Thunder and Lightening ((Malcolm))

[Adrina De Luca]

“C’mon Gia. Please don’t do this.” Adrina begged as she tried to hand her year old baby daughter over to Aria. Gia continued to wail like she had been doing for the past ten minutes. Adrina bounced Gia very lightly up and down in her arms. She wanted to be mad at Gia for not wanting her mum to leave, but it actually made Adrina feel a bit warm inside. This meant that Gia did miss her when she was gone. But, knowing this also tugged on Adrina’s heart-strings. Only a year and a half left to go. She told herself. This was one of the few things that kept Adrina going. Of course the loving support of her friends did this as well. This included Kael of course. Adrina couldn’t help but like him. He was the total and complete opposite of Danny and yet he was everything that Adrina wanted in a guy. What more could she ask for? Adrina focused her attention back on her crying baby. “Gia, I’ll be back in a few days I promise.” The school gave her some time off every now and then to be with her baby, but it still wasn’t enough. Adrina knew that Gia really couldn’t understand a word Adrina was saying, but in a way, Gia understood. She continued to cry and Adrina finally gave in and sat down on the couch. Aria laughed as she made her way into the kitchen for a snack. Adrina shook her head. “Precious little girl.” She said lightly. Gia finally grinned.

“Adrina!” Aria called twenty-minutes later from her room. “Shh!” Adrina held her finger to her mouth as Aria entered the room. “She’s asleep.” Adrina said eyeing the sleeping brunette in her arms. Aria smiled. “Finally.” She whispered. Adrina then stood up and gently handed Gia to Aria. “I’ll be back in a few days.” Adrina told her cousin. “Until then, play my voice on the recorder.” Gia was getting older and older every day and with this came something new. Now Gia constantly cried when Adrina tried to leave her. So, Adrina recorded her voice on this muggle device. Every time she came back to Hogsmeade, she put a new recording on the recorder for Gia. True, it wasn’t as good as the real thing, but it was the best Adrina could do. Aria smiled to her cousin. “Do me a favor.” Aria whispered. “What?” Adrina asked as she took her coat from the coat rack. “Never have another one.” Adrina laughed. “I can’t promise that, now.” Of course Adrina wasn’t planning another baby any time soon. The next time she had a child, it would be done the “proper way”. She wanted to be married so that Gia could have a real dad and she wanted Gia to have siblings. But, this could wait and Adrina was willing to wait for this. After all, she was only sixteen years old.

Adrina eyed the sky as she made her way back to the grounds. It was a was rainy day, but it was only drizzling so she didn’t mind much. Adrina was too busy thinking about Gia to care really. Adrina hated leaving her. She missed her all the time and yet there was very little that she could do about it. Adrina wished that she could just graduate already, but she couldn’t. She still had a year and more to go. At least she had Kael to fall back on. Sure, he had a sister to worry about, but they found time to spend together. They both had people that they both loved whom they had to watch over. The only different was Kael had Lynne to watch over all the time and Gia was always around for Drina to care for. Some people thought Adrina was careless to leave her baby with her cousin all the time, but she did it because of Gia. Adrina needed school so that when she graduated, she could get a good job and support Gia. Yes, Adrina felt like she was missing out of Gia’s life, but she had to do it. Adrina didn’t want Gia to feel like she was different from other kids because she didn’t have anything. Adrina wanted to Gia ever thing she could ever want and she would. Adrina wouldn’t have it any other way.

Soon, the light drizzle turned into a full out thunder storm. Thunder was booming loudly and Adrina felt as if she could be struck by lightening any minute. “Erm…” She had to think of something fast. She couldn’t just stand out in the storm like this. She ran as hard as she could to a huge oak tree. Yea, that was kind of a stupid idea because apparently, lightening will strike a tree first before anything or at least that was something that Adrina had heard. She shook her head. Great. Now what was she supposed to do? Adrina shook her head when she noticed a figure running to her. Wait. Someone else was out in this rain. The rain wasn’t too much better under this tree, but Adrina had no where to go and she wasn’t close enough to the castle to run quickly to. It would at least take fifteen minutes to get to it in this rain and that was too risky. Adrina squinted her eyes and realized that it was a boy running under the tree. She shook her head as he approached her. “Are you crazy?” She asked in her normal manner. Sure, she was also out in this rain and she wasn’t really thinking about what she was saying, but she wasn’t really concerned with it. Adrina shivered and looked to the boy.

[malcolm]

Hazel orbs rolled gently in their sockets as they landed once again on the Slytherins laughing and joking at their table in the Great Hall. Malcolm was sitting there listening to the ever constant droning about how muggles were insatiable and horrific creatures. If he didn't know any better Malcolm would have thought wizards and witches were the insatiable ones. Always wanting more power and such, but what did he know right? Malcolm was a fifth year Slytherin. At first glance one would never have thought Malcolm would be placed in the 'darkest' of houses at Hogwarts, but a look into Malcolm's soul and you could understand why. He was 16 years old and a pureblood from a broken home. It was really an interesting mix for the kid. While his mother had married an American wizard who thought that honor and happiness went hand in hand with having a kind heart, his father married a woman who thought that purebloods should stick to their own kind and get rid of those that threatened them. So in the end...kind hearted, rebellious Malcolm ended up in Slytherin. It wasn’t like it was the end of the world for him. Great drive, great goals, and a willingness to do anything for them were just some of the qualities Malcolm had going for him. So you see his ending up in Slytherin isn’t so far out of the question.

By the time a fellow Slytherin fifth year started ripping on a Hufflepuff that had accidentally touched them Mal had had enough. He nodded his head at his friends before swinging his legs over the bench and moving out of the Great Hall quickly. His eyes casting one last look to the enchanted ceiling. The sky was gray and it looked like it would rain. Oh how Mal loved the rain and with that thought he slipped out the great oak doors. A sigh of relief fell over him as he took in the empty grounds. The first beginning drops of rain splashed on his face, eliciting another sigh. So this world was rather cold and tucked away from reality on occasion. Still didn’t mean Mal didn’t enjoy the life of a wizard. Digits reached into the pocket of his khaki carpenter pants, which were hidden under his robes as always. The kid just loved trouble sometimes. The stiff hard wood was light in his hand and he stared at the dark wood with wonder. Some things would always amaze him. The wizarding world was one of them. Growing up between homes he had known two different lives, one life more forgiving than the other. Maybe that’s why Mal was so undecided about whom he was. Some days he thought he knew and then the next day he was somebody completely different. Today…today Malcolm was somebody he liked, a kind hearted kid who felt that everyone should just get along…as childish as that sounded it was actually the only thing he really wanted at that moment.

Malcolm smirked to himself as the rain fell faster, pelting his skin a little more roughly. It was soothing to him. The world had seemed to cold…so dead for the past winter months and now, with the rain it felt as if the world was finally waking up again. It was nice. He moved through the grounds now, not stopping for very long as he felt the cool rain seep through his clothes and stick them to his flesh. Goose bumps rose all over his body reminding him that he was still only mortal. Mal shook his head as it poured his body jumping at the thunder that struck through the sky. He paused, his mind realizing that it was dangerous, but then again he’d always liked risking his life. The more dangerous the better, but at the same time he put his life in his own hands while he climbed, this storm was definitely out of his hands. Feet padded against the wet grounds as he headed for Hogwarts, lightening striking too close for comfort. There was no way he’d make it back to the castle without getting hit. Hazel orbs moved around, squinting through the rain to the tree that lay within his reach. It didn’t take long for him to bolt in that direction. Thunder and rain seemed to hit him to the bone as he moved and he held his breath. Lungs ached with the need for air, body dizzy with the physical exertion, but still Mal held his breath until he reached the safety of the tree.

The moment Mal found cover the voice rolled through him and he turned on his heel eyes falling on the form of a girl. Stature straightened, eyes looking her over and he couldn’t stop the smirk from falling over his face. So he wasn’t a player per say, but he did think the girl before him was beautiful. Maybe it was the eyes…or the wet hair that clung to her, whatever it was Mal was intrigued. Digits moved to his own hair as he tried to dry it with a shake. “I’m not crazy,” he finally said. “I’m Mal.” Yeah so he wasn’t very original either, but that didn’t keep him from trying…although it should have. He looked out again at the grounds the rain falling, if possible, harder than it had moments ago. A frown fell over his face as he looked up at the tree they were beneath and he realized just why the girl thought he was crazy. “All right so not my brightest choice, but you shouldn’t be talking. I’m not the only one under this tree am I?” he asked as he looked back at her, arms crossing over his chest as he leaned against the tree, eyes falling over her again. “I mean you’ve got to be just as daft as I am. Maybe more so.”

[Adrina De Luca]

Adrina ducked her head trying to stay dry, but her efforts weren’t working. She had never been out when the rain was this heavy before. Adrina shook her head. At least Gia was in Hogsmeade safe and worm. Adrina eyed the castle. She couldn’t possibly run. Not now. She had to wait for the rain to lighten up. She didn’t want to put herself at risk. Adrina shook her head. Why couldn’t she have left when she tried to? Oh yea. Because Gia was so adorable. Why did she have to be that cute? Adrina sighed. She would have to wait for awhile. It seemed that the rain wasn’t about to let up anytime soon. But, it wasn’t really the rain that bothered Adrina. No, it was the lightening really. She wasn’t afraid of it. No, she just didn’t care for it. The night of her parents car crash, it had been raining and lightening was all around. True, Adrina wasn’t there and she was too young at the time to remember anything, but Aunt Kat and Uncle Gino told her. Adrina didn’t talk about there deaths very often, but she sure did think about them when it rained like this. Adrina wasn’t a weak person. She thought that thinking of her parents made her weak so she tried not to think about them at all. But at the moment, it was hard not to.

Adrina looked the boy over. He was just as soaked as she was. She shook her head. Adrina didn’t know him so instantly she knew he was younger. Adrina knew all of the sixth years and a good deal of the seventh years. She didn’t usually bother with the younger years. She didn’t have time to deal with them. “Crazy people never admit their madness. They simply show it.” Yea, Adrina said things like that at weird times, but she couldn’t help it. She was just like that. Adrina sighed. Great. She didn’t need some annoy boy to bother had at a time like this. Instantly she wanted Kael with her. Adrina wasn’t the type to pine over her boyfriend. She wasn’t overly protective nor did she need him to do things for her, but sometimes she just wanted his presence. He calmed her more than anything. Adrina had such a hectic life that it was nice to have Kael around. He wasn’t like any other guy at Hogwarts and that was probably why Adrina liked him so much. Was she in love with him? No. But, maybe she could be one day. Maybe.

Adrina shook her head. “Yes, I realize that, but my head is spinning in about fifty directions right now, so give me a break.” She snapped at him in her usual manner. No one would ever guess that someone as pretty and fair looking as Adrina would have so much fire in her. But, she did. Even as a child she had been that way. When Adrina was with Danny, she was always the one that had to be rushed out of a fight before she did anything stupid. She was always the one that was defending Danny. Adrina was defensive and impulsive and she was quite content with being that way. The only time that Adrina changed was when she was with Gia. While with Gia, Adrina had to be calm and fair-headed. She couldn’t risk anything happening to her baby. Adrina eyed the castle. Maybe there was a spell she could use. Too bad she couldn’t think of one. Adrina shook her head and started pacing. “Great to meet you Mal.” She said sarcastically. “Now, will you help me think of a way to get us to the castle before I go insane or am I own my own for that?” She eyed eyeing him. Yep. Her fire never seemed to go away. Adrina shook her head as she thought of Gia. She knew that her daughter was okay, but Adrina just wanted to be near her. Adrina shook her head and tried once again to think of a spell to help get her and this annoying boy beside her to the castle.