Oh my. I am so sorry for taking 2 months to update. But this summer I will make it up to you! PLEASE review! Remember this fanfic is rated M for a reason.

June 10th 1999 (Three Days Later)

Aurora bustled around a corner avoiding a group of children crowded around the new finally error-free Chameleon Concoctions that George had released for sale that very day. Every worker was in the store that day considering the fact that it was Saturday and the release of a new product. And no one, not even Ron would be leaving early that day.

Arriving back behind the counter at the register Aurora began to ring up customer after customer until she couldn't feel her fingers pressing the buttons on the register anymore. The store was busier than she had ever seen it. Hoards of children were coming in by the moment and all of them were buying things. Already there had been several mishaps where some kid knocked something over.

It was noon which meant Aurora wasn't even half way done with her shift and she was already exhausted.

"Aurora! Are there anymore Skiving Snackboxes in the store room?" Ginny asked from ten feet away obviously in a hurry to restock the shelves. Did we really run out of those that quick? She thought.

"There's a whole load of them in the back to the right. You should see them right away." Aurora responded quickly. She felt proud that the rest of the workers looked to her for everything, she felt like she actually mattered and was needed at the store.

Ginny quickly disappeared into the store room to look for the product. George, being George was sauntering around the store helping children with their purchases and demonstrating products. He was dressed in a purple suit and wearing a matching top hat. Whenever a new product was released he made sure to go all out with his outfits.

Getting into a pace with ringing up customers she began thinking to herself. I wonder why Draco hasn't sent me an owl since when I stayed over? She hoped he was just busy. Already she was starting to have feelings for the man. He was so nice and sweet she couldn't imagine why George would still have a grudge against him. The other day she was speaking to Hermione about it and learned that she and Harry forgave him for his behavior when they were young but the others hadn't.

For the past few weeks she had been thinking about buying herself an owl. It would be rather convenient, she could reply to Ames's letters whenever she wanted and she wouldn't have to wait for Draco to write her. But owls were slightly expensive and she didn't have a lot of money to begin with. Maybe I'll save some money here and there and eventually I'll have enough to buy one without a problem. She thought.

Soon enough it was time for her break. Going into the break room she saw George and Ron socializing. Ron looked rather upset with George because he had a mean look on his face and George was laughing hysterically. Ginny was eating her lunch at the table hardly paying attention to the boys; apparently the joke wasn't towards her.

"What is so funny?" Aurora asked as she sat down on a nearby couch.

"Nothing." Ron stated under his breath.

"Little Ronniekins is upset because he still can't accept the fact that his best mate his shagging Ginny." George laughed as he explained.

"I don't know why you think it's so funny, I'm your sister too!" Ginny butted in angrily. "And we aren't having sex."

"Ha! Yeah right. I have simply closed my mind to it, it is what is and there's nothing I can do about it." George said.

"We haven't!" Ginny argued.

"You better not have." Ron grouchily said.

"I don't get upset because you're shagging my best friend!" Ginny spat back.

"That's different, we're engaged." Ron said as he crossed his arms.

"Oh and you think Harry and I will never be engaged?"

"You still can't have sex until you're married." Ron decided.

"I can do whatever I want."

"Not my best friend!"

Ginny rolled her eyes, got up and threw away the remainder of her lunch. She left the break room and slammed the door on the way out. The whole time George was still snickering to himself.

"Sorry you had to hear that Aurora." Ron apologized.

"It's alright I'm sure my brother would've reacted the same."

"He might actually." George stated.

"What do you mean?" Aurora asked.

"Well word around the street is your little boyfriend is friends with your bother from Auror training." He smirked.

"How would you even know that?" She said with a bit of attitude.

"Harry told me."

Aurora rolled her eyes. "When time comes I will tell Ames and he probably won't react to well but he can deal with it."

"Wait a minute, since when do you have a boyfriend?" Ron asked curiously.

"Since about a week ago." She explained.

"Who is he then?" Ron asked now more interested in the conversation.

"Well little Ronnie there's another thing you may not be able to accept." George teased at him.

"Just tell me who the bloke is." Ron insisted.

"None other than the little ferret, Draco." George stated with attitude. At this point he for the most part accepted it, but he definitely would not tell Aurora or Ron that.

"What? You can't date him!" Ron said with finality.

"Why not? He is a perfect gentleman and has put the past behind him. Maybe you should too."

"That I will not. Do you know all the things he's done?"

"She is aware, I informed her." George said.

"You still can't date him." Ron insisted.

"I'm done with this conversation. My break is over anyways." Aurora said as she left the room to go back to work.

How dare Ron judge him so quickly. He hasn't even spoken to him in over a year, how could he possibly know if he had changed or not. Eventually he'll see that he has changed. If she wanted their relationship to become serious they would all have to accept him.

. . .

"Stupefy!" Draco shouted. He was nearing the end of training for the day and he was getting quite exhausted. His partner for the day just happened to be the man who single handedly killed Voldemort. None other than Harry Potter. The two had become friendly acquaintances during Auror training.

"Expelliarmus!" Harry dueled back at him. Draco's wand flew out of his hand he moved quickly to retrieve it.

"Locomotor mortis!" Draco said as he flicked his wand. The second the curse hit Harry he was unable to move his legs. Quickly Harry spouted the counter-curse and unlocked his legs.

Suddenly the clock struck 5 o'clock ending the day of training.

"All right everyone I'll see you all on Monday. Don't forget that your final exam is in two weeks. You will need a passing grade to become an Auror. There will be no second chances under any circumstances." The head Auror trainer, Phil stated.

Draco knew that the final exam to become an Auror was imminent. The exam included a duel with an experienced Auror and a written test. He felt pretty prepared for both parts of the exam but he was still nervous. If he didn't pass the first time he would never get to become an Auror. The exams were six days before graduation. After the exams the trainees would continue their training but the training activities would become more real and intense.

The group of trainees filed out the door to leave the ministry. Draco had to wait a while to get in an elevator and when he did it was packed. Five in the evening was prime time for the ministry on any day.

When he arrived on the main floor he looked around for the nearest open floo fireplace. He spotted one and made his way over to it. When he got there he simply stepped in, said his address and was instantly in his living room.

Quickly he went up the stairs to his office to check and make sure his owl was there and if she had any letters for him. When he walked in the very professionally furnished office he saw that Lucille was right where she was supposed to be sleeping on her perch. There were no letters waiting for him. He wasn't really expecting any because he had just responded to Ames's and his mother's letters the day before.

He hadn't contacted Aurora in a couple days because he had been so exhausted from the rigorous routine at training. He hoped that she didn't feel bad or think that he wasn't interested because he was really starting to like her. She was just the kind of girl he was looking for, he actually kind of missed her even though it had only been three days. I wonder if she's busy? He thought to himself.

Quickly, Draco sat down at his desk and grabbed for a piece of paper and a pen. Now that he was thinking about her, he really wanted to see Aurora tonight no matter how tired he was. He scribbled down a note.

He stood up and gently woke up his owl. She stirred awake and grabbed the letter in her beak. Draco opened the window and she soared out of his view.

. . .

Aurora was washing the dishes after a quick dinner of canned soup. She didn't feel like making anything extravagant for herself that evening. Looking around her little kitchen she thought again about her first kiss with Draco. It had been a few days since it had happened but she was still swooning over it. She couldn't believe that such a sweet guy wanted to be with her. Would we be considered a couple? Aurora wondered.

Drying off her hands Aurora went into her living room and laid down on her couch. The rest of the day at work at been just as hectic as the morning. By closing time the store only had half of its products left. The day had been a total success. George would be busy throughout the rest of the night making products so he could restock the shelves to their former glory.

After a few minutes of relaxing Aurora got up from her cushiony couch and went to the bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror she brushed through her hair with her fingers and sighed. Deciding her breath did not smell too delightful she got out her toothbrush and toothpaste and quickly brushed her teeth.

As soon as she left her bathroom she heard a tapping on the window outside her living room. Curious to see what if was she rushed in the room to see Draco's owl perched on her windowsill. Her heart fluttered at the thought of what his letter might say. She had been waiting for him to contact her for days.

She rushed over to the window and opened it and the bird carefully placed the letter in her hand and waited. Carefully but excitedly she opened the note.

Aurora,

If you're not busy tonight would you like to go do something with me?

P.S. Sorry for not contacting you in a while, training has been very straining.

Draco

Aurora's heart soared with joy. Quickly she wrote a reply on a spare piece of paper that was laying around.

Draco,

Sure, come by my place in a half an hour?

Aurora folded the note twice then held it out for Lucille. The owl swiftly picked it up and flew away. Heart still beating a mile a minute Aurora couldn't bear the wait for the owl to return.

She sat down on the loveseat adjacent to the window and tried to calm her nerves. She was so glad that he didn't forget about her and that he still wanted to continue seeing her. The thought of him almost made her catch her breath.

Suddenly the same tapping on her windowsill made her jump. That was so quick! She thought as she reached out to the bird. It landed on her wrist and held out the letter in its beak. Aurora lightly grabbed it and opened it.

See you then.

Short and sweet. She released the bird and closed her window. Realizing that she was just in a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt Aurora went to her room and looked in her closet for something to wear. After minutes of contemplation she decided on a turquois v-neck cotton shirt and dark wash jeans.

Sitting down on her bed with her book she read and waited for Draco. Reading had always been an escape for Aurora. Whenever she felt lonely she could just start reading a good book and forget all her problems for a while. Flipping the page Aurora looked at the clock, it had only been ten minutes. She tried to get into the book but it was hard to focus so she just ended up day dreaming about Draco.

A while later she heard three loud knocks on her door. She hopped off her bed and when straight to the door. After arriving at the door she paused for a moment, calmed herself and opened the door and there he was.

"Hi." She said as she looked at him. He was wearing a plain gray t-shirt and jeans. Even though he was dressed down he still looked extremely handsome.

"Hello, are you ready to go?" He asked her as he gave her a once over. All that was running through his mind was that she was so beautiful, it was amazing to him that someone could even look that perfect.

"Yes, where exactly are we going?" Aurora asked as she walked out into the hallway and closed her apartment door.

"I was thinking that we would just go for a stroll, maybe window shop if that's alright with you." Draco replied as he took her hand in his.

"That sounds great." Aurora said as they walked down the hallway to the steps leading to Ollivander's shop.

"I hope you don't mind if we stroll somewhere other than Diagon Alley?" Draco asked cautiously. He knew where he wanted to bring her but he wasn't sure if she wanted to stay close to her home.

"Of course not." She smiled at him preparing to apparate.

With a slight squeezing sensation the two apparated and landed in a place Aurora had never been before. It was a little town with small shops lining the streets. There were people milling around going into shops and walking down the street. The evening twilight made the town look even more magical.

"Draco, where are we?" She asked curiously while still taking in the sights of the town.

"Hogsmeade." He simply stated and squeezed her hand slightly.

"This is Hogsmeade? My brother would always tell me about him coming here during the school year." Aurora explained as they walked along the right side of the street.

"Yes, it gets quite busy when the Hogwarts students take the trip over."

"I bet. Ames would always buy me a gift from Zonko's for Christmas." Aurora reminisced.

"That was nice of him. Unfortunately Zonko's closed just before the war and hasn't reopened." Draco said as they neared the Three Broomsticks. "Would you like to go and get a butterbeer?"

"Sure." Aurora had only drank butterbeer once in her life. When she was at Beauxbatons butterbeer was a rarity.

Draco led her into the small pub. As they walked in Aurora was slightly startled by the shrunken heads in the entrance. The pub was lit by candlelight and there were many people sitting and enjoying their drinks. The two sat down at a small table in the corner. Within seconds a little house elf came up to take their order.

"What will it be sir and madam?" The rather nicely dressed for working at a pub elf asked.

"Two butterbeers please." Draco said. The polite little elf snapped his fingers and two cold glasses of butterbeer appeared on their table. With that the elf went to take the next tables orders.

Although Aurora usually didn't drink alcohol, butterbeer had so little in it she didn't see a problem with it. It hardly tasted like an alcoholic beverage. She pulled the frothy drink closer to her and took a sip.

"So you said that training has been more difficult lately?" Aurora asked trying to make conversation.

"Yes, since the final exam is in two weeks they are trying to get in as much training as possible so we have a better idea of what to expect." Draco explained. It was true that the head of training Auror Phil was really upping the ante with dueling.

"What exactly do you do in training, I know you duel each other but what else is there?" She asked curiously. Ames had told her a little about his training but they had only talked about it just once.

"Well one part of the exam is a written test so once a week; we take a class instead of dueling practice. It's mostly just tracking skills, dueling tactics, and history of Aurors."

"Do you think you're ready for the exam?"

"For the most part yes, I'm just not sure what to expect when I duel with an experienced Auror." He said.

"That would be quite unnerving I would think." Aurora said as she took another sip of her drink.

"Yes. I noticed on my way to training this morning that George released a new product, there was a line all the way down the street."

"It was the most popular new item to date. It's a potion that makes your skin blend in with the colors round you, it's quite extraordinary. George had the wonderful idea of me trying it out first." Aurora laughed.

Draco chucked. He loved her laugh, it was so sweet and melodious.

"Does he play a lot of tricks on you?"

"Almost every day it's something new. By now it's expected and I don't really mind it."

"Well that's good." He concluded their conversation about their jobs. "Again, I'm sorry for not contacting you in the last few days, you probably thought I wasn't interested in you." He apologized sincerely.

"It's alright. For a little while I thought you wouldn't." She admitted as she looked down.

"Well you should know that I am interested in you, to be honest I don't think that I've met any woman like you." He confessed as she looked up.

"Really?" She asked as a smile lit up her face.

Blushing slightly Draco replied, "Yes, even though we haven't known each other for long I think you're an amazing and beautiful woman."

"You do? No one's ever said anything like that to me before…" She said as she smiled and blushed.

"But it's true." Draco said with all honesty.

"Well thank you." She said. Did he really just say he thought she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen? There was no way. How could a man so perfect think she was beautiful?

"You're welcome. Are you done?" He asked looking at her empty glass of butterbeer, he had finished his minutes before.

"Yes." She said as they stood up to leave.

After Draco paid the bill for their drinks they exited the pub and were back out on the now dark streets. The sun had set and the only thing lighting the town was the moon. There weren't as many people and a few of the stores had closed.

"Would you like to go back to my apartment and watch a movie or something?" Aurora asked innocently.

"That sounds good." Draco said as they walked a little ways down the street.

"Alright." Aurora concluded. With a pop and a squeeze they were outside her apartment door in the hallway above Ollivander's. It was quiet since the store was closed and was most likely already asleep.

Aurora unlocked the door and they walked in hand in hand. Draco looked around her small apartment for the first time. It wasn't much but it obviously was enough for Aurora. She didn't seem like the materialistic type anyway.

After popping in the DVD Aurora and Draco sat down on the cushy couch across from the television. Shyly she scooted closer to him. Noticing her closeness Draco took her hand. Her hand was small compared to him, she seemed so fragile.

Feeling more comfortable with Draco she leaned into him and put her head on his shoulder. She sighed, he smelt like fancy cologne. As soon as the movie started Aurora felt more at ease and they watched the movie silently. About a half an hour into the movie Draco desperately wanted to put his arm around Aurora. Would it be ok? I know we've already kissed and all but… Forgetting his silly thoughts he fearlessly wrapped his arm around her waist. Aurora smiled at his intimate gesture.

As the end credits rolled Aurora stretched out a bit and pulled away from Draco. After stretching she moved back to her position next to him. Draco looked down at her; he leaned down slightly and pressed his lips against hers.

Taken aback by his kiss Aurora hesitated a moment but then kissed him back. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she deepened the kiss. Feeling daring, she opened her mouth slightly allowing the kiss to become more passionate. Draco obliged and slid his tongue across hers. He leaned over her slightly and put one hand on her side. Within moments the kiss became more needy and passionate. Aurora moved herself more under him and Draco carefully placed himself over her.

Aurora traced her hands down his muscular stomach and up his back. Towering over her Draco kissed her neck and held her sides. Where is this going? He asked himself. If she wanted him to stop he knew she would tell him.

Kissing Draco feverously, Aurora began to feel a fire burning within her core. Passion was running through her veins as she gripped the back of his shirt. Suddenly she could feel a needy wetness between her legs.

Draco sensed the kiss becoming more intense while Aurora was grabbing his shirt, he too was feeling quite passionate but he didn't want to take this too far. It was hard to hold back as he was feeling up her stomach and thighs. His pants began to feel tighter as he felt himself harden.

Abruptly Aurora realized that if this continued she would take it farther than she wanted to. She had never had sex and she certainly didn't want her first time to be on her couch with a man she had only been dating a week.

"Draco…" She said weakly.

Immediately he stopped what he was doing and looked down at Aurora, her cheeks were flushed and her lips swollen from his kisses. "What is it?"

"Maybe we should stop; I don't want to take this too far…" She said nervously, she didn't want him to think she was a tease.

"Yes of course." He said politely as he got off her and sat next to her and tried to hide his obvious arousal.

"I'm sorry, it's just I've never done anything like this before." She confessed to him.

"It's perfectly alright." He said. He wasn't surprised that she was a virgin but relieved. It was a strange feeling but he was glad she hadn't done this with some other bloke.

She smiled at him and got up. "Well I have work tomorrow and I need to get to bed soon if that's alright."

"Of course, I wouldn't want you to feel too exhausted in the morning because of me."

"Alright then. Goodnight Draco."

"Goodnight Aurora." He kissed her lips softly and disaparated home.

Aurora sighed and went into her bed to change into her pajamas. As she got into bed she began to wonder to herself, I wonder if Draco has ever done anything like that with someone, is he a virgin? No, a guy like him can't be. He's probably had sex with numerous women. No! Don't think that. He seems like enough of a gentleman to not sleep around. Hopefully I can figure it out soon.