The Girl From My Past {h.s. au} #wattys2018

Chapter 34

"I know how to get mommy back."

None of them knew what those words meant. None of them knew that that specific sentence would destroy them all.

"How, Eddie?" Harry pleaded, kneeling down to hold his boy.

The small child held out his hand and whispered, "Blood."

Harry looked up at Zayn with confused eyes. He scratched the back of his neck, flipping through Edna's spell book.

"To create a portal to Hell, there must be a blood sacrifice so the being who's entering will already be weak..." He trailed off, glancing back at Harry. "Edward's blood, to be exact."

"What? No!"

"It has to be him, Harry. It's the only way."

Edward's big green eyes gazed back into Zayn's as he leaned down.

"Hi buddy."

"Hello Uncle Zayn." He winced at the child's innocence.

He gently held his small hand in his, placing a blade in the palm of his hand. Liam had to hold Harry back from wrapping his hands around Zayn's neck.

"This will only hurt for a second, okay? Be brave, Edward. For mommy."

He nodded, screwing his eyes shut and puffing his cheeks out full of air as the small blade penetrated his delicate skin.

Blood dripped onto the floor and the boys grabbed the kids, stepping back slightly as Darcy put a Hello Kitty band aid on Edward's cut.

Suddenly, the ground opened up in a circle. Only black smoke could be seen when looking down into it.

They all stood silent, staring at the portal. Zayn cleared his throat, stepping forward.

"I'll go first."

No one protested as he jumped into the hole as if it were a swimming pool.

"Me next!" Niall chirpped and did an actual cannonball into Hell.

One after another, they all jumped through the portal until only Louis, Harry, and the kids remained.

"We can't leave them, Haz. It's too dangerous." Louis whispered as he held on tightly to Darcy.

His friend sniffled, holding back tears. "Just go, Lou."

He looked away as Louis jumped in with his daughter. He then knelt down, ruffling Edward's hair.

"I'm scared daddy."

Harry chucked and let a tear fall down his rosy cheeks. "Me too, Eddie. But we have to be strong for mommy, okay?"

He nodded and put on a brave face, making his father smile.

"Up we go then."

He held onto his son for dear life as he took a step back, jumping with a loud grunt into the portal.

When his feet hit the ground with a loud thump, Harry finally opened his eyes. Everyone was there, looking around in awe.

The sky was black and the ground was grey. In the far distance, a black castle stood, orange light being projected onto the soil around it.

Without muttering a single word, they all began walking towards it. Though they knew what was in there, they would never be prepared for what was to come.

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They wandered the empty corridors, no sound pierced through the constant silence, making them all anxious.

"Harry! Harry, help me!"

Suddenly, a cry for help cut through the air like a knife, making everyone freeze.

"Rose!" Harry set Edward down and began running in the direction that the noise came from.

"Harry, no!" Liam yelled as they began chasing him.

He stopped in a doorway, allowing everybody to catch up to him. Niall crept up beside his friend.

"Harry..?"

Lucifer was sitting on a throne made out of twig and thorn. Harry's jaw clenched just looking at his smug expression.

"Where is she? Where's my Rosie?" He demanded, knuckles turning white at his sides.

A girl with white hair stood beside the throne with her back facing everyone. She suddenly turned her neck before her body even moved, like an owl.

Her eyes were black and completely lifeless, cracks and viens showed through her pale completion.

"Rosie?" Harry whispered as hot tears stained his face.

Lucifer's hand raised gracefully as he moved only two fingers.

Rose's head tilted to the side, black eyes widening. She stared right into Harry's painfully twisted face. A terrible smile replaced her slacked frown.

"What's wrong, Harry? You look like you've seen a ghost."

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Hey guys! I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long to write but I hope y'all liked it.

There's only going to be about two or three more chapters left!

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