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AN: obicham is Bulgarian for love, vsichko e nared is Bulgarian for it's okay. Get ready for a little tiny of angst and trigger warnings for this chapter- mention of miscarriage near the end of the chapter.
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You Again
Chapter Ten
Hermione ran around her flat, waving her wand to take apart the fort and sending the blankets back where they belonged. She didn't know how much time she had to get ready and her hair was a mess so she tore off her pajamas as soon as she stepped foot in her room and practically leaped to the shower.
Working the conditioner deep into her hair as much as she could she quickly washed her body and saving rinsing out her hair for very last. Sitting down at her vanity, keeping her body wrapped in a towel she started to brush her hair again. Making a
mental note to buy some more Sleekeazy when Monday came again, she dragged the brush through her hair using quick strokes to hopefully tame it faster.
An hour had gone by and she had just finished her hair when she heard Teodora's voice calling out for her. Throwing in her pink robe she stepped out of her room and walked into the living room to see Teodora spinning in a circle her plaited hair twirling behind her, her deep purple flower dress billowing out next to her.
"Minny!" Teodora called as soon as she made eye contact with Hermione, "you like dress?"
"Hello, Teodora and Viktor. Oh Teodora I love your dress, purple is my favorite colour. I love the way in spins in circles with you. Let me go find some clothes and then we can leave."
Teodora ran up in front of Hermione and questioned, "I help?"
"Dora let Minny get dressed by herself." Viktor stated, squatting down to look at his daughter.
Hermione smiled and said, "I don't mind Viktor." Bending down to pick up the little girl and holding on to her robe so it didn't accidentally slip open, "let's go."
Depositing Teodora on her bed Hermione walked to her wardrobe and open the doors. "So, little girl I am going to be wearing jeans today. Want to help me pick a top?" Hermione called over her shoulder. Tiny scuffles behind her meant Teodora was getting off the bed and coming to look at the clothes. Hermione stepped away to put on her Muggle jeans and braided her hair, she could see Teodora from the mirror, looking deep in thought with a finger pressed against her lips.
Teodora called out, "Minny wear that." Hermione walked over to the wardrobe and saw that Teodora was pointing to a pale purple scoop neck t-shirt. Grabbing the shirt she put it on and twirled around so Teodora could see the full effect.
"Perfect choice, little bird." Hermione spoke as she grabbed her sneakers and laced them up.
Teodora replied back, "I no little bird."
Hermione giggled and picked her up carrying her towards the living room, "yes, you are a little bird. You are my little bird though."
Teodora put her finger back to her lips and shouted out, "if I little then you big." Teodora pushed her arms out to the side and repeated, "you big bird."
Hermione shook her head and set her down on the couch, "am I your big bird?" She questioned and raised her eyebrows.
Teodora nodded her head quickly and then asked, "when we to see Bebe?"
Viktor's deep rumble of a laugh came from behind them, Hermione whipped her head around to the man with a hint of blush on her cheeks, completely forgetting that he was there. Viktor answered his daughter never taking his eyes off Hermione, "we leave when Minny is ready. Are you ready obicham?"
Hermione slowly nodded her head and walked past the man she was slowly falling back in love with to the fireplace, wondering what word he kept repeating in Bulgarian. Picking up a fist full of Floo powder she turned to see Viktor picking up his daughter and holding her tightly. "Let me go first to make sure the wards are adjusted. Just shout The Burrow and I will be waiting for you there." With a quick wave Hermione threw down the powder and was whisked away.
~OoOoOo~
Molly was waiting for Hermione as soon as she stepped out of the fireplace. Hermione was immediately pulled into a bone crushing hug and Hermione could barely get out a single word, "wards" before yanking herself from Molly's grasp and taking deep breaths.
"Oh yes dear! I changed them as soon as I got your letter. I am so happy for you!" Molly exclaimed and went to pull Hermione into another hug but the fireplace flames shot green and Hermione breathed out a sigh of relief. Forgetting that Molly gets overjoyed at the prospect of someone marrying off even though that's not what Hermione had in mind, she just knew how Molly worked.
Viktor stepped out of the fireplace, brushing soot off of him and his daughter while his eyes traveled around the room. Viktor's eyes met Hermione and he gave her a small smile, turning to her right he saw an older women he could only assume was Molly Weasley. Viktor walked over to Hermione's mother, for all intents and purposes and gave her a deep bow. Hermione spoke before Viktor could open his mouth, "Molly, this is Viktor and his daughter Teodora. Teodora and Viktor this is Molly." Viktor reached out to kiss her hand when Molly yanked his empty hand forward to pull Teodora and Viktor into a hug.
"Welcome. Welcome." A man's voice rang out behind Molly.
Hermione spun around and squealed out "Arthur! Come and meet Teodora and Viktor." Teodora was silent through the whole exchanges keeping her face buried in her father's chest, Hermione saw that she was a little shy and wanted to help so Hermione asked Molly loudly, "Molly, is James here yet?" Teodora's face popped up hearing the baby's name.
Molly laughing and replied, "he is just waking up from his nap. Why don't you three go outside and James will be down in a few minutes. We still have at least an hour before lunch."
Hermione reached over to grab Teodora from her father's arms and said, "come little bird. Let's go meet a few more people." Grabbing Viktor's hand so Molly couldn't bombard him with questions she lead them through the kitchen and out the back door. Standing outside she cleared her throat and called out loud, "I would like to introduce everyone. So please come here." The Weasley men, their spouses, and their children came close to Hermione calling their greeting as they got closer.
"Everyone this is Viktor and his daughter Teodora." Hermione spoke before turning around to face the Krum's, "that is George, his wife Angelina and their son Fred the second. This Charlie who is unmarried and works in Romana. You remember Bill and Fleur, that is their daughter Victorie and Dominique. Percy and his wife Audrey are at home because they just had a baby two weeks ago. Harry's godson, Teddy is just coming out the door." Teodora turned around and saw James being carried out by Ginny.
"Bebe!" Teodora yelled and took off running to go see James.
Softly laughing, Hermione followed the little girl so she could say hi to the Potters and converse with Teddy. "Hello Teddy! Did Andromeda let you come over by yourself?"
Teddy laughed and gave Hermione a hug, "Yes she did Aunt Hermione, she isn't feeling well so I'm going to stay with Harry and Ginny for a few days." Hermione and Teddy had started to walk back towards Viktor with Teodora, James, Harry and Ginny following shortly behind them.
When Harry met up with the group he clapped his hands together and questioned, "Quidditch?" when all the men, Angelina and Fleur nodded they raced off to grabbed the brooms and grab four training brooms so the kids could fly low to the ground under the watchful eyes of Hermione and Ginny.
Hermione looked sideways at Ginny and whispered "so Viktor kissed me after you left."
Ginny squealed while Hermione turned bright red hiding her face in her hands. "Oh how was it?" Ginny asked wagging her eyebrows.
Hermione let out a tiny sigh "It honestly felt like coming home." Hermione snagged under Ginny's body weight as the redheaded girl threw her body over Hermione's swooning.
Hermione and Ginny had spent the next hour and a half making up ideas of how Hermione was going to tell Viktor that she liked him and wanted to have a relationship with him and Teodora. Their latest plan involving fireworks and a Muggle TV was cut short by Arthur called out the back door that lunch was ready.
~OoOoOo~
"Papa, you see me on broom? I like you!" Teodora called out to her father when his feet touched the ground.
"You were very good Dora." Viktor responded and scooped up his daughter hugging her close. Before Viktor could place Teodora in her chair, he whispered in Hermione's ear that he needed to change Teodora's nappy and questioned where the bathroom was. When Hermione came back she saw Ron sitting next to Harry, the former standing up as soon as he saw her.
"Hello Hermione, I didn't realise you were coming today. Would you like to sit by me?" Ron questioned and went to move to a different chair.
Hermione shook her head no and said, "hello Ron. No you sit by Harry I am waiting for…"
Before she could finish Teodora ran in and plopped down in her chair saying, "'Olly mum I hungry."
Laughing Molly clapped her hands together and said "let's eat some food!" Hermione sat next to Teodora who was sitting next to James which left Viktor sitting next to Hermione.
The large group with the exception of Ron had talked the whole meal about the Quidditch game they had just played and rearing children. Viktor had leaned to his left and whispered in Hermione's ear, "I'm very glad ve came." Viktor then kissed the top of her head and wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Oh bloody hell 'Mione! What do you think you are doing? Playing house?!" Ron's yells filled the kitchen as he stood up and knocked over his chair in the process. Hermione grabbed her wand out of her pocket and rushed over to Ron, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt and roughly yanking him outside.
Hermione waved her wand to throw up a silencing spell and let go of Ron's shirt. "Now, Ronald. You tell me what the hell you were thinking yelling at me like that?"
Ron huffed and shot back, "Why is he and his daughter coming to my house? I get that you enjoy playing house but you don't need to parade it for everyone to see."
Hermione smacked Ron in the chest and yelled, "Playing house?! I'm not playing house you dummy. I went on a date with them yesterday and then Viktor had to take care of his parents so Teodora stayed the night." Hermione started to walk towards the door calling over her shoulder, "oh and it was your mother who invited Viktor and his daughter."
Hermione had her hand on the door when she heard Ron mumbling, "excuse me?" She asked as she turned around to gave Ron.
"I said that it should be us with a kid." Ron's expression was sullen but his eyes were shining with moisture.
Hermione placed a hand over her heart and slowly walked towards Ron. When she reached him she placed her other hand on her shoulder and softly said. "Oh Ron. You need to move on, for your own good. I finally did and I thought you did as well. I'll never forget our relationship but I think a part of it died there in St Mungo's. I love you and I always will but only as a friend, the friend that I remember from Hogwarts."
Ron grabbed her hand but she walked away from him and didn't look back, even when they were linked by just the very tips of their fingers. Walking away from Ron Hermione felt her heart breaking just a tiny bit but as she opened the door and felt Viktors gaze met hers and her heart started to mend itself. Rin walked in behind Hermione and mumbled out an apology for everyone to hear and stomped off to his old bedroom.
Hermione sunk down in her chair and waved off everyone's questioning, "let's just eat and let the kids play some more." after an hour long affair of lunch the kids ran back outside while Molly waved her wand to call the children's toys outside.
Teodora picked up a Barbie doll and walked up to Angelina, "is this?"
Angelina bent down so she could look Teodora in the face and answered back, "It is a Barbie doll, you just play with it. Hermione had picked some up for my little girls." Teodora let put a little smile and ran away as Angelina called out at the retreating figure, "don't forget to share!"
Hermione sat down next to the three girls playing with the dolls making sure they were sharing while Viktor stood to the side discussing the last quidditch match with Harry and George.
Hermione, Viktor, and Teodora had stayed so late that they ate dinner at the Burrow as well with Ron being absent shortly after he stomped out of the room earlier. Hermione was finally able to pull Teodora away from the other girls and gave everyone hugs and promised to come back. Hermione kept Teodora in her arms and they were whisked away by the green flames.
~OoOoOo~
Hermione put Teodora down and said as Viktor was coming through the the Floo, "go get some cookies off the table and you can bring them to the other room. There are some toys for you to play with."
Standing up Hermione watched the little girl scamper off with cookies in one hand and a Barbie in the other. Laughing to herself Hermione went to sit on the couch pulling Viktor with her.
"So," Hermione said, "I suppose you want to know what happened between me and Ron at the Burrow?"
Viktor nodded his head but said, "only if you vant."
Hermione took a deep breath, "in the war, Bellatrix held me under the Cruciatus curse for thirty minutes, I went to see a Healer and they said everything was fine. I placed a memory charm on my parents before I left to go help Harry. After the war I went to go find them but I was too late. The day before they had died in a horrific car accident." Tears were dripping down her face but Hermione kept talking, only stopping to give Viktor a small smile when grabbed her hand to comfort her.
"Me and Ron were married for two years when we got pregnant. I was upset at first because of my parents but I had some time to think about it before I told Ron and I was excited. When I told him he was less than happy but after a few days he said that he couldn't wait to be a father. We went to a Muggle healer in the beginning so we could be selfish. At about 20 weeks we went to St. Mungo's, I wasn't feeling well. Well..."
Hermione stopped speaking to take a deep breath before clutching onto Viktors hand and uttering out the words, "we lost the baby. They said that I can't hold a baby to term. It's because of that bitch."
Viktor pulled Hermione into his chest, kissing her head and whispering "vsichko e nared" over and over again. Once Hermione felt like the tears had stopped flowing she pulled back and gave him a tight smile.
"Thank you Viktor. I feel such relief telling you all this. Oh it's very quiet. We should check on Teodora." Hermione stood up and walked towards the back room. Looking in she saw Teodora asleep on the bed, crumbs all around her and the Goodnight Moon book resting on her chest like she had fallen asleep reading it.
Hermione slowly backed out, flipping the lights off as she went leaving the door ajar. "Can ve stay?" Viktor asked in a rough whisper pulling Hermione's body to his. Hermione didn't answer but instead walked backwards to her room kicking off her shoes as she went. Bumping into her bed she stood on her tiptoes and pulled Viktor's head to hers and gave him a heated kiss.
Viktor matched her in the passionate kiss but broke it as soon as Hermione's hands started to wander down his sides, "obicham, I vant you, I do but not like this."
Hermione sighed, feeling her pounding heart subside as she realised he was right. She walked to her bathroom to change into bed clothes and asked the question that was burning in her mind all morning, "Viktor what does ob-k-am mean?"
Viktor laughed and repeated his word, "obicham? It means love."
"Oh, can I call you love then?" Hermione walked back into the room to see Viktor taking out his to transfigure his pants into pajama bottoms and took his shirt off.
"Da." He simply replied climbing into Hermione's bed like he had done it for years.
Hermione got into the covers and curled up next to him, "thank you again for a few minutes ago. Good night love." with a flick of her wand she extinguished the lights and fell in a deep sleep.