Chapter 2

Jezzy and Lucius gathered all of their children, and a hard task was that, into the empty Lounge. After everyone was finally settled and relatively quiet, Lucius cleared his throat.

"Alright, you know the rules. If this house is missing anything, or anything gets broken, you ruin it for your younger brother and sister."

Rhiannon Quinn and the littlest Malfoy, Corbett Asher Malfoy were sitting on the couch closest to their parents. Corbett, who often went by Cam for short, was an active six year old with a mop of white blonde hair. He looked up at his mother with his big gray eyes and smiled.

"No parties anymore, huh?"

Jezzy smiled down at him. "Only if your big brothers and sisters can't control themselves."

Jezzy glanced at Sebastian and Sidra, who were standing close together. Lucius cleared his throat again and Jezzy fleetingly hoped he wasn't getting a cold.

"We will be at your Aunt Maria's if you need us for anything."

"Father, you give this same speech every year." Draco said from the doorway.

The eldest child of Lucius Malfoy strode in with a small blond girl on his hip. She looked wearily around the room and saw what she was looking for.

"Gampa!" She said, reaching for Lucius.

Kayleigh Ann Malfoy was Draco's second child with his wife Martina. Their first child was five years old now, his name Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy.

"Sorry. She had to see you before we left. I have no idea where Scorp is. Marti's looking for him."

Jezzy smiled as she hugged Draco good bye. She remembered the parties she used to throw with him here at this very house and shook those thoughts out of her mind. She wasn't stupid enough to think that nothing like what happened at those parties happened at these parties, she just didn't like thinking about it.

Draco grabbed Kayleigh and smiled and waved at his siblings as he left the room. Lucius looked at the clock on the wall and sighed.

"Alright, we have to get going. Remember what I said."

"Yes father." His four oldest said in unison.

He smirked and beckoned his youngest two to follow him. Rhia grabbed Cam's hand and dragged him across the room. Sidra watched from the door as their parents walked down the hall. She looked back over her shoulder at her sister and nodded. Dru grinned and slipped out of the room silently. As she reached the foyer she listened as the older guests left. Finally Maria, Blaise, and their little girl, Bianca Lynn Zabini leapt into the flames.

"You first, my love." She heard her parents kiss and another roar of flames.

"Okay, you promise not to throw up on me this time?" He asked Cam.

Cam must have nodded, because shortly after there was another roar of the flames. Dru smirked and made sure the coast was clear before running back to the Lounge to inform her siblings that the party could finally begin. Sidra whooped out a scream and dashed out of the room. Sebastian clapped Xanthus on the shoulder and grinned.

"I'm gonna go find D-cup." He said before following Sidra out of the room.

Xanthus shook his head and checked his hair in the mirror before he left. Dru stood next to the door and watched her older siblings walk away from her. She smirked and pushed herself away from the wall and went in search for her friends.

As Dru was walking down the hall she saw a girl she vaguely recognized. When the girl turned fully around Dru smiled. She could never forget that face.

"Janessa!" She called out.

Janessa turned her head towards the shout and smiled. Dru had never really been friends with Janessa, actually she hadn't liked her at all when they had been children, but that was no reason for her to be rude now. She walked up to her and smiled. Janessa swept her into a bone crushing hug.

"Oh, it's so good to see a familiar face." Janessa squealed.

Dru laughed as she was set down. "Where have you guys been?" She asked.

"Oh, daddy got transferred to Germany, so I went to Durmstrang with my brother." A look of pain crossed her face.

Dru frowned. "What is it?"

Janessa shook her head. "Nothing. So where are the rest of your siblings? I saw Sebastian earlier, but I didn't talk to him."

Dru laughed. "You mean you didn't already tackle him and kiss him to death?'

Janessa blushed and Dru threw her arm over her shoulder. "I
have no idea where my siblings are, but you can come hang out with me and my friends."

Janessa nodded and Dru led her out of the house. The sun was setting, splashing all sorts of colors across the sky. Dru looked around for Lith and Vinny and smiled when she looked upon the maze. She steered Janessa over that way and entered between to hedges.

"Marco!" She called out with a smile on her face.

"Polo!" She heard a little way into the maze.

"Come on." Dru dragged Janessa behind her and after many twists and turns, she was certain that Dru had gotten them lost.

The came out in the middle of the maze to see a very handsome boy lying on the ground. He was holding a flower over his chest and there was a girl with long black hair weeping over him. When Janessa turned her startled eyes to Dru she was shocked even further. Dru was trying not to laugh.

Dru let go of Janessa's arm and walked over to the couple. She took the flower out of the boy's hands and slapped him in the face with it. Janessa couldn't stifle her gasp of shock. The boy sat up and grinned at Dru. Dru smiled back at him and kissed him on the lips.

"You're so weird." The boy said.

Dru smiled. "Janessa, these are my two best friends in the world. Lith and Vinny."

Janessa waved, still slightly in shock. The girl with the long dark hair sneered at her. Lith didn't like her. Lith didn't like anyone who tried to come into their circle. Or triangle.

"Come on. We still need to have that wild sex in the middle of the dance floor so I need to get you drunk." Lith said, grabbing Dru's arm and dragging her out of the maze.

Janessa looked at Vinny and he grinned. "They aren't really going to do anything."

"Oh."

Vinny held out his arm for her and led her back to the house.

Sebastian was having a good night. It was barely an hour into the real party and he had already gotten D-cup into bed. He scratched his head, trying to remember her name. Theo came up behind him with a large grin on his face.

"Who?" Sebastian asked.

"Wilemina."

Sebastian wrinkled his nose. "But..."

"Hey, she's gives great head." Theo shrugged.

Sebastian smirked as they returned their gaze to the party goers. Xanthus was weaving in and out of the crowd, looking for someone he had been waiting a long time to see. He ran a hand through his thick dark hair and muttered something under his breath that was lost even to him in this din. He watched Sidra as she danced with the guy of the evening and shook his head. She had a new guy everyday it seemed. Xanthus found the Goyle brothers standing off to the side looking very lost. He shook his head again and approached them.

"What are you doing?" He asked sharply.

"Uh." Was the collective response.

"Get back to your posts. Merlin you guys suck at being bouncers."

The Goyle's shuffled back to their posts and Xanthus continued the search for his query.

Dru sat next to Janessa as they watched Lith and Vinny dance. Janessa, much to Dru's surprise, was actually fun to hang out with. They talked about her time in Germany with her family, and a little about Durmstrang, though she wasn't allowed to say much. The song had finished and Lith and Vinny came back to them, both a little tipsy.

"That was fun." Lith said as she kissed Vinny's cheek.

Vinny blushed and headed off to get more drinks. Janessa cleared her throat.

"So, are you two dating?" She asked Lith.

Lith just laughed in response. Dru smiled. "No, they're not dating. And before you ask, I'm not dating him either. We are just very affectionate friends."

Janessa nodded, even though she had no idea what she was talking about. Dru looked off into the crowd and noticed a tall dark figure approaching. Butterflies in her stomach started to flutter and she flushed. She stood up quickly and muttered something before running off in the other direction. Lith watched her leave, her eyebrow cocked. Janessa looked just as confused as she did. She perked up a bit when she saw her brother.

"Reign!" She hugged him and he gave her a one armed hug back. "This is Lith."

Lith held out her hand and he shook it. Vinny walked up behind them and handed Lith a glass.

"Where did Dru go?" He asked, still holding two drinks.

"Uh, she took off. Is that for me?" Lith asked, her first drink already gone.

"It was for Dru." Vinny said as Lith took the glass from him and started sipping it.

"You know Dru doesn't like this stuff."

Vinny looked at Reign and smiled. "You must be Reign." They shook hands. "I'm Vinny."

Reign nodded. "I'm going to go mingle." He said before walking slowly away.

Lith nudged Vinny. "You're right. He does look like a pirate."

Janessa laughed with them as the three of them went to the dance floor.

Dru was sitting on a bench outside, far from the party. She didn't understand why she had acted the way she did around him, but she didn't like it. She blew her bangs out of her face and sighed.

"Nice night out, isn't it?" A low voice said from behind her.

Her butterflies were back and so was her anger. At least now she knew why she was angry. She hated feeling nervous. She nodded her head, not wanting to speak.

"Mind if I sit?" He asked.

Dru shrugged and scooted over a bit. He sat down on the bench, not too close to her. Neither one of them talked as they watched the stars twinkle in the sky. Reign leaned back and sighed.

"You cannot still be mad at me about what happened all those years ago." He said quietly.

Dru shrugged. "I'm not really."

"Then what is it?"

Dru shrugged again. Reign raised an eyebrow at her. She sighed.
"Just, shut up and watch the stars."

Reign smiled and complied, looking up at the Heavens, the smile still placed firmly on his face.

Sidra was coming out of one of the guest rooms when Sebastian passed her. Her hair was a little messy and her face was flushed. She smirked at him as she shut the door behind her.

"What?" She asked innocently.

He shook his head. "Was it your dance partner?" He asked.

Sidra rolled her eyes. "He wishes." She said before walking away.

Sebastian smirked and waited outside the door to see his sister's latest conquest. His stomach dropped when he saw who came out of the room.