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Unhinged 2: Til the Flame Burns Out	By : nikki13088 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Ginny Views: 3348 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"Harper, slow down," Ginny laughed as she tried to keep up with her daughter's pace across the train station.
Harper slowed her pace down and ran back over to her parents where Ginny was strolling Ava. "Dad, do you think I'll be in Slytherin?"
"I can almost guarantee it," he said with a smirk looking at Ginny who laughed.
"What if you're in Hufflepuff, that's a good one," Riley said.
"Ew, no thanks, then I'll have to see your face every day," Harper snapped.
"Enough, that wasn't nice Harper. You all were sorted into different houses for different reasons, so respect each other please." Ginny chimed in.
"Well, I hope I'm in Slytherin like Scorpius and Ember were," Harper said, turning her nose up at Riley.
Ginny just shook her head, she looked at Draco, who she knew was rather pleased that three of their seven children so far were sorted into Slytherin. Aurora was in Gryffindor, Ellie was in Ravenclaw and Riley was in Hufflepuff. Ginny's thoughts went back to the year Aurora was sorted into Gryffindor, she remembered her coming home in tears because for certain reasons most of her house wasn't welcoming of her. Once Scorpius and Ember were sorted into Slytherin, it started nothing but gossip and rumors about all of the Malfoy children being in Slytherin and growing up to be the next slew of dark witches and wizards.
When Aurora was unexpectedly sorted into Gryffindor, she became an outcast as much as McGonagall spoke to Gryffindor house about the constant remarks being made. That was how Aurora and James became such good friends because he was the only friend she had in Gryffindor house, besides her cousins anyway. Over the years, most of the rumors died down and she was a little more welcomed amongst her house peers, although she ignored most of everyone every year.
"Alright girls, have fun this year, I better not get another letter from McGonagall this year," Ginny called after Ellie and Riley after they hurried off after hugging her and Draco goodbye.
"Mum, Harper is starting school this year, I think it wouldn't seem normal if you didn't get a letter from McGonagall this year." Aurora teased, as she ruffled Harper's hair.
"Quite true," Ginny giggled.
Aurora gave her mum a tight hug, holding onto her a little tighter than usual. Ginny pulled away slightly and looked at her face.
"Hey, it's going to a be a good year, ok?" Ginny reassured her with a comforting smile
Aurora just looked at her for a moment before she returned one and hugged her tightly once more.
"Love you, baby, now go on."
Ginny turned her attention to Draco and Harper beside her.
"Listen to me young lady, you know how much your mother and I love you, but mark my words, dear child, do not make us come to that school and beat your arse," he said with a bright smile.
"Dad, come on, it's me. I'm the most behaved out of all my siblings," she said sweetly.
"Mmhmm," Draco said with a smirk before he grabbed her into a tight hug. "Love you, now go."
Harper gave Ginny a quick hug before she took off running towards the train.
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Draco and Ginny just got home from seeing the kids off to school and Draco was escorting Ember to the Ministry for her first day of work. They still wanted her to find work elsewhere, but Draco was more than happy to have her doing anything else but hanging out with Noah while she had so much extra time on her hands now that she was out of school. Draco and Ginny pushed for the twins to figure out what their career goals would be but they both struggled a lot with what they wanted. Ember thought at one point she wanted to be a healer but changed her mind a year back. Scorpius was all about being an Auror for the longest time, but his yearning for adventure faded and his interest turned to business. Draco wasn't thrilled about the idea, but he was impressed with how knowledgeable he was on the subject. Scorpius was just one of those kids that grew up filled with a lot of useless information but excelled in the areas he was most intrigued by.
"Hey, hold on a moment," Ginny said as she gently grabbed Draco's arm to stop him before he left.
She pulled him aside out of Ember's earshot.
"Remember, even though we don't really agree with her working at the Ministry, this is still her first real job so don't go taking all the wind out of her sail," she said with a smile before lightly pushing him.
He just grabbed her face and kissed her. "I know, I'll see you for lunch?"
She nodded happily before she watched him hold out his arm for Ember and apparated to the Ministry.
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Her feet hit the ground and her legs instinctively followed her father into the phone booth that took them down to the Ministry. As soon as Ember stepped out she became overwhelmed, it had been a while since she was at the Ministry. The previous times were just when she would occasionally come with her mother for her father's lunch breaks, but actually stopping to take it all in was different.
Draco was walking when he sensed Ember's presence missing and turned to see her just standing there. His heart melted at seeing how timid she looked in the middle of all the hustle and bustle around them. He walked back over to her and put his arm around her shoulders and leaned in closer to her.
"Come on, you're on the third floor, it's a lot less hectic up there," he said softly before he guided her along with him.
She was thankful for her father's comforting words and let him lead her to the elevator. Once she arrived at her level, she regained her composure and stepped away from the comfort of her father's guiding hand on her shoulder.
She started walking and stopped when she realized he got out of the elevator and was following her.
"Dad, I'm fine now, you can go," she said.
"I'm glad you're feeling more at ease, but I want to be sure you're in good hands."
She rolled her eyes and went to object, but was cut off by the sound of Mr. Adwell's voice ringing out.
"Ah, you must be Ember? My brother told me you'd be starting today." the man said, walking over and holding his hand out to her to shake.
She glanced at her father for a quick moment before she reached out and shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, Sir. Thank you for the opportunity," she added with a smile.
"Of course and it helps that my nephew is quite fond of you," he added, making Ember blush a bit.
A sneer formed on Draco's face at the comment and then he stepped in front of her. "Let me make this quite plain Mr. Adwell, Ember is taking this job temporarily until she finds something else. I want her strictly on desk duty shuffling papers and not her nose anywhere else that it doesn't belong. Her aunt, Hermione Granger-Weasley....yeah, I'm sure you know her. She works on the floor above and will make it a point to check in on her. Myself and Mr. Potter will be doing the same, so please don't let us catch her getting caught up in the corruption that fills these Ministry halls," he said with a slight snarl.
Mr. Adwell just gave a wide smile before he nodded. "Of course Mr. Malfoy, I would never allow it to happen, you have my word," he assured him, holding his hand out for Draco to shake.
Draco just looked at his outstretched hand and then turned to Ember. "Have a good first day," he said to her with a smile before eyeing the man's hand once more and walking away.
Once Draco left Mr. Adwell turned to Ember with a smile. "So Ember, my assistant Bridgette will start showing you some basic filing," he said, gesturing to his office where Bridgette was emerging from. "As the head of this department, I'm sorry to tell you it's not the most exciting job. We mostly just deal with damages caused by accidental magic. It's almost always due to inexperienced Witches and Wizards, very rarely is it ever anything else."
"What else could it be?" Ember asked curiously.
"Sometimes its dark magic or a witch or wizard with a dark heart.....or dark power. You never really know until you see the damage," he said with a shrug.
Bridgette came over and said a quick hello before she led Ember over to her desk. Ember saw Mr. Adwell getting ready to walk into his office when she spoke up to stop him.
"What happens if you find it is the use of dark magic or from someone using their powers maliciously?"
He turned back to her. 'Well, then I get involved and most times Aurors will as well. I personally like to study the people who have unexplained powers and help them understand them."
She just nodded before she turned her attention back to Bridgette as Mr. Adwell disappeared into his office.
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There was a knock on his door, but he was too into his book to answer it. Again, there was another knock and then he heard the door gently open and he turned to see his mother's head pop in.
"Hey, what are you up to?" Ginny asked, opening the bedroom door the rest of the way.
Scorpius closed his book and just shrugged. "Nothing great."
"I just put Ava down for a nap and now that Harper's in school, I have nobody to scold.....any thoughts?" she asked with amusement.
He just shook his head with a small smirk.
Ginny sensed something was on his mind. "You want to ask me something." She stated as she took a seat beside him on his bed.
He just looked at her for a moment deep in thought. "Mum, why don't you and Dad ever talk about our grandfather?"
Ginny just let out a small giggle. "We see him often enough, now you want us to-"
"No, I mean our grandfather Lucius? You guys talk about Nana Narcissa all the time, but never him. I know you said he just wasn't a nice guy, but you have to know people talk."
"And what do they say?" she asked, her tone tightening.
"Just everything, especially when we were in school, but we heard all sorts of things. We don't believe any of it of course. We only believe what you and Dad have told us, which isn't much and that's why I'm asking."
"Why are you so curious suddenly?" she asked.
"I've always been curious, Ember too, and when you guys didn't want us working at the Ministry it made me think about something someone said last year at school."
"Which was?"
"That our uncle Percy, your own brother, worked there and worked for Lucius until he killed him. Is that true, Mum?"
"I thought everyone at school talked about Harry and Voldemort?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
"They still do, but our family and its history are just as popular now. I know that our grandfather was a Death Eater and Dad....he was one too, right?"
"Scorpius what exactly are you wanting to know? If Lucius was a bad man then why would you want to know anything about him?" she asked angrily.
"I don't really care to know about him, but when people in school say things like "Are all the Malfoy kids automatically born a Death Eater?" Or that you were forced to marry Dad because there's no way a Weasley would willingly marry a Malfoy or even things about us-"
"Enough," she said.
He looked at her, she was upset and he felt horrible for it. "I'm sorry, Mum, I didn't mean to-"
"It's fine sweetheart, I'm sorry you had to hear all of that stuff. I will talk to your father later, it's not easy for him to talk about his dad Scorpius....he did unforgivable things, he destroyed your father....me....your grandmother."
"It's fine Mum, you're right, there's no need to know about him if he was that evil of a man. As for the stuff going around school, it's been going on for years, so it's nothing we aren't used to and we can handle ourselves. It's not like any of us are believing any of it, well, I never did anyway."
Ginny just smiled at him, he had every right to ask her questions about his grandparents. It was her and Draco, who had trouble reliving those days, everything they went through...all the pain and suffering. The memory of her almost killing her own babies, her encounter with Warren, how she thought Draco and Harry were dead while she gave birth to the twins. She remembered how lonely she felt during that time. She thought back to her lying near death in Draco's bedroom from a poisonous arrow and all the horrid torture sessions Lucius put Draco through.
"Mum?"
She snapped her head to the side when she heard her name.
"Are you ok?" he asked her, he nodded to her grip on his blanket that was singed.
She quickly picked her hand up and walked over to the doorway before she turned to look at him. "I'm sorry Scorpius, one day I promise we will tell you more about him, but I can't do it now," she explained, her voice cracking a bit as she quickly turned and walked down the hall.
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Ember lost track of how many paper cuts covered her fingers from her constant filing. She let out a frustration growl when, what she guessed, was the fourth one that formed and she brought her finger up to her lips and licked the tiny dot of blood from it.
"You'll get used to it eventually," Bridgette said, walking up to her. "How are you doing? Looks like you got the hang of it." she looked around the desk to see all the neat stacks of papers.
"Yeah, it's simple enough I suppose, I never realized so much dark magic is going on in the wizarding world. Some of it being used right under our noses, kind of alarming when you think about it." Ember said as she looked at the pile of papers in front of her.
"Oh yes, very much so. I had just started here when the Ministry was overrun by your grandfather Lucius Malfoy. You were just a baby then, but I'm sure you've heard all about that whole story." Bridgette said, waving her hand to dismiss it.
Ember just stared at her, she desperately tried to hide the surprise on her face. "Oh, yeah of course," she lied. "There are so many different ways I've heard it though, how do you remember it?" she asked, hoping to get some information from the naive assistant.
Bridgette just let out a shiver at the memory. "It was an awful time, so many people were killed..." she trailed off and shook her head. "It's so nice to see that your father wasn't so far gone from all that his father did to him. When it was in the papers about how Lucius killed his own wife right before your parents and Mr. Potter killed him.....I didn't think any of them would be the same again."
Ember's eyes were wide, the expression of shock she wore was very much apparent. "My grandfather killed my grandmother? His own wife?" she repeated, making Bridgette shoot her a confused look.
"Did you not know that dear?" she asked, afraid of what she might have just revealed to the young girl.
"Uh, yeah, I did, it's just always so shocking to hear it again," she said, quickly recovering from her state of shock.
"Ah, Mrs. Weasley, how are you today?" Bridgette asked, making Ember turn to see her aunt walking up to them.
"Good afternoon Bridgette, I'm doing well, thank you. Hey Ember, I came by to grab you for some lunch." Hermione said with a bright smile.
Ember just stared at her for a few moments before she finally was pulled free from the overwhelming amount of information that filled her head. "Oh, yeah, sure," she said, standing up and following her.
Ember walked beside her in silence before Hermione took notice. "What's troubling you?"
"Oh, nothing, just tired I guess, have to get used to waking up early and adjusting to the work life," she said with a small smile.
Hermione gave an amused nod, "Yes, indeed, I always thought it admirable that your father still works even though he doesn't have to."
"He probably does it to keep busy and his mind off of the past," Ember said suddenly.
"I suppose," Hermione said, giving her a side glance. "Do you resent your father for making you get a job regardless of your wealth?"
"Not at all, as much as it seems like I'm annoyed about going out and getting a job I like that Mum and Dad have never always handed us everything. I like that they make us work for what we want, I would assume after a while of living a wealthy lifestyle, it might get boring and turn someone into something they're not," she said with a shrug.
Hermione just smiled at her. "I think you're absolutely right."
They arrived in Diagon Alley and went to a small cafe where they met up with Ron, Ginny, Scorpius, and little Ava.
"Hey baby, how's your first day going?" Ginny asked as she grabbed her oldest daughter into a quick hug.
"Eh, it's ok," she said, looking at Scorpius and then smiling smugly at him. "How's the job search coming?" she asked, but really just wanting to rub it in his face that she had a job and he didn't.
He pulled his straw out of his water and whipped it at her as a few drops of water splashed on her face.
"Enough you two, Ava is behaving better than you both." Ginny snapped, squeezing Ava's little thigh making her giggle.
"Are Draco and Harry not joining us today?" Ron asked.
"Afraid not, they had to go into the field today," Hermione explained.
They all put their orders in and got lost in some light conversation as they waited for their meal. Ember thought back to her conversation with Adwell's assistant Bridgette and how much information she unknowingly divulged to her.
"So your birthdays are coming up soon, eighteen, I can't believe it's been that long," Ron said, thinking back to the day Ginny let them all know she was pregnant.
"I know," Ginny said with a smile as she looked at Ember and Scorpius. "I love you both so much." her eyes welled with tears at the memory of holding them for the first time.
"Alright, Mum, you don't have to get all sentimental on us and besides, Scorpius doesn't even have a job yet so I'm sure he'll live at home forever," Ember teased.
"Screw you, Ember," he snarled at her as he threw a piece of lettuce from his hamburger that had only arrived moments ago.
When it fell on her shirt and there was some mustard attached to it, she picked up her glass of water and went to throw it at him when he turned it to ice. She looked at the cup and turned it upside down and grew angry at the block of ice inside it. She turned it back around and went to throw it at him once more, this time her hand melting the ice and watched the water hit his chest.
He hissed in pain as the water was a lot hotter than Ember thought it would be.
"EMBER!" Ginny snapped, leaning into both of them. "Do not use your powers out in public, especially for silly things like this," she said through clenched teeth as she waved her wand at Ember's mustard stain, making it disappear.
"You're such an exaggerator, acting like I actually burned you, you're a bloody ice cube for crying out loud," Ember growled out to him.
He just looked at her with a smug smile.
"Anyway, your father and I would like to have a party for you two," Ginny said.
Ember and Scorpius exchanged a look and smiled, forgetting their small feud. Again, Ginny and Draco didn't constantly give their children everything they wanted just because they could. Ginny loved this about Draco and she didn't want the kids growing up to be some stuck-up rich kids like Draco was when she first met him. They went big and extravagant when it mattered most and parties was one of them, especially when it came to birthdays. When Ember and Scorpius finished their last year at Hogwarts the party their parents threw for them was something they would never forget. They always had such an amazing time and it always reminded them of how lucky they were to have Ginny and Draco as their parents.
"Is that something you both would enjoy?" Ginny asked, a smirk already tugging at her lips.
"Definitely." they both said together.
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"AURORA! HEY, WAIT UP!"
She kept walking, a wide smile stretching across her face as she heard his footsteps get closer as he ran to catch up with her.
"Hey, can I walk with you?" he asked.
"Hey James, sure." she said.
"Are you all settled in?"
"Just about, you?"
He nodded. "What are you doing later, after dinner?"
She looked at him for a quick moment. "Oh, probably the usual, sneak up to the Astronomy tower and read."
"You want some company?"
She gave a soft laugh. "You know you're more than welcome, besides, it was originally our thing anyway... you're the one who stopped coming after a while."
He scratched the back on his head as he felt bad for not accompanying her like they always did all these years at school. "Yeah, sorry about that."
"There's nothing to be sorry for James, you're a rather handsome young man and it was only a matter of time before girls got in the middle of our friendship," she said with a shrug.
His stomach sank at her comment. "It's not like that Aurora."
She stopped and looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Ok, maybe a little and I'm sorry for that, it was wrong to-"
"James, you don't have to apologize, I'm not angry or upset so you can stop defending yourself. I'm just merely stating the facts, so if you would like, I will be up in the Astronomy tower tonight after dinner to read a book. If you choose to meet me there that would be more than ok and I will happily toss my book aside to get lost in some good conversation." she said with a smile before taking his hand and giving it a light squeeze.
She turned and headed into the Great Hall, her silky platinum strands dancing across her back with every step she took. James couldn't take his eyes off of her, his feelings over the last year towards Aurora scared him a bit. They were such good friends, in fact, he could have sworn he was probably her only friend and he didn't want to ruin that. He knew she didn't feel anything near as fond of him as he was of her, she only saw him as a friend and nothing more. Sure, he had a couple of girlfriends over the years and they may have put his and Aurora's friendship on the back burner, but recently he had realized how much he enjoyed her company.
He was worried to act on his feelings towards her for a few reasons, not just because he was afraid of destroying their friendship. The other was, of course, her reaction, he wasn't sure if he could handle her rejecting him. The other being her father, Draco, sure he said he wasn't afraid of him, but if he was as overprotective of his daughters as he seemed to be then he didn't want him keeping them apart over a possible relationship forming. He had one other reason but decided he couldn't think any more on the subject.
Pushing all feelings and thoughts aside, he followed her into the Great Hall and took a seat as they waited for the sorting ceremony to start.
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"Why are you nervous? Raven is a really nice girl, I'm sure Mum and Dad will like her." Ember said, throwing herself back on his bed and watching him look himself over in the mirror.
Scorpius smoothed a few pieces of his hair down once more before he turned to face her. "It's Dad, he's very blunt, if he doesn't like her he will say it right to her face."
"Yeah, so? It's better than him pretending he likes her, right?"
He just shot her a slight sneer before he turned back to the mirror. "What about Noah? Dad is definitely not going to like him," he said, amusement in his voice.
"Why? What's wrong with Noah?" she asked, sliding off the bed and walking up behind him.
"Well, for starters, you both are the total opposite of each other, you have nothing in common and if I'm being honest..." he turned to face her once more. "He's a bit of a pussy."
She gave him a hard shove and put her hands on her hips. "HE IS NOT!"
He threw his hands up in surrender before he shrugged. "Just calling it as I see it."
"You know nothing about him."
"He's a boring, spoiled, uptight little prat who doesn't like being told no to. Also, just so you're aware, he is not as into as you think he is. He is using you, he just wants to get in your pants."
She glared at him, her fists balled tightly, but she didn't say anything. Mostly she didn't say anything because a lot of what he said was true, but she wanted to see past all of that because Noah was nice to her. Most of their friendship formed by him pretending to like the same things she did just so he could get closer to her. One day he unexpectedly kissed her and she wasn't sure how to react. She was just surprised that he thought of her in that type of way. When he came clean to her about pretending to have the same interests, she was more flattered than anything that he went through all of that just to impress her. She wasn't really sure if she was in a relationship or not with him, they made out every now and again and sometimes it was hot and heavy but that's all it ever got to.
She suddenly heard the doorbell and quickly made her way downstairs, Scorpius was close behind her. By the time they both got downstairs, their parents were already opening the door where both Noah and Raven were standing in the foyer. Ember and Scorpius exchanged a quick look before they joined them at the bottom of the stairs.
"Raven, you came," Scorpius said in surprise.
"Well, of course, you did invite me, right?" she asked with a small giggle, but slight confusion on her face.
"Yes, of course, I just mean, um-"
"I'm Scorpius' father Draco and this is my wife Ginny. I'm sure you know Ember from school." he nodded to his oldest daughter who gave her a wave hello. "Scorpius, why don't you show Raven to the dining room."
Scorpius locked eyes with his dad and he gave a silent thank you as he fumbled for words. Of course, he invited Raven over for dinner, but he was worried she wouldn't come and maybe thought it might be too soon to meet them or scare her away with how serious it may seem.
Draco and Ginny turned their attention to Noah.
"Mr. Malfoy, it's nice to finally meet you and its nice to see you again Mrs. Malfoy," he said to Ginny.
Ginny's thoughts went back to the other day in Diagon Alley when she ran into Noah's father.
She nodded at his comment with a smile. "How is your father?"
"Very well, thank you," he answered before he looked at Ember. "Ember, you look lovely this evening."
Draco rolled his eyes before he glared at the young man. Ember seemed to have caught this and grabbed Noah's hand and dragged him to the dining room.
Ginny laced her fingers with Draco's as they followed Ember and Noah. "Calm yourself, Draco. She's an adult now, you need to accept that. Right now, it's your job to make sure this guy doesn't seem shady and all checks out. So focus on that and not the fact that they may or may not have an intimate relationship," she whispered to him in a soft voice.
He nodded at her words without looking at her, the only thing his eyes were set on was Noah's hand on the small of Ember's back as he guided her over to a chair that he pulled out. They had barely started eating when Draco started grilling Noah.
"So Noah, tell us, what have you been up to since you've been out of school? Do you have a job or career plan set?" Draco asked, a bit of a sneer on his face.
"Actually Mr. Malfoy, I will probably be joining my father at the Ministry. My Uncle as you know works in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes and my father works alongside him."
"Doing what exactly?" Ginny asked.
"He works mostly in the lab in the lower levels, he conducts studies and testing on individuals that were involved in some of their cases," he explained.
"You mean people with magical abilities?" Ginny asked.
"Well, we all have magical abilities."
"People with unexplained powers?" she rephrased her question.
He was quiet for a moment before he answered her. "I'm not sure Mrs. Malfoy, I never really understood what he does for a living."
"Then why would you take up a career doing something you know nothing of?" Draco snapped.
"Because it's what my father wants," he answered, his tone dismissive.
Draco didn't push the subject further; if there was one thing he understood it was being forced into doing something because your parents wanted you to do it.
Ginny turned her attention towards Scorpius and Raven. "What about you Raven, any career plans yet?"
"Yes, indeed, I am currently training to be a Healer," she said.
"Very nice, a good choice. Scorpius is still deciding on what he wants to do, although he knows practically everything and anything so he just needs to make up his mind at his point," Ginny said with a small laugh as she gave Scorpius a smile.
"I'm sure whatever you finally choose to do Scorpius, you will be amazing at it," Raven said, locking eyes with him for a moment.
"Raven, how is Blaise doing? I haven't spoken to him since our Hogwarts days." Draco asked.
"He is doing well, my parents are going through a divorce right now so he's taking that pretty hard, but otherwise all is good," she said, planting a small smile on her face.
"Sorry to hear that," Ginny said, giving her a sad look.
The rest of dinner went by in light conversation. Ginny thought Raven was quite sweet and liked seeing that she seemed supportive of Scorpius' decisions. She couldn't help but wonder if Blaise would be upset by the fact that his daughter was dating someone with no job or career plan ahead of them. As for Noah, both she and Draco just didn't get a good vibe off of him, sure he was sweet, but something seemed off. She figured it was just what his father and uncle did for a living and after her encounter with him the other day her thoughts were all over the place with this kid.
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Her laugh filled the room and a smile crept across his face when he heard it. He looked at the moonlight shining off of her blonde hair as it poured into the astronomy tower. Her eyes lit up like two diamonds when she looked up at him and tucked a piece of her platinum hair behind her ear.
"I miss this," Aurora said, folding her legs and sitting face to face with James.
"Me too, I'm sorry I haven't been a good friend to you," he said, looking down at his fidgeting hands in his lap.
"Well, to be honest, I probably expect way too much from you to be by my side as my friend all the time. In reality....if I had any friends it probably wouldn't bother me too much that you're off doing your own thing," she said with a sad smile.
"Are you saying if you had more friends you'd be ok with me not being around?" he asked with a smirk.
She lightly pushed his shoulder back. "No, I didn't mean it like that." she giggled.
She watched him for a moment, she could tell he had more on his mind than he was saying. She caught his gaze when he glanced back up at her.
"What?" he asked with a smile.
"You tell me, something is weighing on your mind?"
His expression turned more serious before he looked at her again. "I want to show you something, but...I don't want you to think any different of me."
She just smiled at him. "Well, I already think you're an arrogant prick, so I'm sure it can't get any worse." she laughed.
He gave a small laugh at her playful insult.
"James, you're my best friend, nothing you could possibly show me would make me think any less of you," she said.
He stared at her for a few moments before he put his hand up in front of her, his palm facing her. She looked at him for a moment before she took her hand and pushed her palm against his.
"What are you doing?" she asked, a playful smile dancing across her face.
He just looked at their hands against each other, feeling her touch made his stomach erupt into butterflies....she looked so beautiful right now.
"James? What are we-" she stopped and looked at their hands when she had a feeling of pins and needles run through her fingers.
James moved his hand away from hers a few inches and her eyes grew wide when she saw what formed between their palms. There were these flashes of electrical waves that trickled across from his fingers into hers, the feeling was something she had never felt before.
"Whoa," she whispered out until finally, a wide smile crossed her face.
When James saw her smile, he thought his heart would explode from happiness. He started laughing when he saw strands of her hair start to frizz all around her. When she noticed it she giggled and then locked eyes with him.
"Now I want to show you something," she said, as she kept her hand where it was.
James kept the electrical waves going between their hands as he watched her. She looked at their palms and soon the tingling in her fingers stopped and the static in her hair fell before the waves between then slowed down and became frozen in place. James watched the electrical current from her hand to his become these long, thin abstract pieces of ice. He felt the coldness hit his fingertips, making all electrical current in his body come to a stop.
He couldn't help but smile at seeing his powers frozen in place, it was quite beautiful to see. They locked eyes again and their palms were against each other once more, this time their fingers laced. James couldn't take the ache in his heart anymore, he had to kiss her and he did. He was surprised when he leaned forward and she met him halfway, his lips turning cold from her powers and hers starting to tingle from his. The kiss only lasted a few seconds, but it was everything he had ever imagined it to be.
They broke apart and they just looked at each other for another moment before Aurora blushed a bit and broke their gaze.
"That's pretty amazing what you can do," she said. "Have you told your dad?"
"Nah, I only found out about them a few weeks ago...I don't know how he would take it." he shrugged. "What about you?"
She shook her head. "No, I've had mine for about two months now, I don't know how I feel about it. I mean, people already think I'm weird and don't like me very much. I have some trouble controlling them sometimes though." she said, hanging her head a bit.
"Well, Scorpius and Ember practice with theirs, maybe you should tell your parents so they can help you," he suggested.
She looked at him again and smiled. "Maybe, what about you?"
"I don't know, it's not like my father has any special abilities, so to show him this would go a lot different than how your parents would take it. I mean they probably would expect something like that to happen; it's understandable because they have them. For me though, my parents would probably be scratching their heads as to why and how I formed these."
"Maybe your parents do have them but just haven't told you?" she suggested.
He laughed. "I doubt it, but I'll think about telling them if you do the same....deal?" he said, holding out his hand for her to shake.
She smiled at his outstretched hand for a moment before she took it. "Deal."
A/N: Ok, so your thoughts? What do you think of the relationship between Aurora and James? What are your thoughts on Noah's Uncle Mr. Adwell?
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