They apparated back to his house and she pulled away from him when she got her footing. She looked at him and he wouldn't look at her. She had a right to know what that meant and she was twenty-six, at least that is what Neville, Ron, Hermione, and Harry had told her.
"I want to know what that meant back there at the restaurant." She looked at him and he wouldn't catch her eyes. He sighed and ran a hand over his face.
"I don't even know really. It's to long a story and it's way to drawn out to explain now. It would take hours and hours to tell you. You wouldn't understand and it would just confuse you love." She looked at her know and he was startled to see the persistent pushing in her eyes. He turned to walk into the kitchen when he felt her take his arm lightly.
"I want to know. I don't care whether or not I can understand it. It is my right to know. I don't like being kept in the dark. I have got to know what has been going on since I had fallen into the coma. I only remember the end of the war and back. I can't remember sixth year at all. You all treat me like a little fragile doll that might break any moment. Don't give me that look. You treat me like that because you are afraid that I can't handle the truth. I want the truth Harry, and I want it now." He was angry now, and he didn't' really know why. What she had just said to him made him get angry all of a sudden. She was startled to see the anger in his eyes too.
"You can't handle the truth! If I told you, you would get upset and do something you wouldn't normally do. That is how you got into the coma in the first place. You ran into the street. I want the truth about that memory and I want to know why you called Draco by his first name." He was yelling at her and she was get angry. He had no right to raise his voice to her. All she wanted was to know everything.
"Don't yell at me! I haven't done anything. What do you mean, that is how you got into a coma in the first place? I told all I know about that back at the restaurant! That is what happened and that is it! Final. I want the truth. I can handle it. I know I can." Her chest was heaving from yelling at him and he continued to yell at her.
"You can't! I know you can't. What do I mean? You want to know? Fine I'll tell you! You got angry at someone, because that someone had been lying to you for three years about something. You said that you didn't want to be with that person anymore. You got angry because of something that person said and you ran into a muggle street and got hit by a car! Happy now!? I am never ever going to tell you anything. If you're so worried, why don't you go ask your precious Draco." He spit the name out in anger and Ginny was taken aback. She had been angry and ran in front of a car? What had possibly made her so angry? Her precious Draco? Not in this life time honey, she thought angrily.
"My precious Draco? Is that what you think? That I like him? No! I love you. Fine... I'll tell you about the memory. I hope you're happy. I kissed Malfoy, and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it so much that I was almost tempted to go out with him. It was a great kiss! If you won't tell me anything, then maybe he will tell me something!" Her anger had gotten the better of her, and his face fell from anger to hurt. She realized what she had said and felt horror stricken. He looked like someone had killed one of his family members and it broke her heart. "Oh Harry, I didn't mean it. I was just angry with you." She tried to take hold of his hand but he jerked away from her.
"Tempted? All because of a kiss. He'd always... never mind. I'm going... I'm going to bed. Good night." He didn't kiss her or touch her. He didn't even look at her. He didn't sound like he was talking to her either. He walked into the bedroom and closed the door.
She couldn't understand about the memory or why he was upset with her. When he left this morning he didn't even say anything about it. He just said, "I'll see you when I get home. Bye." She had tried to kiss him goodbye but he turned his head so her lips made contact with his cheek. Now that she thought about it, he didn't deserve what she had said to him last night.
Her anger had gotten the better of her and she felt horrible. He had been so hurt by what she had said about Draco. She laid her head down back against the couch and felt her brain working over time. She wanted to tell him she was sorry without him not believing her. As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt the same way she had just before a memory. She let it wash over her eyes and watched in fascination.
She looked around her and saw that she was in the Potions room with five extra people. Draco, Harry, Neville, Hermione and Ron. Harry was standing next to her and he was trying to do his potion. Ron and Hermione were working together, but Ron was trying his best to distract her. Neville was not to far away from Draco and his potion was turning an ugly yellow. Draco happened to glance over at Neville's potion and smirked.
"Longbottom, you forgot to add the root of asphodel. If you have chopped it up finely, then you can still add it. Add it before you add two teaspoons of boborous pus." Neville looked at Draco with something like a look of skepticism. "If you don't do it now, Longbottom, your potion will be all over the room." Neville did as he was told and it turned a bright blue. He looked at Draco and smiled. "No need to thank me Longbottom." Neville laughed and scooped up some of his potion to try it. He turned around to Ginny and began walking towards her.
She looked at Harry who was looking at Neville with curiosity. She didn't notice the look Draco was giving Neville, and she was quite shocked when he grabbed her, pulled her forwards, and placed a soft kiss on her lips. She was to shocked to move but she felt his tongue dart out and touch her lips. Before she could think, she opened her mouth. He was kissing her and she was kissing him back.
"Neville! Ginny!" Harry, Ron, and Hermione all cried at the same time. They both came back to reality and she looked at Harry with a dazed look. He took her and brought her to him.
"You needn't worry, it was a potion that makes you do what your heart most desires. In Longbottom's case, his desire was to snog Weasley." He said, leaning against his desk. They had all gotten detention together because of something extremely stupid. "Once his tongue made contact with her, she would feel a sort of longing. So, in her case, she felt as if she'd longed to kiss him. No harm done. Obviously it has worn off now." They looked at bother Ginny and Neville who were blushing profusely. Ginny felt totally embarrassed and buried her face into Harry's shoulder.
She bit her lip when Harry tilted her face up to his. He kissed her lightly and she didn't miss the look of anger on Draco's face. Why does he always get angry when I kiss Harry? She thought absentmindedly. They pulled apart when Snape walked into the room. Ron and Hermione jumped to their proper caldrons and so did Ginny and Harry.
"Let me see what you have done." He began to walk towards Draco's potion. "Ah, Mister Malfoy, I see that your Love Potion has come out to it's proper colour. Would you like to test it?" Malfoy blushed slightly. He nodded and took a little of it. Before Snape could ask Draco a question, Ron had blurted something out.
"Who is the prettiest girl in the school?" Snape glared at Ron as he roared with laughter. Draco turned to look at him and his eyes were clouded over. They cleared and he looked like he was focusing on Ron.
"The prettiest you say? That one is very easy. Virginia Weasley, Hermione Granger, The Patil Twins, and Lavender Brown. The Gryffindor girls are, indeed, very good looking." Snape drew his wand and muttered something. Ginny couldn't believe it when he had said her name. She looked at Hermione who was clearly shocked. Ron looked like he wanted to beat Malfoy's face in. Malfoy seemed to snap out of his revere.
"Thank you Mister Malfoy. Ten points from Mister Weasley who can't keep his mouth shut." He walked down the aisles and graded everyone's potion. Ginny got a very good grade but Harry didn't do so well. He got an P but he was okay with it. When they were able to go, Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and walked out of the potion door. She stopped him and said that she had forgotten her pestle. She told him to go on ahead. She walked back into the room to see Draco with his head in his hands. Snape had got into his office.
"Draco, it's okay. You don't have t be embarrassed." She told him soothingly. She was smoothing his hair down and he had moved his head to were it rested in her lap.
"I know, but I had never intended on telling you that I thought you were the prettiest girl in the school. We're friends and friends are not supposed to say things like that. I know that I kissed you last weekend and I am sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I want us to be friends. Now that it is in the open, I do think you are really pretty." He looked at her and she smiled.
"Yes, me and Hermione. Which I find quite funny. I want us to be friends also. You can tell me anything. I'll understand." She was running a finger along his face when she had the sudden urge to kiss him. She ran her finger against his lips and he looked at her. He stood up and leaned towards her. She was sitting on the desk and he placed his hands on either side of her.
When his lips touched hers she opened her mouth under his. She didn't understand the feeling he gave her, but she relished in it. His tongue danced with hers as they kissed. The kissed deepened, and he placed a hand on the back of her neck and oh on her side.
He ran his hand slowly under her shirt and rested it on her breast. She gasped when he did this but pressed closer to him. He flicked his thumb over her breast and she opened her mouth more. They heard someone coming and they jumped apart. She ran to get her pestle and when she turned around he was gone. She felt her cheek burn and felt bad that she had been kissing him again. She didn't know what it was about him, but she felt like she couldn't think when he was close to him.
She walked slowly up to the Gryffindor tower thinking about Draco.
Ginny felt the memory fade and she sat up. She had a headache and she was shaking. She had feelings for Draco when she was back in Hogwarts, and she couldn't think of anything else at the moment. She sat back down on the couch and thought. She knew who to ask about this, but she didn't want to.
Draco was sitting in his office when he heard a knock on his door. He really wasn't in the mood for seeing anyone at the moment. Not after this morning at least. He was pretty sure that Jeanie didn't feel like talking to him. The person knocked a little more and when he didn't answer the person sighed. He was dipping his quill in his inkbottle when the person said something.
"Malfoy? Are you in there?" He was shocked to hear her voice behind the door and didn't know or have a clue as to why she was here. He stood up and walked over to the door. His body was split in half, one part of him told him to open the door and go for it, but the other half just said don't ignore her, you know it's not safe if you're with her. He shook off that feeling and opened the door.
He stood and tried not to gape at her. She looked breath taking. She was wearing jeans and a t-shirt that said, "I am yours..." And on the back it said, "If you can get me." He remembered her wanting that shirt when they were on their honeymoon. She was wearing tennis shoes and the jeans flared slightly at the ends. Her red-hair was past the middle of her back and it was dark, like wine. She had on a little make-up but not a lot. Her honey brown eyes were looking at him with questions flooding through them. He stepped back and let her in. She walked in and looked around.
"Nice place Malfoy." She said as she sat down on one of the chairs in front of his desk. He looked at her and wondered why she was here.
"Look Weasley, I am really busy and I don't need sitting company." He said as he made his way around to his desk and sat down, taking his quill in his left hand. He was about to write when she said something that made his heart beat faster.
"I'm here because of you. I have a million things I want to ask you, and they all concern you." His heart was beating painfully hard against his chest as he looked at her. He set his quill down without trying to look nervous. He sat back and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Well, Weasley, what can it possibly be?" He was hiding his emotions well and he silently praised himself. She looked at him and opened her mouth. She closed it, trying to figure out how to say what she wanted to say.
"Okay, remember last night at the restaurant? When I said that I had a dream that I was kissing you? Well, I had another one this morning and we were in the Potions room during detention with Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Neville. You did the Love Potion, and you admitted things that you shouldn't have. We were friends but we started kissing again and I was still dating Harry. I loved Harry, but I kept kissing you every time I saw you. Will you please tell me what all this means? I got into a fight with Harry and now we're to on speaking terms. He just got me so upset and blurted something out. I love him and I don't want him to be angry at me. He won't tell me because he thinks I can't handle it, but if you were working with them, I'm sure you must know a lot of things. Since you were there when I woke up." He sat stunned. This was not what he had been expecting. He didn't really know what he had been expecting really.
"Well, if Potter won't tell you, then I am sure that I shouldn't be the one to tell you. So, I am really busy. Just ask Potter some more, I am sure he will be an obliging bloke and tell you about everything these past years." He had gotten up and was making is way to the other side of the room when she touched his hand. He looked at her and he couldn't resist. The kind and loving look in her eyes was the Ginny he remembered. He loved her and it was taking every ounce of self control he had from not doing something he would regret. He sat back down and let his finger brush over hers.
"I see that you are very persistent. What exactly do you want to know?" She let out a sigh of relief and gave a small smile.
"I want to know what these dreams mean? Harry won't tell me. I figured that since we were um... close... in Hogwarts after the War I suppose, that maybe you would be more willing to tell me somethings." She looked down at her hands while he tried to figure out a way to tell her with out confusing her.
"Well, I guess that after the War, many things changed. Along with myself in some sort of respect. Now you can think that I am or was a Death Eater, but the truth is, I never was. After the Dark Lord lost all power and life, I guess you can say that we were friends. At first it was just hanging out together, but as we moved on, I developed deeper feelings for you. I had never intended on letting you know, because I wanted to keep our friendship, but I did end up letting you know and my hormones took the better of me. Meaning, that I would kiss you and things. But we were always friends, because you loved Har-- er... Potter. That's the jest of it." He sighed and he didn't' know if she'd believe that they had been only friends in Hogwarts, but knowing Ginny, she would figure it out that they were a lot more than just friends. He could tell that she was breaking what he said down into pieces. He had watched her do it time and time again when they were dating and married. She would have it figured out before she left his office, he was sure.
"We were ever, anything more?" Ah, I knew it. He thought when he had to answer carefully. He had to choose his words wisely now.
"Why? Does it really matter?" Her eyes lit up and she bit her bottom lip.
"Well, yes, to me to does. So is that a yes?" He looked at her with shock. She was twisting his words and she was trying to confuse him.
"No, I never said that. I just asked if it mattered." She smiled and stood up coming closer to his desk.
"You never said no either. Either yes or no." She was sitting on his desk in front of him and he swallowed. His throat had become very dry and his thinking had become befuddled.
"Um... I- it... that is.... we were... maybe." He said finally. His heart was beating faster and he could hardly think. Get a grip! His mind kept yelling at him. He wanted so badly to hold her in his arms and tell her how much he loved her. He wanted to stroke her long red hair and kiss her lips that he missed so much.
"I'll take that as a yes." She said when he put his hand on her face. He didn't even realize that he was doing it. When he realized he was touching her face, he almost pulled back, but she pressed her cheek closer to his hand and her eyes fluttered closed. She put her hand on his. He stood up and kissed her softly on the lips. He was prepared for her to pull away from him and slap him, but it never came. Instead she kissed him back.
He slid his tongue over her lips and she opened her mouth under is almost immediately. He pulled her closer to him and she moved to him willingly. Their tongues danced with each other in a hurry and he felt like he was going to explode. He wanted to do much more with her than just kissing, but knew that she would regret this after they were finished. She pulled away only to start kissing his jaw. His hands were in her hair and their breathing had become ragged.
They were in the broom closet on the fifth floor corridor kissing franticly. They still had yet to some out with the news that they were together. She had dumped Harry and he had not been to happy. She moaned when He kissed her neck and she pressed herself closer to his.
"Oh god, Ginny." He said as she ran her hands over his stomach. "You have no idea what you are doing to me." He said as he took her mouth again. He moaned when she ran a finger across his chest. Her hands were under his shirt and he was kissing her neck again.
"I love you." She said to him as he pressed closer to her still.
She was remembering more than she thought and her eyes snapped open when she realized what she had said to him in the memory. She pulled away from Draco and he looked startled. She was looking into his eyes and there it was the unmistakable love in his eyes. He was in love with her still. She had dumped Harry for Draco and she had been in love with him once. She didn't love him anymore and she wanted to keep it that way.
"Do you love me?" She asked when he began kissing her neck again. He was too wrapped up in her to realize that she asked if he loved her.
"Yes."
A/N: I know... I know. I shouldn't have left it there, but I did. :) I hope this was a good chapter. I got a few reviews saying that he should be with Ginny and I hope that this is what you want... But sadly... Ah, I won't tell you. You will just have to wait until the next chapter which will be up in a while.