Ginger Malfoy

Only A Second

It happened in a flash.  For a moment Ginger wasn't entirely sure what had happened.  Was that..  was that quick flash of warmth and touch on her lips..  was that real?

It must have been real, she decided, for she felt tingly and warm from her head to her toes.  She was assured in her decision when she saw the boy sitting across from her wringing his hands awkwardly and deciding what he could possibly say now.

Ginger didn't break the silence.  There was nothing she could think of that would make the moment the way it was a few seconds ago.  As Ginger contemplated the situation, she felt a pang of guilt.  Why did this feel so wrong to her?  Was it because she was only eleven?  Was it because she felt things would never be as they were before?  Was it because she wished she was kissing another boy's lips on Christmas Eve?  Ginger wasn't even sure.

Albus gathered the courage to say something.  He glanced out the window.  "Lovely night, isn't it, Gin?"

Ginger glanced at the glistening snowscape and the beaming moonlight outside the tall glass window.

"Yes, but I think I told you not to call me that."

Albus shrugged.  "It's endearing, Gin.  When I call you that, I feel like we're older.  More responsible.  Instead of some eleven year old kids lounging around on Christmas Eve."

Ginger sighed.  "It seems like ages away, Albus.  I don't even want to think about adulthood.  It all seems like a big mess to me."

Albus focused his serenely beautiful emerald eyes on Ginger's glowing silver ones.  He studied her wavy scarlet hair, her creamy, delicate skin, the dimples in her cheeks, and her pale pink lips.

"You look so much like your mum.  And you are just like her.  Stubborn, fiery, emotional, crazy, beautiful."  

Ginny raised a red eyebrow at the word beautiful.  "Albus Severus Potter.  Did you just say that I'm beautiful?"

Albus blushed and tilted his head downwards, letting his black hair fall onto his pale face.

He sat back up and moved a little closer to her.  He whispered gently into her ear, "Ginger Andromeda Malfoy, of course I did.  Do you think I kissed you just for the fun of it?"

Ginger was about to answer but then she found out why Albus had whispered.  Ginny and Harry were in a deep conversation and decided to sit down right by them.   Ginger's mother and Albus' father had successfully ruined the moment.

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A/N:  Short chapter for short kiss.. (:  I hope to upload my next chapter pretty quickly, I know what's gonna happen in it.

I think I might start dedicating more of my chapters..(:  good idea? or nott?  see what i did there?  i have siriusly lame puns.. (:   Okay vote if you liked it!  Comment!