Breaking Point

Chapter 10

You and I Collide

The dawn is breaking

A light shining through

You're barely waking

And I'm tangled up in you

I'm open, you're closed

Where I follow, you'll go

I worry I won't see your face

Light up again

The only thing Harry could hear as he ran recklessly through the train station, pushing people roughly aside, making his way through the clamor, was his rapidly beating heart. He was oblivious to people pressing in on him from all sides. The rushing blood in his ears and the pounding of his feet across the pavement blocked out all other sound.

When he rounded the corner, his pulse increased by a tenfold as he caught a glimpse of red hair pushing through the scores of travelers.

It was as if Harry had been submerged under water, gasping for breath. He followed her as if his life depended on it.

Ten more steps, just a few more breaths, he was drowning, gasping for air. Six more steps, four more, three more, only two. One. Harry reached out, grabbing her arm and she suddenly swung around, startled. And was even more astonished to see who had grabbed her arm.

Harry caught his breath in a rush, as her copper eyes looked up into his and she abruptly jerked her arm out of his grasp.

Harry stood motionless, his arms hung loosely at his sides, as he took in her appearance. Ginny's hair hung freely around her shoulders, stirring slightly in the breeze. Her eyes looked more golden than brown in the brilliant morning sunlight, but there was something guarded about them behind the striking amber. And finally he knew. He knew he couldn't wait for someone else to pull him across that vast abyss. He had to find the strength within himself.

"I have something I have to tell you," Harry stated, still breathing heavily, his chest heaving.

"Don't," contradicted Ginny, casting her eyes downward, "It doesn't matter anymore…"

"No," persisted Harry, his voice husky, leaning forward so his forehead rested tenderly against hers, "I think it does."

Even the best fall down sometimes

Even the wrong words seem to rhyme

Out of the doubt that fills my mind

I somehow find

You and I collide

I'm quiet you know

You make a first impression

I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind

Something about Harry's words and actions stirred something in her memory. She found herself stepping back, mystified. Before she had time to come to her senses and react, she felt something smooth and warm snake around her neck and she caught a glimpse of something silver. Harry reached out to clasp what Ginny now realized was her teardrop necklace, around her neck. His hair grazed her cheek and his lips trailed along her jaw line. She felt herself shiver involuntarily. Harry's lips caressed the soft skin near her ear and his voice murmured, "I love you." The clasp on the necklace clicked shut.

Harry's hands moved away from her neck and rested lightly on her waist, waiting for her reaction. Ginny wrapped her arms around his neck, her face glowing. "I'm never leaving you again," confirmed Harry. His eyes had at last lost their lackluster tone and now shone a radiant emerald.

"I wouldn't even let you try," came Ginny's muffled reply, her face buried in his chest. He leaned down to kiss her and she laid her head back blissfully, her long eyelashes gracing her lovely face as she closed her eyes.

Caught in a single sense of rapture, they barely noticed the shrill sound of the train whistle, signaling the train's departure. Only when Ginny carefully extracted herself from Harry's feverish kisses, did he reluctantly release her from his arms. Ginny surveyed the ticket still clutched tightly in her now somewhat sweaty palm. Methodically, she tore it in half, then into fourths. And finally, she handed it to the wind, which gracefully lifted the paper from her grasp and carried it away, spiraling up into the cloudless sky.

Even the best fall down sometimes

Even the wrong words seem to rhyme

Out of the doubt that fills your mind

You finally find

You and I collide

fin.

A/N: Please review, I love to hear you comments and opinions.

As for other stories, I hope to write a humorous fic called Momentum after DH is released, but that could change depending on the events in DH. Other than that you can look for me under the same penname on FanFic's sister site, FictionPress. I hope to write something of my own creation in the near future!

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