Utterly Hopeless: An Ominis Gaunt Love Story

Chapter Ten: The Protective Basilisk of Slytherin

(Threa)

"Something the matter dear? You look a bit confused," he cooed above the battle.

"Only on the thought that someone willingly laid with the man."

"I never said my mother was willing," he purred leaning in forward as I tried to recoil unable to escape his domineering grasp. "Now.... As the pleasantries are out of the way, you and I are gonna go for a little walk."

"Not happening," I growled back, the heated fight growing worse as his men beginning to shout dark curses. They're getting desperate, someone's going to get hurt. I thrashed against him as his hold painfully tightened. "Ah!"

"Come now Threa, is this a way to treat a new friend?"

"We're not friends," I spit in his face. The saliva hitting his cheek as he stuck his tongue out taking a swipe at it moaning.

"Mmmm... Maybe not now, but with how sweet you taste. Trust, we will be getting well acquainted."

"You're vile, drop me else I'll turn you to dust!"

"Heh, I heard your little ancient power could do that."

"Can turn you lot into chickens too, let me go and I'll give a demonstration!"

"As amusing as that'd be, your wand is gone little dove. And my patience has run thin... Tilly," he whistled as a large black and orange stripped three headed reptilian beast slithered out from the tunnel moving towards us in a hurried speed. He threw me onto the train rails before it. "Take her, she's coming with us pumpkin."

The three headed beast made quick work to wrap me up in an unbreakable hold. It coiled stealing what breath my lungs held, squeezing me painfully hard until I heard a crunch inside my chest.

Unbearable pain shot through me. An agonized piercing cry rang through the terminal hurting my ears, my throat going hoarse. Oh, merlin, that's my voice!

Another deep pained yell came from behind us as I was at the beast's mercy. Its left head came up to mine, examining curiously as its master whistled for it to follow him. He turned traveling down the dark tunnel bringing me with it.

Breathing became a struggle as my lungs fought to grasp what air it could. The beast dragged me behind itself, seemingly hitting me against every edge it could, leaving me with a throbbing headache.

"Careful with her Tilly. We need her in a good condition if we're to get that damned deposit open," he's here for the ancient magic. Father like son.... Uh!

I hit a wall hard as we turned into a small dug-out hole, the snake barely fit through as it followed its master. The dark tunnel went on for a few minutes before a bright light enveloped us and we came out to a large chamber looking much like the vault in Gringotts.

"Please, save me," the deposits familiar plea rang more urgently through my mind as its light throbbed behind the goblin metal.

I was dropped by the snake as it continued to slither forward. My vision spotted as I fought to take in more air. I panted on the ground, whilst the man watched me fight to keep breathing, his snide smile gone looking on curiously. He reached down to touch my head running his fingers through my tangled curls, taking hold and pulling at them roughly making me whimper.

I reeled back, tears falling fast from the pain as I scanned the large room noting the number of henchmen lining its walls. They were eyeing the giant beast uneasily watching as their boss continued to taunt me. The middle of the room barren except for the glowing white orb, the thing begging for me to release it.

"My dear, there is no reason to be scared," he stroked my cheek nauseatingly, breakfast from this morning threatening to come up from the act. "You're safe."