Surprise Party in Room 1
Jun. 5th, 2007 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lady_moonMoon and Miniver have been working hard since Mia had taken Draco out on their date.
Decorations (in the colours Miniver had suggested instead of Moon's rainbow idea) are hung in the room. Crepe paper braids of orange, greyish blue, and green streak the ceiling. Moon's put up little paper decorations of cakes, balloons, and cartoonish animals dancing. Along with the cardboard balloons, there are huge groups of orange, grey-blue, and green helium balloons scattered all over.
On a table, with a colourful tablecloth depicting very happy cats and dogs partying, is the cake Skill had artfully created for Draco. It's wide sheet cake; the white icing is the basis for the artistically piped images of Martin and Dart flying over a huge forest full of winding paths. The forest ended where the words 'Happy Birthday, Draco!' were written in flowing script. It was the sort of cake a tarot card would make.
Moon giggles as she sets a stack of gifts (all from her family for the birthday boy) on the table beside the cake. She turns to Miniver and grins.
"I hope he's surprised," she says proudly.
It was definitely bright and cheerful and there's glitter everywhere, including on Miniver and Moon.
Decorations (in the colours Miniver had suggested instead of Moon's rainbow idea) are hung in the room. Crepe paper braids of orange, greyish blue, and green streak the ceiling. Moon's put up little paper decorations of cakes, balloons, and cartoonish animals dancing. Along with the cardboard balloons, there are huge groups of orange, grey-blue, and green helium balloons scattered all over.
On a table, with a colourful tablecloth depicting very happy cats and dogs partying, is the cake Skill had artfully created for Draco. It's wide sheet cake; the white icing is the basis for the artistically piped images of Martin and Dart flying over a huge forest full of winding paths. The forest ended where the words 'Happy Birthday, Draco!' were written in flowing script. It was the sort of cake a tarot card would make.
Moon giggles as she sets a stack of gifts (all from her family for the birthday boy) on the table beside the cake. She turns to Miniver and grins.
"I hope he's surprised," she says proudly.
It was definitely bright and cheerful and there's glitter everywhere, including on Miniver and Moon.
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 05:20 am (UTC)"I did have some doubts, but I decided that I ought to make the most of my opportunities to spend time with family, irregardless of what some might think."
"Some" being people like Misery, for example.
He grins. "Of course not. Draco might never forgive me if I stole his lady from him."
Pause.
"'Uncle'? Is this getting serious between you two?"
You're not losing a nephew you're gaining a niece, right?
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 05:25 am (UTC)"Well, when we were talking last night, Draco had, half-jokingly mind you, asked me to marry him."
But half-joking means he was half-serious.
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 05:33 am (UTC)"Well if he does then you'll be a very welcome member of the family."
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 05:39 am (UTC)do not want to at all, then that isn't the answer either."
Her blush is lovely, but even more lovely when she smiles.
"He is the first to ever ask me."
But he has been the first to do a lot of things with Mia.
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 05:50 am (UTC)Others see it in him and Draco's seeing it in himself.
"I think you will be good together, and for each other."
That's a cute smile and a cute blush. It makes him feel young inside.
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 05:56 am (UTC)"I have learned by now that he is difficult, but he is also willing to do so much for me. Even when everything else he knows tells him he shouldn't."
She often thinks back to this memory, as it was rather definitive in their relationship.
"Do you know that he helped Will for me? Even after I had hurt him with my words, and then slapped him? But after that, he said that I was wonderful, though I wasn't acting wonderful at all. And he says I'm the confusing one."
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 06:16 am (UTC)Pause.
"I really couldn't say if he was doing it for you, or if he was doing it for himself, but I do hope he was doing it because it's the right thing to do."
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 06:19 am (UTC)Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 06:54 am (UTC)He can hear the shouts and cries of pain and the laughter. Always the laughter. Some of that laughter is aimed at him as he lies on the ground, panting from the residue of the pain...
He's stopped moving now, mind somewhere else. Somewhere dark. And painful.
"I'm sorry ... did you say something?"
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 06:58 am (UTC)He'll tell her when he's ready. That is when he will be honest, not now.
"Not exactly the most appropriate subject for a party, is it? I'm afraid that's a bad habit Draco and I have in common, bringing up the wrong thing when we're supposed to be having fun."
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 11:25 am (UTC)He shrugs his shoulders. The moment has passed and he can resume having fun.
"It's okay Mia. It just brought back bad memories that's all but I believe I'm fine now.
Should we resume the dance?"
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 05:07 pm (UTC)Even the bad memories.
"You're not the only one," she says with a small smile twinged with sadness.
A sadness that really shouldn't be there at her age that fades when they continue to dance.
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 08:22 pm (UTC)It's also Draco's birthday and for him it's a good reason to put things aside for a while and live.
"No. No you're not. There are many such people."
The Regulus Black he knew was one of them but the man's long-dead.
Despite wanting to say something else he finds himself lacking in words so continues to dance in silence until a happier subject comes to mind.
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 08:33 pm (UTC)"Draco seemed to enjoy his trip to Meribia," she says.
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 08:38 pm (UTC)"Meribia? I've never heard of that place. Is it in the Middle East?"
Pause.
"Pretty interesting place, the Middle East. Same with the people there. They've got magic carpets that fly but unfortunately there's a ban on those."
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 08:45 pm (UTC)"No, it is closer to the west, more western than Vane in any case, but not as far west as Caldor Isle."
Oh wait a minute.
"I guess I forgot to tell you that I'm not from your world."
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 08:49 pm (UTC)"Of course of course. This is Milliways of course you wouldn't be from my world!"
Pause. He's still grinning.
"So how did your trip go?"
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 08:52 pm (UTC)Except for the vines.
And Ramus trying to swindle him.
But everything else was great.
"Draco said Meribia wasn't bad, and he might be interested in a shop the guild owns there."
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 08:57 pm (UTC)Expensive antiques?
Magical knick-knacks?
"What kind of shops do they have in Meribia?"
Re: Dancing
Date: 2007-06-09 09:07 pm (UTC)She smiles.
"Meribia is a harbor city, so the shops have goods from all over the world. Weapons, armory, plants and items with healing properties, at least one shop with some interesting but fairly useless magic items, and one of the finest jewelry shops in the world."