Author's Note: Hey! I'm back! Just remembered what I finished writing for
chapter 11, so here's chapter 12! Oh- um. Yeah. theres gonna be abuse and
very mild language in this chapter, so if that's gonna bother you, ya might
wanna turn back now. Now you've been warned, so you can't say I didn't tell
ya about it! Hopefully you like it! (btw: ~~~~~~ is when Cooper's having a
flashback, okay? I don't remember how to do html hehe!) And onto the.
chapter!
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~~~~~~"Hey Cooper, how are you? I haven't seen you in a while." He smiled maliciously at her, his eyes turning a dark shade of blue. Cooper stumbled back from the door, speechless. 'No, it couldn't be, he moved! He left me alone!' her mind screamed at her.
"What are you doing here?!" She walked backwards into the kitchen and behind the island, so at least one thing was standing in between the two of them. 'Why is no one here when I really need them?' she wondered to herself, her eyes trained on watching the boy's every move.
"What, I'm not allowed to visit my girlfriend anymore?" He made a reach for her hand, but she managed to pull it away first.
"I. Am. Not. Your. Girlfriend," Cooper uttered through clenched teeth. "Get out of my house, now!"
"Or what?" He took a few steps towards the side of the island in an attempt to get closer to her, only to find she moved to the opposite end.
"Or I swear to God you are going to regret it." She turned around in order to run to the sliding glass door that led out into her back yard, but he was too fast for her, and had her arms pinned behind her before she could blink, one of his hands smothering her mouth.
"Ah, you never do learn do ya Landing? Don't threaten me. You knew not to when we were going out, because you knew the consequences. Maybe I should give you a little reminder in order to refresh that beautiful mind of yours," he whispered next to her ear, his harsh voice making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. He released her mouth and pushed her back into the island, hard enough so that when she hit it, she bent over at the impact, and he put a hand at the nape of her neck, her left cheek stuck to the chilly tile. She struggled, but the more she moved, the tighter his grip on her wrists got. Finally she grunted, relenting to him, just as always. "There we go; you remember! Good girl. Good little Cooper. You always were smart." He pulled her from the tile, and walked her into the living room. Somehow she ended up handcuffed, from where they came, she knew not. What she did know, was that this was going to get very bad, very quickly, and she couldn't do a thing to stop him, not this time. "Where is everyone?"
"They're out shopping," she spit out, her eyes trying very hard to avoid him, but he wouldn't let her look away.
"So we have the entire house to ourselves eh? This is turning out to be a very good visit, very good indeed."
"Why did you come back Mike? Why do you insist on torturing me like this?!"
"Because I felt like it. No one was stopping me! You never told anyone, and besides, after all the shit you put me through? You deserve," he paused to slap her hard across the cheek, "every ounce of what you get." Her head swiveled to meet his, and icy glare met icy glare, each one filled with hate.
"What the hell do you mean?! I never did anything to you! You were always threatening me and verbally abusing me, sometimes physically!" She yelled out, frightened at what her sudden outburst might earn her.
He leaned down and kissed her hard on the lips, so hard that she knew she would have bruises afterwards, and felt his anger lashing out through his words. "You went behind my back, you little slut and slept with all my friends, and all of your guy friends, because you were desperate! That's what you did to me! you lied to me about all of it too! You are a little bitch, and you're gonna pay!" He slapped her hard then, on the other cheek this time, so much so that she could feel the pain traveling all the way to her toes and back. She winced, and that earned her a hard slap on the thigh, and an evil laugh escaped from Mike's throat. "If you think that's bad, you have no idea whats in store for you." He began to hit her, harder than before, and she felt colder for some reason, like she was being undressed, but she couldn't possibly comprehend the thought. All she felt was pain, an unfathomable excruciating pain. She knew she was screaming, but she couldn't think straight, just pain, and Mike. causing that pain. once again.~~~~~~~~~~
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"Let me in! I want to see her!"
"Keep it down, you'll see her soon enough dearie, but right now she needs her rest; she took quite a nasty hit, she did."
"I realize that Madam Pomfrey, but I need to see her! Please!? Just for a few seconds?! She's screaming for Merlin's sake!"
"Just let her see her for a few minutes! She just wants to see if Cooper's okay!" "Miss Landing took quite a hit, and at this point in her recovery she needs all the rest she can-"
"But she's SCREAMING! She's having another nightmare! Let me see her please!"
"Fine, but only for a few. After that you all must leave."
"Thank you Madam Pomfrey, we will, just as soon as she is okay."
Hermione, Ron, Harry, Ginny and Oliver all crowded around Cooper's bed, Hermione trying to shake her cousin from her nightmare.
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Cooper groggily opened one eye, cautiously, in case Mike was still near. But instead of her ex, she found friendly, welcome faces greeting her, all stricken with fear. She smiled slightly at each of them, her gaze focusing in on each and every person.
"Are you okay?! Why were you screaming like that?!" They all bombarded her with the same questions, before she raised her hand to silence them.
"I'm fine, except for this throbbing headache. And I was remembering some." She paused quickly, glancing at Hermione before continuing on, "Just some stuff that happened a while ago." Everyone took their turn saying how sorry they were about her getting smashed by a bludger, and how they hoped that she would feel better soon, before being ushered out by Madam Pomfrey, all lest one.
"Mike huh?" Hermione said quietly, easing herself onto the bed and looking her cousin straight in the eye. Cooper nodded slightly, careful not to move her head too much, while tears gently made their way down her cheeks. Hermione embraced her lightly, being careful not to touch her bandage, and they sat like that until Cooper fell asleep, into a deep and peaceful slumber.
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~~~~~~"Hey Cooper, how are you? I haven't seen you in a while." He smiled maliciously at her, his eyes turning a dark shade of blue. Cooper stumbled back from the door, speechless. 'No, it couldn't be, he moved! He left me alone!' her mind screamed at her.
"What are you doing here?!" She walked backwards into the kitchen and behind the island, so at least one thing was standing in between the two of them. 'Why is no one here when I really need them?' she wondered to herself, her eyes trained on watching the boy's every move.
"What, I'm not allowed to visit my girlfriend anymore?" He made a reach for her hand, but she managed to pull it away first.
"I. Am. Not. Your. Girlfriend," Cooper uttered through clenched teeth. "Get out of my house, now!"
"Or what?" He took a few steps towards the side of the island in an attempt to get closer to her, only to find she moved to the opposite end.
"Or I swear to God you are going to regret it." She turned around in order to run to the sliding glass door that led out into her back yard, but he was too fast for her, and had her arms pinned behind her before she could blink, one of his hands smothering her mouth.
"Ah, you never do learn do ya Landing? Don't threaten me. You knew not to when we were going out, because you knew the consequences. Maybe I should give you a little reminder in order to refresh that beautiful mind of yours," he whispered next to her ear, his harsh voice making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. He released her mouth and pushed her back into the island, hard enough so that when she hit it, she bent over at the impact, and he put a hand at the nape of her neck, her left cheek stuck to the chilly tile. She struggled, but the more she moved, the tighter his grip on her wrists got. Finally she grunted, relenting to him, just as always. "There we go; you remember! Good girl. Good little Cooper. You always were smart." He pulled her from the tile, and walked her into the living room. Somehow she ended up handcuffed, from where they came, she knew not. What she did know, was that this was going to get very bad, very quickly, and she couldn't do a thing to stop him, not this time. "Where is everyone?"
"They're out shopping," she spit out, her eyes trying very hard to avoid him, but he wouldn't let her look away.
"So we have the entire house to ourselves eh? This is turning out to be a very good visit, very good indeed."
"Why did you come back Mike? Why do you insist on torturing me like this?!"
"Because I felt like it. No one was stopping me! You never told anyone, and besides, after all the shit you put me through? You deserve," he paused to slap her hard across the cheek, "every ounce of what you get." Her head swiveled to meet his, and icy glare met icy glare, each one filled with hate.
"What the hell do you mean?! I never did anything to you! You were always threatening me and verbally abusing me, sometimes physically!" She yelled out, frightened at what her sudden outburst might earn her.
He leaned down and kissed her hard on the lips, so hard that she knew she would have bruises afterwards, and felt his anger lashing out through his words. "You went behind my back, you little slut and slept with all my friends, and all of your guy friends, because you were desperate! That's what you did to me! you lied to me about all of it too! You are a little bitch, and you're gonna pay!" He slapped her hard then, on the other cheek this time, so much so that she could feel the pain traveling all the way to her toes and back. She winced, and that earned her a hard slap on the thigh, and an evil laugh escaped from Mike's throat. "If you think that's bad, you have no idea whats in store for you." He began to hit her, harder than before, and she felt colder for some reason, like she was being undressed, but she couldn't possibly comprehend the thought. All she felt was pain, an unfathomable excruciating pain. She knew she was screaming, but she couldn't think straight, just pain, and Mike. causing that pain. once again.~~~~~~~~~~
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"Let me in! I want to see her!"
"Keep it down, you'll see her soon enough dearie, but right now she needs her rest; she took quite a nasty hit, she did."
"I realize that Madam Pomfrey, but I need to see her! Please!? Just for a few seconds?! She's screaming for Merlin's sake!"
"Just let her see her for a few minutes! She just wants to see if Cooper's okay!" "Miss Landing took quite a hit, and at this point in her recovery she needs all the rest she can-"
"But she's SCREAMING! She's having another nightmare! Let me see her please!"
"Fine, but only for a few. After that you all must leave."
"Thank you Madam Pomfrey, we will, just as soon as she is okay."
Hermione, Ron, Harry, Ginny and Oliver all crowded around Cooper's bed, Hermione trying to shake her cousin from her nightmare.
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Cooper groggily opened one eye, cautiously, in case Mike was still near. But instead of her ex, she found friendly, welcome faces greeting her, all stricken with fear. She smiled slightly at each of them, her gaze focusing in on each and every person.
"Are you okay?! Why were you screaming like that?!" They all bombarded her with the same questions, before she raised her hand to silence them.
"I'm fine, except for this throbbing headache. And I was remembering some." She paused quickly, glancing at Hermione before continuing on, "Just some stuff that happened a while ago." Everyone took their turn saying how sorry they were about her getting smashed by a bludger, and how they hoped that she would feel better soon, before being ushered out by Madam Pomfrey, all lest one.
"Mike huh?" Hermione said quietly, easing herself onto the bed and looking her cousin straight in the eye. Cooper nodded slightly, careful not to move her head too much, while tears gently made their way down her cheeks. Hermione embraced her lightly, being careful not to touch her bandage, and they sat like that until Cooper fell asleep, into a deep and peaceful slumber.