Chap 20-
Hearing someone whisper his name, Pike's eyes fluttered open. He
realized he was in the infirmary... AGAIN. He saw a pair of ghastly grey
eyes hovering over him, along with shiny, rich tresses of dark brown hair
swaying over him. "Eden?" he said, knowing it was her, but wanting to make
sure. How had he gotten here? He touched his head, feeling a sharp pain
in his bandaged forehead, "Ahh!"
"Don't move!" Eden giggled, as Pike laid his head back down on the
pillow and turned to lay on his back.
Eden leaned and kneeled on the floor, resting her hands on the bed,
"So what's happened this time?" she sighed, a humorous tone to her voice.
Pike stared at the ceiling, "Oh god..." he said, trying to recall the
days events, "I don't even remember. I fell on a crack in the floor and
hit my head or something" Pike turned bright red at his own words,
realizing his own clumsiness, "Yeah, I uh... Tripped."
Eden laughed and intertwined her fingers with his, "So when did this
happen?" she giggled.
"Ummmm... after you left the window for potions, there was a huge
crack in the stone floor that I didn't see." he blushed once again, his
cheeks turning a very rosy pink.
Eden sighed, "I had detention today," she said, and Pike gave her a
look that said he figured so if she was late for potions, "with your
sister." Eden finished, forcing herself not to shudder.
"Oh really? What did she say?" Pike asked, almost too blatantly for
comfort.
"Nothing important really." Eden said, but Pike knew she was lying,
but he said nothing to force the subject. "Yeah anyway... Draco came in."
Eden said, and she tightened her grip on his hand, Pike smiled, knowing her
hatred for the nagging blonde.
"So? What happened?" Pike questioned her, grinning mischievously.
"He threw a few insults, Airykkaa told him to 'shut the fuck up,' and
then they started making out." Eden's eyes widened as she was forced to
rethink the whole situation.
Pike stared at the ceiling again, open mouthed in disbelief, "I'm
gonna kill 'em." he muttered. He came back to his senses, "In front of
you?" He asked, even more surprised when she nodded, a wide grin spreading
across her face. He sat up and leaned on his elbows, knowing his sisters
wickedly teasing ways towards Draco, "That was some view huh?" he asked,
smirking like some kind of imp.
Eden nodded and smiled, and then became shy and broke contact with
his geep green and hazel eyes.
"You forgot something at the window." Pike said nonchalantly.
"What?" Eden asked, looking at him like a monkey who had bitten onto
a banana only to find that it was plastic.
"This." he said as he leaned forward and closed his eyes, gently
caressing her face and neck, as his lips met hers. He ran his hands
through her rich hair, twisting some of it playfully between his fingers,
as they broke the kiss. Pike gently pulled her towards him, cradling her
body in his arms, and Eden buried her face in his shoulder.
Neither of them noticed Blaise fuming in the doorway to the
infirmary. She knew she had lost her favorite toy, and she hated herself
for not treating it better. After a bit of cuddling, and Eden's teasing a
bit, (leaving a very miserable Pike in the infirmary bed) Eden decided that
she should go, and strode out of the room. Pike's eyes never left her, and
watched her hips switch until she turned the corner and was out of sight.
"Damn her!" he grunted and got up and sprinted for the bathroom.
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Rubbing her eyes and heading toward the infirmary wing to see Madame Pomfrey, a very tired Airykkaa wandered onto Blaise pinning Eden against the wall. "If I ever see your ugly, dirty face near his again I WON'T hesitate to do some cosmetic reconstruction." Blaise growled, running her nails over Eden's face. Airykkaa slipped into a shadow and watched, hating Blaise for what she had done to Pike, she watched, seething in hatred for what she was doing to Eden, and she hated Blaise even more when she saw her slice her nail into Eden's cheek. Airykkaa knew how sharp those nails were, she watched Blaise file them down to knife-like sharpness every day. She also knew that this was a threat, and Blaise wasn't going to get away with it. Whatever else happened she didn't bother watching, but went back down to the Slytherin common room to await Blaise. An eye for an Eye, a tooth for a tooth, and then some would await her there. Lee and Estelle would have to wait for today... she had something bigger to take care of. She bolted down to the Slytherin common room, staying in the shadows, and keeping incredibly silent. Truth being, she was Snape's beloved daughter, she had spent enough time with him to learn everything he had to teach. She could walk on broken glass in six-inch pumps and not make a sound. She crept to the dungeon wall, damp and now growing a fine layer of mold on it, she whispered the password, and still silently. Pansy Parkinson jumped as Airykkaa calmly and silently walked out of the shadows and into full view behind her. Crabbe and Goyle stepped back at the cruelty and anger shining from her eyes. "Airykkaa? What is it?" Draco asked, slowly rising from his chair and walking toward her. She raised her finger, which demanded silence and full attention, as she stared intently at the entrance to the dorm. Silence hung eerily in the air for a few moments until the door swung open. Blaise walked in, a pleased grin etched on her face, that is until she saw Airykkaa walk towards her. "He his not your property. And furthermore, if he wants to see Eden he's responsible for it." Airykkaa hissed in a full fury, "YOU have NO right to interfere." she continued, steadily walking towards her. Blaise shook in fear and prepared to have a fist bellowed at her face. As she saw Airykkaa's hand move closer toward her she closed her eyes, but instead felt a hand grab at her wrist. Airykkaa snatched up Blaise's arm and straightening her hand out, slammed it nail-first into a wall. Blaise shrieked in pain and almost sank to the floor in surprise until Airykkaa snatched the other hand. She looked at Blaise in cold anger for a moment before proceeding to slam that hand into the wall the same way. Blaise's nails shattered as she screamed. Aidan Blackstone and the other Slytherins looked on the scene as if Airykkaa had been Voldemort himself, all refusing to get involved or to even help Blaise free herself from her tormentor. Draco wasn't sure whether he should be amused or horrified. Airykkaa balled up her fist and struck Blaise across the face several times before she stuck out one rigid, nailed finger. Blaise didn't even have time to see what had happened when she felt searing pain sever her cheek. "Get the fuck off of the floor you cowardly bitch." Airykkaa roared. Pansy looked on with utter delight as Airykkaa tangled her hand in Blaise's hair, "If I ever catch your ugly face near his again, I won't hesitate to do some cosmetic reconstruction." she growled, repeating the words that Blaise had said to Eden. With that she jerked Blaise's head forward and the screeching blonde fell to the floor. Airykkaa turned back around, the unholy glow her eyes had held only a moment before had disappeared, as if what she had done never occurred. She turned as she reached the door to the girls dormitory to sneer at disgust on the sobbing bloody pile of Blaise that was humiliated on the floor, "Get up and stop crying filthy bitch. Your father would think you a coward if he'd see you like this." she hissed. She promptly opened the door and went straight to her bed, quickly falling to sleep. She had driven her point home to all, she was not to be toyed with, nor was her brother.
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Rubbing her eyes and heading toward the infirmary wing to see Madame Pomfrey, a very tired Airykkaa wandered onto Blaise pinning Eden against the wall. "If I ever see your ugly, dirty face near his again I WON'T hesitate to do some cosmetic reconstruction." Blaise growled, running her nails over Eden's face. Airykkaa slipped into a shadow and watched, hating Blaise for what she had done to Pike, she watched, seething in hatred for what she was doing to Eden, and she hated Blaise even more when she saw her slice her nail into Eden's cheek. Airykkaa knew how sharp those nails were, she watched Blaise file them down to knife-like sharpness every day. She also knew that this was a threat, and Blaise wasn't going to get away with it. Whatever else happened she didn't bother watching, but went back down to the Slytherin common room to await Blaise. An eye for an Eye, a tooth for a tooth, and then some would await her there. Lee and Estelle would have to wait for today... she had something bigger to take care of. She bolted down to the Slytherin common room, staying in the shadows, and keeping incredibly silent. Truth being, she was Snape's beloved daughter, she had spent enough time with him to learn everything he had to teach. She could walk on broken glass in six-inch pumps and not make a sound. She crept to the dungeon wall, damp and now growing a fine layer of mold on it, she whispered the password, and still silently. Pansy Parkinson jumped as Airykkaa calmly and silently walked out of the shadows and into full view behind her. Crabbe and Goyle stepped back at the cruelty and anger shining from her eyes. "Airykkaa? What is it?" Draco asked, slowly rising from his chair and walking toward her. She raised her finger, which demanded silence and full attention, as she stared intently at the entrance to the dorm. Silence hung eerily in the air for a few moments until the door swung open. Blaise walked in, a pleased grin etched on her face, that is until she saw Airykkaa walk towards her. "He his not your property. And furthermore, if he wants to see Eden he's responsible for it." Airykkaa hissed in a full fury, "YOU have NO right to interfere." she continued, steadily walking towards her. Blaise shook in fear and prepared to have a fist bellowed at her face. As she saw Airykkaa's hand move closer toward her she closed her eyes, but instead felt a hand grab at her wrist. Airykkaa snatched up Blaise's arm and straightening her hand out, slammed it nail-first into a wall. Blaise shrieked in pain and almost sank to the floor in surprise until Airykkaa snatched the other hand. She looked at Blaise in cold anger for a moment before proceeding to slam that hand into the wall the same way. Blaise's nails shattered as she screamed. Aidan Blackstone and the other Slytherins looked on the scene as if Airykkaa had been Voldemort himself, all refusing to get involved or to even help Blaise free herself from her tormentor. Draco wasn't sure whether he should be amused or horrified. Airykkaa balled up her fist and struck Blaise across the face several times before she stuck out one rigid, nailed finger. Blaise didn't even have time to see what had happened when she felt searing pain sever her cheek. "Get the fuck off of the floor you cowardly bitch." Airykkaa roared. Pansy looked on with utter delight as Airykkaa tangled her hand in Blaise's hair, "If I ever catch your ugly face near his again, I won't hesitate to do some cosmetic reconstruction." she growled, repeating the words that Blaise had said to Eden. With that she jerked Blaise's head forward and the screeching blonde fell to the floor. Airykkaa turned back around, the unholy glow her eyes had held only a moment before had disappeared, as if what she had done never occurred. She turned as she reached the door to the girls dormitory to sneer at disgust on the sobbing bloody pile of Blaise that was humiliated on the floor, "Get up and stop crying filthy bitch. Your father would think you a coward if he'd see you like this." she hissed. She promptly opened the door and went straight to her bed, quickly falling to sleep. She had driven her point home to all, she was not to be toyed with, nor was her brother.
