Chapter 2

"Rod?' Bella called out. 'Where the hell could these two characters be?" She stepped into the tent that they had set up two nights ago. It looked small and primitive from the outside which is good. They wouldn't want any attention. Although, where they are, it is highly doubtful that anyone could happen to walk by. They had done up the tent pretty well with 3 rooms, a kitchen, dining room and a room in the centre where a huge sofa stood.

Bella walked up to the kitchen. The pot they used to make the potion was bubbling away. Bella had asked Rod to start with the ingredients they still had while she went to stock up the others that were out. "Oi! You're supposed to stir it!' she yelled to apparently no one. 'I have to do everything myself around here!" She started adding the other ingredients to complete the concoction. Making the potion got easier after a lot of practice. It even tastes better once you get used to it.

'Where are these two?' Bella asked to herself again.

Crack! "Hi love." Rodolphus appeared right nest to her as he gave her a peck on the cheek.

"Shit! Where they hell have you been?!" Bella demanded.

"Oh relax…Ave and I have been checking out this area, just to make sure its safe for us to stay here,' Rod said as he conjured up a chair and sat himself down. 'Of course we've been doing so much better in that muggle place. We got a nice strong roof over our heads and the neighbors aren't nosy….but you had to have this one crazy idea…."

"Oh have more faith Rod. I know he is still alive and we have to find him.' Bella said in a frustrated voice. They have been over this hundreds of times and she doesn't feel like going over it again.

"Look Bella…..the whole idea is farfetched. I mean…if he is still alive…we would have found him by now. It has been 10 whole years…'

"Look Rod, the last I saw him, he was saving my life. He is our Lord! What else could be our purpose but to find him?" Bella said tapping the ladle on the side of the pot to get the sticky bits off it.

"Look….I know we're his Death Eaters but maybe we should all accept that he….." Rod trailed off when he was given 'THAT' look by Bella. He usually would end the conversation by changing the subject but not his time. He decided to just come right out and say it no matter what the consequences. 'that he is dead?" his voice got softer.

"Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck YOU!' she threw the ladle she was holding straight into his face eliciting a yelp out of Rod. 'He is not DEAD!" she is getting hysterical now.

"Shit Bella....' Rod said out loud as he tried to calm her down, grabbing her by her shoulders. 'Look…alright…calm down….sorry! I'm SORRY!' he said raising his voice making sure its loud and clear enough for her to hear. She was tearing as she gave in to him and letting him hold her. 'I'm sorry….alright."

"He is not dead.' She whispered into his arm. 'We'll find him….I know we can find him….Maybe he's just weak somewhere all by himself….he couldn't have…..they never found his body….he couldn't just have disappeared into thin air….he must have apparated himself….we just have to find out where he is."

"Alright…alright…of course we'll find him…you're right…we are his Death Eaters….we vowed to stand by him…we'll find him." Rod said softly trying to calm her down. He is succeeding. Her body was relaxing now, all the tension had gone.

They are married but she is in love with the Dark Lord. It didn't bother Rod one bit. When they were married they had promised each other that their lives wouldn't be at all like any other married couple. Their relationship was developed based strictly on friendship. They got along very well together. She was his perfect dueling partner, his bestfriend. Their marriage was forced onto them by their own families to maintain their reputation. The Blacks and the Lestranges were well known wizarding families, one the oldest families in the Wizarding world. Thus, their marriage was considered befitting.

But Rod and Bella had other plans for themselves but in order to conform to their family tradition of blood purity, they decided to 'allow' the marriage to happen. Rod never liked being tied down by love or marriage. He just couldn't stand the thought of being with only one woman. He was used to having a 'few' at any one time. His dark good looks and charm never failed him. He was only too happy to be married to Bella for she could understand him perfectly. She was far from a conformist. She has her own ambitions and her love for the Dark Lord transcends all boundaries. They had laid down the rules before their marriage and had gone on to lead their separate lives.

"Where's Ave?" Bella asked as they parted from each others embrace.

"We found a stream about 15 mins walk from here. He's fishing for our dinner." Rod said with a smile.

"Oh good…I'm starved." Bella said turned again to the neglected pot and turned off the fire.

"Bella I don't think we should start with Hogwarts."

"Why not?" she turned to him.

"Well….I just don't think its right. We should look for him but not there….." Rod trailed off.

"Where else should we look for him…" Bella said.

"No….I think we're doing this all wrong…we shouldn't look for him." Rod said, his eyes were glimmering.

"Rod…I thought we just went over this…'Bella cut him.

"No no listen…we shouldn't find him. We should let him find us….See what I mean? We don't know where he is. He doesn't know where we are…in order for either one of us to find each other…we should go out and make it known where we are. That way, once he knows…he'll come to us." Rod said as he looked at Bella, grinning.

"Rodolphus…I didn't know you had it in you. You're absolutely right…we should do that!" Bella gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"I know….is that all I'm getting?" he asked her cheekily. His hand was already squeezing her ass.

"I don't think we should celebrate something we're not even sure could really work." Bella said pushing his hand away.

"Oh come on. If it works then I wouldn't be able to anymore….he'll kill me for sure."

"Maybe he will maybe he won't. Drink?" Bella asked raising a Scotch bottle they swiped from someone's home.

"Yes know…I really don't get him…here you are…a beautiful hot woman whose legs are spread apart just for him and he refuses to take the plunge."

She passed him his glass. "That's the difference between you and him Rod….he doesn't think with his cock. Although….I wished he would sometimes…." Bella trailed off as her mind wondered elsewhere.

"By the way….have you two ever….' Rod asked.

"Of course!"

"Ok…well I can't understand it. You're an awesome fuck." Rod said downing his drink in a single gulp.

"Oh thanks Rod. That's sweet of you.' Bella said as she too downed her drink like Rod. 'Oh….I hear something….Ave….that you?" Bella called out.

"Yea….look what I got,' Avery said as he appeared at the kitchen doorway holding up a string of trout. 'Aren't they a beau?" He said as he smiled, his gold teeth shining.

"Hey….nice one Ave!' Rod said. 'We're having trout for dinner."

AT DINNER….

"We've been talking about our plans earlier Ave. And I…got a bwilian…idea,' Rod said, stuffing his mouth with trout. ' We gonna do a raid."

"A raid? # of us?" Avery asked skeptical.

"Yeah…that way we could get the Lord's attention when it comes out in the news. He knows where we are, he'll come to us." Bella said.

"I haven't done raids in the longest time….I don't know…we won't just be getting his attention you know…the whole fucking world will know where we are." Avery said.

"What's the matter Ave? Unsure of your dueling skills?" Bella mocked him.

"NO. I'm just…they're gonna find us for sure. "

"Look Ave…all we need is a proper plan. Look…what have we been doing all these years? Hiding. I'd say we're probably experts in that. We'll pull this off easy." Rod clapped his hand on Avery's back trying to reassure him.

"Yea Ave! What could possibly go wrong?" Bella said laughing at his insecurity. Avery wished he could just shut her up. If only she wasn't a good dueler and if only Rod weren't here. They'll kill him before he could even reach for his wand.

"Alright. When are we going to do this?"

"Tomorrow night. We'll have plenty of time to plan in the day. I don't want to waste anymore time….We've already wasted 10 years hiding in some damn muggle village.' Bella said thoughtfully. There was a momentary silence as everyone were lost in their own thoughts.

'You know what I'm most excited to do?" Bella said, breaking silence. 'Morsemodre." She whispered as she cut the air with her finger, pretending as if using her wand.

"What? I thought you'd say the killing we're going get to do." Rod said looking at her.

"Yeah…that too. But his mark…..once again shown to the world and everyone who thought he was dead…..and think of all the bloody traitors….the look of terror on their faces. I'll kill them…one at a time….a painful death no less awaits them." She was smiling her sinister smile. This was what differentiates her from all the other Death Eaters. Her passion for her cause. For His cause.

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