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Prosper
At 5:30 I was finding it hard to sit still for even a second. I quickly, before my parents and brothers had time to question me about Deanna, I bolted out to my truck. Throughout the entire day today I had been questioned about Deanna. Especially by my mom.
Well, Philip had a lot of questions too, but that's because he and I are close. He's only a year older than me making him seventeen. Then my oldest brothers Josh and Jason are eighteen. Making me the baby of the family.
As I drove I listened to the calming silence. I would turn the radio on, but didn't feel like it. The silence actually made me think even more of Dena because every time it was silent I could hear her voice echoing in my mind.
I drove around for a while, then pulled into her driveway at exactly six o'clock. Outside on the porch swing Deanna was talking to a red head guy and a guy with curly blond hair. Slowly, I got out of the truck and walked up to the porch. As soon as she saw me a smile lit up her face.
"Hi Prosper." She said.
"Hi there." I said and smiled at her.
"Oh, the blond here is my cousin Jace and the the red head is my god-brother's best friend Ron. Why don't you come in for a minute?" She said and stood up.
"Sure." I reply.
Jace and Ron walked inside. I followed behind them, but as Deanna wen to walk in Jace pushed her back, and shut the door in her face. Ron pushed me into the living room. In there was a tall dark haired guy, a girl with dark hair, a girl with bushy brown hair, a girl with red hair, a guy I recognized from pictures as Harry Potter, and Sirius Black.
"Uh, hi" I said uneasily
"Where are you from?" Harry asked.
"London, I moved out here a year ago because of my dad's job. I don't have an accent because I talk like my mother who has no accent as well." I answered.
"Get anything on that Hermione?" Sirius asked.
"Nope. Izzy?" The brown haired girl said.
"Nothing. Clary?" The dark haired girl replied.
"Not a thing." The red head answered.
"You've passed so far. Sorry, magic lie detector." Harry said.
"I understand" I told him.
Out of the blue Jace went to punch me, but I quickly moved out of the way. Jace ended up punching the dark haired guy.
"Jace stope. Alec, are you okay?" Izzy asked.
Alec nodded and I looked at Sirius who was giving me a look as if to try to figure me out.
"Sir, I promise I'll do nothing to harm your daughter. I could never put her in danger. I'm willing to make an unbreakable vow." I said.
"What makes you think you are good enough for my daughter?" Sirius asked.
"I don't think I am. You see my mother is a witch and my father is a demigod of Zeus. Mixing the blood together makes it so when my brothers and I find our soulmates we send a shock through their body. Well, when Deanna dropped her books I helped her pick them up, and well when my skin touched hers I sent a shock through her." I said quickly.
"So you are saying she is your soulmate?" He questioned.
"Yes sir, I am." I answered.
"I won't make you make an unbreakable vow, but you do anything to harm my daughter you will regret it." He told me.
"Yes sir." I said.
"Go and have a good time." He told me.
I smiled and nodded. Quietly, I walked to the front door, unlocked it, and went outside. Deanna wasn't on the porch though. I looked around, then heard rustling in the trees and saw her falling to the ground. Rapidly, I ran over to her and caught her.
"Hello again." She said and smiled up at me.
"What was the point of climbing when you have wings?" I asked.
"I like climbing." She answered, and stood up out of my arms.
Silently, she smoothed her jean skirt and fixed her black leggings. Then she straightened up. I realized she wasn't wearing anything to hide her wings, so I slipped my jacket off and helped her put it on.
"So where are we going?" She asked as we got into my truck.
"Dinner, and then a show." I replied.
"Okay" She said.
I made the drive to the diner as short as possible. She saw it was a simple diner and her eyes lit up. Together we got out after I parked.
We ate a nice peaceful meal, then were back on the road. The entire time while I was driving Deanna kept her eyes on the road, and didn't look away for anything. Finally I parked again.
"Where are we?" She asked.
"I've brought you here to see Cirque du Freak." I told her, then we got out of the truck.
I took her hand as we walked into the high top tent. Silently, I handed our tickets to a man named Mr. Tall while Deanna messed with her red shirt.
"Are you okay?" I whispered as we took our seats.
"Yeah, just thinking." She told me.
"About what?" I asked.
"I don't want to talk about it." She told me.
I sighed and put an arm around her as the show began. As the first performer , the wolfman, came out I felt Deanna tense up. She moved closer to me, and his her face in my shoulder.
"It's okay." I whispered and rubbed her back.
She didn't move until the wolfman was put back in his cage. Silently, she unhid her face, but kept leaning against me. The next few acts She watched without a problem. When intermission came I offered to buy her something, but she refused to get anything.
Finally the show started again, and with the act that was up I found her holding onto me for dear life. It was just a man doing tricks with a spider.
"What's wrong?" I breathed.
"Terrified of spiders." She whispered.
I held her close and rubbed her back soothingly. Finally the final act came. She was watching this on intently. It had a guy covered in scales. Basically, he was a snake boy, who had a pet snake.
I shuddered because of my high dislike fore snakes. Okay, actually hey terrified me. It's all because of Josh and Jason though. They had a pet snake that nearly killed me.
At last the show was finished, and we got up to leave. We walked outside, but instead of going to the truck De went to the performer's camp sight. Silently, I followed, but stopped as she ran over to the snake guy.
They gave each other a hug as if they were old friends. While she patted the snakes head and talked to the guy I turned to have a look at the rest of the sight. Then I heard a piercing scream.
Quickly, I whirled around. The wolfman had gotten out of his cage and was now attacking Deanna. She was trying to protect herself, but wasn't able to against the wolfman. The snake guy was trying to help her too.
I pulled out my wand and shot the first curse I could think of. The wolfman went unconscious and fell. The snake guy instantly pulled him off Deanna and put him in his cage.
In a hurry I picked Deanna up not paying any attention to the snake by her. My heart raced as I ran her to my truck. She was unconscious, and bleeding from many spots. Carefully I put her in my truck. I got in, started the engine, and hit the gas.
Within fifteen minutes she was in an ER room, and I was waiting outside in the hall. Sirius came in, and a bunch of nurses had to stop him from bursting into Deanna's room.
"What happened to my daughter?" He asked.
Quickly, I started to explain everything. Eventually he sank down against the wall with his head in his hands. I sat next to him feeling retarded. Ten minutes later my mom walked in. She came over and knelt by me. Silently, she held me tight against her.
"I'm Piper, Prosper's mother" She said to Sirius.
"I'm Sirius, Deanna's father." He mumbled.
"Sirius Black? I haven't seen you since Lily and James's wedding." My mom said.
"Piper Almandin. I remember you." He said and looked at her.
"You should. I was Lily's best friend. It's Piper Border now by the way." She said.
"Quiet, the doctor is coming out." I hissed as the door opened.
I recognized the doctor as Carlisle Cullen. My heart was still racing as Sirius, mom, and stood up together. Carlisle didn't look upset, so I was guessing good news.
"She's going to be okay. The worst of it was a broken wrist, and she'll have a few scars." He said.
"Thanks Carlisle." I said then walked into the room with Sirius.
Deanna was sound asleep. Her arms had bandages in the. Her left wrist was wrapped. Then on her face she had a bandage on a cut over her left eye and one along her left jaw line.
Silently, I sat by the bed and held her right hand. Sirius sat on her other side and moved her hair out of her face. My mom stood behind me, and patted my shoulder. Soon I started drifting off to sleep.
I was woken up by someone tapping my shoulder. Instantly I sat up right and stretched. When I looked down at Deanna she was smiling up at me.
"How you feeling?" I asked her.
"Good." She said smiling.
"I'm so sorry about last night." I told her.
"It wasn't your fault. You're the one who saved me." She said.
"I should have been more aware though." I said.
"You're fine, just make me one promise." She said.
"What's that?" I asked dreading she might tell me to never come near her again.
"No more first date. Seconds, thirds, and so on are fine, but no more firsts." She told me.
"I can promise you that." I said, and laughed.
She smiled and laughed, then began to sit up. I helped her, then watched her carefully as she poked Sirius with her right hand. He didn't stir though. She sighed, and gave up as Carlisle came in.
"Hi Carlisle." She said sweetly.
"Hi Deanna. How are you feeling?" He asked.
"Fine, just want to get out of here. I don't like hospitals." She answered.
"You're being released at noon." He told her.
She gave a heavy sigh, and laid back. I went to push her hair out of her face, but she smacked my hand away and pushed it out of her face herself. I sighed and sat back in the chair.
"Is that your mom over there?" She asked, and pointed to the corner once Carlisle left.
I looked over where Deanna point, and sure enough it was my mom. Asleep on a cot. They must have brought it in after I fell asleep.
"Yeah, that's her." I replied.
"She's pretty." Deanna said, and smiled.
"Yeah." I said, and inhaled deeply.
"Why so glum?" She asked, and held my hand.
"I'm not glum. I'm just thinking." I answered.
"You seem glum. Well, actually I can sense emotions so I know you're glum." She told me.
"I'll be fine. Why don't you explain to me why you dislike cars?" I suggest.
"Uh, well, I guess I could." She mumbled.
"It's okay. I'm right here." I reassured her and kissed her hand.
"When I was two I was going on a car trip with my mom. It was late, so I was laying down in the backseat asleep. When I woke up I was in a hospital room. About an hour later a doctor came in, and sat by my bed. He told me the car had been hit head on, and they couldn't find my mom, but there was no way she could have survived." She told me, and I watched the tear run down her cheeks.
"So you aren't positive if you mom is dead." I said.
" I was told she couldn't have survived. She's dead, and the only reason I'm alive is because I was laying down." She cried.
I moved up onto the bed next to her. Carefully I kissed her cheek and rubbed her back while she cried. She leaned against me, and continued to cry making me wish I hadn't brought it up.
As she cried Sirius woke up, and stroked her hair. He seemed like he knew exactly why she was crying. How could I have ever thought this man was a mass murderer? He had the look of one, but doesn't act like he could harm a single living soul.
At noon Izzy walked in with clothes for Deanna. De sighed in relief at the time.
"How are you feeling cousin?" Izzy answered.
Sirius and my mom got up and walked out. Slowly, I walked out behind them, and Izzy shut the door in my face. While we waited outside, Sirius signed a release form. Finally the door opened.
Sirius walked in, and came out carrying De while Izzy walked beside him. My mom patted my shoulder, and followed them as they left. Silently, I followed pondering the promise I had made this morning.
Was that promise her way of being silly or was it her way of letting me not to leave her? Maybe it was both. I mean she did seem like the kind of person, who could be serious and funny at the same time.
After Sirius, De, and Izzy were gone I got into my truck. For a couple minutes I just sat there. Then finally I started the engine and backed put of the parking lot