I Can\'t Sleep Without My Angel

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Chapter 6: Darkness Hurts

After Ashley fell asleep, Ron went to the kitchen to relay the story to his
family. Ginny was crying by the end of it and George comforted her. Fred
had gone upstairs to take care of Corey. Arthur owled Dumbledore right away,
and they received an owl back less than an hour later.

Weasley Family~
Please accept my many thanks for taking care of this poor girl. There is no
doubt in my mind that it was Voldemort behind this kidnapping. It confuses me
though, why he would make a squib his “princess”? I am very troubled by this
information. Her story sounds oddly familiar though. I am going to research
this, and find out why this girl was chosen. Severus has not returned for two
weeks since he was summoned to Voldemort. I hope everything is alright with
him, and I fear it may have to do with this girl. Please keep her safe and
shielded from the rest of the community.

All My Thanks,
Albus Dumbledore

Arthur wiped his eyes, and looked over at his family.
“It is up to us now, Weasleys. We are officially the keepers of Ashley now.
Just help her, please.”
All the family nodded (including Fred who held a giggling Corey). Ron looked
over at Ginny who was still sniffling and wiping away tears. Ron could only
imagine the anger in him if anyone ever did anything like this to his sister.
He would kill them. He looked up at his mom.
“I am going to go take a nap mum because I want to stay with Ashley tonight.”
“Are you sure, dear? You stayed up last night with her.”
“Yea, mum, I need to.”
“Do you want me to stay up with you?”
“No, I will be fine.”
Ron walked upstairs, sorting out what he was going to say to this girl tonight.

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He crept downstairs after his mum came up anld hld him that the rest of the
family was heading to bed. When he looked at Ashley though, he saw that she was
awake, looking at old Weasley photos.

“Oh Ron, you were so cute when you were little!”
“Thanks.” Ron said taking a seat beside her. She looked at his face, and could
instantly tell that something was wrong.
“What is it?”

“Well, Ashley, I need to know...why do you call me your angel? I didn’t rescue
you. I didn’t even see you until my dad brought you into our house.”
“Angel, of course you saved me...You were in my mind, I saw you while the men
were beating me. You smiled and told me to hang on. Maybe you didn’t actually
bring me out of the dungeons, but you must have done something magic...how else
could I have seen you?”

Ron looked at her, thinking, how could she have seen me? She must have imagined
it because she saw him when she woke up.
“I was the first one you saw when you woke up.”
“I know that, but I also saw you in my head! You got me through, Ron! How can
you say you didn’t help me.”

Ron didn’t argue anymore seeing how upset she was getting. He put his hands on
her head and gently ran his hands over her hair until she fell into a deep
sleep.


This went on for about a week. Ron would coax Ashley into a sleep and then
sleep beside her on the floor next to the couch. His family kept asking him if
he would like someone else to stay with her, but he insisted, saying that
Ashley needed him. During the day Molly and Ginny would stay with Ashley doing
things to keep her mind off of what happened to her and her parents. They
cooked, knitted, gardened, just about anything three woman could do around the
house. Ashley would get tired easily, and retreat to the couch quite often. No
one pressured Ashley to give anymore info about what happened. They knew she
wasn’t ready yet. Ron made sure his family knew that.

Exactly a week after she was found, Molly decided the time had come for Ashley
to room with Ginny. They conjured up a bed so Ashley could feel more like she
had a home. Surprising to Molly, Ashley had not mentioned her friends nor
expressed a desire to visit her home. She seemed almost needy to have the
Weasley’s say they would take her in, which they would more than willingly do.

That night as Ashley got into bed she felt oddly alone. She knew why though, Ron
was not by her side. Ginny was great and she liked sharing a room with her but
she knew she needed to be by her angel’s side. After she was sure that Ginny
was asleep, she crept to Ron’s room, making sure to be quiet because she knew
that Ron shared a room with George. She walked in surprised to see that Ron was
sitting up in the dark room, staring out the window. He noticed Ashley when she
was at his feet. She looked like a ghost with her pale skin and light
nightgown. He hated to admit it to himself, but his heart jumped when he saw
her. He couldn’t fall asleep and he knew it was because she wasby hby him. He
heard her whisper something.

“What?”
“Darkness hurts. I need you to lessen it.”
Ron looked in her eyes, and scooted over, while pulling down the comforter. She
easily slid in and fit right against him.
“When I am with you, I can forget about the man with the red eyes. I can’t
sleep without my angel.
Ron just held her as they slowly fell asleep: a girl entwined in the arms of
her angel.