Chapter 12- Deception
Alpin
My fellow student was such a fool. He fell for every word I said, and even though the traitorous Ernie was dead, I had a new ally. I would have killed him anyways eventually, so I guess not too much harm done.
"They attack me for no reason." I grumbled, pretending to overly limp as Chico supported me.
"It's alright." He assured me. "We'll get them. They will go down." He growled.
I wanted to laugh at his foolishness, but of course, that would give the game away so I just looked down and smiled slightly.
He helped me into an apartment building and sat me down on the couch. "Thank you Chico." I breathed out, making my breath sound tired and shallow.
"Alpin, are you sure you're alright? You'd like some water?" He pulled a canteen out of his backpack and held it out to me.
See, this is the key to deception. Be kind, modest, and only take when they insist.
"No, no." I shook my head and pushed it away.
"Please. You look parched." He insisted. I held back my smirk and took the canteen, taking a big swig before handing it back to him.
He sighed as he closed it. "So how are we going to go about getting them back?" He asked, furrowing his eyebrows in thought.
Just then, a box flew through the open window as if catapulted in. "An item? From a sponsor?" Chico questioned as he picked it up.
I straightened up to see it better as he opened it, and out sprung a small ficus with a note attached.
"This plant is no ordinary plant. Put it in the enemy's home and wait for the trap to spring." Chico read it aloud.
I couldn't help but grin. This was going to be a very good. "Go plant it in their apartment." I commanded, and he was off with a nod.
Chico
I took the plant the apartment maybe three blocks away to the others' home. I had seen them go inside before, and was ready to plant this trap inside for them to just fall for.
These people completely deserved it. Yes it may be the arena that is known for the brutal unfairness, but they attacked Alpin. My loyalty was taking me over completely, and I wanted them hurt like they hurt him.
When I reached the apartment, I placed the plant in the front room, making sure that they would have to pass by it. "Good." I murmured.
Hearing voices coming down from further down the hallway I jumped out the window and crouched under the sill out of sight.
Hermione
Seamus and I were planning our next move and decided to head out when I noticed something odd in the front room of the apartment. "Seamus." I whispered. "Was that plant there when we passed by not half an hour ago?"
He narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the ficus. "No, I don't think it was." He whispered before looking around.
He took a step towards the plant, but the moment he got within some sort of range, spikes shot from under the leaves in all directions. He dived behind a chair just as I dived behind another.
I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder and looked at my left to see a sharp point of a spike embedded in my shoulder.
I let out a gasp of pain as the firing from the plant stopped. Seamus rushed over to me as I ripped out the spike.
My vision began to swim as I looked at Seamus. His image was becoming distorted, as if looking in a funhouse mirror. I looked towards the window and saw a tuff of brown hair just before I blacked out.
A groan escaped my lips as I woke later. I was on a bed… but why was this bed covered in spikes? Sharp metal spikes that were stabbing into my back.
I jumped up with a cry of pain and saw someone walking towards me. I blinked a few times to clear my vision and saw that the person was Alpin.
Looking around the room more, I saw that the walls were blood red, and the floor was beginning to ooze black goo that trapped me in place. It was like a nightmare. A true nightmare that I couldn't escape.
Alpin let out a cruel laugh as he continued towards me and I screamed. "Seamus! Seamus help!" I looked around desperately for any sign of my friend as Alpin's laughs grew louder and louder until he grabbed me by the shoulders.
Seamus
I don't know why Hermione was screaming. Ten minutes ago she was knocked out from some sort of poison in the spike that stabbed her, now she was screaming for me.
"Hermione, Hermione! I'm right here!" I grabbed her by the shoulders, but she continued to squirm and struggle in my arms. Luckily I didn't have to dead with flailing legs, but it was as if they were glued to the floor, she couldn't move them from their spot.
"No! Alpin! Get away!" She screamed, her flailing getting worse and worse.
I took a hit to the face and gasped in pain. "Hermione! I'm not Alpin I'm Seamus!" I cried in desperation.
"You can't trick me!" She screamed like this was bloody murder.
Finally I had no choice but to let her go and take a step back to avoid her flailing limbs.
I sighed and brushed my hair back from my face. "Hell… she's hallucinating." I whispered.
Alpin
I sat there, just waiting for Chico to return, planning out more and more of my moves of deception.
I began muttering to myself, a habit I began picking up since I'd been in the arena, and suddenly saw Chico burst into the room.
He grinned and plopped down next to me on the couch, making it bounce. "That plant is brilliant." He grinned. I was intrigued and motioned for him to continue with the story. "Well, they stepped towards it, and the instant they did it began shooting these wicked spikes. One got the Granger girl, and I stuck around for a bit.
She seemed to be hallucinating, thinking her ally was you trying to kill her." He chucked. "She's being deceived by her own mind."
"Hmmm…" Alpin smiled as Chico stood to go to the kitchen. "Just like you…" he whispered, letting out his own chuckle.
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