Unhinged

Chapter 36

Later that night around dinner time, Draco was just waking up from the attack he had earlier and looked around the small den that he was lying in. He couldn't help but think about the angry look on Ginny's face right before he passed out and was glad she was nowhere around at the moment, especially with the throbbing headache he had. He sat up from the couch and rubbed his eyes and was about to get up when a mass of red hair was suddenly before him.

"Oh great, your up."' Ginny said a little too cheerfully.

"Uh, yeah, I really need to use the bath-"

"That can wait" Ginny cut him off and pushed him back down onto the couch as he attempted to get up.

He let out a frustrated sigh and went to say something when Ginny cut him off again.

"Just be quiet, I swear if you say something to justify what you did out there I might just slap you." she snapped.

His eyes went a bit wide and he was taken aback at how Ginny was scolding him and just sat there quietly like a child in trouble.

"Over and over I have tried to tell you that we are a team, it's you and me and when I am able to help, you never let me and quite frankly Draco, it's starting to piss me off. Do you think I'm too weak to handle it?" she asked him; getting in his face suddenly, causing him to sit back a bit.

He opened his mouth to answer her, but she went on.

"Because I'm not and I am most certainly capable of handling it. We are going to be married soon and you need to be able to trust that I can handle things, especially when it comes to trying to help you. You look at me sometimes like I'm this weak, fragile child and I'm not....... stop pushing me away even when it comes to relieving you of any pain. I mean...... do you know how hard it is to watch you suffer and know that I'm able to help you, but you refuse to let me?................DO YOU?"

"I.....I..."

"JUST STOP PISSING ME OFF!" she yelled suddenly and then fled from the room.

Draco waited until she was gone to let the breath of air he had been holding in out. He very rarely had seen Ginny flip out on him, but when she did, he couldn't help but have a lump form in his throat. He knew she was just angry right now and that she was also right in everything she said, but having her endure pain like that when HE could do something to prevent it was hard to ignore. He ran his hand through his hair in frustration and relief that she was finally done yelling and then made his way to the bathroom.

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Ginny woke up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat and breathing heavily after having a rather alarming nightmare. She turned to wake Draco up, but decided not to after seeing how peaceful he looked and instead she quietly slipped out of bed and out of the bedroom. She thought about her not so sincere apology she gave Draco after dinner about the way she went off on him after realizing he was just trying to keep her safe. It still irked her beyond anything that he never accepted help from anyone, but more so from her too. She gave a light sigh and made her way downstairs and saw the kitchen light on and knew it was more than likely her Mother having some tea to try and help her sleep. She slipped into a chair at the table without looking up and rubbed her eyes and put her head down in her hands.

"I can use some tea also." she mumbled.

"Of course, Miss Weasley."

Ginny snapped her head up at the sound of the voice and was surprised to see Kingsley standing there.

"Oh, sorry, I thought you were my Mother." Ginny said with a small smile.

"No worries, here you are." he said, sliding a cup of tea over to her.