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Summary: Madness is not a state of mind. Madness is a place. What happens when Harry stumbles into it and gets trapped there? A Harry Potter version of Alice in Wonderland but a thousand shades darker.
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The initial shock took some time to wear off but it did eventually and Harry felt indifferent. He kept his head on Bella's shoulder and finally broke the silence,
"Bella, being cursed isn't that bad, right?"
Bella remained silent for a while and then spoke softly,
"Harry…I don't know what to say to you."
Harry pulled away from her and smiled,
"Don't say anything. The curse doesn't matter."
It really didn't matter because Voldemort had made it clear that he was supposed to stay in this castle as long as he lived and Harry had a feeling he wasn't going to live long at all so it really didn't matter whether he was cursed or not. He wiped the tears away from Bella's dark eyes and whispered,
"When was the last time you saw me?"
Bella seemed puzzled by the question at first but then understanding dawned in her eyes and she spoke,
"Last night. You fell asleep on the bench."
Harry frowned,
"How did I get in bed?"
A frown creased Bella's forehead,
"I left you in bed."
Harry nodded absentmindedly and then spoke,
"Did you see my bloody footprints?"
Bella nodded and Harry saw something akin to concern in her eyes,
"I think I went sleepwalking last night."
It sounded more absurd now that he had said it but he could see that Bella was thinking hard about it too,
"Where did you go?"
Harry moved his hand through his hair and thought hard about whether he should Bella that. In the end, he reached a conclusion,
"My feet weren't injured when I left the room so that means they were injured on my way there and that's why there's only one set of footprints entering the room. Let's follow the footprints, Bella."
Bella had a strange look in her eyes and Harry wondered if she thought he was insane. He did sound insane and he couldn't blame Bella for judging him. She rose to her feet and Harry thought she was going to leave but instead she sat down at the foot of the bed and pulled his right foot up. Harry instantly attempted to pull away from her and protested,
"No…Bella…Don't…"
Harry's thoughts left him and his head slumped back against the pillows as Bella began to trace the sole of his foot with her tongue. His mind was filled with that wonderful bliss and he felt weightless. It felt like he was floating on a cloud. There was no pain, no fear, no darkness and no threat of insanity. It was all so light and wonderful. He didn't really feel it when Bella moved from his right foot to his left. He really couldn't feel anything except for delightful, heavenly calm.
And then it ended. Harry felt like he had been slammed back to earth from the sky. A groan escaped his lips and the dull stone ceiling came into view. He hadn't realized how badly his arms and legs had been aching before but he realized now. Bella came over him, she straddled him and kissed his forehead. Harry turned his head to the side, unable to meet her gaze,
"I feel so embarrassed."
Bella kissed his temple, cupped his chin and made him face her,
"Why do you feel that, sugar?"
Harry stared into her eyes and mumbled,
"You healed my feet…umm…that was…"
She rested a finger to his lips and caressed his cheek,
"I would heal all your injuries if I could."
Harry felt her other hand encircle his bruised wrist and he saw the pain in Bella's eyes,
"Thank you."
Harry felt her fingers weave through his messy locks and she smiled,
"Anything for you, sugar."
She pressed another kiss to his forehead and stood up. Harry lifted himself back into a sitting position and swung his legs off the bed. He got up to his feet and his head spun. Bella instantly had a hand around his waist,
"When was the last time you ate?"
Harry shook his head,
"Can't remember. It was probably breakfast yesterday."
Bella tsked and sat him down at the edge of the bed,
"You're going to eat something first."
She snapped her fingers and a tray appeared. She set it down in Harry's lap and ordered,
"Finish everything on it."
Harry realized his stomach was eager to follow Bella's command. He picked up the knife and fork and began eating. It didn't take him long to finish everything on the tray. Bella vanished the tray and smiled brightly,
"Now we can go investigate."
Harry rose to his feet with trepidation bubbling in his stomach. He was silently hoping that the footprints wouldn't lead to the cavern. They exited the bedroom and followed the trail. Harry gave up all hope when the footprints lead him to the back of the castle, to the rocky and barren part. His feet had been injured on the jagged rocks and he was certain that if they proceeded to the cavern, Harry would find two sets of footprints, one leading inside it and another exiting it. His sleepwalking theory was correct and he saw his own concern mirrored tenfold in Bella's eyes,
"This isn't good, sugar."
Harry looked up at the inky black sky. He distinctly remembered seeing it and wondered why he hadn't woken up right there and then,
"I know, Bella."
Bella looked uncomfortably at the cave located across the rocks and asked,
"Do you want to go there?"
Harry shook his head. He wouldn't go near that cavern even if his life depended on it. Bella held his shoulders and made him face him,
"Do you remember what you saw when you were sleepwalking?"
Harry smiled sadly and turned away from her,
"I wish I didn't remember."
Bella pulled him into an embrace and rubbed his back,
"It'll be alright, sugar."
Harry nodded half-heartedly. He knew it wouldn't be because he was beginning to feel that pull again. The bruises on his forearms and calves were beginning to sting and Harry spoke,
"Let's get away from here."
Turning his back to the cave proved to be the most difficult thing he had done in his life. It was agonizing. The bruises were burning up and Harry resisted the urge to cry out. Keeping himself on his feet was a struggle and he was afraid that any minute now he would burst out in screams. Bella seemed to have picked up on his pain because she held him his upper arms and pulled him back inside the castle and away from the cave. Once they were a safe distance away, the pull began to subside and Harry's pain grew to a dull throb. He slumped against the wall and felt Bella holding him up,
"Tell me what happened, sugar?"
Harry attempted to roll his sleeve up with a trembling hand but failed. Bella took over for him and gasped. Harry stared down at his forearm where the bruises had turned from purple to Dark Red. They looked about ready enough to bleed. Only a thin layer of skin separated the blood flowing underneath from emerging to the surface. It was probably the same with his calves. He shuddered and Bella held onto him tight. If she hadn't believed him before, she definitely believed him now and that reassured him that he wasn't going insane or this wasn't just his imagination,
"You need to rest."
Harry shook his head vehemently,
"No. Rest is the last thing I need."
Bella cupped his jaw and pressed a kiss to his forehead. Harry held her hands and pleaded,
"Don't let me fall asleep, Bella. Promise me you won't."
Bella's eyes were glimmering with tears and Harry cursed himself,
"For how long, Sugar? How long do you think you can stay awake? Depriving yourself of sleep will not help and I can't be with you during the day."
Harry squeezed her hands,
"Please, Bella. Keep me awake for as long as you can."
He knew he sounded desperate. He was desperate. After what had just happened to him, the thought of going to sleep and sleepwalking again terrified him. He had a feeling that if he returned to the cavern, the darkness would consume him too, just like it had consumed Tom. No, he couldn't let that happen to him. Even if he was cursed now, he wouldn't let the darkness take him too. He fell against Bella and continued to plead,
"Don't let me sleep, Bella. Please…Don't…"
Bella rubbed soothing circles on his back,
"I won't…Just relax, Sugar. I'll keep you awake as long as I can."
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