Chapter 18

Harry's POV

Coming Back to Her

I walked into the room not quite sure what to expect. Would she hate me? Or would she take me back? Would I be able to forgive her if our roles were reversed?

Ginny sat up on her bed, pale but awake. Her long red hair was limp against her head. The blood had long been cleaned up. Her eyes wouldn't meet mine.

"I couldn't wait forever." She whispered looking out the window.

The way she spoke was nothing like I remembered. It was full of something more, something I didn't recognize, and something I didn't want. I took two steps forward. "Ginny, I'm so…"

"No. Don't you dare apologize. I told you to leave. I knew you had to find yourself. Thank you for saving me, but if you don't mind, leave."

I stood there motionless. "I can't."

She whipped her head around and looked at me, anger flashed in her chocolate eyes . "Why not?"

I shrugged, "I can't leave you again. I love…"

"NO!" She screamed, covering her ears with her hands and slamming her eye lids shut. "Don't you dare tell me you love me you bloody git! Leave!"

I made my decision at that very moment. I wasn't going to give up. I was not going to let her get away. I would do anything. I closed the distance to her bed and grasped her hands lightly, pulling them away from her ears.

"I love you Ginny Weasley. I've loved you for so long. The only reason I hadn't come back was because I was convinced you were better off without me."

"No," she muttered, shaking her head with her eyes closed.

"Yes," I stated firmly. "You told me to go find myself. But Ginny?" I put one finger under her chin. Her eyes fluttered open. I lifted her chin and captured her eyes with my own. "I couldn't. Because you weren't there. I was searching for the one thing I already had. It took me too long to figure that out."

"LEAVE! LEAVE, GET AWAY FROM ME." She screamed, tears streaming down her face. "Just leave me alone. GO! LEAVE!"

The door swung open and the healer that had shown me her room and two other burly men barged in. They didn't look happy.

"Come on Harry. Let's go." One said grabbing my arm. I yanked it away and he glared at me.

"Ginny? Please…" I begged her, trying to grab her hand but she pulled it away from me. The other burley man grabbed my shoulder roughly and I jerked away.

"You need to leave now."

"No!"I yelled as both men grabbed my arms and began pulling me towards the door. I knew it was irrational, but I began kicking and screaming Ginny's name.

"GINNY! GINNY, PLEASE. GINNY!" I yelled as they pulled me out of the door. Before they slammed it behind us I saw Ginny curl up in the bed and pull the covers over her head.

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3 Hours Later

I sat in the still wooden chair staring at the wall for a good amount of time before anyone found me. After I had been bodily thrown from her room I wandered around until I found an empty nook in which I could be alone. I had almost decided to get up and find smoothing to drink when I heard an odd creaking noise. I turned my head and saw Draco hobble in on a set of muggle crutches.

"Don't you dare say a word." He growled. "It seems that my healer thought that theses things," he lifted the crutches from under his arms, "would help my leg heal faster." He settled himself in the seat next to me. " I just got away from Weasley Senior. He wanted to try them out."

I couldn't help but laugh at Draco's pained expression. He glared at me.

"Where's Saranna?" I asked curiously, trying to steer away from a subject so close to Ginny.

Now Draco really looked exasperated. "She is talking with my mother in the cafeteria."

I just grinned, "Hoping she doesn't bring out the naked baby pictures?" I teased.

The shock on Draco's face at my suggestion made me snort with laughter. He had obviously not thought of that possibility.

I noticed Draco straighten a bit as his gaze went over my shoulder. I turned and saw Ron and Hermione walk into the small room.

"Mind if we join you, mate?" Ron asked uneasily, eyeing Draco.

I shrugged and he settled down on the small sofa across the room. Hermione stood next to me, smiling at Draco.

"Hello Draco." She greeted him politely. "How is your leg? I heard you were injured."

"It's fine," he answered curtly. I threw him a warning glance. If he wanted to be accepted in public, he might as well learn to be nice to those he used to torment.

"It was deep cut, but not too large. They healed it up. I've just got to use these things for today." He held up the crutches.

Hermione smiled, "I heard my father-in-law asking you for a turn on them."

Draco chuckled and Ron looked up in surprise. "I told him I needed to use the toilet and hobbled off as fast as I could." Draco admitted.

Ron shook his head, "He'll find you again. He has been obsessed with muggle things since before I can remember."

Saranna suddenly appeared at the door and went immediately to Draco's side. She took his hand and looked at him sternly.

"I couldn't find you," she said sternly. "How are you feeling?"

He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it softly, "I'm fine. How was lunch with Mother?"

"You were so cute as a baby," she grinned at him. I could see Ron over Saranna's shoulder. His mouth was hanging open as he stared at the unexpected exchange between Draco and Saranna.

Saranna turned and Draco dropped her hand to wrap his arm around her waist as she stood next to him.

"Harry, how did your chat with Ginny go?"

I looked around the room, it was full of my closest friends. They all knew me well enough to know if I was lying. I didn't want to share my failure with them, but I also wondered if their advice would be helpful. I sighed and looked down at my hands, fiddling with my wand as I spoke.

"She doesn't want me anymore."

"Wonder why," Ron mumbled under his breath.

Hermione smacked him on the head, "Not helpful Ron." She admonished.

"I know why, I just didn't expect her to scream at me to leave. She wouldn't listen to me. She doesn't believe that I love her." I started to really gain speed. "I mean, she told me to leave. I know I hurt her, but I didn't mean to! I did it so she would be safe and away from the insanity that follows my every move. But I just hurt her more. What am I supposed to do now? How can I gain her trust?" I was practically shouting when I got to the end. My eyes had begun to mist over and I fought for control over my emotions.

"Well, you could start by telling her that you won't leave, no matter if she tells you to or not." Saranna suggested.

"You could just show her you love her, you know. By your actions. Do a bunch of romantic stuff for her. Buy her flowers, gifts, take her on romantic dates and all that." Draco suggested.

The room fell silent as all eyes were on Draco. "What?" he asked sharply.

Saranna raised her eyebrow at him, "You should take your own advice." She said with a small smirk on her face.

"Yes, but you are not mad at me." He countered.

"I could be." She said flatly.

"Anyway," Hermione interrupted, "You just have to be patient Harry. She'll come around. She has to."

I looked at her skeptically. None of them had seen her as I had. Curled up in her bed, her body barely making a bump under the covers.

"Mate," Ron's voice got my attention and I looked over at him. "I'm not exactly happy with how you left, and I don't know much about women and relationships. Just ask 'Mione. But, you and Gin are meant to be together. She's stubborn and hurt. Let her heal, and she'll come back to you."

I nodded and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Draco asked with a knowing smirk on his face.

"I'm going to go talk to her again. Can you guys do me a favor?" I asked as I pulled my invisibility cloak from my pocket. "Make sure those huge blokes don't throw me out this time?"

I watched smiles adorn the faces of my closest friends and I pulled the cloak over my head.

"Good Luck." Hermione called as I raced from the room.

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I pushed the door open and slipped in quietly. She was lying in the bed facing the wall. I tried to walk towards the bed without making much noise.

"Why won't you leave me alone Harry?" Ginny asked quietly without moving.

I sighed and pulled the cloak off, tucking it back into my pocket.

"Because I'm not leaving you again." I answered simply.

She turned and sat up on the bed. The hospital gown made her look tiny and frail, but her fierce expression reminded me of the Ginny I loved so long ago.

"Ginny, I love you. I never stopped." I pulled her locket out and placed it next to her on the bed. "Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur." The locket clicked open and the picture of our first kiss played inside it.

I looked up at Ginny, tears were pouring down her face and soaking the neck of her hospital gown. I reached forward and wiped them from her face. I let my own fall.

"I could never stop loving you. I came back, Ginny. I came back to you."

The End? Oh no no no. :-) Well, Yes. It is the end of Come Back to Me. But another story will be on its way. Hope you liked it! Please Review Me. Thanks so much.

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