Chapter 2
Bellatrix jumped when her phone went off. Recomposing herself, she leaned over from where she was finishing up an essay to see a message from her cousin Sirius: Hey i’m boooored wanna play Among Us??
She sat back and considered this. She’d been working for a good 5 hours now, and while it was nearly 11, she figured she could set aside a little time for some gaming- even if it was with her annoying cousin.
Fine. i’ll make a game
Yayyyyy
Don’t push your luck, siri. And the code’s TLASGQ
Despite her efforts, Bellatrix felt her lips tugging up into a smile. Sirius was annoying, and his friends were even worse, but he was her cousin and so she held some measure of affection for him. Like, a small, miniscule bit.
His avatar showed up on the screen, and almost immediately the chat icon started going off.
Padfoot:
By the way, james is joining us
Bellabich:
Sirius why
U know i don’t like him
Padfoot:
Whyyyy
Bellabich:
He’s even more annoying than you
Padfoot:
You wound me bella. Really.
Prongs:
Hey wassuppppp ;)
Bellabich:
Ugh
I’m making this public now
Still scowling at the nerve of her cousin for adding that nuisance without her permission, she sat back and waited for other people to join. James was by far her least favorite in her cousin’s group of friends- she preferred Remus over the other two, she couldn’t see why he couldn’t have joined in instead (though, she supposed, Remus was probably doing homework, or sleeping, like a sensible person).
People began popping in, and she had her finger hovering over the Start button when she saw GrangerDanger materialize in one of the chairs.
GrangerDanger:
i know u! Hey :)
Bellatrix, doing a very fine job of ignoring the blush creeping up her face, sat back in her chair. She had wondered if this Hermione played often (not that she thought about her or anything, no, that was completely ridiculous, no, she just- she just crossed her mind, sometimes, that was all), and it seemed that she’d been correct.
Bellabich:
Hi
Padfoot:
Wow bella that’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said to someone
Prongs:
That isn’t exactly a low bar
Bellabich:
Oh shut up you two
Her face now bright red, she jammed her finger on the Start button.
Oh, damn. Crewmate. Okay, well, good thing she’d set a low number of tasks, more time to follow Pink around- no, what, that was ridiculous, she’d have more time to- to bother Sirius. Yes, that was it.
She set off to do her tasks, only for her to immediately notice that pink was following her around. This went on for a bit, until she went into electrical. They were the only two there, and Bellatrix had just started a task when her screen flashed, Pink stabbed her in the back, and Bellatrix was left standing there next to her own dead body.
What.
Bellatrix was left stunned for a second before rage took over. How dare she?! Bellatrix went out of her way to spare her life when she was the imposter, and this bitch just comes up and murders her?! This was unacceptable. Angrily finishing up her task, she left to go follow Pink around.
Dead body reported.
When she got there, she could tell that Hermione had been busy. She was the only imposter this game, and Nymph, Doubledoor, and Snek were already dead.
Prongs:
Ha! Bella died
Padfoot:
Sucks for her
GrangerDanger:
Where
Nymph:
Y’all i think it was pink i saw them kill me
Bellabich:
…
Padfoot:
Found it in electrical
Idk who did it
20:
Red seems sus
Prongs:
Oi
I am not sus
U are sus
Everyone vote yellow
Padfoot:
Yeet yellow
GrangerDanger:
Nah just skip
Prongs:
YEET YELLOW
Bellatrix scowled as the other players subsequently kicked yellow, then went back to her tasks. Honestly, James and Sirius were so immature, she couldn’t stand the pair of them together.
She finished up relatively quickly, and went to go follow pink around. She was lurking in the corner of reactor, surrounded by about 4 other ghosts, one of which was Sirius (she smirked at this, the sucker deserved it). Suddenly, she left, chasing after something that Bellatrix distinctly recognized as James.
Padfoot:
Jamie noooo
Don’t dieeee
Bellabich:
Don’t be overdramatic
Nymph:
I take it u two know each other
Bellabich:
Unfortunately.
Padfoot:
Oof, punctuation and everything, u wound me bella
Bellatrix outright cackled with glee when James was killed (though, of course, she would be sad if he was killed in real life. Well, maybe. Just a little bit.) She was a bit mad at the betrayal dealt to her by GrangerDanger, but maybe all could be forgiven if she really had purposefully targeted James.
Hermione ended up winning the game, garnering almost no suspicion until the end. Bellatrix was impressed- clearly, this person was competent.
When seeing that Hermione had respawned, she immediately went for the chat.
Bellabich:
How could u
GrangerDanger:
*innocent eyes* what are you talking about?
Bellabich:
U know exactly what im talking about TRAITOR
I didn’t kill u when i was the imposter!
Padfoot:
Bella was nice to someone?
Interesting
It’s never happened before
This is a monumental moment
Bellabich:
Shut up siri
Pink
What do u have to say for yourself
GrangerDanger:
Sorry? =’(
Despite the fact that it was only a grainy emoticon on the screen, Bellatrix felt her heart melt a little. But that had nothing to do with anything! It- it was late at night, and she was tired (even though it was a good 3 hours before her usual bedtime), and, and, and she was just remembering the other time she’d interacted with Hermione and it was making her soft.
Bellabich:
Fine
Prongs:
Who r u and what have u done with the cold hearted ***** we all know and love
Bellabich:
I will kill u
Padfoot:
Ah, there she is!
GrangerDanger:
U know, bella followed me around for an entire game and protected me from the other imposter
No. Oh, god, don’t tell him about that. But, alas, she had spilled, and Sirius would never let her hear the end of it. Oh, joy.
Padfoot:
Skdfeowjfioh
DID SHE REALLY
Prongs:
So bella does have a soft side
Padfoot:
We must discuss this further
I need to know who this person is
Pink dm me
@starry_night4
We must talk
GrangerDanger:
I-
Sure
Why not
Please don’t kidnap me
Prongs:
No promises ;)
Bellabich:
Boys be nice
Prongs:
Pot calls the kettle black
Absolutely furious at her cousin (the nerve of him), she exited the game, hoping with everything she had that Hermione would have the good sense to not contact her cousin.
But, of course, luck never seemed to be on her side.