Sorry for the wait but I've been super busy. And it may be a while before I can update again with exams just right around the corner. But look, here I am taking time off on Thanksgiving because I love you. I'm sorry it's short but I can only stay on the computer so long seeing as it is Thanksgiving. I'll make the next one extra long if you're good!
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smilz: I'm sorry it was short! Please forgive! And you'll find out about that little "I'll tell you later" thing in this chapter.
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RECAP
"You didn't apologize," he said slightly stunned. A worried look came to her face and her eyes darted to his nervously.
"For what?" she asked timidly
"Oh no, it's just most people are like "I'm soo sorry" when they find out, like it was their fault or something," he explained.
"Oooh," she said relaxing back into his warm embrace.
The Space Princess (Secrets Revealed)
About this time they heard a rustling in the woods and sat up almost expecting Voldemort to pop out of the bushes. Instead a red tuff of hair could be seen bobbing in the bushes.
"We're over here Ron," Harry called. Soon Ron and Hermione appeared out of the bushes. At the sight of their two tear stained friends, looks of worry spread across their faces. Hermione started to say something but Harry held up a hand to stop her.
"We're ok," he said. "I told her everything." At first they looked confused and then they understood and relaxed and joined them on the blanket. Ron nudged Hermione and indicated Sillenna with his head.
"What?" asked Sillenna. Ron gave Hermione a "do it" look.
"Uh..Sillenna," Hermione said nervously.
"Just spit it our Mione," Harry said. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"What's wrong with you Sillenna?" she said looking her friend straight in the eyes. She caught Sillenna off guard with her blunt question.
"Huh?" Sillenna asked.
"What's wrong with you?" she repeated. "I saw you taking that medicine this morning and I'm pretty sure it's not the first time." Sillenna turned dead white, but Harry looked from one to the other confused.
"What medicine?" he asked. "What do you mean not the first time?"
"It looked like black and purple lava and must of burned like hell from the expression on you face." Sillenna was silent except for her rasping breath.
"You keep it in that fancy chest. I've seen you wake up in all sorts of pain, even though you deny it, and you disappear with that chest and come back a couple minutes looking somewhat better but still like hell." Now even Harry was looking at her with concerned interest. It was too much. She was physically weak from taking the medicine and what she had just gone through with Harry left her emotionally drained and this had pushed her over the breaking point. She put her head in between her knees and began to sob. Her friends immediately began begging her to tell them what was wrong.
"I…can't," she sobbed.
"What do you mean you can't?" Ron asked.
"I want to," she said. "I want to soo much, you have no idea. I have wanted to tell you guys since like the second day of school…. and I've tried soo many times. But I just can't."
"Why can't you?" Harry asked with a distant, even cold voice. She opened her mouth to answer but it was snapped close with a pop. This was no ordinary pop of just teeth hitting teeth; this was magic "pop." How many times had she heard that "pop?" How many times had she bit her lips and tongue soo hard they had bled? To many to count.
"What was that?" Ron asked. Once again she tried to talk but there was yet another "pop." They all gave her "what in the world?" look. Then Hermione got that look like she was putting the pieces together.
"Do that again," she whispered. "I mean try and tell us once more." Sillenna looked at Hermione confused and then realized what she was doing. She once again tried to tell them about the Binding Secrecy and once again her mouth was "popped" shut.
"A secrecy spell," Hermione said looking at Sillenna with curiosity. "It's a secrecy spell." Sillenna guess that it was close enough so she simply nodded while rubbing her sore jaw. The others looked from Hermione to Sillenna in disbelief. Then the questions began to flow like a rushing river.
"What?" "Why?" "Who?" Their questions jumbled on top each other but Sillenna held out her hand to stop them.
"Guys, the whole secrecy spell thing means she can't tell us," Hermione reminded them. Everyone was quiet for a few minutes when Harry finally broke the silence.
"Is it about Voldemort?" He asked through clenched teeth.
"Oh no, Harry, no," she replied quickly. "If it had been about him I probably would have bit my tongue off a long time ago trying to tell you." They all chuckled nervously. Then something dawned on Sillenna.
"Hide and seek," she said.
"What?" Ron asked totally confused.
"The game," she explained. "It's a lot like what's happening to me. Someone out there is seeking so therefor I must be…"
"Hiding," Hermione finished and they all sat there letting this new knowledge sink in.
"Guys can we talk more about this later, my jaw is killing me, not to mention my emotions are shot," Sillenna said wearily.
"Yeah, we've all had … uh…eventful dates to say the least," Harry said with a small grin. He was still not sure how he felt about this whole secret thing. A part of him was still mad about Sillenna keeping secrets though he trusted that she would have told him if she could have. He just couldn't help himself but be mad. They group slowly got up and headed silently back toward Hogsmeade. Hermione had her arm linked with Sillenna's and the boys walked beside their perspective dates. Sillenna gazed up at the gorgeous night sky, the place she called home.
"It's so beautiful," she whispered breaking the silence. Ron and Hermione followed her gaze to the sky, but Harry eyes never left her upturned face.
"Yes it is," he answered. "Yes it is." He could learn to live with a few secrets if it meant he could have Sillenna by his side. Yes, he could live with a few, little, secrets.
Well I hoped you liked it! (Even if it was kinda short) Now review please!
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