I look down at the papers before me with all emotions gone. Just as I have been sense the day I got off the train months before.
A hand brushes my long red hair over my shoulder to expose my neck. I ignore it as I read over the report. A mouth gently kisses my neck, the person leaning on me.
"Stop, Tom," I drawl in my cold monotone. "I'm working."

"You're always working," he drawls into my neck before biting into it.

"Tom," I snap before pushing him off. "I would like to know this information before I go off to risk my life. I want no surprises."

Tom frowns as he looks down at me.

"You've avoided my bed for the last month, Ethriana."

"I've not avoided it, Tom. I sleep in it almost every night, and in the day on the other times."

I frown at the papers as I stand and walk toward the window while still reading. Tom watches me move.

"I meant sex, Ethriana."

I turn to face him, eyes still on the papers.

"I've been to tired. Besides, I've been cramping like all Hell since I got that flu last month."

"You're avoiding my bed."

I let out an exasperated sigh as I look at him finally. He's angry.

"Unlike you, Tom, I'm not turned on all the time. I'm always too busy. Besides, I do not wish to become pregnant at the time. We need me out there working and a simple spell could kill the baby. I don't want to risk it."

"We can have a charm made to ward off pregnancy, Ethriana."

"Tom," I sigh exasperatedly rubbing my eyes. "I'm sore all over right now, I have to be off in moments and I'm too occupied with other thoughts right now. I'm doing the best I can, believe me. I want you too but now's just not the time."

"It can wait."

"No," I say, locking my cold eyes with his. "It can't. I've been waiting months for this. I'm not going to miss my chance."

"Mistress."

I look around Tom to see Lucius poking his head in. His robes are on and the hood up. I smack the papers down on the desk and go around Tom. Tom watches as I grab my robe on the way to the door. I stop to look at him while pulling the robe over my low cut dress.

"We can try for tomorrow, Tom."

"Why not tonight?"

"It's late now, Tom. By time I finish this mission I'll be too tired. I'm talking of in the morning."

I coil my hair with the flick of my hand. He watches as I clasp the robe and check for my wand. Lucius, Severus, Bellatrix, and two other robed Death Eaters come in, all masked. They circle around me, grabbing onto my arms or shoulders. I disapparate us all.

I slip my mask on as they all step back. This will be the first time I will openly attack the Order. All eyes are on me.

"I want everyone to hide. Bring me the Muggle."

Lucius and Bella raid the house. The place is out in the country, but this 'Muggle' is a squib. They bring him to quickly. This whole thing was timed. One of the men I didn't know took the squib's witch of a wife back to my mansion.

The others hide as I frce the man to his knees with a swifT kick to the back of his knees. He faces away, scared to death as I hold my left hand at my side, ready. My wand is pressed to his neck from behind.

The smoke of swirling colors forms with a crack. I'm bent at the waist to look as if I'm whispering into his ear. The Order stood in a group I knew who they were. Lily, James, Remus, Longbottom, and...Sirius. All wands were out and aimed at me. The Death Eaters would wait for my que. Till then, the remained silent and hidden.

I straighten, my left hand petting the man's face as a mother would. I looked on without worry as the Order stood at the ready, wands aimed at me.

"Let him go," James orders.

I laugh as I lift my wand again and use the tip to brush his hair from his face. The group shifts uncomfortably. Sirius doesn't.

"Why would I do that?" I ask after a silent spell on the mask to make my voice sound like a different female's. "I just got him."

"Let him go or will have to act."

I smirk under my mask. Teach them to act first. My hand stops to cup the man's face. When I go to pull my hand away the man whimpers grasping for my hand. The Order looks on with wide eyes as the man pushes my hand to his face.

"Sh, sh, little squib," I purr while petting his cheek again, he turns his face into my hand.

My hand goes forwards to grip his face tight. His dream like eyes snap open. Screams come from him as he tries to claw at my arm. He cuts my hand once as my hand slowly glows brighter and his screams slow then stop, his body shriveled.

I lift my hand from his face and Lily gasps, covering her mouth, turning to bury her face into James' shoulder. The man at my feet was shriveled like a mummy from ancient Egypt, face disfigured into a permanent scream. I laugh as they stand horror struck.

"You wish to stop us, but you act so slow," I chide still laughing.

"How's this for acting?" Sirius yells.

I dodge with a quick move. My mask dissapears in a puff of smoke as the edge of his spell got close to it. I laugh, my dark laugh rolling out in my own voice. I smirk as my hood falls and I look at them.

"You've always been the first to act, Sirius," I purr darkly. "But you've always been so slow."

Lily stared at me openly. James and Remus stared to. Sirius glared at me.

"I always knew you were evil," he sneers.

I wag my finger at him. A gust of wind blew at me strong, my robe blew out behind me to expose the cream corset top of my dress and a skirt that stuck out behind me like most wedding dresses from the wizarding world. Tom still chose the clothes in my wardrobe. One heeled foot stuck out. But my clothes are not what caught their eyes. The bulge of my stomach was and the bruises on my exposed skIn, I had let the spell disguising it all slip for a moment. My robe fell around me and the spell slid into place.

"Not always, Black," I drawl while brushing my bangs from my face. "I've just never cared. I'm evil now. Only because I was made this way."

"You talk too much!" the man I couldn't name from my group all but screams as he sees to come from nowhere. He's rushing the Order. I whirl, spinning into the path of his spell. It's stopped with a swirl of my wand. A flick of my wrist has the man on his knees. He screams in pure pain as I hold mynleft hand out stretched to him.

"Such a bad servant," I drawl while the man flies to me with the wave of my hand. My first spell fell as my hand closed around his throat. I turn us so I can keep my eyes on the Order and the man. "Should we make you Muggle? Or... Should we let you die like the other man?"

His eyes fall to the shriveled thing a few feet away. He grips my wrist tight, a whimper escaping him. I dove into his mind. An evil smirk came to my face.

"No. Neither will do. I know. Azkaban would be perfect for you."

I put my hand to his brow. He yells in pain as I twist his mind, taking any names of servants or anything to do with Tom, me, or my home out. I left his memories of before and just a fogged memory of being a Death Eater. I force in a spell so he can't say he was under spell.

My hand falls from his head. He looks up at me, trying to remember me. I put my index and middle finger to his left temple. I pushed in a message and set the spell so he only tells Dumbledore. I push him to the ground. I grab his wand from him and snap it over my knee.

The man stands slowly. "Please, Please!" he begs as his body walks for the Order. My eyes follow him. "I serve the Master well!"

He falls to his knees before James. I smirk as I look at James.
"A gift for the one who leads you."

I duck and flick my hand with little thought. A burst of red misses me and Sirius flies backwards into the car. He glares at me through his hair. I straighten and brush my fallen hair from my face.

"If that is how you want it then by all means, let us have fun," I drawl while smiling.

Lucius, Bella, and Severus come out, spells flying. I had made sure to tell the no killing spells, this was to try and get them to act and break their no killing rule. I dodge and weave as I take on Longbottom and Sirius. James, Remus, and Lily wouldn't attack me.

My pale connected with the side of Longbottom's head, sending a quick spell into him. He crumpled, knocked out. I didn't have time to breath. Sirius' fist struck my belly. I fell with a shrill cry.

Pain filled me as I felt it. My wide horror struck eyes looked at my lap as I cradled my stomach, my spell had fallen. Everything stopped. My water had broke, all eyes were on me.

"Riana!" Severus calls as he pushes through James and Remus. Lily was steps behind him.

My wide eyes lifted to Sirius. He looked as shocked as me, he looked like he was trying to understand what he had done. Severus grabbed hold of my underarm and elbow, pulling me to my feet. I gasp in pain, eyes squeezing shut.

Lily grabbed hold of my other arm. My eyes snapped open. I threw her hands off, sending her a warning look. She looked hurt but she understood. In a blink, Severus takes control. He turns to look at Bella and Lucius.

"Go home and forget about this."

They leave in the blink of an eye. Severus sends a death glare at Sirius.

"Fool, look what you've done," he hisses at him. "She wasn't due for another month."

I bent forwards as a sharp pain caught me. Severus pulled me to him.

"It doesn't matter, Severus," I pant. "It's too late now. Their telling him now."

Severus looks horror struck. I straighten, painfully to look at him.
"We have to go fast. He-" I wince but push on after a short breath. "Can't have them. Lily, take that man to Dumbledore. Now that they are gone I can speak freely. I'm put a message in him. He'll speak it when he sees Dumbledore. Hurt."

I grab hold of Severus and disapparate us to a planned destination. Poppy's.