So, I was going to write a new chapter, or at least make this one longer (since people have been commenting on the length of the chapters), but then I realized that my brain wasn't working. Unfortunately, I seem to have broken it. Shoot, huh?
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As my geometry teacher is explaining about cones, one of the girls says "Oh, I have a party hat." So he's like, "okay, go get it." So she gets it and he takes it apart (he's trying to show us what a cone looks like when it is cut apart) and he decides that it doesn't exactly work. So he puts it back together, then puts it on his head and says "I am king." It was just so incredibly funny.
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It was Ginny's graduation day. She returned Hogwarts for the graduation, as was the deal. Draco was proud of her; though under no torture would he admit it. She had managed to complete all of her homework, graduate with honors, and still have time to bug him. Draco himself had not had that organized a life.
When Professor McGonagall called Ginny's named, Draco cheered quietly, since he didn't want to sound overexcited about anything. Especially not his wife.
When the ceremony was over, (A/N- what can I say, not much imagination right now…) Ginny walked up to Draco.
"Are we leaving, then?" He asked coolly. She narrowed her eyes and glared.
"No, we are not. We are staying to talk with some of my school-friends." Ginny informed him, rather angrily. With that, she walked off haughtily to speak with some of her classmates. While she learned not much had happened since her departure from Hogwarts, she did learn that some unusual stories had been going around about her.
"Yes, Ginny, we heard that that jerk Malfoy got you pregnant, so you had to leave…"
"I thought you were at home under the Crucio curse…I can never remember what that's called…" or, Ginny's favorite,
"I thought you were dead…"
She walked about, greeting her classmates, and, of course, looking for Blossom. Finally, she saw some blonde hair she couldn't mistake.
"Blossom!" Ginny cried. The woman turned around, happily searching for her friend.
"Ginny!" Blossom said, happily. Just then, the man behind blossom turned around.
"Rose, what is it? Who is this?"
"Don't call me Rose." Blossom said dangerously. Ginny smiled. Anyone who knew Blossom knew not to call her by her real first name.
"Alright, then, Blossom, who is this?"
"Parkinson?" Draco's voice asked, incredulously. The man whom Blossom had been fighting with looked up.
"Malfoy? But, why are you here?"
"I could ask you the same thing, Gordon."
"I'm here for my wife's graduation." Gordon Parkinson (A/N-yes, boys and girls, Pansy Parkinson's older brother) replied proudly. Anyone listening would have known that the pride was not because of his wife, but because he was a proud person.
"Me too." Draco said pointedly, shooting a glance at Ginny. Gordon from Ginny to Draco, and finally understanding dwelled in his eyes.
"Virginia Malfoy. Of course. You told me you were friends with her, didn't you, Rose?"
"Shut up, Gordon. I'm not in the mood." Blossom snapped, and Gordon glared.
"Bloss, dear, why don't you come and talk with me? We'll leave these two gentlemen to talk." Ginny suggested, shooting an evil glare at Draco, and yet another one at Gordon. It was obvious to Ginny that her best friend was miserable, and she was angry.
Blossom nodded and followed Ginny.
"So? What is this?" Ginny asked Blossom curiously. She had a feeling that she knew, though.
"That," Blossom stated, "is my secret. I'm really Rose Parkinson, wife of Gordon Parkinson. I've been that ever since I was little. My parents didn't want me to find some way to get out of it, you know. So, ever since I was eight, I've been Rose Parkinson. Not Blossom Hughes."
"Why didn't you ever tell me?" Ginny asked indignantly.
"I've lived with my parents. There was no reason to mention the fact that I was married, I knew nothing of it other than Gordon was my husband. I didn't know much of the marriage vows, until I was informed at the end of last year that I was going to go live with him when school was over." Blossom said angrily. She was obviously bitter about the whole issue, and for Ginny, this put many pieces of the puzzle together. The reason that Blossom had known so much about the vows, the reason she had agreed with Ginny when she had complained of arranged marriages. And, if Gordon was anything like Draco, Blossom had had a hard time of it, indeed.
They stayed and talked in the corner for nearly an hour. They talked of marriage, of what had been going on since Ginny left, and gossiped happily about several of their year-mates. They even talked of their detention that night, after Draco had come to visit Ginny and Blossom had explained about the Vows. ("I see why you knew about them now…" Ginny said)
For the most part, Blossom felt good about finally revealing her secret to Ginny, and Ginny was glad to know it. But both girls knew that there would be somewhat of a competition between their husbands, and whatever they said or did would be told and shared with everyone else. They knew they'd have no private life.
"Virginia," Draco's deep voice began.
"Oh, what is it now?" She asked, exasperated. She was getting tired of him constantly interrupting her conversations, her thoughts, or her writings (when she wanted to write, think, or talk, of course).
"It is time to leave. But I have invited Gordon and Rose to come and have supper with us." Draco informed her, his eyes shining with amusement at her reaction. If it was him, he knew, he wouldn't be as polite about it as Ginny was being. And she wasn't being that polite.
Ginny glared at him. Although she had never mentioned it to him, she admired the way he manipulated social situations so that it would make her look rude if she refused, or at least make her feel decidedly uncomfortable. And this was another of those times. She turned to Blossom, ignoring Draco, and said,
"Well? What do you think?"
"Do you think I have a choice, Gin?" Blossom asked, amused at this display from the two. Her amusement faded as she saw Gordon walking up behind Draco.
"Ah, Rose. Draco has been kind enough to invite us…" He said, a hint of something snide in his tone. Ginny was instantly on alert. She was lucky that Draco ignored her, instead of embarrassing her constantly like Gordon obviously tried to do to Blossom.
"I know. Leave me alone." Blossom replied defensively. Draco raised an eyebrow at Ginny, which she returned with a look impossible for him to read. But he liked that. He didn't like knowing his little wife's every thought. That would get rather boring, and it did, when he could decipher her thoughts.
So, they left, taking time to say goodbye to their old year-mates, many of whom they would never see again, Blossom and Gordon glaring daggers at each other. Again, Ginny was glad that Draco at least gave her some respect, even if it wasn't much and it was grudging.
They rode to Malfoy Manor, which was blessedly empty, as Lucius and Narcissa had left to give Ginny and Draco what they called "privacy". But Ginny thought it was really just a test to see how long they could be left together without attempting to kill one another.
"Oh, Bloss, you have to come with me!" Ginny said happily. "The men can talk. Just follow me." Blossom looked at Gordon, who looked at Draco, who looked at Ginny.
"God, can't you do anything for yourselves?" Ginny and Draco asked angrily at the same time. They realized what they did, and studiously ignored one another. Blossom nodded, and followed Ginny to her room.
"It's beautiful! You mean you have your own room?"
"Yes. I don't know whose idea it was, but I'm glad. I wouldn't be able to keep what's left of my sanity if I didn't have this." Ginny joked. She was pleased when she saw Blossom's smile. They talked until a house-elf was sent to get them. They decided that, if Gordon and Draco would let them, they'd have a sleepover sometime. It would be fun, they knew, because they were best friends. And they'd ask, and hopefully get permission.
With this thought, they walked down to the dining room, where both Draco and Gordon were waiting. When they sat down, Draco cleared his throat.
"Rose, we have decided to ask you to stay here for awhile. We have extra rooms, and-"
"You mean she's going to stay here for awhile, Draco? Really?" Ginny asked, excited. Draco gave her a look, and she shut up.
"Yes, Virginia, she's staying. We're hoping…" Draco started, then shook his head.
"You're hoping what, Draco?"
"Nothing. Never mind. Just know she's going to stay for a few months, while Gordon gets their new house ready to be lived in." Draco finished, and both Blossom and Ginny let out a cry of joy. Gordon looked at them both, but, seeing Draco's look, said nothing. It was a wise decision. If he'd have said anything, one of the girls probably would have ripped him to shreds, and Draco didn't really want to clean up the mess.
And he wasn't doing this as a favor for Gordon.
He was doing this for Ginny.
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Aww… aren't they cute?
So, my friend had her 16th birthday party last week. And me, being the ass that I am, gave her 16 pennies, which I taped to a bunch of wrapping paper. And then I laughed when she tried to open it…
And Antara, you scared me into updating… but I promise I had a good reason! We had colorguard tryouts this week, and I needed to practice because I'd rather be in colorguard than the actual marching band next year… You see? A good reason…
Well, I'm off to… well, I'm not sure what I'm going to go do. It's sure to be incredibly boring, though…
~Lili
Answer to last question: $100
Answer to the question before that: the US
And I've decided to stop the trivia questions, because I have…
Ta ta!
