DISCLAIMER: I don't own them! I love them, and one day hope to shag Tom
Felton, Sean Biggerstaff, James and Oliver Phelps (not at the same time),
Daniel Radcliffe (in a couple of years, when hes leagal and thats not
sick), and Rupert Grint. BUT I DON"T OWN THEM!!!! Sorry for screaming, i
needed to get my point across before I got distracted again.
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"So you're both definitely coming to visit us over Christmas?" Devian asked for the third time as they found seats on the train that would take them home for the holidays. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Yes, for the millionth time, we're coming to visit you, because, first of all, I can't live without you for more than a week, and, second, I want to give you your present in person," Fred reassured her. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Alright then," she said, looking down. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "You're nervous about meeting your father, aren't you?" Fred whispered in her ear. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "No Fred, I'm not at all nervous about meeting the man who deserted me before I was even a day old..." she said sarcastically, " I'm sorry, it's just that I'm really really scared right now. I mean, what if he doesn't like me, what if he doesn't want me to live with him and Nella?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Are you mad? Of course he'll like you, who doesn't?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Well Marcus for one, and I'm pretty sure Pansy won't be joining my fanclub anytime soon..." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Okay let me refrase that...who doesn't like you,with the exception of all the Slytherins but Malfoy?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ She sighed. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "Look, it'll be fine, just be yourself, he can't help but fall in love with you...I have." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ She turned to look into his eyes, which held nothing but warmth and compassion. "Thanks for going all wisdom boy on me, the pep talk really helped." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Anytime," he said, kissing her. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________ He pulled back and laughed. "I can just picture Ron rolling his eyes at us." ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________ "Yeah...why isn't he going home for Christmas?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Because him and Hermione always stay at school with Harry, so he won't be lonely." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "That's really sweet of them." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Well they are best friends." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "And maybe a little more," she said, thinking about what Hermione had told her the previous night. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________ "What do you mean by that?" He asked her curiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________ "Shit, I shouldn't have let that slip...I promised I wouldn't tell anyone, so no more questions." Devian stated firmly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "So who's going with who, is it Ron and Hermione, or Harry and Hermione?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Devian looked up at the ceiling, determined not to tell. ____________________________________________________________________________ __________ "Don't tell me it's Harry and Ron...that's funny, I really didn't think either of them were gay," he said thoughtfully. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "They aren't." ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________ "So they're just experimenting, then?" ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________ "No, it's not Harry and Ron, it's Harry and Hermione. Don't say anything to anybody about this, because they wanted Ron to know before anyone else, okay?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ "Fine, I won't tell. You know, I always knew Hermione would end up with either Ron or Harry. George and I even tried to play matchmaker a few times...I'm glad they worked things out on their own, though." ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ "Now all we need is a girlfriend for Ron, and everybody'll be all paired up!" ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Look Dev, I'm telling you, don't play cupid, it never works out," Fred told her cautiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "It does for me, I've created plenty of successful relationships. I've already got a few people in mind for him." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "You going to tell me who?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "No, I'll let it be a surprise," she grinned mischeviously.
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________ Finally the train pulled to a stop and everybody started to get off. Fred came up behind Devian and hugged her tightly. She turned around in his arms to kiss him, but he pulled back, looking somewhere over her shoulder. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "What's wrong?" She asked curiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "That man's been staring at us for the past five minutes, I think he might be your father." He said quietly. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ Suddenly, the man started to walk toward them. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Oh God, where's Nella? I can't do this without her!" Devian cried, suddenly nervous again. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Just talk to him, it'll be fine," Fred said, squeezing her hand. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Where is she, Nella?" The man asked as he drew nearer. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I uhh...I'm not Nella," Devian said quickly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ "Oh..." the man suddenly looked nervous. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'm right here daddy!" Nella yelled, running up to him and giving him a hug. She stepped back and looked at Devian. "I see you've met her." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Yes...actually, I thought she was you, you both look so much alike. You must forgive me, Devian, I'm really at a loss for words right now." ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "You'll get over it, we were really nervous when we met each other too, and now it's like we've known each other our whole lives." Devian smiled, looking at Nella. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "I hope we will become a real family now that you're with us. So who's your friend?" He asked her, looking at Fred. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "Oh...this is my boyfriend, Fred." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "It's a pleasure to meet you,Mr. Green," Fred said, shaking his hand. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "You can call me Tom. He seems like a very nice young man," Devian's father said approvingly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ "He is...you know, Nella's got one too," Devian said, putting her arm around Fred's shoulder. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Nella's got a boyfriend? How come I didn't know about it?" He asked, sounding a little hurt. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ Nella looked at him apologetically before Devian spoke again. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ "Not just a boyfriend, one of these," Devian said, gesturing to Fred, who laughed. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'm not quite sure I follow you, dear," he said, looking slightly confused. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ George picked the perfect moment to come walking up to them and put an arm around Nella. Mr. Green smiled with understanding. "Well isn't this quite a coincidence?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "Daddy, I would like you to meet George, my boyfriend," Nella exclaimed proudly. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Well George, if you're anything like your brother, than I'm pleased to meet you." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______ George nodded politely and smiled. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh look at the time!" Mr. Green said, looking at his watch. "We'll have to get going soon, girls." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Devian and Nella took turns hugging Fred and George goodbye, and had started to leave when Devian remembered something. "Oh wait! I'll be right back, I have to go say goodbye to somebody." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ She ran over to Draco and Serenity, who were waiting for their parents together. "Sorry, I almost forgot to say goodbye to you guys!" she said, hugging them both. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "That's okay, you were preoccupied...so how was your dad?" Serenity asked anxiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Okay, I think he was as nervous as I was. He's taken a liking to Fred and George though, they put on their charming little act." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Draco snorted with laughter. "Of course it's an act, like they could ever really be charming." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Shut, up Draco!" Devian playfully hit him, "oh, who am I kidding? I'm gonna miss your evil comments and sarcasm." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ He smiled at her. "It's not like I'm dieing, you know, it's just vacation. I'll write to you...you better write back, too." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I will," she laughed, hugging him again. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Devian turned to Serenity. "You have to come visit me, I need my best friend for moral support...I have a feeling it's going to be a long two weeks." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'll try. Listen, do you have a telephone at your house? Maybe we can call each other." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'm not sure..." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well I'll give you my number, and you can either call or write me once you find out," she said, scribbling something on a piece of paper. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ They gave each other one last hug and with that everyone was off to their own respective houses.
____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ "So, how has it been?" Serenity asked her friend over the phone. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Actually, it's been great, I think we're starting to understand each other," Devian answered, feeling as if an enormous weight had just been lifted off her chest. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "That's good. So when are Fred and George coming?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "The day after Christmas. It's only two days away, but the time is passing so slowly. I miss Fred so much, it's wierd not seeing him every day." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I know what you mean, I feel the same way about Draco." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Aren't you two going to visit each other?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I don't know yet. Draco's parents wouldn't be too happy to find out he was dating a Gryffindor, so he has to think up a lie first." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well once he does call me so I can come over and give you both your presents. Listen I gotta go, my dad is taking me and Nella out shopping for presents. He said he has no idea what to get us so we have to hint at things." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Okay," Serenity said laughing, at her friend's delight. "Well have fun." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I will...bye." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Bye." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ______ "You're finally here!" Devian yelled as she flung her arms around Fred. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ He quickly kissed her. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "The least you two can do is get inside the house before you're all over each other,God its embarassing" George said, sounding a bit irritated as he watched passersby staring at the couple. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "That was a very good impression of Ron! Honestly, the next thing you know, you two'll be following us around with little spray bottles filled with water and we'll get squirted everytime we kiss," Devian sounded exasperated. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Not a bad idea, only I'd use scalding hot tea instead. So where's Nella?" George asked, looking around as they entered the house. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "She went with our father to the store to get stuff for dinner tonight." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh great, so that means I'm stuck in this house alone with the two of you?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. Don't worry, I was thinking maybe a little harmless television until they get back," she assured him, leading them into the living room. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Sounds good to me," Fred said, pulling her down onto the couch to sit in his lap. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ They immediatly began kissing. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Hey, I thought you said we were going to watch t.v.!" George whined. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Without pulling away from Fred, Devian handed him the remote. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh well, I guess it's better then nothing," he sighed. He was trying very hard not to look at them. "One would think I'd be used to this by now," he muttered. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I see you've been keeping Fred entertained, but what about George? Don't tell me you've been ignoring him the whole time, that's not very hospitable of you!" Nella said from the doorway where she stood with their father. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She looked amused, but Mr. Green looked slightly perturbed.
____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ After a peaceful dinner, everyone got up to leave the table. Fred and George were going to stay for the weekend, and Nella and Devian were about to show them to their room, when their father interrupted. "Devian, Fred, would you mind staying here for a moment, I'd like to speak to you both." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ The two pairs of twins exchanged confused glances before Nella and George left the room. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Now," he started, looking extremely nervous, "I've noticed you two are rather umm..close, and I think it's time we had a talk about...well, I think you two should just know the risks involved, before you become...err...sexually active." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ A look of horror came across Devian's face. "Dad we ummm...we already..." she trailed off, wondering whether or not she could tell him. After seeing the look of horror come across his own face,and the slight look of warning from Fred, she decided against it. "You see, we've already heard this speech before...trust me, with what they teach us in school these days, and the scare tactics they use, I have enough knowledge to educate you." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh...well then just know that I've found from personal experience that it's better to wait until you get married...and if you absolutely must, at least use protection." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yes, right, thank you for the sex talk...we're going to bed now," Devian began to pull Fred up, "err...seperate beds," she added quickly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ They walked out of the kitchen to come face to face with Nella and George. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "What happened?" Nella asked without hesitation. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Only the most excruciatingly embarassing parent/child conversation imaginable," Devian told her, as both she and Fred blushed. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Actually, we know, we were listening through the door," George interrupted with an evil grin. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Then why did you ask?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Because we wanted to pour salt in the wounds." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Hey, what did I ever do to you?" Devian asked angrily. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "You didn't entertain me, remember?" He asked, doubling up with laughter. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "George, you know, that really didn't sound right," Fred cut in. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Shhh...let me revel in this moment," he gasped, now out of breath from laughing at them. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Devian resisted the urge to kick him and looked at Fred instead. "Come on, let's get out of here." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Where are you going? It's getting late!" Nella said, suddenly serious. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Just for a walk, we shouldn't be gone long."
____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Devian sighed heavily as she walked along the street, hand in hand with Fred. Their house was located in a small village surrounded by wooded areas. She led him down one of the paths that she had discovered in the forset. The path ubruptly gave way to a clearing with a small stream nearby. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "What's wrong?" He asked, seeing the look on her face. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "It's just that...well we won't have much time to be alone this weekend...I mean our house isn't that big, and with three other people occupying it, there won't be any privacy. Not to mention my father will most definitely make sure we aren't alone together...he's already a bit suspicious." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "We're alone right now," he replied, giving her a seductive grin. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She laughed. "I love that look...it's irresistable." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I knew you'd like it, I've spent hours staring into the mirror trying to perfect it." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "It's sweet that you created a 'look' for me...a little strange, but sweet. As to the matter at hand...can we really do that here? Now? What if somebody comes along and sees us?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well, it's never stopped us before, has it? Besides, I've come to realize something. We're never spontaneous anymore." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She jumped on him, sending them both to the ground. "Let's be spontaneous, then," she whispered, kissing him. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "So what lie did you think up to tell your parents?" Serenity asked, grinning as she opened the door. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I just said I was going back to school early. It's okay that I stay with you until then, right?" Draco asked hopefully. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yeah, it's fine. So how was your Christmas?" Serenity said, leading him into the house. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Just fine, and it's about to get better," he added,giving her a very secretive smile. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "And why exactly is that?" she asked. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh, you'll find out soon enough." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ______ "Are you going to tell me why you've been acting fidgety all day?" Serenity asked Draco as he dragged her out onto the balcony that was connected to her bedroom. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yes, I think now would be the perfect time to do that." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Good, because you were actually starting to make me nervous." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Okay...I've told you I loved you before, and you know that doesn't come easily from me, right?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She nodded. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well I've been doing alot of thinking lately, and I've realized I can't even picture myself saying those words to anybody but you. I understand now that you're it for me, the only person I will ever truly love," at this he got down on one knee and opened a small box he had been holding to expose a beautiful diamond and sapphire ring. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She gasped. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Look, I know we'll have some problems along the way, I don't pretend to hope that this will all go smoothly. You'll be graduating this year, and I still have two more years to go, but I'm willing to wait that long if it means we'll be together forever. So now I'm going to finally come out and say it. Serenity, will you marry me?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She couldn't help but admire at that moment the sheer bravery it took for him to propose, and the certainty of his love for her. "Yes, Draco, I will," She said, getting down on her own knees to be at his eye level. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I was rather hoping you'd say that," he laughed, looking relieved. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "What would you have done if I'd said no?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I probably would have thrown myself over the edge of this balcony." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well then I guess it's a good thing I said yes." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Very good," he agreed, kissing her. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________END OF CHAPTER!!! And yes, I do realize that Devian's father's full name is Tom Green. It's just a coincidence though. I already had the last name figured out, and Tom was the first name that popped into my head. As much as I love the real Tom Green, Devian and Nella's father is in no way like him. And i also know that Draco is a little young to be proposing. Sorry, me and bob couldn't resist. Warning, if you can't stand the mushy stuff, there will be alot of it next chapter. Also a big surprise, and lets just say...Devian and Fred are forced to grow up.
"So you're both definitely coming to visit us over Christmas?" Devian asked for the third time as they found seats on the train that would take them home for the holidays. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Yes, for the millionth time, we're coming to visit you, because, first of all, I can't live without you for more than a week, and, second, I want to give you your present in person," Fred reassured her. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Alright then," she said, looking down. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "You're nervous about meeting your father, aren't you?" Fred whispered in her ear. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "No Fred, I'm not at all nervous about meeting the man who deserted me before I was even a day old..." she said sarcastically, " I'm sorry, it's just that I'm really really scared right now. I mean, what if he doesn't like me, what if he doesn't want me to live with him and Nella?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Are you mad? Of course he'll like you, who doesn't?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Well Marcus for one, and I'm pretty sure Pansy won't be joining my fanclub anytime soon..." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Okay let me refrase that...who doesn't like you,with the exception of all the Slytherins but Malfoy?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ She sighed. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "Look, it'll be fine, just be yourself, he can't help but fall in love with you...I have." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ She turned to look into his eyes, which held nothing but warmth and compassion. "Thanks for going all wisdom boy on me, the pep talk really helped." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Anytime," he said, kissing her. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________ He pulled back and laughed. "I can just picture Ron rolling his eyes at us." ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________ "Yeah...why isn't he going home for Christmas?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Because him and Hermione always stay at school with Harry, so he won't be lonely." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "That's really sweet of them." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Well they are best friends." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "And maybe a little more," she said, thinking about what Hermione had told her the previous night. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________ "What do you mean by that?" He asked her curiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________ "Shit, I shouldn't have let that slip...I promised I wouldn't tell anyone, so no more questions." Devian stated firmly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "So who's going with who, is it Ron and Hermione, or Harry and Hermione?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Devian looked up at the ceiling, determined not to tell. ____________________________________________________________________________ __________ "Don't tell me it's Harry and Ron...that's funny, I really didn't think either of them were gay," he said thoughtfully. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "They aren't." ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________ "So they're just experimenting, then?" ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________ "No, it's not Harry and Ron, it's Harry and Hermione. Don't say anything to anybody about this, because they wanted Ron to know before anyone else, okay?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ "Fine, I won't tell. You know, I always knew Hermione would end up with either Ron or Harry. George and I even tried to play matchmaker a few times...I'm glad they worked things out on their own, though." ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ "Now all we need is a girlfriend for Ron, and everybody'll be all paired up!" ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "Look Dev, I'm telling you, don't play cupid, it never works out," Fred told her cautiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "It does for me, I've created plenty of successful relationships. I've already got a few people in mind for him." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "You going to tell me who?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "No, I'll let it be a surprise," she grinned mischeviously.
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________ Finally the train pulled to a stop and everybody started to get off. Fred came up behind Devian and hugged her tightly. She turned around in his arms to kiss him, but he pulled back, looking somewhere over her shoulder. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ "What's wrong?" She asked curiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "That man's been staring at us for the past five minutes, I think he might be your father." He said quietly. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ Suddenly, the man started to walk toward them. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Oh God, where's Nella? I can't do this without her!" Devian cried, suddenly nervous again. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Just talk to him, it'll be fine," Fred said, squeezing her hand. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Where is she, Nella?" The man asked as he drew nearer. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I uhh...I'm not Nella," Devian said quickly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ "Oh..." the man suddenly looked nervous. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'm right here daddy!" Nella yelled, running up to him and giving him a hug. She stepped back and looked at Devian. "I see you've met her." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Yes...actually, I thought she was you, you both look so much alike. You must forgive me, Devian, I'm really at a loss for words right now." ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "You'll get over it, we were really nervous when we met each other too, and now it's like we've known each other our whole lives." Devian smiled, looking at Nella. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "I hope we will become a real family now that you're with us. So who's your friend?" He asked her, looking at Fred. ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "Oh...this is my boyfriend, Fred." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "It's a pleasure to meet you,Mr. Green," Fred said, shaking his hand. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "You can call me Tom. He seems like a very nice young man," Devian's father said approvingly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ "He is...you know, Nella's got one too," Devian said, putting her arm around Fred's shoulder. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ "Nella's got a boyfriend? How come I didn't know about it?" He asked, sounding a little hurt. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ Nella looked at him apologetically before Devian spoke again. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ "Not just a boyfriend, one of these," Devian said, gesturing to Fred, who laughed. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'm not quite sure I follow you, dear," he said, looking slightly confused. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ George picked the perfect moment to come walking up to them and put an arm around Nella. Mr. Green smiled with understanding. "Well isn't this quite a coincidence?" ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ "Daddy, I would like you to meet George, my boyfriend," Nella exclaimed proudly. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "Well George, if you're anything like your brother, than I'm pleased to meet you." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______ George nodded politely and smiled. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh look at the time!" Mr. Green said, looking at his watch. "We'll have to get going soon, girls." ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Devian and Nella took turns hugging Fred and George goodbye, and had started to leave when Devian remembered something. "Oh wait! I'll be right back, I have to go say goodbye to somebody." ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________ She ran over to Draco and Serenity, who were waiting for their parents together. "Sorry, I almost forgot to say goodbye to you guys!" she said, hugging them both. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________ "That's okay, you were preoccupied...so how was your dad?" Serenity asked anxiously. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Okay, I think he was as nervous as I was. He's taken a liking to Fred and George though, they put on their charming little act." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Draco snorted with laughter. "Of course it's an act, like they could ever really be charming." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Shut, up Draco!" Devian playfully hit him, "oh, who am I kidding? I'm gonna miss your evil comments and sarcasm." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ He smiled at her. "It's not like I'm dieing, you know, it's just vacation. I'll write to you...you better write back, too." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I will," she laughed, hugging him again. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Devian turned to Serenity. "You have to come visit me, I need my best friend for moral support...I have a feeling it's going to be a long two weeks." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'll try. Listen, do you have a telephone at your house? Maybe we can call each other." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I'm not sure..." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well I'll give you my number, and you can either call or write me once you find out," she said, scribbling something on a piece of paper. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ They gave each other one last hug and with that everyone was off to their own respective houses.
____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ "So, how has it been?" Serenity asked her friend over the phone. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Actually, it's been great, I think we're starting to understand each other," Devian answered, feeling as if an enormous weight had just been lifted off her chest. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "That's good. So when are Fred and George coming?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "The day after Christmas. It's only two days away, but the time is passing so slowly. I miss Fred so much, it's wierd not seeing him every day." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I know what you mean, I feel the same way about Draco." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Aren't you two going to visit each other?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I don't know yet. Draco's parents wouldn't be too happy to find out he was dating a Gryffindor, so he has to think up a lie first." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well once he does call me so I can come over and give you both your presents. Listen I gotta go, my dad is taking me and Nella out shopping for presents. He said he has no idea what to get us so we have to hint at things." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Okay," Serenity said laughing, at her friend's delight. "Well have fun." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I will...bye." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Bye." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ______ "You're finally here!" Devian yelled as she flung her arms around Fred. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ He quickly kissed her. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "The least you two can do is get inside the house before you're all over each other,God its embarassing" George said, sounding a bit irritated as he watched passersby staring at the couple. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "That was a very good impression of Ron! Honestly, the next thing you know, you two'll be following us around with little spray bottles filled with water and we'll get squirted everytime we kiss," Devian sounded exasperated. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Not a bad idea, only I'd use scalding hot tea instead. So where's Nella?" George asked, looking around as they entered the house. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "She went with our father to the store to get stuff for dinner tonight." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh great, so that means I'm stuck in this house alone with the two of you?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. Don't worry, I was thinking maybe a little harmless television until they get back," she assured him, leading them into the living room. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Sounds good to me," Fred said, pulling her down onto the couch to sit in his lap. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ They immediatly began kissing. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Hey, I thought you said we were going to watch t.v.!" George whined. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Without pulling away from Fred, Devian handed him the remote. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh well, I guess it's better then nothing," he sighed. He was trying very hard not to look at them. "One would think I'd be used to this by now," he muttered. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I see you've been keeping Fred entertained, but what about George? Don't tell me you've been ignoring him the whole time, that's not very hospitable of you!" Nella said from the doorway where she stood with their father. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She looked amused, but Mr. Green looked slightly perturbed.
____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ After a peaceful dinner, everyone got up to leave the table. Fred and George were going to stay for the weekend, and Nella and Devian were about to show them to their room, when their father interrupted. "Devian, Fred, would you mind staying here for a moment, I'd like to speak to you both." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ The two pairs of twins exchanged confused glances before Nella and George left the room. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Now," he started, looking extremely nervous, "I've noticed you two are rather umm..close, and I think it's time we had a talk about...well, I think you two should just know the risks involved, before you become...err...sexually active." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ A look of horror came across Devian's face. "Dad we ummm...we already..." she trailed off, wondering whether or not she could tell him. After seeing the look of horror come across his own face,and the slight look of warning from Fred, she decided against it. "You see, we've already heard this speech before...trust me, with what they teach us in school these days, and the scare tactics they use, I have enough knowledge to educate you." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh...well then just know that I've found from personal experience that it's better to wait until you get married...and if you absolutely must, at least use protection." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yes, right, thank you for the sex talk...we're going to bed now," Devian began to pull Fred up, "err...seperate beds," she added quickly. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ They walked out of the kitchen to come face to face with Nella and George. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "What happened?" Nella asked without hesitation. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Only the most excruciatingly embarassing parent/child conversation imaginable," Devian told her, as both she and Fred blushed. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Actually, we know, we were listening through the door," George interrupted with an evil grin. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Then why did you ask?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Because we wanted to pour salt in the wounds." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Hey, what did I ever do to you?" Devian asked angrily. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "You didn't entertain me, remember?" He asked, doubling up with laughter. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "George, you know, that really didn't sound right," Fred cut in. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Shhh...let me revel in this moment," he gasped, now out of breath from laughing at them. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Devian resisted the urge to kick him and looked at Fred instead. "Come on, let's get out of here." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Where are you going? It's getting late!" Nella said, suddenly serious. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Just for a walk, we shouldn't be gone long."
____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Devian sighed heavily as she walked along the street, hand in hand with Fred. Their house was located in a small village surrounded by wooded areas. She led him down one of the paths that she had discovered in the forset. The path ubruptly gave way to a clearing with a small stream nearby. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "What's wrong?" He asked, seeing the look on her face. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "It's just that...well we won't have much time to be alone this weekend...I mean our house isn't that big, and with three other people occupying it, there won't be any privacy. Not to mention my father will most definitely make sure we aren't alone together...he's already a bit suspicious." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "We're alone right now," he replied, giving her a seductive grin. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She laughed. "I love that look...it's irresistable." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I knew you'd like it, I've spent hours staring into the mirror trying to perfect it." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "It's sweet that you created a 'look' for me...a little strange, but sweet. As to the matter at hand...can we really do that here? Now? What if somebody comes along and sees us?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well, it's never stopped us before, has it? Besides, I've come to realize something. We're never spontaneous anymore." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She jumped on him, sending them both to the ground. "Let's be spontaneous, then," she whispered, kissing him. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "So what lie did you think up to tell your parents?" Serenity asked, grinning as she opened the door. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I just said I was going back to school early. It's okay that I stay with you until then, right?" Draco asked hopefully. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yeah, it's fine. So how was your Christmas?" Serenity said, leading him into the house. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Just fine, and it's about to get better," he added,giving her a very secretive smile. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "And why exactly is that?" she asked. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Oh, you'll find out soon enough." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ______ "Are you going to tell me why you've been acting fidgety all day?" Serenity asked Draco as he dragged her out onto the balcony that was connected to her bedroom. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Yes, I think now would be the perfect time to do that." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Good, because you were actually starting to make me nervous." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Okay...I've told you I loved you before, and you know that doesn't come easily from me, right?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She nodded. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well I've been doing alot of thinking lately, and I've realized I can't even picture myself saying those words to anybody but you. I understand now that you're it for me, the only person I will ever truly love," at this he got down on one knee and opened a small box he had been holding to expose a beautiful diamond and sapphire ring. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She gasped. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Look, I know we'll have some problems along the way, I don't pretend to hope that this will all go smoothly. You'll be graduating this year, and I still have two more years to go, but I'm willing to wait that long if it means we'll be together forever. So now I'm going to finally come out and say it. Serenity, will you marry me?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ She couldn't help but admire at that moment the sheer bravery it took for him to propose, and the certainty of his love for her. "Yes, Draco, I will," She said, getting down on her own knees to be at his eye level. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I was rather hoping you'd say that," he laughed, looking relieved. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "What would you have done if I'd said no?" ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "I probably would have thrown myself over the edge of this balcony." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Well then I guess it's a good thing I said yes." ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ "Very good," he agreed, kissing her. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________END OF CHAPTER!!! And yes, I do realize that Devian's father's full name is Tom Green. It's just a coincidence though. I already had the last name figured out, and Tom was the first name that popped into my head. As much as I love the real Tom Green, Devian and Nella's father is in no way like him. And i also know that Draco is a little young to be proposing. Sorry, me and bob couldn't resist. Warning, if you can't stand the mushy stuff, there will be alot of it next chapter. Also a big surprise, and lets just say...Devian and Fred are forced to grow up.