Hey everyone!

What's this? A double update month? I mean I am at my dad's house for the week and have some time to update now. It's been a busy few days but I'm hanging in there. I have been ill as well. Hope May is going well for you all.

Lots of love,

LSH xx

Sisters Divided – Part 21:

Vinda hadn't been happy about the Bowtruckle but Flora said that Poppy wouldn't harm anyone or reveal anything without her permission so the French witch had relented before allowing the sisters some more time together before she would reunite Flora with Grindelwald. It was clear the witch was missing him and that was something that Vinda had not expected to see so openly but she was and she made a note to tell Grindelwald about it all.

"I will come and see you all when the time allows," Flora had told her sisters as they looked at her with sadness. "I'm allowed to come and see you so please don't worry about me," she said as she kissed Tina's head and then Queenie's before getting a hug off Lally as well.

Flora spoke a few words to her Bowtruckle before Vinda grabbed their bags and slipped her hand around Flora's and it wasn't too much longer before they were back in the snowy mountains and courtyard of Nurmengard.

Grindelwald was soon upon them and had Flora in his arms as he caught sight of her brushing herself down.

"I have missed you," he said softly and Flora chuckled softly.

"I can tell you have Gellert. The fact that you were in my head a lot of the time said as much," she replied as she looked at him and rested a hand on his cheek. "Newt sent me back with a Bowtruckle… for protection when you and Vinda aren't near me. She's been spoken to already," she said and the Dark Wizard looked at her with a slight frown before nodding,

"Very well then," he said before turning towards Vinda and nodded at her and then turned back to Flora. "Go and freshen up and I will come and find you soon." Flora nodded, grabbing her bag and headed inside.

Grindelwald and Rosier headed to the Wizard's office and sat down.

"Everything went well then I can assume…"

"Yes, everything went well and nothing too much was revealed about anything. I wasn't happy about the Bowtruckle here but there will be times when neither of us can be with her. The Bowtruckle won't hurt anyone unless they attempt to harm Flora and that is something we never gave much thought to," Vinda replied as she was sat with Grindelwald by the fireplace.

Grindelwald sighed and put his head in his hands as he realised that he hadn't given that a second thought.

"It seems that Mr. Scamander and I have a mutual interest to keep Flora safe, as was proved when I embraced her. The creature must know that I didn't mean any harm to Flora," he said and Vinda nodded softly.

"I was waiting to see if it would try and harm you but it didn't, so that is something I guess," Vinda spoke before Grindelwald excused himself and headed to Flora's room.

He watched her as she hung her new clothes up and had set up everything the Bowtruckle would need to feel at home in the Castle. He heard her humming a song and wondered what it was before he slipped behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"I have missed this a lot," he said as he trailed kisses on her neck.

"I've missed this as well," Flora said softly as she relaxed back into him. "It was odd seeing Tina and Newt together and then Queenie and Jacob marrying. I knew that I was coming back to you though and that is something that I held onto the whole time," she said with a smile.

Grindelwald turned her around in his arms and kissed her softly. Flora melted into his touch as she kissed him back. She had missed him more than she thought she would and that was something that had been unimaginable to her a few months ago.

"Gellert…" she whispered against his lips as she moved to wrap her arms around his neck. "I'm back. I'm unharmed and I am fine. I can sense your worry still from me being away from you. I can defend myself and I have Poppy now as well."

Grindelwald glanced towards the Bowtruckle and then back at Flora.

"I know, Flora, and Vinda would have kept you safe but that didn't stop me worrying about you. If anything happened to you then I would tear down the world until I found you again," he said and Flora knew better than to ask why. She just looked into his eyes and then kissed him deeply; hand snaking under his shirt as she needed to feel his skin on her hands again. She couldn't understand why she needed to be with him in this way. She couldn't understand why she felt amazing and like she belonged with him.

Grindelwald removed his shirt instantly. It seemed, when Flora was with him, he spent more time shirtless than with one on.

"Be mine forever…" he whispered against her lips. "Just be mine, Flora. Nothing has to happen and we don't have to marry or anything… just be mine," he said softly before he looked at her and could see her almost unsure what he wanted but he remained silent. He knew that she did feel the same way but it was something she needed to figure out and it was a huge thing he had proposed for her to have to answer.

"You don't have to answer now," he said softly as she looked at him. "I shouldn't have said that to you right then and I'm sorry Flora."

"It is a lot to think about and I know what my answer is but I need to be sure of it first before I give it to you, Gellert. Yet, at the same time, I don't want to break your heart by not saying yes now…"

"I think we both know the answer but you can give it to me when you feel ready to," Grindelwald said as he kissed Flora's forehead softly and smiled at her. "I've never been so glad to have you back in my arms. The days you were away I was worried that I'd never see you again…"

"That won't ever happen, Gellert," Flora said before she kissed him deeply, retightening her arms around his neck as they kissed once more before Flora announced she needed a nap and Grindelwald let her be, knowing that he needed to think about his next move now Flora was back in the Castle and safe in his eyes.