Disclaimer: *pouts* yep I still don't own it.

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Eyes Closed Tightly

Chapter 9

Distant showed upon Tom's face. His hands clenched and he let out a low grumbling noise of displeasure. He was watching the news. His Harry was free, but not in the way Tom would have liked. Oh defiantly not in the way he would have hoped. For one, half of the police force was out there hot on the small boy's trail. The other was the company. Bella was not a sane woman, she would act in hast, most likely she only took Harry to please him. At least that is what he hoped, he could never tell with one such as her.

Tom growled his hands clenching, he did not like what he was seeing. Tom turned abruptly no longer able to watch the t.v. as the police chased down the sandy Cadillac, the car driving in and out of traffic without a care in the world. The news cast having a field day with the death-deifying chase.

Bella would pay if Harry got so much as a scratch from the insane woman.

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The car squealed as it took another sharp turn. Remus grabbed onto the door and closed his eyes letting out the breath he had been holding as they began to drive in a strait line. Sirius ground his teeth his foot heavy on the gas petal, he swerved around cars sirens blaring.

"Fuck! Is she nuts?" livid Sirius spun the wheel turning the car sharply the tail end swiveling rubber burning onto the road.

"Sirius, watch the car!" panicked the sandy hair man put his other hand on the dash just as Sirius pivoted out of the cars way and speed on.

"God fucking damnit we'll be lucky if he doesn't have brain damage. He's got to be flying every which way with that mad woman at the wheel." Another sharp turn, Remus braced himself against the door mumbling.

"He's not the only one." The darker hair man pretended not to hear his partners words, and instead pulled the wheel turning almost all the way around and floored it down an alleyway; his eyes trained on the Cadillac racing on ahead the sides of the car scratched and mangled from running into other cars and now the sides of the narrow alley.

Remus was surprised their car didn't look like the wreck in front of them, what with Sirius's death defying turns and speed. The man was determined not to lose their only way of getting Harry back. The Cadillac jumped out of the alley front wheels bouncing as the tail end smacked against the wall, forcing it to pivot in the wrong direction.

Jaw clenching, Sirius flue out of the small space and turned, his wheels screeching against asphalt. Remus gripped the dash his knuckles turning white, the car jerked forward speeding up.

"Sirius looks like their block her off." Grey eyes looked further ahead seeing the police cars staged a block off. Looking back he could see that the Cadillac hadn't slowed down.

Both Remus and Sirius grew worried as the car headed straight for the block. Then at last second the car swerved, tires sliding against the road, the back end connected with an immovable police car, jerking it up with the momentum of the speed the car flu up in the air, clearing the block and flipping up side down landing on the other side the car rolled. Glass shattering and car parts flying. It slid across the cement creating a screeching sound, hitting the near by building the car finally came to a stop.

Not waiting for their car to fully stop Sirius and Remus were out and dashing across the police car in the way sliding across the front. Both thinking the same thing.

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'Harry!' his heart leapt into his throat seeing the car sailing over the police block, then crash to the ground glass and broken pieces flying about. Rolling six or seven times before it crashed into a building and stopped. His hand clenched to his side, he knew he was out in the open but it was hard to hide his anxiety, he shoved his hands into his pockets, red eyes glaring at the t.v.

"Shit did you see that! " the man next to him yelled having been watching the t.v. in the window along with Tom. People around them turned to see what the man was going on about. "Hot damn that's what you get for running from the police, who ever they are I hope they're suffering." Tom glanced at the man seeing him smiling at the t.v. "you know what that is, its justice!"

His hand snapped out before he knew what he was doing the man was slammed into the window, Tom leaned in close a low growl emitting from his lips.

"There is a child in that car." He drawled so low that man had to strain to hear what he had said. "Is it justice that he could be dead in that car while you celebrate?" the crowed around them shivered at the hissing tone Tom was using. "Well?" he slammed the man back into the glass satisfied for a brief second when the man hissed out in pain. "I asked you something you disgusting spawn."

"I-I didn't-"

"Know? Of course not, you're to imprudent." His hand squeezed around the mans neck. "It's your thoughtlessness that make me want to see you bleed." He whispered harshly into the mans ear, pulling away red eyes glared at the man, and he tightened his hold intending to snap his neck, consequences be damned.

"Hey look!" almost by instinct Tom looked up his eyes widening he immediately dropped the man. Red eyes flying across the t.v screen reading the text with intense devotion. He turned quickly stepping over the still sputtering man, not once taking notice of the eyes following him.

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He ran to the upside down car, upon reaching it Sirius gripped the back door and tried to pull it open only to find that he couldn't. Remus had skidded to a stop just behind him. Not caring that there was glass and sharp metal all across the ground, Sirius dropped to the cement glass digging harshly into his hands. He bowed his head looking into the broken window he pulled himself forward and gaped into the back seat.

He could hear Remus shifting behind him, his worry evident when he inquired Sirius as to what he could see. Grey eyes looked around the interior of the wrecked car, surprised at the over whelming damage it was in. But that wasn't what surprised him the most. He scooted forward making sure that what he was seeing was right his knees scrapped against the concrete, and his upper half of his body was now firmly placed into the car.

He turned his head one way then the other. But no matter how he looked at it, it was always the same. He pulled himself out of the window and looked up at Remus his eye's wide in disbelief.

"What? What is it Sirius? Is, is Har-ry?" he shook his head abruptly standing, the people around them came into focus for him. in his panic and worry he hadn't even noticed the other police or the ambulance with paramedics rushing to do their jobs and save a life. "Sirius?" his eyes snapped to his long time friend. "Is Harry?"

"He's not in there." His brow frowned and his eyes darkened. "And neither is Bella."

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Bellatrix preened, she was satisfied in her shear brilliance. It had been so simple to throw off the police. All it took was a switch of cars and a willing man to drive the old car drawing said police further away from her. Making it a clean getaway for her.

She smiled to her self. She had the boy, and as long as she was taking him, or he thought she was taking him to Voldemort Harry would do everything she told him too. She looked in the mirror at Harry. His messy black hair tossed about him as if he hadn't brushed it, his clothes swamped him making his small stature even more apparent.

But the one thing that made her pause, was his bright green eyes. They had caught her, staring her down in the reflective glass. Oh she hated those eyes, they showed her too much. Made her see something she hadn't seen in a long time. But every time she even caught a glimpse of what those eyes showed her she couldn't help but stare into them.

She wanted to crush what she could see snuff it out and damn it to the pits of hell. She sneered her eyes tarring away from his as she pretended to look ahead staring at the long stretch of road in front of her.

Innocents. Harry Potter was innocent and his eyes told her all she needed to know. She hated the innocent.

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Harry knew something was amiss. It was a feeling that he had. It was the same feeling he got when he knew Uncle Vernon was going to beat him. His stomach was twisting filled with nervous energy. He sat in the back seat of the blue sedan. He looked up catching Bella's eyes in the mirror. His breath caught he could tell something wasn't right. He just couldn't place what.

When she looked away he could breath again. Looking down to his twisting hands he frowned. He really wanted to see Tom, if he could just be with him, every thing would go back to the way things were and he would be happy again.

The car came to a stop. He looked up staring around them to see trees and a building out in the middle of nowhere. Bellatrix jumped out of the car and quickly made her way to opening Harry's door. He looked up at her eyes wide and unsure.

"Is Tom in there?" she smiled at him her eyes gleaming.

"No." Harry shot her a glare. "But I plan to call him, and trust me he'll come running, just to see you." She leaned down looking into green eyes. "Come now Harry you don't want to delay your reunion? Do you?" she held out her hand, her claw like fingernails gleaming in the sun. Biting his lip Harry slowly reached out taking hold of her hand.

"No, I don't want that."

"Good." he was jerked out of the car, and then pulled away from it so Bella could snap the door shut. Harry's heart raced not knowing if trusting this woman was a smart thing to do. But for Tom, he would do anything.

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The air was hot, and the cars buzzing around him did nothing for the splitting headache he was sporting for his earlier activities. After all sobering up always had its disadvantages.

One being the currant pounding in his head. Moody frowned as he continued to walk down a street, it was by chance that he looked across the street and saw the altercation. He jogged over hearing the spat out words, but what he noticed most was the sear anger in the dark hair mans eyes, They promised something he had only ever faced when dealing with criminal.

It wasn't right, the outburst was warped and ugly he could see the hand twisting, then like a switch being flipped the man that was being held against the window was dropped. He looked up noticing that the angered man was walking away like nothing had happened.

It was then Moody realized he had just seen someone that just might be connected to the Harry Potter case. The older man lowered his eyes in suspicion. This man was up to something and he was determined to find out what.

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hum funny that it's a chapter... and I'm still trying to wrap it up. I just don't want to rush it . well I hope you all like it, and I hope I get the next chapter out sooner then this one but I guarantee nothing. Sorry for spelling and grammar. also thanks for reviews, faves and alerts.

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