Avoiding, not hiding

It was a good thing Andrei was paralyzed, or otherwise his actions of anger would certainly get him into a lot worse places than the detention room. He watched her carefully as she circled around him as a cat would circle his prey. There was no way to go from here and he was preparing himself for the worse. The only question was how creative would Avis be in her torture? Would she have him to his knees at ones or let the slow pain and suffering overthrowing to the floor. Much to his surprise, he found out that it was neither actually. She had let him go from her spell and finally he was able to move. Typical Gryffindor, just a delusional coward.

The second the spell stopped pressing against his body, he sprung forward and cornered her. If she was a coward that didn't meant he was. "Tsk, tsk, little Gryffindor. You should never start something you can't finish. If you're playing the game then might as well play it until the end. I thought you were picked for your bravery, aren't you?" he asked with a sly smile on his lips. With his hand pressed roughly against her chest and his wand pointed at her, it was obvious he wouldn't let her go anytime soon. Yet he still didn't know what to do with her.

He craved his revenge, but it had to be timed perfectly to satisfy completely. And everything around him told him that this wasn't his perfect moment. He would have to be a bit more patient. But until then, a small punishment was surely in order for what she has done. Andrei had to set an example after all, he couldn't let her just walk out of here.

"You should think yourself lucky as I'm not quite in the mood of hearing little Gryffindor girls cry. But as you said, I deserve to be punished. And so do you" said Andrei as he slowed lowered his aim from her. Instead he pointed his want at the large trophy shell across them. He knew his muffliato spell had diminished by now and this noise would certainly create a stir in the school. With one flick his wand, all of the trophies smashed into tiny pieces and hit the floor with a large bang. He might get detention this way, but it gave him more time to plan his revenge. Besides, it would be the perfect started punishment for Avis. "Ups, clumsy me" he said with a grin.

Much to her own surprise Avis was regreting her choice of releasing him. She could've tortured him in the most possible ways. She could throw him out of the window and watch how he'd fall for his death. No one would ever miss him, would they? He was an annoying, cold hearted and useless prick who did not even know how to stand and protect himself.
She wanted to leave him there. He may stand there and think of his crimes alone, Avis was not the judge, it wasn't her business to punish him. Though she would talk to the teachers about this Slytherin.

She was surprised by his actions however. When she was standing at him with her back, she did not expect from him to attack her like that. No, why, that was a certain trait of a Slytherin and she always had such thing in her mind. Something, a little hope perhaps, whispered to Avis that he might not do such a thing.
Yet now she was pressed against the wall, facing him again. She could feel his breath against her skin and his hands on her chest. The way he pointed with his wand was painful, but she did not show that emotion to him. Andrei did not deserve any of that. Hah - he did not even deserve her wasted time!

"My parents have always told me not to pick on the weak," Avis hissed at him. Oh no, instead of really backing up, she just Had to pick on Andrei.
When she heard things breaking, Avis thought that this might be some sort of spell that hit her. She looked down at her robe. It was still clean and she was not bleeding, yet. That meant that there was something else that Andrei attacked. She looked at the side, noticing only now the broken trophies. "Yes you are," she agreed, smirking now. "It seems that not only have you failed your studies, but you also have problems directing your spells at somebody."

She narrowed her eyes. Indeed, Avis was also the one who should be punished for her sins, but Andrei deserved it much more!
That said, she pushed him away from herself, using her raw force and then she jumped with an apparent ease over the broken trophies. Twirling her wand again between her fingers, she finally pointed it at him. "Personal space, Dolohov. Have your little ears ever heard of that?"

"Oh excuse me, am I intruding your personal space? I didn't realize that. Let me fix that", said Andrei as he took another large step towards Avis. She did have a wand pointed at him but he wasn't concerned too much about that. The duel was already over and he had expected someone to come barging in anytime now. Besides, a little precious Gryffindor girl like her wouldn't have the guts to hex him, at least not properly. Which made this little game of theirs all the more fun. "Better, princess?", he asked with an amused smirk on his face, getting even closer.

"Chill out, you don't want to get worry lines on that pretty face of yours", he said with a chuckle. But before he could say anything else a mad professor barged in and complained about the noise. It took him about three seconds to look at the broken trophies and to accuse both of them of the crime. It was too late for explanations now. The professor's face became red as he started to lecture them about the value and history behind these trophies. Andrei wasn't listening of course, mostly because he didn't care. To him there were nothing but old statues as a reminder of past glory. It did nothing for them today.

After finishing his little preaching and saying a few treats, he pulled both of them out of the room "Guess we're stuck together, oh joy", he said with a sigh. Not only did this annoying creature next to him cause him a massive headache, but now she was doomed to spend the next few hours with her or probably more. Leading them into an empty classroom nearby, the professor frantically told them to sit down and wait for him to come back. Probably to consult with another professor about their punishment. Great, another detention was all he needed, but he learned to stop counting them awhile ago.

Again, all she could do was narrow her eyes at Andrei. Fighting him already proved to be useless. He was like one of those mythological creatures. If you cut off it's head, two will grow back instead.
Maybe she should try slicing his throat and keeping his head as a trophy. That is - if he would be like one of those snakes that would grow back immediately.
Avis bit her lip. She could already feel blood on her tongue. Surely he was one of the most annoying Slytherins she's ever met. Ever!
She pressed his chest with her wand, ready to hex him and leaving him there, professor came in. No, rushed in. Andrei's spell had probably worn out and everything was heard outside. She looked at the short stuff and closed her eyes. Oh, great! Although she respected those who taught them, she was not in a mood to listen to a lecture.

Her eyes were empty as she stared the professor into the eye. That was one of those "amazing" abilities of hers. Once she shut down her ears, everything became flowery and she did not care. But she did feel guilty. That was... partly her fault. Even if it did take some hard time to admit the fact. Andrei broke those trophies to provoke her more. Maybe he hoped that she only would get into the trouble. But professors knew her. They knew that she was a quiet child who had never broken the rules. And they knew that she wanted to become a doctor and she boiled potions after the lessons. And, by the bye, she was late in doing that!
While "minding her business" with Andrei, she had totally forgotten about it.

She followed the professor and Andrei out of the trophy room into another classroom where they had to wait for their punishment. That was her first detention. She sent a poisonous look towards Andrei and took a seat behind the first table. Could this day get any more worse?

Andrei took a seat at the back of the empty classroom and waited impatiently until the professor walked out. But when he did, he jumped on his feet about to use his newly acquired freedom. He was pretty sure the professor didn't even know their names yet, so leaving right now was the perfect plan. Besides, he had no proof it was Andrei in the first place who broke those trophies. He can guess but never truly prove it. This is the perfect loop hole he was searching for. After making sure he waited for a few more minutes for the professor to be far enough, he got back on his feet and moved to the front of the classroom.

As he was about to leave the room, he turned his head to Avis who was still sitting in her chair and probably swearing at him in her thoughts. He chuckled at the site of her actually waiting for the professor to return. Did she want a detention or what? Hopefully she wasn't one of those strange girls who made themselves go through detention just to 'feel better'.

"Oh come on Princess, you're not going to just stand here are you? Look, you are clearly new to this. But the professor is gone, he doesn't even know our names nor does he have any proof that we were the ones who broke those trophies. I promised I won't tell if you don't", he said with a smirk on his lips. His success now dependent on her ability to keep her mouth shut and keep them both out of trouble. And for some reason he assumed that wouldn't be such a problem.

"Come on get up. As much as you're annoying right now, I'm not leaving you to rot in this classroom all alone. That would be too pathetic even for a Gryffindor. Come, on your feet! I know a way he can escape him for good", he said motioning his hand towards her. If he wanted to avoid this detention, he would have to work with her if that was possible at all.

Avis, remembering that she was still holding her wand, hid it away. Basically the professor had no evidence that She had broken the trophies. And she didn't. But she agreed with the fact that she was guilty party.
Her intention, as a matter of fact, was indeed to serve her punishment. Then again, it was unknown so far what would the professors do with them. If he'd call the secretary, who'd recognize her, people would consider her not trustworthy enough.
She had almost forgotten about Andrei who was sitting in the back of the class. Only when he stood up and walked towards the door she noticed him again, but looked away. He had done enough!

She did not expect him to talk to her. Not after their little fight. In fact she guessed that he'd enjoy that she'd stay there. Avis closed her eyes. Stupid Slytherins.
She really wanted to ignore Andrei and send him away, but his voice woke her up and gave her a glimpse of hope. Escaping sounded much better than scrubbing the trophies or floor for four hours!
Avis looked up, eyes still cold. She examined his features again. it was sad that someone so pretty had such a character and was a nuisance.

"Annoying?" she raised her eyebrows, but she did get up. Wasting four hours of her life doing some pointless stuff was no interest of hers.
She also did not like the fact that she had to depend on him, but this was the first and the last time. Andrei did not deserve her trust. Closing her eyes, she thought about the time: how long would it take for a professor to arrive? Not much. At least five minutes. He has been missing for two now. "Make it fast. He'll be back soon," she said after opening her eyes.

"Good choice. Follow me", he said hastily. He knew they didn't have much time until the professor came back so their escape had to be quick. He scanned a map of this floor in his head searching for the best and fastest route of out here. A small hallway that led to a hidden staircase behind a painting seemed like the best option for the time being. Sticking his head out slowly through the door, he looked up and down for any signs of trouble. Thankfully, the hallway was completely empty for now. But still he knew very well they would need to move fast to pull this off. Getting caught again simply wasn't an option.

Andrei pulled Avis by her hand and led her through the door. He didn't have patience enough to tell her where they were going and explain everything before hand. That just seemed like a waste of time and an unnecessary thing to do. And that was something they didn't have - time. "Move your feet", he said almost barking at her. She was walking way too slow for his pace.

As they passed the hall and took the first right turn, they entered a small hallway. Sure they were less visible and noticeable here, but they still weren't safe. He continued leading her until they reached a small corner with many pictures and portraits on the wall. "Bloody hell where is it?", he said nervously as he started touching the paintings gently. He knew the trigger was somewhere here, he had just forgotten where exactly. This was a path that he didn't take that often. "It has to be here", he said impatiently this time. Then finally, after he lifted the right corner of large painting, it instantly moved away leaving a large whole.

If he remembered well, these staircases led to the Dungeons and from there they would be safe and far enough from any professor in sight. "Ladies first", he said with a smirk and stepping away so she could walk in first.

She could follow him easily, without any orders or physical contact. When he touched her, however, Avis decided to ignore this little disturbing factor and she followed him, looking constantly over her shoulder to see if anyone was coming after them. The hallway was empty. Only their steps echoed from the walls.
Avis was walking fast enough already, but when he ordered her to move her feet, she obliged. After all they were escaping together.

When they stopped, Avis looked around. Did Andrei notice something that might get those two caught again?
She raised her eyebrows at him in a questioning way, trying to figure out what he was talking about. Avis was not a great fan of secret exits, rooms or other places like that. And when the painting moved away, revealing a secret passage behind it, Avis was delightfully surprised.
She'd use this one day or another.

When he asked her to enter first, Avis released his hand, remembering only now that she was still holding it. Frowning at her own blindness, she entered the passageway. Stupid move. Andrei could lock her in there and walk away. She took a deep breath. Well, it was worth to try. She'd find a way out, no matter how complicated the situation might be. And she'd kill Andrei after she'd get out. Easy.
"Play no jokes on me, Dolohov," she said wryly as she passed him.

He rolled his eyes at her words. "People are so distrustful these days", he said with an ironic chuckle. Not that he blamed her. A Gryffindor such as her had no reason to trust him at all. He was a Slytherin famous for exactly that, tricking people. And his family didn't have such a shiny reputation either. But then again he did bring her along and now that she was here, they were dependent on each other. If one goes down, they both go down. "If I had any plans on tricking you, I would have left you in that classroom in the first place. Now go, you're being way too slow", he said hurrying her up with his hands.

As soon as they entered the tunnel, Andrei turned around and closed the door. The last thing he needed was for someone to see them go through here. This made the place a little dark but the path was short anyway, they should be out of there soon. "Just go straight ahead, it won't be long", he said with an assuring nod. He has been through here many times so he was pretty confident he knew his way.

After a few minutes however, Andrei was getting a little confused. They should have arrived at the end already, this just didn't make sense to him. The tunnel just continued further and further. He kept on walking, trying to keep his concern from Avis. After all, he was the one who said he knew where they were going. And now, they were completely lost.

Instead of an end, the arrived to two turns with a left and right possibility. Andrei stopped and sighed out loud. They were definitely in the wrong tunnel. "Bloody hell", he said shaking his head. "How about - we go - maybe left? Or right?", he asked insecurely.

Avis rolled eyes towards him. Once again she made a note to herself that Andrei did nothing to make her trust him. In fact his family had its own reputation and who would trust someone who had snake's blood running in their weins. She believed that Andrei could be loyal, but that only for those who he found to be good or pureblooded enough.
In other words - Avis was out of his league.
And she felt the same way towards Andrei.
The fact that he escorted her into this dark tunnel did not prove anything. Both of them wanted to avoid scrubbing the floor or old trophies.

She pushed her hair away from her face, over her shoulders, and started slowly walking in the direction Andrei pointed. If he was correct, then they should reach the exit soon. All this time she walked quietly, looking only straight ahead. It was clear that she was concerned.
Being in a tunnel made her feel claustrophobic and she wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.

When Andrei suddenly stopped, Avis looked around in hopes to find a door which led to the exit, but instead she saw two options - either turn right or left. She turned her head at Andrei, eyes wide. Were they lost?
For a moment there she hoped that Andrei was only joking, but when he asked her a question which way should they head, she groaned quietly. Great! Just perfect! "I have a better idea. Let's just head back and see if we can avoid the professor. Sounds much better than getting lost in a tunnel..."