[Sweet:Revenge...]{OPEN}[...It:HURTS]

[Zane Lestrange]

"I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!" Zane siad loudly, his left hand clenching into a first. I can't lose control. I won't lose control. "Of course I don't want that!" he said quietly, trying to stay calm. He hugged Lily at the thought that she might be next. No she won't be next because this is going to end here...it has to end here or it's just going to spiral into an endless cycle of revenge. I know how it feels to want to kill everyone that caused the death of your sibling, but I just had to live with it...

[James Sirius Potter]

"HOW DO YOU KNOW?" James shouted feeling furious. He noticed Zanes hand clenching into a fist and knew he must be getting through slightly. He saw him hug Lily again and scowled wanting him to stop "YOU KNOW WHAT ZANE, YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOUR FAMILY, YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE ELSE BUT YOURSELF!" He shouted half aware that that might be the killer blow to send Zane over the edge.

[Zane Lestrange]

When he heard the first question, Zane just looked into Lily's eyes, trying to focus on staying calm and breathing deeply. "I know because..." his voice trailed off, hardly more than a whisper. He glanced around the clearing, everyone else's attention seemed focused on James. He turned back to Lily, "I'm sorry really I am but..." his voice trailed off again, unable to find the right words. He kissed her on the forehead once more and that's when he heard those fatal words. He turned, not able to control his temper. The anger that he had been repressing for so long. All the feelings he had kept deep inside him so that they would never surface. It all surfaced like an unstoppable flow of water, nothing was going to stop Zane now. He'd been pushed over the edge.

"I'M NOT LIKE THEM! CARE ABOUT MYSELF? I ALWAYS PUT ALL OF YOU BEFORE ME, ALWAYS THINKING OF YOUR SAFETY, WITHOUT THINKING OF THE CONSEQUENCES! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE. YOU HAVE A LOVING FAMILY WHO LOOK AFTER YOU AND CARE FOR YOU, I DON'T AND I'VE NEVER HAD ONE. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF! YES YOU WANT TO GET REVENGE, BUT DID YOU EVEN GIVE A THOUGHT TO HOW LILY IS FEELING? NO, YOU JUST LET YOUR OWN ANGER TAKE OVER. I WOULDN'T GIVE A SECOND THOUGHT ABOUT STEPPING IN THE LINE OF FIRE FOR LILY, OR YOU, OR TED, OR ROSIE, BUT YOU WOULD JUST THINK ABOUT YOURSELF FIRST. THAT'S ALL IT IS ABOUT YOU JAMES. HOW CAN I ENSURE THAT I COME OFF BEST IN THIS SITUATION? ISN'T IT! YOU CAN'T DENY IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!" he got his wand out of his pocket during the neverending flow of thoughts and aimed it at James. "AND FOR THE LAST TIME I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. I'VE HAD TO LIVE WITH THAT FEELING FOR YEARS NOW AND I NEVER TOLD A SOUL. AND I'M GLAD I DIDN'T TELL YOU, SEEING AS THOUGH YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE IGNORED IT ANYWAY AND JUST MUTTERED SOMETHING ABOUT EXTRA DETENTION. EVER NOTICE THAT? WHENEVER YOU WALK INTO A ROOM, THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH MENTION THE WORD, I. IT'S TRUE. SO FOR THE LAST TIME, I AM NOT, LIKE MY FAMILY. DON'T EVER COMPARE ME TO MY SISTER OR MY PARENTS, I'M NOT LIKE THEM. I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL..."

The rant suddenly came to an end. He just couldn't take it anymore. Zane ran to the edge of the clearing, just turning back to face them with the final few words, "I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL BECAUSE KIANTHRA MURDERED MY BROTHER!" And with that he stormed into the trees disappearing from view.

[Teddy Lupin]

Ted half listened to the conversation going on behind him. He noticed James's hand on his shoulder as he cried over the frail body. He also noticed how he began yelling at Zane. Ted shook his head, for once in his lifetime he knew getting angry and wanting to go after the guy that killed Albus would do nothing. Maybe he was getting over his thinkness, or at least a little. He listened to their debate for the longest while, and just as he was about to step in, Zane freaked out.

The entie forest was silent beside Zane's words. Ted starred at his best friendlooking up at him with wide eyes. One person to never loose his cool was Zane, and he knew this was a lot of pent up rage finally coming out. He just sat there and the last thing Zane said made him gasp. He had another brother? He died? Kianthra killled him? He looked from Lily to James, both their expressions just as shocked as his. After a few minutes of shocked silence, Ted stood up shakingly. "James, I'm just going to tell you right now your the biggest jackass. Go apologize to Zane now, and tell him what a git you are." Ted said simply, pointing in the direct of Zane. He looked passed James to Lily who was shaking with sobs. "Lils.." he said, making his way forward. The wo of them really hadn't interacted with one another since the incident. But he was in big brother mode, so he walked over to Lily and pulled her into one of his brother bear hugs, rubbing her backs and letting her cry it out. He could care less about what Rosie thought of his display (well, he did care a bit, of course) and if she came along and saw this as anything but a brother and sister comfort hug, then she was just crazy.

[Lily Potter]

Lily listened to the boys yelling, just wanting it all to stop. She had hardly noticed Teddy as he entered, her attention was mostly on Zane and James. She didn't say anything, she just kept her hands clenced over her face as if to block it all out. She only looked up when the yelling became louder. She felt Zane let go of her, leaving her feeling empty and alone. It was then that she noticed Teddy. She looked away. Even throuhg all the heartache she felt then, she felt worse knowing what had become of Teddy and Roise. She sighed, taking intrest in the conversation. Standing up, she was about to say something when Zane had run away. Before she could yell or make any contact with her brother for being such a prat, she heard Zane's words. Her mouth dropped, her eyes growing wider. "ZANE! DON"T LEAVE... Please don't leave me." she yelled, sobbing harder. Her hands covered her ears, wishing she had never known. She looked up at James, eyes blazing. "YOU!" she yelled, pointing a finger at him. "You did this! Your such a bloody prat! Don't ever talk to my Zane like that. Again." she hissed, hardly able to hold herself together. She felt Teddy hugging her and put all other thoughts out of her mind. She clung onto his shirt, crying harder than she ever had before.

[James Sirius Potter]

As soon as he saw Zane turn away from Lily to face him he regretted saything those fatal words. He watched as Zane's calmness was replaced by fury and hatred. Hewas taken aback when he heard Zane shout at him, never in a million years did he think he would be on the receiving endof his anger.

When he heard what Zane was saying he frowned feeling angry. He didn't think about himself first . He would takea bullet for all of them without a second thought or hesitation and he thought that Zane would know that. He saw Zane draw his wand and raised his own ready to duel his best friend. All he could think was "Is he saying the truth or is that just the anger talking." he frowned thinking it through. "Zane makes me sound horrible. Is this really what I'm like?" he thought. As Zane said the last 10 words he frowned instantly feeling like a git. "He could have said something." He thought. He saw him storm off and scowled seriously craving craving some alone time to think. Instead he ran in the direction that Zane had gone trying to find him and apologise.

[Zane Lestrange]

When he was out of sight from the clearing, he kept running, not wanting to stop, in case he felt the urge to go back and answer all their questions. Finally he stopped next to a large oak which was still quite far into the forest, far enough so that no one would be able to see him from the outside. He punched the tree in frustration and then sank to the ground, his head in his hands. Why the hell did I just say that? With a loud sigh he looked up into the canopy above where the sky was peeping through in a few places. He focused on his breathing, trying to calm down and not let the temper retain control for longer than it already had. Head in his hands once again his thoughts turned to Lily, I should have stayed and comforted her instead of rising to James' taunts. I heard her shout my name and still I didn't turn back. I guess I just didn't want to face them, I couldn't face them.

[James Sirius Potter]

James walked looking round trying to find Zane. When he finally caught up with him he watched him punch the tree in frustration. He hid behind the bush and frowned as he watched him sit with his head in his hands and felt guilty about mentioning his family. He had always known that he was touchy on that. He took a deep breath and stood up walking towards him.

[Zane Lestrange]

Zane closed his eyes, trying to steady his breathing whilst focusing on the silence in the trees. Nothing whatsoever. No even a bird cawed or an owl hooted, and then... his head snapped up, scanning the surrounding trees. He had just heard a twig snap, he knew someone was there watching him. Who is it? It could be anyone. Ted, Lily, James, Charlotte, Kia, Scorpius, or it could just be an animal... His slipped his wand out of his pocket, scanning the area before saying, "Who's there?" No response. As the approaching footsteps got louder, the rustling of the leaves indicating that the person was getting closer, Zane stood up and turned to face where the footsteps were approaching from. Another twig snapped underfoot, stupefy. Still not fully control of his temper, Zane knew that his accuracy always went down when he was angry, I probably hit a tree or something

[James Sirius Potter]

James cursed when he snapped the twig. He watched as Zane got up alert looking round for the person who had caused the disturbence. He was just about to reveal himself when he saw a stunning spell eading straight for him. He quickly blocked the spell and felt the anger boil up again and sent back his own stunning spell followed closely by impediment jinx and the full body bind curse.

[Zane Lestrange]

Zane paused, trying to listen for the stunning spell hitting a nearby tree, no such luck. I must have hit someone or... His thoughts were interrupted by three curses appearing from no where. He just managed to produce a shield charm in time, deflecting the spells into a nearby bush. Stupefy! Silencio! He sent two spells in return, still unsure who in fact he was duelling.

[James Sirius Potter]

James saw Zane block the curses and watched as he paused looking round. He saw the confusion in his face. James knew that he should reaveal himself and apologize, but something stopped him from doing that. He saw the two charms and blocked them sending back another body bind curse, langlock and a stronger curse which was like a punch.

[Zane Lestrange]

Three more spells. One deflected. Two deflected. Darn too late. The third spell hit Zane directly in the face, focusing most of the force on his jaw. Zane flinched with the force of the punch before sending another two spells back towards whoever it was. He rubbed his jaw slightly with his free hand, not broken, good. Now who the hell is attacking me? He stepped two paces further forward trying to see who it was who was hidden amongst the trees and bushes.

[James Sirius Potter]

James watched as Zane had blocked the first two, but then got hit by the third one and smiled slightly. Anger at years of being outclassed by Zane and Ted was put into his spells. He blocked the two curses and sent back two more punch ones.

[Lily Potter]

Lily heard James leave, her tears slowing finally. She pushed away from Teddy, remvoing the remaining tears. "I have to find them. Thanks Teddy!" she said before pushing him away and sprinting away with all that she had in her. She pumped her arms as she broke through the trees, dodging branches and plants as she felt tears still burning her cheeks. This time, they weren't sad tears though. They were angry tears. She drew her wand as the flashes of light began to light up the forest. She quickly noted that the two boys must be fighting, but why? She saw James, but quickly darted the other way. It was best not to get in the line of fire.

Lily hid in a bush for a while, watching the curses flying back and forth. She scowled, her anger rising. She could only wish she could be as good at keeping her temper under control like Zane did. It hadn't happened yet though. She fought the urge to jump out and yell at her brother for a while, but after he sent the spell that hit Zane, her control snapped. She shot out of the bush, standing in the middle of the fight. She saw Zane send back two or three spells before James sent his back. Only, she didn't see James' jinxs until it was too late. One just happened to wind a bit off to the side, the other she knew Zane would have blocked. The curse hit her square in the chest, knocking the breath out of her. She gasped softly, taking a deep breath. "James Sirius Potter!" she hissed.