Chelsea: I have returned! from the Almighty Allman's Brother's Band concert! in whichi almost died of Illegal Second hand smoke and had Beer pour on me! But it was made up when I went to go see RENT, which I might add, it is the best musical/play I have ever seen in my life, and let me tell you, I have seen about... 15 play/musicals in my life, and RENT was the best! Although it is not for all people... and if your closed minded, don't even bother!
Chibi Chel: and her father says the music she listens to is a bad influence ((tsk tsk))
Chelsea: Yeah, well, anyways, now that I have gotten that out of my system, I have this chapter for you! It has no real plot because my muses where being bitches... but yeah. Oh and also, coming up in the story (like in the next chapter or so) some one will get a chance to be written in... BWAHAHA, but you have to guess something, which I'm not going to tell you right now, but when i do, it's going to be pretty obvious, but I'll explain it more latter, right now I have to go and eat my dinner... 3 cans of Snapple and an Eggo waffle...
Morte alla famiglia
Death to the Family
Gemini was out of bed by the end of that day, much to the dismay of Pompfrey, who insisted that she was not fully healed, and although her arms throbbed, Gemini refused to stay in the hospital wing for more than a day. Just going to the hospital wing was a challenge for Gemini, she did it more for James than she did it for herself, and the only reason she stayed was her lack of energy; psychic, life, and magical. The killing curse that was supposed to take her life force, only drained the demigoddess of her energy after she returned to a mortal state, which put Gemini in the foulest of moods. Not being able to take care of herself was torture to her, growing up in a poor family, you had to do most everything for yourself, she just wasn't use to being treated hand and foot like that.
James was magically awoken by Gemini that night, a order of phoenix meeting was called, and she and James had to be there. With her help James got to his feet, his head still spinning and his step still shaky. Gemini completely understood, and her unseen compassion was let out a little to help her injured friend out of bed.
"Do you want to teleport there?" Gemini asked him as they slowly made their way towards the door. "But I remember what happened last time. It's usually doesn't happen twice, but in your condition..."
"No, I'll do it." James said resolutely, looking down on his small comrade, He let out a ragged laughed and said, "And it will even bring a smile to your face if I toss me cookies on Moody."
A snort escaped Gemini as she tried to stop herself from falling in to hysterics. James just smiled and bit his lower lip as he and Gemini where sucked from the spot in the hospital wing, soaring through the time, distance, and space fields until they landed with a thud in Dumbledore's office.
James feel to his knees, hand covering his mouth. Gemini's eyes widened as she placed her hand on his back once again and disappearing from sight.
"What the..." Moody muttered as the Order of phoenix members watched as Moody's apprentices appeared and disappeared.
"What is the meaning of this Dumbledore!" An older woman asked, her hair pulled tightly to the back on her head in a taut knot.
Dumbledore merely shook his head as the two reappeared again, through the door this time, James with a sheepish smile on his face, Gemini with her normal stoic expression, though her eyes were vivid and full of life.
"Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to introduce you to James Potter and Gemini Cielo." Dumbledore said with pride and a bit of humor as the order broke out in whispers and gasp of shock.
"James, Gemini, I would like you to meet your fellow order. I pray tell you already know Miss Evans, Mr Black, Miss Fig, Mr Lupin and Mr Petigrew?" Dumbledore said with a smile as Gemini emotionless face fell and a shocked face replaced it. "to their right." Dumbledore said, indicating to an attractive young man about the age of 22, "Is Miles DiAngelo, a muggle magic crossover weapons expert, there is not a weapon, magical or muggle, that he does not know about and know how to use."
Miles bowed his head as Gemini racked her head for where she had head that name before... Leigh. Leigh DiAngelo, Peter girlfriend. Her old brother maybe, well that would explain her hair, she thought looking at Miles Electric blue streak that ran through his blonde hair.
"Next to him we have Madame Edrea, Head of Infiltration at the ministry of magic." The old woman bowed her head and let out a small smile let made her black eye light up, contrasting with her graying hair, "Next to her, as you already know, Is Alister Moody. Next is Professor McGonagal. To my left is Amandla Amma, expert in psychic use." the middle-aged African woman smiled, her vivid violet eyes gleaming as Gemini heard a small voice inside of her head, 'Lo Miss Gemini.' Gemini narrowed her eyes in though as she mouthed 'hello'. "Next to her," Dumbledore continued "Is Monty Viao, espionage expert," the small pale man was about Gemini height, his short black hair spiked up, black eyes staring at Gemini almost uncomfortably.
Gemini and James nodded once again, acknowledging his presence.
"And a few people you may know." dumbledore said with a smile as he moved down the line up of members, "Mundungas Fletcher, an apprentice, just like yourselves, apprentice under Mr. Viao for espionage."
Gemini recognized him as a Hufflepuff 7th year, the boy whose nose she broke in the last Quidditch game before she began her anger management courses.
"Please," Dumbledore said, waving his hand next to two empty seats, "Sit."
The two teenagers obeyed as they sat down, ready for their orders.
"As you all already know, Deatheaters have attacked close to the school, muggle body count has risen drastically and more and more of our kind are being tortured or being corrupted by the poser the Dark Lord can give to them. It is a very dark tine for us all, magical and muggle alike. The next few years, I fear, the Dark Lord will try to over throw the Ministry, taking complete and total control of Europe. There is nothing to stop him, the man is practically immortal to magic, his own manipulation of her blood and genetic make up makes him no longer a man, but a creature of the foulest extent. The ministry is not much help, they feel that his control is evitable, leading the world in to a worser fate. I know our number is few, but we are the future of the magical world, our actions will determine the outcome of this war. Some of us haven't reached our prime, and some of us have passed it many decades ago, yet we all must come together and fight together, all in our own ways. Whether it is out in the battlefield, in the inside of our enemies minds, or in the rooms of our enemies, we must not break this order. All of you are the last hope for our kind. Yes, ministry Aurors are helping us, but you must their back bone with out them knowing it. Each and every person who is not on the side of Light is considered our enemy, and not every witch and wizard is purely light, for those who are gray have the same chance of turning to the dark side than returning to the light, for the dark is the easy way out, the light is for the few, the strong, for those of you who sit before me today." Dumbledore said in finality. "The door is open." he held out a hand towards the door, "those who do not wish to continue will not be looked down upon." no one moved, "very well than. Welcome to the Order of Phoenix."
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It was days until the students and the teachers have gotten over the attack that was so close to home. Gemini and James have been awarded, in secret, the ranks of First Class Private Auror, for successfully completing all requirements for basic training, and having the needed experience to bypass the age limit. With the title to their names, they took a new out look on the war. James saw it as a time to prove himself. Every Potter in his Bloodline have fought in a war of some soft, whether it was political, personal, or the age old war against good and evil, each and every Potter was been witness to it, and have shed blood for it. Now it was his time to engrave his name in the Potter tradition. Gemini saw it as she always had. She never intended of remaining an Auror as James had, she knew of her duties, just as Moody did. She did not need the ministry to assistance her with her calling. She wasn't even sure that the ministry would approve of her assigned task. She didn't care though, they would never be able to catch her. She was an avenger. An assassin. One to be feared above all rest, all he had to do is get rid of one thing. The ability to feel emotion.
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Lily yawned and she leaned against James, closing her eyes at breakfast a week later. Lily smiled and nuzzled her face in to the crook of James's neck, allowing the heat to radiate off of him and drag her in to a short cat nap.
"They are so cute." bella said softly to Gemini, who nodded in response.
"I suppose," Gemini replied, looking at Bella,"if you like that sort of thing."
Bella rolled her eyes, "oh come off it, you used to be like that."
"Keywords there are 'used to' Bella, I used to be like that, before all of this happened."
"You know what." bella commented, taking a bite out of her biscuit, "I don't want to hear about it. When you are having guy problems, don't come crying to me."
"Oh don't worry I won't" Gemini said as the owl post arrived, "I'd be dead before I hit the ground if I had 'guy problems'."
Gemini looked up a smirk still on her lips looked up, looking for Tony's hawk, or Lessandra's owl. Owls of every size flew over head, swooping down to deliver their packages to their owners. A black owl in particular caught Gemini's eye. It was a large owl, an obviously powerful one at that, one used for long distance. She watched it with a keen eye as it began to swoop down, coming closer towards the Gryffendor table. Her expression changed to surprise as it landed on her shoulder, dropping a roll of parchment, before taking off once again.
Reaching down a hand she was about to grab it when James said, "check it first, you don't know who that can be from."
Gemini nodded and took out her wand, taping it lightly, seeing if it reacted. Nothing. Gemini put her wand back in her sash around her waist before opening it up, much to James' dislike.
She only read the first two words, which where in Damiano's fluent hand writing, before leaping from her spot on the table and teleporting to the head table.
'Father's Hurt.'
"Dumbledore," Gemini said frantically, her calm composure being thrown out the window, "Father has been hurt, I need to see him. Now."
Dumbledore looked into her eyes, sapphire meeting umber and he replied, "it is not a simple for me to say that you can go there Gemini, I just cannot let a student travel around the world."
"But I am an auror now," she said in an undertone, "all due respect sir, but it you do not let me go, I will go anyway, regardless of the consequence."
Dumbledore sighed, he knew that Tony was all Gemini had left, and he knew that Gemini would follow through with her threat on leaving. He knew tony as well, and she knew even for a wizard pushing his sixties, was still an active boxer and a decent dueler, and it would take something more than a random street attack to get Antonio Balboa seriously hurt.
"Take this," Dumbledore said in a hushed voice, discretely handing Gemini a small orb on a fine silver chain. "Hold it in your palm and say, slowly and clearly where you wish to go, do the same to get back to here, but you must say a password to get in. The password is 'Light in the Dark'. Leave now, through the chamber on your left, keep your wand on you at all times and keep your senses open to those around you. Now go, be quick and send my regard." he finished as Gemini nodded and walked calmly to the left, entering the chamber, the orb of white smoke held tightly in her hand.
She closed the door quickly, slipping the chain around her neck. She looked at the letter again to see that Tony was currently in St. Giovanni's Hospital. And that is where she was going.
And that is where she was. She opened her eyes to find herself in a busy sidewalk in front of a tall looming building which read, 'St. Giovanni's hospital' in bold red letter in her native language.
Gemini quickly realized that she was in a muggle hospital and made her way inside as not to attract attention to herself by that way she was dressed. She walked though the doors, ignoring the looks she received for her billowing black robes, black dress and red sash. Putting her unconcerned mask in place she walked up to the receptionists desk, and placed her hand on the desk.
"May I Help you miss." The woman asked in Italian.
"I am looking for Antonio Balboa, he was brought here a few days ago I believe." Gemini said, her semi-deep, clear voice cutting through the air.
"Who are you in relation to the patient?" The woman asked, writing out an admittance form.
"I am Gemini Cielo, Antonio Balboa's daughter." when the receptionist rose an eyebrow at the difference of names she continued, "he is my adoptive father. My parents where murdured."
"I'm sorry to hear that," the woman said sadly.
"I do not need your sympathy." Gemini lashed out, growing impatient, "I need to see my father, now if we can continue this conversation in an informative mode rather than emotion al I am sure things will be just fine." Gemini said, monotonously, but with threat behind her voice.
The receptionist was speechless, not one in her life has a young girl ever spoken to her like that. Nodding, she finished asking the teenager questions and made her a visitors pass, and sent her on her way, all the while murmuring the rosaries... in Latin.
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Gemini small stature hung in the shadows of the hospital. Stupid hospital, stupid receptionist and stupid directions have gotten her lost. All she knew was that she had to get to room 104E.
She cursed the muggles as she could not use her magic for find her way, it was to dangerous to teleport there, for the fact that doctors may still be in the room. Right now she was next to room 138N. At least she was on the correct floor. All she had to do was find out where the E wing was.
"Lost," a familiar voice said and a hand was placed on her shoulder.
Gemini whipped around, instinctively reaching for her wand, but stopping in amazement when she saw who it was, "Damiano," she sighed in relief, "you do realize that I could have killed you right?"
Damiano just smirked, his arms crossed over his chest, "I know, come on," he said, taking her hand, surprising her slightly, "the E wing is around the corner."
Gemini allowed herself to be guided by him for the sheer fact that she and him were getting along. Last time they have been together, they where at each others necks. But now if was different, it was as if their past didn't matter.
The stopped out side of a room, Damiano turning around, looking Gemini in the eyes. "There is something you need to know before you go in there. A muggle gang attack the gym after one of their members, who was trained under father, lost. They beat him with wooden bats until he was knocked out. Luckily one of the boxers called the police and they were sent strait away. I got word of it three days ago, and Relena and I have been at his side all day and night, I sent you an owl when I found out. But he is still quite weak, and we can't use 'it' on him, for the doctors wont let him out until he is in better health. But there is one thing. They don't think he will ever be able to box, let alone walk again."
"Oh my goddess," Gemini murmured, a hate filling her heart, "did they find the people who did it?"
Damiano shook his head, "no, but they know what gand they are from, but they have no evidence on who did it."
"Can I see him now?" Gemini asked him, emotions flowing across her face.
"Go on in,"
Gemini opened the door, walking through it slowly, her eyes adjusting to the dimness of the room.
"Gemini," she heard faintly as she looked towards the bed to see her father sitting up in the bed.
"Papa!" Gemini cried as she rushed to his side, taking his hand in to hers.
"Gemini," he said again in a faint voice, "I am so glad to see you my dearest."
"I am too Papa," Gemini said, kissing his hand, "I am to."
-
Gemini stormed out of the hospital, a hate in her heart, and a fire raging in her eyes. She didn't care anymore. All she knew what she was going to find who ever did this to her father, and she was going to beat the ever living shit out of them, for get about magic, it will all be done by hand.
She though through her head all the things the Aurors Manual said about the punishment of others.
'Arrest, to achieve surprise and the maximum amount of mental discomfort. Most victems experience intense feelings of shock, insecurity, and psychological stress, and have great difficulty adjusting to the situation... No, that isn't enough, besides, I don't a have a warrant to arrest in Italy... yet... what else was there... Detention. I don't want to fuck up their identity... I want to fuck up their lungs... and their heart... and their brain... Deprivation of Sensory Stimuli. Fucking with their mind... nope...Threats and Fear, that could work... usually weakens or destroys resistance more effectively than violence itself... oh wait.. I forgot.. Im not a pacifist...Pain... that's what I'm talking about... breaking him from the outside in. It's supposed to be used to get them to confess... I never play by the rule anyway, why would I know... death is definitely a form of pain.'
Kill them... they deserve it... bring forth the pain they inflicted... the rule of three remember... they almost killed Papa... now you shall kill them yourself... as pay back.. you are the avenger, you are the exception rather than the rule...
NO! Don't do it, get the authorities, they can help get these men in jail where they belong!
Kill them
"Gemini!" Damiano yelled, chasing after the storm that raged down the street, not noticing the other people who where staring at her strangely. "God damn it!" he muttered as he began to run, knocking into the people Gemini had just pushed though. "Gemini!" he yelled once again as he reach her, throwing his hands on her shoulders, whipping her around to face him. "What the hell do you think you are doing?"
Gemini just looked up at him, her eyes burning a dark and dangerous black, yet her face was passive, her let eye twitching slightly as the corners of her mouth twitched upwards, "I am going to kill them." she said simply as she turned around and continued her stalking.
"Gemini!" Damiano yelled once moor, grabbing her wrist,"come with me." he dragged her off of the main street in to a café, sitting her down on one of the out side tables, "what do you mean you are going to o kill them?"
Gemini looked at him with the same wild look in her eyes, "I said it plainly enough. I am going to track down the fuckers who did this... and rip them apart, limb from limb until that suffer that same amount of pain Papa has, only they won't survive." she said, slightly hysterical, the same wicked look in her eyes.
"Gemini," Damiano sighed, leaning in closer so that bystanders would not be able to hear them, "the police can't even find them, what make you think that you, a sixteen year old witch can find them."
Gemini sat back in her chair, looking at damiano with a smug look on her face, "you said it was a gang who did this to him? Or at least members of gang am I correct?"
"Yes..." her said, looking at her with a raised eyebrow,"but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Well, it's simple really. If they are a gang, than they must be a part of a family. And if they are part of a family, than they must have a rival family. So I will go a speak to the Father of the rival family."
Damiano's jaw dropped as he looked at her in disbelief, "Gemini, do you know what you are going up against? Rocco Colasacco. He is one of the most feared wizard mob bosses out there, and you want to speak to him! Are you crazy! Do you want to get yourself killed?"
"Quite possibly," Gemini said nonchalantly,"but I don't think you will have to worry about my mortality. I'm a big girl now, I can take care of myself."
"You are crazy Gemini Cielo." Damiano said, sitting back and shaking his head.
"You can say that, but sanity is over rated."
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Chelsea: and there was the sucky chapter with absolutely NO plot, an I like it thank you very much!
Chibi Chel: yeah... well... GEG to you!
Chelsea: you don't even know what geg means... stupid evil muse...
Chibi Chel: ::stares blankly:: I have never had an insult fall flat before...
Chelsea: Yes, this is where you walk away sulking and I smile like he Goddess I am. Ready for your line Jeanette?
Jeanette: ::Stares::
Chelsea: ::stares::
Jeanette: ::Blinks::
Chelsea: ::Stares::
Jeanette: ... what am I supposed to say again, I was to busy starting at Sirius...
Chelsea: AHHHHHH Stupid sister... geg! - Read and Review!