Author's Note: Short, short. That's the only way to describe the final chapter. No dialogue whatsoever, anyway… just read. *sniff* Read the long Author's Note at the end of this chapter, it is very important. You might find useful info.
If I close my eyes, will you still be there?
If I wake up, will I find you by my side?
If I seek for you, will you not hide?
If I cried, will you wipe away my tears?
If I got lost, will you make my path be clear?
If this was all reality, will my life be fair? –Whisper of a Lover~ ©Shiara, 2003
Epilogue
~The heart within~
She woke up; she was in her dormitory, lying on her bed. Sweat was pouring down her face and she was panting loudly. She glanced around the room, the scarlet drapes were hanging from her four poster bed, and she opened them to reveal the Gryffindor Sixth Year Girls' Dormitory. This was home… but it didn't feel like home, she had grown so accustomed to the Chamber, that no other place felt more at home than that one. She could hear the slight snores coming from the other girls and she sighed. She was back, back in her own time, finally.
She stood up and went over to the window, staring down at the grounds that were lit by the moonshine, everything seemed so familiar, and yet, so strange. She blinked back tears, she had gone through enough. Memories still were fresh in her mind. She shouldn't have done that with him, she knew it. She was scared of what the consequences might be, but, what scared her most was: that she didn't regret it. She would do it all over again if she had to, if she got the choice again. And those moments with him in the Chamber were worth it.
She wanted to touch him, to kiss him, to caress him; to know that what she had lived was real, that it had not been just a dream. She looked down at the grounds again and did a double take. That couldn't be him, could it? Yet it was him; he was staring up at her, a smirk in the corners of his mouth. She leaned further into the frame of the window, pressing her nose against the glass, but she blinked and he was gone, faded with the wind. It was a vision, she assured herself. Nothing more.
Her feelings for him had not faded, though. Even into the darkness of the night, when all was quiet, when her mind was free to seek conscious thought, she was still aware of what she felt, what she'd done, what she'd do. She ached for him, again, her whole self, and her soul, ached for his coldness; for his hands to be on her, for his lips to press upon his own. It was unbearable, she needed him, needed his cruelty and his sincerity. It was pure madness, and it scared her. She would easily give up everything she had… for him, it scared her indeed, because she knew he would do the same.
It was a flame she couldn't put out, and she knew well that she had created a link she would not be able to break, nor erase. She's shared with him more than she'd share with herself. She hated herself, why did she fell again for him? Because he loved her. Oh… the rhetorical questions. She was willing to give it all to him, even more than she had already given him.
It was something too deep to just forget about it, she wasn't going to. No matter what. She put her head on her hands, looking down at the grounds, hoping to see him again, even if it was just a vision. She searched for him in her mind, in her memory, but she could not find him, he was unreachable.
It wasn't the end of her own personal world; it was just the beginning of an endless fight against time. And she wouldn't give up.
Perhaps she was mental, mad, or insane, but she didn't give a damn. She didn't give a shit what other people thought, why should she? Screw them! She wanted him, simple as that.
Oh it was all going to start now, everything. And her decisions were the fate of all. But she was decided, determined, and she knew what she had to do. She would have to face other people's opinions and jeers, but she didn't care, it was going to be worth it sooner or later. He had left something in her, and she something in him.
A faint burning at her throat brought her back to reality, and she glanced down at the Drop of Inroro, burning and reflecting brightly the color green, it was his soul… and this only meant he was near. She had seen him down there. She hadn't imagined it. She squeezed it and shut her eyes tightly. His words repeated over and over again in her mind:
"We will meet again, Ginny. It all depends on you… everything."
~*~*~*The End*~*~*~
Author's Note: Okay people! That is IT. ~!!!ATTENTION: WARNING OF SHAMELESS RAMBLING ALERT STARTED!!!~ It was a wonderful experience and I am proud to say that I have finished my first Tom/Ginny fanfic! Phew! –does a little dance, bouncing- It was long and hard work, but I loved it! Thanks to all my faithful reviewers, I'll mention your names in the shout-outs after this. ~!!!WARNING OF SHAMELESS RAMBLING ALERT STOPPED!!!~ Review, please.
Special Thanks To:
-Greacely: Oh, my wonderful beta reader. She's a darling, believe me. She's Dimaia, I mean; I based Dimaia's character on her. Yes, she is that weird. She also gave me some great ideas for this story and for the next one.
-Herentias Meridiare: The wonderful reviews, I love Herentias' reviews, simply encouraging. I recommend China Doll; it is one of Herentias' fanfics… simply extraordinary!
-TickleBoom: The darling! TickleBoom's reviews are always funny and there is one for every single chapter.
-Mist: Nice girl, she has given me ideas for the story and the sequel.
-Angel: Nice reviews too, thank you!
-Persephonie: Another faithful reviewer, thank you!
-Caffeine: Faithful reviewer extraordinare, thanks and glomps to you!
And to everyone else, a big THANK YOU for the review. Too many people to name, so you know who you are. ^_^;
Interesting Facts:
-Dimaia Owens means Daughter of the Wind
-Dimaia is Ginny's grandmother, note that Ginny is the only Weasley with dark eyes, Dimaia has dark eyes. Generics, oh don't you just love them?
-I based some of Ginny's characteristics on myself; i.e. the whole "clearing her mind" on Chap. 13, I do that from time to time. Some of the things she has said are based on things I say. But it's weird, because I am much more like Hermione. I'm not at all like Ginny.
-I made Tom so vulnerable in this fic, but you have to remember that he was human before, even if he didn't accept it.
-The scene when Tom hits Ginny in Chapter 20 is also found in Chapter 3 as the first "vision" Ginny has. Look for it, you'll see.
-The last bit of the incantation in Chap. 20 is the same Ginny used to send Harry and Hermione back in Chap. 4, it is also described in Chapter 17 by Ginny to Draco.
-I have noticed I left poor Aurora (the basilisk) without anything to eat. Just imagine she did, KTHX.
-Another vision that came true was the one in Chapter 7; it came true in Chapter 19, the Salazar's Soul part.
-The sex scenes are not from personal experience…I have none, as you may already know. Someone that read them thought I had already had sex, but I'm only 16!
About the Sequel:
The Sequel may take time to write, or maybe it will be out next week, it all depends. But do be kind and leave reviews! ^_~; For all of you wondering… I'm Shiara! Woop! That is my poem on this chapter and part of a four paragraph creative rambling on Chapter 19. If you want to read that four paragraph rambling, please say so in your review and I shall e-mail it to you.
Now to not leave you hanging, let me give you a brief idea of the Sequel; Timeless Scars forwarded referred to as TS:
*Dimaia and Scott appear again, old though. (Yes… OLD... ah... they're her grandparents, mind you)
*Tom comes back (Yay! More T/G… but not right away)
*A bit of D/G pairing. (Or a lot, you never know how my mind can twist)
*Harry/Hermione (Okay, do NOT hate me. If you don't like it, skip the parts, but I won't advise you to… some of the parts are important.)
*It's an R story, people; of course it will have sex.
*Some visions come true, if not most of them.
*A death, I think two. And you might hate me, but they are important for the plot. No, I will not bring them back to life again because there is no spell to do that. You might ask: But what about Dark Magic? Well, I will answer: As powerful as Dark Magic is, the characters do not have the knowledge to perform it, and the only one who does have the knowledge won't do it. Because obviously that one person will kill the other.
*Not everything is peach-colored, remember that. Things might be a tad different between Tom and Ginny in TS, if not a lot. Prepare for change. Consider this fanfic as the T/G fluffyness, it's Drama from now on.
END
®Leapt in Time ©Shiara, 2003.
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