Watching from his mind, everything seemed to be happening in slow motion. 'This is it' Draco thought to himself. It's the end, within a few seconds the vampire in me will suck the life out of her & there is nothing I can do to stop it. But just as everything seemed to be going all wrong, darkness engulfed Draco. He could still hear and feel but his eyes, nose and mouth were suddenly covered by a pair of hands. His instincts told him to fight back with whoever was holding him back but before he could do anything about it, "Calm down and let her go!" the person whispered, and Draco's body relaxed, he was in charge again, the intent to kill was slowly evaporating and his hands slowly release Hermione from its tight grip.
After receiving the letter from Draco, it was very important that he get to Hogwarts and investigate the matter properly. He wasn't sure if what Draco had described in the letter was due to the insufficiency of his 'drinking' or if it's something Emil believes is a very serious twist of fate to happen only a few months after Draco turned, still possible, but normally it happens years or even decades in time or if the Vampire himself goes in search for it. Emil has never heard anyone of his kind having this happen to them so early in their new life, that's why he didn't even bother telling such a thing to Draco at this point of time. He hoped he could reach him before anything severe happens.
Once Emil reached the gates of Hogwarts he could automatically sense Draco's presence and continued forward to find him. Upon reaching what seems to be the Dining Hall he saw Draco holding on to a girl and the expression on his face just confirmed what he feared. Without a second to lose he rushed forward, covered Draco's mouth and nose with one hand while covering his eyes with the other. He could partially control Draco because he was Draco's maker. After whispering something into Draco's ear he turned to look at the girl Draco was slowly letting go off.
"I deeply apologize for his behavior, would you excuse us." Emil stated with the most charming voice and a smile so dazzling his whole face seem to sparkle. The girl gave him a dreamy smile while nodding and moving to the side to let them pass. Emil turned his head and gave Blaise a nod to follow him as he slowly led Draco out with his hands still over his face. As the doors close behind the three male the hall that was silent for that few minutes burst with conversation of 'Who was that attractive gentleman? How was he related to Draco? Where is he taking Draco? What was he doing in Hogwarts?' The Gryffindor girls all swamped Hermione when she found a seat across Ginnys.
"Who was that? What did he say?" Ginny ask and everyone around them was interested in what she had to say too.
"I have no idea but isn't he just breathtaking. I don't understand why but my mind is kind of blank right now" Hermione answered with a goofy smile still on her face.
"I don't know what you girls see in guys like that. He looks creepy to me" Ron said.
"You must be joking! Even from my seat all the way here I can tell how gorgeous he is." Ginny replied while giving her brother an eye-roll. "What would it be like to have a boyfriend like that" she continued with a sigh.
"Hey, you already have a boyfriend and he's right here." Harry cut in.
"Oh sorry Harry, no need to worry I still love you." She smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
Everyone was interrupted again by the doors opening and the group of first years walking in, some excited, some frightened and some both at the same time. After the hat sorted all the new students, Prof McGonagall made her opening speech and the feast began. As everyone began chatting again and filling their plates with the delicious looking meal prepared by the elves, someone at the Head Table was just pushing food around his plate as he secretly watch the golden trio.
Down below in the dungeons where the Slytherin dormitories were; Emil, Draco and Blaise entered a room. Once safe enough Emil released Draco from his hold and turned to sit in one of the armchairs in the middle of the room. Both boys followed and sat at a matching couch beside the chair.
"I believe you actions earlier on were what you were explaining in your letter, about what happened in the train? Was it the same girl who you saw leaving the restroom?" Emil asked knowing for sure now how serious the situation is.
"No, it was another girl actually. She walked pass me again when entering the Great Hall but I didn't get the same reaction from her. Only when Granger bumped into me a little while later did the feeling come back." Draco explained.
"I see, so am I correct to say the girl who bumped into you, Granger was it? As per in your letter, her scent made you seek her out and gave you the uncontrollable impulse to feed off her?"
"Yeah I guess so."
"Blaise, would you come here a moment?" Emil requested. Blaise went and stood beside Emil's chair. "Give me your hand." he continued. When Blaise raised his hand towards Emil, palm up, Emil pointed his own fingernail on the palm and made a small cut.
"Ouch!" Blaise exclaimed as he withdrew his hand and examined the cut. It was deep enough to make blood drip out but nothing too severe a little healing spell couldn't cure. Emil was watching Draco throughout his experiment, Draco's pupils dilated a little but he didn't lose control and just gave a questioning look towards the whole thing. Judging from such a reaction, insufficient blood intake isn't the cause for his uncontrollable thirst.
"She is your 'Anima Gemino', directly translated meaning soul twin or soul mate." Emil informed Draco with a sigh as he sat back into the chair and started rubbing his temples even though vampires do not get headaches; it's still unnerving to come across such a situation so early in Draco's new life. Upon hearing what Emil had said both Draco and Blaise burst out laughing. Blaise was laughed so hard he fell to the floor while Draco was almost in tears.
"I never would have pinned you for a joker but that was bloody hilarious" Draco said after calming down from his fit of laughter, but Emil was just sitting there still giving him a straight face. "You're joking right? I mean this is Granger we're talking about. Mudbl... I mean muggleborn Granger. She's part of the Golden Bloody Trio for Merlin's sake." He added after realizing that Emil didn't consider this a laughing matter. Blaise had also stopped rolling on the floor and was back on the seat next to Draco looking from one vampire to the other.
"Listen very carefully Draco, every vampire whether born or turned has someone out there somewhere that is their souls' twin, and yes, it can be anyone. A magical being, a muggle, even someone of the same gender. As a matter of fact, every living being has one, it's just slightly easier for our kind to find ours. I was taught that our soul mates blood is so irresistibly alluring and utterly addictive that you may feel like you'd want to drink every last drop at once, so the first time you do, I sure hope you have enough control to stop. Another good thing about an 'Anima Gemino' blood is that even a small amount as a teaspoon full of it is enough to keep the vampire in you sated for a whole week, sometimes a month, depending on every individual. It gives us the slight feeling of normalcy because we won't be depending so much on such an important supplement for our kind. That's why many vampires go in search for their soul mate when they have the chance but as easy as it is to know who your soul mate is once their presence is sensed, it is just as difficult to find them in the first place. Some vampires like myself have yet to come across our fated one even after walking this earth for a few millennia." Emil said with a bit of a distressing look as he mentioned the last part. "However, if one does find their 'Anima Gemino' it is very important to protect them at all cost especially when you've had a taste of their blood. See, your basically hooked on them and no other, not even your creator's blood will ever be as satisfying, and if you lose her, sooner or later the thirst to want what you were addicted to can make you go mad." He added.
"I don't think I have to worry about being addicted to her. I don't even think I want to touch her blood. I'll just drink a little more than normal for now and I'm sure I'll get use to her presence after a while." Draco muttered with a wave of a hand dismissing the idea at once. Never in his life or any other after that was he ever going to admit that Hermione Granger was his soul mate, he would rather kill himself than associate with her.
"I think you still don't understand the severity of the situation Draco. Her presence on its own has a magnetic pull on you already. The longer you go around doing nothing about it the more you will suffer the burning effect. I believe you felt it in your throat today but a few days later that will spread, and in a few months your whole body will feel like you're on fire and the feeling will stay even when she is not around. It's your vampires craving to be joined with what it ultimately longs for. And if you do plan to deal with the situation, do take note that most of your vampire ability does not work on our 'Anima Gemino'." Emil said with a slight shake of his head. He stood and took out a wine bottle from his coat pocket and placed it on the side table. "It's better to think through it carefully before you decide on just ignoring what so very needed by that other part of you, here is a bottle of my blood, mix a little in your glass whenever you take a drink. It will help you concentrate a little better for now while you're around her, though still pretty useless if her proximity is as close as how you were in the dining hall." Without waiting for a reply Emil turned and exited to room.
"Well, that went well" Blaise spoke after a few minutes of silence. He turned to look at Draco but his friend was still in a state of bewilderment. Blaise stood, put a hand on Draco's shoulder and gave a little squeeze. "Just don't think too much about it, I don't think Granger is that horrible if you get to know her I guess. It could have been worse, he said same gender." he added lastly with a smirk before taking his leave as well.
Draco stood, grabs the bottle left by Emil and kept it inside his trunk. He laid on his bed and closed the bed curtains leaving himself in complete darkness. After a while the room started bustling again with his other Slytherin roommates entering after the opening feast but they knew not to bother him especially when his curtains were closed. An hour or so more and the room quiet down as the other boys fell asleep. Thunder started to rumble outside and then followed by rain. As the storm rage throughout the night till the early morning, Draco only had one thought in his mind. Hermione Granger.
The next morning once everyone headed down for breakfast, Draco got up and started preparing for the first day of classes. He pulled out a case from under his bed which was filled with wine bottles and a wine glass. He picked up the glass, popped one of the bottles open and poured the glass half full. He took out the bottle Emil had left him and open it as well filling his half filled glass to ¾ full. He places the glass on his bedside table and pushed back the cork for both bottles placing them back into the casing and under the bed. He took the glass and headed to the armchair where Emil had sat the night before. As he sat, he took a small sip of the 'drink' and closed his eyes to savor the taste and the euphoric experience that comes with it. Moments later with an empty glass on hand and a few more savoring licks he stood and washed the glass in the bathroom sink, returning to the room and leaving the glass on his side table before pulling his book bag on his shoulders and heading out to get to his first class, Transfiguration.
Draco met Blaise on his way to class and shared a table at the back of class. Few minutes later the class was starting to fill up with students after having their breakfast and just his luck to be sharing his first class with the Gryffindors. He braced himself when he sensed Grangers presence even though she hadn't even entered the classroom yet. The pull of his body became stronger when she walked through the door seconds later together with Potter and Weasley behind her. His fists clench and his eyes closed from the heat that was starting to grow in his throat. 'I just had a glass of blood a few minutes ago, why is this craving so strong' he thought to himself. He tried pushing the uncontrollable reaction out of his mind and to focus more on what is happening in class.
"Good morning class" Prof McGonagall greeted.
The class continued on as Professor McGonagall taught them the advance course of transfiguration and some complex spells. Draco was doing all he could just to concentrate enough to listen to the professor. Blaise had to help him in both their transfiguration practice so that McGonagall doesn't inquire on Draco.
After two agonizing period the bell rung, homework was given out and students started filling out the class. When everyone was gone, Draco pushed Blaise to leave first asking him for a few minutes to recuperate before the next class. Once the door closed behind him Draco dropped his head down on the table, closed his eyes and took in large puffs of air to relax his overworked mind. Grangers scent was still slightly lingering but slowly disappearing. Soon enough after a few minutes Draco felt much more relaxed and in control.
He stood and grabs his bag to make his way out but before he could open the door someone on the other side had pushed it open and without looking just collided into him. Like yesterday she sent him another punch in the gut feeling as his senses were attacked with her smell, slight taste and this time brown chocolate caramel eyes when she looked up at him apologetic and surprise. Without realizing it himself, he kicks the door close, grabs her and pushes her against the wall with both her wrists in one of his hand above her head. Pushing her hair away from her neck with his other hand, he buries his face between the crevice of her neck and shoulders. "Mouth-watering" He murmured after inhaling a few times.
"Malfoy what are you doing?" Hermione shouted in shock.
Hearing her voice saying 'Malfoy' was sweet melody to his ear. In his mind though Draco was screaming 'Stop, Stop, STOP!" and pushing for control over his body. "Granger, I want you." He whispered into her ear as his free hand slid down her back and squeezed her body closer to his.
Feeling his slowly growing erection on her stomach made Hermione jolt awake from the surprise of hearing what Malfoy had just whispered to her. "Malfoy stop!" she exclaimed a little breathlessly.
Like a flip of a switch, Malfoy's body just froze. He was shock by the way his body wouldn't listen to him but a single word from Granger just put his vampirism in control. 'Granger' Malfoy thought to say and true enough he whispered out "Granger" but making himself move away wasn't any different from before. He tried another approach "Granger tell me to let you go." He added in a very soft whisper that Hermione wouldn't have heard if his face wasn't so close to her ear.
"What are you talk.."
"Just tell me to let you go damn it!" Draco groaned cutting her off. He could feel his slight control slipping.
"Let me go" Hermione complied. Nothing happened though. It had to seem like a command to 'Draco Malfoy'.
"Say my name" Draco added with another groan.
"Malfoy"
'For the smartest witch of our generation how can she be so dense at an important time like this' Draco thought and the corner of his mouth twitch with the tiniest smile. "Say it together"
She didn't know why she was complying with Malfoy's weird game but since he was too strong for her physically fight with and she can't really reach for her wand there was nothing much left to do but go along with him. "Let me go Malfoy"
And like the first command Malfoy's body followed. Both his hands released Hermione's wrists and body and placed itself on the wall with her head still in between them. He lifted himself away from her neck and they both gaze into each other's eyes. "Now run along and try not to crash into me unless you actually want me doing more than what I did a while ago" He teased and forced a smirk.
"In your dreams Malfoy!" She retorted as she ducked under one of his are and made a quick exit.
Once she was out of sight and her presence faded away, Draco fell to his knees and finally relaxed both his mind and body. He turned around and sat with his back against the wall thinking of what had just happened and how crazy the rest of the year is going to be if his first two days back at Hogwarts has already gone insanely uncontrollable. He skipped History of Magic which was where he was suppose to be half an hour ago and continued sitting in the empty classroom till the lunch bell rung.
One floor down in Moaning Myrtles restroom Hermione had locked herself in one of the cubicles and sat there breathing heavily. What happened earlier with Malfoy was bizarre and made no sense at all. But however stupid it may seem there was some wildness in her that seemed to have awakened. She could still feel his strong grip on her wrists, the heat that rose within her when he whispered into her ear, the hardness of his body and of his… manhood. The flush that hadn't shown itself due to her slight panic earlier was starting to creep up all over her face. She was supposed to feel sick, disgusted or even violated, not aroused. She ended up skipping Herbology because her mind and body was too fazed to go about her usual routine.