The Consequence Of Power

Nightmares

"Please don't," Rhiannon said, struggling to breathe, struggling to move even to wake up. All she could do was endure the pain she was feeling, the sharp pains through her body, she twitched and shook as she laid in my bed. All she could see was her getting attacked by someone, blood pooling out of her stomach, a cold blade ripping her skin apart, she needed to wake up. She could feel herself aware but she couldn't wake up, she was trapped in a realm of getting killed over and over again, not stopping no breaks, just blood and death. "Rhiannon wake up" She could hear Professor McGonagall's voice in the distance trying to wake her up, she kept screaming for help but no words exited her mouth, only noises she tried to make. She was terrified, still struggling to breathe, struggling to do anything. "Rhiannon my dear, please wake up" She felt her cold hands on her arm, she just wanted to grab her hand and squeeze it as hard as she could to show her how much pain she felt. Then her eyes shot open and she sat up, causing McGonagall to jolt backwards "Rhiannon!" Tears ran down her face, she couldn't speak. She slowly turned her head and looked at her, she just stared at her blankly "Rhiannon? what happened?" She took the blanket off her and looked between her legs, great she was lying in her own blood. "Oh dear, come on" She grabbed her hand and pulled her off the bed. Rhiannon stood there crying as McGonagall quickly ripped off her bedding. She felt so embarrassed and confused about what was going on, one minute she was drowning in her own dreams then now she was watching a Professor take off her bloody sheets. "Rhiannon, I will take care of these, get dressed and hurry to your class" McGonagall rushed out of the dorm with her hands full of sheets. Rhiannon took off her bloody nightgown, tears still running down her face, she knew some of the other girls kept menstrual products in one of the cabinets. She grabbed a pad and attached it to her underwear before putting on her uniform and robes, she slipped on her shoes and headed to class, feeling completely drained and angry for some reason. She walked into potions, late "Ah Rhiannon, you are here! and very late, like the usual" Professor Slughorn said as he leaned on someone's desk to help them "Im sorry Professor, bad morning" She sat down and she didn't even try to look for Draco this time, she just laid her head down on the table, her eyes become droopy and she found herself spiralling into sleep. Dark sleep, it didn't take very long for her to find herself dreaming again, but the dream was a nightmare, her bleeding out of her stomach, over and over. She could feel the piercing pain like a dagger ripping her insides apart, she was back where she started, not being able to wake up, being completely defenceless and completely alone with her dreams. She can hear the sounds around her but they were muffled with a slight ringing noise. She could feel hands trying to shake her awake, again she wanted to scream for help, she wanted to be saved from this pain.

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Rhiannon put her head down, she didn't look at him yet, as she usually did. Something did seem off with her, she seemed tired or angry, maybe it was because she saw how evil he was, how he killed those men. The men who deserved it. She did respect her and he would try his hardest to never hurt her again, he never wanted to see her so upset, so scared. It broke his heart to see her so upset, If he could he would take all that pain and put it in himself, as someone so cruel and evil as him, he would rather be in pain than her. He looked over at her and noticed Granger trying to nudge her awake but she wouldn't wake up, he noticed the worry on Grangers and he looked around to see if anyone was looking "Sir! Rhiannon won't wake up!" He shot his head back at them and stood up and rushed over to them "What happened?" Professor Slughorn rushed over as well and stood next to Draco "Miss Granger what is it?" He can hear Rhiannon grunting and wincing in her sleep. He could hear whispering around the classroom and of course, Pansy was laughing "I don't know, she just won't wake up" Granger tried again to wake her, Dracos heart started to race with worry and his jaw clenched from anger hearing all the people making fun of her, his Rhiannon. Slughorn walked around the desk and pulled her back onto the chair, her chest was rising up and down, her eyebrows would curl after every breath she took and her hands were balled into fists. He wanted to save her, protect her, but he couldn't. He had to watch as his only love struggle and in pain, watching her tense up and wince at her pain. As Slughorn and Granger fail to wake her he watched her start to get worse, she started to shake and tears leak down from under her closed eyes, more laughing echoed the classroom, he had enough, he pushed Slughorn out of his way and pick her up and walked out of the classroom, he could hear Slughors faint yells for him to come back but he refused to let her be made a fool of, let her vulnerability be made as a joke. As he held her he felt the shaking calm down and her wincing started to stop, people stopped and stared in the corridors as he carried her, he didn't care about the others he just cared about her and her safety. He looked down at her and started to see her eyes open "Draco-" Her voice was soft and raspy "You are safe now" He said, taking her into the prefect's bathroom and locking the door "Can you stand or sit?" He asked "I think so," She said as he sat her down on the sink counter "What happened my love?" He asked as he brushed his thumb across her cheek, trying to find her emerald eyes "I don't want to talk about it" She hid her "Rhiannon, tell me. Are you in danger?" She looked at him, her face was so pale and her eyes were almost black "I said I don't want to talk about it!" Her voice raised at him "Hey, I need to know if you are in danger Rhiannon" He removed his hand from her face "Why so you can kill again! im not in any danger alright, just anxious that's all" She looked back down and picked at her carving on her arm, he didn't understand why she lied to him "Rhiannon, are you having visions again?" She didn't respond "Answer me!" He yelled "YES! I am, they are unbearable Draco, I can't even close my eyes without seeing the most gruesome things. Me bleeding over and over, feeling every tear or rip of my skin from this scar or from my stomach. I have been in pain and, and agony from my so-called gifts. I'm so tired Draco, I want it to end" She started to cry and rip at the scab on her arm, drawing blood, he quickly grabbed her hand and used his other hand to cover her arm "Rhiannon, stop" She tried to rip her hand out from his grasp, memories started to flood in his head from the way he saved her on the astronomy tower "Please" He begged to her as he felt her stop her struggle and burry her head into his chest, he let go of her hand and held her close to him, letting her know she was safe and loved, that she knew he would always be there for her no matter how much she may hate her life, he would remind her that her life was his life, he lived for her and if she stopped living, so would he.