Sky sat on the front steps of her two story house, bundled up in a long black coat and jeans with her dragonhide boots and gloves. She had done a lot of work on the house since Jason's last visit. The house had been black and dirty. The lawn needed taken care of and the inside was horrendous.
But now the house was an eggshell white, the front door red to support her school colors. The lawn was covered in snow, but it wasn't overgrown anymore. It looked like a home.
She sighed. She had no idea how long it would be until Jason arrived. She felt slightly nervous. How would it be living with someone else? Someone of the opposite sex?
Jason looked at the little piece of paper he had scribbled the address on, double checking where he was before pushing open the iron gate and stepping inside.
The house looked great. A lot better than when he had first seen it. He saw Sky sitting on the step and he grinned, pulling his dark brown coat tighter as he walked up to her. He just had one bag, a carper bag that somehow seemed to fit him well. His initials were marked on one side in gold lettering.
"Good morning." He greeted.
Sky looked up and her eyes seemed to suddenly brighten.
"Good morning." She replied with a pleasant smile. "I made some breakfast if you're hungry." She stood up and walked up to him, embracing him.
Jason wrapped his free arm around her, pulling her closer, and kissed her forehead before kissing her softly on the lips.
"I ate before I came; didn`t want to be a bother." He said softly and apologetically.
"Sweetie, you would never be a bother." Sky kissed him back. "Correction. If you leave the toilet seat up, then you would be a bother." She tapped his nose lightly and turned already walking toward the door.
"Welcome home Mr. Mitch."
Jason laughed as she tapped his nose, keeping his hand around her waist as she headed towards the door.
"Wow. I never thought this would ever happen." He meant it to be something happy, but it made him remember his dark past. His eyes clouded over with memories of darkness and the fear that he wouldn`t wake up the next day.
Sky looked up at him quizzically.
"What? Move in?" She asked. She pushed open the door. "You know, I'm really glad you said yes. I don't like living alone. It's scary."
Lately, Sky had been having odd feelings. Since she tried eliminating Jason's mark, she's had small nightmares about Death Eaters. She would wake up with her left arm tingling.
Jason gently squeezed her, trying to comfort her. It was a little difficult to do when he was carrying a heavy bag, though.
"No problem. Don`t worry about anything, I`ll protect you." He replied reassuringly.
"Thank you." She said softly. "That means a lot to me." She took out her wand and pointed it lazily at the bag. "Let me get that." The bag zoomed up to the door and waited in mid-air until Sky opened the door. Then it flew in and fell gently to the floor, like a feather.
Jason chuckled and shook his head slowly.
"I could have gotten it." He mumbled, following her in. "And I will take care of you, I promise."
((Yay for shorties.))
Sky closed the door behind them, not even realizing that she had locked both the deadbolt and the lock.
"There's two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs." She said. "Kitchen's just down the hall and living room is to the right. Other bathroom to the left." Sky nodded to a door to the side. "Basement's just through here."
Sky had removed the carpet from the downstairs, the floor now a shiny oak wood. The walls were a light blue and everything was squeaky clean. She had spent hours scrubbing the walls.
"I love you." She whispered, looking down.
Jason was looking aroudn when Sky spoke. He turned to face her and slowly cupped his hands around her face. His light blue eyes stared down into hers.
"I love you too, Sky." He whispered and leaned forward until his forehead touched hers. "I love you a lot, and when it seems like I just couldn`t love you anymore, you do something amazing and I do."
Sky smiled tenderly and put her arms around his neck. She brought her lips to his, but only just grazed them.
"You know, you don't have to start unpacking right now." She whispered. She kissed him again. "Happy Valentines Day."
((Posties in New York City!!))
Jason smiled and returned the kiss.
"Happy Valentines Day, Sky. I`m so glad I get to spend today with you."
((Short, I know. I`m guessing they`re going to exchange gifts?))
((Well, I guess you can call it a gift XDDDD and I don't think I can keep up with you two.))
"I want to spend every waking moment with you." Sky laughed softly. "I hope that doesn't sound too creepy."
((Short.))
((Post anyway, pwease?! You don`t have to write a big long thing, just try to be desciptive.))
Jason hummed softly, his face still close to hers.
"Doesn`t sound creepy at all, because I want to spend ever waking moment with you too, Sky. I love you, and don`t forget it."
((And by presents I meant like, a necklace or flowers. Not the kiss. =P ))
((Well...Sky was gooooing to make it more than that, but...nevermind. Lmfao. And I'm gonna post as best I can.))
Sky put her head against his chest and listened to his heart. It was such a sweet serenade. A musical number she could never tire of. She could fall asleep to it's thump thump thump. She could dance, sing even.
"I got you something." She said quietly.
((Don`t lmfao at me! XP I`m going to make cookies. Hold on...))
Jason ran his fingers through her soft hair.
"You didn`t have to get me anything. I got you something, but that`s different." He smiled and kissed the top of her head. He loved the way he felt right now, like he was complete.
Sky pulled away, though she didn't want to. She smiled at him as she walked into the kitchen, leaving him there by the door. She didn't return for almost ten minutes, and when she came back, she carried a box with both hands, wrapped with red paper and a pink bow.
"For you sweetheart." She said.
When Sky returned Jason had his hands behind his back and was leaning against the wall. He smiled when she came back, unable not to.
"Thank you, love." He said, tugging at the ribbon carefully. He wanted to wait to give her his gift. He really wanted to see her reaction when she opened it.
When Jason started to open the package, something inside popped the lid off by itself. It poked its little wet nose outside and sniffed eagerly. It tried getting out of the box to see who was outside and knocked the lid off. Inside was a little puppy. A chocolate lab with warm brown eyes.
"You said you wanted a lab, didn't you?" Sky asked, smiling at the puppy.
"Sky, God, you didn`t have to do that. He`s so cute." He carefully scooped the puppy out of the box and let the little thing smell his hand.
"What`s his name? Is it even a he?" He asked, stepping closer to Sky and wrapping his arm around her. "Thank you."
She nodded before resting her head on his shoulder. "I was hoping that you would name him." She brought her hand to the puppy's head and let it run down to his back. His fur was so soft.
Jason smiled and moved to kiss Sky again.
"I think we should pick out a name for him together, since he`ll be living here with us. What do you think about Jake?" He asked, scratching hte little puppy`s ears. "What I got you is gonna seem to small compared to a puppy."
Sky smiled. "I think Jake is perfect. Welcome Jake!" She rubbed his back before looking to Jason. "You didn't have to get me anything." She said. "Besides, size is nothing to me."
Jason shook his head. "I had to get you something." He carefully set Jake down on the floor and put his hand in his pocket. The puppy sat down on his foot and sneezed.
As he laughed, Jason took one of Sky`s hands and put a small box into it. It was just a little box covered in black velvet. Inside was a shiney silver ring. Plain, but pretty.
"Before you freak out, it`s a promise ring. I promised that I`d always protect you, and I don`t want you to forget it." He whispered.
Sky stared down at the box, carefully opening it. "Oh Jason.... It's beautiful!" She slipped it onto her finger and kissed him, smiling as she did so. Jake started to bark in excitement during the commotion.
"Thank you. So much." She said breathlessly. "I won't ever forget."
Jason smiled and brushed the back of his hand across her cheek. "It doesn`t seem like much, but it means a lot."
((YaY!))
((XD So cuuuute!))
Sky felt her eyes water, but tried to blink it away. Was she really about to cry? She rarely cried. Especially with these things. She wouldn't. She told herself over and over in her head that she wouldn't.
((I know. He`s a made up guy, and he`s gonna be nice!))
Jason smiled again and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Don`t cry, love. Jake will freak out." He looped his arm around her waist and pulled her into a hug. "Thank you for Jake. He`s a beautiful puppy. Reminds me of you."
"Are you telling me that I have whiskers?" Sky narrowed her eyes but then giggled. "You're welcome sweetheart. Thank you for the ring. And for being my big protector."
((I'm getting tired.))
(( :( ))
"You don`t have whiskers." He replied. "But you`re sweet, and beautiful, and you`re willing to take care of someone you love. You`re welcome, to both things."
Sky picked up Jake and kissed him on the head. "I guess we better get you situated." She said to Jason.
Jason nodded and leaned over to pick up his bag. "Sure. You told me where everything was, but I guess that doesn`t count as getting situated."
"Well...it's up to you where you sleep. There's two bedrooms upstairs if you want a room to yourself. And the master bedroom is to the left of the Kitchen. I don't know if you want to share or not." Sky said blushing. She walked into the kitchen again and came back with a red collar and a silver tag. She tapped the tag with her wand and the name "Jake" etched into the metal. She put it around the dog's neck. "There." She said.
Jason found himself also blushing a little, and he quickly caught Jake to put his collar on.
"Well, I wouldn`t want to make you uncomfortable or anything." He replied softly.
She laughed nervously. "I don't want you to think..., I wouldn't be uncomfortable. I was just saying..., it's up to you." She bowed her head and mentally smacked herself.
Jason nodded slowly, looking down at his new dog in his arms.
"Well, you know, if you don`t mind..." He started softly. He hoped she wouldn`t get the wrong idea or anything about him.
((Blah.))
"I don't. I'm eighteen. I'm old enough after all." She winked at him and took his hand. "Right this way Monsieur."
She led him through the kitchen. It wasn't too big nor too small. Just right to move about in when cooking and whatnot. It had white tile and white appliances. Then she led him to the bedroom.
The first thing noticable about it was probably the emptiness. There was a bed, her guitar, two nighstands on each side, and a large armour for her clothes. Other than that, there was a lot of beige carpeting, a sign of emptiness. She spent a lot of time at the school, therefore, lacked a lot of possessions here. Now that they had a puppy and Jason had moved in, she would probably start spending more time at home and less in the Teachers quarters.
((LMFAO! Ohhh emmm geee! The song that came on when I was reading this. *Giggles* ))
Jason follwed Sky through the kitchen and to the bedroom, hearing Jake follow along. He looked around the practically empty room and squeezed Sky`s hand.
"You know, it was really nice of you to let me move in. You didn`t have to, you know. I mean, I`m glad you did, but if I ever get in your way or anything..." Mentally he was kicking himself, begging himself to stop talking, but he couldn`t. "I love you." He said finally.
"I'm really excited to have you here." Sky said. And the excitement was noticable in her tone. "You won't get in my way. Promise."
She looked down at Jake and then back at him. "I love you too."
Jason gave a crooked smile, taking both of Sky`s hands.
"You don`t know how good it feels when I hear you say that." He whispered. He took a half step towards her, but Jake was planted between them. He grinned and shook his head.
Sky laughed and looked down at Jake as Jason took his hands. The little furball stared up at them, his tongue hanging out of his mouth. He was probably the cutest thing she had ever seen.
Jason chuckled.
"So, uh, is there anything else I should know about the house? Any weird noises or anything?"
Sky bit her lip and looked at the ceiling. "Hmm...well, there is that ghoul upstairs in the attic...." She winked at Jason and then shook her head. "Nope. I'm actually surprised. This house is pretty quiet for being how old it is. It was built like...in the eighteen hundreds. Let's hope it doesn't fall down on us."
"That`s cool. Eighteen hundreds? Wow." He replied, looking around like he was expecting something to happen.
"So there`s no secret passages or anything?"
((I`m getting writer`s block. >.< ))
Sky plopped down on the bed, Jake jumping up licking her. "No, haha, stop it Jake." She said with a smile. "Well, none that I've discovered yet. I'm sure there's something in the basement, but I'm too chicken to look." She started to rub the dog's belly.
"So, now what?" She said. "I don't have to work until tomorrow, so what do you want to do?"
Jason sat down beside Sky and held his hand out to Jake, who starting licking his fingers.
"I don`t care, really. I`m just glad to be here with you." He looked up to meet Sky`s eyes, holdin ghis breath without noticing that he was. "I mean, what would you like to do?" He added, looking down at the puppy.
"Honestly," Sky laid down with her head against the pillow and stared up at the smooth white ceiling. "I'm up for anything."
She looked over at Jason and smiled. Just because.
Jason watched sky lay down, one hand on Jake`s head and the other wrapped around Sky`s hand.
"What?" He asked when she smiled. He couldn`t help but grin, too. She just looked happy, content.
"What, I can't just smile for no reason?" She teased. She winked and then lifted up the puppy and set him on her stomach, rubbing his head with her hands.
"Who's a good puppy?" She cooed. "Are you a good puppy?"
Jason smiled and layed down beside Sky, propping himself up on his elbow.
"Nope. When I`m here you have to smile for a reason." He teased, grinned at the little brown puppy.
The dog hopped off of the bed and ran out of the room to explore the house. Sky chuckled. She loved how puppies had such energy. She turned to face Jason.
"I always smile when you're around."
Jason smiled and nodded.
"I know."
He was suddenly aware of how close they were. Before when he had tried to kiss her Jake had been in the way and had barked when he had tried to move closer. Well, he had run from the room now, chasing who knew what. He leaned forward now towards Sky, lacing his fingers through hers.
Sky closed her eyes, the smile still on her face. She couldn't help it. She just felt...well...smiley today. She felt Jason's fingers lace through her's and opened her eyes, their faces close.
"I love you." She said to her great protector.
"I love you, too." Jason replied, then brushed his lips against hers. His fingers were tingeling where they touched hers, and he smiled.
That`s when the explosion happened. The ground shook, and Jason could hear Jake start to bark. He pulled away from Sky and stood up quickly.
"What`s happening?" He asked, although it was obvious Sky didn`t know, either.
Sky's eyes widened as the blast shook the house. The two parted and looked at each other with confused and fearful expressions.
"I-I don't know." She said, jumping out of the bed. She pulled her wand out of her pocket. She could hear Jake bark and was glad to know he was alright. Sky ran to the window and pushed it open. She could see people down below, dressed in black cloaks.
"Death Eaters."
Her heart began to race as fear coursed through her momentarily. How did they know where they were? Why were they even here?
Jason also took his wand out of his pocket and follwed Sky to the window. He saw the hooded figures and he shivered. His left arm tingled, and he clamed his hand over the place where his Mark was.
"Sky... do you think it was because we tried to burn it off?" He asked softly?
Before she could reply another explosion went off. Jason fell to the floor, hitting his head, and the window rattled. "Are you okay?" He called, not seeing Sky and getting dizzy.
Sky grasped the edge of the window as the second explosion shook the house. She looked down and saw Jason on the floor. She dropped down and lifted his head.
"The question is, are you alright?"
More blasts hit the house. She could smell smoke. "It must have been." She whispered, more to herself than to Jason. She was referring to the mark.
Sky suddenly whistled loudly. "Jake!" She yelled. "Jake!"
Jason sat up and rubbed the back of his head. He heard Jake bark then scrabble down the hall, then he heard a low growl.
"Oh, crap." He mumbled, jumping up. He was a little dizzy, but he reached the doorway just fine. "Jake?" He looked to the other side and saw the dog, facing the stairs and growling. He heard a low chuckle, then a grunt.
"Sky, there inside." He said softly, turning for a moment to her.
Sky felt her Gryffindor qualities kick in and stepped out of the doorway, Jake still growling. The brown fur on his back stood straight up.
"Good boy." Sky whispered. "You gonna be a protector too?" She lifted her wand, ready to shoot off a spell at any given moment.
Jason stepped in front of Sky, motioning fo rher to stay back. He met her eyes and nodded slowly and raised a finger to his lips. Silently he made his way down the stairs and stepped over Jake.
He pressed his back against one wall, wand ready, and stepped around the corner. There was a figure there, covered by a long cloak. His wand was up, like he was waiting for something to pop out. He moved through the room like he was looking for something.
"Expelliarmus. Impedimenta." The figure`s wand flew from its hand and they turned around, growling. It was a man, and he froze to the spot, a frown on his face.
"What should we do with him?"
Sky followed Jason down the steps and saw the wand of the figure fly out of his hand. He turned to them and frowned.
"What should we do with him?"
But Sky didn't answer. She had been hit with a spell that caused her to fly back into the wall, her wand falling to the ground. She hit the ground and groaned in pain.
"Dang." She muttered under her breath. "Where...the heck..did that come from?"
"Incarcerous!" Jason shouted, pointing his wand towards another figure There was a grunt, then a yelp as whoever had thrown the curse at Sky was tied up with magical ropes.
"Are you okay?" He asked, crouching beside Sky with his back to the wall and his wand out. He helped her up and cast a circle around them with his wand.
"I'm..fine." Sky said as she stood up. "Why are we being ambushed?" She approached the first man and brought her wand to his throat.
"Why are you here?" She said. "Who sent you?"
"Someone here violated the Dark Mark, I am here to honor the Dark Lord as he would have wanted us to." The man hissed, his small eyes glaring at her. His eyes and his mouth were the only things he could move. He was frozen in a half crouch like he was turning around, which he had been.
"What should we do with them? We can`t kill; if by magic the Ministry will know, if by hand the other Death Eaters will know." The large man looked at him and he stared back.
"You are the one. You are the traitor. You`ve betrayed us all to the Order! You deserve to die in the name of the Dark Lord!" He shouted.
Sky froze, her gray eyes wide with fear. She put down her wand and turned to look at Jason before looking back at him. The men spoke of killing. And they were certainly stronger than she was. Well, she didn't know their magical talents, but with physical strength, she was pretty much done for.
"I'm the one who violated the Mark." She said quietly. She revealed the burn on her left arm where her Mark used to be. The man gasped.
"You used to be with us. But you left. How did you erase the mark!?" The other one looks at Sky's arm too, his eyebrows rising. Sky didn't say anything. She looked away.
"You are the one. You are the traitor. You`ve betrayed us all to the Order! You deserve to die in the name of the Dark Lord!" He shouted.
((Oh snap. I sure twisted that around. =P))
Jason turned around to face Sky, his eyes wide.
"Don`t." He whispered, shaking his head. He turned back to the men, moving so he was between them and Sky. "I was the one who asked her to remove the Mark. Other than trying to help me, she had nothing to do with this." He said to the bigger man, his eyes narrowing. Slowly he pushed up his sleeve, revealing his Dark Mark.
"See, it`s still there. And what did you expect me to do? I spy for you. I bring you information from the other side. If people start asking questions and want some proof, what do you think they`re going to do when they see this on my arm?" He took a half step forward, still in front of Sky. "People were getting curious. I had to do something."
The two men looked at each other with confused glances, and the smaller one shrugged.
Sky's eyes darted to Jason and couldn't help but let a gasp escape her lips.
He was still a spy?
She bit her lip as she turned her head away. She didn't even know how to feel.
((Shortness. =/))
((Uh, dur.))
Jason stiffened, hearing Sky`s gasp. He stood there for a moment, trying to think his way out of the situation. He had lied to them; he was an excellent lier. Even Voldemort hadn`t known that he was being lied to. Jason had lied to the Death eaters since he became one of them, there were just very few people who knew it. The fewer who knew the fewer could tell. He hadn`t realized Sky couldn`t guess that he was done with being a bad guy.
"You guys can go now, okay? We haven`t done anything wrong, and you know I don`t have any information for you." The two men nodded and the ropes fell away from them. They stood and stretched, eyeing Jason and Sky warily.
"Okay, but we`ll be keeping an eye on you." The small one said. He nodded to himself and stepped towards the big guy. The turned to each other and nodded in unison. Before they could Apparate away, knives were magically thrust into their chests.
((I'm tireddddddd....))
Before Sky could breathe that little sigh of relief when she realized the men were leaving, blood had spattered the walls, crimson red on eggshell white. Where did the knives come from? She didn't know what to do, but she hurried to the men to see if they were alive. The small one was dead, the knive causing an almost immediate fatality while the other was left gasping and writhing on the floor was blood oozing from his chest. Sky looked to Jason, as if she were pleading with him to give her an answer. But he probably knew as little as she did.
The day had gone so well. This was possibly the greatest day of her life, until these men arrived. Why did danger have to follow her like this? Sky clinched her wand tighter in her hand.
Jason watched the two men fall to the ground with a plain face, no emotion showing.
"Sky," He said softly, his voice hoarse, "Sky just leave them alone. They`ll go away in a minute." He instantly regretted killing the two men, from Sky`s reaction, but he couldn`t let them go. They would have raised too much suspicion, and he couldn`t have that. The Death Eaters were already questioning where his loyalty rested, he could have them asking more questions.
Jason moved away from Sky until his back was pressed against the opposite wall. He waved his hand and the two bodies disappeared, along with all of the blood. There was no sign of any struggle or anything.
"I`m sorry." He sighed.
Sky stared at the spot where the bodies were. She could still see their faces, the blood, the pain. She thought she could handle it. She knew what Jason had done before. She knew his history. But seeing it happen right before her eyes was like reliving the day her Mother and Father died. She heard him speaking, his hoarse voice, him saying sorry. She looked at him with her big eyes, watery and dark, then got up and ran off, to get outside.
Jason clenched his teeth together, his eyes watering, and slid down to the floor. Sky had looked so hurt, and her expression was burned into his memory. It made him so sad to be have to see that, but to know that he had caused her pain made it even worse. After a few long minutes he stood and conjured a notepad and pen. He scribbled out a note and folded it; he wrote Sky`s name on the outside of it and put it on the couch.
His bags were still by the door. He got them and a moment later he disappeared.
((If you want, you can have Sky go in and open the note and I`ll just post what it said.))
Sky had finally gained her composure ten minutes later. She had found a way outside, even through the part of her house that had been wrecked by careless magic. She had walked around the neighborhood, silently crying to herself. She hadn't cried like that in so long. The pain of being an orphan had been numbed for some time now. But now the memory of Sky's parents had been reawakened in a way. Sure, it would pass, but it was overwhelming. She wiped her eyes on her sleeve and decided to go back.
When she came back up the walkway, she saw what sort of damage had been done. Windows were shattered, the siding on some parts had been split and torn off, the house was singed. But that didn't matter to her right now. She needed to see Jason. Sky entered the house and went upstairs, but didn't find him. She called for him, but there was no answer. Finally, as she felt a feeling of panic in her stomach, she found a note, carefully folded and set so she could see it. With her name in his handwriting on the outside.
She reached for it and, already preparing herself for the worst, unfolded it and began to read.
((NEW MOON.))
Sky,
I am so sorry for doing that. I thought you knew that I was still pretending to spy for the Death Eaters. I haven`t figured out how to get out of that situation yet, and I figured that you knew what was going on. I didn`t tell you, and I apologize for that. I`m also sorry for killing those men. I hope you understand why I did it-- we couldn`t take the chance that they would tell whoever`s higher up than them. I didn`t mean for it to hurt you the way it did, and I didn`t think before I acted.
I really am sorry, and I love you. I think it might be better if we stayed away from each other for a while. I`m too much of a target now, and I don`t want to put you in danger.
I`m sorry.
-Jason
((T_T))
Sky read the note five more times, each time more painful than the last. He left. He was gone and suggested that they not see each other for awhile. What did that even mean? She didn't want him to go. She wanted him here, to hold her and tell her it would all be okay. She loved him. Didn't that mean they would deal with stuff like that together?
She took a deep breath and folded the paper back before sitting down on the couch, placing the note beside her. Jake had come running to her and jumped on her lap. Sky held him close and stared at the finger with The Promise Ring.
Jason was still trying to Protect her. And that made Sky want to cry again.
((Where do you want to go from here?))
Jason sat on a double decker bus, his forehead resting against the window. He felt terrible for leaving. The farther he got away from Sky the sicker he felt. His eyes were red and he just looked tense. There was an open seat beside him, but even as people got on no one took it. Despair seemed to pulse from him.
He didn`t know what to do.
What was he supposed to do? If he went back, he posed a risk to Sky. More Death Eaters could pop up at any time. They already destroyed part of her house, and they could have done a lot worse. He didn`t really feel bad about killing the two men, he was just furious at himself for the look on Sky`s face-- the look he had caused.
((Yes, I am double posting.))
Jason was leaning against the side of a telephone booth. His light brown was falling into his light grey eyes. The phone was pressed to his ear, and his breath was fogging up the inside of the booth.
The phone rang, and rang, and rang. He was trying to call Sky. He had been calling when he thought she might be home, but she never answered. He had tried every night for a week now, and he was starting to get worried. Had more Death Eaters shown up and attacked? What had happened?
"Come on, Sky, pick up," He mumbled into the reciever.
"Hold on!" Sky yelled, though she knew the phone wouldn't hear. It kept ringing. Sky was standing in the kitchen, just setting Jake's bowl of dogfood on the ground before rushing to the receiver.
"Hello?" Sky said into the phone. Her voice was gloomy, yet it held a faint glimmer of hope somewhere. The entire week she had avoided her house, only coming by to sleep and to let Jake eat. She walked him everywhere and they spent hours in a local park, just watching the tree's rattle their bare branches.
"Sky?"
Her name escaped his lips before he could stop it. "Oh, God, Sky, I thought something had happened." He knew he didn`t have to tell her who it was-- she would know. He stood up straighter, his hand wrapped around one of the decorative poles holding the phone case up.
Sky sat down on a chair, holding the receiver as close as she could to her ear.
"I'm alright Jason. Everything's fine. Nobody has been here but Jake and I." She looked down at the pup, who was busy engulfing his kibble. She smiled but then frowned.
"We need to talk." She said softly. "Please. Come back. Come back home."
Jason leaned back against the side of the phone booth. What was he supposed to say to that?
"Sky, I want to, believe me, but I don`t want to put you in danger. Technically I`m still an active Death Eater. There`s too much that could happen, and I don`t want you to get hurt."
Sky sighed, frustrated.
"Whether my mark is there or not, Jason, I'm still one of them. I'm a Death Eater too whether I want to be or not. Just because that mark is no longer visable on my skin doesn't mean it isn't there." Sky touched her arm with her hand. And closed her eyes.
"I think...It's coming back."
"Please enter another half pound for three more minutes." An automated voice said in Jason`s ear.
"D@mmit." He mummured, shoving his hand in his pocket. "It`s coming back?" He asked, almost dropping the phone. "It shouldn`t be doing that, Sky, not after how you burned it off.
"You have fifteen seconds left before your call disconects."
"Sky, love, I`m coming back ho--" He was cut off before he could finish, and he pulled his hand out of his pocket, having only full pounds, no halves.
Sky hung up the phone and held her hand to her arm. Her skin had been tingling lately where the Mark was, but she never told him. Sometime's it burned when she slept. She felt scared.
What if it came back? If someone found out, she could go to court and lose her job. She could be sent to Azkaban. Or worse.
She shook her head and stood up to make a pot of tea.
Three hours later Jason was walking up the street to the house. He had walked almost the whole way, but he didn`t care. He needed to get home. He shouldn`t have left, he saw that now.
Jogging up the steps he knocked on the door, slinging his bag off of his shoulder.
Sky heard the door knock and rushed to the door, pulling it open and embracing Jason as tightly as she could. She breathed in his scent and realized just how must she had missed him in a matter of a week.
"I love you so much." She said, still holding onto him. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for running away like I did." She was so happy to see him, she had forgotten the mark issue for now.
Jason dropped his bag as soon as the door opened and wrapped his arms tightly around her. He also took a deep breath, loving the simple smell of her and the way it felt for her to hug him.
"I love you, too, Sky. And I`m sorry for leaving. I shouldn`t have done that. I should`ve stayed." He squeezed her tightly before leaning back and kissin gher forhead then his lips.
"I shouldn't have reacted that way. I should have known what was coming. And I doubted you. That was wrong." She kissed him back on the lips and then rested her head on his chest, listening to his heart beat within.
"I'm scared." She whispered.
Jason hugged Sky close again and ran his hand over her back.
"It`s okay, love, I`m not going to leave you again like that. It wasn`t right. I`ll be here to protect you, just like I said I`d be." He said in a comforting tone. "Let`s get inside, though. It`s chilly out here." He leaned over and picked up his bag, one arm still around her.
Sky walked inside the house with him. She had done a great deal of cleaning on the inside, trying to get rid of the rubble from the chaos of the two death eaters. Jake was sleeping on the couch.
"What do we do?" Sky asked. "What if the mark does come back?" She put her hand on her arm, where her scar was, again. She looked at him.
Jason put his bag on the floor again and led her into the living room, sitting on the opposite end of the couch as Jake and pulling Sky down with him.
"I don`t know, but we`ll figure it out. We can hide it, like Voldemort did for me when he was still alive, or we can try to get rid of our Marks together." He took her hands in his. His fingers were cold, like they had been submerged in ice water. "I just don`t know. We`ll have to deal with if it does come back, and we won`t if it doesn`t."
"It's like he's still alive. Like his spirit lives in them. The Death Eaters." Sky said, staring at the ground. "I shouldn't have joined them. I never should have listened to him. I hate myself for joining the people who killed my parents. It's worst thing a person could ever do." She pounded her fist into her leg in frustration.
"I worked so hard to get rid of this mark, to try to live a normal life without this...this history stepping in the way. By it coming back, it proves that I'm still one of them."
Sky took a deep, silent breath. She was over thinking and getting too emotional over this. She didn't know for sure if the mark would be back. She would have to look at it. Check for signs.
She rubbed her thumbs on the back of Jason's hands and then brought them up, kissing them softly. His hands were freezing.
"Sshhhh. It`s alright. I`m not going let anything bad happen to you." He wrapped his arms around Sky and squeezed her gently. "You`re not one of them. They might have Marked you, but you`re different on the inside. You`re much better. There`s no way you could be as bad as them." He rubbed her back and rested his chin on the top of her head.
What she had said about joining the people who killed her parents, well, he just felt all jumbled up inside. He had killed his parents. Murdered them in their sleep because the Dark Lord had told him to. He had been willing back then. Touched by the darkness at such a young age.
"I`m not going to let anything happen to you." He repeated.
Sky closed her eyes as Jason comforted her. She felt like she would fall apart. What happened to that really strong girl she used to be? The one who put up walls and always had her guard held. The one who faced danger no matter what the consequences. She had become a different person the last year. She had changed so much. And she had changed so much more since she had met Jason.
"This wasn't the kind of adventure I had been anticipating." She said softly.
Jason closed his eyes for a moment.
"That`s what makes it an adventure, love. You don`t know what`s going to happen. You just gotta keep going, and have a reason for getting through it." He leaned back a little and looked into Sky`s grey eyes.
Sky opened her eyes to see Jason looking into hers. She smiled a little and stroked his cheek.
"What would I do without you?" She said.
((3 sentences. Woot woot.))
Jason smiled and shrugged.
"Who knows. All I know is that I`d have lost myself by now if it wasn`t for you." He replied softly.
Sky grinned and looked at Jake, sleeping soundly on the couch. After that incident, he became a little more jumpy at sudden movements or noises, and he got more protective. Some rubble on the roof had fallen the other day and Jake had started barking. It scared Sky at first until she realized what had happened.
Jason squeezed Sky once more, following her gaze to the little puppy.
"How`s he been? He seems tuckered out."
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"He's alright. He's just a puppy. He's got that huge amount of energy, but then all of a sudden, he's out like a light."
((I'm tired haha.))