I am so sorry for the delay with this chapter, I have a few things going on in my life

I am so sorry for the delay with this chapter, I have a few things going on in my life. I am a postal worker and they found Anthrax in the office I work in so we are all on antibiotics. Wish us luck!! Also, I had a tooth pulled today so if this chapter has any mistakes… it the great pain killers the dentist gave me **evil grin**

I want to thank everyone who reviewed last chapter. Also, I want to thanks Amy for helping me again with this chapter… she keeps me from too much angst and gives wonderful ideas. Amy you are the best!! And last to thank Señorita Margherita Brava **giggles** for doing the beta. I really like this pain killer… Anyway, here's the chapter. Don't forget to review…

Tempest's Fury

Chapter Seven: Daddy's Little Girl

While Remus and Tad were fussing over Neona, Sirius was talking quietly with Kyleigh, healing her bruised face, and reassuring her that Lucius would pay this time.

After a few minutes, and confirmation that they were fine, Sirius, Remus and Charlie woke Lucius after they bound him tight so they could transport him to one of the dungeons. Once they arrived there the ministry would be notified and he would finally get what he deserved.

When they left the garden, Remus insisted on carrying Neona and Sirius carried Kyleigh, both a little too traumatized to safely walk on their own.

As they slowly made their way up to the castle, Kyleigh sighed against Sirius' shoulder, "I can't believe we finally caught him."

~~*~~

When they arrived at the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey and Anna were discussing new healing charms as Anna's youngest son played happily in his playpen.

"Good Lord, Remus! What happened?" Anna asked, rushing to Neona first, seeing the blood that was still all over her robes.

"Lucius was in the garden and attacked Neona and Kyleigh. Neona was stabbed and they were both beaten up a bit," he explained as he lay his daughter, who had fallen into an exhausted sleep, down on one of the beds.

"Oh God, there is so much blood," Anna exclaimed as she started to examine Neona. Looking puzzled, Anna asked, "But, where is the wound?"

"I healed her, Mum, " a bewildered Tad mumbled, looking very tired himself, "I healed her!"

Anna looked stunned as she placed a comforting hand to his face. "We'll talk in a bit. Let me get Neona settled. Entertain Gunnar for a moment, will you, you know how he likes to be the center of attention," Anna laughed as Gunnar fussed in his playpen realizing the focus was no longer on him.

~~*~~

On the other side of the room, Sirius lay Kyleigh down and Madame Pomfrey came over, examining her to make sure she was all right.

"I'm fine Madame P," said Kyleigh reassuringly, "tend to Neona and Remus please. They are hurt far worse than I am. I just want to talk to Professor Snape," she continued turning her back to them. Poppy looked at Sirius for help but he just shook his head, motioning her to go help the others.

"Kyleigh, are you all right? Do you want me to get Draco instead?" asked Sirius as he sat on the bed next to her.

Scooting away from him a bit, Kyleigh looked Sirius in the eyes and asked flatly, "Can you please get Professor Snape and notify my Mum and Daddy that I need them. Thank you," she said dismissively.

"Fine, I will be right back," he said, feeling somewhat hurt, but understanding that his step-granddaughter was probably still in shock.

~~*~~

A little while later, Severus swept into the room looking concerned. Kyleigh was lying on her bed looking away from the door so she didn't see him come in.

"Kyleigh, your Mum and Daddy are on their way. Are you all right?" he asked, sitting on the bed next to her as she sat up.

"Physically? Yes. Mentally? No. I am very angry and I don't know how to handle it," she confessed as she allowed Severus to put his arm around her.

"Tell me what's wrong and maybe I can help you figure out what to do," he whispered, trying to comfort her as best he could.

"You have seen the disgusting things that Lucius has done to the people of this extended family. I just want to know why… of all people… Sirius would stop Remus from killing that bastard. How could he stop him? Why? We could be rid of him but no," Kyleigh ranted scathingly, not even caring that Sirius could hear her from across the room.

Upon hearing this, Sirius walked slowly to the bed, waiting to give his explanation.

"Kyleigh, you need to calm down. I think that you maybe need to ask Sirius. I am sure he had a good reason as to why he didn't let Remus finish him off," Severus said, but wondering himself why Sirius didn't allow Remus to kill Lucius.

"Fine," she said, crossing her arms over her chest. She turned to a very uncomfortable Sirius. "Why then?"

Sitting in the chair next to the bed, Sirius took a deep breath and started his explanation.

"The whole time that Remus was a werewolf, he never once took the life of a human. It would have killed him, both in spirit and in mind. I could not allow him, in his animagus form, to do the deed he feared the most as a werewolf. He thought that his daughter was dead. It took all of my strength to get him off Lucius. Kyleigh," Sirius paused, trying to regain his composure, "I couldn't let Remus kill him. I couldn't let Lucius destroy another innocent life… and it would have destroyed Remus. As much as he hates Lucius, the thought of mauling someone to death would have been too much for him. There are other ways to ensure that Lucius never hurts anyone again… ways that wouldn't result in the loss, not bodily but mentally, of someone that I love like a brother," Sirius explained as he took Kyleigh's hand, hoping that she wouldn't pull away. As he looked into her eyes, he knew that she understood as the tears started to stream down her face.

"But what are we going to with him?" she half sobbed. "Azkaban is no longer in existence and all the dementors are gone. Where are we going to put him? St. Mungo's, where he escaped once already?" she asked in exasperation.

"No, but the Order of the Phoenix has been planning what to do with him if he was ever caught. We do have a plan, Kyleigh. Trust me on this. If we didn't, I would have killed him myself, I promise you that," said Sirius as he gently hugged her.

"I'm sorry, I just can't stand to know that he could get away again. He can't can he?" she asked frantically.

"No honey, he can't," Sirius reassured her. "When I went to get Severus, I found out that Lucius is securely locked in a cell in the dungeons in the shackles that I suspect Mr. Filch has always had a secret desire to use, and is being guarded by a dozen ministry wizards. Besides, Remus did a job on him. One of St. Mungo's medi-wizards has been here to mend the broken leg and all the teeth marks and scratches that he sustained. He is being guarded well," Sirius finished triumphantly.

~~*~~

Just as Madame Pomfrey was finishing up with healing the cut on Remus' side, Charlie arrived back at the hospital wing with Luna, her two-year-old daughter, Tala, resting on her hip. When they entered, Luna handed Tala, who immediately started to whimper, to Charlie and threw herself into Remus' arms sobbing. "I was crystal gazing and I… I saw you… attack him. Oh gods, I thought…" she cried as her hand flew to her mouth trying to stifle yet another sob.

Remus hugged her, talking softly to his hysterical wife. "Luna, I'm fine, just a little scratch. Neona is fine as well," he whispered to her hesitantly.

At this Luna paled and lowered herself onto Remus' bed.

"What's wrong with Neona? Remus, what happened?" Luna asked with a shaking voice as she looked around the hospital, seeing her daughter sleeping peacefully in a bed by the window with Tad sitting in the chair next to her, bouncing his brother on his lap.

"Charlie and Anna, you may want to be here for this conversation," Remus muttered as he patted his wife's hand.

Charlie, who had been talking quietly with Anna and Madame Pomfrey, trying to distract Tala from her upset parents, nodded then walked over to the playpen, placing Tala in it. Seeing Tad bouncing his youngest, he whispered, "He's gonna get sea sick."

At Tad's look of confusion, Charlie laughed, "You keep that up and he will puke."

"Eewww," exclaimed Tad as he abruptly got up and placed Gunnar in the playpen with Tala, making Charlie chuckle as he sat across form Remus and Luna.

Once Anna was settled in the chair next to the bed, Remus started to explain what happened. The audience was captive as he told the tale of the garden and the events leading to it. As Remus talked, he looked to his daughter, tears misting his eyes as he noticed Tad holding her hand. When he reached the part about Neona's scream, Remus was unable to continue and Charlie took over. When the story was finished, Luna looked up to her husband in amazement saying, "Tad and Neona are bound together by the power that was shared. I have seen it," she laughed, "years ago in my crystal gazing I saw a couple bound by magic, I just didn't realize it was my daughter. It was before she was born."

The room grew every quiet as they all looked at Luna in astonishment. Remus burst out laughing in nervous joy. "I will never make fun of your crystals again."

Suddenly giggles were coming from the playpen. As everyone looked, they saw the two-year-olds kneeling in the pen as Gunnar kissed Tala sweetly on the mouth. Next, they both lay down next to each other, Tala lying sideways, using Gunnar's chest as her pillow.

"Merlin's beard, Charlie, do you have no control over your sons' raging hormones?" Remus asked smiling as everyone burst into laughter.

"Can I help it if your daughters find my sons irresistible?"

~~*~~

It was early evening before Draco and Hermione arrived at Hogwarts. When they came into the hospital wing, they found Kyleigh napping. Hearing the footsteps, Kyleigh woke, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

When she saw Hermione, Kyleigh started to cry. "Oh Mum, it was so scary. I didn't know what to do."

Hermione sat down next to her daughter, hugging her tightly.

"Well, from what I understand, you knew exactly what to do. You saved Neona's life. I am so proud of you," Hermione praised, scooting over so Draco could talk to his daughter.

"Hi sweetness. Are you okay?" Draco asked worriedly, wiping a tear from her face.

"Yeah, I guess. It was just…. I know she is fine but I thought Neona was dead, and if I wasn't her best friend, she would have been safe," she replied shakily.

"What gives you that idea?" Draco asked, watching his daughter fight back more tears.

"Well, isn't it…true? He hates ME and is after anyone that I happen to care about…"

"Kyleigh, Lucius hates everyone. He is a sick man. He finds pleasure in hurting others. He always has. He manipulates people's lives to suit his sick pleasure," explained Hermione as Draco grabbed her hand, giving her support.

Seeing them hold hands, Kyleigh felt that her mother knew whose baby Ginny carried.

"Are you talking about Ginny?" she asked directly, hoping that she was right in her assumption.

Hermione turned pale as Draco started feeling sick, "What about Ginny?"

Kyleigh looked from Draco to Hermione and back to Draco, wondering if she should speak to him alone.

"Go ahead sweetness. Your Mum and I have no secrets," he encouraged calmly although his heart was trying to jump out of his chest.

"Well, Lucius said that… Ginny is having your baby," Kyleigh said painfully, seeing the look on her mother's face.

"Yes and no," sighed Draco, seeing the puzzled look on Kyleigh's face. "Let me explain. You see, Lucius put a curse on Ginny and me back in June…"

"When all the adults were acting funny?" asked Kyleigh matter-of-factly.

Dravo smiled. "Yes. The result of the curse was Ginny and I… well…"

"Had sex…" Kyleigh burst out, almost finding humor in her Daddy's horror stricken face.

"Yes, but Ginny was already pregnant by Harry. So, the twins she is now carrying have two different fathers. Harry and me," Draco finished, looking completely drained as he wiped his hand over his face in frustration.

Kyleigh looked at Hermione who, she was surprised to see, was smiling.

"You are okay with this?" she asked her mother.

"I really have no choice, however, I will love this child and help in any way I can to make sure it is happy and loved. Ginny and your Daddy did not ask to for this, so how can I blame the baby for the way in which it was conceived? We have talked a lot about the situation and we think that everything will be just fine," Hermione explained.

"Who is going to raise the child? You aren't going to split them up are you?" Kyleigh asked.

"No, we have decided that Harry and Ginny will raise the child. It may be awkward at times but I think, with the loving and giving family that we have, these children will notice nothing odd. We were planning on telling you older children at Christmastime," confided Draco.

"Are the effects of the curse gone?" Kyleigh asked bluntly.

"Yes. As soon as we realized what was happening, Remus helped to make sure it was completely gone. It was old dark magic," Draco sighed as he got up from the bed. "Kyleigh, I would never intentionally hurt your Mum, I love her too much. She is everything I have ever wanted. She is part of my soul. I…" Draco explained as the hurt filled his heart again, making his voice catch, "I'm so sorry…" and then he fled the room.

"I'll be right back, let me see to your Daddy for a moment," Hermione said, looking at her daughter

"I'm sorry I made him upset. I didn't mean too," Kyleigh mumbled quietly.

"You didn't make him upset. Your Daddy just hasn't quite gotten over the guilt yet, despite my telling him he has nothing to feel guilty for," she soothed. "We will see you in the morning. He'll be okay."

Draco had left the room, walking over to the window in the hall, looking out over the grounds, as the guilt took him over again. Draco felt familiar arms encircle his waist, felt her heart as it thudded madly against his back, and her breath on the back of his neck as Hermione leaned in even closer to whisper, tears started to flow down her cheeks, "I love you, Draco. I always will. You are part of me… I don't blame you. Please believe me."

After a moment or two of enjoying the closeness they shared, Draco turned, placing his hand on each of his wife's cheeks. "I love you," he whispered right before he lowered his mouth to hers, kissing her tenderly as his fingers found their way into her hair.

Hermione hugged him desperately, loving the feel of him against her and losing herself to the moment.

~~*~~

Neona was exhausted. After the ordeal of the day and everyone fussing over her, she just wanted to be left alone. Draco and Hermione had left a little while earlier and Kyleigh was now sleeping peacefully. Neona was just about to close her eyes when Remus came in the hospital room, bearing a box of chocolates.

"Bonjour, papa," she smiled as he shook his head laughing.

"Your mother has been teaching you French again I see."

"Oui, quelques mots," she smiled happily at his amazement.

"Yes, a few words. How is your side? And why do you get to leave and I am stuck here?" Neona pouted exaggeratedly, causing Remus to laugh and then immediately sober.

"My side is fine. Your Mother has her own remedy for when I am injured," he winked, "and that is why I got to leave, besides, I didn't nearly die."

As he said it, tears sprang to his eyes instantly and Neona put out her hand to him, pulling him down to sit on her bed.

"Papa, I am… fine," she said as her hand flew to her mouth, tears cascading down her face. "Oh Papa, I'm not fine, I was so scared. He tried to…to… oh God," she sobbed, throwing herself in her father's comforting arms.

"Shhh, ma petite, he can't hurt you now," Remus consoled as he stroked her hair.

Sniffing, Neona turned to him. "How did Hermione live through being raped? When I thought he was going to rape… me, I wanted to die. And poor Kyleigh was lying there and couldn't move," she cried as she buried her head in Remus' shoulder.

"Hermione is a very brave woman and Kyleigh is just like her. It took a while for Hermione to come to terms with everything but she is a stronger woman for it. My concern is you. Are you okay? Is there anything I can fix for you that Tad hasn't already fixed?" he asked in a rather clipped voice.

"Oh Papa. Are you jealous?" she asked, looking at him strangely.

"No, well… maybe a little," he confessed.

"But why? I love you, plus que la vie. More than life. Tad will never take your place in my heart or my life. He would never try. I promise," she assured him.

Touching her face tenderly, Remus whispered, "Just be careful. I think you are a little young for… certain things yet and…"

Neona started laughing, "Oh Papa, is this the birds and the bees talk?" she asked, trying to contain herself. "Put your mind at ease, we are NOT sleeping together. That is a very big step and we have decided to wait on that. But I do love him and someday…"

Remus smiled at his daughter, "I should have known you better than that. You are a smart witch and I do trust you. If at some point it does get … carried away, just be careful, okay? You are seventeen and I do trust your judgement, it is his that I worry about. I was seventeen once you know," Remus counseled, standing by her bed, tucking in the covers like when she was little.

"I… we will be careful. Je t'aime, Papa," Neona whispered as she kissed his hand.

"Moi aussi, ma petite. And I you," he declared quietly as he kissed her forehead, her eyes already closed as sleep started to take her.

As he left the room, he whispered softly, "Que vous aviez des rÆves doux, ma petite."

Neona smiled as she turned on her side, "Vous aussi, mon loup."

~~*~~

It was the middle of the night when Kyleigh woke, feeling that something wasn't quite right. There was a sound of quiet footsteps in the hall. Grabbing her wand, Kyleigh feigned sleep, waiting to see who was coming into the hospital wing at such a late hour. With her heart in her throat, Kyleigh lay there, watching diligently. As the door creaked open she gave a small gasp when she realized that the footsteps could still be faintly heard but there was no one there. It couldn't be a ghost because they floated. Puzzled, she watched as the muffled steps stopped at Neona's bedside. Wand ready, Kyleigh started to slowly get out of her bed when the occupant of the sound was revealed. It was Tad in the invisibility cloak that his Uncles had given him for his birthday five years ago, along with another version of the marauder's map. Kyleigh sighed back in relief.

She felt funny sitting watching as Tad leaned over and kissed Neona tenderly on the lips before he lay the cloak over the end of her bed and sat down in the chair next to her. They spoke in whispers about their love and, after he kissed her gently again, he settled down in the chair and fell asleep, holding her hand.

This brought tears to Kyleigh's eyes. "Will I ever be allowed to have a love like that as long as Lucius is alive?" she wondered sadly as she thought to what she could have had with Jamie if only she hadn't pushed him away. "Damn you Lucius. I have to get out of here," her mind screamed as she stealthily slipped out of bed, grabbing Tad's cloak, donning it as she crept quietly from the room.

Once she was in the hall she knew exactly where she was going… to the dungeon.

Luck was on her side. As she arrived, the ministry guards were just leaving his cell as they checked on Lucius about his complaints of the shackles being too tight.

"Oh sod off," the guard had spat back at him, "If you weren't such a bastard, you wouldn't be in this situation now would you Mr. High and Mighty Death Eater?"

"Fuck you!" screamed Lucius as he spat at the guard.

"Not for a million galleons," laughed the guard as he started to close the door.

This is when Kyleigh quietly squeezed her way into the chamber, hearing the door shut with a click.

Kyleigh walked into the shadows, making sure the cloak still covered her but not worried about the sound of her footfalls.

Lucius' head shot up. "I thought you left," he growled, squinting to see who was in the room.

Slowing Kyleigh walked across the flagstone floor, still not saying anything, enjoying the discomfort she saw on his face.

"Who is there?" he demanded as he started to get a little nervous. "Show yourself, you coward!"

"Oh," Kyleigh finally spoke in a voice stronger than she had anticipated, "the only coward I see is you."

Lucius chuckled maniacally, "Well… hello daughter."

"Don't ever call me that you contemptible bastard," she spat venomously at him as she threw off the cloak. "I am not your daughter!"

"Yes, you are and that just eats you up inside, doesn't it? You are more like me than you even want to admit. Draco too, if truth be known," Lucius chided, smirking contemptuously.

"Oh shut up, we are nothing like you," Kyleigh insisted angrily.

"If you want to live in your little dream world I won't stop you. You are nothing but a weak little mongrel and I should have killed you when I had the chance. Should have killed that mudblood of a mother of yours too after I played with her for a while," he snarled as he tried to pull himself from the wall but his shackles kept him in place. "You, your mudblood mother and your Daddy. All worthless, the lot of you. I thought Draco would make me proud but he is as bad as my father, the muggle-loving piece of vermin. I had just turned eleven the first time I killed someone," Lucius gloated as he reminisced about the past. "Oh yes, that was brilliant. You see my father, the filth, fell in love," he swallowed hard like the word were choking him, "he fell in love with a muggle-loving Weasley," he announced as Kyleigh's face fell.

"Oh you didn't know that? Well, how would you? It is great story though," he paused thinking. "Let me see, hmm, oh yes. It all started when my mother died. Poor dear. We were told she committed suicide. Oh course, I know better. She was also weak," he explained, a look of disgust on his face. "Anyway, father met Miranda Weasley soon after and fell madly in love. Miranda was supposed to marry someone else but found out she was pregnant by my father. Her father, Arthur Weasley's uncle, refused to acknowledge their love and forced her to marry the other man and pass her bastard off as his. The child was only six years younger than Jareth and me. They lived in the village and one day, Jareth and I were out, terrorizing the neighborhood, when we came across the child playing. I just had a little fun with the boy," Lucius chuckled.

"Oh course I made sure it was Jareth that accused of molesting the boy. Right before the inquiry, I saw the child wander away from his mother. So convenient. I confronted him on top of a cliff. Oops… sad thing… poor little boy fell," Lucius pouted as he wiped an invisible tear from his eye. Then smiling arrogantly, "Well not really he was kind of pushed." This brought a gasp from Kyleigh, "No!"

Lucius grinned evilly, "Oh yes. Couldn't have that little muggle-lovers blood mixed with Malfoy blood. Soon, his mother was admitted into St. Mungo's for the insane. Even then, I knew how to do the Cruciatus curse. When father found out what happened, he blamed Jareth and sent him to Durmstrang. One night, father got a little drunk, sad about his lost love and he drank some poison. Oh course he didn't know it was poison until he saw me. He died a slow and painful death as I held the antidote in front of him, dangling it like a carrot. Seeing a man die like that is exhilarating," Lucius boasted as he saw Kyleigh's frightened features in the torchlight.

"You are evil and I hope they kill you slowly. I want to see you die!" Kyleigh spat hatefully.

"You probably will… no matter, even after death, I will hate you, you make me sick," he said, spitting on the floor.

Kyleigh turned to go and said, "The feeling is mutual."

As Kyleigh left the dungeon, she threw the cloak over herself and ran from the cold dampness. Blinded by tears, she collided with something quite solid, causing her to fall to the floor in a heap, sobbing.

"Kyleigh, are you all right?" exclaimed Jamie as he pulled the cloak the rest of the way off.

Kyleigh sat there, tears streaming down her face. All she could do was shake her head no.

Jamie sat down next to her on the floor, pulling her into his embrace, trying to comfort the hysterical teen.

"He… is so evil! How can I live knowing that… that man fathered me," Kyleigh sobbed into Jamie's shoulder.

"Kyleigh, why did you come down here?" he asked, holding her tightly, wanting to bring her nothing but comfort.

"I… I wanted to know… why he hates me so," she cried, tears soaking his robes.

Tilting her chin up so he could look her in the face, Jamie asked quietly. "Kyleigh, why do you care? You have so many people that love you and think you are special. We could never live without you," he finished in almost a whisper as a single tear dripped from his eye.

"We?" she asked breathlessly.

"You really don't know the answer to that after six years? Kyleigh, I would die if I lost you," he confessed as he slowly lowered his mouth to hers.

Kyleigh's breath caught right before their lips touched. She didn't pull away this time but sighed heavily as he softly deepened the kiss. When he broke the kiss, both were stunned and blushing profusely.

"WOW!" was all Jamie could manage to say.

"Yeah," mumbled Kyleigh, sighing as a smile lit up her face. They sat there for what seemed like forever just holding each other until they heard the old familiar mewling coming down the hall. Throwing the cloak over them, they sped away as quickly as they could back to the hospital wing and safety.

A/N: The French in the Remus/Neona scene translates like this….

Plus que la vie means "more than life

Moi aussi, ma petite means "me too, my little one"

Que vous aviez des rÆves doux, ma petite means "Sweet
dreams, my little one"

Et vous aussi, mon loup means "and you too, my wolf"
THANKS to Strega Brave for her French expertise.