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HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!

-flails-

This is the 20TH CHAPTER!!!!!!!

-cookies fall from the sky-

I didn't think I would ever get this far at all.

If it weren't for those readers of mine…

–cough cough you know who you are cough cough-

I would have probably lost complete motivation for this story.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY LOYAL READERS!

This chapter has been a pain in the butt for me to write cause of the whirlwind that is known as senior year.

Plus college applications -dies-

So I hope you guys like the outcome.

Now onto the 20th chapter…

Lucius was now prepared and ready to take back what was rightfully his, his love...his Emily.

Despite the misgivings that he had about revealing to the girl what his secret was, Lucius had figured that in the next couple of days he would have to reveal his "vampiric" side to his love.

The consequences of that action though weighed heavily in his mind but he was prepared.

Emily's life for his secret being revealed? Lucius had made his decision.

Tonight someone would die and it would be either him or the Dark Lord.

The fates would decide tonight but hopefully the fates wouldn't dare take his Emily away from him again.

"You should be more concerned about how your darling love will take to you, Father."

The voice startled him yet it did not unnerve him completely for he had thoroughly believed that his son would be by his side in this.

"Draco, my dear boy, do you still hold a flame for Emily?"

Draco stepped out of the shadows of the study to show himself to his father. His face looked pale, lack of sleep probably, while his face looked tight with worry.

"Yes Father, I do still love Emily but I...I care more about your own happiness than mine. You have to realize that."

Something in his son's voice made his heart clench for the pain that Lucius was causing him.

His inner paternal side that should have been released sooner was slowly starting to make its way through the pores of his skin, wanting to reach out to comfort his poor son.

But alas, that was not his purpose for tonight.

"Draco, I am going to ask you one more thing."

His son's puppy dog eyes looked up at him, waiting for the words.

"Would you stand by me if, and if, I succeeded in killing the Dark Lord? Answer truthfully, Draco."

His ice blue eyes stared intently at his son, reading his facial expressions and body movements.

A vein was throbbing in his son's forehead while his fists clenched and unclenched. Sweat was beading on his son's skin as Lucius sensed his son coming to his conclusion.

He could tell that his son had easily conflicting thoughts about him deciding to kill his master, Lord Voldemort, but he had decided that now Lucius was no longer a servant to anyone.

Seeing his vampire master murdered had proven that fact.

Lord Voldemort was not immortal and he of all people knew that.

After watching his son squirm and twitch, he sighed with relief when his son began to speak.

"Dad, I...I don't really know what to say. After having to...to attempt to kill Dumbledore on the Dark Lord's orders I actually wouldn't mind you killing him. I really wouldn't."

There was a pause as Draco took an unsteady breath before he finished his words.

"So go ahead Dad. Kill him."

His signature smirk played on his lips, now satisfied with his son's answer.

As Lucius turned away to prepare to leave, he felt his son's hand on his shoulder and stopped.

"Dad?"

He stayed silent.

"Be careful of your true nature. Emily might close you out. She might do something and that would be bad."

Lucius' spine went rigid at this as rage at his son's honesty began to flow through him like fire. A fire that would have to be quenched for now.

"Thank you son. I already have a plan for that."

His hand grabbed his son's wrist like a vice, like iron hardened completely keeping him in place.

"Son, if Emily flees if I show my...true side...then I want you to find her and hide her away somewhere."

His son didn't respond.

"And if it turns out that I end up dying tonight, Draco, but Emily escapes, I want you to still find her and love her..."

Lucius paused, trying to get possible tears to go away.

A Malfoy never cried.

"Draco...love her like I would love her. Nothing would make me happier if I died if you found a way to make Emily happy, even if I am dead."

With that, Lucius let go of his son's wrist and walked away from him.

As he walked out a chill went up his spine, an ominous chill that seemed to hint at things to come.

Tonight something was going to happen.

Something terrible.

Okay guys.

I know this is a short chapter but I have received a lot of emails asking me to hurry up.

Due to my busy schedule this year, I do not believe that I will be posting as much as I used to.

So hopefully you guys will like this.

BTW, I still can't decide who she should end up with.

Please tell me who you want her to get with.

Please review too. Thanks.