Selena woke up with a very large bruise on the back of
her head. Groaning as she sat up, she discovered Jake
lying in the bed across from her. He was facing
down and his back was towards her. There was also a small cut on his cheek. Moving towards him and rubbing the spot where her head ached
the most, Selena proceeded to shake Jake. Jake didn't
open his eyes. After several minutes of this, Selena
took out her wand and pointed it at him.
"Inverto!" She said. Jake's eyes slowly fluttered open
and he groaned as he sat up, his hand reaching his neck
and rubbing a painful sore. He looked at Selena and
they shared several unspoken thoughts before both of
them stood to observe their surroundings more closely.
The beds they had been placed in had satin black
sheets and fire embroidered on the hem of the satin.
The walls were black as well and a black marble table
with identical marble chairs set around it. There were
plates and cups waiting for them along with food.
Their nose picked up scents and Selena moved forward
first. Jake thought about this decision a bit but then he moved along with her when hunger won out on common sense.
Feeling their stomachs rumble, both of them moved to
the table and sat down wearily. They glanced at each
other and then looked down at the food.
Steam issued from the wonderful dishes and the goblets
were filled with crystalline-like water. Starring at
the goblet for a minute, Jake knocked it off the table
where it clanked but didn't break. Picking it up, the
water vanished and the goblet refilled itself. The
place where the black wood had been dented was
suddenly restored. Jake looked as surprised as Selena.
"They're made of DIAMOND!" Selena whispered.
"Indeed they are." Both teenagers whirled around (Jake
winced at the pain throbbing in his neck) to find a
tall man smiling warmly at them. He had golden blond
hair like melted sun and tanned skin. He wore a crown
of black ebony and his robes were completely black
save for the fire embroidered on the hem of his robes.
He wore black gloves with a crown embroidered on the
back of his hand. The most astonishing thing of all
was that one of his eyes was a vibrant black and the
other was glowing silver.
"Who the bloody hell are you?!" Jake demanded as he
stepped in front of Selena protectively. The man
chuckled. He smiled at Jake with interest but also mocking amusement. Jake simply used a quiet growl to vent his displeasure.
"I am the King of this world. My name is Lucifer."
Both fan fiction writers turned to each other and then
looked back at him.
"Excuse me?" Selena asked. "I thought you said
Lucifer. As in the Devil who rules Hell Lucifer?" The
man named Lucifer laughed; well, more like cackled. It
didn't sound evil, more like mocking.
"That is who I am." He said. "I would think that the
Spade and the Jade would recognize me on sight."
"Look, we don't know what crack-pot idiot came up with
something like that damn prophecy but whoever it was,
they were off their rocker!" Jake said angrily.
Lucifer tilted his head in amusement.
"Well then tell me something. Can you sense things
that no one else can? Can you see things which no one
else can?" Jake and Selena were about to say no when
they thought about the Tower of Roses and the werewolf
in the Forbidden Forest. No one had seen those things
but them. No one had FELT those things but them.
"That's what I thought." Lucifer said. "Now, why don't
you eat something?" Jake stared at him with a fiery glow
in his eyes as if to trying to bore into Lucifer's eyes. Lucifer seemed to know how Jake was feeling, "I assure you that if I wanted to
kill you, control you, maim you, or rape you I would
have done so long ago." After a long moment of
thinking, Jake and Selena turned back to the feast set
out before them. It was then that they noticed that
there was an extra spot for Lucifer. Jake took some
chicken and some odd looking meats and began
eating. Selena took the same. Lucifer didn't help
himself. Except perhaps a sip from his goblet.
"So what exactly are we doing here if you didn't want
to 'kill us, control us, maim us, or rape us'?" Jake
asked sardonically as he sipped some of the water and
ate a fork full of food. He was shocked by how good it
was. Selena smiled as she ate the food. She enjoyed it
as much as Jake did.
"I wished to speak to you about the security
protecting you, or lack there of. With so much resting
upon your shoulders, I do not wish to loose my war at
such an easy thing as kidnap." Selena wrinkled her
nose. Jake slowly looked at him with slight anger.
"I can see you really care for our happiness." Jake said sarcastically as Lucifer laughed.
"I could have done as I pleased with you and have been
done with it. Instead I waited for you to awaken
before asking you my questions." He said. "Do you know
anything of the prophecy?" Jake and Selena glanced at
each other.
"A little." Selena admitted. Jake shrugged. "I didn't
care too much about it." Selena looked at him. Jake
looked at her with gloom and irritation on his face.
"Have you read the part in which the Dark Lord
captures you both and gives you the Choice of the
Heavens as it is called? 'To destroy or heal, that is
the ordeal. The darkness of the night rivals the
happiness of the light'. Or at least that is how the
prophecy goes. Either you choose to have your dreams
the easy way or the hard way. Many people or few will
die depending on your choice." Selena and Jake
blinked.
"And what exactly happens if we choose the dark?" Jake
asked as he scratched his arm.
"Then not only this world but the world in which you
came from will cease to exist." Jake, who was drinking
from his goblet, spit out all of his water. Selena
starred at Lucifer, her mouth hanging open. "Of
course, if you choose the light than your world is
still in danger of being demolished by the Dark Lord and the angels. Either way, something has to give." Both teenagers were too
stunned to speak.
"Where in that damn red book is THAT written?!" Jake
demanded angrily. Selena nodded shakily. Lucifer seemed
calm.
"Oh, you mean the diary? I doubt most of the prophecy is in there. The clever elf prince knew better than to leave something as
important as that in such an easily acquired object."
Lucifer said. "But let's not think of that just yet. I
want to show you part of kingdom." Lucifer wiped his lips
with his napkin and got up. He motioned towards a
dark wooden door.
Selena and Jake followed him uneasily out of the room
and down several winding corridors. If Lucifer hadn't
been there to guide them, they would have become
frustratingly lost. At long last, they entered a dark
garden. The sky was a dark crimson red and there were
black clouds swirling all around with dashes of
lightening splitting the air every few minutes.
Towards the far end of the garden was a short ledge,
which was adorned with countless black roses. Coming
to stand by it, Selena and Jake starred in
astonishment at all that they saw before them.
"Welcome to my kingdom." Lucifer said rather
ironically. "The Tower which you see in the distance
is the Tower of Dis." Jake looked puzzled.
"Tower of Dis?"
"My rebellious angel brigade resides there and
deals with any angels who dare to trespass on my
lands. The gates to your right are the gates to my
kingdom where the souls of the damned enter my place
of punishments. The abyss over there is where my most
loathsome enemies are placed to be forgotten and the
rivers which you see are the rivers of the
Underworld." Selena couldn't believe her eyes. Jake
looked at the Silvery Rivers and even one made of what appeared to be blood. Feeling slightly sick, Selena turned to listen to the
unearthly sounds of souls and demons.
There were hoards of demons milling transparent souls
through the gates of Hell and pushing them into
coffin-like pits. The souls instantly vanished and
more souls were placed in. The demons were gruesome.
Two spiked horns protruded from their scaly black
heads and their eyes burned red. Their lips were
darkish green and long thin fingers held a triton and
a small, black, dagger-like sword which was used for escaping souls. Each one held a triton, which they used to poke anyone who
wasn't moving fast enough.
Jake couldn't believe what he was seeing anymore than
Selena could. At the Tower of Dis flew black-winged
creatures that shined eerily in that horrible place.
Three women could be vaguely seen, their hair moving
strangely. The first thing that came to Jake's mind
was 'Medusa' and indeed, they were the three Gorgons
from the myths of Greek mythology.
But not all of the demons were hideous monsters. Some
were actually beautiful human-like creatures with
black wings and black robes embroidered in fire. They
walked about a completely separate part of Hell and
doing what appeared to be day-to-day things. They
completely ignored the shrieks and agonizing curses,
which managed to pierce through the hazy world they
lived in.
"Come, you must meet the Sirens and the Harpies. They
have wanted to meet you for a long time." Lucifer said,
completely ignoring the spectacle before him and moving
back towards the dark castle which Selena and Jake had
woken up into.
Walking back through the hallways, Jake felt Selena's
hand clutching his. He glanced down to find her hand
white with tension and fear. Those screams weren't
just flirting little noises that girls made when
someone grabbed them or even the painful yelps of
someone being burnt. Those screams had torn through
the air, sending Selena's soul shrieking into her body
and searching for a hiding place.
After a long while of walking, Lucifer led them out of
the castle and into the Hellish world that was his
kingdom. The ground was black granite, hard and
unpleasant even through the two teenager's shoes.
Little tongues of fire leapt at them occasionally
until Lucifer hissed something at them. Snakes with
three heads or lizards with six feet would slither
towards them and run away when Lucifer looked at them
hard enough.
"Here we are! The Wood of Darkness!" Lucifer said
cheerfully. Jake and Selena were anything but
cheerful. Just imagine the Forbidden Forest times a
million. The hardest, cruelest, must disgusting killer in the world would have
shuddered and gone crying back to his mother at the
sight of it. Lucifer led them into that horrid place
with a wonderful smile adorning his features, as if
they were going to a carnival. Selena gripped Jake's
arm hard enough that her nails were piercing into the
flesh. Jake tried his best not to wince.
Once inside, two distinct screeches could be heard.
Lucifer raised his hand and called out to them.
"Harpies! Sirens! It is I, your master!" At the sound
of his voice, two different creatures landed close to
them. The first ones were ugly, bestial, filthy winged
creatures with the head of a hag, the body of a large
eagle, and the front feet of a lion. The Harpies
crooned lovingly to their master. The second ones to
come were the complete opposite. The creatures were
unfathomably beautiful with eagle bodies, the body of
a woman from the head down to their bare waist, and
two milky white feathers protruded from their backs.
"Master! Master!" They called in lovely, melodic
voices.
"Good day my girls." Lucifer said. He actually KISSED
a Harpy and a Siren. Both creatures delighted in his
touch.
"Master! These are the ones, are they not? 'The Jade
of night and the Spade of fight'! Are they not? Are
they not, our master, the chosen two?" The Sirens
chanted in one, beautiful voice. Selena felt a chill
go up her spine but Jake felt a strange calm
overtaking him. The Sirens' voices had a very
interesting affect in him. If Selena hadn't been
holding onto his hand so tightly that her nails were
drawing a little blood, he thought he might have done
anything they said.
"Yes they are, my beautiful girls. I have brought them
here to meet you." The Sirens and the Harpies
shrieked in joy, their cries silencing any noise
because of their hideousness and their beauty.
"They must return!" One of the Harpies gushed. "The
fight will begin soon and they must be there! The
Second Task of the Savior!"
"The Second Task! The Second Task!" The other
bird-women sang.
"That is quite true. I was going to send them back earlier but
I knew you would have been angry with me if you hadn't
met them." The Harpies and Sirens began to sing all at
once, their voices melding into a bitter sweet
symphony.
"Never with you, master! Never hate you!" Selena and
Jake glanced at each other suspiciously. A Harpy came
towards Jake and looked him up and down before
plucking a surprisingly clean, shimmering feather from
her side. It was completely black but even in the dim
light it shined like ebony.
"For you, Spade. Protect the ones you hold dear." She
said. Before Jake could so much as touch it, the
feather disappeared right into his necklace, which
pulsed a wonderful blue color.
"And for you, Jade. You must be strong to fend off the
advances of those who will lead you to harm." A Siren
said as she plucked a milky white feather and handed
it to Selena. Before she could take it, the feather
disappeared into her necklace. For a split second
Selena could make out a bloody battle field before her
mind was free of outside thoughts once more.
"You have not been here long but I dare say that you
are eager to leave my kingdom." Lucifer said with a
loud sigh. "I was hoping that you would remain here
longer but my darling girls have reminded me of the
time difference between the worlds. I must say my good
byes but know that we shall meet again. Call me if you
have need." Jake moved forward to ask Lucifer another
question but the two immediately found themselves
right outside of Hogwarts once again.
Glancing at each other briefly, Jake shook his head.
"That was incredibly weird." He said.
"I don't want to do THAT again!" Selena whispered as
she shivered. Together they walked back into the
Hogwarts castle where they were met with very worried
people.
Jake strolled over to the High table (it was dinner) and right under Dumbledore's worried eyes and
asked if they could speak alone. Selena was gathered by a
bunch of people asking if she is alright.
Jake was asked by torrents of endless teachers about what
happened. Jake was speaking in a serious metallic tone.
Selena was speaking with every of emotion except for happiness.
Basically they made up an excuse that the two of them had been in the lake and making "preparations" for the champions. In private they told Dumbledore the truth. They were completely shocked when Hermione informed them that the Second Task would be taking place the next day. After a moment of thought, Selena yelped and grabbed Jake.
"What?!" He demanded. The sudden motion had scared him since the visions of Hell were still stuck in his mind.
"What about Fleur?!" Selena demanded.
"Lucifer must still have her." Jake said, his eyes narrowing in worry. They watched as the fake Fleur walked by them and nervously smiled when she passed. She seemed to think the same thing that the Harpies and the Sirens though. Jake and Selena were like saviors to them.
"Lucifer must know something. I bet he's taking care of her." Selena said suddenly. Jake turned to her doubtfully.
"Why would he do that?" Selena shook her head and lowered her voice to a whisper since Harry and Ron were coming towards them.
"Remember that he said the angels would do anything to get us? I bet they would have kidnapped her or anyone just to get us to do whatever they want. Just don't blow up the next time you see Lucifer." Jake growled deep in his throat. He was NOT amused at the idea that his girlfriend was stuck in Hell with a bunch of war-ridden demons.
her head. Groaning as she sat up, she discovered Jake
lying in the bed across from her. He was facing
down and his back was towards her. There was also a small cut on his cheek. Moving towards him and rubbing the spot where her head ached
the most, Selena proceeded to shake Jake. Jake didn't
open his eyes. After several minutes of this, Selena
took out her wand and pointed it at him.
"Inverto!" She said. Jake's eyes slowly fluttered open
and he groaned as he sat up, his hand reaching his neck
and rubbing a painful sore. He looked at Selena and
they shared several unspoken thoughts before both of
them stood to observe their surroundings more closely.
The beds they had been placed in had satin black
sheets and fire embroidered on the hem of the satin.
The walls were black as well and a black marble table
with identical marble chairs set around it. There were
plates and cups waiting for them along with food.
Their nose picked up scents and Selena moved forward
first. Jake thought about this decision a bit but then he moved along with her when hunger won out on common sense.
Feeling their stomachs rumble, both of them moved to
the table and sat down wearily. They glanced at each
other and then looked down at the food.
Steam issued from the wonderful dishes and the goblets
were filled with crystalline-like water. Starring at
the goblet for a minute, Jake knocked it off the table
where it clanked but didn't break. Picking it up, the
water vanished and the goblet refilled itself. The
place where the black wood had been dented was
suddenly restored. Jake looked as surprised as Selena.
"They're made of DIAMOND!" Selena whispered.
"Indeed they are." Both teenagers whirled around (Jake
winced at the pain throbbing in his neck) to find a
tall man smiling warmly at them. He had golden blond
hair like melted sun and tanned skin. He wore a crown
of black ebony and his robes were completely black
save for the fire embroidered on the hem of his robes.
He wore black gloves with a crown embroidered on the
back of his hand. The most astonishing thing of all
was that one of his eyes was a vibrant black and the
other was glowing silver.
"Who the bloody hell are you?!" Jake demanded as he
stepped in front of Selena protectively. The man
chuckled. He smiled at Jake with interest but also mocking amusement. Jake simply used a quiet growl to vent his displeasure.
"I am the King of this world. My name is Lucifer."
Both fan fiction writers turned to each other and then
looked back at him.
"Excuse me?" Selena asked. "I thought you said
Lucifer. As in the Devil who rules Hell Lucifer?" The
man named Lucifer laughed; well, more like cackled. It
didn't sound evil, more like mocking.
"That is who I am." He said. "I would think that the
Spade and the Jade would recognize me on sight."
"Look, we don't know what crack-pot idiot came up with
something like that damn prophecy but whoever it was,
they were off their rocker!" Jake said angrily.
Lucifer tilted his head in amusement.
"Well then tell me something. Can you sense things
that no one else can? Can you see things which no one
else can?" Jake and Selena were about to say no when
they thought about the Tower of Roses and the werewolf
in the Forbidden Forest. No one had seen those things
but them. No one had FELT those things but them.
"That's what I thought." Lucifer said. "Now, why don't
you eat something?" Jake stared at him with a fiery glow
in his eyes as if to trying to bore into Lucifer's eyes. Lucifer seemed to know how Jake was feeling, "I assure you that if I wanted to
kill you, control you, maim you, or rape you I would
have done so long ago." After a long moment of
thinking, Jake and Selena turned back to the feast set
out before them. It was then that they noticed that
there was an extra spot for Lucifer. Jake took some
chicken and some odd looking meats and began
eating. Selena took the same. Lucifer didn't help
himself. Except perhaps a sip from his goblet.
"So what exactly are we doing here if you didn't want
to 'kill us, control us, maim us, or rape us'?" Jake
asked sardonically as he sipped some of the water and
ate a fork full of food. He was shocked by how good it
was. Selena smiled as she ate the food. She enjoyed it
as much as Jake did.
"I wished to speak to you about the security
protecting you, or lack there of. With so much resting
upon your shoulders, I do not wish to loose my war at
such an easy thing as kidnap." Selena wrinkled her
nose. Jake slowly looked at him with slight anger.
"I can see you really care for our happiness." Jake said sarcastically as Lucifer laughed.
"I could have done as I pleased with you and have been
done with it. Instead I waited for you to awaken
before asking you my questions." He said. "Do you know
anything of the prophecy?" Jake and Selena glanced at
each other.
"A little." Selena admitted. Jake shrugged. "I didn't
care too much about it." Selena looked at him. Jake
looked at her with gloom and irritation on his face.
"Have you read the part in which the Dark Lord
captures you both and gives you the Choice of the
Heavens as it is called? 'To destroy or heal, that is
the ordeal. The darkness of the night rivals the
happiness of the light'. Or at least that is how the
prophecy goes. Either you choose to have your dreams
the easy way or the hard way. Many people or few will
die depending on your choice." Selena and Jake
blinked.
"And what exactly happens if we choose the dark?" Jake
asked as he scratched his arm.
"Then not only this world but the world in which you
came from will cease to exist." Jake, who was drinking
from his goblet, spit out all of his water. Selena
starred at Lucifer, her mouth hanging open. "Of
course, if you choose the light than your world is
still in danger of being demolished by the Dark Lord and the angels. Either way, something has to give." Both teenagers were too
stunned to speak.
"Where in that damn red book is THAT written?!" Jake
demanded angrily. Selena nodded shakily. Lucifer seemed
calm.
"Oh, you mean the diary? I doubt most of the prophecy is in there. The clever elf prince knew better than to leave something as
important as that in such an easily acquired object."
Lucifer said. "But let's not think of that just yet. I
want to show you part of kingdom." Lucifer wiped his lips
with his napkin and got up. He motioned towards a
dark wooden door.
Selena and Jake followed him uneasily out of the room
and down several winding corridors. If Lucifer hadn't
been there to guide them, they would have become
frustratingly lost. At long last, they entered a dark
garden. The sky was a dark crimson red and there were
black clouds swirling all around with dashes of
lightening splitting the air every few minutes.
Towards the far end of the garden was a short ledge,
which was adorned with countless black roses. Coming
to stand by it, Selena and Jake starred in
astonishment at all that they saw before them.
"Welcome to my kingdom." Lucifer said rather
ironically. "The Tower which you see in the distance
is the Tower of Dis." Jake looked puzzled.
"Tower of Dis?"
"My rebellious angel brigade resides there and
deals with any angels who dare to trespass on my
lands. The gates to your right are the gates to my
kingdom where the souls of the damned enter my place
of punishments. The abyss over there is where my most
loathsome enemies are placed to be forgotten and the
rivers which you see are the rivers of the
Underworld." Selena couldn't believe her eyes. Jake
looked at the Silvery Rivers and even one made of what appeared to be blood. Feeling slightly sick, Selena turned to listen to the
unearthly sounds of souls and demons.
There were hoards of demons milling transparent souls
through the gates of Hell and pushing them into
coffin-like pits. The souls instantly vanished and
more souls were placed in. The demons were gruesome.
Two spiked horns protruded from their scaly black
heads and their eyes burned red. Their lips were
darkish green and long thin fingers held a triton and
a small, black, dagger-like sword which was used for escaping souls. Each one held a triton, which they used to poke anyone who
wasn't moving fast enough.
Jake couldn't believe what he was seeing anymore than
Selena could. At the Tower of Dis flew black-winged
creatures that shined eerily in that horrible place.
Three women could be vaguely seen, their hair moving
strangely. The first thing that came to Jake's mind
was 'Medusa' and indeed, they were the three Gorgons
from the myths of Greek mythology.
But not all of the demons were hideous monsters. Some
were actually beautiful human-like creatures with
black wings and black robes embroidered in fire. They
walked about a completely separate part of Hell and
doing what appeared to be day-to-day things. They
completely ignored the shrieks and agonizing curses,
which managed to pierce through the hazy world they
lived in.
"Come, you must meet the Sirens and the Harpies. They
have wanted to meet you for a long time." Lucifer said,
completely ignoring the spectacle before him and moving
back towards the dark castle which Selena and Jake had
woken up into.
Walking back through the hallways, Jake felt Selena's
hand clutching his. He glanced down to find her hand
white with tension and fear. Those screams weren't
just flirting little noises that girls made when
someone grabbed them or even the painful yelps of
someone being burnt. Those screams had torn through
the air, sending Selena's soul shrieking into her body
and searching for a hiding place.
After a long while of walking, Lucifer led them out of
the castle and into the Hellish world that was his
kingdom. The ground was black granite, hard and
unpleasant even through the two teenager's shoes.
Little tongues of fire leapt at them occasionally
until Lucifer hissed something at them. Snakes with
three heads or lizards with six feet would slither
towards them and run away when Lucifer looked at them
hard enough.
"Here we are! The Wood of Darkness!" Lucifer said
cheerfully. Jake and Selena were anything but
cheerful. Just imagine the Forbidden Forest times a
million. The hardest, cruelest, must disgusting killer in the world would have
shuddered and gone crying back to his mother at the
sight of it. Lucifer led them into that horrid place
with a wonderful smile adorning his features, as if
they were going to a carnival. Selena gripped Jake's
arm hard enough that her nails were piercing into the
flesh. Jake tried his best not to wince.
Once inside, two distinct screeches could be heard.
Lucifer raised his hand and called out to them.
"Harpies! Sirens! It is I, your master!" At the sound
of his voice, two different creatures landed close to
them. The first ones were ugly, bestial, filthy winged
creatures with the head of a hag, the body of a large
eagle, and the front feet of a lion. The Harpies
crooned lovingly to their master. The second ones to
come were the complete opposite. The creatures were
unfathomably beautiful with eagle bodies, the body of
a woman from the head down to their bare waist, and
two milky white feathers protruded from their backs.
"Master! Master!" They called in lovely, melodic
voices.
"Good day my girls." Lucifer said. He actually KISSED
a Harpy and a Siren. Both creatures delighted in his
touch.
"Master! These are the ones, are they not? 'The Jade
of night and the Spade of fight'! Are they not? Are
they not, our master, the chosen two?" The Sirens
chanted in one, beautiful voice. Selena felt a chill
go up her spine but Jake felt a strange calm
overtaking him. The Sirens' voices had a very
interesting affect in him. If Selena hadn't been
holding onto his hand so tightly that her nails were
drawing a little blood, he thought he might have done
anything they said.
"Yes they are, my beautiful girls. I have brought them
here to meet you." The Sirens and the Harpies
shrieked in joy, their cries silencing any noise
because of their hideousness and their beauty.
"They must return!" One of the Harpies gushed. "The
fight will begin soon and they must be there! The
Second Task of the Savior!"
"The Second Task! The Second Task!" The other
bird-women sang.
"That is quite true. I was going to send them back earlier but
I knew you would have been angry with me if you hadn't
met them." The Harpies and Sirens began to sing all at
once, their voices melding into a bitter sweet
symphony.
"Never with you, master! Never hate you!" Selena and
Jake glanced at each other suspiciously. A Harpy came
towards Jake and looked him up and down before
plucking a surprisingly clean, shimmering feather from
her side. It was completely black but even in the dim
light it shined like ebony.
"For you, Spade. Protect the ones you hold dear." She
said. Before Jake could so much as touch it, the
feather disappeared right into his necklace, which
pulsed a wonderful blue color.
"And for you, Jade. You must be strong to fend off the
advances of those who will lead you to harm." A Siren
said as she plucked a milky white feather and handed
it to Selena. Before she could take it, the feather
disappeared into her necklace. For a split second
Selena could make out a bloody battle field before her
mind was free of outside thoughts once more.
"You have not been here long but I dare say that you
are eager to leave my kingdom." Lucifer said with a
loud sigh. "I was hoping that you would remain here
longer but my darling girls have reminded me of the
time difference between the worlds. I must say my good
byes but know that we shall meet again. Call me if you
have need." Jake moved forward to ask Lucifer another
question but the two immediately found themselves
right outside of Hogwarts once again.
Glancing at each other briefly, Jake shook his head.
"That was incredibly weird." He said.
"I don't want to do THAT again!" Selena whispered as
she shivered. Together they walked back into the
Hogwarts castle where they were met with very worried
people.
Jake strolled over to the High table (it was dinner) and right under Dumbledore's worried eyes and
asked if they could speak alone. Selena was gathered by a
bunch of people asking if she is alright.
Jake was asked by torrents of endless teachers about what
happened. Jake was speaking in a serious metallic tone.
Selena was speaking with every of emotion except for happiness.
Basically they made up an excuse that the two of them had been in the lake and making "preparations" for the champions. In private they told Dumbledore the truth. They were completely shocked when Hermione informed them that the Second Task would be taking place the next day. After a moment of thought, Selena yelped and grabbed Jake.
"What?!" He demanded. The sudden motion had scared him since the visions of Hell were still stuck in his mind.
"What about Fleur?!" Selena demanded.
"Lucifer must still have her." Jake said, his eyes narrowing in worry. They watched as the fake Fleur walked by them and nervously smiled when she passed. She seemed to think the same thing that the Harpies and the Sirens though. Jake and Selena were like saviors to them.
"Lucifer must know something. I bet he's taking care of her." Selena said suddenly. Jake turned to her doubtfully.
"Why would he do that?" Selena shook her head and lowered her voice to a whisper since Harry and Ron were coming towards them.
"Remember that he said the angels would do anything to get us? I bet they would have kidnapped her or anyone just to get us to do whatever they want. Just don't blow up the next time you see Lucifer." Jake growled deep in his throat. He was NOT amused at the idea that his girlfriend was stuck in Hell with a bunch of war-ridden demons.