Revenge of a Slytherin
Chapter 10
Nichol woke with a strangely bitter taste in her mouth, she had no idea where she was and felt confused and dazed. Looking around the room she was horrified by what she saw, the room around her was empty and consisted of bare stone walls, floor and ceiling. There was no window and she could not even see a door, realising she was cold laying on the floor she stood and walked around the room, still slightly groggy she touched each wall in turn. She had half expected to find that they were fake and not really stone, but they felt like the real thing 'oh my god!' her mind screamed 'where on earth am I, and how did I get here?'
Feeling dejected she leant against the wall with her head in her hands. She did not even notice when a figure appeared standing before her. 'So, you are awake then I see' startled at the sound of this voice Nichol looked up and saw a dark figure, she knew it was a man because of his voice, and it had sounded vaguely familiar. But all that she could see was a tall figure wearing dark robes with a large hood; she could not see his face at all.
Un-nerved by this figure in front of her she tried to back away, but could move no further because of the wall 'who, who are you?' she stammered. There was no response, 'where am I?' still nothing, 'why am I here?' still nothing. Biting her lip she blinked back the tears that threatened to overwhelm her.
After what seemed an eternity of silence he finally spoke again 'finally you are silent, from now on you will speak only when spoken to, do you understand?'
'What?' gasped Nichol as she almost laughed
'You heard what I said' he answered
'Yes I heard you' she said 'but I am not sure I can believe my ears'
'You heard me correctly, now do you understand?' he repeated
She did not reply
'DO YOU UNDERSTAND!' he bellowed
Stunned, Nichol just nodded.
'You are in my home, you cannot leave, and no one knows you are here. I suggest you do as I tell you or no-one will ever find you, or your body…'
'You're going to kkkill me? She stammered
'That would depend'
'On what?'
'Did I tell you to speak?'
Nichol shook her head
'Much better, and if you ever wish to leave here alive, I suggest you do as I tell you in future, is that clear?'
Nichol almost said yes, but caught herself in time and just nodded instead. Thinking that she would just have to comply until she had the chance to escape.
'Very good if you behave and do as you are told Nichol I think you would find me to be quite reasonable. However if you should annoy or …' he paused and walked towards the centre of room '… or bore me, then …' her captor dropped the hood from his head and with horror Nichol saw it was Lucius Malfoy. Relishing the fear in her face he continued '… then you die!'
Still standing in the centre of the room Lucius motioned for her to come to him, but Nichol was so afraid she could barely take a step. 'I will not ask again!' Lucius hissed. Unsteadily Nichol walked slowly towards him. Once Nichol was a few steps from him Lucius held up his hand to stop her, crossing his arms he ordered her to undress.
'What?' Nichol cried in alarm
In a sudden and swift movement Lucius grabbed her wrist and pulled her hard against him 'I told you what to do, now do it!' he snarled pushing her backwards so that she fell onto the floor. From within his cloak he pulled his serpent headed cane and removed his wand from within and pointed this at Nichol 'I can make you do what I wish or I can cause you great pain.'
Defiantly Nichol sat up and spat at him 'you sadistic bastard just kill me and get it over with!'
With a smirk Lucius raised his wand and replied 'there are worse things in this life than death Nichol, and I am one of them!'
Bending over her so that he was eye to eye with her he pointed his wand at her again 'Crucio!' Nichol had no idea what hit her; she was writhing on the floor in agony her flesh on fire, her insides twisting and her screams filling the air. It felt like forever for Nichol but it was just a matter of seconds before Lucius released her from the curse. As she lay on the floor panting for breath and sobbing Lucius stood up raised his eyebrow mockingly and smiled 'you know I never get tired of that.'
'Why didn't you kill me?' she gasped.
'Oh believe me, I could have, I could have left that curse until you died in agony' he bent back down to her 'but then I would miss out on all the fun we are going to have!' Standing back up he grabbed her wrist and dragged her to knees. 'Undress, now, I will not tell you again!'
Slowly Nichol undressed leaving her underclothes in place 'everything' he said. Reluctantly she undressed fully but stayed on the floor trying to cover her modesty.
He stood and looked down at her for a few seconds 'stand up' he demanded 'I am going to ask you a question and I want the truth!'
Seeing the anger in his eyes Nichol knew this was not the time to mess with him, but she did anyway staying on the floor. Anger flashed in his eyes but he left her on the floor 'I saw that Severus has appointed himself your … protector' he sneered. Grabbing her wrist he pulled her to her feet 'did Severus touch you?'
'What?' she gasped stepping back from him, but he followed her ' you heard me did he touch you?' he stepped forward again causing her to step back. But this time she found her back was against the cold stone wall. 'Yes he touched me, he nursed me while I was … sick.' She emphasised the word sick, as it was Lucius who had made her ill. 'That is not what I mean – did he touch you intimately?' he ran a finger down her cheek and then gripped her face in his hands roughly 'look at me!' he demanded 'did he fuck you Nichol? Did you give yourself to him?'
'How dare you ask me such a thing' she replied indignantly. Lucius grabbed her shoulders and shook her angrily 'answer me – did you let him fuck you?'
'My god' thought Nichol 'the man really is insane' she was shaking as she answered him 'NO, Severus is a gentleman, he would never touch me without my consent.'
'Then Severus is an even bigger fool than I took him for' Lucius sneered. He moved as though he was going to kiss Nichol but she launched herself forward catching him off guard, he stumbled slightly and let go of her shoulders. Raising her knee she whacked him in the groin, causing him to double over in pain and fall to the floor.
Nichol ran to the other side of the room 'there has to be a door somewhere!' she cried silently before hammering on the walls and shouting for help.
As he regained his composure Lucius calmly stated 'there is no door – this room is magically sealed and shielded. No one knows you are here and no one could find you here' He stood back up 'come here NOW!' he yelled.
Nichol could see the fury in his eyes with a few long strides he crossed to room and pushed her back against the wall, hard, she was winded and shocked.
'It is good that Severus has not touched you – I do not share my toys!' he sneered. 'I am not a toy you sick bastard!' cried Nichol.
'Have no doubt muggle; I am the evil bastard you were warned about. I have raped and killed muggles before and I enjoyed it, you are in no better position than they were – when I saw you I decided I would have you and I will – then when I am bored with you or you displease me, I will dispose of you!' Nichol was stunned and her tears stung her eyes as she realised that Lucius would never let her leave him alive.
He saw the tears in her eyes and smirked 'you see, you really are mine' with a flick of his wand he was gone and she was alone again.
Spotting her clothes on the floor she moved towards them, before she could reach them a house elf appeared picked up her clothes and vanished again taking them with him.
Nichol walked to the corner of the room and slid down the wall, bringing her knees up to her chest she wrapped her arms around her legs and laid her head on her knees and let the tears flow.