Flower Tears and Marauder Fears

Hello Everyone! I realize the last chapter may have been a bit confusing and a little hard and I will say I need to edit it a tad … but am just to lazy to do so right now. But I hope to make up for it by updating with this lovely chapter in which I will answer a question that someone (cough Wizard of Kazathcough) has been repeatedly well asking.

Q: WHAT HAPPENED TO AMBER?

A: Read to find out.

Chapter 13: Jeweled Secrets

A dark shadowy figure moved through a thick fog, heading purposefully toward a smaller figure sat huddled over a body that lay on the cold ground. A pool of sickly red liquid surrounded the large body on the ground; the liquid edges spreading rapidly until it was soaked into the dress of the young girl huddled there. Moonlight lit the hilt of a silver dagger that the small girl clenched in her hand, her body shaking as she sobbed. Her round face was streaked with tears as she stared into the vacant eyes of her brother who lay before her.

"Why you?" she cried out her voice wavering, hot tears stung her eyes and she couldn't prevent them from falling "You never did anything to deserve this!"

As the figure gained speed the girl shuddered violently as a cruel, cold laughter fought it's way into her mind.

"He's a traitor to your name. He does deserve to suffer as the ... Mudbloods he protected will" The figure spat in distaste and crouched until she was eye to eye with the girl on the ground. The figure's voice lowered as if they were talking to a friend but a cruel malice destroyed all kindness possible in that voice.

"You … on the other hand; you can do much better; you will serve your family, and you will serve it rightly. If you do you might not end up like your brother"

The girl shied away in fear, closing her eyes as her gaze swept over the mangled form of her older brother. His golden hair lay soaked in the blood that seeped from the wound in his chest. Electric blue eyes stared into the stormy night, and a hand lay protectively across his side.

She clenched her eyes tightly but when she opened it she was still staring at the lifeless body in front of her. She opened her mouth and a horse scratchy sound emitted.

"Go Away" she whispered as fiercely as she could.

The cruel laugh of the figure resounded through the hallway as they snatched the little girl's wrist. The girl cried out in pain as a burning sensation shot across her skin. The pain forced her eyes close, and her muscles to cramp. Then as suddenly as it started it suddenly ended and she was staring into the depths of the figure's cruel, pink eyes. The figure lifted the girl's wrist to display the skin on there. A carving made by a wand sat smoking on the base of her wrist. Carved there were two letters in a deep brown contrasting with her white skin; the letters swam in the girl's head: PC.

The little girl's eyes were drawn back to the figure as the image around her began to fade. The fog was disappearing, and so was the puddle of blood around her; as if being drawn back into the boy's body. Words rang out as the sky and ground disappeared.

"Don't make the same mistake your traitor of a brother did child. You're the second, if you mess up I lose and you pay for it. Here's a little preview

of what I mean – Crucio!"

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Amber's body lurched and her eyes shot open as phantom pain tormented her body. Puddles of blood and cruel voices swirling painfully in her head as if scenes from a horror movie were on repeat; Cold sweat coated her body and her head felt hot. Groaning groggily Amber almost cried out again when a hand reached out to grab her arm.

Turning toward the touch, Amber's eyes widened and the terror began to fade and she was staring into the gentle depth of tawny brown eyes. Amber breath came out in a rush but her body remained tense as her eyes searched behind Remus and she saw the tall windows and great oak doors of the hospital wing.

"Amber…" Remus whispered softly as he saw the look of confusion and suspicion lining her face. His hand clenched instinctively, letting his fingers linger until the glaze of fear disappeared from her eyes. "Amber…" he repeated softly drawing her eyes as his boar into them, images of how she collapsed in hall were hurriedly pushed from his mind as he remembered the fear he'd seen in her eyes when she'd woken.

"You're Okay." He said soothingly, drawing a mangled piece of hair away from her face "It was just a night mare" Remus gently ran a finger down her cheek.

Amber's brows creased in confusion at his words and the touch "Why are we here?" she asked quietly she could still feel his warmth on her cheek but she tried her best to ignore it "In the hospital wing, I mean"

Remus's breath came of in a small burst of frustration as he struggled to keep his voice low. "Amber your eyes rolled into the back of your head, you disappeared in a cloud of smoke, and reappeared as this" he said his voice strained with the effort of control over his volume. When Amber continued to look confused and astounded he picked up a mirror she hadn't noticed lying on the bedside table, and shoved it in to her hands.

A girl with dull red hair, dark skin and brown eyes stared back at her.

Almost as if she'd been hit in the head with a brick, Amber lurched as memories flooded back to her. She remembered in gut wrenching fear the change.

"No, No, NO!" Amber thought desperately as she continued to stare at the small mirror, and the image reflected there. Her panic increased as she remembered Remus had been the one to catch her. "He saw, I can't believe this happened. It wasn't supposed to happen like this. It wasn't supposed to happen at all!" Amber jumped again when Remus reached to take the mirror from her hand. Amber swallowed slowly as Remus continued to look at her his eyes probing into hers.

"I can't tell" Amber thought and tried desperately not to allow her tears to fall as she glanced away "I can't drag them into this. I can't put him in danger." She took a deep breath and steadied her loud heart "I'll have to lie … To all of them."

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Sorry it's so short but I was urged to update and unfortunately didn't get enough time to work on any of my other stories. Anyway, please review I promise next time the chapter will be A LOT longer! I hope I haven't discouraged anyone from reading.

Madusa's Daughter