Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to J. K. Rowling. Semika sent me this idea and asked me to write it. Some OC's will be my own, some might be Semika's. This story is a complete AU. I DO NOT own Harry Potter. I hope this is what I need to say to keep out of trouble. :)

Chapter 2: Stranger

A young boy ran through a large castle, avoiding the wrath of his friend. The boy ducked through doors, slid between servants legs, ran across table tops, slid down banisters, jumped out a window, only to climb back through when his friend ran past. The inhabitants of the castle paid little head to the pair of five year olds, this being almost a daily occurrence.

The smaller boy with shoulder length jet black hair sped to the roof of the castle. Night had long fallen and the cold air burned in his lungs. He had lost his friend long ago, he could always lose his friend, well unless on the off chance his friend could catch him. His friend had no chance of matching his speed, but he had no chance of matching his friends strength.

He wondered over to his favorite spot on the roof, wanting to look over the vast forest that filled the valley. He crawled onto the thick ledge, comfortably sitting cross-legged as the soft breeze brushed past his cheeks. The breeze blew his bangs away from his face to reveal a lightning shaped scar above his left eyebrow. His eyes were a curious thing, often compared to jewels; they showed that he clearly wasn't human, but something much stronger. His pupils were slits like a dragon's, his irises were a silver that rivaled mercury, but instead of the usual white surrounding the iris, emerald green did.

His sensitive ears picked up a faint sob from below him. Even without the aid of the full moon he would have been able to see the person in the bushes at the bottom of the tower. Curiosity peaked he started running again. He was making quick work of the maze of halls until he was tackled to the ground by his friend. "Got ya!" The slightly larger boy with midnight black hair that was pulled into a ponytail exclaimed with pride.

"Vyse!...Get……off……ME!" The smaller boy screamed.

Vyse jumped off Seph. Vyse searched his friend's eyes that were almost identical to his own, the only difference was that his had black where Seph's had green. "What's with you, Seph?"

"Just keep up." The smaller boy darted out of the hallway.

"I hate it when he does that!" Vyse grumbled while taking off after his friend.

The two friends stopped by a pitiful form hiding in the bushes. The boy looked to be their age, and reeked 'Vampire.' His arms were covered in bruises and his left eye was swollen shut.

Now most people had the crazy idea that Vampires heeled instantly, well after they came of age they did, but before then they only had a slightly enhanced healing ability.

"Why are you crying?" Seph asked while crouching down so he was at the stranger's level.

"They're gone!" The boy sobbed.

"Who?" Seph asked cautiously. The stranger continued to sob.

"SEPHIROTH!!!!" A deep powerful voice boomed across the grounds.

Seph jumped up, "FATHER!!!!!! GET OVER HERE QUICKLY!!!!!!!!!!!! "

Seph's father was by his side in an instant. He looked both his son and his nephew over thoroughly. Then he heard a sob from the bushes.

The powerful lord looked into the bushes, upon seeing the battered boy his animalistic side growled. No child should be this hut. "Come here." He ordered with a soft kind voice. The stranger cautiously crawled out of the bushes. The lord could smell that this stranger was a Vampire and had the potential to become great, but he cared little about that.

When the boy was finally out of the bushes the lord pulled him to his feet. Then with the care and experience he gained from having a rambunctious son and nephew he began healing the stranger. "What is your name?"

The boy looked up at the lord from behind long bangs with eyes so much the same but very different. The boys eyes had the slit pupils, and red scleras. But what set the vampire apart from the three Chiryuujin in front of him was his sapphire blue irises. "Semika Bloodlust…."

The lord barely held in a gasp of surprise and many other reactions that flooded his mind. However, the only response that he let through was a small smile. "Well it's good to meet you Semika. It's time you three were off to bed." That was the start of a completely new life for Semika; the spirits of old were beginning to lay out their plans for a very complicated future.

Author's Note: Semika Bloodlust and Vyse are Semika's characters. If you're confused look here.

Sephiroth is Harry.

Chiryuujin is a magical creature with extraordinary powers. It roughly translates to 'Blood Dragon King'

Parts of the eye - pupil-center, iris-part usually colored, sclera-white part

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