It had been three months since Selene was taken. It was the fifteenth of April, and they were as close to finding her as they had been the night she disappeared. Remus was extremely busy, doing anything he could think of to find her. Even Dumbledore seemed to have no ideas, which scared Remus even more.
Sirius began to occupy all of his time in Maurice's home, helping think of anything that could help, but he essentially felt that he wasn't helping. He and Vivienne were on house arrest together, him being a wanted criminal and her being five months pregnant and constantly sick. They had begun to take care of each other.
Sirius felt that they wouldn't find her, and if they did, it would be too late.
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Selene kept track of the days by scratching into the wall next to her bed. She had been here three months. She couldn't even fathom it. It had taken her almost a month to completely heal from her first day here, and after that, she was determined not to go through that pain again. She did everything she was bid, no questions asked.
Bellatrix had been her nurse during that month. Every time she saw Bellatrix around it reminded her of Hogwarts. Bella was a friend of hers. Had been a friend of hers. Now she was her captor, although she did seem to do what she could to make Selene's stay a little more comfortable.
At the moment, she was in the same dress as the first day, sitting on the edge of her bed, holding a letter. She dreaded having to obey.
Come to my room as soon as you wake.
Alexander Henery
She had had to do this quite a bit. At least once a week since she had healed. He was disgusting. This is the same man who had shoved her into the sun that first day. He was a vampire and could be in the sun.
She had decided that either she was going to die here or when she finally broke out or was rescued, she would leave knowing how to walk in the sun.
When she got to Alexander's door, she knocked. He called for her to enter, and when she did, her hell began again.
After he raped her, he made her remain in bed. She never said a word. She hoped that he would forget she was here. He stood and put pants on, and when she tried to get up, he yelled at her to lay back down. So she did.
He pulled the blanket down to her waist, complaining that if she was here, it was to be seen. Her white skin was covered in purple, red and yellow bruises. The only part of her that they never touched was her face. Her face was never hit or harmed.
The door flew open and one of the men from the first night, Damien, rushed in. Selene didn't move to cover herself, scared of what Alexander would do if she did, but she did listen.
"It's all gone, Alex." Damien said.
"All gone? How?" Alex yelled.
"I was told every month that we had enough supplies to continue the production, I just found out that it was a lie. They ran out last week. It all needs replenished." Damien explained.
"You should have checked on them much sooner! I will write all of the necessary letters to get what we need. Get out." Damien nodded and left.
Alexander huffed and turned to a vase on the table in his room. He lifted it and threw it at the wall with all of his might. It shattered, spraying Selene with water. She wiped her face, catching Alexander's attention. He came to her and crawled on top of her once again. She did all she could not to puke.
Once he was finally done, he ordered Selene to remain in the bed again. He wrote a letter, then stood. "I will be right back. Don't try anything g stupid." With that he was out the door, slamming it behind him.
Selene sat up and looked around. She noticed the letter he had written still on the table. She went to the table and read it.
We are in need of the following ingredients.
Guano
Slime from the back of a banana slug
Marrow from the bone of an ox
Crushed troll toenail
Please have these delivered as soon as possible
Alexander Henery
She re-read the list again and again, until she was sure she memorized the ingredients. This may be why they could walk in the sun.
By the time Alexander came back, she was back in bed, exactly as he left her. So he ravished her, exactly as before.
It was now June 17th. Selene had gone completely into herself. Where she used to talk to Bellatrix when she came to her, she never did now. She never responded to anyone. She barely moved. She was responding to another of Alexander's letters, but he wanted her for the night this time. It was nine when she knocked at his door, just when he wanted her.
She came in and saw him holding a knife to his arm, with a white substance on it. He rubbed the substance into a cut that had just been made. The substance disappeared, as did the cut. She only wished that she could do the same.
He pulled her forcefully to the bed, and assaulted her. Just like always.
The next day, she left his room and went to her own to bathe. Once done, she went down to the room that she had been brought to the first day. She refused to ever sit at the table where she had first been violated. But it didn't seem to matter anymore. She sat at a chair and gazed off. Like she always did anymore. Her mind blank.
She hated thinking of Remus anymore. It only made her situation hurt more, knowing that she wouldn't see Remus again, so she never allowed herself to remember him. It almost appeared that she had resigned herself to her fate, but she still believed deep down that she would someday escape.
She sat there all day, and people came in and out, ignoring her. She sat there until Bellatrix came rushing in, toward her.
"You have to come with me. I am going to help you. You have always been a friend." Bella grabbed Selene's arm and pulled her up. Selene didn't try to walk, or even really notice Bellatrix there. "Selene!" And with that, she slapped Selene across the face.
"Where?" Selene mumbled in a voice that was scratchy from not being used in months.
"Just hold my arm." Bellatrix held out her arm. Selene grabbed ahold, sure that wherever she was being taken couldn't be as bad as where she was now.
She felt the spinning sensation that came along with Apparating and when she let go of Bellatrix's arm, she was in a place she had never seen before. Across the room she saw Harry and Sirius, and Remus. She just gazed at them.
"I am not on their side, only yours. Go. You can't be found here. Oh, and here." Bellatrix said, handing Selene a wand, then darted away. The wand was Selene's. Bella had saved it for her.
Selene stood behind a large statue, hiding. No one could see her. She stayed hidden, not strong enough to fight. She heard Bellatrix laugh, then a blast hit Sirius square in the chest, sending him flying backwards into the veil. She fell to her knees as she watched Remus hold Harry back from jumping in after.
Soon enough, the fight was over, and the Death Eathers had left that room. So had Harry and almost everyone else, but the only person who mattered still remained.
"Remus." She croaked as she stepped out from behind the statue. He whirrled around, pointing his wand at her, then stumbled slightly, his arm falling to his side.
"Selene." He said, just staring at her. Her eyes weren't as bright green as normal. She looked broken, but Remus believed he could fix her. He ran forward then and grabbed for her, making her jump and then crash to the ground, curling in on herself. "What happened?" He asked, leaning down and grabbing her arm.
"Don't touch me!" She screamed hysterically. She could only see Alexander. She could only remember what he did.
"Okay! I won't. Please, just stand." Remus said, raising his hands in surrender, taking a step back.
Selene stayed on the floor for a few more seconds, and Remus could only stare. Here was the woman that he had spend five months searching for, and she didn't want him to touch her. He could see that things hadn't gone well for her. Way she was dressed, so skimpily. She was even skinnier that she had been. It was surprising that she hadn't wasted away to nothing. Her thighs were as big as her calves, he could see her hip bones, even though she was wearing a dress. The dress was quite baggy on her, and her skin was almost grey. This was a sick woman.
When she finally stood, her eyes were looking past him, glowing green.
"Come here, Sweetheart." A voice said from behind Remus. He turned to find a very large man behind him. He was obviously a vampire. Remus was just about to raise his wand, when Selene walked past him, head down, shoulders slumped.
"No, Selene. You can't!" Remus called, and he couldn't curse the man, because Selene was in the way.
Selene said nothing, and the man grinned at her as she approached him. The man extended his arms, as if to hug her. Just as his arms were about to come into contact with her, she flung herself at him. She pushed him onto the ground and within nanoseconds, her teeth were tearing a chunk of his throat out. She was straddling him, and she sat up, looking at the man. She spit on his face, splattering him with his own blood.
She then lifted his head and began smashing it to the ground. "How does it feel?!" She screamed. She stood and began kicking him, the whole time her back was to Remus. The man was gurgling on the ground, still alive. "I bet you want to get up! Well look who's in charge now! You can't get up!"
When Remus finally had come out of the shock of seeing this, he ran to Selene and wrapped his arms around her from behind, pulling her away from the man. She was kicking and screaming and she clawed at Remus's arms and he dropped her and she spun around. He saw that her face was splattered in blood and running from her mouth all the way down the front of her was a trail of blood, and from her eyes was a river of tears. She looked terrible.
The man behind her made a final gurgle then was quiet. She then began laughing. She laughed so hard that the tears continued. She was crazy. She then fell to the ground, sitting with her legs out behind her and stopped laughing. She stopped doing anything but breathing. Her eyes were alight, but that was all.
"Selene?" Remus asked. Her head snapped up.
"Take me to father." She said, then stood.
He gave her his arm and then Apparated them to Maurice's house.
They Apparated to the foyer, and she immediately yelled "Father!"
There was a small crash, then everything was quiet. Then there was a stampede of footsteps. People were coming from every corner of the house. She ignored them all until Maurice shoved his way through the crowd. He grabbed her and pulled her into a huge hug. Vivienne was standing to the side. Her big belly in front of her. Selene turned to Vivienne and hugged her.
"Take her to an empty room." Vivienne told Maurice.
"You take me." Selene told. Vivienne. She smiled and grabbed her hand and led her upstairs.
Once they were gone, everyone bombarded Remus with questions. He told them everything he knew.
The rest of the day, anytime anyone but Vivienne went to see Selene, she screamed at them to leave. Remus went to see her once and she began yelling at him, then when he refused to leave she threw a vase at him. It would have smashed over his face had he not stepped off to the side, feeling it hit his arm. He left, telling her that he loved her, which made her yell louder.
Remus could only describe her as feral.
The morning after she had been found, Vivienne came down to the library after bringing Selene her breakfast. Only Remus and Maurice were there.
"Will she see me today?" Remus asked hopefully.
"I don't know. She finally told me what happened. They kept her locked up in the house and she was a toy to these men. There were three, and they were always forcing themselves on her. She told me of her first day... She has a right to refuse the visit from you. She told me that every time she sees a man, she can only see them. She has been through a lot. Be patient with her." Vivienne said, sitting next to Maurice. Maurice began crying, and Vivienne held him.
Remus stood and went to Selene's room. He knocked and she automatically began screaming for him to leave. When he opened the door and peeked his head in, she went quiet.
"Oh, it's you. I didn't think you'd be back after I threw a vase at you." She said, her green eyes blazing.
"I will always be back." He replied, stepping into the room, closing the door behind him.
"I'm sorry." She said.
"For what?" He asked, surprised. What did she have to be sorry for?
"For throwing a vase at you." She said, smiling slightly. She was sitting in bed, covered up to her waist. A tray of food over her lap, and she was eating eggs and had a glass full of blood.
"You don't have to be sorry. Vivienne told me and your father what you had gone through. I understand why you threw a vase at me. Even if I wish that you wouldn't have." He told her.
"I love you, too." She said.
"Too?" He asked. He hadn't told her that he loved her.
"Yep. You told me that you loved me yesterday, but that made me want to throw another vase at you." She giggled lightly then held her stomach. At Remus's worried expression, she explained. "They hit me in the stomach a lot. To ensure that I didn't get pregnant."
"Oh my god." Remus put his head in his hands and began to cry. She had gone to hell. She went through hell only to come back and deal with the aftermath effects.
He never heard her move, but suddenly her hands were on his shoulders. They didn't feel cold, because this was the touch he had searched five months for. They felt as warm as anyone's.
"Remus, no. I am fine. I have a doctor coming today, and he will tell me that I am fine. I know it. Don't cry, my love." She whispered, her hands running up and down his back. Only her hands touched him, and he longed for so much more.
He looked up and turned to her, her face was so sunken in. She didn't have an extra ounce of fat on her anywhere. Her eyes were bright, but surrounded by shadow. Her eyes said that she would pull through. Her eyes were a light in the dark.
She leaned down and kissed his cheek, her lips much rougher than ever. When she straightened, she brought a hand to her forehead and wobbled slightly. Remus stood quickly and led her to her bed. She pulled herself back under the covers and took a drink from her glass.
She reached to the bedside table opposite from Remus and grabbed a paper. She handed it to him. "Give this to my father. Tell him that I think this is how they were in the sun."
Remus read it, then tucked it into his pocket. There was a knock at the door. "Get away from that door!" Selene screamed, making Remus wince from the sudden noise.
The door creaked open slightly and just as Selene was about to scream again, Vivienne stuck her head in. "Doctor's here."
Selene sighed. She nodded and Vivienne opened the door wider and a plump man walked in. His bag said St. Mungo's on it.
"Hello, ma'am. Sir, you must leave." He said, and Remus left.
After what seemed like days, but was really two hours, the doctor returned to the library where Vivienne, Maurice and Remus were waiting.
"Well?" Maurice asked.
"She will heal. She should still be able to have children. I wouldn't recommend it for a year or so, though. She has expressed a determination to get well, in all aspects, retaining to both physical and mental health. I told her that the first step to that would be to stop screaming at everyone who passed her door. She chuckled. She will be fine." The doctors words rushed through Remus, calming him. She would be fine.
Remus immediately stood and went upstairs. He knocked at the door and got a polite "come in" as a response. He opened the door to find Selene drinking yet another glass of blood.
"Eww." Is all he said as he sat in the chair next to her bed.
"Can it, werewolf." She responded, taking another drink.