Chapter 2: The trip
Having chosen to sit next to his curly haired son, Draco got the attention of a lot of the flight attendants. "Angelie, do you think they're all stopping by to talk to Ryan because of my leather pants?"
"Draco, sit down and shut up." Angelie said.
"Deflating my ego, are we?" Draco laughed. "Harry used to do that."
"He still does doesn't he? Ferret." Angelie smirked.
"He told you that story?" Draco said, wide eyed.
"Oh yes, it was one of those stories that I had to know before I married you. And now that we're divorced, I believe it could be used as blackmail." Angelie replied, grinning.
Draco gave her a sneer and sat down next to Ryan, who was looking excitedly out the window. Sadly, even looking out of the window lost its charm and Ryan as well as Arissa were getting bored.
"Ha, your plan to introduce the children to muggle technology has YOU reeling now doesn't it?" Angelie asked.
"Yes well, do you want me to say you were right because I won't." Draco said almost childishly.
"Draco you get odder by the minute." Angelie said, slipping on headphones and sleeping to the sounds of Mozart.
~*~
It was Draco's idea to stay in a muggle hotel, and this time he didn't slip up. He chose the Four Seasons Hotel right in the middle of the city's Magnificent Mile. "A suite, Draco?"
"Yes." Draco replied heaving the bags into one of the bedrooms.
"And why is there only one bed in the master bedroom?" Angelie asked.
"In case you got lonely." Draco winked.
"Draco, this bed is far too big for one person, let alone two." Angelie.
"Why Angelie, I've never seen this side of you when we were married." Draco said with a raised brow.
"Oh bugger off Draco." Angelie said, slightly laughing. "Could you get a sleeping spell on the children? The jet lag will catch up with them and by 3 o'clock this afternoon they'll be clamoring for bed, and you know what? That's not what I want happening. It's 5 a.m. Chicago time a five hour nap should do us good."
Draco managed to set the twins down into their beds, along with a story before setting the spell on them. Angelie was lying in the bed already, reading the muggle newspaper. "Anything interesting in the news?" Draco asked.
"No, not really. Just a lot of things about what clubs are the hot spots." Angelie replied. "And sushi, we must try this muggle food called sushi."
"It's a delicacy you know. Almost like myself." Draco grinned, sitting at the foot of the bed. Angelie stared at him. "Don't worry, I'm not going to sleep here, unless it gets too cold for me outside on the sofa."
"That's why normal people wear clothes to bed, Draco." Angelie replied, putting the paper down and turning in for a few hours.
Angelie got up to find Draco sleeping next to her. Shrugging, she stood up and decided to get the twins ready, the spell having worn off of them minutes after she woke up. She changed the children's clothes herself although her struggle with Ryan to wear his sandals properly woke Draco up with a bit of a start.
He was greeted by his daughter Arissa, her blonde hair completely strewn about. "Good morning Daddy. Hurry up, we're going to miss breakfast." She kissed her father on the nose and took her brush from her mother's bag.
Draco looked at his daughter. "Arissa, if I didn't know better, you are trying to get on my good side." Arissa only gave her a sneer he knew all too well before skipping outside.
"Draco, could you please go tell your son that sandals are not to be worn upside down?" Angelie asked, looking for her Magic Migraine Cure-Alls.
"Right away ma'am." Draco said, bowing to her after magicking himself a new set of clothes.
~*~
Draco, Angelie and their children made their way to the breakfast hall where the meal served as a buffet. "Angelie, this wasn't in Anilyn's Muggle studies."
"Oh Draco, it's logical. You get a plate, and serve yourself." Angelie replied.
"Always a step ahead." Draco said, winking at her. "I'll get Ryan's plate."
"Oh good, because he eats food like a niffler digs for treasure." Angelie replied, escorting Arissa to the buffet line.
Draco sat down at their table with Ryan next to him, Angelie in front of him, and Arissa in front of Ryan. "Oh what cute kids!" An old woman said to them.
"Oh, thank you." Draco said, smiling.
"Are they twins?" Her husband asked, winking at Ryan.
"Yes, Ryan's older by three minutes." Angelie replied.
"We just had to say something because we never see our grandkids." The old woman said before she and her husband left.
"Aren't American Muggles just FASCINATING?" Draco said overenthusiastically as soon as they were out of ear shot.
"Daddy, you put your elbow in the butter when you said that." Ryan said, blinking at him before continuing onto his second plate of pancakes and sausages.
Having chosen to sit next to his curly haired son, Draco got the attention of a lot of the flight attendants. "Angelie, do you think they're all stopping by to talk to Ryan because of my leather pants?"
"Draco, sit down and shut up." Angelie said.
"Deflating my ego, are we?" Draco laughed. "Harry used to do that."
"He still does doesn't he? Ferret." Angelie smirked.
"He told you that story?" Draco said, wide eyed.
"Oh yes, it was one of those stories that I had to know before I married you. And now that we're divorced, I believe it could be used as blackmail." Angelie replied, grinning.
Draco gave her a sneer and sat down next to Ryan, who was looking excitedly out the window. Sadly, even looking out of the window lost its charm and Ryan as well as Arissa were getting bored.
"Ha, your plan to introduce the children to muggle technology has YOU reeling now doesn't it?" Angelie asked.
"Yes well, do you want me to say you were right because I won't." Draco said almost childishly.
"Draco you get odder by the minute." Angelie said, slipping on headphones and sleeping to the sounds of Mozart.
~*~
It was Draco's idea to stay in a muggle hotel, and this time he didn't slip up. He chose the Four Seasons Hotel right in the middle of the city's Magnificent Mile. "A suite, Draco?"
"Yes." Draco replied heaving the bags into one of the bedrooms.
"And why is there only one bed in the master bedroom?" Angelie asked.
"In case you got lonely." Draco winked.
"Draco, this bed is far too big for one person, let alone two." Angelie.
"Why Angelie, I've never seen this side of you when we were married." Draco said with a raised brow.
"Oh bugger off Draco." Angelie said, slightly laughing. "Could you get a sleeping spell on the children? The jet lag will catch up with them and by 3 o'clock this afternoon they'll be clamoring for bed, and you know what? That's not what I want happening. It's 5 a.m. Chicago time a five hour nap should do us good."
Draco managed to set the twins down into their beds, along with a story before setting the spell on them. Angelie was lying in the bed already, reading the muggle newspaper. "Anything interesting in the news?" Draco asked.
"No, not really. Just a lot of things about what clubs are the hot spots." Angelie replied. "And sushi, we must try this muggle food called sushi."
"It's a delicacy you know. Almost like myself." Draco grinned, sitting at the foot of the bed. Angelie stared at him. "Don't worry, I'm not going to sleep here, unless it gets too cold for me outside on the sofa."
"That's why normal people wear clothes to bed, Draco." Angelie replied, putting the paper down and turning in for a few hours.
Angelie got up to find Draco sleeping next to her. Shrugging, she stood up and decided to get the twins ready, the spell having worn off of them minutes after she woke up. She changed the children's clothes herself although her struggle with Ryan to wear his sandals properly woke Draco up with a bit of a start.
He was greeted by his daughter Arissa, her blonde hair completely strewn about. "Good morning Daddy. Hurry up, we're going to miss breakfast." She kissed her father on the nose and took her brush from her mother's bag.
Draco looked at his daughter. "Arissa, if I didn't know better, you are trying to get on my good side." Arissa only gave her a sneer he knew all too well before skipping outside.
"Draco, could you please go tell your son that sandals are not to be worn upside down?" Angelie asked, looking for her Magic Migraine Cure-Alls.
"Right away ma'am." Draco said, bowing to her after magicking himself a new set of clothes.
~*~
Draco, Angelie and their children made their way to the breakfast hall where the meal served as a buffet. "Angelie, this wasn't in Anilyn's Muggle studies."
"Oh Draco, it's logical. You get a plate, and serve yourself." Angelie replied.
"Always a step ahead." Draco said, winking at her. "I'll get Ryan's plate."
"Oh good, because he eats food like a niffler digs for treasure." Angelie replied, escorting Arissa to the buffet line.
Draco sat down at their table with Ryan next to him, Angelie in front of him, and Arissa in front of Ryan. "Oh what cute kids!" An old woman said to them.
"Oh, thank you." Draco said, smiling.
"Are they twins?" Her husband asked, winking at Ryan.
"Yes, Ryan's older by three minutes." Angelie replied.
"We just had to say something because we never see our grandkids." The old woman said before she and her husband left.
"Aren't American Muggles just FASCINATING?" Draco said overenthusiastically as soon as they were out of ear shot.
"Daddy, you put your elbow in the butter when you said that." Ryan said, blinking at him before continuing onto his second plate of pancakes and sausages.