As the World Caves In

Dare you to move

Skye

     Next day there's going to be a meeting at our house thanks to the Dark Lord who was greatful that the headmaster and his biggest rival died with our help. "What a joyous occasion" father says at the kitchen table as he's sipping on his morning coffee. "The others will arrive shortly, please wear something that shows you're not a disgrace" he looks at me disgusted as I'm putting butter on my toast, wearing an oversized hoodie. I'm holding onto the knife so firmly that my fingers become pale. Draco places his hand on mine then smiles at me softly but I can see fear in his eyes. Couple seconds later death eaters start arriving which makes me flinch when I hear that woosh sounds indicating someone has arrived. "Having ourselves some victory breakfast are we?" I hear the way too familiar voice I deteste and my stomach knots up. "Bellatrix!" my father exclaims excitedly as Dray and I are sitting next to each other in peace, pretending we didn't hear the guest come in. And just like that summer vacation starts after a night of terror at school. "Skye go to your room Bella and I need to talk" my father says to me rudely. I get up from my seat without looking at him because I can't look him or Bellatrix in the eyes after everything. "You should finish teaching her a lesson" Bellatrix giggles as she gets closer to my father. "All in right time my darling, all in right time..." he answers in a deep, serious voice.

        But I just keep walking, out of the kitchen, up the stairs emotionlessly. However I feel my boyfriend's presence behind me which makes me calm. We get up to my room and I immediately lay down on bed with my face down and when I hear the door closing I scream into my pillow. I feel Dray's comforting touch on my back "I know, love" he whispers commiseratingly. I turn over so I'm looking up at the ceiling "I'm sorry this must be more hard on you, I'm so selfish--" I say because I'm reminded that after all I wasn't the one that had the task to kill Dumbledore. Draco tried focusing on me to get his mind off of the last year we've been through. "But you're here for me too" he cuts me off to reassure me as he grabs my ching and turns my head towards him. I look into his eyes and I feel at peace, almost like I can forget about everything bad in this mad world and it's just the two of us. "How about we have a day for ourselves?" I sit up on my bed and take Dray's hand. "I'd love that.. but are you sure today's the day?" he asks concerned because today's the day of the victory and glory meeting. "I'd run away with you any day" I whisper affectionately and to that he reacts by putting his hand on my face then slowly sliding it to the back of my neck and grabbing it firmly as he pulls me in closer to kiss me. I apparate us out of the house so in the next moment when he opens his eyes Dray is startled "Skye!" he looks at me with a mischievous smile. We're in the woods nearby, between tall trees in the foggy morning. "I like it here" I say softly and put my arms around his neck. "We will get away from everyone. I promise" he says because he knows why I brought us here. I'd leave home in a heartbeat. "But if we disappear now they'll hunt us..." he reasons with me.

        I sigh and acknowledge that he's right. However much I want to get away from here. If we do it now we'd be in danger and put our friends and family in harm's way too. "So we'll just have to pretend a little longer" I look at my boyfriend and he nods softly. Just a little longer... I can do that. Although my face expression doesn't show it I'm really glad that I have Draco, all we've been through we were there for each other. I never thought someone would love every side of me as much as I do his. "We should go back" he says softly as he gets a strand of hair out of my face. I close my eyes, look down and nod. I hold Dray's hand and apparate back to my room. "I'm... scared, Dray... I still don't know where Alik is" my voice breaks as we sit down on my bed. "We'll find him" he responds confidently. "How?? We don't have any more clues!" I cry out as I push down some books from my table which uncovers my mom's diary. My eyes tear up as I take it in my hands. I haven't read a page of it in a long time... I don't even know if she wrote about me and Alik. "You okay?" my boyfrind asks as I'm standing still, holding a black leather book. "Yeah" I answer as I turn around and sit down. "We might have a lead" I continue softly as I look at the cover of the journal. I feel Dray's reassuring hand on my back as I open mom's diary. I turn the pages and get to the last one I've read. I take a deep breath and start reading it again. I find more stories about her and father after they got their dark marks then getting married. It seems like when she first got pregnant dad was really happy because it was a boy but mom didn't want to give birth at 21. So mom and Alik's realtionship wasn't the greatest although she loved my brother there was a part of her that blamed him for how my father turned out. All the yelling, hitting and verbal abuse... It wasn't that bad until she got pregnant again years later with me. Dad was mad I was a girl and he said he doesn't need me...Mom was happy though because she felt like she was finally ready to be a mother. But she wrote she was suspicious of Tom trying to murder me multiple times, even when I was a baby. That could be the reason she wanted to protect me so much but only from a distance. So I'd stay alive but dad wouldn't be doubtful of mom... "You don't have to do this.." Dray says to me concerned as teardrops appear on my face. He wipes them off "I'm okay" I answer as I smile at him. "I really am" I say honestly.

          I went over a couple more pages and it says that Alik used to run away when he was little. Especially when he figured out he was going to have a little sister. Mom always saw him running into the woods in the morning and only coming back in the evening. Maybe he had a secret hiding place... I remember he used to take me to the forest to play hide and seek and I could never find him. Maybe this is it! Maybe he used some spells when he got older to make the place disappear thus the best hideout. I excitedly stand up and rush into my brother's room but just as I'm about to enter I hear my father's voice from downstairs "Skye! It's time for celebration!" he says with a smile but it's more like he's demanding it. I really don't want to have his party but I start going down the stairs with a smile on my face.