Sun-Kissed Daisies
4. Chapter Four
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Chapter Four
Potters: Harry & Hermione
Sirius Potter- 18 yrs old [out of H]
Lilith Potter- 16 yrs old [6th year]
James Potter- 15 yrs old [5th year]
Jane Potter- 9 yrs old [G] [4th grade]
Weasleys: Luna & Ron
Orion Weasley- 17 yrs old [7th year]
Serenity Weasley- 15 yrs old [5th year]
Zhangs: Ryu & Cho
Capella Chang- 20 yrs old [out of H]
Heaven Zhang- 17 yrs old [7th year]
Malfoys: Ginny & Draco
Drasha Malfoy- 18 yrs old [out of H]
Luke Malfoy- 17 yrs old [7th year]
Finnigan: Lavender & Seamus
Matt Finnigan- 17 yrs old [7th year]
Ephram Finnigan- 10 yrs old [G] [5th grade]
Darien Krum- 21 yrs old [out of H]
Faith Davies- 17 yrs old [7th year]
Victoria Houghin- 17 yrs old [7th year]
A/N: I feel so unmotivated for this story. I hardly get any reviews !! ): I'm kind of falling behind. Can you guys please leave me some words of encouragement? Thank you !! I love you guys.
Here's chapter four. Hopefully you've started to remember which character is which.
"Jane, are you sure you got everything?" Hermione asked her youngest daughter wearily. They were supposed to leave a half hour ago, but everyone seemed to have last minute packing to do. Jane shrugged, yawning.
"I think so," she answered, rubbing her eyes. Hermione gave Jane a kiss on the cheek.
"Go get in the car and wait for mommy and daddy." Jane nodded and headed out of the house just as James came storming in.
"We're driving to freaking California?" One of James' eyebrows were raised and he had a skeptic look on his face. Hermione shook her head.
"No, love, we're flying in the car to California and then driving the last stretch," Hermione told him patiently. "Now, will you please just get in the car?"
James grumbled, but did as he was told. Lilith followed him into the car with about seven books in her arm.
"Lilith, what are all of those?" Sirius demanded, placing his broom in the trunk of the car. Lilith glared at Sirius.
"I happen to have some summer reading to do. Unlike you, I have brains and beauty, Sirius."
"And a major ego," Sirius muttered quietly, but loud enough for Lilith to hear. She continued to glare at Sirius as she opened one of the books and stuck her nose in it. Sirius smirked slightly and entered the car as well.
"Is everyone set?" Harry called from inside the house. He came outside clutching a few suitcases. His face was tensed from the load of the bags.
"Idiot," Hermione laughed, waving her wand. Harry scoffed.
"Hermione! I was trying to build up my muscles." Laughing, Harry flexed an arm, a small smile playing on his lips. James and Sirius exchanged a look.
"I think magic is safer," Hermione answered, trying very hard not to laugh. She waved her wand again and the suitcases placed themselves neatly inside of the trunk. Hermione closed the trunk and then got inside of the car. Harry paused for a moment before joining her.
"I still think we should have flown on broomsticks," Harry grumbled.
"Honestly, Harry… you know I don't like to fly without the car. Plus, it would be impractical to try to fly with all this luggage."
Harry shrugged and kissed his wife on the cheek. "I hear the hotel rooms are very nice at Palm Springs," he whispered seductively. Hermione blushed and kissed him. They broke apart, however, when Jane made gagging noises.
"Eww!" she squealed, "You know I hate it when the two of you snog." She covered her eyes with her hands. Hermione gave Harry a smile.
"You'll be doing that one day," Harry told Jane proudly, "To some boy that you really like."
"Daddy, I don't like boys," Jane told Harry solemnly. Lilith gave her sister a small smile, and hugged her tightly.
"Not right now you don't," Lilith told her, "But believe me, soon you'll want to do more than just kiss them."
"Lilith!" Hermione glared at her daughter. Lilith gave her mom an innocent look, and Hermione just sighed.
"Mommy and daddy do more than just kiss?" Jane asked, her eyes wide with curiosity and innocence. Harry and Hermione exchanged a look. There was silence for a few moments, as Hermione tried to come up with something to say.
"We hug, honey."
Jane decided that it was a good enough answer. She opened a book that she had brought and started reading it. Harry pushed down the lever, and the car took off into the sky.
"Are we there yet?" Jane asked, resting her head on James' shoulder. Hermione sighed. It was going to be a long flight.
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"I can't believe you talked me into this," Ryu muttered crossly, helping Cho unpack their luggage. Cho sighed, feeling slightly annoyed with her husband.
"Ryu, can we please just enjoy the vacation?" Cho snapped. She glared at Ryu, grabbed a bag, and then took off. Heaven followed her mother, giving Ryu an inquisitive look.
Ryu sighed. He decided to let Cho cool off. Instead, he looked around for the Potters. Moments later, the Potter's car arrived in the parking lot. Ryu held back a scowl as he watched the kids scurry out of the car.
Ryu turned around, feeling disgusted, and followed Cho into their hotel room. He was about to enter the hotel room when he heard someone calling his name.
"Dad!"
Ryu turned around and saw Capella hurrying towards him, her arms open and welcoming. Behind her stood a tall, muscular guy that was probably on every wizarding magazine's cover- Darien Krum. He was chaser for Bulgaria's Quidditch team, and was as much of a legacy as his father Viktor Krum.
"I've missed you," Capella told Ryu, hugging him tightly. Moments later, she pulled apart and pointed to Darien. "There's someone I'd like you to meet."
"Darien Krum," Ryu said aloud before Capella introduced him, "I've heard so much about you. It's nice to meet you." Darien grinned slightly and the two of them shook hands.
"The pleasure is mine."
Ryu noticed that he didn't have the same heavy accent his father did. "Well, I'll leave the two of you alone. I have some uh things to do." Ryu turned around and hurried off leaving Capella and Darien alone.
"This is amazing," he told Capella quietly. Capella blushed and the two of them shared a kiss.
"Happy anniversary," she whispered softly, wrapping her arms around his neck. Darien crushed his lips against hers, sending shivers up and down Capella's spine. The two of them continued to snog for a few more minutes before pulling apart.
"Our anniversary isn't for another three days," Darien answered, kissing her again. Capella shrugged.
"We can just call this an early celebration." Capella leaned in for another kiss when the front door to the cabin swung open.
"Capella!"
Capella and Darien pulled away to find Heaven sprinting towards the two of them. Capella smiled slightly as her sister wrapped her arms around her. They hugged for a few moments before Heaven pulled away.
"You're Darien, right? I'm Heaven Zhang. Capella talks about you all the time," Heaven gushed, "Can I have your autograph?" Darien laughed.
"Sure. So you're the famous Heaven. Capella talks about you all the time."
Heaven grinned. "Not as famous as you."
Darien laughed and gave Heaven a small smile. Capella kissed his cheek, and he slung his arm around Capella's neck.
"So you two have different last names, huh? Are you half sisters? How does this work?" Darien seemed very curious in the fact that their last names were different. Heaven swallowed, and Capella bit her lip.
To tell the truth, Capella had no idea who her real father was. Ryu and Cho both claimed that they had no idea who could possibly be her father, but Capella had a feeling they were hiding something. Also, when Capella had asked Ryu for a DNA test, he had said no. That must mean they were hiding something.
"I actually don't know who my father is," Capella admitted. She continued to bite her lip, and realized that if she didn't stop soon, it would start bleeding. Darien's eyes widened slightly as he registered this new information about his girlfriend.
"Wow," Darien muttered. Capella shrugged, hoping that the topic would go away. She didn't really like discussing who her real father was.
"So," Capella breathed into Darien's ear, "I'm really excited for our anniversary plans." Capella kissed Darien, first on the cheek and then on the lips. As Darien put his arms around Capella, Capella watched Heaven head back into the cabin out of the corner of her eye.
"As long as I'm with you…" Darien muttered, kissing Capella. Capella blushed, her cheeks bright red.
"I just want everything to be perfect," Capella admitted.
"You're pretty perfect." Darien kissed her again, his tongue sliding in and out of her mouth. Capella felt her heart thump faster and faster. They continued to kiss for a few moments, before Capella pulled away.
"You do know that the two of us are sharing a room, right?" Capella swallowed, hoping Darien was aware of this. A look of alarm appeared on Darien's face.
"Uh, same room?" Darien's eyes were wide with surprise. Capella nodded slowly, panicking. What if she had already ruined their anniversary?
"I'm sure I could switch with someone else," Capella offered, "I could bunk in Heaven and my parent's room. You could have our room all to yourself."
"N-no, it's fine." Darien gave Capella a wavering smile that didn't really convince her. He gave her a peck on the lips.
"Thanks again, Capella Chang," Darien told her softly. Capella smiled slightly, hoping that the trip would work out as the two of them shared another kiss.
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"No matter what happens," Ginny whispered softly, "Just remember that I love you."
The Malfoys had just arrived at the Palm Springs Resort in a wizard car. Drasha and Luke were both in the backseat and Ginny and Draco were in the front. Draco parked the car and the four of them exited the car.
Draco headed over towards the trunk and began to take out the luggage. "I love you too, Red." Ginny smiled slightly, and Draco leaned in to kiss her. His lips brushed against hers briefly before he went back to removing the luggage from the car.
"Do you think it was a good idea to bring my guitar along?" Luke asked his parents, picking up his guitar case.
"Of course," Ginny reassured her son.
Drasha scoffed and walked past her parents, heading straight for the cabin that was in front of them. Assuming it was there cabin, she opened the door to find a tall guy sitting on the bed without any shirt on. Drasha's jaw dropped but she quickly closed it as she stared at the guy. She could have recognized him in a heartbeat- Darien Krum.
"What the heck are you doing in my room?" Darien demanded. He looked obviously embarrassed as he pulled out a shirt from his dresser and quickly slipped it on. Drasha bit her lip, unable to deny how hot he was. He had a muscular built and had perfectly spiked black hair.
"Sorry, I thought it was my room." Drasha took a step towards Darien, and smiled flirtatiously at him. "You're Darien Krum, right? The Bulgarian chaser? I'm Drasha Malfoy."
"Okay…?" Darien gave her an odd look, standing up. Drasha moved a little closer to Darien, so that they were only a few inches away.
"I think you are an amazing Quidditch player," she swooned, moving so close that their bodies were practically touching. Her hand would occasionally brush against his, and she felt shivers trickle up her spine.
"Thanks." Darien gave her a half smile. Drasha found herself staring at his lips, wondering how hers would feel against his. Was he single? Drasha couldn't even remember. She did vaguely remember him having a nerdy girlfriend named Chang or something, but that probably didn't last very long.
Darien cleared his throat, and took a step away from Drasha. "I'll see you around, then."
"Yeah, I'll see you around," Drasha echoed. Walking off, she couldn't help but release the smile she had been holding in for the past ten minutes. She had just met Darien Krum, and by the end of her Palm Springs trip, he would be hers. Maybe this trip wasn't such a bad idea.
A/N: It's just like Drasha to stir up trouble (: Please leave me a review !! THANKYOU.
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