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Chapter 9: You'll Die
"Being with you is all that I live for." She told him.
"Me too." He murmured, not wanting to ruin the moment.
"If you were not part of my life, I'd die." She told him, smiling at him.
"Me too." He repeated, unable to look her in the eye.
"If I were to die now, I'd have no regrets." She told him, her eyes gleaming.
"Me too." He said.
"I wish. If I were to die now, I'd go to Hell for lying to the one who gave me her life." He added under his breath.
Ginny didn't know how long she had sat there on her bed, thinking of all the previous events. It was days, really, but little did she notice, for she was too deep in thought to realize that. It wasn't long until it was the day where she was permitted to leave the castle for Corineland with Draco. The maids dressed her up in the usual corset and petty coats that she is still uncomfortable in, and the daily fancy up do.
Ginny stepped into the decorative horse drawn carriage as Draco helped her in. He climbed in after her, and took a seat across from her, and with a signal of his hand, the carriage started to move. They rode in silence, before Ginny couldn't help but break the silence.
"Draco, don't love me." She murmured, it was straightforward and she was positive Draco had heard her.
For a second there, she saw a hint of hurt in his silver gleaming eyes.
"Ginny, you don't understand," He started, sounding exasperate. "If I don't show you my love, I'd have nothing to live for." He blurted out, looking her straight in the eye. Inwardly, he smirked at how well he had rehearsed his lines.
She starred at him to scan for any hint of surreal ness, but found none.
"Draco, I'm sorry, but you can not. If you succeed in making me return your love, you will die. Although my brother hates you, I do not wish to be a murderer." She said, as politely as possible.
He looked her with the most hurtful expression he had practiced to express. "But Ginny," He focused his eyes hard for him to cry. "You are murdering me," He continued, pretending to try and hide his tears. "You are slowly killing me with your denial." He finished, as a lone tear rolled down his cheeks like the many hundred times he had practiced before.
Ginny remained expressionless and turned to the window, unable to look at him. In her mind, everything was on overdrive, could a Malfoy really say that to her? But it looks so real… Finally, she broke the silence.
"Draco," She started. "You'll die." She informed him again, hoping he'll tell her it was all a joke that he was playing on her.
"I know." He says with no hesitation. "But I'm already dying on the inside, because without you I am, and always will be, incomplete." He told her, looking her straight in the eye, trying to see into her soul. Her eyes became watery at the phrase he just said. Hiding her tears, she looked away.
"I…can't…" She sobbed, starring outside. "Don't make this any harder than it already is-" She faltered. She wanted to say 'I don't love you,' she had screamed it so many times in her head, but she failed to say it. "I-" She tried again, but her mouth would not operate properly, she would not and could not say the four simple words 'I don't love you.'
"Ginny, please…" He pleaded, giving her the most pleading look he could express. "Just give me a chance." He gazed at her with the longing look he had rehearsed so many times in front of his mirror.
This time, she could not look away, and before she knew it, he had leaned over and captured her lips with his just to make it seem more true and real. Draco's plan worked with no flaws for Ginny fell head over heels over it when she did not push him away. Inwardly, Draco smirked at how flawless and smooth his plan was going, but deep inside, a different kind of feeling had formed, he just couldn't put his finger down on it yet.
"Draco, you know, you really are going to die." She whispered.
"Yes. I would die for you any day." He told her, smiling, it must've been the first time Ginny saw a Malfoy smile genuinely, for she could not help but return the smile as they were escorted into the castle of Corineland.
"Your highness, your majesty the queen has returned early and request to speak to you alone." A guard informed Draco as he bowed.
"Very well, tell her I'll be on my way." Draco waved him off.
"Yes, your highness." The guard bowed once more before leaving.
"So, are you going to go now?" Ginny asked him.
"Yeah ok, now, just wait in the foyer for me, I'll be right back." He answered.
"I'll just look around. I haven't been here before." She told him.
"Ok, I'll meet up with you later." And with that, Draco walked off into one of the many corridors. Ginny, meanwhile, wandered down a hallway she thought looked pleasant. She passed large grand doors that were apparently the entrance to the library, and another few dozen rooms that were regularly furnished but not occupied, and several other rooms she had no idea where they lead. Finally, she arrived in front of a set of huge golden doors that did not look appealing to her liking, she was about to pass it like she had to the previous ones, when she heard the strict hard voice of a women. Subconsciously, Ginny pressed her ear to the set of doors.
"Draco, Corineland and Royaland is going to perish in this war. All the other kingdoms near us refuse to unite, for their sons and daughters are already wed, we have no choice but to tell the people to evacuate. We must leave too, the war is coming our way, and with our army alone it is not great enough to fend off the war. We will leave in two days, and we must return Princess Ginerva back to Royaland for she has to prepare to leave too. The arrangements are being made."
"But your majesty, is there no other way? Corineland and Royaland have never been taken over for the past hundred years. Everyone will die amongst it!" Ginny heard Draco protest.
"I am aware of that, Draco, but we have no alternate route." The voice that Ginny recognized to be the queen answer in an aggravated tone.
No one spoke for a moment.
"Your majesty, what if I wed with Princess Ginerva?" Draco suggested.
The queen did not reply.
"Draco, you will die." The queen finally informed him.
"I am aware of that, your majesty, but as long as Ginerva does not return my love, I will not die." Draco enlightened her.
"But Draco, that is unfair to Princess Ginerva." The Queen replied. "We can not request that from her-" The queen started.
"You're majesty, I am most happy to oblige if it will save both our kingdoms." Ginny replied, pushing the doors open and entering the grand hall. "I apologize for my rude intrusion." Ginny did a slight bow and turned sideways to send Draco a reassuring smile.
"I-" The queen started, lost for words. "I am appalled that you two would sacrifice for our kingdom! We won't have to evacuate! The people of both Corineland and Royaland will live!" The queen celebrated before recovering. "Very well, the people of Corineland and Royaland will be pleased to hear this."
"Do you know what you got yourself into?" Draco asked Ginny as he led her to her room for the night.
"Yes, I'm positive, I must return the favour to these people, I owe them, after all the people I killed…" Ginny trailed off.
"We have to get married, you know?" Draco asked.
"I know. It'll save hundreds of lives." She replied, squeezing his hand.
"Is that worth it to you? Saving all the people?" He asked, full of curiosity, he never would've thought Ginny would be willing to do this. He thought that he had to plan another scheme for them to get married. This outcome threw him off slightly, but his plans were not ruined.
"Yes, of course it is." She answered firmly. "But…" She didn't finish her sentence, her arm dropped from his and she stood rooted into the spot.
"But I'll die." He finished her sentence casually.
"Yes." She responded, looking at the ground.
"You know, I'm willing to die as long you're with me for as little as a second." Draco told her, this surprised himself a bit, he had not practiced this line, yet it did no harm, it just made this whole scenario more realistic.
She squeezed his hand again gently. "If I start liking you any slight bit, you'll die."It took quite a while, and once again, it's a tad bit short, but cope with me please. Don't forget to review and an alllll new poll:
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