This chapter is gonna be a little shorter than the others so i'm sorry about that.

Tanya and Krum sat back to back, reading. Being the weekend, Tanya and Viktor wanted to take a break from working at the shop. Tanya put her book down, then quickly turned and wrote down another spell idea.

"One of these days, let's go find a place with a phone. I wanna call my sister." She mentioned.

"Alright. Let's talk seriously."

Krum put his book down and turned to T.

"I told you about my family. Tell me about yours."

Tanya attempted to stand up and run, but a strong arm wrapped around her and pulled her onto the couch. Tanya stayed quiet for close to an hour but finally gave up. She knew she couldn't hold off forever.

"My mom is a Selwyn as you know. She and my dad got together when she was young. My dad is the sweetest guy you'll ever meet and she thought she was in love." Tanya snorted and shook her head. "After giving birth, she felt the sting of rejection from the magical realm and ran. Grandma set her up with a proper marriage but quickly regretted it when she found out my mom couldn't give birth anymore. I drained too much magic."

Tanya let magic spark from her fingertips for a moment before continuing.

"Grandma came expecting to take me but then she met my dad and Elia's mom. She didn't want to leave. She ended up staying with El's grandma. My mom tried getting me back by sending birthday gifts but I never accepted them. At least that's how I saw it all." Tanya left out certain parts not wanting Viktor to know everything. He nodded and let her go. Tanya rolled off him and went to write to her sister.

Tanya snored softly as she leaned against Krum. He smiled as he read Hermione's letter. He told her about the potion shop and how he helped with them. She was quite proud of him and surprised by Tanya. Though, he did ask her not to tell as Tanya wanted to take her family to see it when it truly belonged to her. He began to write back to Hermione asking how she was. How her relations were.

The more letters he got the more he realized she didn't feel the same for him. He wanted to keep trying though. He didn't want to give up. Getting up, he carefully put Tanya down and made his way to the potion shop.

The old woman watched Krum smiling as he looked over the love potion. Her voice was soft and frail, Krum could feel her life would end soon. He hoped not but he had a horrible tug in his stomach.

"What does it smell like for you dear?" The woman asked.

"Like varm sveet coffee, parchment paper, and…" He paused, "Nothing— forget it."

Krum bottled the potion and quickly got some of his friends together to play Quidditch. He stopped to get Tanya, offering her one of his spare brooms. Her vacation in his country would end and she would leave soon. He wanted his group to see her play before she left. Krum laughed as she had stolen one of his jerseys and used her hair as a fake beard.

"Yes I am Viktor Krum. I love Hermione Granger. I'm her Bulgarian Bon Bon." Her gruff voice said.

Krum snorted and rolled his eyes while his teammates laughed. The game took three hours. Krum nearly having a heart attack when T would stand on her broom.

Tanya walked into the shop early in the morning, today she was to help with the shop. She smiled to the old woman but felt ice run through her veins as she wasn't moving. She ran to her but it was too late. The dark mark was burnt into her chest, the horrid image of a snake in a skull.

Tanya felt rage build up. A rage she only had for when someone threatened her sister. After spending many days and nights with the woman, she had accepted her as a part of her pack. She would walk the woman upstairs, make her dinner. A large hand covered her eyes and a soothing voice spoke.

"Don't look." Viktor murmured, "I had a bad feeling so I came. They're back. Ve vill give her a proper burial."

"Martha Somalia. You were a wonderful woman. I should have been here earlier. I could have protected you!" Tanya's voice raised into a scream but she didn't let tears fall, "No one other than us must know. My sister can't know. Not now."

Krum nodded and helped her report the murder and they buried her. She had no family. Her husband was dead, they never had kids she found out. She just said she did so Tanya didn't think she was completely alone. Tanya needed to go home to her family.

Krum and Tanya hugged tightly. He gave her a gift asking her to deliver it to Hermione and she promised she would. With a press of their foreheads, she disappeared leaving Krum standing there, hands hovering over where she was. Krum thought about Hermione. He wanted her to be his but he was scared he was beginning to feel for his best friend. He decided to focus on taking care of the shop for Tanya and his practice for Quidditch.

Tanya sat in her room holding her backpack remembering a fun time. Krum offered to get Tanya a new broom but she shook her head.

"I don't like bought gifts, you know that. If you're gonna get me something, make it for me."

Viktor thought it over for a moment before going and grabbing T's backpack. Tanya watched as he began to enchant it. Before she knew it, he was climbing in and disappeared. Tanya gasped and got in as well. There was a lot of space but it was empty for the time.

"This is wonderful Viktor."

Tanya turned and hugged the male tightly, a large grin on her face. What she didn't see was him slipping a brand new broom in the backpack. One of the newest and best— and one she would have argued against it.

"What if i fall?"

Oh my darling,

What if you fly?"

- e.h