(This takes place a few hours before the 'Arrogant cuz I got reason thread. It is intended for Draco only. Others can join after We get teh first posts up, I will let you know)
"NO!" Her voice began to echo through the forest but was caught swiftly in the palm of his hand to be silenced as soon as it had come out. "I won't do it..." She growled between clenched teeth, tears running down her cheeks as she glared at her father through now blurred vision. "You can't make me.... I will do anything else just... I can't hurt Draco, he's not done anything wrong." She near pleaded.
"You won't be hurting him Kiara, you'll be bringing him to me." came the snake-like reply.
"What is the difference, you'll change him..." She sobbed as tears still ran down her cheeks. "He's not as strong as me.. please father I..." She pleaded again though her plea was cut short as she fell to the forest floor in a heap, refusing or unable to scram out as the Cruciatus curse coursed through her body.
"I WILL NOT have my daughter pleading for anyone's life, be it changing or otherwise..." He growled "Do I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR!" He gave one last push and let her free again.
Kiara shakily and stubbornly forced herself on to one knee, hanging her head down, breathing harshly and then looked up at her father from between her now dirtied raven locks. "I won't do it." She growled between clenched teeth, her voice week but furious, her emerald orbs fluctuating between hellish fire and a deep blackness both of which consumed the whole of her eyes, leaving no white to be seen.
"You will do it Kiara, or I will kill him." He replied to her in such a calm voice, she would know it to be truth.
"I hate you." Kiara said and Voldem0rt laughed. "Very well...Father." She hissed the word. "I will bring him before you, but I will not allow you to change who he is." She vowed.
"Very well Kiara, just bring him on your next visit. Now go clean yourself and return to your own world. And don't forget what I said." He replied and was gone.
Kiara crawled tot eh nearest tree and sat there for several long hours before she finally found the strength to make it to her feet once more. It was another hour before she willed herself 'clean, though the marks of his afore beating remained on her body nothing would outwardly show.
She moved through the forest now and then stepped onto the Hogwarts grounds just before twilight would consume the grounds. The wind blew a light breeze across her tired face and she hoped like hell, she wouldn't run into Draco and his mouth right at this point as she walked slowly towards the castle.
As much as she didnt want it, though, Draco did happen to run into her on her way back to the castle. When he came upon her, he looked her up and down and smirked. "Hmph, what happened to you? You look..I'm not sure how to desribe it. Kind of weary..tired..pathetic," he said, in a rather mocking voice.
Kiara stopped in her tracks, her mind reeling to scream at him to tell hm she looked this way because she protect3ed him, but she couldn't, or wouldn't for one reason or the next. So, instead she closed her weary eyes for a moment and then opened them and looked over at Draco.
"Pathetic, I have heard that word before..." She mused, remembering her father just recently used the very same word to describe the way she so futiley tried to keep Draco away from him. "Alas Draco, I am tired, what is it you want?" She asked pointedly, hoping he would get the picture and leave her alone.
"Nothing. Just felt like bothering you, thats all. But seriously..why do you look that way? You know, pathetic" Draco smirked, using the word 'pathetic' again only because it reminded Kiara of something.
Kiara rolled her eyes and then sighed, almost defected like and then turned fully to look at him. "You aren't going to leave me be, are you Draco?" She asked, looking at him with that look that told stories of wanting nothing more than to be left alone. "Well, if you must know, I am just simply tired..." She paused and looked down at her attire, her clothes, something she forgot to fix when she righted herself were a mess, muddy knees and pine needles all over her robe. "Well, it isn't any of your business at any rate." SHE changed her answer and then simply stood and stared at him.
OOC:
Sorry R/L cought up with me again, won't be so long between next time
"Oh no, it is very much my business!" Draco replied, ignoring Kiara's look that told him she wanted to be left alone. Draco stood there for a moment and suddenly dropped his jaw, smiling slyly. "You've been to see him, haven't you? Yes, yes, you've visited the Dark Lord.." He then thingyed his head to the side slightly. "And you tried to keep this from me?" he asked, more as mockingly then actual asking.
"Get bent." Kiara replied to him between clenched teeth. "This really is none of your business, it is something I must take into my own thoughts to figure out Draco, please... Back off." She finished, still standing quite tiredly in front of him.
"You seem worn out, tired, and not to mention grouchy. Perhaps visiting the Dark Lord is just too much for you to handle," Draco smirked, patting Kiara on the shoulder. He then began to merely walk away, smiling smugly to himself. Although, he was still very curious about what Kiara had been talking to Voldemort about and was hoping she would call him back and give some information.
Kiara sighed again, he had no idea what he was talking about So innocent she thought to herself. Sheltered She completed the thought. She watched him as he walked away, knew he would probably quite enjoy her bringing him back again, but she wouldn't, not yet that could wait until later, wait until she had time to rest and gain enough energy back to have an argument with him, because she knew that was what lie ahead.
"Good day Draco." Was all she managed to say as she now followed him at a distance back to the school.
Draco ignored Kiara telling him to have a good day and simply ran ahead to the Slytherin Common Room, waiting for her to enter as well. He was hoping he could get some information from her there.
Kiara followed him through the halls, happy to be left alone for the walk, her thoughts to herself and a chance to rid herself, all though slowly, of the immense headache that was plaguing her after the horrid curse her father had used on her to make her obey. She was not susceptible to many curses, most she could simply shake off as not more than a simple scratch, but this one, always left it's mark for a few days and he knew it.
She turned the corner the hallway now leading her past Snape's dungeon classroom and she paused for half a step, thinking she heard his voice, perhaps talking to himself but she was wrong, her mind was playing tricks, as it usually did when she had been abused in this manner. She shook her head to clear it, a mistake as it only served to make her head throb all the more.
"This is going to be a wonderful day." She whispered to herself as she continued to walk along, not all too far behind Draco who seemed to be headed toward the common room as well.
Draco hurried along to the common room to await Kiara's arrival. He was very anxious for more information about what the Dark Lord had said to her.
Kiara walked in through the porthole and as it closed behind her, she realized once more that she didn't even say the password again, these things just kept opening up for her every since she had blasted this very one on that day she' d forgotten the pass and needed to get in.. now, even the ones on the other houses opened up for her, sometimes as she simply walked past, once more she shook her head, mistake again this time making her wince outwardly and clutch her head for a moment before she began to make her way intot eh common room where she collapsed on the couch and closed her eyes to the spinning that ensued.
Her head was pounding, her ears ringing and her body still felt as though it was going to dissolve painfully into a million different pieces, but she had once again made her way back to the common room without the notice of anyone important seeing her. Had they, she' d have had a lot of explaining, though she figured Dumbledore knew what was happening already, he was quick, that man.
"What do you want." She managed between clenched teeth as the rest of the common room stared at her, though she was addressing Draco, of course, hoping he had the sense not to use her fathers name in front of the lot of them.
"I think you know exactly what I want,"Draco said, standing up from his place on the couch. "More information." He finished speaking with a slight smug look on his face and simply stood there waiting for a very imformative reply.
Kiara's head was still pounding and she knew he wanted a direct answer from her as to rather she was visiting her father at school or not, and perhaps too, what they had talked about and though she felt just at that moment like turning around and snapping his neck, she knew she couldn't and so, with a deep inhale of breath, of which she let go of slowly and opened her eyes and looked up at him in a calm manner.
"Like I said before, Draco.." She said his name as if it was poison coming off her tongue. The others in the room seemed to back away slightly, they had been caught far too many times between the fights these two have had and some had come out not too well. "It is none of your business." She finished, speaking slowly, as if she were speaking to a half-wit, her voice calm and dangerously quiet.
Draco dropped his jaw slightly as Kiara said this, as if he shocked she hadnt told him anything. "Wh....you must be joking," he said, sounding rather shocked. "Give..me..information," he added, slowly, as he took a step closer to Kiara.
Kiara took yet another long inhale of breath, letting this one out just as slowly as the other. Her head hurt so bad right now that she was surprised it hadn't yet exploded, spewing brains and such all over everyone around the two of them.
"Give me this, I want that, give me give me give me." She hissed. "You're pathetic Draco Malfoy, you sound like a spoiled little brat..." She paused and tilted her head to one side for a moment. "Oh, ya... you ARE a spoiled brat." She finished. "No, it is not any of your business and I refuse to discuss this any further, in the presence of these others." She then added, waving her hand about as she spoke.
"Then make them go away," Draco said loudly, as his anger began to rise even more than it had already. "I want...need this information." He paused. "...I have the slightest feeling it concerns me in some way." He finished, now speaking in a low whisper.
That was when it started; her anger outweighed her pain in every sense of the words. She growled and turned to gaze coolly at Draco. "If you were smart, you'd simply leave this one alone as I have asked, Draco." She sneered. "It is NONE of your Business." She growled.
The room grew chill, as chill as if they had been suddenly plunged into the South Pole, breath could be seen as they all breathe din and out and frost began to form on any surface that had any amount of moisture. Everyone around stood perfectly still, not daring to move, not knowing rather it was safe to do so. Kiara sat back down and crossed her arms over her chest and stared at nothing. Her head was pounding still, but she was ignoring it now, her eyes were glowing with an iridescence that was chill to look upon. Finally, several of the students began to move as if animated puppets, their limbs moving reluctantly, stiff, towards the porthole and they were gone. The remainder of the students seemed to understand her point and quickly, as if trying to escape from death itself, they dashed out of the common room.
"Go away." She told him. She didn't want to be in his presence any longer. She wanted to be alone, and she knew even to go upstairs, he'd probably follow her anyway. He was the only living person in this castle that she could not touch, the only one who she could not make leave her alone, and right now, the only one she wanted to leave her sight. This did nothing to save her growing anger.
"I can tell! I can tell by..by the look in your eyes! It involves me!," Draco shouted, coming closer to where Kiara now sat. "Therefore, it is very much my business and you owe it to me to tell me." He then glanced around to see they were, indeed, alone in the common room. "And, look, we're alone. What a perfect time for you to tell me." He stepped closer to her once more. "Now, tell me!!" he added, angrily.
Kiara had closed her eyes again as the last of the students left in their hurried pace to get out of her sight. The room remained frosty though, as she didn't see any reason to let it be otherwise, she felt frosty, and so, the room would be as such.
"First off Draco.." SHE started in an almost defeated tone. "I owe you nothing, that is.." She went one. "N O T H I N G." She spelled it out for him. "Second of all, you will gain once more, nothing by yelling at me." She continued. "And thirdly, what in the He** makes you think I would tell you anything in the first place?" She finished; her eyes still closed as she lay fully back on the couch now, her face paling even more as she became more worn. She 'd have to take a rest soon, or end up in the hospital wing from exhaustion but she knew he wasn't going to let her rest; he would keep goading her until she gave in, as he always did.
Draco stood still and silent for a moment, as if finally ready to back down. But then the silence was broken as he began groaping and shouting once more. "Tell me!" he screamed, as his pale face was beginning to become red with anger. He pulled his wand out if his pocket and pointed it towards Kiara, as if ready to curse her at any moment.
The silence was nice, something that she was happy for, though she knew it wouldn't last, it never did. When he pulled his wand out, she raised a brow at him and looked from the tip of his wand to his gray eyes then back down to the tip if his wand again.
"And just what do you plan on doing with that little toy Draco??" She asked without a note of concern in her voice, her aura becoming thick and dark immediately. "You know, if you want to curse me, you need to do it without my knowledge, otherwise, you won't get through." She stated calmly as he was still pointing his pathetic wand at her.
She never once raised her voice, never even seemed to care that he was trying to curse her in some silly way to get information from her. "You know Draco, even if you could get through my defenses now, what makes you think that anything you could do to me, would be any worse that what my father has done and HE still doesn't get what he wants, nine times out of ten." She related and then laid her back on the couch again and closed her eyes.
"Go away."
"No! I wont go away! Not until you tell me...everything," Draco said, with more force in his voice than before as he thrust his wand even closer to her. "I'm not afraid. I-I'll curse you!" he added, now speaking in a unsure, and frightened tone of voice.
Certainly, Kiara could not openly harm Draco and she knew that, but she could protect herself, and if he got hurt whilst she was doing just that, then that was just too bad and she also knew that. She had, however, no desire to use any more of her energy in protection or otherwise.
The room temperature began to settle back to its normal state, their breath no longer could be seen and the thick Aura that surrounded Kiara when he'd first drawn his wand began to fluctuate and then simply dissolved.
"Go ahead Draco, Curse away, I am certain an extended stay in the hospital would keep you away from me and I could rest." She stated, leveling her eyes to his in a very matter-of-fact gaze. "Then I guess you'd just have to wait even longer to gain what you seek." She continued and then closed her eyes again.
"Go away." She stated, waving at him as though he were a fly pestering her.
"Ugh! Why wont you tell me?!?" Draco shouted angrily, as he finally began to lower his wand. He then walked over to a nearby couch and began to lounge upon it. "I mean, I deserve to know!" he added, once he was comfortable.