|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 6, 2007 18:07:38 GMT -5
Smiles, snatching the bun from his hands and taking a bite, "really?" Smacking herself for acting so much like her normal self, "Hm, I've been there...nice place...wicked girl..." Looking at the bun she hands it back to Sirius taking hold of her pumpkin juice, "Whatchya think of her?" Looking at him over the rim of the glass as she takes a sip.
|
|
|
Post by Sirius Black on Apr 6, 2007 18:16:23 GMT -5
Sirius chuckled, taking back his bun and finishing it with a bite. "She's wicked, I must admit." He said truthfully. "Evil at times, and completely odd, but she's cool." He finished, taking a sip from his juice.
|
|
|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 6, 2007 18:23:04 GMT -5
She frowned inside, hoping silently for more then that. Then smacked herself for thinking of such a thing.
"Huh, well she deffinately is...different..." Then grinning inside, she decided to mess with him a little, maybe there was more info she could pull out of him, "So how is she handeling it then by the way? Is she ok? I mean...after what happened I'd be ruined too..." Looking down at her pumpkin juice she pulled on a frown and a face of concern, "Stupid thugs...tearing up the shop...it's amazing she made it out alive...dontchya think?" Looking up to see if he would be concerned.
|
|
|
Post by Sirius Black on Apr 6, 2007 18:33:42 GMT -5
"Handeling wha--Huh? The Twilight was robbed? When?" He asked, looking at Natalie with wide eyes. "No wonder she isn't around causing trouble...How'd you find out?" He asked.
|
|
|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 6, 2007 18:39:02 GMT -5
Remembering yesterday, it was true the shop had been robbed, and of course Arty had to throw a few mean punches their way, but maybe she was exagerating just a tad, "You mean you didn't know?" Brows arched, putting the glass back down onto one of her legs, "I thought that you'd be one of the first to know, seeing as you know her so well..." cocking her head the other way, she was desperately holding back some laughter, but she felt triumphant somehow that she knew he actually cared for her...her safety at the least, "the whole place is trashed, coffee and books thrown everywhere...those guys...they...they hurt her...badly..." Her heart ripped inside thinking of what those thugs had done to her yesterday, "You mean you didn't know?" At least she thought he would've known about the robbing...and with this she just shut down. She couldn't talk about it, not even in her 15 year old form. Pulling her legs from his lap she stood up from the table, placing the glass on the bench. "Um...look...i gotta go..." tears began to fill her eyes just thinking about yesterday...and she needed to get out before Sirius figured out what was going on.
|
|
|
Post by Sirius Black on Apr 6, 2007 18:45:24 GMT -5
He shook his head, making a mental note to send Artemis an owl after dinner to check up on her. "I didn't know 'till now...I mean, I heard someone broke into a shop in Hogsmeade, but I'd never have guessed it was the Twilight." He confessed.
"Um...look...I gotta go..."
Sirius thought he saw tears in Natalie's eyes, and something clicked in his mind. Natalie's eyes looked just like Artemis'...
"Hey--Hold on." He said, standing up and reaching Natalie's arm.
|
|
|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 6, 2007 18:49:47 GMT -5
Feeling his hand on hers her heart plunged into her stomach, "No...please...just let me g..." But she couldn't talk anymore, painful sobs of yesterday had slipped through her lips.
Yanking her arm from his she tried to run away, the spell she had cast on herself was lifting, she could feel it, it wouldn't last when she was this emotionally distressed. She barely made it out the double doors and around the corner when it lifted completly.
Falling to her knees outside the dungeon doors, her hands on the wall, she wrapped her arms around herself, frightened, scared, feeling weak. She hated feeling weak. She hated feeling this way. And she hated crying. And yet the pain from the fright caused by those men yesterday had done everything to her that she hated most.
|
|
|
Post by Sirius Black on Apr 6, 2007 18:59:51 GMT -5
Sirius heard a sob before Natalie yanked her hand away from his and ran out of the Great Hall.
Momentarily stunned, Sirius wondered whether he had said something offending. Shaking his head, he ran after her, ignoring the looks from his fellow Gryffindors.
Where is she? He desperately thought, and tore off towards the dungeons. Why? He had no clue. Maybe his dog instincts were kicking in.
He found Artemis on the floor, crying.
"Art?" He said incredulously. "What's wrong?" He asked concerned, rushing over and kneeling in front of her. "C'mere." He said, before pulling her into his arms in a comforting hug. "What's wrong?"
|
|
|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 6, 2007 21:44:02 GMT -5
Leaning into him, she didn't have the strength or will to move away. He buried her head into his chest and sobbed, cried, let the tears fall. She felt so embarrassed for crying, for letting him see her this weak, but they wouldn't stop falling.
"I-tried to stop them…I tr-ied to push them off me…but I cou-ldn't…this time I couldn't…they were too strong…they were prepared…they wouldn't get off me…" She slurred the words, barely understandable, but she held onto Sirius as her life line, she needed him now more then ever.
|
|
|
Post by Sirius Black on Apr 7, 2007 3:31:02 GMT -5
"It's OK, let it out." He said, barely catching the few words Artemis sobbed. He softly ran his hands through her hair, wondering what could've made her so upset.
The Artemis he knew wouldn't show weakness.
He was worried very much, but at the same time furious. What did these thugs do to Art that made her so frustrated?
|
|
|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 7, 2007 10:08:45 GMT -5
Who knew how long she cried, how long she just sobbed and let him hold her. Eventually the tears stopped, the sobs fled, and she lifted herself from Sirius' arms. Wiping away the flowing make-up and the left over tears that were still drizzling down her face.
"I-'m sorry..." Was the first thing she muttered, she didn't mean to take advantage of him like this. She had meant to only use the robbing for her joke, she never meant to bring in what the thugs tried to do to her. Thankgoodness Chris had shown up before they actually went to far, but still...she had never felt so weak and defensless in her life, and that shook her up, shook her up bad.
|
|
|
Post by Sirius Black on Apr 7, 2007 14:09:38 GMT -5
"It's ok. Care to tell me what's wrong?" He said softly.
|
|
|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 7, 2007 18:24:32 GMT -5
Glancing up at him, but for only a moment, she pressed her hands to the wall, pulling herself onto her feet, "N-no...it's ok...I can handle it..." Her cheeks heated up when she saw the wet stain on his shirt from all the crying she had done and her hand threatened to cover her mouth from shock, but she stood strong, "I-i'm sorry about your shirt Sirius..." She whispered, feeling so weak for actually crying, let alone in front of Sirius Black.
|
|
|
Post by Sirius Black on Apr 9, 2007 18:57:53 GMT -5
Sirius shook his head, straighting up as well. "It's ok," he said, not really minding about his shirt. He could just change into another while skipping Potions.
Staring at her for a moment, he said, "Are you sure you're ok? Want to go to the Hospital wing?"
|
|
|
Post by Artemis Smithson on Apr 10, 2007 11:06:51 GMT -5
Eyes widening for a moment, she took a step away, immediately thinking of the bruises across her neck, arms, and legs. Instinctevely one of her hands reached across, grabbing her should where one of many dark bruises lie.
"No, I-'m fine...Just shaken up...that's all..."
|
|