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Summary: According to Ministry Laws a blind witch or wizard should never live alone. When Draco becomes blind because of an accident and a Nurse comes to live with him, will love blossom? Or will Chaos ensue?
Love Is Blind
Chapter Eleven: Ocean Avenue
There's a piece of you that's here with me
It's everywhere I go, it's everything I see
When I sleep, I dream and it gets me by
I can make believe that you're here tonight
That you're here tonight
If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away
Blaise pounded on the door of room number 234, "Draco, Ginny!" He shouted, ignoring the people walking by that gave him odd looks. The door swung open to reveal a yawning Draco, rubbing an eye. "Oi, you two, get dressed."
"For what?" Draco asked.
"So we can go to the Eiffel Tower, out to dinner, and maybe a club or something." He shrugged, "I know you didn't get the surgery done just to stay in a room locked up with Ginny." Blaise paused for a moment, "actually, that doesn't sound half bad."
Draco glared at Blaise, "Alright, we'll be out in ten." Blaise nodded and grinned before going back into his own hotel room.
Draco closed the door and turned to face Ginny who was sitting up on the bed, "Who was that?"
"Who else would it be? Blaise, of course." He walked to the wardrobe trunk he had placed his clothes in. He grabbed a pair of grey pants, a black shirt and a black coat. "We're going out, soon. You'd better get ready."
Ginny nodded and got out of the bed, proceeding to the wardrobe and picking out a knee length dark blue dress. She didn't know if they'd be doing anything special, but she still wanted to look nice.
Ten minutes later, dressed and ready, Draco and Ginny met Blaise outside their hotel door. "About bloody time," Blaise said, always the impatient one. "Let's go then." He turned around and led them out of the hotel.
"Are we walking?" Ginny asked, she had on heels and didn't want to walk very far in them.
"No…there should be a cab somewhere around here," he said. The hotel was located in a Muggle area, and there wouldn't be a problem hailing a taxi. Blaise walked to the curb and waved his hand and waited a few seconds before a taxi pulled up in front of him.
"Are you even a wizard?" Draco asked, opening the back door to the taxi, "You do so many Muggle things."
"I'm just open minded, prick," Blaise said, shoving Draco into the car. He waited for Ginny to get in before sliding in after her.
"Vhere too?"
"Cuisine De Fantaisie." Blaise told the driver and within minutes they were at the restaurant. He paid the driver before following Draco and Ginny to the front door. They were immediately seated at a booth, Draco and Ginny on one side and Blaise on the other. Blaise couldn't help but grin as the waitress came over. She had really light brown hair with a few natural blonde streaks in it, bright blue eyes, and gorgeous smile.
"Bonjour! Bienvenue à Cuisine de fantaisie. Queest-ce que je puis obtenir pour vous?"
"Bonjour," Blaise replied, putting on his most charming smile. He saw the waitress' cheeks tint with pink, and grinned.
Draco rolled his eyes, "Do you speak English?"
"Oui," the waitress said, "What can I get for you?" She asked her French accent still thick.
"I'll have the spaghetti with water, please." Ginny said, she wasn't one to try food she couldn't pronounce, which was practically everything on the list.
"Same," Draco said, closing the menu and handing it to the waitress.
"Chicken and Fettuccini," Blaise said, still smiling.
"I'll be back with your orders in a few minute," she said, clicking her pen and putting it in her pocket. "I'm Hannah, by the way, if you need anything." (Honnah)
"She's gone now, you can wipe that silly grin off your face," Draco said, looking at Blaise.
"Didn't you see her though? She's incredibly fit," Blaise said, still watching her as she walked to the back room.
"Oh? Zabini likes a Muggle?" Draco joked.
"You never know, she may not be." Blaise glared at his friend. He didn't care much about Muggles and Wizards as other people may have.
"I think she's pretty…very pretty at that…sort of like an elf, you know? With the blue eyes and all," Ginny said, giving them her input.
"Well, thank you, Gin…" Blaise said, already planning on asking her what time she got off work.
Hannah returned with their food a while later and they immediately dug in. It was absolutely delicious. Blaise and Hannah exchanged small talk throughout the meal, the times when she would come to over to check on them.
"What time do you get off work?" He asked her as she left the check on the table.
"Actually, you all are my last table…why do you ask?" She smirked, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear.
Blaise smiled back at her, he loved French accents on women, he found it very sexy. "Just wondering if maybe you'd like to accompany me for a walk around, or something?"
"I'd love to," she replied, batting her eyelashes at him. "I'll meet you outside in about twenty minutes?"
Blaise nodded, putting the money down on the table. He stood up and placed a quick kiss on her cheek, causing her to blush and mutter a quick, 'see you then' before picking up the plates and walking into the back room again.
Draco laughed as he stood up after Ginny, "It never ends, does it?"
Blaise shrugged, "I don't know..." they all walked out of the restaurant, Blaise staying by the door. "I'll catch up with you two at the hotel later, okay?"
Ginny nodded, "Au Revoir," she smiled, kissing Blaise on the cheek before taking Draco's hand in hers and turning to walk down the road. "Where to now?"
"Let's go for a walk," Draco suggested.
"Alright then," She said, letting Draco lead them to wherever he had in mind. They walked down the rocky road, talking about things here and there. Draco was mostly just taking everything in. "Bloody hell," Ginny said as she stopped walking and bent down, taking off her shoes. "My feet are killing me."
Draco laughed as he took off his coat, and draped it around Ginny, he could see her Goosebumps. He held her shoes in his hand as they continued on their walk. "Don't complain to me when you step on a piece of glass from some pricey wine bottle."
Ginny playfully nudged him in the ribs, "I won't complain to you, but you'll be the one carrying me all the way back to the hotel."
Ginny was having such a wonderful time and she didn't want the night to end. It felt great to have Draco look her in the eyes. She found herself blushing quite a bit when she'd catch Draco staring at her. She gently squeezed his hand as they continued walking. She didn't know where they were going, and she didn't think Draco knew either. Neither of them really cared, so long as they were together. It was more quiet than normal as they walked, Blaise having gone off with the waitress.
"Gin, look," she heard Draco say. She looked up and couldn't believe the site that met her eyes.
"Oh, wow…" she muttered, it was the Eiffel Tower. She'd seen it in pictures, but she never thought she'd actually see it in person. She couldn't believe all of this was happening. Here she was, Ginny Weasley, coming from a poor family…standing in fancy clothes, in France…in front of the Eiffel Tower! "It's beautiful."
Draco looked down at her and smiled, "Yes…you are," he said, causing her to turn around and look at him. He cupped his face in her hands and leaned down to kiss her. He pulled back from the kiss and looked her in the eyes.
"What was that for?"
"Since when have I got to have a reason to kiss my bird?" He said, winking at her.
Ginny giggled and lightly kissed him on the lips. She took a step closer to him and wrapped her arms around his middle. They stood in silence, looking up at the Eiffel tower. Ginny had a big fear of heights, so going up was out of the question.
"I still think we should be doing more…"
"What do you mean?" Draco asked.
"What I mean…is that we're in Paris, and you've got your sight back. Draco…how many other times will this happen?"
"Gin…we don't need to do anything special…I've got you here with me, and my best mate around somewhere…I'm happy…I'm not as high maintenance as I once was."
Ginny just nodded her head against his chest. They stayed there for a while longer before she said, "Let's head back now…"
Draco nodded and held on to her as she tried to move away. He closed his eyes and seconds later they appeared in their hotel room. "I wonder if Blaise is back yet," Draco said, tossing Ginny's shoes to the side before taking his own off.
Ginny shrugged, taking off Draco's jacket and putting it in the wardrobe. "I don't think you should go check," she said, a chill going down her spine as she watched Draco' take off his shirt, his pants soon following. She walked around to her side of the bed and unzipped her dress, letting it slide to the floor before she slid into the bed, looking up at Draco and waiting for him to join her.
Draco smirked and arched an eyebrow at Ginny. He lifted up the cover and climbed beneath it, Ginny immediately snuggled up close to him. Ginny wrapped an arm around his neck, bringing his head down to hers, kissing him passionately. Pulling back from the kiss she looked into his eyes, "Draco…" she said, moving a hand to her bra strap and pushing it off her shoulder, "make love to me."
Draco obliged, kissing her softly. This time, he would be able to see everything, and he didn't know if it would be the last time. As he trailed kisses along her body he remembered every detail, from the spot of freckles on her shoulder that reminded him of a heart to the line of stitches on her left foot from an accident when she was younger.
Ginny would remember this night for the rest of her life. She felt the need to tell Draco something, but didn't know how to say it. She bit her tongue to keep down the outburst, she wasn't sure how Draco would react, and she didn't want to ruin anything between them.
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Before Ginny and Draco knew it, the three days were coming to an end. They'd spent quite a bit of time together; Draco was only gone from the Manor for hours at a time, seeing various partners he'd worked with.
Ginny held onto Draco's hand as she led him down a path behind Malfoy Manor. They didn't exactly have a backyard; it was a forest among other things. "Where are we going?"
"Just to a place I found," she said, smiling. A while ago she had been taking Emmit for a walk and came upon this path which led to the top of a hill. It had a magnificent view far off into the distance, and seemed the perfect spot to watch the sunset.
"Ah, I know where you're taking me," Draco said.
"Do you?"
"The top of the hill, just outside the clearing of the forest?" He asked, smirking.
"How did you know?"
"I used to go there all the time when I was younger…it was far away from everything…my mum, dad…all the pressure, everything." He hadn't been there since he was about 11…the night before he went to Hogwarts he'd sat out there for quite some time. "I haven't seen it in ages though."
"Good, because it was supposed to be a surprise." Ginny said, playfully sticking her tongue out at him. They walked for a couple more minutes before finally reaching the edge of the forest, the hill wasn't that big on this side, but once you got on the top…it was a pretty long roll down. "Here we are," Ginny said, upon their finally reaching the top.
Draco was silent, taking in the site he hadn't seen in what seemed forever. They took a seat on the soft grass, Ginny in front of Draco, in between his legs, her back against his front. "Draco...be honest, have you enjoyed the past three days?"
"Of course, I already told you…I didn't want to do anything fancy…as long as you and Blaise were there, it was pretty much all that mattered to me." Blaise had just left about an hour or so to go, he went back to Paris…to see Hannah, of course. Draco hoped there relationship would actually go somewhere that way Blaise would be off his case 24/7.
Ginny nodded and brought his hands around her, it was a bit chilly out. The sun was setting, the sky turning a purple and pink color. "It's amazing…I love how the sky does that."
"It's beautiful," he agreed.
"More beautiful than the last time I saw it…which was probably a week ago."
"Well, they say things are more beautiful when you're seeing it with the one you love." Draco said, placing a soft kiss on her neck.
Ginny turned around and looked at him, the thoughts she had that night in the hotel coming back to her, "Draco…" she said softly, looking him in the eye. This was the next step in their relationship. They practically lived together; they had a dog and a cat, what next than to declare her love for him? She thought about what he had just said…did that mean he loved her too? She threw caution to the wind and spoke, "I love you." She leaned forward and kissed him, her hand moving behind his neck, playing with his hair. She pulled back and looked at him; he wasn't saying anything, only staring right back.
Draco couldn't believe what he was hearing. Sure, he'd heard girls say that to him before, but he didn't really consider them girls. More like…sex buddies or acquaintances. Did he love Ginny? He'd never been in love before, and didn't know how to tell. He cared so much for Ginny and would give anything in the world to make her smile. He'd go out of his way to protect her and he didn't even care that she was a Weasley. She was the first person he actually learned to trust while he was blind. He didn't feel the need to hide things and place spells on them, she was just…different.
Ginny was sure her heart would pop out of her chest at any minute. She'd never told a man, outside of her family, save Harry, that she loved him. "Y-you don't have to say anything back I mean it-"
Draco put a finger to her lips, silencing her. "I love you too," he said before sealing her mouth with his.
The world could have ended at that precise moment, and Ginny wouldn't have cared. She would have died happy. "You don't know how nice it is to hear you say that," she said, placing her hand on his cheek. She kissed him softly on the lips and turned around, facing the setting sun.
Draco couldn't believe what he'd just said, and it wasn't even as hard as he thought it would have been. He even felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders. It was all so amazing, but he knew within the hour, he wouldn't be able to see her anymore, and so this was the perfect time for that to happen.
"Could you just imagine the look on peoples face if they saw us at the Hogwarts Reunion together?" Ginny asked.
"There's a Hogwarts Reunion?"
"Well…no…I don't know, but a Weasley and a Malfoy together? In love?"
Draco shrugged, "Their eyes would pop out of the sockets and they wouldn't believe it."
Ginny laughed, "Yeah…"
They stayed silent for a while, enjoying each others company, "Gin…" Draco started, trailing off.
"Yes, love?" She said, smiling. She turned around to look at him, "No…Draco, no…"
Draco looked down at the grass, it was wearing off. "I'm sorry…"
"Draco if they can make this last for three days, I'm sure they'll find someway to make it last forever!"
"Ginny…maybe I don't want to be able to see forever?" He said, noticing the look on her face, "I'm able to see the world, just as you do Ginny, accept I don't see with my eyes. I can use other things, and it's just as good as if I had sight."
Ginny sighed, but stayed silent, not finding the words to say.
"I've learned to accept the fact that I am blind, and it doesn't bother me…" he cupped her face in his hands, "This is sort of a goodbye."
"What do you mean?"
"It's the last time I'll be seeing you…but I'll still see you," he smiled, and looked into her eyes. He saw the tears there, ready to spill out. "I love you, Gin." He said before kissing her.
Ginny kissed him back, fiercely, with much more passion than she'd ever known. For Pete's sake she loved this man, and he loved her.
"Good god Draco…not here, not now." She practically begged him, though she knew it wouldn't get her anywhere. Draco took a good look at her, remembering her face, especially her eyes, though they were filled with longing and sadness. "Just…hold me," He wrapped his arms around her, bringing her even closer to him.
The sky was dark blue now, though Ginny had her eyes shut. She didn't want this night to end, ever. But, all good things had to come to an end. She felt Draco's body tense up and knew that it must have finally worn off. She didn't even lift her head up to look at him, here eyes opened and she stifled a sniffle, but didn't try to stop the tears from coming out.
I remember the look in your eyes
When I told you that this was goodbye
You were begging me not tonight
Not here, not now
We're looking up at the same night sky
And keep pretending the sun will not rise
Be together for one more night
Somewhere, somehow
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
~!@* Thats So Raven *@!~
And so ends chapter 11! Sorry for the LONG wait! School, yet again…well not really, just laziness and having no inspiration. I must say…I've actually gotten a life too! Ooh, this one even includes boys =P I hope you all like this chapter, and don't hate me fore not updating for two months or however long it was. I think I wrote this chapter pretty well…I've been planning it since Day 2 of writing this fic.
Beg pardon if the French isn't correct. I used the French translator on google. We're not that far along in my French class. Special thanks to those who e-mailed me and stuff, it got me feeling bad that I wasn't updating =P and so I went into writing mode! Sorry for any mistakes, no beta! Job up for grabs! Don't forget to review! Lots of Love!