I do not own any of the HP character JKR does. I do not have a Beta but I do have spell check, please be patient and kind with the misspellings I do try and pick them up but an odd few might slip through
I have just edited this chapter. Thanks for the people still reading this story it means a lot.
I know Draco makes some snide comments about homosexuality in this chapter but I have no problem with gays/lesbians and the rest … just to put it out there.
Draco POV
"Master Draco … Master Draco … you must wake up Binky is very worried about the young miss"
I shot straight up thinking the worst, thinking Hermione might be in trouble or the babies
"What is it Binky?" Worry evident on my facial features
"The young miss seems to be running outside" The elf looked down playing with his fingers
Wiping the sleep from my eyes, sighing and feeling ashamed for over reacting, I walk over to the window and indeed there is Hermione running around the quidditch pitch.
"Ok leave it to me, thank you Binky"
Throwing some tracksuit bottoms on and a jumper I dismiss the house elf whilst leaving my chamber I followed the winding corridors of the mansion until I came to the backdoor.
"Hermione" I shouted but yet she still didn't look back.
Biting the cold I make it into a sprint to catch up to her, running a little past her I turned around and jogged backwards so she could see me.
"Hey" Hermione said taking a something out of her ear
"Is it safe for you to run when carrying our babies?" I ask slowing down.
Hermione stopped and bent down putting her hands on her thighs to take deep breaths.
"Yes … The doctor says any physical exercise I was doing before I was pregnant I am alright to carry on with as long as I don't exert myself ... Let me guess did binky grass me up?" Hermione smirked slightly
"He was only concerned Hermione, we don't want anything to happen to you or the babies" I looked down to her swollen abdomen then back up to her eyes
"Jeez Draco, I was jogging not competing in the Olympics"
"The what?" I asked confused
"Nothing, Nothing … it's a muggle thing … I am fine, don't fuss around me like I am breakable I have a feeling your parents will be doing enough of that … now is it nearly breakfast because I am bloody starving"
We walked back up to the house talking about how we was going to plan our shopping trip around Hermione's toilet breaks, according to Hermione she might as well have a portable toilet attached to her, I ran a little ahead opening the manor door for Hermione and let her walk inside first. Harry was sat on the grand stairs with four or else five vials in his hands.
"That was quick, wasn't expecting you back for another ten minutes" Harry said handing the vials to Hermione whom drank them all without any complaints.
"Um … what are they?" I asked eager to know what was going into my wife's body
"Prenatal vitamins, they give me nutrition and things of that nature the baby's seem to be stealing from me."
I lowered my head to the Hermione's stomach
"Now baby's, this is your Father speaking. Give whatever it is your stealing back to your Mother this instance"
I noticed Hermione's stomach moving up and down and a noise coming from behind me. I straightened my back and looked at Hermione.
"I guess whatever they taking from you they actually need it then?"
Hermione nodded, wiping a tear from her eyes and smiled
"They take whatever they want from me and I have to keep my strength and health up taking the potions"
"How can you trust these vials though dear?"
"Because I bloody well made them" A booming voice came from the top of the stairs. I swivelled around on my feet just in time to see Harry and Severus's more than friendly reunion.
"Come, these babies and there mama need feeding" Hermione whispered in my ear.
I placed my hand on her lower back and walked with her to the dining room.
"Morning dear's" Mother greeted us taking a sip of her tea, Father nodded his head at us in acknowledgement whilst reading the daily prophet.
"Mother … Father" I nodded helping Hermione into her seat
"Cissa, the cutest thing in creation has just happened" Mother looked up from her tea and raised an eyebrow for Hermione to carry on.
"I explained to Draco that the babies are taking their nutrients from me and that's why I have to take my potions, Draco got down eyelevel with my stomach and demanded the babies give them back to me"
Mother and Hermione burst into fit of giggles at my misunderstanding as did Harry and Severus whilst they happily came in and helped themselves to breakfast.
"Don't worry son, I actually pointed my wand to your Mothers stomach and demanded practically the same thing from you" I raised an eyebrow thankful it wasn't just me then.
"How are you spending your day Draco" Father asked raising his pancake covered fork to his mouth, his daily reporter now folded neatly on the table next to his plate and coffee cup.
"Hermione wants to go baby shopping for the babies so we will be taking a trip to babies and beyond
"No need" Chirped in my Mother
"Oh and why might that be?" I asked hoping they hadn't already gone out and bought things to fill the nursery up with.
"Well every time I fell pregnant your Father would re-do the whole nursery and take the things back down and place everything into the attic when it wasn't meant to be, there are a few spare essentials in the attic that will come in handy if you so wish"
I glanced over at Hermione who was wiping her mouth
"Only if you're sure Cissy, it's not a problem if it is too sentimental or upsetting for you to let us use them we would understand completely"
"Nonsense, this must have been Salazar's wish for our Grandchildren to the need them instead of our children, Yes Narcissa I forgot all about them, The children will use what we have here and that's final" Father said forcefully downing his coffee in a few gulps.
"Now there is no rest for the wicked and I must be going to work" Father kissed Mother and Hermione on the cheek and bid us all goodbye.
"Draco since we will not be going baby shopping today, I was wondering if you will come visit my Grandmother with me?" I groaned inside slightly
"But I thought your Grandparents disowned you my love?"
"My Grandma Granger, not really my Grandma but she has had that title since I was born and it forever will stay like that, plus she wants to see the scans of the babies." Hermione bit her lip and looked down at her hands, I nodded my head in defeat
"Very well … only if you let me take you on a date this evening?"
Fear and excitement ran over Hermione's features
"Very well" Hermione said in a quiet voice
"Good, now when are we visiting this Grandma of yours?"
"Um … whenever you have finished your coffee I guess"
I drank my coffee and helped Hermione out of her seat. Binky was already waiting by the manor door without cloaks; I put my black one on over my broad shoulders and helped Hermione into her red thick cloak I had bought her for a present as a wedding present. The car drive to the Grandparents house wasn't that long, I had expected it to be longer but as Hermione pointed out they practically live in our estate.
The car slowed down and finally stopped outside of a thatched roof cottage.
"Where here" Hermione all but squealed like a piggy
Hermione POV
"Grandma" I greeted the small round woman who stood at the gate arms folded over chest, Grandma was wearing her usual blue piny with white daises on.
"Hermione, darling look how big you have become" Grandmother placed her hand on my stomach and patted gently
"I reckon one of each … am I right?" Grandma guessing the sex of our twins, I nodded
"Azalea Lilly and …"
"Scorpious Lucius Malfoy" Draco finished introducing and put a hand on my stomach looking at me with such admiration it made my heart melt
"Oh you must be Draco" Grandma wrapped her arms around Draco's shoulders and squeezed slightly.
"Well come in don't just stand out here in the cold" Grandma led us inside.
The little red cottage smelled and looked the same as I remembered in my childhood memories, I had spent many hours running around in the garden with my Grandad Granger in the summer playing tag and football, we would only go inside when Grandma got stern and demanded I would need a bath before bed because little girls do not go to bed dirty
"I baked you a double chocolate fudge cake Hermione" Grandma said pulling me out of my day dreaming, she poured the water in mine and Draco's cup's.
I walked over to the fridge and brought the cake out eager to eat the cake I had longed for during my pregnancy.
"Would you like a slice Draco?" I called from over my shoulder
Draco nodded so I got two plates out and portioned up a small piece of chocolate fudge cake with a dollop of cream and brought them over to the table with two forks.
"Tuck in … Grandma makes the best fudge cake, it will give the elf's a run for their boots I'll tell you for sure"
I watched in satisfaction as Draco took a small forkful of cake and ate it, his eye's widened in surprise and he all but galloped the rest of his portion up.
"I take it you like my cake then Draco?" Grandma said wiping Draco's mouth with a napkin.
Draco frowned but nodded and thanked her all the same.
Grandma was one of the few muggles who knew what happened to my parents, although she does miss them at least she is not bitter towards me and fully understands my decision to obliviate their minds.
"Is there any news on your parents Hermione?" Grandmother asked me, I shook my head and swallowed the piece of cake in my mouth before my throat become too thick with emotion.
"I will let you know as soon as I go finding them Grandma, I think it only fair they are to know about my children, it's just finding them that's the hardest part. They were not in the house I had set up for them. The couple whom live there now says they went on a world expedition"
Grandma nodded and took a sip of her tea
"Did you go for a scan my dear?" Grandma asked, I nodded remembering I had put the scans in my bag. I brought the scans out slid them across the table to where she sat.
"This one on the left is Azalea and the one on the right is Scorpious" I explained. I was thankful they were sat facing each other when the scan was taking. It felt like they had been running around in circles the night before and kept me up till the early hours.
"Well, they are adorable. They will keep you on your feet that is for sure Hermione. How are your parents taking the news they are about to become Grandparents Draco?" Draco smiled coming back from the sink where he had put his cup in the washing up bowl.
"They are ecstatic for babies to running around the manor; I was an only child as a kid. I think they miss the sounds of children laughing and the mess the make"
I smiled looking down at my clock and my eyes widened slightly, we had spent the whole morning chatting about the babies and cooing over the scans.
"We must be going Grandma … Draco's taking me out tonight"
Grandma smiled approvingly and showed us to the door giving us both a kiss on the cheek before letting us go.
Draco opened the door to the limo for me and helped me in.
"Your Grandma is … something" Draco tried to wipe the lipstick of his cheek, I smiled
"Shush, My Grandma is the best, she doesn't judge me and fully understands most things I do, she is the only one that hasn't treat me like a child my whole life, did you know my parents refused to let me go to Hogwarts until my grandparents stepped in." I smiled at the memory of the day my Grandparents brought me home one Saturday evening and put my parents in there place.
"Oh no I wasn't saying anything bad about her it's just … well I am not used to such physical contact from my elders" My eyebrows meet my hair line
"You mean to tell me your Grandparents never kissed or hugged you?" Draco nodded
"It is something that is not done among the higher society of purebloods. I am to understand from the few times I have come in close contact with Mrs Weasley she is the type of touchy person too." I laughed knowing full well what he meant.
We got to the manor just after lunch so Draco asked Binky to send a few sandwiches up.
"What am I going to wear tonight?" I asked more to myself.
Draco walked over to my dresses in my closet and picked out a rich blue velvet dress.
"I have always loved this one on you" Draco said placing it on the bed, I set an extension charm on the dress to accommodate my little free loaders currently kicking my bladder.
I spent the afternoon getting ready for tonight wherever it was we were going.
I had a bath in lavender oils that cleared my airwaves right up and then me and Draco sat down and had our tuna and cress sandwiches.
"I am sorry you know" I looked up to meet his eyes and gulped, I chose to nod my head slightly not trusting if I spoke that I wouldn't burst out in tears
"Good, I know you cannot forgive and forget but as long as you know how sorry I am then that is more than I can ask for" Draco stroked my cheek affectionately and then went for a shower.
I put my dress on not being able to fasten it up by myself I wrapped Draco's green robe around my shoulders and went to the east wing. I knocked on a door and walked in.
"Cissy could you help me please" Narcissa looked up, Lucius was sat in between her legs eyes closed and relaxed
"I'm sorry to disturb you … it's just I can't seem to fasten my dress up."
Narcissa smiling walked swiftly over to where I was standing and fastened me up.
"How are you having your hair and make-up?" She asked politely
"Oh … I hadn't thought about that" In all honestly I had no clue, when it came to making myself look like a lady I was way out of my depth.
"Ok dear, sit down I just know what to do" I smiled and sat down at her vanity table thankful I didn't have to try and set to taming my own hair.
"That's my cue to leave, my dinner break has just about finished anyhow, ladies I shall count the seconds until we meet again, until then" Lucius took a bow out of the room.
"Where is Draco taking you tonight?" Narcissa asked looking through the mirror into my eyes
"I am not sure, he … didn't say … oh merlin should I be worried?"
Narcissa chuckled lightly
"No dear" I sighed in contentment and nearly fell asleep when Narcissa announced she had finished
"Wow Cissy this is brilliant you're a genius" I looked at my smoky eyes and my loose long brown curls flowing down my back. I got up as I sturdily could, Narcissa walked over to her draw and handed me a black velvet box, I opened the box to see a pair of white elbow length gloves.
"They were my mothers and I am honoured to be passing them down to you" Narcissa smiles
"Are you sure?" I asked and Narcissa nodded
I threw my arms around the older witch's neck.
"Come … you don't want to keep Draco waiting now" Narcissa said smiling a little awkwardly and linked her arm with my own to help me down the stairs.
Draco, leaning on the wall near the manor doors was booted in a black suit and his black cloak draped over his shoulders.
Narcissa helped me down the grand stairs and handed me over to Draco.
"You look breath taking my dear" Draco whispered into my ear
"You scrub up well yourself Mr Malfoy" Draco smiled and led us out of the doors and into the awaiting car
"I thought you would like to go see a play at the theatre, it is a very short play as I didn't think your bladder would appreciate it being too long" I smiled at his thoughtfulness
"Thank you Draco" Draco nodded and focused his eyes in front of him, I closed my eyes and listened to the trees softly swaying in the cool night breeze.
"Were here Hermione" Draco shook me softly I opened my eyes and smiled at him sheepishly
"Sorry I didn't mean to fall asleep" Draco smiled, getting out of his side of the car he came to my side and helped me out not letting go of his hold around my waist we walked inside the marvellous building.
We gave out tickets to the front desk attendant and were shown to our seats in a private box belonging to the Malfoy's. Draco handed me a pair of binoculars and draped his arm over my chair and throughout the whole play I watched intently through my gold binoculars as each mouse sized person –oh that's what they seemed like from where we were sat- danced with such precision, sang amazingly and acted through such emotions. By the time the curtains fell to the stage and everyone was stood up and cheering I wiped the tears that fell from my eyes and clapped my little white gloved hands together.
"I take it you enjoyed our evening together Mrs Malfoy?" Draco asked helping me up from my chair
"I did thank you" Draco nodded and remained quiet.
"Draco?" Draco turned to look at me
"Why did you decide to take me to a play?" I asked
Draco frowned helped me down the stairs of the theatre.
"I'm not quite sure, it just seemed like something we hadn't got around to doing yet" I nodded and smiled
"Well thank you I enjoyed myself"
I leant over and kissed his cheek, Draco turned and smiled at me stroking where my lips had just left his cheek. I stared into Draco's eyes when two dark figures came sauntering over to use. Draco stood in front of me in a protective stance and a low growl emitted from his chest.
A flash of green came our way and with a blink of an eye Draco had disappeared.
"Draco … Draco" I panicked as our chauffeur grabbed my hand and helped me into the car. I tried to pull back.
"I need to find Draco" I protested, The man turned around and stared at me
"Miss I need to get you home, Lady Malfoy would prefer you and the baby's to be safe, I have already sent a patronus message to inform them of master Draco's disappearance, the best you can do for the baby's is to get to the manor" I nodded worry bubbling into my stomach I sat in the car and buckled up.