Mattheo Riddle - Born to die

Chapter 43: Family tree

Later, they sit together on the table and eat the food Kreacher made them. They don't talk much. The situations is just fucked up.
Mattheo watches her eating and he looks like he isn't really hungry. His thoughts are all over the place. Michelle has to talk to him to get him back to reality. He looks at her with an expecting look. His body language indicates that he wants her to start talking. He is lost in his thoughts of confusion and frustration. He thinks that the only way to get his mind out of this mess is by hearing Michelle's voice
But she stays silent. She doesn't know what to say and looks on her plate. Kreacher just stands beside her, then she looks at him "Kreacher. Eat something too, please"
Mattheo glances at both of them. Kreacher looks at the food, but he seems unsure if he could get permission to eat it.
Kreacher looks at Mattheo and looks as if expecting his permission to eat as well.
"You can eat something too, Kreacher." He says kindly and smiles and then he turns to Michelle again. After taking a deep breath he says in a calm tone "Hey..."
"Yes?" she barely looks at him.
he puts his hand on her shoulder
"Well, you seem a little lost in thoughts... do you want to share them with me?" he says gently. He looks at her with a sad expression. His face is still full of concerns and you could read the fear in his eyes as well. "If you wanna talk you can tell me, you know that?" he says and pauses for a moment. He is not sure how to comfort her or how he could make her feel better. He thinks that the only thing he can do is listening to her.
"I .. just had to think about Sirius. And this Family in general. Can I show you something?" he nods, he is still concerned about her, he doesn't want anything to happen to her. "Sure, show me please." he says gently.

They walk into the corridor where is a huge family tree is on the wall. Sirius is burned out. "This is my.. family. I wanted to show you, what you gotten into. The Blacks were always a family were pureblood and honor were the most important things.. and look where they are now."
Mattheo is shocked when he looks at the family tree. Of course he has heard about this family before and their history with magic. But seeing all these dead family members is disturbing to say the least.
He sighs and pauses for a moment
"Are their any family members left?" Mattheo's tone sounds concerned. He looks at her, but he suddenly notices again, how amazing she is and that she is a really beautiful woman.
"I wonder what i have gotten into... " he smirks. She knows he tries to joke and make the situation less painful but it doesn't work. "I'm not even on the wall. I'm that uninteresting for this family. There only a few left." She nods at Narcissa and Draco.
Mattheo looks at her and then at the family tree again. He has a sad look on his face
"I... am sorry... " his voice sounds really concerned and he moves closer to her as his tone sounds more sympathetic.
"You are not uninteresting." he says and pauses for a moment.
"Why did they burn Sirius out?" his question sounds a bit more curious.
"He ran away. He was to much under pressure.." Then her hand carresses over Regulus Names "Uncle Regulus. Never got to know him. He went missing..Sirius talked about him a lot.
Mattheo looks at her with a sympathetic look in his eyes. He seems thoughtful as he observes the family tree.
"So... the Black family are all gone now?" his tone sounds sad while his eyes are on the family tree. He pauses and then looks at her with a shy look in his face
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Mostly" She shrunks her shoulders "What you wanna ask?"
He clears his throat. "Can I be honest with you?" his tone sounds a bit worried.
"You're my husband and I love you. Please be honest" She turns to him and takes his hand. He smiles and his tone sounds much more softer and caring.
"I am glad to hear that." there is a pause as if he is thinking what to say
"I am just... worried, that's all. The situation is stressful and..." he clears his throat.
"How do you feel... about our situation right now?" he looks at her and seems nervous, yet he still tries to comfort her at the same time with is gentle and calm voice.
"I am worried too. But we have to stay strong.." She looks on the floor again. "I want to sleep now. I am tired.." he nods and pauses for a moment.
"You go to sleep, Michelle." he looks at her and smiles gently.

A few hours later the room is dark. Mattheo is sitting down in one of the chairs in the room, not even blinking. Mattheo seems tired, but somehow he has to stay awake. The window is open and heccan hear the night sounds of the woods. He seems lost in thoughts while he stares into the darkness.
She wakes up and looks at him "Come to me Mattheo. You don't have to stay awake. This place is safe.." she reaches her hand out for him.bMattheo hears her and seems confused for a second. He gets lost in his thoughts again, but eventually he gets back to reality as he looks at her. His eyes look tired, but he still smiles gently.
"I know, but... someone has to be alert..." he says, but then he stands up. He starts walking towards her.
"Okay, I will come to your bed." he says and walks towards her, his tone sounds sweet.
He lays beside her and the start cuddling a bit. It almost feels like before. A lot has changed since then but never their feelings for each other.bMattheo wraps both his arms around her and he can't help but smile as he snuggles with her.
He is just there, not saying anything but at the same time not thinking either. He enjoys the moment and takes it as an opportunity to relax with her in their arms. His tone sounds soothing. His breathing has calmed down and all you can hear in this room is their soft breathing.
He looks at her and stares at her for a moment. There is something he wants to say. He takes a deep breath and looks at her.
She looks at him "My husband.."
He smiles softly as he looks back at her.
He pauses for a minute and then he whispers.

"I... I love you." he says with a serious look in his face. His tone sounds so sincere and calm. He smiles at her to the point where his eyes sparkle.
"I Love you too"