I left the library so fast I completely forgot to return the book I borrowed from the restricted section of the library earlier. Keeping my head down as I walked and almost running into someone as I walked out of the library.
I began walking quickly down the corridor unsure of where I was going. I just knew that I needed to get away from there. Soon after, I found myself in the dungeons, in one of the old unused classrooms. I quickly threw my bag on the desk and began pacing, rage stirring the box where I shut everything earlier.
"Calm down, Anna, calm down. Don't let him get under your skin. Remember the plans. Only one year and you shall be done with this. With all of this." I muttered to myself.
A smooth, deep voice spoke from behind me, causing me to freeze mid-step as I heard it. "You know if you want to hide out you probably shouldn't have chosen somewhere like this. I know you, and this is the first place I'll look for you." He said, leaning against the doorway casually, his arms crossed over his chest, as I felt myself tense, my nails beginning to dig into the flesh of my already aggravated palm.
"What do you want? You were avoiding me like I am the worst possible thing around here two days ago, and now you are following me around and won't leave me alone? Why is that, Riddle? What could you possibly want from me, now?" I asked exasperated. Frustration getting the best of me as I wiped my face to find the ugly moister that was gleaming on the tips if my fingers.
I received silence as a response, letting me know that he was in fact following me, and needed something from me. Knowing him, it was probably something that had captured his interest, something that I had or was about to acquire.
"Look, I don't have time to talk right now, I have somewhere else I need to be, and sadly it requires both of us to be there...so quit your annoying stoker tendencies and follow me." I said, willing myself to not feel the emotions I was feeling at that moment.
Willing myself to move from the spot I was at, I took the first deliberate steps and quickly left the room but not before grabbing my bag and slipping it onto my shoulder. Quickly making my way towards the corridors, hiding in the dark parts of the passages. When Tom realized where I was going he quickly grabbed my upper arm firmly to pull me to a stop.
"You're the one who commanded everybody to meet at the edge of Black Lake tonight." He stated, unsurprised.
I smirked at him in response before turning back, ripping my arm out of his grasps before I turned and kept walking down the steep hill towards the edge of the forest. The closer and closer I got to the Forbidden Forest, the closer I felt to the flicker that I had earlier in the library. We walked quietly, not uttering a single word to one another. When we did reach the edge of the lake, a well sized group was already waiting for us as we stepped into the small clearing.
Bellatrix turned and saw us as we edged closer to them. She automatically began to bounce on the balls of her feet in anticipation, a wide, a cat-got-the-canary smile spreading on her thin lips. Cissy looked over at her, following her gaze with her own and raised an eyebrow at her younger sister's antics, but then realized why and smiled too.
I made my way to them, as I reached them, they formed a circle around me. I felt a wide, smile spreading on my face. I could already feel their hesitance as I walked to them, now they began feeling unease.
"So, you all must be wondering why you were all called here." I spoke, my hands clasped behind my back together.
"No, ma'am." One spoke. It was the distinct voice of Lucius Malfoy.
"I arranged for you all to be here for two reasons..." I said, pausing for effect, as I paced slowly. "One, you are Tom's most trusted 'friends' of sorts..." I said, looking around, staring blankly at them, before speaking again. "and two, I wanted to give a little information- demonstration, shall I say, to you." I said, smirking at the silence I received in response.
"Bellatrix. Would you care to explain our findings from earlier?" I asked, stepping back, without meaning to I ran into Tom's chest, feeling as he took a step closer at the same time.
"Gladly, my Lady." She chanted excitedly, as she stepped forward. I felt like she really wanted to say, 'Gladly, love to,'.
"So today, my sister Narcissa and I were approached, by Anna, here, and she asked for us to accompany her somewhere. There we discovered that she's a powerful empath, of sorts. She can do wandless magic with a flick of her wrist. Not even breaking a sweat doing so..." She explained, looking at me for further instructions.
I nodded at her, as she stepped back and smiled eagerly again. Just as I was about to begin the demonstration someone spoke up.
"How do we know that she is telling the truth? How can we trust a Gryffindor mudblood or bloodtraitor?" He said, a voice I recognized as David Dolohov, an arrogant Slytherin boy.
"Ah. Why if it isn't little Yaxley, I am glad you just volunteered to be a part of the demonstration. You know, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, you never know what you might find." I said, smiling wickedly at him.
Crucio! I thought, waving my hand towards him. As a ball of red sparked out of thin air and flew hitting him square in the chest. I smirked as I amplified the pain he was already feeling, smirking as he writhed on the cold damp floor, letting out a pained groan.
I was beginning to enjoy it too much, I was about to give him another hex when I felt a hand clamp on my shoulder as I was pulled back. Suddenly, I felt Tom's cool lips descend upon mine, as he wrapped his arms around my waist to bring me flush against his body. The grasp of his hands tightening on my hips, hugging me closer to his body.
I pulled back gasping for air, as I waved my hand once more towards a still writhing Yaxley on the ground. I glared at Tom and waved my hand again; watching as he dropped gasping in pain on the ground.
"Anyone else think I am lying?" I sneered, looking around to meet everyone's terrified or baffled gaze.
Bellatrix cackled gleefully, jumping up and down clapping happily as she watched me inflict pain on different people around us. I looked at Tom as he kneeled on the ground, breathing in shaking breathes.
"There are more things I can do. For example, Severus? The spell you invented? Maybe..." I suggested, smiling at his blank expression as he nodded.
"You see? I am powerful, there are things I can do that haven't been done in a long time. I can not only do the things you're seeing but I can also inflict and add more pain to what you're already experiencing." I explained smiling.
"Crucio!" Tom called, aiming his wand at me, his expression unreadable.
I laughed delighted, quickly deflecting the attack with a wave of my hand, a smile spreading once more on my lips.
"dolorem maxime intolerabili dolore capitis illius digitos nec desistunt." I muttered, under my breath as I raised my hand towards him.
"So, you want to hit me with an Unforgivable. Why Tommy, I thought you loved me." I cooed as him as I watch him convulse on the hard ground, letting out a groan every now and then.
"Converterent alica semel emissum sit cura semel illata doloris." I muttered, scowling at him. "You are lucky I love you, you overprotective fool." I said, removing all the pain I had inflicted on him.
"You can all go back to the castle now. I need to speak with Tom. Alone." I ordered offhandedly.
I watched solemnly as they left quietly. In that moment Tom sat up, regaining his strength, and looked at me with appalled awe, which then turned into a smirk, a gleam catching his eyes.
"You've been studying the Dark Arts." He commented, a wicked smile flashing on his face.
"So, I have. What of it?" I asked him as I turned my back to look out at the gleaming lake.
"I knew it. Are you going to stay at my side and work with me or are you going to continue these little gatherings?" He asked me carefully.
"I am just showing you what I feel. How would you feel if I suddenly began doing things behind you back, torturing people just because they looked at me the wrong way? Your little followers -and don't say they're your friends because I know they're not." I said watching as his eyes went wide with shock.
"Your 'friends' didn't have a hard time turning their back on you when they realized what I can do. How can you even think to trust them?" I asked, walking back towards him.
"I find it incredibly alluring that you can do that. More so then anyone else. I am having a hard time not being near you." He said, stepping closer to me as he did so I felt my heart pick up pace.
I rolled my eyes at him in response; but couldn't help or hide the smile that pulled on my lips when he said it. He smirked at me, and roughly grabbed the back of my neck pulling me flush against him as he leaned down and met my lips with his. Time seemed to cease as we stood there. His lips were warm and tender. When he released me, we were both gasping for air. I whacked his arm with mine, and almost growled as I took in his smug expression.
"Oh! bloody hell, why in Merlin's name did you do that?" He groaned, as he rubbed his arm.
"For avoiding me, for letting me think you didn't care about us. For allowing me to hit you and for kissing me and making me want you, again. I can't keep playing these games Tom, either you want to be with me or not." I said, thwacking him on his stomach this time.
He rolled his eyes at me in response and kissed me again, this time the passion that was hidden before. Shaking his head before leaning into to put his forehead on mine.
"Let's go back to the castle, before I do something that will get us both into deep trouble." He muttered, pulling back to the school, as he pulled both our hoods on.