Insanity

Senator Shaw.

Credence POV

I woke up early and got ready. I didn't want to be late, I wanted to go with Ma.
It could be really interesting to have a person that important on our side.

When I got downstairs to eat breakfast, she told me that she was in contact with the son of the senator and that he yet had to convince the senator about all the Second Salemers. And that's why we're meeting today.

At the beginning, everything was going on alright, we entered a classy building. Langdon Shaw was really nice but had the same hate for wizards as Ma. I knew he would think like that so I was okay with it.

The problems started when the actual meeting happened. First, the senator didn't know we were coming, second, he was talking to his son about his campaign to become the new senator.
He was mad at Langdon but still let us talked for a minute about our society and what it was doing. He didn't believe us. I still gave him a leaflet but Henry Shaw Jr pushed me and I made all the ones I held fall to the floor.

I picked them all up. Or that's what I thought.

"Boy !"

I saw one in his hand, I walked to him to get it. He gave it to me and came closer.

"Hey, freak, why don't you go back to the garbage where you and your freaky friends belong."

I had shivers from the rage I felt.

I walked back to Ma face to the floor, Modesty caught up with me and took my hand. She knew I was angry and she was the only one that could calm me. In fact, they were two. Her, and Mr Graves.

I missed him, I had to find the child.

I didn't know why but this made me angrier than I already was.

Modesty tightened her grip, I was calming again.

But for how long ?

Percival POV

Something was wrong with Credence. I didn't know why I had these bursts of emotions with him, like we had kind of a bond. I had this with her. But he's nothing special to me, is he ?
He's just a lost child, I just feel pity for him.

I should get a grip on myself and find a way to get out of here before things get out of hand.
I need to warn someone.
I need aurors to find me.
I need to get out of here I'm starting to have weird thoughts, I'll be insane in a week at this rate.

I heard the door opening.

"I'll soon be off to visit your boyfriend. It's really interesting, I think he's in love with you. I checked his head and it's all about you, I couldn't get further than your kiss. That's really cute, he loves you so much he could block my legilimency."

I gasped. Was he truly in love with me ? Or was it some lies that Grindelwald came up with ?
I guess Grindelwald could be right as he's quite lonely, sad and lost and that I was the only support to him. He's fragile too, he could have fallen for anyone who gave him attention.

I also got him on my mind. But it was only a protective instinct, more like the father kind. Or, was it ?
I was just tired of it all and wanted this to end quickly.

"Well, I could not have any information by his brains so I guess I'll go the hard way to make him talk..."

What did he mean with 'the hard way' ?

I faked a laugh.
"Grindelwald, I don't know what games you're playing at, but you're playing it wrong."

I knew Credence more than Grindelwald, if he knew him, he would know that violence only shuts him off. Grindelwald would get nothing out of him with a beating. Which he's used to.

Grindelwald POV

"Oh but you surely play it better than me, since it's all about your boyfriend I would not expect less from you."

I was waiting for him to tell me what was wrong in my 'game'. There was no doubt he knew Credence better than me, so I was expecting that he let some informations slipped.

"Stop calling him my boyfriend, it's tiring."

But he didn't and I was not one to be patient.

"So what am I doing wrong ?"

I became suddenly serious, beginning to lose my patience.

"Oh I'm sure you would love me to tell you."

He took the control of my game and I didn't like that.
He played the same way I did, because he reversed our positions.
He known more so I was kind of weaker.

"You know, if I can't get him to talk to me, I'll get you to talk to me. So you'll understand what I meant by 'the hard way'."

Percival POV

I had the control, Grindelwald was trying to pretend it wasn't the case but it was.
If he was going to beat me, it was perfectly fine by me, I could deal with a few beatings, as long as Credence was not the one receiving it.

Grindelwald walked towards me.

"While you're here, you're my prisoner, my slave and I can do anything I want of you. I hope you didn't think that 'the hard way' meant beating. Because if so, you didn't learn enough about me."

What ? So what did he mean by that ?

Grindelwald POV

I threw the incarcerous charm to him, tying him up to the bed.

"Oh I'm sure you can guess now."
I had a wicked smile on my face.

I put my hand on his cheek.

"You look lovely when you're angry."

I let my hand slip down his neck, then torso, then waist.

"I'm sure you got things to say now ?"

Credence POV

I had a weird feeling about Mr Graves, I mean, not the one I usually have, like a feeling of him in danger.

I thought that it was only my mind making things up, imagining kind of a connection linking the both of us. And we didn't have that.

But it's also true that something was wrong yesterday, well, something was different.

I tried to get him off my mind so I went downstairs.
Ma had bought last month a box, that was showing moving pictures.
It was quite fun but I wasn't allowed to watch it.
When I passed by, I saw that it was Henry Shaw Jr on the screen.

"They're retransmitting live his speech for tonight's show for his campaign."

I thought she saw my questioning face.

"-But Ma, you're watching this after the reaction he got this morning ?
- If he reacted that way, it's because he knows something's up the corner. People often act angry or strange to face what they don't or can't understand. And I want to know how he explains what's happening to this city. "

I was actually really impressed by what she just said. It's not that I considered her stupid but I never heard her talk like that. She sounded really smart.

I got back upstairs because I had nothing else to do, I didn't want to watch or listen to Henri Shaw, which will only be the new senator because his father is the actual one.

[N/A: Didn't tell in the previous chapters but I'm passing Grindelwald onto past tense, he's less impulsive now. But it's a choice to make his pov present then past. ^^
And I'm proud of me for posting three chapters night after night this week even if I have school ! Well I kinda owed you that as I promised I would upload during my holidays but didn't... x) ]