A/N: Alalala. Cry.

Grey sat on her windowsill, leaning against the wall. Her Jesus clock read 2:00 Am. She sighed, "Insomnia…" she mumbled to herself, glancing out of her window. She caught sight of Oliver staring out of his window. Waving her arms franticly, she let out a yelp of joy. He gave her a half smile and a weak wave. Oliver's head swung around and he ducked away from the window. Grey slumped against her wall. How was she going to save Ollie?

3 years later

Grey flew out her front door, book bag trailing behind her as she jumped onto the sidewalk. At the same time, Oliver stepped out of his house. The two passed a silent greeting and started walking down their sides of the road. They had it all planned. They walk two blocks on opposite sides of the street then turn left, at that point, Oliver walks over to her side and they can relax, they are out of his father's view. They both attend a muggle school and will until they are 11 that is if they both get into Hogwarts, which their fathers have no doubt about.

Oliver ran over to Grey and they hugged, Grey making a happy noise and Oliver yelping in pain. Grey pulled back and set her bag down. She took Oliver's hand in hers and she pulled his shirtsleeve up to reveal a large angry bruise marking his flesh. Grey leaned over and gave the bruise a soft kiss.

"All better!" She announced picking up her bag and grabbing Oliver's hand again, the two kids began to talk again, "We might be a little late," Grey informed Oliver.

"Why?" He asked, blinking in confusion, "We have a half hour before school starts," He reminded her.

"Yeah well we are taking a …detour," Grey said distractedly, "I want to show you something." Oliver silently grimaced, remembering what happened the last time Grey had something to show Oliver. Grey looked back at Oliver and saw his wince, "its okay he won't find out!" She reassured him, "And if he does I'll kick his ass!" Oliver smiled saintly and let Grey lead the way.

She took him through the field they pass everyday on their way to school. There was a chain link fence at the other end of the field that Grey said they had to get over; though she was sure, there was a gate somewhere near the bushes. She told him there was a blackberry cove that she thought was so beautiful, also she wanted the eat blackberries.

"We are going to be late for blackberries?" Oliver asked, finding it rather pointless.

Grey stumbled over her next words, "I have something I need to tell you," She said in an unsure voice.

They found the gate Grey had mention and slipped in unnoticed by the neighboring houses. Grey and Oliver stepped into an opening in the small woods that was surrounded by blackberry bushes. Grey grinned happily and ran over to the biggest bush, gently pulling out a handful of the juicy berries and chucking them at Oliver.

"Hey! Uncalled for!" Oliver yelped, whipping berries off his face.

Grey laughed evilly as she reached into the bush once more, "OWWW!" she shrieked, pulling her hand back and holing it against her chest. Oliver rushed forward, took her hand, and lifted it to his lips. Gently he kissed her cut.

"For all the times you kissed my bruises," he said shyly, a light blush crossing his face.

"Ollie I'm moving!" Grey blurted out without thinking. Oliver dropped her hand when he heard this. Grey averted her eyes and held her hands to her chest. "Moony told me last night."

"Why?" Oliver asked; hurt flashing in his eyes and his voice, "Why do you have to leave me?" Grey clearly heard the pain and anger in his voice. A drastic change to the love that was in there moments before.

"I don't know! I have no choice! Snape came over yesterday and I was sent out of the house, he and Moony had a talk about me apparently and decided that we are moving to Moony's family cabin. Something about it is saver there then here! I don't know why!" Tears fell from Grey's eyes as she tried to explain to Oliver something she didn't understand, "I'm sorry. I don't want to leave you Ollie. I yelled and cried at them, Daddy almost said we could stay but Snape took over. You know what a git he is… Oh Ollie I don't want to leave!" Grey threw her arms around Oliver's neck and cried on his shoulder.

Oliver pushed Grey away and ran. He fled from the cove, forgetting his school bag and just running. Grey stood in the middle of the opening, a small bit of blood dripping form her cut as tears fell from her eyes. She grabbed her and Ollie's bags and ran through the woods, knowing it was a short cut to her secret hiding place. If this wasn't a time to hide, then no time was.

Grey appeared in her hiding spot, dropping the bags by the rock and sitting on the top. Tears fell on the rocks surface as she cried out her sorrow. She forgot about school, as she was sure Oliver had. Though her punishment wouldn't be nearly as bad as Oliver's. She looked at her reflection in the water and silently cursed Snape and his hidden good side. She was sure they were doing this for her own good, but that didn't matter to her. Oliver was all that mattered. If she wasn't there then she wouldn't be able to protect him, to remind that him that he mattered.

"I can't leave," She told her reflection, "Then I can never save him."

The next morning

"Honey!" Lupin knocked on Grey's door, "Honey are you packed yet?"

"GO AWAY!" an angry voice yelled from inside the room. The sounds of objects being thrown into boxes could be heard from Grey's room.

"Honey open up, I need to talk to you," Lupin said, concerned.

"It's open!" Grey said, coldly as she shoved more things into boxes. She was working out a plan to run away with Oliver in her mind.

Lupin stepped into her room and watched as she stuffed things haphazardly into a box, "Honey look…I'm sorry about this."

"Please," Grey looked up at him with sad gray eyes, "Don't do this right now. You don't understand."

"What don't I understand Grey? How hard it is when you have a friend you can't save? Trust me Grey I understand that better then anyone. But now is not your time to save it, it is your time to be saved."

"From what Moony?" Grey pleaded, "Tell me, from what?"

Lupin sighed and put a hand on Grey's shoulder, "Not yet my girl. When you a ready. But believe me Grey; you will save Oliver, even if you have to leave him for a little while. If anyone can do it, you can."

"But I want to save him now."

Later that day

Lupin put the last of the boxes into the car and slammed the trunk closed. He glance at Grey who was standing by the street staring at Oliver's house. She was clutching a necklace around her neck that she had since before she came to live with Lupin. She watched Oliver's house closely and the small boy came bolting out of the house, which Grey had realized wasn't full of love at all. Looks can be deceiving. Oliver's dad was standing in the doorway, screaming at the top of his lungs. But his threats fell on deaf ears as Oliver reached Grey.

He threw his arms around the girl and clung to her tightly, "I didn't know you where leaving today," He whispered in Grey's ear, not letting go of her.

"Moony said sooner is better then later," Grey said over the lump in her throat.

Oliver pulled back and looked into Grey's blue/grey eyes for what he fear would be the last time, "If you leave I wont last," Oliver said in a hushed voice, as if admitting it would hurt him even more.

"Yes you will," Grey whispered, "I'll come back for you Ollie, I will save you one day. I promise." Grey vowed. She leaned forward and touched her lips to Oliver's nose, "And I will always remember your carrot," She joked, they both laughed weakly.

"I'll hold you to that."