Hiding

Chapter Five

Behind my smile is a hurting heart

"Thanks for today Draco. I think I'm just going to go to sleep" Ginny said once they had gotten to their bedroom doors.

"Alright" he said, walking off towards his own room

Ginny headed off to her room collapsing on her bed. She was so glad that today was finally over. She couldn't believe that her family didn't hate her. She was sure that they would have, and Draco had been so helpful and dare she say it nice since he had found her. She was actually beginning to like him, she still wasn't sure how deep the feelings ran, but she was certain that they were there. She just had to figure out what to do with them she thought as she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Draco entered his room and sat down on the floor. Surely he wasn't falling for Ginny, sure he like her, but definitely nothing more than that. Right? He thought to himself. Well there is only one way to find out he said, getting up and showering.

"Pansy, get over here!" he yelled into the fire place.

Within ten minutes he had heard a knock on the door. He headed downstairs and let the woman in. He hadn't seen her in nearly a year, and it was time to see if he still had what it took to be a more than one lady man.

"Hey Drakie, I haven't seen you in so long. I was surprised when I got your call. And letting me come to your house. What made you change your mind?" Pansy screeched.

Now Draco remembered why he had stopped talking to the bint, that bloody voice would drive anyone crazy. "Well … I've missed you" he said, wincing at how his voice sounded as he draped an arm around Pansy and led her up to his room.

"Oh Drakie, I've missed you too" she said, grinning as she realised where she was being led.

Draco opened the door to his room, leading Pansy inside, shutting the door behind him as he entered the room, not noticing a pair of brown eyes watching him from across the hall.

Ginny slammed her door shut. How could she have been so stupid? Of course Draco didn't like her, he was just doing Harry and Ron a favour, it was nothing to do with her. Once again she had fallen for a guy that would never like her. She quickly pulled out a pen and parchment and scribbled her mother a note and sent it with the owl she had been provided.

She packed all of her belongings quietly and shrunk them, placing them into the pocket of her cloak. She found another piece of parchment and wrote a note to Draco

Malfoy,

I've gone home. Thank-you for letting me stay in you home.

Ginevra Weasley.
p.s I do hope you had a good time last night.

She folded the parchment writing Malfoy on the front and placing it on her bedside table, hoping that he would find it. She then checked that she had everything and apparated out to the Burrow.

Once she had arrived her mother was waiting in the kitchen for her with some hot cocoa ready.

"What is it dear?" she said as soon as she saw her daughters face.

Ginny took one look at her mother and burst into tears, feeling herself being enveloped in a hug.

"I've been so stupid mum" she said, pulling out of the hug.

"Why dear, what did you do?" Molly asked, already sensing what her daughter was about to tell her.

"First of all I up and left you all and then I think I fell for Malfoy. I don't know why or how. And then stupid me believed he might feel the same way, and then I saw him with another woman tonight. I'm such an idiot mum" she said, crying again.

"Ginny dear, you know that we love you and forgive you. As for Draco, I'm sure there is something else to the story. Perhaps you should talk to him?" she said, hugging her daughter again.

"I don't think I can mum. Do you mind if I stay here?"

"Of course not dear, you can move back any time you like. Your room is still where it always was" she said hugging her daughter one last time.

"Thanks mum" Ginny said, kissing her mother before heading up to her room. She entered her room and noticed that nothing had been changed, everything was still all the same, and nothing had been moved since the night she had left. But it was obvious that her mother had kept it clean, there was absolutely no dust anywhere, Ginny broke down upon seeing this, how could she have been so selfish. How could she have done this too her family she though to herself, crying herself to sleep.

Draco suddenly stopped and looked up at the girl he was kissing. He couldn't do this, it wasn't right. He just didn't feel anything for her.

"Look Pansy, I can't do this. It's not right. I think im in love with someone else" he said, pushing the woman off him.

"What do you mean?" she said, hurt evident in her eyes.

"I can't do this, just leave" he said, throwing her shirt to her and pointing to the door. "And close the door when you leave" he said, lying back on the bed and closing his eyes.

Pansy huffed and pulled on her shirt, slamming the door on her way out, making Draco wince. He hoped that hadn't woken Ginny up. He didn't know how he would explain it if she saw another woman coming out of his room.

Draco woke in the morning and headed out of his room and across to Ginny's. It was time that he tell her how he felt. He knocked on the door and waited for her to answer. After knocking two more times Draco entered the room to find it empty. Nothing was left, all of her clothes and everything were gone.

He then noticed the letter on the side of the bed and quickly opened it. "FUCK" he yelled when he read the letter. Apparently she had seen pansy last night. Just his luck. He quickly apparated to the Burrow forgetting he was just in his shorts.

"Ah Mrs Weasley, Hi, I was just wondering if Ginny was here?" he asked as he entered the kitchen.

"Draco dear how are you? I don't think she wants to see you just now, maybe give her a bit of time" Molly said surprised at the half naked man in her kitchen.

"Please Mrs Weasley; I need to speak with her now"

"Ok ok, she's up in her room, don't tell her I told you that" she said smiling at him

"Thankyou" he said, running in the direction of her room.

Draco stopped in front of Ginny's bedroom door and knocked. "Come in" she called out.

"Ginny" Draco said, stepping into the room.

"What do you want" she hissed when she saw who it was.

"Obviously you saw Pansy last night and I wanted to come and explain to you what it was all about" he said, suddenly realising how little clothing he was wearing.

"Oh I know exactly what it was, you were taking her to your room to fuck her, I'm not stupid Malfoy" she said, turning around and looking out of the window, not wanting him to see the tears forming in her eyes.

"Ginny it wasn't like that. Well it sort of was. I called her over because I needed to test something. To see what I felt for you. And I realised that I love you." He said quickly.

"Right, so you expect me to believe that you had to fuck someone else to see if that was how you felt. Forgive me if I don't believe you." She said, storming past him towards the bathroom attached to her room and slamming to door.

"Ginny, will you let me in?" he asked, banging on the door.

"Go away Malfoy, I don't want anything to do with you" she said in a strangled voice that didn't even sound convincing to her own ears.

"Ginny come out here, or I will break down that door"

"No"

"I'm serious Ginny"

"No"

"Fine, I warned you" Draco said, taking out his wand and counting to three, smirking when the door opened on three.

"What do you want?" Ginny whispered, looking down at her feet.

"I want you Ginny. I've already told you that" Draco answered, lifting her chin so that she was looking at him.

"But what about Pansy?" she asked, a tear running down her cheek.

"I told you, nothing happened, and I mean it. I love you Ginny, and I don't want you to ever doubt that" he said, wiping her cheeks with his thumbs.

"I love you too" she whispered as he leant down to capture her mouth.

Well there we go .. all done :)