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Chapter 25 – Light VS Dark

The light behind my eye lids became blinding, encouraging me to open up again to the world. The pains in my body still ached, informing me that they hadn't yet healed, but the stone ground didn't lie beneath by my bones anymore. The piecing cold of the room did not cover my skin but a warm hand slipped into my own, squeezing gently. I could feel it being lifted from my body until it met another surface, this time skin that was smooth and prickly, all of a sudden my hand started to quiver until it was lowered back towards my body and placed into another's awaiting hand.

I could hear voices but they couldn't reach my muffled ears, I fought against the darkness in my body reaching out towards the light. The warmth caressing my skin softly, I could feel myself climbing towards the heavens away from the demons that tried to claim my mind and body. I pushed them back fighting the images from my head that were threatening to pull me under. Keep going, I willed myself further and further, I need to meet the emerald eyes I knew would be waiting for me. That would push the remaining demons away from me, who would put me back together again, fill in the cracks.

But I couldn't escape the thoughts that pressed down on me, the ones that struck me hard in the chest. I didn't know if I could be fixed as the demons advanced on me, again surrounding me in their darkness. Will he be able to fill in the cracks that had formed within my body, my mind, my heart? I could feel the exhaustion pushing me down further, the warmth of the light disappearing as the cold swept towards me.

I could almost feel the cold hands enveloping my body, pushing their fingers into my delicate flesh. The pain shooting down my back was from being slammed to the floor, my breathing becoming shallow, and vision becoming blurred as the eyes of my saviour began to disappear.

Then words that had been spoken earlier to me became clearer, Harry had spoke to her, awakening her senses. She pushed forward again hoping to make out his words.

"I'm..." She heard him speak, encouraging her to grab the light. She held on tightly pulling herself closer.

"...so sorry." The words echoed throughout her body; surrounding her. No, no way is he punishing himself already. It's not his fault. I need him, more than I've ever needed anyone. He's the only one who can rid the aching pain that has overtaken my body. I love him.

She felt her fingers twitch against the texture that covered her body; she tried the other hand that was being held. Urging her fingers to move and they did alerting her to her mother's cries of relief.

"She moved, her fingers just moved!"

"Is she waking up?" another voice cried.

"She's stirring." came a steadier and calm voice as she felt a hand brush across her fore head.

"I'm going to find him!" someone spoke urgently.

The light became more prominent; leaving the darkness behind her, even as she reached the light some of the darkness still hid itself within her. Her physical being was escaping; however her emotional being was just waking up.

Her body suddenly began to feel lighter until her fingers smoothed across the crisp sheet she lay upon. The sunlight was piercing her eyelids now, willing them to open, to face the world again. Each part of her body was awakening now as her eye lids fluttered, stinging them as the sunlight assaulted them.

"Where are they?" Ginny could hear her mother say worriedly.

"I don't know dear," soothed her father, "I'm sure they won't be long."

Just then the doors to the hospital wing flew open as Harry ran through them closely followed by Ron and Hermione. Harry hands were still damaged as he got closer to Ginny's bed; his eyes were all red and swollen, taking in her broken form again. Even though his insides remained crushed in pain along with his body, he approached Ginny strong and bravely, Ron's words echoing in his ears.

Ginny's body started shifting around the bed now as she stretched her limbs, as her fluttering eyes revealing little glimpses of her deep chocolate brown eyes Harry had longed to see.

Harry reached her bed grasping one of her moving hands in his squeezing it reassuringly, his other hand moved to her brow pushing back the strands of hair that lay across her pale face. Bending down placing a soft kiss against fore head lingering there for a moment as the Weasley family and Hermione looked on tears falling from every eye watching the heart wrenching display.

"I'm here Ginny...we're safe." Harry choked the words from his mouth trying to swallow the lump that had formed in his throat. "I...I need you to wake up for me...please you can do it!"

Harry's words echoed through Ginny's head as she forced her eyes to fully open, a shadow had flittered across her eye lids moments ago. She now realised that it was her saviour, his words filled with so much emotion it threatened to burst free. Her eyes caught the emeralds that were trained on her face; she knew she had to awaken herself fully even if the pain and darkness tried to overcome her.

"That's it Gin...it's okay." Harry encouraged her, so pleased she was waking.

She slowly forced them open, her vision remained blurred but the emeralds shone through, they weren't as powerful as she remembered but they still captivated her.

"Har...har..." She tried reaching out to him, her throat croaking dryly.

A deep sob feel from his throat, it wracked his body in pain and in relief. "I'm here...I'm here!"

Harry's tears fell again that they were still alive, they had hope. He couldn't imagine living without her, it was unbearable. She was his and nothing would ever change that, nobody, not Voldemort or his followers could do anything to tear them apart. He had to be strong, they had to move past this and heal.

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Ginny continued blinking her eyes over and over again trying to clear her vision; she heard Harry sob and his face became clearer. His eyes still shone but not like they had before, they had lost their certain sparkle. His face still held the marks and wounds he had received but the pained look on his features that greeted her frightened her, and everything came crashing back hitting her hard in the chest. Her breathing quickened, panic overtaking her body as she realised every pair of eyes were on her in the room. Please...please stop looking at me! Stop watching me, they watched me! They saw everything of me, please, please, please!

"Stop!" She loudly croaked shocking everyone around her bedside; Harry released her hand in shock at her outburst.

"Please...stop!" She began crying, covering her face in her hands as she rolled to her side, curling her body into a ball away from everyone.

The Weasley's, Harry and Hermione looked on in horror as Ginny's body began shaking violently due to her sobbing, inhuman cries erupted from her body echoing throughout the ward. Mrs Weasley heart broke seeing her little girl in so much agony, it became too much as she turned to her husband burying her face into his chest as her own body began to shake.

Mr Weasley looked on as Harry crouched down next to his daughter's bedside whispering soothing words to her as she sobbed.

"I think...we should give them some time alone..." Arthur suggested as everyone nodded in unison, quietly shuffling towards the exit. Before he left he took one last look at the bed, feeling a stab in his heart that they were both suffering so much, and because he didn't know what had happened seemed to make things a whole lot more terrifying. Willing to swallow his pain he quietly shut the door leaving them together.