Four Word Prompts: Alright, I Love You.

Pairing: Drinny

Rating: T for swearing

She couldn't believe what had happened. And she really couldn't believe that he had been the cause of it.

She followed him as he, Professor Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, and several other Death Eaters ran off into the Forbidden Forest. She felt the anger radiate through her entire body. Not only did he cause the attack on her oldest brother and the death of Dumbledore to happen, but now he was just going to fucking run away?! And without even saying a word to her?

She threw a stinging jinx at the back of his head. Not enough to cause some damage, but enough to get his stupid attention. When it collided with the back of his head, he turned and looked around anxiously. He looked and spotted a glimpse of red, instantly knowing who had hit him.

"You lot go ahead, I have to handle something." he told Snape and his evil aunt. The two hesitated at first, but then walked on.

Draco turned and walked towards where he had seen the red. Suddenly, another spell quickly came his way. He threw a Shield Charm up quickly, blocking it and avoiding having a few dozen bats flying out of his nose.

"Ginny! Ginny!" he hissed. "I fucking know it's you!"

"Oh, so you remember me now?" said Ginny, thundering out from behind a tree.

"Calm your stupid ass down before someone hears you!" he snapped, putting his hand over her mouth, which she promptly slapped away, and also slapped him.

"How dare you touch me after what you did!" said Ginny harshly. "What the fuck were you thinking?!"

"Gin, I-"

"You let them in, Draco! That fucking werewolf almost killed my brother and even worse, almost turned him into a bloody werewolf!"

"I didn't know he was-"

"You fucking killed Dumbledore, you fucking piece of shit!"

"I didn't-"

"And then you cower and run?! You fucking run away without saying a word?! Off to do more fucking dirty work?!"

"I DIDN'T KILL HIM, GINEVRA!" yelled Draco, grabbing Ginny's arms. "I was supposed to, but I fucking chickened out, and instead Snape did it "

"A likely story!"

"It's the fucking truth!"

"I don't give a damn! You got him killed! His blood as well as my brother's life is all over your hands! How could you do this?! I trusted you!"

"I had no choice!"

"You always have a choice!"

"He would have killed us all, Gin! My father, my mother, as well as fucking me! I. Had. No. CHOICE! What would you have done if he threatened your family, huh?!"

Ginny gazed at Draco, wanting to continue to be angry with him, but finding herself feeling nothing but sorrow. If it was her she would do anything to keep her family alive.

"Why didn't you say anything, Draco?" asked Ginny in a much calmer voice. "I could have helped you through this. We could have went to Dumbledore. We could...we could have ran away."

Draco felt a tear try to form in his eye. "You...you would have ran away with me?"

"I would have done anything I could to not have this happen, Draco. This isn't you! This is not the Draco I..."

"That you what?" said Draco, in a desperate voice. "Gin...say it."

"I can't. Not after what you've done."

Draco grabbed Ginny's hand and looked intensely into her eyes. "Say it, please. It's the only thing that will keep me going right now."

Ginny felt the tears rolling effortlessly down her cheeks. How could he have done all these terrible things and have her still feeling as strong as ever for him? She didn't want to feel anything but hate. But she would be lying to herself if she said that.

"Alright...I love you." she whispered as she pressed her forehead against his. "I love you Draco."

"I love you too." said Draco in return.

"I love you, but I can't be with you while you're off being a Death Eater. Stay, please?"

"I'm not a Death Eater, Gin. Not really. At least, I don't want to be. But my mother...I have to go and protect her. I can't stay here. Especially since I have a whole team of people back there that would love to have my head." scoffed Draco.

"I'll tell them to leave you alone, Draco." pleaded Ginny, putting her arms around Draco's neck. "We can tell McGonagall what was really going on and she will make the Order protect you and your mum."

"That's laughable, Ginevra. Not one of them would protect me or anything I stand for and you know it. No, I have to go back and be with her."

"But what about me?"

Draco felt as if his heart was shattering. He didn't want to leave her. He wanted to take her with him. But he knew that she would be nothing but a meaningless slaughter to the Death Eaters, especially Voldemort. He couldn't lose her. He wouldn't.

"I'll come back when school starts again. I promise." he said, pulling her closer to him.

"You don't know if that's going to happen."

"It probably will. And if not, I'll try to sneak around to see you as much as I can. Just promise me you won't fall for Potter or something."

Ginny let out a small chuckle. "So is this a break up?"

"Like I would ever do that. I'm too selfish to leave you."

The two collided their lips into one another's with a kiss so powerful, it felt as if they were floating. Neither wanted to leave the other, but they knew that staying together like this would be dangerous for the both of them.

As much as Ginny knew it was wrong to stay with Draco, she could not bring herself to break up with him. She had seen too much good in him, much to the trio's disdain. She knee things about him that no one, probably not even his own mother and father, knew about him. Draco was not built for this life. Despite the horrors he had caused, he was still a good person.

And she still loved him.

"I gotta go," Draco whispered as their lips broke apart.

"Please don't get yourself killed." whispered Ginny as she smoothed down the fringe of his hair.

Draco shook his head. He couldn't make that promise, especially since he didn't fully carry out Voldemort's wishes.

"I love you." he said, and he took off into the night, not being able to wait around for Ginny's response.