A/N: I'm back!
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot! And Adele!
"These are 'hic some of the best 'hic kids around for this 'hic job, don't you think master?" Asked a thoroughly drunk Lucius Malfoy.
"I think so." Said Rudolphus solemnly, equally drunk. "Did you see that girl with Draco, Lu?"
"I did." Nodded Lucius. "Shhhe was very 'hic pretty, now wasn't she." Rudolphus nodded emphatically. I sighed, bored of the drunken stupor that these men were in.
"Go to bed, all of you. I'm sure your wives are all wondering where you are." I said, and stood.
"Too right, you are." Said Lucius. "D'you remember that time, Dolph, when Cissy was up all night, then she threw a chair at me when I came in?" Their talking faded away as I closed the door behind them. I walked as quickly as I could towards Ginny's room. I opened the door quietly, and quickly stripped and pulled on the shorts I had made weeks ago. I noticed she wasn't in the bed, so I looked towards the windows, and sighed. She was out on the balcony, but it had started pouring rain. She had changed as well, and I was happy I wouldn't have to clean the dress. She stood with her arms thrown wide, welcoming the cold rain on her skin. I'm sure she would have been frozen, with it being October and all, but there was a heating charm wrapped around that small balcony. I came up behind her, and wrapped my arms around her. She stayed still, and we both turned our faces to the heavens.
"I love the rain." She murmured.
"Hm?"
"It's so beautiful. It restores life to all things. It can even bring plants back to life."
"I've never thought of rain as beautiful before." I admitted.
"It's like magic." She said, thoughtfully. "It can take lives, or save them." I grinned.
"You have such unique ways of looking at life." She turned and planted her hands on my chest, before stretching her neck up to kiss my jaw.
"You just need to take more time to look." She countered.
"Ready to go back in?" She nodded. I dried our clothes with a wave of my wand, and we both got into the warm bed. I turned off the lights, and we lay in silence for a while.
"I love you." She rolled over and looked me in the eyes, searching my face for something.
"I love you too, Tom." I hugged her tight to me, and we both closed our eyes to drift into sleep.
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A few weeks later, I found myself talking to Adele again. "So I saw you disappear with the dark lord again last night." Said Adele, wiggling her eyebrows at me. I giggled. "What happened then?" She asked.
"Not much." I replied.
"When you say not much…"
"Nothing past kissing." I said, rolling my eyebrows. "What about you and Mal- Draco?" She turned pink.
"I really like Draco."
"Way to state the obvious."
"Do you think, maybe, he really likes me?"
"How would I know? I don't have deep heart to hearts with him." She smiled, and kicked at the dirt under the bench that we were sitting on. It was nice to be outside, before it started getting chilly. It was late October, so we were using the last warmth of fall to stay comfortable. I had still donned a light jacket, and jeans.
"Do you want to go to Diagon Alley on the weekend?" She asked.
"I don't know if I'd be allowed." I answered, sadly. She nodded sympathetically.
"I keep forgetting that you're like a prisoner here."
"Yeah, but it's not that bad. I'm coming to like Tom a lot, the only problem is my family."
"Do you love the dark lord?" She asked bluntly.
"Yeah, I think I do." I replied. Adele gasped, and jumped to her feet. I looked up at her oddly.
"Well, that's nice to know." He breathed in my ear, and I closed my eyes.
"Good morning, milord." I choked out. He kissed the spot right below my right ear, and replied,
"Good morning. Adele, how are you?"
"Fine, thank you." I liked Adele. Not one to be cowed by the most powerful man in the wizarding world. "I must be off, I'm meeting Draco for lunch in Hogsmeade." She nodded to me, bowed to Tom and apparated away.
"Wouldn't it be nice for us to go and have lunch in Hogsmeade, or Diagon alley some time?" I asked Tom. He stiffened.
"No. I like eating here."
"Yes, but you can leave. Can't you just take me somewhere, outside of these walls?"
"That's not a good idea."
"Tom, Please." I whispered silkily, and pushed myself against him.
"Ginny," He whispered, "I don't want to loose you."
"You won't." I promised. "You can't loose me now, Tom." I said, and smiled. "Just let me out of here, for once."
"Ok, I will." He said, and I smiled broadly. "That is, if you'll marry me." My smile faltered for a second. He scrutinized my face carefully. I felt sorry for him, never really having anyone love him, except for me. I realized that he needed me to do this, for him, even if I balked at the idea of marriage. I looked deep into his eyes, and said,
"Ok Tom, I will." He smiled so warmly, that I was happy that I had said yes, even if I was a little worried about what this would mean to me, and my family. I doubted I was ever going to see them again anyways. He lifted me up, and kissed me, and I decided not to worry.
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Tom wanted to get married straight away, but I wasn't sure.
"Maybe we should wait, Tom, until we're sure that you're going to win."
"I am sure." He would say. He was always so sure. "Ginny, do you still want to marry me? Because you seem not to want to."
"Yeah, yeah I do, it's just…" then he got mad.
"Just what? Still waiting for Harry? You're going to marry me Ginny, and not even the boy who lived can stop that." I held my tongue, and glared at him. I got up, came closer to him, and stared up into black eyes.
"You know what, Tom? You're just a boy to me. You might be under some spell with me, but it doesn't tie me to you, like it ties you to me. I don't need to love you, but I made an effort, and I do." I was totally lieing. "So, either treat me like a human, or don't be with me at all." He grabbed my wrist.
"You belong to me." He hissed.
"I don't belong to anyone. Not you, not Harry, not anybody. You need to be more trusting Tom, or else I can't marry you." He twisted my wrist more.
"You're mine."
"No Tom, you're mine. I can manage without you. You can't."
"Say that you're mine." He ordered me, and leaned down to kiss me deeply.
"Fine, I'm yours." I gasped as he pulled away, and he pulled me to him again.
A/N: Phew! Another week, another chapter! I'll probably be updating once a week, or once a week and a half from now on. School. Yeah, school.
PixieDreamer21: No worries, Draco is set with another blondie! No love triangles in THIS fic! :P thanks for reviewing again! I love it!
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