She sat at her Vanity table and play with her quill pondering the thought of leaving for a while to visit Lesat in Loire and that vineyard but then she thought of Draco and what he would do if she let him go or if Cedric was still here. "That's a thought what if Draco and I were never together-," she laughed and put her hand on her stomach, "What if Cedric did live?" she looked down at her stomach and rubbed her belly, "Then I would not have you!"
Lilly turned to the row of drawers on the right side of the Vanity and open the drawer on the bottom. Upon opening the drawer she pulled out an old oak chest which contained various pictures of Cedric laughing then another of her and Cedric together.
She put her hand over her mouth and began to cry as she put both pictures back in the box. But as she did so she saw the velvet box. Lilly smiled, picked it up and opened it. Lilly sighed and smiled remembering when he gave it to her, the ring had a heart shaped Amethyst diamond with a silver band. On the inside of the band it said, "Fever & Always!"
~~~Flash Back~~~
"Jillie just because Cho-," He told a deep breath felling disgusted for what he did, "Slept together doesn't mean I just stopped loving you!" Cedric paused; "Lilly I love you so much!" he pulled her into his chest and kissed her head, "I love you more than you know!" Lilly smiled though her tears, "Is that why you have been so distant?"
Lilly nodded moving to the bench and he came with her, "Yes!"
"Lilly-," Cedric sighed knowing what both of them did was wrong, "I am sorry for what I have done!"
Lilly looked him in the eyes, "I forgive you-," giggling taking his hand as his other whipped her tears ago, "This time!" Cedric laughed taking this box out of his pocket.
"I was going wait and give this to you at the gala next week when the engagement was final but-," he spoke rising then resting on one knee opening the box. Lilly covered her mouth seeing the heart shaped Amethyst diamond engagement ring, "Lillian Jane Granger will you marry me?" Cedric asked as she smiled thinking she was going to say no. Which he had anticipated because he knew she wasn't ready for a contentment of such.
Lilly was now crying happy tears, "Yes!"
A speechless Cedric smiled, "You actually said-,"
"Yes-," Lilly smiled, "Yes I would marry you!"
Cedric hugged her, "I love you Jillie!"
"I love you too!" Lilly melted inside his hug then he sat back up and the bench with her, "What does the band say?"
Cedric smiled as he looked down at it, "Fever & Always!"
Lilly took a deep breath then picked up one of her necklaces, took the pendent off then took the chain and put the ring though it and put it around her neck. She closed the blue ring box and put it back into the oak chest along with the two pictures.
Lilly ascend from the vanity and as she did she looked to the bed and there lay sleeping soundly was her husband, Draco the man that had stolen her heart. Though in the beginning, Cedric owned every piece of her heart and every piece of her yet since his passing a piece of her heart misses everything that made him, him. His touch, his voice, his golden brown hair, his grey eyes, his smile, the way he said her name, everything.
Yet now, everything that she loved in Cedric she loves in Draco. For instants his laugh, they way he only smiles for her, his grey eyes, Draco's undying faith and the ability to trust her especially after what happened last year at the white tie ball.
Lilly walked over to the bed and for a moment lad beside him. She leaned up and kissed his forehead. "I love you my bright angel" she put her fingers though his white blonde hair then got up from the bed and opened the door to his room and quietly closed it and began to walk down the commen room stairs.
"Uha-," Kaitlyn fell onto Daphne's bed.
Daphne sighed putting her cloths into her trunk, "Kaitlyn I highly doubt he meant it!"
"Did you hear what he said?" Kaitlyn sat up, "He called me a Gold Digger Daph in what part of the English or French language did that word change from meaning something bad to something good?"
Daphne began, "Are you not engaged to a very handsome, wealthy, young man who adores you?"
Kaitlyn shook her head, "I do not want a man that adores me!"
"Then what do you want?" Daphne asked her very confused friend who at the moment did not know nor care of her true desires.
Kaitlyn got up off the bed, "That is beside the point Daph!"
"The point is Kaitlyn you cannot stand being without him-," Daphne said truthfully, "Kaitlyn admit to yourself that you love him and break this engagement off with Blaise and go be with George!" Kaitlyn smiled as Daphne looked at her and saw her wheels turning, "Kaitlyn if this is another one of your crazy ideas!"
Kaitlyn bit her lips; ""Oh you wait I am going to show him that he cannot call me a gold digger and get away with it!" she walked over to the door and opened it.
"Alright just do not hurt yourself!" Daphne closed her trunk and put it back into the closet.
Lilly through a red rose onto his grave, "I cannot believe you have been gone four years today!" She kneeled down, "I cannot live a day without thinking of you of you these days-," tears began to fall from her blue eyes; "I keep thinking of what you would say or like in tell me everything's going to be alright!" Lilly put her face in her hands and started to cry even harder as she felt someone pat her head.
"Shh! everything's going to be alright," The man said patting her head as strangely she knew this man's voice; she looked up, "Don't cry!" He smiled as she looked at from confused. Lilly stood up and looked into his green eyes, "Jillie-," he gulped thinking she was going to run away; "It's me," the golden haired man smiled, "Cedric!"
She step closer to him and her fingers though his golden hair, "It is you!" Cedric stroked her blonde hair for a moment remembering the last time her saw her pretty face. Neither of them saw it coming but when their lips met unimaginable power was created.
It took her a while but she found it, Kaitlyn found the room of requirement. She knocked three times then the door open and there was George standing right in the door way. George opened the door and there she was in all her glory, Kaitlyn, "What do you want?" He asked as she pushed him and walked in the room.
Kaitlyn looked around the room and show that nothing had changed from the last time she was here, "Kaitlyn what do you want?"
Kaitlyn closed her eyes and breathed then opened them, turned around, "You!" she kissed him.
"All you had to do was ask!" George kissed her back.
She unbuttoned his shirt, "I am too stubborn to ask!" Kaitlyn pulled it off of him.
He laughed, "Right!" George took off her shirt. Kaitlyn smiled unzipping his trousers and as his pants fell to the floor George just had to ask. "What about Blaise?" sitting her on the table and slipping of her pants.
She stopped looking at the engagement ring then back to George. "Do you love Blaise?" he sighed, "It's a simple one answer question!" Kaitlyn shook her head, at the time, didn't love him, but would soon realize that she does indeed love Blaise. He knew she was telling him the truth (for the moment).
Kaitlyn put her hand on his cheek, "I love you more then I will ever love him!"
"I love you Kay!" George smiled kissing her hand. Kaitlyn kissed him passionately as they continued.
Happy tears fell from Lilly's face as Cedric kissed her. Her tears running down her face she spoke fair, "Cedric-,"
Cedric looked into her sky blue eyes, "Do not cry!" whipping away her tears then put his hand on her cheek, "I am here!"
Lilly put her hand on top of his and closed her eyes for a moment then giggled, "I can see that!"
"You are having too you will ascend soon!" Cedric laughed.
Lilly licked her lips, "I know-that's why I need you to tell me what to do!"
"Jillie-," he sighed as she opened her eyes, "If you keep going on like this you always will!" Cedric put his hand over her heart. She looked confused as Cedric sighed again, "You became so dependent on me-," he paused, "I should have told you what was going on and I didn't so in anger with myself I went to Cho thinking she could solve my problems which in return I pushed you closer to Malfoy!"
Lilly shook her head, "That's all in the past!" she looked down at his chest then back up to his eyes with a face full of tears and put her hand over his heart, "You are here now!" taking her left hand and putting it on his cheek and smiled, ""Fever & Always!"
"Well you're heart want to know what you want at this moment!" Cedric smiled pulling his fingers through her hair as Lilly began to feel light head. She fell into his chest and so she wouldn't fall her grabbed her and his hand landed on her stomach.
Cedric felt the warmth coming from her stomach he tilted his head, "Are you pregnant?"
Lilly didn't know whether to nodded or just say yes so she did both, "Yes!"
"Is it-," Cedric tried to make the words come out.
Lilly nodded, "Please don't be angry with me,"
"I guess I cannot be!" He asked sitting on the bench.
Lilly shook her head, "It was my choice and as foolish as it may be-," still looking at him, "I should not have returned!"
"Yes you should have!" He put his fingers though her hair, "You were meant to be with him!" Cedric took a deep breath then let it out.
Lilly looked oddly at him, "Met to be with him?"
"Since the day you were born the two of you were meant to be together!" Cedric nodded.
The sudden question, "How are you here?"
"Well when you awakened James a part of you wished it was me and not him," Cedric thought for a minute, "And by you cheating death Hades owed you a wish,"
Lilly licked her lips, "And he heard me wish you were here!"
"It was actually Persephone who answered your wish-," Cedric began, "But you do know sooner or later you're going to have to let me go!"
"I know-," she smiled, "Just not right now!" Lilly took him in, remembering the smell of his skin the way he felt, his voice.
"Have you ever pondered the thought of what would have happened if you never met Draco?" Still holding her.
"A few times-," Lilly nodded, "I'd probably be married to you and have children with you!"
Cedric laughed, "Uha you know from the moment I met you I knew I would spend the rest of my life with you,"
"The moment I told you my name was Lillian Jane you started calling me Jillie," Lilly smiled as Cedric laughed and had the biggest smiled, "I used to love when you called me Jillie!" Lilly giggled.
"I'd would have been lost if I never knew you Lilly," Cedric kissed her head, "I was so surprised that you said yes when I asked you to be my wife,"
She smiled, "I was so ready to be Mrs. Lillian Jane Diggory and then when I was I loved it!"
Cedric wanted to ask her this question for years but never had the heart, "Why did you say yes to me when you were hung up on Malfoy?"
Lilly looked into his grey eyes, "Because at the time I was angry with you," she paused, "At that point I never loved Draco I was just trying to piss you off and then when you died I was just felt empty,"
Cedric laughed, "Well you did a good job at pissing me off,"
Lilly put her hand on his cheek, "But when I see how much it hurts you it still makes me die a little more inside,"
Cedric took his hand and put it on her stomach again, "You're going to be a wonderful mother and have a beautiful baby girl," Lilly smiled as Cedric helped her up, "I love you Jillie!" he put her sunshine blonde hair behind her ear.
Lilly giggled and closed her eyes, "I miss you calling me Jillie!"
"Jillie!" He said trying to make up for it.
Lilly sighed, "Miss you!" she gulped continuing, "I miss the smell of skin-," beginning to cry again, "The sound of voice, your touch and those ridiculous moans you'd make in bed!"
"I miss you too!" Cedric laughed as the embracing began again. Lilly breathed him in, taking in everything last thing about him knowing she'd never see him again but only in her dreams and thoughts.
Playing with her hair, "I love you Jillie and I always will!" Cedric smiled.
"I have so much love for you!" Lilly smiled hugging him tighter.
Cedric smiled looking into her sky blue eyes, "Whatever happens-," he paused embracing her one last time, "I'll always be with you!"
"Don't go!" Lilly nodded starting to cry again
Cedric smiled and put his hand on her cheek, "Jillie I would be the happiest man on earth if I could!" Lilly tried so hard not to except those words which she knew were truth as he spoke softly, "Come with me?" knowing she can because she was a Valcen as Persephone appeared.
Persephone appeared; she had gray blonde hair with staggering blue eyes, "You must choose your own path!"
Lilly looked up at Cedric and put her and on her stomach and thought of her little girl, "I'm need here!"
"Then I'll wait right here just for you!" Cedric holding her hand.
Lilly bit her lip, "No, you have to go back!"
"Cedric-," Persephone called as he turned to look at her, "It's time!" she faded to grey.
Not wanting to leave her like this, "But I can't leave you!"
"You never will!" Lilly holding both of his hands, "No matter what happens I'll always be with you-," putting her other hand on his cheek, "Forever!" then pulled him close and sang to him, "And I'm so grateful to you!"
Cedric smiled and sang back to her, "I'd have lived my whole life through!" then his pink lips met her red soft lips. He kissed her with such a passion he wished it would never end. Cedric felt the tear fall down his face and smiled watching her hold the engagement ring he had given her around her neck. A single tear fell down her face and he was gone.
The wind blow and spoke the words, "And when the star fall I will lie awake,"
Lilly giggled through her tears, "You're my shooting star!" She gulped touching the tombstone one last time. Taking a deep breathe she smiled, "Goodbye Bye!" whipping her tears as she made her way back.
In his father barn Cedric, sixteen, lay in the hay with a very young Lilly, about fourteen, in his arms back to his chest looking up at the stars. Looking at each other Cedric told her, "Did you know that when a stars fall from the stay you get even more beautiful?"
Lilly smiled and shook her head as she held his hand looking up to him, "No!"
He kissed her nose, "So days like this when you are here the stars fall because there so jealous of you so I lie awake and laugh at them!" Lilly giggled, "You know why?" Cedric asked her as Lilly shook her head, "Because," He kissed her soft red lips, "You're my shooting star!"
She managed to sneak back into the commen room walk up the stairs and back into Draco's room without a sound. She also managed to change so quickly that she didn't hurt herself and slip quietly back into bed. Lilly snuggled close to him. She looked at her husband of two years waiting for him to open his eyes. Lilly lead over and took her index finger and rubbed it up and down his left ear then whispered, "I love you!"
He smiled and put his head on her chest, "I love you too!"
"Draco I cannot sleep with you like that!" She giggled.
Draco chuckled, "Yes you can!"
"Really?" Lilly rolled her eyes as Draco nodded, "Well then while you're down there say hello to the baby!" Lilly teased.
He rubbed her stomach, "Hello honey!" Draco said groggy then started tickling her.
"Alright stop that tickles!" Lilly giggled as Draco stopped. Lilly felt weird holding him so she scudded down and put his arm around her, "There!" Lilly said closing her eyes.
One eye brawl went up, "Whats the difference A's?"
"I like it when you hold me!" She spoke quietly. Draco kissed her head and fall asleep. Lilly looked to the window as they moon rose and darkness fall she smiled and quietly sang, "And when the star fall I will lie awake," she led her head up and kissed Draco's lips and smile taking her finger and tracing them, "You're my shooting star," snuggling back into where she was before she fall fast asleep.
