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CHAPTER 80

6 months later.

After Anastasia was born, I took a few months off from performing and traveling to be with her and Sirius. I had saved a lot of money I made over the last year for her arrival to keep us afloat, though Sirius refused to let me spend it. He argued that if we were gone at any point, she would need the money to keep herself up in a world that wouldn't even give her a chance. Sirius was right, but our kind have adapted into human society for hundreds of years.

"Still love…we can't risk it. We don't know what could happen." He said, looking out the window at the December snowfall.

I just didn't want to think like that; I didn't want to think that some terrible thing would happen that would tear our family apart the way mine had been. But I had this awful feeling, the very night she was born, and it did not subside.

The first night in the hospital, I began having very vivid and confusing dreams.

Audrey was watching herself walk down a Hogwarts hallway in the dark, she looked the same, but slightly younger, and her hair was wavy instead of heavy and straight.

She was hit in the back by a curse, but she got up quickly. Another spell missed her by inches, she was very disgruntled.

"You've got to be kidding me." She said sleepily, and then sighed moving her hands in a fluid motion. The wall in which she had smashed into had plenty of debris for her to use. She flung it into the darkness at her attacker. All that could be seen was a silhouette.

"You're a foolish girl." said a voice that sounded very familiar.

"No, you're a foolish man for attacking a girl." Audrey sneered in response, her eyes turning a dark.

"We can't keep this going much longer." Sneered another man; his voice sent a shiver down Audrey's spine. The number 1031 was everywhere she looked. Over and over…1031…1031.

Audrey woke and looked around the room, Sirius was asleep in a chair next to her. She sighed and went back to sleep.

It was something different nearly every night, and nothing made sense. I told Sirius about the dreams, he thought that maybe it was just an over active mind. Perhaps it had been a slight paranoia after having a child, he had a few terrible dreams himself. He didn't want to talk about them…he said they weren't important…he said they were irrational.

Despite the dreadful feelings in my stomach and the terrible news of the outside world, we functioned well for a family. I hated being home, but I was allowed out…just not in England. Hisoka would come and spring us from our home and prison. We would take a portkey to Kyoto, and disguise ourselves. No one noticed us, no one spoke to us, and if someone did, it was small banter.

When Sirius and I wanted alone time, our friends were more than happy to take Anastasia. I always found myself so amazed about how well she took to Marlene and Remus, but especially Remus… She knew that Remus was like us, and not human like her father or her other godparents. I was so surprised at her brilliance for such a small thing.

Good news came to us in the spring when we found out that James had proposed to Lily. I must admit, I wasn't entirely sure if she would have said yes. Lily Evans was always rather stubborn.

I began to take a few gigs once Anastasia was 6 months, only due to several letters from patrons and other agencies requesting my services. Sirius encouraged me to go out, and this gave him more time to spend with our daughter.

Dear Ayla,

I'm thrilled that you're back in the swing of things after such a long hiatus. I was told that you're going to be performing at the Spring Gala, will you need an escort?

Blake

Blake always had a very specific manner of asking me questions…though really when he asked me a question, it was never a question, it was a statement. By asking me if I needed an escort, he was telling me that he was going to be my escort. After all, Blake was my top patron. Hisoka had been pushing me towards him since my debut, and I did not find out why until much later.

The National Quidditch association held a gala at the start, middle, and end of the season, none of the other entertainers and I knew why. I suppose it was a night for all of the teams to be unified and to promote international relations…at least, that's what I'd hope it was for.

The Spring Gala that year was certainly one I would never forget…

"Ayla!" called a voice Audrey recognized instantly. Audrey turned to see a young woman with platinum blonde hair and a white and gold gown come running towards her.

"Iris!" She grinned, hugging her.

Iris was a violinist, the first entertainer I had met, and she was the person I happened to be closest to. We were at a lot of events together in earlier years, but solo opportunities took us elsewhere. It didn't take me long to figure out that she was a veela, just as it didn't take her long to figure out that I was not human.

"Rumor has it that you had a baby." Iris grinned, Audrey nodded with a small smile.

"6 months old."

"Photos?"

As she unpacked her cello, she handed Iris a photo of Asia with Sirius as Padfoot.

"Absolutely adorable." Iris cooed. "I bet she's going to be a cellist."

"It runs in the family." Audrey smirked, as she rosined her bow. "How is your family?"

"The boys are a handful." Iris groaned. "But they're fun, definitely a contrast from this life that we lead."

Audrey nodded.

"Who are you with tonight?"

"Blake."

"Of course." Iris snorted. "He adores you."

"And who are you with?" Audrey laughed. "Josef Dudek?"

Josef was the seeker of Poland's team, he was Iris' top patron.

"Bingo." She replied. "He's been requesting my company constantly."

"Well, he adores you more than anything. That's saying something." Audrey replied.

"Oh, and Jean-Luc hates it." Iris replied. "But this is our job, our husbands know what we do."

Audrey nodded, she considered herself lucky that Sirius was rational when it came to her job. She knew he could get jealous, she had seen it when they were younger. But he knew she was only faithful to him.

There were a lot of entertainers there that evening, most of them female. Japan's team had brought a handful of geisha with them…of course, Hisoka was one.

After Audrey performed a Sonata by Faure, she bowed and made her way back to a side room where all the performer's things were. Someone caught her eye, but she shook it off…it couldn't be him, after all…could it?

I lingered in the coatroom for a moment or more, leaning against the doorframe. My eyes searched the room to the find the spot where I thought I saw him…in Russia's team. Once he turned and I saw him in profile I knew it was him.

Karl Gregorovitch.

And then I remembered the conversation I had with Sven in Montepellier nearly two years ago…

"How is he?" Audrey asked. Sven knew very well whom she was talking about.

"He's alright. He spends a lot of time working, or studying, or playing Qudditch." Sven began. "He's gotten really good, there are scouts coming to watch some of Zoloto's games this year, just for him."

Karl had made it…and I was so proud of him, but I felt so torn. I wanted to run to him, and say hello…

Hisoka glided next to her, standing over her shoulder.

"He would not know who you were if he saw you, Ayla-san." She said quietly, looking Audrey in the eyes as she passed.

I had forgotten that I was not Audrey that night, I was different. After all, I did not know how Karl felt about me now. Would he still want to be a friend of mine if he knew my last name was Black?

For the rest of the night, Audrey had her attention turned to Blake, but she would steal a glance at Russia's team whenever she could.

She returned later in the evening, around midnight with Edgar and Alastor escorting her as always.

"Hello, love." Sirius said sleepily, as Audrey made her way into sitting room.

"How was your night?" Audrey asked, sitting on the arm of the chair he was in and kissing his forehead.

"Fine." He smiled, pulling her onto his lap. "Sat with little miss, played some guitar, read to her, and she's been out the whole night."

"Aww." She smiled, getting up, he held onto her hand. "I need to get out of this dress, are you coming to bed?"

Sirius sat up straight. "I don't know…depends what you mean by coming to bed." He wore a mischievous grin.

"What do you think?" Audrey asked, looking over her shoulder as she made her way down the hallway. Sirius jumped up and ran after her with a grin.