The Fifth House
Disclaimer: I own: Kylie, her friends that aren't in the book, the plot, the Crevi Game, Terces, Enna, Plikttro, and those other people affiliated with Terces, Madame Maldade, the Mountains, and a lot of other random stuff that will come in later in the story.
Author's Note: It's funny, because I actually had to go back and read my last chapter just to remember where I was. I kill you guys with the cliffhangers don't I? But doesn't that always make the next chapter so much better? I really try you guys, you know I do. I was thinking about five minutes ago, that maybe I should start a mailing list. It seems to be a good idea, because people ask me to email them when I've got another chapter up, anyway. So, if you want to be part of the mailing list, leave your email address in your review. You will review, right?
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Curtains Up!
Chapter Twenty-Three
Kylie was alone in the library. It was one o'clock in the morning. Even Hermione was gone. Kylie had needed to get a special pass from Madame Pince so that she could stay in the library alone.
But she wasn't alone for long.
A few bookcases behind her, a man appeared. He cursed quietly and made an effort to dust off his cloak. His eyes shone with evil malice.
"How dare that stupid game bring me here?" he thought.
He swished his cloak a little, decided that everything seemed to be all right, and started to walk out from behind the bookcases. That was when he saw the girl. He stopped abruptly and tried to determine how loud she would scream when he walked out from behind her.
Kylie was almost asleep from studying. It wasn't so much that it was late, because she was able to stay up late, but it was that she was studying Potions. She was just drifting off when she heard a sound from behind her. She turned around in her chair. There was no one.
She stared into the darkness behind the bookcases for a few seconds. Then something moved. A tall, dark figure emerged from the shadows.
"Who-who…?" she started to say.
"Don't be afraid little girl, I won't be harming you if you keep quiet," said the man.
Kylie squinted and tried to look into the man's eyes. He removed the hood from his head, and the dim light from the candles shone against his pale skin.
Kylie gasped. "How could he be here?" she thought. She knew this man all too well…
"You," she whispered.
"Of course," said the man.
"Why-why are you here?" Kylie asked.
"That, that game. It brought me here."
"What game are you talking about?" she asked. How could he possibly know…?
"You know perfectly well of what I speak."
Kylie took a few deep breaths before speaking again. " It's okay, he doesn't recognize you. You just thought he did. He doesn't scare you. Just keep calm, and maybe he'll leave soon."
"We're supposed to meet each other, I suppose. I'd rather not introduce myself by name,' the man said.
"I'd like to keep my name to myself as well," Kylie said.
"But what reason could you, a little girl, possibly have to keep her name secret? I will not harm you, not with this game knowing everything we do," the man said, his voice sounded as though the words were slithering off his tongue.
"What would you, a man who seemingly has nothing to be afraid of, want to keep your name secret for?" Kylie countered.
"Fair enough. I won't explain, and you won't have to explain even though I will know who you are eventually," the man hissed.
"No. That isn't fair," Kylie said hotly.
"Isn't fair? How so?" the man said.
"You already know who I am,' Kylie said.
"Than it is more than fair. If I know who you are, than you must know who I am," the man said icily.
"I've seen you. I've met you. I've been indirectly affected by you," Kylie said.
"Than it must be that you have the advantage. I do not remember you. I think you are lying, because I never forget a face," the man hissed.
"Neither do I. You can't see my face. I recognize your voice," Kylie said.
"My voice? How interesting. And if I don't recognize you, we must make it fair. Step into the light," the man said, as a candle appeared in his hand.
Kylie quickly blew it out. "I won't."
"But that is not part of the rules. You must play fair," the man said.
"I won't go into the light. You know who I am!" Kylie said harshly.
The man stepped back a few paces, as if he was intimidated. But it was no more than an act. Kylie had just sighed in relief when he screeched out a spell.
"Lumos!" he yelled into the dark room. Instantly, the room was full of light.
"Nox!" Kylie yelled, which returned the room to darkness. But it wasn't worth it; the man had seen her face.
"I told you to play fair. Tsk, tsk, tsk. I told you to play fair, Kylie," he said. He pocketed his wand.
Kylie face was drained of color. She opened and closed her mouth.
"I must say I did not expect you to be playing this game," he said.
"I didn't exactly expect you, either," Kylie managed to say. 'Don't be scared, it's just him, don't be scared,' she thought.
"Now might be a good time to complete some unfinished business between us, don't you think?" the man said as he pulled out his wand.
"It's too late. Your turn was to meet someone else who's playing. Now that we've met, your time is up," Kylie said defensively. She didn't exactly know if it was true.
"What makes you say-?" he started. But it was too late, time had indeed run out, and he vanished back to his faraway hiding place.
Kylie sighed with relief and slumped against a bookcase. She looked at the clock and saw that it was one-thirty in the morning. She got her books, made sure she had her wand, and left the library.
Once she was in an empty corridor, she checked to make sure no one was around, and then ran all the way to the Slytherin dungeons.
Curtains Close!
Author's Note: That was a short chapter, but I thought it really needed to be by itself. I'm already working on the next chapter, so it'll be up soon.
Words of Wisdom: "If you're trying to turn me in to someone else, it's easy to see I'm not down with that, I'm nobody's fool. If you're trying to turn me into something else, I've seen it before, and I'm over that. I'm nobody's fool."
~ Avril Lavigne
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