Chapter 31:

Luscious; Good?

June fifth had come faster than the two had expected. Kalya was now showing her stomach very distended in pregnancy. Ginny had been delighted last week when their baby moved and she was able to feel the kicks. Kalya started wearing clothes that hugged her belly proudly showing it off.

Kalya was so nervous about telling the Weasley family, she had told Ginny to go ahead without her, and she would catch up after going on a short walk. She smiled at shops passed by her. She was headed out of here to go walk a park in muggle London.

She took delight in the empty park. It was quiet and the trees around gave her a sense of peace. A bench stood to the side of the path and she sat down gently on the wooden surface. Her hands landed on her stomach feeling the movement of her unborn child.

Unease suddenly set, she drew her wand as she suddenly became surrounded by Death Eaters. Fear and panic set in as she glanced from mask to mask. Ten wands were trained on her and she knew she didn't truly stand a chance. Her wand lowered but her fingers stayed white knuckled around the smooth wood.

"If you want to keep your life, you will come with us without struggle," a gruff voice hissed.

"Aren't you supposed to be in Azkaban?"

"You aren't in the position to ask questions."

She sighed as her wand was snatched from her. She would have to do as they said to make sure her child was safe. She felt hard hands grip her arm leaving bruises.

"I will go on one condition."

"What would that be?"

"No apparition."

He sneered but nodded, they weren't trying to hurt her, they needed her alive.

Ginny frowned; she had been here for over an hour with her family. Kalya hadn't come back from her walk and she was starting to worry. Molly had suggested they move the group back to the girls' house because it was becoming too loud with everyone being at the restaurant.

Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, Ron, Molly, Arthur, Harry, Hermione, Sirius, Severus, Draco, Blaise, Luna, Stephine, Fleur, Colin, Jade, Denis, Blair, Martha, Damien, Roslyn and Lillian all sat comfortably in the large living room having conjured many chairs and couches.

"I'm worried about Kalya," Ginny stated to the quiet in the house.

"I'm sure she is fine, she is a big girl," Molly reassured her.

Another hour passed and Ginny was reduced to a nervous mess. Suddenly a soft wispy blue phoenix flew into the room. It soared around their heads and flew to a stop in front of Ginny. Ginny held her breath as she stared at the amazing representation of her own animagus.

Kalya's voice filled the room, "I'm not sure how much time I have. They are going to come back any minute I can feel it. Ginny, listen to me, Luscious has escaped Azkaban. I'm not sure how or when. I requested not to apparate and he had to fly me via broom. We are in Italy, somewhere down south.

I will let you know what is happening as the days go by. I'm asking you not to come find me. They are up to something and I'm afraid for your safety. Promise me mi amour that no matter what happens you will stay in Ottery St. Catchpole. I don't want to lose you.

They aren't going to harm me. They need me for something and I think I know just what it is that they want. They want to use me to get to you and our families. He wants me to bring you all down here so they can ambush you and kill you all. They are coming. I love you, Ginny."

Ginny's eyes connected with Sirius and they could both see the panic, "Sirius we have to go get her."

"Ginny did you not listen to her, it would be a suicide mission," Harry cried out.

"And you have done far worse. I don't care what you guys say; I'm going to save her."

"I'll back you up Ginny," Sirius nodded.

"We should give it some time and figure things out," Arthur reasoned.

"We don't have time," Ginny yelled.

"We can go speak to Dumbledore, he will know what to do," George nodded.

It didn't take them long to apparate into Hogsmeade and make the walk to the castle. Dumbledore greeted them warmly and welcomed them into his place. Ginny jumped right in and told him everything that Kalya had said. The light in his eyes dimmed.

"We need to have some time to figure out what kind of move we are going to make," Dumbledore stated.

"But, Dumbledore," Ginny gasped.

"We need reinforcements and it will take a few days to get them, do not worry Ms. Weasley, we will get your fiancé back," Dumbledore stated.

Six long weeks had gone by and nothing had been done. Ginny was growing impatient and she was plotting a rescue mission all her own. She didn't know if it would work, but she had to try something. Her twenty six week pregnant fiancé was being held captive and Dumbledore wasn't letting anyone do anything.

"I know how you feel," Sirius sighed.

"I'm so scared, we haven't heard from her since and Dumbledore won't let us do anything."

"I completely understand, it is hard, but we can try to find a way around it."

"Would you help me Sirius? I'm getting desperate to get her home."

"We will do everything we can, even if it's the two of us."

That night everyone was called to the dining room. The tension in the room was high and everyone was sitting straight back. Something felt off and no one knew what it was.

"It is true that ten Death Eaters escaped Azkaban. And I have confirmed that they are holding Kalya hostage in a small village in the southern end of Italy. We have scouted it and it isn't as heavily guarded as we originally thought. We have devised a team that will go with us to retrieve Kalya."

"What should we do," George asked.

"We will all go apparating all around the village. We will ambush them, as they are waiting for it, and while we have them distracted, Ginny will sneak in to the building and get Kalya."

"Do you think it will work," Hermione asked.

"I do believe it will head count shows there is only twenty of them, and we will have forty."

"We can do that," Ginny agreed.

"I think someone other than Ginny should go get her. What if she gets attacked by the werewolf," Molly added concerned for her daughter's safety.

"I could go," Sirius offered.

"No, she is my fiancé and none of this would have ever happened had I not let her take that stupid walk. I will get her," Ginny left no room for argument.

It was near dusk when the whole house lit up with the sound of popping and cracking. They all apparated around the village, moving toward the building that they knew would contain Kalya. It was quiet, all most too quiet.

Movement caught the corner of her eye and seconds later dark hooded figures appeared everywhere. She couldn't get the thought of the fight from Hogwarts out of her mind. The death of her brother flashed before her eyes as she watched a Death Eater being hit with the bright green light.

She shook her head and began sneaking toward the house. She pulled open the front doors and slid in. No one was around and Ginny couldn't believe that it had really worked. She had no clue where it could possibly take her but she took the first hall she found. Opening door by door she began to get frustrated when she didn't find Kayla.

She turned a corner and quickly fled back around it. There was a figure sitting in a chair outside of a door and if Ginny had any guess, it was the werewolf that Kalya had mentioned. She took a deep breath before she spun around the corner and shot off the first spell she could think about.

Huge bat boogies started to fly around and attack the screaming man. In a panic, Ginny ripped the door open to see her very pregnant fiancé standing by her desk staring out the window at the fight below. Kalya looked under nourished and she had dark bags under her eyes.

"Oh Ginny, I thought I said don't come," Kalya cried out as she hugged her.

"I couldn't leave you and our child here."

"Gin, the screaming has stopped."

Kalya pushed Ginny out of the way and using only her hand she quickly deflected the spell that had headed toward them. She shot spell after spell at the man. A flash of red light hit Kalya dead in the chest and she dropped down to her knees. No sound came from her mouth as she fought off the spell.

Anger burnt through her as she fired the spell back at him. He fell to the ground screaming, his body twitching and moving in odd ways.

"You are darker than any person or creature I have ever met, using the Cruciatus curse on a pregnant woman."

"Kalya, are you okay," Ginny moved forward catching her fiancé before she fell.

"I'm weak, we need to get moving."

Ginny held Kalya's left arm over her shoulder and wrapped an arm around her waist. She retraced her steps and made it to the front door. They opened the door and they were face to face with Luscious. Ginny stiffened, knowing if she armed herself she would drop Kalya.

"Hold on tight," Kalya breathed hard.

A blink later and Ginny found them standing in St. Mungo's. Healers were everywhere trying to help the pregnant witch who was so weak that she seemed ill. Ginny couldn't stop the tears that poured at seeing her suffering lover. She sat at Kalya's bedside, whom was lying on her right side facing her, their hands intertwined together.

Hours seemed to pass and suddenly everyone came back, standing there in fear as they stared at the pale girl lying on the hospital bed.

"Is she alright," Sirius asked moving forward to stand at the other side of the bed.

"The werewolf used the Cruciatus curse on her, and then she somehow turned his own spell against him, then when we tried to leave Malfoy was standing in our way and she apparated us here."

"Apparition in her condition has made things very complicated in caring for her," a nurse bustled in, "No matter the reason, she should have known not to do it."

"Are they okay," Sirius asked.

"As far as we can tell, they are fine. Ms. Black is one of the strongest witches we have ever had to treat."

"Sirius, I'm worried about them," Ginny pushed Kalya's hair from her face.

"Who are you talking about," Molly asked.

"You will find out soon."

Kalya had healed quickly and they were back at their house. Ginny had just told her whole family that Kalya was released home, and it would be fine for her to get visitors now that she was able to function properly. Kalya didn't mind Ginny's extreme protection over her and their unborn child.

Ever since Ginny had found her in the house she had refused to leave her side no matter what the reason was. Kalya had finally been given back her wand and she was using it more now to keep from depleting her magic now that she was still rebuilding from what she had lost that day.

Ginny heard a knock on the door and she happily let in her family who was there to eat dinner. Every one of their friends even from America was there to share in knowing Kalya was safe and healthy.

"Where is Kalya," Molly asked motherly.

"She is cooking actually, if you all want to go into the dining room, she is almost done."

Ginny smiled as everyone sat around the table. Jade was heavily pregnant, only about a month ahead of Kalya. All the couples that had started in school were still together and Emily had brought along her girlfriend Lorraine. Harry had just confessed a few days before he was a month pregnant.

"Why don't you let someone else cook," Hermione asked.

"Because I've been through a lot," Kalya asked, bustling around in the kitchen, the counter standing between them and her, everything from her breasts up only visible.

"Well, you did just have a lot of things going on all that time," George offered.

"It was six weeks and they weren't unkind to me. They were nice, and spoke to me in soft voices. They never were rude and they feed me when I needed it. I got my own bathroom and I was allowed to walk around the village. I actually didn't feel like a prisoner, more just like bait really. I actually knew most of the people back before the war."

"So we didn't need to worry about your health then," Molly asked.

"They didn't hurt me, if that is what you mean. They aren't all monsters, they just feel you guys need to be punished for what you had done to them," Kalya smiled at them, "They feel cheated and hurt for being stuck in Azkaban and was hoping I could help them get their sentences canceled or the very least lessen them."

"And you told them," Harry asked.

Kalya felt the tears warm on her cool cheeks and a sad smile spread across her face, "That I would help the ones I could and would have the leave the ones I had no control over. Luscius Malfoy will be released from Azkaban was due to be released from Azkaban in a few short months, but as you saw, I was able to move that up and he was released earlier."

"What," many screams sounded and chairs fell over as people shot to their feet.

"Draco was so proud of his father. I couldn't help myself. I had to help him. He helped me and he saved me from the other Death Eaters who hadn't been to Azkaban yet. He snuck me more food and he gave me books to read. He would take me around the village and he told everyone I was his daughter so they wouldn't think twice about me being there.

He was so happy to be out. Draco hadn't seen his mom so happy in forever; it warmed my heart to help them out. I wouldn't change my choice for anything, he deserved it. He was scared for my safety and was going to look for me. When he saw me, I heard him whisper that they were coming for me, thinking I turned them in and I did the best I could to transport Ginny and I out of there before the real trouble started."

"He saved us," Ginny gasped.

"Better than anyone there would have," Kalya nodded, "he transferred some of his magic to me so I could do the apparition or I would have failed."

"You expect me to believe that," Arthur asked.

"No, I don't expect anything from any of you. I expect that you guys would not understand," Kalya nearly snapped.