Chapter 9 HG

Chapter 9
"Hey..." I said
He walked away. Is this when worse starts?
I followed him out of the room, this wasn't my fault and I intended to let him know that. Passing Kreacher on the stairs he lightly brushed my leg and smiled. That made me feel a bit better but not much.
"Harry let me explain." I said standing in our bedroom he was angrily taking off his tie and tossing it to the side.
"So is it true?" he said searing holes through me. Merlin knows how much I hate it when he was
"What?" I blinked, so the fight starts now huh?
"It is true isn't it?" he said
"No it's not." I cried
"Don't lie to me Ginny." he sneered
"I'm not." I spat
"Oh really?" he half laughed
"Yes really listen you want to know the truth?"
"It wouldn't make much of a bleeding difference" he seethed
"Yes it would please Harry."
"Tell me then."
"Fine here's the truth. The pictures happened but.." I said taking a deep breath to fit it all in before he could speak "The first one, I apparated onto the pitch and fell into him. The second was me laughing at his stupidity, the third was me crying over Tonks and Lupin not him. The fourth was me falling into him again, but they didn't show that part did they, no they showed him being all kind and offering a hand to me. And the fifth was him laughing and I was too, but only sarcastically. This was all just a misunderstanding and innocent. Please believe me!"
"I do but..."
"But what?"
"He likes you."
"Oh please Harry he doesn't he hates me no loathes me he couldn't like me."
"He does, he has for a while."
"No he doesn't"
"He does you don't see the way he looks at you." he sighed sitting on the bed.
"He looks at me like he has just eaten a lemon, there is no way he is attracted to me."
"You don't know how long he has liked you?"
"No Harry enlighten me." I said crossing my arms across my chest and narrowing my gaze.
"Since you hexed him before the ministry."
"That's impossible Harry."
"Damnit Ginny you can't be that naive?"
"Excuse me?"
"You are complete oblivious of how much he wants you!"
"Are you pissed or something, sober Harry wouldn't say this. Sorry it's just that you have no right to yell at me for him supposedly liking me! Why are you jealous?"
"Because I love you!"
We were silent for some time, I stood there nervously biting my lip, with my gaze unwavering. He stared back with such intensity. I knew him to get jealous but this was ridiculous.
"I'm afraid that he might take you away from me, you are the reason I came back!" he shouted in desperation.
"He won't take me away from you! No one will take me away from you. First you were jealous of my friendship with Dean, while you were on the hunt. You were upset over my friendship with Neville. And any other guy you think they are undressing me with their eyes.  Merlin Harry how many times will I have to ask you to TRUST me?"
"I trust you, I don't trust them! And speaking of trust don't you trust me?"
"Of course I do, don't be absurd."
"Then why can't you tell me your biggest secret?"
"Harry..." I said warningly
He knew I wasn't ready to tell him about that and that I would tell him when the time was right but this wasn't it. It would set him off again.
"When will you tell me about Riddle?"
I sighed and then sat down beside him looking at my hands I said "Soon"
"Whatever you are holding back I can take it, Gin, I want to know so I can help you."
"You don't want to know how damaged I am Harry there is so much that most people don't know about. Professor Snape only knew about this and I don't want to burden you with this Harry, you shouldn't have to. Besides you have enough on your shoulders for the rest of your life. I can't add one more it wouldn't be fair."
"I don't care about fair, I care about you and I will bare whatever burden you have. Ginny I'm broken too, I know what it feels like" he said lifting my chin which I just now realized that it was dripping with tears and looking me deep in the eyes he continued "and you have helped me, you have as cliche as it sounds complete me."
There he was in that moment he was back to that same vulnerable teen I fell in love with he leaned forward and kissed me. He could most likely feel my quivering lips I was breaking down in the middle of our kiss. I was crying I bet he was sick of kissing crying girls. We broke apart and he leaned his forehead against mine and whispered "sorry, please don't cry. I was being an arse and you didn't deserve that after the day you had."
I giggled and said "Thank you, sorry for crying, Merlin I hate crying in front of you."
"I love it when you do though, I don't love the reasons why you cry but it makes me think of your third year, when Ron said I could go with you to the Yule Ball, but you..."
"I had alreadly said I was going with Neville, yeah I remember."
"I saw you, clearly saw you then, but I was too caught up in that Chang phase."
"You caught on eventually."
And then we were laughing again like this whole mess never happened. Although we were happy now, I knew the Prophet wouldn't let it last. Damn them for now.