Draco lay in the straw of the cell warily watching the hallway, waiting for lights to flicker on. He and Hermione had worked out a rough sketch for a plan, he wasn't sure it would work, but there wasn't any harm in trying. Except for the fact that if it didn't work they could be killed, or tortured more. Draco was willing to be tortured more if it meant he could get out, though he wasn't sure what Hermione thought on the matter. She'd assured him she was all right with the plan, but he couldn't be sure. Then again he doubted Hermione was the type of person who'd do something if they didn't have a good chance. Then Draco remembered all the times she'd dived into dumb things after Potter. So maybe she was, but if diving in had worked before it could work now. Only they didn't have Potter or Weasley with them.
The dim lights flickered on and Draco glanced over at Hermione who sat leaning against the wall her legs pulled up to her chest. She looked worried, her face pale and drawn, but also anxious.
"You ready?" Draco asked softly. Hermione nodded and bit her lip thoughtfully.
"You think it'll really work?" Hermione asked him. Draco wasn't entirely sure but he nodded encouragingly anyway.
He heard the footsteps coming down the hallway and felt fear mixed with adrenaline flood his body. They were nuts. This would never work. They should just stop right now. Angrily Draco shoved these thoughts away, he was a Slytherin! Weren't Slytherins supposed to be cunning, using any means to reach their goal? Draco's goal was escape, and he would reach it no matter what it took. Hermione was a Gryfindor and they were supposed to be brave at least. Her braveness would be tested today, or tonight, or whatever the time it was. It was impossible to know after being down here for so long. You slept when you were tired and ate when you were hungry. Your day wasn't scheduled by light and dark, down here there was no difference.
As the footsteps became louder Draco eased himself to his feet and felt suddenly weak and out of shape. He had hardly walked at all in the time that he'd been here and it wasn't like the fed the prisoners nutritional healthy things. Hermione stood up as well glancing at Draco.
Then the death eaters came into sight. Two of them opened the door to the cell opposite them and the other two unlatched the door to his and Hermione's cell.
Draco nodded ever so slightly at Hermione and the moment the door swung open he lunged grabbing for the first one's wand. He missed but Hermione was right behind him and she grabbed the second one's wand stunning him. Death eater 1 yelled and raised his wand at Draco who ducked a spell and grabbing the wand he pointed it back towards death eater one. Death eater two was collapsed on the floor. Death eater three and four spun around surprised on their faces. Hermione quickly stunned both of them as well before they could do anything. Death eater one watched Draco warily who now had his wand. Draco mumbled the stunning spell softly and death eater one like his three companions collapsed on the floor.
Hermione looked at Draco breathing hard then said something Draco couldn't make it.
"What?" he asked moving closer to her.
"Step number one, check," she said with a wry smile. Draco smiled half-heartedly then swore sharply.
"What?" Hermione asked confused.
"We should have kept one of them un-stunned to ask them the way out," he told her angry with himself.
"I suppose we can't hope for too much luck," Hermione told him looking at the four death eaters on the floor, "Stunning this bunch almost seemed to easy."
Draco nodded then reached down and pulled off one of the death eater's mask. An expressionless face stared back up at him. Draco shivered then pulled off his robes and traded them for his rags. When he glanced over at Hermione he saw her doing the same. Then they shoved all four death eaters into their old cell and latched the door shut.
Hermione's gaze locked on Draco and she seemed to say silently, "here we go" as she pulled the death eaters mask over her face. Draco did the same and following Hermione they walked down the tunnel only halfway knowing where they were going.
This is completely crazy Draco thought as they walked side-by-side down yet another tunnel. Who was he kidding, they had no idea where they were and they hadn't yet seen any other death eaters. It was hopeless. The whole plan was hopeless from the beginning. The death eaters they stunned would be awake and shouting by now.
Hermione glanced at Draco worry showing brightly in her eyes. She looked strange and almost unrecognizable in the mask. Draco supposed he did as well.
Draco narrowed his eyes shoving his doubt away, all they had to do was get out, the next death eater they saw they'd capture and ask for directions. Hopefully there would only be one death eater and not a group of them.
A/N: Normally I don't do author's notes and stuff but I figure since this is my best story, heh heh, best and it only has 44 reviews. Figured I'd just dedicate this chapter to these people: nilla, Lady Lestrange, Andina of Rivendell, and Jaded. Just to say thanks for reviewing.