Emerald Dreams- Sebastian Sallow x Ominis Gaunt x FemRavenclaw Mc (my oc used)

SS-Chapter 9

When I came too, the world was dark, and the trees around me once again blanketed in a thick fog. Only this time, I seemed to blend in with the eerie atmosphere and the haunting setting. 

I felt weak, my limbs feeling like lead. While I still held my wand in my hand, I did nothing to lift myself off the ground. I was just so tired, as though a train had run me over and I wasn't able to lift my broken body. 

 The silence of the world around me was strangely comforting, as while the forest looked incredibly spooky, there were no unnatural sounds. I could hear the quiet of the trees, the muffled sounds of the animals that called this forest home. 

I could hear the gentle rain falling around me, but I seemed to be protected by the branches of the willow. While my clothes were damp and freezing from the fog's chill, I felt somewhat at peace. The hurt that had been so powerful hours earlier was gone, and I felt nothing but numb now. 

It was almost comedic, I had to have a breakdown in order to feel better. My father had once told me when I was young that you often needed to feel sad before you could feel happy, and while I wasn't happy, the memory of these bittersweet words certainly brought me comfort. "Where are you?!" I heard a voice call.

 It sounded like Ominis, but the memory of his voice being used to trick me stopped me from calling out or doing anything. "Darling?!" I heard Sebastian shout, his voice strained as though he had been calling out for hours. 

He sounded closer than Ominis' voice did, however, I once again did nothing to let them know where I was. I felt nothing but numb, my throat sore and everything ached. I wondered if my stalker would do anything to them, or if it was truly me that she was after. 

"Sweetheart please, Answer me!" I heard Ominis' choked up voice call from just outside the willow tree's branches, hearing footsteps pacing quickly around my location. It really was them. "Ominis..." I said quietly, to myself more than anyone else.

 "There you are!" The branches of the willow tree were moved to the side, as Ominis used his wand to seek me out. I supposed a disillusionment charm meant nothing to someone who used his other senses to find me. 

"Darling, we have been looking for you for hours! Where on earth have you been?!" Ominis' worry made me feel so guilty, but I just didn't know what to say. "Please Darling say something, let me know you're ok!" I hesitated. 

"I'm fine Ominis...I wasn't kidnapped or anything..." I said half heartedly. Ominis reached a hand up and pulled me close, his heart pounding rapidly. I could feel his tears falling into my hair, as I reached my hand up to wipe them away, he held on tighter. 

 "You're burning up...how long have you been out here? Surely not since this morning?" He asked me, the fear for me exceedingly clear in his voice. I again didn't know how to answer. "I'm fine..." He sighed, wiping his eyes and patting my hair. "It's alright, I've got you..."

Sebastian pushed the branches to the side moments after, having heard Ominis speaking to me. "Finally! Do you have any idea how long we've been looking for you?? Why is it that you just up and run away when things get tough!" He snapped, his figure in the dark appearing as though his arms were crossed in frustration. 

"Sebastian what the fuck is the matter with you?! Our girlfriend did her best to keep in contact with your sister who wanted nothing to do with you, actively rebuilding that relationship somewhat for you, so that you would at least have some information about what she was doing!

 She respected Anne's wishes to not tell you about her searching for a cure, and you repay her by getting angry and lashing out! And when she runs, and we go and find her and she looks like death, instead of being worried you get angry again! 

Your anger should be directed at your sister! Not the girl who has been doing anything and everything to make you happy, and we haven't been paying enough attention to realise that something is going on with her and she needs our help!! I have half a mind to punch you in the nose you absolute moonmind!" 

Ominis' tone was exceptionally harsh, I felt somewhat glad that it wasn't directed at me. Sebastian was silent for a few moments, before sighing gruffly. "Gah, I know I know. I'm just frustrated with Anne...she never told me." 

"Then maybe direct that anger at her, instead of being an asshole and taking it out on the ones who love you! Which seems to be something you need to work on, so that your reconnection with Anne doesn't come at her cost!" Ominis was holding me tightly, and I could feel the venom in his words. 

He was right, Sebastian had taken his frustration out on me unfairly. "You're right...I'm sorry darling..." He finally said, sadness replacing his prior anger. "Sebastian put your pride to the side for a moment...she's got a temperature, I need you to look at her and tell me if she looks alright, because she doesn't sound or feel well..." 

I watched Sebastian's form stiffen, before he lifted his wand. "Lumos." The light felt too bright, and I shied away from it a bit. I heard Sebastian gasp, as his eyes grew wide and his face paled. "What?? What is it?? Is she that bad??" 

I watched as Sebastian looked me over, before moving forward to take me from Ominis. "She needs to get home, now! Merlin...you feel too warm...fuck! Why did I let you run off!?" He scooped me up, Ominis rising to follow.

 "We don't have brooms here, we need to run. Ominis, cast lumos with my wand so I can see, we need to go now!" I didn't even have the strength to hold on as Sebastian started sprinting, the trees becoming a blur as we went. 

I didn't feel sick, just cold. I could feel consciousness fading as we went, desperately wanting to sleep. "Please hold on. I'm so fucking sorry I did this to you, but I need you to hold on for me please..." 

I heard Sebastian murmur, his puffing showing just how much effort he was putting into carrying me. However my body was fighting me every step of the way, and the world slowly went black once again. 

I was back in the forest under the willow tree. Had it all been a dream? That Sebastian and Ominis had come to find me? I could hear scuttling outside of the willow tree's branches, the growling of a wolf coming from outside. 

"You think you were so clever hiding in plain sight like this, but you must have known I'd find you. It was almost too easy." I watched as the wolf's shadow transformed into that of a woman, her face covered in a skull shaped mask, her clothes a mixture of deep purple and black. 

She laughed, that same cruel laughter I had heard when she pulled me to the ground. She stepped closer, my body too tired to let me lift my wand to defend myself. Not that it mattered even if I could. 

She kicked it to the side, lifting me with a spell, my limbs hanging lifelessly. "Crucio!" I could feel jolts of familiar agonising pain, as though my bones were on fire and my skin was being stabbed with thousands of knives. 

I jolted, my eyes shut tight and my whole body stiffening with pain, my mouth opening in a silent scream. Why couldn't I scream? The woman walked closer, snickering. "Now then. You know I'm going to kill you, the question is, should I play with you more first? CRUCIO!" 

The second time around felt worse, my muscles spasmed as they tensed, knowing what to expect. My body twitched involuntarily, I could feel everything shaking as I was tossed out of the willow tree's leaves and onto the ground.

 I felt the wind knocked out of me, as I struggled to pull myself up. "Uh ah, no movement for you. Levioso!" I was once again lifted from the ground, feeling completely helpless. I couldn't move, I couldn't fight back or even speak. 

"Now then, I think my babies are hungry, should we find out?" She said gleefully, moving me over the open pincers of the Acromantulas, the moonlight doing an excellent job of illuminating their drooling and starving pincers, their murderous eyes and their eager forelegs that were rubbing together. 

I tried to shake my head, silently pleading with the woman to not do this. However, she only smiled. "No one believed you, did they?" She removed the spell, as I shut my eyes tight and screamed as I fell into the pincers of the Acromantualas.