Sorry if this story is a little hard to follow, I jump around a bit in the
timeline. I went back and made a few corrections and adjustments on the
first chapter.
I know this chapter is short, unfortunately I didn't have much time to write and I wanted to update somewhat regularly. Thank you for the reviews.
Like before, still don't own 'em. No money for me. :(
On with the story.
NOXLUMI: Chapter 2-- The Difference between Knowing and Remembering
Earlier that day:
Miloza woke up the next morning exhausted. Her head ached and she felt as if her soul had just been dragged through hell. Blinking back the sleep, she saw Severus sitting in a nearby chair. Memories surged through her mind, jumbled as if the vision before her was merely a ghost.
"Severusin?"
At hearing his name, Snape turned his attention to the bed. He stood and walked slowly to his sister. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he cracked a rare small smile.
"Fa Miloza, Miy ro shevv." ("Yes Miloza, I am here.")
"Miy tson krow" ("I can't go back.")
"Miy lau." ("I know.")
Miloza looked up at Severus, a silent tear running down her cheek.
"Zine, bah miyo nilloshan. Ten vee denon. Ten vee aler denon, da isfal miyon." ("No, you don't understand me. They are dead. They are all dead, and it's my fault.")
"Ecsuli miyo fie bos?" ("Can you tell me what happened?")
"Zine, miy nillo remini. Aler miy lau vin isfal miyon. Mayno nilloduser, biy kulen miyon braunt, kulen miy frahc zler bah rau." ("No, I don't remember. All I know is it's my fault. Maybe not directly, but because of my actions, because I wished to seek you out.")
"Parli fairn bah scie mine zlern rau?" ("Why would you risk seeking me out?")
"Miy lau bah nilloshan, biy miy remini quosa, memzor miy nillosecsuli vee miyon. Nar miy ora bahn lindar, miy remini chown ti sophon. Miy lau miy nilloshan gry, biy miy lau miy stairn ors miy unos vrin....."("I know you don't understand, but I am remembering things, memories that I can't even tell if they are my own. When I hear your language, I remember it as if in shadows. I know that I can't understand the words, but I also know that I should or perhaps that I once did. I dream that I have the answers, but wake with only questions. Noxlumi are supposed to be the light amongst the dark, the comfort that settles in gloom, and yet I find myself consumed by darkness as if my own light will die without knowing.")
"Parli .." ("Why would you think I had the answers?") "Kulen bah.." ("Because you are the one connection to this world that I remember. I know you are my safety, and yet I don't even know how we met.")
"Hian."("We can talk later, you need your rest.") Severus did not want to hear any protests, so he simply stood up and walked out of the infirmary. Once the door was shut behind him, He leaned his head against the door and let the cold of the oak sink in.
***FLASHBACK***
Ten year old Miloza was running through the Snape mansion dragging a seven year old worn out Severus behind her. "Hurry Sev," she kept on pleading. "You have to go faster."
"But won't Daddy be mad if."
"Daddy's already mad."
It was then they heard the screams, three loud pitched screeches echoing in the halls. Miloza stopped dead in her tracks, catching Severus off guard, so that he ran into her. He barely heard her cry of "Oh no," before she began racing back towards where they just fled.
"Wait for me, Milly." He called out to her as he ran after her retreating back. The screaming did not stop, and was only intensified as a whimper or two was added to the mix. When he finally caught up, he saw his sister crying, though her sobs wear drowned at by what he now saw was his three oldest sister's screams. Looking on in terror, he saw through the crack in the door his father cast the Cruciastic. The one curse uttered from his mouth and his sisters bodies contorted in pain. He looked over to Miloza who looked as if she were about to run in the room to try and stop their father. Before she could, Severus swiftly put his arms around her in a tight embrace. "Don't go, Milly, don't go. You're safe. You're safe."
**END FLASHBACK**
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*(Author's note: The language Severus and Miloza are speaking is completely of my own making. I am trying to keep it constant. I have even made up rules on grammar and such, but any language is vast, so please bear with me. Also, I will be writing out all the dialogue in the noxlumin language, but decided not to post the whole dialogue except only in part with the English translation in parenthesis. Even anyone does want to see the actual language I can send it separate. Thank you very much.)*
I know this chapter is short, unfortunately I didn't have much time to write and I wanted to update somewhat regularly. Thank you for the reviews.
Like before, still don't own 'em. No money for me. :(
On with the story.
NOXLUMI: Chapter 2-- The Difference between Knowing and Remembering
Earlier that day:
Miloza woke up the next morning exhausted. Her head ached and she felt as if her soul had just been dragged through hell. Blinking back the sleep, she saw Severus sitting in a nearby chair. Memories surged through her mind, jumbled as if the vision before her was merely a ghost.
"Severusin?"
At hearing his name, Snape turned his attention to the bed. He stood and walked slowly to his sister. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he cracked a rare small smile.
"Fa Miloza, Miy ro shevv." ("Yes Miloza, I am here.")
"Miy tson krow" ("I can't go back.")
"Miy lau." ("I know.")
Miloza looked up at Severus, a silent tear running down her cheek.
"Zine, bah miyo nilloshan. Ten vee denon. Ten vee aler denon, da isfal miyon." ("No, you don't understand me. They are dead. They are all dead, and it's my fault.")
"Ecsuli miyo fie bos?" ("Can you tell me what happened?")
"Zine, miy nillo remini. Aler miy lau vin isfal miyon. Mayno nilloduser, biy kulen miyon braunt, kulen miy frahc zler bah rau." ("No, I don't remember. All I know is it's my fault. Maybe not directly, but because of my actions, because I wished to seek you out.")
"Parli fairn bah scie mine zlern rau?" ("Why would you risk seeking me out?")
"Miy lau bah nilloshan, biy miy remini quosa, memzor miy nillosecsuli vee miyon. Nar miy ora bahn lindar, miy remini chown ti sophon. Miy lau miy nilloshan gry, biy miy lau miy stairn ors miy unos vrin....."("I know you don't understand, but I am remembering things, memories that I can't even tell if they are my own. When I hear your language, I remember it as if in shadows. I know that I can't understand the words, but I also know that I should or perhaps that I once did. I dream that I have the answers, but wake with only questions. Noxlumi are supposed to be the light amongst the dark, the comfort that settles in gloom, and yet I find myself consumed by darkness as if my own light will die without knowing.")
"Parli .." ("Why would you think I had the answers?") "Kulen bah.." ("Because you are the one connection to this world that I remember. I know you are my safety, and yet I don't even know how we met.")
"Hian."("We can talk later, you need your rest.") Severus did not want to hear any protests, so he simply stood up and walked out of the infirmary. Once the door was shut behind him, He leaned his head against the door and let the cold of the oak sink in.
***FLASHBACK***
Ten year old Miloza was running through the Snape mansion dragging a seven year old worn out Severus behind her. "Hurry Sev," she kept on pleading. "You have to go faster."
"But won't Daddy be mad if."
"Daddy's already mad."
It was then they heard the screams, three loud pitched screeches echoing in the halls. Miloza stopped dead in her tracks, catching Severus off guard, so that he ran into her. He barely heard her cry of "Oh no," before she began racing back towards where they just fled.
"Wait for me, Milly." He called out to her as he ran after her retreating back. The screaming did not stop, and was only intensified as a whimper or two was added to the mix. When he finally caught up, he saw his sister crying, though her sobs wear drowned at by what he now saw was his three oldest sister's screams. Looking on in terror, he saw through the crack in the door his father cast the Cruciastic. The one curse uttered from his mouth and his sisters bodies contorted in pain. He looked over to Miloza who looked as if she were about to run in the room to try and stop their father. Before she could, Severus swiftly put his arms around her in a tight embrace. "Don't go, Milly, don't go. You're safe. You're safe."
**END FLASHBACK**
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*(Author's note: The language Severus and Miloza are speaking is completely of my own making. I am trying to keep it constant. I have even made up rules on grammar and such, but any language is vast, so please bear with me. Also, I will be writing out all the dialogue in the noxlumin language, but decided not to post the whole dialogue except only in part with the English translation in parenthesis. Even anyone does want to see the actual language I can send it separate. Thank you very much.)*