Krys took a shower and washed her hair. She ran to her closet and groaned. A.J, Jason, Ginny, and Harry walked in. Krys looked at all of them.

"What?" she asked. They all shook their heads.

"Listen Krys, I-" started Jason.

"Jason- I love you too. You don't have to say it. Especially not because I'm going to watch Ares and his fiancé. I'm okay." she said. He smiled.

"That's because you're a trooper." he said. She laughed.

"Well- we've come to pick an outfit out for you." said Ginny. A.J nodded and Krys shook her head.

"I'm not dressing up for your brother." she said. A.J looked at Ginny and shrugged. Harry nodded, then he and A.J dragged Ginny out of the room. Jason sat down.

"Krys-"

"What happened?"

"He'll come aro-"

"Why is everyone making it seem like I'm a piece of glass? Its my fault- I know. He's gonna marry someone else and he proposed to her faster than he would've proposed to me. I'm okay. I'm good." she said. Jason smiled.

"I was gonna say that he was gonna show up at eight o'clock. But- you are definitely okay." he said. Krys closed her eyes and chuckled. Jason got up and kissed her forehead. Before he walked out the door, he looked back. "Wear something nice, please." he begged.

"I am… I'm wearing Taz pants." Jason groaned, then walked out the door. Krys got dressed in her Tasmanian Devil pants and matching t-shirt. She looked at herself in the mirror, then pulled her hair into a ponytail.

Krys apparated to the front of Ms. Delgado's house, then knocked on the door. A woman that looked like she was in her late forties opened the door. Her hair was streaked with gray and she had an evil look on her face. Krys smiled when she saw her.

"Who the hell are you?" asked the lady. Krys chuckled.

"I apologize. I'm Krystathai-"

"You're the Krys that everyone talks about?" she asked.

"Just like you're the infamous Laurena Ramirez." Krys said in Spanish. Tia Laurena nodded, then pulled Krys into a hug. "So- is Ms. Delgado here?" Tia Laurena nodded, then pulled Krys into the house.

"Jadey, Krys is here!" she yelled. Ares' mom ran out into the hallway, and pulled Krys into a bear hug.

"Oh my God. I'm so sorry I missed your ceremony. I wanted to be there, I did. I had to work." she said. Krys shook her head.

"No, it okay, Ms. Delgado."

"Krys- I told you to call me Jules, or anything else that you feel comfortable with." she said. Tia Laurena nodded.

"Yeah- you can call me Tia Laurena." she said. Krys laughed.

"So… Tia Laurena and Tia Julia?"

"Yeah- then when you and that boy finally get married, you can call her Mommy Julia." said Tia Laurena. Krys chuckled nervously.

"Um- am I too early?" she asked. Ms. Delgado stepped back.

"Kryssie, La Bonita- what're you wearing?" she asked. Krys laughed. "I have some of A.J's clothes here. We have to get you changed."

"Ms. Del- Tia Julie, I'm just me. I'm not here hoping that he'll still be interested- I'm not here hoping that something will rekindle- I'm just here to see him, see you and meet Tia Laurena." said Krys. Ms. Delgado smiled and hugged her.

"Sweetie, you're going to wear this." said Tia Laurena, as she walked downstairs with a classic (meet my mom) outfit. Krys looked at the skirt.

"Okay- um, I don't think that's a good idea. Mainly because it would be me, in the skirt." she said. Ms. Delgado and Tia Laurena looked at her. "Um- can I at least get a sweater? A scarf- some jewelry?" That's when Harry walked down the stairs. He was carrying a diamond necklace, earrings and a cardigan. Krys looked at him. "Prongsie- you're supposed to be on my side." she whined.

"Padfoot- I am-"

"No. What am I wearing on my feet?" Harry pulled Krys' pink slippers from under the invisibility cloak. "Wait- that's my crap!"

"Yeah- it is. We had to get your crap here." said Jason, walking down the stairs. Krys looked at him.

"Padfoot- just take the stuff. This is a dinner." said Harry. Krys waved her hand and all the stuff led her up the stairs. She looked back at them.

"Thank you, for trying to chang-"

"Padfoot- shut up." said Harry. Krys glared at him, then walked up the stairs, when Harry yelled something else. "I blocked it. You can't disapparate." Krys shrugged, then walked into A.J's room. She put on the outfit and the jewelry. She ran her hand through her hair, and it fell into bouncy Shirley Temple curls. She looked in the full length mirror.

"You look absolutely lovely, darling." complimented the mirror. Krys smiled.

"Thank you." she said. The skirt was pale pink. It reached her calves. The belt was an assortment of different pink ribbons knotted and tied around the top of the skirt. The shirt was a hot pink camisole. Krys' ballet slippers were also hot pink. Her cardigan was white, with vertical pink stripes. Every stripe was a different shade of pink. She didn't wear any make-up, but lip gloss. Krys now only had two rows or regular earring holes. They were both filled with pink diamond studs. The cartilage bar was swirling hot pink and pale pink. The necklace was a simple thin white gold chain, with a pink diamond hanging off the end. It accentuated the beauty mark on her collarbone. It was visible with the shirt and cardigan. Krys groaned, thinking about how much Ares had said about the beauty mark. 'I think I strive to be that mark. It seems like it has the best job in the world. It gets to hang out with you all day, Bunny.' She remembered the first time he said that to her. She sighed, then walked out of the room. A surprise was waiting for her in the hallway. There stood a tall blonde, with a red dress on. Her eyes were light blue and she was leaning into the chest of Ares. Her nose was long and resembled Uncle Touc's, from the Fruit Loops commercial. Krys waved her hand over her face, and she changed into A.J. She walked by quickly. Ms. Delgado and Tia Lauren were visible, but Krys got pulled by an invisible force. "What Prongs?" He pulled the cloak off. Harry looked at her.

"Don't worry about her. Don't even worry about him. Be you. Do what Padfoot does." he said. Then he kissed her on the cheek. "I love you."

"I love you too, Prongs." she said.

"By the way, nice skirt." he teased, before he disapparated. Krys walked into the dining room. Tia Laurena and Ms. Delgado were doing everything by magic. Trays were whizzing through the air. Krys held up her hand, then snapped her fingers. Everything placed itself in an appealing manner. Tia Laurena looked at Krys.

"Your face." she said.

"What about it?" asked Krys.

"Apolla Jade." said Tia Laurena. Krys shrugged, then turned back into herself. "You look so cute."

"Thank you." said Krys, as she sat down and looked at the empty plate. There was creaking on the stairs, but Krys continued to look down.

"Mi hijo!" yelled Ms. Delgado. Ares smiled, and hugged his mom.

"Mommy." he chuckled. She kissed his cheek, then let go of him. "Aunt Lauren." he said. His Aunt Laurena smiled.

"Papi Chulo." she said, before she kissed his cheek. He laughed then walked over to the table.

"A.J- I thought you were into dying your hair, wore tight ass pants and short skirts." he said, looking from Krys to his mother. Krys looked up.

"Uh- Dude, not A.J." she said. He turned around, and the smile was wiped right off his face. His mouth hung open and he stared wide eyed. "So- are you gonna say hi, or do-"

"Hey Krys." he said. She smiled and waved awkwardly. All of a sudden, all the awkwardness washed away. "So- are you going to greet me?" Krys groaned, then got up.

"Mmm." she sang.

"We two we're friends to the end

Aint we my friend

We kind of blend together" he sang, as he spun her around.

"Coffee and cream

Boy, what a team" she sang.

"You'll never find two other guys

Compatible as steak and fries" they sang together.

"We're two o-" started Ares.

"Um- hello." came a voice from the doorway. Krys pulled away from Ares, then sat back down.

"Um- Mommy, this is Emily. Emily, this is my mom." introduced Ares.

"Its nice to meet you, Ms. Delgado." said Emily.

"You too, Emily." said Ms. Delgado.

"Um- Tia Laurena, this is Emily." said Ares. Tia Laurena looked at Emily.

"Hi." she said curtly.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Ramirez."

"Mrs. Lopez." said Tia Laurena.

"Oh- I'm sorry, Mrs. Lopez." corrected Emily.

"Emily, this is Krystathaili." introduced Ares. "Krystathaili, Emily is my…fiancé."

"Hi Emily. Its nice to meet you." said Krys.

"Its nice to meet you too. So- Ares, who is Crystalthailee to you?" asked Emily, with her sickening voice. She was wearing a phony smile. Krys smiled, then looked at Ares with her eyebrow raised.

"Oh- Em, this is Krys." said Ares, as he slung his arm over Krys' shoulder.

"This is Krys? The Krys. The person that you and Ron talked about? I thought Krys was a guy." said Emily, as her smile got more tight.

"Believe me, so did he." said Krys. Ares laughed. "Um… its nice to meet you. So- Tia Julie, is it time to eat, because I have to take my medication." Ms. Delgado smiled.

"Its time sweetie." she said.

"Honey- why don't you sit between us." said Tia Laurena. Emily smiled and walked over to her. Tia Laurena looked at her, then looked at Krys. "Its okay honey- we'll come to you." she said, as she got up and sat next to Krys. "Jadey- aren't you coming?" Ms. Delgado smiled and sat next to Krys. Krys got out her wand and food appeared on everyone's plate. She looked at her chocolate cake.

"Thank you for the cake, Ms. Delgado." said Krys.

"What did I tell you, Krystathaili?" asked Ms. Delgado. Krys grimaced, then smiled slightly.

"Tia Julie, thank you for the cake." she said in Spanish. Ms. Delgado smiled.

"So honey, when is the wedding?" she asked Ares. He shrugged and looked at Emily.

"Em, when are we getting married?" he asked. She dabbed the napkin in the corners of her mouth then, put her hand on her mouth, before she spoke.

"Well- I wanted to book the French Gardens. But- its overbooked. If I can find a garden that'll take us, I can have the wedding moving in a few weeks." said Emily. Ares smiled.

"I can't believe that you guys are getting married. You must be really psyched." said Krys eating a spoonful of cake. Ares wore an amused look.

"I am." he said.

"Dude- that's so cool."

"Um- Crystalania-" started Emily.

"Its Krystathaili." said Krys.

"Oh- sorry. Krys-ta- thai-lee. Do you know where I can get nice dresses?"

"Oh- Em, you're talking to Krys here." said Ares. Krys gave a fake laugh then stopped suddenly.

"Funny." she said dryly, then she turned to Emily. Ares chuckled and shook his head. "Well- that depends on the price range. Are you looking for reason-"

"I want elegance. Something that'll make Kay and I look the like princesses that we are."

"Kay?" asked Krys, feigning obliviousness.

"Archaelas George. She's my best friend and maid of honor."

"Well- we're supposed to have dinner in Milan tonight. I'll ask around." said Krys. "So… Emma, what do you-"

"Its Emily."

"Oh- sorry- Emily. What do you do?"

"Well- me and Kay own a beauty shop." said Emily. Krys nodded. "What about you?"

"Well- I don't work." said Krys. Emily laughed.

"What do your parents think of that?" she asked rudely.

"They don't think much of it."

"What- they don't work either?" Krys put on a tight smile, and looked at her plate.

"No- actually, they're dead." she said. "Then- the man that adopted me died, so- you know, there isn't much that anyone can say about it. You know- except for strange bitches, that I meet on a whim. And- you know, they're usually people who know nothing about me." Krys said viciously. Then she closed her eyes and started to breathe deeply. "Listen- I'm really sorry. I have a date with Jamie and Angel. I'm supposed to take them toy shopping. I'm sorry Tia- can I change upstairs?" Ms. Delgado nodded.

"I'm sorry." she whispered. Krys shook her head, the walked up the stairs. She changed her clothes and sent her skirt and accessories home. She shook her hair out and it went into its regular ringlets, then she ran downstairs. Ares laughed.

"That looks like Krystathaili Rodriguez." he said, as he got up.

"I go by Krystathaili Rodriguez Black, now." she said. Emily looked up. "Listen- I have to go. So… I'm gonna go." said Krys. Ares smiled and opened his arms. She took his hand and shook it. He laughed and pulled her in. She pulled back immediately. "See you tomorrow. Bye everyone. It was nice meeting you." she said to Emily. Then she disapparated. She sat on her couch and groaned. She wasn't in the room for two minutes before Hermione popped in.

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Hermione stood in front of the Burrow, wearing creamy silver tank top and white skirt that reached her lower calves. She wore a classic white cardigan over the tank top, and white and silver ballet slippers that she tied up. Her hair was in elegant curls and it was in her original brown. Her bangs fell over her left eye and her lips were glossy pink. She took a deep breath, then walked in the house. The sight and smell of everything brought back old memories. Memories of she and Ron. Ron, the love of her life. The guy she let slip away.

"Hey everyone." said Hermione, as she walked into the kitchen of the Weasley's. She walked up to Mrs. Weasley and hugged her, then Mr. Weasley and shook his hand. Charlie and a very pregnant Veronica, were sitting there and talking about baby names. Hermione kissed Ronnie on the cheek, and hugged Charlie. They all looked at her.

"Hermione dear, you look darling." said Mrs. Weasley. Hermione smiled.

"Thank you." she said, as she sat down. She looked around. "Where is everyone?"

"Ginny, Bill and the twins didn't want to come." said Charlie. Hermione looked at him. "They don't want to meet the new girl."

"So… how is everything at Hogwarts?" asked Hermione.

"Well- obviously, I'm not going to be teaching anymore." said Ronnie. Charlie nodded. "But- everything's been nice. McGonagall has been a great Headmistress and- Lupin is doing wonderfully." Hermione nodded.

"Remus and Tonks are so happy together." said Mrs. Weasley.

"Is she still stationed at Hogwarts, just in case?" asked Hermione. They all nodded. "So, Mr. Weasley- how's work?" Mr. Weasley smiled.

"Um, work is going jus-" he started.

"Hey everyone. I'm here!" said a redhead, with a more muscular body. The bleach blonde he was with was so close to him, that it looked like they were attached at the hip. Ron basically looked the same. He was wearing a dark blue muggle suit. The blonde on him was wearing a tight royal blue dress. It brought out her crystal blue eyes. She was very pretty- she just had the essence of every wicked woman in the movies. Her lipstick was blood red, and she had a devious look in her eyes. Everyone looked at them.

"Hey." said Hermione. Ron looked at her, smiled, then detached himself from the blonde.

"Hey Hermione." he said, wearing a lopsided grin. "Everyone that is Kay. Kay- this is… not everyone. Where're the twins, Gin, and Bill?" Everyone looked around. It was Hermione who came up with a lie.

"The twins had to run the shop, and Gin- she and A.J offered to baby sit Jamie and Angel for Krys." she said. Ron nodded.

"Oh well- everyone this is Kay. She's my- um, well, we're- she's my friend." said Ron. Kay stomped on his foot. "Girlfriend." amended Ron.

"Soon to be fiancé ." said Kay. Everyone looked at her. "So- let me guess. This is your mother and your father." she said, shaking Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's hands. "And this is your brother, Charlie, and his wife, Veronica." Ron nodded. Kay looked at Hermione. "And this is…?" Hermione stuck out her hand.

"Hermione Granger, I'm a friend of the family." she said. Kay looked at it, and shook it like you would hold a subway railing. "Nice to meet you."

"Oh- I have to go check on dinner." said Mrs. Weasley as she got up.

"Mrs. Weasley, do you need any help around the kitchen?" asked Hermione. Mrs. Weasley smiled at her.

"Of course, Hermione dear." she said. Hermione got up and followed her into the kitchen. "So- how are you?"

"I'm okay, Mrs. Weasley."

"How's Andromeda?"

"Krys is good. She's being Krys about everything."

"That usually helps." said Mrs. Weasley. Hermione laughed. "I want you to know that… I'll always think of you as a daughter, even if- well… you know." Hermione smiled.

"Mrs. Weasley- I feel the same way." said Hermione. Mrs. Weasley took out her wand.

"Well- lets get this food on these plates." she said, as she waved her wand. Food whizzed through the air and landed on the dining room table. Hermione and Mrs. Weasley sat at the table. Ron, Charlie and Mr. Weasley were the first to dig into the food.

"Ah- so I see the bottomless pit for a stomach hasn't changed, has it Weasley?" asked Hermione. Ron smiled.

"Nope." he said, with a mouthful of chicken. Hermione laughed, while Kay looked at him in disgust. Hermione shared herself a small amount of food. "And I see, you still don't eat."

"Of course I eat. I just don't scarf down food, like you." said Hermione. Ron laughed, swallowed his food, then leaned into Hermione.

"Neither did Ronnie. And look at her." he whispered. Hermione started to snicker.

"So Ronald, who is Hermione to you?" asked Kay.

"We were in Hogwarts together." said Ron. "We were heads together, also. She was one of my best mates."

"How nice." said Kay, as she wore a plastered smile. Hermione smiled genuinely. "So- Charlie, what do you do?"

"I used to work in Romania with Dragons. But- now I work in Hogwarts." said Charlie.

"Yeah- he was a really good Care of Magical Creatures Professor." said Hermione.

"What about you, Hermione?" asked Kay. Hermione looked at her and smiled.

"What about me?" she asked.

"What do you do?"

"Oh- I'm not working. I'm still in school." said Hermione.

"Oh- wow. Well what do your parents think of that? I don't know what mine would think of me, if I didn't earn a living." said Kay. Hermione chuckled.

"Well- they don't have anything to say about it." she said.

"Hermione, you don't have to explain anything." said Ronnie, as she glared at Kay.

"No- its okay Ronnie." Hermione said softly. She looked at Kay. "My parents died two months ago. So- they didn't really get a chance to say anything about it." Everyone looked at her.

"Hermione- I'm so sorry." said Mrs. Weasley. A chorus of "Me too, Hermione" filled the dining room. Hermione smiled.

"No- its okay. I mean- I've been with Krys. She's helped me forget all about the pain." said Hermione. "Oh- I have a bit of a headache. Do you think I can take a rain check on dinner?"

"Of course dear." said Mrs. Weasley. Hermione got up.

"Well- I'm sorry guys. Bye." she said before she disapparated.

When she got there, Krys was sitting laying down on the couch, with an icepack on her head. Hermione sat down next to her.

"Cookie… Ron is beyond gorgeous. To the point that you just want to touch him- you know, to make sure he's real." she said in a sad voice.

"Bon-bon, remember how Ares used to look?" asked Krys. Hermione nodded. "Imagine that, like, a thousand times better, with a big nosed bitch attached to him." Hermione laughed.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"Of course I am. As long as he's happy… I can live with it."

"Yeah, me too. Or at least I hope I can." Hermione looked at Krys. "We're gonna end up home wreckers aren't we?" Krys shook her head.

"He'll be happier without me." she said. Hermione looked at Krys.

"Krys, you guys spent an entire summer together. And… if I remember… the amount of times I called you, and the amount of times you picked up, showed that you two were having a lot of fun." Krys smiled and blushed.

"Hermione, if he's happy, then… that's what I want for him. I want him to be happy… even if its with that… woman." she said, then she rolled he eyes. "Maybe she's just…"

"A bitch?" offered Hermione. Krys looked at her and nodded.

"Yeah." she said. "What the hell are we going to do tonight?" Hermione looked at her.

"What's going on tonight?"

"Tonight we have to have dinner with them again." Hermione groaned, then started to bang her head on the arm of Krys' couch. When she finally stopped, she looked at Krys.

"Where are we staying today? The new apartment?" Krys shrugged.

"You go if you want. I just want to think." Hermione nodded, then looked at Krys.

"You want to go shopping with Thai, when she gets here? Just a full shopping trip… the works?" Krys looked at Hermione and nodded.

"Of course. I'll see you later. Come over here to get dressed."

"Okay Cookie." Hermione said, before she disapparated.

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