A/N-Don't jump to conclusions in this chapter. Sometimes Draco and Ginny are too stubborn for their own good!
Chapter 16
The Holidays were narrowly approaching. Ginny had begun to juggle studying, Quidditch, and sleep quite well. She would still study in Draco's dormitory but sadly it was without him a majority of the time. The Slytherin Quidditch team had suffered harshly due to Draco's suspension and were practicing almost every day of the week to correct their weaknesses. Draco was now the one suffering from sleep deprivation along with physical fatigue. He would visit the prefect's bathroom after every practice and soak his sore muscles with the hope of being able to walk without pain the next day.
It was early December and extremely cold. Ginny was going over her transfiguration notes for the third time in Draco's dormitory. She looked at the clock not realizing it was only nine o'clock. It felt much later since she had been studying since dinner. She knew Draco wouldn't be back for at least another hour so she decided to pack up her books left on the desk and go back to the Gryffindor common room. As she grabbed the last bit of parchment and stuffed it into her book bag she sighed deeply missing him. It had been so long since he held her. Even longer since they had kissed.
She softly stroked his Defense against the Dark Arts books and then grabbed one his robes that was hanging on the chair she had been sitting on. Ginny brought the collar of the robe to her face and breathed him in. She loved his scent and immediately felt at ease. It wasn't Draco, but it was close enough for now. She placed the robe back on the chair, slowly turned around and bumped right into him. She hadn't heard him come in. Draco had been directly behind her….Watching her. He was staring at Ginny like never before. He was still wearing his dirty Quidditch uniform with streaks of dirt across his face. His eyes were filled with fire, penetrating hers as he was panting heavily. He was eyeing her as if she were a small defenseless animal that he was going to attack at any moment.
Being startled by him she whispered. "I-I didn't hear you come in….How long have you been standing there?"
Draco didn't answer but looked her up in down with a smirk. Ginny became a little agitated that he did not reply. "Well if you're too tired to talk, I'll see you in potions tomorrow." She flung her book bag around her shoulder and attempted to walk around him. Draco stepped in front of her blocking her exit. He was still smirking and was standing dangerously close. Ginny sighed and tried to hide the small amount of fear that was creeping into her stomach. "Listen, I'm tired so I should really be going….Good night."
Once again she tried to walk the other way and he blocked her exit again. Draco began to smile with satisfaction and licked his lips. "You're not going anywhere tonight." He said evilly.
Ginny put her hands on her hips and tapped her foot on the ground. "Listen Malfoy! I don't know what's come over you but get out of my way!" She pushed him back hard and he grabbed her by her shoulders still bearing the same evil smile. Ginny began to shake her arms free as he tightened his grip and pressed his lips against hers. A burst of warm tingles shot through her lips and traveled quickly down to her stomach extinguishing that flicker of fear she had felt earlier. Draco scooped her up into his arms and carried her over to his bed. Their lips didn't part for even a moment as he quickly removed the Quidditch robe that in his eyes had become completely unnecessary.
Draco lay on top of her bearing most of his weight on his elbows. Ginny was running her fingers through his hair severely as she panted heavily between kisses. What had come over him? He had never been so aggressive with her and appeared to want her terribly. Ginny felt his hand trailing slowly down as he continued to kiss her. As bad as she wanted him, she knew she wasn't ready. She softly spoke into his ear as she brought his hand back up. "Draco….Draco."
He pretended not to hear her and moved his hand to her blouse. He kissed her even more forcefully apparently trying to distract her as he unbuttoned each button quickly. Realizing what he was up to, Ginny quickly grabbed a hold of her blouse and said his name again louder. "Draco. I know you can hear me."
Draco moaned playfully and began to move against her now kissing her neck and squeezing her hands strongly. This made it very difficult for Ginny as she was enjoying his harsh thrust against her and the gentle tickle his tongue was performing on her neck. She could tell he was smiling but feeling frustrated at the same time. She swallowed hard and spoke again softly trying to hide her grin. "What has come over you?"
He was still unwilling to stop kissing her and spoke in between. "I've just missed being with you. I couldn't think about anything else at practice. I couldn't locate the snitch even once tonight. You're the only thing on my mind."
Ginny grabbed his hair and pulled his head back. She spoke harshly. "I'm the only thing on your mind or this is the only thing on your mind?…Malfoy?"
Draco smiled and gently stoked her hair. "My, my. You don't like being pursued do you? You want me to be the one who thinks rationally all the time don't you? Did it bother you that I lost control tonight?"
Ginny gave a confused look and thought about his questions. It was true that Draco was usually the one being teased and responsible for keeping his cool. Ginny loved to push him just far enough and then bid him goodnight. She turned her head and replied. "I've just never seen you so aggressive before….Well at least with me."
Draco chuckled and turned her head back to face his. "For your information, I didn't lose control and knew exactly what I was doing and when to stop. I truly had a terrible practice since I was thinking of you the entire time. I left early hoping to catch you. When I saw you with your back turned I realized how much I have missed holding you. But, when you turned around looking startled and so innocent, I just had to pounce on you hoping to transfer some frustration back to you!"
Ginny gasped and elbowed him in his chest causing him to fall to his side. "You're evil Malfoy! What if I wouldn't have tried to stop you?"
Draco rubbed his chest and looked surprised at the harsh blow he had just received. He spoke slowly and with difficulty. "Of course you were going to stop me Ginny. I know you. I would never let it go too far even if you didn't try to stop me."
Ginny sat up and rubbed the area of his chest she had elbowed. She felt guilty for hitting him so hard but then realized what he had said. He would control the situation no matter what. He would always be there to rescue her even from herself. He was the almighty one with enough restraint for the both of them. He believed he knew her so well…Even though he did, Ginny would never admit it to him. She began to realize the power he had given her. If he was strong enough to control the progress of their romance she was going to push him to the limit. Ginny wasn't pleased with his thoughts of superiority over her and wanted to teach him a lesson while enjoying herself along the way. She smiled evilly and then kissed him passionately.
She felt him quiver as she circled her fingers under his shirt on his stomach. She kissed his neck and spoke softly into his ear. "I'm sorry Draco. I should have trusted that you would know when to stop. What was I thinking?"
Draco leaned back against the pillow a bit giving her a baffled look. He didn't trust her tone but kissed her again. "It's alright. We all have our moments." Ginny smiled realizing she had barely fooled him.
They cuddled by his fire for a few minutes and then Draco suddenly stood. "You know, I thought I was going to be able to avoid it tonight but I just can't. I really need to use the tub in the prefect's bathroom. Do you want to come along?"
Ginny was feeling tired but wanted to be with him just a little longer so she agreed. Draco grabbed his robe and a towel as he led her out of the portrait hole. They entered the bathroom and Draco laid out the towel for Ginny to sit on before going into the changing area. Ginny was staring at the mermaid on the wall when her eyes caught Draco stepping into the large tub of hot spinning water.
She had almost forgotten how well defined his chest and arms were. He was wearing a pair of black trunks that had a silver snake that went from one side to the other. Once his feet hit the water he closed his eyes and sighed heavily. Ginny leaned forward and rested her head on her hands as she stretched out her legs behind her on the towel. She watched him slowly creep into the water as small goose bumps appeared on his chest and arms.
Once he was completely submerged from the neck down, he opened his eyes and smiled at her. "You'll have to bring your suit next time. It's no fun without you in here."
Ginny grabbed the back of his head and pulled him to her and kissed him again. She could hear the jets splashing water around him and felt the heat rising to her face. She wasn't supposed to be the one getting excited. She was on a mission to prove that although he was a powerful wizard, he was still a human with weaknesses. Ginny was just hoping that she was one of those weaknesses. Realizing that she was softly moaning as they kissed she pushed his head down to her neck. He hesitated then slowly raised his torso up just enough to continue. She gripped his head tightly and began to moan louder in his ear. Draco gently pulled away and sat back down in the water eyeing her suspiciously.
Draco was very aware of her frustration with him since he had stopped and thought it best to talk about Quidditch. "You know my team has really lost their spark. Losing two games in a row has really got them down." He wiped away some drops of water that had shot up onto his face as he awaited her response. Ginny was giving him a look of desire and ignored his comments. If she was going to prove that she also had control she had to do something drastic. Formulating an evil plan, she grinned and chuckled.
She slowly stood slipping off her robe and stepping out of her shoes. She brought her left foot onto to her right and slid off her sock then repeating on the other foot. Draco sat frozen with his mouth dropped unable to look anywhere other than at her. Noticing his shock she smiled and unzipped her skirt letting it fall to the ground revealing her small white shorts. Draco must have lost his footing in the water as the back of his head hit the side of the tub and became partially submerged under water. Ginny slowly unbuttoned her blouse. Every time she finished with a button, Draco would look up at her wondering if she would continue. When he saw her reach for the next one he returned his eyes to her shirt. Ginny slipped it off carefully. She was now wearing only a yellow tank top and white shorts.
Draco was unable to move or say anything. His mouth was still wide open and partially submerged. He had to continually spit out water that had entered quickly from the spinning jets. He watched Ginny grip the railing and slowly step into the tub. Small goose bumps now appeared all over her skin as the water was extremely hot. She sat on the step next to him and was completely immersed like him from the neck down. She smiled innocently as if her stripping and entering the water had been on the night's agenda. She dipped her head back to soak her hair and began to stroke her head moaning quietly. Ginny was acting as if she didn't notice him sitting there in complete shock which drove Draco insane.
Draco couldn't contain himself any longer and suddenly regained the strength to move. He flung himself on to Ginny and pressed her up against the side of the tub. He began kissing her even more forcefully than in his dormitory. He gripped her hips and slammed her against him continuously. Draco grabbed her hair and tilted her head back to kiss her neck softly biting her.
Ginny brought his head back to her face as he leaned in quickly to kiss her again. She pulled away and he tried again. After she pulled away a second time he looked at her puzzled. She slowly leaned in and kissed him tenderly refusing his attempts to escalate back to the aggressive kissing she had just stopped.
She was driving him crazy. Draco was panting like an animal as Ginny gently wrapped her legs around his waist but stopping him every time he tried to move against her. He was perplexed as to why she was preventing him and tried to influence her with his tongue on her neck. Pretending to give in, Ginny removed her hand that was pushing him away and allowed him to resume his thrusts.
Ginny's face was getting splashed left and right from the jets so she gently pushed him back to his side of the step. Draco still panting, but heavier than before sat back and licked his lips tasting her and wanting more. Ginny wasn't getting any relief from wiping the water off her face with her wet hands so she turned her back on Draco and leaned out of the water towards the towel. She brought the towel to her face and pat it dry. Only her knees down were in the water and the rest of her was wet with steam trailing off of it.
Draco gasped which caused her to turn around realizing his hands were over his face. It was working….Ginny was calm, collected, and in control. She sat back down, this time on top of him wrapping her arms around his neck. "Draco? What's wrong?" She could feel him beneath the water now and realized why his hands were over his face trying to prevent him from looking at her. She smiled and did a little victory dance not realizing she was still on top of him. He thought she was acknowledging him being aroused and took it as an invitation to continue.
Draco picked her up out of the water with her legs wrapped around his waist and moved her back against the side of the tub. He was kissing her with the same tenderness she was giving him earlier. His hands began to wander over and under her tank top. He clutched one of her straps in his fingers and squeezed it tightly as he moaned her name "Ginny." He moved against her but extremely slow this time. She could feel him thrusting harder each time but not any faster.
Ginny's heart began to pound and a lump formed in her throat as his hands began to wander a little further down. He slowly rubbed his finger around her belly button and slipped it around the elastic of her shorts. She felt him ease her shorts down less than an inch as he waited for her to stop him. When she didn't, he moved them down again a full inch this time. He paused and looked at her almost squinting in confusion.
Why wasn't she stopping him? He then pulled her shorts down to her thighs and paused again. Ginny's stomach was twisting and turning as she saw her shorts float by and get sucked down by a jet. Draco stared at her spinning shorts for a while and then looked her way. He leaned into kiss her but did not allow his body to touch hers. He backed away and began to remove his own shorts. This caused Ginny to suck in air and water simultaneously choking and coughing. Draco smiled and watched his shorts float in the same direction as hers had. The two pairs of shorts met at one of the jets and began spinning together in and under the water. Ginny caught her breath and watched him slowly approach her. He leaned in again and stared into her eyes still not allowing his body to touch hers.
He kissed her cheek and whispered into her ear. "Are you okay with this?"
Ginny didn't reply as she didn't know how she had gotten herself in so deep. She was only trying to tease him and prove that she could control herself as easy as him. But now, she wasn't so sure she wasn't okay with this. She trusted Draco and couldn't help but admit how much she wanted him at that very moment. All that was left was for her to say 'okay'.
"Ginny….Ginny. I'm going to take that as a no." Draco whispered as he reached for their shorts. He handed her hers and then began to put on his own with a look of sadness.
Ginny felt terrible. How could she let it get to this point and let him down? Draco stepped out of the tub and held out his hand to help her out. He wiped his face with the towel and then wrapped it around her. "Ginny I'm sorry."
Ginny was shivering from the change in temperature and sudden charge of passion that left her body in disappointment. She looked at him in shock. "Why are you sorry?"
"I'd rather not say but, I just shouldn't have let it go that far. I'm sorry." Draco said sincerely guilty.
Ginny opened her arms and wrapped the towel around them both. "Draco! You have nothing to be sorry about! I'm the one who should be sorry. I'm the one who thought she could prove that you have weaknesses. I wanted to be in control for once. I teased you and then let you down. I'm so embarrassed." Her eyes began to fill with tears.
Draco lifted her head to face him. "Ginny, I knew what you were trying to do after that little dance you did and called your bluff. I was just trying to win your little game there. I still have that competitive thing that hasn't changed but now I realize that it could havecome between us. What if you would have said you were okay with it? My plan was to reveal that I had won at that point but then how would that have made you feel?"
Ginny realized what he was trying to say. He had no intention of allowing them to actually make love. He just wanted to win her game even if it took them as far as it did. Ginny was now trying to remember when the game had stopped for her and when she was truly considering that this had been the right time. Her head began to pound as the real Draco Malfoy had revealed himself again. She knew he would never try to hurt her but sometimes it just happened.
Draco realized all the things she must be thinking about and pleaded with her. "Ginny. Please don't be angry. I wasn't thinking clearly! I promise I wouldn't have let it go any further. You have to believe me. Please say you believe me Ginny."
"I do believe you Draco. I truly do it's just…I feel so foolish. What happens if I am ready to go further with you someday Draco? How will we know it's real and not someone calling the other's bluff?"
Draco smiled and kissed her. "We'll just know Ginny. But don't worry about it. I don't see it happening for a long time…Especially after I made such an ass out of myself tonight."
Ginny laughed and was grateful that he felt silly about the whole thing too. Draco went and got his things and led her out of the bathroom. He walked behind her closely with his arms around her shoulders and whispered into her ear. "It's a shame we're both hard headed about things. That could get us into a lot of trouble."
Ginny smiled and tightened her grip around him. She decided that there was no need to play silly games with him or prove she had control of herself. If they did, it may result in someone making a huge mistake just to prove a point. She didn't need to control herself around him anymore. Ginny knew that Draco would wait until she was truly ready and her heart would tell when she was.