Black Love - Fantastic Beasts

Part 19

Casey takes a deep breath once she is far enough from Tarius's sight.

She feels so nervous.

But then, she remembered what she wanted to do at the first place...

She wants to meet Credence.
She needs to talk to Credence.

So she quickly apparates to Mr. Scamander's house once she put all her stuff in her room.

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Newt was taking care of his injured bowtruckle when he heard a sudden knock on the door.

When he opened the door, it wasn't that surprising to see Cassiopeia Black as Credence told him she would visit him. His injured bowtruckle was trying hard to climb his front pocket, fighting for a place with Pickett.

"I'm sorry for disturbing Mr. Scamander, but can I see Credence?"

Casey asked politely. Her eyes full of hesitancy and nervousness.

Newt simply nods while smiling at her.

"Certainly... He's in his room. Go ahead..."

And then Newt goes to his kitchen, trying to prepare somewhat decent hi-tea for his guest. Casey invites herself in before slowly climbs the stairs to Credence's room at the second floor.

Casey hesitates for a while, her hand grips the doorknob tightly without opening the door, still wondering whether Credence would be mad at her. 

She knocks the door slowly.

There's a thud sound in the room, seems like someone is moving towards the door.

"Credence..."

As soon as she speaks, the footsteps halt, exactly in front of the door.

Casey feels so bad at that time.

Credence refuses to open the door.

"Credence... Please..."

Credence hesitates for a while. He grips his hand tightly until his knuckles turn white. He obliviously shakes his legs.

And then the doorknob turns, Casey opens the door and look at Credence silently. Her eyes full of guilt and sadness.

Credence can't help but to feel so mad at that time. So he steps back and slowly sits on his bed, not throwing any glances at Casey.

Casey takes a deep breath. Even without legilimency, she could sense Credence anger for her. So she slowly mutters a calming spell wandlessly and she could see Credence shudders a bit, although his legs can't stop shaking.

Casey slowly approaches Credence before kneeling in front of him, looks at him directly at his eyes. Credence however turns his head, giving no respond towards those sad doe eyes.

Casey sighs, before she slowly touch Credence's hand. Credence try to let go but Casey tighten her grip not giving him the chance to go away. Her plan however works because Credence now looks at her with eyes full of resentment and anger.

"Are you that mad?"

Casey asks the rhetorical question, simply for the sake of enunciating a conversation.

Credence simply blinks his eyes, glaring at Casey without answering the question verbally.

Casey rubs Credence hand softly, never lose her eye contact.

"I'm sorry... I had too many things in mind..."

"You simply hate me. You wanted to throw me away..."

"No Credence... That's not true... I was..."

Casey hesitates a bit when she remembered the reason she broke her promise was because her mind was too preoccupied thinking about Tarius's feelings for her.

"I was busy... I should have come... I'm sorry..."

But Credence still doesn't give any response towards Casey's words so Casey slowly stands up, letting go of Credence's hand.

"If you hate me that much... Maybe I should go..."

Casey was about to turn around and go away when a sudden sharp tingling pain strucks her shoulder and upper body.

Credence hugs her.

The touch was so unbearably painful that she can't even utters a word.

"Cr... Cr..."

"I thought you're going to leave me..."

Credence replied, ignoring Casey's pain at the time. His heart was painfully shattered when Casey didn't come yesterday, so in Credence's mind, she deserves such pain as a compensation.

Casey shudders even more at Credence's thought. She can't stop shivering but Credence still hugs her so tight that she can't even breath at the moment.

"Cr... Credence... Pl... Please..."

Casey pleaded. Her legs was so weak, so unknowingly she falls on the floor once Credence let go of her.

Casey trembles hard. The pain from the sudden touch still lingers on her body.

"Dd... Do you hate me that much?"

Casey asked without even bother to lift her head and looks at Credence.

Credence slowly settles next to her before looking at her silently and shook his head.

Casey could sense his anger subsided and guilt starts to take over him.

"I'm sorry..."

Credence manages to say. But he feels so bad for what he did so he starts to look away, trying to push all his pathetic sentimental sadness, while forgetting that Casey could easily reads through him.

So Casey slowly touch his right arm slowly, reassures him that everything is fine.