ooooooh second chapter!! 00
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Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER. If I did, I'd be off with Draco sigh
Instantly, Ginny couldn't keep her eyes open. Upon entering Malfoy's office, a bright light threatened to blind her. Pulling her hand up to shield her eyes, Ginny could just make out ominous black blobs in the distance.
Bloody hell,thought Ginny, where am I
She fumbled forward, unable to see where she was going and squealed in panic when she heard a disembodied voice call out to her. She walked towards the ethereal sound and felt her heels sink into the ground, which all of a sudden felt grainy like sand. Almost jogging, she could now hear the sounds of waves breaking on rocks and seagulls soaring in the sky above. Slowly everything came into focus and she found herself in the middle of a long white beach with clear blue waters and massive, dangerous looking cliffs that formed all around the edges of the beach like a barrier. Large coconut tree also lined the small island and the place looked utterly untouched by civilization.
Suddenly, Ginny felt a feeling of utter happiness creep through her body from her hair to her toes. She felt butterflies in her tummy and anticipation for the better take over her. It was unexplainable but she had never felt happier than she did at that moment.
Sensing that she was not alone, she turned around and spotted a flash of silver darting around a cave at the bottom of one of the cliffs closest to her. Smiling uncontrollably, she sprinted towards the cave, hair whipping viciously in the wind and legs pumping up sand with every step. Panting, she reached the mouth of the cave and instantly looked around to see if she could catch sight of the oh-so-familiar spectacular person that, for some strange reason Ginny could not think of, was the source of her happiness. At once she found what she was looking for and in her newly enthusiastic mind, she whooped for joy.
He was standing a few paces in front of her with the strangest look on his face. While he was smiling at her, his eyes were glinting devilishly and he radiated anything but warmth. Of course in Ginny's newly fogged up mind all she could register was how handsome the wizard standing in front of her was, with his shoulder length silver blonde hair and charming dimpled smile. Sighing in contentment, she decided to stare at him a moment longer.
"Come a bit closer little Weasley," ordered Malfoy, smile still plastered in place "I need to ask you a couple of questions"
Ginny happily complied with only a second's hesitation where the niggling voice in the back of her head, that had grown extremely weak in the few moments on this beautiful place, was trying to come to terms with how in Merlin's name Draco's office was also an island that could make her weak-kneed with joy.
"Now, explain to me what you think you are doing applying to be my Personal Assistant?" he asked, a tiny bit threateningly.
"I needed a job." She replied hurriedly, realizing that she had no control over what she was saying. The words just rolled out of her mouth before she could think. Oddly though she didn't panic but instead felt even more elated and at ease.
"Is that really your true intention? Or is this just another way for you and Potter to piss me off?" he asked, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"Not at all. I only want to earn some money to support myself. I didn't even know I would be working for you until I got here"
"And you don't mind that you will be?" he asked, curiosity getting the better of him. "Aren't you bothered by the fact that I would be your boss and that your whole world will have to revolve around me?"
Ginny took a step forward with a determined look on her face as a way to show her fearlessness. Thanks to her ever swelling happiness she felt like she could do anything.
"Surprisingly, not at all." She stated calmly, "I know I want this job, know I want to work here and I don't care if I have to work with you because honestly, I've dealt with worse." She paused as if trying to stop the words trying to escape from her lips next, "Also right now you make me excruciatingly happy."
At this Draco chuckled. "That's because I take special care in making sure you're happy. It's what I do"
Ginny laughed then too, not exactly knowing why but not caring either. She'd seemingly forgotten how to care because if she was in her normal state of mind she would have been laughing maniacally over the bloodied heap that would be later identified as the world's most brutally murdered wizard, Malfoy. Or at least laughing over the bloodied nose he would have received courtesy of herself of course.
"Okay then. I think it's about time we talked business Weasley."
The blinding light was instantly back and again, Ginny was not expecting it. Caught off guard, she scrunched her eyes shut and waited for everything to come back into focus again. When she took a step forward, she no longer felt sand underfoot but a thick carpet. She opened her eyes and waited for them to get accustomed to rooms ordinary lights. When she could finally see again she noticed she was standing in a large office with shaggy, thick green carpet and rich brown walls. Speaking of which, were lined with rows and rows of framed covers of Playwizard with beautiful, barely clothed, witches winking and blowing kisses at Ginny.
"Have a seat, I don't have all day. You can flirt with the pictures some other time" droned Malfoy, already seated behind the large ebony desk with neatly arranged ornaments. Ginny, who did not feel the tingling happiness from moments ago, suddenly felt exhausted and confused.
"Where's the beach? What did you do to me? Why…huh?" she questioned, hand on forehead and face screwed up in concentration. She could barely remember what had just occurred and hated the feeling of not knowing exactly what was going on.
"Calm down, I don't want to clean up the mess once your brain explodes from trying to make sense of the situation." Drawled Malfoy, "I simply did what I thought would be safe, I made sure you were more of a brainless weasel than you already are so that you couldn't even think of harming me in any way, I made sure you could only answer truthfully and just for fun, I made you fall in love with me.Oh I also cast an extremely powerful cheering charm on you so that you wouldn't get pissed off. Simply necessary precautions when trying to mess with a Weasley's head."
Red-faced, Ginny was getting ready to spit out some of the most vulgar language she could think of when Draco interrupted her.
"Listen Weasel, I wouldn't compromise your chances of being able to work with me in a moment of rage. If whatever I did offended you in any way, I sincerely apologize." He said, not looking at all sorry, "Oh and just in case you get any ideas, you should know that the beach ruse was just to impress all the lovely ladies that won't get to be my P.A. Can't just let them go to waste can you?"
"Bu- but you're supposed to be interviewing people for a job! Not a shag!" spluttered Ginny, unable to believe anyone could be this unprofessional. Having spent the past couple of months asking Percy for advice on the best way to secure a job and how to please your boss, a bit of his prudishness had rubbed off on her.
"Hey, I'm merely killing two birds with one stone."
"That's disgusting! What if some poor girl only wanted a job? What if you scared away the girl that would be perfect for this job?"
"I haven't scared away anyone so far. They've all been very…gracious. I've managed to get uh…well acquainted with quite a few to tell you the truth."
Ginny shuddered at the thought, honestly unable to believe how sleazy the man was. To her it felt like he was taking advantage of his position and that is something she would never do.
"I know what you're thinking but I just have to say, I am not at all sleazy. How can you call a man sleazy when it's the women that are the ones dying to be with him? If they didn't whore themselves out willingly I would never be in this situation. Is it my fault if I decide to give them a chance? I mean, if I didn't give the poor witches chances, you wouldn't be here now would you?"
"Oh-ho now wait a minute Malfoy! I am not one of the poor witches you claim love you. Even though I have no respect for you at all, I expected you to have at least some taste!" Ginny growled, "The point of the position, or so I thought, is for you to have someone that you can trust to help you since this is quite the large company and you can't possibly do everything on your own, not for someone to be your whore!"
"Well then you'd be perfect for the job wouldn't you?" said Malfoy, with a sneer "There's no way I'd even consider shagging a Weasley."
Ginny was just waiting for him to say something like that about the Weasleys yet, she was still taken aback. "Well. That's good then. There's no way I'd ever agree to shagging a Malfoy. I'd rather do a troll. They probably have more class than you, bogies and all."
At this, Malfoy did all he could to stop himself from laughing out loud. He wasn't used to speaking to girls with so many opinions and high standards. He also never associated with a young woman so frumpy.
Yet a voice in the back of his head reminded him that she was exactly the kind of girl his mother wanted to work for him. Narcissa was sick of visiting her son only to catch him in the middle of a romp in his office when he'd tell her he was too busy, caught up in a meeting. He hated his mum being upset with him and since she figured it was about time he actually did some work in this company that she helped develop, he decided he would. She was the only woman he ever listened to and he'd hate to admit that she still scares him with her commanding attitude. Just a little bit though
He'd thought about it for ages and decided that to start, of course he would need to get rid of all the distractions and find someone who would not entice him but instead, aid him towards gaining his mother's respect. He didn't just want to be the 'sexy, funny, charming' man forever, it wouldn't hurt to also be the most powerful man in Britain now would it.
Those thoughts in mind, he truly considered Ginny working for him for the first time since he was informed that she would be there. He knew she was smart, having gone to school with the girl, and he also knew that he wouldn't ever be caught doing anything dodgy with a Weasley. No matter how pretty the said was Weasley was. She wasn't quite up to his standards anyway. He liked them tall and exotic, not short and redheaded. He also liked them easy, which she certainly wasn't. He thought she would certainly make a much better assistant than any of the other broads he had seen that day. He certainly wouldn't tell her that though.
"Why do you think I should hire you Weasley?"
"Because I haven't punched you yet." She said instantly.
At this Malfoy couldn't hold back his laughter, he liked the feisty attitude and had to admit she could be the one to put him in his place.
"Well then you're hired."
He smirked, his mother would be proud.