Disclaimer: wow talk about long time no updating? I'm sorry; I've been so preoccupied with other fics that I haven't had time for this one which trust me I didn't intend to do, I just got on a writing spur and I couldn't stop!!
So you know who I don't own and who I do, now this chapter may be a little how can I say this….W-E-I-R-D I didn't intend for that to happen it kinda did. But hopefully its sane enough to understand.
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Standing in the cemetery brought back memories, memories that Cameron would have preferred too forget.
"Are you sure you're ready for this Cam?" Cameron took a deep breath and nodded,
"Yes," it was time to face the thing he hadn't been able to face a few months earlier. Remus put his arm around his nephew's shoulders and together they approached the grave marker. Cameron knelt down and brushed the snow away from the words. Remus stepped forward and placed the poinsettia in the snow. Both of them stared at the grave for a moment, neither saying anything but both thinking of their family buried here, next to this grave marker, buried together was Charles and Alice on the other side of his parents, lay his great grandparents. Cameron closed his eyes and looked at the snow on his shoes, Remus and him where alone, their entire family was buried here. Remus knelt down next to Cameron and put his arm around his shoulders
"I'm going to go take a walk; do you want to stay here?" Cameron knew where Remus was going, he was going to the Potter's grave, but Cameron wanted to stay here, he had to finally face his fear. Remus nodded and stood back up "I'll be right back ok Cameron, stay here." Cameron nodded not taking his eyes off his fathers name etched into the marble next to his mother's name. He sat on his legs ignoring the cold seeping in through his pants and chilling him. He took a deep breath still trying to realize that this was real. A noise behind him caught his attention; slowly Cameron stood up and brushed the snow off his pant legs, he looked around his heart beat quickening its pace. A sharp cold wind blew through the cemetery shifting the snow around Cameron he yelped and pulled his hands over his head and ducked down as the snow blew uncontrollably. Where had the wind come from? Was this natural or was it magic? When it finally died down Cameron closed his eyes to recompose himself, when a voice that sounded familiar brought him back to reality.
"Wow that was scary, what happened?" he knew that voice looking up Cameron was shocked to see how right he was, himself as a five year old, like he had seen in his dream. "Who are you?" Cameron was speechless, what kind of magic was this, the kid seemed real enough, but was it really possible?
"Where am I?" another voice said this time a deeper voice "why am I here?" the man that stepped out from behind the tree resembled Remus, but it wasn't Remus, Cameron couldn't believe his eyes, that was him, as an adult. Cameron's mouth dropped open in shock, his past and his future, standing there with him. Cameron had read this in stories, but why was it happening for real? "Are you…" Adult Cameron said staring at Cameron and the little version of himself. "How old are you?"
"11"
"I'm five!"
"What about you?" Cameron asked his adult self looked at him
"31," he said
"31!" Cameron exclaimed he looked at adult Cameron "do you have any idea what's going on?"
'None, I was at home enjoying Christmas with my family,"
"Family? You mean Uncle Remus?"
"No we're going to see him later, my wife…er our wife and I where making Christmas breakfast." He paused "I stepped outside to get some wood to put on the fire."
"Wife!?" Cameron exclaimed "we're married? To who?" the older Cameron looked at him and at the little one
"Since this is the past I'm dealing with, it perhaps might be better if you don't know, my being here could change the future; I know since your me you are constantly reading we both know how time-traveling can affect the future. Remember the Time Machine?" Cameron nodded, the older Cameron nodded too and looked around "wait I know where this is, this is the cemetery."
"Yes," Cameron said "it's Christmas, Uncle Remus and I came to put a Christmas poinsettia on mom and-" he stopped when he got a look, he looked over at his five year old self,
"I know where I am! This is where mommy's sleeping," Cameron looked at his older self
"However this happened, whatever the reason for this meeting, there are things you and him cannot find out. He cannot see those other graves, especially not dad's, he's not ready for that."
"Like I am?!' Cameron said "it's been nearly 4 months and I'm still not grasping it!" Cameron said looking down "this is the first time I've been able to sit near the grave
"You will, I did, it stops hurting as much. Remus is going to be there for you, same with Serena trust me I know this." He paused "maybe that's why I came here, to help myself." Cameron looked at the younger one
"What about him?"
"Are you guys really me? Grownup?"
"Sort of, this you when you're 11 and going to Hogwarts,"
"Hogwarts? I can't wait to go there!"
"And I'm when you're much older."
"Your grey like daddy and Uncle Remus," Cameron had noticed that too
"Remus will explain it to you when you're older; let's just say it's a family trait Cam,"
"That's what grandpa and Uncle Remus calls me!"
"I know," he looked at Cameron "I should have remembered I was speaking to a five year old, he doesn't really understand. Luckily when he tells Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, and Remus, their just going to think it was a very elaborate dream." He paused "and I think he's here to remind you that your still surrounded by family, even though their not with us in person, all of them, with us in spirit especially mum, she's looking out for all of us." Cameron nodded
"How are you guys going to get back?"
"Hopefully the same way we came." A wind blew up again
"Bye!" the five year old said waving and suddenly he was gone
"Guess I'm next, Cameron?"
"Ya?"
"All the magic I've seen this is the only one I can't explain, something's just happen, maybe it's because at Christmas all three of us are thinking the same thing, those we've lost." Cameron nodded "and that brought us to each other, and like I said…trust me, things will be better it takes time, but don't turn away from those who care about you, I guess that's pretty much the only advice I can give you without altering the future." And with that he was gone. Cameron blinked and looked around, had that really happened? Or was he finally losing it?
"Cameron?" he looked up and saw Remus walking towards him "are you all set?" he put his hand on Cameron's shoulder "Cameron what happened your pale, you look like you've seen a ghost."
"Pretty close to it," Cameron replied
"What do you mean?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
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Ok so was the chapter screwy? I really hope not, but it was a spur of the moment thing and when that happens I just go with it…..Just lemme know what you think ok?
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