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Bill woke at the gentle rays of the sun filled the room. He looked at the woman in his arms just to see if it was not a dream. Sleeping like an angel, he had thought as he watched Fleur's rhythmic breathing.
From the evens last night, he knew he was the luckiest wizard in the world. Now a daunting task befell him. How was he going to tell this to his mom?
Slowly getting up and trying not to disturb her, Bill dressed but his tattered shirt was a lost cause. Borrowing Fleur's wand for a moment, the fixed his clothes as if nothing had happened to them.
Looking at the sleeping form of his love, he smiled as he snuck out of the room. Slowly closing the large double doors, he sighed in contentment. Now he had to do something special for her this morning. Turning around, he found the disapproving stare of Alucard looking directly at him.
Almost yelping his surprise, Bill held his heart fearing it would jump out.
"Don't do that," he said in a harsh whisper. "What are you doing here?" There was something strange about the lad that Bill hasn't noticed. His eyes were in a dark shade of yellow and his hair had strands of white in them. Not to mention that he was wearing a late Victorian suit with a red overcoat and a large brimmed hat. His dress accented his vampiric nature quite well.
Alucard only looked at him oddly and looked at the door he came from. Blushing at the accusation, Bill stood up straight.
"Fleur and I had a little... chat," he said but his nervousness betrayed him. Raising an eyebrow, Alucard wasn't buying that answer. Motioning Bill to follow, he led him to the galley.
The only noise that could be heard was Alucard's footfall. Bill swallowed for it was kind of eerie. As they entered the galley, he motioned the redhead to sit. Bill sat by the counter and waited.
Alucard gestured him to explain himself. With a deep sigh, Bill started to.
"It just happened, you know?" Bill said. "One thing led to... another," Bill's eyes widened as he saw Alucard testing the sharpness of the knife. "I don't know what you are so worked up for," Bill said indignantly. "What you and Gabby's been teasing us with will finally come true."
With his final words, Alucard smiled and set aside the knife. Leaning on the counter, her urged him to continue. Bill sighed as if he was in heaven.
"A great burden was lifted from me when I heard her say it," he said dreamily. "And when I heard it, I knew she was the one for the curse had lifted itself from me." Alucard's smile widened urging him to continue.
"It was wonderful, Ally. Have you ever been in love? What am I saying? Of course you are. To the sister of my beloved no less. I'm telling you now; do not let her go. If you do, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Alucard sighed and pondered at Bill's words.
"First thing's first," Bill smiled as he looked around the kitchen. "I have to make breakfast for her." Alucard smiled and got a small breakfast table from behind the counter. French toast, orange juice, bacon and eggs heightened by a flower vase with a single rose. Bill was speechless.
"You knew..." he said accusingly. Alucard smiled and nodded. "How?" Alucard tapped his ears then his nose.
"We were making that much noise?" Bill said in alarm. "Does Gabrielle know?" Alucard smiled and shook his head. Sighing in relief, Bill smiled at his friend. "I want to tell her myself," he said as he took the breakfast table. "Then I need to go to the jeweler to get a ring." He was confused when Alucard shook his head. Looking at Bill with a knowing smile, he patted his shoulder.
"You want to come?" Bill asked. Alucard shook his head. "You want to take me somewhere where I could find the perfect ring?" Alucard nodded. "That's just fine with me. I have to go before she notices that I'm gone."
Alucard shooed him away smiling.
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The first thing Fleur noticed when she woke was that she was alone. She didn't feel the warmth of his body anymore or smell his body near her or hear the steady beating of his heart.
Did he mean what he had said last night? Or was it just a spurt of the moment thing? Was it all a dream?
Her body told her it was not. Her heart told her it was real.
Her soul told her that she was complete.
The door suddenly opened and she feigned sleep and waited. The aroma of breakfast tickled her nose and she slowly opened her eyes.
Bill was slowly carrying a breakfast table and creeping his way towards her. He then paused and gave an expression the mimicked a burglar caught in his crime.
"Bonjour," Fleur smiled as she sat up. Bill froze in embarrassment.
"I... ah ... thought you may be hungry when you wake," he said sheepishly. Fleur was ashamed to think that he had left her.
"Thank you," she said as Bill placed the table on the bed. For a few minutes, she ate in silence. Bill was looking lovingly at her as she ate. This was a new feeling for her. It felt like they were newlyweds.
And she liked it.
"What now?" she asked softly.
"We'll take this one step at a time," he smiled. "First is going shopping."
"Shopping?" Fleur was confused.
"It's the Twenty third of December," he smiled. "And I need to get some presents for my family."
"Then?" she asked expectantly.
"There's the daunting task of me introducing you to my family," he smiled and then sighed.
"Is it that bad?" she asked.
"Let's see," he acted like he was thinking. "My dad, my mum, my five brothers and my sister. Not to mention their friends. Very daunting."
"You'll be alright," she smiled as she placed her hand on his cheek.
"I was worried about you," Bill said. "I could take care of myself. They would probably focus on you."
"Then we will bring, what do you call it, Backup?" she smiled at her idea.
"Alucard and Gabby could do it," Bill said as he kissed her. "In fact they would definitely agree to it."
"What about Bismarck and Narcissa?"
"Unfortunately we cannot accompany you," Narcissa said as she entered the room making them jump in surprise. "It was a nice night, was it not?" Bill and Narcissa blushed. "Bismarck said that there is a Pick-up truck in the castle's garage. Alucard's getting it readied. You may leave at your convenience."
"Thank you," Bill said and Narcissa, while smiling, left them. "She's getting a little creepy."
"Being with the boys must have affected her greatly," Fleur said as she began to kiss him. Taking her wand, Bill closed and locked the door.
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End of 23
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A/n: What you have guessed. The meaning of the French words, ( I don't know if they're accurate) Fleur answered bill's confession with her own and Bill asked if they would become one in body and soul. Officially. Do not get angry at me for not telling you directly Lady Amanda, it would spoil the next chapter.
Please review.
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Bill woke at the gentle rays of the sun filled the room. He looked at the woman in his arms just to see if it was not a dream. Sleeping like an angel, he had thought as he watched Fleur's rhythmic breathing.
From the evens last night, he knew he was the luckiest wizard in the world. Now a daunting task befell him. How was he going to tell this to his mom?
Slowly getting up and trying not to disturb her, Bill dressed but his tattered shirt was a lost cause. Borrowing Fleur's wand for a moment, the fixed his clothes as if nothing had happened to them.
Looking at the sleeping form of his love, he smiled as he snuck out of the room. Slowly closing the large double doors, he sighed in contentment. Now he had to do something special for her this morning. Turning around, he found the disapproving stare of Alucard looking directly at him.
Almost yelping his surprise, Bill held his heart fearing it would jump out.
"Don't do that," he said in a harsh whisper. "What are you doing here?" There was something strange about the lad that Bill hasn't noticed. His eyes were in a dark shade of yellow and his hair had strands of white in them. Not to mention that he was wearing a late Victorian suit with a red overcoat and a large brimmed hat. His dress accented his vampiric nature quite well.
Alucard only looked at him oddly and looked at the door he came from. Blushing at the accusation, Bill stood up straight.
"Fleur and I had a little... chat," he said but his nervousness betrayed him. Raising an eyebrow, Alucard wasn't buying that answer. Motioning Bill to follow, he led him to the galley.
The only noise that could be heard was Alucard's footfall. Bill swallowed for it was kind of eerie. As they entered the galley, he motioned the redhead to sit. Bill sat by the counter and waited.
Alucard gestured him to explain himself. With a deep sigh, Bill started to.
"It just happened, you know?" Bill said. "One thing led to... another," Bill's eyes widened as he saw Alucard testing the sharpness of the knife. "I don't know what you are so worked up for," Bill said indignantly. "What you and Gabby's been teasing us with will finally come true."
With his final words, Alucard smiled and set aside the knife. Leaning on the counter, her urged him to continue. Bill sighed as if he was in heaven.
"A great burden was lifted from me when I heard her say it," he said dreamily. "And when I heard it, I knew she was the one for the curse had lifted itself from me." Alucard's smile widened urging him to continue.
"It was wonderful, Ally. Have you ever been in love? What am I saying? Of course you are. To the sister of my beloved no less. I'm telling you now; do not let her go. If you do, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Alucard sighed and pondered at Bill's words.
"First thing's first," Bill smiled as he looked around the kitchen. "I have to make breakfast for her." Alucard smiled and got a small breakfast table from behind the counter. French toast, orange juice, bacon and eggs heightened by a flower vase with a single rose. Bill was speechless.
"You knew..." he said accusingly. Alucard smiled and nodded. "How?" Alucard tapped his ears then his nose.
"We were making that much noise?" Bill said in alarm. "Does Gabrielle know?" Alucard smiled and shook his head. Sighing in relief, Bill smiled at his friend. "I want to tell her myself," he said as he took the breakfast table. "Then I need to go to the jeweler to get a ring." He was confused when Alucard shook his head. Looking at Bill with a knowing smile, he patted his shoulder.
"You want to come?" Bill asked. Alucard shook his head. "You want to take me somewhere where I could find the perfect ring?" Alucard nodded. "That's just fine with me. I have to go before she notices that I'm gone."
Alucard shooed him away smiling.
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The first thing Fleur noticed when she woke was that she was alone. She didn't feel the warmth of his body anymore or smell his body near her or hear the steady beating of his heart.
Did he mean what he had said last night? Or was it just a spurt of the moment thing? Was it all a dream?
Her body told her it was not. Her heart told her it was real.
Her soul told her that she was complete.
The door suddenly opened and she feigned sleep and waited. The aroma of breakfast tickled her nose and she slowly opened her eyes.
Bill was slowly carrying a breakfast table and creeping his way towards her. He then paused and gave an expression the mimicked a burglar caught in his crime.
"Bonjour," Fleur smiled as she sat up. Bill froze in embarrassment.
"I... ah ... thought you may be hungry when you wake," he said sheepishly. Fleur was ashamed to think that he had left her.
"Thank you," she said as Bill placed the table on the bed. For a few minutes, she ate in silence. Bill was looking lovingly at her as she ate. This was a new feeling for her. It felt like they were newlyweds.
And she liked it.
"What now?" she asked softly.
"We'll take this one step at a time," he smiled. "First is going shopping."
"Shopping?" Fleur was confused.
"It's the Twenty third of December," he smiled. "And I need to get some presents for my family."
"Then?" she asked expectantly.
"There's the daunting task of me introducing you to my family," he smiled and then sighed.
"Is it that bad?" she asked.
"Let's see," he acted like he was thinking. "My dad, my mum, my five brothers and my sister. Not to mention their friends. Very daunting."
"You'll be alright," she smiled as she placed her hand on his cheek.
"I was worried about you," Bill said. "I could take care of myself. They would probably focus on you."
"Then we will bring, what do you call it, Backup?" she smiled at her idea.
"Alucard and Gabby could do it," Bill said as he kissed her. "In fact they would definitely agree to it."
"What about Bismarck and Narcissa?"
"Unfortunately we cannot accompany you," Narcissa said as she entered the room making them jump in surprise. "It was a nice night, was it not?" Bill and Narcissa blushed. "Bismarck said that there is a Pick-up truck in the castle's garage. Alucard's getting it readied. You may leave at your convenience."
"Thank you," Bill said and Narcissa, while smiling, left them. "She's getting a little creepy."
"Being with the boys must have affected her greatly," Fleur said as she began to kiss him. Taking her wand, Bill closed and locked the door.
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End of 23
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A/n: What you have guessed. The meaning of the French words, ( I don't know if they're accurate) Fleur answered bill's confession with her own and Bill asked if they would become one in body and soul. Officially. Do not get angry at me for not telling you directly Lady Amanda, it would spoil the next chapter.
Please review.
