Author's note: Here's another chapter! I want to send a special call out to Nanettez for leaving a review. I have also decided to simply state Disclaimer rather than going into any detail about how I don't own this franchise. Enjoy!
Chapter 9
The first night for Gemini actually turned out amazingly well. Her and the boys stayed up most of the night play 1 truth and 2 lies and finding out a bunch of things about each other. Of course, Alec and Scorpius didn't guess on each-others because they had grown up together, but it was still so much fun. Gemini told them about the pranks she had managed to pull off on her brother and the Potter boys and Scorpius and Alec gave her a standing ovation bowing to her on their knees and calling her their queen. Mind you it was around 3am so no one was in their right mind exactly.
The sound of students waking and stomping through the common room woke the three of them. Gemini lifted her head off of Alec's chest and glared at the noise group and not quite ready to be awake. Mornings were never a good time for her or apparently Alec and Scorpius. Scorpius grabbed the pillow he had been using and threw it at one particularly noisy group of girls who were gawking at the three of them and 'whispering' to each other so loud it could be heard in France. They gasped in outrage, threw the pillow back at him and stormed out of the common room.
"Good god why is everyone being so loud? Man, this must be how adults or upper classmen feel after a party. I have a sleep deprovision headache. Being friends with you Granger had better be worth all this pain," Alec grumbled under her throwing his arm over his eyes.
"Look I hate to say it guys but if we don't get up and dressed soon we'll miss breakfast," Scorpius points out before yawning and stretching as he stood up. His back was killing him but he had a really good time last night. He held his hand out to Gemini who glared at it like it was the devil. Alec wrapped his other arm around his waist pining her against him.
"No if you don't move I have a reason to stay laying down. I'm obviously trapped under your incredible weight," Alec joked. Gemini gasped in outrage and smacked him on the chest as hard as she could in her sleep addled state. "Seriously now your abusing me how is this fair!" Alec rubs his chest in mock hurt. Gemini grabs Scorpius's hand and struggled to free herself from Alec's grip. Alec was having a lot of fun watching her struggle, so he refused to release her. Scorpius rolled his eyes.
"Just tickle his Mimi or he'll never let go. He'll do anything to spend a few extra minutes laying on the floor because he's a lazy bum," Scorpius stated hoping to put an end to this ridiculousness because he was seriously hungry. Gemini glanced back at Alec who's eyes flew open to glare between her and Scorpius.
"Don't even think about it Granger or I will, quite severely, respond in kind," Alec warned dangerously now focusing his gaze away from his traitorous best friend. He hated how ticklish he was and he was dead serious that he would make Gemini rue the day Scorpius even told her if she even tried.
"There is a simple solution you could let me go and then me and Scorpius can head to breakfast and you can continue to be a lazy bum until your first class." Gemini pointed out as she searched for weaknesses she could exploit should he deny her. With a loud over exaggeratedly painfilled sigh Alec released his grip and Scorpius swiftly lifted Gemini to her feet. Now that she was free she fully took in the boys appearances. Scorpius's hair was standing up this way and that and Alec's was all rumpled and tousled from sleep. She couldn't suppress her giggle.
"And just what do you think is so fun Mimi?" Alex asked through narrowed eyes.
"Just how funny you two look," She answered honestly with a shrug and headed towards the girls dorm. She wasn't afraid to go up right now because most of the girls would probably be downstairs at breakfast. She took the steps two at a time after she heard her stomach let out a loud grumble of displeasure. As she neared the top she heard peoples voices.
"Can you believe that Granger girl is in our house. Salazar must be turning over in his grave," One girl snarled.
"Did you see her down in the common room with Scorpius and Alec? I can't believe that they would have anything to do with her. She probably gave them a love potion or cast some charm over them. Hermione is her mother after all, so she probably learned it from her," another shrill voice responded.
Gemini's temper began to flare and she weighed her next move. She could walk back downstairs and wait for Alec and Scorpius, but she knew that would only increase these stupid rumors. So instead she chose to continue up the stairs making her footsteps ridiculously loud hoping to drown out the catty girls. She wouldn't stoop to their level because Gemini Granger was a whole level onto herself.
When she reached the landing the girls who had been talking were all huddled in a corner by the stairs glaring at her. She appeared to just roll her eyes grabbed the necessary clothing and headed off to the showers but in reality she made sure to get a good enough look at each of them to commit to memory. Just because she wasn't doing anything about them now didn't mean any of them were free and clear. You never mess with a Granger.
Aries tapped his spoon impatiently as he waited for his sister to arrive for breakfast. He was beginning to get worried. What if something had happened to her? Had she gotten beat up by her housemates? Merlin, why hadn't he checked the hospital wing! He was a terrible brother.
"Dude, knock it off your incessant tapping is driving me bonkers!" Albus exclaimed grabbing Aries spoon out of his hand and holding it above his head. "I'm sure Gem is fine after all she did knock that one kid out with a single punch everyone in that house is going to be giving her a big berth. You know how much your sister hates mornings and breakfast here starts earlier than she's used to she probably just slept in, Okay? So chill!" at the end of his rant he continued to stare at Aries until he nodded and then he returned Aries spoon so he could eat his oatmeal.
Aries tried really hard to focus on his food, but he still couldn't stop worrying and glancing at the entrance. Finally, he saw his sister walk into the dining hall and let out a sigh of relief. Knowing he needed to fix things between them he quickly rose from his seat. Albus's and James's hands shot out and pulled him back down.
"What on earth do you think you're doing?" James hissed glaring at him.
"Going to talk to my sister and if necessary beg for her forgiveness. Look me and Gem have never fought for more than a day and I am not going to let this fester between us. Hell I'll even sit with her little Slytherin buddies if it means she'll forgive me," Aries responded meaning every word.
"No you are not. Not just because Gemini will geld you, but it will mark you as a deserter to our house. They won't understand that you felt you had to go apologize to your sister all they will see is you sitting with another house. Our archrivals for the house cup at that." James pointed out heatedly.
"I don't give two sickles what they think James and honestly if I lose their trust for sitting with my sister I don't think I want it in the first place. Now get your hands off of me before everyone finds out my sister isn't the only one with a mean right hook," Aries threated in a low deadly tone.
James and Albus both released him but not without a sever glare and muttering under their breath about what a lost cause he was. Aries rose again and began to head towards his sister who was still thank fully alone. He did not want Malfoy or Zabini to see him pleading for his sister to forgive him.
"Hey Gem, could I talk to you? Please?" Aries cringed at the needy undertone to his voice, but he stood firmly in place next to her. Gemini didn't even glance at her brother as she filled her plate with food. "Look I want to apologize, and you know how much you enjoy my groveling. Just look at me okay?"
Gemini was still trying to handle her housemate she really wasn't in the mood to deal with her brother so she figured she would continue to ignore him and hopefully he would get the message and leave her alone. She was still too raw to have this conversation without hexing him. Aries closed his eyes and took a deep breath for strength before he grabbed her plate causing her to turn around and glare at him.
"If you want your plate back you're going to have to listen to me." Aries stated holding her hostile glare with his own apologetic one. Looking into her brother's contrite eyes caused another flare of pain to flash through her. She hated when she was mad at him, but she was also really hurt from the feast. Her response turned out to be unnecessary as Alec and Scorpius slid onto either side of Aries.
"Are you upsetting Gemini? Because I can assure you that doing so would not end well for you," Scorpius growled holding out his hand for Gemini's plate.
"Look I am trying to have a conversation with my sister right now so can you please bugger off," Aries snapped tightening his grip on her plate.
Alec glanced at Gemini who was stubbornly staring at her feet. "Your conversation is over now so why don't you go scurry back to your table like the coward you are," Alec stated in a calm icy tone. Aries struggled to get ahold of his ever-fraying temper because whether he liked it or not these two had been there for her when he hadn't.
"Gem look I am so sorry okay. I love you. You're my sister. Even when you drive me crazy or I drive you crazy we always make up. You're my best friend and I was an incredibly stupid dolt yesterday but I'm apologizing. You know what mom always says." Aries pleaded in one last ditch attempt.
Alec decided he had seen enough because that was one weak-ass apology and Gemini obviously didn't want to speak with him. He reached out to grab Aries arm and drag him back to the Gryffindor table willing or not but Gemini's hand on his arm froze him in place.
Gemini looked up at her brother with her eyes glistening with unshed tears. "Even when you feel like killing each other always remember that true family is all you've got in the end. Also don't expect any more siblings so if you kill each other you're going to get very lonely," As Gemini repeated her mom's words to her brother she felt the wall that had been erected between them begin to crack. It was still there but he was her brother so if he was willing to put the effort she could be more accommodating of his groveling.
Aries didn't even try to hide the huge grin that spread over his features he place her plate in front of her and wrapped his arms around her in a big bear hug. He knew things weren't fixed yet but hey she talked to him so that was step one. Alec and Scorpius watched the siblings embrace and shrugged at each other before sitting down on either side of the embracing siblings to fill their own plates.
After the two siblings finished hugging Aries forced his way in between Gemini and Alec and started to steal food off his sisters plate while she tried to slap his had away. All the boys began to discuss quidditch and the most dangerous tricks they could do on brooms and while Gemini knew this wouldn't last for too much longer but for now she was going to enjoy this time with her brother and her friends.
Authors note: Yea this was mainly a filler chapter but come on it was kind of adorable and Gemini deserved to have her brother on her side.
