You Again

You Again

Chapter 2: Settling In

Ginny sat down slowly at the dining room table and took in a long shaky breath. Malfoy began juggling with some Satsuma's, his eyes surveying her apartment before settling on the fridge.

"So Virginia, what's for brunch? I fancy bacon and eggs," Draco smirked as Ginny angrily got up and brushed her hands agitatedly down her black skirt suit, as if smoothing invisible wrinkles;

"Well Malfoy, whatever you want to make. I am leaving for work." Draco's face fell when he heard this...he couldn't cook to save his life! Well, maybe just to save his life... But, he thought, at least I'll have this place to myself - get settled in.

Ginny pulled on her long black hooded coat (like a black version of little red riding hood), grabbed her keys and her shoulder bag and slammed the door shut behind her.

"Bye then," Draco muttered to the door. He kicked his boots off and tapped his wand, muttering a spell so it played some muggle tune from some radio station or whatever. First it played S Club 7 Reach for the stars. "Jesus, what is this crap - a muggle form of torture?" He groaned and tapped the wand again, this time it played Feeder Come back around. "That'll do."

He strolled down the hall until he met the first door. A heavy oak door with an iron doorknob. He pushed it open to reveal a smallish room tiled with pastel blue and yellow. It had in it a shower bath and toilet (one with the funky fish toilet lids) and finally a sink. Right, he thought, bathroom. He sauntered out and walked up to the next door. A wooden door with a stained glass sunset in the window, a glass handle for this one. He gave it a shove and it opened and it revealed a warm spicy looking room that had floorboards with a small red rug thrown over it. There was an average size muggle telly, a fireplace, an orange spice sofa and a matching chair. In the corner sat a stereo with two large speakers standing on either side.

"Nice," he thought it looked kind of...cosy. He continued walking up to the second to last door. A frosted glass door that slid open and behind this door stood a desk with a computer on top, although it was hidden beneath a large, messy pile of papers and various pieces of muggle and wizard stationary. It also contained a tall metal bookshelf cram-packed with books, magazines and notebooks. He moved on to the final room. This one was a large bedroom. He walked inside and decided to have a little innocent rummage. The walls were painted pale yellow and it had a large double bed in the centre with white sheets. He noticed that only one side of the bed was slightly ruffled - "She lives alone then," Draco mumbled to no one in particular. There was a white bedside table with a lamp on it and a witch magazine lay open on the table. There was a yellow painted chest of draws - the same shade as the walls and the white muslin curtains draped at the sides of a shuttered window. A small bookshelf was in here also. After a few minutes he left and walked back up to the kitchen to see what was in the fridge.

At 6:30 that evening Ginny walked back in from her job as a muggle counsellor (she'd studied it at first merely because it was unlike anything else she'd ever done, but ended up following it as a career). She pulled her shoes off and threw them across the room. Ginny released her thick and curly-ish red hair from the restraints of its turquoise butterfly clasp shaking out of its stiff position. She made her way to the office to dump her paperwork she had been given but stopped when she heard noises coming from her living room. Was that...giggling? She cautiously pushed the door open and gasped at what she saw. "DRACO! WHAT THE HELL?" Ginny stared down in horror at Draco and a bottle blonde woman she had never seen before lying on her couch making out. The woman looked questioningly at Draco, and Ginny noticed that her shirt was undone and her skirt unzipped.

"Don't worry Caroline..."

"It's Catherine, sweetie," the woman replied whilst massaging his chest. Draco waved his hand impatiently.

"...Catherine, this is my lovely sister, Virginia. She's staying here for a couple of days. Don't mind her, she just worries so much about me, you know how it is," and then he went back to kissing "Catherine" passionately.

Ginny stomped over to Malfoy and yanked him up by the arm.

"You. Catherine. Out NOW!" she glared sharply at the young lady and Catherine didn't think twice before she jumped up pulling her shoes on and hurrying out the door. "Draco. You complete...you...you...Grr," she gave him a look that clearly stated that she would like nothing more than for him to drop dead.

"Look, Virginia I'm sorry. I really am," he gazed up at her with his grey eyes full of sorrow. Ginny knew that he was just feeding her a whole load of crap, but those eyes...

"O.K. Just don't let it happen again alright? Or you will be out," she sighed and stomped into her bedroom. Why, oh why had she ever agreed to do this?

Ginny changed into her comfy but worn pyjamas and clambered into bed. She was so tired she just closed her eyes and was on the brink of sleep when...

"Virginia. Where am I supposed to sleep?"

"Couch."

"Oh."

"Go now,"

"Night."

"Mmm...whatever,"

Draco threw his clothes over the couch and pulled a blanket over him as he curled up on the couch.

Draco, you have to do something about this sleeping arrangement. He told himself silently before slipping into the land of nog (basically he fell asleep.).