A Cool Winter Evening

Alex had been walking through the snowy street that is Diagon Alley trying to cope with his sadness. Ever since his last meeting with Hitame and saving her from dieing. He had been having many bad dreams about that evening. Was he wrong to tell her that he loved her and she still didn't care for him. Was she right? She didn't have anything good to say about him at all. For once he felt that he should try to avoid everyone, maybe never go back to Hogwarts. Alex was thinking about all this, not paying attention to the street with happy couples and families.

He envied them all for there happiness....he should head back to his mother. But he didn't want to face her as she always knew what was wrong with him. Women seemed to have some sort of power of finding the truth. He wished that he could go back in time and stopped himself from insulting Hitame's sister. But he wouldn't even dare, he loved that first meeting even if it turned out to be his most complex relationship of his life.Alex stopped in the middle of the street looking into the sky as the snow was falling lightly, wondering what to do next from here.

Hitamé was having a hard time dealing with everything going on inside of her. One part of her was disgusted of the feelings she had discovered she had for Alex. But he was a Slytherin, she was a Gryffindor, he was a Dark Follower and she was a part of Potter's Army, and that just didn't work. She actually just didn't want it to work. She was afraid of what could happen if she let it happen. If she let someone get too close, they would he taken away from her, it had happened twice already and had almost happened a third and fourth time.

Her parents had been taken away from her both times, though she didn't want anything to do with her biological parents anymore. Then her brother's were almost taken away from her. Xemnas had been attacked by a Vampire, a friend of theirs who was under a spell and she had actually tried to kill him. Then Sora, he'd come down with the Green Itch worse than the rest of them and had nearly died. Hitamé had as well, but she had been more concerned with Sora since he was the youngest out of the Charcovix kids.

The fourteen year old girl had decided to go to Diagon Alley to find some Lind of medicine that could help her still ill brother. It wasn't the Green Itch anymore, no this time it was just a mild winter cold. Sora was always getting sick and that worried Hitamé. She felt that because he always got sick he wouldn't be fit to work the way he wanted too after he graduated. Of course that was why he had three older siblings as Hitamé saw it. They were there to help him whenever they could, but obviously that was wrong, since Xemnas was off somewhere seemingly not caring about his brother and Naomi was just...Naomi.

Alex looked into the sky of snow, it was a rather beautiful sight even. It reminded him of his home in japan, he lived in mount Fuji. High up in the mountains that it was always snowing and a great view of the stars at night. Ironically that was his last name but not that it matter at the moment. His multicolored eyes stared until something hit his head. A toy from a child that he had released and knocked some sense into Alex.

He fell to the floor but got up rather quickly, remembering that he needed to new potion tools for class. His best class and also his job with his master that taught him everything he knew. He needed to see her again, it has been to long without her to learn a new trick or potion. Secretly he has been creating a Polyjuice potion in his room for being head boy and no one to share a room with him. He would use it later for something but that was shrouded in mystery.

As he walked towards the potion shop, his eyes caught sight of Hitame walking through the crowd. His heart started to beat faster, as his body got hotter. He hadn't seen her since the time she was hurt and he confessed that he loved her. Life had a way of destroying someone, she now knew his feelings but had she rejected her own for him? Or did she really meant what she said to him. Not letting such things get in his mind, he tried to walk past her with the crowd of people but he often had bad luck.

He slipped on a piece of ice on the floor and fell to the ground causing a huge panic on the street. It looked like Alex had hit his head on the ground, and hadn't gotten up this time. A crowd of people looked at him, and didn't know what do at this very moment at all.

Hitame hadn't even noticed that Alex had been there, coming near her. She continued to walk toward the shop she wanted to enter when she heard something like a thud on the ground. She looked over to see people crowding around something and curiosity suddenly overtook her. She cringed slightly as the amount of people but she walked toward the group. They all seemed to be in shock and were terrified of what they were looking at. One glance at their faces and Hitame could tell something was wrong. A strong pain shot through her head and she lost her footing for a moment before regaining it quickly.

She knew something was really wrong noe and she pushed her way through the crowd, trying to get to the center of it. "Oh the poor boy. That was a strong blow to the head. Do ya think he'll be alright?" she kept hearing people say. It was a male who was in the middle of it all? And what was that about a blow to the head? Had this person gotten hurt somehow? Was it someone she knew? It had to be, she touched her head slightly where the pain was and continued to shove her way through.

Once she managed to get to the middle, her eyes widened at what she saw. "A.." her voice seemed to have gone, her breath caught in her throat. "Alex!" she nearly shrieked, running toward him and falling on her knees at the ground next to him. She put her hands on his chest lightly and she shook him. "Alex..?" She asked. "Alex.. please wake up.." she told him, and she looked around the crowd, tears in her eyes. "What the bloody hell are you all looking at?! Call a healer. Someone take him to St. Mungo's!" she screamed at them. A wave of murmurs and shifting occurred and she returned her attention to Alex. "Please wake up Alex.." she pleaded.

Alex could only hear a distance voice, it sounded so vaguely similar to him. His mind was telling him to wake up but something else was pulling him back into the darkness. Was this how his life was going to end, the voice grew louder and he knew it was her again. Hitame had found him, he bet that she was laughing at him right now.

She never wanted him in his life to begin with anyway, from what she said. He felt himself grow far worst, until he could feel tears hit his cheek. She was crying for him? she said that she didn't care about him at all. His mind finally came back but he wasn't well to move. He could only move in his own mind, it felt like a different world of paradise but he still wanted to go back to her....even if she said that she hated him.

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Some healers had reached the scene, as they went to work with there magic. They were going to teleport to the hospital but they saw the girl there taking care of the young man. It seems that he was losing blood from the hit to the head, and they decided to take her with them. When they made it to St. Mungo's, they moved the young man to a bed. Using spells to heal him before it was too late.

One of the healers decided to move the young lady to the waiting room. Wondering if she would stay or not, it was her choice at the moment. The healer looked at her with a calming smile, an elderly women healer. " Don't worry, I think he will be fine. Do you know him? It's was quite noble what you did, I bet he would like to thank you or else he would have lost his life. You can see him, when you want we have stabilized him for now but he will be feeling the pain for awhile " She had said in a kind and gentle tone, guessing that the poor needed to be comforted.

Hitame didn't know what to do. The healers had arrived and she had wanted to leave as soon as Alex was in their hands. But before she could do anything to leave she was apparated to St. Mungo's with them and then she was told to wait in the waiting room. She knew it was her choice to wait or to just leave him there. She had made it more than clear that she hated him, even though she really didn't. But if she was there, he would know that she cared about him.

The healer asked if she knew him and she nodded reluctantly. "I only did what needed to be done." She told the healer softly, in a serious voice. She wanted to seem like she didn't care. Like what she did was only because she didn't want to be a bad person and leave him there to die. It was obvious the other idiots in the crowd weren't going to do anything, so she had too.

She bit her lip when the woman told her she could see him and her nails began to dig into herpalms as she thought about what to do. Her mind began to over think and she shook her head. "I.. I'll go see him then. Thank you for helping him." She said softly, smiling slightly and she walked toward the room where Alex was. She opened the door slightly and stuck her head in slowly, hoping that Alex was asleep.

Alex was still in a deep sleep, his mind held him in a different world. The darkness that threatened to take him had left his mind. He saw many figures in his dream like state. Mostly his family from a long time ago before his father had been killed.

Another figure appeared in his mind, this time a women that he could not make out from behind. She looked like someone he knew, deciding to walk closer the image started to fade away. She finally turned around and he stopped running for the image. knowing that she would not like him near her.

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As Hitame approached the sleeping Alex, she would notice that he had bandages over his head. Keeping the wounds from getting worst and hopefully heal faster. Good for her that he was still asleep but bad for Alex as he was the one that was hurt. The healers had left the room to work on the other patients. Soon making a call to someone.

She sighed in relief when she saw he was sleeping. Hitame wondered how long he would he asleep. Maybe it would be long enough for her to be with him for a bit and then leave before he woke up. She really hoped so, she didn't want him to think that she actually cared about him, even though she did. She walked toward him, looking at him carefully, cautiously. Watching him sleep and her eyes stopped on his face, she glanced at the bandages on his head and she winced. So the hit had been that bad then?

Hitame extended her hand toward the bed. Placing it gently on top of his hand, it was warm and she smiled gently at his sleeping figure. She wished she was able to tell him how she felt in reality. But she couldn't. She couldn't risk putting his life in danger, she wouldn't. She knew had problems of his own and she wasn't about to add the possibility of dying because of her to those problems.

Gently lifting her hand from his, she reached over and placed it on his cheek. "I.. " she started,cutting herself off quickly and looking at the side of the bed. She looked up again and rested her eyes on his closed eyes. "Alex.. I... I love you.. I'm sorry I can't tell you I do.. I just.. I don't want you to get hurt because of me. I wouldn't forgive myself. I'm sorry.." she said, tears welling up in her eyes and she wiped them away. "I love you.." she repeated softly, and she leaned down, placing a soft kiss on his cheek.

Alex had thought that he heard someone speaking again. The voice grew louder, causing him to budge lightly but not to standing position. He was still asleep on the bed as the images started to change.

The images changed rapidly, this time it was the same forest that he and Hitame were in. It showed him taking care of Hitame, when she had felt over. He was worried that she might have died, he even toward her that he loved her with all his heart. Even if they came from different sides and houses.....all that can go to hell.

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When Hitame thought she was alone, another figure stood at the door way. Walking into the hospital room but didn't make herself known. Until she knew that her Son was safe, and this girl wasn't trying to harm him. " Oh I'm sorry if I'm intruding on your moment with the young man " She decided to make herself known now as she walked to her son's bed, standing near her.

When Hitame would look at her, she was a elegant women with a white Kimono with flowers as the texture design. Her hair was sleek black that could reach her waist, that was put into a bun with the rest sticking out on the side . And even if she was around her forties, her expressions and features were those of someone in there twenties. Her eyes were different colors, one was Carmel brown and the other bright Pink that looked like a crystal. She gave her a calm and bright smile, despite her son being in a coma. " You seem to really care for him, or am I wrong? Or do you just like kissing Men on the cheeks while they sleep " She said rather bluntly but that was her nature, when it came to her Child.

When she heard someone speak, Hitame jolted back and immediately became on the defensive. She quickly looked at the woman who had spoken and she blinked a couple of times, taking in her figure. Quickly realizing that she was gaping at the woman, Hitame dropped her gaze and turned her away. She bit her lip and swore under her breath. This was something that she hadn't wanted to happen. She had wanted to leave before anyone came or and before Alex woke up.

She didn't even know who this woman was, and she wasn't exactly comfortable with telling her anything. Hitame sighed and lifted her head slightly. "W..who are you..?" she asked somewhat timidly. This wasn't how Hitame would normally act toward anyone, but something told her that her natural rash attitude wasn't good way of being seen right now.

Hitame still didn't want to tell her anything though. Glancing over the woman's clothing, Hitame had seen it before. It was a kimono, the usual traditional waredrobe of the Japanese. Being raised in a Japanese family, it was natural that Hitame knew all this. She winced, realizing this woman could be Alex's mother and she bowed slightly, the natural gesture of the Japanese greetings, and she sighed. "I.. I'm sorry. I believe I should introduce myself, my name us Hitame Higurashi.. I.. I am one of his classmates.." she explained, hoping it would he enough to distract her from her original questions.