"Hello Black." Lucius said with evil smirk as someone pointed a wand at the back of his head. "Where's my sister?"
Sirius turned and saw that the person with a wand to his back was Snape. They had come with a group of four others. Rabastan, Abraxas, Bellatrix, and Rodolphus stood to the side and Sirius groaned. "Where is she?" Lucius yelled.
"I'm not telling you." Sirius said glaring at Lucius.
Lucius laughed and rolled his eyes. "Now is not the time for you to be brave Black. Now is the time for saving your life. Tell me where my sister is now!"
"I am right here Lucius." Ashlynn said holding out her wand. Sirius closed his eyes he had wished she had just apparated and gone and got help. Yet he knew in his heart that was not her way.
"Ah hello little sister." Lucius said with a smile. "Have you missed me?"
Ashlynn gazed at them for a moment. "What do you want?" She asked staring at the other Death Eaters.
Sirius went to move and Snape cried out. "Crucio!" Sirius fell to the ground in a scream of pain.
Ashlynn pointed her wand at Snape and cried. "Expelliarmus!" Snape's wand flew out of his hand and Ashlynn glared at him. "What the hell do you want? Kill me already!"
Rabastan began to laugh, as did Rodolphus. "Oh no Ashlynn it's going to be a triple wedding if you like it or not. I will have you as my wife!" Rabastan said. "The Dark Lord promised me you and I've waited long enough."
"Like hell you're going to have her as your wife!" Sirius gasped as he tried to get to his feet.
Bellatrix laughed as she called out. "Crucio!" Sirius once again yelped in pain as the spell hit him in the chest.
"Sectumsempra!" Rabastan cried hitting Sirius with it across his chest. Ashlynn watched in horror as Sirius' abdomen and chest were slice open along with some of his neck.
"Stop!" Ashlynn screamed and rushed to Sirius' side. Slowly she began the spell to heal the wounds. Tears streamed down her face as Lucius grabbed her by her hair and pulled her away from him.
"Kill him." Abraxas commanded to Rabastan.
"No!" Ashlynn scream as she broke free of Lucius and covered the unconscious Sirius with her body. "If you kill him, I'll kill myself!" She cried pointing her wand at her chest. "I will go willingly if you leave him alone."
Lucius sighed and rolled his eyes as Abraxas said. "Fine. Snape take her!" He said as Ashlynn pointed her wand at Snape.
"The rest of you will leave, and then I'll surrender my wand to Snape." She said.
"Go. I can handle her." Snape said and the rest were gone.
Ashlynn stood up and handed her wand to Snape. "You will heal him now." She said pointing to him.
"Why should I?" Snape asked.
"Because I told you to Severus." She said. Snape rolled his eyes and knelt down by Sirius. Ashlynn grabbed a parchment and quill out of Sirius' desk and quickly scrawled.
Sirius,
I had to leave to protect you. Please forgive me. My heart belongs to you.
Love always and forever
-Ashlynn
She slid off her engagement ring and set it on the paper. She did not want them to get their hands on it. She walked back over to Snape and watched as he finished healing Sirius. "There." Snape said as he rose. "Now it's time to go." He said and grabbed her arm as he spun around.
"Why are we at Spinner's end and not Malfoy Manor?" Ashlynn asked with a raised eyebrow when they arrived at Snape's house.
Snape nodded and sighed. "The Dark Lord does not trust your family with you. Therefore you shall be staying here till the wedding day." He said as he put Ashlynn's wand in a vase and put a spell on it so she could not get a hold of it. "I don't think I can trust you with that just yet."
Ashlynn glared at the man who used to be her best friend. "You tried to kill me!" She cried unhappily remembering the night where he had hit her with the Sectumsempra spell.
Severus rolled his eyes and sat down. "You deserved the pain Ashlynn. Going renegade on our beliefs!" He said.
Ashlynn glared at him still. "Shut up. Your not even a pure-blood your half if that!" She said and turned away from him.
Severus glared at her and shook his head. "You maybe a pure blood…" He began.
Ashlynn turned on him and snapped. "I am a Malfoy, Snape you will give me the respect I deserve you dirty Half blood." Severus stood glaring his wand pointed at her. Ashlynn grinned madly at him. "Do it Sev, kill me." She said as she pressed his wand against her throat. "Kill me now!" She screamed.
Severus pulled the wand away and then said. "Go to the room on the left it is yours for the duration of your stay here." He whispered and walked away from her.
"Why won't you fucking kill me you coward!" Ashlynn screamed her eyes blazing with anger and fear.
Snape sighed and turned back to her. "Because it's not what the Dark Lord wants. He needs more servants and you are a pureblood Ashlynn. Like it or not your either going to do this willingly or be like your mother." With that, Snape left the house and Ashlynn fell to the floor crying.
Everything that she had worked so hard to do was now undone. She now forced into the Dark Lord's service just because of her name. Yet Sirius was still alive, and that is all that matter. Her freedom for his life had been an even exchange.
With a sigh, she pulled herself off the floor and brushed away her tears. Setting her face to stone and shutting down the memories of Sirius and the Potters, she moved to follow Severus outside. Now only in the deepest of the night when she was alone would she allow herself to think of Sirius Black the man she had returned to the Dark Lord to save.
Sirius' eyes fluttered open to see James hovering over him and softly saying his name. Sirius mumbled Ashlynn's name and tried to sit up. "No mate stay lying down." James said and pushed his best friend back to the floor.
Lily sat on the couch on the verge of tears in her hand was clutched the note that Ashlynn had scrawled quickly along with the engagement ring Sirius had given to her. "Is he going to be alright?" Lily asked in a whisper.
James nodded slowly as he sat back on his knees. "There just seems to be a lot of blood and some scars someone healed him better then Dumbledore was able to heal Ashlynn." He whispered.
Sirius sat straight up and screamed. "Ashlynn!" He looked around and not caring that his best friend was protesting he began searching the flat for Ashlynn.
James grabbed a hold of his best friends shoulder and shook his head. "Mate, she's not here. She's gone." He said.
Sirius' steps faltered and he collapsed to his knees. "She left this." Lily said softly and handed Sirius the letter and the ring. Sirius read the few words she wrote repeatedly as he felt the coldness of the ring. "Sirius?" Lily asked.
"Get out." Sirius said softly.
"What?" James asked.
Sirius jumped to his feet and screamed. "Get the bloody hell out of here! Now!"
James looked confused and went to grab Sirius' shoulder but Lily grabbed his hand and dragged him from the flat. "Why did you do that?" James asked once they were outside.
Lily sighed and looked at her husband. "He's heartbroken and he needs time alone." She said softly.
"Why do you think she left?" James asked as they made their way outside.
"To protect Sirius. You can tell they were attacked. Who knows what state she is in?" Lily said and sighed as they turned the corner and made sure no muggles were looking before taking James hand and spinning on the spot.
Sirius laid in the bed smelling Ashlynn's perfume, tears rolled down his face as he relived those final moments. What could he have done differently that would have kept her with him? He remembered hearing her bargain her freedom for his life but could not remember anything past that.
She was gone because she had wanted him to live but didn't she realize that he had no life without her? Sirius got up and looked at the picture of them together. How could she leave? She had promised to stay! He would have died to protect her!
His anger welled up in side of him and he smashed the picture frame to the floor sending the happy couple out of it quickly. Sirius sobbed loudly and then grabbed his wand and spun on the spot. He appeared in Hogsmeade and without thinking; he made his way to Hogwarts.
Sirius burst into Dumbledore's office and yelled. "We have to get her back!" He sobbed looking at the stunned Albus Dumbledore.
"We have to get who back Sirius?" Dumbledore asked standing up and walking over the younger man.
"Ashlynn! They took her!" He cried unhappily, why no one had told Dumbledore that Ashlynn's life was in danger.
"Who took her?" Dumbledore asked as he grabbed Sirius and forced him to look at him. "Calm down Sirius and tell me what happened from the beginning." He said softly.
Sirius quickly related what happened to Dumbledore and then shouted. "We have to get her! Please Dumbledore we cannot allow this! She's going to be forced to marry him!"
Dumbledore nodded slowly and sighed. "I understand but at this moment there's not much we can do. I shall call the Order together and we will get her back Sirius. I promise you that."
Sirius looked up at the older man and cried. "We need to get her back now! We know where they took her! They took her to Malfoy Manor!"
Dumbledore shook his head. "We don't know for sure where they took her Sirius. We can't just attack the Malfoy's." He said softly.
"Why not? They just attacked Ashlynn and me in our flat!" Sirius said angrily.
Dumbledore looked at the younger man and said. "Because that's not our way! In addition, this is not that simple! We do not know who or what is in Malfoy Manor, Sirius. We do not even know where she is. We will figure this out, do not worry. We will bring Ashlynn back."
Sirius nodded slowly and then looked up at Dumbledore. "I'm sorry for bursting in like that. I just don't know what to do right now." He mumbled into his hands.
Dumbledore sighed and nodded. "I understand dear boy. Here have a lemon drop." After a few moments, Dumbledore patted Sirius on the shoulder. "Come along it is very late I'll allow you to stay here for the night."
The hallways were all dark and yet the three men made their way down them quickly and with ease. They all wore black robes and the masks were pulled down to hide their faces. They entered into the cavernous room and waited to be noticed.
"Lucius, Rabastan, and Severus step forward." A voice called. The three stepped forward together and went into sweeping bows. They waited with their heads bowed in front of the tall man. "Rise." Once again, the three rose at the same time. "Do you have good news for me?"
"We do my lord." Lucius said from behind his mask.
Voldemort grinned evilly staring at his death eaters. "What is this good news?" He asked as he pet Nagini's head.
"My Lord, we have Ashlynn at Spinner's End. She has agreed to marry Rabastan Lestrange." Severus said with his head bowed.
Voldemort thought for a moment and nodded. "Good news it is. Snape you are to remind her of her duties as wife to Lestrange, and her duties to me her lord. Do not maim her but feel free to use the Cruciatus Curse at any time on her. Teach her the only way away from the pain is through my care, and my mark. Is this understood?" He asked.
Snape nodded. "Yes my lord." He said and bowed deeply. "I shall do this to the best of my ability." Voldemort waved his hand at the three as a sign of dismissal.