Chapter 27-Contemplations…
Song Used: Ever Fallen In Love By The Stiff Dylans
It's been about a week since the successful termination of Ewan and Sarah's wedding. Kiley's been popping by a few times. He seems happier now that his father has accepted Chris's sexual preference. He's still living with Ryan at least until he finds his own place, now that he's out of Hogwarts. Dad seems relieved that It's Kiley coming and not Al. He still has issues with us taking turns with Tamsin on the weekends. But Mum makes him stay quiet. Aludra's even said her first word. I believe it was "Tragic" She seems more like Norah than Cam. Norah's also finally gone back to being called "Night". Despite becoming parents, the Misfits are returning to their normal selves.
Jaden and Samson are growing ever stronger in their relationship and Kiley's even met a girl. She'd just moved in next door to him. She was exactly the kind of girl I approved of. She was kind and caring, a bit on the shy and quiet side. Kiley invited her to my Family's reunion because he wanted me to meet her. I said, ok and hopefully she won't be scared off by my family and extended family.
Kiley's been before so he knows what to expect. His new female friend, does not. Despite having problems with Kiley's previous girlfriend, I'm quite excited or should I say, anxious to meet the girl that's captured Kiley's heart. Mum was in the kitchen, cooking fast. She wanted everything to be perfect for our "Family" Reunion. Despite the fact that there are very few blood relatives left in the Malfoy and Hart families.
"Allison! Mason just cacked himself!" Dad yelled, making Scorpius and I snort into our breakfast.
"Well can't you change him Draco! I'm busy cooking" Mum called, as Mason's cries echoed through the dining hall. This made Tamsin begin to cry. Fuck. I stood up and went to pick her up. Her hair was still as pale blonde as dad's only each day it became more unruly. Like Al's. Dad wasn't too happy about that.
"Love, you know Malfoy men don't change diapers" Dad said, bringing a crying Mason into the dining room. Mason was crying which caused Tamsin to start crying which made Scorpius sigh loudly. He ended up taking Mason and changing him. He handed him back to dad and continued enjoying his breakfast.
After a moment, Tamsin quieted down and Dad scowled at Scorpius. Having just been made to look like a prat. "Dad, you need to just let go of your Malfoy pride. Mum and I won't always be here every second of everyday to change Mason's diaper. Don't look at Alli, she has her own baby to change" Scorpius said, as making Dad turn back to him.
"Scorp's right Dad. I have my own baby to look after and you know that Mum's going to visit Great Aunt Lucinda and Great Uncle Desmond next week. So, you're going to have to take care of Mason" I said, making him frown at me.
"Draco, face it. Our kids are right. You've never changed a diaper in your life but now, you have to because I won't stop doing what I'm doing if you're home" Mum said, letting the food cook itself.
"Oh alright. Next time Mason needs a change, I'll do it" Dad agreed, bitterly. Mum smiled and gave dad a loving kiss on the cheek, before continuing to cook. I can't believe that we're still having this damn family reunion. It was the first time Tamsin had slept through the entire night and I just wanted to sleep. But no. I had to make sure we were both presentable for when everyone shows up.
"Get ready to meet your family Tam" I said, even though I knew she couldn't understand. She just looked up at me with her brilliantly green eyes. Just like Al's. Everytime she looked at me, I saw Al. Everytime she smiles, I see Al. I think it's time for me to admit that I still love him. That I'm still in love with him.
I just won't admit it to anyone else. Not at all. Never. Nope. Besides, he probably has someone else now. Someone who is not mental like me. I am just a distant memory. The only reason he pops by all the time is to see his daughter. Not the mentally unstable mother of said daughter. Tamsin and Mason were now on the floor of the sitting room crawling around. The two of them got along great. They even shared little toys. At two months old, Mason and Tamsin were slightly more advanced than the average baby.
Then again, they aren't Muggle babies. Magical babies advance slightly quicker. Especially with the vitamins from St. Mungos, Ewan told us to give them. I was watching them play together when the fireplace flashed bright green. A second later, an elderly couple was standing in front of the white marble fireplace. Great. Grandpa Lucius and Grandma Narcissa. "Grandmother, Grandfather! What are you doing here?" I asked, picking Tamsin up off the floor.
They didn't know I had a baby. They were going to be pissed, especially because she's half Potter. "We're here to see our grandson of course!" Grandmum said, picking Mason off of the floor. "Oh he looks just like Draco when he was a baby! Except for his hair. Light brown! How strange! Isn't he beautiful Lucius?"
"Absolutely! He will make a handsome young man someday! Allisha, you look wonderful, did you gain weight? I didn't know your mother had another child! And she has the Malfoy hair!" Granddad said, making me frown. Great. Here it goes.
"Mother, Father. You're early!" Dad said, shaking Granddad's hand and kissing Grandmum's cheek.
"Draco where is your wife?" Grandmum asked, cradled Mason.
"Mum, everyone we know is coming over for the annual reunion. She's cooking in the kitchen. I see you've met Tamsin. Mum, Dad, this is your great granddaughter Tamsin" Dad said, making me frown.
"What? Did Scorpius get a girl pregnant?" Granddad asked, looking scandalized.
"No Grandfather. Scorpius didn't get a girl pregnant. Someone got me pregnant. Tamsin is mine" I said, making them look at me in astonishment.
"But you're just a child! How did this happen? Draco how could you let some little degenerate, ruin your daughter?" Grandmum asked, looking hysterical.
"It's not Dad's fault! It was an accident! I didn't mean for it to happen but I don't regret it!" I yelled, making them all look at me.
"Who did it, Pet?" Granddad asked, touching my shoulder lightly.
"It's mine and Al Potter's" I said, making his eyes nearly pop out of his skull.
"I cannot believe this! The Malfoy line has been tainted with a Potter's blood!" Grandmum said, sitting on the chaise loveseat.
"Oh let it go Mother. What's done is done" Dad said, making me smile at him. I couldn't believe it. Dad was sticking up for me. For Al.
A second later the fire place glowed bright green and out came another elderly couple. It was mum's Aunt and Uncle. Lucinda and Desmond Hart. Desmond Hart was the estranged twin brother of my mum's dead father. His eyes were a light blue color and his hair was just as black as mum's. Lucinda was a beautiful woman with a full curvy figure. Her midnight hair long past her shoulders.
They were quite nice and easygoing. They had one son named, Maxwell. I'd only met my cousin Max once before. He was a cool bloke for being forty years old. I hoped he would be coming to the reunion. So here we are, hours later. The place crawling with everyone. "Well if it isn't my young cousin, Allisha!" said a familiar voice. The voice of my Cousin Maxwell. He looked like a younger version of his father.
"Hey Max!" I said, hugging him tightly. Despite being forty years old, Max looked to be at least twenty nine. Mum says, It's the good genes from her side of the family.
"It's been ages since I've seen you. You look so grown up. Finally got your feminine curves, I see" he said, making me slap his arm.
"You still look as young as ever Max. So, how's the wife and kids?" I asked, looking around.
"My darling Sabine is talking with your mother, Laurel is with Philippe skulking somewhere around here. Laurel and Philippe Hart were Maxwell's son and daughter. They were both quiet, morose, and brooding. They looked like vampires. His wife Sabine was like them in everyway. She looked like Vampira, to say the least.
"Ah well, I suppose I'll say hello to them when I see them" I said, as Scorpius walked up to us to greet Max.
"Well you look very much like a man now Scorpius. Congrats on finally being with Rose" Max said, and they began talking. So I skulked off to get something to drink.
"Alli, hey! I've been looking for you for about ten minutes" Kiley said, walking up to me. We hugged before he stood next to a tall and beautiful girl. Her skin was pale milk white. Her hair was pure black but the ends and her fringe were bleached bone white. Her eyes were ice blue with a ring of silver around the pupils. Her plump lips were painted matte black, as were her stunning eyes. She was dressed in a tight black corset with a black tutu skirt and fishnet stocking. Black combat boots, scuffed to the toe.
She looked like a Gothic Goddess, I could barely say "Hi". She intimidated me, despite her shy and kind demeanor. "Hello, welcome to my Family Reunion get together thingy. I'm Allisha Malfoy but, you can call me Alli" I said, holding my hand out.
She smiled and took my hand in her black nailed and black laced hand. She really was a vision in black. Her teeth were pearly white. It almost blinded me to look at her. "It's nice to meet you Alli Malfoy. My name is October Rosewood. Thank you for inviting me to your family's party" she said, in a strange accent. Could it be Transylvanian?
"Great to meet you, I was hoping Kiley would find someone like you" I said, making her blush slightly. Kiley gave me a look and I smirked my trademark Malfoy smirk. "Well, do enjoy yourselves. I hate to be rude but, I have other relatives to greet" I said, walking off to find someone. I could see Dad showing Mason and Tamsin off quite proudly. Despite the fact that Tam was half Potter, Dad was crazy about her.
Now everyone knows I have a baby. Nice. They seemed to be as smitten with her as everyone else in her life was. Merlin, I'm bored. A few minutes later, I practically had to wrench Tam out of dad's protesting arms. She was giggling as I cradled her when someone poked my shoulder. I turned to see Al smiling at me. Or at Tamsin. Most likely at Tamsin. "Hi! I didn't think you'd make it" I said, trying not to sound overly excited.
"You know I'd never miss the chance to see my favorite girl" he said, as I handed her off to him. I smiled at him and he smiled back before cuddling Tamsin.
"So, you're all set to take her this weekend?" I asked, as she pulled on his necklace. It looked just like mine except it was an emerald instead.
"Yes, Lily's dithering about all excited and even James wants to be around" he said, as she pulled an unruly lock of his jet black hair. She seems fond of pulling everything her little hands can touch.
"I'm glad your family has taken to her so well" I said, smiling at him.
"Are you kidding Alli? They're all crazy about her. Dad just loves watching her crawl and play with random objects around the house and Mum never wants to put her down" Al said, as she yanked his hair. "Ow!" he said, smiling. Merlin, I love the bloke and he doesn't know this. He would never know that.
"I'm glad. Everyone that meets her is automatically smitten with her. I guess raising a half Malfoy half Potter will be easier than I thought" I said, looking at our baby, in his arms.
"Yeah, thank Merlin Aunt Hermione blackmailed that Rita Skeeter hag into not writing about us" Al said, and he held Tam closer. Merlin, I wish I had those arms around me. But alas, we have long since proclaimed our "friendship" for one another. There's no way we can go back, especially after that one horrible Valentine's Day.
"That's good, I can only imagine the scandal" I said, more to myself than to him.
"I agree, hey do you mind if I take Tamsin around with me? Erien and Blaine still haven't had a chance to meet her" he said, making me frown slightly.
"Blaine and Erien. Right, okay sure. But it has to be tomorrow. Just come by at noon" I said, taking her out of his arms and walking away before he had a chance to protest. I didn't want to face Erien. I haven't spoken to him since that day on the Quidditch stands. And I wasn't about to face him anytime soon. I also wasn't going to leave him alone with my baby.
"Alli! Now wait just a minute! What's the matter with you?" Al asked, catching up to me easily.
"I just don't think it's time for Blaine and Erien to meet Tamsin yet. Okay? Besides, it's your weekend tomorrow so they can go to your house to see her" I said, holding her close. As if she could protect me.
"You haven't been near Eri for months. What's wrong with you? What happened between you two?" he asked, looking suspicious.
"Nothing Al. It's just that since that kiss he gave me, I haven't been right. I didn't want him to think of it as anything more than it was" I said, settling back into friend mode with Al.
"Eri told me he only did it to make you feel better. He said he thought he was doing you a favor" Al said, making me frown. The bloke really was a Potter. He believed what that Slithery Slimy Snake told him. Erien is such a liar. I can't believe that Al is friends with such a tosser.
"Well if that's all that was…" I muttered, turning away and kissing the top of her pale unruly locks. I ended up in my room with Tamsin, I knew noone would follow me up here. I was laying on my bed, and Tamsin was beating her tiny fists against my chest when, I heard my window open. I looked over and smiled.
"I'm a married man and I still sneak in through your window" Teddy said, standing straight. "How are you Little Girl?" he asked, sitting down. His hair was an electric blue right now. He was dressed in an ancient yet well kept Weird Sisters tee and torn black jeans. A studded belt around his pelvis.
"Well, for a married man, you sure do look like you still did at Hogwarts. I'm great and so is Tamsin. We just had to get away from the crowd downstairs" I said, as he took hold of my baby.
"Thanks and so this is the little monster that was making shite of your bladder? She's beautiful Alli. The perfect blend of you and Al. except for the blonde hair. Recessive trait, huh?" Teddy said, making her giggle as he changed the color of his hair to each of the rainbow.
"Yep. That's my little peanut" I said, smiling as Teddy cooed to her. He would make a great dad when he and Victoire have a baby. "Does mum know you're here?" I asked, as he tickled her playfully.
"Yes. She told me you were up here so I decided to see you. Even though I could have taken the stairs, it's just not my style" he said, grinning mischievously. Typical Teddy.
"Thanks for keeping tradition alive Teddy" I said, smiling at him.
"No problem Little Girl. Well, I have to go downstairs. See you in school" Teddy said, kissing my forehead before placing Tamsin back on my milk engorged basoomers. Ow.
"See ya Teddy" I said, smiling once more as he left out through the window. The bloke was going to break his neck one day. I felt Tamsin begin to fall asleep and I smiled. Closing my eyes, I soon drifted slowly into my first peaceful sleep in a long time. All the while, dreaming of Al Potter.
A/N: Okay, this is more of a filler and as always it was nowhere near what I wanted it to be. But the good news is that I now only have four more chapters to go. This Chappie is dedicated to Wolverine83 for his continued support. Thank you.