**Disclaimer** I do not claim to own anything that's not mine (J.K. Rowling wrote these amazing things before I could even dream of them). I do claim my main character, Dee.

I lay across my bed, the green comforter tucked neatly in beneath me. I didn't know what to do with myself. Tomorrow was Christmas. My heart ached knowing that I couldn't be with my Da or Unkie Aber. We didn't usually do anything too special, especially considering the gathering didn't last long due to Da and Unkie Aber always ending up fighting. It was just nice though, for that short time, to be with the people who loved me most and whom I love as well. I closed my eyes to imagine a perfect Christmas, but my door clicked open suddenly.

My eyes popped open to see George quietly entering. He shut the door behind him and looked around the room. He seemed sad. My heart ached painfully as he came near and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Ugh!" He growled in frustration and threw himself backward on the bed. His position placed him so that he lay right through my thighs. I sat up slowly, careful not to jostle the bed with my weight. Sitting up, I leaned my face over him. He stared straight through me to the ceiling. My eyes studied his face intently. Each freckled was counted, each laugh line traced, not a single speck of color left out from his virile eyes. I memorized the face of the man I loved, but whom I wasn't able to keep. A tear leaked from my eye, trailing down my face. George, I love you, so much… If only I could say it out loud. He sighed beneath me and closed his eyes. With a soft "drip", the tear I had shed fell from my chin, splattering upon George's cheek. His eyes shot open as I put a hand over my mouth to hold in my gasp. He squinted his eyes at the ceiling, looking for the course of the leak. Then he reached up and wiped the wetness from his cheek. I started to feel relief until he decided to taste the wetness. I could practically see the light bulb turn on in his head.

"Dee?" He called out and sat up slowly, looking around the room. I clamped both hands over my mouth to stop myself from giving into the temptation to reply. He'll be better off without you. It'll just cause you more pain. Why even bother? No one could fall in love with you… TAINTED BY DEATH.My inner demon hounded at me. No. I'm NOT tainted. I tried to tell myself, but a searing pain tore at me from hip to breast, as if reminding me. The pain increased and I cried out and fell off the bed to the floor, landing with a thump.

"Dee? Where are you? Are you okay?" George called out to me again, still unable to see me. I tried to shed my invisibility but failed. It was as if the pain held me prisoner in my own body. I cried out again, louder.

"Help!" I managed to croak out painfully. The air around me felt heavy and I imagined the feeling of snakes wrapping around my legs.

"DEE! SOMEONE, HELP!" George shouted out but his voice echoed in my head and sounded so far away…

~~Blackness surrounded me. An evil feeling creeped over my skin like tiny spiders. It was eerily quiet except for a soft "drip, drip, drip" that I tried to imagine was just water somewhere but the evil tainting the air I breathed made me believe it was something else… Where am I? Something laughed, evil…scary…

"With me… Where you belong…" A familiar evil voice whispered in my mind… ~~

I bolted up, sitting up. I must have drifted off to sleep and had a nightmare again. I panted for breath, sweat glistened on my forehead. …It felt so real… I sat on my bed, cold seeping from my body. I rubbed my hands together, trying to get warm again. The doorknob turned, squeaking eerily. I invisified.

In walked George. He scanned the room as he closed the door quietly behind him. He made his way towards the bed and sat down. The feeling of déjà-vu was seriously creeping me out.

"Ugh!" He growled in frustration and threw himself backwards, lying across the bed. His head lay in my lap; well it would if I wasn't invisible. I looked down at him and the same tear leaked from my eye again, but this time I swiped it away before it could fall. "Dee… Where are you?" George whispered as he closed his eyes. He lay there for a long time and eventually his breaths became even. He was asleep. I leaned over him and into his ear, I whispered;

"Always here… I love you George." I got up and lay down on the floor next to the bed and fell asleep.

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I awoke early, uncomfortable upon the floor. George still lay sleeping upon my bed. My eyes traveled from his feet, up his legs, over his chest, to his face, which now stared at me… His eyes wide with shock as we stared at each other. I invisified.

"Dee! Wait! Please." He begged. "Please… I don't understand why you are avoiding me."

"I saw you! With Alicia… Truth or Dare?... It's okay. I accept that you have moved on. I can't blame you." I replied tearily. George looked confused.

"So… You think I've moved on because you think you saw me kiss Alicia?" He asked as if clarifying.

"Yes!" I nearly shouted, annoyed. George laughed.

"Show yourself! This isn't fair. I want to see your face when I explain this to you." He said seriously. I frowned but turned visible. I crossed my arms across my chest and waited for him to continue. He just stared at me for a few moments, his eyes devouring me from head to toe. As I wondered at his staring, it suddenly occurred to me what I was wearing. I only had on a black satin nighty. It had spaghetti straps and barely covered me down to my mid thigh. I blushed now under his gaze while goose bumps pleasantly popped up all over my skin. He grinned in appreciation of my blush.

"You had something to explain?" I demanded, trying to get him back on track.

"Yes." He said simply. "So, you saw me kiss Alicia?" He asked. I huffed in frustration. Why was he doing this to me? "Because, if you did, you must have been having a nightmare." I frowned at him. "Yes, Alicia dared me to kiss her. Yes, I almost did it, but only because I was dared. BUT, I couldn't go through with it. I DID NOT kiss Alicia." He said sternly. I blinked rapidly as tears pooled in my eyes.

"But I…" I started but George interrupted.

"Quit going on about my butt. I know you like it…" He said with laughter in his voice. The man I love… always with the right thing to say. Oh, I loved him so much. Sobs broke out of me instead of laughter though and I sank to the floor crying.

"Dee…" George said gently, rushing towards me and pulling me into his arms. "Shh… It's not worth crying about. It's okay." He comforted.

"I was so stupid…" I blurted through sniffles. He laughed.

"Dee… Sweetheart… even genius' like us are allowed stupid moments occasionally." I laughed at how he included himself in there on the genius' part. "There we go. More laughter, less tears." He embraced me tighter. "You know, this gives me a great idea… I need to create a candy that will make the eater instantly burst into inconsolable tears. I could call it the "EUF". Which stands for Emotionally Unstable Female." I laughed again and lightly smacked him. "You laugh, I'm serious." He said with a fake huff causing me to laugh some more. My tears dried up and George wiped away the remains from my cheeks. We stared deeply into each other's eyes. He leaned in slowly and our lips me in a soft kiss.

"Merry Christmas Dee. I love you." He whispered against my mouth. If I died right in that moment, I would die a happy woman.

Oh, it will come, but it won't be pleasant… The evil voice inside my head whispered.

***Ok, I lied… Well, really just changed my mind. I decided to break up the chapter into smaller chapters to upload. Think I'll post the rest in the next chapter upload. Just thought I'd like to leave this alone as a chapter. Congrats to those reviewers who got sneak peaks. Not all the sneak peaks ended up being in this section so you guys have to wait for the next part to find out what happens. LOL. Thank you everyone for your wonderful reviews. Keep Reading and Keep Reviewing please. You guys are what keep me writing this story because I already know how it ends in my mind. LOL.