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The next week brought a potion exam she was not looking forward, not only had she missed a week of teaching she had also missed a week of potion class. Draco was a help but she needed to study and she found studying was not his strong point. Most nights after grading her own exams and her student's papers she would head to the library and review over her notes and look through books to help. She was surprised how some nights the library was empty but for a few students. At Beauxbatons the library was always busy but she did enjoy Hogwarts laid back style better when it came to learning. Most of that week it was her and Hermione sitting at a table. The witch was brilliant with potions and understanding the basics. She made a deal with the girl, Hermione would help her with potions and Keaira would teach her charms that she had learned growing up. Hermione was thrilled to learn charms that were not taught in the books. Keaira had to admit she did enjoy the muggle, she just couldn't get to close to her.

Keaira was sitting in her room going over papers Friday night, all in all she had to admit Hermione saved her on that exam. She didn't fail it so it was a win in her book. Her fireplace glowed some as her mother's voice came through.

"Keaira."

"Yes mother." She sighed as she laid her quill down and moved near the fireplace.

"What are you doing?"

"Grading papers."

"Good nothing important come through at once."

"Momma I am busy." She looked around her room, of why tonight of all nights. She had a stack of exams and papers that needed her attention not to mention a book on her night stand.

"Shut it, I will see you in a few minutes."

"Do I need to change?"

"Why what are you wearing?" Her mother's voice was shrill and high pitched.

"My teaching robes."

"No but hurry." Keaira knew her floo was connected to the castle network but she had no idea if it was connected to the main network. She stood in it and threw the powder. She was standing in her front of her mother a few seconds later.

"What took so long?" Her mother was pacing the room.

"I just talked to you a second ago."

"Is that what you teach in?" Her mother stopped and looked at her.

"Yes mother they are my teaching robes and before you ask I have to wear them." She stared at her. "Is this a long visit or a short one?"

"Short, how is the Malfoy boy?"

"His grades are fine and he seems to understand what I am teaching." She knew this is not what her mother wanted.

"You kissed him."

"He kissed me."

"It doesn't matter, shift it girl."

"I'm sorry what?"

"Your father wants you to marry for power, I need you to marry for money." Her mother was pouring herself a drink. "Stupid man would have you marry a penniless wizard, I need my life back."

"You want me to go against the Dark Lord and do what with Draco?" She was so confused.

"My dear I know you are stupid when it comes to the way the world works but I want you to seduce the boy."

"He is my student, I couldn't do that."

"Fine quit your job."

"I love teaching. Mom this is insane, why would you think this would work?" She was backing away from her mother. "I will not go against my father."

Her mother pushed her to the floor, she felt her head hit the floor. Her body was still sore from almost dying. Her mother sat on top of her as Keaira tried to break the full body bind she put on her. Her mother's face was inches from hers. "Keaira you listen to me, you are my daughter. I have raised your ungrateful ass for sixteen years, I agreed to let Igor take you when I had you almost sold. He made sure you had your education so I wouldn't suffer from the Dark Lord's wrath. It is time you paid me back for all that I have done." She could see her mother pull out her knife and wave it in her face. "Maybe if I cut that pretty face of yours it will remind you of who raised you. You mark shows who owns you but never forget who gave it to you."

"Momma please." She whispered.

"No, Draco wouldn't like your face all cut up." Her mother lifted the knife and stood up. Keaira gave a sigh, her mother's modes came and went and she was lucky this time her mother's mode seem to change again. "Oh well I can still teach you without a mark. Crucio." Keaira's body was jerking as she was screaming through the pain. The door to her mother's was blasted open as Keaira saw people standing in the door way.

"What are you doing?" Keaira opened her eyes to see Mr. Malfoy standing in front of her mother, she felt hands on her as she saw Severus picking her up from the floor. He must have removed the bind as she was able to move again.

"The child needed to learn her place, don't you dare question how I disciple my child." She was screaming back at him.

She could see Mr. Malfoy balling his fist. "It's ok, I'm fine really." She squeaked at the room. She saw standing in the door was Draco and Blaise, she wondered how they got out of school but if Severus was here they tagged along with him.

"Keaira she had you in a full body bind on the floor screaming." Severus looked down at her.

"No she is right, I mouthed off again and I know what happens when I do." She moved away from his arms, she saw Mr. Malfoy look at her. "Now if you all will excuse me I have papers to grade." She backed into the fireplace.

"Oh Keaira, dear." Her mother snarled. "Don't forget what we were talking about." Keaira nodded her head and was gone.

She entered into her room, she was pacing. She was not going to be used, she was going to have to move her plan up. How was she going to get to him? He could call her by using his mark, she wondered if she could go to him using hers. Severus explained to her she could use hers to summon him to her, she didn't want him coming to her though. She needed to see him, she left out of her room and headed down the stairs. She knew it wouldn't work in the castle anyway. She made it outside the gates and was on the road to Hogsmeade when she took out her wand and touched it to her mark. She felt it burn for a second but she kept focus on it sending her to him. She felt pain, it wasn't from her wand. He was calling her, she smiled as she let the pain take her to him. She was standing in an empty house next to the snake. It was a large house, she could see the stairs out of the room. White sheets laid on the furniture, she heard the snake tell her to come. She followed it up the stairs into a large room. He was sitting in the chair watching the fire.

"You dare use your mark to summon me?" He looked at her.

"No my Lord, I used my mark to try and bring myself to you." She kneeled in front of his chair.

"Why would my princess need to see me?" He lifted her head to look at him.

"My mother called me today, you are planning on marrying me off."

He stood up in front of her, she was scared but she dare not show it. "You are almost an adult, I need the line to continue and for that to happen you must be married off."

"Who do you plan for this to happen to?" She looked up at him, he held out his hand to her.

"Walk with me." He led her down the stairs.

"Where are we?" She was looking around.

"My muggle father's home." He walked her out of the door into the land. "I'm taking you to the grave yard my dear." She nodded as she followed him and the snake. "Can you talk to Nagini?" He stopped and looked at her as she nodded. "Good, I want you to tell Nagini to go ahead." He watched her as she commanded the snake, it nodded its head and slithered off. "When I plan on marrying you off when I say it's time and to whom I say."

"Who do you have in mind?" She didn't want to press it but she really wanted to know.

"I have a few in mind." He was watching her, he knew she was dangerous. She wouldn't be his daughter if she wasn't, he was going to have to keep reminding her who owns her.

"Is Severus one of them?" She figured at this point she was not going to get anything out of him.

"Do you wish him to be?" He knew she had someone in mind but his potion master wasn't who he was thinking.

"If you wish him to be." She looked at him, he had to admit she played that well.

"What did your mother say to you that caused you to rush to me?"

"She wants me married to Draco Malfoy, my Lord. She wants the wedding to be soon. She is demanding that I seduce him." She could see the anger in his eyes.

"Your mother would go against what I said." He screamed. "What did you say?"

She smiled at him. "I told her I would not go against you, father." She knew if he searched her memory he would find her saying that. She knew when her mother started talking marriage this was what she needed for her plan to work.

"My princess." He looked at her, such devotion he could see from this child. "This is part of your family." They were standing in grave yard.

She was looking at the tombstones. "They all died on the same day." She saw him slightly grin, it made her sick to look at him.

"Yes they did. I want you to see what happens to those who oppose me, do you understand?"

"Yes my Lord." She bowed her head to him.

"Give me your arm my dear." He held out his hand.

She looked at him as she raised her arm. He pulled out his wand and pointed it at her mark, she felt fire and ice moving through her veins at the same time. Her head was spinning from the pain that was shooting through her body, she wouldn't scream out or cry in front of him. He moved the wand as she fell in front of him and looked at her mark. He changed it, it was darker then Severus now and had a green tint to it.

"That mark shows you are my daughter, that mark will bring you to me when you need me." He looked at her and grabbed her face. He was squeezing her face as he lifted her on to her feet. "By coming here tonight you now belong to me." He touched his arm with his wand and in a moment she was standing before ten people in masks. They kneeled on one knee in front of him. He grabbed her hand and pulled her next to him. "I have summoned you for one reason." With a wave of his hand the masks disappeared. She saw Lucius, Draco and Severus and a few others she remembered from the meetings kneeling in front of him. Severus looked at her, his eyes moving between her and the Dark Lord.

"She came to me, she has taken a new mark and she belongs to me." He sneered at them. "You will obey her summons the same you would mine. Nagini obeys her as well, she will rule with me in my new world." The group of people nodded at him. He turned to her. "You will remember you are also mine, you live because I want you too." He signaled for Severus, he rose and came close to her. "Take her back to the castle and guard her Severus. You will be her protector, tread lightly." He warned as he waved them away and he left.

Severus grabbed Keaira and apparated into his labs. He let her go and just looked at her. She couldn't look at him, her body was hurting again and her mind was racing. She backup into the fireplace and was gone. When she reached her room she collapsed on the floor crying, the papers could wait till morning. She locked her door and headed into her shower. The warm water hit her body as she saw brown junk coming out of her hair, her head must have started bleeding when she hit it on the floor. She let the tears run down as she sat on the bottom of the shower letting the water run over her. She turned the water off as she stepped out, Asap was curled up in her teaching robes. The snake lifted its head at her and laid back down. She grabbed the towel and wrapped it around her as she headed out of the room. Severus was waiting for her when she opened the door.

"You scared me." She jerked some when she saw him. "I locked my door, how the hell did you get in?"

"What the hell happened?" He looked at her and grabbed her arm. Her mark had changed, he changed it. "This is what he was talking about, he has marked you as his daughter." She jerked her arm away from him and just stared at the mark in disgust.

"What do you mean what happened." She was tired and didn't want to answer any questions.

"Keaira your mother had you on the floor screaming and then you left. An hour later we are being summoned to the grave yard where you are there standing next to him." He looked down at her, she looked so tired.

"Not right now please." She couldn't do it right now as she headed to her room, he followed. "Severus, I will tell you everything but right now my head is killing me and I want to sleep." She looked at him, to her it was always later he was going to find out soon. He was turning to leave when she grabbed his arm. "Severus, do you like me?" If they were going to play with her life she needed to know how he felt about her. She was going to defy them, neither one of them were going to play with her life like that.

"Keaira, you are not even seventeen yet." He looked down at her.

"I mean could we be friends?"

"I think that would be acceptable." He smiled at her, she reached up and kissed his cheek.

"Good night Severus."

"Good night Keaira. I will let myself out." He stopped as turned to her. "Would you like me to block Lucius from barging in asking you the same thing?"

"If I like him?" She shook her head. "I would prefer for him not to see me naked."

Severus laughed. "I meant to ask you if you are ok."

"Oh yeah you can tell him whatever you want to." She picked up a vial and drank it.

"I'll ward your doors tonight and lock the floo." He moved closer to her, he took her face in his hands and kissed her. "Good night little one." He left as she ran her fingers over her mouth.