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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 One: C'est Le Vie
Do you play with the girls? Play with the boys
Do you ever get lonely playing with your toys
We can talk, we can sing
I'll be the queen and you'll be the king
Hey boy, in your tree
Throw down your ladder make a room for me
I've got a house with windows and doors
I'll show you mine if you show me yours
C'est Le Vie - B*Witched
The following Monday morning Ginny found herself flooing to Malfoy Manor. Standing up from the floor, she dusted off her skirt and picked up her suitcase. "Hello?" She called into the empty room. "Is anyone here?"
A *pop* was heard and a house elf appeared at her feet, "Is you the new nurse?"
Ginny nodded, "Is Draco Malfoy here?"
The elf nodded, "He's being upstairs in the Masters Den. Follow Lonnie, I's show you where it is!" Ginny followed Lonnie out of the room she landed in, up a flight up stairs and down a dimly lit hallway. They stopped in front of two oak doors, "This is where Master Malfoy is, just behind these doors, miss." The house elf said in a whisper.
"Lonnie! I can hear you, is the nurse here already? Send her in." Lonnie stood on his tip toes and opened the door, when Ginny didn't move he gave her a soft shove into the room.
Ginny spotted Draco Malfoy sitting at a desk, in a pair of sunglasses, moving his finger across a piece of parchment. "What are you doing?" She asked.
"Reading, what does it look like?" He moved his papers aside and opened a drawer before taking something out. He stood up and pulled on the thing he pulled out of his drawer, which appeared to be a cane with a silver snake at the top. "Say something."
"Um…Hello?" Ginny said, not sure of why she was talking.
Draco listened closely and followed the path of vibration to her. "Who are you? Your voice sounds familiar, did you go to Hogwarts?"
Ginny nodded, but remembering that he could not see her she answered him, "Yes, I did."
"What house were you in?"
"Erm…Gryffindor."
"Weasel?"
"Surprise," Ginny said sarcastically.
"Wonderful, I send for a nurse and this is what they send me? A weasel!"
Ginny rolled her eyes, "Come off it, Malfoy, it's been nearly eight years since you graduated."
Draco sighed, "Have you got your things?"
"What things?"
"Your things to keep in your room! Are you sure you're qualified for this job?"
Ginny put her hands on her hips, "I'd advise you watch your tone, Malfoy!"
"Weaslette, remind me please, who do you work for?"
Ginny growled, "Show me to my room, please."
"I asked you a question."
"I work for you. Now could you please show me where I'll be staying?"
"Follow me." Draco said making his way around her; he tapped his cane in front of him periodically to make sure he wasn't coming in contact with any walls. He then led them up a single flight of stairs and down another hallway.
"Is there something we can do about the lighting in here?"
"If it helps you do your job, I don't necessarily need it."
Ginny bit her lip, "Sorry."
Draco didn't respond as he stopped in front of a door her felt the handle before continuing down the hall. He passed two more doors before feeling the handle and opening it, "This is your room." Before Ginny could ask any questions he continued, "There's a certain mark on the door handle which lets me know what room I'm at."
"Oh…"
Draco took a watch out of his robe pocket, "its 11:30, lunch is served at 12:00. Get yourself situated and if you need help finding the dining room, just call for Lonnie."
"Alright, thanks."
Draco turned around and left the room, leaving her by herself. She took a minute to look around the room. She picked up her suitcase and sat it on the bed before opening it. She slowly began to put her things away as she inspected the room.
Every piece of furniture in the room was made of mahogany wood. The dresser, the bed, the nightstands, the armoire, everything. It was a lot different from her flat and The Burrow, but, she could learn to live with it.
She looked down at her wrist watch and the current time was 11:45. "Lonnie?" She called.
She heard the familiar *pop* sound and Lonnie was standing in front of her, "Yes missus?"
"Could you show me to the kitchen, please?"
"Why of course missus!" Lonnie took hold of her hand and led her to the kitchen; Ginny took notice of small things so she could remember the way next time.
They reached the dining room table, where Draco was already seated at the head of the table. She thanked Lonnie and sat down next to him.
"Is you ready to eat sirs and missus?" Draco nodded and Lonnie snapped his fingers, food appeared near them on the table. As Draco and Ginny began to eat Lonnie snapper his fingers and disappeared.
"About my job…" Ginny started, "what am I supposed to do, really. You seem fine on your own."
"I am fine on my own. But by Ministry laws, a blind witch or wizard should never live alone. Seeing as how I am not married, I had to get a nurse to come and live with me. Of course, it had to be a Weasel."
Ginny gritted her teeth, "If you don't want anyone to live with, why is the pay so high?"
"It's so high because if you last a month with me, I guess you deserve that much."
"Last a month with you?"
"I can get cocky at times, and become a nuisance."
Ginny chuckled, "I'll congratulate you if you can last a month without firing me from this so called job."
"So called?"
"I don't do anything."
"You can cook some of the meals if it makes you happy. You can do the shopping and make sure I don't fall down any steps while you're at it."
Ginny smiled, "That's much better; at least I'm getting paid for doing something."
Draco picked up his napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth, "I'm going into my study."
"Do you need me to follow you? You know…to make sure you don't fall down any steeps."
"No, Weasel. I can do this small task on my own."
Ginny shrugged when Draco turned around and continued eating her lunch.
~*~
Sometime later that day Ginny walked up to Draco's study. She knocked on the door, "Malfoy? Are you in there?"
He opened the door, "What do you want?"
"I was just wondering if you needed anything." She lied. The truth is she was bored out of her mind. She had nothing to do, and the though of taking a tour of the Manor by herself was just scary.
"If I need something, I'll call for you." He began to close the door but Ginny slid in before he could get it shut.
"What are you doing in here?"
Draco closed the door and turned around, "What do you think your doing?"
"It's part of my job to look after you, and that's what I'm doing."
"I don't need to be looked after by a Weasley, who's younger than I am."
Ginny slowly made her way towards Draco, who seemed to never take off his sunglasses. "What do your eyes look like?" She asked before she could stop herself.
"What do your knickers look like?" Draco spat back.
Ginny's mouthed closed and she started for the door, but not before asking, "How does it feel? Does it hurt."
"Weasley, do you want to get fired your second week here?"
"No."
"Then I suggest you leave my study, now."
Ginny opened the door and left her study. She had to remind herself to think before she thought, and to watch what she said around Malfoy. If she didn't mind her manners, she would be out of a job in no time.
~*~
Gotta let me in, hey, hey, hey
Let the fun begin, hey
I'm a wolf today, hey, hey, hey
I'll huff, I'll puff, I'll huff and puff and blow you away
Say you will, say you won't
Say you'll do what I don't
Say your true say to me, C'est Le Vie
C'est Le Vie - B*Witched
~*~ Thats So Raven ~*~
How is this chapter? Sorry for the shortness. Is Draco OOC? Well, he is blind! Though some people may think it would make him meaner, but you have to wait until you hear the reason for his blindness! Bwahaha! In the next few chapters it may seem slow or fast, but Ginny is going to try and find out more about how he became blind and stuff. Heh, well…review, please.
Love,
~!@*Thats So Raven*@!~