…The Vatican City…

We wake after our day of rest early. We get up and dress. We hold hands all the way to the car. We picked up Rochelle and Cesco and head to the Vatican City. We split into three groups. The first group was Jeno, Roque, Belvidere, Uberto, and Nardo who went to search the Vatican museums. The second group was Bianka, Mrs. Zabini, Ymelda, Zoela, Jino, and Cyprienne who went to the Basilica of St. Peter. The rest of us went to the Sistine Chapel.

Blaise holds me to him as we walked around. I knew it was because he thought I might wander off. The chapel was so wonderful that it brought tears to my eyes. Elda and Rochelle were crying too. Ortensia, Byanca, Neryssa held themselves together enough to search. Cesco was ahead of everyone and taking serious notes. I wrap my arm around Blaise's waist to steady myself. He chortles. I let the tears fall freely down my face as I look around. I stop dead in my tracks when I see the ceiling and look at the Last Judgement painted by Michelangelo.

Blaise leads me over to Elda and Rochelle. "The criers have been reunited." he scoffs joining the others. We throw scathing glances at him before resuming our staring.

"It's moving." I whisper. Elda and Rochelle gasped seeing it too. I wave Neryssa and Ortensia over. They watched in amazement. I went and got Byanca so she could watch too. I didn't see Cesco and Blaise, so we watch it without them. When it was done playing, we write down the notes hurriedly. Blaise and Cesco return. I hold Blaise's hand as we continued our search.

We went to eat after we were done. We peruse the notes. I grin as I read. Blaise tsks. I clutch the papers reading with rapt attention. I gasp in shock and point at the papers. Everyone read the papers and sank back in their seats. The last clue had been found. We had to go to Lake Como.

"We still have time. We could go now." Cesco mutters in a low tone. He looks around judging the attitude of the group as he speaks. "Let's go." Ortensia jumps up eagerly. She was normally quiet and withdrawn but now she was almost bursting with the will to go on. We went to the lake. It was nightfall as we got out of the cars.

I search to the best of my ability in the growing darkness. The hunt led us far away from the lights of the town. I hear the faint whisperings of the rest of our party and saw their flashlights flickering ahead in the foliage. I caught Elda, who was stumbling behind me, when she tripped over a tree root.

She thanks me and we trudged slower and much more carefully. "Ugh, I'm starting to wish I'd gone hiking and backpacking more often." I pant as the hunt leads us up an incline. We spend the entire night looking around. I sit next to Blaise as we rested. Bits of early morning light blink through the trees. I tilt my head as I all the hidden messages, poems, secrets, and songs I'd been reviewing fly around my head. I jump up an idea rattling around my brain. I make sure we are well hidden from early morning tourists.

…The Test…

I place a quick spell on the bracelet Blaise had given me. "Someone has an idea." Neryssa chuckles tiredly. I test the bracelet out on the last message. It glows and I smile. I put the hidden messages in chronological order. I pull out some parchment. The messages spelled out the final location. Roque and Nardo led the way with me. We were led up the foothills just below the Alps. The bracelet glowed steadily brighter.

A memory whisp appeared from the bracelet. It was Blaise's great grandmother. "Grandma Lucia!" Roque gasps. She nods. She looked exactly like the drawing of her younger self. She tsks at her family jokingly "You finally found the last clue. I've been watching you all this time. You've done well." She looks around. She gazes at me "And you. You're quite smart though you don't show it. I think that you can uncover more secrets than you know." She smiles gently at me and I blush. She winks knowingly at Blaise and sits herself down on a rock.

She waves Roque and Nardo forward. "The final bit of the hunt is inside. You two will have to go in alone first." she waves at the rocks behind her. They disappear and form an archway. They glance at her and she shoos them inside.

They disappear. She sends Jeno, Ymelda, Cianna, Zoela, Bianka, Belvidere, and Cyprienne next. It had been 15 minutes since Roque and Nardo descended. We wait another 20 minutes. She turns to us. "I think that I'll send you girls next. Pay attention. Do not let yourselves be distracted." she smiles at each of us in turn. Elda went in not the slightest bit concerned. We follow her.

There were stairs that led down into a cave of sorts. There were torches every few feet casting light onto the steps. Elda was now clutched to Neryssa and Byanca. We reach the last step and a cavern with numerous passageways stretches out around us.

"Any ideas?" I ask Rochelle. She was lost in thought. She snapa her fingers. She went into a passage to our right. As we walked into it closed behind us. I shudder. "No turning back now." Ortensia sighs walking forward. We continue edging along the passageway for 10 minutes.

A clearing appears before us. It was a mini garden with faeries zooming around. "You made it. The others before you have already passed our test. What lives in warm bodies of water and sings beautifully? Here is a hint if you still don't know. They are a sub species of water creature below." the faeries sang as they flew around the room.

"Sirens." Rochelle answered quickly. The faeries spun faster and zoomed around us with glee. They drop a bag of gemstones into Ortensia's hand and guide us through a hall that had just appeared on the opposite side of the garden.

We thank them and walked down the hall. Not long after we left the garden, we came across a puzzle, and not a normal puzzle of course but a giant Olympic swimming pool sized puzzle. A sphinx and chimaera sat on opposite ends of the puzzle. Ortensia holds out the bag of gemstones and the sphinx and chimaera snap their heads towards us. "Pour the gemstones onto the board." the sphinx rasped. "Solve the puzzle before the last sand grain falls." the chimera orders nodding its head to the hourglass, the size of Grawp, next to us.

Ortensia pours out the gemstones and they fly to the puzzle growing to the size of baby elephants. They glisten in the torch light. "The colors of the gemstones match traditional Italian ingredients used in your great grandmother Lucia's recipes. Use the first recipe she wrote in the family cookbook as your guide." the sphinx yawns watching the timer.

I recall seeing the recipe. We make mental notes of the ingredients and began sliding the gemstones to their matches. Alas it was no easy task. The gemstones were as heavy if not heavier than baby elephants. "After this I'm going to workout more." Elda grunts pushing a ruby colored gemstone across the puzzle. As she pushed it the room began to smell like roasted tomatoes.

As we matched the stones the room filled dizzyingly with the smells of Italy. Our stomachs grumbled. The sphinx and chimaera prowled onto the board as we pushed the last one to its match. "Divine. What was the last recipe that Lucia wrote in the book?" the sphinx asked prowling around us.

No one said anything. I clear my throat "Mushroom risotto." The chimaera growls. They stopped prowling. The slunk back to where they were before. "You are correct." the chimaera growls. A square hole opened in the ground. "Kindly descend and continue the hunt. You'll find the next hint below." the sphinx rasped.

Rochelle leans into the hole and disappears with a squeal. I follow Rochelle. It was a slide. I slid for what felt like miles. I fall into a heap at the end of the slide. Rochelle was coughing in the corner. "What happened?" I ask getting up and dusting myself off.

"Slid right into the damned wall.", she taps the wall behind her. I was just beginning to look around when Elda and Neryssa slide in knocking me off my feet. I groan. "Sorry Charlotte." Neryssa shrieks helping me to my feet. Elda was still on the ground and we help her out of the way just in time for Byanca and Ortensia to slide in.

"Find the miniature dragons running around in the next room. You'll be looking for a Portuguese Long-Snout, a Swedish Short-Snout, a Romanian Longhorn, a Peruvian Vipertooth, a Norwegian Ridgeback, a Hungarian Horntail, a Hebridean Black, a Common Welsh Green, a Chinese Fireball, an Ukrainian Ironbelly, and an Antipodean Opaleye. BEWARE THE HINKYPUNKS!" I read a sign on a door out loud.

Rochelle shiver. "Dragons! Dragons? Is great grandmother mad?" she shivers. "Miniature dragons." Elda corrects. I place my hand on the doorknob. I felt Rochelle grab the back of my shirt lightly as I twisted the doorknob.

We enter the next room and duck. A fireball shot past us. I look above us. The miniature dragons were flying overhead no bigger than a mouse.

Rochelle gasps. We were in a marsh like room with the dragons flying overhead. "Ugh. Why can't we use brooms?!" Ortensia gasps looking around. I shiver. "I'm not good on a broom." Rochelle and I mutter simultaneously. The others look at us in shock. I shrug. I begin making my way through the marsh. I hear the others squishing after me.

"How on earth are you not good on a broom, but you've been on a flying motorbike and your dating Blaise?" Elda gasp. "I don't know. I mean I've also been on a hippogriff but that doesn't seem the same to me as when I rode on the back of Fluffy, a three headed dog." I explain ducking another fireball.

"Ugh, this is the weirdest." Neryssa gasps unsticking her foot. We made it to other side of the room and began looking around for clues. Ortensia and Byanca found gloves and protective gear and started trying to capture the dragons.

I ran my hands along the wall. I smile. The Chinese Fireball whizzed by my head. It glared at me. I sang a traditional Chinese song. It fell at my feet asleep, and I stick my tongue out at it. Neryssa had begun wandering after a Hinkypunk. I grab her arm dragging her back and picking up the mini dragon.

Rochelle had figured the door out. She took the mini dragon and stuck it on the door. The door melted the dragon into it. A drawing of the dragon appeared. Neryssa struggled against my hand and I thump her head. She gasps softly mumbling her thanks as she rubs her head. Ortensia and Byanca brought the captured dragons one by one. The door hissed as it melted the last one onto it.

It croaks open revealing a small crawl space. With a groan we crawled through Neryssa going first. We emerge on the other side. "You made it!" Ymelda cheers. The others were in a small clearing. We join them. "We'll receive the final hint once the others make it." Nardo said.

Neryssa drops tiredly to the ground followed by Rochelle. We wait a full 45 minutes before they appear. A griffin appeared from the darkness on the other side of the clearing. Everyone stared. It shook its head beckoning us to follow and follow we did.

It led us to a room filled with various trolls. Lucia appears again. "Make your way through with the baby phoenixes and I'll find you later." she smiles and disappears. There was gong sound. The trolls lumber around looking for the sound and spy us.

I look around allow a baby phoenix to step on my shoulder. The others were diving around the trolls. I skirted around a pillar as a river troll lumbered towards me. It looked around for me. The baby phoenix chirped lightly in my ear.

The troll grunted and I roll to the side as it kicks through the pillar. It swung around to me growling. A forest troll a few feet away started lumbering towards us. I dove through the river troll's legs and under the forest troll's legs. The river troll swung around so quickly it ran into the forest troll and they both fell backwards from the force of it.

I make it to the other side of the room using all the self-defense tactics I know. The others had made it to the other side. The door opened and everyone dove through as the trolls came lumbering after us. The door closed and we hear the trolls collide into it.

Everyone was panting heavily. "Are we sure this isn't great grandmother's way of telling us to stay fit?!" Jino huffs. The baby phoenix on my shoulder keeps chirping and nudging me. I chirp back and the other phoenixes stopped chirping. Blaise chuckles. "Speaking to animals again?" he asks looking around the room.

"All I did was chirp a music key." I state from where I was leaning on a wall. "Why on earth would you think she was speaking to animals?" Uberto asks as he began to look around. Blaise explains about how the Fluffy riding during the battle.

Neryssa scoffs "You should have seen her in the dragon room. She just sang in Chinese and the Chinese Fireball fell asleep!" I nod and smile. "It was a traditional song. Quite lovely and serene." I look around the hall we were in. The baby phoenix nips me lightly with its beak and I sang a few notes of the song. The Phoenixes copy me. "See! Talking to animals." Blaise waves at me, but I don't see. I was reading the wall. I follow the words. "You'll have to sing Roque and Nardo." I mumble still reading.

The stop what they are doing. I wave to the words on the wall "It says you have to sing the lullaby Lucia sang to you most often. The phoenixes will help." They stride over reading it carefully. I lean against a wall while they think back. The baby phoenix on my shoulder was dancing in anticipation. I watch it dance happily.

The baby phoenix stops dancing. Roque and Nardo had finished their discussion. They walked down the hall. We follow them. They stop before a door. They begin singing in a low tone. The phoenixes join after a few verses. The door 'swayed'. I look at the door blinking madly.

The door shifted and melted into a pair of wood nymphs who ran into the trees behind them giggling. Cyprienne flinches in shock. The nymphs peek around the trees and beckon us further.

I step forward and follow them. It was a forest. They grabbed my hands and led us in further. We stop in a clearing. The others were guided by more nymphs. They handed us something. It looked familiar. "Gillyweed?" Blaise asks in confusion.

Comprehension dawned on me. I went to the edge of the clearing. Sure, enough there was raging river that led off the cliff forming an 800-meter-high waterfall. I return to the others. "Does any have a fear of heights?" I ask hoping no one did.

No one said anything. I lead them through the clearing and stand at the edge of the water. I chirped at the baby phoenix and it took off into the trees with the others. I take a deep breath.

The adults had already stuffed the Gillyweed into their mouths and had jumped into the water. I turn and look at Blaise "I think your family is just as terrifying as mine is." He chuckles dryly. We put the Gillyweed in our mouths and dive in. The water pushed us forward. I dive under the water as the Gillyweed takes effect. We hurtled down to the water below. I brace for impact. When I opened my eyes Jino, Cesco, and Rochelle had just fallen into the water below the waterfall right behind us.

There were Merpeople in front of us. They were leading the adults down to their village. We follow them. "You have two hours to find all of the family artifacts and make it up to Lake Como. Good luck!" they grin and swam away to watch.

We began searching but it was very difficult. There were a lot of plants and Grindylows. A Grindylow was making its way over to hide a box. I tsk disapprovingly and it spun around. It swum towards me ready to attack but I simply move out of the way and it hits the rocks behind me. I grab the box. Inside were jewels, art, and tapestries.

I had collected several boxes by the time the Gillyweed started to lose effect. Rochelle motioned me towards a passageway. I follow. The Merpeople waved at us cheerfully. We waved back and swam as fast as we could.

We broke the surface of the lake just as the Gillyweed effects puttered out. It was nighttime. We saw the adults on the lake shore heaving boxes out of the water. We swam over.

"Oh, my lord. How many boxes did you two find? Do get out of the water my dears!" Mrs. Zabini shrieks. We tried to the best of our abilities. I tug the boxes with me.

Blaise and Cesco appeared from the trees. They help us with the boxes. We had just heaved the last of the boxes when the other girls surfaced with 14 boxes each. The adults swam out to help. Uberto and Jino were putting the boxes into the cars while Lucia watched.

I moved to help but something caught my eye. The baby phoenixes from earlier were chirping happily near Lucia. She waves me over.

I slowly walk over so that my feet didn't get stuck. "The phoenixes are my gifts to you all for making you go through the hunt. The family thought it'd be a fun hunt when they devised it, but I still think everyone deserves a little extra.", she smiles, "Oh, and this!" She hands me a simple ring that matched the jewelry set I got from Blaise and Mrs. Zabini. She goes over to the others and laughs at their state of the soaking clothes.

I help with the boxes. When we were done Lucia waved goodbye and walked back to the cave. I chirp and the phoenixes flew down. I explain everything quickly. They shook with laughter. The phoenixes joined the people who helped them from the trolls.

It was late and everyone was tired. They began to dry off and head to the cars. I yawn tiredly. Blaise looks down at my right hand where Lucia's ring lay on my finger. I give him a look that said I would explain later. Everyone piles into the cars and went home.

We dropped off the others. Blaise pulls me from the car once we were home and leads me to our room. The phoenixes follow. They chirp at Blue once they entered the room. Blue looks at them in surprise.

Blaise closes the door. I turn to him, but he shakes his head and nudges me towards the bathroom. I frown. I gather my pajamas and went to the bathroom. I start running bath water. I peel my clothes from my body and throw them into the corner with my other clothes. I dip my toe into the hot water to test it.

I slip into the water with a sigh of relief. I wash quickly, wash my hair, and towel off. I slowly get dressed and begin washing my face. I heard Blaise jump into the shower. I brush my teeth and exit the bathroom. I pour some treats out for Blue and the phoenixes. I climb into bed and flla asleep.

I wake up in the early afternoon hours. I sit up looking around. "You ok love." Blaise asks. He was feeding the phoenixes. I nod. I lay back down and Blaise tsks.

I roll over ignoring him. I feel him slide into bed. "Come on you have explaining to do." he mumbles picking me up. He carries me over to the couch. He motions for me to wait and goes downstairs.

The baby phoenix of mine flew over chirping happily. "I think I'll name you Aithne." I pet the phoenix lightly. It coos happily. The previous night everyone had named theirs. Blaise's was Agni, Cianna's Vesta, Bianka's Cyra, Roque's Cenley, Rochelle's Brigid, Ymelda's Anala, Jeno's Haco, Ortensia's Calida, Elda's Eliane, Zoela's Idalia, Nardo's Horus, Byanca's Mehri, Neryssa's Rhys, Belvidere's Uri, Cyprienne's Kiran, Cesco's Kewhi, Uberto's Sulien, and Jino's Surya.

Blaise reenters the room carrying a tray of lasagna, bread, salad, soup, and cake. He places it in front of me. He sit down and Aithne hops over to him. I begin to eat extremely ravenous since I hadn't eaten in a day.

When I was done, I sat back. Agni, Aithne, and Blue flew around the room playing. Blaise taps my shoulder. I turn and flinch. His face was close to mine observing me carefully. "Why did she give you that ring?" he asks. "She just gave it to me. Like the phoenixes. Then she went to laugh at the others before I could ask.", I answer truthfully, "Maybe you know... I saw the way she winked at you. She acted like your mum the other day."

Blaise raises an eyebrow at me. I gulp, blush a deep shade of red, and shrink a bit realizing how close I'd gotten to him. I know if I scoot away, he'd just pull me back.

I play with my hands waiting for him to stop staring. He turns my head giving me a quick kiss. He smiles and leans back. I turn away. He turns me around. "I'm sorry. Are you mad at me?" he asks with a smile. I squirm in his grip. He leans in. "Love? Please answer me." he asks staring me straight in my eyes. I stare back at him. "I'm not mad. I just…" I get cut off by Blaise kissing me gently. He wraps his arms around me and we spend the day chatting about the hunt.

The next day I woke up with Blaise's arms still wrapped around me. I count his eyelashes and boop his nose. He groans and I feign sleep. "Really Charlotte." I hear him grumble tiredly. I open my eyes and look at him as innocently as I could muster. He sighs and closes his eyes. He pulls me onto his chest and caresses my arms lightly and I fall asleep again.

When we wake up again the morning light is filtering in. I groan covering my eyes with my hands. I slide off Blaise's chest and use him to block the sunlight. He slides the blanket over us blocking the light and I sigh gratefully.

I lay on the pillow yawning. I stretch my entire body quickly realizing Blaise and I are back in bed. We hear the birds squawking and groan. Blaise sits up lifting the covers with him. I hide under the pillow. Blaise collapse back on the bed next to me.

I sit up unable to go back to sleep. The birds were hiding on top of the dresser. Blaise probably glared at them. I slide out of bed and sway tiredly to the bathroom to shower.

I walk into the closet in a robe. Blaise ambles past. I put on a simple skirt and halter top. I slip my feet into some heeled slippers. I walk out of the closet and feed the birds. They were still shaking. "Was Blaise being a meanie? Did the boy in the bathroom scare you?" I ask them not bothering to keep my voice down, in fact I raise it so I know he'll hear me for sure.

I hear Blaise's angry muttering and I smile. "Poor babies. Do you want me to yell at him for you?" I ask still not lowering my voice. The birds chirp at me. I give them a few treats to get them off the dresser. I turn around to see Blaise leaning against the bathroom door a towel wrapped around his waist. I wave.

He motioned me over. I stood a few feet away. He tsks and I step closer. "I was not." he says defensively. I tilt my head. "They were cowering in fear on top of the dresser refusing to come down." I place my hands on my hips. He sighs in defeat. He got dressed quickly. I lead him over to the birds and made him apologize. Once I was satisfied with his apology we went to the kitchen.

Vesta was flying around Mrs. Zabini in the garden. I start making a dough. I made Blaise wash, cut, and chop vegetables. I prepped some pancetta and sausage. I mixed the ingredients and put it in the oven. Blaise moved to sit down but I made him make a simple fruit salad with dressing.

When the quiche was done, I sliced it. Mrs. Zabini came in the kitchen. "It smells lovely!" she wanders over. I hand her a slice. She took a bite as she sat on the counter. She got another slice before she finished the first and I laugh.

She shrugs and I hand Blaise his slice. We eat in silence. The birds were playing in the dirt in the garden. We were just starting in on the fruit salad when the doorbell rang.

Mrs. Zabini ran to get it. "You have vastly improved young pupil." I smile at Blaise as I ate the fruit salad. He smiles looking very warmed by the compliment. Mrs. Zabini returns with Cyprienne, Ymelda, Zoela and Bianka right on her heels.

They try some quiche and fruit salad. "How did you make this?" Zoela asks getting another slice and another scoop of fruit salad. I laugh. "Blaise did most of the cutting and chopping for the quiche, but he made the fruit salad all on his own." I state proudly. Blaise busies himself with his food looking flustered.

Cyprienne and Ymelda gape at him their forks halfway to their mouths. "That's it. The other kids are going to take cooking lessons from you before you leave.", Bianka snaps her fingers at me as she speaks. I smile and give a curtsey.

Mrs. Zabini laughs but had already begun rifling through the recipes. We finish the food off and I clean up the mess. "Is everyone really that bad?" I asked Zoela who was rifling madly through a book. She pauses "It's not that they're bad per se. More so a lack of attention, focus, and drive." I nod. I help them pick out various recipes. Blaise sits at the kitchen island playing with Aithne and Agni.

When they were done, they went out to the garden. I organize the recipes by difficulty level and the person who would be making them. Blaise looks over. "Why are there 9 stacks?" he asks nervously. I raise an eyebrow at him. He shakes his head defiantly and I know he knows the answer. "You want to fight the women in your family on this?" I ask leaning on the counter. He thought it over and sighs.

I clasp my hands together and return to my task. I make a grocery list for each. "I think I'll start from the basics and then on our final night here we'll have everyone cook the recipes their parents have picked for them." I mumble to myself. Blaise watches me patiently. "Your recipes will have to have a difficulty level increase too." I mutters. He frown and I smiles.

I pin the lists and recipes to the fridge. I take stock of the pantry and fridge. "We need to go to the store." I tell him. He groans but slides off his seat. He tells his mum where we we're going, and we get in the car.

He still looks resistant as we arrive at the market. I drag him towards the market. We found everything easily and it didn't take too long. We unloaded the groceries and Blaise takes off upstairs while I prepped a quick lunch. The women had gone to lunch, so it was just us.

I found Blaise in our room watching tv. I put the food in front of him. He mumbles a quick thanks attention still on the tv. I shake my head. I write a quick letter to my parents and siblings telling them everything about the hunt. To my surprise Aithne pecked lightly at my fingers chirping at the letter.

I gave her the letter and she disappeared. I join Blaise on the couch, and he wraps his arm around me pulling me closer. I kiss his cheek and he smiles. We spend the day watching various shows and cartoons.

I start teaching the others to cook based on their parents' description of the skills they already had. It was no easy feat teaching 9 people to cook who were at varying levels, but I manage just fine. In just 3 days they were way beyond their original levels, so I continue teaching them but change the difficulty level every hour.

It was our final day in Italy. Everyone would be coming over for one last meal. We wake early so we could get to the market before the best ingredients were gone.

We put everything away and they begin to prepare themselves for their mission. Rochelle and Ortensia were trying to calm themselves in a corner. Elda, Neryssa, and Byanca were going over every recipe they had to make. Blaise, Cesco, Uberto, and Jino talked by the pantry looking very tired and worn out.

I had already been cooking and making mini appetizers for the adults. I took the appetizers out to them in the garden. They were making bets. I tsk at them as I set the trays down in front of them. They smile at me and thank me.

I go back inside to find everyone has started on their first recipe. I walk around observing them and correcting a few giving out simple tricks and tips to help them along. Everyone moved efficiently. Elda, Uberto, and Ortensia finished their first recipe before the others and took them out to be judged. They return looking defeated and start their second dish.

Rochelle, Jino, Cesco, and Neryssa went next followed by Blaise and Byanca. I went out to the garden when they return. "We gave them great feedback. Why do they look so defeated?" Cyprienne asks Cianna. She shrugs. I stay in the garden with them until the others bring out the second and third dish. There were no negative comments. They took a small break before they had to cook their main dish and dessert. I give them a few last-minute pointers and advice.

They begin prepping and I walk around. It had grown warm in the kitchen, so I open a few windows. I help taste test some of their sauces since they had been tasting all day and their tongues had gone flavor numb.

The sun was beginning to set. I watch them take the final dishes out to the garden. The phoenixes were playing in the garden while Blue watched from atop a hedge. Everyone ate and talked.

"You were walking around like Professor McGonagall does. Do you realize that?" Blaise asks me in a whisper. "Of course, but I was going for a mix of uncle Snape, Professor McGonagall, and Mad-Eye Moody." I answer smiling. The desserts were served as the moon climbed higher into the sky. Everyone got back great results on their dishes. The adults went on a walk and the others went home too tired to wait. We clean up and went up to bed.

I curl against Blaise as we settle into bed. I bury my face in his neck and fall asleep. I wake early in the morning. I sit up and stretch. Blaise groans and pulls me back down. I shake my head as I try to unwrap his arms. He groans again and pulls me closer to him. I stop squirming around. I start poking him. A low growl escapes his lips but I continue poking him ignoring the growls escaping his mouth. I feel him shift and he pins my arms above my head.

I look up at him. A shiver rolls over my body. He had stopped growling. I start humming and looking around. He kisses my neck and I stop. "You should be sleeping." he growls lowly against my neck. I shrug. He releases my arms.

I kissed him lightly and he smiled. I wrapped my arms around his neck. The kiss became steadily more passionate. I gasp against his neck as he kissed my neck, and his hands worked their way under my tank. I squirm as he works my tank over my head. He places his hands on my hips holding me down. I attach my lips to his neck. He groans and I smile. I run my hands over his chest happy he hadn't put a shirt on. I stop my roaming as I feel his hand dip into my underwear. I gasp as he slides his thumb across my clit. I abandon all things as I let him pleasure me. He works my shorts and underwear off.

I bury my face in the pillow as I feel his tongue run across my clit. He lifts my leg over his shoulder and starts fingering me. I moan as I hold his head in place. I shudder as my first orgasm washes over me. Stars dance across my vision and I feel him pick me up.

He closes the bathroom door. I moan as he places me on the counter and his lips attached themselves to my neck. My hands travel across his torso. I let my hand dip down inside his boxers. I wrap my hand around his cock teasing it lightly as Blaise groans halting his attack of my neck. I stroke it lightly. Blaise removes my hand.

I look into his eyes. He lean down kissing me gently. I hear him roll the condom on. I press myself against him. He slides inside me and runs his thumb across my nipples as he slides in and out of me slowly. I wrap my legs around his torso pulling him closer. He groans into the kiss. I lean back as he speeds up. Orgasm after orgasm rolls over my body causing me to shake.

He watches me as I orgasm a smirk on his face. He slides out of me and whined. I push him to the floor sliding myself onto his cock. My head flls back in pleasure as I ride him. He plays with my breasts.

He sits up capturing me in a kiss just as I have another orgasm. I shudder against him. He flips us over and rolls his hips into mine. My back arches as the orgasms continue hitting me back to back with no break.

I scratch his back lightly as he slams into me. He growls in my ear and kisse me and I bite his lip. His grip on my hips gets harder. I moan and he lifts my hips higher so he can slide further in.

I was beginning to lose it. I was a shuddering mess on the floor as he ravaged my body. I look into his eyes. "Yes love?" he smirks. I can't speak I merely pant and gasp. He nods. He slides out me ignoring my protesting glare and flips me over. He slides into me once more. He slides a hand up and down my back as his other hand holds my hips in place while he thrusts into me. I hummed in pleasure as his hand went to my clit my back arching so that my head was completely on the cool tile.

I fall forward as I orgasm again catching me off guard. He flips me back over sliding in. He places my legs around his waist. He picks me up and carries me over to the shower. He cuts the shower on. He presses me against the shower wall. He captures my mouth in a kiss that was gentle and loving as his hands undo the bun my hair was in.

He stares into my eyes. "I truly love you my precious little Charlotte. You belong to me and me alone forever." he whispers. I stare at him in shock and amazement. He lifts me up further, so I was at eye level with him. I place my forehead against his.

We kiss and I slide myself back onto his cock. He groans. He sits us down on the shower floor and watches me with rapt attention as I ride him. He plays with my breasts and clit. I was closing in on another orgasm when he lifts me up and placed me on the shower floor. He slides in and out of me harder than before. We climax at the same time. "I love you Blaise Zabini." I whisper in his ear as he shudders.

We shower and dress. We pack everything away and feed the birds. We gave them instructions to go home to London. We take our bags down to the car. We sit in the car waiting for Mrs. Zabini.

We go to breakfast with the rest of the family. We chat happily until the end of the meal. Elda and Zoela burst into tears not wanting me to leave. "Aww. I'll be back. Or you can visit me. Or we can vacation together." I put my arms around Rochelle ,who's bawling like a baby, in a comforting hug.

"Yeah. We can even meet her sister Isabella." Elda adds sniffling as she hands Rochelle a tissue. I scoff. "Izzy might be in Romania chasing dragons." Blaise chuckles. Elda gives him a quizzical look before looking to me for backup, but I was laughing with Blaise.

Ymelda, Cyprienne, and Cianna were talking off to the side casting knowing looks at me and Blaise. Once Rochelle and Zoela had calmed down I turned to hug the others promising to visit often.

Mrs. Zabini drops us off at the airport in the nick of time. We just barely made the flight. We slept the whole flight. After we land, we find our bags and we head for the exit. Blaise laughs heartily as Ava and Izzy tackled me in a hug. I glare at him playfully as he went to talk to Harry and Lucas.