RP: An important visit

[shh_theodore]

Date: November 25, 2004
Character(s): Theo, Fleur, Liam
Location: Fleur's house on Lovegood and South
Status: Private
Summary: Theo wasn't expecting a child…or the effects of a Veela to be that strong.
Completion: Complete

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[shh_fleur]

Fleur had sensed Theo's arrival the moment he had crossed the line seperating her property from the road. She did not get up to go and greet her new guest though, and sat in her chair watching Liam run around on the lush green lawn that was dappled with morning sunlight and the shade from the grand old oaks and willow trees in the garden.

When Theo appeared from around the corner of the house, Fleur looked up and flashed him a wide smile, though inside she was most displeased at his obvious refusal to acknowledge the presence of Liam.

"Good morning, Theodore," she said in a soft voice as she gracefully stood and walked the last few steps to greet the man. "Perhaps we step inside to discuss what is so urgent that you could not spare me a few hours?"

Though Theo had been unwilling to wait to meet Fleur, her annoyance had faded and her tone was light and enticing as she motioned for him to follow her inside.

[shh_romilda]

Liam had spent too long lying in wait to catch that rotten gnome. He knew that if he were just fast enough, he could catch it. He just had to get more practice. He needed to tell Fleer this, and he wanted to ask for her assistance. She had been very helpful so far with her ideas.

He tried to stop giggling as he ran around the corned, but stopped when he slammed into something hard.

Liam looked up and saw a tall dark haired man scowling down at him.

He laughed.

[shh_theodore]

Theo smiled warmly at Fleur nodding when she suggested going inside. Yes that would be best - and then he wouldn't have worry about the child.

'Yes, that sounds perfect,' he said softly, for a moment actually wanting to smile as he looked into Fleur's eyes. The feeling vanished as soon as it had appeared, however, and Theo took a step in the direction Fleur was indicating.

That's when something slammed into his legs. Hard.

He looked down at with a scowl before he had time to hide his displeasure. And looked straight at a laughing child. A very muddy laughing child. Who'd got mud on his clothes. His Muggle clothes which didn't weren't dirt repellent.

Theo stifled the growl that threatened to emerge, and forced himself to smile at the boy.

'Your son?' he asked Fleur with another smile. 'Or the guest you mentioned in your owl?'

[shh_fleur]

"Theodore, if you were noticing the colour of this boy's hair, you would be seeing he could not possibly be my son. He is my guest I was telling you about."

She really shouldn't laugh at Theodore's clothes getting muddy. It wasn't funny. Really, it wasn't...

Fleur crouched down in front of Theo and Liam and brushed a smudge of dirt from his cheek. "You should try to sneak up on the gnome. You run very fast but the fast running is very noisy. Can you tip-toe? Watch where they are and see if you can be sneaking up on them without them noticing," she put on a very serious face as she pointed to a gnome peering shrewdly at them from under a fern.

From her crouched position, Fleur looked up at Theodore and smiled. "Are you able to cast a cleaning charm on that dirt on the clothes, or would you like me to take care of it?"

[shh_romilda]

"Tip toe?" Liam thought in all seriousness. That seemed to be such a good idea. Why had he not thought of that before.

He spotted one and giggled, yelling loudly. "There they are, Fleer, there they are!"

Liam saw the man scowling down at him, and remembered something of the manners his mummy always kept talking about. He didn't think he had met this man before, but he knew he was supposed to say something. "Are you here to listen to Fleer's story about the dragons?" he asked. "I went home and told Mummy, and she said it was true! Fleer can catch dragon eggs!"

[shh_theodore]

Theo's breath nearly hitched when Fleur sat down in front of him, giving him a rather direct view down her cleavage. And then she looked up at him like that and asked if she should 'take care of it'. It didn't matter that she was only talking about the dirt on his trousers - that was most certainly not what Theo thought of.

He cleared his throat, lucky that Liam started to talk when he couldn't. Damn these Veelas - the lot of them! Theo thought, starting to wonder if this was worth it.

He turned to the boy with a feigned smile. 'Yes I know she can,' he said, his voice luckily not revealing anything of what went on inside him. 'I was there, I saw her,' he said, smiling at both him and Fleur, wishing Fleur didn't sit in front of him like that.

[shh_fleur]

Fleur stroked Liam's hair fondly for a moment. "Liam, I must talk with Mr. Theodore for a moment about something. It is very boring, you don't want to have to listen. How about you practise sneaking up on gnomes and I will be back with you very soon."

With a smile at Liam, Fleur stood up straight again. "Come with me, Theodore. We will speak in the room next to the kitchen where I can still see the garden," she turned and started walking back to the house, her hips swaying much as her sister's had done, though this was done with a touch of deliberate intent.

"I will just be in here if you need me, mon chéri," Fleur called to Liam as she disappeared through the doorway.

[shh_romilda]

"Okay," Liam nodded seriously when Fleer suggested that he go out to the garden. He took one look up at the tall man, who seemed to be scowling a little less than he was before.

He quickly turned back to the garden and was immediately distracted by a rustling in the garden bed, as he giggled loudly.

Only then did he remember that he was supposed to sneak up on them. He loudly said a word he once heard his mother say when she was cross, and quickly turned around. He didn't think anyone heard him, so he returned to his quest.

[shh_theodore]

The exchange between Fleur and the boy gave Theo the time to gather his wits and steel himself to prevent any further distractions. He was here on business, and he needed to keep that in mind. If he did he was sure he wouldn't be affected by her Veelaness anymore.

His resolve lasted for a mere moment, until Fleur started to sway her hips just as Gabrielle had done the day before. Fuck!

Taking a deep breath, Theo followed her inside.