourself a prat, don't you? They key word there being yourself.
I'm not going to dignify that with a remark.
Too late you already did!
Will you please just –
Shut up? Please don't tell me you're stupid enough to ask?
Draco ignored the voice and continued to stomp down the grounds towards the tiny speck in the distance that was Ginny Weasley. As Draco got closer to Ginny, he noticed how cold it really was outside, then without warning, it began to rain.
Perfect, just what I need!
You mean you've found a brain? Congratulations Draco, I didn't think you had it in you.
Once again, Draco ignored the voice and continued stomping trying not to slip over in the muddy ground. As Draco neared Ginny, who was leaning against a tree by the lake, he shouted out a greeting that was muffled by the wind. As Ginny looked up to see Draco coming towards her, she quickly tried to swipe away the tears that were running down her face.
Seeing Ginny cry, Draco increased his pace to a near run, trying very hard not to slip over. However, as he came towards her at thundering speed and Ginny stood up to greet him, he slipped over in the mud. With a yelp of surprise, Draco went careening towards Ginny, knocking her off her feet and sending straight into the ice cold lake.
Needless to say, Draco never got to confess his feelings for a certain red head that night.
"Are you okay?" Draco asked for what seemed to be the fiftieth time that night as he sat with Ginny on the settee feeling absolutely useless.
"Draco, I'm fine," Ginny assured a frowning Draco, pulling the blanket tighter around her. "Just a little cold, is all."
"I'll put the fire on then," Draco said making his way towards the fire and tripping over his undone shoelace in his haste. Silently he cursed; he was not having a good day.
"Are you okay?" Ginny asked as Draco sat on the ground clutching at his ankle.
"I think I twisted my ankle," was the rather strangled reply that came from Draco.
Ten minutes later, the situation had dramatically changed. Ginny who had been hurt by her brother and pushed into the lake, accidentally of course, by Draco, was now casting a healing charm on his ankle as he lay on the couch!
"You know," Ginny said quite conversationally, "When you think that I was the one crying in desperate need to comfort, you haven't really helped. I mean, you've pushed me into the lake, and then gone and got yourself injured instead of helping me!"
Yeah Draco, you're just hopeless! Again you fail to gain the concept of knocking her off her feet! You see, you don't actually do it!
"I know that you idiot!" Draco blurted out in a very annoyed tone. "Oh sorry," he added quickly, seeing the look on Ginny's face, "I was talking to myself."
"You seem to be doing that a lot lately," Ginny commented dryly, smiling slightly. "All better," she continued, tapping his ankle a final time with her wand.
"Thanks," Draco said, moving his legs of the settee and patting the spot next to him.
As Ginny took a seat, Draco was silently thinking over what he was going to say.
"Okay, so Ginny, we need to talk," Draco began using the infamous line.
"Sounds ominous," Ginny said lightly, "So?"
"Well, you see, the thing is, you're a Gryffindor and a Weasley, and I'm a Slytherin, not to mention a Malfoy, and the two, they don't mix, you know. But the thing is, that I really like you," Draco finished in a rush, trying not to blush.
"Draco," Ginny said softly, "I like you too."
Draco was on cloud nine. He was soaring. He was in heaven. He was happy. He was soon, to be in for the shock of his life.
"I mean," Ginny continued, "You're such a great friend!"
"Uh, so are you," Draco said hoarsely, struggling not to let the disappointment that he was feeling show. "Look it's late, perhaps we should head to bed."
There was an uncomfortable pause. "Oh, no, I mean, you can have the bed, I'll sleep on the couch," Draco finished.
"No, it's okay," Ginny said quickly, "I better be going back to Gryffindor. Um, I'll see you later. Goodnight."
"Night," Draco said softly as he watched Ginny leave, his confidence and possibly ego in shreds.
When Draco was sure Ginny was far away and not likely to come back, he let out a loud train of swear words. A few minutes later, Blaise was seated on the settee as Draco began to speak of the unfortunate events that had just occurred.
"So then, I'm running towards her, because she's crying and I can see that she's really upset," Draco said feeling more and more embarrassed as he went on, "And then, I slipped over in the mud and she was standing up and I hit her, and sent her flying into the lake."
"Hmm," Blaise said, "What was that? I thought you just said that you sent her into the lake!"
"I did," Draco said slowly.
"Not the smoothest move Draco," Blaise commented, "I mean that's even worse than that time when we were nine and that girl, what was her name, oh yeah, Deeva, wanted help zipping up her dress and-"
"You aren't exactly helping," Draco pointed out tersely.
"You're loosing your touch," Blaise teased.
"Am not!" Draco shouted back.
"Prove it then," Blaise dared.
"Fine!"
"Get her to go out with you."
"What? No way! Come on Blaise be fair!"
"I was right; you are loosing your touch!"
"I'll do it," Draco said defiantly and it wasn't until later, much later that night when he lay in bed trying to sleep that he realised what a mistake he had made.
A/N: Okay, I want to thank all my reviewers who have left me comments, you've been fantastic. This chapter was a little shorter than the others and I'm sorry that it's soooo late. I had more, but I think it finished better like this. I also haven't been in the right mood for writing D/G stuff right now but hopefully the next chapter will be out in roughly a weeks time. For those of you that are having doubts about the whole 'dare' concept, please don't judge now because I can promise you that this fic won't be too cliche and predictable! Please review and I hoped you enjoyed chapter four!
Bye bye, for now.
ZabinisGirl