*Bring Me to Life*
*Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay, but I've had a bit of a brain cramp. And I just couldn't figure out what to write next. So, after days of brainstorming, I finally figured out what I wanted to write. So here it is. Enjoy and REVIEW! ^_^ oh and this chapter may be a little…depressing….graphic…yeah. So if you're not in the mood then…DON'T READ IT! Hehe o.0. Oh and might be pretty long. Bye, bye*
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Chapter 5
Hermione just sat there for awhile with Faith in her arms. It was going to be hard for her to let go. To hard. She couldn't just sit and let her friend kill herself. She had to do something, anything. Faith is her best friend and has been for years. With the final thought, a tear gently rolled down Hermione's cheek and Faith felt it as it dropped on her arm. "'Mione, I know its hard. But there's no way to stop him. Trust me, I've thought about it. Long and hard. There's just nothing I can do…you have to understand. Please, please understand," Faith pleaded as she looked into Hermione's watery eyes. Hermione sighed and then finally spoke, "Faith, I cant, I cant and I refuse to understand why you're giving up life so easily. Sure, it's the 'King Vampire' but isn't there anyway we could kill it?"
"No, I already told you. No. There's not. Listen, we don't have much longer. Lets just spend this day together, okay?" Faith asked. Hermione nodded and got up. Faith struggled to get up, it must have been hard because her legs were so badly beaten. Hermione put Faith's arm around her neck in an attempt to help her down all the stairs. Finally, they reached the bottom. They both collapsed on the soft, wet grass. "So, Hermione, what do you want to do?" Faith asked as she got up. 'Good, she's gotten some of her strength back…' she thought but said, "I don't know. You pick…Hey, wanna go swimming?"
"Sure, I love swimming. Lets go back to the dorms and get changed," Faith answered happily. The two got changed into their swim suits and met down at the lake beside the Forbidden Forest. Faith faced Hermione, grabbed her by the hand and ran as fast as she could to the lake side. When they reached, Faith pushed Hermione right into the lake. SPLASH and a few giggles, the girls were now splashing each other wildly. After about an hour of swimming, they got out and set up a picnic under a big willow tree. Hermione had brought all the junk food and Faith, being the health nut she was, brought all the healthy stuff. The girls didn't talk much that day. They just enjoyed the little time they had left with each other. After eating, Faith took a nap, leaving Hermione to linger in her thoughts. 'Ok, so all I know is that the King Vampire is very strong, and practically unbeatable…there's got to be something I can do…' she pondered, 'I'm not just going to sit here and let my best friend kill herself because some weirdo, vampire thing is going to murder her. Tonight, I'm going up to the Astronomy Tower with Faith, instead of watching her fall to her death, I'm going to hold her back and wait for the King to come. He'll have to get passed me to get to her.' "Hermione?" Faith questioned as she gave Hermione a slight shake, "Are you feeling okay?"
"Yeah…I'm fine. It's almost Four o' clock, what do ya say to a game of truth or dare? Like old times," Hermione smiled.
Faith screamed, "YEAH!! I get to go first. Ok…Truth or Dare?"
"Truth"
"Of course…" Faith sighed but then giggled, "ok, ok, What do you think of Draco Malfoy?"
"I knew you were going to ask that. I think he's annoying, and a sad excuse for a Wizard. Although he is quite cute…But I think he should stop smoking. Its just stupid."
"Oh my…did the Hermione Granger admit that Draco Malfoy was 'cute'?" Hermoine shoved her and continued the game.
It was now about 8 pm. And the King would arrive at any moment to murder Faith. So many thoughts were running through Hermione's mind. But she had it all planed out. There was no way in hell she was going to let that, that thing take her best friends life without a fight. "Hermione," Faith said breaking the silence as the journeyed their way to the top of the Tower, "I know you're going to try and stop this from happening, but there's nothing you or I or even Dumbledore can do. Nothing."
"I know, but I cant and wont let you go without a fight," Hermione replied
"Hermione! You don't know anything about the Vampire culture! The King is the strongest one of us all! There's nothing you can do!" Faith yelled. Hermione didn't say anything through the ret of the trip to the top. They reached the top and Faith grabbed Hermione's arm, "Hermione, you're my best friend, you should understand why I'm doing this. Even if I survived, you would die. And I don't like being a Vampire, I don't like killing things. I don't like it at all. This is gonna be hard for you, I know. We've had so many times together. Just remember them. Remember me. And to help a little bit, I want you to have this," Faith finished while taking off her necklace and placing it in Hermione's hands. Hermione looked down. It was a tiny, heart shaped locket on a gold chain. She was about to open it, but Faith stopped her, "Wait until I jump. Then open it." Faith engulfed Hermione in a huge hug and handed her letters that she had written to her parents. Faith had asked Hermione earlier to mail them to them and then explain everything to Dumbledore, including the Vampires. "I will always love you, Hermione Granger. Never forget all the times we've had and I'll never forget all the times you've been there for me," Faith stood on the ledge of the tower window and just as Hermione jumped to try to save her, Faith was already falling. Falling to her death. Falling away from Hermione. Hermione fell to the ground and hugged herself tightly to her knees and cried. The hardest she's ever cried in her life. She was so close. It's all her fault. She could have caught her. Stopped her. Something! It was to late. When she stopped crying for a second, she picked up the locket and opened it. She started crying again as she saw a picture of them when the were younger on one side. And on the other was a photo taken this past summer. She stared at them for awhile. Watching them move and laugh. It was now almost midnight. And she was still crying. She didn't even get up once. Hermione finally stumbled to her feet and looked over the ledge to find Faiths bloody body on the ground. It was a sight Hermione couldn't stand. She had to bring down the King Vampire, but to do so, she would need Dumbledore's help. She ran crying down the stairs, nearly tripping over her robes and landed on the grass outside the Tower. For a brief second she sat there, groveling and hitting herself for not stopping Faith. All the crying made Hermione light-headed and she passed out, making her head hit a hard rock and cutting her head open.
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It was next morning and Hermione finally came conscious. "Oh, Gods, thank you," said a nurse that was hovering over her. Hermione didn't recognize her, so she figured she was new. "What happened? Where's Faith?!" The nurse just hushed her and explained how they found her on the ground, and Faith dead not to far from her, with her head bleeding like mad. Hermione immediately broke down as she remembered what had happened last night. The nurse embraced Hermione in a hug and told her she knew about everything that happened. That Faith had committed suicide and all about the Vampire epidemic. "How did you know all about this?" Hermione questioned as she hiccupped from crying so much. "Well, we were kinda suspicious about you being there, so we gave you a truth potion that works on people while they're asleep, unconscious, etc. And you, well not exactly you but oh well, told us everything."
"Does Dumbledore know?"
"Yes, I told him everything. And he understands. He's holding a special funeral this weekend." Hermione looked down and felt as if she was about to break down again…but she held it in…
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It was a few days later and Hermione was fully recovered. Today was her first day away from the hospital wing and it was also the day of Faith's funeral.
She sat through the whole thing without crying…although she didn't how she did it. As the priest said the final words everyone stood and walked over to the casket to take one last look. Hermione sat and waited for everyone to leave, "you want us to wait for you, 'Mione?" asked Ron sheepishly. "No," she simply replied. She didn't feel like being around anyone. Not even her 2 best friends…which used to be 3. As everyone left, she lazily got up from her seat and walked over to Faith. Hermione was now face to face with Faith peaceful yet dead form. Hermione smiled as she looked at Faith…she was always very beautiful and Hermione admired her looks greatly. Deciding she had spent enough time, Hermione gave Faith one last kiss on the cheek and placed a red rose in between her cold hands. Touching her sent a chill down Hermione's spine. "the touch of the dead…"she said to herself. She had talked to herself a lot lately. She didn't feel as if she could confide in anyone else at this point. Not even Harry or Ron. She gave a sigh and walked off into the opposite direction of the school. She didn't care if she got in trouble. She didn't care about anything anymore. Her pace picked up and what was walking at first was now sprinting. As she found it hard to breath, she stopped. Hermione recognized where she was, "The Forbidden Forest," she said. It was eerie and quite. She liked it, it made her feel…free. Free to think and do whatever she pleased. She liked this feeling. Most people found the Forest scary and haunting, but Hermione found it beautiful and peaceful. She sat down on a tree stomp and began playing with the locket, " I will get you…" she said…but this time not to herself.
*Well, this chap took me almost months to do it! Because I had a writers block and didn't know what to write! Well this chap is long and I promise to update regularly. Now, go review! Much love. MUAH! *blows kisses**