The Black Rose

Chapter twelve- Aftermath

*Edited*

When Jabe slowly begins to regain consciousness, the first thing she felt was agony. It felt like she couldn't breath. Her lungs felt like they were filled with boiling oil and it hurt to breathe. Every breath she took was a struggle. Jabe hears herself let out a pain filled groan and immediately she fells a gentle hand stroke her cheek. "Jabe!" Comes Voldemorts raspy and tear filled voice. "T-Tom..." Jabe groans slowly opening her eyes. 

Light blinds her until Jabe finally sees she was in Voldemort's room. "Oh my queen you scared me so much!" Voldemort cries as Jabe slowly goes to move. "No. Don't move Jabe. You were hurt badly." Voldemort says gently resting a hand on her shoulder. Jabe groans in pain and leans her head back. She realizes that her head had been laying in Voldemorts lap. 

"Tom... what happened... Bells. She...." Jabes eyes widen as tears fill her eyes. "She did Jabe. So hard you punctured a lung and broke four bones. Ribs not included." Voldemort growls in anger. Jabe slowly meets his eyes and upon seeing him her eyes widen. "Tom... What did you do!" Jabe cries. Voldemort sighs and leans down resting his forehead against hers. "You used up all your strength didn't you Tom!" Jabe cries and slowly Voldemort nods. 

" I had too. You were dying." Voldemort lets his tears slip as he says this. He couldn't bare to lose Jabe again. And tonight. She had almost died. Voldemort wouldn't forget that. Bellatrix would pay. He was going to make her suffer. For hurting his queen. 

"Tom..." Jabe whispers broken hearted. She slowly reaches up and caress Voldemorts cheek. Then she gently runs a finger over the side of his eyes. Voldemort was blind. The massive loss of strength had severed his optic nerves and blinded him. 

He would never see again in his current body. "Tom. No!" Jabe screams resting her head against his. Feeling the tears streaming down his queens face, Voldemort gently shushes her. "I'm sorry Jabe. I had to. I couldn't lose you." Voldemort whispers. 

Jabes heart breaks and slowly she starts to move once more. Pain fills her and she lets out a small cry of pain. "Jabe please!" Voldemort protests. "I can't tom. I have to find her. She needs my help" "No! Your not going anywhere near her. She is going to pay for what she did. You nearly died jabe. I almost lost you." Voldemort says. 

If Jabe had died because of Bellatrix, Voldemort would have murdered anyone who stood in his way of Bellatrix. He would have done everything he could to make sure Bellatrix would pay. No power on earth would have been able to stop him. But now that Jabe was alive. Voldemort was still going to hunt Bellatrix down. He was going to kill her. 

Jabe lets her tears slip. "No... Please Tom. Don't hurt her." Jabe whispers. Despite the massive amounts of pain she was in, Jabe knew that Bellatrix would be weak after what had just happened. She would need jabes help. "She has to pay jabe. After what she did to you. If you had died-" Voldemorts voice chokes as he says this. 

"She's my sister Tom. I know she almost killed me. But after what happened. She was angry. Please tom. I'm begging you. Don't hurt her!" Hearing the tears in his queens voice Voldemort feels his heart break. 

Voldemort reaches out his hand searching for her cheek. Since he was blind he would never again be able to see the beauty of jabes face. At least not while he was in this body. Once he was restored to his true body, he would get his sight back. 

But until then Voldemort would remain in darkness. Jabe gently places Voldemorts hand on her cheek. Voldemort sighs and gently rubs his thumb over her cheek bone. Memorizing every curve of her face. Jabe was the only person on earth who he would do this for. He would do anything to make her happy. And if that meant not hurting Bellatrix, even after what she had done. Then so be it. 

"If I let this go jabe. You have to promise me you won't leave me like that again. If I lost you..." Jabe nods with tears streaming down her face. Whether they be from pain or sadness Jabe didn't know. She slowly leans down and wraps Voldemort into a hug. She hugs him close and lets her tears flow. 

This had all been a disaster. Telling Bellatrix the truth had gone the worst way possible. It had gone exactly the way Jabe had feared it would. And because of that. Her love was blind. But jabes love for her sister was stronger then ever. She knew that Bellatrix felt hurt and betrayed. And Jabe had to fix that. 

But right now Jabe was in to much pain to even make it out the door. She realized that now. Still hugging her love Jabe whispers "I won't go anywhere Tom. I'll never leave you again. Ever!" Voldemort lets out a tired smile. 

"I know Jabe." He whisper gently kissing her cheek. Slowly Jabe is forced to set Voldemort down when waves of pain fill her. It happened to be perfect timing when Jabe's sister Narcissa walks in the door with her healing kit. Seeing that Jabe was awake narcissa drops her bag and runs to her sister hugging her gently. 

"You scared me so much Jabes." Narcissa whispers burying her face in her older sisters shoulder. Jabe gives a pained smile. "I'm sorry cissy." She whisper. Narcissa sighs and makes Jabe sit down. "You shouldn't be up. You punctured a lung." She says. 

Jabe shoots her love a glare feeling the look he was giving her. Narcissa gets to work healing her sisters broken bones and helping her with her pain. She had always known about her bond with the dark lord. She had been one of the first people Jabe had told, besides their father. Jabe told Narcissa because she trusted her. Once Narcissa was done healing most of jabes broken bones she gave Jabe some powerful pain relievers to alleviate the pain. 

"You need to rest jabe." Narcissa whispers once more. Jabe sighs and meets her sisters eyes. "Where is she?" She asks. Narcissa shoots a worried glance at the dark lord who had unwillingly slipped into sleep. "He won't hurt her cissy. I begged him not to. Where is she?" Jabe asks once more. "Resting. That spell almost destroyed her core." Narcissa sighs. 

"How is she?" Jabe whispers. "She's angry. And hurt. But she feels horrible for what happened. You know that if bells had been herself this would have never happened. She would never knowingly hurt you." Narcissa sighs. Jabe nods. "I know cissy. Make sure she rests please." Jabe sighs. Narcissa nods. "I will. But for now get some rest jabes. You need it." Jabe sighs and nods as narcissa quietly walks out. And as the pain relievers slowly take effect, Jabe slowly lets her eyes close before falling into a nightmare filled sleep.