Spilled Blood:
Spilled Blood
A/N: Welcome to the second in the Blood-Red Roses series! Thank you so much to everyone who read Blood-Red Roses! It makes me so happy to know my work is appreciated! Well I hope you enjoy the sequel, Spilled Blood.
Recap:
I am a coward. That is all I have to say. I could hear her call my name, then scream it as I continued to run from her and James.
"HARRY! COME BACK! HARRY!"
I could picture her in my mind, every small detail engraved in the thought of her. Her caramel locks whipping around her face in the whistling wind, her eyes (the ones I had been in love with since I met her) shedding dark red tears of blood. Her screams and pleads faded into the night as I continued to run. I left her on her own with our son, I could not bare to lose her or James. I am selfish so I will leave behind my family to keep them safe. Is that selfish or is it wisdom? It is neither, in fact it is cowardly. Again, I am a coward. After I defeat Voldemort I will go after my mate and son. I realize that I have ruined her once perfect life, I turned her into a monster, left her with our one year-old son and shattered her undead heart. I am ashamed. The trees pass by my body in a mixed blur. Once beautiful nature to me now nothing but darkness and foreboding. I saw the sun start to rise in the east. I slowed my run to a walk and entered an abandoned home. I closed the shutters and made my way around the house until I found the loo. I looked at my reflection in the toilet's water. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small object. I had been waiting for the right time though now it would never come. I watched as my tears fell around the golden band, a drop of blood fell onto the diamond cut in the shape of a rose. The dark red blood seeped into the crevices of the diamond turning it red. It now looked like a blood-red rose. I dropped the ring into the toilet bowl and pushed down on the plunger, my heart going down with it. I watched as the blood-red rose disappeared.
Chapter One:
I turned away from the toilet, my world had shattered around me. I walked into the bedroom of the home and sat on the bed. I put my head in my hands. I had been gone only a few short minutes though it felt as though I had been gone forever. Why was this happening to me? I needed to get back to my family.
Go back to them and you're all dead.
Ah my conscience, it's been too long since we've spoken.
Yes it has, you haven't thought of anything idiotic lately so I was on holiday.
I left them I left them alone. They are in more danger alone than if I was with them!
Hermione is immortal and strong. She can take care of herself, I swear nothing will happen to them.
Thank you.
Then it was gone. I sighed and took a deep breath. She would be okay, she was strong enough to take care of James and herself. She knew my account number in Gringotts so she could get money if she needed too. My heart ached as I thought of her. Hermione was my home. I had never felt safe anywhere unless I was with Hermione. My Hermione. I'm a monster.
I felt the tears start to flow from my eyes and fall onto the dark wood floor. I love her so much. I wanted her to become my wife. I stood and kicked a hole in the closet door my foot hit an object. I bent down and picked it up. The object was a small metal box with a latch. I flipped open the latch and read the dirtied letter that layed in the box.
My dearest Camden,
Death Eaters have come. I am hiding in the closet with Bartholomew and Ainsley they are scared. I can hear the Death Eaters wrecking our beautiful home. Camden we will not survive. I am only human and I will do the best to protect our children. When you return from hunting your nightmare will begin. I love you. Good-bye my love.
Isabelle, Ainsley and Bartholomew.
I felt tears in my eyes as I re-read the letter. This had been Camden's home and he had rebuilt it. I heard a door unlock from the front of the house. I quickly pulled the Invisibility Cloak from my pocket (I always carried it with me) and threw it around my body. I watched him come in. The coward, though I am no better. He sniffed the air and hissed.
"Reveal yourself!" he growled. I took the cloak off me. Camden was covered in a cloak that covered his entire body from the sun outside.
"You!" He exclaimed surprised
"Yes, me." I growled "You ran! You killed my mates' parents, all but killed my mate and ran! I had to change her and leave her with our son!"
"Harry, I never realized she was your mate-" Camden started
"Well she was!" I snapped "I gave her this life! I made her life into a waking hell, Camden! Could you ever do that to Isabelle?"
"I- no." Camden replied "Though I wish I had. Ainsley and Bartholomew would stop aging soon enough. When they had fully grown I would have changed them also. But they are dead and there is nothing I can do. At least you can live knowing that she can take care of herself."
"NO! She can't!" I yelled "I just turned her yesterday! She can't control anything! She will hate herself is she harms our son. And I can't live with that! But I left because I had to protect them."
"And you need my help?" Camden asked
"I suppose now I do, I need your help."
"With what Harry?"
"I need to kill Voldemort." I replied
"I will help you. That demon killed both of our families, he deserved to die long ago." Camden nodded
I looked away "I would like to check on my other friends though, before we go. It's a place called the Burrow. Humans live there but they are my friends. Please don't touch them." I asked
Camden nodded "As soon as the sun sets we can leave to this place you call the 'Burrow.'"
The sun set hours later and I ran to the Burrow, Camden following me. I smiled at the house that was always a second home to me. I walked and knocked on the door.
"Harry!" Ginny gasped as she opened the door.
"Hey Gin," I smiled as she pulled me into a hug.
"Mum! Harry's here!" Ginny called then she saw Camden "And he's brought a friend!"
Molly Weasley exited from the kitchen with tears running down her cheeks "Harry!" She pulled me into another hug.
"Hello, Mrs. Weasley. I'm sorry I haven't visited." I apologized.
"Oh deary that doesn't matter! You're here! Boys!" She called. Ron, Fred and George exited from the kitchen also. When Ron saw me he glared, I guessed that he was still on about the row we had. Fred had his arm wrapped around a pregnant woman's waist and he was grinning broadly at me as was George.
"Harry!" they grinned
"Forge, Gred." I grinned using the nicknames they called each other. Fred walked to me and hugged me with his free arm.
"Oh, Harry. This is Diana, my fiancé and the mother of my baby." Fred laughed "As if you couldn't tell, she's as big as a house."
Diana laughed as stuck her hand out "I'm always introduced as the pregnant fiancé. Diana Heart soon to be Weasley."
"Harry Potter not a pregnant fiancé." I laughed and she laughed along with me.
"Pleasure to meet you."
"So mate, what brings you here?" George asked as we all sat down "And who's your friend?"
"Well I've uh-been traveling around and decided to stop by to say a quick hello. This is Camden, my friend. He's traveling along with me." I replied
"Pleasure." Camden nodded to the family. We spoke for a few hours before I decided it was time to leave. We said our good-byes and walked out the door. It was time to go on our hunt for Voldemort