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Chelsea: any ways, while I try to find where I left the keys to this thing.. Here's the chapter...
I modi Della Strega
The Ways Of The Witch
Sirius cursed silently as he found himself in the dream like surroundings once more. The blue mountains loomed off in the distance, a light fog covered the green grass on the ground as the wind whipped around his body.
He felt the presence of her again, The Lady of Broken shards of Silver. The lady of Destruction. He slowly turned around, his eyes hoping to be deceived. His wished did not come true as he found himself standing before her, cowering in her shadow.
Sirius inhaled deeply cursing under his breath. He looked back up at the statue, her hands outstretched toward him as if pleading for help. Sirius looked up at the statue of jagged silver and slowly outstretched a hand as if to touch her, but drew it back as he remembered what happened the last time he touched her.
Pain. A searing pain that he himself had never felt before in his life. But something about the statue drew him closer. He looked up and his eyes of stormy gray met the eyes of the woman and he stumbled back in shock to see that they were as realistic as his own. Dark eyes stared back at him, emotion simply pouring from the two orbs of darkness drowning him in a state of awe. He knew those eyes. Of whom he could not place but deep down inside he could feel it. He could feel the eyes boring into his as if to see his soul, his true nature.
They were calling to him. Pleading with him, as if telling him to help her. He found himself walking toward her, his hands out in front of him. He didn't know what he was doing it, or why, but he felt it deep in his gut to do something. Slowly he reached his hands out, allowing them to hover above the sharp, jagged edges of a celestial brand of glass. Coldness radiated off of her as his fingered drew closer, finally ripping in a pulling at the shards, tearing his flesh, hot blood pouring down his hands.
He didn't care. Suddenly a rush of adrenaline filled him as he pulled desperately at her, tossing whatever the casing was on to the ground below him, each piece tainted red with blood. Finally after much struggle he managed to free her hand.
A brilliant white light sprang from the uncovered flesh as it exposed a hand covered in cuts and calloused. The slender hand slowly began to move and its fingers curled up and flew out once more.
Sirius looked on in awe as he was suddenly startled, the hand had grabbed him and pulled him closer, her touch burning his skin as he cried out in pain. He looked into the dark orbs of pain and sorrow before the turned back to their glassy, emotionless state, and Sirius fell back into the darkness.
-
Sirius woke up with a start, looking wildly around the room, his breathing heavy and his whole body convulsed in fear. The dream came flooding back to him in fragments, mere flashes of what once was.
Silver.
Dark eyes.
Emotion.
Pain.
Fear.
Sorrow.
Blood.
Tears.
Flesh.
Coldness.
Darkness.
He remembered his hands, and how the blood once poured freely from them. Holding his breath, his unsteadily rose his shaking hands to his face and nearly screamed out in what he saw.
Upon his hands where cuts of silver, light pouring from his palms, where the jagged edges have once torn at his flesh. He watched in awe as the silver began to die out, slowly fading into a pale white, the lines of damage slowly disappearing until they were no more, his hands where once like they were before.
Flipping his hands over once again he looked on in disbelief, linking his eyes to make sure what he saw was real. Falling back on his bed from exhaustion Sirius let out a breath of relief coated in confusion.
"What the hell is happening to me?" he wondered softly aloud as not to wake his fellow roommates.
He rolled over in bed and pulled the blankets over his head, only to fall into a slumber haunted by those dark, painful, emotional eyes, that ceased to leave his mind.
-
Frozen.
Frozen in a coffin of ice and glass. Fearful eye's opened up to find that their owner was no longer in bed at Hogwarts school of witch craft and wizardry, but in a place of extreme beauty, a beauty unsurpassed by any other mortal place. The eyes slid in and out of focus until they laid upon a man in front of her, staring at her in awe.
Sirius.
The air caught in Gemini's chest as she tried to scream out to him, but no sound came from her mouth. Sirius was looking up at her with a determined look on his face as he began to pull her from her eerie prison. Slowly it felt as if a burden was being lifted from her soul as her hand was freed. Desperate for help, she lashed out and grabbed onto Sirius's arms.
Shocking.
A shock was sent through her hand and she connected with him, as if her life force was pulsating into him. She watched as Sirius fell and she felt as she slipped back into darkness.
-
Gemini sat up in bed, eyes wide her hand shot out in front of her instinctively as she looked around the room for any sign of trouble. Her breathing was normal but her heart was racing. Realizing it was all a dream she sat back on her bed and buried her face in her hands.
"Oh my goddess, I am going insane." She muttered to herself as she rubbed her temples."I can't believe I am dreaming about Sirius."
Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she looked out the window to see the moon, shining brightly against the dark sky, a blanket of stars surrounding her.
Gemini smiled slightly as she nodded toward La Luna. She knew it was stupid to worry about something as insignificantly as a guy. And this was Sirius for crying out loud. Her brother. As this though came to her head her eyes widened and she shoved her head under her pillow and groaned. Lucifer was Diana's brother. And her soul mate.
-
"Hey G!" Sirius said as he jumped over the couch and landed next to his Italian friend, "What's up?"
Gemini blinked the sleep from her eyes as she turned her head slowly to look at her hyper friend. Her eyes connected and she felt a pang inside of her. Shaking it off as a lack of sleep she replied, "Absolutely nothing."
"Oh come on!" Sirius urged her, "You can't be doing nothing!"
Gemini blinked as she wondered how someone as stupidly as I could get such high grades. "Fine," she sighed, "Im talking to you, blinking, breathing, sitting, waiting, and thinking of ideas on how I can get you to stop _annoying_ me." Gemini said nonchalantly as she took out her wand and watched with amusement as Sirius slowly backed away from her and took a seat next to Peter on the floor.
"Did you do your divination homework?" Peter asked them as he rummaged through his school bag, looking for a quill.
"Crap!" Sirius exclaimed, smacking himself in the head, "What was it?"
"Think of a dream you've had, "he said "and try to remember it because we're going over dream interpretation today."
Sirius relaxed as he mock punch Peter in the arm, "Don't scare me like that Wormtail! That's not homework! If it's not written, you don't have to do it."
"Why? Do you not have a dream?" Gemini asked him sarcastically as she smirked in his direction.
"Well as a matter of fact Miss Gemini, I do." Sirius retaliated, sticking his tongue out, "Do you."
"Si," Gemini replied.
"Good then,"
"Yeah."
Peter just raised an eyebrow at his two friends, glancing back and forth, feeling the tension between the two of them. Shrugging it off he stood up and declared, "So, who want's breakfast."
-
"Yes Professor Trelawney, I promise not to argue with Lucias today." Gemini sighed as she sat back down across from the blonde Slytherin who was scowling in delight. Gemini rose her sharp brown eyes up to his, "You think this is funny, don't you."
"Oh I find it simply hilarious." Lucias said smoothly.
"Well laugh it up you git," Gemini sneered, "Because I'm switching partners." Gemini stood up and looked around the room once again. Sirius.
"Eh! James!" Gemini called out over the conversations of the other students, "Lucias is threatening me that if I play in the next game he will dye Lily's hair purple." She called in a sing song voice, watching with pleasure as James came barreling over and sitting down in her seat. "Play nice boys."
Gemini smirked as she walked across the room, waving to Professor Trelawney in the process and sat down across from Sirius. "Hey Fratello."
Sirius yawned and replied, "Hey."
"Attention class!" Trelawney announced, "Order! Good. Today class we venture into the misty realms of dreams. Dreams are the gateway to your soul and some times your future." She paused for dramatic effect, "There will be mornings when I awake with the memory of a dream that had in every respect the authenticity of reality. People in my dreams whom I have never seen in my waking world will linger in my memory. Perhaps you, too, have awoken from a dream that impacted you so much it seemed real -- so much it remains etched in your mind to this day. The transformation of a thought from imagination to memory alone is an astounding occurrence." She peered around the room from under heavily painted eyelids before continuing. "Today class you are to create a dream outline, to come to understand what your mind is trying to tell you." She picked up a stack of parchment and began to hand one out to every student in the room. "On this sheet of parchment are questions that will help you unveil the true meaning of your dreams. Each question will not correspond with each dream, but try your best to accomplish this by the end of class. You may begin!"
Gemini rolled her eyes as she picked up her sheet of parchment and her quill. "Ready Sirius."
Sirius grinned and replied, "Readier than I'll ever be. Let's get this over with. I have a few dungbombs and I'm itching to set them off."
Gemini smirked as she looked at the first question.
How am I, the dream ego, acting in this dream? (Aggressive, assertive, passive, active, etc . . . )
//Well, I guess I'll use the dream from last night . . . //
*Inactive, immobile*
What are the various feelings/emotions in the dream? (Both "mine" and those of other characters...)
//well, this one seems easy enough//
*Fear, pain, surprise*
What is the context of the dream?
//Context... hmm... I'll skip this one//
*n/a*
In the dream, who are the main characters?
//This is way to easy//
*Myself and Sirius*
Who (or what) is the adversary?
//Adversary? Oh wait now I remember, adversaire! Stupid English words//
*None*
Who (or what) is being wounded?
//Well, Sirius was bleeding, but I was frozen hmmm//
*Sirius*
Who (or what) is being healed?
//Me I guess//
*My self*
Who (or what) is my companion?
//Well, the only other person there was Sirius...//
*Sirius*
Did I dream of actual people, or imaginary people?
//well unless me and Sirius are imaginary..//
*actual*
Could the characters all be different aspects of myself?
//Sirius... an aspect of me... yeah right//
*no*
What are the outstanding features or symbols in the dream? (For example: flood, animals, house, etc.)
//that glass stuff that surrounded me, that could be symbolic...//
*Restraining glass surroundings*
How might these features relate to me, my emotions, or my personality?
//Huh?//
*They don't I suppose*
How does the dream as a whole relate to my personality?
//well I am closed in... but I don't know...//
*I'm introverted*
What are the main actions in the dream?
//oh goddess I don't want to remember//
*Bleeding reaching*
What would I like to avoid in the dream?
//bleeding... hurting sirius, I mean he's my brother why would I want to hurt him.. But.. NO stop that train of thought right now Gemini Cielo!... ok back on task... no more thinking about Sirius.//
*the hurt and the pain and the suffocating*
What actions might it be suggesting that I consider?
//That I hurt Sirius... NO stop it you damn mind! Stop stop stop stop stop!//
*None that I can think of*
Does the dream trigger any memories?
//Pain... I inflicted... oh goddess. I'm so sorry... //
*no*
Do any of the elements of the dream relate to my past?
//Mama, Papa, Pisces...I'm so sorry.. But what does Sirius have to do with it?//
*no*
Why might this part of my past be called to my attention now?
//Oh goddess... I'm going to be the cause of Sirius's... no! It can't be..., can it?//
*Haven't the slightest clue*
Does the dream trigger any further questions?
//Am I going to kill Sirius? Oh goddess no, I can't think like that.//
*what does this dream have to do with Sirius*
Why did I need this dream?
// Is it a warning? He was trying to help me... then he fell into darkness and... oh no.. It will be my fault//
*to warn me of something*
What is its positive message for me?
//There is no goddess damn positive message. I killed my brother. I am covered in shards of glass and knives. I cannot be touched without hurting someone! How the hell is that positive!//
*there is none*
Was the dream more physical, or emotional?
//I don't know... I felt the hurt I felt the pain I felt the fear... I haven't had dreams like this since I was a kid, why are they happening to me now? But it was really emotional though...my inner battle... my inner demon...//
*it was both*
"G are you alright?" Sirius asked, snapping Gemini out of her trance. Sirius had been watching her very carefully as her expression turned from normal to pain filled. He watched as the emotions flashed upon her eyes.
Oh," Gemini said, a blush creeping up her cheeks, "Yeah, I'm fine."She rose a slender hand and rubbed the back on her neck, "Just a bit tired that's all. Done with your outline?"
"Yeah." Sirius said proudly, grinning goofily, "Let's me see yours." He said, not waiting for a response as he snatched the parchment from Gemini's frantic reach.
Gemini sat back on her pillow, panic flooding her mind.
//Why did I have to choose that dream? Why did I choose the dream where I become the lightweight champion of the world? No I have to pick the dream in which I kill my brother. Perfect.//
"G, please tell me you are kidding me." Sirius said, looking up at her, his voice unusually serious. "Please tell me you made this up."
"What are you talking about Sirius." Gemini asked him, leaning in closer so that their conversation would be quieter.
"Our answers," he said handing his parchment to her for her to look over it. Gemini's eyes widened considerably as sirius continued, "There almost exactly the same."
Gemini's hand covered her gaping mouth as she looked up at sirius, her eyes overflowing in shock. Sirius held a similar expression as he stared at her.
//her eyes... where have I seen those eyes before... holy shit... it was her.//
"siete lui" Gemini murmured as class ended and Trelawney dismissed them.
Gemini grabbed her back and ran out of the class room, literally floating down the ladder, and pushed people out of her way as she barreled through the corridors. She could hear sirius calling out to her, begging her to stop. All of her training went flying out of the window. Sudden emotions fleeing her enclosed heart, emotions she hasn't felt in years, emotions she's locked up, and intended on keeping locked up escaped her soul.
Stopping suddenly in her tracks, she whipped around and waited for sirius, watching as people moved out of his way, making a path for Happy go Luck Padfoot.
"G, what the hell is wrong with you!" he panted, grabbing her shoulders.
Normally, if someone grabbed Gemini, the offender would be pissing in a bag for weeks, but right now she didn't care.
"Sirius! Don't you get it?!" she yelled, ignoring the looks from every student in the corridor, all stopping to watch them."The dream! It wasn't a mere coincidence!" she lowered her voice as she noticed the bystanders, "look at it Sirius. Look at the dream. And look at my past. Look at my heritage. Then you'll see why I am so freaked out!"
"G, I don't ge-"
"Sirius!" she said firmly, lower her voice once again, "You are going to die at the hands of Dea Della Morte."
"What." He said in shock, he looked around at all of the people and notice they were all staring. Glaring at them, he grabbed Gemini by the arm and guided her through the mass of people until they broke apart, hurrying to their next class.
Gemini allowed Sirius to guide her. He was the only person she gave in to like this. She didn't know why, but she felt protected while she was near him. Which seemed quite ironic considering Gemini could kill a person in 17 different ways in less than 30 seconds. But it wasn't physical protection. It was more like emotional protection. It was more of a big brother protecting his little sister from the monsters in the closet. The monsters in her closest, her soul.
Sirius pulled Gemini in a hidden room which she has never seen before. It was a plain room an old classroom maybe. It was covered in dust and spider webs, its old age plainly evident in the condition of the furniture in the room.
Sirius walked over to a couch and began to beat it to get the dust off. Gemini stepped in front of him, pushing him aside as she held her open palms in front of her mouth, kneeling down so that her face was level with the couch and she blew lightly a spell barely audible as the dust seemed to be blown away with much force.
Gemini looked up at Sirius who said, "sit."
Gemini nodded and sat down on the couch, not looking Sirius in the eye.
"Gemini." Sirius said, sitting down next to her on the couch, "What did you mean. You shall die under the hands of Dea Della Morte."
Gemini looked up at Sirius with an emotionless face. But every emotion that was absent from her face lived in her eyes, like a fire they blazed every human emotion in two wide orbs of umber.
"Sirius." She began, "Think about it. My parents are dead. My sister is dead. Every Goddess damn family member I have ever had are dead. Lily's family is dead. She was almost killed by Voldemort. Bella almost died in the lake. Don't you sense a pattern here?"
"What are you talking about Gemini?"
"Every single person I have become close with has *died* Sirius. Everything I touch is destroyed. And this dream is only making matters worse. I grabbed your hand. I touched you. I cursed you with my plague of death that come upon all that are close to me! You are my brother Sirius. I can't afford to lose you. I don't want to hurt you I-"
"You're not going to hurt me Gemini. And there is no way in hell you are going to keep me away from you I-"
"Sirius stop. There is something that you don't know about me. About my heritage."
"What about it."
"It involves you."
"What?"
"Sirius. In Italian mythology there where two god's. Diana Lucifera and Lucifer Dianus. This is their story. The gospel of the witches. Diana, goddess of the moon greatly loved her brother Lucifer, the god of the Sun, the god of Light and Splendor, who was so proud of his beauty, and who for his pride was driven from Paradise. Diana had by her brother a daughter, who they gave the name of Aradia Herodius. In those days there were on earth many rich and many poor. The rich made slaves of the poor. In those days were many slaves who were cruelly treated; in every palace tortures, in every castle prisoners. Many slaves escaped. They fled to the country; thus they became thieves and evil folk. Instead of sleeping by nigh, they plotted escape and robbed their masters, and then slew them. So they dwelt in the mountains and forests as robbers and assassins, all to avoid slavery. Diana one day came to her daughter and told her that she was to go to earth as a mortal maiden and to teach the craft of magic to those who suffer and how to destroy the evil race of their oppressors, and so it came that Aradia set foot upon earth, her godlike immorality gone. She taught men and women her mother magic's unto the mortal race. Before Aradia died she said to her followers The Charge of Aradia. Directions on how to call to her and her mother when their help is needed. Now the three sit in heaven, Diana Lucifera, Lucifer Dianus, and Aradia Herodius. That was the beginning of The Cielo legacy, *my* Legacy."
"But what does this have to do with anything?" Sirius asked, pacing in front of her, running his hands through his chin length locks.
"Sirius, listen." Gemini said, her voice dripping with emotion, "My life, it will not be an easy one from what the stories say."
"What stories? You're not making any sense Gemini you-"
"The stories of Diana! The myths, the legends, whatever happened to Diana, odds are it will happen to me. Diana is the Virgin mother of all. She gave birth without a spouse, no husband. Is this sinking in yet Sirius or do I need to explain more? How about the fact that my daughter will be the heiress of Aradia. That she will be the messiah of 'the people' of Italy. Does this not seem fair to you?! My entire life is already planned out Sirius. I am the avenger. You hear me speak of the rule of three. Well I take responsibility upon myself to 'return the favor'. To be the huntress of the destroyer, the killer of the oppressor, to be what I am made to be. I-"
"GEMINI!" Sirius yelled, grabbing her shoulders, looking her in the eye with a fierce passion, "You are Not Diana. You are Gemini Cielo. The daughter of Stella and Virgo. You are a sixteen-year old girl, ok. Nothing more, and nothing less. You are my little sister Gemini. And it scares me to hear you speak like this! I don't believe in what you are Gemini. I have my god. And you have your gods. And so be it. But whatever power you hold inside yourself Gemini, it is yours. For you are you, and that's all."
Gemini's breathing became heavy as her violent eyes bore into his gray orbs. He didn't believe her. He thought her as a fraud. A little girl, speaking gibberish about some people that she made up.
"Don't touch me." Gemini seethed, her eyes two burning black coals as she ripper her self away from Sirius's grasp. "I gave you my soul, told you why I am the way I am and you don't believe me! You are so Goddess damned superficial Sirius!" Gemini ran her hand through her thick past waist length hair as she whirled around looking at Sirius with an uncontrollable anger in her eyes, she tried to find the word to express exactly how she was feeling but only one thing came to mind. "Siete Lucifer voi scopata balordo!"
As she stormed out of the room, her pride burning in her chest, leaving Sirius silently fuming and he went over Gemini's screams in his head. "What the hell does Lucifer have to do with me. Stupid bloody git."
Sirius sighed and threw his back over his shoulder and he left the small room, thinking up of an excuse for being late for History of Magic while he walked.
//I wonder what Jeanette is doing this weekend//
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