.:| War Had Broken Out |:.

[Emmeline Vance]

.: Rilee :.

Emmeline hadn't moved from her spot in three hours. Just sat there on her bed staring blankly at the wall on the other side of the room. She blinked her bloodshot eyes and sighed quietly. The young Ravenclaw didn't cry. She wouldn't let herself. Crying would make it real. She hoped to the stars it wasn't real. It had to be a dream. A horrible nightmare that she would wake up from. There's no feeling like being lost and alone when you're surrounded by people. No one but Celestina Flamel and the Headmaster had known about what she did. Two days ago at exactly twelve o'clock midnight she jumped from the Astronomy Tower. Emmeline woke up several hours later completely find underneath the tower. That confused her. She jumped from the tallest tower of Hogwarts; she should be dead.

War had broken out. In the Wizarding World. And in Emmeline Vance's mind.

[Rilee Anderson]

With a small sigh, Rilee Anderson walked into the Ravenclaw tower. Something was wrong and she had a horrible feeling in her stomach. Finally, she reached the dorms and her bright blue eyes scanned the room. then, she saw her friend, just laying on her bed, starring blankly at the ceiling with bloodshot eyes.

"Em? Darling?" she asked in her thick Aussie accent. "Please talk to me, love. It's no good to keep so quiet like this."

[Emmeline Vance]

Emmeline slowly cast her eyes over to Rilee. Slowly, she blinked again. She shook her head, soundlessly as she sat up. She pressed the small of her back into the headboard as she twisted the hem of her shirt around her fingers. No talking. Damn, Ri, just go away, her thoughts said as the girl stared blankly at the blanket she was sitting on. Emmeline didn't understand why everything always seemed to happen to her. She was loosing everyone in the matter of a week. That wasn't what bothered Em, it was the fact that she couldn't get far enough away from the people remaining.[/size]

[Rilee Anderson]

Rilee sighed yet again. "Please Em! I know what it's like to go through a tragedy, but in a different way." she said. "I've never told anyone this before, but you're my best friend. My brother used to sexually assult me... he raped me and did what he plased. I was too scared to fight back until last summer. Now he's in the brink and when ever I go home, I have to lock myself away incase he escapes. It's not good to be alone during times like these. Please... just talk to me Em."

[Emmeline Vance]

Emmeline shook her head quickly as she closed her sapphire blue eyes. Blonde curls whipped around her in a frantic frenzy. The fifth year moved herself closer to the headboard, further away from Rilee. Bringing her knees up, she locked her arms tightly around them as she opened her eyes. The everlasting spark was gone leaving nothing but a blue abyss. Emmeline blinked.[/size]

[Rilee Anderson]

Rilee walked over and sat on the foot of the four posted bed. "Please darling, come and eat something... or, I'll bring something up for you?" she said, her head cocked to the side. "Do you want me to do that?" she asked. She felt so helpless at the moment. Her friend was in so much pain and she couldn't do anything about it. She closed her own eyes for a minute and tried to think, but nothing came to mind.

[Emmeline Vance]

Emmeline shook her head, slowly. "No, Rilee," she whispered, her voice cracking from lack of usage. She blinked several times, trying to fight off the sleep that had been waiting for her since she was rudely awoken on Thursday. And now, Saturday, she still hadn't gone back to sleep. Em closed her stinging eyes and she sighed softly.[/size]

[Rilee Anderson]

Rilee sighed and stood up. She saw how her friend was fighting back the urge to sleep. "Em... you should try to sleep." she said softly. "You haven't slept for a while. Nothing is going to change if you do fall asleep." she attempted to look herfriend in her eyes but failed. "I promise, if you want I'll even stay in here with you."

[Emmeline Vance]

"No!" Emmeline exclaimed, her voiceb squeaking at the end. Her eyes reflected fearful thoughts as she shook her head. "No, Ri, no. Please no." Fearing sleep was hard when your body is practically begging to lapse into unconsciousness. She looked around the floor. "Where's Midnight?" she asked quietly, searching for her cat.[/size]

[Rilee Anderson]

Rilee jumped a it when Em yelled. Her face softened and she moved so she was sitting a bit closer to her friend. "I don't know where she is." she said softlty. "But... can I atleast stay with you or something? I don't want to leave you alone like this..." she said. A small tear fell down her cheek. Seeing her friend like this hurt her so much.

[Emmeline Vance]

Emmeline wanted to tell Rilee to just leave. That she was fine. That she wanted to be alone. But the tear sliding down Rilee's cheek made Em change her mind. "If you find Midnight I'll let you stay," she said, quietly. Her cat was the only thing she could think of that reminded her of home. Her family. All she had, really, was her black kitten with baby blue eyes. Which ironically enough was Em's animagus form. Came in handy when you want to spy on your friends.[/size]

[Rilee Anderson]

Rilee let out a sigh and stood up. "Midnight? Here kitty." she said quietly. At that, a soft 'meow' came from underneath the wardrobe and she smiled. "Come here darling." she said. The small cat came to her and she gently picked up the kitten and placed her on the bed. "There you go...' she said, before walking towards the window.

[Emmeline Vance]

Reaching over, Emmeline picked up her cat and laid down facing Rilee. With the black cat purring affectionatly against her chest, the girl sighed and kissed the cat's head before holding her closer. "What, Rillee?" she asked, quietly.[/size]

[Rilee Anderson]

Rilee turned around. "Hm? Oh. Nothing love." she said quietly. "I just... I dunno." she said. "Something doesn't feel right. I feel like something weird is going to happen." she let out a small laugh to reassure herself. "It's nothing out of the usual. I always have this feeling. I normally get it when I'm about to get a letter from home." she said with a shrug. Ofcourse, she was lying. But she didn't let Em know it.

[Emmeline Vance]

Liar, the voice inside her head said quietly. Snuggling closer to the kitten, Em closed her eyes as she locked her arm securely around the black fur. Pressing her face in between the matress and Midnight, Emmeline voiced two words. "You're lying."[/size]