The Gathering
Part Three
"There was once a sweet loving child, a boy, from a Cousin clan of the Souix. He wasa beautiful child and loved to sing and dance. But his family lived in an area that frowned on their ways, and he, Then Named Moondance, was sent to an American Catholic School to become a studious and smart young man...so that he could get a good job and save money to buy the family the land they needed to be who they were, Native Americans. To practice the old ways.." She sighed softly.
"Moondance and Ragingbear and I were all playmates at the gathers, we were very close...but years with the Catholic school had begun to change Moondance, he grew quieter, seemed sad, hardly spoke to anyone but myself and his mother..."
"Then the Catholic school suddenly closed down, there were a few reports of young boys being molested and raped while in school there, the Preist was found guilty and charged to life without Parole in prison...when we asked Moondance what had happened to him in the school...and why hadnt he told us, he looked at us with eyes that held no life, and spoke his last words. "
She closed her eyes. "'Moondance is dead, there is only Silence.' and he never spoke to anyone ever again. " She sighed sadly and shrugged helplessly.. "We had no idea, and he didnt say a thing to anyone, never even tried to..."
Severus frowned. "Was Ragingbear implying tha Draco is being..." She shook her head. "I dont know. I only know that something is wrong, and apparently I can fix it." He looked down at her.
"And just how do you intend to do that Danny?" she smiled softly and pointed at the firewood with her wand, shooing it into the fire. "Im not sure, but I'll think of something." He seemed satisfied with that, and they sat like that, silent, enraptured in their thoughts, watching the sky, occassionally one would glance at the other, Danny would smile, Severus would only stare at her.
And as the sun began to rise they watched it together, still with Danny curled in Severus's lap, his arms loosely around her, occassionally toying with her hair absently. "Bright the day Severus..." She murmured softly up at him. "Thank you very much for staying with me." He only nodded and rested his cheek against her brow...for a long moment he said nothing, then in a half whisper.
"Your welcome Danny." He glanced down at her, only to find she had fallen asleep in his arms...he stared down at her, his expression severe. "What are you doing to me?" He asked in a harsh unsettled voice, before rising, gestureing to her things, which promptly vanished to her room, and carried her back to the Castle.