#even if Alice was reluctant for a minute because she was worried it wasn't what Victor really wanted

[worldofkuro]

Painted Smile

Painted Smile IX

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Pairing: Alastor x Female! Reader

Summary: You couldn't wait to meet new friends. What you didn't expect was this smiling little boy, only one year older than you, that would take such a big place in your life.

Notes: You know what? I liked this chapter, I wasn't very sure about it at first but in the end, I enjoyed writting it. I hope you'll enjoy as well ! We are approaching the end of their teenage years~ How sad... but how exciting !

“ Do you think this is a good idea Alice?”

“ An incredible one !”

You were in your bedroom, having a girls night together. You were talking about the Chrismast’Eve’s soirée you had, gossiping together. Of course, you told her about what happened with Alastor when you had your first kiss and she couldn’t help but hug you while screaming delightedly with a lot of : I told you so ! 

But now, you wanted to prepare a surprise party for Alastor's birthday, you wanted to go somewhere else but you knew that Alastor would be reluctant about leaving his mother again. But once more, Alice came with an amazing idea. She had a little cottage an hour from here, she thought that you could all prepare a party for him a day before his birthday, and once midnight past you would give him his present ! Then in the morning, you would get back home and Alastor could celebrate his birthday with his mother.

You sighed as you looked at your ceiling. It would be a great idea. But there were many problems, first of all, you didn’t know any of Alastor’s friends, so it would be complicated to invite them. Second of all, you needed someone with a car so you could go to the cottage to prepare everything without Alastor noticing. And that would be impossible ! Alastor could read you like an opened book ! He would know you were hiding something…

“ But I can’t lie to him, even if I tried..” you sighed once again. Why was Alastor so observant ! While you needed to be focused on him to be able to see one single twitch from his expression, he could know what you were feeling with his eyes closed! How unfair that was… You would have to need help. “ Maybe I could ask Marie for help…?”

“ I know ! We’ll tell him you are sick because you stayed outside for too long! You have a very bad cold so he mustn't come to see you !”

You scoffed at her idea. When you were younger you got a really bad cold, which made you incapable of even standing up. Your parents were so worried that they asked for a doctor to come check on you. The man said that you needed some drugs and not to go outside until the fever settled down. Your parents mustn't stay too close to you in case you contaminate them. So guess how surprised you were when one night, you had opened your eyes and saw Alastor, wiping the sweat from your forehead. His hands were shaking but he was smiling down on you saying that everything would be okay, it was just a little cold. You needed to recover so you could play together once more. You really didn’t know if it was a hallucination or not but the next day, you woke up better and with Eamon in your arms.

“ He would try anything to come to see me. No matter the state I’m in.”

“ Even if you told him you don’t want him to come?”

“ He would know I’m lying…” you smiled as Alice was getting more and more frustrated. You both thought for hours. How could you fool Alastor? You knew he respected your privacy if you asked him… Oh wait! “ I could say I’m on my period ! And it hurts a lot so I want to be left alone!” You clapped your hands together with a big smile. The first time you had your period you were so afraid that your mother had to calm you down. When she explained to you what was happening and that you were now a woman and no longer a girl you couldn’t help but be proud.. for ten minutes, because after that you were hurting badly, you couldn’t stand up from your bed. It was a nightmare. And of course, when Alastor tried to come to see you you shouted at him that you wanted to be left alone. He was so confused but when his mother explained to him what menstruation was, he would sometimes just pass by and drop some sweets for you, never going inside your bedroom. Sometimes he would stay against your door if you were in the mood and talk about his day. 

“ Really, do you think it would work?” Alice asked, seeming relieved that you finally have an idea for this surprise party to work. You nodded excitedly. Now it was show time ! You needed your mother to be part of the plan of course, but it should go smoothly ! “ Then, tomorrow we’ll need to make a team ! One who needs to find anything about Alastor’s friends, and the other needs to prepare the cottage with decoration !”

You were curious about Alastor’s friend, you wanted to know the person he hung out with. You bit your lips and asked Alice to let you stalk Alastor. If you were lucky, you would go unnoticed.

Let the plan begin !

~~~

“ Dear? Your mother told me you were in pain. Do you need anything ?” you heard Alastor’s voice through the door. You began to dress up in disguise, waiting for him to leave so you could follow him.

“ No, I’m just tired and sweaty.. I think I’ll just rest for today!” you waited for him to answer but there was a blank. Why wasn’t he responding ?

“ Is that so… Well, I’ll come back later tonight to see if you are feeling any better, take care.” you heard him slide something under your door and you couldn’t help but awned as you saw a chocolate bar. He knew you too well! You took it quietly as you heard his footsteps near the stairs. Perfect ! You put on your father’s clothes and his hat and you went toward your windows. You could do it. You just needed to jump off to the tree, grab the branches and climb it down. Easy…  Your window wasn't on the road’s side but at the neighbor's house so Alastor shouldn’t be able to see you.

One…

Two…

You jumped and grabbed the branches between your hands. What were you doing, damn it! You climbed down the tree and hurried up to the street. Where was he? You looked on your right and saw Alastor walking down the street. You couldn't help but be excited! Today you were hunting for information about Alastor ! You walked at a reasonable distance from him, watching him rearranging his tie with the shop’s vitrines reflect.  You tilted your head as you saw him being greeted by a lot of ladies who would giggled after Alastor flashed them his charming smile. 

You had tailed him for hours, he would go into a library, read some books, then go to a coffee shop and get a black coffee. Nothing worthwhile. You sighed behind your journal. You were sitting on a table not too far from him, watching him but he was just enjoying himself, alone. You should just ask Marie for information, maybe it would be more useful. As you thought about leaving you saw a bunch of boys going toward Alastor, greeting him with laughter and smiles. You smiled, were they Alastor’s friends? You tried to listen to the conversation, which was surprisingly easy, they were very loud.

“ So Alastor, what’s good for you?” said a green eyed boy “ We haven’t seen you for a while, why don’t you come hunting with us? We hear there were great beasts in the bayou.” you could see Alastor's smile widened darkly. He took a sip of his coffee as he listened to the group of boys talking about hunting. Maybe Alastor was hunting with them instead of his father, it was a sweet thought. Now you just needed their names so you could bring them to the party ! 

Alastor talked with them, mostly laughing at them. But the group of boys did not seem to feel hurt by Alastor's comment, they were listening to him like he was the Messiah. Was that because they thought he was joking? Did people really not understand Alastor that much? You sighed, they couldn’t be Alastor’s friend, from what you knew, he could be using them for a greater purpose. 

After a while, Alastor excused himself before leaving the coffee shop as his… guests, friends ? tried to coat him to stay with them. Alastor accepted a hunting session with them before leaving. Mhn.. You stood up and went toward the bunch of boys.

“ Excuse me, are you Alastor’s friends?” you waited for them to nod before continuing “ Would you like to be present for his birthday?”

“ Are you planning a birthday party? Of course we will come! You know what, we will share the news to his other friends, don’t worry, where will it happen ?” asked the blue eyed man. You gave them all the information before running off. Now, you need to go back home. You took a shortcut, going into a dark alley. If you memory was great, you’ll have to–

“ May I know why you are following me, my goodfella?”

You freeze. It was Alastor’s voice. Your back was facing him, you didn't know what distance he was standing on but you couldn’t turn around, he would recognize you. You heard his footsteps coming closer.

“ Did your Mother not teach you any manners? It's rather rude to not answer a question my good friend.”

You ran.

You ran and you could hear him behind you. Damn it Alastor ! Don’t run after someone who stalked you all afternoon! 

You avoided any trash that was standing in your way. You saw a fence in front of you. It wasn’t very high, you could jump over it, then you would be into your neighbor's garden, you’ll just need to climb the tree and jump into your bedroom. You couldn’t help but smirked as you jumped over the fence, you always were faster than Alastor ! You fell graciously on the tree and began to climb the tree, you looked behind you but couldn’t see Alastor, did he give up? You entered your bedroom through your windows still wide open. 

You stood there as you heard the front door opened violently downstairs and then your mother’s voice.

“ Alastor? Why are you runni- Alastor!”

You panicked as you heard Alastor footsteps running faster in the stairs. You took your clothes off quickly and hid them in your closet but as you ran toward your bed while putting on your nightgown you stud your foot against the furniture making you yell painfully. You fell on the bed, groaning, fuck that hurted !

“ What is going on?” you heard Alastor shouted as he slammed the door open. You curled on yourself, sweating and breathing hard from all that running. You felt his cold hand on your forehead. “ You are sweating although your window is wide open.” he shut the window and stared at you, caressing your back.  At least you could pass your foot pain for menstruation’s pain. 

“It’s because of the smell that I’ve left the window open but Alastor… What are you doing here ? You said you’ll come later…”

“ Well my dear, I was chasing what I think could be your stalker.” you stared at him with wide eyes. Did he mistaked you for a stalker? Well, you did follow him all afternoon but…” But what was worrisome was that when I chased them, they ran into your house’s direction. You haven’t seen anything suspicious my friend ?” he stared at you with his usual smile. You shook your head trying to be as innocent looking as possible. He kept his gaze on you for more than a minute before kissing your forehead. “ Well, I’m sorry to have disturbed your rest my dear.”

You kissed both of his cheeks before laying back down on the bed. You waved at him goodbye before sighing in relief. You could still feel adrenaline inside your body and you couldn’t be prouder than yourself than right now.

Alastor did not catch you.

~~~

You were with Alice, finishing decorating the cottage. It was a cozy place, far away from the city, there was even a lake just behind the house. It was frozen, of course, but when summer came, you could all come here to have some fun!  You were the 30st of December, the surprise would be tomorrow, everything needed to be perfect.

“ I think we did everything we needed to, we brang drinks, food, blankets, what more do you need, woman!” said an exasperated Alice. You knew you were being annoying right now but you really wanted everything to go smoothly. “ I’m done, we are going home, come, my cab is waiting for us.”

“ No, I think I’ll stay here tonight.”

“ I beg your pardon?”

“ I know, just… I… Please.. As you said, I’m perfectly safe here right? So what bad could it do to stay a night here, also, I know that if I see Alastor one more time, I would slip and spoil the surprise ! So please, Alice… Go back home, and manage the guests. I’ll wait for all of you here, with the drinks and food ready, even with the fire in the chimney.”

“... I really don’t want to but… Fine, there is a telephone here, in the entrance. If you need anything, you can dial my house’s number, okay? I’ll tell your mother you’re staying here. And if you need to run away because.. I don’t know what, there is a backdoor that’s always unlocked, I’ll enter from there if you call me okay? Keep the front door locked.” you nodded before hugging her. You knew she didn’t like your idea at all, but you were happy she trusted you enough to let you go.

You waved at her as she took her cab and left. Well, now you just need to light up a fire and find a room where to sleep. You were excited, it felt like it was your own house ! You smiled as you imagined your life like the owner of this house. You took Marie’s book recipes, now what should you cook?

~~~

A snowstorm.

A fucking snowstorm.

It’s been going on for three hours now, thank God you have enough woods so you didn’t have to go outside to find some. You were sitting in a cozy chair with your hot chocolate, a romance book on your laps and with a bright fire in the chimney. You really hoped it would stop before tomorrow, you didn’t want to cancel the surprise. 

You closed your eyes. Well, you just had to wait…

Thud

You woke up, sweating. You sat up, making your book fall on the floor. What was that? You looked around you, the fire was almost completely extinguished, only a few flames remained on the wood. You stood up streching yourself and yawned. You fell asleep like that? You took the blanket with you, ready to go to bed when you heard it again.

Thud

You felt your body shivering, your heart beating stronger and faster. Okay, it was a real noise, it wasn’t a trick from your mind. You went quietly into the kitchen, and took a knife. You weren’t even sure of what you were going to do with it but safer than sorry, right? You stared at the front door, where you heard the noises. You couldn’t see anything from the windows, it was dark outside and with the storm going on… It was too dangerous.

You watched as the door handle moved.

Someone was trying to enter.

Someone was trying to enter.

Someone was trying to enter.

You didn’t realize you were shaking. It couldn’t be Alice, she told you she would enter by the back door. She wouldn’t try to open the front door. What should you do? Run by the backdoor and getting lost in the snowstorm or staying here, waiting for this person to enter and do… You didn't want to think about it.

The noises coming from the door stopped. You held your breath, counting in your mind the seconds. You’ll count to one thousand and then you’ll go back to the living room to see if you could notice something.  You were around 665 when you heard a window breaking upstairs.

You screamed.

The footsteps ran toward you.

You ran.

You slammed opened the backdoor and ran into the snowstorm. Where were you going ? You didn't know, you wanted to lose the intruder in the snow and then come back safely into the house. You held the knife in your hands, if needed would you be able to kill to protect yourself? You heard a shout behind you, he seemed closer than you thought. You needed to do something, anything ! You could already imagine your mother’s face if she happened to know you had gotten killed ! Alice would die from guilt. And Alastor…

You slid on ice, hitting the back of your head against the floor. You frowned, what was..? You touched the ice and realized you were on the frozen lake. You felt your eyes getting teary. Why was that happening, why? You tried to stand up without falling and then you saw the shadows of the man following you. 

“ Stay away !” you shouted, the wind carrying your voice to you don’t know where, holding on to your knife. “ I’m not afraid of killing you !” 

Your legs were shaking but if you were to die, you would die fighting ! The shadows came closer and closer, his hand stretching toward you. You raised your arms, ready to sink it into his chest. You warned him !

“ Look at me !”

You opened your eyes, you didn’t even notice when you closed them, and saw Alastor, standing near the edge of the frozen lake. He was only centimeters away from you. Have you gone mad? Why was Alastor here? Why was he looking at you without smiling, his eyes begging you to listen to him. 

“ Alastor..?”

You tried to walk toward him, trying to catch his hand but the only thing you heard before blacking out was the ice cracking underneath your feet and Alastor calling out your name.

~~~

You were burning from the inside, were you in Hell? 

“ Open your eyes, don’t you dare fucking die ! Anyone but you! ” 

You felt someone’s lips against yours. You didn’t want any other lips on yours but Alastor’s. You pushed the stranger away as you began to cough violently. It hurts. Death wasn’t supposed to be a peaceful journey?

You opened your eyes weakly and there he was. Alastor who was drenched above you. You were so cold.. it was burning you. As soon as Alastor saw your eyes he fell to his knees, his head tilted back, his hand covering his face, whispering something you couldn’t hear.

“ Alastor..?” You looked around and realized you were back in the cottage, the fire has been lit on. You sat up slowly and looked at the blanket around you. You were freezing but tucked into a lot of blankets. “ What are you doing here..?”

“ Is that the first question you want to ask me ?” His voice was cold, his face was stoic, his usual smile non-existent. He was shaking. “ What were you thinking going out in a bloody snowstorm? Have you lost your mind ?” he stood up, raising his voice at you. As your memories came back you understood what happened. The man you thought was an intruder was Alastor. 

You looked down, ashamed but then anger replaced that feeling. Everything would have turned out great if he didn’t come!

“ I was doing great before you came along! Why are you here?”

“ There is a bloody stalker after you and you decide to stay alone in a deserted area ? Tell me dear, are you trying to impress me with your stupidity because you succeeded. Congratulations.” he said mockingly as he sat on the sofa, trying to dry his hair with a towel.

“ I was preparing your birthday, it was supposed to be a surprise !”

“ My birthday’s not worthwhile if you are not by my side!” he shouted, throwing the towel on the floor, his eyes shining with fury. He came to you and tugged you closer by grabbing the necklace he had given you on Christmas. “ What a charming surprise it would have been, finding your dead body in the snow ! Celebrating my birthday would mean celebrating your death? Oh, you really are spoiling me, my friend. You really are taking the cake!” he spat as he stared at you. 

“ Don’t shout at me !”

“ Don’t play with your life then!” He took a knife from his wet pants.” What did you think you could have done with that? Would you stab a man my dear, tell me, would you do it?” he taunted you, mocked you, moving the knife in front of your eyes. “ Do you know how to kill, my dearest?” his voice was low, menacing but you weren’t afraid.

“ I would have.” you stated. Even if you had closed your eyes, in your mind, you were ready to stab the intruder.  “ I was ready to stab to live…” you felt your eyes beginning to tear up.” I was so afraid that I was going to die without seeing you again.. That I was ready to kill someone…” you sobbed as you realized that you almost killed today. You fell to your knees, sobbing. Alastor was angry with you, you almost died, his birthday was a disaster… You wanted to disappear.

You felt his arms around you and you couldn’t help but sob harder. You grabbed his shoulder, pressing yourself against his wet cold clothes. You wanted to feel him more than ever.

“ What.. What happened ?” you hiccuped as he stroked your hair.

“ The ice from the lake broke. I jumped in to save you and take you back here so you wouldn’t die of hypothermia.” he whispered, his body still tense.

“ We shouldn’t stay in wet clothes then..” you took a step back and then you realized, you were in your underwear under the blanket. Did Alastor strip you? You blushed as you looked up to him, he was looking at his own clothes with disgust. 

“ There are no other clothes for me, I’ve looked around.” he sighed before looking away. You shyly touched his shirt and tugged it gently, mutely asking him to undress. He looked at you for a long minute before taking his shirt off and then when you saw them.

Scars.

So many scars were on his upper body. You approached your hand while looking at Alastor who wasn’t smiling. It was so intimidating. His eyes weren't as warm as usual when he was looking at you, there was something completely different. He softly took your hand in his and with a soft sigh, kissed the back of it. He kissed the back of your hand, once, twice.. before tugging you against him and kissing your lips avidly.

You brought your hand into his hair as you kissed him back with so many emotions, fear, worry, desire, fondness… You didn’t know what words to put on your other feelings but what was important right now was Alastor.

You both were panting, you didn’t want to stop kissing him but you needed to breathe. He laid you on the floor, kissing your cheeks, your forehead, your nose, your jaw. You were breathing hard, holding onto him, tilting your head back so he could kiss your neck. He was kissing, biting as if making sure you were still here with him.

After a few minutes, he stopped, panting against your chest. You were gripping his hair. You didn’t really know what was happening but you felt great… 

“ Don’t ever… Don’t ever do that again my dear…Don’t ever go somewhere I can’t find you...”

You hugged him, pressing his head against your warm chest. 

“ I promise.”

He sighed once last time before standing up and walked toward the telephone, calling your Mother’s house. You stood up and tried to find clothes for Alastor but there weren’t any that would fit him. You sighed and decided to just take all the blankets from all the room. You went back to the living room just when Alastor ended the call.

“ I just said you were okay, I didn’t talk about our little trip outside.” you nodded and put the blanket on the sofa. You didn’t know how to feel, here you were in your underwear and Alastor shirtless. It happened in the past… But why right now.. It seemed different? You shook your head, it wasn’t important. You held your hand toward Alastor who raised an eyebrows.

“ Let’s sleep.” you said softly. He sighed but walked toward you. You pushed him on the sofa and then laid on him before pulling the cover over you. You caressed the scars you could see, you could feel his body tensed when you touched one who seemed deeper than the others. As you began to fall asleep you felt him nudged you.

“ Stay awake a little longer.. I don’t think I’m capable of seeing you with your eyes closed right now…”

You nodded but you were so tired… You fought against sleepiness until Alastor said it was okay to rest.

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[victorluvsalice]

AU Thursday:  As Long As You Love Me -- Back On Track

Hey all, it's this AU again! We're bringing back Holistic Assassin!Alice and her Victor for this week and the next becaaaaause -- drum roll please -- I've completed the two last snippets I had planned for this verse! And since finishing off said snippets was part of my resolutions list for this year, why don't we get 'em posted! Dirk Gently seems to be a bit more of a thing again after the release of a certain comic anyway. :p

We left off in this verse with Victor heading out to rejoin Alice after getting some pretty clear signs from the universe that they're supposed to be together. Through many lucky coincidences, he's made it to the hospital where she's currently being kept, and the universe has led him down a hallway -- where he's encountered a certain someone being held up by a guard. Of course, that's not going to fly, and Victor does have a conveniently heavy bag with him. . .

WHUNK!

To Victor's intense surprise, the guard actually remained standing for a good five seconds – swaying on the spot, yes, but still upright. Then, in comedic slow motion, he toppled forward, collapsing to the floor like a sack of potatoes. "Goodness – I'm impressed," Victor informed the unconscious body, lowering his bag. "I don't think I could have taken a whack from my Casio quite so well."

". . .Victor?"

The word was so soft, it was a marvel he actually heard it. Victor looked up to see Alice standing across from him, clad in a hospital gown, hair tangled and eyes wide. "You're – what are you – how?" she whispered, looking him up and down.

"I – I saw you on the news," Victor said, one hand automatically going for his tie. Part of him kept insisting that he really shouldn't be standing around chatting in a hospital full of armed police, but – everything else had gone right for him today. . . "They said you were here, recovering after. . .you're all right?"

"I've – been better." Alice held up her hands, stepping backward. "Victor, you can't be here. You need to go home, right now."

Victor shook his head. "No, Alice," he said, voice low as he stepped over the guard. "I'm exactly where I need to be."

"No, you're not," Alice insisted. "I drove you back to your parents' house with the explicit instructions that you were go and have a normal life. That you were not to get involved in this – this farce that is my existence. Not my murder buddy, remember?"

Victor winced. "I do," he confirmed. "And I was wrong. Alice, the moment you dropped me off in front of my house, I already felt that something was wrong. That I didn't – I didn't belong there anymore. If I ever did," he added with a sardonic roll of his eyes. "And it just got worse and worse the longer I stayed there. My music failed me, my art failed me. . .I couldn't – it was like I was t-trapped in a cage, and I couldn't find the door." He ran his fingers through his hair. "Until I saw you on the news. Heard about what happened on your latest hit. Had the sheriff look right at me and tell me what had gone wrong." He stepped forward again, the air tight around them. "If you'd had an accomplice, they never would have caught you."

Alice swallowed. "That's just – words. You don't owe me anything. Saving you was just something I had to do. And the universe – it forced you to kill someone while you were with me."

"Someone who very much deserved death," Victor countered. "I'm over that, Alice. I did what I needed to do. And the moment I decided I had to come back to you – everything went my way. Some idiot mistook me for a valet while I was walking to the bus stop and literally handed over his car. I caught not one, but two trains which left and arrived exactly on schedule. A cabbie brought me here for free because a good Samaritan left twenty bucks to help cover the next person's trip, and the meter added up to that exactly! I walked into the waiting room and immediately got called to join a group of visiting medical students!" He nudged the fallen guard with a foot, eliciting a groan. "Hell, the whole reason I came down this corridor is because someone told me the best vending machine was this way and that I should try it!"

Alice bit her trembling lip. "Well – perhaps you were just supposed to take out that guard and help me escape–"

"No," Victor said, shaking his head. "Alice, we're meant to be together. The universe says so! And – and I. . ." He gulped down the sudden swell of emotion. "Alice – I don't think I've e-ever been happier than when we were just d-driving around together. Listening to the radio, buying snacks from the gas stations, waiting for the next message from Wonderland. Even when I was – was trying to make sense of Barkis, it hurt so much to get out of that car. . .to watch you drive away. . ." He reached out, tears brimming in his eyes. "Please – d-don't make me leave you again."

There was a moment of silence that stretched out to eternity. Then Alice ran toward him, flinging herself into his arms. Victor wrapped her in a tight embrace, squeezing her against his chest as he rocked dangerously back and forth –

And then, out of nowhere, her lips were on his. Victor thunked against the wall, breath whooshing out in surprise. Alice went pink as she pulled away. "Sorry," she whispered, looking at him with those gorgeous green eyes. "I just – got carried away."

"It's fine," Victor breathed, shock slowly giving way to warm liquid joy. "Carry me away all you like."

Alice needed no further invitation. This time, Victor was ready, returning her kisses with equal fervor. Oh God – oh God, this is actually happening, he thought, head spinning like he was on the world's most delightful Tilt-A-Whirl. I knew this is where I belonged, but – I didn't quite hope that she – and now we're –

Alice pulled back again, lips bruised pink and stretched in the loveliest smile he'd seen on her yet. "I wasn't sure before, but – hell with it," she said, stroking his cheek. "Wonderland can take it up with my blade if this isn't right. I love you, Victor Van Dort."

Victor giggled, giddy with mingled pleasure and relief. "I love you, Alice Liddell."

And just like that – the world snapped perfectly back into place.

[mycatisthecutest]

Disney, Joggers and a kiss

Hey :) so this is my contribution to the @hpjoggersfest thank you so much for organizing this ❤❤❤

"Ginny!!!!  Why are you wearing my joggers again? You know you're not allowed to take them. If you do it again, I have to tell mum." "Don't be such an ass Percy, you don't wear them anyway. They're too lazy and informal for you, remember?" "That's not the point, Ginny. Those joggers are my property and you're wearing them without my consent. That's basically stealing." "Oh shut it Perce. If you really think I'm stealing them go to the Auror office and make an official complaint. I'm sure they'd love to have something to laugh at."

Oliver Wood wasn't  prepared to all those silly little fights between the siblings when he agreed that Ginny could live with him and Percy. Being an only child he never participated in them himself. But he liked it. Even when those two idiots were driving him insane with their bickering. Currently they were trying to kill each other with their glares.

"Percy, Ginny stop it. You're acting ridiculous. Ginny please just ask him next time if you're going to borrow his joggers. And Percy there is no need to make such a drama. They're only joggers. Besides, I like you better without any clothing." Oliver hugged Percy by his waist and winked, causing Percy to blush.

"Ewwww, Olly I don't wanna know what you and Percy are doing in your room. Thanks for your help though. I'm going to Luna now. Don't have sex anywhere else than in your room and stay safe." With that Ginny gave both a last, knowing smirk and was out of the door.

She hadn't seen Luna for while and now and was really looking forward to it. Luna just moved in a flat in muggle London and they were celebrating it with a film marathon. Ginny brought the snacks along and Luna provided the movies and  beverages. Ginny just hoped that they wouldn't end up watching the Grinch again. Not just because it was mid July but also because it was impossible to do anything than discuss the existence of him. It wasn't that Ginny didn't like those discussions with Luna, she loved the way Luna's eyes were shining when she talked about her passions. There were just so many times you could talk about the Grinch's existence.

Luna opened door smiling and laughing as always, immediately hugging Ginny. "Hey Ginny" "Hey, it's so good to see you again. How was your adventure? Did you find something interesting?" "Oh you know, the usual. Nargles and Wrackspurts and also a Blibering Humdinger. Maybe you want to join me the next time?"

Ginny blushed. "Uhhhhh, yeah, sure. I'd love to? "  "You don't have to if you don't want. I don't mind going alone. I just thought it'd be lovely to have you with me. I know how much you like adventures." It seemed impossible but Ginny blushed even harder. She had a crush on Luna for quite some time and the idea of only the both of them out camping was something she dreamed of many times.

"No, I'd really love to go with you. Anyway what are we watching?" "You're going to love it. I've bought myself the whole Disney film collection."

"Disney? Do we really have to?" "Don't worry dear, we won't be watching Bambi. No sad films." Ginny smiled thankfully. The first Disney film she watched was Bambi and she had to cry real hard. Oliver, Percy and she then made a deal to never watch it again. Only Luna really loved it.

After they were finished with the first film, Alice in wonderland, Luna persuaded Ginny to watch Lady and the tramp. Ginny's reluctance just melted away as soon as Luna flashed her her brightest smile. After making some hot cocoa, Luna settled herself with her head comfortably in Ginny's lap. Ginny's heart beat instantly faster and her palms got sweaty. She was glad that she wasn't a guy though. Otherwise Luna would've easily noticed how much she liked her. After a few minutes Ginny managed to relax and halfway through the film she absentmindedly started playing with Luna's hair.

"You're pants are real fluffy and comfortable. I want some too." "They're called joggers. We can go shopping tomorrow and get you some. You wanted to visit those big muggle shopping centers anyway." Luna smiled brightly, her eyes shining with happiness. "That'd be awesome. Did you get your joggers there?" "Well, they're actually Percy's. They're just so much more comfortable than mine and he never wears them anyway. He always wears Oliver's."

"Ohhhhh, wouldn't it be awesome if we'd get matching joggers? You wouldn't need to take Percy's I know he doesn't like it anyway. Please? It'd be so awesome. What do you say? Ginny?"   "Matching joggers? For us?  I uuhhhh.... I mean yeah, but matching? Isn't that more like, uhhh, I don't know, ummmm, a couple thing?"

Luna smiled shyly at her. "Yeah, I guess it would be. But I would really like it. Please?" Ginny smiled back at her. "Yeah, I'd like it too. Very much so." And with that she gathered all her Gryffindor  courage and kissed Luna gently.