To Be (Draco Malfoy x Emerald Black)

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"Well, well.. look who we have here!" The voice was all too familiar as it was screeching and pierced my ears to trigger an automatic reaction: anger. I grip my wand again, my hand muscles cramping, and slowly turn myself around to see the one and only Bellatrix Lestrange. Her brown curls were manically in every direction and her head was cocked to the side as she gave a deadly smile. Her eyes were big and blood thirsty. Behind her were several Death Eaters, all standing and ready. "I knew we couldn't trust you, girl." She hisses.

I step forward, un phased. "I have no idea of what you mean, I helped Draco." I look her up and down and snarl, keeping my posture and confidence. She throws her head back and laughs. "You really think I'm that dumb, girl?! That dumb, cowardly boy would never let you." She licks her lips and looks around. "Speaking of.." she puts her wand to her chin. "Where is my dear nephew?" She smirks and I grind my teeth, hearing the slight squeak of it.

"He's gone." I grit. That's all I was going to tell her. She cocks her head to the other side and licks her teeth, her smile growing. She leans in, hair falling over her shoulder and face. "I'll kill you, girl. Don't undermine me." Her face grows serious but she bellows out in laughter again. She faces her henchmen and she flicks her wand behind her towards me.

"Kill the girl." She looks over her shoulder and offers a smirk. Before they can charge at me, I draw my wand and point it at her within a close distance.

"Not before I kill you." I raise my eyebrows and press the wand into her chest. She shoves her arms forward and I fly back, my throat flying into my stomach. I land against a flimsy shelf, slowly threatening to fall onto me. I get up and throw my body to the opposite side, and hold my wand up.

"Expelliarmus!" I point my wand but a white light shoots out. It hits Bellatrix's wand and it flies out of her hand. She follows it and snaps her head to me.

"You'll regret this girl!" She and the other Death Eaters charge at me and I raise my wand once more. I hear spells being said and I dodge every one with a simple reducto as I run to grab her wand. It was one against at-least five; I dodge about three and they crash into a pile of rubbish. As I bend down to grab her wand, I feel a pair of forceful hands grab at my hair and I rip my head forward, but am pulled back. My head slams into a hard wall, and I look up to see Bellatrix's smiling face. She bends down to pick up her wand and waves it in my face. My eyes are half shut and I feel my head spin, a warm liquid dripping down the side of my face.

I look to the side and extend my arm out with my wand in it to the best of my ability.

"Confringo!" I rasp. All of her men fly back, blood flew as I had blown up a pile of junk. I smile and I return my gaze back to hers which is not focused on her men dying, but me. She takes my hand and twists my wrist. I drop my wand, screaming and tilting my head up. I put my head down and all I can do is spit in her face.

"You're hopeless now, girl." She twists her hands around my neck and I gasp for air, hitting her chest. Her hands are encased around my neck, going harder and harder; but I had an idea.

I put my hand to the locket on my chest, burning hot. My head doesn't spin anymore and I feel less pain. She looks at me with wide eyes and snarls. She pins me against the wall tighter, close in my face.

"How." I stare her down in her maniac eyes and remain silent, intimidated. So it does heal.. I look down at the ground to my wand, which is at least 10 feet away from me. I couldn't get it to come to me because I wouldn't speak one word with his hard she was pressing now; I felt my throat close. I look around the room for anything. But I see someone.

It was Draco. The blonde head was too familiar. I look to him quickly, and then back to Bellatrix.

"I. Don't. Know." I say slowly, trying to catch air.

"Lies!" She presses in and I scream. I look over to Draco slightly so it went unnoticed. His eyes were big, worried. He looked scared. He nods to me and he crouches over to the wand silently, the flames in the room muting out his footsteps. I reach my hand out without her noticing as she intently stares into my soul. Draco pushes the wand towards me, and I throw my head into hers, her falling back. I drop to the ground gasping for air, and holding my throat. I reach for my wand, but I feel a body slam on the top of me, pulling my hair.

"You stupid girl!" I feel an object pressed to my neck, my guess it was a wand. I still attempt to reach for the wand, my hands shaking. I look up at Draco to see he wasn't there. Where-

"Let her go." I see the blonde boy stand in his cower, holding up his wand to his own flesh and blood- his team. She looks up and her snarl turns into a "sweet" smile. I grunt as I struggle for air.

"Awh, here to save your little girl friend?" She says in a sarcastic sad tone.

"Just let her go, Bellatrix. Let's get this done. You didn't come here to kill her. So let her go. You know she's valuable to the Dark Lord." He shoots me a look of coverage and I close my eyes. He was right, he wasn't wrong. I was only alive because I was valuable.

I feel the pressure drop from my neck and my face slams onto the cold concrete. I lay there, almost numbly. My cheek was scratched from landing on the floor, and it burned. I breathe and reach the rest of the way for my wand. I hear footsteps walk away from me, and I hear Bellatrix's laugh; I look up and see Draco who doesn't even turn to look at me for two seconds.

There was no time to sit here and wallow. This was a game now; and I was going to play it.