Harley's Quest

Chapter 10

Two more days passed and Harley was beginning to think they would never find Draco which concerned her. She looked at her travel companion and sighed woefully.

Ivy put an arm around her "Don't worry we'll find him." She said for what felt like the 20th time that day. Although Ivy was beginning to doubt her words with each time she said them.

Harley however didn't notice her friend's doubts. She sighed again and looked up at the darkening sky.

"It's gonna be dark soon, Harl. We should probably stop and make camp." Ivy said stopping and leaning against a tree. Neither her or Harley noticed the hole behind on of the large boulders.

Harley let out a squeal as she fell into the hole and slide down some dark muddy tunnel. She shook her head and blinked trying to see where she was.

The area was dark and as Harley looked around she realized she was still in the dark forest somewhere. "Must have fallen through an old animal tunnel or somethin'." She said rubbing her head.

Something rustled in the distance and a groaning sound came from Harley's left. Harley sat up a bit too suddenly and hit her head on a low hanging branch. She blinked a couple more times to help her eyes focus.

Harley's eyes widened and she gasped as she saw what had made the groan. There chained up between two trees was Draco. He looked weak like he hadn't eaten since the Halloween ball.

Harley rushed over to him and gently touched his face. "Draco? Draco it's me Harley." She said softly praying he would open his eyes.

It felt like hours before he finally opened his eyes. His lips were pale showing just how close to death he really was.

"Quinn?.." Came Draco's feeble voice. He hoped he hadn't been imagining her voice or her hands on his face. He knew the man who had captured him was probably still near by but he couldn't bare himself to say it.

Harley heard him groan and she picked her head up from her hands. She blinked away tears and looked over at him.

Draco's breathing was shaky and coming out in little huffs, it was starting to get cold enough to see now.

Harley stood up and ran over to him. She hugged him and gave him a soft kiss on his now tinted blue lips. "Hey" she whispered holding on to him.

Draco closed his eyes again and smiled weakly "I'm so glad you're here" he whispered near her ear.

Harley blinked back tears and let out a laugh that was full of the sorrowful tears she was holding back. "C'mon you make it sound like you're not gonna make it back to the school with me." She said and reached for her wand.

Draco took another shaky breath "I don't think I am" he said making Harley freeze and turn her attention back to him again.

"What are you talking about?" She asked trying to hold back the horror that was building inside her now.

Draco didn't reply. His head lolled forward again.

"Draco! Don't you dare die on me!" Harley said sternly and gripped his shoulders hard, panic leaking into her voice. She didn't notice that they were no longer alone or the vine that was slithering toward her.

The vine grabbed Harley's ankle and pulled her back causing her to fall. Another vine wrapped around her waist. Harley screamed as she slide across the forest floor and up against a tree.

Harley looked at Draco's limp body and cried out from panic and despair. She froze when she heard the dark laughter coming from the shadows of the trees ahead. She gasped as the vine tied up her wrists and hung her from a high branch.