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Paid in Full
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Disclaimer: I own nothing.
A/N: Post-Hogwarts. Ginny is 18, Draco is 19.
Warning: Lots of language, baby making activities and some kink. The rating will be Nc-17, and I'm not bragging. If you have issues with some light sado-masochism, bondage and submission/dominance. Don't read this. Thank you: To the lovely Babygrrl who took her time to beta this thing, and even offered a little cheer.
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Chapter Two: Bargaining
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I'm not trying to give my life meaning
by demeaning you
and I would like to state for the record
I did everything that I could do
I'm not saying that I'm a saint
I just don't want to live that way
no, I will never be a saint
Ani DiFranco-32 flavors
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Family.
It's a strange thing. How blood calls to blood, mother to daughter, brother to brother.
Ginny had never considered herself to be a particularly good daughter. She had stayed out late with friends, even returned home drunk on occasions. She had fought and shouted, blamed and cursed, but at that moment… When she apparated into the kitchen of The Burrow and saw her mothers tears-stained face, her eyes so full of hope, she knew. A few moments ago she would have told you there was very little she wouldn't do for her mother. Now she knew the truth; there was nothing she wouldn't do for her mother.
So maybe that was why she lied, hoping that in the end it would turn out to be true.
"It will be all right mum, it will be all right."
Twenty four hours later after another attempt to contact her brother or Harry -- something that had proven to be an exercise in futility, seeing as they were both aurors and right now on some deep undercover mission -- Ginny realized she only had one option left. Draco Malfoy.
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She was waiting… The girl at the front desk had told her he was in a meeting, and that he would return shortly. So here she was, sitting in his office, waiting. She froze when she heard footsteps stop outside and then the door opening. "Virginia." It was a statement. Not 'oh, what are you doing here?' No. There was a certainty in his tone, a knowledge that he had won. "Malfoy." "So, you have decided to take my… offer?" She closed her eyes; she didn't want him to have the pleasure of seeing her discomfort. "What exactly is your offer Draco?" "Six months in my bed, and I will pay Gringotts what you owe." "Six months?" She gasped, "You can't be serious." He smirked, "That's the offer. Take it or leave it." "Three months." "Fine. You will share my bed willingly for three months." "Okay… so when do we... I mean…" "When do we begin?" "Well, yes." Draco scribbled something down on a piece of paper and handed it to her. "This is the address for my townhouse here in London. Today is Tuesday, and I will expect you there on Friday. When you arrive at the house Friday I will pay off the goblins. Is that acceptable?" Ginny wanted to tell him no. That it was not acceptable that she had to sleep with a man she had detested most of her life in order to keep her family home. But instead she nodded. "Good, I will see you Friday then, unless there was anything else?" Ginny shook her head, suddenly overcome by the realization that she was going to become some sort of mistress to Draco Malfoy. That come this Friday she would lose her virginity to her childhood nemesis. "Shall we seal the deal then?" Ginny looked at him, wondering what he meant. He waved his hand, signaling for her to come closer. Ginny walked slowly. Curiosity and resentment both showed clearly on her face, but in the end curiosity won. When she was within his reach, Draco pulled her onto his lap. "What are you doing?" Ginny whispered Draco placed a hand on her cheek lifting her face so that they were eye to eye. "Well I believe it would be fitting to seal our little agreement with a kiss, don't you?" Ginny never had a chance to answer as his lips descended on hers.
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The days passed by far too quickly for Ginny's comfort. When Friday finally came around she was a ragged mess of thinly worn nerves and unwelcome exhilaration. Over the last days she had come to an understanding of sorts with her situation. She was going to perform sexual favors to Draco Malfoy and in return he would pay off her debt. Part of her rebelled against the idea. And she was fine with that. It was the other part of her that made her worry. The part that touched herself late at night, when the rest of the house was asleep. The part that wondered with excitement how Draco's hands would feel as they roamed over her body. The part that wondered what kind of lover he would be. The part that had lusted after her enemy for over a year, now. That was the part that had her worried. -----------------
She looked up at him with a grin before resting her head on the pillow once more.
"Same time next week?"
Draco gave a shot nod of agreement before tucking his shirt back into his pants.
"I saw your cousin the other day…"
"Blaise?"
"Yes, he came over for dinner."
"Is that what you call it?"
The girl smiled at Draco's irony.
"I mean he really came over for dinner. You remember dinner, Draco. It involves food, wine, occasional conversation."
"You know you are getting a spanking for your impertinence right?"
"I'm counting on it."
Draco growled playfully before lunging after the girl. Dina giggled and pulled the sheets around her in a futile attempt to avoid him.
It was almost an hour later when Draco was once more preparing to leave.
She watched as he dressed once more. It was almost frightening how much he resembled his late father: his cool and collected exterior, the façade the Malfoy men seemed so determined to never let slip.
She could see him absent mindedly picking up a miniature painting on the dresser.
"It was a gift from your father."
"Oh. And you kept it?"
Dina smiled… "I don't hate your father Draco, I never have."
"But he was the one who forced you into this…"
"Draco love, the arrangement with your father, it was something I entered into with my eyes wide open. "
"But where you never… Didn't you feel betrayed when he left you for my mother?"
"Draco, you know your father never left me. Your mother and I we understood each other. I knew my place in his life and your mother knew hers."
"Did you ever wish he had married you instead?"
Dina laughed.
"Draco, I am immortal. The twenty years with your father where enjoyable, and I did care for him even if he was a fool at times. But I could never marry him. He needed heirs for his name, something I could not provide. We were companions and lovers, but never in love."
Draco sighed at the woman he had known most of his life, the woman who had occasionally shared his bed since he had turned sixteen.
"Do you ever miss your own kind?"
"Lamias are not common, not even in the other realm and I find humans so amusing."
Draco grinned at her, "Well, I am glad to keep you amused."
Dina pulled him down into a kiss filled with all the erotic experience of a woman who had lived to taste all the pleasures this world possessed.
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Blaise Zabini was a handsome man, in many ways reminiscent of his cousin Draco Malfoy. But they were also opposites, strikingly so. Blaise's black hair and eyes were a startling contrast to Draco's silvery blond colors. They were about the same build and height, and had many almost identical features. As second cousins, the men had grown up together. Their mothers had been close, so it had been a common occurrence to see the two boys together. Over the years the two men had formed a strong bond. They were like brothers. When Draco's father died, it was Blaise who stood by his cousin's side, his shadow. Blaise had never minded living in Draco's shadow. He actually preferred it. Draco was in many ways the embodiment of Slytherin. He was handsome and charming, came from old money and a good stock. And what probably had made him the prince of Slytherin was his ruthlessness. While Blaise shared Draco's background, he did not have the ruthlessness or the ambition; the sorting hat had actually wanted to place him in Ravenclaw. So he had thrown his lot in with Draco. All in all Blaise figured it was an equal exchange. Draco got his cousin's brilliant mind and strategy while Blaise got a protector and friend. It was a partnership more than anything else; the boys had been friends for their entire lives, confidants and occasional lovers.
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Draco was in a cheerful mood when he entered his study at the manor that afternoon to find his cousin in front of the fire waiting for him. "Cousin." He nodded to acknowledge the other man's presence "You seem to be in a good mood today?" "I am." "Really? Why is that? Did you by any chance visit the lovely Dina this afternoon?" "Well yes, I also had a visit from Virginia Weasley." "The Weasley girl?" "Yes." "And this has lifted your spirits so?" "Yes… Tell me cousin, what do you think of the girl?" Blaise smirked; it was unusual indeed that his cousin wished to discuss women. "What I think of her? Red hair, brown eyes, pretty enough if you go for that type. Why do you even care Draco? She is not in your league; you should leave the good little Gryffindors to themselves. I am certain Dina does not leave you wanting another woman when you leave her bed?" Draco shrugged. "We'll see. Virginia Weasley might prove to be just the thing; she will be coming to stay with me at the townhouse." "Do you want me to move out?" "No, that won't be necessary. I just thought I should inform you to avoid any unpleasant surprises." "Unpleasant surprises?" Draco shrugged and grinned at his cousin. "I'm telling you to keep away from what is mine." Blaise laughed. "Is that a challenge, cousin dear?" "No. I am simply stating my claim, and for the next three months Ginny Weasley will belong to me." Draco exited the room leaving his rather bemused cousin behind. Blaise sat lost in thought in front of the fireplace. It was a strange thing for Draco to show such possessiveness over a girl. This required some scheming and he had just the person for the job. He tossed a pinch of floo into the fire. "Dina's apartment," he shouted before the flames transported him. ------------------------ Next week on paid in full: Ginny arrives at the townhouse, and gets a chance to know Draco intimately. What are Blaise and Dina plotting and who the hell is Dina anyway? All this and more…