She Talks to Angels (H.S.)

Chapter 6

Charlie stared back at her father in shock, stumbling back into Harry as he took a step forwards.

"No... No this can't be happening. I I'm having another nightmare." Charlie said as she started pacing the room.

"Charls. Calm down, love. Just sit down so we can explain." Harry said softly as he tried to grab her hand but she pulled it away from him.

"We? You knew? You've known he was alive this whole time? You knew what happened and you didn't tell me?!" Charlie exclaimed through angry tears.

"Charlie, I-"

"Don't. I can't... I can't handle this right now."

Harry watched as she practically ran out the front door. He let out a deep sigh as he looked at Micheal who nodded, giving him the okay to go after her. Harry immediately ran after her and spotted her throwing up hear a tree from all the stress she was feeling. He could feel her anxiety rattling her bones and she was so overwhelmed with everything that had happened the past twenty four hours.

"Charlie..." He said softly once she finished.

She spit out the rest of the vomit from her mouth then stood up and turned to face him as she leaned against the tree for support.

"What's going on?" She whispered.

"I... I need you to trust me okay? I promise I'll explain everything. Just... please."

Charlie stared up at him for a long moment wondering if she should trust him after he had kept such a huge secret from her. She still had no idea how she even survived being stabbed by that... thing, but no matter what she knew that she would always be safe with him. Once she nodded Harry carefully lifted her hands to cup her cheeks and closed his eyes. Charlie was confuses at first but then it was as if a projector turned on in her head, playing through her memories like a movie.

Harry showed her the real memories that her father had changed so she could live a normal life. How she met Harry when she was six years old, but he looked the same as he did now. She looked up to him like a big brother, but as she grew older and he stayed the same her feelings changed. He started going to her high school and spending more time with her, eventually developing feelings of his own. Even though he was only supposed to protect her he couldn't help but fall for her smile and her compassion. She cared so much about people and it made sense that she would eventually become a nurse once she moved to London. All of the memories were happy ones until it came to the night of the accident...

*Flashback*

Charlie walked home with Harry by her side after they had spent the day together, skipping school to head up to the old railroad bridge. It had been such an amazing day and they had shared their first official kiss so she was distracted and on cloud nine as she walked close to him down the path that led back to his car.

"I think we should skip school more often." Charlie smiled as she moved to walk backwards in front of him until she stopped him so she could be closer.

"If we did that your dad would murder me." Harry chuckled as he smiled down at her.

"That's only if we get caught."

Charlie smirked and grabbed onto the collar of his jacket, standing up on her tiptoes to kiss him deeply. His hands wrapped around her waist while hers wandered up into his hair, both of them becoming blissfully unaware of their surroundings. Before either of them could react Harry was suddenly ripped away from her and thrown a good ten feet into a tree. His body hit with a sickening thud and he fell limply to the ground below.

"Harry!" Charlie screamed as she tried to get to his unconscious form, but the man who had thrown him gripped onto her arms and smirked as she struggled to get away from him. "Let me go!"

"I don't think so sweet cheeks. You're far too valuable to let out of my sight. Your uncle will be excited to see you." The man grinned.

Charlie's eyes widened as his pupils dilated until his eyes were completely black... whites and all. She let out a loud scream and fought against his arms, but it wasn't until the sound of powerful wings flapping overhead distracted him that she was able to kick him in the shin. He let out a growl of pain and hit her hard enough to send her falling to the ground in a daze. She could barely keep her eyes open as she saw two blurry figures fighting each other. One light and one dark. More wing noises could be heard and she heard other men shouting at her father to take her and run while they held him off. The next thing Charlie knew she felt the wind in her face and it was as if she was flying through the air, but in her dazed state she wasn't sure what was real or not. Thunder boomed overhead signaling that it was about to rain and she could smell it on the wind.