My Darling Girl

Just a Kiss

I couldn't help but feel guilty as they started to exchange gifts. I sat next to Ginny as she held Teddy who was now playing with his new little wolf plush toy. Bill held on to Fleur as if he had received the best present of the night. Charlie talked to his father, as they both drank pumpkin juice. Percy was in the corner with some girl, who looked familiar from my first year of Hogwarts. Hermione walks up to us, and sits next to me.

"You know, i think you should go check on George." She whispers, putting her head on my shoulder.

"Where is he?" Now that she mentioned it, i haven't seen him since dinner time.

"He went out for a walk." Ginny jumps into the conversation. "He hasn't come back since." Hermione smiles and lifts her head up, letting me free to go to see what's up with him. "I would go, but he doesn't want to listen to any of us." i sigh; How could i even help him, if his own family couldn't help him? What made me special for this situation? I look at Molly as she sits next to her husband, and whispering something in his ear. Arthur looks around, his eyes landing on me, and frowning.

"I'll be back." I whisper and stand up. Teddy looks at me, his hair turning blonde and his arms reach out for me. "I'll take him, he should enjoy some nice cool air." Ginny hands him to me, and i wrap his little sweater closer to him. He hides his face between my scarf and my shoulder, as we make our way outside the house. Teddy begins to blabber, and hitting his toy against my back. I start to hum some Christmas carols when my eyes spot a ginger. He was sitting on a small bench, his scarf hiding his neck. I walk slowly towards him, and place my hand on his shoulders.

"B." He whispers as he puts his warm hand on top of mine. I walk around the bench and take a seat right next to him. Teddy sits up, looking at George and his hair turns orange. I had no realized that was the way he communicated with us, or at least telling us who he wants to be held by. "Come here Teddy." He reaches for him, until he was finally sitting on his lap. I hold the little wolf and move its paws, trying to make him laugh. George plays with his hair, tears running down his face as he twirls a piece of ginger hair around his finger.

"I miss him." He whispers, as Teddy grabs my finger. I look at George, who was looking at me. "I miss him so much." He buries his face on Teddy's hair and he begins to sob. I sit up, leaving Teddy play with his toy. I wrap my arms around his arm, and lay my head on his shoulder. "Its not the same... Ginny isn't the same, Mum isn't mum... Even Charlie and Percy changed... we're not complete... I'm not complete."

"George, It's going to be hard, love. And for a very long time."

"Why him though? There was so many there, but why him?" He asked me, looking at me, his brown eyes wanting answers that i couldn't give him. No matter how much I wanted to,because i didn't know them, "I miss him... god, i miss him so much." He repeated. Teddy turns his attention to him, his hair turning blue. I kept my head on his shoulder, his hand on mine, as he kept on sobbing.

"Want to go for a walk?" I suggest, as Teddy began to grown impatient. George says nothing but nods, agreeing. "I'll go give him to your sister." He kisses the cheek of the baby and hands him to me. "Ill be right back." I wrap Teddy in his sweater, his head on my shoulder and he mumbles baby language. "He's going to be okay.." I whisper, kissing his cheek. "Right Teddy?" He giggles and I smile. He didn't know what was going on, his innocent spirit was what i thought kept them from falling deeper into this deep hole of depression. Sometimes it was the little things that kept us from truly going crazy. I enter the warm and pretty noisy environment. I look around for Ginny, when i spot her sitting next to Harry who was talking to Ron and Charlie. Walking over to them, Teddy coos, already making their heads turn.

"I'm going on a walk with George, it was getting pretty chilly, so i bought him back." I told Ginny as i sit Teddy down on her laps.

"Of course." She says, smiling. I walk back out, finding George still sitting on the bench, his head up, looking straight into the meadow. walking behind him, i wrap my arms around his neck, just like i do with Draco, and place my chin on the top of his head.

"Your hands are cold." He comments, grabbing them in his hands, the warmth radiating through my arms. He chuckles and kisses my hands. I feel my cheeks heat up, but say nothing. I walk around the bench, his hands not letting go of mine, and he pulls me to him, making me sit on his laps. I let out an "oof" making him chuckle. "Did i tell you, you look very pretty today?"

"Always the charmer." I comment, raising a brow. He shakes his head, but lays his head down on my shoulder, his arms wrapped around me. The quiet consumes us, his beating heart right on my arm, his eyes closed, his arms keeping me warm. "Talk to me Weasley." I whisper. He doesn't move. I pass my fingers through his now pretty long hair, and sigh. "Georgie..." He looks up, and our eyes meet. His brown eyes.. Straight into my grey ones.

"You have no idea how you make me feel, Malfoy." I look at him confused, but at the same i wasn't. He had no idea how he made me feel either. "It's like this.. comfort. Like you're the only one who can truly understand me. The days i didn't see you, killed me, because i had no idea how you were doing. You left so upset at us. At me..."

"George, that's the past, its okay"

"No its not okay, i hurt you. Belen, that's the last thing I want to do to you. You've been through so more than i have." I shake my head, not agreeing with his statement. I was cursed, attacked, almost killed, but i didn't lose my other half. I would go through everything again, rather than losing Draco, no matter how mad we were at each other right now. He stops talking and lets out a deep sigh. "In your letter.. You said you were confused about me..." He whispers. I felt my heart stop a bit, and i look at my hands, which were still wrapped with his.

"I..." I sigh. "I can't.." be brave, Belen. It's just a guy. I look at him. "This isn't walking." I say, before i spill out what i had to say. He laughs actually laughs and pats my leg, which I immediately get off of his lap and he stands up.

"Walk with me." He holds out his hand, and i gladly take it. We begin to walk through the grass, which was covered with snow. My boots sinking into the ice, my feet freezing, but i minded no bit. George stops walking and looks up.

"You know, i heard a student once say that his mom told him that his lost love ones, were always among the stars." He looks at me. "The brightest one you saw meant they were looking down at you too." I smile at the stars that shone the brightest. I look at him, as his eyes reflected the starry night, every star visible right on his eyes. His eyes begin to water, and i instantly wrap my arms around his waist.

"You keep me sane, B." He whispers. I felt my heart skip a beat. Not knowing if I should feel good or bad about it. I shouldn't be the one to keep him on his feet. I shouldn't be the only one to help him. He had his family and friends. Why me?

"You keep me sane, Georgie.."and i wasn't lying. Draco didn't care about me anymore, mum was always out. "I don't know since when i started to depend on you." I whisper, burying my face on his jumper. "Don't let me go... please." Everybody else did, and if i lost him, I would go bonkers. More than i already was. I was so afraid that the good things wouldn't last. That they would slip right through my fingers, like they did years ago.

"I won't leave you.. Just don't give up on me." I look at him, as he looked down at me. He moves a strand of hair from my face, and sighs. "It's going to be hard for me. Just don't give up." I nod, and he leans down. His warm lips meeting mine. Our tears wetting each other's cheeks as we both fought our inner demon.