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The moon was high against the black sky; the stars were barely obvious against the curtain of darkness. The air was warm and stifling; a normal summer night.
A dark shadow moved quickly through the trees of a forest. The leaves and tings under the shadow's feet didn't even move or make a sound, no crackle or crunch. Nothing would disturb the quietness of the darkness around the forest, not even this dark shadow.
At the edge of the forest an animal stood motionless and silent. To a far away observer it would have seemed like a dog. But this was no average dog. It was much too large to be a normal dog; and it stood on its hind legs, perfectly balanced and effortless. No dog could do that unless magnificently trained.
The dog-like creature's black eyes moved across the trees, searching and waiting for something to happen.
The silence and stillness continued, until…
The dog-like creature suddenly tensed and gave a low growl. Human eyes would not see what was happening for the dark shadow from the forest had reached its destination; the edge of the forest. Its blood red eyes fixed directly on the dog-like creature and it bared its white teeth in a threatening manner.
But neither the dog-like creature nor the red-eyed shadow moved, and then, very slowly, at the same time, both relaxed from their defensive and tense movements; a clear truce for the time being. The red-eyed shadow moved toward the dog-like creature slowly, while the dog-like creature did not move, neither pair of eyes left the other.
When they met each other they stayed still and silent for a moment. Then the dog-like creature moved for the first time. It took a step back on one of its hind paws. It raised its head to the sky and gave a long and loud howl.
Suddenly it began to change; its dog-like body was changing, morphing into something else. It began to stink, its long arm and legs turning smaller and its face, jaws and ears all changed to have human characteristic.
Then, where the dog-like creature had stood, now was a man. He was completely naked, but did not seem to care in the slightest. His black eyes burned into the shadow and he spoke in a deep voice and nodded his head forward, "Vampire."
The red-eyed shadow remained still at first and then it moved and a head and face replaced the black hood. It too spoke and nodded his head forward, "Werewolf."
It seemed like this was some sort of greeting between the two. The silence continued for a moment until the vampire spoke, "what are the improvements?"
"Nothing," said the werewolf, "we have found nothing. She is always surrounded by protection."
"She will not be for much longer," hissed the vampire, "and then we will take her. They have lost their chance; they have left it too late!"
"How do we know they will not turn her now?" said the werewolf sharply, "they know the dangers."
"They are young," hissed the vampire, "we can take care of them easily. And they will not turn her soon. They wouldn't dare."
The wolf-man raised an eye brow, "How do you know this?"
"A very reliable source," said the vampire smiling, his poisonous fangs shining in the moonlight.
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The only source of light was on the kitchen table were two candle flames burning orange and the moonlight that streamed in through the open window. The occupants of the house were asleep for the night, expect for two.
Two young vampires sat at the kitchen table opposite each other playing a very normal game of-
"Snap!" cried Edward, slamming his hand down onto the table over the ruffled pill of cards, "I win! Again!"
Cody looked up; his beautiful face was twisted in annoyance as he glared at the other boy, "That's not fair! No mind reading!"
Edward smirked as he collected the small pill of cards, his cobalt eyes glowing in the darkness, "Play to cheat."
Cody raised his eyebrows and was silent for a moment.
Suddenly the entire room's temperature sky rocketed amazingly. It became swelling, like being burned alive in a hot oven. It was an unnatural heat, the earth should have exploded by now!
Edward's flesh began to bubble under his skin painfully and it began to disgustingly turn red and blister. Hot lava burned his veins, running through his body burning his insides and his entire body was on fire, his head about to burst apart.
Fire swelled up around him, burning him excruciatingly alive. But he did not cry out in agony.
"There's no need for that brother," Edward's voice was a warning hiss, "I know what you can do."
Suddenly the fire disappeared, the temperature was at normal level again and Edward's skin was normal, no redness, no fire marks and no devastatingly blistering.
Cody grinned, "Play to cheat?"
Edward sighed and rolled his eyes, as Cody's eyes continued to burn a yellow colour that extremely obvious through the blackness.
Edward began to deal out a new set of cards for each other them. Cody let out a whistle and slouched in his chair and looked at his friend, "I'm bored of these card games."
It was rather a drag to be playing normal card games night after night, with no other course of entertainment. The pain of not having to sleep.
Edward shrugged and began to recollect the cards again, "What do what to do then?"
Cody shrugged, "I dunno…I'm so bored!"
Edward ignored him so Cody continued knowing he would get the other boy's attention this time, "I'm so bored I could kill everyone in this house just for fun!"
Edward looked at Cody sharply, who laughed loudly, "just kidding! You really thought I meant it!"
Edward shook his head and laughed as well, "You're very evil sometimes."
Cody grinned and said, "It runs in the family!" and then he added as an after-thought, "But I think it might have missed Natty."
Edward rolled his eyes," you can't be hunger already! We just hunted the other day!"
Cody grinned at Edward and corrected, "Starving."
Edward smirked and held out the cards, with a raised eye brow at Cody. Cody groaned and sighed, "Alright fine!"
Still smirking Edward as he dealt out a new set he said, "It'll keep you out of trouble playing cards."
Cody only sighed in response, "You got a seven?"
"Go fish," was Edward reply
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Harry looked around the rooms in slight boredom. He was sick of being stuck inside. This was their second last day here and then they would be back at Hogwarts. Harry was relieved, more then relieved. He'd be extremely glad!
Harry and the Weasleys were sitting in the sleeping quarters of Elden's house. Elden himself was talking to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. He couldn't really hear what they were discussing, but he caught words like, "ministry" and "frog guts" and "caldrons."
Turning away Harry looked around at the others. Fred and George was talking in low voices with a piece of paper between them, Ginny and Ron were ready a book about something or other and Ginny was saying, "No Ron, it doesn't work like that!"
Harry's eyes turned away from them and they feel on Cody, who was sitting on one of the lower bunk beds, his back against the wall. The brightness and shadows around his face made his sharp cheekbones gain a hollow look. His perfect pale face was blank and he looked extremely bored as he fidgeted with the white edge of the sleeve of his shirt. Harry noticed something that had been there yesterday; under Cody's eyes were the purple bruises that he had seen under his eyes a couple of days before in the exact spot and the colour.
Shaking of the strangeness and curiosity of it, his eyes moved to kitchen area where Hermione and Edward were. They were talking and laughing lightly. It had been even more often now that Hermione had avoided him and Ron and everyone else. She now didn't even acknowledge them anymore and seemed to pretend they didn't exist. Maybe Ron was right, maybe she didn't deserve his sympathy or time if she acted like this towards them all. Harry turned his attention back to Ron and Ginny and sat down next to Ginny who was rolling her eyes at something her brother said.
"I'll be glad to get back to school," Ginny said to Harry quietly, "Ron is driving me insane!"
Harry raised his eye brows at his best friend, "It seems your annoying your sister."
Ron snorted, "It's not my fault she can't tell the different between a Translisa deer and an unmagical one!"
"Yes I can Ron!" said Ginny hotly, "besides you're the one that falls asleep in class!"
"I do not!" retorted Ron, as Harry raised an eye brow at him and Ron's ears began to turn red.
Ginny rolled her eyes, "Harry and Hermione have both told me the many times!"
"Aw, Harry!" said Ron, "You not suppose to side with her!"
"I didn't," defended Harry, "She was just curious so I filled her in."
"Aw damn!" said Fred suddenly from beside them. He was holding hand over his nose, "I got a blood nose again!"
Suddenly a series of actions happened all at once and moved so quickly that Harry couldn't keep in tune.
A loud bang from the kitchen area
An animalist growl from the beds
Edward's roar of, "CODY NO!"
Elden's horrified face
Suddenly, it was so quick that Harry completely missed the actions that lead up to it but before anyone could breathe or say anything, Edward had moved the kitchen in impossible time and was in the same room as they were and he was struggling with Cody, who was struggling furiously against Edward's arms. Edward had Cody's neck in his hands pushing his away from Fred, who they were less then a meter away from.
Everything to Harry seemed to have gone a funny watery feeling around him. He could see and hear perfectly but his head felt a little disconnected from his body, like he was dreaming, because the noises and actions coming from Cody did not belong in real life, more like a nightmare.
Cody was struggling against Edward's grip like crazy, trying to get free. His face didn't look human anymore; it was twisted into a wild determination and want that should belong to a predator's face and his lips curled back over his teeth as he snarled furiously. He looked so…scary.
A strange, terrifying and animal growling was coming from Cody. It sounded so inhuman! He was growling and snarling, his eyes, a piercing yellow, were fixed on Fred and Fred alone, who still had a hand over his bloody nose and backed up in shock.
The Harry noticed something else. Two fangs, a few centimeters longer then his normal sized teeth where stationed among his teeth and they looked very real. They were less then an inch from Edward's face.
Harry felt a strange tugging on his arm. He was only hard aware of it. His eyes and mind was glued to what he was seeing in front of him. He was half aware of Edward's yell of, "GET THEM OUT!"
Cody was still hissing and growling and he was beginning to get free of Edward's vine-like grip…
Suddenly something hard struck Harry's face and he broke out of the frozen watery feeling and his looked up to see Hermione pulling on his arm. As he stumbled to his feet he was there was nobody other then Hermione, Harry, Edward and Cody left in the room.
Harry turned as Hermione dragged forcefully him to the door. As he watched, Edward threw Cody from himself with strength that was not normal for a fifteen-year-old boy. Cody hit the opposite wall but instead of falling to the ground, he landed on his feet in a quick and elegant way.
Edward growled, the same sort of inhuman sound, as Cody hissed at Edward. It seemed that Cody had now turned on Edward, his yellow eyes burning. Cody growled irritably and then very suddenly, fast, graceful and angry, Cody leapt at Edward-
BANG!
The slamming of a door cut off Harry's view and Hermione pulled him up the stairs in the direction where the room that they were staying in was.
"Come on!" snapped Hermione urgently, "Move Harry!"
Harry quickened his pace but Hermione didn't let go of his shirt. Her face was extremely white and her hands were shaking.
She moved more quickly. She wrenched open the familiar door and threw Harry into the room, quite literally, considering he staggered over his own sneakers from her force. She slammed the door behind them.
Everyone looked up at them. Harry saw that Fred blood nose was gone and so was the blood on his face. He guessed either Mr. or Mrs. Weasley had fixed his blood nose. Fred spoke to Hermione, "What just happened?!"
Hermione remained silent. If possible she paled even further at Fred's question.
"Hermione," said Ginny, "What's going on?"
"Please don't tell me what I think Cody is!" said Mrs. Weasley shaking her head and staring at Hermione.
"And what do you think Cody is?" Hermione said after a moment of silence, her voice was as dry as sand.
Another short silence.
"A vampire," said Mr. Weasley every calmly
Hermione looked at Mr. Weasley and suddenly burst into laughter. Everyone was extremely taken aback. This was not a laughing matter!
"How could you be all calm?" Hermione's laugh was bitter and cold and she shook her head, "your son was nearly killed by a vampire and you're so calm! Amazing!"
Mr. Weasley raised an eye brow, "It seems you were right Harry?"
Hermione remained silent and said nothing. She didn't even look at any of them; her gaze was held on the floor.
"I suppose it wasn't all that bad!" said Fred, grinning
"What do you mean?" snapped Mrs. Weasley, glaring at her son
"Well, it's not everyday you get attacked by a vampire! It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience!" said Fred grinning, "What a story to tell when we get back to school!"
"No!" said Hermione sharply, panic in her voice now, "You must not tell anyone about this place or about them!"
The silence returned again, until Mrs. Weasley broke it.
"Hermione, why didn't you tell us?" Her lips were in a tight line and it was clear she was trying to hide her anger.
"I couldn't," said Hermione instantly
"Yes you could have," snapped Mrs. Weasley, "We would have understood what was going on here."
"You wouldn't have understood," argued Hermione, and Harry could hear the desperation in her voice now.
"So then how about you explain it to us and tell us be the judge of whether we'd understand it," said Mr. Weasley. He sounded even kinder and calmer then before, "but that means the entire and total truth. We do have a right to know."
Hermione went silent for a moment. It was clear she was debating whether or not to tell them everything. She sighed and slowly she walked to the only window in the room. She gazed out of it, stayed very still and silent for a few moments.
Finally she turned around to face Harry and the Weasleys, "How much do you know about vampires and werewolves?"
MWAHAHAH! EVIL LAUGH!!! Oh, I'm very evil! LOL! Such a chiffy! Hehehe! I do hope you enjoyed that!!! I DID!!! p
Ha, Ha, how cute it that Cody and Edward (vampires!) were playing snap and go fish? It thought it was such a cute touch!
A little short for my liking but I just had to put a chiffy in this chapter! It so suits it!! ;)
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