The 'Master' Plan

Chapter Three: A Splendid Bat-Boogey Day

YuriYaoiHet_ILoveEmAll

A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews! I'm posting this chap so soon as a celebration for getting twenty reveiws on just two chaps. You guys are great. (Holds back tears). Read on.

Ginny woke up feeling horrible. She and Draco had sat up most of the night planning, only leaving off when they'd both nodded off. She was only glad Madame Pomfrey hadn't come to check on them during the night. Her joints were stiff and aching and her skin felt tender, ecspecially on her face. She lay there for a few minutes, not willing to move and thought back over last night.

So far, Draco was all for their dating. He'd come up with some amazing ideas although she was a little scared about some of the things he wanted them caught doing. She'd only just had her first kiss last night and what he was proposing made the kiss seem like child's play. The kiss. She shivered, remembering how his lips had felt on hers. Now that she thought about it, kissing him more seemed like a very nice way to go. Just don't go falling for him, silly girl, her conscience chided her. She shook herself mentally at the thought. She wouldn't fall for him. After all, it was just buisness, but that didn't mean she couldn't enjoy it.

Without preamble, the curtains were pulled back and Madame Pomfrey strode to her bedside with a steaming goblet of something that smelled like dead toads. "Already awake? Good. You've been cleared to go to classes today so drink this while I get your clothes."

"What is it?" Ginny asked suspiciously.

"Its an infusion for pain and should cancel out any lingering effects of the potion. Proffessor Snape's Cleansing Solution should have done that already, but just in case, you need to drink all of this." She said forcing her to take the goblet, before walking swidtly back into her office.

Ginny sniffed it and winced. It smelled even worse up close. She sighed and held her nose, turning the goblet up and draining its contents in one go. She gagged. It tasted as bad as it smelled.

"Oh, yuck."

"Well, thats attractive." Draco called to her, laughing.

Ginny looked up to see him sitting up on his bed and shot him a glare. "Oh, stuff it, Draco." They'd decided to stop calling each other 'Malfoy' and 'Weasley' last night too. He'd told her he just couldn't refer to her as that if they were going to date.

Draco, still chuckling, snorted as Madame Pomfery came back out of her office. "And I see you are awake as well, Mister Malfoy. Do calm down. This is a hospital wing, not a playhouse."

She turned towards Ginny and Draco made a rude guesture at the woman's back. Ginny couldn't help but to giggle. He was funny. Another thing to tack on the wall of the good things she hadn't known about him. She looked up to see him giving her one of those odd looks again. It wasn't a bad look, but she couldn't interpret it. She decided to think about it later.

Pomfrey handed her her clothes, her school bag and a brush. "Get dressed quickly so you don't miss breakfast. You need to eat after taking that potion."

Ginny nodded and the medi-witch closed her curtains back. She heard her begin to argue with Draco about whether or not he could go to classes. Surprisingly, he wanted to go back to class Ginny snickered when the medi-witch told him to lie down or she'd bind him to the bed. Then she started in on him about his bandages. Ginny listened to him argue with the witch. He actually threw out some good ones, but he caved when she threatened him with Proffessor Snape.

As she brushed the tangles out of her hair, her thoughts again wandered back to last night. What she really wanted to do was catch Colin and talk to him about it. Though he'd come to visit her last night, but he'd been distant since the school year had started. She shrugged. Maybe it was just back to school blues, though Hogwarts was very fun at times. Or maybe it was because they weren't in the same year now. She shrugged and decided to discreetly try to find out what was wrong with him. She stood and brushed off her clothes, before grabbing her school bag. She opened the curtains and stepped out. Madam Pomfrey had gone back into her office.

"Ginny!" Draco called from his bed.

Ginny hesitated a moment, before walking towards him. "What?" She said, distracted. She needed to hurry if she was going to catch Colin before he left the Great Hall.

Draco smirked. "Definitley a morning person." He said sitting up.

Ginny sighed. "Sorry, there's just something I need to take care of."

"May I implore?" Draco asked with a flambouyant wave of his hand.

Ginny crossed her arms. "Well, if you must know, I have to find Colin and tell him what happened." She said matter of factly.

Draco looked up at her, all traces of humor gone from his eyes. "Colin? Colin Creevey?" Ginny nodded. "Fantastic." He said sarcastically. He flopped back on the bed. "Fine, Go. But I'm telling you now. If you continue seeing your little boyfreind, the deal's off."

Ginny's jaw dropped. "What? Why?" Her arms fell as she stepped forwards.

"Because. If you get caught running around with him while we are dating, then I'm going to look like a dumb prat and you'll just be a whore. It will all be for nothing and I'm not commiting to this plan if you are just going to sabatoge it!" He hissed.

Ginny couldn't think of anything to say. Why was he so angry? He was acting just like an overbearing, jealuos boyfreind who'd just found out she was still talking to her ex! Wait.

"Draco Malfoy." She said his name slowly. "Are you jealous I've got guy freinds?" He snorted, but didn't say anything. "Oh gods! You are!" She laughed. "Draco Malfoy, the Slytherin King, Is jealous of a fifth year." She had to lean up against the bed to keep from falling she was laughing so hard. "Oh, this is just too funny!"

"It's not funny!" He spat, sitting up. "And I am not jealous!"

Ginny continued to snicker. "Jealous." She whispered leaning towards him.

He leaned forward until their noses were almost brushing. "I am not jealous!" He spoke each word slowly though gritted teeth.

Not to be outdone, Ginny leaned forward until their lips were almost brushing her hands on either side of his hips. "Then why are you angry? Draco." She mumered his name breathily.

Draco grasped her shoulders tightly. "Don't play with the snake, little girl. It bites back." He nipped her lip in emphasis.

Ginny's head was reeling. She had to admit to herself that she was very atracted to this silver haired Slytherin. Flirting with him gave her a giddy feeling that she enjoyed quite a bit. Her tounge darted out over his lips. "Maybe I want to be bitten. Ever thought of that?"

He shivered and opened his mouth. Ginny found she didn't care that Madame Pomfrey was in the next room. She didn't care about anything as their tongues danced together.

He pulled back after a moment. "I still stick by what I said before." He stated, his voice breathy. "You don't see him anymore or we aren't dating. Simple enough for you?"

"Why are you mad at me for thinking its funny that you are jealous of my best freind?" She shot back.

"I wouldn't be if I were actually jealous!"

Ginny sighed, fluttering her eyelashes at him. "Well anyway. I have to get to breakfast."

Draco crossed his arms. "Come back this afternoon, if you're over your little delusions by then."

"Yes, sir!" She fired him a mock salute, still leaned over his bed. " She leaned forward again until her lips were brushing his ear. "And just so you know. Colin is gay." She breathed. Then she pulled back and walked away.

"Coniving witch!" She heard him mutter.

She peeked back at him. He was sitting there with that same odd look on his face. What was that look? She'd ask Colin when she found him, she decided, closing the infirmary door behind her. It was too late to catch him at breakfast now-he always left early- so she decided not to go to the Great Hall. She had Herbology first and there was a patch of wild strawberries behind the greenhouses. She'd just eat a few of those.

He thoughts flew ahead of her and she began thinking of what she and Draco would talk about when she visited him later. If she were caught visiting him, rumors would begin flying, but that was what they wanted. She tried to tell herself that was why she was anticipating it as she reached the Entrance Hall. She hoped she could skirt past the doors of the Great Hall without being noticed. She didn't feel like being annoyed right now.

"Oy, Ginny!" She heard her brother call as she walked past the doors.

She cursed. "Perfect example of annoying." She hissed and kept walking. If she could only reach the doors . . .

"Ginny!" He called. He ran to catch up with her.

"Damn!" She cursed under her breath. She turned, plastering a fake smile on her face. "Hi, Ron."

"Hi yourself!" He yelled. "Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you."

Ginny was outraged. "I was in the hospital wing you, you idiot!"

Ron looked confused. "The hopital wing? Why were you there? You're not sick!" He accused.

Ginny's jaw dropped. "You mean all this time . . ." Rage filled her. "I was hurt in the potions accident yesterday!" She screamed. There was a crowd gathering at the doors of the Great Hall watching them, but she didn't care. She was pissed.

Ron was silent for a moment, before snapping his fingers. "So that's what Harry was talking about last night!" He smiled.

That was it. "You ungrateful, bloody arse!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.

She pulled out her wand and bat-boogeyed him. She laughed wickedly as giant bats flew out of his nostrils and began attacking his face. She turned and pushed open the doors and strode outside. This day was going splendidly so far.

It's a little short, but that's because I hurried to type it up. Once again, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE REVIEWS!