ℒ𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉 𝒰𝓅 𝒯𝒽ℯ 𝒟𝒶𝓇𝓀𝓃ℯ𝓈𝓈

106 | A walk around the forest

106 | A walk around the forest

"What did they do to you?" Grayson growled after seeing his sister with bruises all over her body.

"You don't wanna know." Mia said. "Ask me something else."

It's been 48 hours since Mia arrived at her home. She slept for two days straight without anyone disturbing her. When she finally woke up, Grayson, Gabriel, and their friends quickly rushed over to come see how they were doing.

"How long have they been..... you know." Gabriel asked, motioning the bruises.

"A month." Mia answered. "You-know-who really really wants the blood spell. Since he can't used the cruciatus curse on me, he had Bellatrix torture me until I crack." Mia gave them a bitter smile.

"Was Regulus part of this?" Sirius asked, quietly. "Did he took part in torturing you?"

Mia held her breath, shaking her head. "I haven't seen since he took me." she lied. "I'm going to get some water." Mia said, standing up.

"I'll get it for you." Peter offered.

Mia shook her head. "It's fine. I can do it on my own."

Peter was about to say something else but he stopped when James gave him a look. Mia gave all of them a small smile before heading to the kitchen.

Mia sighed before drinking her water. Her mind kept picturing her the torture she suffered, it made her skin crawl as she recalled every single thing.

James placed his hands on top of her shoulders, startling the brunette and making her drop the glass on the floor.

"Shit. I'm so sorry." Mia said, crouching down to get the broken glasses.

"Wait. Amelia, don't touch i—"

Amelia didn't winced when she cut hand with the broken glass, instead her face went blank as she saw her own blood dripping. She stared at it with horror evident in her eyes.

"What happened?" Marlene asked.

"Is Mia alright?" Savannah asked.

James huffed in frustration. "Everyone, get going!" he ordered and they just stared at him. "I said, leave! Come on now!"

As soon as they left, James carried the girl and placed her on top of the countertop. He whipped his wand, cleaning the floor before he turned his attention to the Amelia's hand.

He dragged a chair in front of her before sitting down and started cleaning her wound. Mia didn't winced in pain, she just kept staring at her hand.

"You really are stubborn, Amelia." James sighed. "I told you not to pick it up."

"Sorry." she muttered.

James placed a kiss on the the side of her face. "Don't worry about it, love."

"Did you know that Bellatrix almost did a good job on torturing me?" Mia asked. "She had to stop a few days, to make sure that I won't go insane. I couldn't sleep for days because whenever I closed my eyes all I could see was her torturing me to death."

"I'm sorry." James said, looking up to the brunette. "This wasn't supposed to happen. I was supposed to protect you but I didn't. I'm sorry for that."

Mia smiled a little. "You don't always have to protect me from everything, James."

He signed. "That's the thing, Amelia. I want to protect you. I really do."

She jumped down from the countertop, holding her hand out. "Mind if we take a walk?"

"I don't mind at all, Amelia." he said as he intertwined their fingers together.

They spent hours walking around the forest, talking and planning for their future and talking about the past.

"So, how was your first?" Mia asked, narrowing her eyes at him. "Your first shag."

"You, obviously." James said, casually. Mia gave him a look. "Okay, fine. A girl from Hufflepuff. We shagged when I was in my fifth year."

She laughed, making the man roll his eyes.

"And you lost your virginity to me." James said, smugly with a smirk plastered on his face.

Mia pushed him, playfully. "Oh, wipe that smirk off your face."

"First kiss?" James asked.

"You go first." Mia said.

"Lily Evans. It was in fourth year, I think. Sirius was messing around, then he pushed me towards Lily." James said, chuckling. "Now, who's yours?"

"Do you remember the first time I spent the holiday with you?" Mia asked and James nodded. "You were my first kiss. Well, technically, you stole my first kiss."

"Well, what I said back then. The kiss did mean something." James said, scratching the back of his neck.

"I know." Mia said, pressing her lips on his. "Let's go back. It's getting chilly and my feet are getting sore."

James carried the girl on his shoulders, making her shriek. He chuckled as he walked.

"You are so bloody light, Amelia." James said.

"I want pizza. Can we make pizza?" Mia grinned. "I missed pizza."

He smiled. "Of course, Amelia. We'll make some pizza."