Here's my last entry for the comp. I'm so sad it's over! :'( anyway…

House: Gryffindor

Prompt: Ginny/Lee Jordan

Breaking up: Ginny/Michael

Enjoy! :)

Open Eyes

Ginny sat staring out at the lake. The sun glittered on the surface making it painfully bright. A soft breeze was blowing across the ground whispering of the approaching summer. But Ginny didn't notice any of this; she was lost in her thoughts.

In the flat surface of the lake she saw herself sitting in the Gryffindor common. Everyone else had already gone to bed but she couldn't sleep. The silence of the empty common room, disturbed only by the crackling fire, was soothing. She let her mind wander to all matter of things, none of which having anything to do with the others.

"Hello, I didn't expect to anyone to be up." A deep voice said pleasantly. Ginny jumped and spun around. Lee Jordan was standing by portrait hole, a playful smile lighting up his face, as usual.

"I couldn't sleep." She said, smiling back. Lee Jordan walked over to the armchair next to hers and sat down.

"Do you feel ready for the game?" Lee asked.

"Not really," Ginny said honestly. She didn't feel anywhere near ready; she felt queasy whenever she thought of the Quidditch match in two days. She looked and found Lee staring at her intently.

"How about going for a walk." He said smiling. "It helps with the nerves." Reluctantly, Ginny got up and followed him out of the portrait hole.

The two wandered through the deserted corridors talking about everything and nothing. Turning the corner they Lee slowed to a stop and Ginny followed suit. There was a short break in the conversation. Then Lee said,

"Ginny, I want to tell you something." He said, staring avidly at the ground. Ginny looked up at him expectantly. He took a hesitant step closer. "I… I think I love you." He said and then, in one fluid movement, closed the gap between them. Before Ginny could comprehend what was happening Lee was kissing.

Ginny pushed away from them and they both stood in awkward silence.

"What the hell!" A voice shouted from behind them and Ginny spun around so quickly she almost lost her balance. She steadied herself and looked up just in time to see her boyfriend, Michael, disappear around the corner. She shot a glare at Lee before running after Michael.

The day of the match Ginny walked down to breakfast with her friends. They were chattering excitedly about the match but she didn't hear a word they were saying. She was still fuming about the other night.

After running for several minutes she had caught up with Michael. She tried explaining to him that Lee had kissed her and she had pulled away right away but it took a long time for him to stop yelling at her long enough to hear what she was saying. By that time she was yelling back at him. By the time they departed for bed she had convinced Michael that she had not wanted the kiss but their kiss goodnight was icy and forced. The next day he had barely talked to her.

What upset Ginny the most was that, if she was honest with herself, she had actually enjoyed the kiss. But she shouldn't have; she liked Michael, right?

Michael caught up with her before she entered the Gryffindor changing room and wished her good luck before heading off to the stands. He hadn't even bothered to kiss her this time. She entered the changing room, no longer feeling nervous, just empty.

The game went by in a blur. It was by chance that Ginny happened to see the snitch and catching didn't bring her any pleasure. She was captured in a tight embrace by her team as she drifted towards the ground. What brought her out of her dream-like state was the sight of Michael on the other end of the pitch with his arm around a crying Cho Chang.

That was the last straw. She felt fury boiling up inside her. Taking a deep breath to gain some control over her anger, as it would dampen the celebratory mood if she cursed someone on the pitch, she turned away and forced a smile on her face.

As she was back up to the castle she heard someone call her name and turned around to see Michael running up to her. Ginny turned her back to him and kept walking. He grabbed her elbow and turned her around.

"Wait Ginny." He said, smiling.

"Why? I have nothing more to say to you." She said coldly.

"But.." Before he could say anymore Ginny interrupted him.

"Goodbye, Michael." She said, before stalking off.

A pebble hit the water. Ripples broke up the image and Ginny looked around to see who had thrown it. Lee Jordan was standing a couple steps behind her, another pebble in his hand.

"What do you want?" Ginny said, turning away again. She heard another pebble splash in the water before the grass rustled beside her as Lee sat down. There was silence for a moment and then Lee said:

"I wanted to apologize." This startle Ginny and she looked up at him. He continued. "What I did was wrong, it was just that, in walking with you through the hallways, I thought for a minute that maybe, just maybe, you might break up with Michael to get together with me." There was another long silence.

"I did break up with Michael." Ginny finally said quietly. She noticed there was no pain accompanying those words.

"Oh, I understand." She knew that Lee did understand. That he understood that they could never be together. Ginny couldn't explain why, she just knew that they didn't belong.

Lee sighed and got up. He turned to walk away but Ginny grabbed his hand. He looked down at her and she stared back into his chocolate brown eyes.

"I just want you to know, I enjoyed it." She saw the shadow of a smile appear on his face before nodded and walked away. Ginny tilted her face up, soaking in the heat of the heat of the sun, a smile lighting up her face.