Chapter 17:

Asking Permission

It was almost eleven o'clock when Kalya apparated them in her room. Ginny stopped and looked everywhere.

"This is what you modeled the room of requirement with," Ginny stated.

"I love this room. I would come here and hide from everyone. No one knew I was here in Malfoy Manor because no one even knew I came here."

She remembered that night, smiling as she remembered the feel of Kalya's skin and body. She absent mindedly set the ring box down on the desk and went into the bathroom. She didn't want to ask now. She was sure she was going to get dumped soon and she wanted to enjoy as much time with Kalya as she could.

Kalya glanced at the box, picking it up off the desk. She hadn't set this here. She opened her mouth to call out to Ginny at the same time as she popped the lip open. Her eyes went wide and a smile slid onto her face. It was a muggle engagement ring and it was beautiful.

She heard the bathroom door open and she turned around still gripping the box, "Is this for me?"

Ginny blushed, "Yeah. If you want it."

Kalya noticed the look of fear on Ginny's face, confused she asked, "were you going to ask me to bond to you?"

"I was," Ginny nodded.

"But, you didn't," Kalya stated.

"I…"

"Thought I would say no," Kalya asked.

"Something like that."

Tears rolled down Kalya's cheek. Ginny pulled Kalya to her and held her as she cried. She couldn't figure out why Kalya was crying, or why she suddenly felt guilty.

"I would never say no, Ginny. I love you, I want to be with you," Kalya whispered.

"I guess I was scared, you and Emily had been together for two years, and she just left and now you found her…"

"She wasn't the one for me, you are! I want Emily to be a friend and a part of my life, but I could never love her and never have loved her the way I love you."

"I just thought that, maybe you had been physical with her, and you might want to be with her again."

"Ginny, you think I have gone as far with her as I have with you?"

"Yeah."

"No. Ginny, not even close. That's why Blaise and Draco asked. I never felt the feelings I did with her that I do with you. That's why when things started moving in a sexual direction with us, I didn't stop it. I didn't feel scared because I knew I wanted to be with you."

"Then you will marry me," Ginny asked.

"You and only ever you."

Ginny grabbed the box and slid the ring on to Kalya's ring finger. She smiled at Kalya who smiled back. Ginny watched her search through her dresser, she was looking for something. She blinked when she pulled out a box just like the one that had held the ring that now sat comfortably on her ring finger.

"I saw this at Christmas time last year, but I thought that it would be too soon to ask you to bond to me. So I kept it. I know you know I love muggles, so I thought you wouldn't mind sharing in my delight and wearing a muggle ring," Kalya blushed.

Ginny gently took the box and opened it. The ring was a silver band with a single emerald in it and a delicate design along the band of two infinity knots tied together. She smiled and slipped the ring on her ring finger. Tonight turned out to be better then she could imagine.

"I have missed you," Kalya's voice took on a seductive tone.

"I missed you as well," Ginny smiled as she encouraged Kalya over to the bed.

Ginny had been staying in Malfoy Manor for the past week. She had gotten used to daily routine here and she couldn't even begin to think about going home. Kalya had insisted, saying that her family deserved to know that their daughter was engaged.

She could always get Ginny to do something she didn't want to just by smiling and talking in her soft silky voice. She frowned when she stared down at her clothes. Draco had taken her to some of the shops he shopped at and bought her some clothes.

"Gin, you ready yet," Kalya asked standing in the door way.

"Did Draco buy you a whole wardrobe too," Ginny asked.

She began laughing, "Yeah, the second he realized I only had muggle clothes."

She was wearing a gorgeous summer dress. It was white with amazing bright colorful flowers all over it; it wasn't low cut and came down to her knees. Ginny had decided on a nice white silk shirt and light blue, blue jeans.

"You look amazing, Gin," Kalya smiled, kissing her fiancé on the lips.

"You look beautiful."

Nerves ran through her whole body. Her mum was probably going to say she was too young and Kalya was even younger and that they needed to wait. She didn't want to wait Kalya and she wanted to be bonded after Kalya's seventeenth birthday. They knew what they wanted and they were going to fight to make everyone understand they weren't just being stupid kids running into something serious.

They walked into the Burrow. Molly and the family were sitting around the dining table enjoying their lunch. Sirius was there, along with Severus, Harry, Ron, Hermione and George. They had asked for everyone to be there so it wasn't that big of a surprise.

"Sorry, we didn't mean to interrupt, we always have lunch around two or three," Ginny blushed.

"Wow Ginny, you haven't been gone that long and you already forgot when we normally have lunch," Ron laughed.

"I've just gotten so used to the way Draco and Blaise go on their eating schedule so that we all eat together," Ginny shrugged.

"They did eat at more random times, but I made them fix their times. We actually just ate brunch about an hour ago," Kalya slid into her normal seat at the table.

"We like to eat together," Ginny added.

"Who else is staying there then," Arthur asked.

"Besides Blaise, Draco and us, there is also Draco's girlfriend Luna and Blaise's girlfriend Stephine," Kalya smiled.

"Luna, as in Loony Lovegood," Ron asked earning himself a smack from Hermione.

"Don't be so rude, Ron."

"She is very kind and he loves her dearly," Kalya nodded.

"He has been acting like a love sick fool," Ginny snickered.

"Not very kind to say Gin," Kalya frowned.

"Sorry, but he has been acting different lately."

"I know he has. He is happy for once and he shows it. It's amazing to see him smile in public."

"Malfoy can smile," Harry nearly dropped his fork.

The girls shared a look before busting up laughing.

"How is my daughter doing," Sirius asked seriously.

Ginny smiled, the adoption of Harry and Kalya had went over well and now they were brother and sister, even if they didn't really care much for it.

"I'm doing amazingly. Ginny keeps up my spirits and I'm actually looking forward to school."

"I bet she does more than that," Ron mumbled.

"And just what do you mean by that Ronald," Molly narrowed her eyes.

"I'm just saying, two teenagers sleeping in the same room, more than just sleep goes on," Ron plainly stated.

"How dare you, Ronald for saying such things at my table!"

"Actually, Mum," Ginny blushed, "He is speaking the truth."

Kalya's jaw dropped and her face flushed brightly in several shades of pinks and reds.

"Telling Draco and Blaise about our love life is one thing, but our whole families," Kalya gasped.

"My mum has the rights to know," Ginny sighed.

"Ginny! Kalya is much too young for such things. How could you guys abuse my trust," Molly snapped.

"Honestly mum, we first had sex over half a year ago," Ginny admitted.

Jaws dropped on almost every person at the table. Sirius looked mortified that he was hearing such things about his daughter.

"How could you have sex with Kalya before I even got a real kiss from Hermione," Ron choked out.

"Ronald," Hermione and Molly cried.

"This honestly isn't what I called you all to talk about," Ginny stated, "I didn't expect my sex life to become such an open thing, but honestly I'm not about to hide anything anymore."

"I'm glad you told me, I just wish you would have waited," Molly sighed sitting down again.

"I asked you all to be here because…" Ginny froze, her eyes searching everyone's face, she was so scared and all she had to say was simple really.

"Ginny and I want to be bonded," Kalya finished for her.

"You, what?"

"Ginny asked me muggle style to marry her, but we want to do a bonding as well as a formal muggle like wedding style."

"I think it's brilliant," Harry said excitedly.

"Are you serious," Ron gasped.

"Don't you think you're a bit young," Sirius asked.

Molly and Arthur were much to shocked to even respond, their mouths hanging open.

"I think it's perfect," George smiled happily.

"We were thinking about a late October or early November," Ginny finally spoke up.

"Ginny, I just don't think it's a good idea, you're so young and so is Kalya," Molly stated.

"Molly, she is a year younger then Ginny, there would still be a year left before they could marry," Arthur reminded her.

"That still isn't enough time; they have only been together a year and a half!"

"We might have been together that long, but we love each other and we have been through tougher times than most couples have to within the first five years of marriage," Ginny cried out.

"Is this really what you want," Sirius asked.

"Yes, I love Ginny, so very much dad. I want to be bonded with her, I know it's soon, but I couldn't even think about even wanting to be with someone else," Kalya stated, her voice sure and sound.

"Even Emily?"

"Even Emily. Ginny met her, a week ago. We already talked about this; it was the night she asked me. She almost didn't because she was scared I was going to leave her. Honestly, I want no one other then Ginny."

"If you're this sure about it, then you have my blessing," Sirius smiled.

Kalya got up excitedly and hugged him happily. She kissed his cheek before moved over to happily hug Ginny who smiled softly at her overjoyed fiancé. She loved seeing her like this. Kalya in her excitement forgot about her family and for the first time kissed Ginny in front of them.

"Wow," Ron blinked, "I've never seen them kiss before."

Kalya blushed, "I'm sorry, I just got so excited."

"Don't be sorry Kalya. I told you I don't mind you kissing me in front of my family."

"I know, but it makes me nervous."

"We fight about this almost daily," Ginny laughed.

She stopped her nervous fiancé by placing both hands on the side of her face and kissing her again. Kalya relaxed and smiled gently. Ginny leaned forward and whispered words of love into her ear. Kalya giggled and whispered her love back before they sat down again, their hands linked under the table.

"Can't the bonding wait," Molly asked.

"Till when," Kalya asked.

"Till you guys have been together for a good length of time, it would give you time to save up money and set up the wedding," Molly replied.

The girls shared a look and smile, "We told Draco and Blaise about our engagement and them and their girlfriends went crazy, they are paying for the wedding and planning it, we get a say, but they want to do this for us."

"Malfoy really is acting love sick," George agreed.

"He and Luna want to marry, but they decided they want to wait. Some sort of creature that is attracted to weddings or something," Kalya laughed.

"Wasn't it funny the look Draco gave Luna when she said that," Ginny offered.

"I had to fight to keep from laughing, his face was priceless," laughing she turned back to the matter at hand.

"Don't you guys want a summer wedding, or a New Years one," Molly tried again.

"Actually we thought about it, we want a fall wedding for the changing leaves, a summer wedding for the warm weather and a new year's wedding because that's when we got together. We haven't really decided when we will have it," Ginny confessed.

"So you guys are just going to rush in then," Molly asked.

"We aren't rushing; we still have over a year to decide what we really want for the wedding and everything about it. We want to make it perfect, but we want everyone to give their blessings before we go through with it, but if we can't get all the blessings we will still go through with it," Ginny stated.

"Give me some time," Molly asked, "I'm not sure how I feel about all this information."