Harry eased his aching body in to the hot water. Less than a year ago when he had started training he would have considered himself in shape but now he knew better. Kingsley had seen how much of an advantage knowing non magical defense tactics had been fighting the death eaters. So the training program included martial arts and conditioning. All aurors had to participate and were expected to meet certain goals each month. Some of the older aurors used the training sessions as an opportunity to assert who was the alpha in the pack. Today he had to test with an experience auror in basic take down methods. Harry was black and blue as a result. After work he knew he had to go ahead and run his 6 miles or pay for it on Monday when they ran as a class each week. So he now felt as if every muscle in his body was crying out with pain.

Besides being physically tired they were at the point in training where they were expected to do all magic non-verbally. Getting good at silent magic took lots of effort and his brain felt tired! He wished he could just close his eyes and fall asleep for a while but tonight he and Ginny had a date. They were going pub hopping with Ron, Hermione, George and Angelina Johnson.

They had found that if they wanted to freely move about the magical UK all they had to do is wait until later to start. By then the clubs were dimly lit and the patrons too pissed to pay attention. So at least he had a little bit of time. Maybe just a wee nap in the tub would help. "Kreacher?"

The little old elf popped in to view, he did not look like the same elf who had reluctantly served Sirius. Gone was the ragged pillow case instead he wore a pristine white apron over a crisp white shirt and miniature kakis. Harry had approached talking with Kreacher about giving him his freedom slowly. As master and elf had gotten to know each other Kreacher came to realize that Harry would never abandon him and that taking a salary and serving Harry freely was not the evil he had been trained to think it was. However some old ways were hard to change..."Does Master need something?"

Harry smiled tiredly, "Would you please wake me in 20 minutes or so? This tub feels so good and I'd like to be refreshed for the date tonight. Do you mind?"

Kreacher shook his head and clicked his tongue. Harry had to stifle a smile, the wee old elf had picked up that habit from Molly Weasley. For a boy who had grown up without a mum now he had at least two who were not afraid to scold him! "Master is too tired he and Mistress Ginny should allow Kreacher to make dinner here! I knowz Mistress Ginny iz goin' ta be tired too!"

Harry sighed, but before he could reply Kreacher held up one of his long boney fingers, "I know it is like Mistress Molly sayz stubborn boy! Yes I will now youz rest I make sure you awake and dresses in time!" With a click of his fingers Harry felt the tub heat back up a bit and as Kreacher blinked out of view he eased further in to the warmth and closed his eyes.

Harry reluctantly rose from his bath to shuffle awkwardly to get dressed.

While Harry was trying to sooth his sore muscles Ginny was doing the same. She had been practicing with the Harpies for a month. Today's practice had been the worst yet. After a grueling week of weight training, sprints, (to build endurance) and muscle memory practices they had a mock match. There were a lot of the older players who were fighting to keep their jobs. This new crop of talented rookies threatened that. So the older players had really played all out and rough. Ginny had been hit with elbows, brooms and the bludger so many times today that she was sure there was no square inch of her body without bruises. Ginny managed to get dressed in slacks and a loose blouse. She kissed her mum and dad goodbye and flooed to Harry's place.

Each one pretending that they were fine, Harry and Ginny hurried to meet the other couples at WWW. Instead of 4 people waiting there were seven. Charlie had come over for the weekend to meet his new niece. Fleur had suggested he take Bill out for a boys night. (Frankly she was a little tired of Bills fussing over her and the baby.) When they had flooed George he had invited them and Percy to accompany the couples on their pub adventure. A merry group set off for dinner and some fun. Two hours later found most of the group just starting to party hard. Harry and Ginny on the other hand were asleep in a booth. Hermione had the good sense to suggest they bow out early and go home.

They went back to Grimald place first so Ginny could floo home. Apperating as tired as she was did not seem like a good idea. They sat down for just a moment to talk and promptly both fell asleep.

Kreacher found them sleeping on the sofa, clicking his tongue he placed a warm blanket over them. He then closed the parlor door and place a silencing charm on it so the Master and Miss Ginny could get the rest they needed. It was so late he decided not to wake Mistress Molly and Master Arthur so he quickly wrote a note and gave it to the barn owl Harry had named Artemus to take to the burrow.

Artemus was bigger but a bit absent minded and Harry had been thinking that he needed to get a more reliable owl. Artemus's mate, who Ginny had name Guinevere, was only a bit more reliable and if the two of them were together they were hopeless at delivering anything. As luck would have it Arty was in a an randy mood and he completely forgot about the message tied to his leg when he saw Gwen. By noon the next day Molly was frantic. She had woke to find Ginny not at home. Inquiries had not located her either. Ron and Hermione had even called out to Harry to see if he knew where she was and got no answer. They assumed he had gone for his Saturday visit with Teddy and looked no further.

Soon all the Weasley brothers were mobilized. They searched all the likely places she would have gone if too tired to go home and did not find her. In the meantime Ginny had woken and realized she was still at Harry's and still in the clothes from last night. Her hair and clothes smelled like the floor of a pub so she decided to have a shower and borrow some of Harry's clothes before flooing home. Harry looked so peaceful she just wrote him a note and pinned it to the front of Harry's shirt.

Ron was shaking Harry's shoulder. As luck would have it Kreacher was out for one of his days off that Harry made him take when Ron and Charlie found Harry, clothes mussed and sleeping on the sofa. "Harry! Mate! Oi! You need to wake up! Ginny never made it home and mum's in a right state!"

That got Harry's attention. But he was confused. Why was was he still dressed from last night. About that time Charlie saw the note and recognized his sisters writing. Unfortunately this is what it said:

"Sexy, I think last night was the best date we have ever had! My clothes were a mess so I'm borrowing some of yours after I get out of the shower. Love, Ginny P.S. It sure was nice sleeping with you. "

Now dear readers WE know that she was using sarcasm to describe their date. And making fun of both of them for falling asleep on the sofa. BUT her brothers didn't know that. Before poor Harry could react they had him pinned to the wall and were discussing what terrible things they should do to him for "taking their sisters honor." Thank goodness Ginny walked in to see what all the noise was about. Bats flew. Harry was able to flee and Ginny's brothers got away from their sister as fast as they could.

That afternoon found all the family gathered at the Burrow. Ginny was explaining for the hundredth time that they had fallen asleep, fully clothed on the couch and sleep was all they had done. When Harry cautiously walked in to the garden. Charlie, Bill and George charged toward him, wands drawn. Molly, Ginny, Fleur and Hermione did some remarkably fast magic and they were prevented from doing any harm.

Molly roared at her sons: "You will sit down and listen to what Harry has to say! I for one believe Ginny!"

Fleur, who had had enough of all this male nonsense turned her steely gaze to her husband. "I would like to speak! Beel I am ashamed of you! First has Ginny ever lied to you? No she has not! Second you make mee feel as eef I am less zan your zizter! You know we made luv on our zird date!"

Bill turned a magnificent shade of red. Hermione turned on George. "George I know for a fact there is a tally on the back of your bathroom door. It does not take a genius to figure out what it means!" George now joined his brother in the Weasley red. "And as for you Ronald Billius! Your were not too worried about my honor on the floor of the storeroom were you!?"

Ginny saved her wrath for Charlie. "Are you trying to tell us you live like a monk on the reserve?" "Now for the last time we fell asleep! We, unlike certain people who have too much time on their hands, work hard training 5 days a week! Maybe you three should start getting more physical exercise so you won't have so much free time to jump to conclusions!"

Percy was thanking his lucky stars that his love was sleeping in, until his mum rounded on him. "Audrey and I talk mister I know she spends the night! Not to worried about honor there are you!"

Molly turned her glare on the rest of her sons. "I'm ashamed of all of you!"

Arthur tried to defend his sons. "Now Mollywobbles it did look…"

"Arthur Weasley! Don't you be a hypocrite! Especially using the nick name you came up with the first time we made love in the astronomy tower!

Now it was Molly and Arthur's turn to turn the Weasley red!