Chapter 10
Dinner and a Show Pt. 2
"Stefan!" I screamed again, as the fog lifted even more. I could see that he was laying there in a bloody mess. I jumped over the table and ran to him. There was so much blood!
"Stefan. Stefan can you hear me?" I asked shaking him.
He mumbled something that didn't make any sense, and I knew he was about to go into shock. He had been bitten four times. Three in his chest, and once in his leg. He had claw marks all over him. I saw a streak of black out the corner of my eye and turned quickly, but it was Klaus, who was trying to keep the other wolves at bay. Damon and Elijah were distracting the other ones, and there was a lot of yelping going on. I knew there wasn't many wolves left alive, because many were laying dead all over the place. I quickly counted about 9 of them that were still fighting. Greyback was nowhere to be seen, so I knew he had escaped. The coward!
"Klaus! Can he feed from you in wolf form?" I asked loudly.
I saw him shake his whole body, and I knew that meant no.
"Damn it." I muttered, as I started to drag Stefan toward the humans. He was now unconscious, and I was leaving a bloody trial behind us, as I dragged him by his arms.
Suddenly the great hall's doors were blown off their hinges, and Hagrid came rushing in swinging a large club. Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Weasley came running in, followed by Fred and George. Thank goodness for back up!
"Don't let them out! We need to kill them all!" Damon yelled, as he sent a wolf sailing through the air. Mr. Malfoy quickly cast a repairing spell on the doors.
"Klaus is in wolf form! He's one of the black ones, so please be careful!" I screamed, as Hagrid made a move to hit one of the two that was still alive.
"Try to use your wands as whips and steer them our way!" Elijah cried.
I cracked my whip at a light brown one that came charging at me, and Mr. Malfoy shot a killing curse at it, and stopped it dead in its tracks. I saw Elijah grab a dirty white one by the throat, plunge his hand in its chest, and rip it's heart out. Another two down!
Mr. Weasley ran over to me as I struggled to drag Stefan. "Is he dead?" He asked frantically, as he grabbed one of Stefan's wrists.
"No. He's just been bitten and clawed. He will be fine once Klaus changes back into human form."
"But if a vampire is bitten by a werewolf, they will die." He said.
"No, Klaus's blood will heal him."
"Lynn! Remus is starting to wake up!" Sirius shouted. What? Already?
"KLAUS! REMUS IS AWAKE!" I screamed. He came running full speed toward us, as Mr. Weasley and I heaved Stefan over the table. Hermione whimpered at the sight of him, but knelt down to make him comfortable. "Don't worry he will be fine." I said, as I stopped to catch my breath.
"Lupin? Are you ok?" Snape asked.
"I feel sick." He said. "I don't feel well at all."
"You need blood to complete the transition." I said, then turned to Klaus. "I need you to bite me, so I can feed him." Klaus looked at me as if I'd gone stupid. "Oh right. Dumb idea, you're in werewolf form. DAMON! I need you!" I screamed.
"What?" He asked, appearing beside Stefan.
"Bite me." I said, holding my wrist out to him.
He smirked at me. "Gladly." He said, as he bit into my wrist.
"Will Remus be sire bonded to Klaus?" Sirius asked.
Remus nodded his head. "Yes I will."
"You knew that?" Sirius asked shocked.
"Yes."
"Drink. You will feel better." I said offering him my wrist. "Damon check Stefan." I said, as Remus began to drink. He pulled slow at first but then his pulls got stronger.
Klaus watched Remus like a hawk, and Damon did as I had asked. I have to admit, Stefan looked pretty bad. I just hoped the werewolf venom wouldn't do too much damage so soon.
"Stefan will be fine. He is still alive." Damon said, as he knelt down next to his brother. Then he left to rejoin the fight.
"Remus, you've had enough." I said quietly, as I tried to take my arm back after a few minutes. "Remus, please let go."
He didn't let go, and it wasn't until Klaus growled, that he finally withdrew his mouth away from my wrist.
"How do you feel now?" Sirius asked.
"Much better than I have felt in a very long time." He said grinning. "What have I missed?" He asked, looking around in alarm.
"We have killed most of them. Well they have killed most of them." Harry said, waving his hand toward the vampires still fighting.
"Remus, right now you may feel really good, but you need to consume more blood. Lots more blood." I said. "You will have to feed regularly on human blood for at least the next 24 hours, so please don't do anything stupid. Right now you need rest, and blood. I can't give you anything more, because I have already given you too much, but we can get you blood bags, and you can drink from them."
"Too much?" Snape asked.
"Yes, I feel dizzy and faint, and my heart is beating very fast. He needed blood to complete the transition, but he will need more to sustain him until he gets use to being undead. If he doesn't drink enough he will go on a killing spree." Then I turned to Remus and smiled. "But I guess you already know that."
He nodded. "Yes, I know I'll need lots more, before I'm use to it. Klaus and I have talked at length about hybrids, and I won't deny that I have wanted this, but I am shocked that you," He said looking at Klaus, "would offer to turn me."
Klaus nodded his head. I can't pretend to know what he was saying, but I think it meant. "You're welcome."
"Well you need more blood. Pinky!" I called out.
"Yes Mistress." She said, gasping and covering her eyes at the sight of Stefan.
"Don't worry he will be fine. How are the other students, and where are they?" I asked.
"They are safe in their common rooms, and they are all being protected by several elves and their elf magic." She replied.
"Ok good. I need to you to go home, grab three blood bags, and a pair of pants for Klaus."
She nodded and left, and I looked around. The wolves were still trying to fight, but that's to be expected. They weren't on Wolfsbane, so they only knew that they wanted to attack. Greyback must have been secretly taking it, because he had escaped. There were only 3 left now, and the humans were still holed up behind the head table that had been flipped over. Fred and George snapped their whips at one that was advancing toward us. Klaus jumped over the table, and swiftly tore it apart. Hagrid, who was immune to werewolf bites, smacked another into a wall with his club, and Damon ripped it's heart out. The last one was distracted by Damon, and Elijah grabbed it from behind, and also tore it's heart out. Finally they were all dead.
"Mistress, I'm back." Pinky said appearing with a crack, as she handed me the blood bags, and a pair of sweatpants.
"Thank you." I said, taking them from her. "Remus, you need to take these two bags. Just tear open the tops, and drink them down."
I climbed over the table, along with everyone else, and looked around the great hall. There was blood, werewolf hearts, and dead wolves everywhere. I sank to my knees and breathed a sigh of relief. We had all somehow managed to survive.
Professor Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Filius, I need you to start the clean-up process, because I need to escort Mr. Salvatore to the hospital wing, and explain to Madam Pomfrey what has happened. Remus and Miss Salvatore, you two, along with your family, can come with me."
I nodded and tried to stand, but the combination of blood loss, exhaustion, and all the excitement, had taken its toll on me. I sat there breathing heavily, and shaking. Klaus came over to me and whined.
"I'm ok. I'm just tired, and a little shaken up." I said, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Come on Princess." Damon said, scooping me up into his arms. "Let's get you to the hospital wing."
I noticed his arm and gasped. "You've been bitten!" I cried.
"Well yeah." He said with a laugh. "I've been fighting werewolves. What else did you expect to happen?"
I snickered, and rested my head against his shoulder. "I suppose you're right."
After making sure Hermione was alright, Elijah picked up Stefan, and followed us all to the hospital wing. Klaus also followed us, but was still in werewolf form, and nearly gave Madam Pomfrey a heart attack when he walked into the room before everyone else.
"Poppy it's alright." Professor Dumbledore said, when she started shrieking. "He is one of us."
She recovered quickly and apologized. She immediately turned her attention to Stefan, Damon, and me. "Over there." She said, pointing to three beds. "Oh poor dear." She said, when she looked at Stefan. She shook her head, then looked toward Damon. "Oh no! You too dear! Here I'll disinfect the wound, but I'm afraid you'll be a werewolf…"
"Ma'am." Damon interrupted. "I'll be ok. I'm a vampire." Then he pointed to Stefan. "He is also a vampire. The one we are concerned about is Lynn. She needs a blood replenishing potion."
"But..but..I can't..no cure for vampires." She started to say frantically.
"Poppy it's ok we have a cure." Remus said. "They will be fine."
She stopped dead when she saw Remus drinking from a blood bag. "Remus what is that?" She asked.
"A bag full of human blood. Poppy, you need to know, I'm half vampire now." He said with a grin.
"WHAT!?" She cried. "How is this possible?"
"A Hybrid. I'm a werewolf and a vampire."
Her mouth gaped open, but no sound came out.
"Poppy it's ok." He assured her. "I'll be alright."
"Klaus, I have some pants for you." I said quietly, because I really wasn't feeling well. "We need you back in human form, so you can heal Stefan and Damon."
Klaus grabbed the pants in his mouth, and trotted behind some curtains. Madam Pomfrey's mouth dropped open as she watched his silhouette transform back into human form. He quickly put on his sweatpants, and stepped from behind the curtain. He was dirty, and streaked with blood, but he looked alright.
"Well I feel loads better." He said grinning.
"He's a Hybrid too Poppy." Remus explained.
He walked over to Stefan, and I helped him hold his head up, and his mouth open. Klaus bit his wrist, and Stefan instinctively started to drink. I finally was able to get a good look at him. The claw marks had already healed, but the bite wounds hadn't. As soon as he began to drink, he started to look better though, and after a few minutes he woke up.
"Is everyone ok?" He asked, quietly.
"Yes everyone is alive." I said hurriedly. "Here this is for you. Drink it down, right now." I ordered, and handed him the last blood bag. "Ok Damon, your turn."
"Why the rush Princess?" He asked, looking at me with concern.
"Just do as I say." I mumbled. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, and my breathing started to become shallow.
"Princess…"
"Now, damn it!"
He did as I asked, and bit into Klaus's arm. When I could see the werewolf bite on Damon's arm start to heal, I glanced at Stefan, who was already sitting up in his bed. I let out a long breath, nodded my head, and immediately collapsed.
I woke up sometime later in the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey was shuffling around my bed and muttering about werewolves attacking the school, vampires moving into the hospital wing, and hybrids milling about.
"Hybrids! Silliest thing I've ever heard of!" She huffed.
"Well it's suited me quite well for almost two years now." I heard Klaus laugh.
"And I'm not complaining either." Remus chuckled.
"Humph!" The Mediwitch replied.
"It's ok Madam Pomfrey." I said weakly, but smiling. "I'm just surprised you haven't kicked them all out yet."
"Princess!"
"Love!"
"Lynn!"
"Are you ok?"
"I'm so sorry!" Remus, Damon, Klaus, Stefan, and Elijah all said at the same time, and I was instantly surrounded by them.
"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!" Madam Pomfrey cried. "I need to check the girl over, and I can't do that with all of you smothering her!"
"It's ok." I said chuckling. "I'm use to it by now."
Klaus grinned, as Madam Pomfrey shoved him out of the way, and pushed her way toward me. "How are you feeling my dear?" She asked soothingly, while pointing her wand at me.
"Ok I guess. How long have I been out?"
"Three days." She said. "It's almost Friday morning. You seem to be doing well." She continued, after checking a paper that had been spit out the end of her wand. "Your blood level has finally returned to normal, and your heart beat and vitals are now regular."
I tried to sit up, but she pushed me back down. "Now now, none of that. You still need plenty of rest."
"Maybe we should give her some vampire blood." Elijah said grinning wickedly. "That will perk her up."
I looked at him funny, when Madam Pomfrey shrieked, "Oh no you don't!"
Klaus snorted, and explained. "We've been threatening to do that for the past three days. She said she will kill us if we tried. She says she doesn't trust vampire blood, and that it's not a cure for fainting from blood loss, so we decided we weren't going to leave until you were cleared to leave."
I looked around and laughed. There were five oversized comfy looking chairs, books, food, clothes, blood bags, blankets, and all kinds of letters scattered around my side of the hospital wing. "Wow, you guys really did move in, and you're incredibly messy."
"And I can't get rid of them no matter how much I scold them!" Madam Pomfrey cried. "They are stubborn!"
"Well we said we weren't going to leave until you are cleared to go, so Professor Dumbledore provided us with the chairs and blankets." Damon said, grinning at me.
"Humph! Vampires keeping watch over a girl! Silliest thing I've ever seen!" She ranted, stomping into her office.
"She's mad at us." Remus said with a grin.
"Apparently." I said laughing. "But what about your classes Remus?" I asked. "Won't you be tired in the morning?"
"Hybrid remember." He said holding up his blood bag. "I don't need to sleep."
"Of course." I said, shaking my head. "How are you adjusting to it?"
"Very well actually. I'm still getting use to it, but I'm getting there pretty quickly." He said.
"I'm not surprised that Remus has taken it so well. With his humble disposition, will, and personality, I think he will be fine. It's one of the reasons why I offered to turn him." Klaus said.
"Remus's sense of humor has been heightened along with everything else." Stefan said laughing. "So we have been having a blast while you have been in dream land."
"That's another reason why she's mad at us." Klaus said grinning, pointing toward Madam Pomfrey's office door. "She was afraid we would wake you up."
I laughed. "Well, how is everyone else doing?"
"They are fine. Hermione has kept us up to date on what The Daily Prophet has been saying about Greyback, Draco has brought all of your homework, and a lot of girls have dropped by to see Damon…err…I mean to bring you candy." Elijah said with a grin, and gesturing to the very large amount of candy piled onto the bed next to me.
I burst out laughing when I saw it. "What is the news on Greyback?" I asked.
"Well he escaped and has gone into hiding for now. Parents were outraged that they got into the school in the first place, and Dumbledore had taken the burden of answering all of the howlers. However, once Dumbledore let the parents know that their children were evacuated to safety by us, they calmed down a lot, and there have been many letters coming to us, thanking us for what we did." Stefan said.
I yawned, "Well I'm glad all the hoopla has died down then. So what's the plan from here on out?"
"The plan," Klaus said, climbing into the bed with me, and snuggling under the covers. "Is for you to get more sleep, so you can get out of here." He said kissing me.
I grinned at him, "But what if I like this better?" I said, kissing him back.
"Well then we will have to remain here forever." He laughed.
Remus laughed, and stood up. "Ok, well now that you are awake, I won't feel guilty about leaving and getting some rest in my own bed, but I really am so sorry that I took so much blood from you." He said sincerely.
"It's ok. It was necessary. I would have been ok, if it hadn't been for everything else going on. It wasn't just the blood loss." I said, sitting up to hug him.
"Well I'm glad you're going to be ok." He said smiling, and hugging me back.
"I will be." I said snuggling down beside Klaus. "Now all of you get some sleep. Don't make me have to start ranting and raving."
They all laughed, and Remus bid us goodbye. After I made sure they had turned down the lamps, and gotten comfortable in their chairs, I fell into a wonderful dreamless sleep wrapped up in Klaus's arms. I was still so tired!
"How in the world am I suppose to get any homework done, if you guys keep distracting me?" I asked, rolling my eyes at The Boys, Remus, Sirius, Fred, and George. "I have a two foot essay to write for Transfiguration, and I'll never get it done!"
"That shoddy Transfiguration Professor must be a real Git! Giving you homework when you were laying half dead in the hospital wing!" Remus said grinning.
Sirius grinned back, "Well if the Git of a D.A.D.A. Professor hadn't put you in the hospital, you wouldn't be scrambling to get it done."
"Well if the Git of a Transfiguration Professor had just excused you from the essay to begin with, like the wonderful and most gracious D.A.D.A. Professor did, you wouldn't have to worry about making the essay deadline!" Remus snickered.
"The only reason the 'the wonderful and most gracious D.A.D.A. Professor' excused you from his essay in the first place, is because HE IS THE REASON you were laying half dead in the hospital wing!" Sirius snorted.
Everyone burst out laughing. "Well that's beside the point. One has nothing to do with the other." Remus said winking at me.
It was lunch time on Friday, and I was still stuck in the hospital wing, and Remus and Sirius had dropped by to see how I was doing. Since I was awake and out of danger now, the boys had become bored, so Damon and Sirius were trying to combine spells into funny new ones, that they were testing on Fred and George, who also had dropped by. Draco, Harry, Ron, Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle, had already been by to see me that morning, but seeing as we were swamped with homework, because it was O.W.L.S. year, they were in the library with Hermione and Lavender.
"You really don't have to do that essay though, you know that right?" Sirius asked.
"Yes, I know, but this is a tricky bit of Transfiguration, and I'm not sure I understand it, so I think it will be good for me to do it." I replied, looking up from my parchment and grinning.
Suddenly Fred let out an ear piercing yell, because he had just grown bat wings. He flew up toward the ceiling, and slammed against it, which sent him flapping into another wall.
"Now see here!" Madam Pomfrey stomped from her office in an uproar. "This is a hospital, not a joke shop!"
Damon grinned at the enraged witch and cast a silent spell towards Fred, which made him fly into another wall, and stick there.
George laughed at his brother. "You look like a giant fly stuck on a wall!" He cried laughing, as Fred grinned down at him.
"You know Madam Pomfrey, I feel ok now. You could release me from here, then they will be out of your hair too." I said, gesturing to the boys.
"No, I'm not going to clear you just yet. You need to stay where I can keep an eye on you in case you faint again. You need to keep calm, and remain here until tomorrow morning. Then I will let you go." She replied, glaring at us.
"I think Poppy secretly like us, and that's why she hasn't released you yet." Elijah said grinning at her.
"I agree with Elijah." Klaus said with a laugh.
"Humph!" The Mediwitch cried, as she stomped back into her office, muttering about irritating vampires.
"I really do think she likes us, she just doesn't want to admit it." Stefan said laughing, and sitting down on my bed. "What other homework assignments do you have?"
"Well I have my potions antidotes essay that's a two feet long as well. I have to read four chapters for muggle studies, and write a one and a half foot essay for that. I have to write a foot long essay for Care of Magical Creatures on bowtruckles, and I still have to complete my astronomy chart." I replied with a sigh. "I'm swamped."
"What is your D.A.D.A. essay about?" Elijah asked.
"It's about defensive charms, so I really do think that I have that covered." I said with a laugh. "It's just that Sirius has been teaching us Vanishing Spells, which as you know, I've always had a problem with." I said with another laugh.
"Pffft. Vanishing spells are easy." Damon said, then flicked his wand at Fred, who's wings instantly vanished.
"AAARRGGHH!" He yelled as he started to fall, but then pointed his wand at the ground. He slowed, and landed with a soft thud on one of the beds. "That was brilliant!" He cried laughing.
"Alright! I've had enough of this. Fred and George Weasley out you go!" Madam Pomfrey cried, as she shooed them toward the doors. They looked back at us and grinned, as she slammed the doors, then she turned to us. "Now if the rest of you can't behave, I'll send you out too!" She cried in a huff, as she disappeared into her office yet again.
Klaus snickered and said loudly, "No you won't, because you love us!"
She stuck her wand around the corner, and fired a hex at Klaus, that missed him by inches. We all burst out laughing, and she stuck her head out, grinned, and asked, "Did I get him?"
"Nope you missed me!" He cried laughing.
"Next time I won't!" She cried.
"See, she loves us!" Elijah said, as we all laughed, and we could hear her giggling in her office.
Remus laughed, "Well it's like I said, you don't have to do my essay, so I hope that helps a bit with your work load."
"And as for mine," Sirius said, "you really don't have to do it either."
"I know, but I really think I should." I said. "I think this weekend will be a good catch-up time for me. You guys can stay tomorrow after I get out of here if you want, but I'll be holed up in the common room getting my work done, so I hope you guys won't be mad at me." I said, looking at them apologetically.
"We won't be mad Love, so don't worry." Klaus said.
"We would rather you do that, than fall behind in your studies." Stefan assured me with a nod.
"I love you guys!" I said, grinning and throwing my arms out toward them. I was immediately attacked by three vampires, two hybrids, and an animagus. We really are crazy!
It was lunch time Saturday, and I had just finished eating in the common room, so I decided to take a break from my pile of homework. I knew that if I went into the great hall I would be distracted by Klaus and the others, and then I'd never finish my work, so I headed over to talk with Salazar instead. Elijah, Damon, Stefan and Klaus had done him a favor by kicking down the hidden stone door that had hidden his painting for over 900 years. They, of course, had Dumbledore's permission to do this, and now anyone could go in and talk to him. He wasn't so lonely anymore.
"Hello Salazar." I said quietly, poking my head into the room, checking to see if anyone else was in there.
"Lynn!" Salazar cried out in his usual gravelly voice. "How are you feeling? Draco and Harry told me what happened on Monday night, and that you have been in the hospital."
"I'm fine. The boys had stayed with me, which Madam Pomfrey tried to pretend caused her great misery." I said with a laugh. "But she finally let me out this morning, though I suspect she will miss the boys hanging around."
He laughed, "Yes, they all had come down to talk with me while you were sleeping. We all had a good chat, and they told me you had fainted from massive blood loss. I was surprised to find out that Niklaus had turned Remus Lupin into a Hybrid."
"Yeah he is adjusting really well. We are all thankful for it too, though Klaus says his personality is what is keeping him from going on a killing spree. I expect Remus will be alright. He's a sweetheart and generally wouldn't hurt a fly." I said smiling.
"So I've heard." He said grinning. "However, I do believe Godric would roll over in his grave if he knew that such a dark creature was head of his house."
I snorted. "Yeah that does seem a bit odd doesn't it?"
Salazar just laughed. "So, what is going to happen now?" He asked. "Surely Niklaus can't become a spy, now that Greyback knows about him, and his allegiance."
"That is true, but Greyback arrogantly boasted, before we kicked his butt, that he has many packs all over the country, so finding them all and destroying them would take many, many years. Greyback is in hiding right now, no doubt trying to figure out his next move, but I dare say, he won't try and take over Hogwarts again. Not if he wants to live next time." I replied.
"Well if he does try again, I would be concerned, because next time he will probably bring all of his wolves." Salazar said shaking his head. "And I think there maybe more than just dead werewolves all over the place."
"I hadn't thought about that. Werewolves don't like their pride to be hurt, and his was. He was put in his place, and I imagine he is very upset about it. Even though Elijah and Klaus can't die, I'm worried about Damon and Stefan. If he gets to either of them, I fear for their lives."
"I doubt that Niklaus and Elijah would let anything happen to them."
"I know, but I still worry. If something happened to Damon or Stefan, I would die. I don't mean to sound dramatic, but it's true. I really think a part of me would die, if one of them died." I said, as I started to cry.
"Princess, you don't have to worry about anything like that happening." Damon said, appearing in the doorway.
"You were listening?" I asked, turning around in the dusty chair I was sitting in.
"I always am Princess." He said quietly, walking toward me. "Every day, and all the time. I know when you wake up. I know when you fall asleep. I know where you are, even if you don't say a word, because I know the very sound of your heartbeat. You think you would die if something ever happened to us? Try the other way around. I wouldn't be able to live knowing I'd never be able to see you again." He said, as he wrapped his arms around me. "All of your life I have been the one to feed you blood when it was necessary, and all your life I have been the one to bite you when it's been called for. I know what you taste like, and I know the scent of your blood. You don't understand what that means to a vampire, because you aren't one. We have a connection that no one will be able to take away. There is nothing in this life that can keep me away from you, so rest assured, I will always be here for you. Nothing is going to happen to me, or Stefan for that matter, and none of us will let anything happen to you."
"Creepy stalker vampire." I said with a sniff, trying to cover up my crying.
I felt his chest rise and fall with silent laughter. "Yeah, I guess I am." He said. "But I love you more than you know." He whispered.
"I love you too." I whispered back. "I'm just so afraid to lose either of you. I saw how easily Greyback staked Elijah, and that could have been you or Stefan." I said, not being able to stop the tears from flowing.
"But it wasn't, and now we know what kind of underhanded things he is capable of. We will not let that happen again, to any of us."
I nodded my head. "I just wish we could live peacefully. I am sick and tired of stupid werewolves ruining our lives." I said, banging my head against his chest with each word.
"I know Princess, believe me I know."
"Well what's going on here, and should I be jealous?" Klaus asked.
I looked up, and saw him grinning at us. "I'm thinking 'what ifs' as I always do." I said with a laugh, trying to dry my eyes.
"We heard." Stefan said, appearing behind Klaus.
"No privacy with vampires around Love. You should know that by now." Klaus laughed.
"You mean, no privacy with vampires that are within ten miles." I said with a smile.
"That too." Elijah said. "I want you to know that I made a few mistakes that night Lynn. I made the mistake of thinking Greyback wasn't fast. I made the mistake of thinking Greyback wasn't smart, and I made the mistake of underestimating those in his pack. I will not make those mistakes again."
I sighed. "I'm just a worry wart. You guys know that."
"Yeah, and you're a pessimist too." Damon said, finally letting go of me.
"So was I, and look where that got me!" Salazar said with a chuckle. "My dear girl. You should know that you are loved. These boys aren't going to go anywhere. I wouldn't worry about them."
"It's us who worry about you Love." Klaus said seriously. "You rush into danger with no regards to your personal safety. You are human my Love, and it's a lot easier for you to be killed than it is for us. The simple fact that you came out of that fight unscathed is very surprising."
"He's right Princess. You could easily be a werewolf right now, and that wouldn't sit well with any of us."
"Or a Hybrid, because do you honestly think I'm going to let you run around the rest of your life going through that much pain? I don't think so Love." Klaus said, pulling me towards him.
"So what do you guys expect me to do? Sit around and pretend to be a fragile little flower? Too dainty and innocent to get mixed up with the big boys?" I asked irritably, stepping away from Klaus.
"Now there is no reason for any of that." Salazar said. "They aren't saying anything of the sort. From the sound of it, they are saying you act more like a Gryffindor. You need to be more cunning like the Slytherin you are. We aren't cowards by any means, but we do think about ourselves more often. They aren't saying don't fight, they are saying watch out for yourself."
Klaus looked at me and smiled. "He's right Love. That's exactly what we are saying. We know we wouldn't be able to keep you from doing what you want to do, but we just want you to be more careful and think it through."
"Yeah well, you guys have centuries on me, so pardon me if I think like a 17 year old." I said dryly, and crossing my arms in front of me.
Stefan sighed, and rolled his eyes. "And there's that Salvatore temper and stubbornness that I was lucky not to inherit."
"Well I know how to deal with it." Damon said, glaring at me.
"Let's not do this right now." Elijah said, stepping between Damon and me. "Lynn all we are saying is be careful. We love you and we don't want anything to happen to you. You were pretty reckless that night, and we just want you to think things through a little better."
"Take it as constructive criticism." Stefan said smiling. "But despite your disregard for your personal safety, you did kick ass that night. You were able to get Greyback to mention things he normally wouldn't, by playing to his ego, and insulting him at the same time. I'm proud of you for that."
"Well thank you Stefan." I said with a smirk, and hugging him. "I'm glad somebody thinks I did something right."
Damon rolled his eyes. "Stefan the good cop."
"Well someone had to say that she kicked ass, because all of you know she did. She used a killing curse perfectly, and while I know that's normally not something to be proud of, she did take down a wizard werewolf." He said glaring at Damon.
"I have no doubt, she can hold her own. I know that, because I taught her how to duel. The point is, she needs to think things through more carefully."
"I know that Damon, but it's also not going to hurt to point out what she did right!" Stefan yelled.
I rolled my eyes as they started to yell at each other. When Elijah and Klaus started yelling their opinions, I started to slowly make my way to the door. I absolutely hate it when people talk about me as if I'm not there, so sometimes I'm inclined to let them do just that. I smiled and waved goodbye to Salazar, who smiled and waved back, and I slipped out the door and down the hallway back to the common room. I had homework to finish.
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