A/N: I had the most amazing break and Valentine's Day off from writing. Of course I missed it, but I've updated so much that even I know that I deserved a good break. Well here's the chapter you've been waiting for! I hope you like it, let me know if I'm good at fight scenes or not so I can stop doing them if I suck haha.

"Crucio!"

Fuck. I'm lucky that curse barely missed me. The plan was simple: RUN!

Oh, and bring down as many Death Eaters as we can in the process.

Faith and I ran side by side battling three Death Eaters at once. They were a pretty unorganized bunch. I'm starting to believe that this invasion was not a well thought out one; or maybe they just weren't planning on a couple of teenage girls fighting back.

Nonetheless, we had a plan.

As we exchanged knowing looks, we headed for the small bridge off into the woods, the opposite way of the castle. Being young, we were able to run faster than those old evil farts! Ah, the joys of youth.

We crossed the bridge and waited on the other end for them to follow. They came nearer and nearer with heavy breaths. My heart pounded against my chest as I braced myself.

If you're asking yourself if we were afraid, well of course we were. I could see the fear in Faith's eyes, but like me she had dedication and heart. We would rather die taking a few down with us, knowing that we tried to make a difference. I would much rather die knowing I did something to keep my sister safe than run and hide.

"Ready?" Faith asked me in a low hushed voice.

Nodding as I swallowed, I slowly lifted my wand. We both waited patiently for that opportune moment.

The trio of enemies picked up their pace towards us once they came upon the bridge.

"Stupefy!" "Expelliarmus!"

It was aimed at Faith, but she was quick on her feet to disarm it.

One more step…and—

"CONFRINGO!" We shouted at the same time and aimed it at the bridge as they reached the middle. We were lucky that they were caught off guard; we successfully blasted them down the ravine. It almost seemed too easy.

Without thinking twice I stole Faith into a tight hug.

"We did it!" I exclaimed and she laughed along with me.

Stopping, we realized that although it was a great idea, we had to walk around the long way to get back to Hogwarts.

Damn.

"I don't care about walking," I sighed and grabbed her hand tight, "as long as we are safe and we destroyed those sorry excuses of life."

She smiled appreciatively at me and tugged me along side her to the other bridge, also known as the longer way, to get back home.

"Do you think it's over?" Faith whispered hard at me.

We were still being cautious and why lie, we were both still afraid. Who wouldn't be? Death Eaters are like suicide bombers. They have no regards to their own life and are set out to destroy others'.

"I don't know…I sure hope so, I'm worried about—"

"I know," Faith forced a smile at me and I returned it.

I didn't have to ask her to know that we were both feeling guilty about fighting with our twins the way we did, and then ending up being wrong on top of that. They were right, about the whole thing. But there's one thing I will stand by until my dying day that they were wrong about; there was no way in hell I would leave Hermione behind. I know Faith feels the same about her brother Harry. How dare they ask us to try and sit this one out, while they go gallivanting and risking their lives for ours as if we are really going to stand by and let them do so.

We reached the bridge after an hour and stopped. It was quiet, too quiet.

The bridge itself was empty and we could see the outline of Hogwarts in sight just past it, but something seemed too off. None of us could find the strength to move; we stayed hidden in the brush along the pathway and waited. For what we waited for, I don't know.

"Faith?" I whispered and she shushed me.

Oh hell no.

Glaring at her, I nudged her in the side and put up my hands asking her what was going on, she shook me off and moved her head from left to right, telling me she didn't know either.

While I rolled my eyes, we heard a rustle in the bushes. I swallowed hard and Faith grabbed my wrist tight, whether it was from her own fear or to keep me calm.

Then we heard something else that made both of our hearts drop.

"Faith!" "Destiny!"

No! You idiots!

My best friend and I exchanged pained looks and watched as not one, not two, not even three, but six Death Eaters erupted from the rustle in the bushes. We were still confined so they couldn't possibly see us, but we saw exactly what was going to happen next.

They were heading towards my sister.

Without even thinking, I jumped out of the bushes. "Crucio!" I yelled, pointing at one of the many Death Eaters.

"Expelliarmus!" Faith had disarmed a man that had his wand pointed at me, ready to perform the ultimate unforgiveable curse upon me.

We ran for it. We were both headed in the same general direction: AWAY from Harry and Hermione. We were sure that both of them heard us though. It was impossible for them not to.

"Avada—"

"DUCK!" I tackled Faith to the ground just as a flash of green light zipped past our heads.

"Petrificus Totalus!" I yelled as one became rigid and fell to the forest floor.

Back on our feet!

While I dragged Faith back up and into a frantic sprint, I stole a few glances behind us. Five, there was one limping, but five were still after us. Still right behind us.

My heart was beating rapidly, I couldn't think, my body was running on pure instinct.

"Umph!" Faith went rolling in the grass followed by a Death Eater that tackled her.

"Stupefy!" That took care of him.

"Destiny what are you doing?! GO! I'll hold them back, go find Harry and Hermione!"

Oh fuck no. If she honestly believes I'm leaving her behind like this, she is NOT my best friend. Who the hell does she think she is, trying to act like a hero and grab all the glory! But mostly, for trying to get me to leave her behind like that. Yeah. Fucking. Right.

As I helped her up, we were encircled by the four remaining black cloaked demons. We faced them, back to back with one of our arms wrapped around each other. I wasn't going to let her go, over my dead mother fucking body!

Surprisingly, my breath slowed and became focused as I studied the two Death Eaters in front of me. My heart took up an unnatural rhythm, but it went unnoticed for now. This turned into a 'who goes first' battle.

We all raised our wands at once.

"Crucio!" "Imperio!" "Expelliarmus!" "Avada Kedavra!"

As soon as Faith and I cast our spells, we both fell to the floor. Our curses missed, but their curses didn't! They hit each other. I knew one was dead for sure…make that two. One was knocked unconscious as the other was writhing on the floor in utter pain. His hideous screams became deaf on my ears.

My main concern was my best friend. I hugged her tight, and she wordlessly returned it.

We took in the scene for what felt like hours before we found the strength and willingness to leave. A part of me wanted to make sure our job was done, the other was admiring our work. As soon as the fear dissipated, I turned to Faith with the biggest smirk I could manage; like Malfoy style smirk!

"We were fucking AWESOME!" I shrieked and Faith stared at my in shock before laughing a little.

"You're insane," she giggled.

"Am I wrong?" I nudged her chuckling like mad as we headed back to the palace.

She rolled her eyes and shrugged. "We always made a great team," she beamed as she pulled a few twigs out of my unruly hair. "That last move was a big risk we took though. Imagine if they knew what we were going to pull? Or imagine if the curses missed! We would have been sitting ducks!"

I pat her back to calm her down. "Look it's over already, it's too early to reminisce. Besides, point is, it worked! Goes to show you how incredibly stupid they all are."

"HAHA! You're right…"

Smiling at her, I wrapped my arm around hers and sighed heavily. "I'm still worried about Hermione and Harry…"

"Yeah," she answered in barely a whisper. "I'm sure they are somewhere in the castle with Dumbledore, waiting for us."

I held it inside, but Harry, Ron and Hermione didn't tend to listen to reason, and they also didn't abide by the rules. The only difference between them and Malfoy or any other average 'bad egg' is their rebellion ended up in good consequences, not bad. But because of this, I knew for a fact that they were definitely NOT doing what Faith had hoped they were. If anything, they were running around scouring the forest for us.

Finally finding the brick path, we were a few feet away from the bridge when I grew tired. The constant running and the fight took a lot out of me. I wasn't much of an athlete to begin with! I sunk to the ground and found refuge on a flat topped boulder. My chest heaved in pain and my eyes fluttered, fighting the blackness.

Faith spun around when she realized I wasn't at her side and she rolled her eyes at me. "Are you serious Destiny?" She groaned, I ignored her.

"We are almost there, just let me sit down for a second."

"Exactly, we are almost there so why are you sitting down? Just like five hundred more steps and we're there and then you can sit down!"

Because five hundred steps is SO little…

Groaning myself, I leaned forward so that my head was between my legs. "I feel like if I keep walking, I will surely collapse. So unless your petite pretty self wants to carry me, don't rush me."

I could hear her mumble to herself and I laughed. "Ok, well I will be right back; I just want to see if anyone is standing outside the castle across the bridge. I won't be far."

As her footsteps retreated I took the time to look myself over. I had scratches and cuts all over my arms. I looked as if I was fighting the forestry, not an evil follower of the dark lord. I can only imagine what my hair looks like; a rat's nest. It sure as hell felt like one. My feet and legs were achingly sore. If anything, I know I am definitely going to feel the workout tomorrow. That's probably what I should do; if something like this were to ever happen again. I need to be physically ready. By just sitting here feeling the after effects, I can tell my body was purely relying on adrenaline.

The heaviness in my head slowly faded away and I examined my surroundings. A black cloud of smoke still hovered over Hogsmeade and my heart sank all over again. All those poor innocent people. At this moment, I didn't want to know the numbers of good people lost, it would only make me feel even more like shit.

I stood cautiously, feeling around for that dizziness to come back, but it didn't.

Thank Merlin.

Before I even took a few steps, I felt my legs lock together and I fell to the floor hard.

"Locomotor Mortis!" I heard a soft menacing voice whisper.

FUCK!

In the process of falling to the cement floor, I dropped my wand. Super stupid rookie move. If I could kick myself, I would. But look at that! I can't.

"FAITH!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. How selfish of me to yell for help, but I was mostly screaming her name to warn her, not exactly call her back. I would be extremely grateful, but I felt the panic in my heart side with her safety more than mine.

As I flipped myself over, I came face to face with not just any dark figure. But a no-nosed nefarious creature that haunted all of our dreams and destroyed all of our hopes.

Voldemort.

Time seemed to stand still as he looked me over. My whole world froze, and all I could hear was the steady beating of my heart before realization and fear overtook me. I could feel myself hyperventilate as he raised his wand at me. Tears couldn't form, words wouldn't escape me.

Until I forced them.

I did the best I could do in my state of shock to let the whole world know what I was facing.

"VOLDEMORT!" My scream was piercing to even my own ears, full of despair.

Faith's POV

I trudged along the bridge and searched for my brother but found him nowhere.

That's when I heard her.

"FAITH!" At first I thought she was being dramatically lazy, until I caught the fear at the end of my name.

I spun on my heel as fast as I could with the remaining energy I had.

Then I heard the worst possible scenario ringing in my ears.

"VOLDEMORT!"

For a moment I stopped in my tracks and gasped. My heart lodged in my throat as I swallowed and glanced around desperately for help and still finding no one. I cursed myself for being a coward and ran back to Destiny anyway.

It was no use, as I reached the boulder where I left her I realized she was no where in sight.

"DESTINY!" I screamed, both afraid and upset that I took so long to get back.

I started to think the worst and ran back off into the woods. Tears were stinging my eyes and my heart was beginning to break with each passing second.

"DESTINYYYY!" With a sharp intake of breath, I continued deeper into the woods. I tried not to let the tears fall because it was beginning to blur my vision and I stumbled on loose roots here and there. But I kept on. I felt myself sob, without actually realizing I was doing it.

I ran full force until—

SMACK!

"AHHH!"

"SHH!" A pair of big familiar arms wrapped around me and I let it all out uncontrollably.

"What happened? We heard Destiny scream and now you…"

Silence followed for a few moments.

"Faith, where's Destiny," Harry asked me soothingly; I could hear the relief in his voice as he caressed me. He was happy I was safe, but I was anything but happy. My best friend was missing.

"Faith. Where is my sister?" I heard Hermione start to whimper.

That set me off the edge. I sobbed even harder in the crook of Harry's arm and he forced me to look up at him with my tear stained now red eyes.

"FAITH!"

"She's gone!"

Hermione dropped down to her knees onto the ground, seeming to look at nothing. Eventually she sank all the way and cradled herself.

Harry shook his head refusing to believe me and shook me firmly. "What do you mean she's gone?!"

I shut my eyes tight before opening them and staring into his emerald eyes, "She's gone. Voldemort took her."

There you go! I finished this as lot earlier than I had originally planned and I'm happy for that. Please PLEASE review! Just to say WTF or it's good, or it's lame, just review please? All you silent readers, I want to know if this is good or not and worth continuing or I just won't do it ;).