Chapter Twelve: Being Everyone

Disclaimer: All characters belong to J.K. Rowling. The underlined portions are taken directly from the novel; I do not own those parts. They belong to J.K. Rowling.

Author's Note: This fanfiction is going to be different from my other stories. This picks up where "The Heart of Everything" and "The Heart of Everything: Shallow Bay" left off. The time in the books also changes. So, pay attention the time, so you don't get confused. Some of the chapters are other Marcus Flint/Katie Bell stories, just with more changes and deleted scenes added.

Time: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Genre: Romance, Drama, and Friendship

Rating: PG-13

Katie stared at Natalia. "Are you going to share it?"
Natalia just waved her arm. "Another time, sweetheart."

Katie frowned. Then, what did Natalia want with her.

Natalia came closer to Katie, who took a step back. "You need to keep him safe. He acts either too quickly or too slowly. He needs to stay under their radar." Natalia paused. "He just needs to be really careful."

Katie crossed her arms over her chest. How did Natalia know all about Marcus? They were going to have to have a chat about this.

Natalia leaned in close to Katie. "Just look at him and tell me what you see. I see someone who is strong and capable of pulling this off, but times are going to get dangerous. If he is caught, you know what will happen."
Katie gulped. She knew; she had seen the dreams. "But what I do?"

Natalia shrugged. "Make sure he doesn't do something stupid. It's too late for him to back out now. He's in too deep."
Katie nodded. "I know."

Natalia sighed. "Just promise me that you will keep him safe."
Katie nodded. "I will."
Natalia turned and walked out of the room without another word.

Katie frowned. She still hadn't figured out who Natalia was or what her connection to Marcus was. However, she had confirmed that Katie wasn't crazy. Being worried about someone you loved and dreaming about them wasn't crazy.

Katie went back into the living room and her wedding books. She began flipping through the books. She wasn't even sure why she was trying to plan a wedding in the middle of all this chaos. There was so much to do and so little time.

She pushed the books away. Maybe they should just wait until this was all over. Maybe that would be what was best for everyone. She sighed. She knew the real reason they were doing this now: no one knew who would live to see the end of this war.

Katie pulled out a piece of paper and a pencil. She could at least work on her guest life and maybe think about the wedding party. She really needed to get on Marcus about that stuff. Knowing him, he would wait until the last possible second to do it.

Katie stopped. She realized that she was missing something important. She still didn't have a dress.

She got to her feet and paced the length of the room. She hadn't even thought about where she wanted to get or what kind for that matter. Did she was a big ball grown or something a little more up to date?
Katie pulled out her mobile. This required expert help. She punched in a few things and, then, closed her mobile.

She sat down on the sofa. Even though she was trying to plan a wedding, she just could not get Natalia out of her mind. Sure, she trusted Marcus and didn't believe that something was going on between the two of them, but it kind of raise a red flag. Why would Marcus be around a pretty girl? Why hadn't he told Katie about Natalia?

Katie understood privately. Marcus didn't know everything that went on her life and she didn't expect or want to know every detail of Marcus's life, but for some reason this made her wonder.

She got to her feet and went over the window. Nobody had answered her yet.

Katie shook her head. She really needed to stop thinking about what Marcus and Natalia. She just had to believe that nothing was going on between them. Trust was very important in a relationship.

The beautiful, wonderful times were ahead of them. Lovely days united together was in their near future. Just a few more months until they would be united for all eternity.

She twirled around the room. She was excited, but not as excited as she thought she would be. Yes, these were the happy days, but he had been her lover for many years. Often she had thought they were married. People who didn't know them had the same thoughts.

She was going to be a beautiful bride. She wasn't trying to be vein or anything, but all brides were as beautiful as the prettiest sunset in the world. Every bride as a princess. Every bride shone on that very special day. She had seen this happen to many family and friends.

And now it was her turn.

Her was her turn to experience this joy.

Shortly two would become one. Shortly their lives would become stronger as they became untied as one. Together the world was endless.

The beautiful bride lay down on her future husband's bed. It smelled just like him. She didn't know where he was or what he was doing. None of this mattered. They only thing that mattered was the fact that he would be coming back to her.

Her world was a happy place. The world of a bride was like a child's play world. There was no pain, no suffering, everyone was at peace. Everything, everyone was united. Nothing else mattered as long as you stayed in this world.

It didn't matter how bad things were. It didn't matter how good things were. As long as they had each other, everything would somehow work out.

Injury, sickness it couldn't divide the beautiful bride from her lover. They always stayed by each other. Always held the other through every battle, every heartbreak, and every struggle. They were there for the screams of pain, through the screams of joy, the screams of lost, and the screams of victory.

They had been rebels in the dating field. They were the first Slytherin and Gryffindor couple. They were still considered the rebels of dating.

Katie jumped out of her daydream as a knock came from the front door. Frowning, she walked slowly to the front of the house. She gripped her wand; she didn't want to have a repeat of what just happened with Natalia.

She slowly opened the door. "Jasmine," she said. She could not hide her surprise. Why was Jasmine at her house?

Jasmine gave Katie a warm smile. "May I come in?"
Katie nodded and stepped aside. "Of course."
Jasmine nodded and stepped in. She looked around the house; her brown eyes were not judging.

Katie closed the door and looked at her future mother-in-law. She really did not know what Jasmine was doing here.

Jasmine looked at Katie. "I came here to talk you about my son."
"What about him?" Katie asked. She nodded to the living room. "We can go in there."
Jasmine motioned for Katie step in first. Katie walked in and settled into a large chair. Jasmine sat down lady-like on the sofa.

"What about Marcus?" Katie asked. She wondered why everyone was so interested in Marcus.

"You are tied to him," Jasmine said slowly.

Katie frowned. What did Jasmine mean?

"It's difficult to understand, but you two are tied together in more ways than you think."
"What you do mean?" Katie whispered.

"You're having visions about him?" Jasmine asked.

"They are just dreams," Katie said.

Jasmine shook her head. "No, they're not." She paused. "You are seeing what could happen to him."
Katie didn't answer.

"I can see it just in the way you look at him," Jasmine went on. "You know that something is going to happen him."

Katie got up and walked the length of the room. "I see him being tortured," she whispered. "I see death and the end of it all." She gulped. "I feel that I'm losing myself."
Katie looked back at Jasmine. A brief flinch crossed her face. "How long has this been going on?"
"A couple of years," Katie admitted. "It's gotten worse since the curse."

Jasmine nodded. "The closer you get to him, the worse it gets."

"Why is this happening?" Katie asked. "Why?"

Jasmine went over to Katie. "Because you two are something like soul mates."
Katie didn't know about that one. "Can I change what's going to happen?"

"I know don't know," Jasmine admitted. "I wish I could give you an answer to that one."
"I don't like this," Katie stated. "It feels like I'm being everyone, but myself."
Jasmine just nodded. "It's a blessing and a curse, isn't it?"
Katie nodded. "But what can I do about it?"
Jasmine shrugged. "I'm not all that familiar with the concept." She paused. "I am very sorry about that."
Katie felt her heart sink. She had really relied on Jasmine knowing more about that.

Jasmine put her hand on Katie's shoulder. "That only thing we can do is keep those we love safe."
"What about if it's too late for that?" Katie whispered.

"Then, we enjoy what time we have left with them." A brief flash of pain crossed Jasmine's face.

"It's not been a death vision with him," Katie said. At least he hoped it wasn't. "I just see him hurt."

Jasmine nodded. "Please, don't tell him," she whispered. "We have to protect the men in our lives."

Katie nodded. She was being to understand that. She knew that it was the women who held the family together. The women kept life somewhat normal for their family.

"I'm glad you're going to become a permanent member of our family," Jasmine said. "You two are good for each other."
"Are you sure the whole soul mate thing doesn't have anything to do that?" Katie asked.

Jasmine cracked a smile. "Well, now that you mention it..."

Katie found it odd that Jasmine did not correct her on the use of the words soul mates. Was there really such a thing as soul mates? Katie had thought that it just happened in Muggle romance novels.

Katie laughed. "I can already see one problem with him."
"Only one?" Jasmine laughed.

Katie nodded. "Yeah, he has issues with putting his wet towels in the hamper."

Jasmine laughed harder. "Sweetheart, I've been trying to break that habit for twenty-one years and I've gotten nowhere."

Katie rolled her eyes. "I think it's a male thing."

"Yeah, none of the men in life put their towels in the correct place," Jasmine said.

"Great," was all Katie said.

Jasmine laughed again. Katie did have to admit that Jasmine had a nice laugh; it was very close to Marcus's. Katie loved seeing similar things in people. It was like people were their own person, but at the same time, they were everyone. However, it was the fact that people were different that made times like this war challenging.

Jasmine stood. "Well, I had best get out of your hair."

"Oh, you don't have to." Katie really met that. She enjoyed Jasmine's company.

"No, I really must be going."
"Well, I'll walk you out." Katie had no idea why she just said that. The front door was only a couple of metres away.

Jasmine nodded.

Katie followed Jasmine out of the room. "Before I forget, I'm going to do look at dresses next week. I would really love it if you could come with us."
Jasmine turned and gave Katie a warm smile. "I will be happy to go with you."
"Great," Katie smiled. She really did mean that.

Jasmine nodded. "Just send me the details. Don't bother with Marcus. The line of communication stops with him."
Katie nodded. "Yeah, I've noticed that."