Injured : part 4

Merula put Michael's cloth on his bag. Today is finally the day of his discharge from the hospital.

His bone are repaired just like new and his bruises on his stomach are healed. For two days, Merula have been the one who take care of him, feed him and guard him from doing anything stupid. Michael just Michael, he still worried about the cursed vault, especially Madam Rakepick who have been wildly free to do her secret thing without guarded by him.

He ask Rowan and Charlie to help him, but his worried won't leave him as its not him who do the job. He still didn't think Rowan and Charlie will fully give their attention on Madam Rakepick.

He insisted on leaving early but Merula stopped him. Meanwhile as the exchange, she promise to help him search for his brother.

"Let's go,I can't wait to start searching my brother and the cursed vault,I needed to find that head arrow"

He said while standing up from his bed,his left arm still weak so he prevent himself from using it.He started to walk with Merula beside him.

"You mean,we gonna find it.Together" She said with a smile,sliding her hand on his injured arm.He reply with a smile and nodded.

"Yeah, we gonna do it together" They walk together to the dungeons.

•••

" So, how is our plan? " Rowan ask as he laid on the bed. Michael did the same.

"Its gonna be wicked" He smirk.

"Have you prepared what I ask you to?" He turn his gaze from the ceiling to Rowan.

"Of course I have, others help me too"

"That's good" Michael reply.

"But you gotta make sure your body healed perfectly when the event took place, we put the important roles for you" Rowan said while raising his brows.

"Don't worry mate, I got this" Michael said before closing his eyes, drift into a sleep.

•••

"I'm tired" Merula said as she let her body fall on the cushion. Everyone else have gone to lunch, let alone Merula and Ismeralda alone at the common room. She supposed to bring Michael to lunch but due to lack of sleep in about two days, she can't even open her eyes now. She needed a rest.

"That's what you got for taking care of that stupid Adam" Ismeralda said while rolling her eyes. She couldn't understand what's going on with Merula. She have changed now. All because that filthy Cursed Adam.

" Watch your mouth or I'm gonna push you off Astronomy Tower, Ismeralda" Merula mumbled firmly, her eyes still closed.

"Take the bloody care of yourself then" Ismeralda walk away from her, mumbling to herself about something.

Then Merula heard she slam the door loudly.

"Crazy bitch" She mumbled to herself. Without another word, she drifted into sleep.

•••

Michael woke by the sound of a loud bang.He opened his eyes and wondered around his room.

Nothing ?

He then slowly get up from his bed. Rowan are soundly sleep at his own bed. Michael look at his muggle watch, its already 2 in the evening.

That's mean he skipped lunch. Shite.

Now he felt hungry, wonder what the talented house elf cooked today.

He shook his head, getting rid of his thought. Just as he grab the door handle, his stomach growled in hunger.

I need to eat.

He thought of waking Rowan and bring him too, but he then remembered that Rowan hated to taking lunch. He said he is on some diet, advised by Bill that a prefect needed a healthy body to catch student.

Making up his mind, he open the door. Sneek into the kitchen won't hurt.

Just as he arrive at the last stair, his eyes landed on a sleeping Merula. Her body laid on one of the couch, sleeping like a small kid.

He walk slowly to her and sit at the edge of the couch. Her head on his right, his finger wondered by their own, playing with her messy brown-orange hair.

"Michael?" She muttered as her eyes still closed.

"Hmm?" He reply, looking straight to her who still half asleep.

"Have you eat?" She said in a low voice, still eager to continue her sleep.

"I prefer to eat with you" A grin performed on his lips.

She chuckled lowly at that and slowly get up and yawned.

"Let's go then" She said again, taking his hand on her's.

Michael just smile at how cute she is.

•••

They then proceed to spend their remaining day by sneek to the black lake. Michael ask Tonks and Tulip's help to disturb Flich from finding them. They said he can count on them.

The visual at there is surprisingly beautiful. The green grass filling the field around them with a perfect view of black watered lake.

Michael grab his wand, pointed it next to them and muttered a non verbal spell under his breath. Soon there laid a red and white coloured mat on the grass.

He patted Merula to sit next to him. She follow him and move closer to him as the wind blow a little bit colder.

"Nice view, isn't it?" He said as he wrapped one arm around her shoulder.

"Better when I'm with you" She muttered slowly but enough for Michael to hear her.

"Someone really fall for me, hard" He teased and she blush. She punch his hand playfully.

"You really turns out to change me, Adam" She said with a grin.

Michael raise his eyebrow.

"Back to last name basis?"

"I love both of them actually" She chuckled lowly as Michael rolled his eyes. But suddenly he smirk.

"I know you can't wait to be 'Adam' " He smirk as Merula eyes widen.

"Hey! I haven't thought until that far!"

She blush hard at the thought. They are only 14 but Michael surprisingly have thought that far.

"Well I do" He said, adjusting his posture before locking his eyes with Merula.

"I think if we did found all the cursed vault and my brother, having you as my partner for life is the best desicion"

He said with a small smile.

"I know, but don't think about it yet. That is too far from our current life now, let's just enjoy it yah? "

She reply, hoping he would understand. He just chuckled lowly and tighten his arm around her.

"I'm just teasing you for godsake" He shook his head before burst into laugh when Merula smack his arm.

"Hey,come on. I'm kidding" He said again when Merula push his hand away. He scoot away from him, create a distance between them.

"Merula" He said again, trying to hold. her hands but fail. She scoot far away more. He try his best to shortened their distance but due to his injured arm, he can't keep up with Merula.

Merula keep scooting away, mumbling something underneath her breath. Withouth her realisation, she fell in the cold black lack.

"Merula!" Michael quickly stand up and get near her. He give her his hand, asking her to take his hand. But Merula unfortunately can't move due to the coldness, her leg cramp so she started to sink. The freeze of water take her completely now.

She didn't hear anything else after that other than the sound of water splashed.

•••

"Damn Merula wake up!" Michael yelled again. His clothes completely soaked and he is freezing to death. But Merula is the one that needed to be worry now.

She still unconcious and Michael can't even think of anything right now.  Everyone is far away from them, probably still laughing and chatting around, not knowing their appearance here.

He look at Merula again. His mind only can think of one idea.

I needed to try this.

He quickly bend down and link his lips with her. He took a breath before transfer it to Merula.

He pull away and wait for her reaction. Not a long time after that, Merula choked some water out of her mouth.

Michael let out a small sigh. Merula is back!

He helped her to sit down and wrapped his arm around her, trying to give her some warm that even he need it right now.

"Mm..mi..ch..michael" Its hard for her to say a word. The coldness of Black Lake Water is unquestionable, added by the cold wind blows around them.

Michael try his best to stop shaking and lift Merula with his hand. His injured arm shaking, as the pain spread all over his arm. He hold the pain and started walking.

"Yo..your..a..arm"She hesitated to stop him from walking and let her go but Michael resisted to do so.

"You are nearly dead Merula, I won't let you" He stopped and sigh. Only god knows how scared he is then. His heart beating so fast at the thought of losing Merula.

Merula didn't manage to said any word. She just cuddle herself to Michael, hoping that it'll help both of them to get warm.

Michael continued walking and finally they arrive at the courtyard. All student there gasp at the view of them, soaked. But Michael just ignore them, he kept walking with Merula in his arm.

"Michael!" He heard Barnaby's voice filling the silence. He ran towards Michael, looking panic.

"Hey, What Happened!?" He said as his eyes darted from Merula and Michael. Michael give him a weak smile before shooking his head.

"Help Merula, please" He said before handing Merula to Barnaby. Merula can't move and tried her best to open her eyes.He perform another smile before collapsing to the floor.

"Michael!"

•••

Michael opened his eyes slowly. His eyes wondered around, a fuzzy vision is all he saw. Then he saw a figure of someone beside him. After a while his vision better.

"Are you okay Michael?" Barnaby's voice was the first one that he catch. He shook his head slowly and try to move his arm but a pain spread across it.

"Ouch" He muttered underneath his breath.

"Better if you stay still" Barnaby push Michael to lay back.

"Where is Merula?" He ask as he remembered about her.

"She is fine, thank to you" Barnaby's word leave a relief sigh to Michael.

He closed his eyes and take a deep breath before letting it out.

"I see you have awake Mr.Adam" Madam Pomfrey said as she stand beside Michael.

Her hand wondered around at Michael's injured arm and shook her head.

"It supposed to be healed by now if you didn't do stupid thing" She said in an annoyed voice.

Michael gave her an apologetic smile.

"But thanks to you, Mrs.Snyde is fine" She added with a smile.

"I'm glad to hear that" He admitted.

Madam Pomfrey nodded before ask to leave.

"Is our plan work?" He said as he locked his eyes with Barnaby.

"So far so good" He said with a grin.

"Keep updating to me" Michael said,forcing a smile.

"But you forgot the most important part, Michael. You need to be healed by then" He said raising his eyebrows.

"I know, I'm sorry" He answered quickly.

"I'll be recovered in two days, that's enough for me" He added.

"Good then. I'll leave and get your dinner then. Do you want me to call Rowan to come?" Barnaby said as he stand up, ready to leave.

"No, he is busy preparing for the party. Let him do his job. You guys done so much for me" He admitted, touched by all of his friend.

"You've done more thing for us, Michael. This is nothing, beside this is what friend supposed to do right?" Barnaby ask as he started to confused.

"Yeah, see you later" Michael said with a laugh.

He then heard the door closed.

He turn around and open the curtain. His lips curled into a smile as his eyes landed on Merula, sleeping on the bed next to him.

He slowly get up, ignoring the pain he felt. He slipped on the slipper before walking to Merula.

To his surprise, Merula isn't sleeping.

"Merula" He said as he take her hand on his, much to startled Merula.

"Michael!" Her eyes widen. Before he can even react, she throw her arms around him, pulling him into a hug.

"I'm sorry" She mumbled, feeling guilty. She pull away before checking on him. She put her hand on his injured arm.

"I'm sorry" She said again,but this time tears fell on her cheek. Michael gave her a small smile before shooking his head.

"No, I'm sorry okay?" He wipe her tears away.

"I shouldn't let anything happened to you" He said in regret.

Merula just pull him into another hug before crying over his chest. Michael wrapped his left arm around her.

After a while, she pull away, feeling calm a bit. Michael just planted a small kiss on her forehead.

"Don't do that again" He said with a rasky voice.

"What?" She said, locking her purple eyes with his green one.

"Get near to death, leaving me alone." He said again, tighting his arm around her.

"Promise me?" He said again.

"I promise" She said in a touched feeling. No one ever make her feel so special like this, other than her mother.

Michael gave her a smile before pulling her to lay on the bed with him.

"Michael, your dinner- where is he?" They heard Barnaby's voice from Michael's place.

"Over here" He said out loud. Soon Barnaby standing infront them.

His cheek red as he stared at the couple, cuddling onto each other.

"Do you think Tulip would love to cuddle with me too?" He ask in sudden.

Both Michael and Merula knitted their brows in confusion. Then Michael just understand that Barnaby have a slight feeling for Tulip.

"I'm sure she will. You just need a proper strategy" Michael was just about to tell him but cut by Merula.

"Don't take the advice from the person who wrote a confession letter on Snape's class Barnaby. Search for that Weasley, he might know better" Merula said not looking at frustrated Michael.

"Hey, my idea isn't that bad" He defend himself.

"I do make you jealous you know" He admitted proudly.

"So which Weasley, Merula?" Barnaby ask, ignoring Michael.

"Both of them are good I guess." She admitted.It took all her might to hid her laugh.

"Then I'm gonna go to Charlie first?" Barnaby ask again.

"Obviously" Merula nodded. Barnaby said thank you before dissappeared, out from the door.

"Stupid for him to trust me" Merula said with a smirk. Michael just rolled his eyes.

Merula then look at the plate filled with food.

"Let's get you eat" She said before slowly get up. She took the tray and place it on her laps.

She pull the spoon and scoop the porridge before pointing it to Michael.

He smirk lowly and chuckled.

"How cute for you to feed me" He said as he opened his mouth. Merula let out a chuckled.

"Like I haven't did it before, you keep entering this place Michael" She said shaking her head in disbelief.

He just smile and taking another spoon of the porridge. Merula take a spoon for herself too.

They spend another night at the Hospital Wing together.