A/N-Oh just a bit of fluff for y'all!

Chapter 24

Hermione walked into the common room and was surprised to see Ginny and Harry talking by the fire. "Oh hello! You wouldn't believe what just happened!" Hermione proceeded to tell them about the encounter with Draco and Pansy.

Ginny was furious. "I don't know why that fat cow just doesn't leave him alone! He doesn't want her. He's too good for her." Harry and Hermione eyed Ginny with interest. Ginny covered he mouth in shock of how much she sounded like Draco just then.

Harry smiled. "So tell me Ginny, who is good enough for Malfoy?"

Ginny blushed and replied unconvincingly. "Oh well you know. Anyone but her I guess. It doesn't really matter what I think now does it?"

"Sure Ginny." Harry said and laid his head on the back of the sofa grinning evilly.

Ginny sat up and whispered to Hermione. "Did Draco say anything? You know about me?"

Hermione chuckled quietly. "He was going to but then he just resorted to asking me to tell you goodnight."

"Hmmm. Well I'm tired. I'll see you both in the morning." Ginny said with no intention of going to sleep. "Silly me! I left my cloak in the Great Hall. I'll just go and get it and then be off to bed."

Harry stood and laughed between each word. "Are you sure you don't want one of us to come with you? It's awful late." Hermione laughed under her hands.

Ginny pretended not to notice their laughter and answered innocently. "Oh I don't want to trouble you. I'll be back shortly. Goodnight." Ginny walked out of the portrait hole and sighed deeply. She just had to see Draco. She missed him already.

Ginny was not too far from the secret passage way when she suddenly felt as if someone was watching her, following her, waiting for her. She stopped quickly and turned around with her wand raised. "Lumos." She moved her wand slowly back and forth throughout the darkness. She could only see a foot in front of her and stopped breathing each time she moved her wand in a different direction. Her ears were pounding with the evil silence that surrounded her. Someone was there watching her, she could feel it in the pit of her stomach. She started breathing quickly and her palms were sweating. She swore she heard something move closer to her but couldn't locate where the sound came from. She only knew it came from the direction she had just walked past. Ginny felt the sudden urge to get into the portrait hole as her eyes began to water and her thoughts wander upon that terrible night. She started to walk backwards towards the kitchens keeping her wand raised at whatever was out there.

Suddenly she backed right into to someone and dropped her wand. Ginny screamed and dropped to the ground with her hands over her head unable to move. Then she heard it. It was the most soothing and wonderful sound. "Are you alright?" Draco said as he knelt down beside her placing his hand on her head.

Ginny looked up into his face that was illuminated by his own wand. "Oh Draco! Thank Goodness!" She wrapped her arms around him as he helped her stand.

"Ginny what's wrong? What are you doing out so late? You look terrified." Draco said as Ginny suddenly looked behind her. Whatever was there just a moment ago was now gone.

"We need to get to your dormitory….Quickly please." Ginny said as Draco led her into the portrait hole. She didn't speak a word as they walked in the darkness. She felt so safe with him walking behind her and was almost completely calmed down now. She stepped into his room and sat in front of the fire.

Draco wrapped a blanket around her and began to rub her arms. "Now can you tell me what you were doing? Or what happened at least."

Ginny's eyes began to water again. "I was just going to say goodnight when I suddenly felt someone watching me in the corridor where you found me. I would put my life on it Draco. Someone was there. Someone who wanted to harm me."

Draco raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure you didn't just hear me coming from the kitchens? Maybe you got turned around in the darkness."

"No I'm sure of it. I've walked these halls for years. I know that whatever it was was standing right in front of me….Waiting or watching. I don't know why but you have to believe me. Thank goodness you came along." Ginny said and snuggled close to him.

"That seems to be the trend lately doesn't it." Draco said as he kissed her forehead.

"What do you mean? The trend." Ginny said sounding offended.

"Well don't you think it's a bit odd that I'm always around you when you're in harms way? It's like all these weird coincidences are directly related to the both of us. If someone's following you, I'm some how right there to save you. Don't get me wrong, I love being your hero Ginny." He smiled at her flirtatiously. "But I don't want to be the reason for you getting hurt. It's just making me wonder."

"Wonder what? And how do you know that someone's not following you and I'm just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Why would anyone care about me?" Ginny said rather curiously.

"Why wouldn't they? I do." Draco said and kissed her lips softly. Ginny's toes began to tingle with the mixture of passion from his kiss and the heat from the fire. She pressed against his chest so that he laid back on the floor. She crawled on top of him as he embraced her powerfully. It had been so long since he held her like this.

Draco got up and laid out her blanket in front of the fire as they snuggled closely side by side. He stared into her eyes as he softly kissed her hand. He whispered into her ear. "You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I hate it when were apart."

Ginny's heart leapt as she smiled. "I've never felt more close to you than I do right now. I don't ever want the sun to rise because then I will have to leave you again."

Draco laughed and sat up. "Well I can give you many things Ginny but time is not one of them. So let's just enjoy what we have right now." Draco said as he pulled her hips closer to him. He slipped his hands under her shirt and stroked her back like he always did. Ginny kissed his neck which caused him to moan. "Ginny." Ginny could tell he was becoming aroused as he began to press against her. She didn't want to tease him so she started kissing him more softly and tried to grab his hands that were beginning to creep slowly up her skirt. Draco pretended not to notice her hands and rubbed her bare thighs gently while kissing her passionately. He outlined her panties with his fingers. Back and forth….Up and down. Slowly and gently.

Ginny breathed in quickly as she was unable to move. She didn't want him to stop and didn't have the ability to tell him. He moved his hands up and unbuttoned her shirt slowly. He took each hand and pulled open her shirt revealing her pink and white bra. Draco couldn't help but smile as he looked her up and down. Ginny felt dizzy but at ease at the same time. He was staring deeply into her eyes and now outlining her bra with his fingers.

Suddenly a flash of lightning and a loud crack of thunder filled the room and triggered a loud scream out of Ginny. Draco hugged her tightly and helped her up leading her to the window. They peered out and observed very dark clouds coming towards the castle as heavy rain began to fall. Draco scoffed at the sight. "And we have a match tomorrow. How do you like that?"

Ginny felt cold and looked down at her unbuttoned shirt. She crossed her arms and looked at Draco who was smiling at her. "What?" She asked as she started buttoning her shirt.

"Don't please. Well you can if you want to." Draco said with a look of disappointment. Ginny stopped and walked back over to the fire. Draco followed and put his arm around her. "You drive me mad Ginny."

Ginny looked at him feeling terrible. "I'm sorry! I know you've never had to wait this long to be with a girl. Oh you must think I'm so stupid! I'm not sure what I'm waiting for exactly."

"Whoa! Where's all this coming from? Maybe I took it a little too far tonight but I know we're not there yet. And you're waiting for the right time and person Ginny. But since you mentioned it, no I haven't had to wait this long before. To tell you the truth I don't know if I've ever had to wait at all." Draco said matter of factly.

Ginny's jaw dropped. "Well I'm sorry you've finally learned what it feels like to be delayed."

Malfoy through his hands up trying to calm her down. "You've got it all wrong Ginny. The girls I used to be with were trash. They didn't care about themselves so neither did I. I know I was still wrong to do anything with them but I can't change the past. Hang on. How do you know you're delaying me? Maybe I'm not ready to plunge into the sack with you just yet."

Ginny laughed loudly and wiped a small tear out of her eye. "I know I know. It just bothers me that this is all so new to me and you, you probably have mastered everything about it. But for your information, you didn't take it too far tonight. I wanted you to go even further but….Oh never mind. Can I stay here tonight Draco?"

"Of course. You can stay here anytime. But why?" Draco said as he was intrigued.

"Because I want to be held by you all night. Like at your manor, like you've done before. It just makes me feel so protected and well…Safe." Ginny was shocked by her own brave honesty as was Draco.

He swooped her into his arms and carried her to his bed. He cuddled up behind her as she lay feeling safe and secure….And a little too aware that he was still aroused. Ginny giggled under her hand as he sat up and turned her to him wondering what was so funny. She shrugged at him but then looked downward and he realized. "Oh sorry about that. Got a mind of it's own sometimes." Ginny laughed again louder this time. "I'm not sure what you're laughing at little Weasley. It's your fault you know. Now go to sleep before it gets out of control will you?" Ginny nodded in agreement and rolled back over. She wasn't sure if it was on purpose or not but she was prodded harshly on her back as Draco snuggled up to her again with a large grin acrossed his face.

The next morning Ginny awoke to the sound of the rain beating down on the castle. The lightning and thunder was striking more frequently and extremely louder than the night before. She turned over and watched Draco sleeping peacefully next to her. She began to stroke his hair as her thoughts wandered about all the wonderful time they had spent together. She couldn't help but admit that she was head over heels for him. She loved the way he looked at her, the way he treated her, and the way he made her feel. She leaned over and kissed his lips. Draco opened his eyes and smiled. "Good morning. How did you sleep?"

"Oh just perfectly thanks to you. I don't want to go to class today." Ginny said hoping she could convince him to not go either.

"Oh no you don't! We both need to go Ginny. Don't you think people will notice that were both coincidentally not in potions? Parkinson would notice immediately the stupid wench." Draco said sternly. "And I wanted to be there for Emmy's first day. Not that she needs me really. She really got the independent Malfoy gene if you ask me."

Ginny sat up and fixed her hair. "You're right you should be there. I may as well go too. Seeing how it wouldn't be any fun in your bed without you."

Draco smirked and pulled her closely whispering evilly. "If you think this is fun. Just wait."

Ginny's stomach dropped as she giggled. "Just wait for what? You're the one that said you're not ready to plunge into the sack with me!" Ginny imitated his evil whisper. "Well here I am Draco. Take me now if you want to."

Draco's whole demeanor changed. He appeared to be battling with his thoughts and bore a confused look upon his face. Ginny could tell that he was fighting every urge not to jump her bones at that very minute. For the first time ever, Draco was speechless and frozen. Ginny's usual guilt returned. "Oh Draco I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say that."

Draco sighed deeply as if her speaking removed a spell he had been under. He continued to whisper but his voice was unsteady. "It's alright. It's just that I'm having a lot of trouble keeping my thoughts about you under control. I was kidding last night when I said that. I've been ready since that night at the manor….But you probably knew that."

Ginny smiled. "I did. It always seems to come to this doesn't it?" Draco nodded in agreement. "Well I can't keep doing that. It's not fair to you Draco. No more mixed signals. You'll know when I'm ready okay?"

He nodded again and then kissed her. "I want to take you somewhere. Can we go this weekend?"

"Of course. Where are we going?" Ginny wondered.

"Oh just to do a bit of shopping. I didn't get time to get anyone anything for Christmas so I thought we could do it together. I'm not too good at picking things out so you could help me." Draco said as he played with her hair.

"Alright, I'll uh let you know." Ginny said uncomfortably. She didn't have any money to go shopping and didn't know how to tell him. "I should get back to my dormitory. I'll see you in potions."

Draco stood feeling awkward and walked her to the portrait hole. "Okay….Have I said something?"

Ginny hugged him quickly. "Oh no it's not you! I'm just um. It's nothing really. See you later." She walked through his portrait hole as he stood there in confusion.