Azadeh sat inbetween Draco and Lucius, Lucius and Harry glaring at each other inbetween conversations with Voldemort. She ignored them and ate her food, hoping that her's wasn't poisoned or something to that effect. Lucius would put his hand on Azadeh's knee, making it obvious where his hand was, and she would just look at him and then go back to her meal. 'You can smell the testosterone,' she thought. ...
That night she took a bath with Lucius, it was a large bath...she called it his personal swimming pool. He washed her and caressed her, Azadeh laid her head on his chest, listening to his heart. 'Well, whatta ya know, he does have one,' she thought sarcastically to herself.
"Suprised I have one, aren't you?" Lucius said smartly. Azadeh looked up. "A heart, I mean." She tried very hard not to smile but wasn't doing a very good job of it. He only grinned.
"I think you do for your own kind, but not for others who are different," she looked him in the eyes. "What is the cruelest thing you've ever done to someone?"
He sat up slightly, "WHY would you ask me something like that!"
"Because I want to understand why you would do it, why...it is so easy for you."
"I won't tell you something like that, so don't ask. I don't want you exposed to it," he snapped.
"But you've been cruel to me before, why would you hold something like that back?" Azadeh looked down.
Lucius lifted her head up with his fingers, "trust me, what I've done to you is NOTHING compared to what I'm capable of. What I've done is mere discapline. Do you want me to tell you that I've relished in torturing, loved every scream I gave?" Her eyes started to tear. "No, I didn't think so, it would make you very sad, a creature like you doesn't understand that kind of world and you don't need to, nor will I let you. You are my peace, Azadeh...did you know that?" She shook her head. "You are, very much...I can forget what a monster I am when I am with you."
Azadeh looked into his eyes and he was being sincere, she did not love Lucius, but in her heart she felt pity for him. He'd obviously never had a choice in his life, he was forced to think a certain way and it was the right way to him. To never experience true love or peace because someone told you it was wrong, was such a shame. "Were you ever given a choice in your life...I mean, with anything?"
"No."
Azadeh noticed that he never delved into explanations for his answers, just 'yes' or 'no'. She asked and he answered truthfully, "you don't go into detail do you?"
"No."
"Is it because you're afraid of me getting too close, exposing a weak spot?" Lucius didn't answer, he would not admit fear. But he did admit to himself that this girl was getting to be a weak spot for him, that he thought about her all the time, and that if Harry did manage to take her away...he'd go insane.
When Harry was called to Voldemort he was handed a piece of paper, "you may have your Azadeh." Harry knew he could take her at any time, but he would wait until tomorrow, Lucius would have a suprise when he got home...SHE wouldn't be there.
Azadeh had a strange feeling all day that day, that she wouldn't be here much longer, but she did what she always did; read in her tree, played the piano, study her french as Lucius instructed, and draw, she had finally bought drawing pencils and a sketch pad, they didn't know she was an artist, the artistic part was more from her mother. Azadeh felt that whenever she did play the piano or draw, her mother was with her. She could go to the shops if she wanted to, but shewasn't a shopper and only went there when things were needed.
Mingle interrupted her, "miss, someone is here to see you." She looked confused, who would be here to see HER? "It's...it's the right hand of Voldemort, miss...the masked one." Azadeh looked at Mingle.
"Um..okay, tell him I'll be there in a minute?" Mingle disappeared and Azadeh came out of the tree, walking in her bare feet, hanging on to her shoes by their straps.
Harry watched out the window and saw her jump out of the tree, then walking barefoot towards the back door. 'Bare foot,' he thought humorously to himself. 'But not pregnant...at least not yet.'
Azadeh came in, "hi. Is there something I can do for you?" Harry handed her the piece of paper and she read it, she looked confused, even nervous. "How did you...what?" The truth was, she was conflicted, part of her was happy, she loved him, but the other part felt that Lucius needed her too, even though he had not always been good to her, Lucius was starting to change, and the way this masked man was doing this was very underhanded, just taking her without confronting Lucius.
"I plan on telling Lucius everything," it was if he was reading her mind. "Now, I want you to get the things you need and come home with me...also," Harry took her hand and removed the engagement ring. "You won't be needing that." Azadeh looked at her hand for a second, this was very surreal to her.
Lucius had been contacted by Mingle as instructed. He was to call Lucius if Harry had come to his home while he wasn't there, or in case something happened to Azadeh. He was gone within seconds.
Harry touched her face, "I know this is scary for you, but I will not be cruel to you as Lucius has been, I know he is too rough with you. I have been given permission to take you and that IS what I'm doing."
"THE. HELL. YOU. ARE!" Lucius had arrived and had his wand out. "Step away from her!"
Harry only looked at him, "are you serious? I have a decree stating that she is mine now." He threw it on the table, "read it..you'll find it enlightening, I think."
Lucius picked up the paper, read it, then shook with rage. In all the time she'd been there, Azadeh had never seen him this angry...and that was saying a lot, "YOU AREN'T TAKING HER! YOU ARE NOT TAKING MY AZADEH!"
Harry didn't flinch at his yelling, although Azadeh backed up a bit. "Azadeh, will you wait outside?" Harry looked at her kindly. She had no choice but to comply because Lucius nodded in agreement, it was going to happen, she knew it...they were going to DISCUSS her...although Azadeh had a feeling that the discussion was going to turn into a fight very quickly, but left.
"SO," Lucius hissed. "Think you're taking her away, are you?"
"I don't think, I know. You know that little TEST she went through...that was for me. The 'certain Death Eater' he was talking about, WASN'T YOU, it was me." Harry smirked as Lucius narrowed his eyes, their wands still pointed at each other. "And had she failed, you would have gotten to keep her...but I can't say that I wouldn't have tried to take her anyway and make her my own personal concubine."
"You're going to leave my HOUSE!" Lucius hissed.
Harry shook his head, "Oh, I'll leave your house...but with Azadeh. It's funny how EASY it is for me to obtain her, just like it was in Paris. One would almost say that it's fate for her and I to be together." Lucius's eyes widened. "THAT'S right, she was with me that whole time...of course, I made her forget, put her in a hypnotic state and gave her another story so you wouldn't punish her for some stupid reason."
Lucius roared in rage and they both shot spells at each other, causing them to both lose their wands. So they charged at each other instead. Azadeh climbed in her tree as she heard smashing and both men screaming at each other. And then...they both crashed through one of the main side windows, Azadeh put her hands on her head...she couldn't believe this was happening but she dared not interfere either, frearing getting hurt trying to stop them.
Harry grew tired of this and pressed something on his cloak, he called for 'backup'. "What's the MATTER, CAN'T TAKE ME ON BY YOURSELF!" Lucius yelled. They were practically strangling each other, their green cloaks tangling together.
"Oh NO, I can take YOU ON! BUT I'M NOT WASTING ANYMORE TIME! Voldemort's word is final, and even IF I lost this fight to you, it still wouldn't matter...she'd still be COMING WITH ME!" Soon, brooms came with other Death Eaters, they knew what was happening and had to pry Lucius off of Harry.
"LUCIUS, PLEASE! You don't have a choice, man!" one of the other Death Eaters was trying to reason with him. It was hard for them to hold him as Harry went to the tree and called Azadeh down, she didn't know what to do and looked at Lucius.
"DON'T look at Lucius, I'm your handler now. Come down from the tree," he helped her down, holding on to her waist.
"GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OF HER!" Lucius screamed. Harry nodded his head and the other other Death Eaters stunned him, knocking him out.
"Whooh," one of them said. "That was some nasty business."
Azadeh put her hands over face, then looked down at Lucius and shook her head while Harry changed the ownership of the bracelet to his name. She tried to go to Lucius to see if he was at least alright, but Harry wouldn't let her and instead dragged her inside the house so she could get some of her things.
It was a disaster...like a train had gone through it, they must have fought through most of the bottom floor. Harry brought her upstairs and had her take the things she needed from her room, he knew he couldn't get into Lucius's. Then brought her downstairs, to find Draco looking around the house to find out what happened. "Ah, Draco," Harry tromped down the stairs with Azadeh. "Time to say goodbye to Azadeh."
"WHAT!" Draco growled.
"Have a decree, now, don't start anything...you're father is passed out on the lawn in the back, you might want to put him in his bedroom or something." Before Draco could argue, they were out the door.
Azadeh was shaking as he wrapped his cloak around her, like some vampire in a movie. Harry told her to hold tight and they apparated away from Malfoy Manor.
Soon she was at his estate and they walked in, there was a little house elf that looked very familiar but she couldn't place his name. They walked passed him and up the stairs to his bedroom, then let her go. Azadeh looked at him.
"Why did you that? How?" She was confused until Harry snapped his fingers and it became clear. And at first, Azadeh looked around...but then came closer to him and touched his face, he put his hand around her waist, then she kissed him softly. "I didn't think that you could do it..."
"I'm a rather tenatious, this is your new home now...you're free to do what you like. I even had a piano bought for you," he hugged her and petted her hair, right now Harry was the happiest he'd been in such a long time. Azadeh kept kissing him but he wanted to be honest with her before they continued, wanting to give her the man she thought was dead. "Azadeh, there is something I want to show you, I'm going to take off my mask so you can see who I am."
She nodded, she wanted to what the man she loved looked like, it had been such a long time since she loved anyone this much, wanting to know his true name. He removed the mask and immediately Azadeh put her hands over her mouth, backing up and hyperventalating. Harry came towards her, her reaction was expected, so he was being careful.
Azadeh wanted to speak, but all that came out was a squeek. She was shaking...it was him, it was HARRY? HE WAS THE RIGHT HAND OF VOLDEMORT? But what about Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore? He hurt people, his reputation, the man she originally loved was never like that and now... Suddenly, she couldn't take it, with her mind reeling, her heart pounding, and not being able to breathe with all this new information going through her. Azadeh fainted, Harry caught her before she hit the floor and did a heavy sigh, she KNEW him and he had questions.
She woke up an hour later to find him laying beside her without his mask on. At first, Azadeh didn't speak, but took her hand and examined him, was it him or an illustion? Did someone take Polyjuice potion? No. It was him, "Harry?" He nodded. Harry had grown taller, more built and muscular and she was by no means complaining, but how did he end up HERE, why did they lie? Azadeh just kept examining him, to make sure he was solid, that he wasn't a dream. All this time she loved him, even after he supposedly died and here he was, it was like a second chance for her. She touched his scar, his hair, he chisled face and looked into his big green eyes, and then started to tear.
"I thought you were dead," they embraced each other.
"I know."
"It was you, in the hospital wasn't it...I had this dream you came and visited me and it was YOU?"
"Yes."
Azadeh was kissing him fiercly all over his face and Harry started to become euphoric again, he loved her kisses. They kissed each other hard on the mouth and she started to undress him, this was four years of pent up passion. He helped, cursing at the leather uniform, at one point they looked really great and on another, they were a pain in the ass at a moment like this. Finally he got the thing off and undressed Azadeh...who had a corset on with matching underwear, at this point, he was VERY GRATEFUL to Lucius. They went at each other like niether of them had sex before, and by the time they were both done, Azadeh had left scratch marks on Harry's back, and Harry had left bite marks on her neck.
He held her, chuckling. She was sleeping from exhaustion while he, again, felt like he could take on the world.