~Chapter 20~
Ryoko opened her eyes slowly. What was all the noise? She looked
around and gasped: Voldemort had made good on his threat to Kouga and Tom.
Kouga was lying in a heap across the room and Tom was nowhere to be seen.
She jumped up and ran to Kouga's side, "Kouga-kun! A- Are you ok?!" He
didn't move. He didn't reply. He just lay there, bleeding. Ryoko shook
him-- although all it did was cause his blood to flow more freely. She
started crying. "Kouga--wake up!" she shouted, "Wake up! Please!"
Voldemort laughed, his shrill, cold laugh, causing the hairs
on Ryoko's neck to rise, "He isn't going to wake up, you know."
Ryoko turned sharply, tears flowing down her cheeks, "What did
you do? What did you do to Kouga? Where's Tom?"
"Tom has returned to the place he came from... inside me... he
won't be helping you anymore. And my dear son has lost consciousness because
of all the blood he shed for you. Such a pity. You'll die right after him."
"Why are you doing this!?" Ryoko choked through her tears, "Why!?"
Voldemort laughed coldly. "For the look on your face, of course."
he lied. The truth was he wanted everyone to feel the pain he felt. The
hardships he'd endured--everything. The pain. The loss. The hate. Confusion...
everything. He wanted her to know most. She was like a blazing knife, cutting
through what was left of his soul. Did she enjoy tormenting him? He glared
daggers at her. How could she sit there and worry over his son? No one
ever worried about him like that!
Ryoko glared at him, "For the look on my FACE!? Is this a game
to you!?" she shouted, standing up, "You find playing with people's lives
FUN!?"
"Yes!" Voldemort snarled, "It is! And if you've got anything
to say about it then say it so I can get on with killing you and Kouga!"
Ryoko glared at him, her eyes filled even more with hatred, nearly
brimming over, "I don't know what you want to accomplish by doing this--but
I'm not going to just stand by and watch you hurt my friends!"
Voldemort faltered. Her eyes--they looked like another girl's
eyes... someone from his past... the real reason his power was broken...
"Potter..." he hissed quietly.
Ryoko gathered energy in her hands subconsciously, "I am so sick
of you!"
"Damn..." Voldemort murmured, "she'll awaken..."
"Just get out of our lives!" She shouted, unaware of the
energy she was letting off.
"Damn elf..." Voldemort whispered, taking out his wand, 'If I
use the killing curse it'll bounce... she's too strong...' An idea came
to him. "Ryoko!" he shouted, mimicking his son's voice perfectly, "Stop!
You're hitting me too!"
Ryoko blinked for a moment then glared at Voldemort, "Don't try
to deceive me!" she shouted, her appearance changing. Her blonde hair turned
almost white, her eyes a dark shade of purple, and her skin dark--like
she'd been in the desert for half her life. She held her hand out palm-up
facing Voldemort, "It isn't going to work now!"
~End Chappie 20~
Looks like Ryoko's pissyful... ^^: Shall Tom come back? Is Kouga gonna die? R/R so I can make the next chappie!!