Author's notes: Alright, I'm updating once again. I had planned to update
this one, as well as another one ("A Summer Not Easily Forgotten") last
night, but I took too long writing. So then, I had decided only to finish
writing and update the other one today. But then, due to the death of my
hamster last night (yesterday was Friday the 13th for my family, forget
about Valentine's day), I was in the right mood to update this one (just a
warning- you might need to have Kleenex nearby, that's all I'll say for
now). So, that brings me to the end of my story, and now I'll get on with
the update, lol. Don't forget to review!
-An Anti-sheep Cheese Muffin: WOW! You're my only reviewer for ch 17.
Yeah- it's pretty cute when babies do that- I got to feel my sis...I think it
was my sis..lol, too many siblings..yeah- must've been my sis. Aww- no kids
for you? You sure? Lol, I know I went through that stage, and still go in
and out of it. Haha- I dunno, what is Lucius gonna do? I can't tell you,
cuz it's basically told in this chapter. Hey- calm down- don't' wave your
fist so much, you're gonna hurt someone! I'm updating already! Lol
-Note to Jackie: I once again have to give you credit in here, but I can't
tell you in what form this credit will be in this time. You'll see it when
you read the chapter.
Chapter 18: Christmas Break Begins
A few months passed quite uneventfully, and Christmas break soon
arrived. Selina's pregnancy was showing quite a bit as she was due any
day. Kevin had decided to stay for the holidays to help her through if
needed. He had been present at all of Selina's visits to Madam Pomfrey and
was quite looking forward to the big day.
A week before Christmas, Selina returned to her room from one of her
visits to Madam Pomfrey to find a guest waiting for her.
"Uncle Salvius?" She asked in shock. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I came to see you." Salvius replied.
"What for?" Selina asked, knowing there had to be a reason for his visit.
"Why to kill you of course." Salvius replied with an evil grin, taking a
step towards her.
Selina looked back at him fearfully and backed away slowly. "What did I
do?"
"Well, that should be quite obvious. You've betrayed Eric and his father
for the last time." Salvius said, continuing towards Selina.
Selina soon found herself trapped in a corner. "How?" She asked quietly.
"You can't tell me you didn't' think anyone would find out about this."
Salvius said, placing a hand on her belly. "You should be more careful
when you discuss these matters. Your fellow student Draco overheard you
telling Kevin. He told his father about it, who reported it to Lord
Voldemort, who ordered me to kill you in such a way as to make you suffer
for what you've done." He finished, raising his hands and wrapping them
around her neck.
Although she could still breathe normally, Selina panicked. "No, please!"
She exclaimed, struggling a little.
Salvius tightened his grip, cutting off Selina's ability to breathe a bit.
Selina froze and concentrated on her breathing, hoping that someone would
come.
"I'll do anything." She said quietly.
"It's too late for that now. Goodbye, Selina." Salvius replied, gripping
her throat as tightly as he possibly could.
Selina no longer even tried to breathe. She felt light headed and dizzy
and knew the end was near. Salvius simply looked at her, showing no
emotion, and watched her suffer and slowly start to die.
Just as Selina was about to pass out, Eric returned to the room.
"Selina? I'm...Selina! Salvius! Let her go!" He shouted as he entered and
saw what was going on.
Salvius ignored him and even managed to tighten his grip a little. Eric
ran over and pulled him away from her. Selina nearly fell, but Eric caught
her.
"Are you alright?" He asked in concern, as she had a major coughing fit
and gasped for breath.
Selina nodded and tried to regulate her breathing. Eric wrapped his arms
around her and looked at Salvius.
"What is the meaning of this?" He demanded.
"Your father's orders. It seems he feels that she's betrayed you for the
last time." Salvius replied.
"What'd she supposedly do now?" Eric asked.
"Have you had a good look at her lately?" Salvius questioned in response,
pointing to her swollen belly.
Eric shrugged. "So she's gained a bit of weight, what does that have to do
with anything?"
"Eric, she's pregnant! And it's not yours if you haven's already figured
it out." Salvius said straight-out.
Eric turned Selina to face him. "Selina, is this true?"
Selina could not meet his eyes. "I'm sorry." Was all she managed to say,
the tears starting to fall from her eyes.
Eric looked at Salvius again. "Leave us. Go back to my father and tell
him what happened. And if you ever try to harm her again, under orders or
not, I swear I'll kill you." He warned.
Salvius nodded and left.
The room was silent for a few moments, then Eric spoke again. "Whose
child is it?"
"Kevin's." Selina replied, looking down.
"I should have known." Eric said, heading towards the door.
"Eric, please!" Selina called out, going after him.
Eric spun around and grabbed her arm. "Don't, I'll deal with you when I
get back." He said, his tone filled with sadness and disappointment.
Selina stopped and watched Eric leave, fearing what might happen next.
Eric found Kevin not too far from the room.
"Kevin!" He called out angrily.
Kevin spun around. "Oh, hello." He said.
"Don't' pretend you don't know what this is about!" Eric yelled.
"Selina?" Kevin asked.
"Of course! She's mine and you know it!" Eric continued to shout.
"She's not your possession! She can do what she pleases!" Kevin shouted
back.
Selina heard the shouting and came out just in time to see Eric begin to
attack Kevin.
"She is my possession! She's my fiancée! How dare you get her pregnant!"
Eric shouted.
"Eric! Stop!" Selina shouted, running over to try and break them apart.
"Selina! I told you I'd deal with you later!" Eric shouted again, giving
Selina a hard shove towards a wall.
Selina bounced off the wall and landed hard on the ground, face down with a
groan.
Kevin managed to escape from Eric and ran to Selina's side. "Are you
alright?" He asked.
Selina rolled over, breathing rather heavily. "I think this child is
coming...now!" She said.
Kevin's eyes widened and he turned to Eric. "We need to get her to the
hospital wing now!"
Eric stared at Selina for a moment, then went over and helped Kevin to get
her up and to the hospital wing.
When they arrived, Madam Pomfrey made Eric leave on account that he
was not the father. Eric looked rather grumpy, but left without a word.
However, Kevin as able to stay, and sat in a chair beside Selina's bed.
Selina looked over at him.
"I'm so sorry." She said.
"It's alright, could have been a lot worse. We knew he was going to find
out eventually." Kevin replied, then changed the subject. "Have you
thought of any names yet?"
"Well, I've always liked Jackie for a girl." Selina replied.
"That's a wonderful name. And for a boy?" Kevin said with a smile.
"Well, I don't really have any in mind." Selina replied.
"What about Steven?" Kevin asked.
"That could work." Selina replied.
Kevin laughed. "I actually created that using the same method my parents
used to name me- it's a combination of our names."
Selina smiled. "That's a way to do it."
A few hours later Selina finally gave birth. However, Kevin
immediately knew something was wrong when he saw Madam Pomfrey's face.
"Well, the good news is that it's finally all over and you've had a boy."
She said, wrapping the baby in a towel.
Selina looked at Kevin and smiled, however Kevin continued to look at Madam
Pomfrey.
"And the bad news?" He asked.
"Well, your child is no longer with us." Madam Pomfrey said quietly. "I'm
so sorry, Selina." She added, noticing Selina's pained expression.
"Can I hold him anyway?" Selina asked.
Madam Pomfrey nodded. "Of course." She said, handing the baby to Selina
and leaving the area to give Selina and Kevin some time alone.
Selina stared into her son's face, tears beginning to fall from her
eyes. "Oh Kevin, he looks just like you!" She said softly.
Kevin got up and sat on the bed right beside her. "So he does. Poor
little Steven, he looks like he would have made a cute little child." He
replied.
Selina was unable to speak. Kevin put his arm around her and rubbed her
arm a little.
"I know it's hard, but you have to let him go." He said softly.
"This is all Eric's fault!" Selina exclaimed.
"Selina, it probably was his fault from that shove, but you can't let him
get to you. That may only make things worse with him." Kevin replied.
"I know." Selina said with a yawn.
"Hmm, you need some sleep. Tell you what, I'll talk Madam Pomfrey into
letting you out for a while tomorrow or the next day, and we can say
goodbye to Steven properly. Sound ok?" Eric asked, taking Steven from her
arms and letting her get comfortable.
Selina nodded quietly and soon fell asleep.
Another note to Jackie: Did you find it? Lol, if not, let me know.
this one, as well as another one ("A Summer Not Easily Forgotten") last
night, but I took too long writing. So then, I had decided only to finish
writing and update the other one today. But then, due to the death of my
hamster last night (yesterday was Friday the 13th for my family, forget
about Valentine's day), I was in the right mood to update this one (just a
warning- you might need to have Kleenex nearby, that's all I'll say for
now). So, that brings me to the end of my story, and now I'll get on with
the update, lol. Don't forget to review!
-An Anti-sheep Cheese Muffin: WOW! You're my only reviewer for ch 17.
Yeah- it's pretty cute when babies do that- I got to feel my sis...I think it
was my sis..lol, too many siblings..yeah- must've been my sis. Aww- no kids
for you? You sure? Lol, I know I went through that stage, and still go in
and out of it. Haha- I dunno, what is Lucius gonna do? I can't tell you,
cuz it's basically told in this chapter. Hey- calm down- don't' wave your
fist so much, you're gonna hurt someone! I'm updating already! Lol
-Note to Jackie: I once again have to give you credit in here, but I can't
tell you in what form this credit will be in this time. You'll see it when
you read the chapter.
Chapter 18: Christmas Break Begins
A few months passed quite uneventfully, and Christmas break soon
arrived. Selina's pregnancy was showing quite a bit as she was due any
day. Kevin had decided to stay for the holidays to help her through if
needed. He had been present at all of Selina's visits to Madam Pomfrey and
was quite looking forward to the big day.
A week before Christmas, Selina returned to her room from one of her
visits to Madam Pomfrey to find a guest waiting for her.
"Uncle Salvius?" She asked in shock. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I came to see you." Salvius replied.
"What for?" Selina asked, knowing there had to be a reason for his visit.
"Why to kill you of course." Salvius replied with an evil grin, taking a
step towards her.
Selina looked back at him fearfully and backed away slowly. "What did I
do?"
"Well, that should be quite obvious. You've betrayed Eric and his father
for the last time." Salvius said, continuing towards Selina.
Selina soon found herself trapped in a corner. "How?" She asked quietly.
"You can't tell me you didn't' think anyone would find out about this."
Salvius said, placing a hand on her belly. "You should be more careful
when you discuss these matters. Your fellow student Draco overheard you
telling Kevin. He told his father about it, who reported it to Lord
Voldemort, who ordered me to kill you in such a way as to make you suffer
for what you've done." He finished, raising his hands and wrapping them
around her neck.
Although she could still breathe normally, Selina panicked. "No, please!"
She exclaimed, struggling a little.
Salvius tightened his grip, cutting off Selina's ability to breathe a bit.
Selina froze and concentrated on her breathing, hoping that someone would
come.
"I'll do anything." She said quietly.
"It's too late for that now. Goodbye, Selina." Salvius replied, gripping
her throat as tightly as he possibly could.
Selina no longer even tried to breathe. She felt light headed and dizzy
and knew the end was near. Salvius simply looked at her, showing no
emotion, and watched her suffer and slowly start to die.
Just as Selina was about to pass out, Eric returned to the room.
"Selina? I'm...Selina! Salvius! Let her go!" He shouted as he entered and
saw what was going on.
Salvius ignored him and even managed to tighten his grip a little. Eric
ran over and pulled him away from her. Selina nearly fell, but Eric caught
her.
"Are you alright?" He asked in concern, as she had a major coughing fit
and gasped for breath.
Selina nodded and tried to regulate her breathing. Eric wrapped his arms
around her and looked at Salvius.
"What is the meaning of this?" He demanded.
"Your father's orders. It seems he feels that she's betrayed you for the
last time." Salvius replied.
"What'd she supposedly do now?" Eric asked.
"Have you had a good look at her lately?" Salvius questioned in response,
pointing to her swollen belly.
Eric shrugged. "So she's gained a bit of weight, what does that have to do
with anything?"
"Eric, she's pregnant! And it's not yours if you haven's already figured
it out." Salvius said straight-out.
Eric turned Selina to face him. "Selina, is this true?"
Selina could not meet his eyes. "I'm sorry." Was all she managed to say,
the tears starting to fall from her eyes.
Eric looked at Salvius again. "Leave us. Go back to my father and tell
him what happened. And if you ever try to harm her again, under orders or
not, I swear I'll kill you." He warned.
Salvius nodded and left.
The room was silent for a few moments, then Eric spoke again. "Whose
child is it?"
"Kevin's." Selina replied, looking down.
"I should have known." Eric said, heading towards the door.
"Eric, please!" Selina called out, going after him.
Eric spun around and grabbed her arm. "Don't, I'll deal with you when I
get back." He said, his tone filled with sadness and disappointment.
Selina stopped and watched Eric leave, fearing what might happen next.
Eric found Kevin not too far from the room.
"Kevin!" He called out angrily.
Kevin spun around. "Oh, hello." He said.
"Don't' pretend you don't know what this is about!" Eric yelled.
"Selina?" Kevin asked.
"Of course! She's mine and you know it!" Eric continued to shout.
"She's not your possession! She can do what she pleases!" Kevin shouted
back.
Selina heard the shouting and came out just in time to see Eric begin to
attack Kevin.
"She is my possession! She's my fiancée! How dare you get her pregnant!"
Eric shouted.
"Eric! Stop!" Selina shouted, running over to try and break them apart.
"Selina! I told you I'd deal with you later!" Eric shouted again, giving
Selina a hard shove towards a wall.
Selina bounced off the wall and landed hard on the ground, face down with a
groan.
Kevin managed to escape from Eric and ran to Selina's side. "Are you
alright?" He asked.
Selina rolled over, breathing rather heavily. "I think this child is
coming...now!" She said.
Kevin's eyes widened and he turned to Eric. "We need to get her to the
hospital wing now!"
Eric stared at Selina for a moment, then went over and helped Kevin to get
her up and to the hospital wing.
When they arrived, Madam Pomfrey made Eric leave on account that he
was not the father. Eric looked rather grumpy, but left without a word.
However, Kevin as able to stay, and sat in a chair beside Selina's bed.
Selina looked over at him.
"I'm so sorry." She said.
"It's alright, could have been a lot worse. We knew he was going to find
out eventually." Kevin replied, then changed the subject. "Have you
thought of any names yet?"
"Well, I've always liked Jackie for a girl." Selina replied.
"That's a wonderful name. And for a boy?" Kevin said with a smile.
"Well, I don't really have any in mind." Selina replied.
"What about Steven?" Kevin asked.
"That could work." Selina replied.
Kevin laughed. "I actually created that using the same method my parents
used to name me- it's a combination of our names."
Selina smiled. "That's a way to do it."
A few hours later Selina finally gave birth. However, Kevin
immediately knew something was wrong when he saw Madam Pomfrey's face.
"Well, the good news is that it's finally all over and you've had a boy."
She said, wrapping the baby in a towel.
Selina looked at Kevin and smiled, however Kevin continued to look at Madam
Pomfrey.
"And the bad news?" He asked.
"Well, your child is no longer with us." Madam Pomfrey said quietly. "I'm
so sorry, Selina." She added, noticing Selina's pained expression.
"Can I hold him anyway?" Selina asked.
Madam Pomfrey nodded. "Of course." She said, handing the baby to Selina
and leaving the area to give Selina and Kevin some time alone.
Selina stared into her son's face, tears beginning to fall from her
eyes. "Oh Kevin, he looks just like you!" She said softly.
Kevin got up and sat on the bed right beside her. "So he does. Poor
little Steven, he looks like he would have made a cute little child." He
replied.
Selina was unable to speak. Kevin put his arm around her and rubbed her
arm a little.
"I know it's hard, but you have to let him go." He said softly.
"This is all Eric's fault!" Selina exclaimed.
"Selina, it probably was his fault from that shove, but you can't let him
get to you. That may only make things worse with him." Kevin replied.
"I know." Selina said with a yawn.
"Hmm, you need some sleep. Tell you what, I'll talk Madam Pomfrey into
letting you out for a while tomorrow or the next day, and we can say
goodbye to Steven properly. Sound ok?" Eric asked, taking Steven from her
arms and letting her get comfortable.
Selina nodded quietly and soon fell asleep.
Another note to Jackie: Did you find it? Lol, if not, let me know.