A/N: Hey sorry I haven't mentioned the old guy much!! This chapter is a bit of infill about what he's been doing for the last two years!! Hope you enjoy it!! I know this is completely off the 'Mr and Mrs Smith' movie plot having the rose and the old guy involved though this is my story and not the movie so I felt like adding something to make it a little different!! Enjoy!!

Summary: John Smith and Diane Chancer have their missions for their sides. Though falling in love and a special rose wasn't mentioned.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Chapter 9

A Watchful Eye

The old man sighed as he sat back from the crystal ball, it had worked. Perhaps the disaster that he had caused when he gave the necklace to that poor young woman almost 50 years ago might be undone.

He then walked over to a chest in the far corner and pulled a small leather bound book from inside it. Once he had returned to his seat he opened the book to the next clean page and began to write about tonight's events.

Once this was completed he had nothing left to do, so he flipped back through the book to almost 6 months ago…

Flashback

Hermione was digging through her closet for a pair of heels to go with her outfit; John was taking her out to dinner tonight for something a little different. When she found her black kitten heels she quickly ran down the stairs before gracefully putting on the heels and grabbing her jacket and clutch before jumping into johns waiting arms.

After a quick peck the couple headed outside and into the brisk evening air, for a light stroll to the French Restaurant just around the corner.

When they arrived at the restaurant the manager quickly led them to their usual table in the far corner of the restaurant and asked if they were to have their usual meals, once this was finished he quickly left them alone.

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Draco did not know why he had asked if Diane wanted to go out for dinner tonight. For some reason he just felt like doing it on impulse, which was something that was very unlike Draco.

Though his thoughts were not allowed to ponder over his rash actions that he had been suddenly doing more and more often, instead Diane had asked him about his day at work and how his recent project from the ministry was going.

Draco hated it when she asked about his 'projects' as he always had to lie to her as he knew he would never be able to just tell her that he was a secret agent working for Voldermort and his 'projects' were really him often going to the Order's meeting or reporting back to Voldermort with his new information.

After about 10 minutes their meals were ready and brought out to them. Once they had their meals their conversation changed topic towards what Diane had done during the day.

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Hermione hated it when John would inquire about what she had been up to during the day. She hated having to create lies, especially to him.

This was enough for him that night. With hour of watching he could tell that it was coming, they would find out very soon. With the book back in the trunk he hobbled over to his bed in the corner and slipped under the covers. After he had rolled over to face the wall he was asleep within minutes.

The old man slept peacefully that night as usual until there was a blast from downstairs that jolted him awake. Someone or something was looking for him downstairs.

Quickly he sat up from his bed grabbed his silk cloth bag and threw his chest inside as he pulled out a single rose. Once he had tied the bag to his belt he circled the rose in the air clockwise once and then anticlockwise twice.

Once this was done he took one last look at the door to see it open and see the man who had been searching for him ever since he had learned of him, before being whisked off to the safe place. All that remained was the single rose and the moment the rose hit the floor of the room a blinding light was cast out through the room and the rest of the house.

The man standing in the doorways was suddenly thrown from the doorway of the room and into the wall behind him where he lay motionless for a moment before his eyes darted open and he spied the one thing that the old man had left behind, the rose. As he gently pocketed the rose in his pocket that was as black as the night, he began to walk away from the scene before someone would come and inspect. With the rose in his pocket and his hood covering his face the man sneered before pointing his wand in the sky and leaving behind his mark to warn the silly old fool how close he had been this time.

The next morning the old man returned to what was once had been his home, though now it was rubble. After a quick finding spell he realised that the man had taken the rose with him. He then looked in the sky and saw the message the man had left behind, the times of cat and mouse were over and both knew that it would be soon when one of them would eventually succeed.

End Of Flashback

The old man sat up from his chair and took the book from his lap, he remembered that night very well. This was the night when the Dark Lord almost discovered his position. He knew that he had become careless and it had almost cost him not only the mission but also his life had he been just a fraction of a second late his cover could have been blown completely as well as his chance to correct the terrible mistake he had left behind last time he had given out the rose to a couple, this time he was to stay until the rose had finished its mission. There was no room for error, if anything when wrong the world, as he knew it could very well become a dark and dangerous place indeed.

Before he went to bed that night he gentle took the old silk bag from on top of his shelf and removed a small silver mirror from within it.

"Connect me" he whispered to it. Then instead of seeing his reflection he saw a man, a much younger man, "the prophecy will be fulfilled before the next full moon" he said "your chance to visit the future will be soon." Then he waved his palm over the mirror and his old reflection returned. With the mirror back inside the pouch the old man soon fell asleep with his dreams filled of his past and the war that was soon to come.

A/N: hey guys oh I know I've left it at a bit of a cliffy and this chapter is shorter than the rest though if I had of put the next section of the old man's side of the story in then this would have been too long for my liking. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and it made sense!!

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Eddie