Love the Darkness

Chapter 11

Hailey

My eyes open and I groan at the light. I feel something move beside me and I tense as memories of what happened come back to me.

"Hey it is just us, you are safe." I relax at the sound of Draco's voice and slowly open my eyes. I see both of my mates laying beside me and I attempt to smile.

"Do you remember what happened?" Mattheo asks.

"Yeah, I was told that a first-year was being attacked." I try to sit up as I remember the boy laying on the floor. "Is he ok?"

"Yes, he was only stunned," Draco says and I relax.

"When I got to him someone attacked me from behind. I tried to get my wand but it was taken from me. I never saw their face but I could hear them laughing. I tried so hard to stay awake but I couldn't." I can't help the tears that fall. Mattheo hugs me and I cry into his chest. Draco hugs me from behind. We stay like that long after the tears fade.

"How long was I out?"

"Two weeks." I turn to see Tom standing there. I can't believe two weeks have passed. "We have the ministry looking into it. Fudge is on thin ice with attempting to cover up the incident. Students were called in for questioning and we know who did it." I try to pull away from the guys but they refuse to release me.

"Who was it?"

"Ronald Weasley. He has been expelled and is waiting for trial. The ministry agreed that we would wait until you are awake before having his trial." I knew that he didn't like me but to try to kill me is something else.

"Tell the ministry that I request to be present," I say. My body feels weak and I lay back down. Madam Pomfrey comes in and runs multiple scans before handing me a potion for the soreness. Tom leaves and I snuggle into my mates before falling back to sleep.

Mattheo

I watch as she sleeps. It had been the worst two weeks of my life. We hadn't left her side the whole time. When one of us went to shower the other stayed with her. Neither of us had been called into questioning. It was impossible for mates to hurt each other in such a manner. Our magic would have retaliated and potentially killed us. My father had forbidden us from being there when they questioned the students. My father knew me well enough to know I would have killed whoever hurt her. It would have been within my right to kill him but we needed to show how evil Dumbledore truly was.

"You want to go tell the others or do you want me to?" Draco asks. Our group had been here every free moment they got. Hermione had even found a way to sneak away to check on her.

"I will go tell them. I need to do something or I'm going to go crazy." I say. I kiss her on the head and walk out of the room. It doesn't take me long to summon the group through the mark.

"She woke up and told us that she was attacked from behind. She never had a chance to defend herself. She is sleeping again but should be able to start moving around tomorrow." I say and the group relaxes.

"I will tell Logan, he feels horrible that he was used for bait," Pansy says. I honestly felt bad for the boy. He had applied for the summer program and has been here every day to ask about her. Draco and I had allowed him to come in once knowing he needed to see her alive. I have a feeling she was going to obtain a shadow once she was released.

"Bring him here in the morning," I say then head back into the room. Hailey is still asleep so I let Draco know about our visitor tomorrow before laying back down.

Hailey

I wake up the second time to find both my mates already up. When they notice I'm awake they smile.

"I just want to let you know that the boy who was stunned will be here in a little while. His name is Logan. He has been here every day and blames himself for you getting hurt." Draco says. My heart breaks as Mattheo explains that he was from a prominently light family and was abused for having a dark core. The abuse reminds me of what I had gone through and I refuse to allow him to suffer. Draco steps out to go get him and Mattheo gives me a knowing look. The little boy comes in and Mattheo leaves us alone. Logan stands there looking nervous and my heart breaks more.

"Hey Logan, I don't blame you for what happened. I would do it again in a heartbeat if it meant you weren't hurt." He begins to cry and I open my arms allowing him to come onto the bed.

"You can't be hurt for me. I don't deserve it." I barely make out the words through his sobs.

"No, you are more than worthy of protection. I will do whatever I can to make sure you never feel like that again." I say holding him closer. He falls asleep on my chest and I smile down at him. I have an idea but I didn't know how the guys would feel about it. If I have any say in it he would never suffer again. I allow my magic to flare around him and he sighs.

Draco

We stand outside talking to the dark lord when I feel Hailey's magic flare. It doesn't feel threatening, more comforting. The dark lord chuckles and shakes his head.

"Looks like Logan will not be staying here for the summer." I look at him confused then turn to Mattheo who has the same look.

"You can't be serious about sending him back to his family," I say.

"Oh, he won't be going back to his family. I have a feeling Hailey will try to take the boy home with her." His words click and I remember where I had felt a flare of magic like that. My mother did the same when I was younger if I was hurt or scared.

"Only Hailey would try to adopt a child at 15," Mattheo says chuckling.

"She will be sixteen right before summer and be considered an adult. As long as she can prove she can provide for him and her mates do not abject I don't see why the ministry would deny her." This would change things for us but who was I to deny her. I knew Mattheo would give her the world if she asked. Looks like we are adopting. I groan as I realize I will have to tell my parents. My mother would be ecstatic for another child to spoil but I didn't know how my father would take it. He and Hailey were just starting to get along and I didn't want it to go back to the way it use to be. We walk back into the room and I can't help but smile as I see her holding him. He was much too small for his age. The image of her holding our child flashes through my mind. She looks up and my breath catches, her smile is one I have never seen and I want more of it. We say nothing just climb into bed and lay with them. I knew this wasn't going to be easy but we would make it work.