A/N : Well. I'm back. I don't know how many of you are still out there, but I am back. I can't guarantee that there won't be a massive pause again, but I do the best I can. I've got my GCSEs coming up, and this is going to be a difficult time for me. So much has happened in the past 8 months or so, and I'm happy about most of it, although I feel down at the moment. I'm still Nightwish obsessed, but there are no lyrics in this chapter! Oh my goddess! Well, there are, but not long chunks of them, and people say them. Heh. Anyways …
Dedication : Well, I'd like to dedicate this to a few people. The first is one of my best friends, Erin. I've only known her since last July, but she is one of the most amazing people I know. She's always there when I need her to be, and I love her so much. The second person is Adriana. I've only known her a few months, and I've not actually met her, but she is a great person. She's my adopted mummy, and I love her so much. The third and last person is my boyfriend, Davie. There's not much to say about him really. I just love him so much, more than I could ever say in words. This is for you guys. You are three of the only things I live for in life.
I feel like I should do a summary, but at the moment I'm too tired. I'll do one tomorrow.
YES I KNOW SHE IS A MARY SUE AND I HAVE LOTS OF OC'S. NOW DON'T GO ON ABOUT IT. THIS WAS MY FIRST FIC.
Aurora could feel the water around her. She could feel it coldness, freezing on her body. Her dress clung to her, crushing her arms and legs. Slowly she opened her eyes. All was dark around her. The water was black, surrounding her. She could feel herself needing to breathe. Her head was not that far from the surface. Just one stroke and she could be back at that surface, gasping for breath. But she could not move her arms or legs. The intense cold had frozen them, making her arms go stiff to her sides.
With one deep breath she brought water into her lungs. It was as cold and harsh inside her as it had been on the outside. She could feel herself chocking on the coldness. It had frozen her throat, her vocal chords and now it was freezing her lungs. Freezing inside of her, like her cold heart, and her cold mind. She was dead to the world, and the world was dead to her. She was needed by no one. She did not need to exist. She was nothing. No one.
>But you are Chosen! Suddenly a voice, inside her head.
>Nothing… I am no one …
>You are someone. You matter.
>No. No one needs me any more, Will. I'm small and insignificant. I've been abandoned by all except you.
>And I will always be here for you.
Aurora knew that she would be crying by now if she was out of the water. >But …
The water swirled around her. She could see the surface approaching above her. The water was pulling or pushing her upwards. This was one of Will's gifts, being able to control the weather, tides, and water. Slowly she broke the surface, and she found herself standing back on the sea ledge, not too far from where the waves were breaking.
"Rora?"
Aurora looked to one side of her, and saw Will standing there. He was soaked from head to toe, his long dark hair matted with sand and water, where he had obviously gone under the water looking for her. She gave him a weak smile, but then started to cough, bringing up all of the water from her lungs. Will waded over and supported her gently as she coughed and coughed. When she had eventually stopped, she looked up into his eyes.
"Thank you," she whispered.
Will said nothing but smiled gently at her. Supporting her by now putting his arm around her, they walked slowly back through the sea to the beach.
"Why did you try to do it Rora?" he asked quietly.
"Because no one loves me," she croaked, her vocal chords, throat and lungs still hurting from being damaged by the water. "I've been deserted by everyone. My family, Draco, Addie …"
"I love you. I will never desert you."
Looking into his bright blue eyes, Aurora could see that this was true. Will's eyes spoke volumes to her, like they always did. The intense love of her was still there, shining deep below the surface.
"The light will never go out, as long as I live."
Aurora sighed. "Why do we find it so difficult to move on?"
Will pulled her down beside him to sit on a rock. "You seem to have moved on pretty well."
"I haven't. It seems that I have, but I haven't. I mean, I love Draco to bits, but I still love you. I always will."
Will cupped one hand under her chin and brought it up do their eyes met again. "You do?"
"I will always love you, Will."
Will looked deep into her eyes, then moved forwards and kissed her gently. Aurora started to kiss back, then stopped and drew back.
"I can't," she sighed. "I just … can't."
"You love me, I love you. Simple as that."
"But I love Draco too, and he loves me."
"Not as much as me."
"I think you'll have to contest that with him," she smiled.
Looking down at herself, she could see there was blood all down her dress, which had once been white. "Should I dress in white and search the sea?" she whispered, reciting a line from one of her favourite songs. She remembered now that her arm had been bleeding severely, as well as her stomach and legs. She could still feel the stinging of the salt in her wounds, but somehow she did not care. It was not like she had not cut herself before …
Will took her arm gently. It was obvious that he was reading her thoughts. Holding his hand above it, he healed it slowly. Aurora could feel it tingling as he did so.
"Will it scar?" she asked as he healed her legs.
"I think it might, especially your arm." He traced his fingers over some old scar tissue. Aurora felt it burn hot, and she flinched away. "Sorry," Will muttered. "I had no idea …"
"No one knows. And that is the way it shall stay."
"Not even Draco?"
"No."
Aurora stood, changing from her blood-stained dress to a simple t-shirt and jeans as she rose. Will stood up too, and wrapped a blanket around them that he pulled from thin air. Aurora pulled up her t-shirt so that he could heal her stomach. His sorcery flowed into her, and she could feel it warming as well as healing. When he had finished, he rested one hand gently on her stomach, which was now very warm. The tension between them was immense. Slowly Aurora leant forwards and kissed Will gently. He returned the kiss, drawing her closer to him.
After a time, he drew back. "But what about Draco?" he asked.
"Oh, fuck Draco," she answered. "He betrayed me."
Will raised one eyebrow at her, then wrapped his arms around her, kissing her, and translocated them back to his flat. This time Aurora got there without taking any detours. He literally slammed her against a wall and started to kiss her. Will had always been very rough, very hot and cold with Aurora. Draco had been a constant love, and always gentle with her. She kissed Will passionately, knowing that this was wrong, but feeling that it was so right. Everything with Will felt right. Everything with Will always felt so right.
Aurora drew back and sighed again. Will stared at her.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm torn. Completely. It feels like a knife inside me, and every time I kiss you it digs that little bit deeper."
"I know you're torn. Just do what your heart at this moment tells you to."
"Right now it says be with you, even though I know I shouldn't be."
"Isn't being on dangerous ground one of your things?"
"True," Aurora smiled.
She kissed him again, placing her arms gently around his waist. He kissed back, stroking her cheek gently. They moved closer to the bedroom …
Draco sat, alone, in his bedroom. In front of him on the desk was a quill and an empty piece of paper. He could feel nothing. He was numb. Aurora's letter was in one of his hands. Tears ran down his pale cheeks, and they had been running since she had left. All connection with her had been severed. She was out of his mind completely.
Thoughts started flowing through his mind. Surely she had known that he was under a curse? That he would never treat her like that? He had been but a puppet in plans far bigger than he could have ever imagined. It seemed that he was always but a puppet.
"Puppet girl, your strings are mine …" he whispered in a broken voice. He was just that. Broken.
There was a knock at the door. Before he even had time to say "come in", his father entered. Draco moved away from him.
"I told you I did not want to see you, father," he said.
"And I told you that you would see me, Draco."
"After what you did to me …"
"It had to be done, my son."
"Don't call me that. I do not want to have anything to do with you."
"Well, the master wishes to see you."
"I do not wish to see him."
"He will not be pleased, but I do not want to have to drag you there. Sometimes I wish you were not such a sulky teenager, Draco."
"You try having your girlfriend thinking you hate her and have been plotting against her all along, then running off with another boy."
Lucius sighed. "Such is life." He turned then and swept out of the room.
Draco broke down and wept once more.
Aurora lay in Will's arms, on his bed. Somehow she felt relieved and as if she belonged there. Slowly she turned over to face Will. She smiled slightly at him. "Are you alright?" she asked, seeing his face was a bit glum.
Will looked at her, unblinking, for a few seconds. Is face was thoughtful as he answered. "While we were … well, you know …"
Aurora raised one eyebrow slightly at him. "Yes?"
"Well, were you imagining it was …?"
"Draco?"
"Yes."
"No, I was imagining it was Eminem," she giggled.
Will looked fake hurt, and Aurora poked his cheek.
"I was thinking of no one but you, silly," she said, tapping the end of his nose with her fingers gently. "Anyway, how could I imagine it was Draco when I haven't even slept with him?"
"You … haven't?"
Aurora shook her head. "No. He was always on about waiting for the right time and all of that shit."
"So your usual plan of seduction didn't work!"
Aurora stuck out her tongue at him.
"Oi you!" Will exclaimed.
Aurora squealed as he pulled her hair, and clambered semi-naked out of the bed. She ran out of the bedroom and into the living room, closely followed by a half-dressed Will. Tripping over some of her belongings that were scattered randomly around the flat, she now crawled away from him. A hand caught her ankle and she ground to a halt. Will turned her over roughly and semi-lay on top of her.
"Roar," he said in the most unconvincing way possible. "Got you."
Aurora giggled. "I can see that."
Will kissed her and she returned it passionately, drawing him closer to her by encircling him with her arms. His hands felt her bare stomach, caressing her flesh, making it feel almost on fire. They were so totally absorbed in the moment that neither of them heard the knocking on the front door. When it burst open, Will jumped up, and Aurora giggled.
"Will?" called a feminine voice.
"Um … yes Amme?"
Aurora, still giggling, rolled over onto her front and whispered "Tyalie", causing Will's CD player to jerk into life. "Nightwish?" she exclaimed.
"Yeah. They aren't as bad as I originally thought."
"See?"
Olivia entered the room, took one look at the state of undress both Aurora and Will were in, and could not suppress a smile. "Am I disturbing you two?" she asked.
"Not at all Liv," Aurora answered. Will coughed, and she smirked.
"Good," said Liv. "Your father asked me to come and check you are alright, and judging by this, you are."
"Did everyone get the letters I sent them!
"Indeed they did."
"How is Ada?"
"Better now I've seen to him," Olivia winked.
"Honestly, Liv, you're as bad as he is." Aurora motioned towards Will, who was sitting on the sofa reading something.
"Where do you think he gets it from?"
"That is true." Aurora paused. "So why are you here, other than to check up on me? You could have seen I was alright from where you were."
"Ah yes. I'm here to tell you that there will be another council meeting tomorrow night."
"To announce father's return?"
"Amongst other things, yes. Seven o'clock sharp, the usual place."
Olivia turned to go, but Aurora caught her hand. "Will he be there?"
"I am unsure. Perhaps," Olivia shrugged.
Aurora stood to say goodbye to her. She kissed Olivia's cheek, and as she did, she felt a strange tingling sensation go through her. Her head felt as if it were on fire, and she dropped to her knees, screaming with pain, as visions hit her.
#A girl screaming as a knife cut marks into her skin. A cold dark laugh. Darkness. Then fire. All around the vision, fire. People screaming. The laugh again. A wolf following a small blonde haired child. A drum beat. Dancing. Celebration. Then rain. Tears. Another girl, clothed all in white. An older woman by her side. Another one behind her. Power radiating from them. The laugh again. Coldness. Tears. Darkness.#
Aurora opened her eyes, and the light hit her like a lightening bolt, sending shockwaves through her tired body. She could feel her self-inflicted wounds opening again, the pain ripping through her skin like fire. Something was inside her mind, clawing at her soul, at her very existence. Trying to struggle, she knew she could never win. Finally she surrendered, letting it take over her. Everything went black.
Well. There you go. Hope you enjoyed it. Please comment.
