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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 Thirteen: Over
I can't live without you
Can't breathe without you
I dream about you
Honestly, tell me that its over
Because the world is spinning and I'm still living
It wont be right if were not in it together
Tell me that it's over
Draco walked back into Malfoy Manor at about 6:00. When he left, he didn't know where he was going and so he basically walked around aimlessly for a few hours, thinking everything over. Normally, he would have gone to Blaise to talk about something, but this wasn't a situation where he could do that. When he'd finally decided to come back home, he had no idea where he was and apparated to the front doors of the Manor.
Upon walking in Emmit immediately ran up to him, barking, "Quiet, Emmit," he said softly, not wanting to wake Ginny up if she was still asleep. He walked into the living room, knowing that she was in there. He kneeled by the couch and placed a hand on her cheek, Gods Malfoy, she's the one person you really care about and you might have just fucked it all up. He thought bitterly to himself.
He picked Ginny up, and started on his long trip upstairs. It was a bit of a hassle, but he eventually made it up the stairs and to his room. He lay her down on the bed before pulling the covers up and over her. He kissed her softly on the head and turned around, walking back out the room.
He didn't know what to do to make this up to her, buy her something nice…but Ginny wasn't the type of girl to forgive him for buying something nice. Another reason why he loved her. Though he knew later on in their life he'd pay for that, after any rows he wouldn't be sleeping in their bed.
Draco walked into the kitchen and leaned against the counter, thinking. He wanted to marry Ginny, didn't he? Why not, right? He loved her, and no one else. What was holding him back from taking him the next step, then?
"Lonnie!" Draco barked out, in his old, commanding tone.
There was a distinct pop and Lonnie was right in front of him, "Yes, Master?"
"I need your help with something…"
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Ginny woke up, feeling someone shaking her. Rubbing at her eyes, she saw Lonnie on the bed, smiling now that she was awake. She looked around, not seeing Draco anywhere. She sighed; she hadn't expected him to be back so soon. She vaguely wondered who had brought her here, but figured it had been Lonnie.
"Master Malfoy is wanting Missus awake." Lonnie said, in her small voice, "He is wanting you to meet him out back by 8 'O' clock."
Ginny scoffed, "I think I'd rather stay in tonight."
"Missus, this is very important. You must come now."
"I don't have to do anything I don't want to, Lonnie. You can tell Master Malfoy that I'm too busy, packing my bags." She really didn't know what she was saying, or why she taking this all out on Lonnie.
A look of terror came over Lonnie's face, "Missus isn't thinking of leaving us, is she? Missus, you mustn't do that. You are Lonnie's only friend."
Ginny sighed, looking down at the house elf. "Look, Lonnie, I'm sorry but you can tell Draco that I don't want to go out back tonight."
Lonnie nodded, sadly. "Yes, missus." She snapped her fingers and disappeared.
Ginny lay down on the bed, wondering why Draco would want her out back. She shrugged it off and rolled over on the bed.
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Draco sat at a table he had set it up on their hill, tapping a finger on the table top. He kept listening for sounds of her approaching, but heard nothing. He knew it had to be past 8:00 now. He heard a pop, too soft to be a human apparating. "Lonnie?"
"Master Malfoy, the missus is saying she won't be coming down tonight."
Draco gritted his teeth, and took a deep breath, "Why not?"
"She isn't wanting to, and she is wanting to pack her bags! Master, you must do something about this."
Draco would have laughed, had the situation been something different. Here was his house elf, telling him to do something. "I can't, Lonnie, she won't change her mind."
Draco put his hands in his hands, knowing he'd bottled this all up. There was no one else to blame, besides him. "Is there something Lonnie can do?"
"No, Lonnie, I'm afraid there isn't."
Lonnie nodded sadly before snapping her fingers and returning to the kitchen.
Draco sat back in the chair, tossing his sunglasses off, not minding, not caring, where they landed. His ears perked up at the sound of someone walking on the grass. "Ginny? Is that you? I was beginning to think you'd stood me up."
"I was planning to." Ginny replied, he always knew it was her. "But I figured I'd hear whatever bullshit you had to say. It'll be nothing new, hearing someone lie to me."
"What I have to say is not bullshit, okay? I'm sorry about what happened earlier, I feel awful about it."
"You should," she said softly, glaring at him. She didn't know herself why she was being so rude. She'd walked up the hill and saw the table set up, with two candles, two wine glasses, two plates. It looked so romantic, but she wasn't in the mood to be romanced.
"Ginny, I've thought so much about what you said earlier, I've thought about it even before you brought it up." He started, "and no matter what commitment we're talking about whether it is marriage, or having children, it always comes back to one thing."
"That you're blind?" He nodded. "But why? That shouldn't even matter to you. It doesn't matter to me, my family, Blaise, to anyone. You're still Draco Malfoy, if you have your sight or not." She then asked curiously, "but, how does that stop you from marrying me?"
"Because, Gin, I don't want to burden you with my problem."
"Burden me? Draco, it's not a burden, caring for you. I hardly even take care of you, you can do everything on your own."
"But would you want to spend the rest of your life like this? Knowing I can't see you or even our kids? I don't…"
"The surgery, the potions, Draco…you could do that."
Stubbornly, he shook his head, no. "This is my curse my burden, and I've learned to live with it. I don't want to place it upon you either. And children? I'd never get to see what my kids looked like, Ginevra. Everything would be so much better if you found someone new. Someone that would be able to see how beautiful you'd look walking down the isle…or how your kids would look just like the both of you."
"You don't mean that," she said, her eyes beginning to water.
"I don't want you with anybody else, but I don't mess anything up."
"You brought me out here to tell me this? Over some fancy dinner, when you might as well just written it in a letter with my last pay check. Was I ever even your girlfriend? Or just your caretaker that you liked to shag?"
"It's not like that, Ginny."
"Well, that's the impression I got." She said, sniffling, "You love me, don't you?"
"I do, Gods, Gin, you'll never know how much." His heart stopped for a beat, hearing her sniffle. He hated making her cry. "Don't cry…" He said, for a lack of anything better to say.
"Don't cry?" She repeated, an eyebrow arched, "The man that I love and supposedly loves me back is basically telling me to fuck off! How can I not cry!?"
"I'm not telling you to fuck off, anything but that." He said, rubbing his temples, "Ginny, I hardly know what I'm saying…I've never met anyone that I even considered marrying, and with you, I want nothing more than to do that."
"Then do it! We don't even have to have a wedding, Draco…"
"I couldn't do that to your family, they want to see you get married." He said, slowly standing from his chair and walking over to Ginny. Reaching out, he placed his hands on her faced and wiped away her tears. "Stop crying," he leaned forward and kissed her lightly, "I love you."
"Malfoy, you're so confusing. I can hardly keep my emotions in check right now, but you…first you don't want to marry me and now you do…well you do, don't you?"
Draco hated being the one to make Ginny cry, over something sad. He thought that this would be better for her, she could move on with her life, and not have to help him out for the rest of her life. Though that didn't matter, right? They both loved it each other, that's all that does matter.
"I never said I didn't want to marry you," he told her, "but yes…I would have to murder whomever else you would have married. And I love you too much to let you get away."
Ginny stood up and wrapped her arms around him, "I love you too," she said softly, pulling back only to kiss him. "So, does this mean we're engaged?"
"I haven't even proposed yet," he said, already racking his brains for special things that he could do.
Ginny nervously bit her bottom lip, a bit thankful that he couldn't see her doing it. She'd always dreamt about how she would be proposed to. Down to the last detail, she'd had a fairy tale dream of it. But right now, it didn't matter so much. "I don't need any of that Draco, just as long as I have you…I don't need a fancy proposal."
He just nodded his head before leaning down to kiss her. "We should head back in."
My tears are turning into time
I've wasted trying to find a reason for goodbye
Over by Lindsay Lohan
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