Re: Sofia, Bulgaria

[Mya Lupin]

Mya thinks that sounds like a plan. In fact, let's speed things up a bit, shall we? *hopes wifey does not mind godmoding, and will change if needs be* <3
Hermione cuddles up to Viktor and for the rest of the night, they eat junk food and watch movies until finally Hermione falls asleep, her head resting on Viktor's shoulder and her hand laid lightly over his heart. Moving her as carefully as he can, Viktor tucks Hermione into her own bed and retires for the evening. By morning, though, Hermione is curled up and sound asleep in Viktor's bed, having woken disoriented in the night and moved on autopilot to where she would feel the comforting presence of her best friend.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

It's fiiiiiine. *will save the cute thing Viktor was going to do for next time*

Viktor wakes up before Hermione again, frowning as he looks down at his sleeping friend. He's not sure why it is she gets so upset when she's alone and he doesn't know how long it's going to last. He just wishes he knew how he could make all the pain she was suffering go away, and if there was some magic way for him to feel what she was feeling instead of her having to suffer, he would do it in a heartbeat. He sighs and gets up to pack some clothing for when they go to his parents house, before going to the bathroom to get himself ready for the day. He then goes to the kitchen and makes Hermione waffles and sausage, leaving them at the foot of the bed just like he did the first morning they arrived as he waits for her to wake up.

[Mya Lupin]

Ooooooh now I want to know what it was!

Hermione rolls over and opens her eyes, smiling as she spots the breakfast tray at the bottom of the bed. She sits up, rubs the sleep out of her eyes and smiles at Viktor. "Good morning. You've got to stop spoiling me like this, I'll get lazy," she yawns, pulling her breakfast towards her. She cuts a piece of sausage and offers it to Viktor. "Have you eaten?"

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

You'll see soon enough >.> *giggles*

Viktor smiled when Hermione woke up, glad to see her smiling again. "But I like making you breakfast. You're the guest. Aren't you supposed to be spoiled?" he replied with a soft smile. He looked down at the sausage on Hermione's fork and leaned forward to take a bite. "I have now," he said with a grin after he swallowed the bite.

[Mya Lupin]

~flails~

"If you're not careful, I'll never leave," Hermione murmurs, and then gives Viktor a reproachful look. "You shouldn't skip breakfast. Have half of my sausages - I can't eat four anyway," she encourages, taking a bite of waffles.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

"Never leave? I don't see a problem there," he grinned. He wouldn't mind waking up with Hermione everyday, and he doesn't think about how that's a thought that people who are in love usually have. Hermione is his best friend and spending all his time with her sounds amazing. That's normal, right? "Yes, mother," he said teasingly as he took half the sausages onto a small plate of his own and began cutting them up.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione grins, because a life spent with her best friend seems pretty fantastic to her. After all, romance just complicates things and leads to heartbreak, so it's a good thing there's no chance of that happening between her and Viktor, right? Right. And then the word 'mother' sinks in and she bolts upright, narrowly avoiding upsetting her plate all over the bedspread. "Goodness, I'm not late, am I!? What time do we need to be at your parents' house?"

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor jumps in surprise at Hermione's small panic attack, then rests his hands lightly on her shoulders. "Calm down, Herm-own-ninny. Ve have plenty of time. No need to vorry or rush, alright," he assures her in a soft, calm voice.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione, eyes still slightly wide, rests back against the headboard to finish her breakfast. "Ok. I'm just a little nervous. I'd hate to make a bad impression by being late," she confesses, because even though Viktor has reassured her time and again that his parents will love her, she can't quite shake her nervousness over meeting them.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor can't really blame Hermione for being nervous. He knows he'd be the same way if he was meeting her parents, after all. He smiled softly and reached over to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "Just relax. Everything is going to be fine. I promise," he told his friend softly

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione nods and forces a smile. "I know. I'm being silly." She finishes her breakfast and climbs out of bed in her ducky pajamas. "All the same, I think I'll go get ready now. Have you finished with your plate?" she asks, picking up her plate to take to the kitchen, waiting to see if she can talk Viktor's as well.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor nods and is about to let Hermione take his plate, but his inner gentleman doesn't let him. "I'll get the dishes," he offers as he stands up off of the bed. "You go get ready...And take your time. Ve don't need to leave for my parents house for a vhile," he tells her, not wanting her to rush or worry about being on time.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione smiles, but determinedly takes Viktor's plate from his hand. She knows it's ingrained to him to be a gentleman, but she's not about to let him do every little thing around the place for her. "Well in that case, there's plenty of time for me to take care of the dishes myself," she says with a triumphant smirk, leaving the bedroom and heading to the kitchen before he can protest. She quickly washes the dishes, dries them, and puts them away, before heading into her own bathroom and shutting the door. She fills the tub and sheds her clothing, pinning her hair up before sliding into the hot water.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor just chuckles and shakes his head. He sort of saw that coming. While Hermione cleans the dishes and gets ready to leave, he makes the bed and makes sure all his clothes are packed up nicely in his duffel. He glances over at the bathroom door before turning back to his drawers. He quickly, but gently, takes out a wrapped gift and hides it in his bag to save for tomorrow when he'll give Hermione her Christmas gift.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione bathes and dresses in one of the winter dresses Audrey had insisted on her packing. She packs a smaller bag to take to Viktor's parents, tucking the gifts she's selected for the Krum family neatly into the bottom before closing the bag with a sharp snap. She checks her hair in the mirror, picks up a long cloak to keep the warmth in, and grabs her bag. "You can do this," she breathes to herself, then joins Viktor in the living area. "Alright, I'm ready when you are," she says, forcing her lips into a smile.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor turns when he sees Hermione walk in, his face lighting up as he gets a weird feeling in his stomach, which he ignores, of course. "You look beautiful," he says without thinking, feeling rather embarrassed once the words leave his lips and falling silent again.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione falters, a blush stealing over her face. "Oh, um, you have to say that, you're my best friend," she stammers, self-consciously smoothing a hand over her hair. "Erm, thank you. Shall we?" she says after an awkward pause, confused by the strange feeling welling in her.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor smiles and takes Hermione's hand in his, so they can apparate to his parent's house together where he hopes things will go smoothly because he'd hate for things to be uncomfortable for her. "I only say it because it's true," he admits quietly right before they apparate with a loud crack, disappearing from their spot and reappearing outside of Viktor's parent's house.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione would protest if she wasn't distracted by their sudden apparating to the Krum family home. She shoots Viktor a slightly reproachful look for not giving her a little more warning, then busies herself smoothing down her dress and making sure she's presentable. Her eyes flicker about the outside of the home Viktor grew up in and she smiles, momentarily distracted from her nerves. "It's lovely," she comments, a little smile stealing over her face.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor figured she would have tried to protest. Mission accomplished. He smiled as he watched her take in his parent's house before offering out his hand again. "You should see the inside...Ready to go in?" he asked cautiously, assuming that Hermione might need a moment before heading inside to meet his parents.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione feels herself nodding 'yes', even though her brain is telling her to shake her head 'no'. "Let's go inside - we'll catch our death of cold standing out here," her voice says, even though the one in her brain is saying 'no, let me go back and hide in your apartment forever'.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor smiled and gave Hermione's hand a light, comforting squeeze before leading her towards the front door of the house. When they reached the front door, he looked down at his friend with a soft smile. "I promise you have nothing to vorry about. They'd be crazy not to love you," he promises quietly before turning to knock on the door and wait for his parents to come to the door.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione smiles gratefully at Viktor, then lifts her chin, willing the terrified look out of her eyes so that she at least looks semi-presentable as the front door swings slowly open... Short!Post is short because Mya is still half asleep.

[Viktor Krum - Inactive]

Viktor pulled his face away from Hermione to look towards the door, and grinning as his mother opened the door and ran out to hug him. It's going to be so weird to write as Viktor's parents.

"Viktor!" Mrs. Krum greeted before saying things to her son in Bulgarian. Mainly stuff like 'I missed you' and the usual things mothers say when they haven't seen their son in a few months.

Viktor smiled and hugged his mother tightly, then pulled away to kiss her on the cheek. "Maybe ve should go inside first?" he suggested as he took Hermione's hand again. He didn't see why the introductions couldn't wait a little longer. He led Hermione into the house and set his bag down on the ground before taking Hermione's bag and setting it down by his own.

"Mother, this is Herm-own-ninny," he introduced, knowing that his mother already knew plenty about his best friend. "Herm-own-ninny, this is my moth--"

"You can call me Sophia," interrupted Viktor's mother, much to Viktor's shock. Even Kras was expected to call his mother 'Mrs. Krum' so why was she being so warm and friendly with Hermione? He refrained from rolling his eyes, hoping his mother would understand that Hermione was just a friend. Mrs. Krum had always been accepting of Viktor being gay, though he knew that she had always regretted the fact that he would never have grandchildren of his own. Sure, he could adopt which he told his parents, but they 'wouldn't have his eyes' or any of his features, which he thought was ridiculous, really. Those things weren't important to him when it came to raising a family anyway.

"We haff been hearing so much about you", continued Sophia, in an accent much stronger than Viktor's. "Come in, come in," she insisted as she took Hermione's hand and began to lead her into the other room, while Viktor sighed and followed, hoping that Hermione wasn't already regretting her trip to Bulgaria.

[Mya Lupin]

Hermione barely has time to catch her breath before she's whisked inside by Mrs Krum- no, Sophia, to a warmer, more comfortable room beyond the entryway. Flushing, awkward, but instantly welcomed, she manages a nervous smile, and stumbling over the words a little, she speaks. "Priatno mi e da se saposnaem."* Then she looks back to Viktor for confirmation that she's pronounced the words correctly.



*Nice to meet you.

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