Okay people this is the next chapter. I am SSSOOOOO sorry that it has taken this long for the chapter, but I have been caught up in a lot of things and am fostering the most adorable kittens at the moment XD, but I hope you all like the newest addition to the story.

AN/ I just wanted to make a note that I have had one suggestion for minor character pairings, but I would love to have more and hear about who you want to get together (especially the twins, I love them :)).

CHAPTER 10: Learning... from everyone

The school day passes slowly for Alex. There was so much going on around him that he wanted to laugh and scream at the same time. There was Draco whining about his mate, with a silencing charm so that the vampire in question doesn't hear anything, there was also Rosalie glaring at me obviously thinking about the book that she had seen... I am still confused about how she could see through all my charms. Last but not least I was thinking all about the talk that I needed to have with my parents. There was still so much that I didn't know about Elves and especially blood elves. The books were more a guiding tool for someone to explain with so most of the chapters don't make much sense.

Lily, my mother, had promised that she would explain more about it when I get home, but what would I find out about me? About my mate? About everything that I would be able to do with myself. Not to mention that I will need to meet the queen, my queen eventually. There was too much buzzing through my head for things to be making much sense. In the end I just gave myself a headache and glared at everyone who made any noise. by the time that classes where over I was silently rejoicing at the chance to escape, but it would have been too good for me to just make it a clean get away so I was captured by Rosalie and dragged to her car. The car which she was sharing with the other Cullen's.

"I know that you said soon, but I don't trust you that much. I demand answers." she spoke with venom in her voice while projecting protective feelings for her family and their secret.

I sigh realising that this could be a situation to kill two birds with one stone.

"Fine, follow me to my house so that we can pick up my family then we'll go to your house. It will be easier to explain things when we are all together. That way everything only needs to be said once."

She agreed and I got into my car with Draco and drove home really fast. Faster than usual.

Not explaining anything to my parents I drag them with me (although they are running outside of the car) and follow the Cullen's back to their house deep into the forest.

Their house is large and beautiful. Full of sharp angles and a comtempory feel that doesn't overpower the landscape and rather works around the beauty of the nature surrounding it. Silently our group entered the open planned house and settled into the large sitting area. To say that their 'mother' Esme was shocked to see us was an understatement, but as soon as she heard the basics of the reason I was here with my family she turned into an exited mother hen and made us more food than Molly Weasley.

We remained silent until soon enough the sire of the family Carlisle Cullen came home. Curious about us, but not aggressive I decided it was time to begin my explanations.

"Why doesn't everyone come in and sit down... this will probably take quite some time." I suggest and Rosalie seems to agree completely grabbing onto my arm as though she thinks that I will run away while she isn't looking.

"Okay... how much do you understand about other types of magical creatures besides Vampires?" I ask the coven who appear shocked at the revelation that we know what they are.

"Others..." the big guy Emmett asks an openly confused look covering his features.

"There is a pack of werewolves on the Indian reservation nearby." the coven leader states calm but intently curious.

Slightly surprised I store that information away for future use.

"We are all some type of magical creature."

"What does this have to do with the book that I saw? Those monsters were killing those children!" rose growled.

"That is what I am trying to explain. I am not human. I am an elf... a hybrid elf really. My father, Severus (I motion to the man who is staying close to the shadows) is a high elf while my mother Lily (who is standing in the lighter part, but still standing beside her mate) is a blood elf. The main information that you need to know is that when an elf is born they are human. Most people with creature inheritance will change when they turn 16, but elves are special. They only change when the person has died."

I let them think about it for a moment and when they didn't quite seem to understand I let Li- my mother take over.

"When families of elves have children they are not protected by their queen. They queen of the fey only has control over other fey and while they are human they are vulnerable to people who would want to take them away so they initiate the 'first death' and change their children into elves before their natural death. It doesn't make much of a difference because the elf will grow until they reach legal age of 17 and then they are immortal." she explains to the confused room.

The family of vampires seems to understand because at least now Rosalie isn't trying to kill me with her glare.

"So you are immortal? Do you have any more abilities? When you change are there magical abilities that develop?" Carlisle starts running off questions but when Narssica giggles he stops and looks a bit embarrassed.

"So they are elves, what about you, are you fey as well?" Jasper asks and I notice an accent... Texan? But defiantly not American.

"No" Lucius is the one to speak "I am a Veela."

The people in the room give blank looks at the name.

"We are a species of creature from France that... I guess we are what you would call sensual creatures. We lure people with our charms and are naturally beautiful. We also have wings and... Well when we transform we look a lot like birds with human form." he explained with dignity.

"But I have no true inheritance like that. I am a small part Vampire from several generations back and have passed on those traits to Draco. But I am by no means human... well not completely. I am a Witch. So is Lily, while the boys are Wizards."

Emmett laughed and it made me smile slightly at the honesty of the sound... it's odd though because I would have never thought that a laugh could be honest. The sound died when he noticed that he was the only one laughing.

"I haven't heard from the Wizarding world in many years. I heard that there was a war on. A dark lord with a French name." Carlisle said anxious. "There was also a boy who survived something... a spell of sorts that was supposed to kill him. I am not in on the details but what happened?" he asked drawing the wholes families' attention to the witches and wizards.

It was Draco who spoke when none of the others felt comfortable enough to speak.

"V-V-Voldemort. The Dark Lords name was V-Voldemort. He tried to kill a boy named Harry Potter with the killing curse, but he didn't die. He was only a year old. V-V- The dark Lord disappeared that night while harry lost both of his parents. He became the hero of the Wizarding world. The-Boy-Who-Lived. He was sent to live with his evil aunt and uncle who hated and abused him and when he returned to the Wizarding world people were in awe of him over something he couldn't remember and people expected this boy... a child of 11 to save them all. He lived there for years going back to the abuse each summer until the war broke out again. People expected him to fight and to win for them or die trying. He was only 16 when he... we fought against that man. He was 16 when he killed that man and died trying, but the thing about Potter that everyone knows is that he doesn't know how to die." Draco laughed here and everyone giggled a little. "Potter came back to life after his short 'death' and Voldemort was gone. But his relatives were still abusive and he... he bled to death in a cupboard of their house. Again the boy didn't die, but he changed. Now the boy is staying in a small town by the name of Alexander Snape." all the vampires suddenly turned their heads to me so fast I would have been concerned if they had been human. They just stood staring for a long time...

Are they going to stop that? It is a bit unnerving.

"Hey Dray, I think you broke the-" my sentence was cut off as all of a sudden three very emotional vampire women had surrounded him. Had I been Human I would have been squished to death, but as an elf I was fine... but there was an odd smell. It was nice. I wanted... what did I want? I felt a tingling in my mouth and a tearing burn through my gums. I could sense my fangs growing and everything made sense. Blood elves drink the blood of vampires. They have magic in their bodies to keep them alive without a heartbeat, but they aren't magical beings because these people were muggle before they were turned.

I push them away from me; I doubt they would take it well if they were suddenly bitten.

"Alex, what's wrong?" Alice asked before her face went blank and she gasped in horror "oh..."

"Har- Alex..." mum asked suddenly right beside me "are you hungry?"

Covering my mouth with one hand I nod violently as the pain throbs though my jaw.

Esme brightens at the thought of making food and offers immediately. Mum smiles softly and explains

"It won't do much good. Blood elves mainly eat normal food, but they drink the blood of a vampire at least once a month." this shocked their present company (except Severus of course, I mean she is his mate after all)

"Actually blood elves are the creators of vampires, which are what I was going to explain to Alex anyway. The blood elves can't drink the blood of a magical being because the magic will be too strong and is in fact toxic to us, but muggles and animals are not nutritious for us, so the venom of an elf was what created the first vampire. Muggle vampires that were bitten by an already turned vampire such as you are unstable. You are wild and control is often difficult." I noticed the boy jasper nodding sagely and Alice moving closer to her mate.

"But if a vampire receives a bite from a blood elf there is a bond formed and the magic given to the vampire in the exchange settles them and makes them more stable. They are no longer uncontrollable around blood and while it is appealing they will not want to instantly attack any creature in the vicinity that contains blood."

The vampires stare wide eyed and in Emmett's case open mouthed at this revelation... I would guess that they have had problems with control among their family before... maybe...

Jasper suddenly speaks interrupting my thoughts.

"Total control of ones-self just from a bite?" he asks and something seems to sparkle in his eyes (so unlike the sparkle Al-Dumbledork gave) at the thoughts this seemed to bring.

"Would you... would you bite me then Alex... I will give some blood in exchange for control any day." he said softly and I don't think Narssica being the only 'human' could hear him.

Desperately wanting to get rid of this pain and the ache in my core I nod and take hold of his arm barely waiting I sink the fully grown fangs into the hard stone like flesh as though it were butter. The blood was sweet and although metallic I found the taste pleasing, but nothing spectacular. The meal was quickly over and silently I feel as though... looking at the couples and the families surrounding me... well for someone who has been alone for so long... I couldn't handle so much of it. Giving the room a quick bow of farewell I rush away at speeds only another elf could hope to manage, not even the vampires would have been able to keep up. I just needed time. Some time to be alone.

Thank you all, especially those of you who haven't given up hope that I would one day update this again. It was a little rushed and I think maybe a little dramatic, but it is really getting to the plot now. So I have also received one suggestion for pairings, but I need more! I want to focus on who the twins will be with so suggestions would be great there XD and thankyou to all the people who have read this and liked it, it makes me want to keep updating even if I take a while to do it.