Disclaimer: Regardless of my wishes, I do not own Harry Potter. **Sighs
with regret** too bad.
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Chapter 18 - I Love You Daddy
"You ready Kay?" Lily asked Kayla as she sat on her trunk to get it closed.
"Yea. I think I am."
"Good." Lily grunted. "Then you can help me close this stupid thing. Magic isn't helping."
Kayla looked over towards her best friend and for the first time almost sixteen hours giggled. Here was Lily, sophisticated, intelligent Lily, bouncing on top of a full trunk trying to close it. She looked like a kid somehow. Kayla, still giggling, walked over to Lily's trunk and sat on it with her. "Uh. Lils." Kayla said bewilderment laced in her voice. "This thing isn't going to close anytime soon." She said as she gazed at the two inches that separated the top of the trunk and the lock.
Lily looked down and grunted. "Someone Help!" she yelled, making Kayla cringe at the volume.
"You didn't haveta scream in my ear, ya' know." Kayla muttered crabbily.
Just then, three boys ran into the room panting for breath. "What's wrong? " One gasped out.
"Oh. Hi guys." Lily said when she realized who they were.
"Lily, honey," James gasped out, his heart thumping wildly from his sprint up the stairs. "What's wrong?" Lily looked at him with a puzzled frown, then realized that he heard her cry for help.
"Oh! I can't get my trunk to close. Can you help?" she asked. Sirius, James, and Remus gawked at her. "You mean to tell me that we ran up two flight of stairs just because you can't get your trunk closed?" Sirius asked in wonderment. Lily nodded her head sheepishly. James sighed walked over to the trunk whispered something under his breath and the trunk closed with a thud.
"'tis magic!" Lily said, and received stares. Lily shrugged her shoulders in response. "I went down to the Hospital Wing to get my runny nose to go away, and I accidentally took too much of the potion that she gave me and I became . . . whatever you call this." She explained with a gesture of the hand at herself. They all looked at her, each with an expression that clearly stated, 'Yeah, sure you did.' Lily's eyes went wide with indignation. "I did too! Just go and ask the demented nurse!" she exclaimed huffily.
James draped an arm around her shoulders and began to steer her towards the door. "We're all sure that you did, Baby. Now, come on, or we're going to be late for our train." He said, and then glanced down at her to see how she had taken the last comment. Shock was on her face as she looked up at him. "Oh, yea, about that. Sirius and I wrote to our parents, your mom, and talked to Dumbledore. We're going to spend a couple of days with you guys. That is okay with you, isn't it?" he added as an after thought.
"Oh, James!" Lily whispered as she turned around and threw herself into his arms. "I really really wanted you to come with me but I didn't know if you would want to so I didn't ask. Thank you so much!" she cried into his shirt. James looked over her head at Sirius and raised a brow, asking him if he knew what this was about. Sirius shook his head in response and James lightly petted Lily's hair as he drew her back to look into his eyes. "Why the tears, Red?" he asked, referring to her childhood nickname that he had gave her. "Don't call me that, mop-head." She said with a glare, and was pleased to see him grimace at the mention of his childhood nickname.
"Right," he said. And they began to walk to the Great Hall again, leaving the trunks to be picked up by the House Elves. "Now, about those tears . . ." he said with a glance down at her.
"It was nothing, James, " she said as she slung an arm around his waist and leaned her head against his shoulder.
"Come on, Lils. It had to have been something!" he exclaimed, trying to pry the answer out of her. Lily rolled her eyes to the heavens and continued to walk with him, not answering him the whole way down to the train station.
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It was dark outside as the Hogwarts Express came to a stop at Kings Cross, Platform 9 ¾.
"You, guys," Lily said loudly. "Wake up!"
Sirius, Kayla, and James all woke up and looked around as if they couldn't remember where they were. "We're here," was all she said as she opened the compartment door and walked on to the Platform.
"How are we getting to Italy?" James asked as he shrank their luggage so that it fit inside the pockets of their muggle clothes.
Lily looked at them and simply said, "We're connected to the Floo network." She waited until Sirius and Kayla caught up, then stepped towards a lit fireplace that was there for families who needed to get home after picking up or dropping off their kids for school. Lily threw in some sparkling blue powder and stepped into the fire, shouting, "Evans Castillo."
Lily emerged from the fire into a white and gold furnished room and looked around. She felt a presence behind her, and knew it was Kayla. Lily looked over her shoulder and held out a hand. Just then, James came out of the fireplace, quickly followed by Sirius.
"We're going to visit Dad, you know where your rooms are, don't you?" Lily said. The boys nodded, understanding that they needed this time with Nicolas Evans, and headed towards the door.
Lily turned to Kayla, tears forming in both of their eyes and asked, "You ready for this?"
Kayla nodded her head silently and the two teenaged girls started walking hand-in-hand side-by-side towards the door that lead into the hall, then turned left, heading for the library . . . also known to many as Mr. Evans domain.
Their steps gave off an eerie echo that neither had ever noticed before as they walked down the deserted halls, empty of all but furniture. "Where is everybody?" Lily asked out loud as they came to a stop in front of the library doors.
Both girls took a deep breath and Lily opened the door, and a sob came out as Lily saw her father, proud as ever sitting behind the desk reading a book on poetry.
"Daddy," the two girls whispered, the single word echoing in the silence of the library, causing the man behind the desk to look up from his book.
"My babies." He said, tears forming in his eyes also starting to shine with wetness, and stood up.
Lily and Kayla walked over to him and were engulfed in a hug, the embrace full of love and warmth. All of a sudden, in unison all three started to cry.
"I love you two with all my heart." Nick whispered to his daughters, as he did indeed think of Kayla Cameron as his own.
"I love you too, Daddy." Came the broken whispers.
How long the three of them stood there, crying and holding on to each other as if their lives depended on it, they didn't know, but when they pulled back, Mr. Evans had a smile on his face.
"We," he said, his musical voice filled with happiness, "are going to spend every waking hour together. We are going to fill our time with happiness, so that nothing else is remembered but the good." He said with a smile that hinted of mischief and laughter. "I also hear," he said grinning like a loon now, "that you brought me two new boys to interrogate. And if I remember correctly, the only two who will interrogate me back," he said with a lopsided smile.
Lily and Kayla both gave watery laughs and nodded their heads. Just then, the dinner bell sounded. Mr. Evans turned his two daughters around and steered them towards the door, draping an arm around each, securing them at his sides.
"Oh, and Daddy," Lily said with a small smirk and a quick look at Kayla. "Please don't scare this one away."
Kayla, understanding where Lily was going to, smirked, and put in, "Yeah, we sorta like them. Although the reason why is still unknown."
Mr. Evans looked down at the girls at his side and sighed. "I'll try, but there's no promise. You are after all," he said with his own smirk, "my little girls." And as predicted, they both cringed at the title of "Little Girl". Mr. Evans chuckled as he ushered the two into the dinning room.
"I love you guys." He said as he sat down.
"Love ya too Daddy!" they both replied with a little girls accent, causing their father to grin. 'These two girls could make the Grinch himself laugh if they tried hard enough.' He thought to himself in amusement.
Mr. Evans looked up as he heard footsteps approach. Expecting to see his wife coming through the door, he smiled, but as soon as the two boys walked through the doorway, that smile turned into a glare. 'They better wait a few years to take away my daughters.' He thought gloomily. It's not as if Nick had anything against these two boys, quite the opposite really, it's just that he doesn't want to let go yet. 'Father possessiveness, is always present with daughters.' He mused as he watched with a blackening glare as the two teenage boys bent down to gift their girlfriends with chaste kisses before sitting down next to them.
James, noticing the glare, grimaced. 'This is going to be a long night.' James thought as he barely managed to withhold a pain filled groan.
"James! Sirius!" Alexandra Evans exclaimed in excitement. "Oh, it's been so long since I've seen you two!" she said as she kissed both of their cheeks, leaving lipstick kisses. "You two have grown so much. Oh!" she yelped as she noticed Kayla sitting next to Sirius as she bent down to kiss his cheek. "My darling Kayla. How are you?" she asked as she bent down to hug her.
Kayla took a breath and inhaled the scent of Jasmine that always seemed to be on Alexandra. "I'm doing." Was all she could say as a reply. 'God, I love these people. If Remus and Aradriana were here, all the people that I loved in this whole world would be under one roof.' She mused silently. Suddenly, she felt a hand grip hers under the table as Alexandra walked over to her daughter to embrace her. Kayla looked at Sirius to see a concerned look on his face, and gave him a small smile that was meant to reassure. She felt him squeeze her hand and knew that he would always be there for her, and with a sense of sorrow, knew that he would be with her on the hardest day of her life. The day that she buried her father.
"I love you all," she whispered to herself.
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There wasn't much of the boys in here because I wanted you guys to see what it was like in between Nicolas Evans, Lily and Kayla. Sorry.
Please review.
Thank You,
Mistress del Mare.
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Chapter 18 - I Love You Daddy
"You ready Kay?" Lily asked Kayla as she sat on her trunk to get it closed.
"Yea. I think I am."
"Good." Lily grunted. "Then you can help me close this stupid thing. Magic isn't helping."
Kayla looked over towards her best friend and for the first time almost sixteen hours giggled. Here was Lily, sophisticated, intelligent Lily, bouncing on top of a full trunk trying to close it. She looked like a kid somehow. Kayla, still giggling, walked over to Lily's trunk and sat on it with her. "Uh. Lils." Kayla said bewilderment laced in her voice. "This thing isn't going to close anytime soon." She said as she gazed at the two inches that separated the top of the trunk and the lock.
Lily looked down and grunted. "Someone Help!" she yelled, making Kayla cringe at the volume.
"You didn't haveta scream in my ear, ya' know." Kayla muttered crabbily.
Just then, three boys ran into the room panting for breath. "What's wrong? " One gasped out.
"Oh. Hi guys." Lily said when she realized who they were.
"Lily, honey," James gasped out, his heart thumping wildly from his sprint up the stairs. "What's wrong?" Lily looked at him with a puzzled frown, then realized that he heard her cry for help.
"Oh! I can't get my trunk to close. Can you help?" she asked. Sirius, James, and Remus gawked at her. "You mean to tell me that we ran up two flight of stairs just because you can't get your trunk closed?" Sirius asked in wonderment. Lily nodded her head sheepishly. James sighed walked over to the trunk whispered something under his breath and the trunk closed with a thud.
"'tis magic!" Lily said, and received stares. Lily shrugged her shoulders in response. "I went down to the Hospital Wing to get my runny nose to go away, and I accidentally took too much of the potion that she gave me and I became . . . whatever you call this." She explained with a gesture of the hand at herself. They all looked at her, each with an expression that clearly stated, 'Yeah, sure you did.' Lily's eyes went wide with indignation. "I did too! Just go and ask the demented nurse!" she exclaimed huffily.
James draped an arm around her shoulders and began to steer her towards the door. "We're all sure that you did, Baby. Now, come on, or we're going to be late for our train." He said, and then glanced down at her to see how she had taken the last comment. Shock was on her face as she looked up at him. "Oh, yea, about that. Sirius and I wrote to our parents, your mom, and talked to Dumbledore. We're going to spend a couple of days with you guys. That is okay with you, isn't it?" he added as an after thought.
"Oh, James!" Lily whispered as she turned around and threw herself into his arms. "I really really wanted you to come with me but I didn't know if you would want to so I didn't ask. Thank you so much!" she cried into his shirt. James looked over her head at Sirius and raised a brow, asking him if he knew what this was about. Sirius shook his head in response and James lightly petted Lily's hair as he drew her back to look into his eyes. "Why the tears, Red?" he asked, referring to her childhood nickname that he had gave her. "Don't call me that, mop-head." She said with a glare, and was pleased to see him grimace at the mention of his childhood nickname.
"Right," he said. And they began to walk to the Great Hall again, leaving the trunks to be picked up by the House Elves. "Now, about those tears . . ." he said with a glance down at her.
"It was nothing, James, " she said as she slung an arm around his waist and leaned her head against his shoulder.
"Come on, Lils. It had to have been something!" he exclaimed, trying to pry the answer out of her. Lily rolled her eyes to the heavens and continued to walk with him, not answering him the whole way down to the train station.
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It was dark outside as the Hogwarts Express came to a stop at Kings Cross, Platform 9 ¾.
"You, guys," Lily said loudly. "Wake up!"
Sirius, Kayla, and James all woke up and looked around as if they couldn't remember where they were. "We're here," was all she said as she opened the compartment door and walked on to the Platform.
"How are we getting to Italy?" James asked as he shrank their luggage so that it fit inside the pockets of their muggle clothes.
Lily looked at them and simply said, "We're connected to the Floo network." She waited until Sirius and Kayla caught up, then stepped towards a lit fireplace that was there for families who needed to get home after picking up or dropping off their kids for school. Lily threw in some sparkling blue powder and stepped into the fire, shouting, "Evans Castillo."
Lily emerged from the fire into a white and gold furnished room and looked around. She felt a presence behind her, and knew it was Kayla. Lily looked over her shoulder and held out a hand. Just then, James came out of the fireplace, quickly followed by Sirius.
"We're going to visit Dad, you know where your rooms are, don't you?" Lily said. The boys nodded, understanding that they needed this time with Nicolas Evans, and headed towards the door.
Lily turned to Kayla, tears forming in both of their eyes and asked, "You ready for this?"
Kayla nodded her head silently and the two teenaged girls started walking hand-in-hand side-by-side towards the door that lead into the hall, then turned left, heading for the library . . . also known to many as Mr. Evans domain.
Their steps gave off an eerie echo that neither had ever noticed before as they walked down the deserted halls, empty of all but furniture. "Where is everybody?" Lily asked out loud as they came to a stop in front of the library doors.
Both girls took a deep breath and Lily opened the door, and a sob came out as Lily saw her father, proud as ever sitting behind the desk reading a book on poetry.
"Daddy," the two girls whispered, the single word echoing in the silence of the library, causing the man behind the desk to look up from his book.
"My babies." He said, tears forming in his eyes also starting to shine with wetness, and stood up.
Lily and Kayla walked over to him and were engulfed in a hug, the embrace full of love and warmth. All of a sudden, in unison all three started to cry.
"I love you two with all my heart." Nick whispered to his daughters, as he did indeed think of Kayla Cameron as his own.
"I love you too, Daddy." Came the broken whispers.
How long the three of them stood there, crying and holding on to each other as if their lives depended on it, they didn't know, but when they pulled back, Mr. Evans had a smile on his face.
"We," he said, his musical voice filled with happiness, "are going to spend every waking hour together. We are going to fill our time with happiness, so that nothing else is remembered but the good." He said with a smile that hinted of mischief and laughter. "I also hear," he said grinning like a loon now, "that you brought me two new boys to interrogate. And if I remember correctly, the only two who will interrogate me back," he said with a lopsided smile.
Lily and Kayla both gave watery laughs and nodded their heads. Just then, the dinner bell sounded. Mr. Evans turned his two daughters around and steered them towards the door, draping an arm around each, securing them at his sides.
"Oh, and Daddy," Lily said with a small smirk and a quick look at Kayla. "Please don't scare this one away."
Kayla, understanding where Lily was going to, smirked, and put in, "Yeah, we sorta like them. Although the reason why is still unknown."
Mr. Evans looked down at the girls at his side and sighed. "I'll try, but there's no promise. You are after all," he said with his own smirk, "my little girls." And as predicted, they both cringed at the title of "Little Girl". Mr. Evans chuckled as he ushered the two into the dinning room.
"I love you guys." He said as he sat down.
"Love ya too Daddy!" they both replied with a little girls accent, causing their father to grin. 'These two girls could make the Grinch himself laugh if they tried hard enough.' He thought to himself in amusement.
Mr. Evans looked up as he heard footsteps approach. Expecting to see his wife coming through the door, he smiled, but as soon as the two boys walked through the doorway, that smile turned into a glare. 'They better wait a few years to take away my daughters.' He thought gloomily. It's not as if Nick had anything against these two boys, quite the opposite really, it's just that he doesn't want to let go yet. 'Father possessiveness, is always present with daughters.' He mused as he watched with a blackening glare as the two teenage boys bent down to gift their girlfriends with chaste kisses before sitting down next to them.
James, noticing the glare, grimaced. 'This is going to be a long night.' James thought as he barely managed to withhold a pain filled groan.
"James! Sirius!" Alexandra Evans exclaimed in excitement. "Oh, it's been so long since I've seen you two!" she said as she kissed both of their cheeks, leaving lipstick kisses. "You two have grown so much. Oh!" she yelped as she noticed Kayla sitting next to Sirius as she bent down to kiss his cheek. "My darling Kayla. How are you?" she asked as she bent down to hug her.
Kayla took a breath and inhaled the scent of Jasmine that always seemed to be on Alexandra. "I'm doing." Was all she could say as a reply. 'God, I love these people. If Remus and Aradriana were here, all the people that I loved in this whole world would be under one roof.' She mused silently. Suddenly, she felt a hand grip hers under the table as Alexandra walked over to her daughter to embrace her. Kayla looked at Sirius to see a concerned look on his face, and gave him a small smile that was meant to reassure. She felt him squeeze her hand and knew that he would always be there for her, and with a sense of sorrow, knew that he would be with her on the hardest day of her life. The day that she buried her father.
"I love you all," she whispered to herself.
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There wasn't much of the boys in here because I wanted you guys to see what it was like in between Nicolas Evans, Lily and Kayla. Sorry.
Please review.
Thank You,
Mistress del Mare.