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Chapter 5: Stormy Emotions
"Adriana?"
"What?" I yawned, not opening my eyes.
"It's time to wake up," the voice said sweetly.
I opened my eyes to see my mother.
"Hi," I said softly, getting up from my resting place.
She smiled and hugged me. "Take off your charms," she whispered.
"But, Mother, you know what I look like without them," I whispered back.
"I know, but I want to see you without them. You have no idea what Draco and I see when we look at you."
I looked at her in disbelief. "What do you see?"
"One minute we see you as you really are, the dark hair and all of that. The next, we see the charmed you."
"All right," I sighed. "I'll take them off for a second, but I need to put them back on. Your husband might kick me out."
"Hold on, I want to get Draco," she said. She left the room and reappeared a few minutes later with my half brother.
"Good morning, Adriana," he greeted happily. It was a nice change from the emotional roller coaster he was putting me through yesterday.
"Good morning, Draco," I said.
"Mother said you were going to take off your charms."
I nodded and grabbed my ebony wand. I muttered a few spells and I transformed. My dark blonde hair was darkening to it's normal midnight black. My fake gray eyes returned to a rich chocolate.
"Wow," Draco breathed.
"Adriana?" Mother asked.
"I know. I know. I'll put them back on."
"No," she said. "It's not that. I like seeing the real you. Not that I don't like your altered appearance, but this one suits you better."
I shrugged helplessly before putting my charms back on. "It's almost time for breakfast, children. Adriana, there are robes for you in the closet. Draco will help you pick one out. I expect you in the dining hall in ten minutes," Mother said before she left the room.
Draco turned to me. "Well, let's see. Black seems to be your color." He walked over to the closet.
"Why are you being nice to me?"
"You are my half sister, after all," he replied, his eyes sparkling.
"Don't say that so loud! What if your father hears?"
"He won't. He's in the dining hall."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," he said a little more forcefully.
I backed away from him. Sometimes he scares me.
"Look, I'm sorry, Adriana. I really am. I'm sorry for yesterday and I'm sorry for snapping at you just now."
"Are you serious?" I asked. "You're not just playing with me?"
He shook his head. "I'm just not used to seeing you. I hear about you all the time from Mother, but I'm not used to seeing you everyday."
"What? I thought she was sworn to secrecy."
"That didn't stop her from telling me a few years ago. You've been on her mind for as long as I can remember."
"And how long is that? A year? Maybe two?"
"Enough of the sarcasm, Adriana. She really wanted you," he said, throwing me some black robes. "Get dressed. I'll meet you in the hallway."
I stuck out my tongue behind his back before he shut the door. He makes me so mad! He's like a virus running through someone's veins.
I quickly dressed and ran to the bathroom to freshen up. Draco reentered, looking annoyed as usual. "We are late," he said.
"Oh shut up!" I yelled, readjusting my robes. I'm not used to wearing these. Even at the Academy, we wore Muggle clothes.
"Are you done yet?" he asked me, looking at my reflection through the mirror.
"Yes, pinhead, I'm done," I snapped, hearing thunder in the distance.
He was looking outside the window. "We are not supposed to get rain today."
I shrugged. "So what else is new?"
He jumped before turning to face me. "What are you saying?"
"Make me cry."
"What?"
"Make me cry!"
His eyes darkened, making him look even more like his father. "And why would I do that?"
"JUST MAKE ME CRY DAMNIT!"
"Fine, Mudblood. You are a pitiful excuse for a witch and I wish I never met you."
The tears started falling freely down my face. It started raining, accompanied with lightening and thunder. Draco's eyes opened wide. He pointed at me, mouth gaping. "You're…you're a Controller!"
I smirked as I stopped crying. "That's right, brother. I'm a Controller."
Mother came storming in, glaring at Draco. "I told you to be downstairs in ten minutes!"
"But, Mother, Adriana's a Controller!"
She paled. "A Controller?" she repeated.
He nodded. "How did you find that out?" she asked, frowning down on my half-brother.
"I made her cry," he whispered.
"Draco! I told you to be nice to her!"
"I was proving something to him," I said, coming forward.
"Adriana, I believe you, but Draco really should not have made you cry."
"But, Mrs. Malfoy," I said, making sure I didn't slip. "I asked him to make me cry!"
"Be that as it may, Adriana, Draco knows better. He knows how to behave when we have guests here at Malfoy Manor!"
"Look, can we finish this later?" Draco asked impatiently. "I'm sure Father is wondering where we are!"
Mother calmed down a little. "You're right. We'll continue this after we get home from Diagon Alley."
"But we were there yesterday!" Draco complained.
"Yes, but one of your books wasn't there. Adriana also needs to buy her school supplies."
"Speaking of which, did my letter arrive?" I asked.
"Yes, dear, it did," she said, handing me a slip of parchment.
"I have to buy uniforms and my books?" I asked, clearly depressed. I never had to wear a uniform at the Academy. I didn't have to buy my own books either. The Academy took care of everything. The only thing I needed to buy was my wand, and even that wasn't cheap. It cost me seventy-five Galleons for that thing!
Draco nodded. "But I'm sure you can manage, Riana. Hogwarts uniforms aren't that bad."
"Speak for yourself," I muttered. "I never had to buy these things. That's what the American Ministry was for."
"The Ministry paid for everything?" Draco asked, his gray eyes wide open.
"Of course they did!" I snapped.
"Calm down, you two. Draco, you could learn a lot from Adriana," Mother said. "And Adriana, you can learn from Draco."
We nodded. "Well, now, let's go to breakfast. I'm sure you are hungry, Adriana. Lucius has gone to the office already."
"Okay," I croaked.
Mother left, but Draco stayed behind. "Adriana, this changes nothing in our relationship. I meant what I said. I'm sorry for everything."
I put my arm around his shoulders. "Well, Draco, I wouldn't have it any other way."
(A/N) Whew, that took forever to write! Please review!