Ginny's eyes fluttered open and she realized she wasn't in her room, on her bed. She started to panic, but when she saw a familiar blond dozing off on an armchair beside her, she began to calm down a little. Looking around, she realized that she was in the infirmary.
"Morning my dear. How are you feeling today?" Narcissa said as she approached Ginny.
"Fine, just a little dizzy. How did I get here?" Ginny asked.
"My precious little boy carried you all the way here while you were unconscious. The fever has subsided. You'll be fine in a while. Here, open up, you need to take this potion." Narcissa said as she held a spoon to Ginny's mouth.
"He was here all night. Never left you. Not even to get a drink." Narcissa said as she smiled down proudly at her son.
"Thank you, Aunt Narcissa. For bringing him to this world" Ginny said as she reached out to hug the older woman.
Draco stirred a little and his eyes fluttered open. The heart warming sight of the two women he loved most embracing each other nearly melted his heart.
"Nice way to start a morning. Watching the one you love and your beloved mother embracing each other so lovingly" Draco said as he watched them.
"Morning Draco" both women chorused. (A bit like Charlie's Angels)
"Are you feeling better, Xav?" Draco asked as he held her hand.
"Yeah, I guess so" Ginny blushed as she spoke.
"Okay, I guess that's the cue for me to get out and let the two of you talk" Narcissa chirped before walking back to her office.
"Better be well and up soon. The holidays are round the corner, you don't want to be caught sick when there's so much stuffs going on all over the world" Draco smirked as he stared into her eye.
"Don't worry, I will" Ginny blushed even redder than before.
"Good. I can't wait to have you over for the holidays," Draco said as he pulled her close.
"What?" Ginny gasped, shocked at his last sentence.
"I can't wait to have you over for the holidays. You're coming over to my house" Draco said looking at her.
"But I…but…when was that decided anyway?" Ginny asked totally confused.
"When I asked you to be mine" Draco smirked as he bent down to capture her lips with his.
"I can't believe this. You're letting Xav go over your place for the holidays and I'm not allowed to be there? Xav, he's doing it again. Draco Malfoy, what kind of a friend do you consider yourself to be?" Harry pouted as he whined.
Ginny watched the exchange between the two boys and promptly burst out into peals of laughter.
"Do something about him, will you?" Draco pointed at Harry who was now clinging onto him and refusing to let go of his midriff.
"Harry, come here. You'll cause tongues to wag if you continue holding Draco that way." Ginny said as she pried Harry away from the blonde in distress.
"Harry, I really hope to spend some time alone with him. You understand right? And you'll just forget Draco's house and go to Paris with your parents for me, right?" Ginny attempted to calm the brunette.
"Alright, I will. Only for your sake, Xav," Harry said as he ruffled Ginny's hair, then turning to Draco, he continued, "Be glad you've got him, mate. If you hurt him, I'll personally make sure that you'll be missing some parts of your anatomy."
With that, Harry grabbed his trunk and headed off to where his parents were waiting for him. Giving a final wave to the couple, Harry turned and followed his parents.
"Okay, we'll have to take the Knight Bus to my home. My parents have taken Leo to Japan. I told them you're coming over, so I'll stay in London with you," Draco said as he took Ginny's hand in his, causing the redhead to blush.
"Aunt Narcissa's fine with that? I mean, doesn't she know that…" Ginny stopped herself abruptly as she realized what she was about to say.
"Know what?" Draco smirked as he looked at her.
"Nothing…nothing important" Ginny stuttered as she blushed an even deeper shade of red.
"Xav, finish what you started," Draco said as he pinned her on the wall behind and bending down to nibbled on her ear lobe, causing her to gasp.
"No…really…I didn't say anything. Please let me go. People will talk," Ginny pleaded as she attempted to push him away.
"Let them talk then. Finish what you wanted to say and I'll let go of you" Draco smirked as he trailed kisses down her neck.
"Okay, I'll say it. I wanted to say that won't Aunt Narcissa be worried since she knows that we're…we're a coup…I mean we're…we're to…together" Ginny stuttered really badly, attempting to string words together.
"No she won't. She made me promise not to force you to do anything against your will. She believes that you'll be able to differentiate what's right and what's wrong better than I do." Draco whispered into her ear, causing her to shiver a little. Then, taking her hand, he led the way to a deserted alley and raised his wand.
BANG
A huge purple bus appeared right in front of them and a shabby looking bus conductor appeared at the doorway of the bus.
"Name's Stan, that's Ernie over there at the wheel. Welcome onboard the Knight Bus. Where'd you be going to my boys?"
"Malfoy Manor" Draco said.
"That'll be 8 sickles each, and for two more sickles you get hot chocolate, and if you pay two more besides you will get a hot water bottle and a toothbrush to in any color of your choice." Stan chirped.
"We'll take the hot chocolate," Draco said as he paid the fare, grabbed two tickets and pulled Ginny on board.
The Knight Bus had beds aligned by the windows. Draco sat down on one empty bed and pulled Ginny down in his lap.
"It's going to take a while and it's a rough ride. I suggest you'd better hold on tight" Draco smirked as he wrapped his hands around her waist.
The Knight Bus began to move at top speed. Zooming between alleys and highways and there was a time when it squeezed itself between vehicles just to get ahead of the traffic congestion. Ginny grabbed hold of Draco's arms which never left her waist. She was afraid of flying off her seat.
"Here we are, the Malfoy Manor" Stan announced as the Knight Bus came to a halt.
Ginny stepped out of the bus and gasped. Right in front of her stood a huge mansion that was so huge it could be classified as a castle. She found herself cowering at the size of the mansion. "Would I get lost in it?" she wondered.
"This is my home. Isn't much, but it's home" Draco shrugged and opened the gate that led to a long pathway lined with rose bushes that were now bare due to the extremely cold weather conditions. The path way led all the way to the front door of the mansion.
"Not much? NOT MUCH? You honestly don't know how many people out there are willing to give up everything just to live in something like that, do you?" Ginny exclaimed, still attempting to calm herself down from the shock of actually getting to live in this mansion.
"I don't, don't I? Are you one of those who are willing to give up everything to live in my mansion? With me?" Draco smirked as he whispered into her ear.
"I…I…I'm not…I'm not the materialistic type" Ginny said as she blushed, trying to ignore his implication. Still taking her hand, Draco pulled her along till they reach the front mahogany door with gold handles. Pointing his wand at the handle, Draco muttered a spell and the heavy door swung open.
Ginny was momentarily shocked by the glamour of main hall that was right in front of her. Almost everything in the house was glowing, either silver or gold. Ginny moved quietly with each step she took, as though afraid that any large movements would cause the house to tumble. The main hall had a whole lot of photos of the Malfoy family. Ginny found herself staring at a photo where a young Draco was smirking at her.
"Think I look charming?" Draco whispered in a low voice into her ear causing her to jump.
"I…I…" Ginny stuttered; feeling totally vexed that she seemed to have lost her ability to speak.
"My room is up the stairs on the top floor, to the left. Yours will be to the right on the same level. Or would you prefer to sleep in my room like we always do back in school? Mind you, I've only got one bed in my room" Draco smirked at the red head. Ginny grabbed her trunk and stomped her way up the flight of steps without even looking at the blond.
"What did I say? I wonder…" Draco thought, utterly surprised and baffled by the red head's reaction.
"I can't believe him. He takes pleasure in watching me blush to the roots of my hair," thought Ginny as she plopped herself down on her bed. Her room was huge and it held everything that she liked, books, quidditch stuffs and all that. It was almost as though this room was permanently hers. Ginny took her time to unpack and when she was finally done, she decided to change into something more comfortable. Just as she was about to pull her shirt over her head, she heard the door click open and with lightning speed reflexes, she pulled her shirt back down again and turned to find the blond staring at her.
"Thought I might drop by to tell you that dinner will be served at 7 sharp. This is for you" Draco smirked, tossing her a pretty box and left before she could respond.
Ginny tugged at the ribbon and lifted the lid off the box. Inside was a dress made of silk and was ivory in colour, a matching pair of stilettos and a pearl necklace. Ginny stared at the items before her, completely dumbfounded.
END OF CHAPTER
Sorry I took so long to finish this one. In case it's a little too vague, the ending of this chapter actually contains a little cliffhanger. Think about it. Is it boring? I'm beginning to lose momentum sumhow, give me some ideas k. thx
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