Bella of Delphi

It had been a week since Dumbledore returned to 12 Grimmauld place. Bella, tried to keep herself busy by frequent cleaning of the house. The bathrooms sparkled, the kitchen was organized and alphabetized, the books were alphabetized and chronologicaly placed in order. Everything had a place a spotless, clean, shining place. This morning when Bella awoke, she realized there was nothing left to clean. She had been restricting herself so much. She knew it now as she laid in bed having all the time in the world to think, she was alone, and sad. Yet still she got up, and walked downstairs at 4 30 am. The sun had just peeked into the windows, As Bella walked down the stairs, her soft brown locks fell in front of her eyes. The large t-shirt she wore to bed, was tattered, and worn. She streched and yawned as she reached the bottom of the stairs. Then she heard the door in the kitchen open. Her pulse quickened, as she heard the steps come closer to her. She scurried to the fireplace, and grabbed the coal shovel. With the shovel raised above her head, she waited in the shadows left over from the night. It crept closer to the stairs, and just as it rounded the corner, Bella gave it a hard slap on the back of the head with the small shovel.

\"OH!\" The thing fell to the ground, and curled up quickly into a ball. Grasping at the back of its head, and writhing quietly on the floor. Bella, got closer she wanted to see what this thing was. She pushed it into the light. Instantly she recognized the glistening goldenbrown eyes. She tried to pull Remus up.

\"No, oh goodness Remus. I am so very sorry. I thought you were... were something else coming inside the house.\" Bella\'s voice was rushed, Remus pulled himself up on the couch. and slumped in his lap. \"Remus, please i was just trying to protect the people in the house, i didn\'t know who you were... Why you would be coming in this late... or early. I never meant to hurt you. Please, please Remus-\"

\"Bella.\" His voice rasped. \"Don\'t worry, I think i would\'ve done the same thing in your position.\" Bella, wiped away the tear of pain that streamed down his cheek. She ran to the kicthen, and grabbed some ice cubes wrapped in a towel, and a small wrapped thing.

\"Here, this chocolate it should help..and ice.\" Remus looked up slowly at her smile. Though her lips were stretched they were still full and luminous.

\"Chocolate?\" He smiled.

\"I heard from the people here, that you give chocolate to help...So maybe it does help head wounds?\" Bella giggled as she kneeled on the couch next to Remus craddling the ice on his neck. \"Okay, i\'m taking the ice off so i can look at it, alright?\"

\"No, no it\'s okay.. i should just-\"

\"No please, let me just look. If it\'s very bad i will need to fetch some one to help.\" Remus moved his hands, and let the young girl touch the soreness on his neck, her finger tips alone were like a cure. \"It is very red, but no bleeding, or cuts. I\'m very sorry Remus.\"

\"It\'s okay Bella.\" Remus turned his head slowly, he was afraid to lift it because of the awful stinging pain, but as he turned his head to look at her, he noticed her one leg dangling gently off the couch, her toes played with the shag of the carpet, and her shapely calf just lead to a more shapely thigh. As she moved around to look at his neck the hem of the shirt was getting tugged up her thighs. Remus felt guilty and turned to face forward. She turned and sat on her butt next to him, he leaned back against the couch sloaching so his head could be supported. He gazed at her from the corners of his eyes. She was quiet for awhile, and Remus thought he was making her uncomfortable. he was trying to stand, but the pain was still abit much. So he kept still, she looked over at him, and with her fingers she turned his face to hers. Without hurting him once.

\"Remus... Do you know why Dumbledore wanted me here?\"

\"Well probably for protection... I assume he thinks this is the safest place for you... And i do think the people here would take care of you.\"

\" Yes but he said i had a position here, or something like that. A part to help, my parents and him were very close at one point before their deaths. They.. they were Oracles, like my father from many generations ago. The best of our kind, and i don\'t know if that is why i am actually here... because i\'m the last of my kind.\"

\"I can\'t say for sure, why you are here..But despite the accident this morning. I\'m glad you\'re here.\" Remus smiled, as Bella stood up, the large shirt was tucked into a side of her panties, revealing so much more of her leg. Her movements seemed slow and very artful, A dancer. She leaned over Remus and gave him a peck on the cheek.

\"I am going back to my room. I am sorry about your neck, i owe you something sweet, for it.\" Bella gave a smile, Remus could still feel the heat from her lips on his cheek. She ran up the stairs, Remus sat on the couch with a look of confusion on his face.

\"Good morning Sirius.\" Bella smiled and waved as he came trudging down the stairs, his hair a mess and eyes barely opened. Yet he noticed something strange about his friend on the couch.