The Show Must Go On (Closed)

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:19 pm

Niobe was going to be going on stage tonight, it was the first night of her production and she was very excited, although, there was a dampener on the day that made it almost bittersweet going on stage. She had planned to dedicate the first night to Viktor, and now he wasn't going to be here.

Upon recieving his note, Niobe had felt as if it was because of what he found out about her the last time they talked, and she hoped that it wasn't the case, it was a mistake in the past and it was something she couldn't change. She just hoped that he was going to be alright...

Being rushed onto the stage Niobe soon forgot about other things, and her mind was focused on the lyrics and pleasing the people in the audience, but there was still the little thought of Viktor in her mind.

Sooner than she thought Niobe was taking a bow at the end of the show, and recieving all the applause she had ever dreamed of, blushing lightly she walked into the back of the theatre and she smiled lightly to herself, humming the few starting bars of Phanton of the Opera.

Before she knew it some cloth was pressed to her mouth, and someone grabbed her from behind, struggling a little and trying to hit them Niobe squeaked unhappily and fell unconscious when then chemical began to take effect. The man who had captured her chuckled and left a note on her dresser;

'Come to your Angel of Music...
If you can find her.
Midnight is the deadline.'

Before apparating away with Niobe tossed over his shoulder.

by **Viktor Nickel** Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:16 am

Viktor rushed through the streets of the hidden villages, a bunch of red roses in his right hand as he tried to reach Niobe. He knew he was much too late for the show but there was a chance that he could catch her at the after party and talk to her, try and find someway to make it up to her. He hadn't wanted to miss the show after all, and was already planning to be at the second night come hell or high water. In the playhouse he was directed to Niobe's dressing room, where he knocked lightly on the door. When there was no reply, or sound, from behind the door he frowned a little bit and opened the door before slipping into the empty room.

Setting the bunch of roses down on her dressing table he glanced around for her, slightly confused. The person at the front had told him that Niobe hadn't left yet and she'd been seen going into her dressing room. As he looked around he saw the note and instantly his blood ran cold. Holding his wand up to the note he checked around the area. He felt the disturbance in the air where someone had aparated and immediately began probing it with his magic. Finding the destination through the disturbance left, Viktor squeezed his eyes shut and aparated to the same spot as the kidnapper had before. He looked around wildly, trying to find any clue as to where he was,

"Niobe! Where are you?!"

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:25 am

Niobe felt herself coming around and she groaned lightly, she could feel that her wrists were tied to something as were her ankles and she groggily opened her eyes to see that she was in some kind of warehouse room, a single flickering lightbulb in the center of the ceiling.

Gasping lightly Niobe went to cry out for help but all that came out was a brief strangled cry, she felt material around her mouth, and then that same chemical smell enveloped her nose and she blacked out once more.

Upon sealing again she heard Someones voice, it was familiar and she lifted her head and made as loud a noise as possible, her mouth still constrained but the room seemed to be empty now so she couldn't be stopped.

Still making the muffled cries Niobe struggled against her bonds.

by **Viktor Nickel** Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:56 am

Viktor realised, as he looked around, that he was inside some kind of a warehouse. As he was looking around he heard a muffled noise that echoed from the other end of the warehouse. Thinking that Niobe must have been bound, Viktor began to rush off in that direction, only to have to dodge as a killing curse came flying at him. He gritted his teeth as four British wizards came into view, dropping their disillusionment charms,

"Why hello there Mr Nickel!" the leader greeted Viktor with a wide grin, "It's a pleasure you could meet us here on such short notice! I hope you don't mind but we're here to kill you. And when we're done, we'll kill the greek woman too. Of course she is very fine so maybe I'll-"

"Fiendfyre!"

The cursed fire shot across the distance between them quickly and with only one plume of fire, the leader was nothing but black bones. The other three panicked and that allowed Viktor to close the gap to the nearest one, punching him in the gut before wrapping an arm around his neck to use him as a human shield. It wasn't a second too late either, as a torture curse and a killing curse slammed into the man he was using as cover. As the two panicked again, this time about having killed their partner, Viktor pointed his wand at the closest one,

"Defindo!" he declared, severing the man's head from his shoulders before he could act. As the last man tried to get his bearings, Viktor leveled his wand at him with a dark expression, "Bombarda Maxima!"

The man literally exploded. Vanishing the remains of all four of the, quite frankly, rather weak soldiers, Viktor carried on to the managers office where he found Niobe tied up. Sighing with relief, he quickly cut her bounds and pulled the gag out,

"Oh Niobe I'm so glad you're alright!" he told her, hugging her tightly, "I've come to get you out of here."

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:10 am

Niobe heard some rather gruesome things going on outside and she clentched her eyes together, afraid that something was going to happen to her and that Viktor was being hurt by the people who had taken her away from the theatre. Hoping that he was okay, Niobe couldn't help but start to cry.

The tears leaked down her cheeks and were absorbed by the bandages that were around her mouth, then all the sounds stopped, and there was nothing but the found of footsteps approaching.

Whimpering slightly Niobe couldn't conceal her happiness as she saw that Viktor was here, she tried to tell him through her gag that she was happy to see him and that he should be careful.

As soon as it was removed Niobe could sob freely and she wanted so desperately to be held;

"Please watch out Viktor! There might be more!" she whispered.

by **Viktor Nickel** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:18 am

Viktor saw that Niobe was crying and that she seemed over joyed to be found by him. He looked her over thoroughly, checking to see if they had done anything to hurt her other than to tie her up. Satisfied that they hadn't, Viktor hugged Niobe as tightly to him as he possibly could,

"It's okay Niobe, no matter how many more there ever could be, I'll protect you." he assured her before lifting her up bridal style and beginning to carry her out of the office, "Let's get you hom-"

"Defindo!"

Hearing the cutting curse, Viktor did the first thing that came to his mind. He protected Niobe. Turning his back to the direction the spell had been fired from, he shielded Niobe from the spell by taking it across his back. The cut wasn't too deep but it was long, going from shoulder to hip. Gritting his teeth against the pain, Viktor placed Niobe behind some crates before moving out to face the two remaining kidnappers. He pointed his wand at the closest one,

"Rumpo!" he declared, casting the dark curse at the man. Both Viktor and the man's partner watched as the man suddenly stopped moving. The partner rushed to the man and Viktor went behind the crates, pulling Niobe into a hug so that her face with in his chest so that there was no chance she could watch. There was an explosion and a scream before silence. The first man's bones had exploded, becoming deadly shrapnel for the last man. Viktor sighed and then winced as the cut on his back flared up. He looked down at Niobe, "Are you hurt?"

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:24 am

Niobe held tightly onto Viktors neck as he held her close and picked her up bridal style, she hugged him to her and hoped that he would never let her go, she was beginning to hope that there were no other men here to attack them, but she was proved wrong.

Squeaking in fright Niobe hid herself in Viktors chest hoping that she wouldn't be hit and she gasped as Viktor turned and took the curse to himself, gripping his shirt she sobbed;

"Viktor! Viktor please are you okay?" she asked, tears welling up in her eyes.

Glad he seemed to be okay, Niobe sat down behind some crates where he left her and watched him leave the blood coming from the wound making her heart ache slightly, she should have took that curse. Holding Viktor close when HR returned Niobe looked at his chest and began to sob again as she heard the scream.

"Oh Viktor...I'm okay, please you're the one that's hurt, let me help you." Niobe patted the White lace beanie she was wearing, that was miraculously still there.

by **Viktor Nickel** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:29 am

Viktor gritted his teeth to keep from crying out in pain. It wasn't as bad as it could have been but it wasn't exactly good either. He smiled at Niobe as he picked her up again, bridal style once again,

"I'm fine." he assured her before a spasm of pain hit him and he staggered slightly. He gritted his teeth before chuckling weakly, "Okay so maybe I'm a little bit under the weather..."

He looked around the warehouse, wary of another attack, as he carried her. Viktor made a point to walk past the bodies from the left, since Niobe was looking to his right as he carried her in the bridal stlye. Reaching the edge of the warehouse, Viktor winced a little bit in pain before setting her down, the two of them now safe outside of the warehouse,

"What happened Niobe? How did they get you?"

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:35 am

Niobe gasped slightly and struggled against Viktors grip a small pout on jet lips as she did so, there was no way that he could carry her when he Was so hurt! It was just not possible and it would make him even more hurt than he was now.

"Viktor please I can walk I'm fine, you need to rest, please at least let me heal you a little before I take you to the hospital..."

When they were safely out of the warehouse Niobe felt a little safer but she was still wary, after all a building wasn't going to stop them they could attack at any time.

Biting her lip she said quietly;

"In my dressing room after the show, they knocked me out and the next thing I know I'm here...please Viktor just stop and let me help you." she all but begged.

by **Viktor Nickel** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:40 am

Viktor looked down as he was carrying Niobe, to check if she was comfortable in his arms, and saw her pouting. He smiled a little bit, knowing that she was probably fretting about the cut he'd gotten. He shook his head with a smile,

"No, no I have to carry you out the building." he told her before grinning, "It's the hero's code of honour! Save the beautiful princess and carry her to safety."

He chuckled a little bit, knowing she'd tell him off for joking about it. Viktor nodded in understanding,

"Ah right... that explains why the girl at the desk thought you hadn't left your dressing room." he mused to himself. He was about to refuse any kind of help until she was home when he winced again. Viktor paused for a second before beginning to unbutton his shirt. Taking it off completely, he nodded, "Alright Niobe... for you I'll stop and let you heal me quickly."

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:46 am

Niobe blinked slightly and blushed even though she knew she shouldnt really be thinking about the funny side to what Viktor had said, she couldn't help but be side tracked by the compliment he paid her, the fact that Niobe was a princess was laughable.

"I'm not a princess Viktor," she said shyly "But I do appreciate the compliment, despite the situation..."

Seeing Viktor wince again made Niobe gasp and she bit her lip hard, looking helplessly at him as she stood a few inches away from him waiting for his command to heal away.

With that Niobe took out her wand and smiled;

"Thank you Viktor, this won't hurt a bit...do you want to keep the scar?" she asked, thinking it would be very rugged and handsome.

by **Viktor Nickel** Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:53 am

Viktor smiled happily when Niobe blushed. Not only was he happy that he'd managed to come up with something that was rather romantic on the spot but he'd made Niobe happy in doing so. And it was true in his eyes. In his eyes Niobe was a princess, the only woman in his world,

"I disagree, I say you're a princess. I say that you're my princess." he told her with a smile, "And I'll always rescue you from any harm that I cannot protect you from immediately."

It was the pleading look that Niobe gave him that eventually made Viktor relent. He just couldn't say no to her when she looked at him with those big beautiful eyes of her's. He kissed her lightly on the cheek before she began examining the cut,

"Mmm well only you'd ever see it since I'd have to be shirtless for anyone to see it so whatever you want." he smirked at her, "Scars look good on me you think?"

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:06 pm

Niobe blushed even more when Viktor said that she was a princess, she was glad that she was considered a princess in his eyes, and she hoped that he hadn't just said that to make her happy with him, after all, she considered him her own Dark Prince, her own Phantom of the Opera.

With a small smile Niobe blushed; "If you say so Viktor, I wont disagree, you know how bias my own opinion of myself is, so I can't trust my own judgement I don't think."

Letting Viktor kiss her cheek made Niobe slowly begin to calm down from her state of panic that she had been in before, this kind of thing had never happened to her and it had made her truly worried about herself, she thought at one point that she was going to be killed by these people.

"You really think that in the future...I'm going to still be the only one to see you like this...?" she asked as she took her wand and traced it along his cut healing it gently.

by **Viktor Nickel** Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:55 am

He could tell by the blush that spread across her cheeks that she didn't really agree with his assessment of her being a princess, most likely she didn't think she was worthy of the title. But Viktor could honestly not think of anyone who deserved it more. He chuckled a little bit and bowed his head,

"Then if my opinion is the reigning one then I bow to you my most beautiful princess." he said with a grin before wincing a bit, "Bowing with an injury... not a good thing to do."

Viktor wanted Niobe to calm down for a number of reasons. One, she was working herself up into a state and that was not good for her. Two, she was going to be healing him and panicked healers were not good. Three, it was panic over something that Viktor had promised would never happen to her again. And Viktor tried to keep his promises as much as possible,

"I... I wouldn't want anyone else to see me like this." he answered her quietly, "Only you Niobe. Only ever you..."

by **Lady Isola De Belgiuque** Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:53 pm

Niobe gasped lightly when Viktor bowed to her and she wondered if there was going to be any more damage done to his cut when he leant forwards, when he winced she gasped even more and she straightened him up and gave him a panicked look, hoping that he wouldn't try to do something like that again.

"Well then please don't do that, you could make your injury even worse Viktor and we don't want that now do we?" she asked with a slightly raised tone of voice.

A large blush spread across her cheeks and she smiled slightly, the thought of being with Viktor forever was a good one, it was a thought that made her whole body warm and tingly and she hoped that in the future there would be the hope that this idea could come true, that they could even...perhaps...

Shaking the thought Niobe healed the cut and smiled, running a finger along it; "There we go, all healed."

by **Viktor Nickel** Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:17 am

Viktor felt the pain in his injury and that hurt. But when he saw Niobe giving him a pained and panicked look he couldn't help but wince in pain. The look in her eyes was a thousand times more painful than any physical injury. The worry, the sadness, it was all there,

"No no we certainly don't want that!" he agreed with a small smirk, "Although I think I might just do more bowing if I have you as my personal nurse."

He could tell, even without looking at her fully as he examined his wound as best he could, that she was blushing. It felt good to him as well, to talk about being with Niobe for longer. As long as he still drew breath. He knew he loved her so he would keep the dream of being together with her forever,

"All healed you say?" he grinned and bowed low to Niobe a few times before grinning, "Ah all better! Now I can treat you like the princess you are and carry you to safety."