Chapter Ten

Love Resistance and More

Her watch beeped. After she had relented to the fact that she was stuck in here she had set her stopwatch for an hour. Who ever opened that door now was who she would fall in love with.

She picked up her wand. I wonder if you can Avada Kedavra yourself?

Too late.

The door creaked as it opened. Ginny ducked her head and prayed.

"Ginny?" came a hesitant voice. Ginny looked up, shocked. Draco Malfoy stood in the door way.

For a blessed moment all she felt was releif that it wasn't Voldemort. Then it came.

Sweeping love. It caught her off gaurd and she found herself seeing him differently. His hair shone brightly in the dimmed light. The crease between his eyes that bespoke of worry. She longed to take him in her arms and...

What the hell was she thinking? This was Malfoy, her enemy. SHe hated him.

Then came the pain.

It swept through her stomach, making Cruiatis look like a joke. She doubled over, unable to breathe. Tears sprung to her eyes and though she tried to cry out, nothing would come.

Suddenly hands were taking her arms and pressing her to a chest. Draco Malfoy smelled of honey and lilac. Ginny relaxed against him. He did smell good.

The pain abated.

She resisted the urge to pull him down into a full frontal snog. They needed to get out of here. Her potion effected side seemed to agree, for there was no pain as she pulled away from him.

"Ginny? What did he do to you?" Draco asked softly as she picked up her wand.

"That doesn't matter." Ginny snapped, forcing herself to be harsh, despite the ripple of pain across her temples.

Draco grabbed her arm as she stepped out of room. "Yes it does. You were in pain. I know what Cruiatis looks like. And that was something worse."

Ginny fought down the feeling of comfort and ignored the breif trill of pain through her stomach. She pulled her arm from his grasp, sending a shock of pain into her heart.

"It doesn't matter."

"Ginny!" He grabbed both her arms. Ginny resisted the urge to kiss him.

"Tell me." He demanded.

"It was a potion. Happy?" She snarled, pulling away again. "Let's just get out of here."

"What did it do?"

Ginny glanced at him over her shoulder. "Made me fall in love."

This time he blocked her path. "With him?" He asked, trying to hide the disgust.

Ginny pushed past him. "No."

"Then with who?"

Ginny had had about all she could take. She fell to her knees, tears leaking from her eyes. It was bad enough she had these damn feelings, but he didn't even notice. It was too much.

Draco knelt before her, taking her into his arms.

"It's ok. You don't have to tell me."

"It's not that." She sobbed, feeling as though her heart was breaking. How was this possible? She didn't even like the git. Another stab of pain and Draco held her closer.

"Then what? Who?"

Ginny pulled away enough to look at him through tear blurred eyes. She reached up and pulled him into a breathtaking kiss.

She released him. "Do you really have to ask?" She whispered.

She got to her feet and fled blindly, leaving a shell shocked Draco.