Disclaimer: The characters and places and stuff belong to JKR. But for now, they are at my mercy. *evil grin* I'll return them as soon as I'm finished…maybe.
This is the sequel to "What Is Happiness?" To understand this story, you must first read that one. It is located at http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=946096
Author Notes:
Two chapters in one day! Awesome! Well, this story's nearly over. Just a couple more chapters, I'd say. Not sure exactly how many, but not a lot. But don't worry: I'm planning *another* sequel! Unless you don't want it, of course… Just let me know after the story's done.
In this chapter: Draco annoys Sev, a trip to Hogsmeade, we find out George's secret (don't hate me, please…I can't warn you because that'll give it away, but please, just don't hate me!) Also, Draco's a little romantic *aw!*
I'll shut up now.
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"Dad!" Draco called as he ran into his father's classroom several days later. "Dad!"
"For Merlin's sake, Draco, don't you realize that I have a class this hour?" Severus hissed, gesturing towards the fifth-year Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs who were now staring at them. "Get back to work!"
Severus then took Draco into his office and shut the door. He was about to scold his son for interrupting the class, but Draco cut him off.
"I'm sorry, Dad, but this is really important!" he pleaded. "I need to go to Hogsmeade."
"That's really important?" Severus asked, incredulously. "And why aren't you in class?!"
"Remus cancelled; I don't know, something about Sirius, Sean, and Kayla all being sick, he went home for the night. Anyway, Defense was supposed to be my last class today, and I really need to go to Hogsmeade. Can I? Please?"
"Can't it wait?" Severus sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "I can't take you, and you can't go alone."
"No, it can't wait, and I'm not going alone! George is going with me. Please, Dad, you have no idea how important it is that I go to Hogsmeade today!"
"Why do you have to go today?" Severus wondered.
"I can't tell you," Draco sighed. "It's a surprise; George is the only one who knows. Daddy, please, I'll do anything, just let me go!"
Severus stared at his son for a moment. The pleading look in his eyes and the whiny tone in his voice were too much to handle, combined. He gave in.
"Bloody hell, just go," Severus muttered. "When will you be back?"
"Um...a few hours?" Draco said, hopefully. "I'll be back in time for supper."
"Go on, then. This better be worth it."
"Oh, it is," Draco promised, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Half an hour later, Draco and George were walking through Hogsmeade, trying to decide where to go first. They decided to make a stop in the Weasley Wizard Wheezes shop, to visit Fred. There weren't many customers in the store, so the three of them went into a back room to talk. Draco was surprised, to say the least, when George wrapped his arms around his twin and kissed him gently.
"Missed you," George murmured. He chuckled when he saw Draco's shocked expression. "I know your secret; it's only fair that now you know mine."
"So he's who has been on your mind lately?" Draco guessed after getting over the initial shock.
"But of course," George replied, smiling lovingly at Fred, who smiled back. "Not many people know, so you best keep your mouth shut."
"My lips are zipped," Draco promised.
"So what brings you two out here on a school day?" Fred wondered, running his fingers up and down George's back.
"Eh, Draco needed a chaperone," George replied. "He's planning this big romantic night for him and Harry, and he's going to--Ow!"
George's explanation was interrupted by a kick to his leg from Draco.
"I was just going to say that you need to buy some things," George muttered, innocently. His eyes brightened as he continued to speak to Fred. "Anyway, we couldn't decide where to go first, so I suggested that we come visit you because I missed you soo much."
"I missed you, too," Fred responded, kissing George's temple. "I wish you'd come visit me more."
"I'm trying," George sighed. "But with Quidditch and my Head of House duties, and worrying about Harry... It takes a lot out of me."
"How is Harry?" Fred asked, looking back and forth from George to Draco.
"He's doing a lot better," Draco responded. "Dad's antidote really worked."
"That's good," Fred commented. "Send him my love, and tell him he needs to visit me, too. There are some jokes here with his name on them."
"Will do," Draco promised. "George, we need to get going. I told Dad I'd be home in time for supper. Of course, if you want to stay here with Fred, I can go by myself--"
"Yeah, right," George cut him off. "You're not going anywhere alone." He gave Fred an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, love, but he's my responsibility today. I need to look out for him."
"Quite all right," Fred assured him. "I need to do inventory and stuff, anyway."
George gave Fred a quick goodbye kiss, and then he and Draco left.
"Let me see your list," George requested, and Draco handed him a piece of parchment.
Things To Buy
-Roses
-Candles
-Music
-Silk pajamas
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"Silk pajamas?"
"Why not?" Draco replied, defensively. "We both like silk pajamas, and we like cuddling in silk pajamas. I don't know, I just have this picture of how I want it to be, down to every last detail. Roses and candles all around the room, music playing. We eat dinner, then put on silk pajamas and curl up with a blanket in front of the fireplace, and then...I do it."
"Fine, fine, silk pajamas it is, then," George laughed, holding his hands up in surrender. "What about dinner?"
"Well, I can't cook worth a damn, and I don't want to poison him," Draco said, blushing slightly. "So it's going to be a house-elf cooked meal."
"When in doubt, talk to the house elves," George agreed, solemnly. He suddenly smirked. "Just make sure they don't give you too much."
Two hours later, they'd gotten almost everything on the list. Draco had taken his time with everything because it had to be exactly right. He bought four dozen roses, all perfectly red and perfectly alive (actually, they wouldn't die). He bought a couple of boxes of candles, and then some Muggle music (a CD of popular Muggle instrumental ballads). Finally, he bought two sets of silk pajamas: one in green, the other in blue.
"Only one thing left, and it's the most important," George commented.
The two headed into a jewelry shop, and George led Draco over to a counter that had all kinds of rings displayed. They just looked at the rings for a moment, before a woman came up behind the counter.
"May I help you?" she asked, smiling at the two.
"I need to buy a ring," Draco stated. "For my boyfriend."
"I think you'll need to be a bit more specific than that, kid," George teased.
"Is there any specific kind of ring you want?" the woman, Martha, asked, gently. "Maybe we can narrow the selection down as we go along."
"Um... Do you have platinum?" Draco wondered.
Martha pulled out a tray of platinum rings and placed it on top of the counter. Draco and George examined the rings.
"Do you want a plain band, or would you like a stone in it?" Martha wondered.
"I want a stone," Draco replied. "But I don't know if I want it to be a diamond... I was thinking an emerald, but then, he's sick of people getting him things that match his eyes."
"He likes diamonds," George told him. "The smaller ones, not the huge, gaudy ones."
"Okay, a diamond, then," Draco agreed. "But I want it inset, in the band."
Martha browsed through the rings for a moment, then pulled one out and showed it to Draco. It was a simple platinum band with a small diamond sitting right in the middle.
"That's perfect," Draco said. "And can I get something engraved on the inside of the band?"
"Of course, dear," Martha replied. "What would you like?"
"I want it to say 'My heart is your heart forever,'" Draco told her.
"It costs extra for each letter," Martha told him. Draco shook his head.
"I don't care how much it costs," he said, softly. "If the perfect ring cost a million Galleons, I would pay it. He's worth it."
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Okay, so this story now contains "twincest." Again, don't hate me if you don't like that. I promise it doesn't get any more graphic than that.