Night has fallen by the time we reach the gates of the mansion. A cool breeze fills the night air, sending shivers throughout my body as I hug my jacket tighter around me. Our footsteps are the only sound as we come to a stop, a small light shining down on us.
"This place is kind of creepy." Peter points out as he looks around at the walls that surround us, each one covered in plants and cobwebs. Swallowing hard, Peter shuffles where he stands, stepping slightly closer to Tony.
"Boo!" shouts a voice from the other side of the gates causing Peter to flinch slightly and Christine to scream. Rolling my eyes, I turn around so that I'm facing the gates and notice a figure edging into the light, her dark curly hair falling into her face.
"Aww did I scare you muggle?" she chuckles as the moonlight shines down on her revealing her face. A face I recognize and by Loki's shuffling behind me, I can guess he does too.
"Now now be nice Bella." I tease as I step closer to the gate and in front of Loki. If she sees him, she'll never let us in.
"Aww Abi you're no fun." Bellatrix pouts as she rolls her eyes at my lack of amusement. As much as I enjoyed Christine being terrified. I'm not sure it's my most pressing concern.
"Wait you know her?" asks Peter as he steps slightly forwards, squinting so as to see the figure that stands in front of me.
"Bella and I went to Hogwarts together." I explain as I turn to face the best of the team who are all as startled as Peter. Rolling my eyes, I turn back to Bellatrix, nodding my head towards the mansion in a hope that she'll let us in.
"Do come in, you can meet our other guest." she suggests as the large black gates in front of us groan open. I wonder when the last time those were opened was.
"Mr Stark do I have to go inside?" Peter asks, his voice a whisper as he watches Bellatrix walk towards the mansion, a mischievous grin on her face. Sighing, Tony turns to Peter who is once again standing closer to him. I don't know why. It's not like Tony knows what Bellatrix is capable of so how's he supposed to protect him from her?
"I'm afraid so kid." Tony replies, clapping Peter on the shoulder as we all head inside. As the doors to the mansion slide open, I am greeted by a large hall, lined with portraits. As we continue deeper into the house, we reach the drawing room, Bellatrix pushing the doors open to reveal a large crystal chandelier in the centre of the room and well as more portraits decorating the purple walls. As we enter, two figures, who had previously been sat in chairs, stand up, both of them turning to us with a concerned expression.
"Welcome home Abi." Bellatrix chuckles as she makes her way to the small table in the corner of the room, picking up a drink and downing it as the other female in the room walks across to me.
"You're taking a risk coming here Abi." she points out, her dark hair falling in her face as well as the lighter hair underneath. Narcissa Malfoy. Wife of Lucius Malfoy and a death eater.
"Yeah well I'm desperate." I mumble as I make my way across to them, Narcissa handing me a small cup of what looks like tea as the others reluctantly make their way across the room.
"If he finds you here, he won't hesitate to kill you." warns a man from the other side of the table, a newspaper covering his face so that I am unable to identify him. Well almost unable to. His dark robes and voice give him away to be Severus Snape.
"Well he won't find me because nobody's going to tell him." I demand, my voice strong and steady as Severus drops the newspaper, his dark eyes narrow as he raises his eyebrows at me. I forgot, he doesn't like to be bossed around.
"Are you asking us to lie to the Dark Lord?" Narcissa asks, her brows furrowed as she takes a seat in her chair again, her deep brown eyes scanning mine for some kind of joke.
"You did when you helped me fake my own death." I point out causing all three of them to roll their eyes, Severus picking his newspaper back up and reading it again.
"We did it to protect you." Bellatrix grunts as she stands up, slamming her hands on the table and causing Christine to jump behind me. Is she seriously scared of every loud noise that someone makes?
"And I'm sure you'll protect her again." adds Stephen as he steps to my side, placing an arm around my shoulders as he smiles down at me. Good to see someone's on my side.
"Who is this?" Severus asks as he slowly places his paper back down and narrows his eyes at Stephen.
"My boyfriend." I explain, wrapping my own arm around his waist as his tightens around my shoulders. Turning to face him as he faces me, I smile at him, my heart hammering in my chest as his eyes meet mine. How is it that we've been together this long and he still has this effect on me?
Composing myself again, I turn to face the three death eaters that sit in front of me, each of them staring blankly at me. Bellatrix, whose sat closest to me, can hardly contain her laughter causing her to have to turn away as to avoid a laughing fit. To her left, Severus is sat completely still, his eyes wide and his mouth stitched shut as he looks back and forth between the two of us. Narcissa is the one who breaks the silence as she chuckles slightly, clearly thinking we're joking.
"Very funny Abi." mumbles Narcissa between her laughs as she shakes her head in disbelief. Looking up at Stephen, I shrug my shoulders as he opens his mouth to say something only for nothing to come out.
"You've never been interested in boys Abi." explains Severus as he stands up from his seat, slowly walking around the table to where we stand, his long black cloak dragging along the floor. As he comes to a stop in front of Stephen, he looks him up and down, his eyes narrow as his jaw tense.
"That's because she doesn't need them. She's independent and strong just like me." laughs Bellatrix as she comes across to where we're stood. Suddenly, she stops in he tracks, her eyes wide and her brows furrowed as her eyes fix on something behind me, or rather someone. Turning around, I notice Loki stood in her direct view, his eyes also wide but not in shock, more like fear. He know exactly what Bellatrix is capable of and well, after what he's done to her, it won't be nice. "Loki?"
"I have to get off this planet." he mumbles as he begins stumbling back, his eyes fixed on Bellatrix until he turns around sprinting for the door only for Bellatrix to land in the way, her finger jabbed into his chest.
"Not so fast you puny god." Bellatrix grunts as she pushes him backwards, jabbing her finger in his chest as he raises his arms in surrender.
Oh this ought to be fun.
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Chasing the tesseract
Fanfiction"𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼." • • Abigail Laufeyson has always had a chaotic life but it became even more chaotic when she met Stephen Strange. After the tesseract is stolen by none other than Hela Odinson, the two ne...
