Chapter 2 Once Upon A Time
Her parents only stayed long enough that Lupin's luggage could be unpacked and with the normal parting wishes they were gone. Nymphadora Tonks could barely register what had happened. An hour ago, she had in pure bliss and now it was pure hell. For a moment she thought of running after the carriage begging for them to stop. Nymphadora knew it was no use though. Her parents were gone and she feared now, more then ever, that was the last time she was ever going to see them.
She turned to the boy with hatred in her eyes. Nymphadora knew it was there, for she wanted to burn a hole in him. It was his fault! Damn him! Quickly looking from the direction that the carriage, to the direction of her house, she ran. Nymphadora had never ran so fast. Sure to an adult it might have been slow but to a five year old, she felt like she was flying. Flying away from her troubles and the hole that was beginning to fill in her heart.
Her mind did caught up with her though, when she stopped on a rock to catch her breathe. 'That proves it. No one loves you. Not your mother or your father. None, of your nannies or tutors could can care what happened as long as they got a pay check. The new boy feels the same way. No friends but your stuffed animals.'
She cried then. Harder then she thought possible. Wailing and beating her small fists on the rock. No one was ever going to understand. It was pointless. If she scared him away another new face would be brought and then after that, another and then another. It was a fact she was going to have to face. The tears stopped then. Unloved people had no emotions and neither was she. Laying on the ground, she felt the grass rub her face. It felt good to be outside. Closing her eyes, Nymphadora let sleep over take her without even knowing it.
Just after she had fallen into a troubled slumber, a shadow appeared over her figure. It was the boy from the carriage. Seeing that she was asleep he gently picked her up, for five year olds don't weight that much, and carried her back to the manor. Having no trace of hate or distain for the child in his arms, he laid her softly on a couch in the drawing room. Grabbing a blanket from a nearby chair, Lupin stretched it to cover her whole body. He looked at her questionably for a few minutes and then went outside to grab his luggage.
After unpacking he grabbed the book he had put on his dresser and went back downstairs into the drawing room. Nymphadora was still in a deep sleep. For after crying their eyes out who had a better right to have a nap then a little girl?
Taking a seat on the chair he had removed the blanket from, he opened the book. Taking his hand and moving his hair from his face the boy took a deep breathe and began to read.
"Once upon a time…"
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