Bonded Souls
C21: The Yule Ball
A/N: Standard Disclaimer, I don't own any of the recognizable characters.
A/N2: I was feeling generous and since I have a good lead in chapters, I decided to give you another one this week. Next one on Saturday
A few weeks later it was finally time for the Yule Ball. Harry and Ron were nervous for it but were glad they already had girlfriends so they wouldn't have to find dates for the Ball.
Fabian and Hermione had agreed that Hermione would go change in the room with Ginny and Luna, and that he would pick her up there. Then they would go to the Common Room to pick up Harry and Parvati and from there they would pick up Fleur and Yvette, and finally they would walk towards the Drumstrang ship to pick up Viktor and his mystery date.
Viktor had been quite mysterious about his date the last couple of weeks. But he assured them they would get to know her well enough on the night of the Ball.
Since Hermione was a Champion and he was the Referee, they were expected to show up a bit later than the others.
Ginny and Luna had just left and Fabian stood in front of their door, a bit of nerves settling in his stomach. He knew how she looked like in her dress, but he didn't know how she would look with make-up and her accessories.
He knocked and smiled big when she opened the door. She looked absolutely stunning and he had to restrain himself not to drool over her.
She noticed his look and blushed "Like what you see baby?" she asked coyly.
He nodded "You look like an angel my love, you look so beautiful." He said softly.
She kissed him on the cheek and smiled when he offered her his arm.
"Shall we go, my lady?" he asked with a smile.
"We shall, my love." She said with a similar smile.
They shared another kiss and made their way towards Gryffindor Tower to pick up Harry and Parvati.
They gave the password and walked in, smiling a little bit at the once so familiar sight for the both of them.
"It feels so long ago since we have been here, doesn't it love?" Hermione asked with a wistful smile.
Fabian nodded "It does love, but we haven't been here a lot the last few months. Our own quarters feel almost like home."
She nodded and kissed him deeply, hearing a throat being cleared behind them. "If you two are done losing yourselves in each other, do you guys think we could go to the ball, I'm nervous enough as it is." Harry said with a smile.
"Sure Harry, and may I say how handsome you look tonight." Hermione said after she hugged him.
"Thank you Hermione, you look beautiful too." He said after clapping Fabian on the back.
Hermione blushed "Thank you Harry." She muttered.
At that moment Parvati came down and Harry's jaw dropped. He extended his hands to help her down the last couple of steps and kissed her softly "you look absolutely stunning Parvati." He said lovingly.
She blushed at him "thank you Harry, you look handsome as well."
Parvati then hugged both Hermione and Fabian and then they walked towards the Beaxbatons carriage.
"I wonder what Fleur will be wearing." Hermione said conversationally.
Fabian smiled to himself, he hadn't seen her dress, but he could make an educated guess. "If I had to guess, it would be something blue, it's her favorite color and it works with her eyes." He said smiling, still remembering the last dance they had gone to together.
"How do you know so much about her Fabian, I mean, I've seen her sit at the table with you, but I never got what the connection was." Parvati asked a bit confused.
"That's easily explained, Fleur is my cousin, and if all goes well, soon my sister. We have always had a close bond before my father forbade all contact with her." He said smiling.
Parvati nodded, immediately making the connection between them.
They arrived at the carriage where Fleur and Yvette were already waiting for them "Bonjour everyone, my don't you all look stunning zonight." She said with a smile.
"Hey Fleur, you look amazing too, as does your girlfriend I might add." Fabian said after he had hugged her.
Once Fleur had introduced Yvette to Harry and Parvati they made their way towards the Drumstrang ship.
When they arrived at the ship Viktor was already waiting for them, with a lovely brunette by his side.
"Good evening Viktor, you're looking quite dashing this evening." Harry said with a smile.
Viktor only smiled. They had come to learn Viktor was a genuine athlete, he only spoke when he needed to, but for the rest he would be silent.
"So Viktor, who is this lovely young woman by your side, your mystery date I presume." Fabian asked.
"Indeed it is Fabian, may I introduce to you all the lovely Natasha Vessovina. My girlfriend and date for this evening." He said with a loving smile to her. "Natasha, these are my friends, Fabian and Hermione, Fleur and Yvette and Harry and Parvati." He said after pointing them all out to her.
"Hello everyone it's very nice to meet you all." Natasha said with a light blush.
"You'll have to excuse her, she is always a bit shy around new people." He explained with a smile.
After introductions were made, they made their way towards the Great Hall. All of them talking amicably amongst each other. They really wanted to get to know Natasha, and it was clear she also wanted to get to know them.
When they arrived at the castle, Professor McGonagall was already waiting for them "Good to see you have all gathered beforehand, if you would follow me to the Great Hall for your dinner and after that we will have the inaugural dance. Ms. Delacour if you would lead the pack with Ms. Belancour, next Mr. Markov and Ms. Granger, the Mr. Krum and Ms. Vessovina, if that is the right way to pronounce it." Natasha nodded and McGonagall smiled at her "And lastly Mr. Potter and Ms. Patil."
They got into their order and then the doors of the Great hall opened before them. They could see how everyone was already seated and was looking at them with interest. Everyone was dressed in their most formal wear and it looked like everyone was a bit out of their element.
…
As they walked through the Hall, they could feel all eyes on them. He could see how people were whispering towards each other how good the girls looked, and Hermione could plainly hear how some of the girls were whispering about her mate.
She was getting angry with them, but soon felt his hand come to rest around her waist. She flashed him a loving smile and in return she got a wink and a smile from him.
They could both hear the disappointed sounds coming from both the boys and girls, but they ignored them and took their seats in the front of the Hall. They were seated next to Fleur and Yvette and Professor McGonagall, and on the other side of her were Professor Dumbledore, Karkarov and Madame Maxime.
Next to Yvette were Harry and Parvati and next to them were Viktor and Natasha, and finally at the end of the table it was Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch.
Professor Dumbledore stood and addressed the hall. "Good evening everyone and welcome to the Yule Feast. Before we eat there I would like you all to put your hands together again for all our Champions, who all did admirable in the first task, and I am sure they are all in full preparations for the next task."
After a gigantic applause from the entire room, Dumbledore motioned for silence "For now, I just want to say, enjoy your meals." He waved his wand and a gigantic feast appeared on the table.
He turned back towards the Champions Table. "As for our food, we can order anything and it will appear. The elves insisted on this specifically." He said with a smile.
Fabian smiled at that. He took a glance at Hermione and saw that she already had some pork chops on her plate. He whispered "steak" and smiled as a nice juicy steak appeared on his plate. Hermione rolled her eyes at him. "You're such a meathead love." She said sotly.
"Can't help it baby, steak has always been my favorite, although I sometimes like a bit of fish as well." He said with a wink
It took a while before it clicked what he meant, but when she got it she blushed a bright shade of red and slapped him on the shoulder. "Behave yourself, otherwise I'll drag you back to the room and then you'll won't get out of bed for at least two days." She said softly.
"No can do love, we're going home tonight remember. but I would be happy to make it up to you when we get home." He said with a light kiss to her cheek.
"And you better believe I'll hold you to that, loverboy." She said smiling.
Dinner was full of chatter, and after dinner Dumbledore moved the tables and benches over to the side and a small podium appeared on the side, three elderly witches taking the stage.
Once it was in place he took the stage "I hope that you have all enjoyed your meals, but now it is time for our Champions to start the traditional first dance of the Ball, feel free to join in when they have started."
The Champions took their places opposite their partners and then a slow waltz began to play.
The men bowed to their partners while the women curtsied and then they all took their respective partners in their arms.
Fabian smiled at her "ready love?" he asked smiling
Hermione blushed and nodded, and slowly they began to glide through the room. They were staring lovingly in each other's eyes and barely noticed the looks they were getting from most of the room.
Slowly but surely more couples began to join them. They saw how Ron and Lavender awkwardly tried to dance, but so far it wasn't going well for them. Lavender kept tripping over his feet and Ron treaded on her toes a couple of times. This didn't dissuade them from staring in each other's eyes the entire time though.
On the other side of the Hall Draco and Pansy were dancing slowly with each other, mostly exchanging shy smiles and soft touches with each other.
Even the teachers joined the Dance now. Dumbledore and McGonagall were slowly dancing with each other, like they had done this before, and even Hagrid was trying to dance with Madame Maxime. It worked better than expected since they were almost the same height.
They could even see how Ginny and Luna were dancing slowly with each other, the love they held for each other clear in their eyes.
Once the song was over Fabian, Hermione, Fleur and Yvette made their way to the side. The girls took a seat next to Draco and Pansy, while Fabian went to get them all a drink.
When he returned he saw how Fleur, Hermione and Yvette were talking to Pansy, so when he passed them their drinks he took a seat next to his soon to be stepbrother.
"So Draco, how are you doing?" he asked with a smile.
Draco smiled at him "I'm doing well Fabian, more than well actually, Slytherin is actually a nice House to be in again. and I have you to thank for it."
"Well thank you Draco, but I was just doing my duty as your brother, I have to look after you after all. But tell me, how are things with you and Pansy? You two seem to be a lot closer." He asked with a quirked eyebrow.
Draco just smiled at him "We're dating, and she will be coming to the wedding with me. We have basically been inseparable since we started dating a few weeks ago."
"I'm glad you found someone Draco, you deserve it more than anyone." He said with a smile.
"Thanks Fabe, coming from you that means a lot. But now you tell me something, how are things between you and Hermione, I noticed a ring on her that I hadn't seen before."
He smiled at him "trust you to notice, that little brother is the Markov family engagement ring. I proposed to her last month after the First Task, and since then we have been even more inseparable than before."
"Well then congratulations on your engagement brother, you deserve your happiness as much as I do." Draco said after he had hugged him.
"Thank you Draco, but I almost forgot to tell you, you won't be the only new family member we'll be welcoming into our home."
"Really Fabe, who is joining us?" He asked confused.
He smiled at him "Fleur will be our sister, her family disowned her for loving her mate, and my mother has adopted her a few weeks ago. I just thought I'd give you the heads up."
Draco looked at him with a look of disbelieve "Really, that gorgeous blonde is going to be our sister?"
Fabian only nodded and smiled when Draco whispered "Awesome."
"I know it's awesome, but don't get any ideas, because she is mated just like Hermione and me. The blonde girl next to her is her mate. But you'll have enough time to get to know her at the wedding." He said with a smile.
"What, and lose my girlfriend already. Not on your life Fabe. I love Pansy way too much to ever think about starting with another woman." Draco said with a bit of a shocked look.
"Really now Draco, you almost sound like I did when Hermione and I started dating. But I was merely teasing you. I know you are not the man your father is."
At that moment Hermione straddled him and Pansy did the same to Draco. "Hey love, I don't know about you, but I'm kind of tired, how about we call it a night and go back to the room?" Hermione said with a smile.
He gave her a soft kiss and nodded "Whatever you want princess." He then turned to Draco and Pansy, who were currently lost in each other's eyes again "I'll see you two tomorrow at home, and don't do anything it wouldn't do." He said with a wink to Draco.
Draco and Pansy both blushed and stuck their tongues out at them. Pansy then got up and hugged Fabian. "Thank you Fabian, for getting rid of Crabbe and Goyle. I was always so afraid of what my feelings for Draco could cause him, and so I kept them to myself. But after they were gone , I still couldn't do it, I was so afraid he would reject me, but thanks to you we can be together. So thank you for that." She said with a smile.
"It was no trouble at all Pansy, he is going to be my brother after all. And I promised his mother I would protect him from anything."
Pansy nodded and then pulled Draco to his feet. "Come on Draco, I think we should go to bed too, I can't wait to spend the night with you." She said with a wink.
Draco blushed again and only nodded. In truth he was a bit nervous but he only hoped it didn't show too much.
They walked together but when they got to the intersection of the dungeons they hugged each other goodbye, although they would be seeing each other tomorrow.
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When they entered their room, they were not surprised to see Ginny and Luna slowly dancing with each other, while they stole kissing from the other every couple of seconds.
"Well good evening lovebirds, and may I say how lovely you both look." Fabian said with a smile.
Both girls looked towards them and smiled. "Oh hey you two, had a good time at the Ball?" Luna asked dreamily.
"We did thank you, I hope you two did as well." Hermione asked smiling.
"Yes we had fun, but we wanted to get some sleep before we go home tomorrow." Ginny said softly.
"I get that, we came to get ready for bed as well, so we'll let you two go back to your dancing and we'll be off to bed. we'll see you in a few days for the wedding." He said after giving Luna a hug.
Luna nodded "We'll see you soon Fabe" she said with a smile.
They both nodded and made their way into their bedroom. Hermione loosened his tie while she pulled him into a deep kiss. "You were great tonight love, I loved dancing with you." She said lovingly as she pulled of his tie and started on the buttons of his shirt.
He smiled and slowly pulled down the straps of her dress, his eyes widening a bit when he noticed she wasn't wearing a bra underneath. He broke their kiss and softly placed kissed down her shoulder as he pulled down her dress.
"Your skin is so soft and beautiful 'mione, I love you so much." He said softly.
She blushed as she pulled of his shirt. "And you are so strong and gorgeous Fabe, I love you too." She said as she pulled him back into a kiss. By now Hermione's dress was on the floor and they were walking backwards towards the bed.
Hermione loosened his belt and once they were on the bed, she removed his pants, smiling at the obvious bulge already forming in his boxers.
He flipped them over and took off her underwear, his lust easily doubling when he smelled her arousal. "You're already so wet my love." he said before he gave her a lick.
Hermione moaned loudly, gently placing her hand on the top of his head to keep him there.
He smiled and gently inserted two fingers. He started pumping them gently while he licked her clit.
"More love, please." She moaned.
He inserted another finger and started pumping a little faster, loving the feeling of his fiancé coming undone above him.
Hermione was reduced to animalistic moans and grunts at this point, not a sane thought left in her mind. All she could see and feel was her lover giving her the pleasure he felt she deserved.
She could feel her orgasm quickly approaching and a few seconds later she screamed his name as she came, her hips bucking almost off the bed.
She never noticed how his fingers left her and he slowly crawled back up. He kissed her gently and when she opened her eyes she saw how he was holding his nose closed with one hand and she saw a small trail of blood running down his chin.
"Oh my god, did I do that love." she said shocked.
"Yes love, but don't worry, it's not the first time I have broken my nose, we can fix this with no problems. Don't feel bad about this baby, please."
She nodded sadly "How can I not feel bad about this love, I hurt you." She said as a few tears slipped down her face.
He kissed the tears away "It was a reaction you couldn't control baby, it happens. I'm just glad I can give you an orgasm powerful enough to do this." He said gently.
She smiled faintly "I think I know a spell to fix this love." She summoned her wand and pointed it at his nose. "Episkey" she said.
He could feel how the bones in his nose reset itself and the familiar warmth of the spell. When felt the spell fade, he softly touched his nose, smiling when he felt it was okay again "Thank you my love." he said with a kiss.
"I had to love, can't have you show up at your mother's wedding with a broken nose now can we?" she said with a faint smile.
It was still clear she felt guilty about hurting him and he could see it in her eyes. "You're right love, but you don't have to feel guilty about this."
She smiled faintly at him "I know love, but I can't help it, please allow me to repay the favor of that orgasm by giving you the best one you ever had." She said after giving him a kiss.
He just nodded, his lust for her back tenfold.
She slowly pushed him to his back and pulled off his underwear, the sight of his penis still surprising her, even after all the times they already had sex.
She smiled shyly at him, put a loose strand of hair behind her ear and took him into her mouth, like she already had done so many times before.
She wanted this to last as long as possible and when she felt he was nearly at his limit she stopped.
"Baby please, don't leave me hanging, I need you." He groaned softly.
She smiled at him "I know love, but I want this to last as long as possible. I want to make you feel as good as you made me feel." She said with a slight blush.
He nodded and relaxed, giving himself to her entirely. She smiled at him and straddled him, guiding his penis inside of her.
She slowly started to move her hips and then she laid down on his chest kissing him deeply. "I love you so much Fabian, and I never want to be without you again."
"I love you too baby, and I promise I will never leave you." He said with a strained voice.
She smiled at him and got off of him "please baby, do me in my butt." She said while she spread her cheeks for him.
He had to smile at that "Of course my love, anything you want." He said after giving her a kiss on the cheek. He then put the tip against her butthole and slowly pushed forward.
Hermione groaned, but it was clearly in pleasure. He pushed in further and slowly started to thrust.
Hermione moaned loudly again, and she could feel how he was at his limit and a few seconds later she could how he emptied his load inside her bowels while he moaned her name.
This was a new sensation for her and she almost came again from it. She loved this and when he had come down from his orgasm, she pulled him into her arms and kissed him deeply. "Are we okay again love." she asked unsurely
"I didn't know there was anything off between us my sweet. You didn't do anything wrong." He said kindly.
She sighed at him "I hurt you baby, and feel awful about that. I never want to see you in pain. It breaks my heart to see you hurt." She said with tears in her eyes.
He hugged her close "Now listen carefully love, yes you broke my nose, but you are not at fault. It was your body responding to my touch, just like it has done hundreds of times in the past. It was not your fault, so please stop beating yourself up about it. No real harm was done. I know you don't like to see me hurt, but I don't like it if your sad, that is something that breaks my heart. Please love, I would do anything to see you smile again." he said lovingly.
Hermione smiled at him "Okay love, I'll try and get past this. And thank you for cheering me up." She said after she kissed him.
"Anything for you my princess, I live for your smile. I live for you. I love you so much."
Hermione smiled and blushed at him "Thank you love, I love you too, and I would do anything for you too." She said after another kiss.
He hugged her a bit tighter and then positioned them under the covers, Hermione immediately cuddling into him as they did.
They shared a few more kisses but both of them were pretty tired from today and soon both of them drifted asleep in each other's arms.
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The following morning they woke up to a soft knock on the door. Fabian groaned and turned around again.
"It's the bloody holidays, can't I have one day of bloody peace and quiet with my fiancé?" he muttered sleepily as he turned around again.
"I heard zat, little brozer, you will have to come out, our mozer is expecting us home." Fleur said as she opened the door smiling, Yvette coming in behind her.
Hermione smiled as she got out of bed and made her way into the bathroom to get dressed, leaving Fleur to deal with her brother.
Yvette shook her head and walked back out, knowing exactly what her mate was planning for her little brother.
Fleur straddled her little brother and kissed him on the lips lightly. "Come on brozer, Mum won't be 'appy if we are late, if you don't get up I'll drag you through the Floo naked." Fleur teased softly.
"You wouldn't dare, Hermione wouldn't be too happy about that you know." He challenged her with a smile.
"It is not ze question if I would dare, ze question is, are you willing to find out." She shot right back at him.
"No I guess I'm not, give me a minute to properly wake up and then I'll get out." He said with a smile.
"Zat is fine Fabian, but you won't mind if I stay 'ere right?" She said softly.
He shook his head and smiled as Fleur laid down beside him. It felt wonderful having her beside him, it felt almost as natural as when his fiancé was next to him. And while it was true that they had lain like this plenty of times in the past, it had been a long time that he actually felt at peace with anyone other than his mate.
After a few minutes he sat up and stretched. "I'll get dressed and then we'll go home." He said after giving his sister a hug.
Fleur nodded and smiled at him, she sat up and watched as he walked towards the bathroom, which Hermione had just come out from.
He kissed his mate in passing and then walked into the bathroom with his clothes.
Hermione took a seat next to Fleur and hugged her. "You have to tell me your secret sometime Fleur, I can never get him to move when he has a day off."
Fleur smiled at her "you just 'ave to use ze right motivation. I told 'im if he zidn't get up, I would drag zrough ze Floo naked."
Hermione shook her head at Fleur "I can't believe that worked, I'll keep it in mind for the next time."
Fleur smiled and hugged her. "It is free advice to my sister in law, I'll be 'appy to give you some more tips on Fabian if you want."
Hermione nodded "I would love that Fleur, you have known him longer than I have after all."
"Bon, I'll zell you all you want to know during ze holiday's, it will be great bonding for us." Fleur said with a smile.
"I agree, we are family now after all." Hermione said with a smile.
Fleur got a little teary eyed from this "Zank you 'ermione, zat means so much coming from you."
Hermione hugged her tightly "please Fleur, you are Fabian's sister, that means we are family, and I love you as a sister."
Fleur cried a little on her shoulder "Zank you Hermione, I love you too." She said with a sniff.
Hermione hugged her a bit tighter and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Fleur looked a bit shocked but returned it none the less.
When they looked in each other's eyes they could both see the love they held for each other and for Fabian. Hermione then surged forward and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
While Fleur looked a bit shocked, she didn't pull back, kind of enjoying the feel of the brunette's lips on her own. It felt different from Yvette's but no one could replace her mate, but she knew this was not meant sexual, but comforting. And it really seemed to work as well.
At that moment Fabian came back into the room, and saw how his fiancé was kissing his sister. Other men would be furious about this, but he could only feel content. He had heard a bit of their conversation through the bathroom door and he couldn't be prouder of his mate.
Hermione pulled back with a blush and looked up at Fleur, who was smiling lovingly at her. "Zon't be embarrassed 'ermione, I liked it very much. This kiss was one between sisters, nozing to be embarrassed about." She said gently.
He walked over to them and hugged them both. "It'll all be fine girls, we will all look after each other. we are a family now after all. I have to look after my sister" he said kissing Fleur on the cheek. "and I love you too much to ever let anything happen to you." He said before kissing Hermione.
Both girls blushed and kissed him on the cheek. "We love you too brozer, but we really 'ave to get going if we want to make breakfast with mozer."
He smiled and after grabbing his bag, which held both his tuxedo and Hermione's dress for the wedding. They walked out and saw Yvette smiling at them. "You guys are finally ready then?" She asked with a smile.
They all nodded and together the four off them made their way to the Headmaster's office to take the Floo home.