Life, It Used To Be Perfect
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Chapter 12: Falling Apart
"Looks like I was right," said John to Draco. "We're in the same unit." Draco nodded. John was the only person he had gotten to somewhat know, and he was glad to work with him. Plus, he was glad at least something was going right in his life at this point.
"Yeah, we're in the same barracks," Draco said, looking at the paper John had been holding in his hand before. John nodded.
"Come on, we have to get settled in our bunks." Both looked around the surrounding area, searching for their barracks. As they were looking, they noticed many men and women in soldier uniforms; some were wounded, and others were holding papers in their hands, which Draco assumed must be letters from home because some looked like they wanted to cry.
"Sounds like fun," Draco said with sarcasm dripping from every word and a painful sigh. "After that, I'm writing home." With one last look around, Draco and John found their barracks and bunks, got settled, and Draco did just what he said he would; he wrote home to his family.
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"How is he?" Ginny asked the healer. She was now at St. Mungo's Hospital and had been waiting for a while to hear on Justin, let alone she hadn't heard anything from Blaise and Kyle, or Hermione and Joseph.
"Well, he's alright physically, but-" she started off, but Ginny finished for her.
"Not mentally." Ginny sat down on the bench and with a huge sigh. The healer nodded solemnly.
"He also had a sprained ankle, and he could have pneumonia," she told Ginny. Ginny nodded. Of course she thought irritably, but full of exasperation. After a moment, Ginny asked, "How is he doing mentally?"
"Well, he seems to be in shock, and he keeps asking where 'Nina' is...?"she questioned hesitantly.
"His sister," Ginny informed her. "She ran away tonight after she found out their grandmother died and their grandfather's in the hospital."
The healer nodded sympathetically. "He's refusing to take a Dreamless Sleep Potion until he talks to you."
"May I see him now?"
"Of course. Right this way." She turned slowly and quietly lead Ginny down the hall to the last door on the left. "He's right inside." Ginny smiled thankfully, and watched as the nurse walked away. She hesitated before turning the handle and walking in.
"Justin?" She called softly. She took a second to take in the surroundings before she let her eyes land on Justin. He was still a pale blue, and he had deathly-looking bags under his eyes. She wanted to cry, but as she walked towards him, she had to let the tears fall when he sat up straight and called, "Nina?" She slowly continued walking to him, not knowing how much damage today had caused him.
When Draco left, Justin had become quiet, and quite scrawny. He didn't really like to play much and it seemed he had aged 5 years in both personality and physically. She gave him a look of sad eyes before sitting down next to him on a chair.
"No, it's Ginny," she said quietly. "Your uncle is still looking for Nina." Justin lied back down, defeated.
"What about Mum and Uncle Joseph, or Aunt Sarah and Kyle? Where is everyone?" he asked monotonously.
"Kyle and Blaise are still looking for Nina, and your Mum and Joseph we haven't heard from in a while," she told him. He didn't move. A silence passed through the room.
"Mum and Nina. They're still alive, I can feel it," he said suddenly, but calmly. Ginny nodded, not quite sure what to think at the moment.
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"Nina! Nina, where are you!" Both Kyle and Blaise called. They drove slowly around the neighborhoods, randomly knocking on doors. They'd been driving for hours, searching for Nina. They've been to many neighborhoods and yelled over thundering rain, but each turn they made, they were disappointed once more.
Just as they were going to give up, Blaise saw a peculiar house at the end of the road. It was right across from a park, and it seemed to have a welcoming sense to it. So, Blaise followed his instincts and stopped to knock on the door.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Blaise heard shuffling inside before the door opened to reveal an elderly woman. Blaise smiled kindly. "Hi, ma'am," he said, "I'm looking for my niece. She's ten years old and she's about-"
"Shhh. You'll wake her up."
"You have her?" Blaise asked his excitedly. When she nodded, his face lit up like a child in a candy store.
"Come in," she told him, but he turned around and waved for Kyle to come to him. The woman watched as the little boy walked sheepishly up to her doorstep, next to Blaise.
"This is my son," he told her. "I'd rather not leave him outside alone, if you don't mind." She nodded again.
"Quite alright, dear." She opened the door wider for them to come in. She gestured toward the sofa and when they sat, Kyle looked up to Blaise. Blaise smiled reassuringly, and right then, Kyle knew after grueling hours of searching, they had finally found Nina.
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"You- you're what?" Joseph sputtered.
"Joseph, I'm pregnant," she said miserably and let even more tears come out. "What am I going to do? I can't have a baby without Draco." It wasn't that she couldn't,but she didn't want to have a baby without a loving husband by her side. She'd had troubles during her pregnancies with Justin and Nina, but Draco was always there to help.
"You can have this baby, and you will have this baby," Joseph said comfortingly.
"How do you expect me to do that?" she asked, her doubts clear in her voice.
"Hermione, you have all of US here to help you. We can get you through this," he said reassuringly and softly. She sighed and gradually got the tears to stop flowing. All she wanted to do was go home, or the Zabini's that is, to her children, family, the things that made her life worth living now.
"Joseph, let's just go home now, please?" she pleaded. She had a migrane and just wished to sleep more.
"Okay, let's go." They walked towards the fire place, not really having the energy at the moment to meet up with the rest of the family upstairs. They were sure everyone was still crying and in shock, and right now they BOTH just wanted to be somewhere else right now, but little did they know what an interesting shock will come to them when they get there.
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"I was strolling through the park until it started to rain, but on my way home, I see this tiny thing on a bench. I went closer to see what it was because God knows how my vision is. Anyways, when I got closer I realized it was a small, young girl, and she was light as a feather. Not to mention she was turning purple from the cold outside," said Miss Debenham. She was telling Blaise how she had come to find Nina, who was currently wrapped in many blankets, yet still quite damp and pale.
"I can't thank you enough, Miss Debenham, for taking care of my niece. We've all had a really rough day," he said tiredly, "but we must go. I need to find out what is going on with my wife and nephew." The woman nodded.
"Of course. Take care." She helped Blaise gather Nina and waved politely as Blaise carried her out to the car with Kyle trailing slowly behind, looking down at his shoes. Poor family she thought sadly before retreating back into the house.
"Great. Now we have to find your mother and cousin, and not to mention your Aunt and Uncle," Blaise told Kyle, who was in the back seat watching over Nina. He didn't reply.
Quickly, Blaise got home and told Kyle to wait in the car. He rushed inside only to find an empty house, but he searched upstairs just in case. Just as he came back down, he heard a rushing sound and a slightly loud thump! near the fireplace. Next thing he knew, Blaise was staring straight at Hermione and Joseph.
"Blaise!" Hermione jumped up and into his arms. He pulled her into a tight embrace, but remembering the night's events, he pulled away. He looked at Hermione, whose face was still wet with tears, and Hermione looked back.
"Blaise," she asked slowly, "where are the kids?" He visibly stiffened and he became uneasy.
"Come on, I'll explain in the car," and with that, he walked outside with Hermione and Joseph on his heels. Hermione got in the back and yelped in surprise and worry when she saw Nina.
"What the hell happened, Blaise?" she whispered loudly as to not wake Nina up.
"Well..." and he explained everything he knew from when Joseph and Hermione left up until the current point. By the time he had finished, they were at St. Mungo's and on their way to Justin's room.
When they entered, Ginny was cradling Justin in her arms; both were sleeping. "Oh, Justin," Hermione whispered softly while walking towards the bed. Tears fell from her eyes. Everything was going wrong. Their family was breaking down, falling apart, and no one knew what to do or how to handle it.
"I'm sorry. I'm just...sorry," Hermione whispered, but doubted anyone heard her.
"Don't be." Hermione looked up from where she was lying her head down on the bed to see Justin was looking at her sympathetically. "It wasn't your fault, Mum," he whispered to her. "None of this is your fault."
"But I'm your mother, I'm supposed to make your life worthwhile and fun," she said miserably. Justin shook his head lightly.
"You have, and you being her does make our lives worthwhile and fun, for Nina and me." By now, Ginny was awake and she had pink rims around her eyes. Hermione jumped up and huggedthem tightly. She would be hugging her daughter, too, but she was currently in with a doctor to make sure she was okay after the day's events.
From there on, the tests came back for both Justin and Nina. Justin was fixed up magically and Nina seemed to be alright. The Healer had given Hermione some vials full of Dreamless Sleep Potion that could last for a little while. Hermione thanked him and went home with everyone else.
Once they got home, everyone was exhausted, but none wanted to go to sleep. So, all just sat in the living room, numb from emotional pain and shock. They heard the TV that was on, but no one listened to it, they saw the movie that was played on the TV, but no one knew what is was or what was going on in it. Finally, Hermione couldn't take it. She had to tell them eventually.
"I'm pregnant," she blurted out. Everyone's head snapped up at her words, and at the sound of someone speaking.
"You're pregnant?" Blaise asked incredulously. Hermione nodded.
"Are you sure? Have you been tested?" Blaise asked calmly, but surprised. Hermione shook her head.
"No, but a mother just knows. I've gained weight, I'm having sudden rushes of nausea, and I'm more emotional than usual," she pointed out. Blaise rubbed his eyes overwhelmingly.
"Oh brother," he said, and sat back against the couch. It was going to be a long battle until Draco gets home.
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