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Other characters that you do not recognize. The others belong to J.K.R.
This is a bit more interesting turn of events.
RWH
Fourteen
Saturday afternoon-London 4/26
Jessica stopped at her mailbox and picked up her mail frowning at the large stack of bills. It was never ending, one claim after another. She was never going to get her head above the water. They all wanted money, money she didn't have. She was already three months late paying her rent and Mr. Wiltington was starting to get annoyed. Not that she could blamed him, he had been as patient as he could. Hopefully her paycheck would be a decent amount and the tips she could make would pay for a few more weeks at least.
She sighed and made her way up to her flat. At this moment, she had something else on her mind something a bit more important than her financial problems. Her mind was in a stupor after leaving the medical clinic earlier.
It was confirmed. She was pregnant. Severus is going to be furious.
She unlocked her door, walked in tossed her purse onto a side table. She needed something to help her think and quickly crossed to the kitchenette. A black kettle was filled with water and she set it on the one burner to heat up. After finding out about the baby, she needed a hot cup of coffee to calm her nerves. Of course, after this cup, she wouldn't be able to have anymore, not for a while at least. She really shouldn't have this one, but what was one last caffeine break?
Waiting for the water to heat, she paced the floor wearing down the thin rugs even more than they were. Her mind kept wandering over how she was going to tell Severus. The biggest fear that niggled in her thoughts was that he wouldn't want the baby. She knew he loved her, but would this be too much for him to take? After hearing him talk of the students he taught, she felt that perhaps he wouldn't want a child of his own.
What the hell was she going to do? Of course, she had to tell him. She wasn't the type to keep something like this from him. They could both sit down and discuss it in adult fashion. If he couldn't handle it and left, then she would just have to deal with it her self.
Abortion was not an option. It was his child and just that alone made her love it even more.
She placed a hand over her still flat stomach and smiled. A baby, she was going to actually have a baby. Her family would normally be happy if she was still at home, of course, if she was still at home she probably would have been a mom three times over to the man of her mother's choice. She doubted her mother would have approved of Severus with him being a mere teacher with a meager teacher's salary. Mom would have vetoed him immediately while dragging in a long line of suitable beaus. Men to high up in society to even deem to look for work.
No, she wanted her own man, a man that wasn't afraid to work for a living, a man that enjoyed life and living.
She wanted Severus.
"God, make him be happy about this.. " She whispered a silent prayer as the kettle howled in response.
She poured the cup of coffee and went to sit down, curling her feet up underneath her, she took a sip of the hot liquid. It was just as she liked it and she sighed, staring out of the dingy window, watching the sun march across the sky. It was getting later in the day and soon she would have to get around. She would have to be at work in a few hours time.
The dreaded Saturday night crowds. She dreaded these days. Saturday at the Naked Lady pub the most hated day of the week. The day was simply the most dreadful day, but the tips were good, hopefully she can make enough in tips to pay Mr. Wiltington a few weeks towards her rent.
Yesterday was bad enough at work without Severus there, and she knew that today was going to be worse without him referring the crowd, but she smiled a bit. He did say that he would try to make it tonight, knowing that he could be there for her she felt a bit more at ease. If he were, then she would tell him about the baby tonight. If it all goes as she hoped, Then there will be more than just a birth of this baby. There will be a birth of an actual family.
She couldn't stop the smile from crossing her lips at that thought. Just the thought of waking up next to him every morning and going to sleep with him every night was something she wanted more than life itself. She missed Severus, missed him a great deal. She missed having his arms around her, making love to him. She wanted to tell him that she loved him and not over the phone.
Placing the half-full cup on the side table she laid her head back and sighed. He was going to flip. She knew it. But for good or for bad, that was the question she worried about.
~~~ Later that evening ~~~
"Inflamare Incineratum."
A shadow whispered and a flash of red light emitted from the end of a long wooden rod. Within moments, the dry timber walls ignited and a wall of flames traveled up the side of the building, flicking and slithering their way up, laying burned tracks in their wake, very Slytherin-like. The shadowed figure grinned triumphantly as the flames traveled up the building licking into the night sky. From inside faint sounds of music and laughter drifted over the pale man's form. Satisfied, he took a step back into the shadows letting the darkness envelope him once more.
"There, Severus, now you wont have any more distractions."
The man laughed and faded into the darkness not staying to hear the first scream to echo into the night sky.
***
Jessica was late. She had accidentally fallen asleep in her chair and had woken up to the sounds of blaring sirens from outside. Startled out of her slumber she glanced at the clock and with a shriek she scrambled to her feet cursing herself as she showered quickly. Pulling her wet hair into a French twist she grabbed her workbag from the table and ran out of the flat.
Shit! She hoped she didn't forget something important. She wouldn't have time to return for it. This was awful, for the first time in, well, in forever, she was late for work. And with her luck Severus has already shown up and was not happy about being there alone.
Thankfully, she didn't live that far away.
Wondering what she was going to say to Charlie for her excuse, she rounded the corner and skidded to a halt, finding herself face to face with several fire engines and a roaring fire in the place where she used to work. She stared opened-mouthed as the fire danced into the sky.
"Oh my God!"
Clutching her workbag, she ran up the street only to be stopped by an uniformed man.
"You have to stay back." He spoke quickly pushing her back towards the crowd.
"I work here."
Her eyes darted between the officer and the flaming building, terror filling her face.
"I'm sorry, but you have to stand back with the others." His tone was brisk and she felt her heart thumping maddenly.
"Please, was anyone inside? Was anyone hurt?"
The officer darted her a sad look then looked back at the building.
"We can't say right now."
She caught the look and nearly swayed into another by-passer before catching herself.
"There was.. wasn't there?" She moaned, of course there was. It was peak time for Charlie. The place would have been packed. She took a step closer.
"Look Miss.You have to stay back."
She stared at the flames with tears streaming down her face. She prayed that most of the customers got out, Charlie, Frank the curtain guy, Flora her waitress friend.
Her heart stopped at one name that crossed her mind.
"Severus.. "
She whispered his name praying that he too was late, that he didn't make it tonight, praying that he wasn't in the ruins of the old pub.
"Please be alive.. "
~~~
A/Ns and Acknowledgements:
NiteQueen: Ah, Sorry bout that, but I have a thing for cliffhangers. You just have to keep reading to find all the answers to your questions.. hehe.. evil me.. I know.
Magdellin: LOL.. well, now that I finished Ward. I have much more in my head swimming around. I have more of this story coming up.. keep reading.
J.S. Sumner: Sorry about being late, but I've been working on other projects. I have much more of this story on tap, more will be up soon, Promise! About Dumbledore entrance, you will have to just wait, my dear.. hehe. . I love cliffies.. keep reading.
Thanks all.. and don't forget to review!
Blessed Be!
RWH
This is a bit more interesting turn of events.
RWH
Fourteen
Saturday afternoon-London 4/26
Jessica stopped at her mailbox and picked up her mail frowning at the large stack of bills. It was never ending, one claim after another. She was never going to get her head above the water. They all wanted money, money she didn't have. She was already three months late paying her rent and Mr. Wiltington was starting to get annoyed. Not that she could blamed him, he had been as patient as he could. Hopefully her paycheck would be a decent amount and the tips she could make would pay for a few more weeks at least.
She sighed and made her way up to her flat. At this moment, she had something else on her mind something a bit more important than her financial problems. Her mind was in a stupor after leaving the medical clinic earlier.
It was confirmed. She was pregnant. Severus is going to be furious.
She unlocked her door, walked in tossed her purse onto a side table. She needed something to help her think and quickly crossed to the kitchenette. A black kettle was filled with water and she set it on the one burner to heat up. After finding out about the baby, she needed a hot cup of coffee to calm her nerves. Of course, after this cup, she wouldn't be able to have anymore, not for a while at least. She really shouldn't have this one, but what was one last caffeine break?
Waiting for the water to heat, she paced the floor wearing down the thin rugs even more than they were. Her mind kept wandering over how she was going to tell Severus. The biggest fear that niggled in her thoughts was that he wouldn't want the baby. She knew he loved her, but would this be too much for him to take? After hearing him talk of the students he taught, she felt that perhaps he wouldn't want a child of his own.
What the hell was she going to do? Of course, she had to tell him. She wasn't the type to keep something like this from him. They could both sit down and discuss it in adult fashion. If he couldn't handle it and left, then she would just have to deal with it her self.
Abortion was not an option. It was his child and just that alone made her love it even more.
She placed a hand over her still flat stomach and smiled. A baby, she was going to actually have a baby. Her family would normally be happy if she was still at home, of course, if she was still at home she probably would have been a mom three times over to the man of her mother's choice. She doubted her mother would have approved of Severus with him being a mere teacher with a meager teacher's salary. Mom would have vetoed him immediately while dragging in a long line of suitable beaus. Men to high up in society to even deem to look for work.
No, she wanted her own man, a man that wasn't afraid to work for a living, a man that enjoyed life and living.
She wanted Severus.
"God, make him be happy about this.. " She whispered a silent prayer as the kettle howled in response.
She poured the cup of coffee and went to sit down, curling her feet up underneath her, she took a sip of the hot liquid. It was just as she liked it and she sighed, staring out of the dingy window, watching the sun march across the sky. It was getting later in the day and soon she would have to get around. She would have to be at work in a few hours time.
The dreaded Saturday night crowds. She dreaded these days. Saturday at the Naked Lady pub the most hated day of the week. The day was simply the most dreadful day, but the tips were good, hopefully she can make enough in tips to pay Mr. Wiltington a few weeks towards her rent.
Yesterday was bad enough at work without Severus there, and she knew that today was going to be worse without him referring the crowd, but she smiled a bit. He did say that he would try to make it tonight, knowing that he could be there for her she felt a bit more at ease. If he were, then she would tell him about the baby tonight. If it all goes as she hoped, Then there will be more than just a birth of this baby. There will be a birth of an actual family.
She couldn't stop the smile from crossing her lips at that thought. Just the thought of waking up next to him every morning and going to sleep with him every night was something she wanted more than life itself. She missed Severus, missed him a great deal. She missed having his arms around her, making love to him. She wanted to tell him that she loved him and not over the phone.
Placing the half-full cup on the side table she laid her head back and sighed. He was going to flip. She knew it. But for good or for bad, that was the question she worried about.
~~~ Later that evening ~~~
"Inflamare Incineratum."
A shadow whispered and a flash of red light emitted from the end of a long wooden rod. Within moments, the dry timber walls ignited and a wall of flames traveled up the side of the building, flicking and slithering their way up, laying burned tracks in their wake, very Slytherin-like. The shadowed figure grinned triumphantly as the flames traveled up the building licking into the night sky. From inside faint sounds of music and laughter drifted over the pale man's form. Satisfied, he took a step back into the shadows letting the darkness envelope him once more.
"There, Severus, now you wont have any more distractions."
The man laughed and faded into the darkness not staying to hear the first scream to echo into the night sky.
***
Jessica was late. She had accidentally fallen asleep in her chair and had woken up to the sounds of blaring sirens from outside. Startled out of her slumber she glanced at the clock and with a shriek she scrambled to her feet cursing herself as she showered quickly. Pulling her wet hair into a French twist she grabbed her workbag from the table and ran out of the flat.
Shit! She hoped she didn't forget something important. She wouldn't have time to return for it. This was awful, for the first time in, well, in forever, she was late for work. And with her luck Severus has already shown up and was not happy about being there alone.
Thankfully, she didn't live that far away.
Wondering what she was going to say to Charlie for her excuse, she rounded the corner and skidded to a halt, finding herself face to face with several fire engines and a roaring fire in the place where she used to work. She stared opened-mouthed as the fire danced into the sky.
"Oh my God!"
Clutching her workbag, she ran up the street only to be stopped by an uniformed man.
"You have to stay back." He spoke quickly pushing her back towards the crowd.
"I work here."
Her eyes darted between the officer and the flaming building, terror filling her face.
"I'm sorry, but you have to stand back with the others." His tone was brisk and she felt her heart thumping maddenly.
"Please, was anyone inside? Was anyone hurt?"
The officer darted her a sad look then looked back at the building.
"We can't say right now."
She caught the look and nearly swayed into another by-passer before catching herself.
"There was.. wasn't there?" She moaned, of course there was. It was peak time for Charlie. The place would have been packed. She took a step closer.
"Look Miss.You have to stay back."
She stared at the flames with tears streaming down her face. She prayed that most of the customers got out, Charlie, Frank the curtain guy, Flora her waitress friend.
Her heart stopped at one name that crossed her mind.
"Severus.. "
She whispered his name praying that he too was late, that he didn't make it tonight, praying that he wasn't in the ruins of the old pub.
"Please be alive.. "
~~~
A/Ns and Acknowledgements:
NiteQueen: Ah, Sorry bout that, but I have a thing for cliffhangers. You just have to keep reading to find all the answers to your questions.. hehe.. evil me.. I know.
Magdellin: LOL.. well, now that I finished Ward. I have much more in my head swimming around. I have more of this story coming up.. keep reading.
J.S. Sumner: Sorry about being late, but I've been working on other projects. I have much more of this story on tap, more will be up soon, Promise! About Dumbledore entrance, you will have to just wait, my dear.. hehe. . I love cliffies.. keep reading.
Thanks all.. and don't forget to review!
Blessed Be!
RWH