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Love, flourishes 

Gellert swallows hard and looks into the furious eyes of Albus Dumbledore. He tries to move but he can't. He tries to speak but he can't. He starts to panic. Albus laughs, "Did you really think you could fool me? I knew that wasn't you in the cell the moment I entered fake you. You felt wrong. I have been watching you and the others for years. You are not as clever as you think you are. You were careful but not careful enough. I know all about your plans but they don't matter now. Did you really think you could fool me? The great Albus Dumbledore? You will pay for deceiving me." Gellert is frozen, he wants to call for help but he is helpless. Albus watches him squirm and an evil smirk crosses his face, "No one will come for you. You will pay for trying to fool me."

Albus grabs him and they disappear. Gellert pales when he sees the room they have landed in. A bed is on the left, shackles are hanging from the headboard. He can see whips, canes, handcuffs, a cattle prod, knives, chains and everything else that sends a shudder down his spine. Albus smirks at Gellert's expression, "This is all for you. You and I have a lot of catching up to do." Before he knows what happened Gellert is naked and shackled to the bed. Albus raises his wand and hits him with a cutting spell. Gellert screams, it is the first noise he makes since Albus found him. Albus laughs, "That's it, scream for me. No one can hear you. No one will save you." He turns him around and takes the whip. He gives Gellert lashes for every day he fooled him. Gellert's back is bleeding, his skin broken, his spine exposed. Albus made sure he felt every hit, he didn't want him to pass out and miss all the fun.

-

Gellert feels numb, he doesn't know how much time has passed but it must have been weeks. No one knows he is here, no one will come for him. He is all alone. He misses his friends. He misses Tom most of all. He starts to cry. His worst nightmare has come true. Albus mocks him, "Poor Gellert is crying. You want to cry. I will give you something to cry about. I had my trusted elf infiltrate your island and he released a deadly disease. Everyone is dead. They suffered greatly. I made sure they knew it was because of you they were dying a slow and painful death." Gellert feels sick, no this cannot be happening. They can't all be dead. They were supposed to be protected by Lady Magic, Death, Destiny and Fate. He won't give Albus the satisfaction of crying again. He spits in his face. Albus is enraged and slaps him hard. He takes a knife and starts to cut Gellert's torso. Gellert bites his tongue, he won't scream, not this time. Albus grabs a torch and his cruel laughter fills the room. Albus looks at his handiwork and smirks, "Now everyone knows you belong to me." He looks at his name burned into Gellert's stomach.

Albus gets up and undresses, an evil smirk crosses his face, time for the next phase of his punishment. "It's about time you learn your place again." He crawls between Gellert's legs and Gellert closes his eyes as his body is ripped apart. He thinks of Tom, the wasted time and regret. He thinks of his eyes, his face and his laugh. Albus sees that Gellert's eyes are closed, and he can't have that. He wants him to know who is inside him, who his Master is. He murmurs a spell and Gellert's eyes snap open. Gellert doesn't want to look at him. He tries to close his eyes but he can't. He has to look into the face of evil as his body is defiled over and over again.

When Albus is done, he leaves Gellert lying in his own pool of blood. He will be back soon, he has only just begun. Gellert is finally able to close his eyes, he wants to curl into himself but he is still tied to the bed. He finally lets the tears come. He wants to die. He wants this to be over. Maybe they will get a third chance. If they do, he will tell Tom that he...that he...loves him.

-

Tom is looking at Gellert's last words as if they are mocking him.

GG: Would you miss me?

He wants to write yes, that he will but his pride wins and he doesn't answer. Gellert made the choice to leave and run. He won't go chasing after him. If Gellert wants them to be more, he should make the first move but Gellert would prefer to stay in Japan, far away from them. From him. Tom did put himself out there and he got hurt. He gets up and pours himself a whiskey. He throws it back and pours another. Bella enters his office and sees him drinking. She sees that his notebook is open, "Heard from Gellert?" Tom turns around, his eyes are cold, his voice deadly. "He is going to stay in Japan. He was offered a position." Bella takes a step back. Tom is scaring her more than ever. She swallows hard, "I will talk to him. Get him to change his mind." Tom snarls, "Don't bother. We don't need him. Now why did you come here?"