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Chapter Five
Confessions of a Sort

It was funny, Draco thought. For as much as Ginny was supposed to hate him, and as much as he, in turn, was supposed to hate her, they seemed to be standing awfully close to each other for no real reason. And although Draco refused to himself to back off and let her leave (as she would, undoubtedly, lock him in once she had the door closed behind her), it really wasn't reason enough to be so close to her. And, whether he liked it or not, a part of him immensely enjoyed being so near to Ginny, and it had made him extremely reluctant in backing away.

Then again, it was obvious that tension was beginning to build between them even as they stood there, and it was unclear as to who was going to make the first move. Ginny bit her lip slightly, still staring straight at him. Her doing so made Draco's entire body shiver slightly with pleasure, but he refused to let any hint of this involuntary movement show on his face.

All the same, he suddenly felt inexplicably sure that Ginny was experiencing the same sensation…

"Do you have to stand so close to me, Malfoy?" Ginny asked curtly, but her voice was low and she didn't meet his eyes as she spoke. At long last, Draco gave in to his desires, and put his face close to her ear.

"Because I can't help myself, Weasley," he replied in a would-be cold voice, and that was that. A moment later they were at each other's lips, hands roving greedily over what they had so long been lusting after, and bodies pressed hard together. It almost seemed as though that was what they had been planning to do from the start.

Finally, both of them gasping slightly from lack of air, they pulled apart slightly. Ginny's hands were positioned at the back of Draco's neck and head, whereas his arms embraced her tightly around the shoulders and midsection, refusing to lessen their hold on the prize he had lusted after for years.

Though neither of them had imagined, in their wildest dreams, that they would ever be confessing their love there in that cramped closet with little to no preamble, it seemed for them the only right way to do it.

Holding her even closer, Draco brought his face down to Ginny's and placed his lips on hers again. Surrendering to pleasure, he kissed her forcefully, and she kissed him back, matching his strength. Their lips parted way to let their tongues wrestle, Ginny leaning against the door for support and Draco leaning against her to help support him. In fact, Ginny was sure that if she had not magically locked it, the door might've given away already against their combined weight.

Once again, they broke apart to catch their breath, and Draco spoke.

"Need I ask how long you've been wanting to do that?" he asked delicately, but his eyes flashed and he grinned with something like triumph.

"Only for as long as you have," Ginny replied, returning his gaze, and before Draco could respond she reached into her pocket and pulled out the small bottle labeled Extract of Ginger Root, turned it so that Draco could read the name, and returned it to the shelf. He watched her do so, and a look of sudden comprehension dawned on his face.

"I don't need that potion any more," she whispered, and his only reply was to kiss her again.

It was just then that the lock clicked audibly behind them, and before either Draco or Ginny could break away from each other's lips, the door swung wide open, and both of them tumbled out into the classroom.

AN: Another cliffie. And this chapter is even shorter than chapter three... I'm so sorry... (ducks as rotten vegetables are thrown) Anyway, I am in the midst of typing up the final chapter, and since I've gotten some of my chores out of the way (somehow), I can hopefully edit and update sometime tonight. Hooray!!

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Draco and Ginny are discovered, but by who? (I'm sure you would guess correctly if you just apply yourselves. Go on, give it a shot.) And furthermore, will their relationship blossom into full-fledged romance or drop dead? Find out in the last chapter Of Love Potions and Locked Closets, mysteriously titled as Aftermath. (Yes, I called it that deliberately to frustrate you.)

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