.:It can only happen so many times:.
Light shined through the curtains of the 6th year girl's dorm. A groan echoes through the room as Jade rolls over, pulling the blanket over her head to block away the sun. Minutes pass when Jade finally woke up from a long night. Jade sat up from her bed and rubbed her eyes trying to get the sleep out of them. Looking over at the clock next to her head she saw that it was 10 o'clock in the morning on Saturday twenty-two of the month of December. Jade blinked at the time, cursing herself as she rolled out of the bed and over to the bathroom where she got ready for the day. Jade changed in to a pair of dark blue jeans and a green shirt that had a black sakura tree design on it. She finished the outfit off with a pair of black boots and a black chocker that had a silver and red moon dangling off it.
When Jade stepped back into the girl's dorm room, she looked over at Amelia's bed to see that she was still not there. Jade frowned at the sight of the bed as it looked as if it had not been slept in. Looking around to the rest of the beds in the room she saw that Prue where still asleep. Lily must have left a long time ago. Wanting to be alone, Jade walked down the steps down to the red and gold common room. She sat down at her favorite seat by the fire and once again stared into its fiery depths. Jade's multi-colored eyes reflected the flames inside them.
Soon, Jade became bored staring into the fire. Jade stalked over to the common room door to go to the Great Hall to catch an early lunch, or like everyone else a late breakfast. When Jade made it to the Great Hall she scoped the tables for Amelia. There was still no sign of her anywhere and the Marauders where also nowhere to be seen. Walking over to the Gryffindor table Jade sat down and grabbed a croissant to first calm her stomach. After finishing the soft delicacy, Jade started to eat a nice simple lunch. Still no sign of any of her friends.
Jade then started to walk back down to the Great Lake. There she climbed up the willow tree that was there, the heels did nothing to slow her down. Jade happened to notice that a pretty big branch had fallen the day before. Jade shock her head at her silly thoughts and proceeded to climb even higher up the tree. There Jade had some more quiet time to herself to watch the clouds go by. Jade couldn't help but wonder what happened to her good friend Amelia. It almost seemed like she vanished from existence. Jade just hoped her Amelia was ok. She didn't know what she would do if Amelia was hurt. And Jade wasn't thinking of the physical kind either. She was talking about mentally. Physically, Amelia was a strong person. But mentally, Amelia can be hurt more than others. Hopefully, that is all in the past now…hopefully.
Timed passed and Jade was uninterrupted till she heard someone curse down by the ground. Looking down Jade spotted brown hair that looked a lot like Amelia's. Thinking it may just be her Jade started to climb down the tree…slowly. The closer Jade got to the ground the more she could hear and the more convinced it was Amelia. When Jade finally got down from the tree she came face to face with her best friend. Seeing her unharmed made Jade scowl. It wasn't that she didn't like the fact that she wasn't harmed it was the fact that she was mad. It was the fact that Jade waited all night to talk to her and she never came. It was the fact that she missed out on her when she was the one in the first place to call the meeting together so that she could tell her about her and Regulus. Amelia looked over at her friend. Amelia could practically feel the anger flowing off Jade in waves of heat. Amelia gulped at the look on her friends face. Amelia took a step away from her friend.
"Where have you been?" Jade hissed. Amelia was scared. When Jade was truly angry she did not yell out, but calmly spoke with a hit of threat behind her tone of voice.
"I was…ummm. I was…" Amelia didn't know how to answer her friend in her angry. Usually when she was mad it was directed at someone who happened to mess with her.
"Amelia Frances Marie Williams where the bloody hell have you been? I waited hours for you in the common room waiting to see if you would come. And do you know what. You never came. You scared the crap out of me. Do you know how upset I was when I waited till past midnight for you? I couldn't even find you this morning. How is that supposed to make me feel?" Jade kept on creeping closer to Amelia with each sentence she spoke. And each time Jade moved closer in Amelia would step back two steps more than her, trying to keep the space between them.
Amelia scowled at her friend's anger. What reasons did Jade have in being angry at her? Soon, Amelia was also consumed with a deep anger at her best friend.
"You have no reason to be waiting up for me." Amelia spoke for the first time. Jade looked over at her friend. Amelia's words had made Jade even madder. Jade was barely controlling her anger at her friend. And with her birthday in only a week it did not make things all that better.
"I have no reason," Jade whispered, "I HAVE NO BLOODY REASON!"
Jade lost it. Everything in her life seemed good, but now it seemed as if it was spiraling down in a whirlpool and she didn't know if she could recover from it. And her friend that she never fights with thinks this is just the dandiest time to start what could be considered their first real fight.
Amelia paled after she saw Jade's answer. It wasn't because she was scared. It was she just realized what she said. Doing a quick check of her mental calendar she then saw the date and winced. Literally a week from her birthday and her she is saying these things to her. Add the fact she completely stood her up it was understandable that Jade would be pissed.
Jade glared a deathly glare at her so called friend. She was pissed. There was no other way to say it. And she thought that after the years Amelia would understand her.
"Jade I'm-" Amelia tried to apologize, but Jade would have none of that.
I would think that you of all people would be able to be a real good and true friends." Jade starts to laugh a biting and bitter laugh, "You would think that after everything I told you, you would be the one to not be just. Like. The. Others."
Venom came from those words Jade spoke. Her eyes no longer held her once blazing fire. Only the cold and twisted blizzard was left in its place.
"I mean I have had a lot of people betray me. There was Carolina, Tina, Maggie, Linda, Bret and we can't forget about Bridget now can we." Jade's eyes and voice darkened as the last name was spoken.
Amelia flinched when that name was spoken. She remembered what Bridget did to Jade. Bridget and Jade were friends. Some of the best you could find. They had many things in common and they shared everything. Even the names of their crushes and things like that. Bridget then did the unthinkable. She not only left Jade for other girls, but she told her that she would never be friends with some freak of nature like you. She then walked over to the girls who would be considered popular and latched on to the arm of Jade's school girl crush. Jade was almost gone. She was so close to shattering. Till Amelia came in and brought her out of her stump; Amelia was the one who took as much tape as she could find and try to keep the mirror that is her soul from cracking father than it already had. With time Jade got better and she soon donned the mask she now wears, to all except to her. And now she was no better than Bridget. Hell, she could be considered worse.
"Jade, please I didn't mean to!" Amelia tried so hard to get through to her friend, her best friend.
"Then what could you possibly mean?" Jade sarcastically asked Amelia.
"Jade, I'm so so so sorry. I didn't mean to leave you alone last night, but it was one of the greatest only second to the day I met you. But something happened last night. Something magical." Amelia sighed, last night was wonderful, but her friend was much more important than that.
"Really now. Well my night was one of the worst I had since, well that day," Again Amelia flinched, she brought up that day, "Actually, today has been a horrible day. All my friends are missing, I have been alone since 6 last night, and my best friends can't follow the instructions she gave. What's up with that huh?"
Amelia just spoke the truth of what happened yesterday, "Remus kissed me," Not much more she could say about that.
Jade looked over at Amelia and saw that she spoke the truth. She then smiled a very creepy smile, "Well looks like our days weren't that different yesterday. That means what I would have told you last night I guess I should tell you know. Me and Reggie (here Jade giggles lightly) are now dating and I wanted you (Jade points at Amelia after spinning on her heel) to be the first to now. Since you my best best friend!"
Amelia felt even worse. Jade was the kind of person who wanted to tell her best friend, her, everything, but she could only do it in person. It's what made Jade that much special, how she could tell her whole soul to one person, telling them please take it while the whole time she hopes that you won't break her. It only did take a flick of your wrist to accomplish it. And now her friend was so upset that the mask she always dropped just for her, was put right back up. And it hurt knowing that Amelia caused the reason why Jade is acting how she is.
"Jade, listen to me," Amelia practically begged her, something she would never do under normal situations, this was not one, "Please just please. Give me a chance. What happened last night will never happen again. I promise."
It was those words that made Jade stop smiling. Her head tilted to the left and her eyes stayed blank, like those of a porcelain doll, glossy and blank. She then said two words that made Amelia's heart sour.
"Prove it."
Amelia sat by the fire in the common room thinking about what she was about to do just to earn the friendship she cared for so much that it hurt. But would it be enough of her friend. Would this prove to Jade that I really mean it when I say I like her being her friend? Amelia sighed as she gazed into the flames. This was all Amelia could think of. What to do to prove that she truly meant her words? Amelia sighed as she stood up and walked over to where the gang was. Didn't they see it? Didn't they see the past mask Jade puts up? Couldn't they see all the pain she was hiding behind her blue/green/grey eyes? They didn't. But she did, or at least once did. And now she must earn it all back again, like it was the beginning of their friendship all over again. Each trying to earn the others trust.
Amelia sat down across from Jade on the other couch. This made it so that both Jade and Amelia were in the middle facing each other. Around them stood the gang of Gryffindors that they considered good friends. Amelia sighed at the facts she was willing to give out just to get back her friendship with Jade.
"Hey guys…" Amelia looked over at everyone before looking down again. The group, except for Jade, kept looking at her funny, wonder what was going on in her head, "I want to tell you guys some stuff."
This made the group look at her even more. Yes, they were friends with Amelia and Jade, but they did barley know them. To everyone else Jade was the most open person in the world and Amelia was the most sarcastically truthful person you will ever find. Sadly, to people who knew them a little more they knew that Jade was the most guarded person you will find, only second to people like Voldemort and Dumbledore, and that Amelia has to truthful yes, but everything you find out must be pulled out very very delicately.
"What do you want to tell us Amelia?" Lily asked.
"About my past…"
Everyone was shocked to hear she would tell them on her own.
"As you know my name is Amelia France Marie Williams. I was born on April 11 to Bella and Edward Williams as their first and only child. Both of my parents were wizards and witches. Sadly, three years after I was born my life took a turn for the worse. My father turned out to be a lying, cheating, son of a rich man. My father, well I can't really call him my father anymore, turned out to be your usual wife beating alcoholic. And my mother was nothing against him. Cause yeah see, my mom didn't fight back. So she ended up all bruised up and well you can see how that worked out .And Edward did not use magic because he said that it didn't satisfy him. Well life went on, but then only two years later, when I was 5 mind you, thing got a little more….wild. Daddy dearest decide enough was enough so he --"
"Enough Amelia." Jade finally spoke up from her silence.
Everyone's head snapped to look over at Jade. Jade had a blank look on her face as she looked over at her friend. Jade understood how hard this was for Amelia. Jade walked over to where Amelia was sitting. Jade got on her knees and placed her hand on Amelia's shoulder. Then she spoke the three most magical words Amelia had ever heard.
"I forgive you."
Amelia felt like crying, but all she did was placing her head on Jade's shoulder to hide away the tears that were leaking through her eyes. Everything was right now. Even if it only lasted for a small while it was totally worth it in the end.