Chapter 17
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Chapter 17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I woke to my quiet dormitory. It was still dark outside so I knew it had to be around five thirty. I grabbed my clothes and make up for the day and headed into the bathroom. After my shower I dried and straightened my blue hair. I knew this would aggravate my parents and the Blacks and it was worth everything that happened because of it.
I dressed in combat boots, black duck taped pants that had holes in the knees, and a black tee with straight pins on the shoulders. I put on my robes that had patches on it. My make up was black eyeliner and grey eye shadow. I took my blood red lipstick and brought it down in one line in the middle of my lips. I put on spiked bracelets and a choker.
I went to grab my trunk and Siren when Clara stopped me. Oh how I hated her, she was one of the most horrible people I knew. Her hair and everything looked perfect on the outside but inside she was hurtful and full of evilness.
"Wait a minute Potter" she growled at me right before I left to go.
"What do you want Thornton?"
"I just want you to know that this proves how much of a freak you are and will never be anything but that."
"I don't like so Thornton; I will help change the world unlike you, who will be nothing more then a whore."
I walked out of the dorm with my things and put them in the hallway before I went into the Great Hall. I didn't eat anything because I didn't want to go with Sirius to the Black's. I wouldn't even have my twin who was having his high pitched girlfriend over the summer. God why me! I shouted in my head.
Sirius took his place beside me and Remus across from me; I smiled at them sadly and played with the food on my plate. They both looked at me and Sirius tried to get me to eat something. I refused and he turned to my brother who had sneaked his girlfriend to our table and was stroking her arm. I was going to be very ill soon.
I left the table with Remus and Sirius and we reached the station before Peter, James, and Cherry. When we got on the train I ripped off my robe and stuffed it my trunk taking out my baby instead. My baby was my black trench coat which I had found in Hogsmeade on the last trip. I put it on and waited for the others to find us. Remus and Sirius in their wait began a game of chess and I opened a book.
They entered our compartment right before the train was to leave. Cherry sat in James lap and in her high pitched voice tried to talk to me. Oh how I detested her and her annoying as hell perky attitude.
"Tempest, why do you dress like those freaks?"
"I don't think I'm a freak nor do any people I know so just shut your trap about freaks. At least I have something to protest against."
"What?" she whined.
"Snotty uptight people like you with stupid names and annoying voices" I sneered at her.
"James are you going to let her say those things to me?"
"I can't stop her Cherry she can just seem to get away with everything."
"Fine James" she pouted and cuddled into James' lap.
I read my book till Remus left to join Jeannie in their compartment. I kissed Sirius' cheek and sat in his lap. I sat there letting him stroke my head. I was soon disgusted by James and Cherry's make out session as was Sirius and Peter and I decided now was a time that I stopped them so I didn't puke. I got out of Sirius' lap and ripped them both apart.
"Knock it off; I don't want to puke my guts up now."
They both glared at me but said didn't go back to making out. Remus eventually came back and we soon were at the Kings Cross Station, god how did I hate coming here now. I unloaded my things and walked through the barrier with Sirius and Peter. Mum and Dad instantly swooped down on us as did the Blacks.
Mum was turning purple at me and then looked at Cherry and went to be nice to her. Mr. and Mrs. Black were sneering at Sirius and me then Mrs. Black swept Regulus and Narcissa into a fake hug. Dad looked at me and Sirius and smiled knowingly. He hugged me and wished us both luck as we left with the Blacks.
We walked through London for twenty minutes before coming to a bad part of London we went to 11 and 13 Grimmuald Place. Mr. Black did some spells and number twelve appeared, he pushed into a grandly decorated place while sneering at Sirius and me.
The minute you entered you could tell this was lived in by pure blood crazy wizards. I hated the gross elf head plaques and the way there were house had dark objects in it. I subconsciously grabbed Sirius' arm and held it for strength. When Mr. Black closed the door, Mr. and Mrs. Black lead Sirius and me into the drawing room and sat us both down on a couch, smugly.
"Listen you two little punks; you first off will cause no trouble when company comes, as is your Aunt Art is later for Narcissa. You will not touch anything and will share a room. You have access in leaving the house twenty four hours a day; we don't care as long as you don't get killed. That clear?" we nodded our heads solemnly. "Good now you will be sharing a room get up there, you know where it is Boy" Mr. Black said as we stood.
We carried our bags up the stairs and into Sirius' messy room which hadn't been opened in year, Siren made her home on the floor and I sat on his bed. I sat next to him. I felt trapped in this place even if we could leave every day at any time we wanted. I felt a hot tear fall down my cheek and Sirius kissed it. He held me and we waited for this month to end in silence.
The next day at breakfast Mrs. Black glared the entire time and my blue hair which was back to its normal curls. She, I knew, hated me and Sirius and only wanted us here for their plans. We decided we wanted to spend the day in muggle London but needed muggle money so we flooed to Diagon Alley first and changed some of our money then entered muggle London.
We walked around with people glaring at us until we slipped silently into a café. We sat down together and ordered coffee. As we sat and drank our coffee we watched the people outside, innocent knowing nothing of the creature that could kill them in an instant if he wanted to.
After we left the café we wondered around London buying clothes from thrift stores and Sirius had to admire a motorcycle before we went to head back to hell. We were instantly greeted by his mother's glares and his father's hisses to get upstairs, some company was here but before we could escape a woman came to their side.
"Wait that one is Sirius right and who is that?" she asked flipping her dark hair.
"Tempest Potter is the one with blue hair, Cleona" Mrs. Black hissed and shoved us onto the stairs and we ran for our lives.
We rushed into Sirius' room and instantly locked the door. I sat on Sirius' bed and let out a moan of frustration. I just wanted to go home and I especially didn't want to be here. Sirius sat beside me; holding his hands together and I touched his cheek and whispered to him. "I love you Sirius and I always will, for you and I belong in this world together forever."
"I love you too my sweet storm" and then he drew me closer and kissed me passionately.
We broke apart when a curt knock came at his door. Sirius answered it and then sneered. It was Bellatrix and she looked very smug at us. She had just graduated this year was engaged to Rodolphus Lestrange, a former fellow Slytherin. I had to admit she was pretty but with arrogance and evil in her blood.
"So it is true that my dear cousin and his equally horrible girlfriend are now punks. How pathetic trying to be like muggles" she snarled at us both coming into the room.
"Get out you stupid bitch. Why don't you go screw your precious Lestrange" Sirius said in a matter of equal hatred that floored Bellatrix until after a few moments regained her composure.
"How dare you, you worthless muggle loving fool. You shall pay now-Cruico" her scream rang out full of anger and Sirius dropped to the floor in pain.
He was twitching and his body contorted in pain every second. I heard his scream and it just broke me in half. It was filled with pain and more pain. I watched as he twitched and contorted then saw the glee i9n Bellatrix's eyes. I started to yell wildly at her.
"Stop it, stop it, stop" I yelled and then as she laughed I went to her face. I pulled her wand away and the Cruciatus Curse was pulled from his body.
He still twitched and let out little screams of pain. I dropped to my knees and pulled his head into my lap. I brushed my fingers against his face and chest trying to ease his pain. I heard Bellatrix laughing and then leaving laughing all the way down the stairs. I felt my tears coming down my cheeks and onto his face and he opened his eyes, full of pain. I felt his warm hands touch my cheek and I helped move him into the bed. Sirius soon fell asleep and I sat on the bed watching him with sorrow in my hazel eyes.
I heard a light nervous knock come at the door unlike Bellatrix's and Andromeda entered scared and afraid for my love. She rushed to his side and began to fuss about him trying to heal him some. I told her that it would heal on its own and that we could do nothing. She looked at me strange but then nodded her head and left. When she left I could see she had a wedding band on and tonight would get even worse.
I waited all night on the bed for the screams of anger to reach my ears but none came. As I learned Sirius' Aunt, Uncle, and cousins were staying the week along with dinner guests every night but I never even dared leaving Sirius for a minute. This was only a day or two at the most though because he soon was fine and the effects of the Cruciatus Curse were gone but we dared not go down stairs till we were clean, we needed no more insults thrown our way.
I showered first, then Sirius. I dressed in my black safety pinned tee with a pair of tattered black jeans on with holes every where on the jeans. I put my hair in a messy bun and semi-spiked the excess. I had my eyes painted in black, and my lips had one strip of red on them. Sirius looked hot in his blue jeans with chains and a work shirt with duct tape in it. We both wore our spikes and went downstairs very terrified.
Everyone was in the living room and it looked as if Andromeda held the floor and no one said to get out so we stayed in the background. She was taking deep breaths and I noticed her stomach had a slight curve to it. Oh shit was what Sirius and I thought the moment we noticed.
"Dad, Mom, Uncle Thomas, Aunt Trinity, my sisters Narcissa and Bellatrix, my cousins Sirius and Regulus, and Tempest Potter, I have something very important to tell you all. I know you have been wondering who I have eloped with and am having his child. His name is Ted Tonks and he is..." she began shaking in her bones and fearing what Bellatrix said next.
"Muggleborn, my sister is married to muggleborn and is having a half-breed. This is quite sad."
Everyone in that room when the word muggleborn was said started to scream at her but Sirius, Uncle Alphrad, and I. Sirius started to turn red when his mother went over and slapped Andromeda. He went over and grabbed Mrs. Black wrist and stared down at his mother which he easily had three inches on and going. She looked at him with despise and his Dad came over and punched Sirius in the eye. I saw Uncle Alphrad flinch but did not try to help him.
I watched as Sirius and Mister Black had a fight. They were punching each other, none going for their wands and I realized this was the way around here but with a lot more curses. Mr. Black suddenly stopped fighting and Sirius got the last hit in before coming to my side. Andromeda was under fire and we took the chance to leave upstairs.
"Grab what is left of your money and your trench coat we're going out for the night."
I did as I was told and we put our money in our pockets. We slipped outside without as much as a goodbye in the now silent house. Andromeda must have run. We walked to the night streets of London and I pulled Sirius into a café. People were sipping their drinks and a jazz band was playing. I sat with in a booth with Sirius and we ordered coffee.
His face was swelling and his eye was especially bruised. I knew tonight wasn't a good night to go home and we needed somewhere to stay. I suggested the Leaky Cauldron and we walked to it for some time, avoiding people. When we arrived the night crowd of people, hags, and others were in. we walked straight to Tom and he was only to happy to give us a room for the night.
We were in room 10 and we sat on the bed. I took out my wand and healed his bruises and a cut he got on his arm. I crawled into his warm arms and felt as if for once this summer nothing could go wrong. I fell asleep with Sirius' lips upon my forehead trying to promise life would get better, the dark couldn't live forever.
I opened my eyes to the room blurry and Sirius' arms still around me. I pushed his arms off of me and went to wash off my make up and get ready to go back to hell. Sirius woke up soon and we knew that we had to go back. Since we had paid last night we just flooed back to the Black's house and we were soon greeted by Sirius' room and I swear I had never felt more tired even if I had just gotten sleep for weeks.
I undressed and climbed into bed and Sirius joined me soon. I guess we were both tired even if sleep had never happened before. We slept till the next day and in my head I dreamt of the lady and the man. She was dressed once again in a flowy outfit and he in a suit with his hair spiked. She was crying how could the world take one of the few people she loved away, why her parents and not her. It broke my heart then everything faded into an icy darkness.
I showered and dressed when I woke and watched Sirius' chest rise and fall. It was calming and peaceful in a world full of hate and fear. When he woke he smiled at me and showered before dressing. He came out and both of us were hungry and walked downstairs to an empty house. His family was out and would be for the rest of the day. We sat in his parents' library and read because we didn't want to go shopping again.
I was disgusted by the dark books but at least we found some interesting things about animagi transformation which I copied. We read till they came back and slipped back into Sirius' room before being noticed. I sat on the floor and began to redesign a shirt I had gotten from a thrift store. Soon Regulus joined us and his eyes were malicious and his mouth smug. I felt my blood boil at just the sight of him and I knew Sirius felt the same.
"Dearest brother father requests your presence in the den without your 'tramp' as mother called her."
"Never call my girl a tramp again and get away from my room now" Sirius said almost grabbing Regulus' throat and Regulus scampered away. "I'll be back."
He disappeared from the room and soon time went by. I began to worry when he didn't return after hours of being gone and I decided to look for him. I tip-toed to the den and peaked in. I couldn't believe what I saw.
Sirius was on the floor in pain and withering. He was kicked in the side by his father but not even a sound came from him. He was too damn proud to cry out and a surge of pride went from me to him. Then I felt something shove me in the room and Mr. Black grinned crazed and Mrs. Black sneered.
Almost in slow motion I saw Mr. Black raise his wand to me and realization swept through Sirius' eyes. I heard the yell of Cruico and then pain swept through my body as if in a wave from hell. I felt my screams come through my throat and the pain rocketed to every part of my body. I blacked out soon after I couldn't scream any longer because my throat was raw. This was worse then hell.
I woke on the floor unable to talk with Sirius peering over me. We were alone in his room and I never felt so much pain in my life. I just wanted to die from that experience because death was an escape and that was hat Cruico caused, wishes for death to come on swift wings. He touched my cheek and I knew we were going out for the day.
"Get a shower then ready, we shall be going out today."
I jumped in the shower and soon was in baggy jeans and a ripped tee. I grabbed my trench coat and Sirius took my hand. We walked past his family who were increasingly happy and that worried me. We attracted stares because we were bruised and battered but we just took refuge in a muggle library.
I found books on muggle slaughter houses and was disgusted by the pictures. I felt so bad that now every time I would ever even look at meat I would the poor cow's face. We read until we had to head back for the last week of hell then we were free to my home. I couldn't wait for this to be over with.
The last week pasted in silence. I was being badgered by Sirius to eat meat but I refused because I felt horrible about the animals and I was losing weight from this act. Mom would have a hissy fit when I got home. She would also kill me because my hair had been dyed purple and blood red. It was funny because it was uneven everywhere but I thought it added more personality.
The day we left everyone in the Black home was in a celebrating mood. Before we flooed to potter manor Sirius cursed his father then we left as he began to steam. When we fell out onto my living room floor, I felt something I would never take for granted again: freedom.