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Jade reached home and walked in to see Samantha going through her refrigerator. "Ah, a sight I've never seen before. Samantha eating or going through my refrigerator." Jade said seeing Samantha turn with something in her mouth.
"Hmm Jay." She said with her mouth full of food.
Jade burst into laughter and ran to hug her best friend. "How's your sister?" Jade asked. Samantha swallowed her food and nodded.
"She's grounded. Can you believe it? 20 bloody years old and grounded. She stole Mum and Dad's muggle car, thinking that it would work exactly like a broom but…it wasn't exactly the way she panned it out." Samantha said as Jade gasped.
"Is she all right?" Jade asked and Samantha nodded.
"I'm so sorry that it took so long Jade. Draco Malfoy must be pretty angry that I left for a month and a half." Samantha said and Jade shook her head.
"No, how can he? His son is progressing day by day." Jade said.
"Is he now? Because it was really hard for him to open up or get him to learn anything. I guess when I see him now, he won't be as shy." Samantha said.
Jade paused and felt a little d own that she was no longer going to be able to tutor Alcaeus. "Alcaeus…I'd like you to know that he's dyslexic. He's had a hard time since he started school with studies. No one once looked to see what was really wrong with him. They just thought he was being lazy or a spoiled child but that wasn't the case at all. He couldn't make the connection with the words that were thrown at him by pictures or anything else. There were clear signs of dyslexia. Letters and words all mixed up, flipped, spelt wrong 4 times on one page. He's improved greatly now though. He can read and write much more effectively. I just want you to please keep an eye on him. If he doesn't understand a word, or can't make the connection between anything, be patient and teach him as best and slowly as you can. What I recommend is you teach him in a way that he'll pay attention like a game. He'll be able to grasp the concept much easier. He's extremely sweet so you won't have any problem with him." Jade explained.
The next day, Jade and Samantha both paid a visit to the Malfoy Manor to tell Alcaeus and Draco Malfoy that Samantha was ready to continue wherever Jade left.
Draco was going to leave for work until he saw Jade standing downstairs with Samantha Madison; Alcaeus's former tutor.
"Mr. Malfoy! Good morning." Samantha said seeing him give her a curt nod.
"Miss Madison. Back from vacation?" he asked seeing her shake her head.
"It wasn't a vacation trust me. It was a family emergency. I came back yesterday and told Jade that I'd be continuing Alcaeus's tutoring from now on." Samantha explained.
Draco couldn't help but feel disappointed from the news and turned to Jade who hid behind Samantha all this time, hoping not to be spotted by him. "So you're leaving?" Draco asked seeing Jade nod. There was a pause between the three of them and Jade spoke up.
"Is Alcaeus there? I'd like to say goodbye to him." Jade said. They all heard a small sob and turned around to see Alcaeus standing near the staircase, crying. Jade felt incredibly sorry for leaving him like this. She walked up to him and held his face in her hands. "Please don't cry Alcaeus. I'll be back. I'll visit you whenever I can to see how you're doing." She said as his sobs started to grow louder.
"You…you…you don't love me! You hate me! You hate me like everyone else!" he cried, trying to break free from her.
"Hate you? Why would anyone hate you Alcaeus?" Jade asked holding on to him firmly.
"They hate me because I'm stupid! Everyone hates me because I can't read faster or write faster than them! Father hates me because I can't be the perfect son he's always wanted!" Alcaeus said falling into Jade's embrace.
Jade patted him slowly to calm him down and rubbed his back. "Your father, believe it or not, loves you more than you can ever imagine. No matter what anyone says, no matter what anyone does, your father will be there for you no matter when. Sure parents can be a little demanding…but they only want what's best for their kids. Look at me, I've never met my parents. I'm not lucky but you are Alcaeus. You have a father that takes care of you and keeps you like a prince. So many children would die to be in your place but you know what? You've got the best Dad in the world." Jade said.
Alcaeus quieted down and Jade smiled, lifting his chin to meet her eyes. "You are the last person in this world that your father wants to see cry and you should see to it that the last person on earth that should cry is your father. We all should do our part. We all should make the person we love, happy every day." Jade said seeing Alcaeus shudder.
"Well…you don't want to make me happy. You just want to leave me." Alcaeus said and Jade shook her head.
"If I wanted to leave you I would have left the day I saw you. I'm just at a great disadvantage right now. I promise; I'll try to visit whenever I can and I'll send cookies through Samantha every time she comes to teach you." Jade said seeing him smile a bit. "So that means you have to be a good boy and listen to her. No mischief and participate. Will you do that for me Alcaeus?" Jade asked seeing the silent boy stand quietly. Jade moved his black hair from his face and lifted his chin again. "Will you do that for me?" Jade repeated. Alcaeus slowly nodded and Jade smiled, hugging him. "I'll visit." Jade said kissing his forehead.
"Promise?" Alcaeus asked.
"Pinky promise." Jade said giving him her pinky. He locked his pinky with hers and gave her a watery smile. Jade picked up the boy and walked over to Samantha and Draco, who watched them all this time. "So I'll be leaving. My art class starts in a few minutes so I'll be taking your leave." Jade said still carrying Alcaeus.
"Will you be taking my son along as well?" Draco asked. No one knew whether to laugh or not. Draco looked neutral, making it hard to actually know what he meant
"I wish I could but I can't." Jade said setting Alcaeus down, who still caught on to her hand.
"You don't want to be late Jade." Samantha said as Jade nodded.
"Hang on, if your art class starts in a few minutes, how do you manage to tutor Alcaeus?" Draco asked.
Jade reached into her shirt and slipped out a Time-Turner and nodded. "I've been doing this for a month and a half straight. I have to go." Jade said leaving. She gave one and final hug and kiss to Alcaeus and left. She went to leave and stopped suddenly, as if she noticed something. She turned around and looked at Alcaeus bottom up. "Did you dress yourself today?" Jade asked. Alcaeus nodded excitedly and Jade smiled brightly. Draco looked at his son in pleasant surprise and gave him one of those rare smiles that Alcaeus hardly ever achieved.
Throughout the whole week, Jade ran back and forth with her organization and art classes. Ever since Samantha came back, Jade felt the load lessen, but evidently still there. Jade visited Alcaeus during her free time and handed him the cookies he loved from her. Sometimes he begged and cried for her to stay, but Jade couldn't because Dean was always waking her up 5 in the morning as always.
It was Jade's day off on Saturday and she peacefully slept without a care in the world. The doorbell started to ring and Jade forcibly made herself get out of bed and open the door for Dean.
"What are you, dead when you sleep? Why does it take you so long to answer the door?" Dean asked walking in with a package in his hand. Jade made a face and sat down next to him, rubbing her eyes. "So how's my fiancée doing this morning?" Dean asked bringing her closer to him.
"I'll be really happy if I got to sleep often." Jade said being pushed away by Dean.
"You have to learn how to brush your teeth." He said.
Jade sighed and sat away from him, wishing he wasn't like the way he always was. Dean reached for his package and handed it to Jade who looked at him with curiosity. "What's this?" Jade asked seeing him wave his hand for her to open it. Jade opened the package and flipped the cover off. She reached in and pulled out a skimpy green dress. "This is…floss? I guess for my teeth?" Jade asked sarcastically.
Dean laughed and shook his head. "No, sweetie. It's a dress for you." He said and Jade let out a nervous laugh.
"Yeah well you can't be serious. This doesn't really cover so much." Jade said looking at the open back and the small covering for her rear end.
"I think it's a decent dress." Dean said seeing Jade smirk.
"Depends on what you mean by decent. You want me to wear this on our honeymoon or something? Early wedding gift?" Jade asked seeing him shake his head.
"I want you to wear nothing on our honeymoon, but I wanted to tell you…it is my birthday today, which I know you knew before I told you." Dean said.
Jade gasped and apologized profusely. She hugged him tightly and wished him a happy birthday. "I didn't even find you a birthday gift! Oh goodness, I don't even know what to get you! Ok, wait, what do you want for your birthday? Anything, ask for anything. No, I won't sleep with you. If it has to do with shagging, I can't give you that but yes other than that, anything." Jade said.
"Well you disappoint me with the shag part but here's something even better. I want you to come to a party with me tonight." Dean said. Jade groaned and went to object but Dean shook his head. "It's my birthday." He said.
Jade had no other choice. She'd always refuse his party invitations and now that it was his birthday, she couldn't say no. "Fine I'll come." Jade said.
"I'm not done yet. I want you to wear this." Dean said holding up the skimpy green dress.
"This is asking too much! I can't wear that thing to a party! It's inappropriate! It's all open and cut up and so…slutty!" Jade said outrageously.
"We're going to one of England's newest clubs! Opened by some of my friends! The girls over there will be wearing nothing, I'm not asking for much." Dean said.
"It really isn't much, the dress I mean! You're asking me to wear something next to nothing Dean. One wrong move and it'll be a show for everyone." Jade said seeing him shake his head.
"It's ok. I don't mind." Dean said getting up.
"What if other men start to ogle me?" Jade asked seeing him shrug.
"So?"
"You won't mind it when a bunch of men look at me like a piece of meat? Would you mind that Dean?" Jade asked feeling her heart break.
"No." he said simply before heading off to find something to eat.
Jade hated the dress. She felt extremely self conscious in the dress and wanted to cry. She didn't want to leave the house to let other people stare at her and get the wrong impression of her. This was not her. She deeply started to resent Dean and for his insensitivity to her principles and honor. Hell, the way he treated her, she felt like she had no respect.
"All ready babe?" Dean asked walking into the bedroom. Jade crossed her arms in front of her chest, her cheeks glaring red. She had never been this unclothed in front of a man, not even Dean. "You look so sexy." Dean said grinning and taking her arms away from her chest.
He soaked every detail of her and Jade felt incredibly uncomfortable by the way he looked at her. If she reacted this way to her fiancé, the man she was going to marry, she didn't know how she was going to react in front of others. It was a very short green dress, which Jade couldn't call a dress. The back of the dress was completely open and the front had a plunging neck line that formed a large V, exposing almost everything that Jade had. Her midriff was bare and the rest of the micro mini skirt completed itself around the front and lived up to its name; micro-mini. Jade tugged to lower the skirt but it wouldn't help for the front part of her body.
"What are you doing? Leave it alone, it looks fine." Dean said holding her hand to apparate. Jade grabbed a jacket and wore it to the much objection of Dean Thomas. "It's cold outside!" Jade said. He grabbed her hand again and apparated.