Midnight Run (RP)

[William Seeley]

William's invisible mouth dropped open as he watched Nina raise her arm and freeze the other two boys. What was going on? What had happened to the frail, insecure girl he had made friends with the night before? Had that all been an act to make him befriend her? He closed his eyes tightly for a moment, and pressed his palm to his forehead in concentration. Something was going on, but no matter how smart he was, he didn't have enough of the facts to understand what was happening. There was no logical answer for why Nina would let Andrew hurt her last night, but then, attack him tonight.

And what about preforming magic in front of a muggle? If she hadn't been the one attacking, she wouldn't have gotten expelled, but she surely would get kicked out now. If she had been in the defensive than it might have been excused. William shook his head. Why couldn't she just let him handle this? She had to know that he was there since she ran into him. William felt redness seap into his vision as his anger mounted. Closing his eyes again, he tried to remain calm. She had to have a reason for doing this, he told himself. She must know what is going on. She has too, because I don't.

William felt completely helpless as he looked from Nina's determined face to Andrew's surprised one. Was this some sort of revenge. Should he try and stop her now before things got out of hand, or should he just let her sort things out on he own? After all, it was her brother and it was her problems. William formed his hands into fists, but kept his mouth shut. He figured Nina was okay so far, so he would let her handle things.

[Kitty]

"Why would you helo me?" Andrew asked skeptically looking at her with a raised eyebrow. Nina looked at him and said. "You're my brother," "But I hurt you wouldn't you want to hurt me?" He asked extremely confused. Nina walked over to him and pointed her wand at him. Andrew looked scared. "Episkeyo" She said the curse and her brother's wounds healed with every tap.

"You should go. Take Ryen and Sean with you right now you can carry them they are really light." She told him. Andrew nodded and did what she said but not before saying thank you. He disappeared into the trees. Nina was never going to hurt him and she felt like this might actually change the relationship between her and her brother.

[William Seeley]

Will felt his muscles relax as Andrew wandered off with Ryen and Sean. He had never felt so utterly and completely confused in all of his life. What on earth had just happened between the two of them? One moment, they were beating each other, and the next, she was helping him. William watched Andrew's back until he could no longer see his receding figure in the darkness or hear the crunch of his boots on the dead leaves that covered the forest floor. When it was safe, William tapped his head with his wand, the now all to familiar feeling of warmth rushing through his body as he came into view.

He stepped forward and looked curiously at Nina. She looked tired, probably a side affect of the medicine she had been given. William felt tired and his head pounded with his unsolved problem. Glancing down at her, Will decided to speak. "Look Nina, I have a right to know what just happened," he said, struggling to keep his voice calm. One night, your brother is beating you. I have to almost knock him out to keep him from hurting you. Then, today, you come down here with some 'plan' that you have created with Ryen and Sean. But then you turn on them, curse them, and send Andrew and the two guys packing. Not to mention you preformed magic in front of muggle. I mean, what is going on!" He said angrily.

And Will was angry. After everything that had gone on in the past two days, he felt like he should have a right to know what had just happened. After all, he had saved her from getting beaten up. Crossing his arms, he looked over at Nina and waited for her to answer him what was going on.

[Kitty]

"You followed me!" She shouted, she was iratated at the fact that he didn't mind his own business. "I don't think you have any right to know because this is my family not yours. This is my problem not yours." She was letting him have it when Professor Gylen Walked up, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

"What in the bloody hell is going on here." Professor Gylan yelled looking at them crossly. "Come with me." He continued not letting them answer. It was a slow and silent walk back to the castle, Nina didn't even look at Will, she was too upset.

[William Seeley]

Will's fists shook with anger. "You knew I was here! You ran into me! Don't go and act all surprised on me. I didn't even do anything or interfere, you have no right being angry with me," He hissed angrily. "And besides, if I hadn't followed you last time, you could have gotten hurt. I was trying to protect you. Obviously you don't want my help though," Will fumed. He was furious. All he had wanted to do was protect her, and now she had gotten him into trouble with the teacher.

Mr. Gylan led them up the hill into the courtyard. Turning to face them, he looked stern. "Now I don't know what you two were doing, but do not, I repeat, do not ever go back into the woods. You have no right to be there in the first place. I won't give you detention this time, but if I catch you in there again, I will," He said, and then turned and walked through the doors. Will frowned and crossed his arms, unsure of what to do.

[Kitty]

Nina started to walk away once Professor Gylan went inside, she didn't want to talk to Will anymore today. She went inside and through the hallways. Who did he think he was anyway? He was acting like a father to her why? She thought angerly and ahe hated the fact that he was acting like a father to her.

She got to the Gryfindor door and muttered the password. When the door opened she walked in and sat down on the couch in the common room. She started a fire in the fire pit and just wanted to relax.

[William Seeley]

Will let her go, and as she walked away, his anger seeped out of him. Didn't she understand his need to protect people? Protecting people was all he had ever done his entire life, especially in the case of Amelia. After he was certain she was gone, he followed her into the empty entrance hall and then made his way to the Ravenclaw common room. He answered the question and tiredly trooped into the common room, throwing himself down into one of the soft, blue velvet chairs.

Will closed his eyes, thinking over everything that had happened last night and today. Nina was possibly the most confusing person he had ever met. Nothing she did ever seemed to make sense to him. But, it was her life, and William concluded that maybe he had tried to hard to help and been a little too protective. Closing his eyes, he rested his elbows on his knees and pressed his palms into his eyes. All he wanted to do right now was sleep, but first he would have to go back down to Herbology and see what he had missed when had taken Nina to the hospital wing.

Getting up, Will slowly left the comfort of the common room and made his way downt the moving staircases and across the lawns to Herbology.

[Kitty]

Nina couldn't understand it she knew what Andrew had done but he was still her family and she figured that she should forgive no matter what. She sighed and stood up, as she stood up she felt faint. She brought her hand to her head and collapsed on the floor. After a while of laying on the floor one of her dorm mates came down the stairs and saw her.

She came to her side and picked her to the hospital wing where he laid her on the bed. About a half hour later she woke up and saw the Nurse bandaging a head wound Nina got after she fell.

[William Seeley]

William wandered down the hill causually to Herbology, his hands in his pockets. His boots left deep, muddy footprints in the wet, soggy grass. Following the faint trail, William shivered in the cool autumn air. His face was scrunched up in severe concentration as he walked with no concentration at all as to where he placed his feet. He was still utterly confused about what had happened the night before and earlier this afternoon. After all, William had never met a sound minded person who had needed assistance so badly, but who had turned help away so quickly. What was up with that? His frown deepened as he tried to figure out what went on inside Nina's flaming red head. Gradually he grew closer to the green houses, and he gratefully pulled open the steaming door and stepped into the heat.

He wandered through several rows of plants that tried to wrap creepers and tendrils around him and then past large purple flowers that made his feel drowsy until he found the teacher. Professor Longbottom was in the midst of attempting to trim the thorns off of an extremely viscious vine that was doing everything in it's power to strangle him. The professor's glasses were askew and he had a large, unsightly purple bruise on his forehead. It was several minutes until he managed to calm down the plant and adress William. "How can I help you William?" He said, wiping sweat gently from his forehead.

"Professor, I was just coming to see what I missed today in class while I was taking Nina to the hospital wing?" Will answered politely. "Ah yes. How is she? And you didn't miss much I'm afraid. After that scare, most of the class refused to work with the Mandrakes," Professor Longbottom said sadly. "I think Nina's ok. Madame Pomfrey was able to give her an antidote," William said, uneasily. "Good, good. Is that all then?" The professor asked. However, at that minute, the door banged open and a shivering figure walked in. The little boy, who was wrapped in a thick Gryffindor scarf, walked up to the Professor. "Sir, I came to get Nina's missed work for her. She would've come and gotten it herself, but she's gone and fainted again you see," The little boy shivered out. As the professor and the boy talk, William frowned, wondering what Nina could have done this time.

[Kitty]

"What happend?" Nina asked putting a hand to her forehead. "Get your hand out of the way please." Was all the nurse said. Nina moved her hand and then the wheels in her head started to move as she thought. Now she remembered Standing up, feeling dizzy and falling. The nurse and Will were right, the first time she came in here, telling her that she wasnt ready to leave.

When the nurse was done she left through the door. That is when the girl who helped her to the hospital came in. "Hi, I'm Reighn (Rain). I helped you get here." Reighn said sitting down next to Nina's bed. "Thanks." Nina said simply.

[William Seeley]

Will stood there as Professor Longbottom and the little boy from Gryffindor spoke with each other. The teacher handed the boy a piece of paper, and the practically forced one into William's numb hand. He didn't even glance at it. What on earth could have possibly happened to Nina now? He knew she was probably tired from last night, but that was no reason to drop dead pass out. It had to be something else, but once again, William didn't have enough information to solve the problem. He never seemed to know the right things when it came to Nina's case.

Frowning, he decided he should probably go and check on her again. He knew she was mad at him, and probably wouldn't want to see him, but he still felt slightly responsible for whatever had happened to her. He trudged slowly up the muddy hill, the cold wind bitting into his skin and ruffling his short hair. Will wished he had a scarf like the little boy from Gryffindor, but he was unfortunately poorly dressed for today's weather. He rushed eagerly inside the castle, warmth surrounding him as he made his way through the halls, leaving muddy footprints on the marble floors.

He finally reached the Hospital Wing, panting a bit. He hadn't worked out in a couple days, and he could already feel it. Pushing open the massive doors, Will glanced around the room for Nina. He finally found her, or more spotteded her bright red hair. She was laying in the farthest bed in from the door near the window. Sighing a bit, William walked through the doors, stuffed his hands in his pockets, and made his way slowly to her bed. She had a thick bandage around her forehead, but other than that looked perfectly healthy. After a moment he spoke up. "So, you okay? I heard you fainted so I came to see if you were alright," William said, a bit lamely.

[Kitty]

She looked at him with a slight smile then responded. "Yes, i'm fine you and the nurse were right I wasn't ready to leave the hospital wing." she may have not been ready but the bond between her and her brother grew and she knew that. She had gotten a letter while she was in the Hospital wing from her brother saying that he thanked her for what she did. She was going to try her best to hide it from Will she knew that he would get iratated if he found out about the letter.

She had it under her pillow and she had no idea that it was sticking out a little. She turned back to Reighn. "So anyway thank you for bringing me here. Then she looked at Will "and thank you too for the first time."

[William Seeley]

He smiled just slightly when he heard she was ok and gave a quick nod of his head. "Good, that's good. Try to rest though, it always helps, or I think so at least," He said tiredly. William sighed and glanced around at all the white beds. He couldn't wait until he would get to go to sleep tonight. It would be absolutely wonderful to go to sleep now, but he still had one more class later. He glanced back at Nina. Her red hair stood out very brightly against the white sheets. She was busy talking to a little kid named Reighn who had apparently brought Nina to the hospital wing.

Glancing closer, William noticed the corner of something sticking out from under Nina's pillow. It took him a moment to figure out that it was a piece of paper, and a few more seconds to realize it was a letter. It appeared to be hastily stuck under her pillow, almost as if in an attempt to hide it from someone. William frowned, realizing it was probably him. However, he soon shook of his frown before Nina could notice and sighed. "So Nina? What's that letter? A get better card from a friend?" He asked, curious.

[Kitty]

Oh no she thought as he mentioned the card. "Uh yes actually," She said, a little white lie, she realized almost right after she had said it. She slightly flinched as she lied and hoped he hadn't noticed her flinch. She stuffed it haistily farther under her pillow.

Suddenly she had a tired wave roll over her and she passed out without saying goodbye to either of them, She would apologize about it later. Soon after she was dreaming and she hated what she saw.

She was walking down a dark corridor inside the school with no source of light. The torches that would ussually light the halls got blown out from an unknown source. Using the wall as a guide she was making her way through the darkened area. Soon she came across a corner and took it to the right. As soon as took the corner she came face to face with a figure of a man. She heard him mutter a spell and she flew into the wall behind her causing a sharp pain in the back of her head.

She put her hand to the back of her head and hesitated as she felt a sticky substance, noticing right away that it was blood. The dark figure advanced toward her and muttered another spell unabling her to move. This person wants me dead she realized feeling her body freeze up. Despite her not being able to move she still attempted to run away. That is when the figure lit up his wand witth a small light at the tip. She reconized him right away, his hair was a little messy and his eyes glared at her with purpose. Will? She thought as he stuck the wand up to her head and just as he muttered a killing curse she woke up.

Sweat was pouring out of her head and she was terrified. Why would she dream such a dream? She knew Will would never harm her. She sat up and placed a hand to her forehead in dismay. She looked out the window and saw the glimmering of the moon and the stars in the darkness.

[William Seeley]

He listened to her hasty reply to his question. She seemed like she was trying to hide something, but William didn't push the subject. He knew he had been a bit to protective of her and he needed to respect her decisions. She would tell him if she wanted too. She feel asleep after shoving the letter further under her pillow. Her tired eyes drooped for a moment and then she was passed out, sleeping peacefully. William stood there, unsure of what to do. Looking over at Reighn, he noticed she looked a bit confused too.

"So uh, what happened," William asked. The jumped a bit at the sound of his voice and just stared at him with big, rather scared eyes. "I mean to say, what happened when Nina fainted?" He clarified. The girl relaxed a bit, but it was a moment before she answered. In a small, but rather delicate voice he heard her say, "I don't know. I walked into the common room after charms and saw her on the ground. She was still breathing so I got a few older students to help me bring her here. Nothing else though." I nodded at the end of her story, still a bit confused on why Nina had fainted. Probably just tired.

Nina woke rather suddenly, her eyes wide. Her forehead was covered in sweat and she looked frightened. For some reason she wouldn't look at William, and instead she stared out of the window at the night sky. William looked out there too, realizing how late it was. His stomach rumbled and he brain felt like lead. He hadn't eaten any lunch or dinner and he was exhausted. Turning back to Nina, he began to feel a bit worried. However, he casually asked, "Is everything ok, Nina? If you want anything, more medicine or something, I can go get the nurse."