No Magic Left Behind- A Credence FanFic- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Queenie and the Discovery-Chapter 2

The light rain showers that riddles the area enhanced the smell of all the things that riddled the grungy ground of New York. But these smells seemed like a nostalgic perfume to the few that roamed the streets day in and day out. One of them, Credence, a boy with short black hair on top of shaved sides.

He knew and recognized every smell they encountered on their way to Tina's apartment. He recognized the strong stench of maggot infested garbage and fresh puke from a night of drinking. He held the knowledge of the grim reality that some say is magical, and because of this it is acceptable that he became what he saw everyday. A piece of garbage discarded by someone else, without a thought and without the cares of any passerbys.

However, Tina is but polished coal. She see him, an orphan without a true family as potential for a blossoming beauty. She wanted them to walk side by side, but he naturally drifted behind her, following her towards her apartment like a lost duckling looking his mother.

Tina's purplish-grey over coat billowed slightly and her short brown hair bounced as they walked. The trip itself wasn't long at all, but with each step, Tina became more fearful. Maybe Credence was rubbing his feelings off on her, or maybe she was feeling regret, but she could not deny the way her heart pounded against her chest and her fast burned in the cold air.

In her mind, she was bringing a non magical boy into a magical home where she could be tarnishing the very thing that her and the other wizards in America have been trying to protect: secrecy. For all she knew Queenie, her sister, could be using magical the second they walk in and she would have to obliviate Credence's memory of them meeting and going into their apartment.

Credence on the other hand, couldn't stop himself from looking back to make sure his mother, or anyone that knows them wasn't watching. He feared her and everyone she knew. He feared her so much that he bundled up everything inside him that made him different than her; better than her.

In reality, eating dinner at an acquaintance's house is nothing out of the ordinary, but to both of them, it had the potential to ruin everything they hoped to stay secret.

The changing colors of the trees in New York became a marvelous distract for both parties. They enjoyed watching the colors sway in the slight breeze. In both of their mind, they hoped that their worries and fears were mere leafs of a tree, ready to be whisked away and forgotten.

When he wasn't looking at the leaves and checking behind himself, Credence wondered what Tina's apartment would look like. He had only ever know houses filled with empty people and empty hearts. A bleak existence in a place meant of joy and bonding. He wondered if she had a fireplace, and what her plates looked like. It had been years since he sat next to a fire.

"We're here," Tina announced joyfully, hiding her fear behind her smile.

Credence looked up at the apartment building. It was very tall, taller than anything her had been in. He wondered if it got harder to breath the higher you go up in an apartment. In his wandering, he forgot to speak or acknowledge Tina's statement.

She smiled anyways. She couldn't let him know that she was scared.

"Well, Credence, I would like to warn my sister that I have brought a guest over. Do you mind waiting out here while I go tell her?" Tina wasn't prepared for any answer other than okay.

Credence nodded and watched as she entered through the buildings doors. He waited and waited, but it felt like no time had passed. He was used to waiting on people.

Tina ran up the stairs and hoped that when she came back down Credence would still be waiting outside. She worried that he would have gotten scared and left without a word. She worried that he would see his mother and be taken away. But with all that fear and worries, she still held onto hope in her heart that everything would be fine. That no matter what happens, everything would be okay.