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Ch 7 Splish- Splash fucking bath!

They had grabbed a few healing potions from one of the many bathroom a long with some more bread from a second kitchen and had bunkered down in a small sitting room to heal the wounds Draco had gotten. By the time they had settled the cuts had turned an awful shade of red, black pus was forming around the edges. Damn, it seemed like the world was after him. He hissed in pain as Hermione rubbed the cooling salve on the burn like cut marks.

"I hope to god that you're not poisoned by that thing." Hermione muttered as she poured a cleansing potion. Draco laughed humorlessly.

"Hermione with the way things are going for me I should be grateful that I'm even standing. Fucking house." She sighed, taping her finger along her bottom lip. Draco followed the movement with his eyes. Like a cat watching a bird right before it was going to strike. She muttered some basic healing spells. The wounds pulsed lightly causing some of the pus and blood to ooze out in thick ribbons. Slowly each ragged cut closed into a raw pink line.

"Do you think your ready to go to the sitting room or do you want to story here for a spell?" Hermione asked as she washed away the blood.

"Go." Draco said gruffly. The cuts still burned and he was suspicious about if he really was poisoned but he didn't want to worry Hermione.

They entered the sitting room know as the Pink room. Ironically, there was a lick of pink anywhere. Very thing was white, grey now from the dust. Draco picked up a white flamingo. Flicking it's bleak; the stone bird ruffled its feathers. It nipped at his fingers, drawing blood. The little creature hopped down and scurried across the floor to the fireplace. It stuck its blood stained bleak into a small nook at the side. The fireplace moved seamlessly up, revealing a craw space.

"After you my lady." Draco said with a sweep of his hand. Hermione petted the bird then ducked down into the space. It gave a little tweet as it turned back into unmoving stone.

The small space opened into a large tunnel. It was held up by magic, without it the cavern would have collapsed under the weight of the dirt and stone above it. They walked for what felt like hours. After what seemed like the millionth turn the tunnel spilled into a cave. Long, jagged white stalagmites and stalactites formed like icicles on the ruff floor and ceiling. Glittery pale sand glowed then darken as it met the still black water lining the cave floor. Draco shivered. The cave felt unnatural, as if it was plucked from a muggle magazine. Nothing moved. There was no dripping from the stalactites, no movement from cave -dwelling fish.

"This reminds me of the cave Harry told me about." Hermione grabbed some sand and threw it into the water. It didn't even ripple as the sand sunk below the dark depths. They waited with baited breath for…something, anything to happen. The witch walked to the edge of the water and waved her hand around.

"What are you doing?" Draco asked, watching the shorthaired woman wave her arm in a dramatic fashion.

"When Harry went to get the first Horcrux with Dumbledor they went to a cave, there was a lake, like this one and Dumbledor pulled a boat from the water and they were able to cross. So I thought that there might be a similar trick here." She waved her hand again with the same results as the pervious time.

"Drainisco." Draco said with a wave of his wand. Instead of the water draining, like the spell was designed to do, it stayed unmoving. Next he tried to concord a boat, a bridge and even a rock. The black water stayed the same. Even with the lantern they couldn't see the bottom. They would just have to risk it. Hermione made a gasping sound when Draco stepped into the water. Not a single ripple appeared as he wadded further in the icy waters.

They didn't even make it half way when a wail erupted followed by frantic splashing. Not bothering to turn around Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and sprinted as best he could toward the other side of the lake. The growling and splashing came closer. Hermione let out a scream.

"Fucking hell!" The splashy monster had got her leg with a deep gash. Draco pulled her in front of him and they run as fast as one could in charmed waters. The cave entered into another caver. This one, thank Merlin, had rocks they could climb on. Draco hosted Hermione up along with himself. He could see the trail of splash marks caused by what he called the splashy doom end right in before the rock he has chosen. It growled under the water, little bubbles rushed to the surface, yet not matter how hard Draco looked he could not see the beast lurking just below the surface. Hermione snatched the wand form Draco and pointed it at her leg. The cut was about a foot long but healed under the spell she used.

"Thank god for rocks and how the hell did that thing make the water move?." Hermione said as she stood on her newly healed leg, surveying the landscape.

"Maybe it sense it's apart of this blasted place it can defy laws, I don't fucking know or care lets just move to the next rock."

The next rock wasn't too far away but it was at a distance so they would have to step by into the water.

"Ready to run?" Hermione asked pulling off her soaked shoes.

"Might as well be." Draco responded also taking off his shoes. Bare feet would help them climb the slipper rocks better then tennis shoes or loafers. Hermione looked at him, seeing if he was ready. Draco nodded and they both jumped into the knee high water. The splashy doom came after them but wasn't fast enough. They climbed up on their safety rock.

"I hope that the whole tunnel isn't like this." Hermione gasped. "The rocks are getting farther away." She squinted out at the water. "Hand my the light will you." The lantern's beam lit up the space not enough to see clearly but enough to show shapes. The light brighten some red strikes on the rocks just in front of them. Hermione jumped and landed on a smaller rock, just large enough for her small feet. She stretched as far as she could; holding the lantern out she made a choking sound.

"Fuck! Draco, what ever you do. Don't, do not look a head of us. In fact I think we should go around."

"Why?"

"There are so many bodies." Hermione had whispered yet it sounded as if she had yelled it.

"Bodies. " Draco could feel his head throb. "Can…can you see who they were?"

"No. Oh god! Its pieces of people! Draco lets move, we have to move right now before I lose my mind." She jumped into the water, wading fast to the next rock. Draco scrambled to catch up with her. Mr. splashy moved with them. A piece of rock fell the next jump they made and to their surprise the monster followed the rock.

"It must go by sound! Quick, throw other rock to the right." Hurling the stone with all his might, it clunked far right of them. Quickly they made their way to the next rock. This one was flatter, smoother then the rest. When they stepped on it, the rocks edge's glowed, emulating the space. Chunks of flesh and bone were also highlighted with the light. Draco gagged at the sight. Body parts littered the flat stone.

"I thought over here was ok." Hermione said weakly, staring at the rotting hunks of humans. Take deep breaths. Draco thought to himself. He could not afford to have one of his little 'indents' now. Splashing alerted him that splashy doom was done playing with the rock. His mind was blank as he reached for an arm.

"Draco, what are you doing?" Hermione slapped his hand away from the body part.

"Hermione rocks aren't going to keep this thing way for long and look the rocks are ending soon and I can see yet another cave full of water. I don't want to touch this…person but you and I both know that this thing wants flesh." Her face was pale and sickly looking in the faint glowing light. With a nod she let go of his hand. Snatching up the appendage Draco hurled it across the cave. It landed with a heavy smack. The thing took off after it like an excited puppy if said puppy was hungry for human flesh. The water calmed of a fleeting moment then became a storm. The black water turned red and the cave echoed with the sounds of bones being eaten like it was being put threw a wood chipper.

Knowing it was their only chance Draco pulled his eyes off the sight and jumped into the water. Fucking Merlin in a tutu! The water was deeper, now past up to his chest. It was delaying their movements. They had to swim which would cause more noise. Taking a deep breath, Draco plunged under the surface and kicked off the rock. He swam just as his nanny had shown him. Three strokes then a breath, not lifting your head because that would disrupt the streamline motion. The cave turned into a tunnel once more and the horrific crunches had stopped giving way to loud slapping of water. His lungs burned from holding his breath longer then the three strokes. Draco had no clue how Hermione was doing. Praying to a muggle god she was ok Draco pushed to go faster.

A line of rocks came into their path and they scrambled over them. A few seconds latter splashy doom barreled threw them with a roar. More rock walls, more swimming until finally Draco could see a door. Why a door was there in tunnel was a fair question but not one Draco wanted to learn. A door meant safety. A door probably meant dry land and hopefully that door would open to the outside gardens. The water level sunk, letting Draco touch the bottom. A few more strokes and it was to his waist, some more after that his knees. Draco could hear the monster scream in rage. The splashing got louder, like a whale smacking it's great tail against the surf. All most there! Draco reached out, grasping the doorknob with wet slimy hands and….

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