In the last chapter: There was a deafening silence…and then…

Chapter 2: Eep!

"…….EEEEEEEPPPPP!"

Voldemort yelped and fell to the ground in a fetal position, hugging his precious basket to his chest.

"NO! Please mister skelington men, don't kill me!" He began to cry.

"Umm…BOO!" Severus/Skeleton #1 yelled.

"AUGH!" Voldie yelped again and squeezed his eyes shut.

Lucius/Skeleton #2 hit Severus upside the back of the head. "You moron."

Suddenly, Voldie stood and ran towards the manor. Crying like a school girl mind you. He ran to his room and fell to the floor, rolling under his large king-sized mahogany four-poster bed. He lie there for what seemed like hours. Then…he heard footsteps. He curled up into a ball and closed his eyes shut.

"M'lord?" Wormtail asked, shaking slightly.

"Y-y-yes?" He squeeked back.

"Severus and Lucius are waiting for you in your study." He muttered, adding a 'sir.' To the end and hurrying out of the room.

He rolled from under the bed slowly, looking around his room for anything scary or unusual and stood up. He strolled from the room with a forced air of power, but inside, he was scared to death. He stopped in front of the study door. Brushing invisible dust and dirt from his robes, he threw one last look of fear over his shoulder and walked in.

A/N: Read and Review and as always…flames are welcomed for we need fuel for our fire over which my friend, our kitten, and I roast our marshmallows and make yummy s'mores.(While we discuss plans on how to ruin Voldie and his bad reputation.)