Amerie held the vial in her hand, enough for two people. Twenty four hours in the future from the day you took it. 10 years later. She wanted to know everything was going to be okay, what would be a better way that that. She dangled it in front of Adam, hoping he'd say yes. Her eyes pleading with him. "We can do it now Adam. It's only for a day. We'll get to see what happens."
Adam raised an eyebrow at the vial, gulping for a moment before taking it from her quickly. Last thing he wanted was while he was thinking for her to take it herself. He looked down at it in his hands, still slightly reluctant to take it. Glancing at her, he sighed, the look in her eyes almost melting his heart. He took her hand, smiling slightly before grabbing a second vile and pouring half of it in, handing it to her."I guess so.." He smiled slightly, still uneasy about it.
She smiled brightly at him, holding the vial in her small hand. "Just think Adam. You'll be twenty seven. You'll wake up somewhere. And I'll be there as your wife." She leaned into him, kissing him gently on the lips. "I'll see you on the other-side." She spoke quietly, raising the vial to her lips as she swallowed down the contents and the world began to spin until all she was black.
He looked at her, gulping before taking the contents quickly, closing his eyes as everything began to spin, his head feeling as though it would explode if he were to have to be there much longer. After a while he was surrounded by blackness as well, his stomach still turning.
Amerie opened her eyes to the a blank white ceiling, her body was sore for some reason. Tired. Still, she persisted to sit up, noticing the long tubes that ran up her right arm, connected to an IV. Another to a monitor. Immediately she began to worry as her eyes surveyed the room, hospital. Not St. Mungos. Muggle hospital. She expected to see Adam in the chair beside her but he wasn't there. Panicking she dangled her legs over the edge of the bed, hardly able to stand on her own, it hurt. Bad. She held on to the bed as she stood up, looking at the mirror over a small sink in front of her. She could hardly recognize herself. Her hair was longer, waves of blond down to her waist now. She was still fragile looking, she hadn't gained hardly any weight and as she inspected her stomach she saw hips. Her own hips curving out like a woman. And breasts. She had breasts and they were full. She couldn't help the bit of joy that rose in her even in this situation, even with her tiredness, she was beautiful. So beautiful. Prettier than Lillian. She looked out through the open door as a doctor walked in, his eyes widening when he saw she was standing and quickly barging over to her, holding her up beneath her arms. "You can't be standing Mrs. Holmes!" She smiled happily at that, Mrs. Holmes. She was Mrs. Holmes and dutifully she let him help her back into bed. As he hurried off to find her husband, she looked up as he smiled down at her. But this wasn't Adam. The guy with a scar slit deep down his cheek. This wasn't Adam, she moved away from his lips as he kissed her forehead. "Ame? What's wrong?" He touched her shoulder gently, seeing her panic. "It's Keven. Your husband."
The room where Adam lay sleeping was quiet, that was until little eight year old Adam pulled his crying three year old sister, Alice, out of bed. Holding on to her hand and leading her into his parent's room. "Dad! Dad!" He yelled a little loudly, lifting her up as she snuggled, sniffling into his side. "She won't stop crying and I can't sleep and it's driving me crazy!" He nudged his father's arm as little Alice's blond hair nuzzled his cheek as she spoke. "I want mommy. There's a monster under the bed and it's big and green and it eats toes!"
Hearing the words 'dad', he opened his eyes, smiling slightly as he sat up, reaching down and picking the little girl up and holding her close. "Shhh... Where is your mum?" He looked around the room, searching for clues as to what the kids names were, as well as any hints to if Ame had gotten better. Not finding one, he stood up, setting the young girl down and taking her hand. "Lets go get the monster okay? I'll make sure he doesn't hurt you.." He smiled over to what he assumed to be his son, patting his head as he walked out of the room with the girl. As soon as they got out of his room, he lifted her up, tossing her in the air just a bit over his hands before letting her settle on his shoulders.
Adam looked at his father a little irritated, re-fixing his hair as he followed after them, Alice giggling gleefully, her little hands reaching up and gripping at his hair. "Don't hurt the monster! Mum said if you be very nice to it, it won't eat your toes, it will just turn them purple." She gazed down at her brother from behind them as he rolled his eyes "Dad! Your supposed to be calling Uncle Kevin! Were supposed to get mum and Arwin today." He spoke a little frustratedly as Alice jumped up and down in his arms, wiggling to get free. "Arwin! Arwin! I'm a big girl now. I'm a big sister!" She cooed to her father.
He chuckled, knowing for sure that the purple toes was something Ame would tell her kids. Walking into the room that he assumed was the girls room, leaning back and letting her fall back onto the bed, laughing as he sat down next to her, tickling her a bit before turning to the boy. "Uncle Kevin?" He raised an eyebrow. "Get me the number, yeah?" He smiled, nodding. just a bit lost as he thought to himself, three kids.. He smiled before turning to the girl, leaning down and kissing her forehead before he stood up, walking out into the hall and down the stairs, assuming that phone would be down there. His heart fell. Muggle things.. He turned around, looking up the stairs to the boy. "Where is it that your mother was again?"
Alice giggled happily, pulling up into the blankets and putting her thumb inside her mouth as her eyes drew closed quickly, the energy falling away. Adam was bewildered, her threw his hands up and went to his parent's room to get the number out of the Rolodex before going halfway down the stairs. His eyes widening. "The hospital! Mum's sick in the hospital!" He glared at his father a little mumbling. "If uncle Owen were here..." He muttered more before reaching the last step and handing him the number for the hospital. "Room 412 if you forgot that too!" He barked a little angrily before running upstairs and slamming the door.
He looked a bit more relaxed when he heard Owen's name. Oddly enough. Blinking as his son ran up the stairs, slamming the door he gulped, shaking his head as he spoke to himself. "Keven.. And Owen.." He thought for a moment, his heart feeling heavy as he walked over, picking up the phone and dialing the number he was given.
Keven looked up at the phone in the hospital room, gripping on to Amerie's hand as she layed sleeping, he let go of it knowing who was on the other line and took the cordless out into the hall "Adam? Bout time you bloody called! Didn't get the note by the bed, did you wanker?" He chuckled, glaring at a little girl who pointed at his scar as she passed. "So future you, warned me that past you would call today. Fucking awful day to head into the future you know that right?" His gaze fell back to Ame who was laying on the bed. "Amerie's really sick. The kids things are in the first closet in the living room. There should be four suitcases. We've got to go today. Owen called again last night, death eaters are moving in on a few families today and we don't want to chance luck that it's yours. You gotta get the kids and the stuff and apparate to room 412 okay? That's an order. I'll fill you in when you get here. And Adam? Welcome to the future brother."
His heart dropped, closing his eyes tight as he heard his brother talk. "Kev.. What are their names?" He winced at the fact he didn't even know his own kids names. Knowing his love was sick made his stomach turn even more. taking a deep breath he sighed quietly as he waited for an answer.
He bit his lip at that and nodded. "Adam's the little troublemaker. Alice is the ball of sunshine. and Arwin is here. He was born two weeks ago, he was sick like his mum but he's healthy now. They were going to let you take him home today. Even though Ame had to stay. When you get here, your Arwin's uncle okay? We had to register under my name." He grinned to himself.
He gulped, turning away from the stairs in fear one of the kids would come down as his eyes teared up. "His uncle.." He nodded, his eyes shifting as he thought. "Arwin.. He has what Ame does?"
"No. Ame just got sick while she was pregnant. They had to force her into labor and the baby was born prematurely for it's safety. It was just too small for awhile. Arwin will be fine." He sighed into the phone.
He nodded. "Thanks.. We will be there in a bit.. After I get them together.. Umm.. Adam? Yeah hes a tad pissed at me right now.."
Keven laughed. "Yeah. He's always pissed at you. Don't take it the wrong way.. it's just how he is. He idolizes Owen if that helps you get where I'm coming from. Thinks that guys a bloody celebrity. Alice will help you though. She clings to you like a monkey."
He chuckled. "Yeah.. I noticed.." Glancing back at the stairs, he sighed, his mind running back to what Keven had told him Owen said. "I'm gonna get going now though.. Get these guys together.. Umm. Do you know if anything was set aside for this? Knowing me..... I would have something set up for if we needed to get out fast."
Keven nodded though Adam couldn't see. "Yeah.. believe me, you guys are all pros at this. You have bank accounts in about six place. Three safe houses, even a bloody boat. Owen helped you out with a lot of it after Adam was born. You got everything covered though, the suitcases. One has money in a couple different currencies."
"The kids arn't gonna freak are they?" He knew that the questions would get annoying, but he was a ravenclaw, wanting to have all of his bases covered. "And where are the suitcases.." He opened the closet nearby the phone and nodded. "Nevermind on that one.." He said, pulling out the suitcases as he waited for an answer to the first question.
"Adam's going to be pissed. And Alice.. well just tell her it's an adventure and she'll be fine. Make sure you grab Mr. Cuddles. If she doesn't have it she'll make you go back. And you have to hurry Adam. We still have to get Amerie out of the hospital safely." He turned back to Amerie who was still sleeping.
He nodded, breathing out goodbye into the phone as he sat it down, grabbing all of the suitcases before casting a shrinking spell on them before he stuffed them all in a backpack, tossing that over his shoulder before he made his way up the stairs, knocking an Alices door. "Hey sweety.. We are gonna go have some fun, hun. Get Mr. Cuddles and we can go.." He smiled at her.
Alice nodded, running her fingers through her tangled blond hair and getting out of her bed, putting on sparkly pink cowboy boots and a white petticoat, she grabbed her stuffed bear and looked at her dad, her small arms outreached to him, pleading with him to pick her up.
He smiled at her, chuckling quietly at her choice of clothes before leaning down and kissing her on the forehead. "One sec.. I gotta get your brother on-board then I will pick you up." He smiled, patting her hair before standing up and turning to go to Adam's room.
Alice nodded, scampering behind him with her stuffed bear in her grasp as he went to Adam's door. Adam on the other hand sat on the edge of his bed, throwing a baseball back and forth against the wall on the other side.
He knocked on the door, not wanting to piss him off any more then Keven had told him he already would be. "Adam.. We have to go."
Adam threw the ball at the door this time instead. "I'm not going and you can't make me!"
He winced as the ball hit the door, taking a deep breath he opened the door, shutting it before Alice could follow. He picked up the ball, spinning it around in his hands as he thought for a moment. "You know.. Your uncle is actually the one that thinks we should all get going.. Owen.." He nodded, his face blank as he spoke. He wasn't used to kids. At all. A small shiver went through him as he took a deep breath. Thinking that bringing Owen into this would be a way to get the boy to listen.
Adam layed back onto his bed with a huff when his dad opened the door, peering up at him when he mentioned his uncle. "Swear? Is Uncle Owen coming or something? Are we going to go see him?" He got up and went to his dresser, pulling out a faded t-shirt and some jeans, looking for some dirty tennis shoes beneath his bed.
He nodded. "Yeah. Uncle Owen wants everything to be just right.. You can't tell Alice okay? I wasn't even supposed to tell you.." He smirked, crossing his arms in-front of him. "I don't know if he will be there at first though.." He shrugged.
He nodded, quickly, changing his clothes and sitting down to tie up his shoes. "Yeah. Fine. Fine.. Alice gets scared too easily anyway." He stood up, grabbing the baseball out of his dad's hands before opening the door and pulling Alice in, kneeling down to speak to her. "Were just going to go see mum okay? Dad's going to apparate us. Don't cry this time!" He looked back at his dad and took his hand as Alice started jumping up and down to get picked up.
He leaned down, picking up Alice as he took Adam's hand, taking a deep breath before apperating just outside the of the hospital as he held Alice close, holding onto Adam's hand tightly in-case he were to lose balance.
