Forgotten Lover

by Artrastic23

Eleanor Brown has no memory of her father and her mother, uncle, and grandmother rarely speak of the man. One night she overhears her mother tell her grandmother that her father had an accident that may have erased both her and Eleanor from his memories. Will she ever meet her father? Will she be ok when she learns the full truth?

11. Chapter 11: Proposals

...Proposals...

Mum drops to the floor in shock. "My precious baby Ellie! What ever did you do this for?!" she cries. "I didn't want to wake my roommates with my crying and worry everyone." I mumble as she examines the marks on my wrists. "Where else?" she asks but she doesn't look at me, she's asking Blaise. "Her hips, the back of her knees, and her ankles." he reports taking tea from grandma. I frown at him. "Ah, I take it from that look on your face Ellie that he's scolded you plenty already." grandpa grumbles.

Blaise nods a small satisfied smile on his face. "I scold her plenty at school too but she just transforms into an Occamy and flies away." Blaise sighs. I kick him under the table and shoot him a look. "You told me you weren't going to be irresponsible with your transformations." mum gets to her feet all traces of worry gone. I laugh nervously and look at my lap.

Needless to say, but I get scolded by everyone for the better part of three hours. Mum rubs my back as Mrs. Zabini and grandma serve lunch. Blaise plays with my siblings in the living room. Elijiah toddles in and taps my leg. I pick him up and sit him in my lap. "Bwaise says you have cwandy for us." he smiles. I give a little gasp "He did, did he?!" Elijiah nods eagerly. "Dear cousin Draco and his and Blaise's bestest friend Theodore ate the lot of them. It was a big bag of sweets. Bigger than you, and they ate them all." I brush his hair with a solemn smile.

His blue eyes go wide in hurt and he slides from my lap lip trembling as he walks back in the other room. "Did they really eat a bag of sweets meant for the kids?" Mrs. Zabini asked. I nod "I spent hours picking out appropriate sweets for them with the Honeyduke's shopkeeper and the boys at the entire thing in less than 20 minutes."

Mum nearly drops the pitcher of tea she's carrying. "You know I've heard from your new music professor that you haven't sung once since March." she frowns. I look out the window ignoring her. "Oh, this little brat.." mum sighs but gets cut off by Blaise's yell. She runs to the doorway and laughs. "If you guys are going to attack him over candy, do it properly." she smiles.

Blaise lies on my bed watching me clean my instruments. "Ellie, come here for a second." Blaise mumbles. "No." I murmur examining my guitars. I hear my bed shift and in a flash I'm under him. "You've been cleaning and caring for your instruments for several hours. I know you're mad at me but you don't have to take it this far." he whispers. I wrap my arms around him and he chuckles. "Adorable." he sighs rolling over and putting me on his chest.

"Despite their age your siblings pack quite a mean punch." he groans rubbing his side. I kiss his cheek and sit up. "My sincerest apologies." I smile. He sits up too. I know he's examining me. "I had another nightmare. I wasn't ignoring you because I was upset. I knew that you'd instantly know." I confess before he can say anything. He frowns and leans closer. I look at my lap. "Confession time Ellie, or you can use this from now on and I won't read it unless you want me to." he whispers pulling a pretty journal from under my pillow.

"It's a dream journal. I bought it for you. Do you like it?" he wonders handing it over. I run my fingers over the cover and then tackle hug him. I pepper his face in kisses earning a delighted smile from him. "I love it." I whisper kissing him softly. "Really? And here I thought you were upset." he sighs sarcastically. I cuddle up next to him and Serenity hops onto the bed meowing in complaint. "Are we bothering you?" I ask. She meows and begins bumping our hands with her nose. Blaise pats his chest and she leaps up.

He rolls me over to him and we pet her until she falls asleep. "You two are so alike." he whispers. I smile and kiss the top of Serenity's head. Mum comes up an hour later to tell us lunch is ready and freezes in the doorway. She turns on her heel without a word and leaves. She returns with Mrs. Zabini and a camera. They take several pictures then leave giggling. "What was all that about?!" Blaise calls after them. Their tittering ceases as they return to the kitchen. Blaise puts Serenity in my arms as he gets up.

He pats his back and I climb on with a smile. He picks Serenity up and the three of us go to the kitchen. His mum bursts out laughing as he walks in. "I can't with you two." mum smiles with Serefina on her hip. The newborn begins to reach for Serenity but Serenity hops out of Blaise's arms and goes straight to his mother. I kiss his cheek and he lets me down.

We have Ribollita for lunch then play games for the rest of the afternoon. We say good night to the Zabinis and then bathe the infants and toddlers. Anya toddles around me as I put Emilia's clothes on her. "Ellie!" Elijiah and Regulus squeal running in the room. They join Anya circling me. "Why aren't you two in bed? Naughty boys." I chide softly. "We want to play!" Regulus shrieks. Mum walks in with Orion and the boys scurry to hide behind me.

"Bedtime!" I announce scooping Emilia and Anya up. They all begin fussing but mum plays my recorded singing and they're out like a light. "They're getting so big. I'm going to have to put the boys in their own room soon." mum sighs. I sigh and lean against the wall. "You won't be here long after you graduate either if you and Blaise continue on the path you're on. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if he proposed before you graduate." mum sucks her teeth and pulls me from the room.

I blush and turn away. "Don't say that." I murmur. "I'm quite serious Eleanor. That boy loves you so much. I can see why your father led you to him. Come here, I want to show you something." she leads me to the living room. She slides some new pictures out of the way on the mantle revealing old pictures of mum, dad, and infant me. Tears well up in my eyes. It had to have been taken before dad went to Azkaban. Mum wipes the few fallen tears. "He loved you so much. I don't think he'd be happy if he found out you've been hurting yourself. Also, every time every single time you get stressed and end up sleeping for days upon days you don't see how worried Blaise gets. Promise me you'll worry everyone less. We all care so much about you. It pains me to see you like this." mum starts crying. We end up on the floor crying in each other's arms. She strokes my hair until we're calm.

Anya is on my floor coloring some pictures when Blaise stops by. "Bwasie!" she squeals jumping up and running to him. He laughs as he scoops her up. "What are you doing in here?" he asks. "Sissy said I could color while she twuned her instruments." Anya giggles. Blaise sits down with her and watches her color while I tune my violin.

"Sissy, can you play a song?" Anya asks sweetly. I laugh to myself. "Sure thing." I smile and play softly. She winds up falling asleep after a bit and I tut. Blaise puts her on my bed and sits next to me. "You won't sing even for me but could you play another song?" he nudges me. "No, I want to take a nap too." I pout. "Stop teasing me." he whispers leaning close and kissing me softly.

I stare at him at a loss for words. "Are you not going to play?" he smiles. "You can read my dream journal if you want." I whisper softly and turn back to my instruments. He turns me back around. "I'm sorry. What was that? I didn't hear you." he grins. I motion for him to lean closer so I can whisper in his ear "You can read my dream journal if you want."

He pulls me onto his lap and sighs. "Not right now. I just want to hold you like this for a while if that's alright with you." he mumbles. "That's quite alright." I smile and put my head on his shoulder. We sit there for Merlin knows how long before Anya wakes up asking for a snack and some juice. I hop off of Blaise's lap and hurry over to Anya. "What type of snack do you want?" I ask. "The ones we had last time at the party." she yawns.

"What party?" Blaise asks. "My tea party with my dollies." she mumbles as I pick her up. "Can you help me?" I mouth to Blaise. He nods and we leave my room. "Could you see if the boys are awake?" I ask putting Anya on the counter. He nods and goes to check. When he returns Anya is a bit more awake. "They're still knocked out." he chuckles. He plays with Anya while I fix her snack of herbed chicken sandwiches and honey butter sandwiches.

I pour all of us a glass of cranberry and pomegranate juice before leaning on the counter and watching Anya eat. She frowns and I frown. "What's that face for little missy?" I murmur. "I heard mommy telling gramma that Bwaise was going to take you away after school. Are you really going to leave?" she sniffles. "Aww, I'm not leaving." I smile trying to control myself.

Blaise taps my shoulder. "What's she talking about?" he asks. I shake my head. He puts his glass down and stares at me. I pull him to the side and wait until Anya is distracted by her food. "My mum thinks you're going to propose to me in my seventh year and take me away. Then she can use my room since they're getting so big and can't all stay in the nursery together." I whisper. Blaise raises an eyebrow. "Do you think I won't?" he asks. I shoot him a look and go back to my sister.

Blaise leads me down the train until we find Draco and Theo. I sit next to Draco and tug on his sleeve. "Yes Ellie?" he smiles. "Anya and Emilia say hello." I nod. Theo sniggers. "Really, and you're sitting here because...?" he looks me up and down. "Because I've seen Blaise nearly every single day over the break and now, I need a break." I reply smoothly.

"Ah! You need a break now. What really happened?" Theo smirks. Both Blaise and Draco shoot him a look and he throws up his hands in surrender. I put my head on Draco's shoulder and drift off. I wake to find myself in Blaise's arms. I groan and squirm but he just laughs and puts me on his back. I frown at him when he finally puts me down. "Go let Serenity out of her cage before she throws a fit." he kisses my cheek.

"I'm still mad at you." I huff turning on my heel. I hear him laughing as I make my way up the stairs. I let Serenity out and she paws at the door. "No." I shake my head and flop onto my bed. She yowls in complaint until the door opens and Astoria walks in. Serenity streaks out probably to go find Blaise and complain. I throw my clothes off and slide under my covers.

I stay upset for two weeks before Astoria pulls me to the side after Charms. "What happened over the break that you're giving Blaise the cold shoulder?" she demands. "Mum thinks me and Blaise look really good together and both of our families agree." I sigh. "Ok? How is that a bad thing?" she scoffs. "Mum thinks Blaise will propose before I graduate and I'll move in with him. I said no way in hell. Blaise said he could get me to agree and we've been silent bickering since." I pout.

"Child, are you really going to reject him if he proposes?" she gasps. I nod and she slaps my arm. "Ow!" I mouth. "You can't reject him!" she frowns. "Wrong! She's rejected five times now." Blaise frowns. I look out a window ignoring Astoria's stunned gaze. "I'll take it from here. Draco's looking for you by the way." Blaise chuckles. Astoria takes off without a backwards glance.

Blaise turns to me with a frown. "You said you would try to stop." he examines my wrists. I wriggle out of his grip and drag my sleeves down to hide the marks. "It happened while I was asleep and trying to wake myself." I mutter turning away. "Ellie." he sighs and turns me back around. I kick the floor refusing to meet his eyes. "I'm sorry." I mumble. He pulls me into his arm and I hide in his chest. "You don't need to apologize to me. You need to apologize to yourself." he whispers.

I squirm uncomfortably but he just holds me tighter. "Can you just stay here a bit longer?" he mumbles. I stop squirming and pout. I tug on the bottom of his shirt to get his attention. "Yes Ellie?" he mumbles. "Can I have one of your hoodies?" I ask. He laughs "So, you don't want to marry me but you want my shirts. Interesting combination."

"You saw how upset Anya got at the idea of me leaving. I'll just wait until she's 8 before I move out." I murmur. Blaise leans back frowning. "That's five years from now. Please tell me you're joking." he groans. I shake my head and play with my fingers. He releases me and looks out the window. "I'm going to go find Astoria." I sigh and walk away.

I make it halfway around the next corridor when I hear an all too familiar voice. Colin and his friends are approaching and race back the way I came and into Blaise's worried arms. When Colin and his friends round the corner I hear them stop. I feel Blaise growling and wrap my arms around him. The other group walks away and I wait until Blaise calls me several times before looking up. "You're shaking like a leaf Ellie." he looks worried. I cling to him as he guides me down to the common room.

"What happened?" Draco asks as I sit next to Blaise. Blaise explains since I can't. Serenity hops into my lap meowing worriedly and nudging me with her nose. I pet her as I try to calm down. Draco frowns and folds his arms. "Sorry to interrupt but I have a quick question.", Theo smirks, "What were you two 'discussing before that made Astoria run in here?" "Nothing." I mutter as Serenity leaves my lap and walks over to Draco.

"Blaise proposed five times and she rejected him every time." Astoria reports smacking the back of my head as she passes. I blush and hide my face in my hands. Blaise pulls me to him. He takes the reigns explaining and I nudge him until he lays down. "I'm sleepy." I mumble as I lay next to him. "Anya told me I could marry Ellie as long as I didn't let her move out. As a joke I proposed and she seriously rejected me. Ah, I didn't think I'd ever get rejected in my life let alone five times." he groans dramatically.

Theo and Draco laugh at Blaise's behavior. "As if proposing would be that easy. I let you get away with the confession because I was tired. I won't let you propose that simply. Put some work into it lazy bones." I giggle. "But still, five times is a bit much to reject someone." he pouts. "Draco's been rejected by Astoria 582,761,940 times and he doesn't get upset." I point out. Draco blushes and coughs. "No one told you to keep count Ellie!" he scoffs trying to save face.

I wait until the common room empties to sneak out to the Astronomy Tower. I've gotten into the habit of writing songs or poems. I take my acoustic guitar out and strum a few notes. I work until dawn then hurry back to my dorm undetected. I put on one of my hoodies and sweats and follow Astoria up to the Great Hall for breakfast. Blaise nods for me to sit in between him and Draco. I pout for a minute but give in.

"I was right! There are these weird rumors flying around about a ghost girl who sings in the Astronomy Tower at night." Theo gasps sitting down. Blaise begins tapping his fingers on the table. I nibble on some toast and avoid his gaze. "When did these happen?" Draco gasps pointing at my wrists. I hurry to hide them but it's too late.

Draco grabs my arm and pushes my sleeve up revealing the marks. "Since her dad died." Blaise replies still tapping. He taps my shoulder and I throw my hood up. "These are recent though Blaise. They can't be more than a day old." Draco points out. Blaise checks my wrist and frowns. "I think you need to go see Madam Pomfrey after breakfast Ellie. Exams are coming and it'll make it worse." Blaise sighs sliding me a cup of juice.

I bite my lip nervously. Several ideas bounce around my head but I choose the simplest one. I take my dream journal out of my hoody pocket and slide it over to him. Last night's page is marked with a few fresh drops of my blood from when I tried to wake myself from my nightmare. I can feel him look at me every now and then but I keep my head down.

I slide my poetry and song notebook over too when he's done reading. "You've been quite busy despite the fact you haven't participated in class this year." he notes. He slides my dream journal over to a very curious Draco. They read silently and when I finish my toast Blaise puts more food on my plate. I start to whine in complaint but he shoots me a look. I start eating and he kisses my cheek.

As soon as breakfast is over Blaise puts my journals back in my hoody pocket and takes my hand. "Ankles? Hip?" he asks as we climb the stairs. I loop my arm through his. "Say ghost girl, do you take a different instrument every night?" he chuckles. "What are you talking about? I was in my dorm all night." I smile.

Madam Pomfrey frowns as she examines the new marks. "Your mother already sent me a letter so you don't have to explain." she pats my knee before heading to her office. Blaise sits next to me and pats my head. "I've worried you again, haven't I?" I grab his hands. "I'm always worried about you Ellie." he smiles and kisses the top of my head. "Mum was right. Even when I'm sleeping, you're worrying." I mutter.

"I truly care for you Ellie. I love you." he whispers leaning closer and poking my cheek. I look away and he chuckles. "Such a sweet talker. How could I possibly argue or disagree." I sigh. He kisses my cheek and I turn to look at him. "Take your medicine without making a fuss." he smiles and sits in the chair next to my bed.

I gag and make funny faces as Blaise walks with me down to the dungeons. "Was the medicine that bad?" he chuckles as I wrap my arms around him. "It was bitter." I pout. Blaise stops walking. "Please don't scold me." I whisper hiding in his shirt. He lifts my chin and kisses me softly. "Better?" he asks. I blink up at him in surprise then smack his chest. I turn on my heel and set off for the common room. "Aww, come on Ellie. Don't be upset." he chuckles walking calmly after me.

I run up to the Hospital Wing like my life depends on it upon hearing the news from Lavender. Draco lies on a bed looking deathly pale. I wipe my tear-filled eyes and inch closer. Snape, who's talking to Madam Pomfrey, nods for me to go over. I sit next to Draco and frown. "You're so reckless. You made Astoria worry you idiot. What would your mum say? You made me worry too." I sniffle tears streaming down my cheeks.

The doors of the wing burst open and Astoria races inside. I wave her over and she rushes over skidding to a halt next to me. Tears course down her cheeks and I get to my feet. I shoot Draco one last look and turn to leave. Blaise is at the looking at Draco. Draco nods at me and Blaise escorts me out.

There's a knock on my door and I look up to Anya and Emilia at my door rubbing their tired eyes. I open my arms and they walk over and hug me. I brush their hair and put them in pigtails. They play on the floor while I play the violin. They request simple songs until lunch when mum insists that they eat. They turn to me for help but I just scoop them up and follow mum down the stairs.

It's a stormy day so my siblings can't go outside and run off their energy. I kiss the top of Anya and Emilia's heads as I sit them in their chairs. Mum shoots me a grateful smile and I pour the kiddies some of the fresh fruit tea mum had made after breakfast. Mum slides me a grilled cheese with pepper jam and tomato jam. I smile and take a bite of the sweet and spicy sandwich.

I dust the crumbs from my fingers as I chew my last bite of the sandwich. I wash the dishes as mum gets ready to put the younger ones down for a nap. Elijiah, Anya, and Regulus have mini school lessons with mum in the afternoon and I take out their books, my old ones which are in pristine condition, and put them on the table. Emilia is beginning to doze off and I scoop her up before her head falls in her tomato soup and carry her to her bed.

I'm just walking back to the kitchen when I hear Eli, Reg, and Anya squabbling. I sigh and speed up. "Of course, I can!" I hear Anya yell. I just reach the doorway when she opens the backdoor and rushes out. I shoot Eli and Reg a disapproving look and their lips tremble. I run out after Anya as mum arrives in the room to see what the fuss is about. I catch up as she slips in a mud puddle. The rain is coming down too hard to see more than a few feet in front of me and with the thunder and lightning I can't hear her but I know she's crying by the terrified look in her eyes.

I scoop her up doing my best to shield her from the weather with my body. We're both soaked, muddy, and tired as we near the house. I set her down once we're safe inside. The boys have been sent to timeout for teasing and goading Anya. I help mum calm Anya down and get her cleaned up. "Ellie, you should go get out of the clothes and take a warm bath." mum gasps as she takes in my appearance. I nod and begin the trek up to my room but as soon as I get to through my door I collapse on the floor.

"Is Ellie really sick?" is the first thing I hear when I come to. Blaise is outside my door talking to someone. "Sissy came to get me after I went outside. She's been sleepy for four days. I'm not sick but she got real sick." I hear Anya sniffle. "Aww, it'll be ok. My mum made her some soup and you just take care of Serenity for Ellie until she feels better. Just knowing you're taking care of Serenity will make Ellie feel loads better." Blaise replies and I just know he's smiling.

I try to sit up as he enters my room but he frowns. I lie back down and he closes the with his foot while balancing a tray. "Anya, Reg, and Eli feel really bad." he whispers sitting next to me and setting the tray across my lap. "How long have I been out?" I murmur my entire body feeling weak. "Four almost five days. It was a pretty bad storm. According to your mum, it had just started hailing when you were bringing Anya in and you got hit though you didn't notice." he frowns and nods at a steaming mug.

I sit up and frown. "Herbal tea?" I groan. "Either drink the tea or I'll go tell your mum you want the medicine right now." he shrugs. I take a deep breath and down the tea and he rewards me with a smile. I eat as fast as I can in my current state while he updates me on the world and how are friends are holding up. When I've cleaned my plate, he smiles again. "Go take a bath while I take this downstairs, ok?" he ruffles my hair.

As I step out of the bathroom in fresh pajamas and towel drying my hair a blanket is wrapped around me. "You get sick too easily." Blaise whispers carrying me to my bed. I curl up under my covers as he strokes my hair. "I'm just happy Anya is ok." I mumble. Blaise laughs and kisses the top of my head. I smile and fall asleep.

By the time I'm better the school supply lists are in. I go with the Zabini's since mum is watching the kids with the grandparents help and I have to stop by the company. They talk with Dahlia until she gets called for a meeting. I frown readjust my guitar case. "What?!" Blaise asks innocently. "I'm still upset none of you told me she's your cousin-in-law." I huff and turn away.

His mum begins to crack up as Blaise groans. "We'll see in a few hours." his mum hugs me. Blaise holds out his arms for a hug but I march over to Olivia. I smirk as his mum drags him out by his collar. Olivia smacks the back of my head. "That was evil." she tuts. I follow her to the studio and tune my guitar.

"You were sick for two weeks so let's keep it simple today, ok?" she smiles. I begin my warm ups as Madeline comes in with lemon and honey tea. "Dahlia told us you didn't sing once at school this year but there have been rumors about a ghost girl who sings every weekend in the Astronomy Tower with various instruments.", she smirks and I look away, "It's even said that this ghost girl can call forth all the creatures of the Forbidden Forest."

I begin to hum ignoring her. Olivia tuts at the two of us. I start off just playing my guitar and gradually start singing. When I'm done Olivia and Madeline are sharing worried glances. With a soft sigh I put my guitar on the stand and sit down. "We already heard about the self-harm from your mum." Olivia whispers placing a hand over mine. I let my eyes meet hers. I didn't think they'd noticed the way I kept tugging my sleeves down.

"Dad told me that I could that I could find spaces where I feel comfortable singing. Places where I could slowly get over my stage fright. The night the Death Eaters showed up at the Ministry, my dad died. He died fighting and even before my Head of House told me I already knew." I sigh and look at my hands.

They wait patiently for me to continue talking. "Since he died, I keep having these dreams where he tells me just how proud of me he is or he's walking me down the aisle and he'll turn to me and tell me that none of it is real. It hits a lot harder when I'm home. Sometimes when Emilia or Orion will wake in the middle of the night and ask for him. I honestly don't know what to say in those moments. What could I tell them? Dad's never coming home. He can't come home. He disappeared into an archway and no one can ever come back if they go through it." I start crying.

Madeline hands me some tissues. "Being the oldest must suck right now." Olivia whispers. I nod "And Anya told me she doesn't want me to move out after I graduate. Do you know what the little brat said? Said she heard mum and I talking and she doesn't want Blaise to take me away. Blaise wasn't exactly thrilled to hear her say that and proceeded to propose five times. I rejected all five times and we wound up in a two-week cold war."

Lisa, Susan, and Dahlia who've been standing in the doorway cough and hurry to get some water. "I thought his mum was joking about that." Dahlia mumbles. "How'd you two make up then? I saw him and his mum drop you off." Susan wonders. I tell them about Colin and all the situations that I hadn't told them. They look positively livid and downright disgusted when I'm done.

I feel much better after having talked to them about everything I'd been keeping from them. Lisa rubs my shoulders. "Well, that explains why you're wearing those clothes." she sighs looking at my sweats and hoody. "These aren't mine." I blink innocently. "Then whose clothes..." Dahlia freezes and smiles. "Blaise said it looked like mine were getting too small and gave me his." I shrug.

"It's like he's marked his territory!" Madeline gasps dramatically. I roll my eyes as everyone laughs. We talk about the ghost girl rumors until Blaise and his mum walk in. "You made Ellie cry." he looks at Dahlia. She throws her hands up in surrender. "She made everyone including herself cry." Olivia clarifies. "She was telling us about that drunken student attack, the self-harm, the dreams, and her dad." Madeline sniffles.

Blaise looks at me with raised questioning eyebrows. I look away blushing in embarrassment. "These are your new vitamins and you only take these when you feel tired and want to sleep for more than two days. That orange bottle you take if you start to feel sick." Susan hands me a few bags of vitamins. I hug her and thank her. Blaise takes my hand as we leave and I smile.

"Did you get scolded for not telling them about the self-harm?" Mrs. Zabini wonders as we get in the car. "Not much but the CEO came in and told me off a bit. His wife suffered the same way I'm suffering when her dad passed and he knows I must be going through hell. And then he told me to work on my song writing a bit more because several of my songs have been cleared by the company for me to record." I smile and dance giddily in my seat.

She and Blaise freeze. "Excuse me!" she gasps. "This winter break I'm going to record the songs and we'll see how well they do." I clarify trying not to smile and fail. We stop by a dessert shop and buy mini raspberry chocolate cakes with chocolate mousse and topped with fudge and caramel.

Mum eyes our bags as we enter. "Ellie has some news." Mrs. ZAbini smiles encouragingly. Anya's lip begins to tremble but Blaise shakes his head. "My agency wants to record some of my songs this winter." I announce with a shy smile. The response is instant. My grandparents smile, my siblings run around squealing in excitement, and mum drops her cup of tea and rushes over hugging me.

Once everyone has calmed down a bit eat an early dinner and then the mini cakes which are so delicious. Blaise helps me take my things up to my room and put them away. He wraps his arms around me and kisses my cheek. "I'm proud of you Ellie." he whispers. My heart begins to race and I smile as I turn to him. "Why thank you." I whisper kissing his cheek.

He hums quietly and tuts. "I don't think that will do. I think we're feeling greedy today." he chuckles. I roll my eyes and kiss him. He presses me to him and deepens the kiss. I blink up at him as he releases me. "I'm really proud of you love." he smiles and kisses me again. I bury my face in his chest trying to hide my blush. He picks me up and carries me to my bed.

"Sissy!" Emilia calls. I put my flute down and go to my door. I open it and she comes tumbling in. She holds out her hands and I pick her up. "Did you just wake up?" I ask kissing her cheek. She nods rubbing her eyes. "Do you want to watch cartoons or listen to me play?" I ask. She points to the instruments without hesitation and I smile. she points at the cello and I set her down so I can put my flute away.

She pulls out her chair and sits down at the mini piano. "Oh, do you want to play with me?" I gasp. She nods eagerly. Lately she has begun to show a bit of musical talent like I did when I was her age. I allow her a bit of extra time to warm up. She picks the song and I start off softly and she plays along when she feels comfortable. I was supposed to work on the melodies for the songs but I spend the day playing music with her.

I lie on Blaise's bed working on the music for the songs while he does his homework. Mum is shopping with Mrs. Zabini and my grandparents are watching my siblings. I sigh and put my book down and roll over. "Can we go play?" I ask. "No, we can't. Are you bored?" Blaise chuckles. I roll out of his bed and walk over to him. I put my arms around him and lean next to his ear. "I want to play." I whisper. He pulls me onto his lap.

"No Ellie. Maybe later." he whispers tucking my hair behind my ears. I pout and go back to his bed and grumbling to myself. He tosses a piece of candy my way. I glare at it and toss back at him but he ducks and it hits the window. He's up and leaning over me in a flash. "If you're going to have an attitude the entire time you can wait downstairs." he whispers calmly. I nod and he leans back.

He grabs a blanket and wraps it around me. "Take a nap." he nods at his pillow. I shake my head. He frowns and leans back in. "What's wrong Ellie?" he mumbles stroking my cheek. I lean against his hand and sigh. "So, you're not bored or upset. Is my laziness rubbing off on you?" he wonders. I whine and wrap my arms around him.

He groans but lays down next to me. I smile as I throw my leg over his waist. Cuddling him, I quickly relax and begin to hum softly. He lifts my head from his chest giving me a disapproving frown. I sigh and kiss him softly. When I pull away, he frowns and pulls me back. He sits up with me straddling his lap and his hands on the small of my back. I let my hands travel wherever they want as Blaise kisses my neck.

I end up under him my legs still wrapped around him. Both of our shirts lay abandoned on the floor. Our lips locked and not exactly wanting to stop we break apart. "I think we need to slow down." we whisper at the same time both panting heavily. I slowly run my hands down his sculpted body.

He kisses me softly before getting up and leaving the room. I lay there trying to calm myself down. Blaise comes back with some water and hands me a glass. I take tiny sips watching him all the while. I hold my hands out but he shakes his head. "Please? I'll behave while you do your homework. I won't misbehave." I promise. He sighs and lies next to me. "I really love you, Ellie." he whispers rubbing my arms.