I own nothing of the world. However, I own Lycoris, Kyrene, Jared, Kaelyn, and Kyrene's two little babies!!
A/N: I am sooo sooo soooo sorry!!! I lied, and it was a very big lie. But christmas I spent with family, then we left for the Banff Springs hotel and we were there for three days, then when we got back my friends decided I needed to always be with them. Then I had to leave to come back to university and university life is hard!! I worked sooo hard this past week!! I hope you can forgive me..
Thank you to everyone who reviewed or added this/me to their favorites/alerts!! You all make me very happy :D
Warning: this is my FIRST time writing slash of any kind... especially femslash... I don't go tooo far but there's some descriptions... I hope I did okay...
And the part where Kyrene and Remus pick out names is kinda lame... I'm not too happy with it... but I don't really know what else to do... there's also a couple of parts in here that I don't really like.. hopefully it's not too bad...
anyway, enjoy!!
Twenty: The Final Task
Classes resumed for the remainder of the year on the Monday after the second task, the champions relaxing and not thinking of what was to come for them in a few months time. The herder was happy in his spot knowing Hogwarts now accepted him. The occupants of Slytherin Castle were waiting patiently, or not so patiently, for the return of their lord and lover.
Lily was sitting on the end of the bed in the master bedroom, staring out the window that looked over the yard behind the manor. Her green eyes were drooping slightly as she stared over the vast green fields. She watched Remus and Kyrene walk across the fields, hand in hand; Kyrene's other hand resting on her stomach. She was due in a couple of days, the tenth of May to be exact. The doctors thought she would be early; the first date they had said was May first. She was having twins, but she didn't want to know the sex.
Lily sighed and turned away from the window, staring down at her hands that were folded together in her lap. Not much longer now; the end of June. She hoped everything would go according to plan.
Lily leaned forward, bringing her hands up and rubbing her hands over her face. It'll do no good to think of it now. Just have to wait for the final task.
Across the sea to Hogwarts, the castle itself sat in a sort of numb state. She was no longer able to tell what was going on around her. She felt lost as everything within her moved without her say. That wasn't how she was built. They listened to her. Someone did something.
She tried to stop the stairs, but they wouldn't listen. She tried to pull up the doors. They stayed where they were. She tried to hide the room of requirement. It stayed where it was, coming if someone needed it.
This wasn't right!
She tried communicating with the giant squid but he remained deep within the Black Lake, not stirring.
She sighed, the sound quiet in the castle except up in the Astronomy Tower where it swayed back and forth across the open room. This had to be the herders fault. Nobody else would do this to her.
The castle seemed to droop just slightly towards the ground, her lights dimming so slightly that nobody within her walls noticed. The portraits felt something off though as they searched the halls from their spots on the walls while some even travelled from frame to frame, searching for the reason of despair that was floating through the walls.
No person or animal or creature could find the source as they wandered through the frames, peering out at the faces of the students wandering from class to class. They studied the professors too as they walked from their rooms to the Great Hall and back. But, alas, they could not find the source.
"This is terrible." Claire Tristan said as she returned to her frame, picking up the bouquet she had placed down when she went to search the castle. She straightened out her pink dress before she looked back out over the stairs and hallways below her. "What could have happened to this beautiful place? Who would do something so sinister?"
The portraits surrounding her mumbled to each other, throwing names back and forth, none close to its mark. After all, who would suspect the Headmaster of the school they resided in?
The halls of the maternity ward were quiet even though within the rooms there were screams and groans and moans and pants and thuds as the partners fainted. There were yells from the doctors which were answered by more screams and yells as the women and men on the beds pushed and pushed and pushed.
In room 334, Kyrene lay back on the propped up bed, staring with glazed eyes up at the ceiling. The doctors were trying to get her attention as her body went through spasms and contractions. Remus stood beside her, leaning over her head and staring into her eyes.
"This isn't good. We need her to push." Healer Davis said from her spot at the end of the bed, between Kyrene's legs.
Remus sighed and leaned closer, kissing Kyrene on her forehead, cheek, and then lips. He kept his eyes focused on the glazed blue ones of his fiancé, waiting for her to respond. It was only about thirty seconds later, though he felt that it was much longer, before her eyes cleared and a grimace of pain crossed her features. Remus smiled and leaned back, taking her hand up before turning to the healer.
Healer Davis nodded and looked at Kyrene who groaned and started to push.
It was seven hours before the first wail echoed around the white room, the other following five minutes and thirty-six seconds later. The first, a son, was born at 12:03 a.m. May 11th while the second, another son, was born at 12:09 a.m. May 11th.
The nurse, Madison, handed the first born to Remus wrapped in a blue blanket while the Healer cleaned their second son. Their second son was then handed to Kyrene wrapped in a green blanket. The boys were the same except for their eye color. They both had their fathers auburn hair, though they did just have a scattering of it across their heads. The eldest had Remus' amber eyes that were outlined in blue. The youngest had Kyrene's sparkling sky blue eyes that were outlined in amber.
Remus looked over at Kyrene and smiled when he saw her asleep, clutching their youngest son to her chest.
Hermione sighed as Luna pressed a kiss to her lips, pinning her against the wall of the abandoned classroom they were in. The day was beautiful, everyone else outside enjoying the sunshine on this beautiful Saturday morning, May 11th. Luna had decided to take advantage of the situation, pulling her elf with her to this abandoned classroom.
"Luna," Hermione groaned as her arms were pinned above her head and Luna moved her mouth along her jaw line towards her neck. "Luna."
Luna chuckled against Hermione's neck before licking a line up towards her ear, sucking on the spot just behind it. Hermione's knees buckled at this action, her hands curling into fists from where they were pinned above her head.
"Luna," Hermione whined as Luna stepped away, keeping her hands pinned.
"Don't let them drop." Luna whispered as she let her hands go, moving them to push the robe off Hermione's body.
Hermione's hands wavered from where she kept them above her head even as she moaned and groaned as Luna started opening her shirt and kissing along the exposed skin. Hermione tilted her head back, squeezing her eyes shut as Luna's mouth closed over her right breast, sucking and pulling the hard bud between her teeth.
"Luna," Hermione whined again as Luna continued down her stomach, getting to her knees.
Luna looked up and smiled sweetly. "Arms stay up," she whispered as she started to pull down Hermione's skirt.
Hermione nodded shakily as Luna sucked on her right hip, pushing the underwear down and out of her way.
Luna grinned up at her, bringing her hands up her legs and gripping her hips. Her mouth didn't move, though her right hand did, trailing from her hip and down her left thigh. She dragged her fingernails up the skin on the inside of Hermione's thigh.
"Luna," Hermione groaned as the fingers inched slowly closer to where she wanted them.
"Patience, love," Luna said as her fingers brushed lightly over Hermione's folds where she could feel the wetness. Luna grinned, turning her blue eyes up to her elf who was panting, looking down at her with wide eyes.
Deeper in the castle, the Slytherin common room to be exact, Ginny sat with her head in her hands. She was leaning over on the armchair, elbows resting on her knees and hands thrust into her red hair. Jaiyana sat at her master's feet, staring up at her with her black eyes, studying her expressions of pure anguish.
Ginny whimpered as a flash of pain sparked within her soul and across her mind. It was always black whenever she closed her eyes, no color streaming in from the lights. It was only when pain came that color appeared in the dark abyss.
She didn't know who her mate was; all she knew was that he was rejecting her. It wasn't fair.
Ginny groaned and moved her hands to rub her eyes as Jaiyana wrapped her arms around Ginny's left leg, pressing her face to the material of her jeans.
Outside by the Black Lake, hidden under the shade of a tree close to the Forbidden Forest, were Harry and Draco. Harry was pinned to the tree, his hands buried in Draco's blonde hair while Draco's hands were gripping Harry's hips. Their lips were locked together, their tongues battling before Harry submitted.
Then there was Jared and his twins. The twins had told the other two boys in their dorm not to come in for the rest of the day and cast locking and silencing charms on the door. They then turned to Jared with matching grins, Fred pushing Jared on Fred's bed and George tied him to the bed with a spell, spelling his clothes to fold in a pile on George's bed. His hands were tied to the headboard while his legs were spread in V.
The twins grinned when Jared's cock twitched at the grins aimed his way and the air that brushed over his body.
"Well, Jared dear, today will be a wonderful day, don't you think?" Fred asked
Kyrene slowly woke, blinking her eyes a few times before she opened them fully. Her youngest son was still in her arms, sleeping soundly against her chest. She looked around, smiling at Remus who was sitting in the chair beside her, his feet propped up on another. The oldest twin was asleep in his arms, Remus smiling over at her when he felt her gaze on him.
"Names?" Remus whispered, not wanting to wake their twins.
Kyrene nodded, looking down at the boy in her arms. She looked up at him a moment later. "I can't think right now." She whispered, smiling, "I'm too happy."
Remus chuckled. "Conan." He whispered, looking down at the boy in his arms before turning to the boy in her arms. "Kynan."
Kyrene's smile turned up a notch, "Middle names?"
Remus bit his lip, studying his two sons. "Ruya," he whispered to the one in his arms.
"Sora," Kyrene said as she shifted slightly and looked at him.
He smiled back at her before he shifted his feet and stood up, walking over and bending to press his lips to hers.
The champions stood before an opening each, an adult standing behind them. The Quidditch Pitch looked nothing like it usually did; instead a maze filled the oval stadium. Students and teachers and parents and reporters sat within the stands faces painted and chants echoing around the grounds.
Dumbledore stood on a stadium, calling the attention of the gathered people. "Earlier today, Professor Moody place the Triwizard cup deep within the maze. Only he knows it's exact position. Now as Mr. Diggory," here he was interrupted by cheers before he continued, "Mr. Potter," again he was interrupted, "Are tied for first position, they will be the first to enter the maze. Followed by Mr. Krum," here he was again interrupted, "then Miss Delacour. First person to touch the cup will be the winner!" More cheers. "I've told the staff to patrol the perimeter, for at any point should a contestant wish to withdraw from the task he or she need only send red sparks up with their wand." He turned around and called the contestants to him. They gathered in a circle around him as he started to speak so only they could hear.
Jared moved back to Professor Moody, biting his lip as he looked at the faces above in the stands. Lily smiled and waved, Kyrene and Remus copying her, waving the hands of their two sons as well before his eyes moved along. Sirius gave him thumbs up while Lucius just raised an eyebrow. Harry waved his and Draco's interlocked hands, smiling brightly while Draco scowled. Hermione and Luna waved too, smiling brightly as well, as did Ginny though her smile was a little sad. The twins brought a smile to his face when his eyes finally landed on them. They were waving wildly and blowing kisses, cheering as loud as they could.
"Champions, prepare yourselves!" Dumbledore said, loud enough for the audience to hear. The cheering started up again, the people standing and cheering at the top of their lungs. "On the count of three; one," the cannon cut off the rest of the countdown and Filch just shrugged, Dumbledore shaking his head as Jared and Cedric headed into the maze.
Jared looked back over his shoulder to see Moody pointing to his left with a smirk on his face. Jared smiled weakly before turning back to the dark abyss that was the maze.
"I am so screwed," Jared whispered, whipping around when rustling came from behind him. The opening was no longer there, blocking now by the bushes.
Fog surrounded the maze and the champions, making it hard for them to see more than a foot in front of them. Fear gripped them as they walked along passages and turned corners, praying all the while nothing would jump at them. Footsteps thundered as some ran, trying to escape.
Jared found Fleur, after her scream had echoed through the maze, face down on the ground, passed out cold and being dragged beneath the wall of the maze. He shot red sparks into the air before running away as a wind picked up down the path he was on.
It was quiet except for his heavy breathing as he stopped down a path, a dead end just made behind him. His hazel eyes scanned the fog filled path in front of him, searching for anything.
Go straight and turn left, a voice whispered next to his right ear.
Jared blinked and whipped his head to the right. Of course no one was there. He nodded and started forward, passing by leaves that twisted as he came by. At the next fork, he turned left, seeing the cup shining brightly through the fog.
A shout came behind him, a spell skimming by his ear as he whipped around.
"Jared!"
Viktor's eyes were glazed as he walked towards Cedric and Jared, his wand raised.
"Expelliarmus!" Cedric shouted, his wand aimed at Viktor who flew backwards, landing with a thud on his back.
Cedric sighed in relief before he started to run towards the cup, Jared following behind him. They ran neck and neck, pumping their legs as fast as they could.
Cedric cried out as something grabbed his ankle, dragging him to the ground. Jared stopped a few feet in front of him when he realized Cedric was no longer beside him. Cedric was clawing the ground, trying to get out of the death grip the vines had on his ankles.
"Reducto!" Jared cried, his wand aiming at the vines wrapping themselves around Cedric's body. He quickly ran back and helped him up, brushing some of the leaves from Cedric's body.
Do not bring him. He will be killed.
Jared nodded to himself as he looked over at Cedric who was slowly getting his breathing back.
"Thanks," he stuttered.
"No problem," Jared whispered back, smiling slightly.
"Some game, huh?"
"Some game."
A nasty wind picked up, blowing leaves and dust in their faces as the path they were on was slowly starting to be blocked.
"Go!" Cedric said, grabbing Jared's arm and leading him towards the cup that sat at the end of the path. The two started running, pumping their legs through the wind that twisted and snaked around them. They stopped in front of the cup, looking behind them at the wind that still twisted and thrashed.
"Go on take it. You saved me. Take it!" Cedric said, motioning to the cup.
"Are you sure?" Jared asked.
Cedric nodded.
Jared took a deep breath before he quickly walked to the cup as the path closed in on Cedric. He felt the pull in his navel, twisting and turning before he fell with a thud to the ground, the cup flying out of his hand. He groaned as he slowly started to sit up, taking in his surroundings.
It was a graveyard, that much was certain, but where he did not know. It was dark, the same fog from the maze surrounding everything here as well. It parted, however, once he stood and walked closer to the grim reaper standing and staring at a house not far to the north.
"Jared," a nasally voice said as a hunched back man with a balding scalp and brown eyes shifting back and forth.
"Yes?" Jared asked cautiously, finally noticing the cauldron bubbling in front of him, steam rising up into the night sky.
"Have you brought the vile my lord asked you to bring?"
Jared nodded, reaching into his pant pocket and grabbing the vile that swirled with a mixture of his blood and Harry's.
"Good," he said, walking towards the cauldron. "Come drop it in."
Jared slowly walked over and peaked inside the cauldron, his eyes bugging out slightly as he saw an image of Tom's face floating along the surface. He gulped, pulling out the stopper on the vile before tipping it and allowing the blood to mix with the other ingredients in the cauldron.
The two stepped back quickly when the cauldron made a hissing sound, the steam turning into smoke that twirled and twisted into the sky. A blast of bright light shot through the graveyard for a split second before black mist curled and twisted around a body that floated in the air. The black mist slowly turned into robes as the body straightened and lowered to the ground, standing on bare feet.
He was handsome that much was for certain. His brown hair flowed down to his shoulders as it had back then and his brown eyes held warmth as they looked upon the boy that stared back at him with awe in his eyes.
"Thank you, Jared," Tom whispered, his voice as deep and husky as it was then.
Jared smiled. "I want a true family; I know you'll give that to me."
Tom nodded, smiling back as he walked forward and embraced Jared who wrapped his arms around Tom's waist. "Tell Harry I'm back. I'll be seeing Lily tonight."
Jared nodded, his face rubbing against the material of Tom's robes.
"Wormtail, your arm."
"Lucius is at the task. I think there are more there too but I'm not too sure." Jared whispered.
Tom nodded. "You should go back. The cup will take you there."
Jared smiled. "I'll see you soon."
"That you will."
Cheers echoed around the stadium when Jared landed in the middle of the Quidditch Pitch. He stood and smiled, waving around to everyone, smiling brighter when his eyes landed on his family. He could see Lucius smirking, his arm twitching under the heat of the dark mark.
Kyrene waited with bated breath to see what she had seen. Her hand was playing with the small wisp of hair on Conan's head, her son lying against her chest fast asleep. Remus had put up silencing charms around the boys; that was the only way he would let them come. Kyrene had agreed; she had to see what was going to happen.
But nothing did. No bright orange light; no freezing of the headmaster. He continued on, nothing stopping him.
"He did something," Kyrene whispered, nobody hearing her as the cheers were still loud even though the champions were no longer there. "He did something and I didn't see it."
Conan means little wolf or little hound. Ruya means vision or sight. Thank you to lady2087 for giving me this name. I very much liked your other name too, but I decided that they'd have twin boys. Thanks a million! ^-^
Kynan means hound. Sora means sky. These two names I got from babynamesdotcom. I quite like that website ;).