AN: I'm back!!! Sorry it's been like...OMG..Almost a year!! Scary. Anyway sorry I've been gone so long and haven't updated. If you've read my profile page you'll know why.
Anyway on with the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, well apart from my vampire characters, The Gods and the sexy V.E.S.
Ron's POV:
Another night wasted! I can't do it and I've been trying so hard! It's frustrating to know that my best is not good enough and if I can't get it then I'm going to be acting like a mindless animal when the full moon rises. I'll be hungry and vicious and I could hurt someone!
"You'll get it in the end, love," Sev said behind me.
"The end isn't good enough, Sev. The full moon comes up in two days and I can't even do one simple thing, something I might add, that Remus and Bill have already mastered," I ground out in frustration.
Sev wraps his arms around me and smiles. "They've been werewolves longer than you have."
"Yeah, but they've never done this before! And they got it the first time. So, ok, fine, Remus has meditated before, but I doubt he's ever tried to blend with his wolf. He'd be too afraid that something would happen, like losing himself in the process."
"Ok, I get it you're frustrated, but sulking isn't going to make it right. Ron, it's an art that takes a long time to be mastered. It's like potion making, it's a long, grueling process that needs concentration and patients," he said as he kissed my jaw.
"But, I don't like making potions!"
Severus laughed at that and hugged me tight.
"Come on, let's go and see what my godson and Potter are up to," he said a few minutes later.
Ok, so he hadn't convinced that I would get it but he made me feel better. That's what's so great about Sev, no matter how low I'm feeling or how angry I am, he can always make me feel better with a few words or kisses, something that I really enjoy.
It turned out that Malfoy and Harry had bumped into a couple of the V.E.S members that were coming to talk to Severus and had ended up sharing war stories of all things. They were all laughing there heads off when me and Sev showed up.
I recognized them both. Kade and Loz Emerson. Inseparable brothers that Zen worshipped. Apparently he wanted to become a V.E.S because of the great work they have done over the years.
"Is there a reason for your laziness?" Severus asked in his best 'horrid teacher' voice.
The brothers jumped and immediately bowed when they saw him.
"Our apologies, Councilor. We were just talking with these young warriors," Loz said in their defence.
"Warriors? Is that what they told you they are? They're nothing but a bunch of idiotic scoundrels," Sev smirked.
I tried not to laugh at the look on Harry and Malfoy's faces.
"Ron, tell your dear husband to watch what he says about me!" Harry growled.
I smiled. "Dear husband, Harry says to watch what you say about him."
Severus smiled and greeted the two vampires like the old friends that they are.
"Uncle Sev, will you please tell Kade here that I am a descendant of Barum's," Malfoy pleaded.
"Are you going to tell everyone? Isn't your ego big enough, what with you being a Malfoy and all," Sev groaned.
Loz and Kade's jaws dropped. "You mean it's true?! I thought he was pulling my leg!" Kade exclaimed.
"Yes, unfortunately, it's true. Draco's great great great grandfather, Reginald Malfoy, was Lord Barum's grandson," Sev sighed.
Malfoy's chest puffed out as the vampire's began bombarding him with questions.
"Gentlemen, what is the reason for your visit?" Sev asked before they had a chance to get caught up in Malfoy's story.
Loz turned with a serious expression on his face. "We came with word from the council, Severus."
"Well? Out with it!"
Kade looked pointedly at myself, Malfoy and Harry but Severus ignored it and motioned for them to continue.
"The leader of the rebels has been identified."
Severus froze. "In the name of the Gods, why didn't you say so earlier?! Well, who in hades is it?"
Loz pinched the bridge of his nose before answering. "It's Seritus."
Sev laughed hysterically. "Impossible!"
"I saw him with my own two eyes, Severus. It is him and he's at the Animus Manor. Your parents are frantic and want you to return," Kade reasoned.
I was very confused and by the look of it, so were Malfoy and Harry.
"Sev? What's wrong?" I asked. I was beginning to get worried as I watched my husband's get paler and paler by the second. I didn't think anyone could be paler than Sev but I was obviously wrong.
"Nothing for you to worry about, love. I have to get to the Animus but I wont be long, ok?" he said as he kissed my forehead.
"Can't I come with you?"
He shook his head and followed the brothers.
Sev's POV:
This isn't happening, it can't be. It's just a really bad nightmare that I have no control of. He's dead, he died twenty-five years ago of a terrible illness that no one could stop. So then why is he sitting in front of me with a smug smile on his face? Why has my mother fainted? Is why my father crying? Why is he smiling?
"Think you're funny do you? Think this is amusing? Look what you've done to them! You've reduced our father to tears and our mother is unconscious! You pompous, no good, swine!"
I couldn't help myself. After the words left my mouth my legs and arms took on a life of their own, and with strength I never knew I had, I pinned him to the ground and lashed at his face again and again and again and again until finally my father and Loz pulled me away.
"I HATE YOU!"
Everyone stopped and silence filled the room as my words echoed throughout it. Never in my life had I uttered those words to any vampire, be them friend, family or enemy. It was generally taboo to fight amongst ourselves or even to hold resentment to someone you must see every day, someone you had to work with. And saying such words to a sibling or parent was considered seriously disrespectful.
"You don't mean that, Severus," my father tried to reason.
"Oh, yes I do! I hate him. I've never hated anyone in my life as much as I hate him. And you know what I've been through, the things I've seen and done. The people I've worked with," I said. "I hate him more than I hated Voldemort and that's saying something!"
From the corner of my eye I saw my mother awaken. Rushing to her side I helped her stand and turned back to Seritus. "Stay away from me, stay away from my mate and stay away from my home. If I ever see you near either of them I will kill you with my bare hands and believe me it wont be an honourable death!"
I turned away from him and walked out the door ignoring him when he whispered my name. I needed to see my mate, I needed Ron. He was the only person who could calm me down now.
It didn't take long for Severus to arrive back at the manor and when he did he ran straight into Ron's arms.
Ron's first instinct was to get Severus away from the crowd that was in their living room to the privacy of their bedroom.
"Sev? What's wrong, love? Please tell me," he pleaded as his mate clung to him in tears. He lay him down on their bed and pulled him into his arms.
Severus couldn't speak through his tears. Shaking his head he tightened his arms around his husband and sobbed.
Severus cried himself to sleep and Ron ran his fingers through his silky hair in an attempt to comfort him through his dreams. They stayed that way for hours until finally Halian came in to check on them.
"Ron? Is everything ok?" he whispered in the doorway.
Ron gently drew himself away from his sleeping husband and left the room quietly. "I don't know. He did say a word and I'm worried about him. Sev doesn't bottle things up like this, he usually tells me if something is bothering him."
They walked back into the living room and sat talking quietly. Barum soon joined them and questioned them about Severus.
"Barum, you four know everything that goes on here, right? Because you can see everything?" Ron asked.
"Yes," Barum said.
Ron paused for a moment wondering if asking the God would be the right thing to do. But in the end, his fear for his husband override everything else. "Who's Seritus?"
Draco and Harry looked up from their spot on the floor and listened.
"I haven't heard that name in a long time. Where did you hear it?" Barum asked, a peculiar expression on his face.
"Two of the V.E.S vampires where here earlier. They told Sev that the rebel leader had been identified and that his name was Seritus. Sev just about had a stroke when he heard it," Ron answered. "So, who is he?"
Barum looked at Halian but didn't answer.
"He's my brother," a voice said from the doorway.
Everyone turned to see a red eyed Severus standing there with his arms wrapped tightly around himself.
Ron rushed to his husband side. "I didn't know you had a brother."
"I didn't, not for a long time now. He died when I was ten. He had caught some sort of flu that eventually killed him. Today I found out that not only is he not dead but he is also the leader of the rebels," his mate whispered. "He tore our family apart when he 'died'. I was heartbroken, he was my older brother and I adored him, worshiped him. When he 'died' I withdrew from everyone and lashed out at the people that cared about me. The grief eventually followed me to school and stayed with me as I received the Dark Mark. I didn't deal with it until after your mother died, Harry."
"Merlin, that must have been awful, Uncle Sev!" Draco said.
"It's in the past now, no point in dwelling on it," Severus replied.
Ron sighed and hugged his husband tightly. "You're still tired. Come on, let's go to bed."
Severus nodded and said goodnight to everyone before allowing Ron to take him to their bedroom. After undressing and laying down Ron held onto him and whispered soothing words to him, praying that his dreams would be undisturbed.
It wasn't long before Severus drifted off to sleep, but Ron stayed awake thinking about all that his husband had revealed.
It was late afternoon the next day when Severus woke up. Ron had woken earlier and was now outside with Draco and Harry.
Remus and Bill were sitting with Tonks, Fleur and baby Teddy when Severus came out from the bedroom. Each smiled or nodded in greeting.
"Ron's out with Draco and Harry. I think they're dueling each other," Bill told him.
Severus walked outside and watched his husband smile and laugh as he dodged the tickle jinx that Draco threw his way.
"Hey, Uncle Sev!" Draco greeted him, as he was momentarily distracted Ron took the opportunity to hex him while he could and Draco gave a surprised shout as the conjured ropes from Ron's binding spell wound themselves around his body.
Severus smiled as Harry ran to Draco's aid and playfully tackled his husband to the ground. Ron and Draco's relationship seemed to have eased up and they were more comfortable around each other now.
They finally had the chance to finally be the children they are and Severus envied them that. He childhood had been destroyed in one night and now it seems it was coming back to haunt him.
Draco, Harry and Ron picked themselves off the ground and went to greet the vampire properly but Draco froze as he caught sight of someone hiding in the trees surrounding the manor.
"Uncle Sev, there's someone up there," he informed the vampire pointing to the tree line.
A breeze blew through the area suddenly and Severus froze as a familiar scent tickled his nose. He swept his arm out to pull the three young boys behind him and turned in the direction the scent came from.
"I WARNED YOU!" he yelled. "STAY AWAY!"
The trees rustled and the three boys jumped when a big, black, something came rushing towards them, stopping a few feet away and revealing itself as a person. A man to be exact. Tall, pale and very well built with an extraordinary resemblance to Severus.
"I just want to talk. Your mate and friends are save, I mean them no harm," he spoke to Severus.
"I've got nothing to say to you!" Severus declared.
The man swiped at his nose and shook his head as if trying to clear it. Taking a step back he turned his head to look at something behind them.
"Is there a problem here, Severus?" Remus asked from behind them.
Severus smiled and looked at the werewolf. "Nothing I can't handle, Remus."
"You would converse with a werewolf, but not your own brother?" the man snorted.
They all gasped, all barr Severus, whom grimaced and avoided looking at his sibling.
"You're Seritus? You're his brother?" Ron asked, his face turning a bright red as anger override his other senses.
Seritus nodded and stepped forward, holding his hand out. "Yes. And may I say, however late it may be, welcome to the family."
Ron lost it. Stepping out from behind Severus he swiped at Seritus' hand and a deep growled rumbled in his chest shocking all those present.
"If I were you, I would walk away. Very quickly, before the boy takes your arm off," Halian said as he suddenly appeared behind Seritus.
Seritus turned and looked at the God before dismissing him and turning back to Ron. "I mean you no harm, pup."
Ron's growls increased in volume and Harry, Draco and Severus stepped away from him as his eyes turned a bright amber. Remus gave a shout of warning as Ron launched himself at his brother-in-law and grabbed the pup around the waist. Bill ran out, after hearing Remus' shout, and helped him get his little brother under control.
"Halian! What is the meaning of this?! The moon isn't until tomorrow night!" Severus exclaimed.
The God nodded and stepped around Seritus, who was now gaping at Halian and Ron, and approached the struggling pup before putting his hand over his eyes and watching as Ron slumped in Remus' arms.
"He's sleeping, but you will need to tie him up. His anger will not leave him in his sleep," he instructed Bill and Remus as they carried the young boy inside.
"You're-"
Severus interrupted his older brother. "Now is not the time. Leave! And don't come back!"
Halian looked at Severus. "Actually, we need his help."
Severus gaped at him in disbelief as Halian grabbed Seritus by the back of the neck and dragged him inside.
He stood standing in the same spot for close to a half hour before finally walked inside.
"Ah, there you are! I was beginning to think you had run away or something," Halian laughed.
Severus scowled at him and retreated to his bedroom to make sure his young husband was alright.
"BLOODY HELL!"
Severus' face dropped at the sound of Bill's voice and he ran the rest of the way to his bedroom. The sound of pounding feet behind him indicated that everyone else was doing the same.
When he crashed through the door it was to see a haggard looking Remus trying desperately to dislodge Ron's raze sharp teeth from Bill's arm.
He froze, Ron no longer looked like himself. He appeared to have started the transformation but somehow stopped half way. His skin was bright red and looked as if it were made of leather. His eyes still had the deep amber colour and his face had changed slightly to look more like a wolfs. Ears pointed and peeking out from his hair with was poker straight and fell to his shoulders, fingers longer than normal, with very sharp looking nails, curled into claws. His ribs seemed to have fallen in on themselves to make room for the much larger muscle proportion his body had developed. The sight was incredible but still worried Severus deeply. How could this be? Why had his young husband transformed sooner than he was supposed to?
"This is worse than I feared," Halian said beside him.
Severus ignored him and rushed to help Remus. Ron froze when he caught sight of the handsome vampire and he quickly released his brother's arm to address his husband.
"Hiya, Sev," he smiled.
Everyone gasped as Ron wiped the blood from his mouth and easily pushed Remus aside before standing in front of his mate.
While Fleur, Draco, Tonks and Remus tended to Bill's injury, Halian, Severus, Harry and Seritus stood gazing at the magnificent sight that Ron presented.
"Bloody hell, Ron! You look like something from a really bad muggle horror movie!" Harry exclaimed as he stepped closer for a better look.
A growl rumbled in Ron's chest. "Easy, Harry. It doesn't take a lot to make me angry. Just ask Bill there, all he did was ask me if I was going to behave or act like a sissy girl. Well, I think it's safe to say I did neither."
They continued staring at him which made him shift uncomfortably.
"Ron, it's safe to change back now," Halian said.
Ron shifted again and inched closer to Severus. "I don't know how to. I don't even know how I changed in the first place! And look at me! I don't look like a friggin' werewolf, at least not completely!"
Severus listened half heartedly while he studied his husband's new appearance more thoroughly. He noticed that Ron was now bigger than himself and looked down to see his long, very long, thin, yet muscular legs which seemed to be situated to bend in the opposite direction like a canines along with the oddly shaped wolf feet which made him look like he was standing on his tippy toes. Peculiar, very peculiar! Looking up he regarded Ron's face and sighed when he saw that he didn't have a snout. A mouth full of razor sharp fangs and a canine shaped nose, but no snout.
"Sev? Are you alright? You haven't said anything," Ron whispered, his voice laced with fear.
Severus looked into his lovers eyes. "I'm just trying to figure out how this is possible."
"I can answer that for you," a new voice stated.
Everyone turned to see Barum standing in the doorway regarding Ron with a delighted expression on his face. "It's seems Ronald here is a new breed of werewolf."
"But how?" the God's lover inquired.
He answered with a smug smile and looked at Severus. "That would be your doing, my dear child."
Severus grew confused by his cryptic answers. And Ron stared at the God puzzled. "How?"
"Severus, do you remember the night you bit Ron for the first time?"
Severus' eyes narrowed. That had happened on their wedding night, while they were making love. It disturbed him to know that the man standing before him had been watching. "I remember. What's your point?"
"Well, it seems that you unknowingly injected Ron with the venom that turns a person into a vampire. Since that time it has adapted itself with the lycanthrope venom and come up with this new breed," Barum explained. "Basically, Ron, you're a cross between vampire and werewolf."
The boy in question stood as everyone stared at him with a new look of amazement on their faces. Ronald was an extraordinary new breed that has never before been seen.
AN: There it is. The 9th chapter of Secrets. It didn't end up the way I intended it to, but hey, I like this version. Anyway I hope you like it too.
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P.S I've only just notice that in the last chaper I wrote that Hermione had gone to Germany to pick up her friendship with Krum but Krum is from Bulgeria or some such place, but please forgive the mistake.
Anyway, review, review, review.
