Chapter 9: Cake and a new surprise
Somehow after waving to the guests, we found that we were suddenly in the dining room. Draco and I sat at the end of the table seated next to our parents. Many house-elves had prepared the food for the ceremony and all the food was placed on top of the long table. Before everyone dug into the food, my father said, " Cheers for Draco and Jessica!" The wine glasses in front of us magically appeared to have a red liquid in them. Everyone snatched their glass and gradually stood from their seats, trying their best not to spill the red liquid on the white tablecloth.
" CHEERS!" yelled the guests in unison as they took a sip of their wine and continuously sat back down, awaiting for my father to announce that the food was free to enjoy. Without hesitation, the people dished through the food. I rather enjoyed the dinner and as everyone finished, a humungous white wedding cake was brought from out of the kitchen on a cart with about four house-elves pushing it. The cart was dragged to where Draco and I were sitting and a small elf handed Draco a knife.
He smiled at me and began to cut through the moist cake with the knife and then handed it to me to cut a small piece as well. The chocolate moist was melting in my hand as we handed each other the piece to eat. Our arms crossed and I was fed the cake. The sticky cake slid down my throat and I was enticed with pleasure. As I was trying to remove my hand from Draco's mouth, I found him licking each of my fingers. Disgusted, I finally removed my hand and wiped it on a free napkin.
The applause broke through and I seated myself to see Draco's famous smirk playing on his face. Though, I can't deny I didn't enjoy his tongue licking my fingers, but the smirk just made me in love with him more. The cake was served to each individual at the party and as just about every civilized person was drunk, it was time for their departure. Draco and I were pushed to bequeath or good-byes at the front door. I searched for my good friend, Pansy, but didn't find her at all.
" Did you see Pansy at all tonight?" I inquired Draco when the last person apparated.
" No, I didn't. Why do you ask?"
" Draco, she's my friend, and I was expecting her to be here today," I replied as we strode up to the bedchambers.
" Who cares? If she really was your friend, we would have seen her today."
" Yeah, I guess you're right," I said as we stood in front of the threshold to my room. Though, as I was expecting to see my nice pink bed and pink painted walls, I was flabbergasted to see nothing but an empty space and a few mouse droppings.
" What the," Draco began.
" What happened to my pink room?" I asked as I bustled through the door. I searched for my private bathroom and also my open closet. They were gone and in their place was a white tattered wall.
" Where's all your stuff?" Draco uttered as he also walked into the room.
" Mother…" I responded and broke into a run for the Main Floor, calling for my mother with Draco behind me.
" MUM! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY ROOM? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH ALL MY THINGS?" my voice screeched through the hallway. Surprisingly she sprang out of a random door and appeared overwhelmed.
" Darling, no need to raise your voice! We've moved both Draco's and your belongings next door," she calmly embarked.
" Next door? Do you mean the house beside us?" I uttered. She nodded and with a whip of her wand two keys emerged in her hand.
" These are the keys that will only open the doors to your house. A spell is on the door, so no one can enter by 'Alohamora'." She announced and handed the keys to us. " Well go on you two, and go see for yourself!" Bewildered, we managed to go see if my mother's remark was true. I slowed my pace as I saw the house…my house. It was as big as the Malfoy Mansion, but there was more color to the outside. The Malfoy Mansion's outer appearance caused many people to avoid the house and walk past it, neglecting that it ever existed. Black was a common color for the Malfoy's and so the color was shaded onto the outside of the mansion. Though, the Malfoy Mansion was hidden between a small forest and the city of Bristol. In fact there weren't even neighbors living near the mansion.
The forest blocked the muggle world from the wizardry world and even if a muggle tried to get through the forest, they would find nothing but an empty lot full of rubbish. The next-door house, though, had clear-cut windows with a red color painted onto the panes. It was plastered with a light pigment of off white, leaving the appearance spectacular. Without hesitation, I ran to the house and briskly unlocked it with the special key.
I held my breath as I walked through the threshold. The foyer withheld a great hall full of many different entrances to another area. A staircase stood a few feet in front of me causing me to perplexity. Draco gasped behind me. " How did they ever do this? I don't remember ever having neighbors," he perplexed. We strode through the house and unexpectedly found two house-elves working in the kitchen hidden behind two doors in the dining room. I recognized one to be the elf that helped me with my hair for the wedding. After being a bit surprised, we left the elves to wander around our house.
There was a large living space with a sofa and a couple of sitting chairs that sat before a large stone fireplace with the letters, 'D and J Malfoy' craved into it. Bookshelves were covered with many books on enchantments and spells that would useful in the future. I snatched a book about Keeping the Modern Wizard House Spotless and sat on an open chair. Tearing through each page, I was amazed at the many spells. " Jessica, you can read later. We should look around the house more," Draco insisted after a minute or so. Reluctantly I put the book back on the shelf and followed Draco around the house.
We strode up the staircase and found yet another hall with doors. Opening just about every door in sight, we found mostly spare bedrooms and a linen closet. At the end of the hall, though, stood a lonely door, which was the last of them. Together we unlatched the door and found another bedroom, but this chamber was the biggest of them all; the master bedroom. A canopy bed, draped with a red material, mounted the room. The queen sized bed had large pillows thrown upon it, which made it seem the ever more comfy.
" This is nice," I uttered as I gazed around me. A large window to the right of the bed brought in the warm light the sun alighted. At the far side of the window, a door stood ajar and as I opened it and turned on the light, I set my eyes on a large open closet with many sorted attires of both Draco's and mine. Each of our clothes was on a different side of the room on shelves stacked high to the ceiling. " Draco, come in here!" I yelped. His footsteps reached the brink of the closet. " They've really outdone themselves…." he mumbled, " And they've even brought in my new boxers…" he added as he held up red shorts to obviously show me.
" Are you that egoistic?" I asked jokingly.
" I resent that! It's just these are very comfortable," he said and blissfully folded the shorts as well as put them back on the shelf. I rolled my eyes and walked back into my new room. To my surprise a certain someone was sitting on the big bed and caused me to jump. " Do you like it, darling?" the person, whom was my mother inquired with a playful smirk.
" Mother, don't Apparate without warning me first! It's scary! But I do like the house, mother. How did you guys ever do this?" I replied motioning the whereabouts around me.
" Let's just say it's a little wedding gift from both the Malfoy's and your father and me," she winked. " Which reminds me, all your gifts are in the study. I would also like to inform you that we all leave for your honeymoon cruise on Sunday!"
" Wait, we? Are you all coming too?" I asked incredulous.
" Yes, dear. Who's going to watch you two if you start a fight?"
" But mum-."
" No buts! Plus your father and I need a vacation!"
" But mum," I tried to say, but she still didn't heed my plea.
" I'm sorry, Jessica. I must go, but before I leave I need Draco in here." From out of nowhere Draco appeared and stood beside me.
My mother took out her wand briskly and with a whoosh she said, " Oversio!" I felt myself slowly getting closer to Draco. We were both touching on each of our sides and my mother said, " Goodnight, dears!" She Apparated out of the room leaving Draco and me uncomfortably close.
" Well it's getting late, shall we call it a night?" Draco nervously asked.
" Fine, but I really wanted to do more reading!" I said and walked to the closet closely followed by Draco. I snatched my bedclothes and impatiently waited for Draco to decide on which pair of boxers he was going to wear to bed. I felt myself gradually moving closer to him. " Take the red one, since you're so fond of it!" I almost yelled. He grabbed it and walked with me to the bathroom I also found in the room.
He stood in front of the door and looked eager. " Well?"
" Well what?"
" Aren't you going to change?"
" Oooh I see where this is going! I won't change until you turn around and face that door, Draco," I abruptly said and motioned for him to turn himself around.
" Fine, but let me mention to you, we are married!" he reluctantly turned around and faced the door. Glancing to make sure he was facing the door, I unzipped the dress and changed into my bedclothes, which were a pair of dark pants and a light t-shirt.
" I clearly don't agree with your mother on having our parents come on our honeymoon," Draco started the conversation.
" Yeah, it's annoying. My life goal was to stay far away from my mother after I've graduated Wizardry school. It seems she'll never let me go until she dies," I sighed and turned around to face the shower curtain. " It's your turn, and my backs already turned," I added. Seemly he changed as well and we continued the conversation.
" Can you believe my father, though? I'm surprised he says he's stopped helping out Voldemort," he said.
" Same with my father. I know Voldemort is an awful person, but why in the world did they even join his league of killers?"
" Stupidity, I suppose. Or maybe Voldemort forced them into it. Well they used to be good old buddies at Hogwarts."
" True, but if I ever had a friend like Voldemort, I would disown him the very minute he told me he was evil."
" Yeah, but I'm just happy he's dead, finally."
" Thanks to good old Potter!" I amused trying to provoke him.
" Okay, I'll admit, Potter does have his advantages, but that still won't make me like him."
" Speaking of which, why did you always provoke him?" This question left the bathroom with utter silence until Draco finally spoke.
" Jealously, I suppose," he uttered.
" Well it was a bit obvious. The way you always looked at him if he won a Quidditch game, or the time he actually had a girl admiring him."
" Enough with this talk!" he said and stepped behind me. " It's utter rubbish talking about Potter. Why don't we go to bed, honey," he said in my ear leaving me to shudder. Before I could move from where I was standing, I was lifted off the ground by his arms around my stomach and was taken out of the bathroom.
" Draco, please don't pick me up! I can walk on my own!" I promptly said trying my best to get of his grasp, but he pulled me closer to him. I couldn't see his face, but I was sure he was amused. The bed came closer and he dropped me onto it. I turned my body to face him and he was already gone, on the other side of the bed. I rustled with the pillows and blankets and I was safely under them. My back was to Draco and suddenly he wrapped his arms around me, leaving me to shudder yet again. I tried to get out of his arms by squirming and I failed.
" I just love making you squirm," he said in whisper that was close to my ear.
" Goodnight, Draco," I said and knew he won.
" Goodnight, Jess," he nuzzled the back of my neck, before falling asleep himself.