Here's the second connection in the Weasley web of next generation children! This time it's Teddy/Dominique, and the prompt was: rules. Once again these stories are for the Connect the Weasleys challenge by Morning Lilies. Enjoy!

Teddy Lupin walked the halls late that friday, on one of his usual patrols as head boy.

It was one of the more tedious jobs he had to do in his position, but he respected it because he knew more than anyone else how many students snuck out during the night at Hogwarts.

No, it wasn't Teddy who would go on late night strolls, it was his various cousins who were usually the culprits. They'd made the mistake in the past of telling him about their nightly adventures, and now he basically knew all the secrets of Hogwarts.

He walked down the halls, checking all the secret hiding spots and nooks that he knew of, and has he walked down the next hall he heard a soft sound. he froze, listening intently. He then heard it again; a tinkling laugh emitted from somewhere to his right. Teddy approached it until he came to another hall to his right, and when he looked down it he nearly jumped in surprise.

"Dom?!" he asked, confused at the sudden sight of her. She was standing in the middle of the hall, playing with a large painting hung up on the wall.

His cousin in question paused and looked at him, obviously not expecting to be caught. She had a guilty look on her face. "Teddy? What are you doing here!"

It was then that he realized what she had really been doing. The painting was the one of a bowl of fruit, which Teddy knew led to the kitchen. Dominique had obviously heard that you had to tickle one of the pieces of fruit to open the passage way, but apparently not which since she had been trying to break her way in. He frowned, crossing his arms in front of him and taking on his head-boy responsibility.

"Thinking of getting a midnight snack?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. She blushed, realizing she'd been caught.

"Teddy-" she started, trying to explain but he cut her off.

"I'm sorry Dominique, but I have to take 15 points away from Gryffindor," he said reluctantly, all the while knowing he was going to get hell for this from his cousins in Gryffindor the next day. He pointed down the hall, the way back to her common room. "Come on, I'll walk you."

At first Dominique had a look of shock on her face, and then it turned into a scowl and she glared defiantly at him. She marched in front of him, her nose up muttering 'My name is Dom…'

Teddy shook his head and followed her, watching her closely with caution. He very well knew of her explosive temper, rebellious behavior and other things that made Dom someone very difficult to deal with. Sometimes they would have a laugh, but Teddy wasn't especially close with her, and he was sure that the current situation wasn't helping.

It wasn't like Dom wasn't used to getting in trouble, it was a good day if it only happened once. But she didn't like being told off, especially not by her own cousin, someone she considered as her friend. Dom huffed, well aware of Teddy's eyes on her.

She didn't like him acting like he was better, or knew better than she did. What did he know? In her opinion, Teddy could be quite stiff at times, unwilling to do things. Dom never wanted to let an opportunity pass her by, she liked to live life to the fullest. In fact, that had been why she was trying to get into the kitchens; one of her friends had dared her to go and bring back some sweets. She had been told it would be easy to get in, but obviously that wasn't true.

As they neared the common room, she realized that she would probably be greeted by some angry Gryffindors, they didn't take kindly to losing house points. She stopped and turned back to Teddy, a pleading look on her face.

"Please Teddy, can you just let me go with a warning? I won't do it again!" she exclaimed, trying to use the extent of veela charm on him. Unfortunately, Teddy had spent much too much time with her family to fall for that trick.

"No Dom, what you did was against the rules and it deserves a punishment." He said, but she could tell by his look that he was uncomfortable giving her this punishment. She figured maybe if she pushed him a bit more, he would crack.

"But why? I learned my lesson," she whined, scowling at him.

"Because, Dom, there are rules!" He exclaimed, throwing his arms out in frustration, "and that's the end of it!"

"I know you love Vic," muttered Dom darkly, feeling angry at Teddy and wanting to make him feel bad. Teddy sucked in a sharp breath, staring at Dom with bulging eyes.

"Wh-what?" he breathed, his voice suddenly a whisper. It was true, he did like Victoire. And though they hadn't really admitted it to each other, their interactions now had this tension, the unspoken feelings evident between them. But Teddy wasn't quite ready to confront this, he felt quite unsure about it all. For one, he wasn't sure how the family would react. After all, Teddy and Victoire were practically cousins, he was family in most of their eyes.

"I know you love Victoire," Dom pronounced more loudly, smug that she had gotten her wanted reaction out of him. She turned around to face him. "I've seen you with her. It's obvious. Not to mention you kissed her last year."

Teddy blushed, trying to find an excuse for his behaviour. "No, that was just so she could say she'd had her first kiss," he explained feebly, it sounding weak even to him. He saw the smile on Dominique's face widen and realized she was playing with him.

"That's beside the point. It's none of your business," he said, frustrated with her games. She glared at him again, and he could see the flame of anger in her light blue eyes.

"Well, I don't know where you think it's going to go. You're practically family, Teddy, and there are certain rules for a family." She said, hitting him where it hurt. It was definitely a tender spot for him, his relationship with their family, and something her constantly warred in his mind, trying to decide if dating Victoire would be acceptable. Dom turned her back to him and rushed the last few steps to the portrait. "I'm sure you know all about rules." She said icily before entering the painting quickly and closing it behind her, leaving him alone in the deserted hall.

"Oh dear," Came a woman's voice from where Dom had just exited. Teddy jumped, but then located the sound to the portrait of the Fat Lady, looking at him with concern. "That is a problem."

'Don't I know it,' thought Teddy as he trudged glumly back to his dorm.