Devil's Snare {A Sequel to The Adventures of a Death Eater}

Chapter 8: Borderline Insanity

So I know I haven't posted that much in a while, but I hope I can get it back to normal again here soon. I have a few ideas for this story in my head, so hopefully I can keep it going for a while.

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Artemis

            Looking at my reflection in a puddle, I wondered who I was. I hadn’t been the same since we started running. I couldn’t think straight, I couldn’t even begin to fathom a way to get myself, let alone anyone else, out of trouble. I was certainly not the same Artemis Fowl that had left the manor a few weeks earlier. I admitted I was panicked, and that the situation was far from kosher, but it was all we could do for now.

            I tried to push my hair from my eyes, but it was my effort was futile. My hair had grown too long for me to try anymore. It had become unkempt, and I felt like I was combing it way more than I probably should. It was driving me crazy. Once again, that was what I was doing, and I was not the only one getting tired of it.

            “Artemis, I swear that you spend more time fixing your hair than I do,” Audrey chided. “And I’m the girl?”

            I shrugged my shoulders. “It’s all I can do to so I can actually see.”

            She frowned slightly, something I really hated seeing her do. “Well… when we get a chance, we should probably find a way to cut it. I’m sure it’s bugging you.” She took the comb from me, placing it back in my bag. “Out of all the things you packed, scissors didn’t come in mind?”

            “I wasn’t assuming we would need them,” I answered. “Most things we can use magic for. Unfortunately, I can’t say I trust someone aiming a spell at my head. Last time someone did that I was nearly killed.”

            “Can’t say I blame you,” she muttered. She was quiet for a few more minutes before speaking again. “When do you think that Draco and Pansy will be back?” she asked quietly.

            I had almost forgotten about them. My cousin had volunteered them to go find some water. We were running low, and the nearby sea was obviously not drinkable. I remembered passing a river not too long before we had came to a stop here the night before, and told them to go back and check. That was at least an hour ago.

            “No idea,” I answered. “Probably getting some alone time away from us.”

            Audrey shuddered at the thought, moving closer to me. “Well… they should hurry back.”

            I raised an eyebrow to her statement. “And why should they do that? You don’t like being alone with me?”

            Audrey smiled, and I knew it wasn’t so much that. “It’s not that. I just would rather spend time with you somewhere else. Like… not on the run from Lord Voldemort in the middle of nowhere.”

            I figured as much. Audrey and I hadn’t really been able to spend any time together alone since we had been out of school. It was honestly disappointing, but I wasn’t going to complain about being here with her now. It was probably all the time we were going to get.

            “Well… I know these are the best circumstances, but I’m glad we’re here together,” I eventually said. “I’d much rather you be here with me instead of back home where I can’t keep an eye on you. As long as you’re with me, I know Voldemort will be more wary of attacking you.”