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Severus's Apprentice Chapter 37
Daisy walked down the dark stairs into the Slytherin dormitories deep underground, feeling all sorts of things, sadness, frustration, disappointment at the same time she felt guilt for being a bit selfish. The headmaster had helped her on many occasions, and if it wasn't even for him finding her father's hidden will, she may not have even learned about the magical world. She was in debt, the least she could do is be useful is using her gift. She found herself standing in front of her bed, dropping her bag onto the ground as she changed into her sleepwear. She stared off into space when she's changed into some satin nightwear that Misses Malfoy had insisted in getting for her.
She had never lived alone before. Alone, she repeated in her head as she climbed into her cold bed, staring at the stone ceiling. She had always lived with someone, whether that was her mother, the Malfoy's or Severus. Alone meant, she wouldn't wake up for breakfast with him, she wouldn't see Lin or Linda, she wouldn't go to bed with him, maybe she won't even be able to see the Malfoy's easily. Previously during summer time Draco was always her best friend, he was always different when it was just them, even after ditching his old friends, he was still not the same Draco that she stayed up talking with, not the same Draco she went flying with or shared her art with. She didn't realize tears forming in her eyes, because she didn't want to sleep. Sleep no longer appealed to her, and when she was alone she delayed sleeping as much as possible. She covered her eyes and clenched her teeth together so she wouldn't make a sound, she wished she was up in his chambers, where he would hold her in his arms, where she felt safe, like nothing could hurt her so long as he was there.
She wondered when had she become so attached to the man, in a scary way.
Daisy dreamt of many things that night, many people being tortured by an unforgivable curse, she jerked and tossed in her bed, waking up every few hours only to curl up and cry. Hearing the cries of the victims clearly in her ears, only to fall asleep to have it all repeat over and over, with a horrible hissing sound. When it became five in the morning, she decided there was no point trying to sleep, with swollen red eyes, and bags under, she got up to wash up, moving rather slowly. She stared at herself in the mirror. She had grown taller, her shorter hair was growing already, but her blue eyes were surrounded by red veins like webs, her face sticky at the tears, she ripped her eyes away from the mirror and entered the shower. Her body ached, but it was no longer sore, she clenched her ear as she kept hearing the screams and pleads of the victims, curling up as she turned the water to extremely hot. Desperate to feel some sort of warmth.
She stepped out of the shower shortly, with a towel around her body and hair, she changed into her uniform, that had a silent smell of musk on it still, and she pushed it to her face, breathing it in, calming her beating heart only slightly. She wore it and stepped out of the bathroom, she saw Laura sleeping soundlessly. Peaceful, like how she did with Severus, she watched envious of the girl before picking up her bag and left the dorm. Just as she left the girls dorms Draco escaped the boys dorm and they froze in their spot.
"When did you return?" He spoke first. "Did you two get into another lover's spat, you look dreadful" He added, she looked away, feeling nothing as she walked on. "Oi" He walked after her. "What happened-" he held her arm and she turned to him.
"Just bad dream that's all"
"I thought you were suppose to stay with him"
"I was, but headmaster thinks it best if we don't" He furrowed his brows looking down at her, despite her growth the blond was still taller than her slightly.
"The old hoot? What does he have a say in it?"
"Long story" She furrowed her brows and looked up at him with painful pleading eyes. "I don't want to talk about it Draco, okay? I just want to go study" She said sliding out of his hold and leaving the dorm. He followed after her.
"Did you dream about..." He trailed off, not sure if he even wanted to know. "Father still thinks it'd be best if he returned" He said quietly as they walked out the dorm completely. "But Uncle Sev and mother thinks otherwise"
"and you?" She asked without looking at him, her face straight ahead.
"I...I don't want him back"
"Good" She walked on up the stairs to the main floor and headed to the courtyard to get some fresh air. "hope you don't mind this place" She stated putting her bag down and taking out some notes, taking deep breathes of fresh air. "I want some fresh air." Draco said nothing and took out his own notes, they silently studied, Draco surprisingly was understanding perhaps he realized what a jerk he had been lately, or maybe because they were alone, whatever it was she appreciated it. Randomly Daisy would hear the screams and she force a straight face, willing herself to read her notes. To distract herself.
"Do you want to see Madam Pomfrey?" Draco finally suggested her random change of expressions back and forth did not go unnoticed.
"There's nothing she could do"
"Maybe a calming draught"
"It's illegal during exams" He went quiet for a moment then got up.
"Stay here" He rushed pass her and she watched him disappear the same direction they came. She stared at the tree and sky. Summer was only a few days away, the birds were chirping, the breeze was nice, and the grounds had turned back to full blossom and green. It was all beautiful, and soothing. He came rushing back soon enough with a broom.
"Draco what on earth-"
"Lets go flying"
"We have exams, in just a few hours" she said, her expression of disbelief was plastered on her face.
"Plenty of time"
"I really can't-"
"Daisy" he frowned. "Just let it go, clear you mind, forget everything and come fly with me" Ice blue eyes stared at deep royal blue ones that wavered. This was the Draco she met during the summer, the Draco that joked, the Draco that was expressive and nice. She pushed her lips together and got up finally.
"Fine" He mounted his broom and waited for her to mount on behind him. She climbed around to sit on the broom.
"Hold on tight" he said smirking and he zoomed away, she instantly held him around his waist tightly, shoving her face into his back, as the air blew her hair out of her face. She smiled finally, they flew high up in the sky, flying around the castle, circling around towers and diving around the lake. Daisy laughed and let out excited cries when he did a sharp turns or lifted after diving.
"Draco you're mad!" She screamed as they flew above the lake, splashed of cold water touching them barely.
"I'm the best flyer the school got" he yelled from over his shoulder.
"Are you sure?" She yelled back.
"You tell me" He did a sharp turn back towards the tower just as the sun reached the highest in the sky, sparkling the water under them like little jewels of white and blue pearls.
"You are the best flyer" She said smiling widely.
"I know" He said with his nose high in the sky from pride, she laughed, and then her smile went from wide to straight and then there was no smile. "I won't probably see you much this summer" She said quietly as he no longer went full speed, just a nice pace in the air towards the castle.
"What do you mean?" he asked, the wind no longer rushing by them so fast to need to yell.
"Professor Dumbledore got me a small house to live in, he said it's best to keep my connection with Severus to a minimal, so that I can dream things properly"
"What, that's bloody ridicules, why didn't he make you stay with us?"
"I guess he either knew your father wouldn't like that, or that I'm still too easily reachable to Severus even there" she answered.
"But you're soulmates"
"I know" She said sadly as they finally reached the castle and he slowly began descending to the courtyard. There was some students up now, and glances were shot to them as they came to a halt. "So I assume I won't see much of you either" She repeated, getting off first with a sad look, she forced a smile though. "Thanks though, It was really fun, I needed that"
"You'll visit won't you?" her eyes widened as she looked up at his ice like eyes, his platinum blond hair was shorter than the year before, brushed neatly, like always it sat perfectly on his head. She wondered if he used any product or charms in the morning for it. As she looked at his hair her eyes returned to linger on his eyes, though they looked exactly like his father, his face too, with similar expressions, for some reason his held more emotions, more than she remembered it did two years ago.
"Of course," She finally answered. Draco was the first boy she ever interacted with in the magical world, and the only to know she was a half blood. "I'll go to the ball and parties, I'm still a Malfoy after all...right?" he did his side smiled at her, that was between a smirk and a genuine smile.
"I don't know" He said playfully. "are you? I recall you telling me you didn't want to be one" She smiled back.
"I do recall such a thing, because you were such a brat"
"You can't call me that"
"Yes I can you goon" They bickered playfully back and forth which lead to her laughing at his offended expression when she called him a weasel. They took their bags inside to seriously prepare for the exams after that and going together to the room. Like most of the time they finished roughly around the same time, they walked out together, ate together, and found themselves alone most of the time together. Laura, Blaise and Theodore weren't even in the dorms when they went looking for them. Daisy and Draco didn't seem to mind this, they were so occupied with each other, and talking about plans for the summer, as to cheer each other up that just because she won't be living close didn't mean she couldn't come everyday. Yet they were spending so much time together it was as if they were going to not see each other for a long period of time.
Before she knew it exams were over, the tension and stress in the air has vanished and everyone was just eager than another year was over. She hadn't gotten a chance to talk with the others. Laura was always in bed before her, and they were never in the dorm whenever Draco and Daisy came by. Severus Snape too seemed to have vanished but it was the last day, everyone was packing and finally Daisy caught Laura in the girls dorm.
"Laura-" Laura turned to her to give her this odd look, Daisy had never seen before and she froze. "Laura?" She said quietly, as if she wasn't sure if this was the same little girl giving her this angry look. Laura walked pass her to grab her towel and went back to her bed to shove it into her luggage. "What's wrong-"
"What's wrong? You're acting like you don't know" Daisy frowned at this.
"Well I don't" She said defensively, feeling attacked. "What's wrong?"
"Rewind a bit, and figure it out yourself" she spat as she shoved another clothing article into her bag messily.
"I'll tell you" Daisy turned to see Pansy leaning on her bed arms crossed with a smirk as she chewed a gum. "Laura here feels left out while you go around showing off your lovey dovey friendship with Draco" She explained, grabbed her large bag and left. Daisy whirled around to Laura.
"That can't be it, Laura, you know that I-" as she said this she looked at Laura and stopped talking as she saw the frustration, anger and hurt in her friends eyes. "Seriously? When you know about you know what?"
"I don't know what to believe anymore, I saw you two flying, and laughing and...you two looked so perfect..." She whispered the last part sadly. "I thought you were my friend"
"I am" Daisy insisted, pleaded. "Please Laura, you know I have no feelings for-"
"But he does!" She snapped back. "And you're just stringing him on..."
"What do you want me to do, he's my cousins! We lived together!" Laura looked down, knowing all this. "We're just friends"
"Whatever" She picked up her luggage and left.
"Laura please" Daisy follow but Laura kept going, and eventually she gave up and called "I'll owl you!" but she wasn't sure if Laura even heard her, she sighed. The other Slytherin girls left too with their bags, bumping into her purposely and telling her to move out of the way. Daisy's eyes looked around at the empty dorm. She was to go by floo with Dumbledore to her new place, with a heavier heart she packed her things and dragged it out the dorm and headed towards Severus's chamber. Inside Severus's room, stood Dumbledore waiting for her.
"Ah, Miss Malfoy, so good for you to finally join us" Daisy greeted back at the old man, but she kept her head down, feeling embarrassed to show her how dreadful she looked to Severus after not seeing him for some time. "Now, I've already connected your place to the floo network with simply saying 'Daisy'." He explained, handing her a pouch with powder in it. She took it and walked into the fireplace with her bag. Staring at the door in front of her as the two men stared at her she said her name and dropped the powder as a burst of green flames engulfed her.
She was spat out at another place and she scrambled to catch herself from falling as she stared around, her eyes wincing at the brightness of the place. Severus and Dumbledore joined after shortly. The room was painted with white walls, with three couched around the fireplace with an interesting design on them Daisy was not sure she would have picked. The rug didn't match it either, in fact the colors clashed more than anything. With a small kitchen on one side of the house house that had a small dining table inside, and stairs upstairs that led to one bedroom, a storage room and a bathroom. There was already a single bed, and table.
"I hope it is to your liking, I wasn't sure what you'd like" Daisy merely nodded at the man in thanks, and that this would do. "You can continue your job with witch weekly if you wish, there's also a basement you can turn into something for potions" Daisy nodded again in thanks not feeling like she wanted to talk to the man that was separating her from her soulmate and ruining her summer. "There is almost a small spare room that is most likely used as a study" He added. Seeing as clearly Daisy did not really want to talk he spoke again "Than I shall leave you to unpack and settle in" He smiled, and left. The moment he did Severus went over to her and instantly pulled her into an embrace.
"Will you never learn?" he growled and bit her ear hard. She let out a cry.
"W-what?" He leaned back to give her a look.
"Draco" Her brows furrowed apologetically.
"Severus, I'm sorry, he was just cheering me up, nothing happened I swear" She said honestly. He circled his arms around her firmly.
"Nothing except for many laughs and clenching onto him tightly, with your chest pressed against his back" he growled lowly at her.
"Severus, please, not now" She pleaded, this isn't what she needed. "I had a horrible day that time, and I already got into a bit of a mess with Laura today, if it wasn't for him-"
"Why hadn't you come to me?"
"I hadn't come to him in the first place, he found me" he growled at her response and bit down on her neck possessively.
"You didn't even visit me after headmaster's visit" She whimpered as he began to lick and suck the area he bit no doubt leaving marks on her.
"I wasn't sure if I could-"
"You didn't even try" She bit her lips as tears formed at the ends of her corner as he bit another spot hard.
"Severus" She whimpered out.
"Am I the only one then?" He pushed her onto the horribly designed couch that whined under her weight as he got on top of her, staring down at her with his arms on either side of her head, dark eyes stared into hers intensely. "Am I the only one being affected by the distance? By headmaster's decision for us? To wed and live apart?" He sounded almost like he was scolding and yet complaining at the same time. Daisy covered her eyes with her forearm to hide away from his intensely dark eyes.
"Of course not" She answered him quietly, with a shaky voice. "you have no idea how much I looked forward to this summer Professor" She said with full honestly. "with you, I was excited to brew potions together, and waking up to have breakfast together, and going out to the Malfoy's together, and talking" She listed. "I was excited for many things, especially since I hadn't dreamt of many things before he separated us." She went on. "But then the night he told me to leave I...I had a hard time sleeping, I just kept thinking and thinking, and I kept growing sadder and sadder and scared of sleeping because I'll dream no doubt" She was mumbling now as tears slid down her face. "I finally ended up falling asleep and of course I dreamt" He gently pulled her arm away from her face, her eyes avoided his as she kept talking. "I dreamt of him, you know who" His brows raised in surprise as she dug the heel of her hands back into her eyes. "He was torturing them Severus, they kept screaming, pleading" her voice cracked. "I kept hearing it even after I woke up, I couldn't block it out" silence fell between them as she sniffled, then she removed her eyes to look at him. "what am I going to do at night now?" she said in a shaky raspy weak voice up at him. "I can't help those victims either, I'm useless-" He scoped her into an embrace into his arms tightly, cursing in every word he knew about the headmaster for bringing such suffering to his flower.
She hiccuped into his shoulder, clenching onto him.
"We will see each other through the floo network when we can" Severus said stroking her back "you have many muggle things here to keep you distracted, like a television, and a radio" he said even a telephone for some reason was around. "Dumbledore has put wards around for your protection too" he assured her soothingly, his big hands kept rubbing her up and down and she stopped sniffing eventually.
"Are you leaving soon?" she asked.
"Unless you wish me to"
"No" she said honestly and he pulled away to look at her suspicious, his brows arched.
"You're strangely honest today" she blushed and looked away.
"I'd rather not have you leave simply because I'm to shy to tell you to stay and be bummed out later about it"
"If only you were always this obedient" he smirked and she avoided his look. "Shall we unpack?" he suggested getting up and helping her down from on him. Instead of using magic they did it the old fashion way so they could spend the time together, they hung her clothes and folded some in drawers. Her face turned red from ear to ear when he got to her undergarments in her bag and she had rushed over to snatch them from him. He smirked up at her.
"I quite like that one" he commented slyly and she shoved it in her top drawer along with the rest. Her face as bright as a tomato. It wasn't anything special just a cheeky underwear that was navy, with lace around the waistband. She remembered when Misses Malfoy had taken her undergarment shopping. Just them alone and a full day, the stores they had gone into were not conspicuous at all and she walked around with a constantly red face at the moving photos around the store and moving manikins doing all sorts of positions. At the time she didn't understand why lace and ruffles or beads were important. She was fine with boring plain ones but she was glad the lady hadn't listened to her. She would have never thought she would be stripped naked so soon by a man and deflowered.
They set up her TV to work and he wondered if he should go to a muggle store to get a telephone as well so she could call him. At this suggestion she peeped up liking the idea a lot. They cleaned out her basement and the last room left was the study room. They stood in it. A empty round room.
"What will you do with this room?" he asked, it wants a large room but there was a big window and it was bright and it was the only room with marble flooring. She already had a table up in her room, where she could read or study, so she didn't really need a study room. It wasn't like this was her permanent home either to actually buy books and make it into a library either.
"I don't know," she said looking around. "Looks sort of like a very small version of a dance room" she commented looking it up and down.
"I can send Lin or Linda to come and help you around the house if you wish" he informed her and she shook her head.
"No, I think it's best if I kept busy even if it means cleaning and doing everything myself."
"Headmaster said there's a market not far from here you could get your goods," then he grimaced at what he said next "Narcissa has also unfortunately informed the Witches magazine where they could fine you for the photo shoots" she smiled at his displeased expression.
"You really don't like me modeling" she commented.
"Do keep it a minimum" He said like it was such a hassle. "When would you like to see your mother?" Daisy stared up at him, not expecting him to ask this so soon. "as I recall Draco wanted to tag along as well"
"Would it be of inconvenience if I asked to go now?" he looked down at her.
"I did ask, so no, I shall inform Draco and return, you should ready yourself"
"Do you have any clothes that don't look so..." She said quickly before he disappeared into the fireplace, looking at him up and down/ He looked down at his clothes as if offended.
"I do"
"And Draco?"
"We shall figure something out" without a goodbye or even a kiss he disappeared. It was a hour after did they return and Daisy had jumped in her couch at the noise of the flames. Severus stepped out first and her jaw dropped. He was dressed in dark jeans with casual styled dress shoes, a belt around his waist and navy long sleeved shirt that didn't even have a collar. She had never seen so much of his neck in an outfit before. The shirt was fitted on him, not like the many layers he always wore and it showed more of his physique and it made her blush.
Draco shows up after him dressed similarly only instead navy the shirt was army green and he had the sleeves pulled up. Everything looked a bit big on him but he didn't look bad. She wondered if they were Severus's clothes but shrunken a bit.
"Is this really what muggles where?" he side touching the fabric not liking the feel of it.
"Yeah, it'll do" Draco looked up and stared at her. She was wearing fitted jeans, jeans that in his opinion looked a bit too tight, it showed her legs curves and her butt was practically exposed, the stitching between her butt cheek was practically digging in between, how did she find this comfortable? She had some plain black converse shoes on, and a white shirt that when she moved a certain way showed a bit of her stomach.
"Everything's a bit small" she said looking down at herself, her jeans weren't covering her ankles. "I'm not good at transfiguring things" she said feeling a bit exposed but it would still do. Severus gave it a try to make her jeans bigger, insisting that she should be comfortable but Draco knew better in that Severus didn't like how obvious her body shows. In the end the man had made her jeans too big, that it bulged out of some places and looked more like sweat pant style than jeans. He couldn't fix it. She shrugged and thanked him anyways. "So how are we going to do this?" she said feeling a bit nervous her hands in her Jean pocket.
"The same way I brought you" he said stretching his hand out and she took it. Draco took his other arm and they disappeared.
They were spat out in an alley way away from the eyes of people. Daisy could ear children playing outside the way she always did when she lived with her mother. She gulped as she peeked out to look at the neighborhood, memories rushing in her head and she found her mouth go dry.
"I remember this..." She said, and down the lane she saw her house. Her mother's house, no longer were there overgrown weeds, the place even looked new and renovated. There was even a car in front of it. She gulped, she was certain that was it. "Okay so...just look normal and I'll be back..." She stepped out of the alley way marching across the street to the house nervously the closer she got the harder it was to breathe. Till she stood in front of the door having not knocked on it or rung the doorbell yet. She stood on a rug that was never there before that said 'Home Sweet Home'. She looked around and saw Severus and Draco sitting on a bench not far.
She lifted a shaky hand and rang the doorbell, licking her lips nervously at the wait. She heard voices, footsteps before the door finally opened and she stared at her mother.
"Mom-"
"mommmyyy" a little girl came waddling in. She had blond hair with brown eyes, when the little girl looked up at Daisy, she went quiet and shied away behind her mother peeking out to stare. Her eyes went back to her mother. She had gained a lot of weight, but her face was the same.
"Can I help you?" her mother asked looking at her weirdly.
"It's me" Daisy stumbled gesturing to herself. "It's Daisy" but this didn't lift the confusion from her mothers face one bit. Another set of steps came, a tall man with a long square face and brown short hair.
"Who is it dear?" he asked looking at Daisy who stepped back wearily.
"I don't know, she says I know her," she turned to Daisy "are you one of my colleagues daughters maybe?" Daisy stared in disbelief and she felt her heart tighten as she stared at the little girl and her mother's face and then she stepped back again unsure. She felt like her airway was closing in on itself, her heart tightened, and she felt cold, like a dementor was nearby.
"Sorry, I must... I must have the wrong address, you looked familiar, sorry to disturb your weekend" she forced a smile, turned and walked away. Draco was talking about his shirt material to Severus before elbowing him when he spotted Daisy coming their way. She walked pass, they got up after her. Draco called after her but she didn't hear, eventually Severus with her long strides grabbed her arm and she turned her eyes wide.
"What happened?" Draco asked catching up. "One minute you're nervous and the next you're practically running off, did she say something horrible?"
"No," she said weakly avoiding Severus's observing eyes. "She got married, and has a daughter even, looks like she just learned to walk, looks just like mom...she would be my half sister..." She mumbled all over the place, staring at the pavement.
"What did she say to you when she saw you?" Severus asked watching her carefully.
"Nothing..." Then she let out a pathetic short lived laugh "She didn't recognize me... She doesn't even know a girl named Daisy..." she said so quietly, her forced smile fell, and tears slid down her cheeks and she forced the heel of her hands into her eyes. Many people stared at them as they walked by. Even children. "She doesn't know me, she forgot about me..." Severus took hold of her hand and guided her away from the eyes of others staring, Draco following as they went somewhere quiet, between two buildings. Severus tried to pull Daisy's hands away from her eyes but she kept fighting him. "she forgot about me" repeated "she doesn't remember me...why?"
"She must have went through a traumatic experience when she lost you" Severus tried. "to cope, her mind may have stored anything to do with you away"
"Muggles can oblivate themselves?" Draco asked dumbly, and he only got a glare from Severus that told him he was being stupid, in which he gave him a look back as if to say 'what did I say?'. Daisy had slowly calmed down.
It's best if she doesn't know" Severus said softly as Daisy finally removed her hands from her eyes. Broken eyes stared at the two of them but she nodded.
"I guess... She has her own family now, I have a little half sister too..." She mumbled. She felt empty inside, whatever connections she had to the muggle world seem to have slipped now that her mother doesn't even remember her. Like she never existed here, or doesn't anymore. And it felt a little unnerving "I guess we could go back-"
"We could explore" Severus interjected and she looked up at him wiping her nose one last time.
"You'd want to?" she asked surprised. "Would you Draco?" Draco kept looking around paranoid every time he saw something weird or someone walk by. He turned to her at the sound of his name.
"I'm already here" he said unpleasantly and she smiled weakly. He looked like a germaphobe at anything muggle like. Moving away or jumping away from it afraid to touch it.
"Professor do you know a place in London I could exchange wizard money to muggle? I brought some gallons"
"I've already brought"
"Really?" he moved away out of the little spot and Daisy followed along with Draco gladly. "I wanted to treat you guys though, since its you two going out of your way for me"
"I'm responsible for you" he said back over his shoulder. Draco jumped as he saw a girl looking at him.
"Why she looking at me like that, is there something wrong with her eyes?" her eyes were fluttering at him. "does she have a twitch?"
"Maybe if you stopped acting so jumpy," she said "watch and learn" Daisy took the lead as a couple walked by with their pet dog. Daisy smiled at them and they smiled back, once they passed them enough she turned to Draco. "See? Easy"
"Why smile at strangers, that's creepy"
"It's called being friendly" she corrected. "ever heard of it? I don't think so" he glared at her. "I know a little Cafe if you guys want to go to one"
"And have muggle food?" Draco said in shock. Daisy stared at him and Severus glowered.
"You did not have to come, you seemed quite interested when I told you about today" Draco froze at his Godfather's words and looked away.
"I...well-"
"If you don't want to there's this" she said looking at a post on a street light. "There's an amusement park, just opened a few days ago"
"Amusement park?" Draco repeated, confused.
"I've never gone before but I've always wanted, there's rides" Draco still look confused.
"If you like flying you'll probably like this, let's go"
Daisy after much direction asking finally figured out how to get to the place. It was a weekend, summer had just begun and no doubt it was packed, she had seen the rides from far away, and they did quite a bit of walking to get there that Draco was beginning to complain. In which she ignored, his complaining had stopped when he saw the rides that she pointed that. They stood in line to get their tickets or band. A lot of people looked at them which bothered Draco, but Daisy didn't see them as looks at how strange they were but rather, that both Draco and Severus have a different feel to them. They were both attractive in their own way, most young girls look at Draco while older woman looked at Severus.
They got their bands around their wrist, Daisy helped remind Severus how the money worked in the muggle world and Draco of course complained about them as they entered. He carried a scowl on his face all the way to the entrance. There was loud music, people screaming as rides wooshed around, children running around and people trying to win prizes.
"It's like that festival we went to but with rides" Draco was staring at roller coaster that went up high first before diving down almost at a ninety degree angle and it spun you and turned you around and went up and down all around the borders of the park.
"You ride THESE?" Draco stared and Daisy decided to stand in line for this ride since Draco seems interested. "Voluntarily?"
"Scared?" Draco stared at her.
"Ive flown since I was seven" he said feeling insulted.
"Yeah but you don't go upside down and whipped around like that"
"Shouldn't you be scared? First time you rode a broom, you freaked" Draco whispered the 'broom''part. Daisy turned a bit pink.
"That's only because we controlled the broom, this is built and calculated for full safety and all you have to do is sit you don't have to control anything" she said defensively as they moved up the line.
"You'd rather put your life in another hands than your own?"
"More like I rather trust a well calculated and tested thing rather than my own human error" Draco didn't seem to agree to this but he went silent about the topic anyway.
"Can't believe we have to just stand here it'll take ages"
"That's part of the excitement" he hmphed.
"Have you gone on one of these?" she said looking up at Severus.
"Can't say I have" they stood and chatted and as they got nearer Daisy grew nervous along with Draco but Severus kept a still face. Some girls try to hit on Draco but he only scared them off with insults.
"Who told you you could talk to me" they turned away muttering something under their breath. Daisy scolded him quietly and he shrugged. They talked about where they were going to sit and to prove that she wasn't scared she suggested at the very front. Draco of course couldn't show how much of a wuss he was said that's what he wanted anyways. She had hoped he'd not want that, and instantly regretted such a suggestion as their turn came up and they were at the front of the line. Daisy went up on the stage and walked down to the front of cart. Severus took the first seat to the right, she took the middle and Draco took the left. As the cart got filled the bar was brought down.
"This is all they give us?" Draco exclaimed uncomfortably.
"Yup" Daisy was sure her soul was going to leave her the moment the roller coaster moved. It was straight ahead before going straight up slowly. Building suspense. Draco and Daisy were clenching onto the bar tightly.
"Oi, it's a lot higher than it seems huh?"
"Yeah, it's always like that"
"Scared Daisy?" he said using her words, trying to sound smug but it came out more weak.
"You wish" she said after a gulp and then they were at the top. The cart paused there for a moment, the sound of music seemed so quiet from up there and then it tipped and down they went down in high speed. Daisy scream died with many others as she clenched onto the bar with a death grip her eyes closed tightly, her hair rippling behind her as the coaster twisted and looped pausing at the top before rushing down again.
"Your people are mad!" Draco screamed. "How is this fun? " he added. "Who would pay for this!" he said more as another steep dip approached. Daisy was sure her soul returned after the first drop, her stomach flipped with each drop until finally the ride ended, and they were one of the last to get out.
"That's like, your peoples way of curio, that should be illegal" Draco said clenching his shirt.
"I think I left my soul up there" Daisy looked up at Severus to see if he was fine and he kept his plain expression.
"Muggles have a interesting way of having fun."
"You liked that" she stated. He glanced at her.
"Barely" he lied and turned away taking the lead this time. He took them to every scary ride there was until Daisy had to grab his arm and tell him she needed a break or else her mind was going to implode and her stomach was going to fold into itself. They sat down on a bench to relax as people went by in excitement. Holding candy cane cones, ice cream, dreams and food of all sorts.
"I' will return" Severus said getting up, leaving Daisy and Draco on the bench.
"At least he's enjoying it" She commented as the tall man left.
"There are very few things that man likes" Draco added and she nodded in agreement. "I'm surprised muggles have such a way of entertainment, only shows how mad they really are"
"How did you convince your parents to come here? I thought they'd go mad" He smirked.
"I could get whatever I want" Then his smirk fell and he looked away from her "They don't know I'm here, Severus just told them we are helping you with something, it wasn't really a lie so.." Daisy nodded.
"Very Slytherin-"
"Daisy is that you?" Daisy turned her head at the calling of her name by a voice she didn't recognize. "It is you!" Daisy stood up confused, looking around the many faces going by then she met eyes with a boy with hazel eyes and brown curly short hair. He had a strong jaw and thin lips with a very nice nose. He was an attractive boy, leaned out, no doubt goes to the gym or plays a sport. "Where have you been?" With him was a girl Daisy instantly recognized as Jessica, her childhood school bully, and another boy she didn't know. Then when she looked back at the first boy, smiling widely at her and standing now right in front of her her brain clicked.
"Derek?" She guessed, eyes wide, this was the boy who Jessica made a rumor that Daisy had a crush on him, the same boy Jessica had a crush on and he was the most popular in sports.
"Yeah! You remember me" he said laughing. He's grown. "And wow" He said looking at her whole body. "You've changed so much but I'd recognized those eyes anywhere" he said smiling, his cheeks rosy a bit. He had a very charming smile. Derek had been one of the few boys that were actually nice to her during school. Draco stood up, feeling that since Severus wasn't around to be possessive of her, it was his role now, but he merely stood close to her, slightly bumping into her actually.
"I'm surprised you remember me-"
"Oh my God, is that your boyfriend?!" Jessica hadn't changed much, her voice was still squeaky, and her face still pretty, if anything it seemed she had just starting a lot more make up, dressed in a short skirt, a yellow crop top and a hoodie tied around her waist. Thin, tall, much like a cheerleader. She had pushed pass Derek to Draco to stare at him. "I'm Jessica, I knew Daisy for years" she stretched out her hand and Draco stared at it, his face turned into a scowl of disgust.
"Get your filthy hands away from me" Draco recoiled away from her in disgust. Looking at the lack of coverage in her attire in distaste. Daisy, Derek, Jessica and their addition friend went quiet at Draco's comment, Daisy's face turned red, and Jessica's face turned even redder in embarrassment.
"U-uh he doesn't mean that, he's just a germaphoebe" Daisy lied quickly.
"What's a germa-" Draco cut himself off when she had grabbed his arm.
"I brought him out here today as a test run, we're working on reducing his fear of public places"
"Oh, that's very kind of you" Derek said. Jessica stayed quiet. "So where have you been, you just disappeared"
"I moved" She said letting go of Draco. "I just came back to visit"
"Alone?"
"Obviously not, I'm with" She looked at Draco. "Drake, him and my...uh significant other" She said finally.
"Oh so he's not-"
"No he's my cousin"
"You never said you had such a hot cousin Daisy" Jessica said "it's too bad he's ..." Daisy saw Snape coming from behind Derek with two cones of ice cream having yet noticed what was going on.
"Anyway we should go on some rides together" Derek suggested. "I'll be fun, it'll be nice to catch up and such"
"Oh, I'd love to but-"
"She doesn't want to okay?" Draco interjected. "She just came to show us around London and she was going to leave after that, so sod up, it's obvious your interested, she already said she's taken" Derek frowned.
"What's your problem, I'm just-"
"Ah, please excuse my cousin, he's just anxious to leave, you know?" Derek glared at Draco and Draco glared back before he took something out of his pocket, a paper and pen and wrote something down and handed it to Daisy. Draco glanced to see a series of numbers divided.
"We should hang out or chat some time" He finally said, and she just nodded, and then he went in for a hug and she stood there, eyes wide, eyes right at Severus his eyes began to narrow and his strides quickened. He was practically pushing people out of there way. Derek pulled away, and she force a fake smile at him as he ran off with the other two after Jessica did the same to Draco. Snape by now had reached them and he certainly was not happy. Children cried from just the way he glared at her.
"Severus, i-it's not what you think-" She tried but Draco spoke up.
"He gave her a series of numbers" Severus looked down at the crunched up paper in her hand. "He's apparently from her old school, and he was looking her up and down" She elbowed Draco glaring at him to shut up but he went on "He said he would recognized her eyes anywhere" He said acting like the boy, fluttering his eyes, Daisy clenched her fist.
"Stop making things worse than they really are" She demanded in hushed tones.
"I'm just telling the truth, the guy was practically drooling all over you even when you told him you're taken" Draco took one of the cones from Severus happily, the ice cream was beginning to melt, he licked it smugly. Severus however gave him both cones and took hold of Daisy wrist.
"Draco, return here within an hour" He said dragging Daisy away. Draco waved at them.
"Severus" She called but he ignored her, they were in line for the Ferris wheel she tried explaining things but he kept looking forward, ignoring her. When their turn came up they went in the pod and sat across each other, Daisy sat with her hands on her knees nervous, while the man crossed his legs and looked out the window as each pod filled up slowly. "Draco was just making it bigger than what really happened" She said again.
"Did he compliment your eyes?"
"Yes but-"
"Did he look you up and down?"
"Yes but that was only because I looked so different-"
"Did he give you his number?" Daisy's shoulders sagged.
"Yes" He looked at her from across the pod as it finally moved consistently. "but sir, I told him I implied I was taken already"
"It obviously didn't stop him from trying, do you still have his number?" She looked down clenched in her hand. "Throw it away"
"Why don't you trust me?" She said with a angry tone.
"I don't trust him"
"He's not going to see me again!" She said back to him looking up at him.
"Fine, do whatever you want" He spat looking out the window again. She looked down at her hands, and she heard him sigh, she looked up at him to see him pinching the bridge of his nose. "I leave for one minute and a dimwit shows up" he said under his breath. "but your turned him down?" He said looking up at her.
"He didn't even ask me out or anything, he just gave me his number"
"Are you going to call?" She fidgeted.
"Derek was a nice guy when I was in school, I want to call just to turn him down properly" He closed his eyes for a moment then opened it.
"Very well, I trust you" She smiled.
"Thank you"
"What are you going to do when you return back to your place?" He asked and she looked at him confused at the strange question.
"Make food I suppose or go shopping for food"
"Try again" Her brows furrowed.
"I don't know sir-"
"You're going to let me do whatever I want" He said staring deep inside her eyes, her cheeks glowing red.
"Yes, sir" She said quietly.
"I merely don't like others being too comfortable with you" She nodded.
"I don't like it when girls are to you either" She said understanding.
"It happens far too often with you, and you smell like cologne now" He growled distastefully.
"I much prefer the smell of musk" They reached the end of their ride before he could say anything they were told it was over. They stepped out, holding hands. Many of the people around looked at them, but Daisy kept her hand firm in his hand, even though she felt nervous, scared and embarrassed all at once. It didn't change the fact of the truth, that they were together, that he was to wed her, that they had even done much more embarrassing things than holding hands. It wasn't hard to find Draco, he was arguing with a worker about the need to pay more to play games to win prizes. He was pointing at his band and yelling what was the point of this if he still had to pay to be able to do these little games. Daisy pulled him away, and apologized over and over again to the worker. He huffed and puffed over that worker for the next hour, and how stupid this whole place was.
Nevertheless they went on calmer rides, like a swing high up in the sky, and glider, and well as spinning rides, eventually Draco couldn't go on. His stomach was turning after eating both ice creams. Severus however wanted to go on the roller coaster one more time, and with Draco's pride he refused to chicken out. He ended up vomiting, and Daisy patted his back into the garbage can. They ended up leaving the ride at sunset, walking the same way they came towards where her mother lived. They laughed and chatting the whole way back and Daisy stopped walking when she saw her mother carrying something heavy out of the car, she looked like she was struggling. It looked like some sort of baby item. Maybe a bed even. She rushed passed them and they stared as she went to help her mother.
"Oh, you again" her mother side. "that's kind of you" Daisy took one end and helped her bring it to the doorsteps. "My husband left on a quick arrange, and I thought I could carry it myself" She arched her sore back. "I'm not as young as I used to be" She said smiling sweetly to Daisy who stared with teary eyes.
"W-what are you saying, you look young!" she said weakly.
"Aw that's really nice, I'm sorry to bother you dear, but could help bring it in too?" Daisy shook her head.
"It's not a bother at all!" She picked it up again on one side and into the house.
"I'll bring in Rose" her mother side.
"Roses?"
"My daughter," the woman explained "I love flowers" Daisy's shoulders fell as she watched her bring in her daughter in the car seat. "daisy's are actually my favorite" Her mother continued as she let her daughter out. "but for some reason I couldn't call her that, it didn't feel right to" her mother had such a soft look on her face, it almost looks said. "Somehow, I feel like I've lost something dear to me at one point in my life, and the thought of daisy's only make me sad" She stood up. "oh I'm sorry for rambling on, I hope Rose grows up to be such a kind girl like you" Tears were falling down her face. "Oh dear, what's wrong?" Her mother came to touch her shoulder, and it only made the tears fall harder at the gentle touch, a touch she had never experience from her mother ever till now. Her heart remembered her, but her mind...her mind had forgotten her. Daisy pulled away, and headed towards the door.
"I'm sorry, I must seem weird, I came to you randomly this morning wondering if you remembered me, and here I am again crying"
"No no dear" Her mother looked at her with concern at the door steps. "I'm sure you have your reasons, we all go through hardship don't we? You must be a strong girl" Daisy smiled through her tears. "I hope my daughter will be just as strong as you" not able to stop her tears she forced another smile.
"Thank you" She said and left quickly covering her eyes as she walked down the street, only to be pulled into the space between buildings. Broken eyes stared up at dark soft ones. She buried her face into his chest, taking in the smell of musk. "Take me back" She said shakily to the point that it was hard to understand. "take me h-home" And then they were out of London.
I dont know about you guys but I teared up in this chapter, I don't know if i was able to convey the emotions enough(i need to work on that) but heres to another chapter. Don't forget to leave a comment/Review!