Star reached up, trying to pull a book off the shelf. "C'mon, c'mon," she muttered, her fingers brushing against it. She leaned up on her tiptoes as far as she could, but still couldn't get the book off it. "Oh come on!"
She pushed herself up higher, then yelped as her foot slid out from underneath her. Star went falling towards the bookcase, twisting away from it, before realising she was falling towards the swimming pool, only to fall into a pair of arms instead. "Auntie Rose!"
"Careful there," Rose smiled, setting her in her feet. "You alright?" She asked as she got the book for the little girl.
"Yup!" She grinned at the blonde and skipped over to the sofa. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, the first one." She flopped down on the chair, folding her legs.
Rose eyed her carefully, grabbing another book and sitting down to read it. She didn't pay any attention to it, watching Star who, despite having her eyes fixed to the book, was not reading it.
"You alright?" She asked the girl.
Star closed her book and jumped on Rose, hugging her tight. "Promise you won't leave me?" She whispered. Reciprocating the hug, Rose pulled the little girl closer.
"Never."
"I was so scared," Star told her, leaning on Rose. "I couldn't get out and my powers weren't working. And I didn't know if you or Mummy were coming for me."
"Hey," Rose said firmly. "If there's one thing you can always, always rely on, it's that me and Tori will always come and find you. No matter where you go, no matter how hard it is or how dangerous it'll be for us, we will always find you. Doesn't matter how long it takes. Just know that we're always coming. Always."
She pulled Star into a tight embrace, stroking the little girl's hair. The Protector ruffled Rose's hair, the blonde squeaking. "I promise too," she smiled. Laughing, the Protector put on hand on the back of the sofa and jumped over it, flopping down next to the girls.
"Mummy," Star gasped.
The Protector smirked and pulled daughter to her, tickling her sides. "Mummy!" Star shrieked with laughter, squirming around and trying to get away. "Mummy stop!"
Watching them, Rose laughed hysterically. "C'mon Tori," she finally got out through her laughter. "That's enough now." Gasping for air, Star flopped down onto the floor, the Protector breathing heavily. "You're hilarious you are," Rose added, swinging her legs up onto the Protector's lap. Star jumped up onto them, making Rose squeal.
"Can we have some Hot Chocolate?" The Protector called, picking up Star's book. Three mugs of steaming hot chocolate appeared on a table in front of them. "Thank you."
"Mummy, the hot choclate?" Star gasped, her eyes lighting up.
The Protector smiled and nodded. "It's a tradition and I know your Daddy would want us to continue it," she told her daughter. Just like Koschei wanted.
A young girl sat cross legged in the library reading a book. Her hair continuously fell in her face and she pushed it back behind her ear. Suddenly, two boys jumped over the back of the sofa and sat down next to her, arms folded. The girl looked up in surprise.
"Theta? Koschei? But you said you would never set foot in the library. What are you doing here?"
The sandy haired boy smirked and ruffled her hair. "We came to find-"
"-you and see what-" the dark haired boy took over.
"-boring stuff you-"
"-were doing."
The girl rolled her eyes, put down her book and headslapped both of them. "Idiots. I'm reading."
Theta shook his head and looked at her book. "Boring," he proclaimed a moment later. "How about Harry Potter?" A grin came over his face.
"Oh, with hot chocolate!" Koschei suggested to them. "Come on Azlia, please?" He looked up at her with puppy dog eyes.
"Oh alright," she sighed. Three mugs of steaming hot chocolate appeared on a table in front of them while Theta got Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He sat down on one end of the sofa, Koschei at the other end. Azlia settled between them, leaning on Theta with her legs on Koschei.
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal..."
The Protector sat back, Star leaning on her, Rose's legs across her lap. She opened the book to Page 1. "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal..."
A.N: Just some light hearted fluff. Anyone know who Koschei is?
