Chelsea: WAAAAAAAAAA
Chibi Chel & Neko Sea: ::sweat drops::
Neko Sea: I told you not to make fun of her. Now look at what you did! You just sent her self esteem crashing through the floor boards.
Chibi Chel: yeah, well every one needs a good ego deflation once in a while.
Chelsea: ::sniff sniff:: She's right... Gemini is a horrible character!
Neko Sea: aww, chelsea-sama, don't say that.
Chelsea: It's true! I just suddenly made her in to a female Heero Yuy! I mean, she started off sweet, but a bit tough... now she is just a real bitch!She going to be an assassin for crying out loud! Maybe I should give up this writing thing...
Chibi Chel: Good, I don't like musing for you Anyway.
Neko Sea: Chibi! That was horrible!
Chelsea: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Neko Sea: ::sigh:: while I try to stop Chelsea- Sama from crying... just read. And review and save our poor eardrums.
Morte di un giglio
Death of a Lily
As cliche as it sounded Gemini's life flashed before her eyes as she fell.
Her lonely childhood, her first pair of boxing gloves, her first victory, her first defeat, her last match as Stella della Cielo. She remembered the faithful punch that saved her from Pisces' fists of rage in the hotel room, the first time meeting Lily, when the two of them got their letter, when they found out the truth about them selves.
She saw the beautifully evil eyes of Tom Riddle and how they seduced her in to the darkness, she remember the training, the influence he had over her, the long nights of the two of them alone, master and apprentice.
She saw her family, her fate, her destiny in the small mark on her forehead which told a story of the great Diana of Italy, Moon goddess, Queen of magic, Mother of all.
She saw her friends turn their backs to her, she saw herself enveloped in darkness, in a never-ending shadow that seemed to engulf her, mind, body and soul.
She saw Remus and her together. She saw her self actually being a normal happy everyday teenager with normal everyday teenager problems. She didn't see her self for who she was, she didn't see the stoic Heiress of Diana, future assassin for the ministry of magic, she didn't see the emotionless mask of herself that she wore in times of pain, she didn't see the anger... the hate.
She saw the blood that flowed freely from her body as Voldemort and his death eaters abused her, she saw the molten silver that was poured on to her flesh, but she saw no tears.
Not once since she was a young child has she cried, and she has gone so long without a tear that she has forgotten how to cry, how to let go of all the fear, pain and anguish through droplets of saline sorrow that escape the soul down tear stained cheeks. She forgot what it was like to be truly happy, to be free from the burden of misery and suffering and for once be liberated from the chains that held her down.
All of this happened within a matter or a second as she opened her eyes to face the inevitable. She could use her telekinesis, but she didn't have the time or the energy to stop the motion of a falling body.
With the ground approaching rapidly she closed her eyes and prepared for impact.
A load roar was heard as Gemini opened her eyes to see a bright light coming her way fast. Looking down frantically she saw the ground and was about to hit when she was pulled violently to the side, and began to rise. She looked up to see that she was lying stomach down on Sirius's lap.
They where flying. But on what Gemini couldn't register. She looked up wildly in to Sirius's eyes to see his hair flying wildly around his face, trademark grin in place.
"Didn't know you where dropping in G." he said over the roar of a motor.
Motor? With the help of Sirius she was sat up on his lap, straddling a seat of something that definitely did not belong to a broom. She looked around to find that they where sitting on a motorcycle. A flying motorcycle at that. The Scottish countryside was whipping past them rapidly as they flew higher and higher; hogwarts was now a mere light in the distance.
"What - the - hell - is - this." Gemini asked, still trying to soak in what just happened.
"Well, I was going out for a joy ride when I heard you scream. I saw you falling out of your window, which coming from you didn't surprise me that much. So I decided it was about time you met 'ol Becky."
"B-bici?" Gemini stammered her native word for bike, "I didn't know you had a motorcycle!" Gemini sputtered as he put her small hands on top of Sirius's for some support,
"Yep." Sirius said proudly, "Me father gave it to me in the beginning of the summer because I got a lot of O.W.L.S. it was his, but it was a rusty bucket of bolts when I got it, but let me tell you this is the fastest bucket of bolts in the country."
"Why haven't I ever seen it?" Gemini asked him, hitting his arm.
"Well," he yelled over the wind, "I only bring girls up here who I about to-"
"Whoa Sirius. Stop it right there. To much information, you dirty man whore you." Gemini said, her eyes wide. "Shit! Sirius turn this bike around right now!"
"Why, we just got out- WOAH!" he said as Gemini grabbed on to the handlebars and tuned the bike sharply around, spinning out in the night sky.
"I didn't just jump out of the window." Gemini yelled as they sped back to the school, which was speedily approaching. "It was Lily."
"Oh shit." Gemini heard Sirius say as they got on to the school grounds.
Gemini began to shakily stand up, as the tower came in to view, "Steer her near my window Sirius!" she yelled down as she stood up, holding onto Sirius for support.
They slowed down as Sirius passed the window and Gemini tumbled inside, landing with a hard thud on the floor, hearing the roar of his bike as he sped away.
Gemini groaned as she looked up in the dim room, her sharp eyes adjusting to it immediately, her auror training kicking in. Crouched down on the ground, her eyes look for any sign of Lily in the room. Her ears staining to hear anything, breathing, moving, whispering. She looked up and saw and soft light coming from Lily's bed, and the murmur of a spell coming.
Gemini stealthily and quietly sprang from her spot and sprinted to Lily's bed and threw back the curtains to see Lily shaking horribly, tears falling freely from her glassy emerald eyes, a razor in one shaking hand, blood pouring out of her other arm, from a gash on her wrist. Bella sat at her side; her hands clasping Lily's wrists as life flooded out between her fingers, a resolute look on her face as she looked up at Gemini, tears flowing over her cheeks.
"I-I just got up here, literally, an-and I- I found her like this." Bella choked, and she held her wrists tighter, "She doesn't have much more time. We need to get her to the hospital wing. Now."
The air caught in Gemini's chest as she looked at her friend who was now sobbing. Lily looked over at Gemini with wide eyes and said softly between sobs, "I... I don't want to die."
"Shit, Lily!" Gemini cried as her senses returned to her and she fell at Lily's side, ripping part of her shirt to make a quick bandage to top to bleeding.
"I'm sorry." Lily hiccuped as her eyes began to close.
"No!" Gemini said fiercely, "I'm not letting you leave me!"
She thought frantically, Lily wouldn't make it to the hospital wing in time, and she was slipping slowly in to darkness. There was only one thing that she could do.
"Now Lily," Gemini said shakily, holding her shoulders, "I don't want you to die, and I'm not going to let you either. This may feel a bit weird, but you have to stay awake."
Gemini closed her eyes and cleared her mind, which was hard to do with all the thoughts racing through her head. Once her mind was completely clear she envisioned the hospital wing, every little detail about it as well. The white cotton sheets on the cots, the cabinets full with potions of every sort, the paintings on the wall. She then envisioned her self, Bella and Lily there, and they where gone with only blood on the sheets and a trace of them being there.
-
"Oh my god." Madame Pompfrey gasped as Gemini and Lily fell on the cold stone.
"She's losing blood fast. I don't know how longs she's been like this for, but we got her here as soon as we found her." Bella rambled, trying to keep her calm composure, but failing miserably.
"Put her on one of the cots," Pompfrey yelled over her shoulder as she raced across the room, pulling many things off of shelves and out of cabinets.
Gemini picked up her drowsy friend and tenderly carried her to the bed, placing her gently down, brushing locks of auburn hair from her place face.
"Don't leave me Lily,' Gemini said, taking her hand, her breathing become quick and raspy, "I don't know what I would ever do without you."
"Step aside Gemini," Pompfrey commanded as she reached the bed side, "Dumbledore has been alerted, the best thing for you to do right now is get Mr. Potter up here, he wants to speak to you both." Gemini nodded as she quickly turned on her heel, "Ms. Cielo!" Pompfrey called out to Gemini's exiting form, "Breathe not a word of this to anyone, only Mr. Potter."
"Aye Ma'am." Gemini called out before breaking out into a full forced sprint and headed out of the doors.
-
Gemini stopped right in front of the portrait hole, trying to catch her breath. She hated those bloody staircases, always changing on her and being stubborn as to not moving, even when she used her telekinesis. She had run about the fourth floor for about 10 minutes until the staircases changed for her.
"Why that matter Missy, just going to stand there all night? I didn't even see you come out!" The fat lady laughed, a glass on brandy in her chubby hand.
"It is no concern to you where I have been. Now open up." Gemini snapped, leering at the fat lady.
"What is the password, can't get in without a password," The fat lady sneered.
"Password right, the password is Hobbities." Gemini said, awaiting approval.
"That is incorrect." the fat lady said smugly, "and you are a prefect are you not? Did you not pay attention? I have just announced the new password, and I shall not tell you."
"Why not!"
"How do I know you are the real Gemini Cielo?" She questioned, an eyebrow cocked in suspicion. " How do I know that you are real? You could be using a polyjuice potion to be impersonating the Gryffindor prefect Gemini Cielo."
Gemini just looked at the fat lady before shooting her hand straight out, "I am giving you to the count of three to open this door... one..."
The fat ladies eyes widened, "What are you..."
"Two..."
"You surely wouldn't..."
"Three..."
"You are..."
"Infal-"
"Alright! You win!" The fat lady cried as the portrait swung open, showing the entryway to the door.
"Never doubt me." Gemini said threateningly, before walking to into the common room, her sharp eyes looking for any signs of the unruly haired Quidditch Captain.
"Eh!" she called out as she saw James sitting with Peter, helping him get a transfiguration charm correct, "James!"
James looked over to her and his cheery smile disappeared when he saw the troubled look on her face, "Gemini, what's wrong?"
Gemini walked briskly over to James, who was now walking towards her, when they met Gemini stood on her tip toes and leaned in close, her mouth next to his ear, "è Giglio."
"Giglio?" James asked in his native British accent, "What does that mean?"
Gemini frowned until it dawned on her that she converted back to Italian, something that she did when she was in a very emotional state, "Just come on."
"Oi! Peter, I'll be right back!" James called over his shoulder to his friends who looked on with questioning looks.
Gemini dragged him out of the common room and past the disgruntled Fat Lady until they where alone in the corridors. James remained confused all the while. He has never seen Gemini this intensely emotional before. Not even when her parents died. Whenever something tragic ever happened to her, she would just detach herself from everyone until she was strong enough to join back in with society, now she was a frantic mess, worry plainly evident in her usual deep, emotionless orbs of umber.
When Gemini finally stopped walking she looked at James with wide eyes before beginning to speak, "James, I am going to tell you something right now, but you have to promise me that you will not freak out on me alright?"
James nodded, getting ready for the worst, "What is it Gemini? I have never seen you like this is-"
"I told you already, it's Lily." Gemini said softly, cringing at the look of pain on his face, "She tried to kill herself."
"WHAT!" James yelled as he tried to push past Gemini to get to his girlfriend.
"James, stop." she said flatly as James stopped in his tracks, with help from Gemini's telekinesis. "You have to know what happened. She tried to jump from the tower but I stopped her, I fell but I'm fine. Don't ask. When I got back I found Lily in her bed, bleeding from her wrists. Bella just got there when I did"
"Why didn't I see you leave?" James asked frantically as Gemini's hold on him was released, "I saw you go upstairs and-"
"This is why," Gemini said, grabbing his hand in her before warning him. "This was feel a bit... weird, but trust me, it's a lot faster than walking,"
James wasn't prepared for the stomach lurching, mind bending, muscles ripping sensation that was involved in Teleportation and promptly fainted when the two teenagers landed in the hospital wing.
Gemini sighed as she picked up James, Dumbledore rushing to her side to help him; "James didn't take well to the teleportation process."
"I can see, I suppose he was better off this way, I would not like to see his reaction to young Miss Evans." Dumbledore said sadly, magicking James on to a cot.
"Lily," Gemini whispered as she rushed to her inept friends side, "Is she going to be alright?" she asked Madame Pompfrey.
Pompfrey sighed, "I don't know Gemini. You got her here just in time. One more minute and she would have been unretrievable. She lost blood. A lot of blood. The bleed had stopped, but it is going to take her body to long to make enough blood. Her time is running out Miss Gemini. She needs blood."
Gemini looked at her in disbelief. "Isn't there a potion for that sorta of thing?" Gemini asked, wheeling around to look at Dumbledore, "There is a potion right?"
"I am sorry to say Miss Cielo, but there is not potion to recreate blood cells," Dumbledore said sadly, "The only way to save her is a blood transfusion."
"Fine then." Gemini said rolling up her sleeve, "Take mine."
"Miss Cielo." Dumbledore said, putting a hand to her arm, "She cannot take your blood."
"Why not?" Gemini demanded her eyes ablaze with anger.
"She need a lot of blood Miss Cielo. Your blood is to magically concentrated for her system. If to much of your blood is mixed with her, her magical powers will be to strong for her to handle, and it will slowly drain her of her power, killing her slowly and painfully." Dumbledore said sternly, looking down at the determined girl.
"Fine then, I will find someone with her blood type." Gemini said, determined, "I am not going to let her die Dumbledore."
"Neither will I." Dumbledore said.
"I'll do it." Bella said weekly, snapping out of her silent reverie "I'll give blood."
"Are you sure Miss Figg?" Dumbledore asked her calmly.
"I know what it is like to think of suicide," she choked out, a fresh batch of tears forming at her eyes, "I know what it is like to commit it, and I know what its like when you realize that you fail. She didn't want to die. And may god above forbid, that I will let her when I gave bring her back." Bella said, rolling up her sleeve. "Take as much as you need, I'm more than willing to give." Bella held out her arm while Pompfrey nodded and began preparing for the blood transfusion.
Gemini's dead eyes looked at Lily, and she stomach turned at the condition she was in. Her lips where a light shade of bluish pink, her white, taught skin was pulled tightly over her jutting bones, which stood out plainly on her thin body.
Gemini has never seen anyone that thin before. Yes, Moody has trained her how to not eat for two weeks, but she has never been that poorly thin before. She has never been this afraid before. She didn't know what was happening to her. Gemini was always so in control of her emotions, the mask she wore stayed in place every second of the day, and not one person has ever gotten past it. Remus was close... to close for comfort. He almost removed that mask, he almost saw the small broken girl inside, he almost made Gemini normal, he almost made her human. And Gemini mustn't have anymore of that 'love' game anymore. Most everyone she has ever loved has died. Her family, the Evans, she should write an owl to Tony and tell him to watch his back, Diana forbid anything should happen to him. There was no room for love in Gemini Cielo's life, no room for a 'man of her dreams'. No mortal man could get inside of her protective wall, no matter how hard they tried. If Moody taught her something, it was that no one should get in the way of your missions. And after Hogwarts . . . Every crack in the fortress that was Gemini would be filled, and not a soul will be able to cross. It would be only her, her thoughts, and the spirit of Diana.
Gemini: Remus. I am not asking you I am commanding you... get your little wolfie ass over there and cheer her up!
Remus: I'm not going near her! She broke me! She made me CRY. She dangerous!
Sirius: well, not actually Gemini made you cry, but that's besides the point. G, hold him down? ::ties a big red bow around his neck::
Gemini: ::pulls out wand:: now get over there and CHEER HER UP! You know what she's like when she's depressed... PEOPLE DIE! And she's not in a good mood as it is, because one of her ex-friends decided to talk shit about her, personally I would just take that bitch out, but that's why she wrote this chapter... cos it reminded her of ::Neko sea covers her mouth:: Oh yeah.. Sorry.
Remus: ::scowling:: fine...
Neko Sea & Chibi Chel: Oh Chelsea!
Chelsea: ::sniff sniff:: wha...
Neko Sea & Chibi Chel: Feel better! ::pushes Remus in front of them then fly away::
Chelsea: ::jaw drops:: ::gawks for a few minutes while Remus stands there nervously:: REMUS OOKAMI!! ::glomps Remus::
Chibi Chel & Neko Sea: ::holding up a sign:: Please review. For our sakes... and yours!
Chibi Chel: AND STOP SPEAKING JAPANESE YOU ANIME OBSESSED BAKA!
Neko sea: that was Japanese you moron...
Chelsea and Remus : ::you don't want to know::