"When's Mione coming back?" Draco piped up anxiously, tugging at Tonks' sleeve, "Why did she go away?" She looked down at the small boy. It was painfully clear that he thought Hermione wasn't going to come back. Draco thought that she'd abandoned him too…
"She's…she's gone to get you a surprise." Tonks told him gently, "I'm certain she'll be back soon, though." Draco's downcast face instantly lit up,
"Really? What's the surprise? Is it a present?" Nymphadora laughed and ruffled the boy's mop of silvery hair, making him pull a face of distaste,
"If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise, would it Monkey?" Draco giggled,
"I'm not a monkey!" He stated indignantly, sticking his lip out in an endearing pout, "You're a monkey!" Tonks gasped and pretended to be deeply insulted,
"How dare you call me a monkey, you…you Silly Billy!" And with that, she reached down and began tickling him mercilessly. Draco giggled hysterically and tried to push her away,
"No! Stop it! Get off! Get off!" He shrieked, trying, unsuccessfully, to wriggle out of her grip,
"Never! Not until you are most sincerely apologetic and repent for calling me a monkey!"
"I won't! You called me it first!"
"That's 'cause you are." Tonks laughed, tickling her defenceless cousin all the more relentlessly. Draco squeaked and fought harder to push her away…
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through Tonks' hand and she gave a yell, releasing Draco abruptly. The small boy backed away, terror-struck by what he had just done
"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!" He stammered, licking his lips nervously in that all too familiar sign of fear, "I didn't mean to! I-I swear I didn't!" Nymphadora looked down very slowly, almost apprehensively, at the assaulted hand.
Two vibrantly red-blue marks stood out clearly against her skin.
Teeth marks.
"You bit me!" She declared in utter shock, "You bit me!"
"I'm sorry…" Draco whimpered, his breathing rapidly becoming panicked. "Please, Tonks, I swear it was an accident!" Tonks, getting over the surprise of being savaged by a six-year-old, gave Draco a quick, reassuring hug,
"Hey, it's okay. I know you didn't mean to. Don't worry kid, I'm not cross." Draco visibly calmed, his fast breathing promptly returning to normal once again. But then, he asked, almost fearfully,
"Are you…are you going to tell him?"
"Who?" Draco gave a small shudder and shuffled his feet,
"S-Sirius."
"Are you going to tell me what?" Draco jumped and turned abruptly as Sirius came in. Immediately, the boy lowered his gaze submissively to the ground, "What have you done now?" Sirius demanded, glaring suspiciously at the child standing before him,
"Don't you start on him, Sirius…" Tonks warned, her usually placid voice, edged dangerously. But she was ignored.
"Well?" The animagus said again, advancing towards Draco, who had started backing away,
"Umm…nothing. Please, I haven't done anything S-Sir." He stammered, chewing furiously on his bottom lip. It was intensely clear that Sirius did not, in the slightest, believe him, as he turned enquiringly to Tonks, still nursing her sore hand,
"What's wrong with you?" Her gaze flicked briefly to Draco, grey eyes huge, pleading desperately for her not to give him away,
"Nothing, Sirius." Came the innocent reply, letting her arm fall limply to her side.
Yet still, he was not to be fooled.
Sirius' hand shot out and grabbed Draco's wrist. At once, the child began to tremble and tried franticly to pull himself free from this man who had suddenly turned into his father,
"Don't lie to me." Lucius' voice hissed inside his head. Although it was Sirius talking, Draco could no longer distinguish the difference between the two. To him at the moment, both men were the same person.
"Please, Papa, it was an accident! I didn't mean to! Please let go of me!" The boy stammered, now completely terrified, so sure was he that he was going to be beaten and desperate to delay it for as long as he could…
Tonks looked on, helpless, as Draco and Sirius struggled against each other. She wanted to march in between them and out a stop to this ridiculousness… but she knew that it wouldn't make the slightest bit of difference if she did/
Sirius was so bloody stubborn!
'Damn it Hermione! Hurry up!' And, as if in answer to her wish, she heard the distant sound of the front door being opened, quick footsteps in the hall and the door bust open,
"Get your hands off my godson this instant!"
A/N: Yo! Wassup? Lol! Fell kinda crazy right now:)
I am very sorry that Sirius is annoying alot of people, he is annoying me too. I admit i have been slightly mean to him, but i assure you that I do actually love Sirius to bits (Not as much as Draco and Snape, it has to be said but still...) But i promise to take up Hayes' suggestion and relent on him a bit...but not yet. :) Any hoo...i also promise to try and update more frequently as it is the holidays, so i have alot more time on my hands. >chessy grin
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Sailor Hecate, TimeMage0955, Nikki's Evil Doppelganger, lollenk, secretly in love, Katie Malfoy 19, Dark Princesses, PerfectPureBlood, Hogaboom, lilmissgullable, Ivy by Moonlight, blueeyedchibi, Twighlight Dragoness and Hayes!
Easter eggs to all!
Love Lily & Draco xxxxxx