Blood and Healing

A/N: This is part of the rpg Blood and Healing located at bah-rpg on lj. All post will be posted there first, then here a day later. The RPG is DH compliant and runs in real time.

Alyssa Fawcett- The Hunter

I was raised by Hunters. Treasure Hunters, to be exact. There was always someplace new and exciting to go growing up. By the time I started Hogwarts, I had been to all seven continents and countless countries. I looked forward to the holidays and summer cause my parents always had somewhere to go.

My time at Hogwarts itself was fairly uneventful. Unless you count the time I tried to enter the Tri-Wizard Tournament and got a beard for my trouble. Or my 7th year when Dumbledore was killed.

After Hogwarts, I spent the year traveling with my parents. With everything going on in England, we stayed abroad as much as possible. Everything was great, until May 1998. My parents had gone out for the night to celebrate their 30th anniversary. On the way back a teenager ran a red light and hit them as they were crossing the street. They died instantly.

Funny how one moment can change your whole life.

After the funeral, I went back to England. I had no one in France, and what few friends I had left were in the UK. When I arrived, I contacted my parents mentor, Stephen Long, and told him I wanted him to train me too. He had taken on another some other trainees and was happy to have me join them.

That was when I met Seamus Finnigan. Seamus and I instantly hit it off and became good friends. We soon became inseparable and were made partners. We discovered that we were so good at locating "misplaced" artifacts that we soon had our own hunting team and business.

One of the Hunters he hired was Patrick Colt. We started talking, went on a few hunts together, then a few dates, and then before I knew it we were getting married.

Life was good again. I had my best friend, was hunting with my husband, and then, about 2 years ago, found out we were going to have a baby.

Patrick walks into and sits down next to me on the cot.

"I love watching you draw," he comments, looking over my shoulder.

I look up from my drawing for Keena and lean over and kiss him on the check. "Think she'll like it?" I ask showing it to him.

"She'll love it, Al. She adores her Aunt Aly."

I look up at him and smile.

"Think she'll adore a little cousin, too?" I ask looking at him to judge his reaction.

He gapes slightly like he's not completely comprehending. "In about seven months," I add.

"A baby," he whispers. He then grins and captures my mouth with his. The drawing discarded for the moment, we celebrate.

The next morning, we head out to this small cave to finish finding a crystal Seamus had sent us after. After an hour or so, we had finally reached the entrance

"Almost there," Patrick says as he secures the area and goes to enter. As he does, there is a loud explosion.

Again, my life was changed in an instant. I was devastated. If it hadn't been for Seamus, I am not sure what I would have done.

Seamus and Keena walk into the hospital room. Keena immediately lets go of Seamus' hand and crawls up on the bed.

I involuntarily let out a groan as she hits one of my broken ribs.

"Angel eyes," Seamus starts.

"It's ok," I say as she curls up next to me and gives me one of her grins. The pain is worth it.

"Do you remember anything?" he asks quietly walking up next to us.

I shake my head. The doctors said I had been thrown and suffered a severe concussion.

He rubs the back of his neck and glances at Keena who is fighting sleep. Seamus pulls out his wand and cast a silencing charm on her.

"Nina said she had a bad feeling...for me to go and check on you and Patrick." He sighs as if trying to find the right words. "When I got there- Aly there was nothing I could do. He- you- I'm so sorry."

I moved in with them briefly after I was released from the hospital. I had several broken bones and was still recovering from the miscarriage both emotionally and physically. I never did tell Seamus about the baby. He had enough going on when Nina disappeared without worrying about me.

After I recovered, I moved into a flat close by so I could still help with Keena while he looked for Nina. I stopped going out on hunts, and he put me completely in charge of the teams and spent all his money looking for her.

Even today, Seamus still continues to look for Nina, but he also realizes that Keena needs her father. I've started going back out on hunts occasionally, and have even been on a few dates. None have lasted more than a date or two, but I am trying to move on.

My life has always been full of new adventures and there is no telling what 2008 will bring.