Story: War Bites!

Chapter: 14, Lie to Me

Summary of Chapter 12: Nina finally found the Death Eaters, or really summoned the Death Eaters with the help of Willow. Now the three of them (Willow, Spike, and Nina) are following the Death Eaters back to Voldemort's lair. Ch 13: Viv had a very interesting first day as leader of the house.

            As they followed the Death Eaters into the darkness, they found themselves growing very cold. Nina grabbed Spike's hand, suddenly terrified of what she was about to face. Spike looked at her and saw her face had turned very pale. Willow he also saw was trembling. Then suddenly, they were literally thrown forward by some unknown force, into a space of complete darkness. Nina was trying to speak, to ask Spike what was going on, since he had lived longer then she, but her lips wouldn't move. She felt frozen. But no more then five seconds later, she felt and saw heat and light surround them, and was once again thrown forward, but this time onto a sandy beach. She had let go of Spike's hand, and all three began to push themselves up. The Death Eaters were already standing. Nina looked around, shiny green palm tress, bright blue skies, warm sun, lovely white beach; something seemed wrong with this picture. Why did these pale, black-cloaked Death Eaters being them here? As the three stood up, Nina noticed the looks on Willow's and Spike's faces were the same; they were all confused.

"Follow us," commanded Malfoy. He quickly walked up the beach toward the trees and into the forest, the other two Death Eaters right behind him.

"What the hell?" questioned Willow.

"I don't know," confessed Nina. "But since we don't seem to have many choices, I guess we should follow them."

"I second that," agreed Spike. "I mean, I really thought we were going to end up in the North Pole or something, since evil usually doesn't like sun and heat, but we don't have any other choice. We have to learn this plan of theirs."

"Alright," agreed Willow, and they ran into the jungle after Malfoy.

About a half an hour later, they came to a clearing in the jungle, and straight ahead of them laid a gorgeous wood house.

"Living in style now huh?" questioned Nina.

"Well, a few members got sick of the cold, and we switched from our normal dump because well…who would look for us here?"

"Good point," agreed Willow. They walked up the stairs of the house, and headed around the porch. When they got to the backdoor they walked through it and headed down a set of stairs to the basement. When they walked around the corner at the bottom of the stairs they once again found themselves in darkness.

"I knew you would come," spoke a voice from somewhere in the room. Malfoy and the other Death Eaters had disappeared from their side and gone further into the darkness. Nina felt a chill go up her spine, they were being surrounded by Death Eaters; she could sense them all around her. Spike grabbed a lighter from his pocket and was about to flick it on when Nina grabbed his hand.

"Wait," commanded a voice inside his head.

"Nina," he questioned aloud, although he spoke in barely a whisper.

"Shh," said the same voice inside his head. "They don't know what I'm saying when we communicate telepathically, so just go with it."

"Why can't we flick a light on," questioned Willow, or really her questioned echoed in Nina's head. "We need to be able to see if they're going to attack us."

"We will be able to see," answered Nina to both of them, "but just not yet. Wait for one of them to do it. Then we'll know we're either welcome here, or if they start shooting right away, we're not."

"How are we supposed to protect ourselves if we can't see."

"I put a charm on us while we were walking back in London, we can't be harmed."

"Go Nina," thought Spike.

"Thank you," she answered.

"You weren't supposed to hear that," thought Spike.

"Oh sorry. Then don't think it," replied Nina. "Don't think anymore. Someone's coming towards us, and we need to concentrate. He might put us through a few tests. Be ready." Nina could feel the person come closer and closer, until he was in three feet of her. Then a light somewhere in the room came on, and she saw who it was. Voldemort himself stood three feet in front of her. His eyes were bright and red, his skin so pale. She had been trained for years to react on instinct, and her instincts now were telling her to kill. She almost did, but then she remembered why she was here. She couldn't kill him, she needed to get some people back first. So she did what was required of her, she got down on the floor and bowed to him, Willow and Spike followed suit.

"Bowing, huh? That's an old custom. Especially when the one with more power bows to the one with less."

Nina looked up, flipping her dark hair back. The rest of the lights in the room came on. Spike looked around; just couches, chairs, an old rug on the floor, and a map of England.

"Excuse me?" questioned Nina.

"Well, I don't have the power of the Gods and Goddesses."

"Are you kidding?" jumped in Willow, attempting to get on his good side. "You are a god, you're the Dark Lord." (The attempt worked.)

"I like her," he smiled. "Who s she?"

"Willow," answered Nina.

"Well Willow, I do have many powers, but I'm not immortal."

"You don't have to be immortal to be a god, everyone in the magickal world just has to know your name."

"Well then you are a goddess," he complimented. "Taking down the world was quite a big task."

"I still had a weakness, you have none."

"Oh, but I do. Her," he pointed to Nina.

"Me?" she questioned.

"Of course," he answered. "All of you please rise."

"Why me?" questioned Nina, standing with the other three.

"Well, besides being my daughter, you are the only one that can help me defeat the Potter boy."

"Me?"

"Yes. If I teach you to use your Goddess power, you could take down anyone you wanted."

"Really?" she questioned, a smile or really a smirk spread across her face. She loved acting these parts. "When can we start?"

"Tomorrow. Tonight I have just one thing I'll ask you to do, just you. The other two are free to do what they please. In fact, I hear the beach is very nice," he smiled. He was so pale, and his yellow teeth didn't do anything for his complexion.

"So what do you want me to do?" asked Nina.

"Take the truth potions and answer some questions for me."

"You don't trust me to tell you the truth?"

"I just want to make sure we get all the information we need. You know, when people aren't under the potion they tend to give short answers, and under the potion…"

"Fine, whatever," answered Nina. She had become immune to that potion a long time ago. "Start your questions."

While Nina was making up very long answers to Voldemort's questions, Spike and Willow went out on the beach.

"What if she tells them something she's not supposed to. I mean, she could ruin our entire operation today, which would cause our side to lose the war and Harry's parents would kill him and…"

"She won't," assured Spike.

"How can you be so sure? I mean, anyone under that potion would spout out their deepest secrets, and…"

"Will, she's immune to the potion."

"Really? You're just trying to make me feel better aren't you? No one can…"

"No, really, and a bunch of others. A while ago she decided she needed to be ready for anything, so she got ready."

"Huh."

That night, the three of them created a fire on the beach and fell asleep next to it. Nina had apparently been very convincing, and Voldemort believed every answer she gave him. Or it at least appeared that he did. Nina had been staring into the flames before she fell asleep, and saw them in her dream as well. Then slowly the flames faded, and she saw herself and Sirius. They were in his bed, late at night. Nina got up, and pulled a knife out from under her pillow. Walking out of Sirius's room and down the hall, she came to Harry's door. She slowly opened the door, and gliding over to Harry, took the knife, and slit his throat.