Chapter G

Ebony jumped out of bed, pulled on her dark green robe and slippers before dashing out the room and down the hall to Satiana's room. She slowly walked into the room and quietly up to her sister who's back was to her. Before she even got half way to her Sati spoke.

" Someone had better be in mortal danger if you're coming in here at this hour." she said without turning over.

" How did you I was in here?" Ebony asked .

" You step so loudly I heard you before you even left your room."

" You really creep me out with that sometimes, you know." Ebby stated.

" Yeah, I know. It's a gift. Now go away and let me sleep."

" No, it's Christmas. Now come help me get the other up." she said as she turns towards the door and stood there waiting for Sati to get out of bed. Upon realizing that she wasn't, she started wining for her to get up.

" Okay, okay. I'm up. Hush already." Satiana sighed.

"Yay. Come on we gotta go wake the others."

Ebony sent Satiana to wake Ron, Ginny and Harry, while she woke Draco.

" Yeah, whatever. Hey wait why am I waking everyone and your only waking Draco? Why can't you go wake Harry or Ginny?"

" 'Cause I'm me." Ebony said before she dashed down the hall and into Draco's room.

" That child. I swear…." Sati sighed as she walked down to Ron's room.

Satiana approached Ron's bed and gently sat on the edge.

"Ron, wake up." she said softly, shaking him lightly. Ron mumbled slightly but didn't wake.

"Ron get up." she said a little louder, shaking him a bit harder.

" No… spiders…" he mumbled in his sleep.

Ronald Weasley. Wake up right now!" Satiana said sounding very much like his mother. Ron sat straight up in his bed, looking around and saw Satiana.

"Hey Sati," he said " why are you in here so early?"

" My sister got up and figured that everyone else needed to be up too. Now get up I still have to wake Harry and Ginny. I'll wait for you in the hall." she said.

" Why do you have to wake them? Why can't she do it?" he asked.

" 'Cause she's her'." Satiana said mocking her sister as she opened the door.

" What kinda answer is that?" Ron asked as she shut the door.

Satiana poked her head back in.

"That's what she told me." she replied before she left again.

Meanwhile Ebony had entered Draco's room quietly. She tiptoed across the room.

Draco slept on his stomach, his blonde hair spread messily over the pillow . Ebony pondered for a moment the best way to wake her boyfriend. Then an idea hit her and she acted before thinking, pouncing on Draco and tickling him, making him laugh. They both were laughing so hard that it brought the others into the room.

" What the hell id going on in here?" Harry asked.

" I was just waking Drakie." Ebony said.

" Valar, I thought you two were killing each other." Satiana stated.

" I think she nearly did kill me." Draco said as he sat up, trying to catch his breath.

Ebony rested her head on Draco's shoulder pouted,

"Why would I try to kill my Drakie?"

Before anyone could answer Ebony jumped off the bed, dragging Draco with her. The others followed the teo of them out of the bedroom and down the hall into the parlour. When they got there they found Ebony and Draco sitting in front of the tree bouncing hyperly like little children.
Satiana turned and whispered a questionto Ron.

" Do you think they would notice if I slipped them a seditive? No one should have that much energy this earlt in the morning ."

" You're right, it's scary."

" Don't even try it Sati and we're not 'scary' we're excited 'cause it Christmas." Ebony yelled form across the room.

" Scary, excited. Same diffrance." Satiana stated.

" No it's not, now come over here so we can open gifts." Draco said.

" Never have I ever seen such a greedy child." Satiana said in mock disguest.

" I am not greedy." he replied in feigned offence as he reached for a box.

" No, just spoiled." Ginny said as she sat down.

Ebony grabbed a package and handed it to Satiana, who opend it. Inside was a book called The Sacred Tarot: A Caltic Pagan Journey.

" Aww, I love it Ebby thanks. Here opend mine." Satiana said as she handed her a small box, inside was a silver and diamond hair clip.

" Oh Sati, it's beautiful." Exclaimed Ebony.

" I'm glad you like it baby sister."

" I love it."

Ebony then took a rectagle shaped box from under the tree and handed it to Draco. When he opened it inside was a ferret toy.

"Well this…nice…thanks Ebs." Draco said over the nearly silent giggles of the others.

Ebony laughed, " It's a gag gift Drackie."

" Oh yeah, I knew that." he siad trying to sound as though he really did.

Ebony rolled her eyes and rested her head on Draco's shoulder and he automatically put his arm around her.

" Could we keep the P.D.A to a minamum please. I didn't say anything the first time, but now it's a bit much and I think I speak for us all when I say it's enough all ready." Satiana satated.

" What does P.D.A mean?" Ron and Ginny asked with identical confused expressions.

" Yeah, I never heard that before." Draco said

" It means public display of affection, and it grosses Sati out." Ebony said.

" It doesn't 'gross me out', I just don't care for it." she said.

Ron walked up behind Sati and wrapped his arms around her in a hug.

" Do you mean like this Sati?" Ron teased.

Satiana tried to escape him but he just held her tighter and rested his chin on her shoulder.

" Is this what you're talking about?" he whispered.

The otheres were laughing do hard they were on the floor. Satiana shoved Ron away from her and stormed angrily from the room. Ebony looked at the others and they shared a silent conversation before turning to Ron.

" We voted and you lost. You have to go find her." Ebony told him.

" Why me?" exclaimed Ron.

Ebony looked once again at the others before looking back at Ron.

" Well you pissed her off," Ebony reasoned, " So you go find her."

Ron nodded and left the parlour. Ebony exchanged a worried glance with Draco. Seconds later Ron cam back in.

" Library." Ebony said before he could say anything.

" Right." he said before leaving again.

When the door closed Ebony sighed.

" Did we do the right thing sending him?" she asked.

" Don't worry Eb," Draco said pulling her into a hug, " I don't think even weasel can screw this up."

Meanwhile Ron walked into the libaray and found Satiana standing in front of the windows with her back to the door.

" What do you want Ronald?" Satiana asked in a cold, ditached voice.

" I wanted to applogize for earlier." he said.

"Applogise are nothing but empty wprds." she said still not truning to face him. Cautiously he stepped up beside her and leaned against the windows so he was facing her.

" I am really very sorry Sati. I thought Ebby was joking when she said it bothered you. I didn't know you would react this way, I never would have if I knew." he said as he looked down at her hands, which kept turning over a small box.

" What is that?"

" It was going to be your gift, but now I'm not so sure I should give it to you. It's very important and after what you did I don't know if you deserve it." she said still mot looking at him.

" What can I do to make it up to you?" Ron asked.

" You don't have to do anything. Just promse me you'll try not to do it again." she said softly. Ron stepped closer to and lifted her chin with his fingers so he could look into her eyes.

" I promise." he said

Satiana smiled brightly before moving over to one of the chairs and motioned for Ron to join her and held the small package out him when he was seated.

" This is something very important to me." Satiana repeated.

" Then I will cherish it." Ron said and the opened that box carefully and gasped at what he saw.

" But Sati, this belonged to your mother." Ron exclaimed.

" And now it is yours." she replied.

" But you can't give this to me." he said handing it back to her.

" It is mine to give," she said, placing the necklace on him, " like my heart."

" I will only accept this if you accept my heart in return." Satiana smiled and hugged him while placing a small kiss on his lips.

Legolas watched the exchange from a window close enough that he could hear what they were saying but far enough that Satiana didn't know he was there. He wanted to kick himself for not saying anything to Satiana sooner, because now he knew he had truly lost her forever. He knew this because before she and Ebony had left for America she had told him ' When I find the one I'm going to marry I'm going to give him my nacklace, just like mommy did with daddy.'