The smell of smoke, blood, sweat, and fear lingered.
Screaming, laughter, crying, and even whispers could be heard above the crumbling walls.
The heat of the fire and coolness of the late night air.
It was somewhere around 4 A.M.
The colors of the spells that flew past me, that threatened to take everything away from us.
"You've lost!" I screamed. "You fucking sick son of a bitch!"
I watched helplessly as Wood, who was like an older brother to me fall, dead.
Collin Creevy.
Angelina.
Christian.
Cho Chang.
Everything was falling, breaking, the false sense of security had finally broken, and there was only panic left.
Suddenly, there was no one.
Everyone was dead.
I was left standing alone with Voldemort, as my life flashed around me.
"No! NO! NO! Harry! Siruis! Fred! George! No! No..." I looked at Voldemort.
"Are you missing something?" Voldemort hissed, his voice evil and sly, his eyes an evil bloody red.
"Wha-?"
I turn back to Voldemort confused, until I sees the figure he is holding.
"No! No! NO! NO! NO! LET HIM GO YOU BASTARD YOU SICK BASTARD! LET HIM GO!" I screamed, unable to control my voice. I wanted to move but couldn't.
"Come save him, come save your little boyfriend."
"Kyoya... "I fell to my knees, as Kyoya struggled against Voldemort, then he stopped.
"Maria, I love you."
"Adava Kedavra."
"NO!"
Maria shot straight up in her bed, and could see Luna and Sirius standing in the doorway, looking as Though they were about to enter and wake her up.
Maria shivered, got up, and pushed pass them.
"Maria, are you alright?"
"Yeah, It was just a nightmare. It's not uncommon you know."
"Okay, just don't stay up to late, again." Luna said, understanding Maria was not going to tell them anything of her dream.
"I won't" She said, slowly sipping a glass of water with a shaking hand.
Sirius and Luna watched her for a moment, before going back to bed.
She looked at the clock, 3 A.M.
Would Kyoya be pissed?
Yes.
Would she call him anyway, just to make sure he wasn't hurt?
Yes.
She grabbed her phone with her still shaking hand and dialed his number.
It rang five times before he answered, his voice filling her with relief.
"Hello?" He asked, when she did not answer the first time.
"Oh...Hi Kyoya, I just...I had to call to make sure you were all right."
"All right?" He asked.
She felt stupid, like a small child crying to his mother about a monster in his room, Asking her boyfriend if He was alright, just because of a nightmare.
Such a real and terrifying nightmare.
A memory, twisted and mauled by Her fears and feelings she had kept hidden so many times and for so long.
"I..I had a nightmare." She said, still shaking.
Yes, she felt so very stupid. It should not have scared her so.
"Would you like to tell me about it?" He asked, gentler this time.
"It was the last battle of Hogwarts, and then everyone was dead. It was just me and Voldemort...and you." She could feel tears in her eyes.
"He...He told me to save you, but I couldn't move. He...He killed you.." The tears began to fall again.
"It's all right, I Promise." He said, gently.
"I- It was just so real, and I- your probally mad."
"'No, I'm not mad." he said.
"I should let you get back to sleep though." She said.
"Do you want to go out tomorrow?"
"Uhh...sure. I'll see you around..."
"Ten?"
"Sure."
"Goodnight." Kyoya said.
"Goodnight." Maria replied, before hanging up.
"Hello, Haze." Maria said as the wolf brushed up against her leg.
"I feel awfully silly, you know, I have nightmare almost every night, but...This one...was...different. It really scared me, Haze. And I am still scared." "Maria said Hazel nudged her hand, a sign to go on.
"I mean, I feel like I'm five again, crying about the shadows in my window. But..it..it was so real.."
"Oh, Hazel, I'm just being a big baby, huh? Let's go to bed."
When Maria woke up, she trudged to the kitchen and downed a cup of coffee before realizing that breakfast was in front of her, Teddy was already in his pin, Sirius was awake, and it was 9:40.
"Oh shit!" She said jumping out of her chair and to her bedroom to get dressed.
When she had came out of her room there was a knock on the door.
"Kyoya. Let's go. "Sirius, Luna, I'm leaving!" She called, Kyoya smiled as she closed the door.
"Late start?" He asked as they walked down the steps.
"Your one to talk." She laughed slightly.
"So what do you want to do today?" He asked.
"I hadn't really thought of that, We could just walk around the park, it's peaceful." She said, "I could tell you what's put me on edge lately."
Kyoya hadn't expected that, though he knew she had been very careful and alert lately.
Before leaving school she would look down the street, after leaving she would always glance behind her.
If her phone rang, she would hesitate before even picking it up.
Small things she did indicated her stress and paranoia, But Kyoya was not expeting her to admit it with out confronting her.
"I'm worried that you or the host club will get pulled into something you don't need, or want, to be a part of." She said.
"Well, I think with Tamaki we already get into trouble." Kyoya said, knowing well she didn't mean anything as simple or stupid as what Tamaki did.
"No! You don't get it. I don't want you, or Tamaki, or Haruhi, Or Hunny, or..I don't want any of you to get hurt. This isn't just a game! This is dangerous, this is Life or death here, and...I can't stand the thought of somone getting hurt again because of me." She said, tears building in her eyes.
"It's been that way forever, people getting hurt or dying for me, I- I don't want it, I never have wanted that. Until now, no one would listen to that request."
"I won't listen to that either." Kyoya said, grabbing her hands and making her look at him. "I love you, and I'll never leave you, ever." He said, he leaned in and kissed her.
"Promise me you won't get hurt., or do anything stupid." Maria said, staring at him with her sparkling green eyes.
"I promise." He says, smiling down at her.
Some promises, Kyoya thinks, are meant to be broken. He keeps smiling, he knows that Maria can see through his promise to protect her.
"Kyoya, I love you, and if anything ever happened to you, I would die." She said, staring at him with pleading green eyes.
"Let's go to my house." Kyoya said, "My sister wants to meet you, and my father is away on bissnuess, also, I think my brothers are coming home tonight for dinner, It is a special occasion."
"Kyoya, how much of this did you plan ahead, because My birthday is...Today!" Maria said looking at the phone. "I feel so stupid, No wonder sirius and luna were laughing so hard when teddy kept trying to sing that."
Kyoya laughed. "Luna told me you can get a bit careless about birthdays, but only yours."
Maria blushed. "I was tired! And -and...well..I forgot." She laughed.
"Okay, you have to let me change before we go to your house, espeacaily if i'm meeting your family."
"Sure, let's go."