~*~*~*~Underestimated Love~*~*~*~
disclaimer: I own nothing that is of the wonderful Jk Rowling!
chap4: Inner thoughts and ponderings
Ginny ran as fast as she could to get to the library, she was already half an hour late! She burst through the double antique doors of the library,panting for air. She looked around the library, her brown eyes searching for a dusty blond head. Before her eyes rested on Colin, they met cool grey ones, Draco seemed to be assesing her. She gave him a confused look, and decided to ponder it later as she walked over to the table where Colin sat.
Colin was hunched over a huge book, writing furiously. He started as he heard her sit down, then got his composure back, eyeing her annoyingly.
"Ginny, you're late! This is due at the end of the week, we have to get it done or we're never going to graduate!!" he whispered ferociously, not wanting to alert madame Pince to their conversation. Ginny rolled her eyes at her beset friend.
"Colin, don't be overdramatic! I'm sorry, look, just alot has been happening lately. I just got a little sidetracked." She said, looking away from the intense stare he was giving her. 'please don't ask, please don't ask,' she mentally chanted. Colin looked at her thoughtfully.
"Gin, what's up?" he asked simply. Not so simple for Ginny to answer. She met his eyes, unable to keep anything from him. Even if she tried, he would find out eventually, for he could read into her like he could read into the pictures he takes. Ginny gave in and told him all about her chance encounter with Malfoy and how it made her all confused and then the run in with that stupid couch, that lead to the run in with Ron, then that dissapointing moment with Harry.
"I just don't know what to do about Harry anymore, I keep getting mixed signals!" She said exasperately, placing her head in her hands. Colin scooted his chair over so he was sitting right next to her. He placed his hand comfortingly on her back, rubbing softly.
"Ginbug, it's going to be okay. I think that Harry is giving you mixed signals because he is confused with the feelings he has for you," Ginny looked at him skeptically, Colin laughed at this. "or, he could just be blind to the wonderful girl that you are, and is going to miss you when some special guy comes along and steals your heart away." Ginny smiled brightly. But, she still wanted that guy to be Harry, right?
"You always know how to cheer a girl up, Col, thanks!" She gathered him into a big hug.
They didn't realize that they had had an audience. Draco was watching their every move from his table, not very far away. He couldn't help the feeling of envy that crept in from the back of his mind, by way of his heart. He tore his stare away from the happy couple, scolding himself. Rule number one: A Malfoy should never feel want or envy for anyone or anything. From his downcast face, he peered up at the two, unable to stop his eyes from connecting themselves to Ginny Weasly small, but mature frame. She let go of Colin, sitting back down in the padded chair. He watched her graceful movements. 'She should have been born rich, she definately has the poise for it,' he thought to himself. He shook his head, tearing his eyes away. He had to stop thinking of her, there is nothing that she could do for him. He might aswell just forget the compassion he saw in her delicate face when she saw his arm, try to forget the way her hair bounces around her, framing her angelic face, or try to forget.....this wasn't helping. He punched his fist hard onto the table, making a large bang eminate from it.
Ginny jumped a little as she heard something, a noise, come from the otherside of the library. She looked up from her potions essay, trying to find the cause of the bang that had ripped through her ponderings. She eyed the only other person in the library, Draco. He was looking malevolent, as he was staring at his fingers, fuming.
"What's wrong with him?" she asked herself. Colin looked up at her, confused.
"Up with who?" he asked. Ginny looked away from Malfoy, not wanting Colin to know.
"Uh, no one, it's this stupid essay on potions, whats up with Snape?" she said, trying her best to cover. Colin just rolled his eyes at her.
"Well, duh, he has a stick up his ass! But we've always known that, what's really up?" Ginny looked away from Col, blushing slightly. Her eye caught site of Malfoy again. He was getting up to leave.
"Um, don't worry about it Col, but I hafta go." she said quickly, gathering all of her books in her arms, and running for the door, right after Malfoy. Col never even got a word in edge wise. 'Sorry Col, but I have to know if he's okay, don't ask why, I just do,' she thought to herself. She followed him all the way to his comon room. She tried to stay far away from him, not to draw attention to herself. She was peering around the corner, when he stopped in front of a statue of a hissing snake.
"You can stop following me now Weaslette," he said, startling her. She walked from around the corner.
"Wha-?" she said, shocked, "how did you know that I was following you?" He turned to look at her, smirking.
"How could I not, Weasly? You're not very good at trying to be inconspicuous." he said, laughing at her. She stared at him, wide eyed. That was the first time she had ever heard him laugh.
"You should do that more often." she stated, unknowingly voicing her opinions outloud. It was his turn to look shocked.
"What?" he asked, "insult you some more? I can do that." Ginny rolled her eyes at him.
"No, I meant laugh more!" she said, angry now that he was being such a prat. She turned on her heels to go, leaving the ferret to ponder her words alone. But, of course, being a Malfoy and a Slytherin, he had to get the last word.
"I would, if you stayed." he said, non-chalantly, making Ginny turn around to stare at him. She was sure doing alot of that tonight. She saw the look in his eyes, he wasn't joking around with her, he was being sincere. She peered deeper into his calm eyes, trying to find any left over maliciousness, but she found none. Her confused look, quickly turned into a full fledged smile, as she waslked towards him.
"Sure."
a/n Well, there you have it, the 4th chapter, I hope that you liked it. I tried to leave it at a cliffie. operative word there is tried! haha. newhoish......please review! I thrive on reviews!
Merlinsmagic: thank you so much for reviewing!! yes, it definately is, I just didn'twant to rush it :) thanks for reading!
Samm16: thanks!! :) loves and cares!
disclaimer: I own nothing that is of the wonderful Jk Rowling!
chap4: Inner thoughts and ponderings
Ginny ran as fast as she could to get to the library, she was already half an hour late! She burst through the double antique doors of the library,panting for air. She looked around the library, her brown eyes searching for a dusty blond head. Before her eyes rested on Colin, they met cool grey ones, Draco seemed to be assesing her. She gave him a confused look, and decided to ponder it later as she walked over to the table where Colin sat.
Colin was hunched over a huge book, writing furiously. He started as he heard her sit down, then got his composure back, eyeing her annoyingly.
"Ginny, you're late! This is due at the end of the week, we have to get it done or we're never going to graduate!!" he whispered ferociously, not wanting to alert madame Pince to their conversation. Ginny rolled her eyes at her beset friend.
"Colin, don't be overdramatic! I'm sorry, look, just alot has been happening lately. I just got a little sidetracked." She said, looking away from the intense stare he was giving her. 'please don't ask, please don't ask,' she mentally chanted. Colin looked at her thoughtfully.
"Gin, what's up?" he asked simply. Not so simple for Ginny to answer. She met his eyes, unable to keep anything from him. Even if she tried, he would find out eventually, for he could read into her like he could read into the pictures he takes. Ginny gave in and told him all about her chance encounter with Malfoy and how it made her all confused and then the run in with that stupid couch, that lead to the run in with Ron, then that dissapointing moment with Harry.
"I just don't know what to do about Harry anymore, I keep getting mixed signals!" She said exasperately, placing her head in her hands. Colin scooted his chair over so he was sitting right next to her. He placed his hand comfortingly on her back, rubbing softly.
"Ginbug, it's going to be okay. I think that Harry is giving you mixed signals because he is confused with the feelings he has for you," Ginny looked at him skeptically, Colin laughed at this. "or, he could just be blind to the wonderful girl that you are, and is going to miss you when some special guy comes along and steals your heart away." Ginny smiled brightly. But, she still wanted that guy to be Harry, right?
"You always know how to cheer a girl up, Col, thanks!" She gathered him into a big hug.
They didn't realize that they had had an audience. Draco was watching their every move from his table, not very far away. He couldn't help the feeling of envy that crept in from the back of his mind, by way of his heart. He tore his stare away from the happy couple, scolding himself. Rule number one: A Malfoy should never feel want or envy for anyone or anything. From his downcast face, he peered up at the two, unable to stop his eyes from connecting themselves to Ginny Weasly small, but mature frame. She let go of Colin, sitting back down in the padded chair. He watched her graceful movements. 'She should have been born rich, she definately has the poise for it,' he thought to himself. He shook his head, tearing his eyes away. He had to stop thinking of her, there is nothing that she could do for him. He might aswell just forget the compassion he saw in her delicate face when she saw his arm, try to forget the way her hair bounces around her, framing her angelic face, or try to forget.....this wasn't helping. He punched his fist hard onto the table, making a large bang eminate from it.
Ginny jumped a little as she heard something, a noise, come from the otherside of the library. She looked up from her potions essay, trying to find the cause of the bang that had ripped through her ponderings. She eyed the only other person in the library, Draco. He was looking malevolent, as he was staring at his fingers, fuming.
"What's wrong with him?" she asked herself. Colin looked up at her, confused.
"Up with who?" he asked. Ginny looked away from Malfoy, not wanting Colin to know.
"Uh, no one, it's this stupid essay on potions, whats up with Snape?" she said, trying her best to cover. Colin just rolled his eyes at her.
"Well, duh, he has a stick up his ass! But we've always known that, what's really up?" Ginny looked away from Col, blushing slightly. Her eye caught site of Malfoy again. He was getting up to leave.
"Um, don't worry about it Col, but I hafta go." she said quickly, gathering all of her books in her arms, and running for the door, right after Malfoy. Col never even got a word in edge wise. 'Sorry Col, but I have to know if he's okay, don't ask why, I just do,' she thought to herself. She followed him all the way to his comon room. She tried to stay far away from him, not to draw attention to herself. She was peering around the corner, when he stopped in front of a statue of a hissing snake.
"You can stop following me now Weaslette," he said, startling her. She walked from around the corner.
"Wha-?" she said, shocked, "how did you know that I was following you?" He turned to look at her, smirking.
"How could I not, Weasly? You're not very good at trying to be inconspicuous." he said, laughing at her. She stared at him, wide eyed. That was the first time she had ever heard him laugh.
"You should do that more often." she stated, unknowingly voicing her opinions outloud. It was his turn to look shocked.
"What?" he asked, "insult you some more? I can do that." Ginny rolled her eyes at him.
"No, I meant laugh more!" she said, angry now that he was being such a prat. She turned on her heels to go, leaving the ferret to ponder her words alone. But, of course, being a Malfoy and a Slytherin, he had to get the last word.
"I would, if you stayed." he said, non-chalantly, making Ginny turn around to stare at him. She was sure doing alot of that tonight. She saw the look in his eyes, he wasn't joking around with her, he was being sincere. She peered deeper into his calm eyes, trying to find any left over maliciousness, but she found none. Her confused look, quickly turned into a full fledged smile, as she waslked towards him.
"Sure."
a/n Well, there you have it, the 4th chapter, I hope that you liked it. I tried to leave it at a cliffie. operative word there is tried! haha. newhoish......please review! I thrive on reviews!
Merlinsmagic: thank you so much for reviewing!! yes, it definately is, I just didn'twant to rush it :) thanks for reading!
Samm16: thanks!! :) loves and cares!