Dadadada dada dum. Dadada dum. Da dada dum.Dadadada dada dum. Dadada dum. Da dada dum. The notes echoed through the otherwise silent house, filling the entire space with the classic piece. Stacey`s hands gracefully played out the notes on the grand piano, not needing the sheet music placed in front of her. The black and white keys answered her fingers greatfully, seeming like they were glad to play the notes that made up the slow tune.
The crisp moonlight filtered in through the large windows and made the room look mysterious. Stacey sighed and closed her eyes, her fingers still playing the tune. Her mother had just returned home from one of her "trips"-- a.k.a.-- she had left because she had gotten mad at James again. Well, now that she was home, she was dead set against anything magical. Of course, the house was protected against the Ministry, but neither James nor Stacey wanted to have to deal with Carrie when she was mad; she was worse than Stacey, and that was saying something.
The song continued for a few more minutes, then Stacey let the notes swell into a sad sounding ending. She sighed again and opened her eyes, immediatly turning her head to look out of the nearest window, looking for the moon. Her stomach churned when her eyes rested on its brigth beauty. The moon meant more to Stacey than it did to other people; the moon represented her other half, her only comparison for his perfection.
She stood up almost trace-like, and walked towards the window. She walked forward until her toes touched the wall. The moon looked so large out here, and that only made her stomach twist more-- no magic meant no Aiden, no Aiden meant big time blues.
The hollow feeling had entered her system as soon as her mother had forced her home from Hogsmead. Stacey had to leave quickly, and that didn`t help the feeling either. She ran her fingers over her arm unconsiously, for that was the last thing Aiden touched before she had departed. She remembered all too clearly their last moments together for now:
Stacey stood at the edge of town, her eyes dark blue and her back towards the place she never wanted to leave.
"Don`t worry about me," He had insisted, hugging her gently. "I`ll miss you, but I`ll still be here when you get back, love."
Stacey smiled at what he had called her. "I love you, my moon." She whispered back, unable to speak any louder because if she did her voice would crack.
He ran his fingers over arm arm, stepping back slightly. "I love you, too." He whispered. He kissed her softly, then Stacey had to leave.
She sighed once again, coming to the present time. Her eyes were dark grey, the color of anger and great sadness mixed together. She took a deep breath, the slowly turned around and walked over to the couch. As she plopped down, she started humming. She hummed the tune Aiden was sung to her, only a few days after they had met. Those days had some good and some bad times, but Stacey couldn`t remember them right now. There was too much bad for her to want to remember anything bad from her past.
((I have more, tell me what you think.))
awwwww, that was soooo sad Stacey. Please write more, I wanna find out if you guys get back together!
Duh, they`ll get back together! Her mom just wants her home for a while and she`s miserable.
Does this mean that you are Loyal Fan Number three??
Ya! I love reading fanfic.
I agree.
I like how you made a flash-back sort of thing too. Nice touch to it. =D
After staring into space mindlessly for a few minutes, Stacey flicked the television on. She quickly turned the volume down, watching uninterested at the screen. Red and black flashed across the screen; a news show. She flicked through a few channels, not really slow enough to really see what was on the different stations. She finally rested on a station that featured sweaty men on horses.
This ought to be perfect, She thought, This shoudn`t have anything to remind me of him. And no sooner than she set the remote down did another flashback start.
They were standing together, their hands entwined with each oher`s. Both of tem were staring up into the night sky, trees to their backs. A soft sigh is heard and Stacey turns her head to see Aiden staring at her. Her breath catches in her throat and her eyes spark brilliant blue. He leans forward slowly so his lips are about an inch from her ear.
"I`m so glad you said yes." He whispered.
Stacey jerked back to reality and found that the picture in her mind had been all to vivid. Her left hand was clenched against the arm of the couch tightly. Her right hand was curled so tightly into a fist that she could feel her nails digging into her palm.
"I have to get out of here." She murmured, barely realizing that her eyes were a brigth green-- a color of shock. And with that, and breaking her mother`s newly set and strict rule, she jumped off of the couch and quickly transformed into her snow leopard form.
She ran from the house. She had changed inside the protected house, so when she left the protective barrier she couldn`t be detected by the Ministry. She ran quickly, hardly remembering to conceal herself from the nosy eyes of Muggles.
((This is the newest installment in Stacey`s Not So Fortunate Life. Tell me how it is, I got more.))
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! *is shocked* :o
As awesome as it always is.
Can't wait for more!
The snow leopard dashed down the street, the brigth moonlight going right through her concealed body. Her blue eyes were frantic, but calmed as she got farther from her home. Getting away from her mother was important, and she had no idea what to do.
Stacey stood in the forest, her eyes on the back of someone she didn`t recognize. He turned around and gave her a short smile, then continued on his way.
"Wait, who are you?" Stacey called after him.
The figure stopped and turned around. "I`m Aiden Gray." He replied shortly in his deep voice. He looked up at her for a brief moment before looking back at the ground.
Stacey figured he was shy. "Are you a seventh year?" She asked him, her eyes lightening to a deep blue.
He looked back up at her, before looking at her wand. "Yeah, I am. What about you?" he asked. Then he looked at her eyes which looked like they changed colors. "I'm sorry, whats your name?" Aiden asked a little louder.
"I`m Stacey Black, fifth year." She saiid, her eyes getting even more llight. "Would you mind telling me why you`re here?"
Aiden nodded shortly before replying "I was just walking around, enjoying the weather and thinking." He tilted his head a bit to the side as her eyes changed colors again "Your eyes, their very unique" Aiden noted quietly aloud "and pretty".
Stacey blushed, she couldn`t help it.
((Sorry, my computer is acting up. The topic name is Nothin` Much in Around the Grounds, if you want to read all of it. I`m warning you now that my writing was a lot worse then.))
Stacey shook her feline head as she came back to reality. The thing she remembered this time was when she and Aiden had first seen each other. She had felt attracted to him from the very first time she had laid her eyes on him. Love at first site. The words sounded odd when she thought them, but that was her best comparison.
Stacey suddenly felt a coolness surrounding her and she lifted her great head to the sky and found that it was drizziling a cold rain. She shook her head again and spep up her gait.
Aiden nodded. He couldn't think of anything to do either. He sat there thinking to himself. After a half a minute passed he spoke. "I want to ask you something" Aiden whispered quietly, feeling uncomfortable "But I need to know something before I do.." He looked at Stacey with a serious, almost pained expression.
Stacey turned her eyes to face him. She noted the seriuosness of his voice. "Go ahead and ask." She said in a hoarse whisper. She hoped for the best, but expected the worst.
Aiden paused for a long moment, thinking of how to say this. He really didn't want to talk about this, but he had to know. "You know I love you right? And you've told me that you do too." He paused "But am I the only one you love?" He whispered the last part quietly, thinking of Nate. He hoped that she would read his thoughts.
Stacey`s eyes turned a dark blue. "It`s... hard to explain. Nate is a vampire. He will outlive me by hundreds of years. There`s no possible way that I could be with him for the rest of my life." She paused. "He is a very good friend, but it just won`t work between us."
Aiden looked at the ground and leaned forward slightly so he could lean his arms on his knees. He knodded slowly. "Ah..I see. But do you still love him?" he asked.
Stacey thought for a moment. Did she love him? "Like a brother." She finally replied.
The snow leopard snorted. Stacey did love Nate, but the love was gretly different than her love for Aiden.
((Ugh, stupid computer. Anyway, the last flashback was from the same and this flashback will be from [What?] in Hufflepuff.))
Stacey couldn`t hold anything back any longer, and witht he rain and the flashbacks, it was hard for her to concentrate on keeping herself invisable. She darted into an alley and turned into her human form. Tears were falling down her cheeks and her eyes were deep black. Normally if her eyes were black she was in an emergency situation, but this time it was because they were such a dark blue that they were black.
She stumbled into the closest store, which happened to be a small cafe. She sat down shakily at the nearest empty table. She covered her face with her hands and continued to cry silently.
Aiden smiled. He sat there for a moment, thinking. He looked at Stacey then quickly dug into his pocket, but stopped after he came out empty-handed. "Erm. Can you excuse me for a moment?" Aiden asked, his expression abruptly serious.
Stacey nodded and leaned away from him so he could get up. Her eyes were light grey.
Aiden stood up quickly. "Sorry. I'll be right back." He said quietly, his words fast. Aiden quickly ran upstairs into the boy's dorm.
After a few moments, Aiden arrived back into the common room. He sat down beside Stacey as they were before. "Sorry about that. I forgot something." He said, his words still in a rush. He looked at Stacey.
Stacey smiled when Aiden returned. "Hey, it`s fine." She soothed. She noticed how his words were suddenly faster.
Aiden nodded as a smile formed on the corner of his lips. "Thanks." He said. He scratched the side of his neck nervously. "Well, yeah. I got you something." Aiden said quietly. He adjusted himself so he face Stacey more.
Stacey smiled and pursed her lips, Aiden`s behavior making her slightly nervous. She reached out to take his hand.
Aiden took Stacey's hand. He dug in his pocket once again. After a moment Aiden took something out, but he wouldn't let her see it just yet. He cleared his voice.
"Well, Stacey," He started, trying to slow down his speech, "You know I really care for you right? And that I would do anything for you. I understand that this may be a complicated decision to make, and I'll give you all the time you need to make it." Aiden paused for a moment and took a deep breath. He suddenly got onto one knee and took out a small black box. "Stacey Black, would you marry me?" Aiden finished. He opened the box, revealing a small golden ring with a diamond in it. He looked up at her expectantly.
Stacey gasped quietly and her hand flew to her mouth when Aiden got on his knee. When he opened the small bow she only glanced at it, then she stared at Aiden`s eyes. Tears filled her eyes, but they didn`t overflow. She slid off the couch, onto her knees, and wrapped her arms around Aiden.
"Of course I`ll marry you." She whispered in his ear.
This certain flashback made Stacey shake. Her sobs became audible, but still quiet. The memory was happy, too happy for her present state to handle. Her body had become too dependant on Aiden`s presence.
She was trembling now, the happiness of the memory overwhelming her. She felt her worst. She felt depressed and scared. Hollow, empty, alone, afraid, and doomed. Her whole life had no meaning now, since she wasn`t with Aiden. The only thing to live for was the fact that she would see Aiden soon.
Her mother couldn`t keep them apart. Her ban on magic had gone too far this time. Stacey`s eyes flashed bright red. She was suddenly angry at her mother-- she hated her. Her mother had just decided to keep her only daughter away from everything she loved, just becasue she had had an argument with her father.
The tears had stopped. Anger didn`t call for tears, and none appeared. Her eyes were the most unnatural shade of blood red. Her face was set in a deathly look. If her hands weren`t covering her face still, people would have been looking at her. Even now she could feel a few a few pairs of eyes on her back.
"Stacey?" A soft voice whispered.
Stacey lifted her eyes carefully, making sure she would see the other person before they got a good look at her.
"Tristian?"
I really like it. You're a very good writer.
Can't wait for more! =]
KEEP GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T LIVE WITH THE WAITING!
Haha. While my brain won`t shut up, you guys have to wait. Hahaha. And thank you for the comments.
you're welcome!
((Okay, got bored again. So no more waiting.))
"Tristian? Oh my gosh! I can`t believe it`s you." Stacey hoped out of her chair, making it wobble backwards. She caught it with her left hand before it crashed to the floor. "Oh my gosh." She whispered again, wrapping her arms around her cousin.
Tristian laughed. "Yes, it`s really me. But why are you like this?" He said softly, so only she would hear. The woman behind the counter looked up to the two teenagers, wondering if they would be any trouble; they both ignored her.
Stacey took a half step back, looking down to the floor with an ashamed look on her face. "It`s nothing." She murmured.
Tristian lifted her chin carefully, but the touch wasn`t intimate like it would have been with Aiden-- he was like the brother she never had until six months ago, when she found Hayden. "Come on, you know you won`t get away like that." He whispered.
Stacey sighed and sat down again. "My mother told me I can`t be around magic anymore." She explained, looking down at the wooden table.
Tristian nodded slowly. "Ah, and... that means no Aiden?" He said. It sounded more like a statement than a question.
It was Stacey`s turn to nod. "Yes. And as you can probably tell, I`m not exactly following her rules." She wasn`t afraid to tell Tristian what she was doing. She trusted him enough to know he wouldn`t say anything.
YAY! *does happy dance!* *grabs computer and does the mexcian hat dance* Its very good!
Tristian smiled. "That`s the Stacey I know." He grinned.
The cafe they were in was dimly lit, so the light that was available made everything shine softly. Outside the windows, the sky was dark and the moon was hidden behind a new cloak of clouds. This made Stacey feel even more lost than she already felt. Without the moon, she had no visable reminder of her other half.
Stacey hummed in response absentmindedly, her eyes looking but not seeing. They were also dangerously close to not being her natural shade of brown, but she hoped in the dim light that it wouldn`t be that noticable.
"Stacey?" He asked in a concerned tone, but she was already too far away to hear.
To her own surprise, Stacey had tears in her eyes, and they weren`t happy tears. "I love you too." She said in a forced whisper.
Nate moved back feeling the stregnth in her voice that something wasnt right. He looked at her and said sadly,"No, you dont love me..."
Stacey looked up into his eyes and brushed his cheek with her fingertips. "Yes, I do." She said quietly.
Nate pulled her away lightly, his impulse telling him to stay but his head telling him to move. His eyes darkened with sadness, he clenched his teeth,"No you dont..you cant."
Stacey had to bite her lips to keep from crying. "Yes, I do more than-" She stopped; she couldn`t love him more than anything beacause of Aiden. "I love you more than you could possibly imagine."
Nate took a step back, he forced his voice to be cold when really all he was feeling was sadness,"Why dont you just go to him? You love him way more than what I love you?" His teeth clenched as his eyes dark full of fiery began to sparkle as a tear formed.
The memory of having to tear herself away from Nate was small now, an old and small thing in her life. Since she met Aiden, that was all it seemed her future held. She didn`t think anything could be better than to be with Aiden for the rest of her life. But at the time, it seemed like the most horrible thing in her life. Now, she had seen and gone through much worse things.
The tears streamed silently down her face. "I... I" She paused. "I love you." She said in a hoarse whisper. She turned her head away, the tears coming even faster. She felt ashamed, she started to walk away from him, he was just standing there.
Niles was shocked, no he was happy, he had alot mixed feelings coming in right now "Um... what, really? He couldnt believe it "I love you to." Niles went up, turned her around and kissed her, his lips were now warm with passion.
Stacey had stopped crying and leaned into his kiss. She felt how warm his lips where and his passion. She returned with her own passion. Deep passion. Stacey was just, nothing. She wasn`t thinking about anything but Niles. She separated from him and looked into his dark eyes for a moment, then she hugged him, with tears of joy in her eyes.
Her first love. The first person she had only truely loved, then he had to rip it all away. And the worst thing was that when he came back, he had expected Stacey to come right back to him, even though four years had passed.
Stacey growled. "You`re the one that started this." She reminded in a low tone.
Niles looked down and then lifted his head once again "You over reacted."
Stacey narrowed her eyes. "How did you expect me to react? That`s my point." Her arms flew into the air, starting to pace back and forth.
Niles was frustrated as ever his pocket was so hot, because his wand was burning, ready to jump out and displays its old ways. Niles walked over to Stacey, took her wand and put it in her hand. Then he moved her arm up ward, towards his head "Shoot me, if you have a problem."
Stacey dropped the wand, turning back to Niles. "Would you stop being a jerk?" She yelled, tears stinging her eyes. She glared at him for a moment, then all of a sudden, she began to fall backwards. Her eyes rolled back in her head.
After that, Stacey had promtly been attacked by a spirit and passed out. She had been unconcious for two days before opening her eyes again. She had used her powers to their extent and so her mental shiel was down. The spirit had been stronger than others, and it took Niles cutting her arm open to keep it from killing Stacey.
"Stacey?" Tristian called, shaking her shoulders.
Awesome! Keep going if your soooooo bored.
Amazing. I really can't wait for more.
(( ;D))
"Stacey?!"
"What?" She asked, finally seeing the scene in front of her. Tristian had stood up and had his hands on her shoulders. He looked concerned, like something had happened.
"What?" She repeated.
Tristian gaped at Stacey and she realized that tears were streaming down her face. "Oh." She mumbled, pulling away from his arms to wipe her face with her sleave.
"Are you okay?" He asked, sitting back down but still watching her closely.
"I`m fine." She said for the second time. She recieved the same look that she had the first time she had said that. "Fine, I`m not fine, okay? I feel like crap and I wanna go back to school." She said loudly. The woman behind the counter shot a look toward Stacey but she just looked at the table.
She felt arms around her. "It`s okay." Tristian whispered in her ear. "You can go back to school. I`ll tell your parents where you are, you don`t have to."
Stacey started to cry again and Tristian hugged her tighter to his chest. "Shh... It`s alright." He kept repeating.
"No, it`s not alright." She argued, pulling away from him again. "I need him. He`s a part of who I am. My mom will bring me back home." She started to stand up but Tristian held her down.
"You need to calm down, Stacey. You can`t go anywhere like this. Let me drive you to a hotel or something." He offered. His expression was dead serious and concerned.
"Just because you`re three years older than me doesn`t me you can boss me around." She said as she crossed her arms. She realized that she was being ridiculus, but it was normal, especially under stress.
Tristian pulled Stacey out of the chair and outside. "Nonsense. You`re my little sis, and we`re driving to London to meet our parents, who just got back from France." He said. The way he said it made it sound so believeable, like it was true.
"Tristian, you have got to be the most interesting Muggle I`ve ever met." Stacey complemented as she was pushed into the passenger`s seat of a Ford. She was too tired and weak to fight him off.
Tristian got in the driver`s seat and they were quickly speeding down the small street. "What`s a Muggle?" He asked, making Stacey freeze.
lol, nice story so far!
Thank you! Thank you! *Bows several times in all directions.*
*claps*
Amazing!
I can't wait for more!
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Tristian turned his head to look at Stacey. "Stacey?"
Stacey watched her cousin for a moment, then pulled out her wand. "I`m really sorry about this. Petrificus Totalus!" She said loudly, pointing her wand at Tristian. His body moved to be straight as a board and the car swerved. Stacey grabbed the wheel. "I`m sorry." She mumbled as she carefully moved into the driver`s seat and pushed Tristian`s body into the back seat.
She wheeled the car around and started heading the other way. She opened her mind as far as she could without anyone nearby to absorb to watch for police officers. She pushed the gas pedal down towards eighty miles per hour. Her eyes were a cold blue. She wasn`t herself, that much was obvious.
She had been without Aiden for so long, she even missed the teachers. She hated it when her mother took her out of school. Right now, she hated her mother.
She took a sharp left and heard a car horn, but didn`t flicker-- she was determined to get back to the school my the next day. She had to.
Oooooooooooo! GO STACEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HURRY!!!!!!!!! *claps* *bounces in chair* please continue!!!!!!!!!!!
Oooo very well done! *claps*
More pwease? =]
UG! I have no idea what to write next!
Write of what happens when she's at the school or when she reaches the school. Tristan woke up?
Stacey pushed the gas pedal down, going at least thirty mile over the speed limit, but she didn`t care. She had to get back to the school, and soon. Even the voices were getting louder, yelling in her head, taughting her. Only one thing stood in her way.
Tristian.
She stopped, about an hour out of town, at the first motel she saw. She went inside, keeping her cousin in the car. She couldn`t get a room very well with him under a spell.
"Hello." The night clerk said in a cheery voice that didn`t match hr tired expression.
"Um, yes, I need a room please. Anything, anywhere." Stacey said quickly, holding back the urge to pace.
"We have a normal suite, two beds, full bath, acsess to--"
"That`s fine." Stacey interupted.
"Okay, here you go." She handed Stacey a plastic card and she turnedn on her heel and back to the car.
Okay, She thought, There`s a door on the side. Can`t be more than a few doors down from the room. We`ll have to go in there. She decided. She grabbed her small backpack and opned the back door. She looked at Tristian for a moment, trying to decide who to get him in, then she pulled him out of the car and slammed the door shut. She dragged him to the door, then leaned him against the wall.
The spell kept him from relaxing, and he stayed as straight as a board. She slid her card throguh a readed and it clicked open. To her relief, the hall was empty and she pulled his body inside, letting the door close behind her.
She led him to their room and layed him on the bed closets to the door.
"You`re quite heavy you know." She whispere to him before taking out her wand and whispering the words that would wake him.
oooooooooo!
Nice. Can't wait for more. =]