Shadows Know Me

Chapter Eleven

Sitting in the common room with students studying for classes they had skipped. Students who worry about quizzes and turning in assignments rather than tasks by the dark lord. For a while Grace and Eve have disappeared with their own things. Their friends invite me to more things than they do. Theo comes around the corner and makes eye contact with me. He seats himself next to me and closes the text book in my hand.

"How's it going?" He casually asks.

"Good? You're disturbing my studying." I reply back trying to open my text book back open but Theo takes it out my hand getting me to give him my full attention.

"Something happened. You're gonna fix this." He stated looking me deep in the eyes.

"With what? What's so important that I have to turn down my studying?" I ask.

"You see here Darling. Draco clearly has a thing for you. You've upset Pansy. You've upset Mattheo." He claimed.

"Not my problem. Are we done here?" I defensively hissed.

Theo's anger boils within him so much that he grabs my arm and leads me into his dorm. Blaise sitting studying his text book, Draco writing down notes, and Mattheo fiddling with his wand.

"So nice of you to join us Love, come sit next to me." Mattheo cheers and Theo pushed me up next to Mattheo. His arm wraps around my waist still fiddling with his wand. I sit and act like I'm unbothered by it. Flashbacks flood my head suddenly of his hands on my skin. Forcing himself onto me. A part of me jumped but he grips my waist tighter as Draco grew angrier.

"So what? You guys are dating now?" Draco hissed slamming his notebook shut. Theo smirking while Blaise didn't seem too happy either. Mattheo turned my head towards his and placed his lips on mine. I pull away and Draco opens his textbook and tried not to make any eye contact. Now emotionless. This isn't how it should be.

"Hey, is it fine if I head back to my dorm? I have to really study this week? My grades have been slipping." I whispered pleading him to let me go.

"Why not. You owe me something in return later." He smirked placing his hand on my breast.

I rip myself off his body and make my way out. Stumbling myself into someone on the way out. I find Pansy in front of me. Upset and frustrated with me already I can tell this isn't good.

"What were you doing in there?" She snarled with coldness behind her eyes.

"I just went to visit Mattheo. Don't worry Draco is all yours." I tried ignoring her but she grabs my arm but I launch it out of her hand.

"Look Mae, I'm really sorry." She cried out suddenly.

"For what?" I ask turning back towards her.

"I've taken out my stress and anger on you since you've arrived. I didn't mean it. Draco has drifted and it seemed like he was getting too close with you. I was scared that he cared more about you than me." She ranted on but I didn't want to deal with any girl drama with bigger problems on my plate.

"Oh. Well. Thanks?" I replied and walked away leaving her. I head back to my dorm finishing up the journal I had started a few days ago. I place the finished journal under my bed with all the rest of my things I want to keep hidden. For a while I felt like a normal student tonight. I focused on my work and got a lot more done than I had planned with no distractions.

Placing all my finished work in my school bag, I organize whatever I shoved under my bed. A box I kept all the diaries, all my mothers letters, even the locket and sorted it all out. I hear a sudden sound of my door knob unlocking and I had no time to hide everything.

"Hello there love. We are gonna have a lot of fun tonight now that you're finished with your work!" Mattheo cheered. He looks at everything laid on my bed that I had hidden. He grabs my journal and as I try to pull it out his hands he reads pages I had written about him. How much he was hurting me. My whole body tenses up as he rips through the box. Ripping pages out my journal. Papers fly all through my room. Everything in slow motion.

"You ungrateful little bitch! Is this what you think of me as?" He growled and grabbed my arm. We appeared in his Manor. The bedroom I was too familiar with. I tried crying for help but every time I tried he hit me. He gripped me tighter than before. Ripping off every clothing piece and the same thing repeated. Worse. Left me no mercy. No emotion. Just selfishness. I cry he hit. I refuse he forced. I scream he used a silencing charm until I'd stop.

Flames in the room. Flames replace the small dim candle. At least in my mind. I felt the burn worse than anything else.

"May this be your lesson." He warned.

"You understand that?" He hissed.

"Yes... sir." I confirm staring him in the eye as he continued taking every piece of me. Shadows of me appear in the candle light. I only see a figure of myself. My hand reaching towards his. Draco's. His hand is reaching towards mine but I see my shadow on the wall ripped away by another figure. Mattheo's.

He finished and this time he forced his seed in my mouth silencing me once more. He leaves me in the room with no instruction. I try leaving but he locked me in.

"Alohomora." I whispered in hopes I could do wandless magic. Nothing. I know the punishment I get for fighting back. I search around the room and at the window sill sat an owl. A snow owl with bright blue eyes. Unknown to who's it could be. I take my chances and scramble to find something to write.

Finally finding paper and a pen I wrote. Muggles are smarter than we give them credit for. Faster and easier to write.

Help. Anybody. I'm being held at the Riddle Manor. - Mae

I wrote and handed it off to the owl. I hide the pen and paper I had found deep where I don't think Mattheo could find it. The room is cold and I try finding anything to escape but it was impossible. I lay still on the bed with complete silence in the manor.

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It's been days. No response from the owl. He hasn't even returned. I've been trapped with nothing given to help. My anxious thoughts drive me insane. It feels like I can't move.

Three more nights pass and still no return. House elves come in and out offering me food. I've already tried escaping as the house elves walk in but the room is charmed.

Before falling asleep the owl returned. Dropping a note in my room and flew away.

I'm coming. Don't worry my princess.

No name was found on the note. The only one who called me princess was— DRACO. I find a little bit of light that filled the dark room. I pace around wondering how he would pull this off. I sat on the bed for hours waiting for something that didn't happen. I lose hope. I lose myself. Staring for hours more I don't sleep. Not even for a couple minutes.

Looking out the window I wait for the impossible until I heard a thump behind me. Not turning around I stick frozen. Glued to the window. I couldn't turn around. It could be Mattheo. I felt arms wrap around my body. Not the same forced contact. It gave me butterflies. I still sat frozen. I couldn't even check to see who it could be.

"I'm not breaking my promise." I heard roll off his lips. Not moving an inch he lets go and spins me around. His face lit up and I never thought seeing blonde boy again would make me feel so safe.

Lifting my arm he takes a close look at the mark.

"Im so sorry." He looked in my eyes and held me lightly not wanting to hurt me more than I've already been. I open my eyes and in the corner of my eye I see the same Mark on his.

"Draco? Did it hurt for you?" I asked as he pulled away and touched his arm.

"It burned a little but not much." He claimed while picking up my arm.

"You?" He asked.

"Worse." Was all I could let out. He grabs me and we apparate out of the manor and into his bedroom.