[P] Snakes and Roses[2][2]

[janephoenix]

*Jane stepped out of her backdoor with just an hour left of daylight. There was some tending needed to her rose garden and this seemed the prefect time to do it*

*Opens the garden gate with a creak, pockets her wand and drops to her knees in front of the large plants, picking off dead, dried leaves*

[Augustus Rookwood]

*Rookwood Apparated at a sight far away from Jane's striking rose garden. He straightened his cloak, and started off briskly in the garden's direction. He eyes at Jane, and then at the large plants surrounding her. Grins at himself, and continues his rattling stride.*

*After few steps, he clicked his fingers and at once transmogrifies himself into a fat yet rangy serpent - his Animagus. His skin now had turned shiny black, with slimy dapples all across its skin. His baneful Animagus, looked virile enough to tumble Jane with even its slightest twitch.*


~ The serpent falls over the ground with a thud while twirling in the mid air. Slithers its way across the ground, hissing regularly, avoiding the shuffling feets of several passer-by.~

~Reaches the rose garden, squints at Jane with its watery-round eyes. Ranges its way to the area with larger plants transfixing its gaze at Jane, and blots itself out amongst the thick patch of leaves squeezed between the stiff stems. Continues looking at Jane, detecting every movement of hers, and sissing at each of them.~

[janephoenix]

*Picks and throws the dead flowers and leaves, quietly thinking to herself. The plik plik of stems breaking being the only sound, until for some strange reason she thought she heard a noise. There on her knees she glanced around, saw nothing and went back to her gardening*

*Her eyes glaze over the few rose bushes she had groomed, collecting just a few to to take back inside. Again there was that noise, this weird airy sounds, like a air hose that couldn't decide whether to leak or not. But again she glanced around, her eyes narrowed and found nothing*

*It began to darken a little more by the passing minutes so she hurried along, gathering a few more roses, taking the bunch on the ground and making her way inside*

[Augustus Rookwood]

~The serpent coiled itself into a circle most skillfully in order to avoid the slightest clicking noise, but it definitely could not stop hissin. It peeped out of the narrow slit like opening, trying to find out how far its prey had reached.~

~Seeing Jane hurrying back into the house, it untangled itself from the stems and slithered closer to the house, seeing to it that its movement remained hidden from Jane's sight.~

[janephoenix]

*Bounces along and around the white picked fence and up the four parch steps, then blows through the already opened backdoor. With a hum she grads a vase and digs her wand from her pocket, flicking and sending it to the sink for some water*

*Lays her 7 roses on the table and turns to close the door*

[Augustus Rookwood]

~The serpent slithers skilfully, making the least rustling noise against the pointed green grass. Reaches the steps, rolls it eyes to spot Jane nearing the door to close it, crawls hastily to the other end of the steps, keeping itself stuck to the vertical surface of the steps.~

~Winces with a loud hiss, fearing being espied by its prey. Raises its head slowly, now managing to have a clearer view of the room. Clambers the steps from the sides, slipping into the room without getting noticed by its prey.~

~Once into the room, scurries towards the nearest whitish cupboards. Finds room underneath a cupboard.~

[janephoenix]

*Stops at the two french doors, starring out. Feeling very uneasy and not at all liking at. With a shake of her head she pulls them shut and walks back over to her large table, stopping when she hears something*

*A spell in place to warn her of danger, giving off a ringing sound that only she and her invited guests could have heard*

Alright where are you!?

*Her narrowed eyes glaze around the room*

[Augustus Rookwood]

~The serpent funks at once on the sound, moves hastily underneath the cupboard, drawing itself closer to its prey. Peers out to have a clear view of Jane standing right in front of it, gets back under the cupboard, awaiting the right moment.~

[janephoenix]

*Starts to wonder if maybe her protection charm went bad, or was being faulty. There was no one around, to curses being thrown, so there had to be something wrong*

*Not yet feeling at ease she backs away from the table, wand high. The feeling of being watched was still very strong*

[Augustus Rookwood]

~As Jane steps backwards, the serpent draws itself closer to her legs gradually taking utmost care of not being noticed. The creature fixes its watery dark green eyes onto Jane fair-skinned legs, widens it jaws ferociously, its fangs doused with its venom, drops of it falling over the floor. The serpent had the stern look of ecstasy glinting in its eyes, the venom slobbering from its jaws.~

~As Jane gets closer to it, it hastily slithers its way to her feet, now not exactly caring about being noticed. Digs its cold fangs into her feet, and grips it tightly, while fierly tapping its body over the ground. Blood was oozing out, and the serpent seemed to like the sight.~

[janephoenix]

*A horrible pain tore through her foot, her eyes immediately shot to it as screams of agony echoed throughout the house. Flames seemed to kiss the veins of her foot and ankle, only to creep further as the snake clamped down*

*Kicking the foot with the serpent attached to it only made the pain that much worse. Her blood splattering the floor as she dropped to her knees, then rolling over to a sitting position*

*Grabbing the slimy black thing around the head. Tears rolled down her cheeks, her heart beating wildly and short, frantic breaths came from her as she squeezed, not wanting to curse something that was attached to her so all she could think to do was pull. Thinking that just maybe it... what ever or whom ever it was would let go*

[Augustus Rookwood]

~The serpent tightened its grip over the quarry's legs while squinting at her with its glossy black eyeballs. The creature was enjoying the whimpers and the cries, Jane was groaning and writhing in pain and the creature was reveling every minute of the torture.~

~The creature now knew that it had already rendered the damage, atleast enough to have its' quarry in an unconscious state. Its venom was showing its effect and supposedly was making her feel hate her state.~

[Jane Phoenix]

*Slowly loosens her grip on the snake as the fiery poison winds its way through her veins. It's venom numbing her entire body, rendering her limp and unconscious. She lay there on her side breathing in faint, weak breaths*

[Augustus Rookwood]

~The task was done, the light from the lamps lit alongside gleamed in the snkaes diabolic eyes. It dropped its jaw to the fullest, and hissed fervently. It drew itself a scant distance away from its quarry and slowly started regainging its original shape.~

*Starting with its tail, which after certain silent cackling noises transformed into what appeared to be lanky limbs. Its abdomen no longer sported the slimy skin but had risen just above the limbs to form the mid torso of the humanly figure. Subsequently, its diamond-shaped head rose and with a final hiss, completed the humanoid.*

*There stood Augustus Rookwood, his face plastered with a snide, tearing his eyes onto Jane whom he had just poisoned. He was relishing the sight, as much as Jane was cursing it. He drew himself closer to Jane's head while clutching his wand within his robe pockets.*

So.. Miss Jane, your Protection Charm did spark off well, but to your dismay they couldnt detect the onslaught, which was in a form of a petty snake.

*His lips curled downwards, he was definitely mocking and pitying her state. He rose back to his position and drew his wand out from his robes and shot a body-binding curse.*

Petrificus Totalus!

[Jane Phoenix]

*Has not even the strength to move so her body his bound tightly without a fight. Her weak eye watched him for a few short moments then they fluttered and finally shut*