DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Harry Potter or any of its characters. I also do not make any money from this.
WARNINGS: Yaoi (male x male), Yuri (female x female) adult topics, swearing, sexual scenes and violence
PAIRINGS I know of so far: (pairings will be added as they are mentioned in chapters)
Ron x Hermoine, Blaise x Cho, Neville x Ginny, Saito x Draco
This has not been Beta'd.
'text' is thought
"text" is talking
Hidden Element
Chapter 46: Take-over
Elementals:
Ice and Void – Draco Malfoy
Fire – Pansy Parkinson
Earth – Blaise Zabini
Nature – Cho Chang
Light – Cherrie Everdeen (OC)
The Forgotten:
Electricity – Saito Blackstar (OC)
Animal – Carsly Hendricks (OC)
Shadow – Alakai Petrovski (OC)
Water - Yasmin DiAngelo
Wind - Miya Hendricks (OC)
"I'm sorry Draco, but you'll thank me for this later, you'll see."
*beep*
Pansy stared at the metallic phone with wide eyes, chin rested on the table top. The message had come at a time when Draco had been otherwise 'inclined', his phone forgotten downstairs blinking on the couch as the voice message recorded. It had been forgotten until Ginny had asked them to meet her for lunch later, that she'd call when she was finished with work. Draco had instantly paled at what he heard, Pansy plucking the phone from his hand to listen as he 'never paled like that anymore.' It led to one phone, three women and Draco in the kitchen listening to the missed phone call over and over again. The words they were currently listening to, however, were short and simple, yet to the five congregated, there was a deeper significance to the tone of his voice.
"I'm sorry Draco, but you'll thank me for this later, you'll see."
*beep*
"That doesn't sound good." Hermoine sighed as she stared at the phone in the middle of the table. Her cheek rested in the palm of her hand as the light blue flickering of the screen faded into black once more. This was the first comment to leave any persons lips after the constant replay. Though soft in tone, the implications were dire.
"Draco…what do you think it means?" Pansy winced.
"Never mind that! What about the way he said it!" Cho folded her arms, frown on her face. "That sounds like a man who is convinced about something. One he's planned and is going to do whether you like it or not."
"He's preparing for something, thinking it's for Dracos best interest you mean?" Hermoine clarified. They resumed their staring at the phone once more, as of expecting it to ring.
"Saito doesn't say things lightly…" Draco stroked the bridge of his nose before trailing his hand down to palm the back of his hand. "Damn it! He was supposed to wait till I got back! He's supposed to be rational about this!"
"What if he got tired of waiting?" Pansy raised an eyebrow.
"He's not that insecure….he knows what the situation is, why would he become impatient?"
"Have you forgotten which side you were on before you claimed neutrality, Draco? Maybe he's afraid you'll make the switch on him? After all, you're amongst friends. People he thinks might be able to sway you." Pansy mentioned softly.
"You're my friends! He understands the concept; he has a few of his own! And I'm not that easily won over! I'd kick your asses if I had to, and Saito knows that." His arms crossed before him as he leaned heavily on the table. Things were only going to get more difficult from here and he wasn't looking forward to it.
"He has a point there." Hermoine smirked. "He would have no qualms of beating us up to get out of here. After all, Draco thinks of survival predominantly….at least that is what Saito would think if one looks at your track record."
"Thanks….." Draco glared at her, shifting in his seat to rest his elbows on the kitchen table. He wasn't sure if she wanted a response. As soon as he opened his mouth in thought, she continued as if there had been no small pause. He smiled softly at her, and she merely raised an eyebrow as she talked.
"I'm not saying that you still act and think that way, but you were inclined to when you were younger. You don't talk a lot about your past, at least not to people that don't already know your situation. I doubt that has changed. He's looking at you from a perspective of vague history. Malfoy, dark wizard, son of the right hand man, Slytherin. Those who don't know you completely, or what you've gone through and how you've changed, wouldn't understand, especially with your unwillingness to discuss the topic." Hermoine stood up during her speech to get four cups from the cupboard.
"Tea?" She received three nods and proceeded to make tea the way she knew her friends liked them. She placed the earl grey tea neatly in the cup and clicked the switch to heat the water. Hermoine jumped slightly at the sound of the message being played once more, yet pursed her lips and brushed her hair past her ear instead.
"I'm sorry Draco, but you'll thank me for this later, you'll see."
*beep*
"Well, he's tired of waiting is what we've figured out." Pansy stated, removing her hands from the phone once more.
"I think maybe it's his potential rival." Cho chimed in.
"He doesn't know what's happened between Draco and Harry though." Hermoine stated with a clink of a teaspoon. She smiled to herself as she felt Dracos stare. "You must be crazy if you thought you were hiding it."
"I wasn't." He growled softly.
"Good then, since we all know." She poured some milk into three of the cups.
"What about that shadow guy? You don't think that he sneaks in and finds out what we're doing, do you?" Cho asked softly. The moment became a freeze-frame of silence and shock. The thought didn't bode well.
"Like a spy?" Pansy asked forcefully. "Saito wouldn't do that though, would he?"
"No!" Draco answered resolutely. "Saito might be many things, but this isn't something he would do."
"You're sure of that?" Hermoine asked as the kettle whistled its finishing tune.
"I am. Though maybe Alakai himself would…"
"You think he'd have told Saito about you and Harry?" Pansy perused.
"He doesn't know though, I'm sure about it. Harry shouldn't be an issue!" Draco knew that there was a possibility Saito had found out of his feelings towards the brunette, or had his suspicions. He had, with all his heart thought that Saito could become his rock after his break up with Harry. Yet no matter how hard he tried, Harry would just always be the one. On some level he knew that, even when he met Saito and after all they'd been through. It didn't make him feel less guilty about what had happened last night, no matter how much he'd loved every moment of it. He was beginning to think that perhaps the message was a good thing; it would allow him to make the next step into being with Harry once more.
"Harrys always been an issue! This comes to show you're the one being fucked." Pansy laughed.
"Pansy!" Cho and Hermoine shouted at the same time, eyes wide in shock at her blatant words. Draco burst into laughter.
"Now Pansy, please tell me what I mean, before I really beat you up!" Draco sniggered, leaning backwards.
"Oh please! That's the way a woman thinks. We have male friends, they're no problem, and we trust them. We have exes, we don't give a stuff because they're a thing of the past that we occasionally giggle over and make fun of in the future to make ourselves feel better. That's not what guys think though. No matter if they're gone or if we think we trust them, guys wont. Guys know guys, and guys are jealous of guys. You are in a house with the ex you loved. Harry became an issue the second you stepped into this house, no the second he knew you were coming." Draco raised an eyebrow. He'd been too afraid of meeting Harry once more to think of it from Saitos point of view.
"We all know I get fucked Pans." He thanked Hermoine as she slammed his cup in front of him with a glare.
"That's besides the point!"
"The point is that Saito is going to make his move. One which I won't approve of."
"Which would be?" Pansy asked softly.
"There's only one thing I can think of. It involves the light, the dark, and no longer standing on common ground."
"He's preparing to attack!" Hermoine nodded to herself.
"Completely right. Knock, knock!" A hand slipped across Chos mouth to prevent her scream, an eerie chuckle next to her ear sent shivers up her spine. Pansy knocked her chair back in anger. Even with the light of the sun streaming through the window, only the eyes and wide teeth smile were visible from his inky complexion. He ducked as a tea cup came flying at him, causing him to laugh.
"Defence by tea cup! I think that makes a whole set thrown at me now!" Hermoine made an instant grab for her wand next to the kettle as Pansy grabbed her chair and lifted it threateningly into the air.
"You throw that at me and the poor girl her gets a chair in the face." He snickered, slowly forcing Cho to stand up from her seat. Tangles of shadow tightened around her wrists, restraining her movement. Biting didn't seem to phase him either.
"And you, I'm sure can you use some pretty nasty spells, but I'm not so sure your friend would enjoy them." Hermoine knew whatever she used her wand for would only hurt Cho instead. She thinned her lips once more, though refused to lower her wand.
"Alakai!" Draco shouted angrily. "Stop this!" Cho started to struggle more, hopping to toss her body out of his grasp, yet he had a tight hold on her. No matter what she tried, she could not free herself.
"Oh, the bitch is angry! You have no more say in the matter, you master has loosened your leash. Come find us, we'll make it awfully easy for you." He backtracked into the shadow cast by the door, slowly fading.
As soon as they had vanished, a chair shattered into the area in which they had disappeared.
"Fucking bastard!" Draco grabbed her hand, preventing her from grabbing another chair.
"Pansy! That's not going to help!" Hermoine shouted angrily.
"I needed to eliminate something!" The temperature was heating up around her, and Hermoine topped whatever shout would have passed her lips with a frown at the sudden heat in the kitchen.
"I..I need to go!" Pansy cried.
"No" It's good! That's good Pans!" Draco shouted. "Use it! We can use it, but we got to go now before you burn down the house. You ok with that?" She punched her fist with a fierce gaze, eyes a fiery sheen,
"You bet I am."
"Moine.." Draco turned towards her.
"I got it. I'll call them, make sure they know what's happening, maybe find out where you're going. Go get her back." She smiled encouragingly. She watched helplessly as Draco flung the door open. There was a shout, perhaps her name, yet the sound of explosion drowned out all real wording Draco had tried to say. She felt the fizzing of fire, a hiss that came with the formation of fire. It meant Pansy was using her power, equating to fighting with an unknown force.
The Forgotten had wanted to be chased, much like a game, they wouldn't have waited by the door. This was something they looked forward to, ending the lives of those potentially as strong as themselves, they'd want to stand on equal ground, not a kidnap hanging between them. It meant that whatever waited outside, was something entirely different. Tightening the grip on her wand, she rushed to the door, covering her mouth quickly to stop the gasp that threatened to escape.
She rushed outside, head spinning and hair flung haphazardly in the wind as debris flew through the air. This wasn't natural disaster. This was the type of chaos she knew all too well, one she had experienced first hand. Death Eaters. Cloaked and pointing wands at everything and anything they could. Having been in hiding before, she could only assume that someone had pushed them into action. Someone with great power and promise of future standing, wealth and power.
She hit the ground with a grunt as the house was hit with a 'bombarda maxima', instantly disabling the cloak that had hidden the house from view. She took a deep breath as she heard footsteps enter the house, yells for them to search the rooms. It was obvious from a suddenly appearing house that wizards or witches lived there. Trying to keep her heavy breathing in place not to give her away, she closed her eyes to focus, before she apparated to the ministry of magic.