Pirate Blood

Chapter 28

Filling in the Blanks

Hermione fell asleep and everyone soon followed. Hermione woke up about four hours into the train ride in a cold sweat. "Are you okay?" Jesse asked. They were the only ones awake.

"I keep dreaming about it, about him." Hermione said.

Jesse wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay, Hermione. I told you, I won't let him hurt you."

"Thank you, Jesse." Hermione said. Jesse pulled her close to him, so that she was leaning against his chest. "I went to see you in California."

"When?" he asked, surprised.

"Summer before last. And the summer before that one. And last summer. First I snuck off to L.A. Then my parents dragged me home a week into my search. The next summer they let me go. Only for three weeks though. Blaise came with me. But three weeks wasn't really enough time to check everywhere. This past summer, my parents let me go for two months. Blaise was to into his search for Kaylee to come. I checked everywhere. First I looked in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Bel air, Newport. I found Katherine in Newport. She wouldn't tell me where to find you. She said that you didn't want to see me. I looked in every skate park, club, music shop, and paintball place in Newport. I even started to check hospitals. Hell, in the last week I check the orange county jail. But you were in the one place I didn't look. I don't know how I didn't see it. Everyone else knew. I can't see how I missed it."

"First off, I never said that. Secondly, Hermione, I could have called you from rehab. But Katherine told me that you said you didn't want to ever see me again."

"I never said that. But Jesse, even if it took a year for you to get here, why did it take two years to get out of rehab? Most programs are six to eight weeks." Hermione asked.

"I got out the first time. That was when my mom told me you never wanted to see me again. It was two weeks before I relapsed. That put me in for another two months. Then there was a bunch of crap after I got out with a psychologist. I had to see him twice a week for six months. Then I was good for a day." Jesse laughed, "One damn day." The laughter died off his face as he remembered why. "Isabel died. The day I got out, they sent the letter. Another two months. Then there was a party at my friend Jay's house. I came home drunk. Katherine put me back in rehab for a special six month program. Then I had to do another thing with the shrink, for eight months this time. For the next two months, I had friends. I played sports. I was normal. Then I wanted to see Kaylee. I never knew she was missing. Katherine never told me any of it. So I went to visit Grandfather and he told me. I came back to Newport and packed my stuff. I set out to find Kaylee. That's it."

"You really didn't know any of it?" Hermione asked.

"No. I was to into my own problems to know that she was gone. I should have put it together though. I mean, Kaylee would never go two years without trying to contact me. It didn't matter how much she hated me. She is a good person at heart." Jesse said.

"Jesse, you can't blame yourself for that. You didn't have a way of knowing." Hermione said.

"Can't help it." Jesse said.

"Kaylee never hated you, either." Hermione told him.

"You weren't there in the months before I left, Hermione. We had gotten into fights. I said some nasty things to her when I was drunk. One night I got into a huge blow out fight with her. She said I was drinking away my life and screwing everything. She was trying to get me to help myself. I know she had good intentions. Told her that she was a stupid slut. I know that was horrible."

"It doesn't matter. She's been called worse...Why are you drinking again, Jesse? You know what it does to you." Hermione asked.

"When I found my dad, he told me Kaylee was here. I didn't know if I should come. I didn't know how I'd react to seeing you again. Especially after I sent you that letter. I decided to come. But I thought that I could fix you and me. I figured that you might get back together with me. But I don't think I was prepared to see you with another guy. Something snapped. You hated me. My dad died. You started going out with Ron. I couldn't take it. I needed to escape. Music couldn't do it."

"Stop drinking." Hermione told him.

"Okay." he said.

"What? You're just going to stop like that? You can't do that." she said.

"Yeah I can. If you want me to do it, I'll do it." Jesse took out a flask and dumped the contents out onto the floor.

"Why would you do it just because I told you to? You never used to do anything just because I told you to." Hermione asked.

"Before, I always thought I'd get you back. Now I know what it's like to lose you. I thought I had lost you a few years ago. But if I keep drinking, I'll have to go to rehab again. Then I won't see you for two months. I don't know if I can take that. Hermione, I know that you don't want to be with me. But I still love you. I know that you don't want to hear any of this but it's true."

"I don't understand how exactly Draco and Kaylee aren't together. I mean look at them." Kaylee was leaning against Draco's chest. Draco had his arm wrapped around her. "They know that they love each other. I know that Kaylee wears the rings around her neck. Draco wears his. They are going to get back together when she spends some time with Rachel."

"Yeah, they are." he sighed. Why couldn't she just put Jesse out of his misery? 'She almost was raped less than twelve hours ago, you idiot. Did you really think that she would just jump into your arms?' he thought.

"Isabel...Isabel." Blaise muttered.

"Draco told me he does that every time he goes to sleep."

"Yeah. He used to wake up yelling when she first disappeared. When she was found dead, he would wake up screaming and crying. It got less and less over time. We know that his dreams must have changed since the beginning. They were horrifying before. Now we think he just dreams old memories of her." Hermione said.

Blaise's Dream

"Miss me?" Isabel said, smiling.

"You have no idea." Blaise said. He kissed her. He looked at her. She was in a white flowing knee-length skirt with a with tank top. Her blonde hair was wavy. A wreath of daisies was on top of her head. "You look beautiful Isabel."

"I can't believe how much I missed. I always thought Ron was a great guy." she said.

"I never really liked the bloke, but I never thought he would try to rape Hermione."

"She's okay though right?"

"Yeah, he didn't get away with it. She is just a little shaken up now."

"Good. So Draco and Kaylee, they are staying at the manor for the holidays. Rachel will be happy. That will bring them together."

"Yeah, it better. They need to get together. But Jesse and Hermione, with the whole Ron thing, I'm not sure if it will make them closer, or bring them farther apart."

"It could work either way. But there is only one way for us to work." He kissed Isabel. "I love you so much." Their foreheads were pressed together. He could feel her breath on his face.

"I love you too, Blaise." she kissed him passionately. She loved hearing him say that.

"We have hours, love." Blaise kissed her then pulled away, "Hours to do whatever you want." he said as he kissed her jaw-line.

"Whatever I want?" he could feel her mouth form a smirk.

He began to leave a trail of kisses down her neck. "Absolutely anything."

"I think I like where this is going." Isabel said. A red bed appeared.

(A/N: I don't write smut. You can use your own imagination.)

"Our time is almost up." she said.

"Don't leave, Izzy." Blaise said using one of her many nicknames. He kissed her again. "I love you."

"I'm sorry Blaise. I love you more than anything, but I can't stay. I have to be in places and so do you." she kissed him, "Goodbye, Blaise."

"Isabel, you'll come back tonight, won't you?" he said.

"I really shouldn't, Blaise. You can't move on with your life if you keep doing this. Going to sleep because you know I'll be here. It isn't right. I came to stop the nightmares. I didn't mean for this to happen."

"For what?" said Blaise.

"This. Blaise, you can't rely on me. I am not even in your physical life. You need to date other girls."

"I do, love. But none of them compare to you."

"No Blaise. I mean, date them, talk to them, get to know them. I don't mean have a one night stand. Don't look at me like that. I am in your head, I know everything in your mind. Blaise, I love you, and I am not asking you to forget about me. But you need to move on."

Blaise rolled his eyes. He saw her robes. "Why are you wearing a hufflepuff uniform, love?"

"Because that's my house, love." she said.

"You aren't Isabel." In front of Blaise was a girl with light brown hair, almost blonde. She had fair skin and freckles sprinkled across her nose and cheeks. She was 5'6. Her accent was Scottish. "Who are you?" Blaise woke up with a start.

"Are you okay, Blaise?" Chris asked, "You were sweating."

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a weird dream, that's all."

"Okay." Chris said. They arrived at King's Cross Station. "Guys, I gotta morph so no one sees me go with Draco." They all understood. "This is gonna be me." She closed her eyes tightly. She was an Italian girl. Her skin was tan. Her hair was black and wavy. Her lips were full. She was very petite. She was about 5'5. "You like it?" she asked.

"Yes." Draco said, immediately. No matter what appearance Kaylee chose, it was always gorgeous.

"What's your name going to be?" Hermione asked.

"I was thinking about Camilla. It's an Italian name."

"You know, I'm not hiding my friends anymore. You could be Chris." Hermione said.

"Hermione, I'm glad we can hang out in public. But I have a feeling that people would think it's weird that I'm going home with Draco." She said.

"I'm going out as Jesse Sparrow." he said.

"We'll change as we cross the barrier." she said.

"That's the plan."

They came up to the platform and got off the train.

(A/N: There's chapter 28! You like it? Hate it? Tell me in a REVIEW! Also, I want your opinions on Blaise's dream about Isabel. PLEASE REVIEW! CYA L8R Nikki)