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Fire & Ice

Written By Alexaviera. J. Raven

Chapter Thirteen: Welcome to a day in the life of Hermione Malfoy.

Draco was quiet as he wondered if he was seeing wrong,after all the child was just a bunch of clusters of cells and wasn't even formed as a child yet. He closed his eyes and looked again and again nothing was there. There had been something before,he knew there had been.

Hermione looked on at Draco watching him and wondered what he was doing.. She covered his hand over his and asked.

"I lost the baby didn't I? Draco,it's OK we can make another if that is so.. I know that it hurts me even if the child wasn't yet formed but at least it won't suffer any long lasting effects from the curse. I wonder though why it would have disappeared like that since I was hit In the chest not the abdomen.?"

Hermione asked this close to tears as she caressed his face gently and looked at him. If she had lost the child,then it was that person's fault not hers or Draco's. Draco blinked as if he was still in shock and hugged her to him. It would be okay because they still had each other. Hermione was sending all her love to comfort him and he was in return doing the same.

The Medic witch came in and smiled as she looked at them.

"I'm glad to see your awake now Mrs Malfoy.. let me do a quick checkup and then you may go home, but no heavy lifting and no overdoing yourself. If you get tired you must rest. Doctors orders. "

Hermione nodded as she took Draco's hand and the medicwitch was looking her over. She smiled as she wrote something down on a chart and asked.

"So is there anything else you need me to check on, any pain in your chest area or other injuries I might have missed?"

Hermione burst out crying as the Medic witch said this and she looked stunned. Draco went to comfort her and he replied quietly.

"We lost a baby today, at least we suspected she was pregnant when she was cursed."

Draco said this sadly as the medic witch took out her wand and looked at them.

She made Hermione lay back and she used her wand to run over her abdomen a moment then a second swipe and nodded as she wrote down something on her chart and turned to leave. Hermione and Draco both looked at her wondering where she was going.

"It seems that I am going to have to ask your physician to come and speak with you. She can better explain what happened. It's however better explained by her I think."

The medic witch then left to find the medic doctor who came in a few moments later. He looked over Hermione's chart then she asked.

"Mr Malfoy can I examine you a moment? I know you weren't hit by any attack but to just satisfy a question on your wife's health a moment."

Draco nodded as he lay in the bed next to Hermione and the doctor waved his wand over Draco's abdomen and for a moment it glowed white and then twin helixes rose out of nothing one blue the other pink and the doctor shook his head a moment. He didn't know how to explain it but it was true.

"I don't know how to tell you this kids.. but your pregnant however it isn't Mrs Malfoy expecting but you Mr Malfoy,congratulations.."

Draco fainted as Hermione looked on troubled at her husband and as he woke up she kissed along his forehead. Draco was in shock as a piece of chocolate was pressed into his hand and he sat up and looked at Hermione with a surprise.

Draco's POV

This can't be happening? I'm the Dad not the Mum and yet I wonder how it happened. My Veela is also a little confused by this as I can see Hermione is too by her emotions and expression. She just looks at me shocked then back at the Medi witch and then back at me again with her beautiful lips shaped in an O shape.

I realize my face perhaps has a similar look as I try and understand why it happened. Why the children somehow and how they went and moved out of Hermione.. Was it because of the danger she was in?

"They are survivors.. They came to Daddy when Mummy was attacked.. I'm not sure how or why but.."

I began but then I felt a warmness spread through me and it faded as well as my stomach as it seemed the children shimmied back to their mother. I smiled as Hermione gasped and placed a hand on her abdomen and happy tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Twins.. We're having twins.. a boy and a girl and they're so beautiful "

I told Hermione as I placed my hand on her abdomen and could see it as if I was looking at a photograph. True they were like twin clusters of cells not yet resembling a human being but still beautiful in my eyes. I didn't even realize I was crying until Hermione wiped a tear off my face and I opened my eyes to look at her and grinned.

We were left alone after a few more tests and Hermione would be able to go home after a bit. She was still in a bot of pain but at least I still have her. I have no idea who the man or woman is who tried to kill my wife is but I intend to punish them for hurting her.

I say man or woman because as we are hugging Kingsley Shacklebolt walks in and his expression is sullen a moment. He tells Hermione and I that they found their missing Auror dead and his head had been plucked out so they were still trying to find the persons responsible for this crime.

At least it cleared Hermione of all the charges of murder or should I say my little brother did so with his words and the person's confession as he or she hexed Hermione.

I am brought out of my thoughts as Hermione is whispering something to me. I kiss her forehead as she tells me we need to go home and make sure Evander is settled properly. Her maternal instincts are already kicking in it seems as she has now as I was daydreaming told Kingsley our news and he is smiling now,happy but he warns us also to look out and offers us Auror protection.

I can feel the emotions playing out under my mates skin,under the surface as she grows quiet.

"No,I have my own personal bodyguard as it is and I have more than one actually. I don't want a stranger in the house as well as I live in Muggle London, I'm known there well known and Lord Draco will be to. In fact we need to come up with a story or something to satisfy the public because I will not hide my marriage or my impending births. So any ideas? Perhaps I will talk to the Prime Minister and see what he can do."

Hermione said, as she did I looked at her and tried to relax. She was famous in the muggle world and notorious in the wizarding. She didn't seem a bit unnerved as a few days later she lifted the telly what's it.. Oh phone right I forgot.. The phone and dialed a set of numbers and seemed to talk to someone.

When she was done, she kissed my cheek and smiled as she asked me.

"Will you come with me today, I have a appearance for a hospital. I'm cutting the ribbon and this package came for us, it's your new Identification and birth certificate. A muggle set oh come on Draco don't raise your eyebrow.. We agreed it would look suspicious if I just disappeared completely from the muggle world. Also people would want to know what happened to their beloved Duchess right?

Besides I'll be starting to show soon,we have also a faked marriage license but it's more for muggle identification and all. I'm having the Prime Minister to file them. He owes me after his re election after all. So just go get a suit on and come with me as the man is a bore, a real bore but he can help us. Now relax he's just a man and there will be no danger Kingsley and my brother are coming with us.. "

Hermione was telling me this as she was dressing and then she went to straighten my tie as she did I felt calmer when she kissed me gently a moment . She then giggled as I pulled her close to me and devoured her lips.

"Yuck! You are kissing a girl!"

I had to keep from chuckling as in that moment my little brother, soon to be my son.. Yes it's a bit confusing and sad but he's going to be our son.. Anyways his distraction was good because as I chuckled Hermione grinned and leaned down and kissed Evander's cheek. He ran from the room saying he had cooties,whatever those are.. and we were left alone again.

I locked the door and scooped my wife up into my arms and carried her to our bed. She began to protest but then off came our clothes, the Veela in me came out. As he did she stilled as she was still just regular Hermione. My Veela would never harm her I know this. We love her and cherish her, I don't know how to explain it to you,we are one person but different.

Let's just say it's like having a twin who looks like me except the feathers when he is angry.. That and the golden eyes sort of give it away.

" I love you sweetling,all of you don't ever have to fear with me or Draco, we are pleased you will bare our young."

Hermione relaxed as she touched mine,his face and nodded. She moaned as I kissed her throat and soon she was sated and I snapped back as the Veela me kissed her lips sweetly. U grinned as I sat up and held her to me and kissed her forehead gently.

"Come on we have to go see this wanker, I mean Prime minister and then go make nice with your people."

I told her as I grinned when she looked up at me,gave me a sweet kiss and nodded.

Ten minutes later we were off and I promised Evander we would be back softly. He teared up but the theraphist has told us,Hermione and I that he will no doubt for awhile go through some seperation anxiety and I promised him that if he was good we'd get him a present. That made him smile and also let go of the death grip on my trouser leg.

Forty five minutes later we were waiting for the man to arrive or for his secretary to allow us to see him. She seemed to me a clone of McGonagall, except perhaps she was blonde and making a fuss over Hermione. Now normally I would take a great deal of offense when someone other than myself decided to place a hand on Hermione's belly without her or my permission but I knew she was a dumb muggle woman and excited. Besides Hermione told me to behave myself.

Yes I listen to my wife, no it doesn't make me less of a man,in fact it's actually very smart on my part.

Anyways the Prime Minister I don't like the bloke, he acted like he was in charge of the situation, believe me it might have been his office but Hermione is in charge, she proved it when he raised an eyebrow at me and she glared at him and stood up with her hand on her hips and he paled ,literally the man had a suntan and paled white, now that is power and influence..

So it was a short meeting as he was handed the paperwork and filed it and we shook hands, I about lost it when he raised Hermione's hand to kiss it but I kept myself and my Veela in check and allowed the man with his disgusting mouth touch my sweet angel's skin.

The moment we left the office and were ushered outside to a car, a limousine I know they are called, Hermione took something in a packet and wiped her hand off, I think it's a wet napkin or something. Anyways she looked a me and smiled and lay her head on my chest.

It is a little bit different seeing Hermione dressed up in her little dresses and wear a tiara but it's something I can get used to. I know I can't wait to get her home and unbound her hair and pull her close to me. Today she is opening a children's wing at a hospital for sick chiildren who need major medical care. I know that she has donated to this charity and anonomously funded the wing project herself.

That's the thing about my wife, she's a giving person and she doesn't want the publicity but she knows that being there to cut this ribbon is a personal triumph for her, I can feel her excitement and nervousness as the car stops and she gets out, my hand is in hers the moment I step out of the car and it seems like everyone is holding a camera or wanting to take a picture. A few muggle reporters ask who I am and I just smile as I let Hermione take the ball on this one.

Many aww's can be heard as she tells them that I'm her husband and that we are expecting and I just hug her close to me and she gives me a gentle peck on the lips. I smile as we then go towards a stage and she starts up the stairs and is handed what looks like the biggest pair of scissors I have ever seen and cuts a big red and white ribbon. She smiles and then comes back and I kiss her as I am filled with her excitement and grin.

We are both tired as we have to attend a luncheon but it is with the Queen of her people, the real head royalty. Hermione just calls her Elizabeth, she is her cousin after all. I am surprised at how informal they are together like just family talking. We have a nice supper of soup and roast beef and after wards to my surprise we retire to a room where there is a billiards game going on. I watch as it seems that the men are gathered to have brandy and talk.

I really don't have too much to say but I understand what is going on I mean we do this also with Pure blood society and so I am polite and a young man a few years older than myself is nice to me, his name is William, he asks me to call him Will and shows me how to play billiards. We are getting along smashingly when I see Hermione has come back and we bid our goodbyes and Hermione is rubbing her eyes. She is almost asleep when I ask the driver to stop at the local toy store and I came back with a large Bear and some other muggle toys I think might make Evander smile.

"Your going to spoil him Draco!"

Hermione gasped at me,though her smile told me she wasn't mad at me, just surprised. I nodded why deny it after all.

Anyways we went home and Evander was in bed, he was good for mum but gave uncle Sev a headache as he wanted to play horse and he kept grabbing Severus's hair for a bridle. I chuckled as I relaxed with Hermione in bed after wards. In all it was a busy day but happy too. The end to a perfect day, warm and naked sated and in bliss with my wife in my arms, my hand on her stomach her head on my chest.

A man couldn't ask for more than this..