Ummm, yes. I am quite sorry for the ridiculas wait period for this chapter. I really never expected it to be that long but I am writing four at once, so give me a break. I will try my best to write a little faster. Hehee. Oh and this will probably be the last chapter with VERY much Esme in it. I really want to base the story on Darcy and George. I will keep in the Dani and Fred parts, but Es' and Draco might dissapear for a while.
TTFN. GNV
Just talk yourself up
And tear yourself down
You've hit your one wall
Now find a way around
Well, what's the problem?
You've got a lot of nerve
The Slytherin common room was nearly vacant, the stone walls glistening with tiny water droplets. No windows let in the dreary, cloud filled light of the outside world, which the weather was increasingly terrifying. The wind howled throughout the castle, blowing out the lamps and switching the pages of books being read, windows crashing open in horrible smashes of glass and broken panes. Half the school was either busy fixing the things being broken, trying to keep out the sounds of the night as the slept, or just sitting around, avoiding the obvious.
Candles, lamps, and torches were lit in every corner, table and shadowy place in the Slytherin room, the darkness too deep to even see the hand infront of your face without a source of light to guide you. The air was thick, moist from the rain that pelted the room and walls, which made it quite uncomfortable for Esme to sit on the soft, green couch. Her legs were pulled up against her body, her palid fingers grasping them tightly for warmth. She could be up with her roomates, enjoying a bit of heat from the blankets and other various magical items, but no. She sat here, skin cold as death and her tawny eyes turned almost black. The hair white as snow that hung from her bun was nestled around her face, framing it luxuriously, the fire blasting her skin with sharps wifs of light, accentuating every perfect feature of her body.
Tonight was a bad night for the O'Leary girls. Each had the same, gut retching feeling inside them. Each peeling away from the world around them. Each passing the time by clenching their fists so tight their already palid skin shone without light. And each cringing at the smell of blood...
Esme's face was painted with pain, pulled into somewhat of a smile, though it would drive anyone away. Her stomach turned and rolled and flopped everyway possible, her hunger so severe it was horrid. You see, Esme was always the one to reject what she was, the 'monster' she called herself as. Many years she never accepted it, hiding away so secretly on the nights her hunger peaked. The fights she started with her sisters, turned into raging battles of snapping jaws and verbal abuse on these nights when they would find her, make fun of her for hiding from what she was. Esme snarled at the thought of this, a low, cat like rumble deep in her chest, and was happy she was neatly tucked away from the two maniacle misdemeanors.
Her muscles then started to twitch, stressed from the amount of pressure she applied to pressing her knees to her chest, the tendons in her hand standing out against her pale flesh. A emerald green tank top, black booty shorts and a pair of green knee socks was all she wore. The cold in the dark basement of the castle seemed to have no affect on her, she was already cold as ice to begin with. The room was so silent, a pin could drop and it would be heard thunderously in the ears of the people around it. This silence betrayed Esme in the end when she heard footsteps, slow, cautious and gracefull footsteps, right behind the back of the couch. She gulped, her hand slowly going to her mouth, trying not to breathe. Turning her head slowly, she caught a glimpse of a blond haired boy and instantly called out a slur of profanities. Then he was beside her.
"What's the matter, Es'?" Draco asked calmly, leaning on his elbows over his knees. The black house coat he wore seemed warm, inviting to Esme, but she slid inconspicuosly away from him. He noticed and sighed, looking toward the damp cealing. "You're not going to tell me are you?" He smiled a crooked smiled and glanced at her.
"Probably not..." she answered truthfully. Her hands still encased her legs tightly.
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away You wouldn't
Draco laughed. He knew all the answers in her vocabulary for almost every type of question. "And why is that? If I may so bold..."
Her eyes were hidden under her lopsided bangs, not wanting to be shown for what color they were. The boy was used to seeming the light, butterscotch color of those liquidy eyes, but not today. Black as coal was what he would see. "You just wouldn't understand..." She almost choked when he moved, her ahnd instinctively flying to cover her mouth and nose. "Please... this will sound so weird but... can you please not move too much?"
A bit confused Draco moved slowly to a position he could stay in and said, "I think I can do that."
"Thank you,"
"Your welcome I guess..."
"I'm sorry. It's just... not a very good night for me tonight. Thats all..." Esme turned her head away from him.
"Esme?"
"Yes?" She slightly turned back only to meet his eyes locked on hers, his icey blue stare finally seeing the black of her glare. Those blue orbs widened slightly, confused as to what he saw.
"Your eyes..." He was certainly confused, and he leaned away slightly, noticing a small snarl from her teeth. Her hand moved away from her face, knowing fully well he had seen her eyes and was going to bombard her with endless questions she couldn't answer. The set of teeth he saw now through her slighty open mouth were razors, shining - no blazeing - in the light from the fire. Her canines were half the length they once were, pointed to a deadly and enticing sliver of pearly white enamel.
"Now I KNOW there is something your not telling me!" Draco whispered harshly, now on the farthest side of the couch away from the sharp toothed 14 year old.
"Do you believe in myths?" She asked him, trying desperately to hide the gleam of her canines.
"Depends..."
"Tell me straight up or you will not hear another word out of my now distorted mouth!" Esme snarled at him literally and he answered quickly with a strangled "Yes". "Good, now listen carefully and listen good. Sit on the edge of the couch." He did as she told him to, "And run away as soon as I tell you to. Now, what I tell you will distort your vision of me forever. It will hurt you more than I to tell you this. And trust me if it ever leaves your mouth, I will not even hesitate to rip you to shreds..." She shook her head and Draco didn't seem too shaked, just confused, "No... I would probably enjoy that too much..." She said this as a very low whisper, barely even heard.
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
You threw it away
"One word will describe it all... Vampire... Yes I am a Vampire..." She added when she saw the bewildered look on his face. His face showed only interest... not what she was hoping for. "Well?"
"Well, what?"
"WHY AREN"T YOU RUNNING AWAY YET!"
He looked a bit confused, then started laughing, "Because, I don't belive you!"
"You dont believe me hunh?" Esme smiled and growled, her hands letting go of her legs. They stretched out, her torso falling into a cat-like crouch. She smiled a toothey grin again, and suddenly pounced on him. Her hands slammed into his chest hard, but not hard enough to hurt him, and they fell off the couch with a soft thud. HIs eyes were wide with shock as she sat on his hips, her hands pressing down on him, head tilted to the side, a cheeky grin on her face, showing her deadly canines. But then, her face turned serious, and she leaped off him, her hand slightly covering her mouth mumbling, "Not good..."
"What's not good?" Draco asked, sitting up straight, trying to shake away the shivering in his stomach.
"You smell way too good..." She flung her head in the opposite direction when he moved closer. "Please, just stop moving..."
"Why?"
She looked at him again, an expression on sheer annoyance. "Because, when you move, your body stirs your blood, pumping in faster! I can hear every beat of your heart and smell every inch of your blood... Do you believe me now?"
"Slightly," He obliged to the non-movement request and sat still as a statue on the stone floor. It was quite cold but he didn't dare tell her that. "Um, can I ask a question?"
"What?"
"What did you mean by 'Enjoy that too much'?" He was slightly afraid of her answer.
For a while she never said a word, and Draco thought she never would. But then she removed her hand from her mouth, biting her lip. "If I did tear you apart, your blood would be everywhere... I would enjoy that to a full extent of my liking... " She giggled to herself than completely smacked her hand back over her mouth. The only reaction from the blond haired slytherin was a laugh.
"You're weird..." He stood up not caring wether she liked it or not. He sat back on the couch, and ushered her over with a finger.
I'm not so naive
My sorry eyes can see
The way you fight shy
Of almost everything
Well, if you give up
You'll get what you deserve
"And you're just realizing this now?" She stood up a little unsure. Sitting beside him wasn't as hard as she thought. Even leaning against him didn't bother her. Sitting with his arm around her, close to chest was better than anything else. She felt calm, at ease.
"Why aren't you taking this badly?" She asked him, looking into his grey-blue eyes. He smiled.
"It doesn't really matter. If I love you, it doesn't matter what you are, right?" He smiled again when she blushed. Not a small blush. A big blush.
"You... you, love me?" She couldn't really figure out why anyone would love her. She was quiet, too smart for her own good, and wise ass and a tom boy. Why would he love her. All he did was nod and kiss her forhead, placeing a stray piece of white hair behind her ear. "I love you too."
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"Its freezing."
"Your always freezing, idiot!"
"I'm cold blooded! It is NOT my fault!"
"Sure, sure. HEY!" A pillow being thrown shut that converstaion up in the dust, Dani getting smacked in the back of the head. Darcy started laughing her ass off until another came and hit her in the stomach. She looked around, trying to determine wether one of the twins did it or Lee. Hmmm. Which one? she though. Than came to a conclusion. THROW ONE AT EACH! Three black and gold pillow weres thrown across the room at each of the boys, who didn't have time to duck. George got hit in the butt when he attempted to run for it. Fred, right in the side of his head, getting knocked off his couch haven. Lee, well he just got plumeted to the floor by his, getting smacked right in the chest.
"HAHA!" Darcy pointed a finger at Fred who took a face plant in the carpet. He muffled a swear word directed at her and she laughed even more. George was in the corner, nursing his now sore butt and pouting in her direction.
"You hit me?" he whined. "I can't believe you!" His voice turned to that off a girlish scale and he huffed off behind the couch to sulk.
Tonight didn't really bother the other two O'Leary girls. Sure, it was a little hard to ignore the feeling in the pit of their stomachs when around the two gorgeous Weasley twins, but they could get over it. Once and a while it would be a little ahrd and they had to distance themselves from the boys, but other than that they were fine. Since they had been at this Vampire thing for a longer time that Esme, they knew how to deal with it.
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
You wouldn't
Once they all had calmed down, George finally getting his mock-sulking over with, they all sat on the floor. Darcy and Dani contemplated whether to fill Lee in on what they were or let be be ignorant to their identity's. He seemed to not really wonder too muc, but they thought it unwise to keep secrets from their best freind.
"Yo, Lee-kins?" darcy used the pet name she had given Lee a week ago. "Wanna know somethin really cool?" Dani gave her a are-you-seriously-gonna-tell-him-this-is-cool look, but Darcy shrugged it off when Lee nodded vigorously.
"Welllll, we'll let George and Fred tell you!" She laughed at the look on the boys faces but they sighed and picked Lee up by the shoulders. They took him behind the couch, waltzing along the way. A few kinutes passed, when a strangled "WHAT?" came. The girls cringed. But what he did next was completely unexpected.
"ARE YOU REALLY?"" He shreeked, coming to a halt infront of Darcy who nodded he head. He hugged her fully and laughed. "That is sooo cool!" and then the rest of the night was gone discussing the way of life for Vampires. Boy did they enjoy that conversation. Not.
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You were finished long before We had even seen the start Why don't you stand up, be a man about it?
Fight with your bare hands about it now In the mansion where everything started, a tall, light haired man stood infront of an immense fireplace, running a slim hand through his hair. He sighed then turned, his scaringly yellow eyes staring at his accomplice. The girl was small, dark haired with piercing green eyes and blood running across her lips. Her head was cocked to one side, waiting her orders. A little white cocktail dress, covered in dark red blood, and black gloves. Her heels made no sound as she walked forward towards the man infront of her. He smiled at her and ran his hand across her shiny black hair.
"I thank you for your assistance, Desavita," She nodded, "Now I have one more action I need you to complete for me." His voice was dark and masterful yet soothing.
"Anything, Rohan," Her words were small and childlike but she had a mature air about her. "I want you to bring my daughters back to me"
With that simple order, Desavita left to find Evony, Verushka and Vala, the three daughters of Rohan O'Leary.
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
And I put my faith in you,
so much faith
And then you just threw it away -
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Please Review People! I am again srry for the long wait! This is a VERY important chapter. I finally get into the REAL plot now so please keep reading! You all make me happy!
Danke! ANd sorry about the centering problem, wont happen again...hopefully.