Tonight I'm not afraid to tell you how I feel about you -- Late Fall/Early Winter 1999 (DONE)

We felw backwards and I grabed my wand.  I stood up and pulled Lyn to her feet.  "Get out of here," I told her.  I did not want her to get injured on my watch.  I knew I woul dnever forgive myself and netiher would her father.

I got Lyn's patronus. I could not believe that Bellatrix was here... threatening my family again. I apparated to the park and locked the curse that was sent at the kids. I still had my cigarette in my mouth. I inhaled and upon exhaling, I said, "Not today, bella." I dropped the cigarette to the ground and went at my cousin. She was not going to get her hands on my daughter. "Lyn, Jetty... run," I instructed, blcoking every curse Bella shot at me.

Well, well... this was a fun change of pace.  I kept shooting curses at REgulus.  He was not as big a cowards a I thought.  He was certainly able to hold his own.  There were sirens screaming in the distance, heading this way.  The noise distracted me long enough for my baby cousin to get a good hit on me.  I flew backwards and I felt blood run down my cheek.  I practically growled when I stood up.

I grabbed LYn's hand and Apparated with her.  We were outside her home.  "Lyn!  Listen to me.  Stay here.  I'll go back... I'll help your dad," I assured her.  I was not going to leave her though if she was not going to calm down.

I was freaking out.  I wanted to help Dad.  I nodded at Jetty.  I had to fill Mum in on what was going on.  "Go help him," I said, giving Jetty a quick kiss.  He disappeared and I went into the house to find Mum.  I figured at this time of night she was upstairs tucking Xander in to bed.

I was enraged that he was able to get one up on me.  I shot a series of curses at him and I saw one blast him into the air by at least ten feet.  I saw blood ooze onto his light colored shirt.  I laughed and when he landed in a heap on the ground, I walked towards him to gloat, but the Muggle police showed up so instead I left, cackling.

I was advancing on her easily.  But then she got one good hit in; and one good hit was all my cousin ever needed.  I felt searing pain as I flwe into the air.  I landed on the ground and tasted blood in my mouth.  I staggered to my feet and did not see my cousin at all.  I about fell back to my knees when someone caught me and I was Apparated back to my house.  I looked and was surprised to see Pettigrew was the one who had me.

I had finally found Mum.  I started to explainw hat was going on when I heard moaning in the living room.  I turned and ran towards the other room, hearing Mum behind me.  "Dad!" I exclaimed, seeing blood.

I helped Mr. Black onto the couch and moved away so Aimee and Lyn could move by his side.  I knew we were going to have to take him in, I just douted he would let us.  "She was gone by the time I got back.  So I just grabbed him and got the hell outta dodge," I explained.

I tried to smile reassuredly to the ladies.  "I'm fine... it's just a cut," I said, keeping a hand on my wound.  I had feared that Bella would end up doing something like this.  I amost would have preferred had she sent someone other than her.  She had found us a long time ago when Lyn was just a little girl.  I had not expected her to come herself... she was one to send minions.  Apparently I was wrong.  Now I knew it would only be a matter of time before my past caught up to me.

After I had tucked Xander, Lyn came in and explained something quickly then shouted for her father. Turning the other direction. I hurried right down behind her. Seeing Regulus on the couch. I looked at his wounds, giving him a skeptical look. " You know you have to get looked at..." I told him as the anger inside me was almost at writhing. She was definitely going to pay for this.

I shook my head, standing up and taking my shirt off. "I am going to need a towel... and something hard to bite down on," I said to them. I had years of not going in anywhere. I pulled out my wand and started to make my wand heated. I had cauterized so many wounds from before... I looked at everyone. "I'm being serious. And then you're going to want to leave the room," I added. I was not about to go in. It was just a flesh wound... that was still bleeding and I had to use my t-shirt to stop the flow.

I glared but got what he needed anyway, he never took any advice when he was in this mood. "Here," I handed him the towel and the leather belt. I knelt down beside him as it was my normal routine. " Lyn, leave the room sweet heart. " I told my daughter who looked frozen. Turning back to my husband, " Here..." I told him as I helped him prepare. " You know, when your like this she turns to ice." I said starting a conversation to which he could keep his mind occupied. I took hold of his arm, and braced him for what he knew was going to happen.

I nodded, knowing exactly what she meant.  I watched Jetty take Lyn out of the room and I was grateful for that boy at the moment.  Just for the moment.  "Alright... here goes nothing," I said, putting the belt in my mouth and biting down on it hard as Aimee helped me cauterize the wound.  I tried to keep the pain from escaping my lips too loudly, though I was unsure how well taht worked.  I was breathing heavily and sweaty when we were finished and I looked down at the freshly burnt skin, but it stopped bleeding.  I flashed Aimee as good a smile as I could muster.  "With Voldemort gone, I really wasn't expecting something like this to happen anymore," I said softly to my wife.  It had been a year since the fall of the Dark Lord.  I looked down at my body, covered in scars and tattoos with many stories for each of them.  I sighed, wincing when I stretched the skin on my side.  "I'm going to kill her... and her spawn," I muttered, shaking my head.

I nodded and let Jetty lead me out of the room.  I hated that Dad did not just go seek professional medical help when he needed it.  I understood why he had to so many years ago treat his own wounds like this, but now?  It was ridiculous.  I went to Xander's room to make sure my little brother was still asleep while I sent Jetty to go fetch Dad a fresh shirt.  I used to think it was so cool tracing my dad's scars and such when I was little... but now that I knew where they came from and how horrible everything surrounding them was, I felt horrible to see that my dad had endured so many wounds.