Author's Note: I'm so so so so so so so sorry for this huge wait. But in my defense there were exams that I had to study for, and then I lost my flashdrive with all my stories in it. But now I have found it and it is summer so I will have more time to write and update. I also apologize for the skipping ahead from the thing with Sirius, but I didn't know what else to write for that, so I went ahead about a week. So here is what you've been waiting so long for:

It has been a week since my fight with Sirius. Now we were both avoiding each other and I was spending more and more time with Regulus. This was one such evening we were sitting in the kitchens eating sweets. It was going on curfew so I told Reg I was tired and needed some sleep. He let me go without question.

I, however, had no intention of going to sleep. Not yet at least. There was something I had to do first. I made my way to the Great Hall. I concentrated very hard on the shape I wanted to take, and soon I felt my insides readjusting. I fell to the ground and gasped. My organs shrunk, my bones contorted and bent, my hair receded and fur sprang up all over my body. I was concentrating throughout the entire thing, blocking out the pain.

When my body had settled I looked around, everything was different. Well you would expect it to be. Being a human and being a bat are two completely different things. I spread out my wings and took flight, soaring into the air after getting used to it. Into the Great Hall and out the openings used for the owls to deliver post. Soon I was gliding over the Forbidden Forest, the stars and moon above me. The full moon gave out enough light that I could see with both my sonar vision and my eyes. I sent out a wave and saw the wilderness below with my ears. I was going to hunt tonight. Soon I saw a pack of wolves running beneath me.

I dove towards the ground. I was in hunt-phase so turning into my human-like hunting form was easy and took little concentration. I hit the ground with enough force to kill a normal person, but I'm not normal am I? The books say that vampires can only be strong and fast if they were trained or feeling an intense emotion. What they don't mention was that these assets are easily accessed when hunting. So when I took chase the wolves had no chance.

However, vampires differ from werewolves in many ways when hunting. We both transform, but a vampire will keep its mind. When a vampire transforms they look mostly human, but their eyes are blood red. Their hair-no matter what shade as a human- turns pitch black, and will flow and move on its own, looking like black flame sprouting from your head. Also your wounds from where you were first bitten show. You are stronger, faster and can morph in the blink of an eye. Sometimes when I'm agitated I will come out to the forest, transform, and just run.

Vampires also have the choice not to transform, but it's more of a challenge that way. Vampires who drink human blood normally don't transform because they think of it as a sport and if you put a pro-sports team up against beginners. The beginners are going to lose very fast and the pro team won't have to put much effort in, so it won't be as fun.

Since I kept my mind, and I greatly respected wolves I was careful about which one I chose to take down. Using my heightened senses I looked for any who were sick, injured or old. Just my luck, it seems a loner had joined the pack after being beaten into submission by the Alfa wolf. It must have been semi-recent because there was still a faint scent of blood. He was limping so slightly that a normal person would not have noticed it. But I did. This took care of my choice.

I cut him off from the others, but gave him a chance. I morphed into a wolf as well. I had leveled the playing field. We circled each other snarling and snapping. Waiting for the other to make its move. Finally he jumped forward, jaws open, saliva flying, aiming for my throat. I jumped out of the way and snapped at his back haunches. We returned to circling. I made the rush this time. I went to bite down on his injured foreleg but all I got was air. I felt his jaws close on my back and let out a whimper of pain. I tried shaking him loose, but he held on, and all it did was tear my back more. But I promised myself I would keep the fight fair. In another attempt to free myself from his grasp I kicked with my back legs. They connected. I pushed, digging my claws into his flesh. As soon as he released me we scampered away from each other. I was panting slightly and my back was aching.

This time, I would wait for him to rush me. I didn't have to wait long. Soon he made a dash towards me. I waited until the last moment, moved and grabbed his front legs with my teeth. I felt the bones crunching under my powerful jaws. All it took was a rough jerk and he was thrown onto his back. Before he could recover I went for his throat. I clamped down and ended the battle. It had been well fought on both sides, but in the end, he hadn't had a real chance.

I morphed into my hunting shape and silently paid homage to his spirit. After I was done I moved on to the actual feeding. It had been so long, and I was so close that my vision was tainted red. I moved to the neck, my fangs dripping in expectation. When they finally sank into the flesh of the wolf, and I began to feed, suddenly I couldn't get enough, I began to tear at the carcass, to get more blood flow. This feeling is almost that of a werewolf, because right now, even if I wanted to, I couldn't stop. My need for blood was so great. If I feed regularly, it's not too bad. But I hadn't fed in at least two weeks, and I normally feed once or twice a week. I could feel the power of the wolf transfering to myself as I drank.

After the body was drained of blood, I sat back. I felt so content, its like when humans finish a Thanksgiving meal, but much more intense. Using the back of my hand I wiped blood from my chin before licking it off. I stood back. With the fresh energy from the blood my transformation into a panther didn't take long. I was pretty far into the forest, and I fancied a four-legged run.

I raced away through the trees, occasionally leaping over fallen trees. It was times like these when all my problems seemed to melt away. When the only feeling or emotion was joy and exhilaration from the speed. Even the pain from my back seemed to melt away. As I reached the edge of the forest I morphed again, returning to my earlier bat form. I flew to the sill of the Gryffindor fourth year girls dormitory. Luckily I had known that I was going to be hunting tonight so I had left it open. I flew in and landed on the floor before turning into my normal self, and walking over to my trunk to get ready to go to sleep. I could take care my back in the morning. After my pajamas were on I slipped into my bed and fell instantly asleep, an after effect of drinking blood. You get a blast of energy, but then feel extremely tired. That's when my body is storing the energy transferred from the prey to me.

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The next morning when I woke up I decided I was going to tell Calia and Ashley. I don't even know how it happened but I just woke up and the first thing that popped into my head was Today's the day. I'm going to tell them today. Well, so far plan 'Tell Calia and Ashley I'm a vampire' has gone nowhere. And it's almost lunch. I think I'll tell them tonight. However a perfect opportunity arouse sooner than I thought. My back has been feeling much better thanks to a potion I keep stored in my trunk.

Just after lunch all three of us had a free period. For once we were not outside under "our" tree instead we were in the library. There was nobody else around, and we were in the very back, by the section about werewolves, so I figured it would be the perfect time to tell them.

"Hey you guys?" I started off tentatively.

"Yeah?" Ashley responded.

"I have to tell you something, and if you hate me I give you every right, but I only ask that you keep it to yourself."

"We would never hate you, we've been best friends since we met on the first train ride. You can tell us anything." Calia's reassurance made it a bit easier.

"Well, I'll start with the background story. When I was twelve Sirius had been bullying me a lot at home, and I got so mad that I ran. I wasn't running away for good." I added as they looked like they were about to ask that. "But I ran to get away from him. Of course I got lost. But I ran into this man." I shuddered at the memory. "Somehow he knew I was a witch, and I asked him if he could help me find my way home. Now that I look back on it, it was so stupid of me, I should have known, I was old enough. But I didn't. He told me he wasn't from around here but he could try. After a little bit of wandering he stopped and said 'Here we are.' But it wasn't where I lived and I told him that. I got scared and I tried to run. But-" I had to stop and take a steadying breath. "But he caught me before I could go anywhere. He told me there was no reason to be afraid. He knew me name. I asked him how he knew my name, and told him to let me go. And his exact words were 'Feisty aren't we? Good, that is a sign that you will survive.' He- He-" Another shaky breath. And then in almost a whisper I croaked out. "He was a vampire. And he bit me." I looked up to see their reactions. They were both shocked, but Ashley recovered first.

She hugged me while saying. "Oh Cassi, honey. We would never desert you just because you have a problem! We love you, and you haven't bitten us in the four years we've known you. Don't worry this wont change anything!" I smiled at her in my gratitude, but then my gaze switched to Calia. She was just staring at me with a calculating look on her face. I started to get nervous, fidgeting in my seat.

"Cal? Calia?" I reached an arm out to her, half expecting her to say something along the lines of "Don't touch me you filthy monster!" But the next second her face split into a smile and she hugged me as well.

"Yeah, don't worry, this wont change anything, we still love you to pieces!" I felt so relieved and happy. It was like a fifty pound weight had been taken off my shoulders. But little did I know who was listing on the other side of the bookcase.

Author's Note: Dun Dun Dun Duhh! Sorry, I felt that was nessesary with that cliffie there. Yes I'm evil. I'm not sure how much I like this chapter, but I'll let you be the judge of that. So, as always, Read and Review. (It will help me update sooner!)