BETRAYAL | By : Acaciarose Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > Slash - Male/Male Views: 2136 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Star Wars, or the Hobbit characters, I am merely borrowing them from J K Rowling, George Lucas, and J R R Tolkien for my writing pleasure. This is a work of fanfiction. I make no money in writing these stories. |
Corvus sighed deeply as he looked at his son. "Yes, my son, I am well aware of your feelings on this matter," a nod to Alekzander, "and yours as well, Alekzander. You, your brothers and cousins, have all made your feelings very clear, as has our King of Elendia and the Crown Prince. You've all always been very protective of each other, and the younger children, especially after what happened to Cameron."
All their expressions changed at the mention of Cameron. "We didn't protect him as we should have, and what happened to him must NEVER happen again. We will NOT make the same mistake twice. If Kili hadn't come forward when he did..." Christian shook his head. "We may never have known what was happening and therefor, lost Cam for good to that monster."
"No," came Alekzander's hard voice. as if reinforcing a promise that had been made, which he was. Not only to Christian, but to himself. "It will not. That Kili was even able to tell that something was very wrong...that Cam was hiding something from us all...even after he had been returned to us, and went to Uncle Thorin about his feelings, was a miracle in itself. Besides, if we don't look out for each other, who else will?"
"Oh, I don't know," James said, his dark brow arching, "your Guardians, perhaps? That IS, after all, why they are with you at all times."
"Forgive me for saying this Sirius, Remus, but we can not always count on our Guardians, or the King's guard for that matter, Dad," he said quietly, his blue eyes meeting his fathers gaze. "You, better than anyone, should remember that."
James looked over at Lily, and she at him, both of them remembering very clearly the day their eldest was eluding too. The day their youngest...their most precious treasure, had been born. "We DO remember, son. It is something we are likely to never forget, especially as it so very nearly cost us Hunter's life before he had even been born."
"My sorrow for having brought it up, Adad {father}," he said, he too remembering that horrible day. The day of the assassination attempt on James, Lily, and James' youngest brother, Valerian. That surprise attack had led to his baby brother, Hunter being born nearly eight weeks earlier than he should have been, fourteen years ago today. He smiled suddenly as he thought of his youngest brother.
"No, Alek," Thorin said then. "Never be sorry for bring up the past. As unpleasant as it is for us all, it is something we are never going to forget, for it reminds us just how precious life truly is. They were all very lucky that Corvus, myself and several of the King and Queen's guard were so close."
"Yes, they were," Corvus said, "and unfortunately it cost us the lives of Valerian, Garrett, two of the Queen's, and three of the King's guard their lives. As for the Countess...I fear I made a horrible mistake in insisting that Rodolphus honor the betrothal. Bella was, as you well know, son, your grandfather and step-mother's choice, and at the time she truly did seem like a good match for your brother." He shook his head, his amber eyes holding deep regret. "As Lily said, none of us, not even your brother, saw the monster she had hidden so well beneath that veneer of beauty, grace, and sweet innocence."
"That is not exactly true, Papa. There were three who saw it." Christian said as his eyes began to spark with fury. "Hunter saw it, but no one would listen to a child who was just beginning to learn how to control his magical outbursts," grins form them all as they remembered how, on more than several occasions, Hunter had inadvertently set fire to his bed curtain's, and to other things.
Then there were the thunderstorms.
During the height of the storms, they would often find Hunter outside, playing dodge the lightening, which would get him yelled at rather vigorously, and extensively. He would listen to them, grin, then, when no one was looking, he would go back out to do it all over again. Which only made everyone shake their heads resignedly, standing in the doorway, watching him, and marveling on how not a single bolt ever came close to touching him.
To all their surprise, never once had he been hit.
"Then there were all his other gifts that were sporadic at best. Cam saw it, but again, no one would listen to him either. HE was a sixteen year old, reliving his kidnapping and brutal rape. Finally, Kili saw it, but again, no one would listen to HIM either."
Another, even deeper sigh sounded. "One mistake after another where your brothers are concerned. They are, however, mistakes four years past, and nothing that we say, or DO , is going to change what happened to either of them. We can only look toward their future's now, making sure that they have a chance at happiness. Which is why we are here now and Fiona is not. She will, I fear, once she DOES hear about it, fight what I have in mind for Rodolphus."
Christian blinked, setting aside his nearly empty mug, his eyes suddenly full of alarm. "Fight WHAT, exactly?"
Corvus looked over at James, who merely sat back in his chair, his fingers forming a peak under his chin, His gaze then shifted to Lily, who gave him a smile, to Thorin, who nodded, then finally, back to James, who raised a brow.
Damn, no help from them, then.
He looked over at his eldest to see that his gray eyes...his MOTHER'S eyes, had taken on a stormy look. "Father, just what have you done now?"
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