Buffy got a package in the mail one ay. Everyone was curious because it simply said 'Buffy. From the PTBs.' she felt a madness rage up in her, as it did in Faith. But they quickly smashed it down. They didn't know why, but it was there.
Buffy opened it though. There were two diaries, with enchantment paper in it. On the blue one, was F. On the purple one was B. They shrugged and took them out. There were other things in it. The first and biggest thing was a leather jacket. Buffy immediately put it on, and almost smiled. She would not. This day had some kind of doom marked to go with it.
There was also a silver cross that they thought was beautiful. She took that as well, and put it on. There was a dangerous looking knife in their. Faith grabbed it in awe. It was curvy with a wave that ended in a fine point at a 90 degree angel pointing from the handle. It was beautiful. There was another smaller box as well. Both of the girls just stared at it for a moment wandering what it might be.
It was Buffy who ended up going for it. When she opened it, there was a claudaigh ring in it. Buffy didn't know where she learned that word from. But she knew what it was.
"It's a claudaigh ring. Back in the beginning, my people exchanged it as a gift. It means you belong to someone."
It went through her head, startling her as Faith saw the last two pieces. One was a sharp pointy piece of wood. 'Stake'went through both of their minds.
The other piece was a pink stuffed animal of a pig. Buffy took it gently and put it to her chest, feeling warmth. They decided to share the stake.
Buffy felt a small jolt in her when she put the claudaigh ring on. It was a good jolt though. It felt... like it was supposed to be there. And it was on her ring finger.
It was dark when they went through this box while their parents went to do other things.
They didn't show or tell their parents what was in the box either. They tossed the box, kept the card, and of course kept the things. They were still unclear who the PTBs were.
Their birthday had always been bad. January 21st had been a good to them because they aged another year and got closer to doing more things. But something bad always happened...
Age 1- Buffy and Faith had both come down with fevers in the early morning hours. They had immediately called the doctors, and someone had come over to them. By the next day, they were back to normal.
Age 2- Faith had gotten sick and Buffy had caught it.
Age 3- Buffy had been hospitalized when she pushed another girl out of the way of a moving truck. Everyone had been amazed at the fact that she was still alive. They had been in awe when she had shown up with no scars from the accident four months later.
Age 4- Buffy and Faith had gotten lost at the grocery store. It had taken a while to find them.
Age 5- Their house was broken into, and a gun had been pointed at Buffy. Faith's love for her younger sister caused her to sneak up behind him and blow his leg out. You could've seen the bone if you paid attention. He was arrested on a burglary and attempted murder charge. The ministry still couldn't figure out why he had been able to get into the house in the first place.
Age 6- One of Buffy and Faith's friends were taken hostage and almost killed at a local supermarket. She was okay at the end of the day.
Age 7- Both girls had been trapped when a local restaurant's roof collapsed. No one died in the end, but the two girls were trapped under rubble for hours. Again: no scars or long time effects except that their birthday was hell.
Buffy and Faith. Age 8
This year though. They were aware. They had fake smiles plastered all over their faces for their parents. They watched what they were doing constantly aware. They were awaiting a doom that was bound to happen sometime.
They were in their house a little after dark when it did finally happen. Their parents where in other rooms, but they were the ones near the door. They heard it squeak open, and a head looked in. The head was covered with a cloak.
Both girls got chills up their arms and spines. They softly got their parents, and took them to their secret entrance two rooms over. Their parents were a bit dazed at what was happening, but accepted the hiding-room.
A death eater was in their house. A death eater was in Their house. Why was it happening to them? How was it happening to them?
They were all in the room. Ame and Carl were on the rug floor. Faith and Buffy curled up together on the chair. They were all silent as the death eater saw the box on the counter. He eyed it for a moment, and then went to the twins' rooms. Buffy got comfortable in the leather jacket she had. It felt almost as safe as her sister's arms.
They watched the death eater in silence while he headed over to the bedroom. They could hear shuffling around, and decided that he was looking for something. He came out with a purple potion of the twins'. They didn't have it in their laboratory because they might get hurt. It was kept in a desk drawer that was enchanted for things like that.
It was a potion to store your strength and use it at a different time. They had created it when they were dabbling for their birthday specifically. In case they got hurt, they could use some of the other's strength to heal and be able to live if it was that serious.
They had a lot of potions stored away. But they didn't make any dangerous ones. They were only nine and had no plans to do anything dangerous.
The death eater looked around, at all of the walls and things for a moment. He passed them though, and left. He didn't make much noise as he closed the door.
They waited a moment in silence to make sure he didn't come back, and then rushed out of there. Their parents didn't even comment on the room. It might have saved their lives.
"Ame, make the call. Girls, what did they take?" He looked at them seriously, and they knew it wasn't any time to act funny.
"It was a simple potion to store your energy and use it for later." Faith answered.
"We got creative and we made sure to put in another vial we made so that the ingredients cannot be listed, though." Buffy replied.
If it really was one of Voldemort's death eaters, then they were in trouble.
How did he even know about it? Would he be back looking for more? Was that really the potion the death eater was looking for?
Those were things the three of them were thinking.
Ame walked in then. "I called the ministry. They're sending Aurors over immediately by floo." Carl sighed and went over to his wife and hugged her. If she had been seen- if anyone could have been seen, then he might have lost someone tonight.
Faith and Buffy went to their room. It didn't look like it had been touched, but that didn't mean it hadn't been. They were careful not to touch anything as they searched the room with their eyes, looking for any sign of something else missing.
The Aurors popped in by floo a few within two minutes of the call. They were all questioned. Their parents tried to take as much of the pressure off of Buffy and Faith as they could, but the girls were still a little freaked at all of the attention.
The Aurors took fingerprints, pictures and any samples of the room, but they thankfully never found the room connected to the girls' bedroom. They probably would have taken it all away. And that was a long years work for all that they had in there.
Eventually, things died down, and they were able to go to bed. Their parents tucked them in, and went to their won room. Buffy and Faith had a queen sized double bed for two. They liked to share things like that. They'd probably end up on the same one half of the time anyway.
They curled up together under their chenille and jeans bead spread and comforter, with their chenille pillows at their heads and sides, as they fell asleep after the occasion.
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The next day, there was a paper in the Wizarding Times by a Rita Skeeter lady. She was new, and they hated her immediately, before they even saw what one of the top stories was about. It was about them, and it was a total bogus. It had a few things down that had actually come true, but they had been twisted to fit her devilish mind.
2 days later, Carl and Amelia Winters decided to get their daughter their wands. Faith and Buffy were excited. Their first wands... It was special. They were going to Diagon Alley that day. Their parents let them skip school on Friday because of the intrusion, and it was Saturday now.