Holy Matrimony
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By: slytherinambition
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Summary: Her world seemed to come crashing down upon her when she heard the news of Harry Potter cheating on her, while she still happened to be dating the man. Out of anger, she ends up drinking herself to the point of which she actually say's yes to a drunk Draco Malfoy on a marriage proposal. Both regretting it the moment they come to in the morning, they find out it will be a whole month before a divorce will be final. Until then, they must live bounded by the words 'I do'. Yet, perhaps good will truly come from the horrible mistake in the end.
Ships: Draco/Ginny, and briefly Harry/Cho.
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Chapter 2 - Disastrous I Do's
"Come on, wake up woman," a man's voice growled from above her, shaking her shoulders slightly.
Her whole body seemed to ache, as though she had just been tossed down a flight of stairs. She let out a groan, but didn't want to open her eyes. The voice, although one she hadn't heard for quite some time, was still very familiar. A part of her really didn't want to see the face that it belonged to once again.
Though keeping her eyes closed wasn't much of an option either. The darkness caused her to think about him, the man who had drove her to be in such a situation. It was his entire fault, and she was sticking to that.
She slowly opened her eyes, hoping that perhaps this was all a dream. That there wasn't the blond haired man standing over her, that he was simply some hallucination. She wished someone would pinch her already and wake her up from this nightmare.
Sadly, that was not the case, and he was still standing over top of her when she opened her eyes. Her head seemed to hurt far worse then it had before.
"I know my looks are dashing, but I must say that is the first time someone has fainted because of them," he said coldly, yet a smirk making it's way across his lips.
He was the exact same as he had been a few years earlier when she had the displeasure of seeing him for one last time. Cocky as ever, though she figured he had some sort of reason to be. He had managed to get her into bed, god knows how that happened.
She quickly sat up, somewhat backing away from him as though he could hurt her in an instant. "I would be the last person fainting because of how dashing you look Malfoy," she drawled, putting enfaces on the word 'dashing'.
She really hadn't imagined she'd ever have to say that name in her lifetime again, and it was very disappointing to have to.
"You tell yourself that love," he got up from where he had been crouching beside her and made his way over towards a dresser.
She was literally appalled that he'd call her that, but knew if she made a comment he'd only jump to the conclusion that she liked it. The last thing she wanted was to have a permanent pet name with him of all people.
Ginny caught sight of the bed sheet wrapped around his torso, obviously nothing underneath. She blinked slightly, as though she had never seen a half naked body before. In truth, she had only ever seen Harry Potter naked, but she wasn't about to go there.
Having starred so long, the man caught sight of her from the corner of his eye. "Enjoying the view?" He asked with a smirk still on his lips, only it seemed to be growing.
She turned bright red at his comment yet couldn't manage to shout out a nasty comment in return. She was still in shock and horror that she was in Draco Malfoy's room.
"Would you mind hurrying up and putting on something?" He asked, before shooting a glance back around towards her. "Not that I mind really."
Instantly her cheeks blazed with red, grabbing at the few blankets tangled together on the bed. She pulled them down towards where she sat on the ground and covered herself with them. She had almost forgot that she too wasn't dressed.
God, this all felt like a bad dream in her opinion.
Draco gave out another cold chuckle before shuffling through the contents in his dresser. She had about had it with his laughing; it was like he felt this was all some big joke.
"You think this is funny!" She was almost screaming, yet not in the way she was with Harry. No, now she was a little more hysterical. Not only was she naked, but Draco Malfoy had seen her naked.
"Actually, quite," he said simply, before picking up a few pieces of clothing and making way for what seemed to be a door leading into a bathroom. Closing it behind himself, the sound of the shower came on moments later.
Ginny sat still, glaring at the door as though she wanted it to burst into a million pieces. This was some kind of silly little laugh fest for the boy, but for her it was none of the above. Unlike him, she wasn't one to go around sleeping with random people and ending up confused and naked in their room the next morning.
It had never been in her books, and she wasn't about to start. Not even having been cheated on by Harry Potter himself. She felt as though this only made her lower herself to his level.
She knew that sitting on the ground freezing wasn't going to help her situation. This would be the perfect time for her to get dressed and run out of there. Never looking back.
This couldn't be happening, or at least that's what she was telling herself.
She glanced around her room, trying to find her discarded clothing from the night before. They would have to do until she found more of her clothing. Her eyes fell onto her suitcase, and she let out a sigh of relief.
Ginny had almost forgot about having taken it with her, and she couldn't have been happier to see it. Even if it was a reminder of the only few things she had brought from her house after leaving it last night. Quickly she got up from the ground and pulled on the first things she could find.
Draco had already seen enough of her naked, much more then she would have ever wanted to have happen. He wasn't about to see even more.
The door of the bathroom opened, and Draco walked out showered and fully dressed. Drops of water fell his hair onto his shirt, drying almost instantly.
"Not even going to take a shower? Though I guess you are still getting use to inventions like this Weasley, what with that family of yours," he said rudely.
She wasn't up for his rude remarks about her family. Although sometimes she didn't agree with them, for example them not wanting her to move in with Harry, she still loved them nonetheless. "You really are the same ruddy prat I've always known."
She rubbed her forehead, it still throbbing with pain. The boy in front of her wasn't helping much either. Her eyes caught something on her finger, something silver. Something she knew hadn't been there before.
She slowly lowered her hand to look at her fingers, and her mouth dropped open.
A beautiful silver ring sat on her ring finger, and from what she remembered, Harry had not given it to her. Nor had he purposed to her. She quickly tugged on it with her other hand; still it sat firmly attached to her finger.
It wouldn't come off.
"Oh my god," she mumbled under hear breath, her heart pace speeding up. "What have I done, what have I done."
She began tugging on the ring harder. She wanted it off, yet still it wouldn't move. She didn't know of many rings that wouldn't come off when you wished them removed, that is, except one.
Her mother had told her a story of two ancient magical rings, ones that bounded the two who spoke their vows to each other.
She had remembered the story, it having intrigued her when she had been younger. A powerful king had wished his daughter be married to the neighboring kingdoms son. However, much to his dismay, his daughter refused, wishing to find true love. Furious of her betrayal, he crafted two rings for each of them, and bewitched her into marrying the boy. Once the spell had worn off, she tried to leave her new husband, however it was the rings that held them together, not allowing her to leave him.
She couldn't recall the end of the story, but at the moment she didn't care. There could be other reasons as to why the ring wouldn't come off, at least she hoped so.
Draco crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at the girl. "What is wrong now Weasley?"
Ginny seemed to fly across the room, not literally, and forcefully grabbed his left hand. As she had thought, an identical ring sat on his ring finger.
"What did we do last night?" She demanded, her whole body beginning to shake.
"Apart from the obvious?" He grinned at her, shifting his glance towards the bed before back at her.
She wanted to gag right then and there after his comment.
"I wouldn't have even kissed you let alone had sex with you if I hadn't been drunk Malfoy. And that wasn't what I was asking for god sakes! What," she stopped to pause before continued, "else did we do?"
"How do you expect me to know Weasley? I was bloody wasted! The reason I ever let your kind into my house!"
Ginny glared at him before grabbing hold of his hand and pushing it up to eye level with him. "Then how do we explain that?" She asked, trying to stay as calm as she could in such a situation.
"That's… that's…" he began to stumbled for his words, his eyes opening and mouth dropping. "No, it's not, that's not, it can't be!" He quickly pulled his hand out of her grasp, and gaped at her as though she was to blame.
"Well it looks like a damn wedding band to me," she said simply, looking at the now hysterical boy.
"I need air, I need air," he repeated, slumping over towards his bed. He roughly brushed his hand through his hair, keeping his eyes onto the ground.
Her memories began to come back to her, flashes of the previous night filling her mind. A chapel, two rings, an ugly dress, and saying 'I do'. She wanted to die, or something to kill her right there.
She could not have married Draco Malfoy, the man she had forever loathed.
"I'm ruined!" He shouted, throwing his hands up into the air for dramatic effect.
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Author Note: Thanks for everyone who reviewed! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, it was really fun to write…
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THANK YOUS,
Ivan: Thanks for your review! I'm glad you enjoyed it. GoldenFawkes: Ah yes, I always have thought Ginny and Draco would make such a nicer pair rather then Harry and Ginny. We can only wish. Urbiggestfan: (: thanks for the review, hope you like this chapter. Shadieladie: XD Thanks for your review! I'm glad you enjoy it so far. Esawyer: Thanks for your review! Sim1014: I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as you did the last, thanks for the review.
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