~Chapter Nine~

Couple: Harry/Ginny and a little Ron/Hermione

Rating: Rating M due to violence, language and sex (rape and making love)

Genre: Romance/Comfort/Rape/Friendship

Summary: Ginny is in love with Harry but is afraid to tell him still even though he loves her too. But she gave up cause Harry and Cho started dating so she dated Dean. But is Dean all that he seems? Soon Ginny starts appearing with bruises and even when Harry, the man she loves tries to help, she cowers away. Can he save her?

(Don't like rape?...simple...DON'T READ IT!

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The next couple of weeks had been hard for Ginny. She had to go to counseling to help get over the rapes and thus was falling behind on her homework. Thankfully Hermione was there to help but Ginny still felt bad. She also had been noticing some weird things happening with Harry. They hadn't make love in what it seemed like...forever! Ginny was understanding that Harry wanted her to get over the incident but come on the girl had needs and she loved Harry. Now it was time for bed and all four were sitting in the Common Room.

"Well I'm bushed. I'm going off to bed. Coming Mione?" Ron yawned and grabbed Hermione's hand on the way to his room. Ginny was just surprised no one had caught them together in Ron's room. Now Ginny and Harry were alone on the couch in silence.

"Harry?"

"Hmm?"

Ginny had to come up with a quick lie. "I've...been having nightmares lately...could you sleep with me..just for tonight?" She whimpered hoping he'd believe her. "And I frankly want to see if we could do more than sleeping." She thought to herself.

"Sure Gin. Want to talk about the dreams?"

"Oh no it's fine Harry. You'll make me feel better." She said winking at him suggestively. Harry got wide-eyed and blushed.

"Well umm...err...let's get to bed then...ok?" Harry stuttered and followed Ginny to her room. "So you want me to sleep on the floor or...omph!" He grunted as Ginny pushed him onto her bed roughly and began passionately kissing him. Harry was shocked and instead of kissing back he pushed her away.

"Harry why the bloody hell won't you make love to me?"

"Gin I'm tired...can we please just go to bed? I'll lay on the floor by your bed so you won't have nightmares ok?" He sighed and summoned some extra blankets and laid down on the floor. Ginny looked down at him and her eyes glazed with tears.

"Do you not...want me anymore Harry? Don't you love me still?" She asked softly.

"Go to bed Ginny." He said coldly. She gasped and went under her covers sobbing quietly into her pillow. Harry listened to her sob and felt his heart break more. Of course he wanted to make love to her but in truth he was scared and even ashamed of himself. Scared that he would get rough in the sex and scare Ginny and ashamed because he felt like a coward for not able to rescue her that day in the Chamber of Secrets. He then thought about Voldemort...he would have to leave soon and might die. Ginny could die for just being with him even and he couldn't let that happen. Soon exhaustion took over and he fell asleep to his own nightmares.

"You didn't save me! You let me get raped!" (Ginny)

"I thought you were my mate Harry! You said you loved Ginny." (Ron)

"You're a sorry excuse for a Gryffindor!" (Dumbledore)

"I bet you loved how much she screamed when I fucked her!" (Draco)

"Everytime you're with her she's thinking of me!" (Dean)

"It's all your fault Harry..." (Cho)

".Fault!" (All of them) They all disappeared and then Voldemort came in holding a bloody and dead Ginny.

"Now it's time for you to die! Avada K-"

"NO!" Harry shouted and shot up from his dream in sweat.

"Harry what is it?" Ginny asked and crawled down beside him. Harry looked at her and hugged her tightly and cried in her shoulder.

"Ginny I'm so sorry! I love you and I couldn't save you!" He sobbed into her shoulder. Ginny patted his back comfortingly and spoke to him in a soft voice.

"Harry you did save me. If it wasn't for you I'd be dead." Harry shook his head not believing her and cried more. "Harry, love, you saved me please believe me."

"How can I when you still got raped." Ginny didn't answer him and just kept comforting him. His sobs died down but he kept hugging her like he was afraid she'd disappear if he let go.

"I do still love you Gin...when you asked me earlier if I did. I do. And Merlin knows I love to make love to you. I'm just...I don't know, I'm just a git." Harry sighed.

"Well...yeah you are." Ginny said chuckling. Harry laughed softly and looked at Ginny's hazel eyes. He leaned down and kissed her passionately.

"You know I leave to fight Voldemort soon right? Meaning we'll have to pretend we aren't dating and I'll be gone for a long time or even die."

Ginny smacked Harry upside the head and glared at him. "Don't talk like that! You're not going to die. You're coming back to me so we can be together. I want to be Mrs. Potter and have children with you. Promise you will come back?"

Harry smiled sadly at her. "I'll try Gin. Can I sleep with you instead of on the floor?" Ginny giggled and nodded. Harry eagerly jumped into bed with her laughing and tickling. "I love you Ginny."

"I love you too Harry." She said kissing him and went to sleep. And Harry followed right after wrapping his arm around her waist. That night neither one of them had nightmares.

~To Be Continued...~