Well, no one has said anything to me about this story, so I', just going to keep writing for my own entertainment. For my friend Brandon, thank you so much for reading it.

Another thing I forgot to tell everyone is this is set in 6th year before the war and before Dumbledore dies. Any way now back to writing since Artemis, my publisher kitten, is breathing down my neck, err… Well… keyboard.

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Shadow crept along the cold hard wood floor trying her best to make sure she was ready for a day of trying to steer clear of a certain blonde haired ferret. Being of the fact today was Sunday, she was sure if she just went to the same place she did the day before, he would never find her.

After a long while of examining herself in the mirror she decided that she might as well do a cutting and straightening charm. She watched as her long crimson red curls fell to her feet then vanished. Looking up at her new masterpiece she ran her fingers through the now straight jaw length hair.

After a while of admiring her work she picked up her skirt and ran very unladylike down to the Head boy and girl common room. Taking a second to find Josh, she finally spotted him reading his book by the fire. It took her a minute to catch her breath and make her way over to his chair.

Leaning over it she smiled. "I'm going to breakfast."

He looked up at her and laughed in an ire way. "And chance a meeting with Malfoy? Really now, that is not something I expected."

Growling she turned around faster then expected, her foot caught against the floor and she had to throw out her arms to stop herself. Using a simple spell to break her fall she let it push her up onto her feet then let out a huff of annoyance in herself. "Stupid clumsy feet! It is unruly. If my step father saw me acting like a fool before I even make my entrance to the school he would shoot me!"

Feeling the heat from her back start to radiate she turned to see Josh standing next to her. "If you don't shut up, your going to bloody wake up the whole school, you do understand you are screaming do you not?" His voice was soft, which meant he was not in a good mood. This in fact, was his deadly voice.

"I didn't mean to Josh, so give me a break. What is up with you?" She searched his eyes for any indication that he was going to calm down; all she saw was the anger stating to simmer again. "Just get out of here and go to breakfast."

Not wanting to fight this early in the morning, she turned and walked away not sure why her best friend all of a sudden had a cold shoulder towards him. Making her way to the Great Hall she started to hum lightly. Thinking she was alone, she closed her eyes and pretended she was back in her room dancing alone. Her body slowly moved with the song in her head. Letting her body completely get taken over by the music her dancing became more sexual as the song played in her head.

Her hand lightly touched along the curves of her breasts as her hips swayed in easy motions, side to side moving a little down to back in in forward and back motions. She suddenly felt hands on her hips pulling her close. Thinking it was her imagination she let the body press to her. Throwing her arms over his neck she leaned her head back and rocked her hips against the other body. Hearing a slight growl and thinking nothing of it, she smirked and turned away from him. Putting her hands up she let her body slowly drop against his. Feeling a bulge push against her back she gasped and opened her eyes. Her imagination was immensely good, but that had felt more real then she had wanted.

Standing up she turned on her heal and looked horror struck at the familiar face before her. Her hand flew to her mouth and she let out a whimper of regret. "Draco." The name sounded foreign to her as she stood there. Watching his face, she watched as one corner of his mouth twitched it's way to a smirk. "Well, hello again Ana, or do you still go by Shadow?"

Dropping her hands to her side she put a hand on her hip and raised an eyebrow. "Shadow if you don't mind. You could have told me you were there Jackass"

He let out a light laugh and shook his head at her. "It's so much funnier this way. But then again, at least I know you still act vulgarly with strangers, you always were a little slut, even when we were kids."

She growled making her eyes turn black and the veins around her eyes come out. "Don't test my patience. I'm not a slut, if anyone's a slut it would be you, snogging and fucking every bimbo you meet. Anyway, I thought I was imagining another person there."

His smirk fell as he snarled lightly, despite his effort to look tough she watched him take a step backward at the sight of her vampire side. "I'm not a ferret, and I don't exactly fuck everything… wait how would you even know about that? And what the hell is up with your eyes? I think you should get those looked at. I'm sure you could scared little children."

Taking a step toward him her eyes went back to the normal hazel green color. She ignored every word he said and decided against saying anything about last night to him. "Really? That's not what I have heard. Seems to me like many people think you're a blond ferret. Or do you prefer the term Deatheater?" His eyes widened slightly but, of course, he played it off and snorted.

"Deatheater? Original, oh so fucking original. And what are you again? The daughter of a murderer, or the family outcast."

Her face flushed white with furry as she said in a deadly soft voice, "I dare you to say that to me again. One warning though, if you say it again I won't be liable for what I do or say." Instead of taking a deep breath, she bit into her tongue and let the taste of copper fill her mouth.

He took a step to her and looked down at her. There bodies were inches away from each other and he just watched her face. Leaning forward her brushed her hair lightly away form her ear and whispered softly, "I'm going to tell you this one time, and one time only, I am not the little boy you use to know. I'm stronger. The first time I think you are a threat to me, I will kill you Shadow." Head leaned back and looked at her. This time his eyes were icy. He meant every word, but she wasn't about to let him think he was going to win this fight.

"I'm not the little girl you once kissed, or slept on the floor with. I am more then ready to kill you. Just remember, you and me are not on the same team. Our friendship is dead. Stay out of my way. If you don't, then you will get hurt, even if we have a past." She pushed past him and started to walk down the hall.

Draco turned and watched her. "Don't think this is over. You and me are far from over with this fight."

Lifting her hand she let her middle finger do the talking. Her hips swayed from side to side and she let all her fake confidence surround her whole body. Watching the corridor ahead of her she watched as Josh turned around the corner to find her. But she was not the one he was looking at.

His mouth moved into a scowl as he looked past her at Draco. Watching him he made his way to Shadow and grabbed her arm in a harsh manner. "What's going on?"

Shadow held back the whimper that begged to tear free and looked up at Josh. "Josh, don't start anything. I took care of it."

Draco smirked at Josh and moved closer to them. "Yeah, she defiantly took care of me. Oh I meant to say it." Laughing, he walked forward towards the Great Hall.

Josh's grip tightened on her arm as he turned to look at his enemy. "Stay away from her Draco, that's all I have to say." Another laugh came from the man in front of them. Clenching his jaw he looked back at Shadow. "What did you do Ana!"

Shadow flinched at the use of her real name and looked down at the ground. "Nothing. I told you, I took care of it. I made sure he knew that he was my enemy."

"Are you lying to me?" She looked up at him and threw away all emotions. Pushing her thoughts into his mind, she let the scene that had taken place after the dance roll into his mind. The only thoughts she kept to herself were anything that involved her disgraceful actions. "See, I did nothing wrong."

He searched her eyes and slowly let his grip down on her arm. "I meant what I said earlier Shadow, no romance. In the end, all that will happen is you will hurt someone, you're a killer, and you have to put others before you. Plus, you and me are promised to one another, you can't keep kidding from are destiny. Any man that falls for you will lose you in the end, so any feelings you have for Draco need to be settled now. It's time to grow up, after this war you are mine."

Shadow clenched her jaw in frustration and looked past him. "I know, so stop treating me like a child. I might be a monster, but I know my boundaries. If I didn't then I wouldn't have came to this school. I knew Malfoy would be here, but seeing him doesn't change anything. Before we got here, I chose my side, I don't plan on failing at our mission."

He shook his head. "By showing any emotion to Malfoy at all you have put are mission at risk. We have things to do; work to be done and over with. Your childish games are becoming sloppy. I love you Shadow, I won't lose you to him like I did when we were kids. Please just make this easier on us both, let him go now before it's to late."

She gently lifted her free hand to his cheek and smiled reassuringly. "I love you, as a friend though, you know that. I might be yours due to our parents, but don't mistake are relationship. You are my friend; that's all you can ever be in my eyes. So stop coddling me. I'm not a child anymore Josh, you have to trust me and let me live my life while I still have the chance. If you don't let me, then I will not be your ally, in this war or in marriage. We both know I am stronger then you, and if push comes to shove… I would kill you just as fast as I would kill the Dark Lord or Draco. Don't think that my feelings will ever change for Draco, and don't think that I will ever love you more then a friend. Because I can't."

The hurt slowly faded from his eyes as he easily masked his emotions. "Go eat Shadow, you are starting to look pale. Let's just hope this human food will be able to calm the monster inside of you." He pushed her out of his way and walked back to the common room.

Leaning against the wall Shadow took in a deep breath and looked above her. A soft humming sound filled her and she looked around trying to see were it was coming from. Looking to the right of her she pushed off the wall and walked causally towards the sound. The sound was starting to get louder, which only made her uneasiness more unbearable. Standing in front of the girl's bathroom she pressed her hand to the door handle and took in a deep breath. It took her a minute or two to gain the strength and will power to open the door. Taking out her wand and pointing it forward she gave the door a gentle push and let it swing open.

Standing in front of her, looking horror struck and surprised, was Hermione. Shadow slowly let her hand fall and let go of the breath she was holding in. "Bloody hell, I thought you were going to be some crazy monster hiding in the dark.

Hermione looked at her with confusion. "Who are you? What are you doing up here?" Her voice was frantic, but she could still hear the fear within it; someone else was in there with her. Someone that shouldn't be."

Tilting her head Shadow took a step in, as she predicted, the door swung close and a man, one that she could not see, stepped out from behind the door. "Well, if it isn't the Dark Lords daughter herself. What a pleasant surprise. Were are your manners Shadow, don't you know it's rude to walk in without an appointment."

Turning on her heel she smiled and put her hand on her hip, much like she had done earlier, but this time certain cockiness took over her body. "I didn't think I needed one Lucius. Last time I checked, this was the girl's restroom. I always did wonder why you had such long hair."

Lucius growled and lifted his wand. Shadow let out a sound of boredom and annoyance. "Lucius, you know better then to threaten me. My father might not know of me, but you know oh to well of my real name. Do you not?"

"Until your father recognizes that you are alive, you have no power over me. Your games do not work. Plus, you are the one that stepped into my playroom."

Shadow let out a laugh and lifted her hand. Pushing her hands forward in a swift motion she watched as Lucius went flying against the wall. He gasped for breath and tried to move his arms, of course, he couldn't move anything at all. Twisting her hand, his body moved sideways. "How does it feel Mr. Malfoy; to be defenseless? How does it feel to have no control at all?" She dropped her hand letting him fall to the ground. "I suggest you get out of here, or I can call the headmaster. It's your choice really. I mean I need him to trust me as it is."

He got up and walked over to her. Pushing a strand of hair away from her face he looked behind her. "Take care of my little pet will you? She looks a little ill; I wouldn't want to lose her before I have time to play with her mind a little. Or yours." He stepped back and smiled softly. "You will be seeing me again my dear, it's in our destiny's."

She looked at him confused but had no time to ask him what he meant before he evaporated. Shaking her head she turned to look at the still petrified Hermione. "Are you okay Miss?" Hermione shook her head. Watching her take a step forward she could see the pain in her eyes. Reaching out to help her she watched as the girl suddenly fell. Nothing about this was okay. Something was wrong, something was really wrong. Leaning down she touched a girl's hand, still warm, but barely. "I'll get help, I promise." Walking out side the door she took a deep breath turned to where she was facing Hermione and Let out a ear screeching scream. Hearing footsteps down the hall she let the dizziness take her over, she knew this would happen. Not drinking blood had gotten to her; the scream took all the extra strength.

Hearing what sounded like a whisper in the wind she looked at Draco dead in the eye. Not able to hear him she got confused and shook her head. Pointing into the bathroom she let out a soft whimper. "Help her." He looked at a very unconscious Hermione and said something that sounded like a curse. Turning to her he looked her dead in the eye and shook her. "Snap out of it!"

Shadow shook her head and did her best to push his hands away. "I'm thirsty. So very thirsty." She felt her legs give out under her knowing he wouldn't let her fall. Before she had the chance to hit the floor Draco wrapped his arms around her and caught her. Instead of setting her down and leaving he looked at Hermione and growled. "Let's just hope you don't wake up when I come back for you. Bloody mudblood." Taking her to the nurse's office he put her down on an empty bed then went back for Hermione. Amazingly he got them both into the room without anyone catching him. Leaving in to Shadow he smirked. "Next time I see you, it won't be such a nice meeting." Standing up he turned and walked away not allowing himself a second glance.

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Well, that was pretty much it in this chapter. I know, it got a little crazy. But I tend to write a little crazy. If I don't it gets boring. Well read and review please. And criticism will be welcomed. ^_^