The Intended
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The Groom
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All of his life Gustav lived with NaNaih. His parents lived with her till the day they died and left him in her care. Even though he was the oldest of the children he never tried to be bossy with any one. But he never felt completely comfortable in large groups, so he kept his distance.
Later on in life he became a lot more comfortable with his surrounding after meeting one of the boys working at the house. They became best friends instantly and played together almost everyday.
The boy's name was Sev. Even though Sev's parents had a lot of money he never liked being handed something he didn't earn, so he asked Naih for a job instead. So Sev became kind of like a butler in training. As they grew older their friendship grew closer even though Sev traveled to distant lands all the time.
They always made time for each other, and Gustav getting married was no exception. But the fact that Ki was a part of his life as well almost might have made Sev refuse being best man. They always fought like cats and dogs but deep down inside he always knew why. They wanted each other a lot and with time they should have been able to tell each other or at least blurt it out in one of their scream fights by accident.
They were scared of how the other felt, neither wanted to be consumed by the pain of rejection. He always traveled around but before he went to India that's when they had their biggest fight of all. Ki stormed out and Gustav found her crying in her room. No one heard the beginning of the fight, only the ending words. No one knew what upsetted her so much.
As he nursed his head from Ki's thwack, he began to think that maybe the plan wasn't a good idea. It might have worked for Sinny and Draco, but those two seemed hopeless after what had happened before. He didn't know what to do as Sev waited for his answer. After composing himself he gave his best friend a serious look. "I didn't tell you because I wanted you to be part of my wedding experience, as best man. And when you found out she was here I thought you'd refuse" To that comment Sev cocked his head in confusion.
"Come on mate, did you really think I was going to do that? Just because I'm going to have to live in close proximity to her?" Sev smiled as Gustav just innocently nodded in his direction. "You need a therapist"
Draco went down stairs to see what all the screaming was about. He went down stairs and looked around. When he saw no one near the door he went to the greenhouse room to find Naih and Gustav talking to Sev who came out of nowhere. "Sev! Where have you been man? I didn't know you were coming" Sev got up and the two exchanged a manly hug. They both sat down.
"Well Draco, to answer your question my job in India finished a few days early. And since I was homesick I decided to come back early" He said as he starched and yawned. "But I'm really tired, so if it's all right with you I'm going to take one of the rooms upstairs and see you all in the morning" He once again waved good bye and left. As his footsteps faded, Sergue came into the room and sat down as well.
"Well Gustav it seems that your little plan for Ki and Sev won't work very well" Sergue said chuckling to himself, Gustav answered him by sending a scowl in his direction.
"What do you mean a plan?" Draco asked
"Well young master Draco" Sergue said in a very posh accent. "It just so happens that Gustav wants to set Ki and Sev up. I don't know why though. Every time they're near each other they secretly wish the other would get hit by lightning." Sergue laughed at the image in his head of either being able shocked by lightning. Gustav just shook his head and crossed his arms
"They're perfect for each other, how can you not see it? Ever since they were little Sev has been picking on her because he likes hers and she only plays along to talk to him. They try to relate their love to hate"
"Oh don't go all Sigmund Freud on our asses here Gustav" Sergue said "And that thought kind of doesn't work considering that last time Sev left remember? They fought so bad we thought about separating them for good.
"Ugh but right after. She had an incredible urge to pick up the phone all of the time before every one and running to get the mail before the mail man even put in the mail box. She wanted to bump into him anyway she could. And believe it or not Sev actually asked me how she's been every time he called and with a sad worry in his voice" Gustav put in. As they all pondered the idea of the two's action, Draco chimed in.
"Hey, isn't Ki Emma's maid of honor?" Gustav nodded at Draco's words. "And isn't Sev your best man?" Gustav nodded again. "So just make them spend more time with each other while they do stuff to help out with the wedding. Simple. The more time they spend together the bigger the chance it is that they'll either kill each other or finally tell the other how they feel" Everyone looked at Draco in shock. The boy was a genius.
"All right then Draco" Gustav said giving him a smile. "Let's get them together then."
"Whoa, whoa. Who said I was part of this? I merely stated a thought not an action I want to pursue"
"Yeah, but when I tell him that he'll have to spend more time with her he's going to vent to you and she's going to vent to Sinny. Both of you have to help" Draco sighed, Gustav was right and he hated that. He just made Sindrea and himself part of the scheming bunch before him.
"Well I don't know about Sinny…. but all right ,count me in"
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The Last Harn
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"You want me to do WHAT!" Sindrea loudly emphasized into her cell phone. It was Saturday and she needed to know when the dinner would start, so she called Gustav and found out about his plan. "Gustav, how do you think I could do that to Ki?"
"What's the problem? I'm only asking you to support the cause of them getting together. You know they're perfect for each other." He heard her sigh, which was a signal of her beginning to cave in. "Come on, all you have to do is let her vent and encourage her to work with him for the sake of Emma and I's happiness. Pweasseee?" He whined the last sentence to make her guilty. He really needed her help.
"Look, I agree with them being perfect for each other, but you don't know how much he hurt her the last time he left. And I don't think that it's going to be as easy as you paint it to be." She heard a soft whimpering from the other side of the phone. He wasn't going to let this be easy. So she wasn't going to make it easy on him either. "All right then I'll do it. Only if you can guarantee that it won't end up crushing Ki into oblivion." There was a long pause for a while until he heard another voice come into the room.
"Okay, I'll do it. But I'm gonna have to talk to you later about the details all right?" He said in a bit of a panic. She figured out that the person with him either had to be Sev or Ki, and since Ki was still in her room it had to be Sev.
"Can I talk to Sev Gustav?"
"H-Ho- how did you know he was next to me?" He said nervously. Sev gave him a questioning look and mouthed out the words who are you talking to.
"Just give up the phone." Sinny said. In a few second she heard the familiar voice of a good friend.
"Hello" He said cheerily but with a hint of curiosity. He didn't know who Gustav was talking to but when he heard the bubbly voice of Sinny he smiled.
"Hey, why didn't you tell me you were back from India? When I went to visit you, you told me you might be late to help out before the wedding"
"Well change of plans actually I finished my work so early they didn't need me anymore for the production of the movie, so they paid me and I came back"
"Well you could have told me. It's not nice to be out of the loop"
"Actually you and Gustav just killed the surprise. I was going to show up at your door, surprise you and take you out to lunch." She could see the smile from the other side of the phone
"Ha your surprise wouldn't have worked anyway. I already ate thank you. But if you still want to come over and say hi you can"
"All right then I'll be right over. We have a LOT to talk about, if you know what I mean" He said slyly. They said goodbye and hung up the phone, as Sev left waving goodbye to Gustav he felt a little bit more relived. He didn't suspect anything and that's how he wanted it.
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A few minutes later
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Sev knocked on the guest house door only to be greeted by the dazzling smile of Sinny. He felt great seeing her but his hurt became a little crushed when the person he hopped to see didn't open the door. They hugged and he then came in closing the door behind him. He sat on the couch. It was Saturday afternoon and the sun was shinning like crazy outside giving the house a warm glow. She plopped down in the armchair across from him with a sundae.
"Hey I thought you told me you already ate"
"Yeah, I know. But when I found this in the fridge I decided to have dessert" She smiled at him as he rolled his eyes. He noticed the name on the plastic cup; that was a really good restaurant. Once for her birthday they all took her there to celebrate and she fell in love with their homemade ice cream sundae. But she never went there alone. Must have been on that date she went with Draco.
"So I hear you and one of my best buds have been knocking boot, eh?" She almost chocked on the spoonful of ice cream in her mouth. He wiggled his eyebrows as he teased her.
"For your info it was one date and from what I know we did not 'knock boots' as you put it." she said with a humph. Well she saying the truth she really didn't know
"Then why did you ask him to be your boy friend for a few months?" He said to her showing pure curiosity. She was completely surprised at him knowing and nodded in self-agreement. "So it is true then?"
"How did you know?"
"Well Sergue told me. He was talking to me while he saw the vision. Since it was one of the present he told me" He patted her hand reassuringly. "Don't worry about it, I won't tell anyone your inner battle, but you should think about how crazy you're gonna make him, you know?" She quirked an eyebrow at that.
"Like you're one to talk Mr. I can't express my feelings. I know who you like and you've never had the guts to tell her" He gave her a scowl. That was a low blow even if it was true
"That's different, Draco wasn't a total ass when he met you." At that he heard a sarcastic laugh ring out of Sindrea
"Are you kidding me? We went to school together and we fought constantly. He thought I was muggle born and I thought he was daddy's little duplicate. He was an ass hole to me all the time and at one point I beat him up!" She finished laughing out loud whole heartedly. After that she quieted a little and continued with her point
"And I know that's why it's harder for me to trust him sometimes, but I'm still going to take my time getting to know him. Besides I'm already trying to build a relationship with him, you two can't even stand in the same room for too long." He sighed and sunk even more into the soft pillows on the couch underneath him.
She had a point, he had to do something before he lost her for good. The last time he fought it was too much. They were so frustrated and neither wanted to admit it to the other, so he said she was the reason he was going to India. Oh God, and last night he just had to say he'd leave when he couldn't take her anymore. No, Draco and Sindrea had never had those kinds of fights. He'd use to laugh when they were in school. When they came for breaks they'd rant about each other, that's how he knew his problem was different.
"Sinny!" Ki came down the stairs and went straight to the fridge. "Can I have the sundae in-" She didn't find it their, so it had to be: "Your hand?"
"If you want I'll give you half, but that's all" She hollered from her seat. Sev couldn't stop staring at her, he masked his adoration with indifference. This was the girl he'd been dreaming about for years, but he didn't know how she felt and he was to scared to find out. Man, he was a wimp who couldn't control his mouth.
She didn't see him, basically because he was practically lying on the couch, as she approached Sinny and took half of her ice cream. She plopped down right next to him and ate her ice cream, still not noticing him. He straightened and flicked her ear to get her attention. She jumped when she felt his fingers near her ear and jumped even higher when she saw who was sitting next to him. "What's he doing here?" She said with sad eyes. Those eyes broke his heart.
"He's here because I asked him to be here. Actually I was waiting for you to come down stairs because there's something both of you need to here."
"What are you talking about?" Ki said noticing how close she was to Sev. She got up and sat down in another armchair in the room. Sev rolled his eyes at her actions trying to conceal the pain it caused.
"Well, since both of you are best man and maid of honor for Gustav and Emma's wedding Gustav wanted me to tell you that you both are going to have to work on something's together." They looked at each other for a split, glaring with all the energy they could muster and then they looked at Sinny. "I'm sorry guys but come on it's their wedding and they picked you because you're their best friends. They want you guys to be part of their special day. And everyone on the grounds wants both of you to be nice"
They looked away, as Ki crossed her arms and looked at the window Sev stood up. With his hands in his pockets and looking away he took his right hand and put it in her face. He might as well initiate civility. "Truce?" She looked at the hand in disgust but shook it anyway. Sinny smiled.
"All right now that, the problem is settled" She put both of her hands on Sev's back and pushed him to the door. "You have to leave so we can get ready for later" Before he could say anything else she closed the door in his face. She sighed and went back to her armchair. She turned to Ki who cradled her head in her hands and moaned as if she was in pain.
"What am I going to do Sin?" She said with hurt in her voice. Sinny only sat next to her and rubbed her back.
"It's gonna work out hon, don't worry" She got her up to her feet and led her upstairs. "Now let's get you ready to make him forget all about India when he sees you"
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The Dinner Party
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There wasn't an actual set attire so some people came more dressed up than others. But it all worked out for some people like Sinny and Draco. Sinny wore a black v neck sweater with skinny jeans while Draco wore baggy jeans and a nice white button up shirt. Sinny came in with Ki who went straight to her brother's study without taking off her coat, he face as red as a tomato. Sinny just giggled and took off her coat.
Draco saw her come in from the top of the steps and came down slowly as he watched her take off her coat and enter the empty dinning room. She came earlier then the other guests; Emma and her brother had not gotten back from the train station yet. He circled an arm around her as she saw her gazing at the set table for twelve. She stiffened at first but then turned to see him. He smiled at her and gave a single white long stemmed rose. She smiled as he placed both his hands on her hips.
"Thanks" She looked at his smile. He shrugged his shoulders and started to play with her hair again.
"So did they corner you into their new project?" He said jokingly but she nodded. "Really?"
"Yeah, Gustav guilt tripped me about it. So I basically gave her the sexiest dress I could find and some lip gloss and she looks incredible. Sev won't know what hit him." Draco touched his forehead with hers.
"Listen I got to tell you something-"
They heard the door open and Gustav and Naih greeting the new arrivals. Emma's bouncy blond hair bobbed around as she hugged Naih and Gustav. Sinny pulled Draco into the entrance and greeted Emma warmly. Draco hugged his new cousin in law and shook her brother's hand as he was introduced to him. He'd have to wait for later. Sergue came in and gave Emma a big hug. As they began to chat Emma went over to Sinny.
"Oh Sinny!" Emma said. "I want you to meet my brother, Josh" She turned to her brother. "josh this is the girl I was talking to you about" He looked he up and down reminding Draco of the waiter at the restaurant. He didn't like this guy, right off the bat and on the look on Gustav face he didn't like him either.
"So you're Sinny? Wow it's hard to believe that a girl like you's single"
"Well" Draco said as he wrapped his arms around her again. "She's not" He smiled at her. Emma was shocked, she hadn't known and her brother's face fell.
"Why didn't you tell me you were with Draco?" Sinny blushed and Draco only wrapped his arms around her even tighter. She to focus and remember the cover story they made up before.
"We were waiting until everyone was here tonight to say anything. You know and since Ki and Sev are here tonight was a perfect time to do it.
Emma looked around. "Where is Sev?"
"He's in the study" Draco said absent mindedly, Sindrea went rigid.
"Oh, no" Sindrea said her eyes going wide. That's where Sindrea went
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The Study
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Ki ran to the study and closed the door letting out a breath. She then went to the small bar and poured herself some whiskey. She took off her coat and drank the contents of the glass in one gulp. It made her feel a whole lot better, until she felt someone's eyes on her. She turned to see Sev looking her up and down with a look of pure lust She crossed her arms. "What?" she said unnerved by his stair He just came closer and closer to her
His palms were sweating and he just kept fiddling his fingers as he cam closer. He opened his mouth but nothing came out. She took her breath away. She wore a dark colored blue shirtdress and it looked amazing on her. So he did the next best thing he kissed her.
That's when he decided to run away.
