Chapter Four – Running… again.
Things seemed to mellow out a bit once the kids went back to school. I spent more time in the field ever since the bathroom incident. I sat down there planning a way to run without being caught. I knew it'd break Charlie's heart and Molly's but sometimes… you've got to do things that you aren't proud of. I headed back up towards the house. Since I was muggle born, my parents had left me money.
"I'm going into London for a few hours…" I started.
"Why?" Charlie asked.
"To take care of a few things… it's no big deal…" I said. Charlie looked wry.
"Then you won't mind if I join you?" He asked. I glared at him, "Of course not." I growled.
"Bill, we'll be back later." I barked and dragged Charlie out by his neck. I grabbed his arm and we Disapparated. I started walking once we were out of the darkness.
"Kat! Damnit where are we going?" He nearly shouted.
"I'm going to do something you're going to not say anything and just sit there!" I growled. He shut up at once and I headed into the tattoo shop.
"Hello Kat… Long time no see… How've you been kid?" Mike asked. He was a great guy who was here last time I got my first tattoo.
"Is this Bill?" Kim asked.
"No… It's my best friend, Charlie… Charlie – Hanna, Mike, Corey and Kim." I said. They greeted each other.
"You here for another one?" Hanna asked. Kim and Hanna came over to the counter.
"Actually, I'd like to get the Egyptian Eye that I showed you…" I said. Mike dug around and found the picture.
"Okay girly, where…?" Hanna asked.
"On my right wrist." I said. She nodded.
"In black?" I nodded and she took me over to a chair.
"Charlie you can sit wherever…" Hanna said.
She started tattooing me. We chatted.
"So… what's the deal with Bill?" Hanna finally asked.
"He's got a girl friend…" I said keeping myself composed.
"Oh no…" Mike said as he was sitting over by me.
"Yeah… it isn't too bad… she's really pretty and she's nice…ish…" I muttered. Mike laughed.
"Niceish… is that a word?" He laughed. I shrugged.
"What happened between us happened a long time ago…" I said.
"Honey… he asked you to marry him and you ran… neither of you can simply get over that… This could be his rebound… Maybe he's still waiting for you…" Kim said hopefully. I shook my head.
"I thought that but you see those two together and you'd see what I was talking about… just ask Charlie." I said. They all turned to look at him.
"I dunno… they seem to like each other but it isn't how he was with you…" He said. That wasn't what I needed to hear… I needed him to say that he was in love with Fleur.
"Why don't you tell him…?" Hanna asked.
"What about the letters…?" Charlie asked.
"He told me never got them…I wrote Bill a letter a day for a year and he never answered… not one… apparently he never got any letters but still…" I muttered.
"Wow…" Hanna said. I nodded. I barely felt the needle… I had forgotten in my rage that all of these guys knew my story. Finally after an hour or so I was finished.
"Kat… tell him how much he means to you before he stays with this girl…" Kim said. I paid and we headed out. Charlie didn't say anything.
By the time we got back to the Brurrow it was dark.
"Where the hell have you been?" Bill shouted as we walked in the door.
"We were out." I said coldly.
"Rubbish… Kat…" Bill said shaking his head, he came over and grabbed my newly tattooed wrist. He pulled me outside. I didn't flinch. He was still holding it once he'd stopped walking. I finally flinched.
"What?" He asked; he was still upset about something.
"You're hurting me." I whispered. He looked sad and looked at my newly reddened wrist.
"So that's where you went…" Bill said.
"Why that?" He asked; as he took out his wand and made the redness go down.
"Because, it stands for strength and courage. Which is something I need right now… so hopefully I'll look down at this and be able to pull strength and courage from it." I said. I looked at him and finally I caved.
"Bill, what the hell do you want with me? I mean I'm trying to be happy for you and I'm trying to forget you but damnit how I can do that if you keep snogging me when no one's around? It doesn't work like that… You've got Fleur. Now leave me alone." I said in a low voice.
"What do you want me to say Kat? I told you I wasn't quite over it yet… I'm trying since you oblivious aren't perturbed by this… what the hell do you want me to say?" he asked.
"I want you to tell me that you love her and she's means the world to you… I want to know that you're truly happy with this girl… I want to if she's good enough for you." I said. I stared at him and when he finally didn't answer I headed back inside.
"Kat…?" Charlie asked. I just looked at him and he stopped following me. I headed into Ginny's room and locked the door with my wand and laid on the bed. I put a silencing charm on the door and started to cry.