AN: So this is my first story being put up on here so all feedback is wonderful. (: I want to thank my awesome beta guccileopard for kicking butt helping me edit this first chapter and being an awesome friend as well! Anyway, happy reading!
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No matter what she did, Brielle Nott could not fall back asleep. Having woken up from a nightmare only thirty minutes earlier, she had finally calmed herself down enough to even out her breathing. What frustrated her to no end was that she could not remember any part of her dream other than the fact that it truly frightened her. Sighing to herself, Brielle sat up and swung her legs over the side of her bed; pushing the gray sheets off of her body she slowly stood up and began her walk to her brothers' room, knowing that he would calm her down and hopefully help her fall asleep.
Cracking the door open slightly, letting the light seep in just enough so she could see where she was going, she maneuvered herself over to her brothers bed and sat on the right side leaning up against the wall.
Theodore sighed - having woken up when his twin sister opened up the door he offered her part of his blanket, not saying a word. He knew that when she wanted to talk about it she would and could only offer the comfort of him being there until she was ready. Brielle accepted the blanket her brother offered her and laid her head down on the extra pillow he had laying on his bed and smiled slightly at her brother.
"Had a bad dream?" Theodore inquired, knowing full well that is exactly what was wrong. Her nightmares were becoming more and more frequent, and ended up most of the time, with her in her brothers' room where he would distract her with random conversation until she finally fell asleep and woke up in a much better mood the next morning. Brielle nodded her head quickly letting the fear flash in her eyes before quickly composing herself and asked her brother, "Are Blaise and Draco coming over tomorrow?" successfully changing the topic of conversation.
"Yeah they'll be here around one tomorrow afternoon. I believe they are staying overnight as well, father will be at Malfoy Manor til early in the morning so you can only imagine what will be going on over there." Theodore did not like to beat around the bush with his sister. Brielle was an extremely intelligent individual and it was best if he just told her outright what was going on. He was very over protective of his sister however some things you just couldn't keep her from forever, especially if you are a pureblood and your father is a Death Eater. Nodding slightly she hugged her brother, kissing him on the cheek and wishing him a goodnight before closing her eyes and finally falling into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning Brielle woke up feeling much better and a lot more cheerful. Looking at the clock on her brothers wall she jumped slightly noticing that the time was already a quarter to noon and quickly ran to her room grabbing a purple tank top, a white off the shoulder tee with a black star in the middle outlined in rhinestones, and a pair of dark wash shorts going into the bathroom for a quick shower.
After getting changed she towel dried her hair. Running her hairbrush through her hair a few times, she smiled at her reflection in the mirror. Her long light brown hair came to the bottom of her ribcage and curled slightly on the ends. Walking back to her bedroom she went to her dresser and grabbed her makeup bag and began applying mascara and a bit of eyeliner. Brielle then went to her massive shoe collection in her closet and decided on a pair of black gladiator sandals with silver rhinestones adorning the straps. Putting her shoes on she looked at the clock and noticed she still had forty-five minutes until Blaise and Draco came over. Satisfied with her apperance she grabbed a fiction and walked downstairs and into the dining room; she saw her brother eating lunch and went over and hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Before you say anything I didn't wake you up because you and I both know you needed the sleep," Theodore stated looking at his sister and laughing at the shocked expression on her face.
"I know - you are the best brother in the world Teddy," Brielle smirked in satisfaction when she saw the grimace on her brothers' face at the nickname she gave him when they were little. He said nothing and went back to enjoying his lunch. She then went out her balcony doors that looked out on her back yard and sat on the railing of the balcony leaning against the house. Divulging herself into the fiction Brielle lost track of time and before she knew it her brother had come out onto the balcony. Bringing her out of her reverie, Theo let her know that Draco and Blaise were in the dining room enjoying themselves to the lunch their house elves prepared. Closing her fiction, she thanked her brother and walked with him into the dining room, dropping her book on the coffee table in the hall along the way.
Following her brother into the dining room she smiled at the two boys sitting at her dining room table. Brielle went over to Blaise and gave him a hug. When she leaned down to give Draco a hug he whispered in her ear, "Hey Brie." Blushing slightly she pulled back and gave him a slight nod. Draco had changed over the first part of summer that was for sure. He had lost his boyish looks and had turned out quite handsome, not that she would ever admit that to anyone.
Draco smiled slightly to himself and looked down finding his plate rather interesting when he saw Brielle. She hadn't changed much over the first part of summer other than becoming fuller in some parts. She had grown taller but not by much, now standing at five foot five. Draco had always thought she was beautiful. She was not a shockingly-in your-face kind of pretty but a pretty on a more subtle level. Her bright green eyes shone brightly when she smiled at him and he found himself frowning a bit when she sat next to Blaise. Blaise grinned cockily when Brielle sat next to him and missed the glares that Draco was shooting at him.
"So what are we going to do today?" Blaise inquired looking around the room at everyone. Theo shrugged dismissively and Draco looked to be completely ignoring him. That was nothing new. Blaise thought to himself. Brielle sighed, "How about some exploding snap and maybe some quidditch?" Blaise and Theo smiled and agreed while Draco shrugged dismissively. After Blaise, Draco, and Brielle had finished eating they went into the foyer and started to play some exploding snap. After a few games though the teens became extremely bored and headed out to play quidditch.
Grabbing her broom Brielle immediately flew up and took position as Keeper. She loved the feeling she got when she was flying on her broom. She felt free in an otherwise doomed world. Blaise and Draco grabbed the extra brooms that were in the storage shed and followed Theo after he grabbed his broom and flew up into the air. Draco and Blaise took positions as beaters and Theo was chaser. Brielle through the quaffle in the air and the game began. Hours had passed and the teens switched positions constantly just to keep themselves entertained.
It was 5:30 when they decided to call it quits and Brielle was exhausted, throwing her broom haphazardly into the storage shed and went straight upstairs to take a hot shower. The water felt amazing on her sore aching body and she did not want to get out but knew no matter how much she didn't want to she had to. Getting out of the shower she wrapped her towel tightly around her body and started walking back to her room. Running into a rock in the middle of her hallway she became extremely confused. What in the world was a rock doing here in her hallway? Looking up she blushed rock was no rock but rather it was Draco Malfoy. His face flushed slightly but quickly regained control and found himself smirking down at her.
"I..wha…what are you d-doing here Draco?" Brielle looked down in embarrassment when she found she couldn't even form a coherent sentence. Draco stood haughtily and began, "I was actually coming up here to find you. The house elves have made us dinner and Theo was wondering what happened to you." Draco had no idea how he was keeping so calm when Brielle was standing before him dripping wet and in nothing more than a towel but he was thankful he was not blushing like an idiot at that current moment. Laughing nervously Brielle replied saying that he found her and she would join them in a few minutes and quickly walked past Draco and went into her bedroom.
Closing her door she sighed as she slid down and landed hard on her butt. She had no idea what was going on. Why was she blushing around Draco more and more frequently? Shaking her head to clear her thoughts Brielle went over to her dresser grabbing a pair of loose track pants, a bra, a tank top, and quickly got changed. Running her brush through her hair a few times, she left her room and walked into the kitchen sitting next to Theo. Over dinner they talked about the upcoming third school year and what was in store for them. They carried the conversation over into the foyer but at this point Brielle was about to pass out and was not listening to the boys in front of her. Laying her head in her brother's lap and her legs in Draco's when they sat on the couch, she quickly dozed off into a thankfully dreamless sleep.