Andromeda’s pov
Since I was born no one in my family has respected me.They always treated me as if I was some sort of alien that was different just because I was kind to people.
When I was in school I fell in love with a muggle-born named Ted Tonks. He was in Ravenclaw. I was in slytherin perfect match, right? Well apperently not for my family, They were expecting me to marry a slytherin pure-blood, even if it meant marrying my cousin or something. That’s what my parents arranged for my sister Narcissa, she was to marry Sirius Black when he finished school. So my parents weren’t so happy when they found out about Ted.
All that to say that a few months ago I decided I was going to run away and live my life with Ted. I’ll probably be disowned but I really don’t care, I want to be happy and I won't if I stay here. I planned to run away tonight, my bags are packed, I’m ready to go to the train station, but I still don't know how to say it to my sisters. I know for sure Narcissa will be devastated if I just run away like that, but I think it will be worse to tell her because then she’d probably beg me to stay. Bellatrix i'm actually not sure if she'll be sad or not, I think she will but she’d live with it. So now I have four options;
Option one(technically not even on the table) : Not run from my psycho crazy family. Which is not going to happen.
Option two: Have a conversation with my sisters that doesn't end up with us arguing or screaming at each other and tell them why I'm running away. Which could work but I'm not counting on it.
Option three: Running without saying anything and hope one of my sisters doesn't walk in on me climbing out my windows. Which would be a safe option.
Option four: Running away without talking to my sisters but I write them a little note and tell them why I wanted to run away, where I ran away and who will take care of me. Which is the option I'll choose; safe and for sure going to work. At this point I'm pretty sure my life depends on it.
So I started writing ideas but none worked. I went through a whole stack of paper before starting to find good enough things to write but still not good enough. I spent another hour writing then decided I wasn’t going to find anything any better than this. At this point it was a little past midnight so everyone was asleep. I went to put Narcissa’s letter in her room first. I knew she wouldn't notice I used to always go in her room to steal stuff from her usual clothes. Which said;
“Dear Narcissa,
I hope you will understand why I ran but if you do not I'm so terribly sorry. I cannot continue living in this house where everyone thinks I am a disgrace. I am going to the muggle in hopes of having a better life with Ted. He will take care of me. I won’t be afraid to live my life anymore.
With all my love,
Andromeda Black”
Then for the tricky part, Bellatrix. Bellatrix is a light sleeper she will notice if I go in her room or if something enters her room. I stepped out of Narcissa’s bedroom and quietly made my way to Bellatrix’ room. I didn’t write much in her letter because I'm less close to her but I made sure to write enough details for her to understand I left. It’s not like Narcissa isn't going to run to Bellatrix crying because I left and tell her everything,I thought to myself. Iknew Narcissa really cared for me. I was the older sister to talk to, the Bellatrix was a bit more cold.
Since she got the dark mark it’s like she’s trying to push us away but she never did that with us. She never hid her opinion from us (even if sometimes I wish she did) but now it’s like she doesn’t believe in what the dark lord believes in anymore. Now that I think about it more it’s very weird. She was always obsessed with making the dark lord proud that she lost herself while trying to do so.
When I arrived in my room, it was past two in the morning. I checked to see if I gathered all my stuff, then climbed out of the window with my stuff in hands. I wasn’t going to let my family ruin my life anymore. I was going to live my life with Ted and we’ll be happy together.
When I arrived at the train station I felt a bit guilty about leaving like that but I had to, I needed to. I went to buy my ticket.the lady was so nice. I almost forgot how muggle-borns are nice. It warmed my heart just to know that sweet and nice people exist even if I never had the chance to grow up with one. Anyway I had to catch my train which was in about thirty minutes (I arrived at the station later than expected). I waited another five minutes before going into the train and finding a spot where I could sit calmly without interruption for the ride.
The ride was great. It lasted about twenty minutes then the train stopped at the station. I got out of the train and went to the bathroom to apparate at Ted’s house. Why I didn’t just apparate in the first place is a good question. I arrived on Tonk’s doorsteps and knocked three times.
When he opened the door his face turned white, he was shocked.
“Andie, what are you doing here?”Ted asked me.
I didn’t want to tell him but I had to “I ran away. I don’t think my family ever really cared about me.”,I responded.
“Come in”
I went in as he told me. We went to the kitchen and he made me a cup of tea, then sat down probably waiting for me to talk. I sat down next to him, clearly uncomfortable about talking about my family issues. He must have realised it at some point somehow because he spoke first instead of waiting for me.
“Did you plan anything to be able to live in the muggle world?”, Ted asked me.
“What do you mean?”, I asked, clearly confused. I knew that I didn’t know a lot of things about the muggle world but I still knew a fair amount of things. So when he asked me that question I was a bit confused about what he meant by that. To be fair his question was also very vague.
“I mean like a job, a place to live, some money, an idea of what exactly you are doing here?,” He turned my head so I was looking at him. “I mean I don’t mind you staying here for some time.,” He said, staring into my eyes.
I relaxed when he said those last words. “I was actually counting on that.”, I said, laughing at myself.
“If you want I can offer you a job”
At this point I knew I needed money so I didn’t have a choice but to accept his offer. “Sure, what is it?,”At that moment I knew that simple answer could change my life and let's hope in a good way.
“So you know how I’ve always liked music and I wish I worked in the industry.”, I nodded my head. “Well I actually became a music producer. I thought that if you wanted to, you could become a signer. I already heard you sing, you sound amazing so you know I thought that maybe…”
Before he could continue I pressed a soft kiss to his lips to shut him up. I love him but sometimes he thinks and talks too much. I was the first to pull away and I rested my forehead on his and said, “I would really love that. So could I stay here the time I find a place to live.”,I said with a calm and soft voice.
“Great!”, he said with a similar tone to mine and leaned back into a short and gentle kiss.
I was glad I finally got out of that fucking crazy hosehold. I didn’t tell anyone but the main reason why I ran away was that the dark lord actually asked my mother if I could join the death eaters. Obviously I didn’t want to’ I mean who would want to join something they don’t believe in, something that will most likely get you killed or locked up for life in Azkaban, something that makes your family and loved ones in danger or even worse something that will make you hurt your loved ones. I personally couldn't take the risk of having to kill Ted. He’s my everything, he takes care of me and listens to me when I need it. He’s my angel.
I don’t know what I did to deserve him, I don’t even think I deserve him but It’s all good now. He’s got me, I got him and we’ll be together till the end of time. We will never leave each other again, NEVER.