TWELVE

                                    

                                          
Athena was a pretty girl. It wasn't being vain, it was just the truth. Athena had always been the pretty one. It surprised people when she was good at something other than being pretty. Athena had beautiful long hair, big brown eyes. She got my features from her mother. People who knew her thought Athena was a spitting image of her. Not many people that were still alive could say that. But this mark that was now permanently on her, made Athena not resemble her. That killed her inside.
                          
Athena sat in the bathroom for a while, pondering why all this was happening to her. She was just a girl, a girl who wanted to be loved and live her life. But now Athena was a shell haunted by hidden memories, and she had a scar to prove it. But hiding it doesn't change anything. 
                          
Athena sat up and walked out of the bathroom and to her spot by the forest.







                          
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"I'm going to kill that Slytherin!" Sirius growled.
                          
"Padfoot, calm down" Remus reasoned.
                          
"No! That's my girl they insulted!" 
                          
A frown spread across his face. Was. That was his girl. James must have seen Sirius's face, because his expression immediately softened.
                          
"Sirius"
                          
"I know what I said" Sirius scoffed, "And I know it's not... true"
                          
They didn't say anything, just looking at him with sympathy.
                          
"Im gonna go" Sirius started to walk.
                          
"Wait-"
                          
"I need to be alone for a bit."
                          
Sirius walked out of the large doors and towards the grounds. As soon as he knew he was out of sight, Sirius turned into the black dog. He held his head down and walked the edge of the forest. Sirius continued until he heard the sound of muffled voices. Sirius trotted over and saw a girl up against a tree with two bodies over her. He didn't recognize her at first, but then Sirius saw those beautiful brown eyes. That was his Goddess.
                          
"Get away from me before I stick your wand up your arse!" Athena yelled.
                          
"Make me, scar" A voice sneered.
                          
Sirius felt the anger boiling up inside him. His head pounding. Sirius went back to his regular form, fists gripped tight. 
                          
"Get away from her" Sirius growled.
                          
They all turned to him. Athena looked relieved. 
                          
"Oh look, it Blood-traitor Black!" Chorused a small Slytherin girl
                          
Athena noticed the attention was away from her and slowly made her hand down to her boot, where her wand was. She always had it there, it was one of her things.
                          
"You heard me, back off" Sirius pulled out his own wand.
                          
"How about... no?" The girl laughed.
                          
Then Athena had her wand in hand.
                          
"I think you better listen to him" Athena said, pointing her wand at them.
                          
A look of fear spread across their faces. They were just cowards. 
                          
"Run away, before you get hexed into oblivion" Sirius spat.
                          
This time they listened and took off, and Athena laughed. He hadn't seen her do that in a while.
                          
"Thanks" Athena smiled.
                          
"Of course! Anything for my girl-.... friend. Um my friend" Sirius looked at the ground.
                          
She looked sad, the way Sirius felt inside.
                          
"I'm sorry" she whispered.
                          
"What do you have to be sorry for, it's not your fault" Sirius looked at her.
                          
"I know," Athena shrugged "I just had to say it, I feel horrible that I don't remember"
                          
"Don't" He said frowning.
                          
She looked at him. Sirius wished that he could just go over grab her face, and kiss her. But he couldn't, to Athena they were best friends. It was that simple. Except that it wasn't simple at all because Sirius still felt every bit of love he had for her.
                          
"Wanna head back?" 
                          
"Yeah" Sirius said simply.
                          
And they walked back in silence.