Title: Blast to the Past II
Chapter Eight: Surprise? Author: Kitty Malfoy
Disclaimer: None of this HP stuff belongs to me, etc. etc. ya know the drill.
A/N: Ooooh yeah! I've mastered the art of cliffhangers!
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The cold metal against her temple brought Riley a twisted sense of peace. Such a small device was about to end the evil that plagued her.
"NO!" a female voice shrieked.
Riley's eyes snapped open.
Sirius had disappeared. Where he had been but a moment before, a young girl stood - no more than twelve years old. Long, silky black hair whipped around the girl's cream-colored face, and blended into the night beyond. Even from her great height, Riley could see the girl's coral lips parted in fear; could see the way her large sapphire eyes slanted upwards; could see those same eyes glow in a phosphorescent blue light.
Riley's finger tightened restlessly on the trigger.
Another child appeared nest to the first, and Riley's eyes locked on him. For a moment, Riley thought it was Sirius, the two looked so alike. But this boy was much younger, and rather than haunting brown his eyes matched the piercing blue of the girl next to him.
.:.Please don't......:. The plea slid through her mind as smoothly as a thought. She scanned for the owner of the mental call, and her eyes instantly locked on the boy.
.:.Fight it.:. The call now was more like a command as it settled in her mind, echoing its orders. The boy's lips hadn't moved a centimeter, but Riley knew it was him who had spoken in her head.
Complete silence descended on the trio as Riley stare impassively down at the children.
Then the boy's eyes focused on something behind her, and Riley realized too late that the children had just been a distraction. She pulled the trigger suddenly and a shot sounded into the night.
Riley's eyes opened and fixed on the gun. Sirius' strong hand covered hers; pointing the gun skyward. She struggled to bring the gun back down, but Sirius wrenched it out of her hands, and it clattered over the edge. In one swift motion, he wrapped his arms around her and pinned her arms to her sides.
Her body flexed trying to break from his grasp, but he held her firm, his warm breath tickling the back of her neck.
"That image you saw.....of us kissing..that was real!" he whispered fiercely into her hair. "It was real, love. I know what it was you saw because I saw it too!"
His tears of desperation mingled with her own tears of pain and fear. Riley turned and looked up at him with tears in her eyes. He turned her to face to children standing below them with looks of relief on their identical faces.
"Look!" he urged; his voice barely above a whisper. Riley whimpered and tore her watery gaze from his eyes, and after a moment looked downwards. Riley's eyes locked with the girl's. The girl stared at her for a moment, and Riley felt an odd sensation in her head, as if someone was looking through her head.
Riley acted reflexively and she did something she didn't know she could do. She created a mental wall and roughly slammed it down, blocking out the intruder. It was not the boy, whom she had expected, but the girl who stumbled backwards from the shock. The boy glared at the girl, but she ignored him and stared with wide, blue eyes at Riley.
"Mommy?!" The girl breathed, and then burst into tears. The boy pulled her to him and she sunk to her knees; sobbing into his chest. "It's her, Leo. I know it..." The girl sobbed, clutching to his shirt like it was a lifeline. The boy, Leo, stroked her ebony hair and looked up at Riley. Riley turned to Sirius.
"Who are they?" She asked. Pointing down at the twins, even though Sirius knew immediately whom she meant.
"Well, um.they're my kids." He said, nervously. Riley nodded knowingly. She had noticed the resemblance, almost immediately. Riley was about to comment on this, but Sirius wasn't done.
"They're also yours."
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Damn! I'm getting good at these things! Sorry it was so short, I just wanted the chapter to end like that. I'll have the next one up within the day or tomorrow!
Kitty Malfoy
Chapter Eight: Surprise? Author: Kitty Malfoy
Disclaimer: None of this HP stuff belongs to me, etc. etc. ya know the drill.
A/N: Ooooh yeah! I've mastered the art of cliffhangers!
~*~
The cold metal against her temple brought Riley a twisted sense of peace. Such a small device was about to end the evil that plagued her.
"NO!" a female voice shrieked.
Riley's eyes snapped open.
Sirius had disappeared. Where he had been but a moment before, a young girl stood - no more than twelve years old. Long, silky black hair whipped around the girl's cream-colored face, and blended into the night beyond. Even from her great height, Riley could see the girl's coral lips parted in fear; could see the way her large sapphire eyes slanted upwards; could see those same eyes glow in a phosphorescent blue light.
Riley's finger tightened restlessly on the trigger.
Another child appeared nest to the first, and Riley's eyes locked on him. For a moment, Riley thought it was Sirius, the two looked so alike. But this boy was much younger, and rather than haunting brown his eyes matched the piercing blue of the girl next to him.
.:.Please don't......:. The plea slid through her mind as smoothly as a thought. She scanned for the owner of the mental call, and her eyes instantly locked on the boy.
.:.Fight it.:. The call now was more like a command as it settled in her mind, echoing its orders. The boy's lips hadn't moved a centimeter, but Riley knew it was him who had spoken in her head.
Complete silence descended on the trio as Riley stare impassively down at the children.
Then the boy's eyes focused on something behind her, and Riley realized too late that the children had just been a distraction. She pulled the trigger suddenly and a shot sounded into the night.
Riley's eyes opened and fixed on the gun. Sirius' strong hand covered hers; pointing the gun skyward. She struggled to bring the gun back down, but Sirius wrenched it out of her hands, and it clattered over the edge. In one swift motion, he wrapped his arms around her and pinned her arms to her sides.
Her body flexed trying to break from his grasp, but he held her firm, his warm breath tickling the back of her neck.
"That image you saw.....of us kissing..that was real!" he whispered fiercely into her hair. "It was real, love. I know what it was you saw because I saw it too!"
His tears of desperation mingled with her own tears of pain and fear. Riley turned and looked up at him with tears in her eyes. He turned her to face to children standing below them with looks of relief on their identical faces.
"Look!" he urged; his voice barely above a whisper. Riley whimpered and tore her watery gaze from his eyes, and after a moment looked downwards. Riley's eyes locked with the girl's. The girl stared at her for a moment, and Riley felt an odd sensation in her head, as if someone was looking through her head.
Riley acted reflexively and she did something she didn't know she could do. She created a mental wall and roughly slammed it down, blocking out the intruder. It was not the boy, whom she had expected, but the girl who stumbled backwards from the shock. The boy glared at the girl, but she ignored him and stared with wide, blue eyes at Riley.
"Mommy?!" The girl breathed, and then burst into tears. The boy pulled her to him and she sunk to her knees; sobbing into his chest. "It's her, Leo. I know it..." The girl sobbed, clutching to his shirt like it was a lifeline. The boy, Leo, stroked her ebony hair and looked up at Riley. Riley turned to Sirius.
"Who are they?" She asked. Pointing down at the twins, even though Sirius knew immediately whom she meant.
"Well, um.they're my kids." He said, nervously. Riley nodded knowingly. She had noticed the resemblance, almost immediately. Riley was about to comment on this, but Sirius wasn't done.
"They're also yours."
!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!
Damn! I'm getting good at these things! Sorry it was so short, I just wanted the chapter to end like that. I'll have the next one up within the day or tomorrow!
Kitty Malfoy