Hello, I apologize for that last cliffie, but they are my life! well, on with the tale! Sirius didn't die, because I like his character too much. so I changed the ending a little, and Sirius survived the fight with Bellatrix. no one died that night. but he is still not the most famous person, so that should explain the chapter. if not, PM me.
Warning: Self Harm (Implied) cussing.
Chapter Six: you have what now?!
Nico's POV
"please be a little patient. you guys are the first to ever know this secret" they sobered up. I sighed again, and pulled off my robes. then I took a deep breath, turned around, and extended my wings.
"bloody hell!" Blaise exclaimed. I winced. they hated me, they thought I was a freak...I spiraled down this train of thought before I was brought out by Draco's words
"you have wings growing out of your back" he stated, he didn't sound afraid. slowly I released the tension in my wings so that they were by my side instead of spread out, then I turned slowly. they were all staring at me, but not with looks of fear, rather with looks of wonder and amazement.
"yeah. I have wings growing out of my back" Crabbe laughed a little. I gave a weak smile. then Pansy stood
"um, well, not to be rude or anything, but, can I, um touch them?" she asked awkwardly. I gave her a smile
"sure, just be gentle" I extended my left wing out, and walked towards her. she slowly raised her hand, and petted my wing. I stifled laughter; it tickled.
"they're beautiful" she whispered under her breath. that made me smile, Nyx said that all the time. the rest of them stood, and raised their hands suggestively. I nodded my approval, and they all started petting my wings. Draco and his friends on the right, Pansy and Blaise on the left. I started laughing, and pulled my wings in as to not knock them over.
"that tickles!" I exclaimed. the shocked expressions fell off replaced by laughter not unlike mine.
"sorry" was chorused around the room, but I shook my head
"no need to apologize. I should have told you. you may pet/play with my wings, but they are, er, magic. they are made out of magic metal that is somehow mixed with feathers. if you get cut by this metal, it starts to rip your soul from your body. also, they're razor sharp so, please be cautious" they nodded, and I extended my wings again.
After about ten minutes of them just playing with my wings, I tucked them back into my jacket. I noticed the disappointed looks on their faces, and had to suppress a chuckle. then I laid down on my bed and closed the curtain.
"night" I called out.
"good night Nico" Draco responded. I fell into a dreamless sleep
"Nico, It's time to get up" I groaned and rolled over. I was comfy, I had slept like I usually did; wrapped inside my wings, and I really didn't want to get up.
"no...I'm tired" I mumbled out. I heard approaching footsteps, and someone yanked the curtains open, only to gasp.
"merlin!" came the surprised voice. that got me up. I unwrapped myself from my wings, and retracted them into my shirt
"do I have to go Draco?" he got over his suprise
"yes. all snakes are required to go to breakfast and dinner" I sighed, and got out of bed. it was seven fifteen.
"I don't need to get up yet. we have 45 minutes" I said, and laid back down on my bed. he didn't take too kindly to this, and came and yanked me out of bed. Correction: Tried to yank me out of bed. he grabbed my arm, and my senses went onto overdrive. I pulled him forward, jumped out of bed, and ended with him on the floor in a choke hold. then I realized that it was just Malfoy and hurriedly stood.
"I am so sorry" I told him, as he stood rubbing his throat. he laughed.
"it's ok. now I know why no one volunteered to wake you" he said grinning. I grinned back. then I went into the bathroom. there was two parts to the bathroom. to the left was the sinks and the toilets. to the right was the showers. both had outside doors, but the showers only had three sides, and no curtains. I could take a showerr, but I didn't want to show them my scars, any of them.
"um Nico, are you going to take a shower?" Draco asked, as I stood there debating it.
"um, I uh, don't like community showers" I said awkwardly. he nodded in understanding
"ok. how long do you need?"
"five minutes"
"ok, go in, no one else is in there, and I'll lock the door for five minutes" my eyes widened in surprise
"y-you'd do that for me?" he smiled
"of course! you're one of us!" I sent him a grateful smile, and went inside. I heard the muttered spell on the other side. I had smiled more today then I had my entire time in the house of night. ugh. I took a super quick three minutes shower, and wrapped my wings around myself on the way out. no one stared for once. I sat down on my bed, and put on today's clothes. a pair of black jeans, a long sleeved black shirt with holes for my extra appendages, and my wizarding robes that covered my outfit.
we went to breakfast. I sat right next to Draco, and watched as Harry came in looking mad about something. I decided to question him about it at lunch. I ate some waffles with syrup, and also had a bowl of lucky charms. I pulled out all the marshmallows like a three year old, and ate them separately. what can I say? I was making up for lost time.
"bye Draco, I have something to do at lunch. see you in Potions" he nodded, and went in. I waited outside the hall for Harry. our class had let out early, and we were one of the first ones there. I saw Harry arrive with his prefect friends. Harry waved, Hermione did nothing, and Ron glared. that was expected.
"you guys go on ahead, Nico and I are going to talk" he told his friends. Hermione went without question. Ron gave him a look, but went none the less.
"hello Harry"
"hey Nico" we shook hands all professional
"so, how was your fist day?" I asked him. he sighed
"fine. yours?"
"it was interesting to say the least" this piqued his interest
"really? how so?" I shook my head
"I can't tell you" he gave me an odd look.
"why not?"
"because I am sworn to secrecy"
"why" I sighed
"last night everyone in my dorm revealed their secrets. I can't tell you because they're not mine to tell" he frowned
"what's your big secret?" I smiled sadly
"I am not going to disclose that information"
"why not?!" he was mad now
"because frankly, I don't trust your friends. if I tell you, you'll tell your friends. and your friends don't like me very much, so they'll tell everyone, and that would destroy the purpose of a secret"
"your right" he muttered
"I usually am. except that one time..." my mind flashed the memories of the betrayal again, and my hand came up to my left temple "ah!" I cried, and fell to my knees
"Are you ok?!" he asked clearly panicking
"yeah, I'm fine. just a...bad memory" I stood shakily
"are you sure? maybe you should see the nurse" I took a step and wobbled a little, the tears still in my eyes
"no. I'll be fine in a minute. I have to go" I ran towards Slytherin dormitory, frantically yelled the password and sprinted to my bed. I opened the truck so fast my hands were a blur. the need for pain was so overwhelming, I couldn't think straight. I sat on my bed, and formed the shadow blanket once again.
Harry's POV
"are you sure? maybe you should see the nurse" Harry told him. he took a step and wobbled a little.
"no. I'll be fine in a minute. I have to go" then he ran off. his sprint took Harry by surprise, and he was well away when Harry shook off his stupor.
'what the hell was that about?' he asked himself. then he realized that lunch was underway, and went to sit with his friends.
"so, what did di Angelo want?" Ron asked him as soon as he sat down.
"that's the thing. we were talking normally, before he suddenly falls to the floor in pain. then he runs off without an explanation!" Harry told them
"what?! didn't you tell him to see Madame Pomfrey?" Hermione asked looking particularly worried.
"what's it to you?" Ron asked looking angry
"because I'm allowed to care for people's well-being even if I don't know them!" she responded indignant. they had been fighting all summer, and it was getting annoying
"you're right! you don't kn-" Harry cut him off
"stop fighting!" he yelled. the volume in the great hall dimmed quite a bit. "please stop fighting. Hermione can be concerned if she wants to be, and it doesn't mean anything so leave her alone" he told his best friend sternly. Ron looked aghast that he'd taken her side.
"thank heaven someone here can see reason!" Hermione exclaimed. Ron scowled, Harry just eyed them both.
"so, why do you guys think di Angelo ran off?" Harry asked them once the glares had worn off
"well, what were you guys talking about. maybe that had something to do with it" Hermione told him
"um, well, we were talking about our first days. he said his was interesting, that they'd had a secret sharing night, and that he didn't trust you two. then he fell to his knees, and ran off" Hermione sat there for a moment in silence thinking. Ron eyes lit up with something that Harry had never seen before
"that means that Nico knows all their secrets. if we can get them from him-" Hermione made a very indignant noise
"we will do nothing of the sort! Nico has done nothing wrong, and he is an exchange student. he doesn't know anybody, and the first person to show him any kind of kindness was that git. what does that say about the rest of us?" Ron hung his head, and Harry stared at the table. he hadn't thought of it that way.
Draco's POV
Nico hadn't come to lunch. he was worried about his newest friend, but also about the plan he had. it wasn't he best of plans, but it was all he could come up with.
"Draco, are you coming to the common room?" he shook his head
"no, you go on without me Pansy. I want to have a talk with Potter" she nodded, and left. he went to Gryffindor table, right as Hermione gave a very indignant noise.
"we will do nothing of the sort! Nico has done nothing wrong, and he is an exchange student. he doesn't know anybody, and the first person to show him any kind of kindness was that git. what does that say about the rest of us?" Draco held his tongue. he saw Ron hang his head, and Harry stare dejected at the table.
"hey Potter!" he called out. Harry turned
"yes Malfoy?" he asked
"I want to talk to you. alone" Harry scowled
"yeah right. thanks, but no thanks" Draco growled, he was going to talk to Potter whether or not he wanted too
"it's about Nico" Harry looked up
"what about him?" he asked guarded
"I just wondered if you knew where he went. he was waiting outside for you, so I thought you might know where he is"
"no. I don't. he ran off in the middle of our conversation. I have no idea where he is" Draco turned heel and left. well, shit. there went his only source of information. he went back to the common room.
"oh, hi Draco" he turned, and there was none other than Nico di Angelo.
"there you are!" he exclaimed. Nico cocked an eyebrow
"where else would I be?" he asked smirking. 'is he flirting?' Draco asked himself sitting opposite him.
"so, after dinner are you going to go for a fly?" he asked quietly. Nico looked around casually
"yeah. want to come?"
"yes!" Draco said a little too loudly. the others shot them weird looks. he quieted down real quick
"k, see you after dinner then" then Nico left.
End of Chapter six
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