4 weeks later.
Persistent knocking, that sounded like it was on the inside of my head, woke me up and i jumped out off the bed . If this was Amelia ,she better have prepared the best apology. 4 weeks i have not heard from her. That's the longest we ever stayed out of touch.
- Amelia god damn 4 weeks. I yelled out as i opened the door and was greeted with...not Amelia.
- Good morning Carnage. Before you trow something at me , i wanna say you have a visitor and it wasn't my choice to wake you. Kyle quickly defended raising his hands up.
-Kyle why are you here?
- Just doing my job . You have been summoned back home. He replied and looked down to my body, eyes wide open.
- You might wanna put something on. We will be waiting downstairs. He said and quickly turned around rushing down the stairs. I looked down to my lingerie and cursed all gods ,at the interruption of sleep. I couldn't care less if i am half naked.
Putting a robe over myself will have to do i decided and made my way down to the living room. My temple was pounding , a tremendous headache pulsing through my brain. I didn't remember much from last night. Or the night before that. You could say i choose to deal with my emotions after The Lestrange's , with a bender of reckless descions, work and booze. Or rather not deal with them at all. I knew they were going to catch up with me sooner or later , but until then i had time.
The letter i acquired told me nothing. It was just a list of names . Wizard names ,that meant nothing to me. I tracked them all down , only to find they are completely random people . Nothing in common between them. It was a dead end and boy did i try. Whatever it regarded to ,it was kept under tight lid. No information anywhere. I even went as far as sending letters to Cadavier, but he seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth ,sending me no reply. I was frustrated to say the least. This was important i could feel it and yet i had nothing to show for it. Maybe going home wasn't a bad idea. They said Amaruns gave consent for whatever this is. Maybe i can find out more, once i am there.
I casted the Riddle brothers out of my mind ,the very same night i left them in the cold garden. Tried hard to isolate them. Ignored the 3 letters i received. Two from Tom and one from Matheo. They remained unopened near the front door. Even so , every now and then , mostly at night ,they invaded my thoughts. Like a plague you can never get rid off. No ,going home was perfect i decided just as murmured conversation and the smell of coffee reached me.
I walked in to see Adenis standing on guard by the front door , Kyle stirring coffee and talking to.. oh you have to be fuckin kidding me.
- Who let him in? I bit out and stared between the guards who suddenly looked uncomfortable.
- Good morning to you too or should i say afternoon? Matheo parried from the side scanning me from top to bottom.
- I did Miss Abrasax. He has a letter of correspondence for you and has been inspected at the door. Say the word and he leaves. Adenis replied and straightened up. Matheo's stare on me burned like hot coals . I missed the feeling of it i realised, but ignored him all the same.
- Ts and here i thought we can be friends. Matheo said sarcastically and glared at Adenis, who looked ready to throw him out of the window. I was inclined to let him.
- What do you want? I bit out and took a seat on the couch, practically grabbing the mug of Kyle's hands.
- What do i want? I've been trying to reach you for 4 weeks? Matheo questioned the irritation in his voice showing.
- Huh odd, that's exactly how long i have been ignoring you. I mocked back and watched him clench his jaw. The fuck does he expect from me?
The door opening behind me made me jump. And Kyle was by my side immediately , two long blades in his hands .Adenis was by Matheo's side in a similar position.
- Oh i uh. Carnage. What's going on? A familiar now voice said in panic and i turned towards the hallway to find the beautiful blond , wearing last night's dress and fluffy slippers.
Oh snap.
Bolain bar 24 hours ago.
I was going through my 4 th round of drinks in a cute , but small bar on a random street. I didn't care much where i was ,as long as i was surrounded by people and not stuck in the house, alone and with my thoughts. Frustration was gettinng to me , after yet another failure to understand the contents of that letter.
- Excuse me Hi. A voice to my left said and i ignored it. I wasn't waiting on no one .
- Miss hey. Uhm sorry to bother you. The voice said again and something struck me as familiar, making me turn around. The girl from the dress shop stood in front of me , wearing a dark red dress ,that suited her pale complexion so well . It made her stand out ,even in this dimly lit place.
- Hello again darlin. My apologies i thought you are not talking to me.
- Oh yeah sorry . Uhm so i came here with my friends and i .. She kept stuttering ,turning bright red and i found it adorably cute. Hello distraction i thought. I leaned back in my chair and smiled at her , giving her time to come up with a sentence.
- My name is Iliada. She finally blurred out and extended her hand way too quickly . The name rang like a bell in my head. She was nervous , her body language was all over the place.
- Your parents gave you a beautiful name. Do you know where is it from? I asked and watched the confusion pass her pretty face.
- No. It was my dad's idea. He uh.. he was a muggle . We don't talk. She stated out and i regreted my choice of words.
- I am sorry didn't mean to pry. Iliad is an ancient greek poem. I can't speak of whether the origins are muggle or not ,but you should read it.
- I.. i will. Uhm Thank you. Do you know what it means ? My name? She asked and took a seat beside me her eyebrows all scrunched up.
- I do.
- Tell me! She practically squeeked in excitement and it made me laugh.
-No. That's up to you to discover. I replied and watched her frown before she squinted at me.
- Well then. What's your name? She asked making me smirk ,as i noted her body language was more at ease now.
- Carnage.
- No it's not . Come on. She replied before she laughed out loud, her blond bob hair, swishing around. Her reactions were a breath of fresh air and the fact that she didn't believe me ,just made it funnier. So i gave her a deadpan look back.
- No wait you really? Well Merlin, but are very beautiful i don't understand ? She questioned and turned bright red after the last one. Entirely adorable.
- Really.
- Oh well it's nice to meet you Carnage. She said and i flagged the bartender.
- Likewise Ileada. What are you drinking?
- Rose wine. She said and smiled at me.
I often found your drink of choice says a lot about your personality. Take Rose wine for example. A drink for the young , but careless. Weak in his buzz and yet harmful to some people ,who disagree with sulphites. Mostly preferred by women.
- Rose wine for the lady , and a refill for me. I said and the Elderly woman with bright clothes, behind the bar poured.
- So where are you from Carnage? She asked turning towards me. Beautiful distraction.
- Not here i'm afraid darlin. What about you?
- Manchester originally ,but i moved to London very young. Will you answer my question? She asked again but never did she once meet my eyes. I didn't blame her.
- No. I replied and watched her dace drop. She was hurt? I think?
-Look i am not one for small talk.
You are drop dead gorgeous and while i can flirt with you all night, i much rather spend whatever time is left , kissing you instead. I will give you a choice and respect your decision either way. So what's it going to be Iliada stay or leave?
Her eyes shining mischievously and yet innocently at the same time, while she raised her glass at me , was my answer.
