A/N-Alas! I have updated again for all you faithful and understanding readers! I like this one better than the last!

Chapter four

It had been a month since Ginny's last encounter with Draco. She had seen him several times at meals but he always had his back to her. Little did she know, he had awaken the next morning and was glad that she had gotten the last word and would be ready for a fight when he teased her next time. He was just carefully planning his next move. Christmas break was to start in just two days and the Hogsmeade trip was tomorrow. Ginny had arranged to stay at Hogwarts since she was extremely behind in her studies. She had been unsuccessful at transforming lately and had been practicing that instead of completing her homework. Everyone she knew was going home for the holidays so she was determined she would get everything done with no interruptions.

Ginny had received detention with Snape that night for not turning in her homework. He had instructed her to clean out his private stores without using magic while he graded papers in his classroom. Ginny was standing on the ladder dusting off the shelf labeled number twenty around midnight when she was overcome with sneezing. Damn dust. She started to climb down the ladder but was startled by a voice from down below. "Bless you."

Ginny froze in fear. "M-M-Malfoy?"

"W-W-Wealsey?" He laughed.

Ginny refused to look at him. She was far from Snape's classroom or anything else. The private store room was on the other side of the castle and down a corridor that wasn't used much. Draco cleared his throat and sang menacingly. "Weeeeasley, come down here….Weeeeeasley, I have something for you."

Ginny gasped in fright. Oh my God! He's going to rape me right here! Oh why did I taunt him?

He sang again more evilly. "Weeeasley, I'm getting impaaatient. Weeeeasley, I'll come up and get yoooou."

Ginny yelped helplessly as she clung to the ladder. She felt him start climbing the ladder but on the opposite side she was on. She couldn't move. She was still frozen in fear. He chuckled as he passed by her. He was careful not to touch her and grasp the parts of the ladder she wasn't glued to. He stopped when their eyes were level and smiled widely. "Fancy meeting you up here." He pouted with his lips. "No strawberries today?"

Ginny just looked at him with tear filled eyes. Draco looked confused but then shrugged. "Oh well, apples are nice to look at to." Ginny looked away fighting the tears and trying to figure a way out of the room without being raped or murdered by Draco.

Draco looked around at the shelves. "Wow, all those years without servants have done you well little Weasley. I've never seen Snape's shelves look so clean. Maybe I'll hire you for your services….In my dormitory."

Ginny let go of the ladder with one hand and wiped away the one tear that escaped. Draco noticed. "Allergies huh? I've got them too. Anyways, I was in Snape's class just now and he said if I found your work satisfactory you may go."

Ginny looked shockingly at Draco. Her voice cracked as she spoke. "S-S-Snape knows you're here?"

Draco responded calmly. "Of course he does. Do you think I'd be wandering the corridors if he didn't send me in the first place? My rounds ended at Midnight. He just asked if I'd excuse you on my way back to the dungeons."

Ginny sniffled and sighed in relief. Draco looked at her wondering why she looked so upset at first and was now relieved. "What's with you little Weasley?"

Ginny shook her head. "I just thought…I thought you were going to….I thought you were going to do something awful to me….Sort of revenge for leading you on that night."

Draco looked intrigued as he leaned in closer with an excited grin. "What did you think I was going to do to you?"

Ginny bit her bottom lip trying to hide more tears. "I thought you were going either rape me or murder me."

Draco became disgusted and infuriated. "WHAT? Is that what you think of me? A rapist? A murderer? Do you honestly think I would need to force anyone to sleep with me? I mean look at me!"

Ginny whimpered at his shouting. "I'm sorry! But what do you expect? What a perfect place to do it! I mean no one would even hear me scream! We're far away from everything and everyone! You could kill me and no one would even find me for weeks!"

Draco's eyebrow raised slightly as he pondered her words. He couldn't help but enjoy the fact that she feared him right now. Fear was control and control was everything to him. "You know little Weasley. I didn't come in here for anything other than stealing a peak at your knickers…But that picture you just painted seems increasingly inviting. I like the way you think."

Ginny's face turned pale white. Great Ginny, why don't you just throw yourself off the ladder? Make his job a little easier for him. Why don't you draw him a map of the perfect place to bury you? Draco saw that she was now beyond frightened so he felt his revenge was complete. It was time to stop. "Alright, little Weasley. Don't go freaking out on me. I'm not going to hurt you." He softly pat her hand.

Ginny wiped her eyes and sniffed again. "You're not?"

Draco smiled. "You sound disappointed. Maybe you do want me to hurt you?"

Ginny sighed again in relief and even broke a small smile. "No thank you Malfoy."

Draco smirked again as he stared into her eyes. They were both holding on to the ladder in such a way that each hand was grasping the ladder next to the other. They weren't touching but they were extremely close. Ginny felt uncomfortable at the silence and his piercing blue eyes. "Malfoy?"

"What?"

"Can I be excused?" Ginny said hating the fact that she even had to ask him.

Draco nodded and Ginny started to climb down the ladder. Her hands had become slippery and she lost her grasp on the ladder. Draco climbed down fast and pulled her flailing arms back onto the ladder. Ginny's face was now pinned against his and she breathed in his scent. They were both panting heavily and Ginny mumbled as she pulled her face away. "Thanks."

Draco whispered evilly. "Right, just don't get any ideas little Weasley. No matter how much you want to take advantage of me, I won't let you."

Ginny scoffed as she finally reached the bottom. She was relieved that he wasn't going to hurt her even though he was in the perfect position to do so. Since she felt as if she was safe she thought she'd taunt him just a bit for scaring her so much. "By the way Malfoy, they aren't apples."

A look of shock and disbelief came across his face. "Yes they are….I'm sure of it. I had quite a while before you knew I was here." He started replaying the vision in his head and squinted in concentration. "They're pink….With red apples on them."

Ginny just shrugged. "Okay Malfoy, if you say so. It's sad though, you've always struck me as the observant type."

Draco was clearly offended. "I am observant! Maybe if you weren't brushing dust down into my eyes I would have gotten a better look."

Ginny smiled. "Right, it's my fault that you can't properly check a girl out."

Draco became even more infuriated. "I wasn't checking you out little Weasley…I was…I was…Alright I was! So what? You're female, I'm male! You can't expect me to ignore how you look in a skirt! I'm a man!"

Yes! I'm under his skin. Oh sweet victory! Ginny took a step towards him which caused him to back into the shelves. "You're right Malfoy…You are a man…." She eyed him pleasingly. "I don't blame you if you can't ignore how I look in a skirt." Draco crossed his arms and smiled. "But I do expect you to make better observations next time. Pink is correct however apples is not."

Ginny started to walk out of the store room but Draco quickly pulled her in by her waist. "Let me try again. I'll get it right this time I swear."

Ginny sighed triumphantly as he turned her to face him. "I don't think so Malfoy. That's enough peeking out of you for tonight."

Ginny started to leave his arms but he pulled her closer to him. "Some other night then?" He whispered.

Ginny's face began to burn and tingle. If she didn't pull away quickly, Draco was going to kiss her. The only way she was going to get out this one was to lie. "Another night."

Draco released her but didn't remove his gaze in her eyes. Ginny backed out of the store room making sure he didn't grab for her again. Just as she was in the doorway she whispered. "Cherries Malfoy….They are cherries."

Draco ran his hand through his hair in obvious physical frustration as Ginny laughed happily down the corridor. "Don't you want an escort? These corridors are dangerous at night." Draco yelled. Ginny gestured as if she didn't need an escort and kept walking. She knew Draco was following her but from very far away. She was enjoying the power she had over him right now.

She turned a corner and bumped right into Crabbe and Goyle. "Lost Weasley?" Goyle whispered as he grabbed her arms and pinned them to wall.

Crabbe laughed and took out his wand. "You know Weasley, Malfoy won't admit it but you have definitely blossomed over the years." Crabbe and Goyle were both eyeing her hungrily. Goyle moved one of his hands to her throat and started cutting off her airway.

Crabbe laughed again and started to unbutton her top. "Let's see just how much you've blossomed. What's up Malfoy?"

Oh thank God! He'll stop them! I can't breathe! Hurry Malfoy! I'm seeing spots. Why are you smiling? Draco smirked and took hold of Goyle's hand. Goyle looked at him in shock. "You don't want to kill her just yet Goyle. We should have some fun with her first don't you think?" Draco said evilly.

Goyle removed his grasp from Ginny who began gasping for air. Goyle suddenly took out his wand and pointed it at her. "You're right. What shall we do with her?"

Draco stepped up to Ginny and looked into her eyes with an evil grin. "I'll tell you what I'm going to do with her. I'm going to take her to my room and have some fun. If there's anything left when I'm done which I doubt, I'll let you know." Crabbe and Goyle gave looks a child gives when you take away their lollipop. Ginny was barely conscious as Goyle had done a number on her throat. She was grasping at it with both hands and trying to regain her fuzzy eyesight as she leaned against the wall. Just then, Draco flung her over his shoulder and carried her down to the dungeons with Crabbe and Goyle following gloomily behind him with their arms crossed. Once Ginny found a voice, she started to scream but Draco cast "Silencio!". She started to beat on his shoulders and kick at his chest but he easily controlled her.

There was no one in the Slytherin common room as Draco walked with her still over his shoulder into his private room. Crabbe and Goyle angrily flung themselves on chairs knowing that when Draco was with a girl, he didn't come out for hours. Draco dropped her harshly on the bed and then cast several locking charms over his door. Ginny scooted to the side of the bed farthest from where he was standing and curled into a ball crying softly.

Draco removed his shirt and crawled into the bed next to her. He waited for her to stop which she didn't. "Why are you still crying little Weasley?"

Ginny covered her ears refusing to listen to anything he had to say. "Weeeasley, why are you cryyyying? Weeeeasley, you're drenching my bed." Ginny heard him but then cried louder. He tried to place a hand on her head which made her jump and frantically crawl off the bed and into a corner where she stared at him with heavy breathing.

Draco looked extremely confused. "Hey? Stop. Why are you so upset?"

Ginny wiped her eyes and tried to compose herself. She wasn't going to give him anymore satisfaction. She was going to be brave. She knew there was no way out of his room so there wasn't really a reason to fight. He had won. He was going to hurt her badly.

Draco began to smile. "That's better. Come sit." He pat the bed softly as Ginny shook her head. "Look Weasley, if Crabbe and Goyle are going to believe this than you're going to have to be here for at least a few hours. They know me. There's no reason for you to just sit on the floor in the corner."

Ginny was confused again. "You're not going to-to?"

Draco through his hands up furiously. "No! I don't do that Weasley! Good God you are thicker than your stupid brother! I thought we cleared that up in the store room already! Why would I ignore the perfect opportunity of not getting caught there but then drag you to my room where I could be easily caught? You know maybe I should tell them I'm finished and that it's their turn."

"NO!" Ginny wiped her eyes again in embarrassment. She sat down on the bed next to him and whispered. "Sorry…Again. I just-"

Draco laid back on his pillow and sighed. "Let's just talk about something else. Or not talk at all. I'm tired."

Ginny looked around the room. There were chairs but no couch. She thought best to sit on the recliner that had a blanket flung over it. She walked over to it as Draco watched her curiously. She curled up into the recliner and covered herself. "What are you doing little Weasley?"

Ginny yawned. "Trying to fall asleep."

Draco scoffed. "Look, I just saved you from being ravaged by Crabbe and Goyle and have had two attempts at taking of advantage of you and didn't. You don't trust me enough to stay on my side of the bed?"

Ginny opened her eyes and looked over at him. "Don't you think you should cover up before you welcome me into your bed Malfoy?"

Draco smiled evilly. "Don't think you can control yourself do you? I don't blame you little Weasley. I know I'm irresistible."

Ginny stood in shock. "Do you really think that I am the least bit attracted to you!"

Draco spoke menacingly as he sat up. "Well that would explain all the staring wouldn't it?"

Ginny bit her bottom lip. "I-I was staring at you because I'm in shock about how completely arrogant and conceited you are! Surely you don't think everyone worships you as they let on! No one likes you Malfoy! And I hate you!"

Draco smiled happily as she laid down on the bed far away and eyeing him suspiciously. They were far away but facing each other as they both laid on their sides. "Good, you're supposed to hate me….Now everything is as it should be. You're filthy poor and I'm gorgeously rich."

Ginny kicked him hard in his leg. "I hate you Malfoy. I hate everything about you. I hate this bed, I hate this room, and I hate-" She couldn't stifle her yawn. "I hate um you?"

Draco laughed loudly as he rubbed his leg. "Forgot where you were going with that did you? Filthy blood traitor."

"Conceited bastard." Ginny shot back.

"Disgusting Muggle lover." He said while he yawned.

"Selfish prat." Ginny's eye were closed and she was yawning every few seconds.

"Rag wearing um….Hmmm….Rag wearing tease." Draco said slowly as his eyes were now closed.

Ginny giggled at the last comment. I am a horrible tease. She opened her eyes and found Draco now staring at her. She yawned again. "Ugh! What are you staring at?"

He smiled. "You even know you're a tease."

Ginny shrugged and stretched. "Oh well, we all have our faults don't we? I mean isn't that what we've just been going over? How terrible we both are?"

Draco closed his eyes again. "True…Night little Weasley….You little tease."

Ginny yawned again. "Good night Malfoy…..You insufferable jerk."

They continued to call each other names until they fell asleep.