Title: Missing
Chapter Title: The truth within the lies
Rating: R (for angst mostly in this chappie)
Disclaimer: I own Jack Squat. That’s right, I own him…but 

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ok so I own my own little imagination and the angst that 
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	Ginny stared into his eyes for nearly five minutes 
before opening her own lips. She took a breath, trying to 
will herself to speak, to tell him. Closing her eyes for a 
moment she turned to look out the window. "They will hate 
me. They all will....they all do." she whispered. "They 
don't want to know, they never did. If they ever knew..." 
she sighed softly, pain etched on her face.

	Draco leaned forward, moving his hand down to twine 
his fingers with her own, clenching them gently. "Who Ginny? 
And Why would they hate you? Why would they hate you for 
something that wasn't your fault?"
	
	Ginny's head snapped back around to look at him 
fiercly. "But that's what you dont understand. It WAS my 
fault." she hissed. "I fell right into his trap because i 
was so desperate for a friend. I was so weak and 
pathetic...I fell for him with no pretense. I didn't even 
suspect him Draco! He lived in a fucking BOOK and I never 
even thought he would be something so horrible......" she 
turned away again, looking at the cieling. "I should have 
known. I should have been stronger. And if they...if my 
family ever knew...they would hate me." she whispered. "My 
mother would never be able to look at me again...they 
never...they never even asked me, Draco." she said quietly, 
her tone sullen and sad suddenly. "They didn't want to know. 
They knew that if they did....they knew that if they did 
they couldn't have me in their family any longer." she said 
quietly.

	Draco stared at her for so long that Ginny thought 
he would never respond. She turned her head to look at him 
and was confused to see one of his eyebrows raised. "I don't 
know where the bloody hell you got an idea like that...." he 
said firmly, "but that is nowhere near the truth. Your mum, 
has she ever said anything like that to you before? Has she 
ever thought that it was your fault if you were taken 
before? If something happened to you?"
	"..no.." she whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
	Draco scooted closer to her, his leg brushing her 
own, watching her eyes. "Then why would you think that?"
	Ginny broke down in a sob, her head falling forward 

into her hands as she cried. She felt Draco's hand move to 
brush along her back, comforting her as she let out the 
years of frustration she'd held in for so long. His arms 
slowly went around her, pulling her into his lap as he 
rocked her back and forth, his head resting against her own. 

 

	"It's okay." he said quietly, his breath brushing 
her ear. "You can cry now, it's okay." he nuzzled his cheek 
gently against her hair and closed his eyes, letting himself 
fall into her.


**********

	"Severus-"
	
	Severus Snape stopped and turned on his heels to see 
the Headmaster walking towards him. He stopped a few feet 
from him, his eyes darkened.

	"How is she?" Severus asked him after a few moments 
of silence passed between the two.

	"She will....recover. But I fear it will take the 
help and guidance of those around her to bring her back to a 
sense of normalcy." he shook his head sadly. Dumbledore 
placed his hand on Severus' shoulder, looking over his 
half-moon spectacles at the younger man. "She will need your 
help, Severus."

	Severus' face pulled into a hard frown. "I don't 
understand how you think I could help her. I barely know 
anything about the girl save the fact that she is a Weasley 
and apparently suicidal." he said softly, crossing his arms 
over his chest.

	Dumbledore took Severus' upper arm and pulled him 
along to a side cooridor, a darkened corner where they could 
not be heard should any passing students walk by.

	"Miss Weasley has gone through much these past few 
years. It has just recently come to my attention as to what 
exactly had occured in her life. I feel that it is prudent 
that she tell you herself as it is not my place, but 
Severus...you must be careful with the questions you ask. 
Bringing too much back into her mind at a time could push 
her right back to the very edge she'd just been pulled 
from." he said softly. "Mr. Malfoy has been with her since 
yesterday and has not left her side. I feel that this is the 
real reason that has kept her from doing anything else to 
harm herself. Indeed, if he had not been there, had not come 
to find her, I fear that we would not have a Miss Weasley at 
all." Dumbeldore said softly.

	Severus shook his head, absorbing the information 
quietly as Dumbledore once again laid a hand apon his 
shoulder, turning to leave. "Remember my boy, she is very 
fragile, you must be careful what you say and do around her 
now. The smallest thing could influence her regression." he 
said softly. "But I have faith in you. And in Mr. Malfoy and 
Miss Parkinson. I believe that with your help, we may just 
bring Miss Weasley back." he smiled gently and turned, 
walking down the path and away from Severus.

	Severus Snape stood in that dark cooridor for nearly 
twenty minutes before he moved again, letting his arms hang 
limply by his side as he made his way to the Hospital Wing, 
determined.


********


	Draco looked up from his position with Ginny 
sleeping in his lap as someone knocked at the door, then 
entered. He saw Pansy make a brief conversation with Madam 
Pomfrey, which ended in a nodding between both parties, then 
she made her way over to them. Pansy gave him a small smile 
and took a seat on the end of the bed, her hand moving up to 
stroke Ginny's crimson hair as the girl slept soundly 
against him.

	"How is she?" she asked quietly, her eyes looking 
the girl over.

	"She's alright now. She fell asleep about twenty 
minutes ago and I just don't have the heart to put her 
down." Draco murmered, looking down at her.

	Pansy smiled. "Don't have the heart? Or don't have 
the will?" 
	
	Draco looked up at her and tried to frown, but could 
only smile and pull the sleeping girl in closer to his body. 

	Pansy suddenly frowned, her hand slipping from 
Ginny's hair to her hand wresting at Draco's waist and 
lifted the arm gently, moving off the bed to kneel beside 
them. "What happened?" she gasped, running a finger over the 
bandages around Ginny's wrists.
	
	Turning his head downward, Draco frowned, his face 
turning sad. "She tried to kill herself again. TOok Madam 
Pomfrey's bandage knife and tried to cut her wrists open. 
Nearly did it too until I caught her." 

	"Oh my god..." she sighed. "I had no 

idea....Draco..." she looked up at him and moved to sit on 
the chair across from the bed, pulling it closer silently. 
"Draco..what happened to her? What set her off like this? 
Did she tell you anything?"

	Draco gently moved Ginny, laying her on her side on 
the bed, watching her curl against his hip, her face buried 
in the pillow before he stroked her hair, then stood, 
motioning with one finger for Pansy to follow him. He led 
her to the front of the Hospital Wing where he could keep an 
eye on Ginny and still talk to her. Once they stopped, he 
sighed and ran a hand roughly through his hair, his eyes 
darknening before he looked her in the eyes. "There is 
something you should know. She trusted me to tell her and i'm 
trusting that you will tell noone." Pansy nodded immediatly, 
fervently.

	"Do you remember in our second year? What happened 
with the Chamber of Secrets?" he said quietly. At her nod, 
he opened his mouth again to begin the story.

	"Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Parkinson."

	Both turned to see Professor Snape, arms crossed 
standing in the doorway before making his way to them.
	
	"Professor." Draco nodded. "I think perhaps you 
should hear this too." he said quietly, nodding to the 
sleeping red head. Severus nodded and moved closer to keep 
the conversation hushed. Draco sighed again and began the 
tale.


********


	Severus brushed his hand through his hair for what 
seemed the billionth time in the last hour. Draco had gone 
into every detail that Ginny herself had told him, told them 
her story, what had really happened in her first year. He 
told them how she felt, what happened afterwards and what 
she had attempted mear hours ago with the knife. Snape 
sighed and shook his head. 
		
	"And noone ever noticed a thing?" 
	
	Draco shook his head silently and Pansy wiped the 
single tear from her eye before it could fall and stood from 
her seat to go towards the bed. The two males followed her 
until she reached the edge of the bed and felt Snape put a 
hand on her shoulder as Draco sat back down beside Ginny, 
brushing her hair from her face.

	"I want to help her." 

	Both Severus and Draco turned to look at Pansy, 
watching her face, determined and pained. " I want to help 
her. I want to make her feel better. I don't care if she's a 
Gryffindor, noone should be put through that." she said 
quietly, moving to sit beside Draco and joining his hand on 
Ginny's hair. Severus moved to the other side of the bed and 
took a seat, hesitantly stretching his own hand out before 
he touched her hair carefully, then brushed it along her 
back.

	"I've already made that promise too, Pans." Draco 
said quietly. "The minute I saw her face when she was 
hanging over the edge in the tower. The look of 
hopelessness. It hurt me just to see it. I don't ever want 
to see anyone....her looking like that again." 

	Severus sighed. "We will do our best to ensure Miss 
Weasley's swift recovery. I believe that someone should 
always be with her. It is not safe to let her be alone 
again."

	Both seventh years nodded at him, all completing a 
silent pact to help the girl.


******

	Ginny stirred, feeling warmth encircle her. Her eyes 
blinked open, the sunlight filtered through the tall windows 
of the Hospital Wing. Groaning softly, she pushed herself up 
onto her elbows and blinked a few times, looking around her 
in suprise. Draco lay in front of her, his arms wrapped 
around her, her head having rested on his chest. Looking 
down, she saw Pansy, the girl's head resting against Draco's 
legs, her right arm wrapped around one of Ginny's legs as 
she shifted in sleep, nuzzling both. She paused as she felt 
another breath behind her, a large hand resting on her back. 
Turning her head slowly, she gulped back her gasp as she saw 
Professor Snape. He sat reclined against the other edge of 
the bed, her back resting against his side, his right arm 
stretched over the back of the bed, his left hand resting 
lightly against her back comfortingly. All three of them 
were sleeping soudly around her, all touching her in some 
way. A tear ran down her face as she placed one hand on 
Draco's chest, the other on Pansy's hair and lay her head 
back against the crook of Snape's arm.  Her fingers brushed 
lightly across Pansy's hair, absorbing the fact that all 
three of these Slytherin's, the people that should hate and 
care for her the least were now all snuggled around her 
comfortingly as if they belonged there.

	Pansy stirred under her hand and looked up, blinking 
through her sleep. "Ginny?" she said quietly, moving to sit 
up a bit. "Are you okay?" 

	Ginny opened her mouth to reply and felt another 
hand on her hair, turning to see Draco smiling at her, his 
eyes drooped from sleep. She smiled back lightly and turned 
to look at Pansy again, unable to answer. The hand on her 
back moved also, brushing her arm. "Miss Weasley?" she heard 
Professor Snape's voice deep and tired.

	Ginny gulped and nodded lightly as Pansy took her 
hand, rubbing her thumb against it, Draco's stil brushing 
her hair and Severus still rubbing her arm. She'd never felt 
so warm inside before, so loved and cared for. It was all 
nearly too much for her as she launched herself at Pansy, 
wrapping her arms around the stunned girl. Pansy gasped, 
then began to shush her as she cried into her shoulder. 
Another pair of arms wrapping around her waist, Draco's head 
falling on her back. After another moment she felt another 
pair of arms wrap around all three of them, pulling them 
into him.  Severus Snape sighed as Ginny's head fell against 
his shoulder, Draco's back against his side and Pansy's 
against the other side of his chest. The three held her as 
she cried, comforting her in a way she'd never thought 
anyone could after what he'd done. 

	They stayed like that for nearly an hour, all 

comfortable just to sit together before they felt the crying 
girl fall into a deep sleep once again.

	"You think she'll be Okay?" Pansy whispered.

	Draco brushed his hand along her face again, smiling 
down at her before looking up at Pansy. "I think so. But 
Professor Snape is right. We shouldn't leave her along. And 
I have an idea how..." he said softly.


*********

	Ron paced back and forth for the sixth time that 
day. Parkinson, Malfoy and Snape were all in there, so why 
the hell coudln't he be?? They kept telling him he'd upset 
her more. He was her brother for God's sakes! He should be 
let in over those three Slytherin's shouldn't he!?

	Sighing hard again, he turned and paced the other 
way. He felt a hand on his arm, effectivly stopping him in 
his tracks and turned to glare at Hermione. "Ron, you have 
to stop that. It's not going to help. Look, your exhausted 
and Madam Pomfrey obviously isn't going to let you in 
anytime soon, so why don't you just go get some rest and 
I'll stay here. I promise to let you know if anything 
changes. Okay?" she said quietly, pleading with him.

	Ron groaned and looked again at the door. 

"Hermione....I.."

	"Please, Ron."

	He looked at her again, searching her eyes before 
nodding, conceeding and turned to walk away towards the 
Great hall. Hermione turned to Harry who was also sitting 
beside the doors. "You too, Harry. I'll let you know." she 
nodded and pointed in the direction Ron had left.

	Harry frowned, but followed her orders, turning to 
leave. "Thanks, Mione." he said quietly, not seeing her nod. 

	Hermione turned and sat down in a chair outside the 
Hospital wing. It had been hours since they had seen or 
heard anything from within and Madam Pomfrey had turned them 
all away at the direction of Professor Snape. Sighing, she 
ran a hand along her face and pulled a book from her bag, 
opening to a random page and reading without any real 
concentraion.


******

	Severus looked up at Draco's stomach growled loudly, 
making Ginny shift. He raised an eyebrow at the boy, who 
simply shrugged and smiled sheepishly. "I do believe, Mr. 
Malfoy, that your body requires food."

	"Yeah, im kinda hungry too..." Pansy said, turning 
to look at them both. 

	Severus paused then pulled the sleeping girl closer. 
"I will stay with Miss Weasley. You two go and retreive food 
from the kitchens. I'd conjure something, but my hands seem 
to be...full... at the moment." he smirked lightly. 

	"Okay." Draco sighed, brushing an hand through his 
hair. "We'll be back as soon as possible." he said, then 
moved and brushed his lips lightly against Ginny's forehead. 

He watched Pansy do the same, much to the amusement of 

Professor Snape and then walked with her towards the exit.



	"Malfoy." the quiet voice came from the right as he 

exited the Hospital Wing. Turning his head he looke d over 
and frowned angrily. "Granger." he replied. Turning, he 
nodded to Pansy to continue on without him and watched her 
frown before nodding back and hurring off towards the 
kitchens.

	The girls face was etched in worry as she moved 
towards him, her fingers twisting at the hem of her shirt. 
"Malfoy...what...what happened? To her." she said quietly.

	He took a moment to look her over before sneering. 

"You should have asked her that when you had the chance, 
Granger." he turned and moved to leave.

	"I didn't..I didnt' know. We thought....." she 
sighed sadly.

	Draco stopped a few feet from her, his back to her. 

His head turned to the side, his eyes never really looking 
at her. "There are some things..." he said, grabbing her 
attention. "That a person should never have to go through. 
Things that a grown man coudln't handle, let alone a little 
girl. There are things that leave a person scarred. Both 
mentally...and physically." he said quietly, watching her 
eyes grow wide. "Ginny knows those things with an intimacy, 
now. And that's what is killing her Thankfully, she now has 
people who actually give a damn about her. So dont bother 
yourself, Granger. I'm sure somewhere in those books of 
yours it tells you how to be a friend." he said quietly 
before turning and storming off, leaving the Gryffindor to 
hide a quiet sob.





*******************TBC!!
Okay I know it wasn't very long, but i promise to try and get it 
longer next time. Next time:
Draco's plan, Ron finally gets to see Ginny, Ginny's family learns the 
truth and reacts and Ginny spends some time with Professor Snape.


Thanks!

To Sara, the girl who emailed me!!! THANks! You kicked my 
ass back into gear to write another chapter, i've gotten 
lost in Cosplay so much I didn't have the chance to write 
more and now that im on a little weekend break from work, I 
got the chance to write more. Im giong to try and get them 
out faster next time so bare with me and thanks again for 
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