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A/N: BONJOUR! (French for some reason?) Ah, my children. Another weekend comes to a close, but hey, at least we can still look forwards to Heroes night!! Monday at 9:00!! I hope you're all enjoying my humble story!!
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On to the twisted tales of Tom and Ginny.
After the shower we went to check on Draco. I took her hand and kissed her fingers. Under the light her coppery-auburn hair shone softly. Her hair wasn't carrot-orange like the rest of her family's. She shot me a secret smile, and I couldn't help but kiss it off of her mouth. I knocked on his chambers doors, and Adele opened it quietly. She came out into the hallway and closed the door behind herself.
"How is he?" I asked quickly. She smiled at me.
"He's good. He's sleeping now." She hugged herself, still in shock.
"You okay?" Ginny asked softly. Adele nodded, and smiled tightly.
"It's just been a long day." Ginny nodded sympathetically, and hugged her tightly. "I know I should have been ready for something like this, but it's so hard to know…" She trailed off when her voice cracked.
"He'll be alright." I said quietly and patted her shoulder. Since when did I have a soft side for Draco and Adele?
"Thank you," she said quietly to me. "And you, thank you so much Ginny, I can never repay you." The two women embraced again.
"Are you coming down to supper?" Ginny asked. Adele shook her head no. "I'll send a house-elf with some food for you, and Draco when he wakes up." Ginny said, and kissed the top of Adele's head as if she were a young child, not a woman the same age as she was. Adele bobbed her head in thanks, and then retreated into the room. We walked down to the ballroom in silence.
"See you after dinner," She said quietly.
I gathered her up in my arms and kissed her temple.
"I don't want to go in there." I admitted.
"Go. You're going to be late." I looked her dead in the eye, and atoned,
"I love you. I love you so much."
"I love you too." She whispered. "I'll see you afterwards." I kissed her long and hard, trying to implant some of her essence into me. She turned and walked into the room, throwing a glance over her shoulder at me. I sighed, and walked around to the side door I used to get into the room.
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I sat bolt upright in bed the next day, breathing hard, but it wasn't from a nightmare. Well, maybe a nightmare, but not a dream.
"What is it?" Tom groaned, squinting at me in the morning light.
"It's December 23rd!" I squeaked.
"What?"
"It's two day's 'til Christmas!"
"So? Who bloody cares, go back to sleep." I shook my head, my eyes wide.
"I haven't bought any presents!"
"So? Neither have I." I stared at him.
"You haven't bought any Christmas presents?"
"No. Who would I give one to? Other than you? Besides, we're death eaters. We don't get into the happy, happy, joy, joy warm and fuzzy feelings here." I looked at him.
"Pleeeeease?" I begged. I hated feeling inferior like that, having to beg things from him. I looked him over in all of his half-naked glory. He was sizing me up too.
"Very well, I suppose in light of recent events, that would be a good idea." I grinned brightly at him, and ran a hand through his hair. He rolled over to go back to sleep, but I hopped out of the bed and walked to the closet. "And where do you think you're going?" Tom asked, raising an eyebrow. "The bed will be cold." I propped my hands on my hips.
"I need to get presents for you, Draco, Adele, Lucius, Narcissa, Blaise and Luna. I can't exactly get them gifts from the forest."
"Where are you planning to go?"
"I'll go to Diagon alley."
"Not alone you won't." He got out of bed as I looked at him exasperatedly. "At least take Adele with you. And Draco, if he's up to it."
"Are those the only people who are coming with me?" I asked, mildly surprised.
"No. I'll send more undercover." I grinned. That was the Tom I knew. However overboard and overdone he made situations, I knew it was because he loved me. He pulled on a sweater over his naked chest and walked out of the door.
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Adele, Draco and Lucius strolled down Diagon alley with me, all of us done up in cloaks and scarves. We had stopped in flourish and blotts, and I had picked up a quill set for Narcissa. We also made a stop in a jewelry store, because Tom didn't have a wedding band. I looked at numerous chrome and gold bands before choosing a simple silver ring that I thought was mature, yet beautiful. I had the box in my pocket and every so often I would run a finger over the velvet texture. It was hard to shop for Draco and Adele when they were with me, so I had to take Lucius for a private shopping spree, then we all met up in the leaky cauldron for a drink.
"Cheers," Adele said, kissing Draco on the lips.
"To friends!" I giggled.
"To love." Lucius declared.
"To you, Gin." Draco said, surprising me. They all raised their glasses to me, and I took a gulp of my butterbeer. We chatted away, and finally got up to leave. Lucius opened the door for me, and we touched the bricks in a pattern again. After the wall disintegrated, we walked down the lane. Adele suddenly froze, looking at something over my shoulder. I whipped my head around and saw Hermione looking in a shop window with Ron. No Harry in sight, luckily, but Adele looked ready to kill a certain bushy-haired-muggleborn. I put a hand over hers, keeping her from whipping out her wand. Ron and Hermione turned, laughing and almost walked into our little group. I saw Theodore Knott slide in our direction in the crowd of people down the road, and I was sure that other men were watching us too.
"Hiya, Gin." Hermione squeaked, staring at Draco, and the now glowering Adele.
"Hermione," I said, and nodded.
"So you're the mudblood who nearly killed my husband." Adele spat.
"Adele-" Lucius began,
"Don't Adele me, Lucius." Adele said, glaring at Hermione. "She cursed him."
"I didn't mean to hit him! I wanted to hit Riddle!" Hermione squeaked, shielded by my idiot brother. I clenched my teeth, and my hands balled into fists.
"You filthy scum." Adele hissed. "You dare to say his name."
"You call her scum?" Ron demanded. "You're the bloody death eaters!"
"Shut up Ron." I ordered.
"And you! You strut around here as if you're the queen of the bloody world-"
"She very well is." Draco intervened. Everyone looked at him, including me. He was completely calm, His hand resting on the small of Adele's back protectively.
"What?" Ron squawked. Draco rolled his eyes.
"Honestly Weasley, you are thick. Don't you get it you prat? She is the chosen one. The one who will rule along the dark lord, bear his heirs and continue his reign. She is the one you should be afraid of, if you aren't afraid of he himself. Part of his soul is inside of her. She has more power in one fingernail than Potty has in his entire body."
"You bloody bastard-"
"What's going on here?" An auror was coming towards us.
"That's our cue to leave. Darling, if you would," Draco gestured towards me, and Adele took my arm and apparated me away. "Well, that was fun." Draco drawled as we walked up the marble staircase. I stared at him, and began to laugh. Adele joined me, and Draco pitched in too. When we saw the stoic look on Lucius's face, we laughed even harder. I leaned on the wall for support, as Draco curled up, clutching his ribs.
"What the bloody hell is wrong with you three?" A voice demanded, and I clapped a hand over my mouth. Tom was standing at the top of the stairs, hands on hips, grinning. I just shook my head as my giggles died down. He marched down the steps and covered my mouth with his. I sighed and leaned into him, as he wrapped his arms around my waist. He pulled away and leaned his forehead on mine, looking into my eyes.
"I love you." I said, and he smiled broadly.
"I love you too." He murmured.
"You kids." Lucius grumbled. We all looked at him and laughed.
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