AN-Hi. Nice to see you again. It's been awhile. I'm sure some of you are about to kill me or were whatever. Sorry, I just couldn't figure a few things about this chapter out and then everything got so hectic. So yeah, here's the next chapter and there will be several following it soon. This chapter is now HBP friendly.
Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters or objects related to the book. I own Rudy Bega, Luke Morris, Sydney Malfoy, Tara McKenzie, and Dinkums.
Chapter 8
"Ginny, Gin, please wait," Draco yelled as he ran into her rooms. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean that, I was just so angry at my mum. Please forgive me." She turned to him, her eyes puffy and face red from her sobbing.
"Forgive you? You said what you really thought, Malfoy. I don't want to hear your apologies, or your speeches saying your not an evil deatheater. Go back to being the asshole of a Slytherin I knew last year. I can't believe I ever thought you were different. I can't believe I trusted you." Draco's eyes grew cold as he looked at her.
"Fine, Weasley. Be packed and ready to leave in fifteen minutes." Once he was out of the room, Ginny broke down in sobs again.
They rode in separate compartments of the train, they took different carriages back to Hogwarts. And all through the long ride, Ginny couldn't figure out why she still had feelings for the evil prat. All those things he said, he might as well have never been friends with her if she was such a problem in his life. She never wanted to be close to him again. Ever. She wanted Harry back with her, and she wanted her life to be normal again.
Practice started up as usual, but the staff noticed the change. They noticed the singers' sudden hatred toward each other, especially when Luke told them they had to do a duet together.
"A duet, as in sing with him? That song wasn't written to be a duet! It's my song and I will not sing it with that . . . that ferret" Ginny yelled.
"Not as if I want to do it with a stupid, Muggle loving Weasley anyway. Who would lower themselves to that? Definitely not a Malfoy." He smirked. Ginny glared at him.
"I aught to smack you for that comment, Ferret."
"Go ahead and try, Weasel."
"CHILDREN! I will not take anymore of this arguing between the two of you. Either you learn to be civil or I would lock you in a room that you cannot escape until you kill each other. What happened to that friendship you two had anyway?" Luke asked.
"I don't like fake people, Luke. And I don't like to be lied to, or made fun of behind my back. That's where our "friendship" went. If you really want to call it that." Ginny replied. Luke rolled his eyes.
"Ok, no more arguing, up on stage, both of you, and sing this song until you get it right." He threw two sheets of paper at them and walked to the back of the Hall as they climbed up onto the stage. "Listen," he told them as flicked his wand and the song played through, then he nodded to them.
Draco just stared at Ginny for a moment. He couldn't believe his, no not his, cheery little Cherry had written such a wonderfully sad song. He almost wanted to cry and Malfoys did not cry, especially in front of other people. He shook his head. He had really screwed up this time.
(Draco)I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
(Both)'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
(Draco)You've gone away, you don't feel me, anymore
(Ginny)The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
(Both)'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
(Both)'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
(Draco)You've gone away
You don't feel me here anymore
Ginny opened her eyes and glared right at Draco. He hated himself, he had since the "incident", but her eyes so harsh and cold and hurt, made the hate triple a thousand times.
"I'm leaving. You'll have to deal without me for the rest of the day." The red head said as she jumped off the stage and calmly walked out of the Great Hall. Draco wanted to follow her, but as he started to get off the stage, Luke intervened.
"Draco, let's practice that new song you wanted to sing. What was it? Walk Away (Maybe)?"
"Merlin," Draco thought, "I don't want to sing that now." He sighed, though, and prepared to sing his newly written song.
I made this bed
I choose to lie in it
Live with my regrets
Sleep with what I said
Could this be the end
Am I standing on the edge
Of everything I wanted now
I was afraid
I was afraid
Maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything
Separate my soul
With all the things we shared
I'm fallin' to pieces now
Say a prayer for me
When you go to bed
I'm in need of your faith now
I was afraid
Maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything
If we could just reset
And live in happiness
Instead of our regrets
We'd salvage everything
We don't have to walk away
Pray for me now
I'm in need of faith
Pray for me now
I'm in need
Maybe I';m just scared
To face the things I feared
It's easier to walk away from everything
If we could just reset
And live in happiness
Instead of our regrets
We'd salvage everything
Maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I failed
It's easier to walk away from everything
Walk away from everything
Walk away from everything
Ginny sat in her room, bawling. Why did she let him get to her? Why did she agree to sing her song with him? Why did she write the stupid song in the first place? Gods help her. She had liked Draco Malfoy. And she had kissed him. And she had liked the kiss. She was going to join Hades in the Underworld when her life was over.
She heard a soft hoot in her ear and almost screamed.
"Merlin, Flame, you scared me half to death." She untied the letter from his leg and he flew toward her common room to see Arrow, she presumed.
Ginny,
Babe, I wish I was there. I'm sorry that he turned out to be a jerk or whatever. Just make sure what your doing is for the best. No offense, but maybe he was just angry at his mum, and he has been having a hard time since he became friends with you. I know your brothers have been threatening to disown you, maybe it just started to get to him.
I think you should talk to him. There may be something you don't know and he may be truly sorry for what he did. Maybe there was something you missed in his little rant.
As for Harry, I don't know babe. You have to decide who you want more, who you have stronger feelings for, and you can't let anything get in the way of finding out. Not even the feelings for the other guy. Anyway, just think about it and I'll see you soon.
Tara
Ginny thought back. Was there something she had missed?
"Do you really want to know?" he yelled. "YOU! Ever since I started being friends with you, my life has been a living hell! My father's voice rings in my head every moment, telling me that it's disgraceful to be friends with such filth! My house members already shun me for not wanting to be a deatheater, and it'll be even worse now, being friends with a goody two-shoes Gryffindor. And today my mother decides that she's going to control my life and tell me what I can and cannot do. She doesn't realize she's denying . . . Never mind, just go away."
"Denying him what?" Ginny asked herself. She had to find out what he was talking about, the choices she was about to make were big ones, and every detail was important. She got up and ran out of the room.
AN- Okay finally that chapter is done. Songs are Broken by Seether ft. Amy Lee and Walk Away (Maybe) by Good Charlottle.