Disclaimer - As I said before, I don't own any characters. But who does in
Fanfic?? That is unless you make up your own characters, but I'll not get
into that.
A/N- Thank you to those who reviewed me in my 2nd Chapter-
Mandy
Bhumi
*if there are more-- I'll be sure to add you*
~Fate Set Aside~
Chapter 3 - The Letter
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~ Draco,
I have nothing more to say than how all this came to be blows me away. I don't know what
to do. I have this fear that neither of us are ready for this. We've been through the worst, but
nothing quite like this. I just hope that right now you are in the best of moods to take in what
I'm about to tell you. But before I do, I want to say that whatever you decide on doing I will
understand. I have a feeling that you may be as shocked as I was when I found out. Not to
worry, no one is hurt. By now, I can picture your face, warm with concern and yet anxious to
know what the fuss over this letter is all about. I have to tell this to you the best way possible. I
bet you're wondering why I chose a letter. Well, if I sad all of this to your face, I would be too
afraid to know what would go through your mind, the expressions on your face. I know you all
too well not to know what you're thinking. I didn't want to tell you through a muggle telephone
because I know you hate them and despise the one your mother keeps in the Manor. This may
effect some your decisions, one decision in particular. But anyway, I thought you would need
some space and time alone to think. To think about if this is what you can handle at this time.
But I know you will be a wonderful father.
Draco froze. He was going to be a father. He swallowed a bit.
Yes, Draco you are going to be the father of our child. I don't know if it's a girl or a boy, the
doctor said it's too early to tell, I'm hoping you know what that is. ( if not, then ask Narcissa) I
had a feeling something was wrong with me a couple weeks ago. I had no appetite, I was
nauseous everytime I ate something ( if anything ), everytime I sat down for a long time and get
up, the room would spin. There are countless other things that told me to see a doctor. That's
why I had fainted the day you proposed. I hadn't slipped. I figured it was just the shock of it
all, but just to make sure I went to the doctor. He had told me that I was pregnant and showed
me the precious little fetus inside of me. It was just a little, itty- bitty thing, so tiny and helpless. I
thought that if I told you right then, you would be overstressed. Besides, What exactly was I
supposed to tell you? " Oh and by the way, Draco, I'm pregnant. What's for dinner? " You
know me better than that.
Draco smiled. Hermione's sarcasm had kicked in.
I know your parents never liked the idea of us being together. I think your father is still against
the thought, but after last yesterday, he may change his mind. Narcissa, on the other hand, well,
she has her moments, but all in all she's okay with it. I'm okay now. I am taking some
medication to calm my "symptoms". I've got almost everything under control. I just hope you'll
send me a letter back soon. I'll tell you where I am in the next letter. Don't worry, I'm safe
where I am. So, please don't come looking for me. I will see you soon enough.
I love you.
Yours,
~Hermione ~
Completely blown away by how Hermione had put all this down on one single piece of paper, Draco sat there, wide-eyed. Thoughts rushed in and out of his mind. Everything was so confusing, but after several minutes of deep thinking, it all seemed to make sense. The letter. The letter explained it all. But did she have to go off somewhere. Draco hadn't the slightest clue where she had gone. The more he thought about it, Draco came to the conclusion that Hermione had gone to one of the following- the Potters or the Weasleys. He thought about going to either of the homes to surprise Hermione, but remembered that she requested he not see her. So, he decided to stick it out. Narcissa was walking by Draco's bedroom and said cheerfully, "Good-Morning Sunshine!! Come on, let's go eat some breakfast, Hmm??" Draco hadn't noticed his mother's greeting and just sat there.
"Draco? What is it?" Snapping out of his trance, Draco turned to his mother.
"Oh, uhh, morning Mother.." His voice trailed off.
"Draco? Tell me dear, what's wrong?"
"No, Mother, you-you wouldn't understand.." Narcissa was deeply offended by this comment.
"Oh really?! Well, you try me and we'll find out if I don't understand!!" He touched a nerve. No use in arguing. That was his mother. Full of surprises. She'll be a loving mother one minute and a sensitive childish one the next.
"Fine, I'll tell you," Narcissa smiled. She knew she got to him.
"Ooh! speaking of telling me, Hermione was here last night..." She looked around frantically. She noticed none of her belongings were there. "Well she was...just here..."
"Yes, Mother, I realize that. Do you want to hear what I have to tell you?" Narcissa looked directly at her son, he was completely serious in the face, this was no time to remind him of Hermione's disappearance.
"Draco? Why so serious? What then." Draco looked down at the letter.
"She's gone." She gasped.
"What?! Why?!"
"Here," Draco handed Mrs. Malfoy the letter.
"Oh, well then that explains alot." Draco looked up.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Hermione said you would explain everything to me and your father."
"Now you know everything. Hermione's visit and why she left."
"Draco? Do you know what this means?" She started to grin madly.
"Yes, mother, I'm going to be a father."
"Yes! and I'm going to be the Grandmother!!!" Narcissa clapped with joy with an ear to ear smile. Draco nodded his head as he sighed.
"Mother?"
"Yes, dear," she contained her excitement.
"What if this new child doesn't like me?"
"Ohh baby, he or she will be sure to like you, You're his father." Narcissa placed an arm around Draco.
"I know, but I've never taken care of a child before. I mean, I will be responsible for a miniature wizard."
"Or witch." She corrected.
"Or witch, I don't think I can handle that all by myself."
"Draco, you won't be alone. You'll have Hermione. She's a woman. She has this natural mother instinct. Trust me. If there was a most loving couple on this earth if would be you two, hands down." He smiled. He looked at his mother's loving eyes. That was the 1st time his mother had said anything approving about his relationship with Hermione.
"And what makes you say that?" Narcissa smiled.
"I see the way you look at Hermione. Your eyes glow with love. She looks at you in the very same way. It's no mystery that what you two have is pure and true. Your father sees it too. Not matter how hard he denies it. He has to agree with me. He and I had that same kind of look in our eyes when we looked at each other at your age."
"Aww, Mother! I don't need to know how you and father look at each other." Draco looked at his mother in disgust then smiled. She smiled back. "So, how will I break all of this to Father?"
"Oh, don't worry about that dear, I'll take care of him." Draco sighed with relief. Talking to his mother about his kind of thing was simple, but his father was a whole different story. "No, dear you just take your time and think about this. That's the best thing to do right now, think."
"Thanks, Mum"
"Oh, no problem, dear. I'll bring your breakfast in here." Narcissa kissed Draco on the forehead and brushed his hair aside and walked out towards the kitchen. Think, is what Draco did. All the time. This whole thinking thing may have been underestimated. He needed to tell Hermione exactly how he felt. But unlike Hermione, Draco wasn't so gifted in expressing what he's thinking on paper. And the thinking process began.
A/N-The letter I had already finished a while back. So yeah, I had alot of time to work on the 4th Chapter and so on. I hope you like this. Please review. Sorry I hadn't posted this chapter sooner. My computer wasn't being so cooperative.
~Gretchen
into that.
A/N- Thank you to those who reviewed me in my 2nd Chapter-
Mandy
Bhumi
*if there are more-- I'll be sure to add you*
~Fate Set Aside~
Chapter 3 - The Letter
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~ Draco,
I have nothing more to say than how all this came to be blows me away. I don't know what
to do. I have this fear that neither of us are ready for this. We've been through the worst, but
nothing quite like this. I just hope that right now you are in the best of moods to take in what
I'm about to tell you. But before I do, I want to say that whatever you decide on doing I will
understand. I have a feeling that you may be as shocked as I was when I found out. Not to
worry, no one is hurt. By now, I can picture your face, warm with concern and yet anxious to
know what the fuss over this letter is all about. I have to tell this to you the best way possible. I
bet you're wondering why I chose a letter. Well, if I sad all of this to your face, I would be too
afraid to know what would go through your mind, the expressions on your face. I know you all
too well not to know what you're thinking. I didn't want to tell you through a muggle telephone
because I know you hate them and despise the one your mother keeps in the Manor. This may
effect some your decisions, one decision in particular. But anyway, I thought you would need
some space and time alone to think. To think about if this is what you can handle at this time.
But I know you will be a wonderful father.
Draco froze. He was going to be a father. He swallowed a bit.
Yes, Draco you are going to be the father of our child. I don't know if it's a girl or a boy, the
doctor said it's too early to tell, I'm hoping you know what that is. ( if not, then ask Narcissa) I
had a feeling something was wrong with me a couple weeks ago. I had no appetite, I was
nauseous everytime I ate something ( if anything ), everytime I sat down for a long time and get
up, the room would spin. There are countless other things that told me to see a doctor. That's
why I had fainted the day you proposed. I hadn't slipped. I figured it was just the shock of it
all, but just to make sure I went to the doctor. He had told me that I was pregnant and showed
me the precious little fetus inside of me. It was just a little, itty- bitty thing, so tiny and helpless. I
thought that if I told you right then, you would be overstressed. Besides, What exactly was I
supposed to tell you? " Oh and by the way, Draco, I'm pregnant. What's for dinner? " You
know me better than that.
Draco smiled. Hermione's sarcasm had kicked in.
I know your parents never liked the idea of us being together. I think your father is still against
the thought, but after last yesterday, he may change his mind. Narcissa, on the other hand, well,
she has her moments, but all in all she's okay with it. I'm okay now. I am taking some
medication to calm my "symptoms". I've got almost everything under control. I just hope you'll
send me a letter back soon. I'll tell you where I am in the next letter. Don't worry, I'm safe
where I am. So, please don't come looking for me. I will see you soon enough.
I love you.
Yours,
~Hermione ~
Completely blown away by how Hermione had put all this down on one single piece of paper, Draco sat there, wide-eyed. Thoughts rushed in and out of his mind. Everything was so confusing, but after several minutes of deep thinking, it all seemed to make sense. The letter. The letter explained it all. But did she have to go off somewhere. Draco hadn't the slightest clue where she had gone. The more he thought about it, Draco came to the conclusion that Hermione had gone to one of the following- the Potters or the Weasleys. He thought about going to either of the homes to surprise Hermione, but remembered that she requested he not see her. So, he decided to stick it out. Narcissa was walking by Draco's bedroom and said cheerfully, "Good-Morning Sunshine!! Come on, let's go eat some breakfast, Hmm??" Draco hadn't noticed his mother's greeting and just sat there.
"Draco? What is it?" Snapping out of his trance, Draco turned to his mother.
"Oh, uhh, morning Mother.." His voice trailed off.
"Draco? Tell me dear, what's wrong?"
"No, Mother, you-you wouldn't understand.." Narcissa was deeply offended by this comment.
"Oh really?! Well, you try me and we'll find out if I don't understand!!" He touched a nerve. No use in arguing. That was his mother. Full of surprises. She'll be a loving mother one minute and a sensitive childish one the next.
"Fine, I'll tell you," Narcissa smiled. She knew she got to him.
"Ooh! speaking of telling me, Hermione was here last night..." She looked around frantically. She noticed none of her belongings were there. "Well she was...just here..."
"Yes, Mother, I realize that. Do you want to hear what I have to tell you?" Narcissa looked directly at her son, he was completely serious in the face, this was no time to remind him of Hermione's disappearance.
"Draco? Why so serious? What then." Draco looked down at the letter.
"She's gone." She gasped.
"What?! Why?!"
"Here," Draco handed Mrs. Malfoy the letter.
"Oh, well then that explains alot." Draco looked up.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Hermione said you would explain everything to me and your father."
"Now you know everything. Hermione's visit and why she left."
"Draco? Do you know what this means?" She started to grin madly.
"Yes, mother, I'm going to be a father."
"Yes! and I'm going to be the Grandmother!!!" Narcissa clapped with joy with an ear to ear smile. Draco nodded his head as he sighed.
"Mother?"
"Yes, dear," she contained her excitement.
"What if this new child doesn't like me?"
"Ohh baby, he or she will be sure to like you, You're his father." Narcissa placed an arm around Draco.
"I know, but I've never taken care of a child before. I mean, I will be responsible for a miniature wizard."
"Or witch." She corrected.
"Or witch, I don't think I can handle that all by myself."
"Draco, you won't be alone. You'll have Hermione. She's a woman. She has this natural mother instinct. Trust me. If there was a most loving couple on this earth if would be you two, hands down." He smiled. He looked at his mother's loving eyes. That was the 1st time his mother had said anything approving about his relationship with Hermione.
"And what makes you say that?" Narcissa smiled.
"I see the way you look at Hermione. Your eyes glow with love. She looks at you in the very same way. It's no mystery that what you two have is pure and true. Your father sees it too. Not matter how hard he denies it. He has to agree with me. He and I had that same kind of look in our eyes when we looked at each other at your age."
"Aww, Mother! I don't need to know how you and father look at each other." Draco looked at his mother in disgust then smiled. She smiled back. "So, how will I break all of this to Father?"
"Oh, don't worry about that dear, I'll take care of him." Draco sighed with relief. Talking to his mother about his kind of thing was simple, but his father was a whole different story. "No, dear you just take your time and think about this. That's the best thing to do right now, think."
"Thanks, Mum"
"Oh, no problem, dear. I'll bring your breakfast in here." Narcissa kissed Draco on the forehead and brushed his hair aside and walked out towards the kitchen. Think, is what Draco did. All the time. This whole thinking thing may have been underestimated. He needed to tell Hermione exactly how he felt. But unlike Hermione, Draco wasn't so gifted in expressing what he's thinking on paper. And the thinking process began.
A/N-The letter I had already finished a while back. So yeah, I had alot of time to work on the 4th Chapter and so on. I hope you like this. Please review. Sorry I hadn't posted this chapter sooner. My computer wasn't being so cooperative.
~Gretchen