Hey everyone!

Happy June! Can't believe we're almost halfway through the year already. This year has, so far, gone better than last year has. Work will start picking up for summer soon but I know what to expect... at least I hope I do. Here is the next update and I will say that I am hopefully fully back to doube updates a month from now on!

Lots of love,

LSH xxx

Sisters Divided – Part 22:

New York:

Tina was sat by the window and wondering how Flora was and if she was even safe. Despite the reassures that Flora wouldn't be harmed, Tina couldn't help but worry for her sister. It was hard for her as she was finally beginning to understand how abandoned she'd made Flora feel in the days after their parents' deaths and for the rest of her childhood.

She glanced up at Lally as the Professor walked out of the Case and wondered how she'd even known about Flora.

"What are you thinking about?" Lally asked as she felt eyes on her.

"How you knew about Flora. Queenie and I never mentioned her openly at school and, yet, you knew about her and told someone to get her," Tina said. "It has been on my mind and I need to know the answer."

"You have just answered your own question Tina. You didn't speak about her openly but you did privately and, I might add, sat with me when I was doing homework," Lally replied. "I knew there had to be another sister but she wasn't at Ilvermorny so she had to be somewhere. I tried to listen for clues and eventually found one and sent word to my parents. They found her and took her in. Yes, I did keep it a secret from you both but you didn't appear to care about Flora so I figured you wouldn't really be bothered to know where she was."

"When you said she was safe… you knew she really was safe because you saw her every holiday," Tina said. "I would have still liked to have known where she was, even if I didn't want to see her at all."

Tina sighed as she realised how bad that sounded and looked up at her friend and nodded at her.

"I know that sounds bad," she said, "but it was wrong of me. Flora was just a child and lost. The two people she needed all but abandoned her and then we went to school and left her on her own. You did the right thing by telling your parents and one day I will make it up to Flora… once we've got her back that is."

Lally chuckled softly.

"I think we'll get her back eventually. When she visits you could even talk to her about it," she said, "doesn't have to wait until we get her back because we don't when that'll be."

"I can do that," Tina said with a nod as she looked at her friend. "I just hope that she's OK," she said.

"She will be. I do believe Dumbledore when he says that Grindelwald will not harm Flora," Lally said as she sat down next to Tina and squeezed her hand gently.

Nurmengard Castle:

Grindelwald and Rosier were sat in Grindelwald's study, planning their next move and how to spread the word when the Ministry would be watching their every move.

"Unless we are doing anything wrong then they cannot do anything," Grindelwald said, "so when we're out in public, we can't put a foot wrong and they cannot arrest us there and then."

"But you are the most wanted Wizard in the world…" Vinda said, her French accent as strong as ever, "you surely cannot leave the Castle or they will arrest you."

"I also have a bargaining tool as much as I hate to say that. If they arrest me I will never tell them where Flora is if she is not with us," Grindelwald said as he looked at Vinda. "Our location here is a secret and that includes when Flora is not with us. I get captured and they will not find her."

Vinda smirked before looking at Grindelwald.

"How would she know what has happened?"

"Because you will always evade capture. If anything happens to me, you will be the one who has to protect Flora so you must evade the Aurors at all costs," Grindelwald said as watched Vinda.

"You know I care about her and will protect her," Vinda said before Grindelwald began to discuss the plan with her.

Meanwhile Flora was down in the swimming pool getting some strokes in as she'd been told that she was allowed down there so she had headed down there and was swimming around and then resting. It was also a great spot for her to have a look outside and watch the snow falling.

She was swimming around the pool again when she heard a splash, stopping her in her tracks. She turned to see Grindelwald at the other end of the pool.

"Come to see me finally?" she asked as she watched him.

"Vinda and I had business to discuss, plans I'd rather you not know too much about for your safety," he said as he swam some strong strokes over to her.

Flora shuddered as he stopped in front of her and smiled.

"I have to admit… that swimsuit suits you…"

"Well I didn't know you had a pool at first so I made sure I came back with some so I could make use of this wonderful pool now I know about it…" Flora said, biting her lip as she watched him. She couldn't deny that Grindelwald was looking kinda hot with water on him.

Grindelwald closed the gap between himself and Flora, unable to resist her in that swimsuit. He pressed against her, kissing her softly as he wrapped his arms around her, running a hand through her hair. Flora couldn't help it and she began to kiss him back. His hands began to roam her body, feeling every exposed inch, sending a shudder down her spine. She was so close to just giving herself up but she wasn't ready.

"Gellert…" she whispered against his lips, "keep pressing against me…" Grindelwald smiled against her lips and kissed her as he made sure that he was pressing against her. The connection between them crackling the air around them, enveloping them in a bubble which blocked them from the world… both knowing it would only be a matter of time before they would have to give into their overpowering feelings.