Unforgettable

2009

*Jemima w/baby Scorpius above*
*Allegiance by Riddle TM*
Setting: March 2009; unknown location, Jemima POV...

"Mama!" My son shouts as he runs to me smiling

"My little prince!" I coo smiling as I squat down and he runs into my open arms, "how my scorpion charmer?"

"I miss you," he says as his little hands fiddle with my hair

"Did you have fun with E?" I ask him

He just nods as he continues to play with my hair, Enid and I got part time jobs at a pub and we're given lodging in their spare room above. I can hardly believe my boy just turned two a few months ago, we've been homeschooling him in everything since we can't stay in one place for too long. He's so bright, and I'm so proud of him; I'm glad he's nothing like I was back then, we've been teaching him a number of languages and much more. He seems to pick things up pretty quickly, unfortunately with how often we move about and the fact that we live where Enid and I tend to work...he doesn't have many chances at making friends. I once decided that I would kill and die for my brother-and I did...but-but now, I no longer need to do so.

"Now I do so for you," I whisper

"What was that Jems?" Enid's voice comes

"Oh, nothing," I tell her with a smile

"...k..." she says with narrowed eyes-unsure if she believes me, "well," she adds changing topics, "my turn to work-you're turn to watch your squirt."

"Come along little prince," I say as I carry him away, "let's go read a story-shall we?"

"No," he pouts, "I want a new stowy."

"A new one huh?" I say in thought

"Yes mummy," he says to with a posting lip

"Alright then," I say thinking still, "I know one-but it's a little bit on the sad side," I tell him, "is that alright?"

"What's it bout?" He asks me as we enter our room

"Hm," I think for a moment, "it's about a lonely little girl, and her misunderstood dragon."

"Teww me, teww me, teww me!" He exclaims excitedly as I put him down in the bed we share

"Once upon a time," I start the story, "a long time ago,"I continue as I change him into his pjs, "there was a family in hiding from-" I pause in the tale trying to think of a name for the villain, "the dark l-ness-the darkness," I start, then quickly correct, "in this family was a mummy, a d-" I stop again, finding myself unable to say the word-Scorpius doesn't know the word, never said or heard it, "a daddy," I continue-knowing full well he's gonna learn sooner or later, "and two babies-one boy and the other, a girl," I tell him, "the family trusted the wrong people though," I tell him as I lay him down in bed, "and the darkness was taken down by the boy, but took the mummy and daddy away with him forever-"

"What's wong mummy?" He asks and I hadn't realized I was, "Why you cwying?"

"Nothing wrong sweetheart," I tell him as I sniffle and wipe my eyes, "I'm alright," I tell him, "honest," I say as he stares at me, "with the mummy and daddy gone," I continue, "the babies were split up," I tell him, "the boy-to family that was mean to him-"

"He dragon?" Scorpius asks me

"No dear, the dragon hasn't entered the story yet," I tell him with a small smile as I caress his face and think of his father, "the girl," I return to the story again, "was sent away else where-to a cruel world that would leave her utterly alone," I tell him, "neither child know they had another in the world. Both going through many hard time," I tell him, "a ways away," I go on, "lives another family-this one holding: a mummy, a daddy, a girl and a boy as well; this mummy and daddy are two of underlings of the darkness," I continue to spin the tale I started, "but with their master now gone, they had nothing to fear in way of their children," I tell him, "but over time, the family grew cruel towards the girl-"