Chapter 12

Annabella hadn't left the hospital wing since she heard. She lay half asleep in the armchair by Icarus's bed, not daring to leave. They assured her he was alive, but she wasn't sure. Frida had been helping up here for awhile now, occasionally she would stick her head through the curtains and say hello on her rounds.

What was eating at Anna was the fact the acts stopped and of all people they had blamed Hagrid. Greta, Frida and herself had fought tooth and nail with Dippet, that he had made a mistake, they knew who really had done it.

If Icarus was lying here looking dead, she would off been with Greta plotting his destruction. Instead she left it to Greta, who was more then capable off bring down that toad.

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Greta hunted the hall ways, fire burning behind her green eyes. She had figured it out. She knew who did it. That arrogant jerk. How dare he accuse Hagrid when he was the one who did it. Posing as a model citizen, Myrtle probably wasn't even his first kill. That particular made Greta queasy and angry all at the same time.

Riddle was avoiding her, he was at least smart in that area.

But today was going to be different, Greta could feel the change on the air.

The mandrakes would be ready, so Icarus and all the others would be back into the world of the living. And she would start the years off torture she planned to pay back, on Tom, for killing one of her best friends. Sure she and Myrtle fought, and didn't always agree on things, but they were as close as could be, Myrtle was like the annoying little sister she had never had. As annoying as she had been, Greta loved her.

And now it felt like Myrtle was haunting her, Greta was seeing her everywhere, talking to her even, she was going insane, according to Frida anyway. Myrtle was gone and yet she could off sworn this morning in the bathroom mirror she had been listening to Myrtle planning on get Olive back.

Maybe Greta just had revenge on the brain. Either way, today she would do her best, to at least humiliate Riddle, if not destroy him, whatever goes down, goes down.

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Icarus slowly flickered his eyes open, the sun oddly painful.

"Black?" Her voice was soft, so light like she didn't believe he was wake. He snapped his eyes open staring at Annabella confused, how did he end up here.

" Merlin, I thought you were dead." Suddenly she through her arms around his shoulders hugging him.

"Why would I be dead?" He asked curiously, finally taking in the room. How did he end up in the hospital wing. He looked back at Bolts lost.

"Anna?" The question was painted across his face. She took her head.

" Wait, I have to say this before I talk myself out of it." He cocked his head, what could be more important then why he was here.

"I love you too." She whispered scared of her own honesty. Icarus smiled, leaning a cross kissing her.

"Anna?" He murmured when they broke apart. " What is going on?" Her smile dropped, falling into a frown.

"Do you really want to know what you missed while you were sleeping?"

" Everything." He confirmed.

"Promise you won't kill anyone?"

"Oddly enough, for a Black, I am not particular violent." He teased.

" Yes but when I tell you, we as in Greta, figured out that it was Tom Riddle that pinned the chamber of secrets on Hagrid, who was expelled." Icarus gapped. Annabella continued. "Then when we went to tell Dippet, that it was in fact his, favourite of pupils. Your darling sister covered him with a false alibi, that she had been with him at the time. Potter however swears she was out at the pitch hassling the Gryffindor team."

"I am going to kill her."

" Not violent, huh?" Annabella raised one eyebrow. And Icarus just rolled his eyes, smirking slightly.

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" Do you think they suspect anything?" Asked Frida.

" As if they wouldn't, you've been staring at them for a good ten minutes." Muttered Greta.

" Well at least I haven't been stalking them all week." Grumbled Frida.

" It's unlikely Libra wouldn't off guessed I would get her back. She waiting, anticipating a retaliation."

" Wow he uses big words. How will you ever manage to hold a conversation with our boyfriend?" Teased Myrtle.

"Very funny. I bet…Myrtle? But your dead?"

They turned stunned. They were staring at Myrtle in shock. Greta was the first to find her tongue.

" See I wasn't going crazy."

Frida wide eyed looked over to Greta. "Sorry, I thought, you were insane."

"I for give thee, just this once." Grinned Greta.

" You don't have to be so rude." Huffed Myrtle. " If you'll excuse me, I am off to hound Olive for the rest off her life. I just wanted to tell you I love you girls, and I hope you'll come visit me in my toilet."

They nodded still lost for words. Myrtle squealed with delight spotting Hornby, drifting off behind her.

" I pity that poor girl." Icarus shook his head grimacing thinking about having Myrtle whining at her for the rest of her days.

" I don't, it's your darling sister that should be worried." Noted Frida.

" You don't think your Anna got her reputation from no where." Greta teased.

Annabella screwed up her nose. She wasn't use to her friends calling her Anna. It sounded wrong from Greta. It was like they each had a equal part off her, Anna and Bella but now the lines were blurring together. Just like their group, they were get back together, but this time they wouldn't brake, nothing would tare them apart, not people, not even time it's self. Thinking that Annabella smiled, thinking that things were going to get better from here on out.

"Well then, are you going to let, the devil in you out?" He joked.

She smirked. " What ever made you think I ever put it away?"

Suddenly a bang went off, as Annabella's gang watched her work first hand. Riddle's pants had come to life, explosion in the shape of fireworks were flying out, as Tom jumped around in agony, clutching his…marbles. Icarus winced looking at Annabella.

"Do you have an idea how much that would hurt?"

"I hoping having his goods burnt off will not only insure he never has children but he thinks long and hard before he touches any of my friends again. But it's the itching that should cut in any second that going to make things really uncomfortable." Greta snorted back the laughter as Icarus paled slightly.

" I'll remember not to piss you off."

Frida held a straight face looking at Icarus seriously.

" I suspect that might be wise." offered Frida. They all cracked up laughing like mental patients. And that was all before Libra's hair turned puke green, which left them in tears.

Sorry about the delay I plan to have got this up early but well…. I have no reasons other then I finished the final chapter before I even started writing the start off this, so writing this chapter was the real end for me and I am terrible at finishing things. I still don't know if this is really enough revenge but if I write the sequel you'll understand this is the start off the war. I also apologise for complaining about the lack of reviews last chapter I was having the week from hell darn Icarus (my dog, not my character, I named after him after the fuzzy ball people assure me in fact a dog but I don't know, he could pass for a furry slipper, hee hee), again so sorry, thanks Rita your review cheered me up considerable and I fully intend on finishing reading your story it's so good (as far as I got), I just don't have enough time, ok to the point, final chapter is next. And yes I decided to end it on thirteen because it matched my luck with this story (jokes this time, cause I am unbelievable funny, and yes my sister scoffs at this too). NF