Chapter Seven: Celebrations Part Two
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Chapter Seven: Celebrations Part Two
Spartacus' POV:
As Gallus returned to us I could not bring myself to join in celebrating his victory.
Not when only one final fight protected my heart from meeting his end upon the sands.
A hand upon my shoulder had me looking to see Aelius smiling softly. "We shall find him, brother, do not doubt that." I smiled at him and placed hand upon shoulder.
"Gratitude." Aelius nodded then took his place at his brother's side once more.
I sighed and turned back to watch a battle between two men who held no importance to me.
Faster than hoped the battle ended. Two men were sent out to retrieve the body as five or six men began placing a pole upon the sands with hay surrounding it.
My heart ceased in chest upon their meaning.
In an instant I pushed from the gates and began heading to aid in the search.
"Spartacus you mustn't-."
"The love of my life is about to be set afire! I will not sit idle any longer." I growled then turned and began to walk down the hall.
Only to be stopped once more as Crassus' voice rang out.
"Such thrilling displays shown today! A proper way to celebrate Rome's victory over Spartacus and his rebel army!" the crowd cheered as I growled and turned to the bars beside me to gaze out at the crowd.
"As promised I have a spectacle of the utmost rarity! Today, the vessel that had been known to be forced to travel with the rebel army shall be released for all of Rome to witness!" the crowds cheer grew upon hearing his words and I began to try and pry the bars apart.
When the crowd calmed slightly Crassus continued. "There is but one, proper way to release a vessel. Purify with fire!" the crowd covered my own roar as I tried harder to pry the bars apart as Harry was led onto the sands.
I watched him and begged he would fight back. Begged that he would simply look my way and destroy the evil bars that now separated us.
Yet, my heart did nothing.
In confusion I watched as Harry simply followed the guards and allowed them to tie him to the pole.
It was as if he no longer had a will to fight.
When the guards began to pour oil on and around my heart I began to kick the bars along with my brothers beside me, who I had not realized had been attempting to aid in prying the bars apart, when footsteps behind us had me turning to see Neville there with his wand pointing towards the bars looking worried.
"Reducto!" the bars exploded, along with others from elsewhere around the arena, and I smiled at the boy.
"Gratitude." The boy just stared at me in shock.
"Honestly I didn't think it would work." I would have laughed if I was not currently running onto the sands just as the hay around my heart was set afire.
Guards poured out from where Gannicus and his group as well as Remus and his group causing us all to fight instead of reaching my heart.
"Harry!" I called yet my heart would not turn my way.
The look within his eyes caused fear like I've never known to enter me. It was like my heart was accepting his fate.
"Harry!" I turned and watched Agron, Gannicus, Crixus, Remus and Sirius all ran for my heart and I begged they reached him in time.
Harry finally acknowledge their presence and offered only a sad smile after coughing from the smoke.
His eyes watered and I watched as he mouthed a 'goodbye' to those he was able to see as the flames drew closer.
I growled then and killed all Romans within my sight as I silently cursed the wizards with us.
'Are they not powerful enough to stop a measly fire?! Why do they not move to cease the flames drawing closer to my husband?!' I thought angrily.
I knew such thoughts were unfair. All upon the sands were fighting to get even the smallest of chances to get Harry away from the flames yet the guards were making such attempts near impossible.
"Aguamenti!" I heard someone yell and turned in time to see Draco holding his wand out while Gannicus protected him as he released water from his wand to extinguish the flames.
I let myself let a sigh of relief escape my lips before smirking at Crassus and Caesar screaming in anger and I began fighting to get closer to Harry once more.
Yet every time I stepped closer three guards appeared before me.
"Get out of my way!" I growled fighting off the three men.
When one lay dead I spared a look around to see everyone was fighting their hardest and I couldn't resist feeling pride at watching the wizards fighting with their weapons as if they always had.
All except Hermione, who only used her wand and refused to kill. Merely rendered them unconscious.
I growled at her and made point of remembering to yell at the girl later.
After I was holding my husband within my arms once more.
I yelped upon feeling a cut land upon my arm and turned my growl at the man who dared cut me and cut his stomach open before cutting the head of a man running at me off.
I took moment to run closer to my heart only to cease movement once more to kill a man sneaking up upon Cato trying to kill him.
Cato turned and nodded his gratitude at me before turning and fighting yet another guard.
'Where do they appear from?!' I thought with a growl and turned to see Agron and Crixus working together to free my heart.
Agron cut the bindings while Crixus caught him and held him close as Gannicus, Naevia, and Nasir all took a protective stance before them as Crixus moved to lifted Harry gently.
Harry appeared to be unmoving and fear entered me that we were too late. The fear alone had me moving faster to my brothers, and sister, and took up spot beside them as we protected Crixus as he ran with Harry.
"There is no end to them!" Agron growled as the others slowly made their way to us as well.
"Where're they even coming from?! There wasn't this many guards around before!" Sirius yelled.
"They must have been in hiding! Waiting orders to strike at proper moment!" Nasir yelled stabbing a man who dared get too close to Agron.
Agron bashed a man with the shield part of his weapon before slicing sideways removing a man's head.
We continued to back up until we were nearly out of the arena.
And it was only then I noticed the stands were nearly empty. Less than a hundred remained as they ran to the nearest exist.
It was also then I noticed Snape stepped forward and held his wand out. Killing curse after killing curse left his wand and men began to drop like sacs upon the ground.
The twins aided by using their spear and net on those who succeeded in slipping past Snape while Remus and Sirius sent their own curses as well. Draco and Gannicus also attacked those who slipped past and I killed those who slipped past them all.
The others slowly exited through the gates as everyone upon the sands backed up as well until only Snape, Remus, and Sirius stood before us and pointed at the broken bars. The bars that now lay upon the ground shot up into the air before finding their original place as part of the gate.
Once the last piece was in place the three wizards lowered their wands and I smirked at the guards trying to reach us.
"We must make haste! It will not take but a moment to realize only one exit now stands blocked. Once they begin to pour through the opened ones we shall be outnumbered." I nodded at Cato before looking to see Crixus was already pushing through the exit and out into the crowd of screaming men and women.
"We must not allow a single man to step close to my brother." I said as the others nodded and raced after Crixus.
As Hermione went to run past I grabbed her arm and glared. "I see a sword and shield within your possession yet only a mere stick is being used."
"As you clearly saw I was able to defeat the Romans without a sword and without killing them."
"Because of your ignorance more guards now fight to get to us! Get to Harry! You placed us all in unnecessary danger to prove foolish words true!" I growled.
"I am a witch in a time period where men only fight with a sword. I can knock them down before they take two steps to me as you just saw!" I glared at her then looked back as the guards footsteps drew closer.
I looked to the girl and glared before pushing her in front of me.
"If you do not learn to fight within this time period, you will kill yourself and everyone around you before you step foot in your precious time period once more." She glared but turned and ran after the others just as the first guard rounded the corner.
Those in the back of the pack fought off all Romans who dared to draw too close while those closest to Crixus surrounded in within a protective circle as we raced through the streets.
"Why do we not apparate?!" Neavia growled and I found myself wondering the same thing.
"Busy not dying at the moment!" the twins yelled as one of this stabbed a man through with the spear. "This thing is addictive! I'm keeping it!"
"Agreed brother!" I could not fight the smirk from appearing as I listened to the twins fight before killing a man sneaking up upon Atilius.
"Why do we not apparate?!" Nasir asked the question once more.
"In case you did not notice we are currently fighting for our lives! We don't have time to make sure everyone is together then apparate properly so no one ends up splinted!" I glared at Snape yet could not find his words to hold any lies.
Should we make attempt to apparate now, most if not all would be injured worse than a few cuts and bruises that most now carry.
"We must find place to hide and soon! I fear Harry is worse than he appears!" Crixus yelled and I felt my breath cease upon hearing his words.
I broke from my shock and fought harder to aid in giving those who were able find a place to hide.
"Down that alley!" I looked to Neville before looking to the alley he was pointing at then nodded and motioned for Crixus to go ahead as the rest of us fought to keep the guards away from getting to him.
Once the last member of our rather large group was within the alley Remus and Sirius pointed to both ends of the alley and set wards up just as more guards appeared only to bounce off said wards with confusion on their face.
We all took moment to gain breath before I turned and fought through the others to get to where Crixus was now holding my heart.
I found Crixus kneeling upon the ground and holding Harry closely to his chest staring at him in shock.
I looked to my brother in confusion.
"Crixus?" the man looked to us slowly before looking to Harry once more.
"Harry is not drawing breath!"
MEANWHILE (to better tell you when this is happening the second to last fight is just about to start in the arena.)
Adam's POV:
"Do you think father and the others will return soon?" Albus looked to me and smiled.
"Of course they will dear boy, and your mother will be with them as well. I am sure he is dying to see you as much as you're dying to see him." I smiled at the old man before looking to Caius who was talking to Aquila, her sons, and aunt Laeta.
I stood from the chair I was in and walked up to him.
"You will love Harry Aquila. I believe you and he shall have much to talk about."
"He sounds like a lovely person. He must be to raise such a fine young man then turn and aid in giving you a place to call home." Both Caius and I smiled as aunt Laeta agreed with the woman before Caius turned noticing me finally.
"I happen to agree with you. Mother is an amazing person and one of the strongest fighters to ever walk. With father and our family at his side mother will be returning to us shortly. Caius smiled and nodded at me.
"I believe that to be true as well." I smiled and sat beside my brother and hugged him.
Caius tensed for a moment before slowly wrapping his own arms around me before tightening them.
I smiled before pulling back and turned to talk to Ennius and Felix. "Wanna play a game mother calls 'Hide and Seek'?" they looked to me in confusion, as did my brother, and I smiled.
"Mother taught it to me. Basically someone covers their eyes and counts to twenty while the rest rush to find a place to hide. The first person to be found is it but you still have to find the others before a new game can start." The others looked interested and I smiled as they all nodded.
"I'll be it first!" I exclaimed and covered my eyes and counted. I could hear Aquila, aunt Laeta, and Albus laugh while the others rushed to find a place to hide.
Sirius' POV: (back in the alley)
I could feel my blood turn as cold as ice at hearing Crixus yell those horrid words.
I watched as all the rebels either leaned on each other or on the closest wall for support with clear shock and anguish written on their faces as they stared at Crixus holding Harry tightly.
Spartacus was the hardest to look at. He was staring at Harry with an unreadable expression even as he reached forward and gently took Harry from Crixus only to hold him tightly.
"I beg of you my heart, do not leave me. Not now. Not when we can finally be together once more." I blinked away my own tears as I felt Remus pull me to him tightly.
Hermione, who had been standing beside me, suddenly moved and I looked to her in confusion as she walked up and knelt in front of Spartacus staring at him trying to make him make eye contact with her.
"Spartacus, if we haven't lost it already, there may be a chance to save him." Everyone looked to her in shock then.
"How?" Spartacus asked clearly not wanting to get his hopes up.
"There's this thing muggles do when someone stops breathing. They call it CPR." Everyone looked to her in confusion before she just reached for Harry only to have Spartacus growl at her and pull Harry close.
Hermione growled herself. "Look, I know you don't like me because I won't pick up a sword so I'm a burden in your eyes, but I'm also the only one who could possibly save your husband now! I was a lifeguard last summer before going to the Weasley's at a community pool and we were all taught how to give CPR in case someone needed to have it done on them." As she spoke Spartacus had loosened his grip on Harry and helped Hermione lay him down on the ground but still held Harry's hand tightly.
I jumped and looked behind us when a guard banged hard on the wards and I looked to Hermione. "Maybe we should take this time and apparate out of here first? We're not Albus, or even Harry by the sounds of it, and if they keep banging out mine and Remus' wards they'll eventually get through."
"No time. If there's even a chance at this point I need to do this now or we'll lose Harry." Hermione looked to Spartacus who nodded and looked to us.
"We will remain until she has done all she can for my heart. Agron, Crixus, Gannicus, you three remain on guard. Should the wards fall be sure to send all who enter to the afterlife." They all nodded and took their places guarding everyone. Draco moved from the wall he had been leaning on and moved to stand beside Gannicus.
If I wasn't worried for my pup I would have smirked at the two of them.
Hermione suddenly placed her hands on Harry's chest and suddenly started to pump over and over again before stopping and moving Harry's head up some before covering his nose then placed her lips to Harry's.
Spartacus suddenly pulled Hermione from Harry and growled at her. "What is it you think you are doing?!"
Hermione huffed and glared. "You want to save Harry then trust me! I'm not doing anything but saving him!"
"How?" Spartacus asked growling still.
"Look I can sit here and go into detail about what it is I'm doing and we possibly lose Harry or you actually trust me and Harry may be saved." Spartacus hesitated before he looked to his husband and sighed as he let her go.
"Save him, but if I suspect even the smallest-."
"Oh please you have nothing to worry about. I'm with Ron and I'm rather happy with him thank you very much. I'm saving Harry not kissing him." Ron blushed but nodded when Spartacus looked to him.
"She wrote to me about it that summer. I still don't quite get how it works, but she's had to use it a few times and each person began to breathe again." Spartacus sighed then nodded and Hermione began the process once more.
Hermione continued to pump Harry's chest then put her lips to his for a few minutes while the rest of us watched her in baited breathe while also keeping an eye on the wards that the guards wouldn't let up on even for a second.
A crack could be heard and everyone flinched before looking to Hermione who refused to look up.
It's supposed to happen." Was all she said before placing her lips to Harry's once more.
I looked to Hermione in confusion, not at all getting the weird muggle ritual she was doing, but sat still and let her try to save my pup even if I didn't like the fact that she just broke a rib or two doing it.
I looked to her face after ten minutes and I could see with each pump to Harry's chest she was getting sadder looking.
And that look alone made my own tears want to fall from my eyes.
After another five minutes Hermione had slowly stopped pumping her hands and looked to Harry with tears in her eyes.
"I-I'm so sorry, but he must've taken in quite a bit of smoke. We waited too long." It felt like ice had suddenly entered the alley that we were in.
"You fucking bastards!" Agron suddenly yelled and rushed to the wards banging on them himself helping the guards get in just to be able to kill them and get his anger out.
Nasir, Naevia, and Crixus suddenly stood beside him and began to help take down the wards.
I looked to them but was too numb to even think of stopping them from bringing the wards down.
I looked back to Harry and noticed how peaceful he looked despite the cuts and bruises he had all over the skin that we could see.
I could see something on the arm Spartacus was holding, but the man had such a tight grip on it that his arms covered most of it so I couldn't tell what it was.
I looked to the man and finally let my tears fall when I saw his face.
Nothing but anguish and anger was there.
"You said you could make him breath once more! You said you could save him!" Spartacus growled at Hermione who flinched but didn't lift her gaze from the ground.
"I said if we hadn't taken too long to realize he wasn't breathing. We learned too late."
"No!" Hermione suddenly jumped and those still around the group jumped in surprise. "No you bring him back! You bring my husband back! There are two boys waiting for their mother to embrace them once more and I vowed to return that embrace! You bring him back!" Hermione let a sob out then and she shook her head.
"Spartacus," the man looked to Cornelius who looked older and paler suddenly, "you must remain calm my friend."
"I will return to calm once Harry opens his eyes!" the man growled and Cornelius flinched but held strong.
"I cannot begin to understand the pain you feel brother, yet you must remain calm, the wards will fall any moment and we will need your aid in-."
"Until she makes Harry open his eyes once more I do not care about simple wards!" the man growled then looked to Hermione who was visibly shaking trying to stay calm. "Bring him back!"
"I-I can't-."
"Then move!" Spartacus suddenly screamed and began to copy what Hermione had been doing just a moment ago.
Tears were flowing freely from my eyes now as Remus pulled me tightly to him.
Suddenly screaming was heard and we looked up to see both wards finally fell causing everyone to stand.
I growled at the men and fought harder than I ever remember fighting.
This was not the time to attack us!
As we fought everyone kept a close eye on Spartacus who just seemed to want to deny that his husband wasn't coming back.
Harry was gone.
The thought alone nearly made me falter but I regained myself and killed a Roman getting too close to me.
I hated killing, all the wizards did, but right now we had a man in denial to protect along with all kinds of emotions to let loose.
I looked to the rebels and saw all had tears in their eyes and fought with more rage than I thought was possible. Any Roman that was brought down by the group of rebels was literally slaughtered.
I looked to Spartacus once more and saw the man refused to stop and sighed.
This was not how I thought I would get to see my godson again.
Spartacus' POV:
I continued to follow in the girl's example and continued to pump at Harry's chest before covering his nose then his mouth with mine and gave him my air.
He needed it far more than I.
"Do not leave me!" I said in between offering him my air and pumping on his chest. "Do not leave your sons! We are together once more my heart! I beg you to simply open your eyes once more! Do not let them have you!" I growled then offered my air once more.
I began to pump once more and I looked to Harry's face and began to slowly cease my actions as I just stared into his beautiful face.
Even covered in cuts and bruises my heart looked to be at peace.
It was then I began to think Harry truly had gone where I could not bring him back from.
Suddenly filled with anger for myself I shook such evil thoughts from head and began to give him air once more.
"No! You do not get to leave! You swore that should we die we would together! Do such words hold no meaning now?!" I growled into his face then began to pump his chest once more.
"Did you not promise to watch Adam grow into the fine man we both know he shall become? Did you not promise Caius the love of parents? Something the child has never known!"
Another crack was heard but I ignored it and offered my air to Harry once more.
Only to pull back in shock as coughing covered my lips.
I looked to Harry once more, not daring to hope, as his chest began to move on its own and, painfully slow, emeralds appeared and blinked up at me.
I laughed to cover the sob and held his face gently.
"There are those emeralds I adore." Harry blinked a few more times before smiling and leaning forward to capture my lips with his.
I knew fighting was going on around us, yet none of that matter as I pulled Harry up and held him tightly to me pressing my lips tighter to his.
Harry was alive. He did not leave me.
Harry pulled back slowly and ran his hands over my face and I leaned into the touch.
'Oh how I missed his touch!' I thought as Harry moved closer.
"If I'm dreaming, or even dead, I don't want to wake up." I laughed and pulled him closer.
"Neither of us are dead, and neither of us are dreaming, I have you now. And nothing shall rip you from my arms." Harry smiled before kissing him deeply once more.
I opened an eye when I felt a presence before pushing Harry behind me and killing the Roman who had snuck up upon us.
"What the hell is all of this?!" Harry asked and I turned to the others fighting.
"The Romans did not like us taking their things." I smirked and Harry glared at me before taking my other sword and cutting the leg of a guard off then stabbed it through his head.
"And just what is it you stole?" I looked to Harry and smiled and he suddenly understood.
"You guys really were there weren't you?!" I smiled and nodded before killing a Roman who dared get too close to my heart.
"Where's Adam and Caius?" I smiled at Harry then.
'There's the motherly instincts of his I missed so much!' I thought before answering aloud. "Safe my heart, they are safe within the small Villar Crassus offers to Dominus' who travel far." Harry's eyes widened before fear entered them.
"Where's Crassus and Caesar?!" I looked to him confused before killing a Roman running at us.
"Last I laid eyes upon them they were staring at us in anger as we ceased the flames from engulfing you." If possible more fear entered his eyes.
"We have to get to them now!" I looked to Harry confused then stood as he tried to only to hiss in pain.
"Some of your ribs are broken my heart. You mustn't move too much." Harry took calming breaths before getting a proper look at the battlefield.
"Are you sure I'm not dreaming? Because of seeing people from my old time that I know shouldn't be here right now. Much less fighting like someone from our time!" I laughed and nodded at my heart.
"Fear not my love, you are awake. And as I promised I shall never let you leave my side once again."
"You're very sweet my love, but that doesn't answer why they're even here!" I sighed and killed a Roman trying to sneak up on Harry.
"All will be explained once these Romans are to the afterlife." That seemed to bring Harry back to original thoughts.
"Leave these Romans, they're too easy anyways, right now we need to get back to the boys!" Harry suddenly growled and I looked to who he was seeing and stepped before him.
"Harry-."
"That's the man who bought you! The man who I'm sure beat you just for being you!" I laughed some at that only to cease it when Harry glared at me.
"My love he is not the man you think-."
"How the hell can you say that?!" I sighed and kissed him.
Savoring being able to once more.
"For now, my love, simply trust me." Harry looked at me before nodding instantly and killed a man behind me.
"I keeping this for now love, that okay?" I looked to him in shock.
"My heart your ribs-."
"Clearly you're not wanting to leave until these men are dead. Let's kill them then get back to our boys. If Crassus and Caesar aren't here then they're heading for them!" fear entered me then as I stared at my husband.
"Are you certain?" he looked to me.
"Trust me." I nodded then without hesitating and looked to his chest.
"But your ribs-."
"It's just a little annoying babe, besides, whatever the hell it is you just did gave me a shit ton of adrenaline. Right now I can't feel any pain."
"Yet you hissed in pain a moment ago." I argued."
"Okay then call it adrenaline from being a mother! Look we can't apparate unless everyone is focused so obviously we need to kill these men so we can save our sons!" it was then Harry looked to me in shock. "You accepted him?" I smiled.
"You did, that was all we needed to know." Harry smiled brightly and kissed me once more, though I think it was more to make sure neither of us were dreaming still, before backing up.
"You have a lot to explain to me when we have the chance." I smiled at him and nodded before joining the fight.
Suddenly feeling more strength behind my swings than before.
Gannicus' POV:
Beauty was gone.
Taken by the men before us you dare call themselves Roman!
Just thinking of Harry being with Adam and being happy caused my own beating heart to wish to cease just as Harry's now was.
I growled and cut a Roman's head off then cut the stomach of a man open as he dared to get too close to the angel that stood at my side.
Though the pain I felt could not be calmed by his presence.
I was finally able to look upon Beauty as not more but a brother. I wanted nothing more than to hug him once more and aid him in raising Adam, and now Caius, while aiding Spartacus in protecting them.
Now, Harry was forever taken from us.
I screamed in anger and cut another head off before turning only to cease my movement in shock.
Spartacus was now fighting alongside us. Yet that is not was causes such shock.
Beauty was at his side, fighting as if he were not laying upon the ground with no breathe but a moment ago.
I felt hope and happiness enter me as a laugh escaped my lips as I turned to kill Romans with more strength and heart than I had before.
Agron's POV:
I could hear Gannicus laughing yet my heart ached too much to even allow it to feel anger at the man.
My brother was no longer of this world. We were too late in rescuing him.
I looked to Nasir and saw anger tears flowing from his eyes as Roman after Roman fell at his attacks.
Were I not in as well I would be hard from the sight.
A battle cry behind me had me looking only to cease movement as I stared at the impossible.
Harry, my brother, was fighting alongside his husband.
Nasir must have noticed my stillness for he turned only to gasp in shock as well.
I looked to Nasir as we shared a smile of pure happiness before killing Romans once more.
This time, the men fell far faster and easier than before.
Crixus' POV:
"I will kill you for taking him from us!" I cried through my tears of anger as my sword cut the heads off any who dared enter my reach or get too close to Naevia.
Looking to the woman I loved I could see no expression upon her face. Tears fell freely yet her gaze was blank as she killed all who entered her swords reach.
I wanted nothing more than to comfort her, yet the battle around us did not leave room to do so at present.
My thoughts turned to two boys awaiting their parents to return, one who has not seen his mother in almost two months, only to be filled with anguish themselves upon seeing only one walking to greet them.
The thought of those boys and the pain they would soon feel added more anger to my swings.
That is, until I heard Gannicus release a laugh.
I turned to the man about to scream my anger at him only to cease in shock upon seeing both Harry and Spartacus fighting beside one another.
"Not possible!" Naevia gasped as we watched them in shock.
Harry seemed to feel our gaze as he turned and offered us a smile before killing a man before him.
The smile was all the strength we needed to finish the men before us.
This was a battle we had won after all.
Remus' POV:
As I fought I tried to stop the memories of Harry filling my thoughts.
The first time I saw him on the train to Hogwarts. The time in the Shrieking Shake and seeing him and Sirius together for the first time in twelve years, all the times I should him how to bring forth a Patronus, hell I even remember bits of when I was Moony and nearly killed him.
The ones that hurt the most were the ones of our conversations, of how there was so many signs of Harry's abuse, yet I simply ignored them all.
Now, now my pup was dead, and there was no way for me to apologies for the pain I helped cause him.
I looked to Siri and saw nothing but pure anger there as killing curse after killing curse left his wand and any who drew too close was cut down by me.
I wanted to tell him to get out of this fight, I could tell he was really struggling with his emotions, but we needed all the people we could if we wanted to get everyone out of this alley.
Everyone but one that is.
Something in me wanted to look back at Harry's body once more. Wanted more proof that he was officially gone this time, only to feel confusion replace my sadness as I stared at the now empty spot Harry had just been laying at.
"Remus?" I looked to Sirius and shook my head.
"Harry's gone."
"Remy that's not even funny. I can't deal with that right-." I forced him to look and he gasped in shock and confusion.
"Did the Romans sneak by and take his body?" Siri asked and I could hear more anguish entering his voice then.
Moony suddenly stirred and I could tell he wanted me to look around.
I listened to his instincts and smiled brightly at the scene.
"Remy?" I turned Sirius' head once more and the man let out and laugh that sounded more like a sob before rushing forward.
Killing all who stood in his path to Harry.
I stared at the boy, no the man, in happiness and began to follow my mate.
He was alive. I didn't know how and I didn't care.
Harry was alive.
Spartacus' POV:
In no time at all the battle was over and everyone looked around in shock.
The next moment Harry found himself surrounded by our family as they all tried to pull him into a tight embrace.
I smiled brightly at the scene and laughed as Crixus and Agron began to lecture Harry.
"Alright, alright already I'm sorry!" Harry laughed before being hugged by both men tightly.
I smiled at the scene and walked forward to pull Harry's back to my chest tightly, both sighing contently at the touch.
"It warms heart to see such reunion." Naevia spoke and we smiled at her.
Suddenly Remus and Sirius stepped forward more as Sirius cleared his throat.
Harry looked to them and tensed as he slowly looked around the area.
"The hell are you lot doing here?" the question shocked the wizards as it caused myself and our family to laugh.
"We came here to save you and your husband brat!" Snape sneered making us glare at him.
Harry, however, merely blinked. "That's it I must be dreaming! You look and sound like the Snape I knew, but that man wouldn't come thousands of years into the past to save me much less my husband." Harry looked to me before sighing. "It was a good dream though." I smirked at him and pulled him closer.
"You cannot escape me that easily."
"Would never think to." I smiled at his words and pulled him closer as I spoke.
"As hard as it is to believe my love this is very real. Everyone within this alley is truly here." Harry looked around before stepping out of my hold, yet keeping a tight hold upon my hand, and reached up to place a hand upon Sirius' face.
"Padfoot?" Harry asked and Sirius smiled before nodding and pulling Harry into a hug.
Harry tensed and didn't hug back causing Sirius to pull back in confusion and a little hurt.
"What's wrong pup?" Harry laughed then and moved back into my embrace.
"So now I'm your pup? Was I not your pup when I was left at the Dursley's to be abused and forced to be their slave? Was I not your pup when you lot sent me to do all your dirty work but still expected me to be in the shadows about everything? Was I not your pup when I was abandoned all those summers ago?" everyone visibly flinched then and Remus stepped forward.
"We didn't know-."
"Save it Moony!" Harry snarled before looking to Nasir as he picked up his left arm.
"Um, something wrong Nasir?" Nasir looked to the skin and rubbed it gently before letting it go shaking his head.
"Apologies, but I thought I saw something upon your arm." Harry and I looked to it before looking to Nasir.
"Anyways," Harry said after sharing a smile with Nasir, "I don't want to hear anything you lot have to say. If you were thinking coming to save me and my husband would make me forget and leap into your arms you have another thing coming. Shit, I don't even know how in Merlin's name you're here!"
"Somehow you sent us along with Adam into the future when the Romans attacked." Harry looked to Agron before we both tensed and looked to everyone.
"We need to find my children now! Crassus and Caesar are going after them!"
"And just how do you know that?" Snape said still sneering.
Harry looked to the man calmly then. "Believe me, I know." Something about his words placed me upon edge and I looked to my brothers and sister to see they were in agreement. "Look I'm not going to sit here and play twenty questions! My sons are in dangerous and I'm well aware I'm currently running on adrenaline. Which, sadly, means I need your lots help. If I use my magic now it'll only weaken me. And I want all my strength for when I see Crassus and Caesar again." Harry growled causing the wizards to stare at my heart in shock.
I sent them a smirk.
They were seeing a Harry they were not accustomed to. One that does not hesitate to kill. Especially to save his family.
And he was 'turning it down' as my heart would say.
"We'll get you there." Sirius said and Harry just looked to him.
"And why should we? The brat is clearly not grateful we just saved him from being burnt alive! Let him get to his children." I sighed at hearing the foolish man's words and didn't move as Harry simply walked calmly to Snape. Nor did the rest of our family move.
In fact, they all were smirking.
When Harry was standing before the man Snape just smirked. "Too scared to truly do anything Potter? You're all bark and no bi-." Suddenly a knife was being held to Snape's neck as the wizards stared in shock while our family and myself tried to cease our laughter.
"Insulting me is one thing, hell even not helping me is okay, but the moment you try to keep me from my children I will bury this so deep in that neck of yours it'll make your crooked nose even more so." Snape glared but wisely remained silent.
"Now then, Sirius said he would take us there. Anyone who wishes to join us can do so, but I'm not slowing down for any of you. Fighting these weaklings will be nothing compared to Crassus and Caesar. They keep their elites close at hand at all times and from the looks of it most of you can just barely lift your weapons." The wizards simply continued to look to Harry in shock.
"Well? Are we going or not?" they all blinked before moving forward as I pulled Harry tightly to me.
Harry leaned into my touch before taking Nasir's and Naevia's hands as we formed a circle.
A loud pop was heard and suddenly we were at the Villar.
Adam's POV: (the fighting in the streets has just started)
"Thanks for the lunch Aquila, aunt Laeta!"
"No need dear nephew, simply seeing you enjoy it was gratitude enough." I smiled at her then moved with the others so we could finish playing hide and seek.
We'd been playing the whole time and none of us were bored with the game yet.
For a small Villar there were lots of fun places to hide in it.
Suddenly screaming was heard and everyone looked to the entrance in shock.
Suddenly the doors burst open and Albus moved to put wards up to keep the men from getting in.
"Children go and play hide and seek now!" aunt Laeta said rushing us from the room.
We all nodded as Caius took my hand and rushed us down the stairs.
He looked around for a moment before running forward and throwing open the door showing that it led to a rather small room and pushed me inside.
"Stay here brother." I looked to him then and tried to pull him inside.
"Hide in here too!" Caius shook his head.
"Hiding together will only make it a bigger risk of us getting caught! I knew of two slaves who tempted escape once and hid together within the garden only to be found not long afterwards and slain upon sight."
"We'll be hiding behind a closed door and quiet! Please hide in here!" Caius looked ready to argue but the sound of footsteps rushing down the stairs had him rushing into the room and shutting the door quickly.
"Shhh!" he whispered and I nodded as sounds of men tearing rooms apart could be heard.
"Search everywhere! Those brats are here and I will see to their end! Especially that little one." I looked to Caius in fear then only to see him smile at me and pull me closer as the sounds of footsteps grew until a shadow could be seen at the bottom of the door.
"I do not think they are here sir." The man said and all was quiet once more.
"Did you check that door?" I looked to Caius in more fear yet he still signaled for me to remain silent.
"No sir."
"Then look behind the door!" that one sounded like Caesar that time.
I looked to the door and tried to remember the spell mother uses to lock doors only to see the man try and fail to open the door.
"Locked sir." All was silent once more for a moment.
"Well then, let us return to the top floor shall we?" Crassus said softly.
Footsteps went back upstairs and we waited a few more minutes before releasing a relieved breath and smiling at each other.
"Now we hide here until allies arrive searching for us." I nodded at him then felt concerned.
"What of the others?"
"Felix will have gotten Ennius to a very well hidden place along with their mother and aunt Laeta. Albus is keeping those who entered from the front at bay while also most likely keeping any from attacking him from behind." I nodded but still looked uncertain.
"You are the one who told me of mother and father's strength, especially when as one, they will not let those men touch us." I smiled at him and nodded before settling in and waiting for help to arrive.
Minutes dragged on until footsteps were heard once more and suddenly the door was broken down.
Caius covered me from the flying pieces of wood only for us to turn and see Crassus and Caesar smirking at us.
"You really must learn to speak softer. We heard every word spoken over the past few minutes." Crassus said and Caius growled pushing me behind him.
Crassus and Caesar laughed.
"Do you truly believe yourself strong enough to face us? A mere boy who is nothing but a good little toy?" Caius flinched but held strong and I glared at the mean men in front of us.
"Don't talk to my brother that way!" they both looked to me and laughed as Caesar moved in and pulled Caius from me and Crassus pulled me to him as I tried to reach for Caius.
"Let me go!" I yelled and kicked him as hard as I could but I was still was too small and weak to do any damage at all.
Crassus just smirked and gently petted my face making me flinch from the touch.
"You truly look like your mother." He said and I glared at him. "You have his spirit too. Excellent! It shall be just as entertaining to break your spirit as it was your mothers." I was too busy being scared of his words to see Caius become really angry and try to break free to attack the man holding me.
"Ah you must not know of your mother's fate." Crassus laughed and I couldn't help myself.
"Wh-what of my mother?" Crassus laughed and looked to Caesar who smirked.
"He's dead. Died in the arena." My whole world shattered right then.
I never heard Caius scream louder in anger or the laughter coming from both men holding us.
I could only hear mother's voice, mother's laugh, see mother's smile, smell mother's scent, feel his touch, his hugs and kisses, anything of mother that I held to memory was playing over and over again in my mind and I felt tears fighting to fall.
"Mother isn't dead." That got everyone looking to me.
"Pardon?" I looked to Crassus and glared.
"Mother isn't dead! Mother wouldn't leave us like that! He wouldn't let you have him!" Crassus blinked before he and Caesar laughed once more as Caius fought harder to break free.
Crassus put me down but kept a very firm grip on my arm as he pulled a knife out.
"Believe me child, your mother let us have him in more ways than one." His words confused me some.
I may be smart, but I'm still only eight and somethings do still confuse me. This is one of them. But judging by Caius' reaction the meaning isn't something I want to ever find out.
I looked back to Crassus who was smirking at me as he placed the knife to my arm. "Shall I show you one of the ways?" I closed my eyes when I felt him put pressure onto the knife and waited for the pain I knew was coming.
The sound of steel hitting steel rang throughout my ears and I flinched at the sound before slowly opening my eyes to see Crassus, Caesar, and Caius all looking to something in shock.
Slowly I turned to see what it was and instantly calmed at the sight only to feel excitement and happiness all in one moment.
"Get the fuck away from my boys!"
And there's chapter seven! I know, I'm evil with the whole cliffhanger thing, but you know you still love it!:p again, since I got one extra, which I absolutely love, I only need SEVEN reviews for you guys to get chapter eight. Also remember to be on the lookout for the certain crossover I mentioned above:p hope you enjoyed the chapter! See you all next time!
