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Detention, Depths of the Castle, Monday

Morning had broken in Fandom, and another day in detention was about to begin, the same as every other day.

For the moment, things were as quiet as they probably ever got, while everyone was still resting on their cots, women on one side of the magical black cloth barrier, men on the other. Soon, those who had managed to sleep would be woken by the ever-cheerful voice of Dolores Umbridge coming from the loudspeakers, ordering them to rise. The barrier would disappear, and whatever bland, tasteless substance they were calling breakfast today would appear instead. After that, those in detention were free to do whatever they wanted ... if they could find anything to do that didn't break one of the island's rules, or that could be done while trapped away from everyone else.

But really, the days of those in detention weren't that slow. Soon enough, visiting hours would start, and there wouldn't be nearly as much boredom then.

[OCD is up, have at it!]

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Her eyes flashed red again; she wanted more. "You will feel what I want you to feel," she snapped. "And right now that will be pain."

She sent a jolt of just that at Dinah, the sharp sensation of knives digging into her flesh, starting at her hands and dragging up her arms.

Dinah put up her shields as high as she could; it still got through, but damn if she'd feed the feeling back to Raven. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe....

"Should I be feeling something now?"

"I will tear your shields apart," Raven snarled. "I will strip them from you and leave you bare. You cannot hide behind them forever."

"Come and get me." Dinah leaned forward, teeth gritted. "If you've got the guts. C'moooon, Raven. Take my hand. You know you want to."

...And who knew what would happen if she did, but Dinah wouldn't be the only one feeling it.

"You cannot possibly defeat me," Raven laughed, throwing more pain against Dinah's shields. "You are weak and I am strong."

She wasn't allowed to kill Dinah, but she could cause her pain, as much as she wanted, and she shot out a hand to try to wrap around her throat.

GOTCHA! Mistake, Raven.

Dinah dropped her shields, and reflected the pain back at her tormentor, then sending, Raven, you're weak to give in to them. You're the sad one. The lonely one. No one loves you any more, Raven. STOP.

No one has ever loved me, Raven howled in her mind. She struggled against the pain, almost relishing it, as she tightened her grip on Dinah's throat. No one! I am Trigon's daughter, heir to his power, and worlds will fall before me.

But there was a battle already raging in Raven's mind, between the angry demon and her battered empath soul and the spell that kept them both obedient. No, no,no, the demon was not allowed to escape. She released Dinah and scrambled backwards, her face in her hands, struggling for control.

"Damnit!" Oo, points off for swearing too, Dinah. Almost had her, almost had her... "I was your friend. Karla was your friend. Hell, Jono was too, only now, not so much." She gulped for breath, wincing at the pain she could feel now that she didn't have the fight to focus on. She leaned forward. "Next time, try and see if Umbridge loves you. Or if she's scare of you, hmm?"

Raven laughed. "You have no idea what you are trying to do," she said. "You have no idea what you will unleash. If you have any sense, you will not try that again."

She was panting as she let herself slip back into madness. It was safer that way.

"Maybe." Dinah took a breath. "Maybe not. And if I had sense, I wouldn't be in here now, would I?" She inhaled harshly. "Stay away from the others. You want a fight, you know who to come to."

The giggling came back. "I will do as I please," she said. "You are all my toys. And I will deal with you soon enough."

"Keep telling yourself that." Dinah gave the bars one last ringing slap, and stepped back. "Amateur."

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