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"I don't understand why you're freaking out. He's just another vampire. Like you... I thought you'd kind of enjoy having another one around or something."

"Beth," I growl sitting up from my bed, "You do not understand, this guy may seem all innocent but I know he isn't. He's the opposite of innocent. Whatever this thing is tonight you have to promise me to stay as far away from him and me as possible."

"Why you?" she asks sitting next to me sounding worried.

"Because he can't know how close we are." And because if I lose it you can't be anywhere near me, but I finished that thought in my head. No need to worry her.

"He already knows. Gretel went blabbing on about it when he invited us earlier. She said that you were my best friend since school started and we've been inseparable ever since."

"Then don't go. Please just stay here and catch up on homework."

"I can't; You may have gotten a reprieve from Carrow's weekend assignment but I didn't. Gretel is going no matter what so I have to go too. Why are you going?"

Because he pretty much threatened to expose me if I didn't.

"Because I have to make sure he stays in check." I explain. I couldn't tell her the truth, it was bad enough she knew so much already. If Xerxes got ahold of her and made her tell him the truth, well that would just end badly for everyone.

"I bet not everyone can say they have a bad ass vampire best friend who can protect them from all sexy evil," Beth chuckles as she stands up and heads over to her closet. She still has to put her shoes on. Apparently everyone but me was getting dressed up for this affair. I am staying in my regular uniform; especially since I decided to go all slutty yesterday. No heels, no more make-up then normal. Besides no one even knows what he means by get together anyways.

"Lucky you." I fall back down on the bed. On another note, I should really tell her about Draco and I before she hears it from someone else. But this Xerxes thing is just a tad more important. So I'll just tell her after Xerxes gets the hell out of here. Which will hopefully be sooner rather than later.

"I was meaning to ask you, Draco's been acting weird lately. Have you noticed?"

"Weird? Weird how exactly?" I sit back up and try to look.

"Well, he's been acting nice. Like genuinely nice. And not just to me, but to mostly everyone. Has he been being nice to you too? Because let's be honest ... he's never nice to you."

"Yeah. He has been acting nicer. It comes and goes in waves though." I admit, wondering where she was going to go with this.

"Well, Gretel told me that when he starts acting like this it means he has someone on the side. Someone he likes a lot more than the girl he is currently dating. Which is fine by me, I don't like him anyway. However, I don't appreciate how he hasn't told me. I am his betrothed after all." she rolls her eyes and continues placing on her shoes, "You haven't seen any other girls around him have you?"

"No. Not really. What does it matter anyway? It's not like you'd tell him about Damon." I argue, suddenly getting defensive.

"Woah, down girl. I was just curious. I'm just not used to seeing him smile so much, even when I was the doting loving girlfriend he was almost always a sour puss."

"That's because you were more obnoxious then anything else," I laugh.

"Shut up." she shouts throwing her pillow at me. I catch it and toss it back at her hitting her square in the face.

Gretel opens the door and stands in the opening in a very annoyed looking stance. "Would you two hurry up! Fashionably late is going to turn into really late if we don't get there pronto!"

"Aye aye captain." I salute jumping off the bed and following her out of the room.

"You seem happier... what happened to all your worries about Xerxes?" Beth says linking arms with me on the way down the stairs.

"I am happier! and Xerxes can kiss my ass."

She laughs along with me as we march behind Gretel. I can't help but feel a mixture of butterflies in my stomach. If what Beth said is true then Draco likes me. Well, I mean he likes me more than I thought he did. Which is kind of a big thing since I thought he was just using me as a way to let some steam off. I don't know what all this would mean for the future but right now it certainly puts a smile on my face.

"Are you ready for this?" Gretel asks excitedly stopping outside the door.

"Sure."

She opened the door and went on inside. We followed in after her. The moment we crossed over the threshold the music crescendoed into a whirl of loud sounds and vibrations.

"Here, take a potion." A guy yells shoving a small vile into each of our hands.

"What is it?" Beth asks.

"What?" he yells.

"WHAT IS IT?" she repeats, but this time at the top of her lungs.

"Oh, it gives you fangs!" the guy answers smiling. And sure enough he had fangs just like a vampire does.

"Where do we put the empty bottles?" Gretel shouts at the guy.

"You mean you drank it?" I grab her wrist and take the bottle from her. Sure enough she had downed the whole thing.

"Duh. Don't be a party pooper. Look how much fun people are having!" she screams running over to the living room. Or what used to be the living room. Now it was a dance floor with over two dozen people grinding up on each other.

I roll my eyes and place my bottle down on the table near by. There is no way I'm drinking anything Xerxes has prepared. Then again, if it is just for fangs I don't need it considering I have a set all to myself.

"So by get together he meant party?" Beth yells walking with me over to the kitchen that is set up like a bar. We have to wade through a sea of students standing in line to get some drinks in order to get across the room.

"I know you're going to smack me for this but ... bottoms up!" Beth shouts and before I can stop her she chugs the potion.

"You idiot!" I yell punching her hard in the arm.

"Whatever happens I know you'll have my back." she giggles.

As I look around at all the students milling about, flirting and dancing on each other, I realize that each one of them has fangs. It seems no one gave a second thought to drinking some foreign potion given to them by a vampire.

"Wow, that tickles." she laughs louder and smiles at me. A new set of fangs shone brightly against the dim light.

"Conformist." I yell at her.

"Worry wart!" she yells right back.

"Dance with me!" Gretel pops up out of nowhere and grabs Beth's hand. She tugs on her and Beth gives in getting lost in the crowd. For a second I contemplate going with her, but think better of it. Xerxes isn't going to try anything in the middle of a crowded room full of humans.

"Glad to see you made it."

His voice was merely a whisper and yet I could hear it over the obnoxiously loud music. I turn around and face Xerxes.

"Like I had a choice."

"Yes, well, I'm sorry about that. I can tell you don't trust me, and I would bet that had I asked politely you would have never come."

"We'll never know now will we? What is the theme of this shin dig anyway? Get the students to trust you so you can feed on them any time you want?" I snap looking up at him with distaste.

"I would never. I thought it would be fun to let the students pretend for a night." he smiles looking out at all of them.

"How sweet of you." I say with mock sincerity.

"You look kind of out of place without any fangs you know." he smirks slightly showing his own set of pointy teeth.

"And I will remain that way."

"You are being irrational. Look at everyone. They're having a great time." He touches my shoulder lightly.

"Fine, but I still don't think you're nearly as innocent as you're acting."

"That's fair Delilah. Go have fun with your friends. I'll check on you in a little while."

I blink and he disappears. He really does seem like a nice guy, kind of. Malachi hasn't exactly been the poster-boy for honesty so maybe he bent the truth a little, but even then I can't shake the horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach.

"Come dance with us!" Daphne appears out of no where grabbing my hand and yanking me towards the dance floor.

Whatever drinks he had made available to everyone definitely had alcohol in them because Daphne smelled like she had doused herself in it. I let her lead the way and had almost persuaded myself to dance until I saw what was taking place a mere foot in front of me: Draco sandwiched in between two girls grinding up on him. And boy did he look like he was enjoying it. We agreed to stay away from each other tonight but really? What was he trying to prove?

"Come on!" She shouts again still tugging on my hand.

"You know... I suddenly have the urge to vomit. Maybe later." I yell pulling out of her grasp. "Sorry." I add backing up.

"Hey watch out," growls the girl I trod on accidentally in my attempt to get as far away from Draco as possible. The fangs everyone was wearing was really tripping me out. "Sorry," I mumble again and turn to walk away. Go hide in the kitchen or something.

"Where are you going? Come on let's dance!" Beth grabs my hand and starts pulling back towards the Draco area.

"Beth I really don't feel well right now." I lie, well it was kind of a lie. I don't really know how I feel right now. I try to keep my eyes solely on her but somehow they wander over to Draco and the bimbos dancing on him as if he were a pole.

"You noticed him too? I wonder if one of them is the girls he's cheating on me with." My gaze snaps back to her. She seems more amused then upset, but I can tell she's annoyed. "I mean if he's going to cheat on me can't it at least be with someone who has a little bit of class?"

"Want me to punch him in the face?" I offer, itching to pull him off of those girls. What the hell is happening to me? He can do whatever he wants with whoever. We're not together. I have no right to be jealous.

"No, it's okay. I don't care enough to cause a scene. Go rest hun, feel better. I'll just be over here with the other girls. Find me when you're okay again." she gives my hand a squeeze and walks over to the other side of the dance floor. I turn to leave and glance again at Draco. It stops me cold. He is looking directly at me. The moment our eyes connect he smirks evilly and begins to grind more heavily onto the girl in front of him. What. The. Fuck?

He looks back down and grabs the girls hips. My fangs grow involuntarily. I start towards him; it's official, I'm going to kill him and it's going to feel so good. I'll be freeing Beth from that ridiculous betrothal not to mention I'll never have to see him again.

"No, you don't."

Someone's hand wraps around my waist and yanks me off the dance floor. He practically carries me into the room that I would usually call my own and slams the door behind us.

"What you do that for?" I shout pushing Xerxes up against the wall.

"You were about to feed in the middle of the dance floor. I figured you'd regret it later so I came to the rescue."

"I don't know what you're talking about." I growl letting go of him.

"Your teeth would say otherwise."

"Damn it." I collapse to the bed in a fit of rage. What came over me? Draco isn't mine. He's a dumb human. But you got so used to that sweet side of him. The side that made you feel wanted and almost loved. God, shut up! I grab my head and close my eyes tightly. Focus.

"You have feelings for a human." Xerxes says sitting down next to me.

"I'm involved with a human. I do not have feelings for him." I explain, even though a part of me felt like it was a lie. But it isn't. We're friends, and he's a means to stay entertained; I was getting back at Beth for the whole Damon thing. I just got jealous because... I don't know why.

"Just calm down in here for a while and then you can come back out." he stands and heads towards the door.

"Did you ever get involved with a human?" I ask suddenly, sitting up. I already know the answer, but I want to hear it from him. He stops in his tracks and turns to look at me.

"I did. It ended... badly."

"Oh, I'm sorry." I apologize not knowing if I really mean it. Because according to Malachi, Xerxes was the one who had killed her.

"It was a long time ago. But I would recommend sticking to your own kind. Humans are easily manipulated. They are the cause of unneeded emotions. Whoever he is, I doubt he's worth it."

"Was she worth it?"

There's a few seconds of silence as he ponders what I just asked. Had I pushed too far? If he's going to act civil I couldn't very well be a bitch the whole time, not to mention he kept me from blowing my cover in front of pretty much the whole of Slytherin house.

"She was. She keeps me pushing on." he gives me a sad smile and opens up the door. "Just rest; I have to go be the gracious host."

The door closes behind him. Well now I'm just confused. I lie back down and stare up at the ceiling. What the hell is going on? Xerxes is acting all polite and Draco is... The door swings open and slams a second later.

"Back already?" I laugh sitting up. I practically choke on my laughter as I realize who came into the room. I should have noticed right away; his smell always intoxicates me.

"Getting chummy with the vampire?" he asks coldly. He grips his wand loosely and flicks it at the door locking it.

"What are you doing Draco?" I snap. How did he know I was in here? I was sure those two girls would keep him occupied for the next several hours.

"I saw the blood sucker leave so I figured you'd be alone."

"I wasn't feeling good so he took me in here to rest." I explain. Why did he look so angry?

"It's kind of funny how you went on and on about how evil this guy is and then the moment you think I'm preoccupied you go running to him." Draco continues. He walks slowly to the bed, his wand still raised.

"I didn't think you were preoccupied. You were preoccupied. You were practically having sex with two girls on the dance floor!"

"Convenient don't you think?"

"Convenient? No. It wasn't convenient. I wanted to rip those girls off you and punch you in the face!" I shout standing up to face him in spite of the fact he was holding a wand and I was definitely not.

"Why didn't you then? Instead of running away to the leech?" he growls taking another step towards me.

"Because it isn't my place! You're allowed to do whatever you want. I shouldn't care what you do with anyone else."

"But you do?" he lowers his wand.

"Do what?" I snap.

"You care about what I do with ... with others."

"Well, yeah, I don't want to get some sort of disease." I explain. It was a lie. And maybe that's why he pushed me up against the wall in a fury of anger.

"I never should have made that deal with Beth. My life is at stake and you don't give a f..."

"Wait, what?"

"It doesn't matter Delilah. You continue on; playing me and having fun with your vampire."

"What are you talking about? Xerxes and I are nothing! More than nothing. Wait ... are you jealous?"

"Jealous of you?" he laughs icily.

"I don't know. You're the one upset and making vague references to me and the 'vampire' when you're the only guy I think about!"

His lips crash into mine and we go tumbling onto the bed. His hands grab at my body in a feverish manner. I roll on top of him and undo his tie and shirt. I just want to feel him again. His breathing grows heavier as I slide off his shirt and throw it onto the ground. Our lips hadn't left each other for longer than a second. I wanted to eat him whole.

"I hate that you make me feel this way." I growl kissing down his jaw towards his neck.

"Join the club." He laughs bitterly pulling my face back up to his. He wanted to kiss me until my lips fell off. Which is probably for the best. I can't feed off of him if my mouth is preoccupied kissing his soft sweet lips.

"Owe." he mutters pulling away.

"Are you okay?" I push myself off of him; I can smell blood.

"It's fine. Must have bit myself. You're not going anywhere." He orders pulling me back down on him.

"Draco I should go." I whisper as he wraps his fingers around my neck and guides my lips back to his.

"No, you shouldn't." he smirks and kisses me tenderly.

The blood from the small wound in his mouth made its way into mine. At first the taste didn't effect me. I just wanted to be closer to Draco and nothing could over power that want. That is until I realized the wound was on his lip and it began to gush a little more than a trickle like before. It took every ounce of effort to not clamp down on his lip and start sucking him dry. It would tear open his lip and he would be in unimaginable pain. I couldn't do that to him. But he tasted so good. Everyone else's blood was nothing compared to his. His neck was so close. I could lean down a little further and devour him. He would feel no pain, in fact it would only increase what he's feeling now.

"Have you ever fed on someone while they were awake?" I ask taking a seat next to Malachi on the couch.

"I fed on you." he answers not looking up from the book he's reading.

"Yes, but besides me. I don't particularly want to talk about when you decided to change me against my will."

"You'll get over it one day. And yes I have. It happens sometimes. That's why I'm so weary of human touch. It really can overcome any rational thought we may think we have."

"So ... what happened?" I push inching closer to him.

He looks up at me annoyed that I was bothering him during his reading time. He could suck it up. I was curious and he's the only one with any answers.

"Well, first you have to go above and beyond to erase their memories. They can't know they were fed on a vampire. It doesn't go over well with anyone."

"I mean what happens while you feed on them. Is it any different then when they're asleep?" I ask.

"It depends. If you're in an all out rage and are intent on killing rather then really feeding then the feelings don't change much. You feel the persons fear and pain but you get over it easily."

"Good to know but I don't plan on killing anyone."

"Accidents happen Delilah."

"You said it depends... whats the other scenario?" I ask practically jumping on his lap.

"It's frowned upon by most vampires, but when one of us gets involved with a human physically and we feed on them in the midst of a sexual act the exchange increases the carnal desire in both human and vampire. In other words it makes the whole thing more pleasurable."

"That sounds fun." I giggle childishly.

"Delilah!" Malachi shouts angrily grabbing me by the shoulders and looking into my eyes. "This is not an easy task. Most vampires kill the human because they get lost in their blood lust and can't pull back. They end up killing their lover. It's too risky."

"Okay, I got it. Can you stop squeezing the crap out of my arms now?"

"Sorry," he mutters letting go of me, "something much bigger than your desire to feed would have to stop you from biting them. And there isn't anything much bigger than your vampiric needs. I just can't emphasize the dangers of this enough."

"Everything is a danger to you Malachi." I groan getting up.

"Lila?" Draco's concerned voice wakes me from my reverie. The taste of his blood still lingered on my tongue as I stare down into his eyes. I wanted so badly to bite into his skin and have his warm blood rush into my mouth. But I couldn't. I can't take the chance I'd kill him.

"I have to go." I mumble still staring down at him.

"You're not moving." He notices grinning slightly when I don't budge.

"You have to tell me to go." I say calmly, fighting the inner battle that's waging on inside my body.

"You look really sexy as a vampire." Draco exhales sharply as he caresses my face in his hands.

"Draco," I let out an uneven sigh leaning into his palm.

A loud knock on the door gave me enough energy to jump off him and stand next to the wall.

"Whose in there!" a voice shouts from the other side.

"Can we never have a minute alone?" Draco snarls grabbing his shirt off the ground and buttoning it up faster than I thought possible.

Breathe, just breathe. I close my eyes and lean my head against the wall.

"I'll see you later." his voice surprises me at how close he is. I open my eyes in time to see him give me one more kiss and then back away.

"Wait, Draco... why did you think I was involved with Xerxes?" I ask before he got to the door.

"Because he told me you were. Told me he'd prove it to me tonight if I made a scene with a couple of girls."

"I'm not. I promise." I tell him, not moving from my post against the wall but hoping he would believe me just the same.

"I know. Don't ask me how I know... but whatever. I'll see you in class tomorrow."

"Stay away from him. Please Draco." I beg as he unlocks the door.

"I will. You be careful Lila." He orders and giving me one last smile he leaves.

"What the hell? This isn't the toilet!" a guy shouts shoving his way into the room obviously drunk.

I paid him no attention, I was too busy trying to wrap my head around what had just happened. Was I getting stronger? My will power I mean, because I should have fed on Draco ... but I didn't. And boy did he taste delicious. Oh my goodness I can't imagine anyone tasting better ... Okay stop. Now I'm just torturing myself. But Xerxes, now there is something I can focus on. He is so going down.