Sibling's Chapter 5: The Morning Light
Joey had awakened in the bed of the hotel room. She couldn't believe that Charlie had shown up. Seeing him again had scared and excited her at the same time. 'No.' she thought. 'I can't let it happen again. I have to protect them.' She threw the covers off and went to her stereo to turn on one of her favorite songs. Linkin' Park's 'Breaking the Habit' came blaring through the speakers. She took out her clothes for the day, which happened to be a pair of black jeans and a mesh like tank top, also in black. She grabbed her black Vans tennis shoes and slipped them on. She grabbed a sliver chain an attached it to her belt and then attached the other end to her wallet. She then stuck the wallet in her back pocket. Taking a look at the nearby clock she noticed that it was only eight in the morning. It was to early for anything to be open so she grabbed a book and sat in a comfy chair and began to read.
The Burrow
Harry had just woken up. He was a little disoriented for a moment before he realized what had happened. He remembered being in his room and then the next thing he knew was that he was at the Burrow with the Weasley's standing around him. He also knew that he had the greatest night's sleep in a long time. It could be because of the fact that Ginny was asleep next to him. 'She is so beautiful.' he thought. 'WAIT! What am I thinking? I can't be falling for Ginny. Ron would kill me. Besides, she said that she likes Dean. Stupid git.' He looked at the young girl sleeping next to him. Even though he knew that it was wrong, it felt really good to have her in his arms.
A knock on the door brought Harry out of his daze. "Come in." he said. Mrs. Weasley came through the door. She wasn't shocked but she was still at a loss for words when she saw the sight of her youngest child in bed with Harry. "Uh, it isn't what you think Mrs. Weasley. I asked her to stay." "It's okay, Harry."
She shook Ginny on the shoulder. "Ginny, it's time to wake up" she said. Ginny's eyes slowly opened to face her mother. "Morning mum." "Morning sweetie. Why don't you get some breakfast, I would like to speak to Harry for a moment." Ginny wormed her way out of Harry's grasp and left the room. "Harry, do you like my daughter?" she asked. "Of course I do, Mrs. Weasley." "I mean more than a friend." "I don't know. All I know is that I didn't have any nightmares last night. I think that she helped me." "Well, just don't hurt her." "I won't." "Good. I'll have Ginny bring up some food for you."
Mrs. Weasley left the room to go look for Ron and Hermione. She walked up to Ginny's room and opened the door only to see Ron in bed with Hermione, asleep. She quietly walked out and closed the door. She have to have a talk with Ron later. Molly then walked down stairs to find Sirius and Remus sitting at the kitchen table.
"Good morning you two." "Good morning Molly." Remus said. "Would you guys like something to eat?" Ginny asked. "No thanks, Ginny." Sirius replied. "Okay, I'll just take this up to Harry." Ginny took a plate of eggs and some bacon up to Harry. As Ginny moved up the stairs she passed Charlie. "Morning Gin." He said. "Morning, Charlie." She replied. He kissed her on the forehead and continued into the kitchen.
"Morning everyone." He said. "Good morning, Charlie" Molly replied. "Would you like some breakfast, sweetie?" "No thanks, mum." He poured himself a cup of tea and sat down at the kitchen table.
The silence was broken by Sirius. "Charlie, how do you know Joey?'" "Well, do you guys remember that Wizards convention that happened a year ago?" "Yeah, the one we couldn't go to because of Order business." Remus said. "Well I met her there, and we became very close in the month that I was there." "So what happened?" Sirius asked. "Sirius, that is none of your business." Molly yelled. "We were supposed to meet at a club to go dancing but she never showed. So, where is she staying?" "In a grand hotel in London. Why are you gonna go see her?" asked Sirius. "Yep." He replied. He put down his tea cup and went to get dressed. It took him only a few minutes to get dressed and then headed down the stairs and out the door. The only thing he heard was something about Joey staying in the penthouse suite. 'Just like her' he thought.
Back at the hotel
It was an hour later and Joey had grown tired of reading. Her Linkin Park CD had shut itself off so she changed it. She was now listening to The Offspring 'The Kidz aren't Alright'. She was just about to turn up the volume when she heard a knock at the door. She was just gonna let them knock.
"Come on Joey. I know that you are in there." Charlie yelled. "I won't leave until you open the door." She sighed and went to open the door. There stood the man that she ran away from, twice. Before she knew what happened he had pushed his way into the suite and had closed the door behind him. "Is there something that you wanted, Charlie?" "Yeah, first, I want to know why you didn't meet me at the club?" "Because I thought that it was best that we didn't see each other anymore." "Why?" She turned away not wanting to look at him. She walked over to the window and looked at the view of Big Ben. "Because I don't want to hurt you." "Hurt me? You could never hurt me." She turned around to look at him. "I set things on fire with my mind when I am angry. I didn't want you to be near that." "That was my choice Joey. Besides I have seen you control your power." "But what if you got hurt..."
She didn't have a chance to finish her sentence. Charlie walked over until he was standing in front of her. His face was inches from her's. He cupped her face and leaned in to kiss her. It was a soft gentle kiss, at first, but then he deepened it. Her arms moved up until they were in his hair. His arms wrapped around her small waist. His tongue slipped out and brushed her bottom lip, begging for entry. She opened her mouth and brushed her tongue against his. He could feel that her knees were about to buckle so he pulled her closer to him, to support her. She could feel the goose bumps when she moved her hands down his arms. The only reason that they broke the kiss was because of lack of air.
"Then I get hurt. I can take care of myself." They continued to look into each other's eyes. "Was there something else that you wanted?" she asked. "You mean besides you." "Yes besides that." "You have to tell Harry." "I don't think that I can." "Don't worry, I'll be there if you need help." "Thanks, Charlie." Hand in hand they walked out of her room, on their way to the Burrow.
Joey had awakened in the bed of the hotel room. She couldn't believe that Charlie had shown up. Seeing him again had scared and excited her at the same time. 'No.' she thought. 'I can't let it happen again. I have to protect them.' She threw the covers off and went to her stereo to turn on one of her favorite songs. Linkin' Park's 'Breaking the Habit' came blaring through the speakers. She took out her clothes for the day, which happened to be a pair of black jeans and a mesh like tank top, also in black. She grabbed her black Vans tennis shoes and slipped them on. She grabbed a sliver chain an attached it to her belt and then attached the other end to her wallet. She then stuck the wallet in her back pocket. Taking a look at the nearby clock she noticed that it was only eight in the morning. It was to early for anything to be open so she grabbed a book and sat in a comfy chair and began to read.
The Burrow
Harry had just woken up. He was a little disoriented for a moment before he realized what had happened. He remembered being in his room and then the next thing he knew was that he was at the Burrow with the Weasley's standing around him. He also knew that he had the greatest night's sleep in a long time. It could be because of the fact that Ginny was asleep next to him. 'She is so beautiful.' he thought. 'WAIT! What am I thinking? I can't be falling for Ginny. Ron would kill me. Besides, she said that she likes Dean. Stupid git.' He looked at the young girl sleeping next to him. Even though he knew that it was wrong, it felt really good to have her in his arms.
A knock on the door brought Harry out of his daze. "Come in." he said. Mrs. Weasley came through the door. She wasn't shocked but she was still at a loss for words when she saw the sight of her youngest child in bed with Harry. "Uh, it isn't what you think Mrs. Weasley. I asked her to stay." "It's okay, Harry."
She shook Ginny on the shoulder. "Ginny, it's time to wake up" she said. Ginny's eyes slowly opened to face her mother. "Morning mum." "Morning sweetie. Why don't you get some breakfast, I would like to speak to Harry for a moment." Ginny wormed her way out of Harry's grasp and left the room. "Harry, do you like my daughter?" she asked. "Of course I do, Mrs. Weasley." "I mean more than a friend." "I don't know. All I know is that I didn't have any nightmares last night. I think that she helped me." "Well, just don't hurt her." "I won't." "Good. I'll have Ginny bring up some food for you."
Mrs. Weasley left the room to go look for Ron and Hermione. She walked up to Ginny's room and opened the door only to see Ron in bed with Hermione, asleep. She quietly walked out and closed the door. She have to have a talk with Ron later. Molly then walked down stairs to find Sirius and Remus sitting at the kitchen table.
"Good morning you two." "Good morning Molly." Remus said. "Would you guys like something to eat?" Ginny asked. "No thanks, Ginny." Sirius replied. "Okay, I'll just take this up to Harry." Ginny took a plate of eggs and some bacon up to Harry. As Ginny moved up the stairs she passed Charlie. "Morning Gin." He said. "Morning, Charlie." She replied. He kissed her on the forehead and continued into the kitchen.
"Morning everyone." He said. "Good morning, Charlie" Molly replied. "Would you like some breakfast, sweetie?" "No thanks, mum." He poured himself a cup of tea and sat down at the kitchen table.
The silence was broken by Sirius. "Charlie, how do you know Joey?'" "Well, do you guys remember that Wizards convention that happened a year ago?" "Yeah, the one we couldn't go to because of Order business." Remus said. "Well I met her there, and we became very close in the month that I was there." "So what happened?" Sirius asked. "Sirius, that is none of your business." Molly yelled. "We were supposed to meet at a club to go dancing but she never showed. So, where is she staying?" "In a grand hotel in London. Why are you gonna go see her?" asked Sirius. "Yep." He replied. He put down his tea cup and went to get dressed. It took him only a few minutes to get dressed and then headed down the stairs and out the door. The only thing he heard was something about Joey staying in the penthouse suite. 'Just like her' he thought.
Back at the hotel
It was an hour later and Joey had grown tired of reading. Her Linkin Park CD had shut itself off so she changed it. She was now listening to The Offspring 'The Kidz aren't Alright'. She was just about to turn up the volume when she heard a knock at the door. She was just gonna let them knock.
"Come on Joey. I know that you are in there." Charlie yelled. "I won't leave until you open the door." She sighed and went to open the door. There stood the man that she ran away from, twice. Before she knew what happened he had pushed his way into the suite and had closed the door behind him. "Is there something that you wanted, Charlie?" "Yeah, first, I want to know why you didn't meet me at the club?" "Because I thought that it was best that we didn't see each other anymore." "Why?" She turned away not wanting to look at him. She walked over to the window and looked at the view of Big Ben. "Because I don't want to hurt you." "Hurt me? You could never hurt me." She turned around to look at him. "I set things on fire with my mind when I am angry. I didn't want you to be near that." "That was my choice Joey. Besides I have seen you control your power." "But what if you got hurt..."
She didn't have a chance to finish her sentence. Charlie walked over until he was standing in front of her. His face was inches from her's. He cupped her face and leaned in to kiss her. It was a soft gentle kiss, at first, but then he deepened it. Her arms moved up until they were in his hair. His arms wrapped around her small waist. His tongue slipped out and brushed her bottom lip, begging for entry. She opened her mouth and brushed her tongue against his. He could feel that her knees were about to buckle so he pulled her closer to him, to support her. She could feel the goose bumps when she moved her hands down his arms. The only reason that they broke the kiss was because of lack of air.
"Then I get hurt. I can take care of myself." They continued to look into each other's eyes. "Was there something else that you wanted?" she asked. "You mean besides you." "Yes besides that." "You have to tell Harry." "I don't think that I can." "Don't worry, I'll be there if you need help." "Thanks, Charlie." Hand in hand they walked out of her room, on their way to the Burrow.