‹ Prequel: Teachers Pet.

Creep.

The Darkness.

I ran through the wet snow and toward the forest.I know I promised…but I need to get away, Away from him. Dangerous? I'm dangerous now? because I can make you feel like a human!
Because I'm small and scrawny? Yeah. Im really fucking dangerous. My fangs pushed into my tongue as anger rose to my face I darted between the trees and toward the clearing.
If I was so fucking dangerous I would've killed him already, If I was dangerous….he wouldn't have saved me.
I searched the forest for something that looked remotely edible. Everything was already dead, or almost there anyways. My fangs were cutting my tongue to shreds as my anger
pulsed through my body. I sniffed the air again, it was rank with death. I wandered deeper into the trees, my stomach growling with impatience. My throat was burning, I was starving.
Why have I been refusing to eat in school now? Because I am scared to death that Snape’s trying to poison me. The trees creaked and moaned as my feet carried me further into the
woods. The air was thick still with the smell of decay, the deeper I walked the less I could smell it. There has to be something in here. I looked behind me to see if I could still see
the school, oh well. I’ll find it eventually. The wind picked up, chilling me into zipping up my jacket. As I was pushing my icy hands in my pockets, a salty smell swished past my nose. I stopped
and sniffed out the direction it came from, it was running. I could hear the heartbeat. I began running quickly toward the sound, lunging over rocks and roots until I saw it. I could
smell the blood dripping from the creature that was now laying on the ground in exhaustion. My fangs extracted as I pounced onto my meal. I bit the neck blindly and began to let
the warm liquid swish down my throat. I sucked greedily hearing my prey moan in response. After the third sip I felt it, my stomach caught fire burning all the way up to my tongue.
I let go of the creature and fell onto my back gasping. My windpipe felt like it was shrinking. I coughed and wheezed looking around the forest helplessly.
My eyes lulled around in my head before I felt someone pick me up. My vision couldn’t focus long enough for me to see who it was though. My coughing increased and my heart
began to race, thumping against my ribcage in a silent battle. My veins began to burn as my prey’s blood washed into my own. My body became motionless with exception of my deep
coughing, the hunter has now become the prey. My head lulled into whatever was carrying me, I decided it was human when a hand cupped my cheek and held me closer. I felt my
limbs catch fire with the acid like burn from the blood and cried out for help. The person who held me paid no mind to my hollers and kept walking. My veins where ripped at from
the inside, stretching and pulling until finally I passed out from the pain.

My eyes fluttered open anxiously, where was I? My eyes darted around the dark room, nothing visible to me yet. I began to panic, letting my breathing become short and panicked.
I tried to sit up but I couldn’t, by whole body was numb. Tears coated my eyes as I tried to calm myself down, where was I? The question circled my mind madly as my eyes darted
around rapidly. I saw the hand reach down and smooth down my hair, I closed my eyes quickly hoping he wasn’t going to kill me.
“Della.” I quickly opened my eyes to see professor Snape looking down at me in worry.
“Help me.” I whimpered past my tears trying to reach out to him, but my body failing me once again. Snape reached under me and picked me up carrying me out of the darkness, I laid my head into his chest, feeling safety wash over me. The pain washed away…and I slipped once more into darkness,

“Snape! You found her!”
“Miss Fletcher was lying in a ditch in the Forbidden Forest.”
“Quick, bring her to the infirmary.” Within moments I was taken from the teachers warm arms and placed in a cold rough bed.
“No.” I whimpered letting out a small sob as a needle pierced my skin. Finally I was able to move a little. I reached out my arm and grabbed Severus’s hand.
“Stay with me.” I choked looking up at him. His face was filled with pain.
“I’m so scared.” I cried, my vision becoming blurry from my stupid tears. Good god I was a pansy. Snape nodded pulling a chair up to my bed and sitting with me, I clung on his hand for dear life. The pain from earlier washing through my entire body.
“She’s been poisoned.” The nurse claimed as she forced a tube into my mouth, I clawed at it as I choked on the plastic in my throat. But she got Snape to hold me down as she poured some disgusting liquid down my oesophagus. Gagging horribly I clung onto Snape’s sleeves.
"I'm sorry." He whispered as he stared down at me with empty eyes. I wheezed as the tube was pulled from my throat.
“Stop!” I cried as the nurse stuck more needles into me. She ignored my request and glanced at Snape.
“If you’re going to stay make yourself useful, go get a bucket.” Snape let go of my hand and went to leave. But I clung on to his sleeve.
“No! Don’t leave me!” I cried, but he slipped away, I was alone. My stomach began to churn and tighten.
“Hurry up, Snape! Before she pukes on the floor!” I leaned over the bed and vomited all over the nurse. She gasped and backed up, I emptied my stomach faster before collapsing over the side of the gurney.
“Never mind.” The nurse seethed walking away stiffly.
“Della.” I looked up weakly to see Snape standing above me, he leaned down and pulled me up onto my bed so I wasn’t half falling out anymore. He wiped off my mouth and tossed the rag onto the side table. I held onto his hands again.
“I’m sorry.” I whispered leaning into his chest.
Snape stayed silent but pushed me back onto the bed.
"Move!" The nurse pushed pass Severus and came at me with a handful off pills. Her hand clamped over my mouth, tossing the capsules down my throat before plugging my nose. I choked them back and gaged, It felt like swallowing stones.
My head began to spin as I looked for Severus.
"Della?" I looked toward the dark figure looming over me. I took his hand and placed it on my heart.
"I'm sorry." I breathed before darkness took over my body. Pulling me into another slumber.