Can you still see the heart of me?
By: SelenesLegacy
The only thing I own here, is my character Emma. Everything else is the property of J.K. Rowling.
Ch3: With these broken wings I'm falling
(EMMA)
Sleeping was absolute bliss. Warm hands sneaked around my waist and remained there. I didn't mind it though, Scabior's presence warmed me, despite the fact that he'd taken me back to this dreadful place.
I felt his fingers on my cheek as he left after a while. My thoughts drifted to mom and dad, were they still alive? They couldn't be, not after what Greyback had done. I drifted off again, but jolted awake as I heard a roar nearly right outside the tent. "Oh fuck! He hasn't changed, has he?" Scabior had put my wand in my pocket. So I drew it and went outside.
My eyes locked on Greyback who was covered in blood, he grinned evilly at me. "Come to join me, luv?" I shook my head a little too fast for my own liking. "I am not very fond of blood, sir. It has a tendency to make me…nauseous." Faster than lightning, I pointed my wand at him and screamed "Crucio!" He writhed on the ground and screamed in pain.
As I released him, he ran off. I went over to the body on the ground and turned it over. "Oh shit." It was Scabior lying there, covered in his own blood. "H-He s-surprised me…" he whispered softly, and then passed out.
(SCABIOR)
This was hell. Definitely hell. Greyback withdrew his claws from my body, only to plunge them back into the wounds again. Damn that idiot for casting a silencio on me! I screamed once more, though no one could hear me. He let me go and kicked me once more in the back.
Gentle hands turned me over, and I couldn't help but smile when I saw Emma stare at me. Surprisingly enough, I was able to speak again and whispered: "H-He s-surprised me…" Then everything became painful oblivion.
(EMMA)
"HELP ME!" Several snatchers came running from their tents when they heard my scream. The tall redheaded one looked at me sternly and asked what happened. "I woke up and he weren't there with me. Then I heard Greyback outside, and went to check what was happening. A-And he was lying here, all bloody!" Sobbing, I took Scabior's hand and squeezed it. "Relax, we won't do you anythin', but we need to get 'im inside 'is tent." The redhead and several others took hold of Scabior and carried him inside.
I cleaned the table so they could put him down. "We'll be outside if you should need any help." Mr. Redhead took the others outside, so I could have a look on the injuries. His pocketknife laid on the nightstand, so I retrieved it and started cutting loose his clothes.
"Oh dear…" Blood trickled from the wounds, which were slowly turning grey. "Shit, that bastard must have poison in his claws." I searched through the cupboard for medical supplies and found a black bottle labelled "Antidote against Greyback" I snickered, but stopped as Scabior started chocking. "What the hell is happening to him?" I unstoppered the bottle, and poured the potion down his throat.
He stopped choking, and became deadly still. I tore off his vest and sweater to check his pulse. "He's not going to make it if you keep on like this!" I rumbled through the cupboard once more, and found several bandages; some of them were long enough to cover a leg. I sliced several pieces of, and bound them around his upper body.
"Transparentio!" The wounds went into his organs, it was a miracle he even was alive! Then, I remembered a jinx Harry had taught me in my 7th year, Sectumsempra. I just prayed that the counter-spell, Vulnera sanentur, would work against poisoned werewolf-inflicted wounds.
So I started to chant softly: Vulnera sanentur, vulnera sanentur, vulnera sanentur…" He shivered as the wounds healed, but calmed when I placed my hand on his chest.
That's when it happened.
Just as I placed my hand on him, a surge of power washed through my soul. A feeble thread touched my mind; its fight for consciousness was painful. A feeling of despair clouded me for mere seconds, and I realized what had happened.
A soul bond had been made between Scabior and me. A bloody soul bond! How the hell was I supposed to act like around him now?
(SCABIOR)
Emma had done something to trigger this light inside me. It didn't hurt; it felt like being held in the embrace of a mother, something I'd almost forgotten how was like. The pain from Greyback's ambush was almost gone, all thanks to my little captive.
I slipped in and out of consciousness while lying on the table, while Emma cleaned after herself. "I hope for her sake she knows what she's done." Soul-bonding could be dangerous if it happened with the wrong person. A muttered "Vingardium leviosa" reached my ears, and I floated a few seconds before being placed carefully down on the bed. "Thank you angel." The connection between us was still weak, but she responded meekly: "Nothing to thank for, sir. I did only what a decent human being would do. And…I took revenge on Greyback for both of us, so he is gone." That made my day.
It's a bit short, I know that. I've been busy with school (and small writer's block) : Chapter title and inspiration from "Savin' me" by Nickelback
