Chapter Eight
Bareback, by mizlovegood
Dedicated to; Summer, Coby, and Jetta, my fav horses. Dedicated to Chesepeuke! (LOL)
Disclaimer: I would say I have run out of funny ideas, but I never had one in the first place, so I will just say that it is not mine.
New Summary: If Ginny Wealsey loved horses, if Draco Malfoy was abused, if Ron had done something unforgivable… You might just have read Bareback. PG13. Post Ootp!
Last time… "Wait," She said, "Your letting me go?" She collapsed onto her bed and into a sound sleep immediately, dreaming of the trapeze and giant maple strudels. . And maybe nice hair if he didn't slick it back- and a nice complection- No, Seriously, have you seen his neck. Its so long and swan like…
Chapter Eight!
PS: Next chapter some gooood stuff happens!
Saturday passed quickly, Ginny popped into Kaboom to tell the manager she could work now on Fridays the whole day. He was rather pleased with this idea, and she was too because the better performance she put on, the higher promotion, then the more money. One Sunday she arrived at eight AM sharp and went to her room where it now said;
'Honeycupp Strudel, Goldie Lox, Strawberry Vanilla for Maple Blossom.
'Strawberry Vanilla,' she thought, 'Not bad.'
She pushed her way through and into the main room. Though she had seen it once, her eyes still fizzed at the bright color of the curtains snaking their way around the room. The reminder of school coming soon echoed through her head, but she pushed her bad thoughts behind her and just focused on the future.
Goldie rushed in, her face flushed with happiness.
"Were choosing costumes today- For the show tomorrow!"
"I don't know if I'll be aloud in it," Ginny explained, "I only started on Friday."
"Well you can train extra hard today!" Goldie cried happily, "Come on, before all the good ones are taken- our theme is supposed to be ice." She ran left into the room she had been in yesterday, where they had been busy making their costumes.
"wait aren't we making our costumes?" Ginny asked aloud as she entered, but was caught breathless.
"Those are for the end of the year show, silly!" Goldie cried, then followed Ginny's eyes to the beautifully beaded dress in front of them.
"That's miss Maple Blossom's," Goldie said, "She always gets such nice things… We get her hand me downs, but they are still rather nice!" She pointed to a large heap in the corner of boxes and a few musty costumes on hangers in the beaten up closet that hadn't been there yesterday. Ginny's excitement peaked as she ruffled through the boxes. All kinds of porcelain masks and feathers and sparkly shimmering things lay all around, as she girls dug and had a good time.
"Oh gosh look!" Goldie pulled out a glittering light blue dress that went to her thighs and then poofed out in a big round skirt.
"This matches perfectly!" Ginny cried, shoving a mask at her friend. It was the same color with a blue peacock feather. They found her some shoes to match and she put them in a pile. A while later Goldie had gone to try the clothes on, and Ginny was looking in the closet. Something frilly and white caught her eye.
It had a back like a corset, that could be done up and tightened, and it had a puffed out bottom as short as the one Goldie had found. The sleeves were transparent with white sequins and fake diamonds, and the front was an opalescent white with the same fake jewels. Ginny squealed in delight, and took the plain white mask at the bottom of the closet with it. She looked around and confirmed no one was there, then slipped off her clothes and put it on.
She slid on the mask and took her hair down, deciding on a pair of spiked white heels with white doves feathers. When Goldie came out they both gasped.
Goldie looked wonderful, Ginny could tell that blue was her color indefinitely. She looked like a goddess. Ginny smiled crookidly at Goldie's gaping mouth.
"what?" She asked. Goldie pointed to a half hidden mirror. Ginny slowly and confidently (at least she looked confident) stode towards the mirror and looked into it. She whimpered. The gown had transformed her completely- she didn't look tired and scared at all like she felt- she looked echanting.
"Come on, Miss Maple said its time to get our routine down-" Honeycup said, walking in, and stopped short of the girls.
"I'm supposed to find a costume," She said nastily, "But apparently I see that they have been wasted. Go on, Miss Maple wants to see you both." She flicked her dark hair and began to sort through the costumes, her nose in the air. Ginny have Goldie a look, and they left. They found Maple Blossom in the front room and both bowed.
"I see you followed my orders in looking for ice?"
"yes Miss Maple Blossom."
"And Strawberry, you are looking to be in the show tomorrow?"
"Yes Miss Maple Blossom."
Maple Blossom strode around Ginny, looking her up and down.
"I wore that dress to the first opening of-" She splayed her hands out dramatically "- The Swan." She continued to circle her, and Ginny vaguely wondered whether she was getting dizzy.
"I can choose another dress… If you wish, Miss Maple Blossom."
"I was just a showgirl when I wore that dress." Miss Maple said, stopping and listening intently. A shuffling filled the air as Honeycup ran away from the wall where she was listening and continued to look in the costumes.
"Its not a matter of if I want you to wear it… It's a matter of if you think your worthy." She stared Ginny down, then as Ginny wondered whether she should reply or something, Miss Maple walked away. Goldie indicated that they should follow.
They arrived in a large room, and Ginny noticed the floor was a plushie sort of material. Goldie followed Miss Maple, and Ginny followed her. Suddenly, Miss Maple stopped. Honeycup ran into the room wearing a loose midnight blue costume to her thighs with white nylons and a large plastic choker. She gave Ginny a nasty look, and then Miss Maple said;
"Well- what are you waiting for, we have a show in less than an hour!"
Soon Ginny knew exactly what she was doing, and she was having a good time with it. They started once more, for the last time, and got into formation. Someone would cry out, "Presenting, Maple Blossom the Swan, and her girls Honeycup Strudel, Goldie Lox, and Strawberry Vanilla!" Then they would all flutter forward, bow to the left, flutter forward, bow to the right.
For a moment Ginny had wondered if they had got this from the beauxbatons girls, but the next move threw her off almost every time. They would all take one step forward, then only the show girls would take one step back and Miss Maple would run forward and do a flip while the Goldie and Ginny would throw Honeycup in the air, switch spots, and then catch her. All around them fog would be gathering and several nameless girls in blue body suits with what looked like bathing caps with studs would flip around them in a circle.
In the grand finale Ginny would duck as Goldie flew over her supported by Honeycup, and then Honeycup and Ginny would each hold either Goldie's feet or hands (Ginny got stuck with the feet) and they would suspend her for Maple to soar over, then stand on and dive off of onto the hands of some of the nameless girls.
Ginny was sweating like mad, and had to take a second in just her undergarments so she didn't sweat up her clothes more.
Finally they had to go backstage as the show began. Ginny could faintly hear someone over the loud speakers saying;
"… Shows… Presents… The Fabulous… Strong… Three Time… George the Great… Mighty… Dwarfs… Grizzly!" And then a roar of applause hit her ears and she had to cover them. Goldie grinned at her and said loudly over the applause and music; "ITS GREAT ISNT IT?"
"YES IT IS! WHEN ARE WE ON?"
"HALF AN HOUR!"
It turned out Goldie had done many shows before this one, and it was just a small one for her. Out of the corner of her eye, Ginny could see Honeycup sucking up to Maple. She decided she didn't like Honeycup, but didn't know what she thought about Maple yet.
"Kaboom Theater Presents the amazing, the wonderful, MAPLE BLOSSOM THE SWAN! And her showgirls Honeycup Strudel, Goldie Lox, and Strawberry Vanilla with the icicle kids!"
The blue suited dancers hurried on stage, and Ginny felt her heart pounding in her stomach. The music began, the fog began, and they began to flutter forwards. Maple seemed to be very good at dancing like a ballerina, and she was wearing point shoes of the brightest white. Ginny had no time to glance as she bowed left and right, and then took a step forward and almost lost her footing. Honeycup glared at her. She took a step backwards a little too late, and hated herself for it, but… the show must go on.
She saw Maple rushing away, and helped Goldie pick up Honeycup. They pushed her up well, Ginny noticed, and switched spots. The crowd gasped as they switches spots, and cheered when they caught her. Ginny grinned from ear to ear and watched as Maple flipped, dipped, and danced. She bent backwards, and that was Ginny's que to rush to her and jump over her followed by a hesitant Goldie and Honeycup. It was all part of the show. She crept along as though she was sneaking, every once and a while leaping, and then stopping so the girls banged into her. Maple was frozen in time behind them, and little blue people dancing around her. Suddenly Goldie leaped out at the crowd, and ran into a dozen or so flips followed by Honeycup's cartwheels and then Ginny's perfect twists and 360's.
Finally, the two girls held up Goldie and Maple leapt over into the nameless girls.
The crowd roared with excitement, and Ginny felt her arms tugged up into a bow.
Happiness was welling inside of her when she walked back into the dressing room.
"That was awesome!" She cried, not being able to contain herself.
"My jump wasn't wide enough," Honeycup was in the middle of saying, "And Goldie you had a bit of trouble with your shimmying, I saw-" Then she turned to Ginny.
"and you- well I think we all know what happened there. At the beginning?"
"Oh shove it, Strudel." Goldie said.
"Hurry up, the next show is soon!" Honeybun cried, layering on some deodorant and then hurrying out. The next show went well, and Ginny didn't stumble at all. Goldie commented on Honeybun's 'weak ankle' on stage.
Ginny smiled behind her hand as she slipped off her dress. Honeybun left quickly and the two friends shared a moment of laughter, then Goldie left too. Ginny was lost in her own thought and about to sing when she heard someone. She snapped around, in only her undergarments, and saw the unnamed servant girl.
"Oh- I didn't see you-" Ginny began, but the girl began to talk rather harshly with a bit of a Canadian accent.
"I was going to be in the show- me, waiting my whole life, and then they find you and don't need my help anymore and I'm back down to slave!" She pointed a finger at Ginny and continued;
"I came here in hopes of becoming a famous dancer and now I have no chance! I could have made it to being as good as maple- to have her serve me! But now I have to clean up for you and your show girl wannabees!" She stepped forward angrily, her hand raised, then fell to the ground unconscious.
Ginny's eyes widened and she fell beside her, wondering if the poor girl was okay. Her eyes fluttered open, and she quickly got up and ran from the room. Ginny shrugged in wonder and pondered what had just happened. She dressed quickly, and hurried home.
She was home by about 12:30 and ready for bed. She checked, her aunt was safe in her bed. She felt a bit dizzy, because she hadn't had anything to eat in a while. Maybe two days. Three. She had just been so busy that- that-… Her mind went blank.
The ground rushed up to meet her.
It must have been only moments that she was knocked out because when she went upstairs after a quick bowl of yogurt, the clock read 1:00. She looked longingly at her bed but decided against it since she would be going to Kaboom in two hours. She ran herself a bath and set the alarm just in case.
Ginny turned on the radio beside the tub and filled the bathtub with water.
Cause I saddle up my horse and I ride into the city
I make a lot of noise, cause the girls they are so pretty
Riding up and down Broadway on my ol' stud Leroy
And the girls say
Save a horse, ride a cowboy
She quietly sang along, and slipped into the scalding water. The memory of Harry's kiss was still hot on her mind. She put her finger to her lips, and tried to think of something else. She didn't like him- she couldn't like the man who stood up for her brother.
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far
Ginny sang along with the slow song and thought of school.
In five weeks she would go back, and have to face her brother and the rest of the golden trio. And she wouldn't be able to work anymore- she would have to find some new jobs at Hogwarts. She shuddered at the thought of being like Pansy.
She rubbed her aching neck, and lay back to relax.
A/N: I know- no fluff yet! No cookies for me, I guess, but I had a lot last night at my aunt's party after we went sailing on a real antique boat! (The toilets smelled antique, that's for sure!) Anyways, I will get down to more writing! If you read, please review!
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(With lots of Romance…)
It looked like he had fallen over, and his head was badly gashed.
He is hot- She thought no, not hot, hot- warm, he is warm.
Its me… You can't see me. I'm in your head.
Ginny groaned. Now she was hearing voices, too!
"Don't understand!" He roared back, "How could I not understand what its like to be hurt, and afraid, and not know anything, when my father beats me every day?"
Kissing Draco was like kissing a god- so perfect in every way.
His hands snaked through her hair, hers explored his back.