You bring good to my lonely life, honestly

It's hard for me to look into your eyes

When, I say that I would be nothing without your love

I feel the rush and it's amazing

Maybe I've been always destined to end up in this place, yeah

I don't mean to come off selfish, but I want it all

Love will always be a lesson, let's get out of its way

Cause I know, all I know, all I know

-The Weeknd Prisoner

Chapter 14: Heart and Soul

Later that night, I found myself, Ginny, Zabini, and Weasley sitting at the Weasley's kitchen table at The Burrow. Ginny wasn't saying a word. She felt like everything that happened at her brother and now sister-in-law's wedding was her fault, no matter how many times Hermione protested to her that it wasn't.

"Mione, I'm sorry to tell you love, that until we find him, we can't go on a honeymoon." said Weasley looking grim.

Hermione rolled her eyes at him and waved her hand dismissively. "Of course Ron, think nothing of it. I wouldn't dream of going anywhere with Harry running around like this."

"No! You two have to go. I already ruined the wedding. I don't want to ruin your honeymoon." said Ginny, tears starting to form in her eyes.

Hermione once again waved her hand."For the last time Ginny Weasley, you did not ruin our wedding. Harry did. And besides, I wouldn't be able to enjoy myself knowing people are in danger."

"Speaking of danger, we need to figure out what to do about Potter's bloody threat. I am taking this very seriously. I'm telling you right now Ron, if something happens to either of my friends, I'm fucking him up." said Zabini, cracking his knuckles.

"As an auror, I have to advise you against that, Blaise." said Weasley shaking his head. "As Ginny's brother, I fully agree with you. But before we get ahead of ourselves, we need a plan of action."

"Well I'm going to have to find him." said Ginny. "That's the only way he will leave Draco alone."

"Have you lost your damn mind Ginevra?! You are not going near that prick! I don't give a fuck if it is for me, you are not going anywhere!" I shouted at her.

'Then what the hell do you propose we do Draco?! He can find where you live as I have flooed from his house there before, so what the hell can we fucking do?! " screamed Ginny.

"I don't care what we do but handing you over isn't an option!"

"Wait..." said Hermione in her 'I just thought of some shit' voice.

"Wait what?"

"Maybe that's the thing that will get Harry to come out of hiding." said Hermione.

"Hermione, I love you, but have you gone bloody mental?!" yelled Ron.

"Hear me out! We could set up one of those sting operations you talk about, couldn't we? Make it seem like Ginny is giving herself up but have whatever place she meets him at surrounded, and as soon as he makes a move, capture him. "

"That too risky! What if Ginny got hurt?" I said not liking this fucked up plan one bit.

"Do you honestly think if Ron and the others are around they would let Harry harm her?" asked Hermione.

"No. But still, it's a bloody risk and I'm not willing to take it." I said crossing my arms.

"It wouldn't be you taking the risk now would it?" said Ginny clearly annoyed at me.

"No, but it is you and I don't want you to do it."

"It doesn't matter if you don't. Ron, if you want to go through with this plan, I'll do it." said Ginny.

Merlin, she was so fucking stubborn!

"LIKE HELL YOU WILL GINNY!" I yelled at her.

"AND WHO IS GOING TO STOP ME?"

"ILL STOP YOU! THE FUCK KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RISK YOUR LIFE FOR SOME DUMBASS CAT AND MOUSE, THAT'S FINAL!"

"STOP IT DRACO YOU SOUND JUST LIKE HIM!" yelled Ginny running up the stairs.

Shit. I didn't even think about that. Potter has been controlling her movements for years and I'm the last person that needs to tell her what and what not to do. I felt horrible, all anger flying out the window

"Dammit...I'll go talk to her." I said getting up from the table and going up the stairs.

I went up to her room and opened the door to see Ginny laying on her bed crying. I felt my heart break. I had made my best friend cry.

"Ginny? Ginny I'm so so sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you like that." I said as I walked over to her and sat on the bed.

"You can't be like that with me." she sobbed.

"I wasn't trying to be anything with you. I just don't want you to get hurt." I said rubbing her back.

"He used to yell at me all the time when I said I wanted to go and see you and Blaise." said Ginny sniffling. "I used to beg him. Literally beg him to let me go see you two. But he would yell and claim that I just wanted to go and be a whore with you. He always thought you were "the other man" or something."

"Kinda hard to be the other anything if I hadn't seen you since graduation. Fucking ass." I said feeling myself grow angry.

"He knew how I felt about you. And he was scared."

"Well I don't know what he had to be- wait what? What do you mean about how you felt about me?" I said finally registering what she had said.

Ginny gave me a weak smile. "You had to have known that I cared for you more than just a friend. Or were you really that much of a git?"

I was really that much of a git. "Why didn't you say anything Gin?" I asked.

"What could I say? The war was going on, you had your bullshit with that Death Eater nonsense, and of course everyone expected me to get with Harry. So I basically did what was safe." said Ginny.

Couldn't argue with her on that one.

"Anyways, Harry always knew. He didn't want me anywhere near you. And that's one of the main reasons why after graduation, you didn't hear from me anymore." said Ginny blushing.

I felt many emotions at once. Happiness, because my feelings for her back then weren't in vain. Pissed at myself for not recognizing that she felt for me as much as I felt for her. Insanely stupid for not even making an attempt to show how I felt, and angry that Potter fucking knew and kept her away from me all these damn years.

I should have said something. I could have been the one with her and the two of them would have never happened. I could have saved her.

Fuck me!

"You look like you're blaming yourself for something." said Ginny looking into my eyes.

"I should have...but I didn't think that you wanted to be more than friends. I didn't want to lose you. But I ended up doing that anyways, didn't I?"

"It's my fault Draco. I should have thought for myself instead of everybody else and just went for what I really wanted." said Ginny.

"How could you have done that though, Gin? I was working for Voldemort, for crying out loud. I was ordered to kill Dumbledore. I let Death Eaters into the castle, I did so much fucked up shit Ginny!"

"You did Draco, you did. But we got back to each other didn't we? During my 6th year? We got our friendship back and you fought for us!"

"Still! I would have been wrong for you. Your parents wouldn't have allowed it, you know that shit. They had always wanted you and Potter together. What would they have done if they found out about their baby girl dating a fucking Death Eater?" I protested.

"You were never really a Death Eater Draco. You were a victim. Just like I was when I got possessed by Tom in my first year. You truly didn't ask for any of that. You were forced live a life that you never wanted." said Ginny taking my hand and holding it tight.

"And so were you, Gin. So were you." I said feeling as if I was going to cry.

"That's true and now I'm trying to get out of it. and I don't want to see the one man that truly cares for me get hurt because of the stupid choices I made at 16 years old." said Ginny standing up to face me, putting her hands on my legs, her face inches away from mine.

"So you still care about me?" I asked her, pulling her onto my lap.

"I've never stopped. But..."

"But what?"

"I'm damaged Draco. I'm worn out, I'm battered, broken. I wouldn't be anything for you." she said, looking down at her leg.

"Stop that. That's not true at all. You're everything to me. That shit has not changed and it doesn't matter what Potter has done to you, nothing will make me change my mind about you...damn Ginny you got me over here sounding like a lovesick prat." I said, actually feeling myself blush. God I felt like such a bloody first year.

"But you're my lovesick prat aren't you?" asked Ginny.

"I'll be anything you want me to be"

"Being mine is enough." she said as her lips pressed into mine.

I felt like I've been switched back on. Her lips were as soft as pillows and tasted like fine wine and expensive chocolate. I drew her closer to me and put all my emotions back into the kiss that was long overdue.

I was hers. Finally I belonged to her. And I was not going to let Potter take her away from me. Not this time.

My lips left hers as I kissed her forehead and then her nose. "Let's go somewhere. You and I. Let's just lay low."

"Where would we go?" she asked.

"Anywhere you wanted. It wouldn't matter to me, just as long as I'm with you."

"But Harry will hunt us down, Draco. He will find me and you. I refuse to lose you. Not when we finally have what we've always wanted."

"But Ginny-"

"No buts Draco. This has to end. He has to be stopped. I can't run anymore. And besides, Draco Malfoy, the King of Slytherin running away from Saint Potter? I didn't think that would be possible." Ginny said with a smirk.

"Cunning as hell! You were meant to be a Slytherin all along, Ginevra." I said, admitting that her words got the best of me.

"No. I was just meant to be with you." said Ginny giving me a peck on the lips.

"Oh Merlin, you're going to turn me into a total mushy putz aren't you?" I said rolling my eyes.

Ginny laughed. "Come on, let's go back and sort all this out yeah?"

"Fine. But I'm letting you know, I don't like it."

"I know. But you won't like running from Harry Potter for the rest of your life either now will you?"

"Point." I said rolling my eyes and taking her outstretched hand.

We went back downstairs where we had three pairs of eyes looking at us suspiciously.

"So," said Hermione. "Is the problem resolved?"

"Yes. Everything is sorted now." said Ginny smiling too hard giving basically everything away.

"And the snogging? Was it sufficient?" laughed Zabini.

"Fuck off Zabini." I said throwing a spark at him with my wand.

"Finally! It took you two long enough." said Hermione jumping up and hugging Ginny.

"I trust I don't have to give you the 'you hurt her I'll kill you' speech, eh Malfoy?" said Weasley.

"Never." I said.

After everyone had a laugh and a joke at our expenses, we sat down and tried to formulate a plan. About 10 minutes in, an owl came through an open window and dropped envelopes in front of me, Zabini, and Ginny.

"Ron, who's owl is this?" asked Ginny.

"No idea. Looks like a standard post owl, but why would they deliver to us at this hour? Careful guys." Weasley forewarned.

Zabini opened his envelope and pulled out what looked like a photograph. His eyes grew wide and in a flash, he dropped the contents on the floor, ran outside the house, and apparated away.

"The fuck was that about?" asked Weasley.

Hermione picked up the envelope and letter. Her jaw dropped as she yelled her husband's name.

"What is it?" I asked, snatching the photo from her hands.

I looked down and my heart felt as if it fell out of my body. There in the picture was Jada skipping around Zabini's front yard having fun, blissfully unaware that she was being watched. And in the corner of the picture, a red lightning bolt had been drawn.

"Jada...how the fuck-"

"Draco! Look! Your mum and you!" Ginny shouted. She had opened up my letter and seen two photos. One of me walking out of my home and one of my mother sitting on the porch of her house, smiling. Both had the same lightning bolts on them.

Ginny opened her envelope and in it was a letter. She opened it, read it, and handed it to her brother. She locked her arms around me and buried her head in my chest, but I found myself not being able to move.

Ron looked at the letter and seemed to lose the color in his face. He read it out loud.

Ginevra,

Your 48 hours start now. You better tell you lover and friend to watch themselves.

-HP