The Vampire's Prisoner;;

[evie]

Crowe Manor was quite the cliche of a vampire's home. It was large, dark - red, velvet curtains that blocked out any and all light from the windows, an iron, spiked fence surrounding it - but there was a few subtle differences. If one were to wander into Evangeline's own room, they would find a large vanity - complete with a mirror fit for a queen. Such a thing might seem redundant to have for a vampire, but Evangeline kept it for her own reasons.

But, the room that Evangeline Apparated herself and the girl into was almost like a dungeon. It was the large basement of the mansion, concrete walls, various chains and horrible-looking devies laying about. There were numerous people strung to walls as well, most of them were simple humans that wouldn't be missed, used to feed the Desmodus that were too busy (or perhaps too lazy) to go and find a meal on their own. Evangeline fed off of them occasionaly, but she prefered the fight of a fresh meal.

With a silent spell and a flick of her wrist, Evangeline had the girl against the well, the chains and shackles locking themselves around her wrists and hoisting her to her feet, no matter how much struggle she put up.

There was one other vampire lurking down in the dungeon, a tall, gangly male with stringy red hair - and Evangeline made her way over to him once she was sure the Order member wasn't about to escape. The two exchanged whispers, and the male bowed his head, taking off as quickly as possible up the stairs to inform the others.

WIth that being done, Evangeline returned to her prisoner with a pleased smile on her face. "So," She began, pacing back and forth before the girl, her gaze never leaving her, "What's your name?" Might as well start with the basics... Evangeline knew she wouldn't be able to get too far, as the others were going to inform the Dark Lord of what had happened, and there was no doubt that he would want to interoggate this girl himself - but Evangeline was going to get as much as she could out of her before that happened. [/color]

[Torii Damien]

Apparition. That was the cause of the binding pain and blackness that Torii experienced. It seemed that she was a pain magnet today. But the room she had been Apparated into wasn't much brighter than the blackness she had previously experienced. After her silver eyes adjusted to the dim light of the room, they perceived everything she'd ever seen in 1980 Muggle vampire movies. Concrete walls, chains, humans strung up against the wall--some of them not breathing; typical torture chamber. Worse than the dismal appearance of the dungeon--there was no better word for it--was the bitter cold draft.

Before Torii could raise her wand, stand up, or even shiver from the biting air, she was magicked against the wall, chains and shackles ensnaring her limbs. Her wand fell down the sleeve of her robe, catching against her underarm. Great.

Torii ignored her own vulnerability--not so much because she could cast wandless spells fairly easily--and surveyed her surroundings. She watched as the vampiress conversed with another, a male. He disappeared, sending a wave of unease down her spine. She jerked her left arm against the chains, testing their strength. The chains didn't budge. So she obviously wasn't escaping that way.

Torii began analyzing her ways of escape. To her left, she saw a long black tunnel; it looked like the only way to enter of exit. She'd need that. It was obvious that she wasn't getting out by using her wand, still nudged against her arm. Time to practice some Animagi.

The witch was about to change her form when the vampiress spoke to her. It was the first time she'd heard the witch speak while not writhing in pain. Her voice was an oily sort of smooth, with a menacing taunt to it, no matter what the woman said. She asked for Torii's name. As if, she snorted mentally, sneering. She wasn't telling this bimbo anything. So, instead, though it probably wasn't smart--it would've gotten a laugh out of the Weasley twins for sure--she spit at the woman, connecting with her right eye.

"Go die in a hole," she hissed, baring her teeth, which were noticeably sharper than before. And was it just a trick of the light, or was the young witch's hair turning coarse and a dark shade of russet. Maybe, but I wouldn't spend time dawdling on it if I were you.

[evie]

For once in her life, Evangeline was at a loss for words. When that witch spit in her face, it seemed like the entire world and time came to a stop as the look of surprise and disgust crossed the vampire's face. Once she had regained herself, with a wipe of her wand across her face, the spit was gone, but Evangeline's expression was - for a moment - unreadable. The witch's harsh words came to her ears, but Evangeline was still silent.

Then, things seemed to take a turn for the worst. An inhuman growl rumbled in Evangeline's throat - and while the girl's teeth seemed to sharpen a bit, and her hair grew darker - Evangeline's canines had already extended a good inch, and her face contorted in anger with an animal-like snarl. Her eyes were blodreed, and it seemed as if she had grown twenty shades paler - if that was possible.

"How dare you?!" She snarled barely above a whisper, her fingers curling as she tried to keep as much of her anger as she could inside - the Dark Lord wouldn't be pleased if she delivered a few chunks of meat that used to be an Order member. "You are going to regret that."

It was then that Evangeline's gaze locked with the girl's - and the vampire realized that something was different. Her brow furrowed for a moment, but she didn't let it phase her as she approached the girl, ready to take a good bit out of her. Just as she was about to - the vampire from before, the red-haired one, came hurrying down the stairs. He himself seemed surprised to see Evangeline in the state she was in, and kept his distance.

"The Dark Lord has informed us to keep her here until he arrives," The vampire began, taking a step back as Evangeline rounded on him, "And said..." THe vampire trailed off for a moment, looking like a scared dog - if he had a tail, it would be between his legs.
"What?!" Evangeline demanded, and the vampire spook as quickly as he could.
"To keep her in one peice." And with that, he was gone.
That most certainly didn't help with Evangeline's mood. [/color]

[Torii Damien]

Torii smirked tauntingly. Her canines protruded from her upper lip; yes, they were definitely longer and sharper than before. Every aspect of her body was changing slowly, unseen unless you were studying it closely.

It took all her strength not to laugh as the vampiress became enraged. If she had laughed, her plans would be smited. Her throat had already begun changing. Had she laughed, it would've been to throaty and bark-like for a woman's tone. Not very good when you're trying to escape from a particularly dangerous predicament.

"Regret it, will I?" The words were in a hushed whisper. They were much deeper than they should've been, but so quiet that it was impossible to tell. Her eyes slid past the angry scarlet gaze of the vampiress to the male vampire from before. Once again, a small chuckle almost slipped through Torii's mouth as the other witch went to take out her fury on the terrified vampire. "Keep her in one piece." The words were music to her ears.

Finally, her size began to decrease. Her hands shrank until she could pull them through the shackles with ease. But she made it looked like she was still restrained to the wall. She'd free herself when she honestly needed to.

[evie]

Evangeline caught the girl's words, but didn't seem to care. She was preoccupied with another problem at hand - that being the fact that the Dark Lord didn't seem to trust that she had enough self control not to rip this girl to shreds. That fact alone made Evangeline want to keep the girl alive even more - although probably bleeding in more than one place.

The younger and obviously more inexperience vampire watched Evangeline for her reaction - and neither of them were really paying attention to the girl. Finally, the elder vampire ran a stressed hand through her platinum blonde hair and huffed slightly. She needed to calm herself - for her own sake, and for the Dark Lord's. The Dark Lord would see that she could keep her temper in check, she would prove it to him.

Dismissing the other vampire with a wave of her hand, much to his relief as he quickly sprinted back up the stairs, she turned back to face her prisoner. Her eyes didn't even come up to meet the girl yet, but finally, her red eyes - slowly fading back to their normal blue color - met the girl's. And Evangeline could feel that something was different about her. Her gaze narrowed into a suspicious glare, and she took a step closer.

"What are you grinning about?" Evangeline snarled at her, her own fangs slowly shrinking back to a smaller size - not completely normal, but not as long or as pointy as they had been before. Her skin seemed to gain a bit of color back, and she didn't look as, well... terrifying as she had before. [/color]

[Torii Damien]

Torii's grin widened as the the other witch slowly attempted to regain her composure. It was like watching a five-year-old get over a tantrum. Truly amusing. Torii's gaze flickered to the other vampire, who looked to be utterly petrified. Poor fellow. That's the fate of the Dark Lord's followers. Living every day in fear.

Torii turned her attention back to the woman in front of her. The older witch was frozen forever in a young body but obviously knew more about the wizarding world and spells than Torii's basic knowledge. If there was a way to reverse Animagi, this witch probably knew it. But nowhere in any of the books Torii had read about the difficult wizarding practice did it mention a way to reverse Animagi. She should be safe as long as she was careful.

The vampiress addressed her once more. Oh, how Torii wanted to spit at her again, to provoke a reaction out of her. But she resisted the urge. Instead, she smiled an even wider, toothy grin, showing rows of abnormally sharp teeth. She watched as the witch slowly faded back to normal. Torii, however, kept right on changing, slowly, unnoticeable, bit by bit. "Oh, nothing. Nothing at all." Her voice continued to come out in a whisper, but is was wispy and faint as the witch's throat became less like that of a human.

Torii stopped the transformation at this point. She would complete it when she made her escape. She stood a few inches shorter than before, her voice was hardly coherent, and her hair had a russet tint to it, and her mouth was full of pointed teeth. It was slightly uncomfortable due to the fact that her teeth were digging into every crevice of her mouth, but death was a fate she'd rather not endure. A mouth-ache was a fair price to pay for living.

[evie]

Evangeline was thoroughly confused at this moment. It was almost like this girl was a Vampire herself - either that, or a werewolf! But as far as Evangeline was concerned, there wasn't a full moon out tonight, and Evangeline couldn't sense that she was a fellow Vampire... After all, if she was, why would she be on the Order's side? The elder witch took another step towards the girl, studying her carefully, and taking in a sniff of the air.

Vampires, of course, had keen and well-adjusted senses, better than that of a human - and she was trying to smell if there was anything... different about the girl. And there was. She smelled like... an animal! How was that possible? Evangeline backed away slightly, shocked and even more confused.

And then... It hit her. She could see the subtle changes in her appearence now - the hair, the teeth, and she didn't dare speak above a whisper, so her voice must be changing as well. Once she had figured it out, Evangeline whipped out her wand - while Torii was right, there was no spell to reverse an Animagus, Evangeline was going to try anything and everything she could.

"You're a clever witch," She spoke, keeping a malicious smile on her face as she raised the wand to point at the girl that was slowly changing, "But you will not escape - Animagus or not."

Without warning, Evangeline gave a swish of her wand, saying the silent spelll Immobulus! inside her head - hopefully, if it hit the girl perfectly, it would render her immobile, and therefore unable to finish her tranformation... Hopefully.

[ooc; Once again, I'll let you decide if it hits her or not, ^_^] [/color]

[Torii Damien]

Torii's brow furrowed as the other witch stared at her. What was going on in the vampiress's mind? She saw the witch's nostril's flare and relax. Crap! She's sniffing me! Torii mentally cursed herself for not thinking about her scent changing. Oh well. Too late to worry about that now. What's done was done. All that was left was to wait patiently for a reaction. When she got one, then she'd make her final escape.

She opened her mouth and laughed, a strange, unearthly bark. "So smart. I feel like a parent whose student just made an 'A' on a test. Good vampire. So smart. For a living corpse, anyway." This time, Torii didn't conceal her voice. It was strangled as her vocal cords weren't completely made for human use anymore, but the message got through well enough.

Torii's eyes narrowed as the other witch made the slightest of physical adjustments, signs she was casting a wandless spell. Well, two could play at that game, bitch. Protego! The word was a shout in Torii's mind. Just in time, the Shield Charm repelled the attack. Torii felt a ripple in the shield where the jinx bounced of of it. Torii smiled.

"Now, that wasn't very nice, now was it?" the witch asked tauntingly. Her eyes narrowed angrily, and she glared at the vampiress, focusing as she readied herself for the spell. Stupefy. Torii unleashed the spell. She wouldn't be able to tell if it hit until the other witch collapsed.

[evie]

Evangeline growled when her jinx had been repelled, and felt the slightest bit ashamed that the other witch had repelled it so easily - Evangeline must be slipping, usually she could easily disarm or incapacitate another... Perhaps it was because she hadn't exactly been fighting too many Order members lately. She was lost in her thoughts for a second, but was quickly pulled back into them when the witch cast her own silent spell.

Not having the time to react with a sheild spell, the Vampiress jumped out of the way at a speed that did seem inhuman - but she managed to miss the spell just barely, and it hit the wall behind her, hardly missing one of the other prisoners on the wall. It seemed that the prisoners that had any life left in them were watching the scene, silently hoping for the other witch to win - though they doubted she would.

"Obscuro!" Evangeline wasn't going to rely on speechless spells anymore, she wanted to put as much power (and anger) into this one as she could - and if it hit the girl and had the desired effect, she would have temporary blindness - and she probably wouldn't get too far like that. Evangeline could only hope that such a spell would have the same effect on animals as it did humans... [/color]

[Torii Damien]

Torii slipped her left arm through the shackles that once bound her to the wall. Her wand slid down her arm and into her outstretched hand. She leveled it out and aimed it at the witch. At the same time the other witch shouted her curse, Torii screamed, "Confringo!" She knew that if the spell hit anything, it would explode. Why she sent it towards the vampire, she had no idea. Although, the thought of an exploding vampire was amusing.

Torii almost laughed until the spells collided in midair, exploding in a shower of fireworks. Sparks flew around Torii's body, most of them hitting and singeing her robes. She finally ducked out of her shackles and dropped onto the ground. A spark flew into her right eye, blinding it. She let out a roar of pain and fury and clawed at her eye for a moment, leaving the skin red and raw.

Even as she hopped about in pain, Torii began completing her transformation. Her hair darkened to a deep russet. She shrank even more until she was looking way up at the vampiress. In a few seconds, the change was complete. Torii snarled at the vampiress, her legs splayed and ready to attack. Her wand rested under her left fore paw.

[evie]

While the other prisoners seemed quite pleased that Evangeline's spell hadn't hit the girl, one of the slightl stronger ones even cracking a smile, Evangeline was, of course, not too happy. On the verge of screaming and full on attacking the girl without a wand - she managed to keep her composure for the Dark Lord's sake. The fact that the girl-turned fox seemed to be hit by a spark from the colliding spells, scratching at her eye, made Evangeline the slightest bit happier, but not much.

Once the girl was completely changed, Evangeline almost laughed. A fox? A tiny fox? That wasn't exactly impressive - but still, small things were harder to hit with spells... No matter. She was still going to try.

"Crucio!" She exclaimed, pointing the wand directly at the fox, hoping that because of the irritation to her eye, she would be the slightest bit slower to avoid it - and perhaps it would throw off her coordination. The red jet of light shot out of Evangeline's wand in the fox's direction - and the vampire waiting to hear the pleasant sound of the whimpering and crying fox - if it did not come, she was going to be very, very angry.

[ooc; Sorry it's a crappy reply, but I'm about to fall asleep at my computer desk, Dx] [/color]

[Torii Damien]

Torii barked out a laugh, her tongue lolling out of her mouth in a dog-like fashion. She shot a fox grin at the people chained to the wall and nodded as if things were going perfectly. Her right eyes was still frozen in a permanent wink from the sparks, but that was of no concern to the Animagus because her fox form was more immune to pain. Her eyes narrowed as their gaze returned to the other witch.

What no one knew except for Animagus' themselves was that in animal form, they couldn't cast spells. But, much to Torii's pleasure and advantage, the older woman wasn't aware of this fact. She bared her fangs at the witch, allowing her to admire what could easily rip flesh from bones.

"Crucio!" The words provoked another barky laugh from the Animagus. She had greatly infuriated the other witch to breaking point. But like before, Torii's fox form barely felt the pain of the curse. Small tingles pricked at her coarse, but other than that, she had a strong immunity to the pain.

[evie]

The vampire knew she had to change up her game - she had to keep her temper in control, even with the annoying laugh-like bark that the fox was giving - and she would have to figure out which spells would have the most effect on, well... An animal! How she was tempted to use the Killing Curse... But no, Voldemort would not approve of such a thing, not at all. As much as she hated it, she had to remember what her fellow vampire had carried on from the Dark Lord - to keep the girl in one piece.

When her Cruciatus Curse had less than the desired effect, she racked her brain for some sort of spell that might prove formidable against the small animal. She stood for a quite moment, staring at the fox with an intense glare, wand ready for anything - when finally, it came to her. A light smirk crossed her features, and with that, she... turned away from the fox?

She came to face two of the prisoners on the walls, the two that were the strongest (which wasn't saying much), and she lifted her wand. They looked a bit scared, but before they could say anything, she exclaimed, "Imperio!" And they were under her control. With another flick of her wand, their chains released them, and they came to stand before her. "Catch that fox!" She snarled to them, and they did not hesitate to try and carry out her order, running for the small animal. [/color]

[Torii Damien]

Torii barked again, grin etched firmly on her muzzle. This was all so amusing, watching the vampiress slowly lose her temper. She could provoke this witch into doing just about anything, but Torii knew her lasting life was assured. No doubt that the witch had been ordered by Voldemort not to kill the Order member. No skin off Torii's muzzle.

A flicker of doubt and confusion darted across Torii's face as the vampiress turned away. The fox's ears flattened against her compact skull in anxiety. What was the other witch doing? Then she started walking towards two of the bulkier-looking prisoners. Uh oh, little red warning sign going up. Torii took a step back, her tail swishing side to side in frustration. The fox's fur fluffed out in an act of intimidation, making her look three times larger than she actually was. What are you up to, woman? she questioned silently, glaring at witch with the utmost distrust. She took a few more steps back, edging toward the exit tunnel. Her eyes remained n the pale blonde witch, wondering of her intentions. They came about soon enough.

"Imperio!" Oh, crap! Torii watched in dumbfounded awe as the prisoners took on a blank, glassy look. The men's shackles slowly lessened their grip, uncurling around arms and legs. The men jumped down from their perch on the wall, like statues from The Mummy. Then the dreaded words "Catch that fox!" rang in her ears. Great, just great. Things were just going from bad to worse now.

Torii knew she couldn't possibly defend herself against these men. They were innocent Muggles, bewitched by Dark Magic. They were not in control of their actions, merely trapped in a forgotten corner in the back of their minds. One of the burly men lunged at Torii. She yelped and jumped over his outstretched hands, scrambling over his back as he fell. A rush of adrenaline coursed through her. Woo hoo! Joy ride! she thought hysterically as she and the bewitched Muggles scrambled around in a catch-that-kid free-for-all.

[evie]

Now that Evangeline had left the fox temporarily at the hands of the Imperio-ed prisoners, she busied herself with quickly hurrying up the stairs to go an address her fellow vampires. She was gone but for a second, telling them to inform the Dark Lord that the girl was an Animagus - and was not making things easy. She also commanded the vampire from before, the red headed one, to come down and help her. She was not going to get her hands dirty.

The flew back down the stairs with the other vampire at her heels, and she commanded him to catch the fox if it killed him. The prisoners under the Imperius Curse weren't exactly going a good job - because Imperio victims weren't all too smart or quick - but the other vampire jumped quite into action.

Evangeline watched the seen - wand at the read - guarding the one and only exit out of the cellar. It wasn't long until a smirk crossed her face though. Her fellow vampire had dove for the fox - afraid of the punishments that would face him if he didn't catch it - and managed to grab ahold of her tail.

The vampiress began to make her way over, ready to stun the fox so she could deliver her to the Dark Lord without so much trouble. [/color]