Chapter 18—We're So Far Away
Did you know how you would move me, did you know?
Did you know how you would move me?
Well, I don't even think so.
But the moment's magic swept us away.
And it's so close, but we're so far away.
It's so close, but we're so far away.
Jessica pulled her hand back, preparing to pelt Sirius with a large, cold snowball, when she felt a pair of strong hands turn her around forcefully.
"Jessica," the voice of the angry man said.
"Wh-what are you doing here?" she gasped in surprise and pain.
"I could ask you the same thing. Who are they? But more importantly why was that black haired bastard all over you?" he asked enraged.
"It's none of your business. You don't own me, and besides I told you it was over Fin," Jessica said trying unsuccessfully to shrug his hands from her body.
"It is my business because you belong to me, and that blood traitor could never make you happy," he said squeezing her body tighter.
"I be-belong to no one…ow Fin you're hurting me. Let me go," she said gasping.
"LET HER GO!" a voice roared behind her.
"Aww if it isn't the blood traitor come to rescue his little whore," Fin said with a mad glint in his eyes.
"I said Let. Her. Go. Or…"
"Or what Black? What are you going to do? Hm?" Fin said smirking allowing one of his hands to run the length of Jessica's body.
Sirius lunged for Fin, but Remus' held his hot-headed friend back.
"Sirius calm down, trying to tackle him will only hurt Jessica," Remus said calmly, although his eyes showed his anger.
Sirius looked at Jessica, allowing Remus' words to flow through his system.
Sirius smiled shakily while trying to calm himself, "Love, I need you to remember all those lessons we've been having. I want you to come to me, love," Jessica's face showed complete revulsion as Fin's hands traveled down her body.
"Love, don't worry about him. Focus on me baby, on me and come to me. Jessica I know you can do it," Sirius said gripping his wand tightly in his hand, holding himself back from cursing the green eyed assailant.
"Sirius, I don't know if I can do…"
"Yes you can," Sirius said forcefully.
Jessica nodded her head slowly while closing her eyes. She heard Sirius' soothing words coaxing her to him. She imagined his body holding hers, his strong arms wrapped protectively around her body, and his lips moving softly against hers.
And then she let go.
When Jessica opened her eyes she found herself in the strong embrace of Sirius Black. Jessica looked shocked for a moment, before a large smile formed on her lips.
"I'm so proud of you baby," Sirius whispered in her ear before turning to Fin with thunder in his eyes. He handed Jessica to Remus and prepared himself to battle Fin, but as he raised his wand to send an attack he heard a cry.
"Sirius! Death Eaters!" Remus shouted to his ebony haired friend.
"Didn't think I'd come all alone did you Black?" Fin smirked.
"Of course not because that would mean that you're a man, which clearly you aren't," Sirius sneered.
Fin's green eyes darkened with rage, "If I were you I'd learn some manners," he said raising his wand threateningly, "or someone will force you to learn them."
Sirius laughed crudely, "And who's going to teach them to me? You?"
"Yessssss," Fin hissed out before brandishing his wand at Sirius.
Sirius rolled out of the line of the bright light, before sending a curse at Fin, who also moved from harms way. The two battled tirelessly. Sirius placed his sole concentration on the fair haired man before him, but his concentration was hindered when he heard Jessica's shout for help.
Jessica looked at her surroundings, temporarily mesmerized by the fast movements and different color streaks flying through the air.
"Jessica I want you to go back to Headquarters and alert the rest of the Order," Remus said before he raced towards the Death Eaters.
Jessica made to travel back to Grimmauld Place when a pair of hands grasped her around her waist. "Where do you think you're going Mudblood?" a cold voice said savagely in her ear.
Jessica turned her body around quickly and she was met with a pair crystal clear blue eyes. "Cassi?" Jessica asked with shocked recognition.
Cassiopeia sneered at the young brunette woman, "Yes who else would it be, you stupid Mudblood."
Jessica looked at Cassi with confused eyes, "What are you doing here? And why are you touching me? Let me go," Jessica with authority in her voice.
"You're coming with me. I'm going to take you to my Lord and then he will reward me for bringing you to him," Cassiopeia said with a mad glint in her eye.
"Yeah, that's not going to happen," Jessica said beginning to struggle against the blond witch.
The women struggled against each other. But Cassiopeia, being the more experienced one, took the upper hand of the fight. Jessica cried out in pain, before she called out to Sirius for help.
Sirius sent a final spell towards Fin, distracting him momentarily, which gave him time to get away and move towards Jessica.
Sirius sent a warning Stunner towards Cassiopeia which caused her to let go of Jessica in order to dodge the spell.
"Cassi," Sirius said with venom in his voice, "leave her alone."
"I won't, not until I bring her to my Master. Now step aside Black, this doesn't concern you."
"Like hell it doesn't," Sirius raged at the blond witch.
"Siriusssss, I believe we have some businessssss to attend to," a voice hissed behind him.
Sirius turned around just in time for the red light to hit him squarely in the chest. Jessica screamed in fear as she watched Sirius fall to the hard, cold ground.
Her scream alerted Remus who had been off battling two Death Eaters. He shouted two quick Stupefies at the Death Eaters before running to aid Jessica.
Unfortunately, Remus was too late. As he came to a halt in front of Jessica, Fin and Cassiopeia grabbed onto her, and the three disappeared with a resolute pop.
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