Aliah Snape (BOOK 4) - Fight or Flight

Chapter 30 - Caught

"No, no, this is not happening," Aliah thought. The branch cracked and it fell, with Aliah on it. She fell with a thud on the ground, her knives out of her grasp.

"Well, well, well," Bellatrix smirked with her hands on her hips. "Look who it is fellas. Its little Snape. And who doubted me?"

Greyback gave a snort.

"Get her!" Bellatrix ordered. Aliah jumped up and backed up against the rough trunk of the tree. Greyback and the other Death Eater closed in on her.

"Fight, Aliah, fight," Aliah heard a voice in the back of her mind said. Aliah took a deep breath and rolled her shoulders back

"come and get me," she growled

"With pleasure," Greyback smiled sickly. He lunged at her but Aliah turned and Greyback it the trunk. The other man pointed his wand at Aliah but she hit his hand with her and grabbed his wand with the other. The man went to punch her but she ducked and kicked him under his legs. He fell face first into the dirt. Two arms grasped her from behind. She felt Greyback lick the side of her neck, "feisty. I like,"

"Keep dreaming," Aliah stomped on his foot and elbowed him in the nose. He let out a howl and Aliah quickly turned and kicked him in the head. Greyback stumbled back and tripped over a rock.

"ENOUGH!" Bellatrix screeched. Aliah felt the hairs on her back stand tall. She turned around and faced the psychotic witch. Bellatrix let out a cackle and pointed her wand at Aliah.

"My sister did say you were a fighter," Bellatrix circled around Aliah. Aliah moved her foot slightly from beneath her and saw she was standing on one of her knives. Carefully, she slid her toes underneath the knife, now she had to wait for the precise moment.

"How did the power feel like hm? The High Priestess curse? I wanted the curse when I was a little girl but my Father always said no. Such a shame it had to be wasted on you,"

"I didn't choose this, I don't want this," Aliah grunted. Bellatrix let out a laugh and stood close to Aliah, her stomach pressed against Aliah's back and her chin resting on Aliah's shoulder.

"Doesn't matter if you chose it or not dearie. You will become one of us. You will return with me back to Malfoy Manor and you will become one of us,"

"I would love to see you try," Aliah kicked up her foot, caught the knife and turned to press it to Bellatrix's neck. Aliah pushed Bellatrix back up against the tree, causing Bellatrix to drop her wand. Bellatrix smiled,

"What are you going to do? Slit my throat? Kill me?" Bellatrix cackled. Aliah released Bellatrix a little before slamming her forearm back into her throat.

"Don't test me. Don't think I won't do it. You let Draco get hurt, and don't forget," Aliah smiled, "you asked me to protect your sister and that is exactly what I am doing!"

Aliah didn't care about the animagus being a secret. If Bellatrix returns to the Manor and the tiger is nowhere to be seen, she would figure it out on her own. Bellatrix may be a psychotic,  murder - raging witch but Bellatrix was not stupid.

"YOU!" Aliah saw the anger in Bellatrix's eyes, "you attacked me! You were that stupid tiger that followed Cissy around. I knew something wasn't right and I told Cissy. When Draco returned you followed him, I KNEW IT. You are coming with me,"

"Can't you get it through her head? Or is hair too crazy for the information to get to your brain? I am not coming with you!"

"How dare you talk to me you little bitch!"

"Ouch. That hurt," Aliah rolled her eyes. Bellatrix pushed Aliah and she stumbled back but kept her ground. Bellatrix lunged at Aliah. Aliah stepped to the side and reached for Bellatrix's arm. She twisted it and pulled the witch back against her chest with her arm squeezing Bellatrix's throat. Bellatrix scratched at Aliah's arm and she felt the blood from the nails pierce her skin. After few moments Bellatrix's movements became slower and her body became floppy.

Aliah carefully kneeled down, dragging the older witch with her, "tell Narcissa I'm sorry," Aliah whispered in Bellatrix's ear. Aliah watched as her eyes rolled to the back of her head. She laid Bellatrix down on the dirt and stood up. She picked up her other knife and ran. She ran as far as she could to nowhere in particular. All she knew was that Voldemort knew she was alive and wanted her. He wanted to control the power that even Aliah couldn't control.

She ran until she had no more air in her lungs to carry on. Aliah fell to the ground and looked up at the sky. It was dark now and the stars shone in the night sky.

Her chest was breathing heavily but her mind was not in the present. She closed her eyes and let sleep take over. She knew she had to move just in case Bellatrix found her. "Just five minutes," Aliah thought.