Disclaimer: Don't own, yadda yadda, would've been closer to porn, etc, not suitable for kids if I did own.

AN: Sorry it's a bit short, and doubly sorry for the wait. I was assaulted by hundreds of plot bunnies, a severe case of laziness and both of my cats each giving birth. I have nine cats, now. And my room smells like birth.

Also, I would like to desperately thank everyone who reviewed, favourite and alerted this story (and me) I try to answer every review but, honestly, I kinda suck at that. So thank you all, especially for your patience and reviews that made me fuzzily in the stomach. You all make me so happy! Oh gawd, I've turned into a sap! Oh well, *glomps everyone reading*

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Orion yawned as he stood outside. The sun was slowly rising, and he was being forced to stand outside without coffee. It was inhumane. On one side was his beloved Son Teddy, and on the other side were two maids. They were twins. One had an umbrella in her hands, and the other had a silver fire blanket. They were there in case he spontaneously combusted. It had been just under a month since he'd been named, and Vladimir had wasted no time in experimenting with Orion, to test his limits.

The first test had been whether or not he could eat human food, and how dependant he was on blood. Orion was relieved that he could eat normal food; though he needed blood to survive. They had found that he changed into a wolf but it wasn't dictated by the moon (he could but out a nair store any time of the year), and they still needed to test whether sun light was harmful to him. Thus why he was standing, caffeine deprived, in the rising sun. Vladimir, Noir, Emilie and Red were safely in the castle; watching through a magical monitor.

The sun peaked over the horizon and suddenly, as soon as the rays of direct sunlight touched his skin, he shouted out in pain. "Oh no!" He screamed theatrically as the four vampires inside the castle almost had heart attacks, his son screamed in terror and the two human servants covered him.

The tension was broken as Orion struggled free of the servants and started to laugh. He had trouble holding himself upright. "I didn't even get to scream 'I'm melting.'" He whined. There was silence. Teddy growled and took the umbrella from the servant, doing it up. Orion was soon being chased around the wooded area by a furious Teddy. The small child had actually managed to chase his father up a tree, brandishing the umbrella like it was the worlds deadliest weapon.

Several hours later, when the sun finally sank again, Orion was rescued. Kind of. Vladimir and Emilie were occupied by some important business, leaving Noir and Red to save Orion. The rescued him from the tree, like he was a stranded cat, and proceeded to glare at him. Orion was decidedly uncomfortable, with three sets of eyes boring into him.

"My heart almost started to beat again." Noir exclaimed. While the two vampires hadn't known him that long, Orion was an instantly likeable person. His fake burning had scared them immensely. "If you ever do that again, I'll stake you myself." He finished and Orion turned to Red. "No chocolate." His statement, short and simple, was the most devastating Orion had ever heard. And then it got worse.

"And no coffee." He added. Orion sank to his knees, wailing at the top of his lungs. Teddy chuckled, patting the top of his fathers head. "Don't worry dad, I'm sure you'll survive without them." Orion looked up at his son, into amber eyes. "But...but I won't be living." He said pitifully. Red rolled his eyes. "You'll survive." He assured him, pulling him to his feet. "But how do you know?" He pleaded and Red rolled his eyes

"I've known vampires to die from drinking coffee, but never from abstaining." Orion pouted as he was led back to the castle. "So not fair." He said and Noir shook his head. "Think of it this way, you'll have something to look forward to!" Orion growled, but allowed Red to lead him to his room, making sure that coffee nor chocolate was ingested. "Remember, a doctor a day keeps that heartbeat away!" Noir said cheerfully as he and Red left the room.

Those two had been able to get to sleep. Orion hadn't, for fear of being smacked, repeatedly, by an umbrella. Now, Orion might've been one of the best wizards in the last few generations. But that didn't mean his maturity level was anywhere where it was supposed to be. But, ever the responsible father, he tucked Teddy in before trying to escape for chocolate

He opened the door to his room and looked around. There, sitting right next to the door, was Red. His eyes were closed, but the smirk curving along his face made Orion back away in to his room and curses flew silently from his mouth. That damned bodyguard was just too good. What he needed was someone unwaveringly loyal to him. Someone who could get him what he needed without being seen.

Someone like Dobby.

Orion gasped as if the secrets to life had just been gifted to him. Quickly he woke Teddy. "Da..? He asked and Orion nodded. "We need to rescue a dear friend." He said and Teddy looked rightly confused. "Dobby, our dear house elf, is currently suffering under the Malfoys. We need to liberate him." Teddy was suddenly wide awake. "Dobby! I can't believe we forgot him!" He cried and Orion nodded solemnly. "We need for him to be free, to live out his dreams. To give hope to other house elves." And to give me my coffee. And Chocolate.

The two set about planning, being as silent as possible so they didn't alert Red to what was going on. And finally, after many hours of plotting, they had a plan. Orion would steal one of Noirs clock, as it wouldn't do to be recognised, and pretend to be Lucius Malfoy. He would hand Dobby clothes and order on to the Dragomir elves to take Dobby home. Hopefully, since Dobby was so eager to be free of the Malfoys, he would accept it and go with the floo.

But they needed a plan to help get around Red. The attentive bodyguard was a major road block, and Orion was racking his brains trying to think of a way to get away from the muscled vampire. Teddy rolled his eyes at his fathers stubbornness. He headed over to the door and opened it, sticking his head out.

"Hey Pyre, wanna to help us liberate a repressed and slightly crazed house elf?" He asked. A few seconds later Red was settling next to Orion. "Sure. Beats doing nothing. What's the plan?" He asked. "Well, we have to infiltrate Malfoy manor..." Orion trailed off as the smirk that came over Red's face. It was practically feral. "Oh, what a challenge." He mocked. Orion raised an eyebrow but Red ignored it. "I'll tell you how to get through there, and how to get to the house elves quarters, without anyone being the wiser." Harry nodded.

"But we'll have to wait for tomorrow night, sunrise is in a few hours and you will need your sleep." Red stood up and waited until the father son duo had settled into bed before he pulled a muggle chocolate from inside his trench coat. Harrys eyes were immediately glued to the chocolate.

"I was going to eat this, but as a reward for wanting to break into Malfoy manor, you can have it." And Red chucked the chocolate to a delighted Teddy.