Rachel I hope you like it!
Rachel sat in the table in the Dining room holding hands with Stephan. She looked a little uneasy. Stephan gave her a puzzled look but she didn't respond to it.
"Hey, what's wrong? You look nervous." She slightly shook her head.
"I sent my parents the letter asking to spend holiday with you four days ago. They haven't sent a response. I don't even think they will even respond. Meaning I'll have to go home instead." A sad expression covered her entire being.
"Don't worry. If not this year, then some other time." He reached over and kissed her softly. He looked away, only to see Draco Malfoy staring at them intently. He leaned to Rachel and whispered, "You have a stalker I suppose." Rachel laughed. Draco looked away, his face reddening.
All of a sudden there were multiple owls flying about the Hall, and one swooped over to Rachel. Who as gently as possible took the letter from its beak. She tore open the envelope, and pulling the letter so quickly Stephan thought she would rip it in half. She read for a moment, her eyes widening very quickly. She calmly set down the letter.
"Well?" Stephan asked quietly.
"They said," She said dragging out the anticipation as much as possible. She slid the letter to him. He picked up the paper with concern. Then jumped up and kissed her on the forehead.
"YES! THEY SAID YES!" He suddenly noticed everyone was staring at him. He waved and everyone lost there attention for him and went back to eating. He picked up one of his books and looked at Rachel. "I'm going to write my parents right now!" and ran off.
The days leading up to holiday were agonizing. Stephan was overly excited and a little terrified. Horrible thoughts ran through his head.
What if she ends up hating me and wants to break up! Said the terrified part of his brain.
That won't happen! She loves you too much.
But she hasn't said it.
This inner conflict continued until Rachel walked up to him. She sat down next to him.
"You ok? You have been avoiding me all week. Are you mad at me?" She asked. He shook his head.
"Please don't think I'm dumb when I say this but I have never had a girl over for the Holidays. I'm just a little nervous." She tangled her hand in his and kissed his neck, which made him feel a little too alive.
"You're not dumb. I'm a little scared too. We will have a lot of fun. I swear!" she smiled, which eased the pains in his stomach. She stood up. "Want to help me pack?"
"Yeah. But I'm totally stealing anything I like, you know."
"Like what?" Then he quickly stole a kiss from her.
They sat on the train just talking, for hours until Stephan had fallen asleep, curled up on Rachel's shoulder. She looked out the window. She fiddled with her hands, thinking about how much she used to hate her boyfriend. She snickered for a moment until she saw Neville look over.
"Um…..c-c-can I ask you a question?" Neville asked as bravely as possible. Rachel nodded and smiled.
"Could y-y-y-you explain this s-s-s-spell t-t-t-t-t-to me?"
"What spell?" He clearly couldn't pronounce it so he handed her the book. The minute she saw it she smiled.
"Oh! This one is called Alohamora. It opens any door."
"Any? Even if its b-b-bolted shut?"
"I believe so." Neville smiled and quickly turned back around. Oliver Wood who sat in the compartment in front of them got up. He smiled at Rachel and smacked Stephan's head, which woke him up rather quickly. Stephanie, who was of course sitting with her boyfriend Oliver, stifled a giggle. Stephan looked at Rachel and smiled.
"You know, you are an exceptional pillow!" Rachel couldn't help but laugh at him.
Stephan held onto his trunk which he shrunk and tied it onto his broomstick. Rachel gave him a confused look.
"Oh, did I mention that we're flying there?" Rachel's eyes went slightly wide. Stephan chuckled.
"Fun! I just hope I don't fall." She said.
"You won't. And if you do, I'll catch you." She kissed him. Then she shrunk down her trunk and placed it in her bag.
They started to fly off and Stephan joked the entire way, easing the pains in her stomach.
"So Rachel, this is my mother and father." She smiled at his parents who shook her hand.
"I'm Emile…..and this is my wife Nicolette. It's wonderful to finally meet the girl that Stephan keeps going on about." Stephan hissed, he literally hissed, at his father. "Sorry, Stephan."
"Shall I show you your room?" Nicolette asked. Rachel nodded her head and followed her up to her new room. They went up a large staircase and entered a lavender room. It was simple and cute, but it seemed odd without Stephan in it. She set down her trunk and smiled. Nicolette asked if she needed anything, she shook her head.
"No, but thank you." Nicolette smiled and awkwardly left the room. Stephan walked in and wrapped his arms around her. She giggled.
"Do you like your room?" He asked.
"It's better now that your here." She paused for a moment and then laughed, "Oh that was terrible!"
"No, it was fine! But I want to give you a tour." He took her hand and led her out of the room.
Needless to say, the house was enormous. Stephan led her into the sitting room and looked at her.
"Ok, so I may have to be gone for a couple of hours. My parents won't be here either for a while. So do you think you can entertain yourself for a couple of hours? I'm really sorry."
"Of course! Do what you need to do!"
"Thanks, Sweetie." he kissed her head and dashed out. Then the entire house was quiet. A huge smile broadened across her face. The first thing she decided to do was take a bath.
She walked into the bathroom and turned on the hot water in the huge golden tub. She found a few books while the tub filled. She was going to enjoy this.
Stephan walked into his room, it was much later than he anticipated. But he was taken aback when he saw Rachel with a book in her hand, asleep on his bed. He was tempted to join her but his parents would kill him. So he turned off the light and went to a couch in a room that was not too far away. He laid down smiling. His girlfriend was in his house and asleep in his bed; even though he wasn't with her he didn't mind.
He turned his head and saw a stack of books that she had left on the table. Out of curiosity he went over to them. Multiple spell books, but there were all his old fictional stories he had bought when he was younger. He picked one up and began to read it until he also fell asleep.
His parents wondered into the house much later that night and never checked in on Stephan and Rachel. Which when Stephan woke up made him slightly upset because that meant he wouldn't have had to sleep on the couch.
Days had passed and it was Christmas eve. Stephan's parents had informed him they were attending a party and wouldn't be home till noon the next day. Yes, this was Emile's idea. Which scared Stephan a little but he knew his dad really liked Rachel and didn't see any harm with the two spending the night together. Stephan pushed past the creepiness and decided to go for it.
Rachel woke up at 11am on the Eve and noticed Stephan pacing in the kitchen.
"Morning! Wait, why are you pacing?"
"Oh you're up! Well, I was just waiting for you. So, um, I have some news."
"News? Like bad news?" Her heart sank for a moment.
"No, good news. Well until noon tomorrow we have the house to ourselves. So, do you want to study?" Her heart flared for a moment then she realized what he asked.
"Oh, study. Of course. Yeah, now?" He shrugged. She grabbed the books, she pushed any thoughts of anything else but studying aside. The intensity in the air grew thicker.
"So, what class do you have a test in?"
"Potions. You know, you owe me a review test." His eyes had become a bit hungrier looking.
"Um, later." She said nervously. But the next thing she knew he was on top of her, kissing her with a fiery passion that she couldn't stop. Her hands went to the belt on his jeans. He gasped for air, he looked at her.
"I love you Stephan." She said honestly. She stood up and mumbled something about studying. He nodded patiently. He stood up and smiled and sat down. The thick air of intensity cleared a bit.
They studied in silence for a while. She closed her book and looked up.
"What time is it?" she asked
"It's only 12. Want brunch since you didn't have lunch or breakfast?" She nodded and he helped her up and lead her to the kitchen. "So what do you want to eat?"
Every dirty little thought ran through her head before she could answer with, "What do you have?"
The day wore on and the intensity grew between them. It was now six pm and Rachel looked at Stephan.
"Well I have a surprise. I'm making dinner! Want to help?" He asked.
"Um, love to, but I'm so bad at cooking. I can give you company though." she followed him into the kitchen. Ironically, they had a muggle style kitchen. But he started up by boiling water and adding pasta. She sat on the counter while he made everything. They talked for a while and flirted like they usually did. They eased into their sexual tension.
Rachel grabbed the tableware and set the table. She felt nervous as he came out with the food. She realized he had a little scruff on his chin. Her breathing became really fast. He looked into her eyes and smiled.
"Dinner is ready." He sat down and nodded for her to sit.
They sat in silence for a minute until he launched into a story about his trip over the summer to Paris. She was mildly entertained while dinner eating.
"How did you know that pasta with cheese and butter was my favorite food?"
"I just do. Well it's late. Want me to walk you to your room?" She nodded
They walked up to the hallway in between both bedrooms. She turned to kiss him good night. His eyes were illuminating the room made her shake a little. He leaned in and kissed her. Then the air thickened again. She kissed him back and wrapped her arms around his neck. He leaned her against the wall feeling her heart beat extremely fast. She messed with his hair and a groan escaped her throat. He smiled as he kissed her and wrapped his arms around her hips, pulling her in closer.
She wrapped her leg around his inner thigh making him go wild, he pulled the pony tail out of her hair. He pulled back breathing heavily.
"Yes?" He gasped. She nodded eagerly.
He pulled her into his room and laid above her on his bed. Her hands unbuttoned her shirt without her take a break for the kiss, He looked at her for a moment, then they let there passion ignite.
The next morning, Rachel woke up and jumped into the shower that was next to his room. Which woke him, he smiled and joined her.
While she got changed he went and picked up the gift he had gotten her. He knew this would be the best gift to get her. He rushed down stairs and made breakfast quickly. He heard Rachel come down stairs, he turned and smiled at her.
"Morning Lovely!" He said as she wrapped her arms around him from the back. She kissed his neck.
"Morning…..making breakfast?" He nodded. She released and walked to the fridge and there was a little package right in front of her. She smiled and grabbed it.
"Is this for me?" When he nodded she exclaimed, "Oh! I have a gift for you!" She ran upstairs. She pulled her wand out and set the enchantment onto the plush dog. The dog sprang into life. She smiled and placed a bow on him. She picked him up and headed downstairs.
The minute she entered the kitchen, his jaw dropped.
"I LOVE IT!" He smiled and took the dog out of her arms. The sheer joy in his eyes made her smile.
"Ok, open yours!" She ran over and grabbed the package and ripped open the wrapping paper. There was an emerald green box. She slowly opened it to see a silver heart with a snake outlining it. She opened it and it was two pictures of them at Hogsmeade, one kissing and the other with them looking at some books. Rachel felt the need to cry but pushed away the tears but threw her arms around him.
"I love you. I really honestly do." And he welcomed that statement with a kiss.
