Chapter 15: Bound Tight

"Don't hurt her," the four boys were frozen at the scene in front of them. Not only Lily but Natalie and Alice were both being held by Riddle's men.

"Oh how romantic! Young love, as they always say!" they snickered.

"Please, we can make a deal…,"

"Oh, James you don't need to beg…you know any words you say will not change my mind,"

"Why can't I?" James questioned pacing around, but keeping eye contact with Riddle, "you never said anything about me not talking. You just want Lily, but why?"

"Why not? She'll be a good example to all of those students back at Hogwarts that I am powerful and can do whatever I want and get whomever and whatever I want. Plus, she's not pure blood…so she must go,"

James was attempting to think of a plan. Lily, Natalie, and Alice were all being held by force and two of them were not well enough to fight for themselves. Riddle had him backed into a corner. What to do? Any opposition, he would have Lily or the girls killed and James would not be able to live with himself if that happened.

"All this talking is boring me James, I think we are going to leave now," Riddle smirked.

"No! Wait!" he caught Lily's eye. She wasn't afraid, more pleading, and she didn't want to be separated from him.

"Until we meet again, Mr. Potter," he laughed as they apparated out of the cave.

James was pacing. What would be the best thing to do in a situation like this? It was silent in the cave, the only sound was the echo of his footsteps as he walked across the smooth surface.

"What do you think Prongs?" Sirius asked, worry written all over his face.

"I don't know…" he frowned, "I don't know where to start. He could be anywhere with them, they could even be…" he didn't want to even think of that option right now. Lily is a fighter and no matter what state of health she is in, she can take care of herself. That's the only hope he had to go on right now.

"I think we should contact Dumbledore," Remus piped in, "he would probably be able to track Riddle and help us find the girls. Other than that I can't think of anyone else besides the ministry who would be able to help."

"I just don't get his motive," James sighed.

"Not many do. He's a ruthless killer and getting worse…"

"Oh Prongs, you couldn't control it. He marked her and was bound to find her eventually and I know you hate to hear that but it's true. The tracking charm is very powerful and can be reversed but that's even more complex than the charm itself…" Remus and Sirius sat next to him, "Don't worry we will find her…promise."

Lily woke up to a very dark room. She couldn't see anything but soon found out that she couldn't move. Her arms were bound behind her back along with her legs which were also tied together. A new wave of pain ran through her body as she moved around in her bindings. She wasn't healed completely at all, along with new wounds she noticed.

Great, I'm tied up and can't defend myself, she thought, I wish James was here…he would know what to do, even if that included being the most annoying prat ever. Take that back, the most annoying handsome prat ever. Wait…did I just think that? Lily was disappointed with herself. But the more she thought about him, the more the butterflies in her stomach began to fly. He saved her life, she woke up to his and only his face, and now she was separated from him and hated it…

Natalie and Alice are going to rub this in my face, she thought angry, but at this point…I think it's worth it. She smiled even with the circumstances she was in.

Well I hope he can find me…

A small moan echoed right near Lily, "Natalie? Alice?" she whispered; afraid that Riddle would hear her.

"Lily?"

"Yeah, I'm over here are you alright?"

"I think so…I'm tied up," the ropes creaked as she struggled.

"Me too," she looked around for any sign of light, "Alice? Are you awake?"

"Ugh," she grunted.

"I'll take that as a yes," Lily smirked.

"Anyone have any idea where we are?" Natalie asked.

"Well considering I just woke up after being knocked unconscious…nope," Alice mumbled.

Lily rubbed her face on the floor. "I think we're in a room in a house, the floor is wood."

"Well that doesn't help much," Alice scoffed, "Wait…"

"What?"

"I got it!" she exclaimed, "The two way mirror! It was left with me!"

"Really? Great!"

"Remus!" she whispered harshly into it, "Remus! Can you hear me?"

The boys were silent. James pacing, Remus sitting and thinking, Sirius spinning his knife, and Peter getting spooked at every sound made.

A sudden vibration scared Remus from his thoughts, "What the…"

"James!"

All of them ran over to him, "Alice! Can you hear me?"

"Remus?"

"Alice! It's Remus can you hear me?"

"Yeah," the picture the mirror gave was completely black. They could only hear her voice.

"Are you alright? Are the others with you?"

"I'm fine…I think," She whispered, "We're all tied up, not able to move, and in a completely dark room in a house somewhere if you didn't notice. Plus, we all just woke up so we have no idea where we are or how we got here."

"Alice," James jumped in, "Its James, is Lily ok?"

"She's doing ok, a little bummed we're tied up…but that's Lily for you," she snickered.

"Just stay calm ok? Keep Riddle talking, he'll be distracted and forget about his motives with you. We're going to contact Dumbledore and try to track you," he explained.

"James?" a small voice questioned.

"Lily! Are you ok? Are you hurt?"

"About the same as before…just tied up now…" she laughed at her predicament.

"Well good morning ladies," Riddle's voice filled the now brilliantly lighted room. James saw Lily's smiling face turn into fear in an instant before the mirror was hidden away.

"No!" James whispered.

"How about we have some fun…"Riddle cooed.

And the last thing he heard was the scream that erupted from Lily's throat.



A/N: Hope everyone is enjoying our adventure! Their Christmas break is pretty intense lol but the more action the better! I'll keep updating the best I can and keep reading and reviewing! Thanks so much :)