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Rabastan Lestrange (recessional) wrote in houseofgaunt,
@ 2008-09-14 23:58:00

Entry tags:

bellatrix lestrange, rabastan lestrange

Who Bella and Rab
Where Barty's house
What He tracked her down
When immediately
Rating Probably R for the dramz

Rabastan dropped his journal immediately and apparated to the area near Barty's place. He only hoped that he was right, since he was the only one he could possibly think of that she would trust. He ran up the stairs and practically banged on the door, almost frantic. He really hoped she was there. If Barty answered the door, he would ask. If it were Bellatrix, well, then the mystery was solved. He was very impatient at the moment, but he couldn't help it. He hated not knowing what was going on, but after his frustration with Rodolphus, he decided to just deal with it for now and wait until someone was willing to say anything.

"Please, just open the damn door..." he muttered, running a hand through his hair.

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darkest_belle
2008-09-15 02:18 am UTC (link)

Bella just stared down blankly at the pages of her journals, her tears clouding over her vision once more. She hated feeling like this. Hated being so weak and so terrified. It wasn't a feeling she was used to nor was it one she ever wanted to get up close and personal with. Sighing she rested her head in her hands and her eyes slipped, before springing back open at the images that played behind them once more.

She hadn't slept since the short nap she had gotten after arriving at Barty's, the dreams more than she could handle as she had screamed herself hoarse before waking up drenched in a cold sweat. Bella had refused to sleep again after that. Taking to spending most of her time curled up in a chair by the window as she stared blankly out it.

The knock at the door caused her to jump, a shriek lodging in her throat as she immediately glanced towards her own door, wondering how fast she could make it out of the house if it turned out to be Rodolphus.

Picking up her wand she made her way quietly and quickly through the upstairs and down to the main level, pausing as she stared at the door. After a few moments of Barty not showing up to answer the door she figured him to be out and she bit her lip, wondering if it would be a good idea to open it and face who ever was on the other side.

Mentally calling herself a chicken shite she kept her wand gripped tightly in her hand as she headed towards the door and barely opened it, blinking at the person on the other side before straightening up and opening it just a bit wider.

"Rabastan." Her voice was low, hollow, empty, and hoarse as she simply stared at him, waiting for something more to happen. Bella knew she looked like shite, her eyes red rimmed with dark circles underneath them but she honestly didn't care at that moment.

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recessional
2008-09-15 02:43 am UTC (link)

She looked terrible, but he wasn't going to mention that. There were a million things he could say at this point, but he knew better than to say those either. Instead he looked up at her and let the relief show on his face. So he'd been right. That was fortunate enough. He was still worried about her, but he knew she wasn't going to do something stupid with him there at least. He wanted to ask her so badly what had happened, but he wouldn't do it. He could drag it out of her easily, but she was far too upset for him to be doing something like that. He wasn't going to upset her this time, he would make sure of it.

"Hey," he said softly. "Can I come in?"

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darkest_belle
2008-09-15 02:50 am UTC (link)

Bella stared at him for a few moments longer, trying to remember how to make her brain function as she took a step back and opened the door a bit more.

"S'not my house. Feel free to come in as much as you want." She waited until he was inside before closing the door and leaning against it, not willing to close the distance between them or move any closer to him. As it was it was taking everything she had not to move clear to the other side of the room so as to put enough space between them to make her comfortable.

"What are you doing here?" She asked softly after a few minutes, finally giving up and giving in as she all but ran past him and into the living room, taking a seat in a chair so that he was forced to sit somewhere away from her if she choose to sit down. Drawing her knees up against her chest she wrapped her arms around them protectively as she curled up in the chair, trying to make herself as small as possible while waiting for an answer.

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recessional
2008-09-15 03:02 am UTC (link)

He let the silence linger as he walked into the flat and stood there in front of her. She seemed frightened, which was unlike her. It wasn't the first indicator that something was wrong, but it was still a big one. He wasn't going to push any boundaries, so he gave her the space she needed for now.

"I told you," he said. "I was worried about you." He didn't move closer to her. He walked into the living room, but chose a spot across the room from her, sensing her discomfort. "I wanted to make sure you were all right... well, as well as can be expected anyhow."

Her mannerisms were very concerning, which was strangely making him angry. Whatever Rodolphus had done, it was terrible and he wasn't about to let him get away with it without an explanation. That, however, could wait. He would deal with his brother later.

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darkest_belle
2008-09-15 03:09 am UTC (link)

"As you can clearly see I'm still alive and kicking. No need to worry over that." She couldn't kill herself at the moment even if she tried, not that the thought hadn't crossed her mind. It had, several times in fact. But she was not about to let her life end over this. No matter how badly she felt like she wanted to die inside she refused to let this be the end of her.

Sighing she rested her chin on her knees as she stared at him, keeping an eye out to make sure he wasn't going to come any closer or try anything. She didn't trust him, she didn't trust any of them. Not after what had happened. And Bella was not above making them regret anything they did should any one approach her the wrong way. She was not about to let a repeat performance of the other night happen. Never again would she be made into that sort of victim.

"What precisely is it that you want Rabastan? If your looking for someone to tell you what happened you came to the wrong person. I will not ever tell you that so if that's what your looking for you might as well just turn around and go back the way you came."

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recessional
2008-09-15 03:33 pm UTC (link)

"I'm not asking you to tell me what happened," he told her. "If I wanted to know, I would have asked you the second I walked in the door." He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the wall. He looked down at the floor, frowning a bit. It was upsetting that his brother had hurt her and he wasn't about to let him get away with that.

"I know you say you're fine, but that doesn't stop me from worrying about you," he said. "If you need to talk, I'm here. Or even if you just want to sit and not talk, I'm fine with that too. Either way, I won't say a word. I won't ask you questions and you're under no obligation to tell me anything."

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darkest_belle
2008-09-16 01:09 am UTC (link)

"Even if you had barged in and started demanding answers, it really is none of your concern Rabastan. For once, you do not need to know to everything. Be happy you've gotten this close to me. If I had my way, none of you would have ever found me. So keep in mind that if you do want to know, try and pry it out of Rodolphus because I refuse to say anything about it. Its between he and I, not he and I and the rest of the god damned free world." An icy tone had creeped into the last of her words as she glared at him.

All she had wanted was to be left alone. At least Barty had given her that much, aside from checking her from time to time like he had been. And granted she was grateful that he was letting her stay with him, there was only so much she could take. Rabastan was pushing her limits at the moment and he hadn't even been there very long.

Sighing in frustration she pulled her knees in closer and buried her face in her arms, hoping he would either take the hint to go the fuck away or would sit down and shut up before she screamed. His standing was making her skin crawl and she wasn't sure how much longer it was going to be before she snapped at him for it and gave everything away in the process.

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recessional
2008-09-20 03:19 pm UTC (link)

He took a deep breath, deciding not to say anything to that. The fact that he was family made it his concern, but he wasn't going to upset her further. She didn't need that right now, from what he could tell. "I told you that I'm not going to try and pry it out of anybody," he told her, losing his patience a tad. He looked away from her, frowning. He fell silent, though, allowing her to do as she wished. He slid down the wall and sat on the floor, just thinking.

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darkest_belle
2008-09-21 03:00 am UTC (link)

Bella didn't bother with talking after that, seeing no need nor having any desire to say anything else to him about the whole thing. She herself still wasn't sure what to make of what had happened and she would be damned if she were going to discuss with it Rabastan.

Perhaps though, with another more familiar presence close by her mind would be able to focus and try to work things out like she desperately needed to. She needed to get her head screwed on straight before anything else could happen lest Bella make a bad situation even worse and that was the last thing she wished for to happen.

The longer she sat there though the quieter her mind became as for the first time since it had happened it settled down long enough for her attempt to rest, her breathing slowing and evening out as she slipped into what started off as a peaceful sleep.

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