Authors Note: Since I left you hanging with no real Decision, I figured that I might as well post another Chapter today. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!! This is my first fan fic and I really could use the advice.
Chapter 5: Rayne's Secret
As 1am neared, Rayne sat next to the fireplace, with Stormy curled up on her lap. She silently wondered if she had done the right thing in asking Harry to sacrifice everything for her. She would never have done it if it wasn't so important. He had to understand that this was all or nothing. She sat and reflected on her day, the memory of the confrontation she had with Phoenix came back to her.
"How can someone so dispicable have such a noble name?" She thought. "Phoenix's are healers, loyal and true. Phoenix Darklighter was definitely not any of those things. He was a destroyer, backstabber, liar and worse."
Suddenly a voice came out of nowhere.
"Rayne?" a voice said, "I have made my decision."
She snapped back to reality.
She knew the voice belonged to Harry. Harry sat down on the floor across from her. He took her hands in his and looked her straight in her eyes.
"Rayne I am going to accept your proposal." Harry started to explain why but Rayne's put her finger to his lips.
"Harry I told you I would never question your decisions."
"Rayne you also said that we would accept no secrets, so I want to tell you why I choose to accept." Harry replied.
"Continue." Rayne said.
"I can tell by looking in your eyes that you have been through a lot, I can tell that you are very knowledgeable, and I am willing to bet anything that the Girl that is going to kick my ass in DADA is probably you. You proved your trustworthy to me three times. I trust you, but I still know hardly anything about you, I need you to tell me your secrets, because I believe you already know mine." He finished.
"I understand that I have a lot to clarify, but I had to make sure that you were involved by your own free will. I did not want you to feel obligated to help me because I told you my past or my mission. I needed to be sure that you trusted me because some of the things I have to tell you are almost unreal. I have many dark secrets, and you will be the only person who knows them. That is why it is so important that everything we say be completely between us. Everything that happens is ours alone to bear. We can only trust each other, Harry; we must never doubt each other, but doubt EVERYONE ELSE. You never know where your enemies are lurking, or who they will use to get to you. In my case my enemies will use everyone I come into contact with, including people in this school. I was hoping I would have enough time to settle in, but the threats have already been made and they know I am here."
"Rayne, I came down here knowing only that you were from America, knew a way to defeat Voldemort, and that you wanted me to sacrifice my friendships to help you. I knew that there had to be more. I wondered what you would ask of me and figured that you would want me to devote every free minute to training or something, no more Quiddich, no more socializing, nothing. And yet I came, and I accepted your proposal. I hope you realize how serious I take this, and how badly I need to make sure Voldemort is defeated."
"I admire your courage and bravery. You are correct when you assume I know your secrets and I know about the prophecy." Rayne told him.
"I figured. You do not seem to be the type of person who goes into a situation unprepared." Harry observed.
"Let me tell you my story then, but first I must ask you to be the secret keeper of what I am about to tell you. No one in the world can know what you are about to find out." Rayne said with all seriousness in her voice.
"Rayne I will take it to my grave." Harry said very seriously. He would never betray a friend.
"Promise not to hate me when this is over, you can be angry, but please do not hate me. I know you must live with this choice for the rest of your life." Rayne said, sadness returning to her eyes.
"I promise" Harry said, still holding her hands.
"Close your eyes Harry and come into my mind." Rayne directed him.
"Legilimens" he whispered. He felt himself transported into Rayne's memories. He was shocked at what he was seeing.
Phoenix Darklighter stood a top a large mountain with fire swirling all around him. In his hands he held a Green Crystal.
"We must stop him, he has gone mad. He will destroy the world." He heard Rayne's voice say to another blonde haired man who looked to be about two years older than her.
"Don't worry, I will not let him destroy the world, I wish our mother was still here. She would have been able to hex some sense into him." The young man told her.
"Yeah, that is probably why he killed her." Rayne spat out with a hint of bitterness in his voice. "Let's go Skye. It is time to kick his ass. He has had this coming for a long time."
The man, who had now been identified as Skye followed Rayne. Harry watched the battle that ensued. Rayne used every move in the book, including many that Harry had never heard of. Suddenly he heard a scream. He watched Rayne cry out as she watched, Skye, whom he figured was her brother fall. Harry could feel the pain and sorrow coursing through Rayne as her last ally was murdered by Phoenix. In a blind rage she started massacring Phoenix's followers. Finally only Phoenix and Rayne were standing among the dead bodies. Wands at the ready.
"Rayne," Phoenix said in a sickeningly arrogant voice. "My dear sweet sister, at last we are alone.
"Go to hell, Merrick!" Rayne screamed at him.
"My, my, aren't we feisty today. I suppose it is easier for me to kill you while you are pissed off. You are after all the final obstacle in my way. How does it feel Rayne, You are the last one." He laughed the most evil laugh Harry had ever heard.
Suddenly Harry saw Rayne true power. Blue light surrounded her.
"First you kill our mother, and now our brother. I will not let this continue." Rayne screamed all the while the blue energy getting brighter and brighter.
"It is a shame you will not join me, you are so powerful, we could rule the world together. Our family will be known as the most evil wizarding family of all time. It is after all in your blood." Phoenix was taunting her.
"I will never join you or HIM, I don't care if he is our father, you both deserve each other, I hope you destroy each other! You are not my family! As far as I am concerned I don't have a father or a brother!" She let the blue blast go at Phoenix while screaming "Until the day the one who can vanquish you is powerful enough to do so, let you never see another moment of light or darkness."
Phoenix was frozen in time. She ran over to where Skye lay dying. "You can't leave me; you are all I have left." She sobbed.
"Don't let our father win, either Rayne, it is up to you now to save the world from our family." Skye said weakly. "Do whatever it takes."
"I will, I swear it on our mother's grave." She said, tears streaming down her face. With that she kissed his forehead and he took his last breath. She transported Phoenix to an underground cavern of the cave where she was sure that he would not be found. She then took Skye to his final resting place. Later that night, she lay down on her bed. She couldn't believe it, she had picked up the mornings edition of the The Daily Prophet. She couldn't believe what she read.
Voldemort Defeated by a 1 Year Old Boy.
It was over, for now at least.
"I am alone, all alone," she told herself. Harry saw the tears streaming down her cheeks. She took her wand aimed it at herself and said "Until the day Merrick rises, may I never see another moment of light or darkness."
Harry was now thrown back as he remerged himself back into his own mind. He couldn't believe what he had just seen. He had just witnessed the defeat of the Dark Wizard Merrick. He was speechless.
Chapter 5: Rayne's Secret
As 1am neared, Rayne sat next to the fireplace, with Stormy curled up on her lap. She silently wondered if she had done the right thing in asking Harry to sacrifice everything for her. She would never have done it if it wasn't so important. He had to understand that this was all or nothing. She sat and reflected on her day, the memory of the confrontation she had with Phoenix came back to her.
"How can someone so dispicable have such a noble name?" She thought. "Phoenix's are healers, loyal and true. Phoenix Darklighter was definitely not any of those things. He was a destroyer, backstabber, liar and worse."
Suddenly a voice came out of nowhere.
"Rayne?" a voice said, "I have made my decision."
She snapped back to reality.
She knew the voice belonged to Harry. Harry sat down on the floor across from her. He took her hands in his and looked her straight in her eyes.
"Rayne I am going to accept your proposal." Harry started to explain why but Rayne's put her finger to his lips.
"Harry I told you I would never question your decisions."
"Rayne you also said that we would accept no secrets, so I want to tell you why I choose to accept." Harry replied.
"Continue." Rayne said.
"I can tell by looking in your eyes that you have been through a lot, I can tell that you are very knowledgeable, and I am willing to bet anything that the Girl that is going to kick my ass in DADA is probably you. You proved your trustworthy to me three times. I trust you, but I still know hardly anything about you, I need you to tell me your secrets, because I believe you already know mine." He finished.
"I understand that I have a lot to clarify, but I had to make sure that you were involved by your own free will. I did not want you to feel obligated to help me because I told you my past or my mission. I needed to be sure that you trusted me because some of the things I have to tell you are almost unreal. I have many dark secrets, and you will be the only person who knows them. That is why it is so important that everything we say be completely between us. Everything that happens is ours alone to bear. We can only trust each other, Harry; we must never doubt each other, but doubt EVERYONE ELSE. You never know where your enemies are lurking, or who they will use to get to you. In my case my enemies will use everyone I come into contact with, including people in this school. I was hoping I would have enough time to settle in, but the threats have already been made and they know I am here."
"Rayne, I came down here knowing only that you were from America, knew a way to defeat Voldemort, and that you wanted me to sacrifice my friendships to help you. I knew that there had to be more. I wondered what you would ask of me and figured that you would want me to devote every free minute to training or something, no more Quiddich, no more socializing, nothing. And yet I came, and I accepted your proposal. I hope you realize how serious I take this, and how badly I need to make sure Voldemort is defeated."
"I admire your courage and bravery. You are correct when you assume I know your secrets and I know about the prophecy." Rayne told him.
"I figured. You do not seem to be the type of person who goes into a situation unprepared." Harry observed.
"Let me tell you my story then, but first I must ask you to be the secret keeper of what I am about to tell you. No one in the world can know what you are about to find out." Rayne said with all seriousness in her voice.
"Rayne I will take it to my grave." Harry said very seriously. He would never betray a friend.
"Promise not to hate me when this is over, you can be angry, but please do not hate me. I know you must live with this choice for the rest of your life." Rayne said, sadness returning to her eyes.
"I promise" Harry said, still holding her hands.
"Close your eyes Harry and come into my mind." Rayne directed him.
"Legilimens" he whispered. He felt himself transported into Rayne's memories. He was shocked at what he was seeing.
Phoenix Darklighter stood a top a large mountain with fire swirling all around him. In his hands he held a Green Crystal.
"We must stop him, he has gone mad. He will destroy the world." He heard Rayne's voice say to another blonde haired man who looked to be about two years older than her.
"Don't worry, I will not let him destroy the world, I wish our mother was still here. She would have been able to hex some sense into him." The young man told her.
"Yeah, that is probably why he killed her." Rayne spat out with a hint of bitterness in his voice. "Let's go Skye. It is time to kick his ass. He has had this coming for a long time."
The man, who had now been identified as Skye followed Rayne. Harry watched the battle that ensued. Rayne used every move in the book, including many that Harry had never heard of. Suddenly he heard a scream. He watched Rayne cry out as she watched, Skye, whom he figured was her brother fall. Harry could feel the pain and sorrow coursing through Rayne as her last ally was murdered by Phoenix. In a blind rage she started massacring Phoenix's followers. Finally only Phoenix and Rayne were standing among the dead bodies. Wands at the ready.
"Rayne," Phoenix said in a sickeningly arrogant voice. "My dear sweet sister, at last we are alone.
"Go to hell, Merrick!" Rayne screamed at him.
"My, my, aren't we feisty today. I suppose it is easier for me to kill you while you are pissed off. You are after all the final obstacle in my way. How does it feel Rayne, You are the last one." He laughed the most evil laugh Harry had ever heard.
Suddenly Harry saw Rayne true power. Blue light surrounded her.
"First you kill our mother, and now our brother. I will not let this continue." Rayne screamed all the while the blue energy getting brighter and brighter.
"It is a shame you will not join me, you are so powerful, we could rule the world together. Our family will be known as the most evil wizarding family of all time. It is after all in your blood." Phoenix was taunting her.
"I will never join you or HIM, I don't care if he is our father, you both deserve each other, I hope you destroy each other! You are not my family! As far as I am concerned I don't have a father or a brother!" She let the blue blast go at Phoenix while screaming "Until the day the one who can vanquish you is powerful enough to do so, let you never see another moment of light or darkness."
Phoenix was frozen in time. She ran over to where Skye lay dying. "You can't leave me; you are all I have left." She sobbed.
"Don't let our father win, either Rayne, it is up to you now to save the world from our family." Skye said weakly. "Do whatever it takes."
"I will, I swear it on our mother's grave." She said, tears streaming down her face. With that she kissed his forehead and he took his last breath. She transported Phoenix to an underground cavern of the cave where she was sure that he would not be found. She then took Skye to his final resting place. Later that night, she lay down on her bed. She couldn't believe it, she had picked up the mornings edition of the The Daily Prophet. She couldn't believe what she read.
Voldemort Defeated by a 1 Year Old Boy.
It was over, for now at least.
"I am alone, all alone," she told herself. Harry saw the tears streaming down her cheeks. She took her wand aimed it at herself and said "Until the day Merrick rises, may I never see another moment of light or darkness."
Harry was now thrown back as he remerged himself back into his own mind. He couldn't believe what he had just seen. He had just witnessed the defeat of the Dark Wizard Merrick. He was speechless.
