The rest of the summer went great. Klaus and I grew so much closer, and he was right, we were very in tune with each other, so naturally I had gotten nowhere with marking him…it was honestly starting to irk me. He always knew just before I jumped at him, pulling me into his arms and kissing me lovingly, before poking me in the nose and saying 'nope'. I knew I couldn't beat him in a physical fight…but maybe a logical one…hmm. We went shopping for my school things together, meeting up with everyone and spending the day in diagon ally, mostly in Fred and George's shop as half the ally was closed down, before going back home and packing. Shoving everything I needed into one trunk proved to be a hassle just like every year, but Klaus helped.

The train ride was just like every other year, as was the start of classes. I had decided to let everything get into a routine before doing what I needed to do. We went to class every day, I met up with Klaus afterwards, going to hogsmeade, going to the room of requirement for some 'alone time', or just simply hanging out in some corridor somewhere, though I found myself missing who Klaus was before we mated, it's almost like he's a complete other person with how dominate he is at all times. I was piled with school work, and insisting Hermione help me, so I could get done quickly, which obviously made her question me. "I'm going to the restricted section tonight, I need some help with something wolfy that won't be in regular school books."

"What could you possibly need that Klaus couldn't tell you?" I sighed, looking around before bringing her closer.

"He marked me over the summer and I've been trying like hell to mark him, but he always knows before I do it. I obviously can't win a physical fight with him, so I have to outsmart him. There's has to be something I can do to stun him just long enough to mark him. I'm going to find it. It's important to me. I don't know why but it is."

"You were changed by an alpha. Your instinct is to overthrow that alpha, prove you're stronger than him, and since Klaus is an alpha to, your instinct is to prove yourself a worthy mate. Most females aren't like that, but most females are changed by the packs Beta. I read it in a book last year. Didn't have anything to help you though. Sorry. I'll finish this for you. You go on, I'm rooting for you." I grinned, hugging her and quickly stealing Harry's invisibility cloak and climbing from the portrait hole. I walked down to the library and unhooked the door, walking into the restricted section, and searching for the book I needed.

It took me just a little over an hour to find a book on werewolf mating, containing detailed description of claiming, consensual and not, which quickly made me realize why I shouldn't be reading it, though I had come too far by this point. Turns out werewolves and regular wolves are not that different when it comes to mating and claiming. The only successful alpha female in my situation to mark her mate, distracted him in a swirl of mating hormones long enough for her to pin him. I can't see something like this working on Klaus but you never know. I quickly put it back, slipping back out of the section I was in and around other students before getting back to the common room. Hermione looked as if she had just finished our work before turning to me.

"Did you find it?"

I nodded. "Can you put my stuff by my bed and give this back to Harry? I'm late to meet Klaus." She nodded, smirking at me, making me blush before rushing out and up to the room of requirement.

"Hello love, you're late."

"Sorry, I had to research something. I've had a lot of school work lately." He nodded, pulling me to him and kissing me on the bed that appears in the room for us, before I pulled away. He looked confused as I eased myself onto his lap, careful not to make it seem like I was taking control before I began whimpering and bumping my nose to his. He seemed startled by this but his eyes glazed over slightly as he began whimpering back at me. This went on for a few minutes before he slid his arms around my neck, licking my lips a few times proving to me he was completely going by instinct now. I moved as quickly as I possibly could, knowing I only had one shot at this. I lifted my arms, shoving him by the shoulders, pinning him to the bed. He hesitated, coming back to himself and I took that moment of hesitation to lower my head and dig my teeth into his neck, right where it met his shoulder. I kept him pinned to the bed as he squirmed against me, whining into my ear, pulling me down to him. I quickly removed our clothes, keeping him lying on the bed, straddling him and impaling myself onto him. I had to get myself comfortable, as this was my first time riding him, all the while he whimpered, pulling me toward himself, just as overcome with the new instincts as I was when he dominated me.

We quickly drifted off to sleep soon after our activities, him cuddled into my side with his head on my breast.

I woke up with him still in that position the next morning. Deciding to let him sleep, I moved a pillow for him to snuggle with, dressing and going back to the common room to get ready for class, knowing if I was late to transfiguration again McGonagall would kill me. I gave Hermione a quick PG rated version of what happened and she was super proud of me. Only one other alpha female doing that was impressive to her. Sadly I had to skip lunch to finish a project so I didn't get to see Klaus until dinner. I was beginning to get really nervous as he wouldn't look at me all through the meal. I thought he was angry at me for what I had done, but I quickly realized that was not the case. I met him outside the great hall just like every other evening after everyone had gone to their common rooms. "Klaus?" He ignored me as he sat down against the wall. "Klaus? Come on." He just stayed quiet. "I never thought you would be angry at me for what I did, maybe a little bitter that I dominated you, but not angry."

He looked up at me and I suddenly understood. He wasn't angry at all…he was hurt. "You weren't there. I woke up and you were gone."

"Oh god. Oh my god Klaus, I am so sorry baby!" I dropped my books, not caring where any of my papers went, before straddling him and hugging him to my chest. "I didn't even think, that was so careless of me. I am so sorry. I was making sure I wasn't late to class again to avoid detention, I should have just skipped it all together. I should have been there when you woke up. God, I'm so sorry." I ranted, tears spilling from my eyes. I felt him wipe them away gently before pulling back.

"It shouldn't bother me, but-"

"Yes it should. You are completely justified in your feelings baby, I promise. I am so sorry that I didn't think about how you would feel if I was gone. I know how I would have felt if you weren't there the morning after you claimed me and I was completely careless. It will not happen again my love, I am so sorry." I caressed his face, kissing him slowly before pulling back. "Come on."

"Where are we going?"

"Room of requirement. It's Friday, I don't have classes tomorrow, we're going to cuddle until you can't stand being in my arms anymore."

"That will never happen." He chuckled as we walked into the room of requirement.

"Get comfortable, I will be right back, I need to get something quickly. 10 minutes." He nodded and I walked out calmly before sprinting down the halls and stairs, all the way to the kitchens. "Dobby!" I shouted and he popped in front of me faster than I imagined. "I need your help."

"Anything for Megan Potter."

"I need chocolate covered strawberries and champagne." He looked stunned before popping away. I waited for about 5 minutes before coming back with a box of chocolate covered strawberries and the bottle I asked for. I grabbed 2 glasses from a cabinet and a platter, arranging the berries and thanking him profusely, before running back to the room of requirement. "Surprise!" I grinned and he looked stunned.

"I feel like I should ask how my under age mate acquired alcohol…"

"Dobby." He nodded and I slid off my shoes and clothes quickly, getting comfortable as he poured the drink. We sat and fed each other berries for about an hour, innocent touches, and stolen kisses feeling like a normal couple for once since the summer.

"This is nice." He spoke and I grinned against his chest, where my head was now lying as we cuddled under the quilt, the plate and glasses forgotten.

"You're not mad at me are you? For what I did?" He looked down at me and thought for a moment.

"No. I'm not mad. I thought I would be, but it feels right. Why was it so important to you?" I shrugged.

"Hermione explained it to me. Most females are changed by Betas, I wasn't, so the need you had to prove yourself a worthy mate to me, I had the same instincts, so I figured, obviously I'll never beat you in a physical fight, so I went to the library and read a book I DEFINITELY should not have been reading. The only other female that had successfully marked their mate without him submitting willingly got her mate so lost in his instincts that it took a moment for him to come back to himself, just long enough for her to mark him. I didn't think it would work but I was happily surprised."

He pulled me up to him, kissing me slowly and gently. "I've never felt the need to submit that I had last night. It was so foreign to me, almost like an out of body experience. I hope I didn't disappoint you."

"Never. You could never disappoint me Nik. I love you. You're still my alpha, You're going to dominate me just as you did before, I think I would die if you didn't. But now, us being together doesn't always have to be you dominating me. I love you being possessive, but I also kind of miss who my boyfriend was before I got bit. You've changed."

He nodded understandingly. "I was desperate to make sure if you came across another wolf he would know never to touch you, I think after what happened I kind of got lost in that…and I'm sorry…I love you too." I grinned, launching myself into his arms, making him laugh and hold me close to him, laying us down and drifting off to sleep in each other's arms.